European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 commentary the stars and stripes wednesday june 19, 1991stewart passes test of fortitude few would h ave guessed he was made of such Stern stuff. Talented a undeniable. Self assured a a a without a doubt. Steady humorous devoted hard working All of those things. But until Payne Stewart lifted his Putter above his head monday and left Scott Simpson in the late afternoon shadows on a stretch of Prairie in Minnesota real courage was a trait he seemed so Short on that few people would have vouched that they had Ever observed it anywhere near him. A a they did not see him struggling with grief after the death of his father in 1985, or remember How he do Natch the $108,000 purse from his first win to a Hospital in Bill stewarts memory. They did not see him wrestling with the problems of a chronically bad Back or working to overcome the debilitating effects of a pinched nerve earlier this year that deadened nearly All the sensation in his left . Instead most people were blinded by the flashy outfits the cock of the walk strut and the Long Strong beautifully paced swing. They remember him standing by wide eyed As Raymond Floyd ran Over him in the 1986 . Open at Shinn Ecock Hills and when they looked for a reason Why there was a dearth in what should have been by age 34, an already impressive championship log they always pointed to Payne Stewart s heart. A to be the Champion a the newly crowned . Open Champion said a is what 1 work for and what Scott works for and its just too bad both of us be the Champion because we put on a Good show. It Wasny to outstanding Golf but the Golf course was difficult today. It tested your patience it tested your ability. A it tested your fortitude a he added a and in a fortunate to be the stewarts critics had maintained that he had too much Fortune and not enough fortitude when he won his first major the 1989 pea championship and his performance in the meantime had done surprisingly Little to revise that opinion. And so the lasting image of that Victory became Mike Reid slumped Over his Putter after dropping 3 strokes to Par Over the last two holes a not Stewart tearing up the Back in 31 and closing with a flurry of birdies. S but the Way he performed monday crawling out of a 2-stroke ditch Over the final three holes for the Sec Jim Litke Ond consecutive Day a first to earn a shot playoff on sunday then again to win the National Champi or ship a surely will go a Long Way in swapping one picture for the other. As will his magnanimity in Victo �7 a the first one is Sweet a Stewart replied when asked to compare his wins in the majors a but a lot of people say that i backed into that one. I done to feel like i backed into this one. I played my ass off and i never gave Simpson handed him a 2-stroke Lead leaving the Gate monday but by the 13th Hole Stewart had Given them Back and was one behind. And by the time they reached no. 16, Hazeltine nationals signature Hole and toughest by far throughout the championship Simpsons Lead had swelled to 2 strokes. It during sundays final round Stewart had failed to Cash in on successive Birdie putts at nos. 15, 16 and 17, the Middle one an eminently Marable 4-footer. On monday after his charges at a half dozen previous holes had been dulled by putts that behaved As if the cup were covered with cellophane Stewart stood in the 16th Fairway 154 Yards away from the Flag and blocked by a tree. He had an 8-Iron in his hand a Scott hit a Good shot up there on the Green which he had to do and in be got to be shooting at the pin a Stewart recalled. A a in be got to try and make Birdie. I Haven to made one All Day Long. In be got to think that i can make one. A i hit a shot on there a Stewart added a and 1 saw the line of the putt very Well. I hit it Good and this time there was no tantalizing dance around the lip no sputtering Stop at the Edge. No skidding slinking slipping or sliding by. This time there was Only the pop of the Ball hitting the Back of the Hole and the sight of it disappearing into the cup. The most important shot in Golf is always the next one but Stewart could be indulged for lingering Over this one for a while. A if it does no to hit the Hole a he said a a it a going 5 or 6 feet past. But at that stage of the game i can to be worried about it going past the Hole. I got to think about making he did and it did. The associated press Payne Stewart with wife Tracey and daughter Grinders lost but gained on China trip Springfield to. A evangel College May have lost All three of its exhibition football games in China but the crusaders brought Back memories cherish for a lifetime. Evangel returned to the United states late saturday after an 18-Day tour of China. Evangel and. Pacific lutheran University of Tacoma wash., made history by playing the first College football games in China. Although Pacific lutheran swept the crusaders those involved said there was More to the trip than winning and losing. A i think for our students it was a life changing experience and in Many cases an unforgettable experience a said evangel president Robert Spence who accompanied the linebacker Jef Seager said hell always remember the scene in Beijing when the players visited a Park containing about 30,000 children. A they were looking up to us like we were gods a Seager said. A they All wanted to touch us and it was just a great Sophomore defensive tackle Alex Bryant nicknamed Buddha because of his huge build and shaved head was idolized by the chinese when a teammate asked him to pose on a Temple for a photograph. The chinese also begin taking photographs of a a Buddhas and continued to for about 30 minutes. Bryant said hell never forget the crusaders dining experiences. The 290-Pound lineman lost 12 pounds on the trip because he bring himself to eat some of the dishes. Despite the 20-7, 22-20 and 34-0 loses the crusaders Felt the trip was beneficial in a football sense As Well. A a it a been a great Opportunity to evaluate Talent and look at where we will stand for the coming year a said coach Keith Barefield. 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