European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday May 17.19bb Lietzke wins Nelson in playoff Irving. Scias a Bruce lick inc who had twon a tournament in tour years Sank a 20-Fooi Birdie Mill on the first playoff Hole sunday to beat Clarence Rose and capture the windswept 1750,000 Byron Nel son Golf classic. Lick Zyc who won the 198 Nelson and whose last Victory was in the 1984 Honda classic reached the Green of the pars 554-Yard 16ih Hole in three then boldly charged the putt which hit the Back of the Hole and fell in. Rose a non Winner on the tour missed Trie Green with his third shot chipped to within three fed on hit fourth but did t have n Chance at a Par put and had to Settle for he so 1.000 second prize. It was the first playoff of Rose s career while lick Zacc has been in seven and has won five. The Victory was Worth 1135,000, More than Dou bling Lic Luket winnings of j101,157 before the tournament. It was the 30-year-old lie Izic s 11 111 tour Vic tory and increased i career earnings to 12,542,686 the players struggled All Day in 90-Deree tempera Tures with 29-Mph winds and Slick hard greens As an estimated 50,000 fans watched. Lick Zyc scrambled to save Par three times on he Back nine but could t pull it off a fourth time on the final Hole with an outright Victory in his grasp. His Lee shot found the left rough and his 7-Iron was buried in the front Bunker. Playing Safe to the fat part of the Green i Elzic exploded out and then two putted from 3s feel for bogey. Rose bested Lieut s final round 70 by a shot Cap Ping it with a Gallant two putt from 100 feet on the 415-Yard, Par-4 18th Hole of the tournament player course at Las Colin a former . Open Champion David Graham shot a2-under-Par 68 and 1983 Nelson Winner Ben Crenshaw had a 71 to finish at 272, a shot behind the leaders. Four time Nelson Champion Tom Watson shot the Day s Low round a 64, to finish at 5-under-Par 275.defending Champion Fred couples was Alx at that figure aftera. Masters Champion Sandy Lyle shot a 70 and finished far Back in he Field at 279, Jeff slur Nan the new yorker who led by a stroke after the third round faded to 76 and was at 276. Steamy frock surface frustrates indy hopefuls 8 Mike Harris a Molo Sporis writer Indianapolis comeback Driver Jim Crawford of Scotland an former Winner Bobby Rahal were the Only qualifiers sunday As a hot Slick track made the search far Speed a frustrating Job on the second Day of time trials for the May 29 Indian Apo Tae successful late afternoon run by Crawford and Rahal were far Short of the record Selling a forts of pole Winner Rick cars on saturday the first of four Days of qualifications forthe 72nd indy classic Crawford who suffered severe ankle and leg injuries in a crash on the opening Day of qualifications last year and now walks with the Aid of acne was the first 10 make a qualify ing attempt sunday he waited until the track had cooled under a Cloud cover i n the final 30 minutes. Lie drove a 1997 Buick powered Lota owned by drag racing Star Kenny Barm twin. La a tentative spot in the Field with a four Lap 10-Mileaverage of 210.564 Mph. Thai was the loth fast Sci Speed among the 2 Drivers who made in into the tentative lineup. The rest of the 33-car Field will be filled in Lime trials saturday and sunday. I was t Loo worried about the Speed just that it was safely in Crawford said. Rahal who won Here in 1936, came up with a consistent but scary run of 208.5 26. Thai was under very trying conditions. I almost lost it every Lap on turn four Rahal said. That was he closest i Ever came to losing a car Al Indianapolis thank god i quit cigarette smoking in february he joked. "1 could hold my breath longer. But this is the hairiest conditions i be Ever qualified  Rahal he two Lime defending indy car season Champion qualified his backup car after failing to com plete two qualifying attempt on sat urday one in the backup and theother in the primary car. The first attempt came in the Back up after the primary was pulled from the qualifying line because Rahal could t keep the engine running. The laps in the backup ranged Between 2f0.27l and 207.101 before he waved it off. Later in the Day Rahal was Well on his Way to qualifying the primary car completing three laps Between 213.741 and 211.934 before his engine quit. That was unfortunate,1 he said. If that had been completed we would have been on the second or third Row. But i did t wave off. The fuel pump Cable broke and that was thai the Only other qualifying attempt sunday was by John and Ritli the Nephew of indy ear Star Mario Andretti. The indy Rookie drove three laps Between 204 and 205.1 before waving off. Among the Drivers who failed to make it into he tentative lineup inthe first two Days of time trials was tour time indy Winner . Foyt who practice sunday but did t make a qualifying ally Mph and two time win Ner Gordon Johncock who has yet to drive a Lap Here this month despite being announced last week As the Sec Ond Driver for Vince Granatelli Rac ing. Another former Winner who did t make in into the Field Over the weekend was three Lime Champion Johnny Rutherford who suffered bruised ribs Sun Day when he crashed trying to get his Lola Buick up to Speed in practice. Rutherford hoping to drive in his 24th indy race said it s obviously very disappointing to have to Wail until no a weekend to qualify but it snot an impossible task. It reduces your margin of error All the Way around  his was Only the fifth incident since practice opened May 7. There were 16 crashes through the first week of qualifications last year Wajih three serious injuries. Rutherford is the first Driver to suffer any injury Here this month. While nearly everyone else struggled to find Speed Over the week end. Mean Wini out in the heal of Midal croon saturday and turned a first Lap of 220.453 Mph and a four Lap average of 219.19. Which broke his own 1986 records of 217.581 and 216.826, respectively. We did t go out there with any numbers in our mind said mean who joined i Oyt and the late Rex Mays As the Only four time pole win ners at indy we just went out to gel the bes four laps we could do then see what the numbers were. Afterwards you take the Lime to be Happy with something like being the first to get officially Over 220. It feelgood. Us a credit to the learn and the hard work everybody has put into  Mears a two time indy Winner led an unprecedented front Row sweep by Drivers of the Roger pen slice team. Mean was joined by Danny Sullivan 216.214 Mph and defending Champi on Al Unser 215.270, the three driving Chevrolet pow ered Pensec pc 7s, worked on their race Day setups during sunday s prac Tice time. Crampton becomes millionaire Malvern Paap with a Sud Den death Victory in the 1225,000 United hospitals senior classic Bruce Crampton hit a Milestone sunday that took him 26 years to reach on the a Gator Crampton birdied the first Hole of the playoff 10 heat Hilly Casper for the $33,730 first prize making him a millionaire on the seniors circuit with total of ii,001,441. Casper lost a Chance to win the tournament when he missed a two foot putt on the 18lh Green for his first bogey in 41 holes. He had Only iwo others both on the first Day of play. I m proud to have accomplished in millionaire objective in three years on the senior circuit Crampton said. I look me from 1957 to 19b3 to do he same thing on the pea  Casper shot a 2-under-Par 68 in he third and final round while Crampon had a 69. Al the end of 54 holes at in Chester Valley country club icy were Tiedats-under205. I fell i had a second Chance when Billy missed his putt on the 18th Green Coset up the playoff Crampton said. The playoff began on the 178-yard15th Hole. Crampon hit his Tec shot three feel from the cup while Casper was about 20 feel from the Hole. Casper missed his pull while cramp Ion made his three cooler for a Birdie and the championship. I had about the same distance of pull that Billy did when he missed on the 18th," Crampon said. I had to be Posi Tive and be Brave and in was imperative a photo Bruce Crampton wins in sudden death to Roll the Ball with the proper  despite the loss Casper was Chi uric rant "1 had a fantastic Day Casper said but i made a couple of mistakes. Bruce was Nice to me on the 13lh, and i was Nice to him on the 19th, but hews not Nice to me on the 15th," Lou Graham finished third with 70 67-69206, and Lee elder last year s runner up finished fourth with 71-72 70209, last year s Champion Chi Chi Rodriguez lied for 11th place with a 71 72-70-213. Lopez cards final round 66 to score 8-stroke Victory Middletown no. A Nancy Lopez shot a 6-under-Par 66 sunday to score a runaway eight stroke Victory Overman Stephenson in the 5250,000 Chrys Ler Plymouth classic making the Hall of Famer the first three Lime Winner on the Lour this year. The margin of Victory was the biggest in an Lyga tournament since 1983 when Patty Shechan won the coming classic by the same margin. The Best players Are playing the Best Golf said Lopez who last held the no. 1 position on the Lour in 1935 when she won five times. To say that you Are the Best this would be a Good year Tor whoever ends up on lop. I think hat would be a great goal to  right now there is no double Lopez Ison top. She has finished in the lop 10 in seven of the nine events she has entered and has earnings of $189,882, tops on the Lyga tour this year. Lopez collected $37,500 for her 39th career Victory to push her career earnings to $2,105,783, moving her ahead of Amy a Coll into third place the All Lime Money list. She led from Start to finish putting away her closest competitor Early Sun Day with birdies on two of the first three holes Al the Navesink country club she is definitely no i now said Alice Viliman who played the final round with Lopez and wound up tied for third. If she can keep this up somebody is going to have to play awfully Well to beat her they will gel Hal Chance this week in the Mazda Lyga championship at the Jack Nicklaus Spons Center in Kings is land Ohio. I feel real Good about thai Lopez Aid. "1 love that Golf course