European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday. August 18,1987page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday. Augusna Iasi Cook s Eagle wins title $180,000 by Bob Green Castle Rock. Colo. A when John Cook blood in the Middle of tie 17th Fairway he said he was thinking Birdie and thinking he walked off the i7lh Green with an Eagle and a Victory. " guess John did t want to make in cd citing said Ken Green the defending Champion who was the Prin Cipal victim of Cook s decisive Calco that provided him with the title sunday in the second edition of the International Golf tournament. In All came Down to the Par-5, 492-Yard 7th Hole on the Castle Pines Golf club. Cook came to thai Hole trailing Green by two Points. Under the modified stableford scoring system used for this event an Eagle is Worth 5 Points a Birdie is Worth 2 Points Par 0, bogey minus and double bogey or worse minus -3. The i8lh in t a Birdie Hole Cook said. So when he stood in the Middle of the 17ih Fairway. Cook said i figured the Best i could do was a Birdie and a "1 was t thinking Eagle. In would t have been realistic said Cook who has scored Only one other Eagle this season. He nil a 4-Iron second shot Over a pawning Bunker in front of the Green and the Ball slopped 12 to 15 feel from the pin setting up an Eagle putt. I was really pumped Cook said but when 1 got Over the putt i foil a strange kind of Calm. I saw a Good line. I Felt great really great. It was the kind of put you want a Lillic right to a Cal break. A went right in the from two Points behind he went three in front and had the margin he needed. A three putt bogey on the 18th mattered not at All. He won in with 11 Points and a medal score of 69. Green was one better with a closing round of 68. Bui thai did t matter Only the Point total counts. Green finished s first pea tour Victory since 1983 and the third of his career was Worth si80.000 from the Al million purse and pushed his earnings to s318,709 forthe year and ,248,194 for his career. He is the 81st tour player to lop 11 million in career earnings. Green gained some Consolation from the si08,000 he picked up for second . Open Champion Scott Simpson Chip Beck Mike Hulbin and Ben Crenshaw lied for third Wanh six Points . Weibring and fuzzy Zoeller were next with five Points each. Tom Walson who was in the title Chase until he dumped his second Shol in the big Bunker on the i7lh, had four Points Beck Simpson Hulbert and Crenshaw All were m the race for o while. But none could match Cook s Effort on the 17th. Cards Bow to Phillies again Lead Cut to 4 by the associated press the is Louis cardinals who appeared ready a month ago to run away with the National league East arc keeping things interesting particularly far the Philadelphia Phillies. We Juslain l Hilling cardinals manager Whitey Herzog said sunday after the cards lost to Philadelphia 4 3, their third loss in the four game series. That left the learn that led the Divi Sion by 9 a games on july 23 with just a four game Lead Over the Montreal expos with the defending Champion new York acts 4s6, \vhilcstn4 Toronto Moseby drove in three runs Wajih i rec Hill including a two run Homer in the seventh that broke a 4-1 lie Al Roundup and led Toronto Over Chicago. Mos by s 20th Homer came with iwo outs against Ray Searage 2-3. Toronto s George Bell hit a run scor ing single in the third and became the first Al player with i 00 rub this Ekhhorn. 10-5, got the Victory and Tom Henke finished for his league leading 27lh 10, Rayah 6 Kansas City Lou Whitaker hit three doubles Jim Morrison homered and drove in three runs and Alan Tram Mell s rib double broke a 44 tie in the seventh inning As Detroit won in Kansas tigers scored five limes in me seventh against Jerry Don Gleaton 2-4,who relieved brei Saberhagen to Start the inning. Whitaker doubled. Bill Madloc reached on an error and Trammel s Dou ble made in 5-4.jeff Robinson 9-5, got the Victory As Detroit won for the fifth Lime in six games. He relieved starter Frank Tanana who remained 011 in his career Al royals stadium and is 7-20 against Kan Sas City. Twins a mariners 1 Minneapolis Gary Garlti and Gene Larkin each hit two of Minnesota s six doubles helping Frank Viola beat Seattle at the metronome. Viola 14-7, gave up five hits in eight plus innings. He struck out five and walked 6, orioles 2 Baltimore Ernest riles and Glenn Braggs each drove in three rum to Lead Milwaukee Over Baltimore. Molitor had a single and a double in five Al Bali to extend his Hilling Streak to 31 and lied Ken for the longest in the majors since Pete Rose set a National league record by Hilling in 44 straight games in 1978. Landreaux Hil in 31 straight games in 1980. Athletics 9, Angels 6anaheim, Calif. Jose Canseco Hil his 25th Home run and added iwo Dou Bles in leading Oakland Over California. Darrell Milter Mark Mclemore and Jack Howell hit Home runs in the second inning to give the Host Angels a 5-1 Lead Greg Cadirci 2-0, got the Victory and Dennis Eckersley got his ninth son 12, Ranger i ii Oston Rookie John Minano Hil a pair of two run homers and a double for his first career three Hil game and Ellis Burks and Spike Owen also Hil iwo run homers As Boston shelled Texas. Wade Hoggs had his fourth four hit game of the season As inc red sox piled up 15 hits
