European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Couples Winner in sudden death at Nelson classic tuesday May 12,19s7 the stars and stripes Page 23 by Bob Green Astolf killer Irving. Texas the 1987 pea tour season has turned around for Fred couples. So has his attitude. It s a whole different thing couples said after his playoff Victory Over Mark Calea Vecchia in sunday s final round of he $600,000 Byron Nelson Golf classic. It s fun being in this position playing in the last group. It s just More fun to  couples who established himself As one of the brightest Young prospects inthe game with his 19r4 Triumph in the tournament players championship had been a non Winner and in a decline for three full seasons. That ended when he dropped a five foot Par pull on the third playoff Hole at the tournament players course at la Colinas. It secured the third Victory of his seven season career and was Worth $108,000. It proves i can win again said Cou Ples who matched Par 70 Over the last round and completed the regulation 72holes Al 266, 14 under Par and Matching the tournament record. It s weird couples said. Some times you fed like you can t win an Amateur tournament. Then to beat these Guys. Although he won $116,063 last year he we in title Contention Only once. It was a pretty Slaw year. I did t put out 100 percent and i did t deserve to play any better than i did he said. When january came around winning was the last thing on my mind. You Playto win but you Don t expect to he said. But he played in the last group on the final Day in both the Pebble Beach Clas sic and the hawaiian open and had three lop-10 finishes coming into the Nelson. A s fun again he said. I m playing Well. And i looking Forward to the next two tournaments to continuing to play Well to doing the Best i can in the next two couples a two shot Leader Starling the final round could t get much going until he made a great a