European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday july 23,19b7 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports Davies subdues Okamoto Garner in open playoff by Tom can Avan Edison. N j. A British women s open Champion Laura Davies rolled in Long Birdie putts at the uth and Isle holes id Lake command and win the . Women s open tuesday by two strokes Over Ayako Okamoto in a three Way 18 Hole playoff. Lyga Hail off Amer Joanne Carner hoping to become the oldest Winner of the women s open finished three shots Back after a round of two Over Par 74. Davies posted a final round one under Par 71 to end the six Day 42nd National women s championship which wat inc longest in number of Days. It started on thursday and Wax tended to monday by rain and when career Okamoto and Davies finished tied at 3-under-Par 285, it got another Day of life. Tie final Day belonged to the Stocky 25-year-old Davies primarily because of her solid putting performance. She tank Puiu of 4,3 and i feet on inc opening three holes to save per and then grabbed the Lead at the Par four 376 Yard fourth Hole by knocking in a 2s footer for a Birdie. Davies never lost the Lead after that although a bogey at the in la Hole dropped her into a tie with Camer the sentimental favorite with the crowd Alt Day by inc pu-72, 6,284-Yard Plainfield cd unify Chib. However a bogey by Camer at the i Ullh Hole gave Davies the Lead for Good. Then Davies started pulling her Dutches on the open trophy at the Par five 491-y�rd i4ii Hole when she rammed in a 20-foot Birdie pull to open it two shot Lead Over Okamoto Ana a three shot Edge Over Carner. Who had bogeyed the previous Hole the Mil Hole the Par-3, 130-Yard 15th, a even More crucial. Davies hit her Lee shot 30 feel below the Hole while Okamoto and Camer both had Birdie putts of Lea than 10 feet. Davies knocked in thai 30-Fooler and the stranglehold on the title Wai even More secure. Davies played he final three holes in Par while Carner us Okamoto had one Birdie each the rest of the Way. The 36-year-old Okamoto had a slim Chance at the 1 Sib Green when she hit her approach to within 12 feel with Davies on the Back fringe about 25 feet away. Davies putted to within four feel and then Okamoto lipped Oul on her Birdie attempt with he pressure off Davies canned her putt and the open that had Uken so Long finally ended. After the final putt rolled in Davies walked Over and kissed her brother Tony who had caddies for her All week and nude All the Calls on her putts. The loss was a major disappointment for Garner and Okamoto. Carner who had not won in two years rallied from three shots Back in the fourth round monday and went to the final Green with a one stroke Lead. How Ever the three putted from 25 feet for a bogey and never held us Lead alone stain. Wilh the crowd calling come on. Momma Carner rallied from two shot deficit after eight holes of the tuesday s playoff. She birdied from five feel Al the ninth then moved into a tie for the Lead after the 10th Hole when Davies bogeyed. Camer who had trouble with her drives All Day got into trouble again at no. 11. She drove into the rough was Short with her approach shot chipped to six feet and missed the Par Saver putt. A drive near a television lower resulted in another bogey Al the 13th Hole. She made a five foot Birdie putt at no. 16 to pull within three shots but missed Birdie attempts of six feel and two feet at the 15th and 17th holes losing All Chance for her 43rd career Victory and third women s . Open Lilc. Okamoto did not play Well unlit the end and her Short Iron play usually the strongest part of her game especially gave tier problems. The Tokyo resident was even Par for the first four holes then bogeyed the fifth and sixth holes. On the Par-3 fifth Hole she hit her drive into the Pond in front of the Green. Al no. 6, site missed the Green with her approach shot and was unable to sink a 20-foot Par saving putt. Okamoto dear the lop of he Leader Board All week and who at one Point led by three shots in the fourth round made Only one Birdie All Day. Poor approach shots with her Short Irons constantly left her with Birdie attempts from 20 to 40 feet and the putts were not falling. In was the second straight year the . Women s open was decided in a playoff but it was the first Ever three Way playoff. Jane Geddes Defeated Sally Little to win hut year s title. Davies who earned is 5,000, 41111 has a Long week ahead of her. She was to a photo Laura davits Putter keys Triumph take a plane Back to England tuesday night prepare for defense of her British women s open Crown on thursday at  monday s rain delayed final round Davies Okamoto and Camer had finished the regulation 72 holes at 3-under Par 285, four shots ahead of Betsy King and Jody  1 was really trying to do was just get it Down in two Carner 48, said of her three putt at the i bin. I just looked Al the putt too Long. When 1 stood Over it it looked real dark because i was right against the Grain. 1 made inc mistake of not walking away and going to look at it again the result was the Lyga Hall of Famor hit the putt a Little too hard and it went six feet by the Hole and she did t get it Down from  said the banded her nerves throughout the fourth round. My Hean was thumping from one to 13," she said. I was very tense very , she said she never Felt she would lose the  lose it s such a bad thought to have Okumoto said. After 13 i thought somebody would tie  for a while it looked a if Carner was going to break a two year Victory drought and capture her third open and see open on Page 26 Detroit defeats Chicago by the associated press Detroit Bill Madlock s eighth inning single his third hit of the game scored Tom Brookins with the lie break ing run and the Detroit tigers went on to defeat the Chicago White sox 4-1 As Frank Tanana pitched a seven Hitler for his 10th Victory. It was the fourth straight Victory for the tigers who Are 9-2 since the All Star break and moved them within a half game of Idle new York in the american league East Chicago took a 1-0 Lead in the fourth on Donnic Hill s fourth Home ran and Detroit lied it in the seventh on Matt notes 22nd Homer. Brookens singled to Lead off inc eighth. Lou Whitaker singled 1o right and Madlock followed with a game winning hit to left held and took second on 1he throw Home. After an intentional walk to Kirk Gibson Alan Trammel i greeted re Liever Bobby Thigpun with a two run sin Gle to make it 4-1. We be been scoring Laic so i fell i had to just keep us in the game Long enough said Tanana who struck out nine and walked one for his fourth com plete game. Frank was really on the plate tonight right where he wanted it Del Oil Man Ager Sparky Anderson said. For seven innings the game was a pitching Dud Between Tanana and Chi Cago s Scott Nielsen an emergency re placement for Jose Deleon who was involved in a minor Auto Accident monday morn ing on his Way to o Hare Airport in Chicago. Delcon was treated for a bruised jaw and sore Back at a Chicago Hospital and joined the White sox during the game. Nielsen 3-4, held Detroit to five hits through seven innings before running into trouble in the eighth. He just got the Ball up in the eighth while sox manager Jim Fregosi said. I thought he pitched Well. He was sinking the Ball Well All night and getting them to hit ground  Ivan Calderon s catch of Trammell s potential Homer prevented Del Oil from lying the game in the Bottom of inc fourth. Calderon leaped onto the Wall above the auxiliary scoreboard in left Field and caught the Ball iwo feet above sea Al on Page 26 dodgers trim giants 6-5 in extra innings los Angeles api Franklin Lubbs led off the Bottom of the 12th inning with a Home run to give the los Angeles dodgers a 6-5 Victory Over the san fran Cisco giants in the Only National league game Mon Day , who was d for 5 in inc game hit his 4