European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday August 12, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 19 Shoal Creek scatters Golf s big 3 ? , i masters and British open Champ Nick Faldo finds his Way out of yet another Bunker Friday. A by Jim litre Birmingham Ala. A forty five Bucks won t get a family of four a full Day at the amusement Park any More but for that amount Friday you could witness the chills and thrills of three of the world s Best golfers ride their own kind of roller coaster. It was billed As the championship of the professional golfers association but watching Nick Faldo Payne Stewart and Hale Irwin make their errant Way across Shoal Creek in the fading Light of afternoon was to know that they met at Best at any Given time Only one or two of the lofty goals set out in that title. They were not always professionals they were Only occasionally golfers and they almost never associated with one another. It actually was that bad. This is the most frustrating 18 i be Ever seen said Faldo who carried Back to Back masters titles and the British open championship in his Back pocket when he arrived at the first tee. It s not Nice to watch us do it Stew Art the defending pea Champion said of a Tantrum at the 1 Ith Hole that was growing in stature and destructive Power with every retelling. But frustration is  Irwin like Faldo and Stewart made the Cut but Likely was t in the mood to talk much afterwards. He did however reveal his mood earlier when at the 14th, in the Middle of a run of four birdies he called a Friend Over to the gallery ropes and began the conversation regardless of what happens. Before his voice trailed off to a whisper. As Irwin walked away his Friend called Back after him in encouragement Don t think about  Irwin Winner of the . Open in july turned Back then pointed toward the Green where his Ball Lay just 8 feet from the Hole. Better that he said than thinking about  though the round began innocently enough it turned out a Good thing that this Trio was armed with nothing deadlier than Golf clubs Friday. By the second Hole Irwin who started 5 Over had dumped his Ball into a Creek and began insulting golfs gods with a Stream of invective that would be interrupted Only by the curses of his playing partners. By the third his Caddy wan de red Over and asked a pea official whether the 10-Shol Rule was in effect. Irwin s Caddy was inquiring whether anybody within 10 shots of the Lead automatically made the Cut. But the official with a Fine sense of  that was unfolding before him thought Irwin s Caddy was asking whether anybody 10 shots off the Lead could pick up his Balland go Home. Had he ruled thusly three different players might have been in the Field for saturday s third round. Faldo s departure certainly would have come at the 13th, where remark ably enough he carded the Trio s Only double bogey of the Day. He hit a 4-tron into the 195-Yard, Par-3 Green that bounced within inches of the Flag stick made an abrupt 90-Dcgrce turn to the left and lodged in the rough some 8 feet fro the Green. For god s Sake he screamed though actually it was for the Sake of his Caddy hand  the right  one swing later he was 3 feet from the Green.  after that he was 12 feet past the Hole and so hot you could have lighted a cigarette by touching it to his neck. Walking to the next tee his Caddy tripped going Over a Bridge and fell hard with the bag coming Down on top. Of her. Faldo walking three strides ahead did t Stop. For the record Faldo carded a 75, but was considerably cooler by the time he reached the interview room. Arc you discouraged Nick no said Faldo whose last Over Par round in a major tournament occurred exactly a year ago in the second round of the pea at Kimper lakes Iii. A Good whack on the Back of the head and i la Beall right stewards departure would have come at the 11th, no doubt Only seconds after the turf flying Grecnik Cepcar trying 3 swing earthmoving feat he engineered after dumping a Sand wedge into the Bunker. A reporter asked whether his son had seen the Tantrum. I Hope not replied Stewart who had three birdies to go with the bogeys. Be sides he s too Little to know what it was. But  daughter would have said daddy that s not Nice " it certainly was t. Pea from Page 17 Zondler defending Champion Payne Stewart first round Leader Bobby wad Kins and Stan Utley tied at 143. Stewart and Utley matched Par 72 and Wadkins went to a 75. Grady hitting fairways and greens Vii something approaching Monotony ripped the front Side in 4-under-Par 32 As he began a climb from 16th place. He lost a stroke on his one lapse with the Driver getting into the right rough on the 14th and playing Back to the fair Way. He regained a share of the Lead with a 3-Iron that set up an 8-foot Birdie putt on the 16th and went in front alone with a pitch to 6 feel on the 17th.considering the rough and the hard greens it s one of the Best rounds i be Ever played he said. Couples said his positive attitude was a major Factor in his High standing. I like the course he insisted. If you like a place it makes things easier. A lot of people hate the course. But the rough in t going to go anywhere. It s going to stay there and you have to play it. If the conditions Are that you have to play a 3-Wood or 2-Iron off the Tec Well you just do what you have to  he did just that using a 3-Wood off seven tees and a 2-Iron twice. Mie a much Shorter Hitler than Cou Ples used the Driver on 13 of the 14 driving holes and presented that As rebuttal for the horde of players who Corn planned Hal the rough made the course too Tough even unfair and prevented them from exhibiting their full skills. If the course is set up so nobody Breaks 75, then maybe something is wrong he said but if somebody is shooting in the 60 a then it s All right. I like it this Way. You have to hit a lot of Golf shots. You have to drive in the Fairway hit it on the Green and make putts. You can bust  if that s  . Downs Spain gains world basketball quarters k Buenos Aires Argentina a the . Bas netball team finished group play undefeated on Fri a and advanced to the quarterfinal round of the world championships. 1 he United Sta is heat Spain 45-s5 to finish the be figure Lead. Quarterfinals which begin on monday. Anderson finished with 19 Points seven rebounds and five assists. He look Over the Janie Kite in the first half when it. United Stales took its first Dou und Robin Competition with a 3-0 record and v ill Likely face the Host country As the top seed from1 group c. I lie . Team could have advanced own with a -"5 As Long As it was by fewer than nine Points but in Anderson Billy Owens and Christian  each took Oer a part of the game and let the Teaff be the move on a victors. Fleece 2-1 also advanced fro in group c to  Anderson hit a jumper with 2.13 left in to _ Luis to make it 41-38, Rind Ufier a jumper by Jorge Viii Cain a he made it 42-40 Vith a free throw with i 3 left. Then. 15 seconds later he found Layuner free in Imide for a three Point play and he and. Lee May Berry each list a Thiee pm or for a 51-41 . Eve with .03 left in the Hall. It s important Lor  to keep   and Confidence. Don t care in i for o-fur-30, i m., g to try to make that free throw or three Pointer that can make a difference said Anderson who missed his first four shots from the Field Ami was Only 4 for1 5 for the game. But he mail nine of 1 free throws " i hey played one the entire -am1,1., so be could shoot in if be Hud it arid i him we found the  i n the first half that meant finding , who scored All but two of his 17 Points the first half including 1 1 of 12 free throws. In looked a lot More physical than it was because they have so Many big Guys Lack liner said. Hul we did a Good Job getting them in foul Tiou be and nuking the free