European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 26, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday july 26, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 23 Sweden s Liselotte Neumann Shook off a disastrous double bogey with a string of birdies to win the . Women s open. Neumann takes . Open by Bob Green Baltimore a Liselotte Neu Mann played and acted a Good game sunday to win the . Women s open. She turned the disaster of a four putt double bogey into an incentive that sparked her to a record setting Victory. The tournament swung on the seventh Hole where Neumann a 22-year-old swedish Rookie made the mistake that could have Cost her the tournament. But she played some mind games with her playing partner and closest challenger Patty Sheehan and with herself. Stupid she muttered to herself after she d missed a 3-foot third putt. But Shewaun t about to let Sheehan know. I tried to put on a Calm expression. I did t want to show Patty anything she said. And she did t. She was very Calm. Had both feet on the ground. She did t seem at All upset Sheehan said. If there was anger or disappoint ment it was contained. You can t play very Good Golf if you re mad. Or at least i can to Neu Mann  could have turned the whole tournament around. It just made me want to be More aggressive try to make More birdies she said. And she  Young blonde who had put her self in position to collapse in the face of pressure and disappointment reeled off a string of three birdies in a Row on the Back nine and went on to a three stroke Victory with a record setting score. She holed a mile of putts Sheehan said. I m proud of the Way i played. I just got beat by a better  Neumann called Lotta by her Fel Low competitors on the Lyga tour had a closing 2-under-Par 69 in the muggy heat on the five farms course at the Baltimore country club win Ning with a 277 total 7-under-Par. Neumann who led or shared the Lead throughout except for briefly giving up the top spot to Coleen Walker set a women s open first round scor ing record tied the tournament Marks for 36-and 54-holes and capped it by breaking the 72-Hole record of 279 set by Pat Bradley in 1981. Her first american Victory was Worth $70,000 from the total purse of $400,000 and pushed her earnings for the season to $97,712. Though Neumann is listed As a Rookie on the american Lyga tour she is an experienced International player. She won the German women s open earlier this year has four other european victories and was second in the 1986 european women s order of Merit. Neumann who lives with her parents in fins Pang Sweden when she in t trav Eling the world had t finished higher than 11th in the . Tour this year and had every Opportunity to fade from con Tention Early in the final round. Sheehan with a closing 70, was Sec Ond at 280. Walker who dropped out of the race with a double bogey on the 12th, matched Par 71 and tied for third at 283 with Dottie Pepper Moch Rie another 22-year-old Rookie. Moch Rie had a final round 68.jan Stephenson was next at Par 284 after a 69 on sunday. Michele Berteotti 71, and Amy Benz 72, were at 285. Kristi Albers who scored a Hole in one with a 6-Iron on the fourth Hole in her round of 71, tied at 286 with Juli Inkster who shot a 72. Nancy Lopez never really in the title Chase shot 71 and was 11 strokes Back at 288. Veteran Joanne Carner who also shot a final round 71, finished at 289. Defending Champion Laura Davies of England was 78298. Welshman wins Hilversum Netherlands a welshman Mark Mouland shot a final round 7-under-Par 65 to win the $517,300 dutch open Golf championship by one stroke Over Des Smith of , 27, had an Eagle and five birdies for a 14-under-Par 274. He scored birdies on the 1st, 5th and 8thholes, and Eagle the Par-5 4th Hole for a 5-under-Par 32 on the front nine. 88 tour rates an asterisk by Rob Gloster Paris up next to Pedro Dulga do s name on the list of tour de France winners there should be a notation in capital letters  28-year-old spaniard completed his Victory in the three week race by a comfortable seven minute margin Sun Day proving his versatility on rugged Mountain climbs and Lowland sprints. But he also failed a drug test Halfway through the cycling classic avoiding a commentary 10-minute penalty that would have Cost him the Victory Only because he knew enough to use a substance for which he could not be punished. A pair of urinalysis found traces of pro Bencid a drug primarily prescribed for gout or to increase the Potency of antibiotics used to treat gonorrhoea and other Dis eases. But pro Bencid also has the ability to mask the presence of other drugs including steroids in urine specimens. Pro Bencid is one of 2,000 drugs banned by the International olympic committee because of its masking Abili ties but is not yet prohibited by the inter National cycling Union. Therefore Delgado who is widely assumed to have taken steroids Over the Winter to strengthen himself for the tour in which he finished second last year could not be punished. It seems Clear that Delgado or his trainers knew exactly what they were doing and acted with impunity in using a non banned substance that hides illegal drugs. They proved once again that cheaters can generally stay one step ahead of the  is neither the first nor the last cyclist to take drugs. Two other riders were penalized 10 minutes during this year s tour for drug use and several have been caught since the tests began in1968 after the amphetamine linked death of British cyclist Tommy Simpson during the 1967  his attitude aggravated the situation. Even after being told he had failed a preliminary drug test Delgado and coach Jose Miguel Echavarri claimed he might have been sabotaged by a Spectator who had handed him a doped drink. After being cleared by tour officials Delgado proclaimed if i tested positive for something that s not on the list then it s  that s not True. And to competing riders such As Andy Hampsten of the United states that explanation is not Good  is a crime to have let him Wear the Leader s yellow Jersey a crime against the fans against a sport that should give pleas ure to people said Hampsten who finished 15th Overall in the tour de France after winning the tour of Italy this Spring. Delgado took a drug to mask anabolic steroids. It s not on the list but he took a drug and that s what the officials should have focused on Hampsten told l equip a French sports newspaper. If people turn to drugs that s no longer  equip one of the official sponsors of the tour de France said in a weekend editorial that Delgado should be More admired for his second place finish last year than his drug aided Victory in 1988 and mocked him As the first positive negative Winner of the tour de  Celebration is just beginning for Delgado in Paris and in his Hometown of Segovia. But to Many people the spaniard s yellow Jersey should carry a Scarlet a for