European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday july 23 1990 the stars and stripes Aldo nabs 5-shot Victory by Jeff Shain St Andrews Scotland up a Nick Faldo staked his claim As golfs dominant player sunday winning his second British open title in four years by coming within two strokes of the tournament  finished with a total of 18. Under Par 270, sailing around the old course in 1-under-Par 71 sunday to defeat american Payne Stewart and Zimbabwe a Mark Mcnulty by five strokes. The British Star who also won in 1987, just missed the tournaments record total of 268 set by Tom Watson when he won the 1977 title at Tum Berry Scotland. A a in la be singing and dancing tonight that a for sure a said Faldo who also will be celebrating the 63rd birthday of his Mother Joyce. A a in la be doing plenty of  the Victory also was Faldor a second major championship of 1990. He won his second consecutive . Masters title in april and finished in a tie for third at the . Open missing a playoff when his Short putt at the 18th Hole lipped out. Stewart last years . Pea championship Winner once pulled within two strokes of Faldo on the Back nine but British open three bogeys in the final Sis holes ended his Challenge. He also finished with a 71 for a four Day total of 13-under-Par 275. Mcnulty carded the Best round of the Day recording seven birdies and no bogeys on the Way to a 7-under-Par 65 to join Stewart on 275. Next came tournament players championship Winner Jodie Mudd of the . And Britain s Ian Woosnam both at 276. Mudd fired a 6-under-Par 66 on sunday while Woosnam recorded a 69. Another stroke Back at 277 was Greg Norman 69who shared the Lead on each of the first two Days before co laps ing on saturday and fellow australian Ian Baker Finch 73. Faldo entered sundays play with the lowest 54-Hole score in British open history at 17-under-Par 199, leading Stewart and Baker Finch by five strokes. His final round was much like his 1987 open Triumph when he paired All 18 holes to win at Mirfield Scotland. To figured if i could just match stewarts scores id be Safe Quot Faldo said. �?o1 was still aggressive and was trying to hit the right snot at the right  he birdied the Par-4 first Hole then dropped Back level for the Day when he three putted no. 4 for a bogey. But he drove the Green in two at the Par-5 fifth Hole two putt Irig for a Birdie. Faldo rocked along from that Point recording pars except for a Birdie at the Par-4 15th Hole and a bogey at no. 17 a the notorious Road Hole. As his four foot putt dropped at the 18th Hole Faldo raised his arms in Triumph then calmly walked Over to kiss his wife Gill. A you would think that with a five shot Lead last night that i would know what to say a Faldo said As he accepted the Silver Daret Jug that goes to the Winner. A there were some scary moments out there when the Lead dropped Back to two. I just thought in be got to hang  in four rounds of play on the 6,933-Yard old course Faldo recorded an Eagle 20 birdies and Only four bogeys. He played All but eight holes of the tournament in four strokes or less with four of his 5s coming on Par-5 holes. A i had a few scary hits out there but my Iron play was really Good this week a Faldo said. Stewart who began the Day at 12-under-por, record set consecutive birdies at the fifth and sixth holes then made his charge just after the  birdied the Par-4 10th Hole then rammed Home another Birdie putt at the Par-4 1 us to move within two strokes of Aldo at 16-under. But he three putted no. 13 to fall three shots behind and another three putt at no. 17 resulted in a Gey and ended his bid. To finish with two bogeys was disappointing a said Stewart who also bogeyed no. 18. A to be second in the open is irrelevant. Its the winning that it s All about. One of these years i will do  play began sunday under overcast skies and Light winds but the Sun began peeking through As Faldo teed off and Bright Sunshine dominated the old course As the leaders made their Way around. A crowd of More than 40,000 lined the fairways of the 500-year-old links course to watch the proceedings. American Tim Simpson recorded the Only Hole in one of the tournament on sunday acing the 172-Yard Lith Hole. He finished the Day at even Par 72 for a four round total of 8-under 2�0.Schwantz fakes motorcycle up win at be mans be mans France up a american Kevin Schwantz Riding a Suzuki registered his fourth win of the season when he crossed the line first in. The French 500cc motorcycle grand prix sunday. Riding in the style which has made him one of the most exciting competitors of recent seasons Schwantz recorded a time of 48 minutes 05,21 seconds for the 28-Lap race finishing 2.42 seconds Swa a a a i. Rainey the Star of the current season Regis his worst finish this year. In nine races he a ahead of australians Wayne Gardner Honda. American Wayne Rainey the Leader in the current world championship standings was third on his Yamaha 3.33 seconds behind the Winner. Estered year in nine races be Nas won five and been second in the remaining four Schwantz the pole Sitter and consistently fastest in training got away badly at the Start but had built up a Lead of More than two seconds Over Gardner at the half Way Mark. From that Point on he looked untouchable. The top five finishers Rode out the second half of the race in the same order. Gardner occasionally clipped a Small margin off the Gap Between himself and the Leader Only to see Schwantz surge ahead and regain the advantage. Ramey although close on Gardner a wheel was Content to go for a comfortable third place. Rainey s third for 15 Points increased his grip on this year s championship. He now has 183 Points 30 ahead of the runner up Schwantz Here Are five races left in the season. American Eddie Lawson Yamaha the reigning world Champion was fifth behind Gardner a Honda teammate and countryman Michael Doo Han. Lawson who suffered a Complex leg fracture in the second race of the season at Laguna Seca calif., was Riding in Only his third Post Accident grand prix on sunday. The race was run in searing 95-degree temperatures and was incident free in a season which has been marred by accidents to Many riders. Spaniard Carlos Cardus Honda won the 250cc class in 41 minutes 09.80 seconds and dosed the Gap Between himself and american John Kocinski in the championships standings to a Mere seven Points. Kocinski retired after crashing sunday during a Duel with  wins his 3rd Paris apr in command throughout the Day Greg Lemond won the tour de France on sunday for the second time in a Row and third time Overall. Cheered by a huge crowd along the champs Elysee including thousands of fellow americans Lemond completed an impressive Home from behind Victory in the three week race around France. He did not take the Lead until saturday but did so with a decisiveness that left his rivals with faint Hopes. After 2,112 Miles Lemond won by a margin of 2 minutes 16 seconds Over Gaudio Schiappucci of Italy who led for a week before saturday s crucial time trial. Third was dutch rider Eric break my 13 seconds Back of Schiappucci. The three leaders All finished in the pack in the final stage on a 113.5-mile Flat course from Bret Igny sur orge to Paris ending with eight ceremonial laps along tour de France the champs Elysee from the arc Detriomphe around place de la concorde. First across the finish for sunday s stage was Johan Muse eur of Belgium. The tour was not As close or dramatic As last years when Lemond won in the final seconds of the race edging Frances Laurent mignon by eight seconds after erasing a 50-deficit in the final time anal. This year the time trial on the 20th stage saturday decided the outcome. Lemond trailing by five seconds going into the trial gained More than two minutes on Schiappucci who had led from the 12th stage. Lemond trailed by More than 10 minutes Early in the tour but chopped chunks off the Gap with powerful performances in the Alps on the downhills coming out of the mountains and again in the pyrenees. A last year 1 was More excited a Lemond said. A this year 1 Felt More emotion for myself and for my team fellow members of the a  team helped keep Lemond in Contention when he was stowed by a Flat tire wednesday dropping Back with him to Pace his comeback and provide a Windbreak for him. This was the fifth tour de France for Lemond 29. He was third in 1984, second in 1985 and first in 1986, becoming the first american to win the worlds most prestigious cycling race. He missed the 1987 and 1988 Tours As he was recovering from a shooting Accident and other problems but returned in 1989 with a stunning Victory that earned him sporting honors throughout the world. As a result of his celebrity status he lost valuable training time Over the Winter and a virus in the Spring Cost him even More. He had a string of poor performances up until june. Throughout it All he kept on pointing to the tour de tour Winner Greg Lemond reacts As he receives cup. France. He said he would be ready when the time came and he proved himself right. Not even a 10-minute jump on the Field by a quartet of riders in the first stage unsettled him. Steve Bauer of Canada wore the leaders yellow Jersey for the first nine stages. Ronan Pensec a Lemond teammate was in the Lead for two stages before Schiappucci took Over As Lemond started taking charge. The end of Schiappucci came in saturdays time trial at Lac Vassi Viere in Central France when Lemond placed fifth As he did in the other two time trials while the italian placed 16th a 2 minutes 21 seconds behind Lemond. Combined with two stirring performances in the mountains and a Heady control of the race of the Flats Lemond was once again Back in front of the Best cyclists in the world