European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Schaffer nips Donovan by one for title  writer Heidelberg West Germany it was a Long Long while from to the first drive to the last putt exactly 5 hours and 12 minutes for the 21st support come s Bill Schaffer sunday. He had seen his five stroke open division Lead at the Start of play in the final round of the usar Eugolf tournament disappear and was figuring on going into a sudden death situation when he stepped up to his 5-foot putt on the 18th Green at the 6,378-Yard Heidelberg Golf course. Speak about a Case of nerves Schaffer said. Knew i had to make that putt because i knew Darryl would make his. If i made mine we d have a sudden monday August 1,1988 the stars and stripes Page 25 Usa eur Golf death if i missed and i had missed several Short ones on the last nine he would win the Tournai  however Vii corps Darryl Donovan did miss his 4-footer and shape s Schaffer escaped with his life and the Champion s trophy despite his worst score of the tournament a 78 that gave him a 72-Hole total of293. Donovan finished with a 74 for a 294. Both players went out in 37. Schaffer still had a 5 stroke Lead after the front nine and he padded his advantage by a stroke at 10 with a Par. However Schaffer missed four foot putts at 11 and12 and a 10-footer at 13 for three consecutive bogeys that Donovan countered with pars reducing the Gap to a Mere three strokes. They vanished on 14. Both hit booming drives and both hit booming Sec Ond shots. However Schaffer s sailed out 9f Bounds and Dono Van s soared Green Ward leaving him a Short Iron to the Green. Schaffers fourth shot was Short he chipped on and two putted. Donovan s third shot rolled 12 feet past and to the right of the pin. He knocked it in and Schaffer skidded his just Short of the Hole a Birdie against a double bogey and things were All even. Donovan put the pressure on Schaffer with a Fine 9 Iron about five feet from the pin on the Par 3 15thhole. Schaffer was on the fringe with about a 12-footer to the Hole. He missed by a couple of inches but so did Donovan and it was on to 16. Again Donovan applied the pressure hitting the Green on the Par 5 in two for an Eagle putt of about 40feet. Schaffer got on in three and got a routine Par. Donovan three putted missing another four footer. Both paired 17 to set the stage for the finishing excitement. Each had a Good drive. Donovan pulled his second shot slightly and was in the fringe rough just off the Green. But he was nearer than Schaffer who was on the Green but about 40 feet from the pin. Schaffer putted first and went five feet past the pin. Donovan bladed his Chip shot slightly but still got inside of Schaffer. The rest is history. I missed a couple of key putts Donovan  i made several Long putts when i needed them. It was an up and Down game. I had four birdies on the is Gus Schuettler Darryl Donovan left misses his Par putt on the final Hole and Bill Schaffer sinks his to win Usa eur title. Front nine and still went out in 37.1 made Only one Par going  Berlin s Rick Glenn and the 21st support come Gregg Boardman who Learned his Golf at Heidelberg and finished second in the Dodds Germany championship in 1979 at Felda fing shared third place with 300s. Glenn won a sudden death playoff with a Par. V corps Charlie Jennings finished fifth with a 76 for a303, one stroke ahead of Vii corps Joe Moseley who turned in a 77 final round. The top four qualified for the All army trials but Bruce Martin Usa eur sports chief said he was going to seek permission to Send Jennings and Moseley Forward to that Competition too. Vii corps Juan Babauta from Gie Belstadt who took a one stroke Lead into the final round won the masters title by one stroke. He turned in an 80 for a 310 total. Torn Woodward of the 21st sizzled with a 34 on the front nine which the masters and women played last to move past pre tournament favorite and 36-Hole Leader Larry Galaviz to earn the assured second spot for Usa eur masters 40 and Over players. I three putted three greens on that Back nine and i knew i had to play a super front nine if i wanted to Goto All army Woodward said. I had a helluva front nine three birdies and three other could have beens for a 34." Babauta was the opposite playing the Back nine better. I was nervous going off no. 10 and it took me two holes to get going Babauta said. I bogeyed the firs two holes and then finished with seven straight pars. My Putter which has been Good to me All along deserted me on the front nine and i three putted three  Renee Brown from Pir Masens and 21st support Cpd continued her domination of the women s division. She fired an 86 to finish with a 341 total 54 shots ahead of teammate runner up Molly Westgate who had a final round 107. It was so slow out there that it was hard to retain your concentration Brown said. I thought maybe it might be us but it was t. We always were right up with the Guys ahead of us. Considering the slow play i guess i did All  the masters and women began play on the 1 oth tee at 8 ., an hour before the open division player were scheduled to begin. The open division got started a Little later than the scheduled 9  Tee Tim because some non tournament players were permitted to tee off immediately in front of them. So when the beginning masters group got around to the first tee things were pretty Well stacked up result ing in up to an hour s  we tried to Tell the tournament officials yesterday that there would be a big Holdup on the first tee if both groups did t Start at the same time setae s How Ard Magwood said. But they would t listen to us and the tee was stacked up something  rams sweep 2 from Herrera led comets Kaiserslautern West Germany Darmstadt s Sylvester Herrera pitched Well enough to sweep the Ramstein rams in German american baseball league action sunday but did t get a win. Ramstein took the sweep instead 2-0and 7-3, thanks to fortunate first inning offensive production stingy pitching an costly Darmstadt defensive miscues. Ramstein pulled out two runs in the Bottom of the first inning As Jeff Karth and Clint Harris singled and subsequently scored on the first of the comets costly Fielding errors. The Lead stood As Ramstein Ace Jim Tucker held off the Comet batsmen yielding five hits and two walks while striking out 10. Herrera threw witless Ball the remaining six innings while striking out 11. A a baseball Darmstadt player coach Tim Bowers started Edgar Torrez on the Mound ingate two Only to begin the second inning with Herrera and a seven run deficit. Bowers hit two Solo homers and Torrez scored after doubling in the second inning to account for Darmstadt s three runs off Dan Jacobs. Herrera finished with six strikeouts and allowed three hits and no walks. Mainz 13-14, Giessen 4-5 Mainz West Germany Luis Rivera slugged two homers drove in six run Sand had five hits to Lead the Mainz rangers to a double header rout of the Giessen  the first game Mainz blew it open with a six run second inning. Rivera had a two run single in the fourth and a Solo Homer in the sixth to Lead the rangers 13-hit attack. Angel Vasquez had an rib single and a run scoring double. Roger Stevens 3-3 pitched a four hit Ter with nine strikeouts and two walks. Christopher Burt was the loser. Rafael Merced came on in the sixth and finished. Norberto Solo had a Homer and a double for Giessen. In game two Rivera slugged a two run Homer and finished with three hits and three Bis including a two run Homer. Rick Serrano hit a single double an triple in four trips for the rangers. Mainz de g9nzales 2-2 went All the Way giving up six hits fanning nine and allowing five walks. Merced went the Dis Tance for Giessen giving up All 14 runs. He also hit a Solo Homer. Stuttgart 5-1-8, numbers 3-6-9 Nurnberg West Germany in Atrio of seven inning contests the Stuttgart Blue sox beat Nurnberg in the opener hut the pirates came Back to Triumph 6-1 and 9-8 to wrap up the Southern division title. In the first game Stuttgart s Jim Fra ser 1-0 fanned eight batters and gave up eight hits. He also went 2 for 3 with Worbi. Gordon Bierschenk hit a Solo Homer for Niernberg. In game two the pirates Eddie Michaels 3-1 fanned 10 in pitching a five hitter. John Ries hit a two run double inthe first and an rib single in the second. In the rubber game Bierschenk hit game winning three run Homer in the seventh. Ries 6-2 pitched a Complete game and had three hits