European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday july 20, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Pago 21 Tom a huh St. Andrews Scotland apr Michael Allen of the United states a True Quot who a that Quot Guy on two pro Golf Tours Tore up the storied old course with the help of a monster putt thursday to tie Greg Norman for the first round Lead in the t 19th British open the Road Hole the notorious 17th at St. Andrews was making its presence Felt on a Balmy summer s Day by the scottish Seaside with top golfers such As Sev British open Ballesteros Nick Faldo and Peter Jacobsen having problems there. It literally brought Jacobsen to his Knees and Cost him a share of the Lead. But Allen the Winner of just one pro tournament and ranked Way Down on the . And european Tours this year never blinked As he nearly mastered the Birthplace of Golf for a 6-under-Par 66. He could have held the Lead alone but missed a 4-foot Par putt on the final Hole but by that time Allen had sunk a 100-foot putt on the 13th Hole of his first competitive round at the Home of Golf. A Peter Jacobsen was on the other Hole and bowed to me Quot Allen said in reference to the fifth which shares the Wamouth Green. A and i was thanking the gods. Longest putt i have made in my  the 66 matched the round of Norman the 1986 open Champion who put together a six Birdie no bogey round and was 1 in front of Faldo the two time masters Champ who holed a 45-Yard bump and run from the Fairway on the final Hole for a Birdie. Allen a 31-year-old from Phoenix birdied the Par-4 first Hole then Strung together seven straight 3s, from the seventh to the 13th, to go 6-under. That string included birdied on nos. 7, 9, 10, 12 and 13. Allen then birdied the Par-5 14th and had a Chance to go to 8-under on the Road Hole. He sent his second shot to within 5 feet of the Flag but barely missed the Birdie putt and settled for a Par 4. On the 18th, Allen a ranked 118th in his Rookie season on the . Tour and 187th on the european Money list a had a make Able putt for the Lead. But he missed to the right and had to a make a comeback or of about a foot for his Lone bogey. As Haze moved in and the wind picked up in late afternoon Jacobsen made a charge but ran afoul of the Road Hole. At 6-under Par the american sent his third shot into the Road Hole Bunker the Steep sided pit that guards the front of the Green. He tried various ways to line up the shot dropping to his Knees at one Point to contemplate a swing and finally blasted out with both feet on the ground. He 2-putted for a double bogey 6 and finished in a big group at 4-under 68. Faldo bogeyed the Par-4 17th Hole that runs by the most famous Road in Golf but then took an Eagle 2 at the 18 the when he pitched in from the Valley of sin the depression that fronts the final Green. The Ball Fiew Low onto the approach ran up a Hill and Down a hollow and into the Hole. A a Good break a said Faldo the bookies favorite to win a second open title. A the 2 made the  he was at 67, one stroke in front of l 1. V. ,. It \ v.  Quot a mft1 v defending Champion Mark Calcavecchia in t throwing up although he shot a a under 71, including a bogey 5 on no. 17, thursday a seven veterans a Jacobsen pea Champion Payne Stewart australians Craig Parry and Ian Baker Finch Christy o Connor jr., of Ireland Martin Poxon of England and Ian Woosnam of Wales. They were in at 4-under 68s, with Poxon getting a Birdie 3 at the 17th and of Connor and Baker Finch taking bogey 5s there. Parry took a double bogey 6 at the 17th to fall out of the Lead. Also running into trouble at the Road Hole was 1984 Winner Ballesteros. The spaniard finished at i under 71 with a Birdie on the final Hole. With about the final threesomes heading for the closing holes the Road Hole was the toughest on the course yielding just four birdies compared with 43 bogeys 18 double bogeys or worse and playing at an average of 4.74 strokes. Having problems Long before he reached the 17th was american Craig Stadler who was 12-Over 48 for the first nine holes. One of the biggest cheers of the first Day was saved for Arnold Palmer. Teeing off for what he insists is his final British open Palmer was cheered wildly by the crowd at the first Hole and was even Par through the first three. The uncharacteristic weather gave golfers excellent conditions to tackle the oldest course in the world and Norman showed everyone How to do it. He opened with a Birdie 3 on no. 1, birdied the Par-5 fifth to go 2 under then took off on the Back nine. The australian Winner of the open in 1986, birdied the Par-4 10th and 12th, the Par-5 14th and after a Par 4 at the Road Hole added a final Birdie 3 at the 18th. Other Low scores among the Early finishers were 69s for Lee Trevino Eduardo Romero of Argentina and Greg Turner of new zealand and 70s for nine players including americans Steve Pate Don Pooley Mark of Meara and Mike Reid. Defending Champion Mark Calcavecchia of the United states had a a under 71, taking bogey 5 on no. 17, and . Open Champ Hale Irwin finished with an even Par 72.afn sports baseball saturday. Radio Toronto a Oakland 4