European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday july 12,1988page 26 the stars and stripes tuesday july 12, you Sieckmann wins Busch in playoff Williamsburg a. A Tom Sieckmann a non Winner in four years on the pea tour who missed the Cut in 12 of 16 events this season paired the second Hole of a sudden death playoff with Mark Wiebe to win the Anheuser Busch Golf classic sunday. Both players made Par saving putts on the first playoff Hole the 427-Yard 16th, a Dogleg right. Wickbe s putt was from 12 feet on the fringe of the Green and Sieck Mann s was from three feet. On the 177-Yard 17th Hole neither player s tee shot found the Green. Sieck Mann s Ball was about 20 feet from the Hole in the first Cut of fringe and Wiebe put his into the Short rough about 30 feet past the Hole. Wiebe s second shot landed on the Green bounced off the cup and stopped about six feet away. Sieckmann s putt ran just wide of the left Side of the cup and wound up about two feet past the Hole. Wiebe missed his Par putt coming Back and Sieckmann who has won seven tournaments overseas and was in his first playoff on the . Tour stroked in his winning putt. The Victory was Worth $117,000 to Sieckmann a 33-year-old resident of Omaha neb., whose previous winnings this season amounted to $42,690. Wiebe whose first of two victories came Here in a 1985 playoff with John Mahaffey got $70,200 from the $650,000 purse. Wiebe and Sieckmann completed four rounds Over the 6,776-Yard Kingsmill Golf club course in 14-under-Par 270. Wiebe closed with a 3-under-Par 68 and Sieckmann a 69. Gene Sauers with a 66, was at 272 with Kenny Knox who began the Day tied for the Lead at 12 under with Peter Jacobsen and Sieckmann. Knox closed with a 71.at 273 were Jeff Sluman and defend ing Champion Mark Mccumber. Sluman had the Day s Best round a 64, and my Cumber shot a 67. Jacobsen who lost last week s Western open with a double bogey 6 on the final Hole had Only one bogey through the first 66 holes this week but bogeyed four of the last six holes and finished with a 73 and a 274 total. He was joined at 10 under by Tim Simpson fuzzy Zoeller and Jeff Coston. Simpson shot a 65, Coston a 67 and Zoeller a 70. Crampton captures 15th senior tour title Kenmore Wash. A Bruce Crampton closed with 2-under-Par 70 sunday to win the $300,000 get North West classic by one stroke Over Don Bies and Bruce Devlin. The 52-year-old from Dallas finished with a 54-Hole total of 207 Over the 6,501-Yard Inglewood country club course for his 15th Victory As a senior. He won the same number of times Dur ing his 20 years on the pea tour. His $45,000 Check boosted his senior tour earnings to $1,111,007 in less than three years on the circuit for golfers 50 and older. Bies a senior tour Rookie from near by Seattle also finished with a final round 70, while Devlin closed with a 69. Defending Champion Chi Chi Rodriguez and Harold Henning finished at 209, both finishing with 70s. Larry Mowry the first round Leader was alone at 210 after a 72 on sunday. Crampton who won the inaugural get Northwest classic in 1986 on an other Seattle area course took a one shot Lead into the final round Over Bies and Mowry. Bies moved into a Brief tie for the Lead with a 6-foot Birdie putt on the first Hole but Crampton regained the Lead on the second Hole where Bies three putted for a bogey then made birdies when he pitched to three feet on the second and Sank a 15-foot putt on the third. Mowry in the final threesome with Crampton and Bies birdied the eighth and ninth and tied Crampton for the Lead when they made the turn. Crampton drove into rough then Bun keyed his 5-Iron second shot and bogeyed the 11th, giving Mowry the Lead briefly. But Mowry fell out of Contention with a bogey on the 13th and double bogey on the 14th. Bies left his 6-Iron second shot 18 inches from the cup on the 14th and Bir died to gain the Lead. Both bogeyed the 15th, Crampton three putting Bies miss ing a 3-footer. Crampton regained the Lead for Good in a two shot swing on the Par-3 16th. He hit his 2-Iron tee shot to the fringe of the Green and Sank an 18-foot putt for Birdie. Bies pulled his 3-Iron tee shot into the gallery and bogeyed. Devlin meanwhile presented the possibility of a playoff when he Eagle the 18th Hole leaving his 3-Wood second shot six feet from the cup. Bies was right of the the Green and nearly Eagle catch ing the Edge of the cup with his pitch. Crampton birdied two putting from 25 feet. It was the third Victory this year for Crampton. I Don t go out with great expectations he said. But one goal i had was Topping a million dollars and i did  Victory boosts Bruce Crampton s senior tour earnings to $1,111,007. A photo Myers captures Mayflower with Par putt on 18th Indianapolis a Terry to Myers Sank a 12-foot putt f9r Par on the final Hole sunday to win the $400,000 Mayflower classic Golf tournament by one stroke Over Ayako Okamoto and Amy Alcott. Myers who won for the first time in four professional seasons shot an even Par 71 in sunday s weather delayed final round to Fin ish at 8-under-Par 276. Play was halted three times by rain and lightning. Okamoto the japanese Star who was seeking her third tournament title of the season began the Day tied for the Lead with Myers but could do no better than a 72 Over the final 18 holes. She lost a Chance to Force a playoff when she missed a 10-foot Par putt on the 18th. Alcott two shots Back after 54 holes shot a 70 to join Okamoto at 277. Myers had Only six bogies in four rounds Over the country club of Indianapolis with Only two Over the final 36 holes. Americans take aim at British open Jinx by Bob Green Lytham England a Ameri can golfers do not have history going for them if they Hope to use the 117th Brit ish open to regain their lost International prestige. No american has won the oldest of All the world s Golf championships since Tom Watson scored his fifth British open Triumph in 1983. Furthermore no american pro has Ever won the British open at Royal Lytham the site of the championship which begins thursday. Bobby Jones an Amateur won at by thamin 1926. In the six open championships at Lytham since the winners have been an australian Peter Thomson 1958a new Sealander Bob Charles 1963an englishman Tony Jacklin 1969a South african Gary player 1974 and a spaniard seve Ballesteros 1979. With that history there have been some recent foreign successes such european upset triumphs in the Ryder cup matches of 1985 and 87, Greg Norman and Ian Woosnam dominating world play in 1986 and 87, Sandy Lyle s Mas ters Victory this year. Yet the perception of an us is. Them confrontation is not completely shared by american players. You Don t think of it in those terms said Curtis strange who scored his third Victory of the season by beating Nick Faldo of England in a playoff for the . Open. We re golfers. We Don t think of each other As americans or englishmen or australians. We think of each other As players coming from the same Back  strange who will be making a rare appearance in the British open Well could be the most highly touted Ameri can but the favorite s role almost certainly will go elsewhere. Ballesteros the mercurial spaniard whose great escapes from parking lots and Briar patches won the open title at Lytham in 1979, is certain to command major attention. Lyle the phlegmatic Scot who won the masters and still leads the american Money winning list will be seeking a Sec Ond British open Crown. And Faldo who came so close in the . Open is defending before his countrymen. Norman however will not be a Factor. He suffered a sprained wrist during the . Open then re injured it in a prac Tice session for this tournament and was forced to withdraw. Two other major european players Woosnam of Wales and Bernhard Langer of West Germany could be at less than their Best due to injuries. Langer has a Back problem and Woosnam is coming off a wrist injury. In addition to strange Lanny wad Kins Paul Azinger Larry Nelson and Ben Crenshaw Are among the major con tenders. Crenshaw twice a runner up in the British open including the last time it was held at Lytham has won once this season and has been in Contention Al most every week. Nelson is the current pea Champion and recently scored a very impressive Victory at Atlanta. Azinger runner up for this title last year has played very strongly in both of his last two outings. On the greens i just Don t see every thing i used to see said Watson who needs one More British open Triumph to equal the record six set by Harry Vardon. Two other american veterans need this one to Complete some important sweeps. Ray Floyd lacks Only the British open to become the fifth Man to score career sweeps of the masters . And British opens and the pea. And Jack Nicklaus needs another British title to have won them All four times or More. Some other leading americans in the 153-Man Field include Payne Stewart Peter Jacobsen Chip Beck Tom Kite and fuzzy Zoeller