European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 11, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday february 11,1992 the stars and stripes b Page 21 Golf tour Good Cook ing yields hawaiian open Victory Honolulu tap John Cook is sitting on top of the Golf world and no one is More surprised by his standing than Cook himself. Cook started the year with a win at the Bob Hope classic then followed that sunday with a two shot Victory Over Paul Azinger at the hawaiian open. Cook shot 7-under 65 for the Day and finished at 23-under 265, tying the course record set by Hale Irwin in 1981. Jeff Maggert snot a 68 to finish third at 17-under, one shot ahead of Wayne Levi. A if somebody would have said that i would Start out by winning two of the first three tournaments i would have said they needed to be tested a a Cook said. A a in a very surprised by my Success. The win is especially Gratifying to Cook who blew a six shot Lead in last years final round to lose by four strokes to Lanny Wadkins. Cook said that loss matured him and he used that experience to outplay Azinger on the Back nine of the Par-72, 6,975-Yard Waialae country club course. Cook and Azinger started the Day tied at 16-under 200, and remained tied at 19-under heading onto the Back nine. Azinger pulled ahead with an Eagle on the Par-5 13th, where Cook could Muster Only a Birdie. Cook tied Azinger at 21-under with a Birdie on 14, and took the Lead with a Birdie on no. 15 after hitting his Sec Ond shot to two feet right of the pin. Azinger was wide left on his 8-foot Bir die attempt. Cook sealed the Victory with a Birdie on no. 18, while Azinger settled for Par. A i gave myself a lot of chances to win a 1 hit every Green and reached All the Par-5s in two. I did no to make any mistakes and hit the Ball right in the spots i wanted a Cook said. The win was Worth $216,000 and boosted Cooke a 1992 earnings to $433,663. Azinger was two strokes behind and won $129,600. For Azinger it was his third second place finish at Waialae. A one Day ill win Here a he said. A i shot 67 the first Day and finished at 21-under. I did everything i could do i just got  Hamlin Caps comeback Lauderhill Fla. A Shelley Hamlin wanted to win to show herself and others that it could be done. Hamlin coming Back from cancer ended a 14-year wingless drought sunday when she shot a 66 sunday to take the phar mor at Inverrary. Hamlin made eight Birdie putts including the decisive 10-footer on no. 16 that broke a three Way deadlock with eventual second place finishers Joanne Carner and Brandie Burton. Hamlin who entered the final round 4-under Par and four strokes behind the leaders finished at 10-under Par 206. A this Victory Means i was right to think i could win a she said. Last july the 42-year-old Phoenix resident was diagnosed with breast cancer and had to undergo a Mastectomy. Hamlin returned to the tour two weeks after her surgery and then had to return to Lyga qualifying school in october. A that was ghastly a Hamlin said. A i was never so exhausted in my  Carner finished with a 71 and Burton finished with a 69. Dana Lofland also tied at 207 after a 71, shared the Lead with Carner entering the final round. Carner 52, a Hall of Famer but no Winner since 1985, missed a 30-foot Birdie attempt Long giving Hamlin her first Victory since aug. 27,1978. Hamlin won $75,000 sunday. Deb Richard Winner of last years phar mor at Youngstown became the third player unable to Cash the $1 million Bonus offered for winning successive phar mors. Richard finished with a 72, tying for 14th place at 219. Beth Daniel and Jane Crafter failed in their bids in previous years. Shelley Hamlin. Proves she can win Powell wins Aetna Challenge title Naples Fla. Apr Jimmy Powell shot his second straight 7-under-Par 65 sunday to beat Lee Trevino for the Aetna Challenge pea seniors championship. Powell who won $67,500, shot a 31 on the Back nine to hold off Trevino who made an Eagle on the 10th Hole before struggling at the end. Powell had eight birdies and one bogey for the Day. A when Lee Eagle on the 10th i just wanted to stay close a Powell said. A i was very fortunate to beat such a great  Powell finished at 19-under 197 on the 6,722-Yard vineyards country club. His 65 on saturday was bettered Only by the 64 of two time defending Champion Trevino. Trevino finished with a 68 for a three round total of 15-under 201. He was followed by George Archer and Charles Coody at 12-under. Powell who won the tournament for the second time birdied two of the last three holes. He opened the tournament with a 67, Good for a fourth place tie. Chang shocks courier san Francisco a the no. 1 ranking went to Jim courier but the Volvo san Francisco championship went to second seeded Michael Chang. Having already secured the top ranking in the world courier was beaten by Chang 6-3, 6-3 on sunday in the final of the $260,000 indoor tournament at the san Francisco civic auditorium. A Michael played really Well and did t allow me to play like i wanted to a Cou through  the top seeded courier earned enough Points to surpass top ranked Stefan Edberg of Sweden in the at rankings by making the final of the indoor tournament but could not hold up against changes relentless attack in the championship match. Courier who did Little More to celebrate his new status than enjoy an intimate dinner with friends did not think he suffered a letdown after earning his no. 1 ranking. A it was Michael More than anything a courier said. A the ran Down a lot of balls. Some balls that i did no to expect to come Back came Back and came Back  in previous years chans was a much a a. _ Back on the Baseline. Throughout this More one dimensional player staying tournament he surprised his opponents by attacking the net. A a it a getting More and More difficult to win playing a defensive game which i did when i started out a Chang said. A Guys like Jim Are hitting forehand at Mach Speed and its getting harder to run those balls Down. I need to mix it up a Little bit not be so predictable and come in  courier had won his first 10 matches of 1992, including a six match ride to the australian open championship two weeks ago before losing to Chang for the second time in three career meetings. Chang who won this tournament in 1988 for his first professional singles title did not lose a set As he stormed to his sixth pro title. He lost 26 games in five matches and had his serve broken Only four times. Chang ranked 16th in the world at the Start of the tournament jumped on the next no. 1 player at the Start winning the first three games and 14 of the matches first 18 Points. Chang earned $33,800 for his Victory. Courier won $19,900 As the  backs dominate nil draft Field Indianapolis a the last of 450 nil hopefuls invited to be poked prodded Ana tested completed the annual scouting Combine monday. The results will now be reviewed by the jury of 28 nil teams in preparation for the april 26-27 draft. Club representatives Are cautious in discussing the prospects fearful that their ideas will give some Edge to their rivals. A a there a a lot of Fine Quality in this draft and there a plenty of depth a Dick Mansperger director of College scouting for the Dallas cowboys said sunday. A the underclassmen who came out have created a Domino effect at nearly every  Mansperger and others agree that the Best underclassmen will be swept up in the opening round. A a in a not sure you la see what happened two years ago when so Many juniors were selected among the first 10. Because of positions and what various teams need you la probably see the underclassmen spread out in the first round a he said. There a a consensus of opinion that defensive Back is one of the deepest positions with the names of Florida states Terrell Buckley Wisconsin a Troy Vincent and Ashley Ambrose of Mississippi Valley state mentioned prominently. A a there a a lot of Good defensive backs available a Mansperger said. A those Are three Fine players but they re not the Only  a if you were going to pick a specific position where the greatest depth exists it would be the secondary a said John Butler director of player personnel for Buffalo the acc Champion the past two years. A Vincent is almost the total package of what you want plus his great return ability is just another plus. A Ambrose is another player people Are watching. He a a very interesting  Dale Carter of Tennessee and Dana Hall of Washington also give the position depth Butler said. Buckley is certainly a Likely Early pick a Butler added. A there Are Good numbers and Good players to fill spots clubs Are seeking to improve in their secondary. Kevin Smitn of Texas a amp a Rodney Smith of notre Dame Phillippi Sparks of Arizona state Tyrone Legette of Nebraska Dion Lambert of Urcla. The number of nil players at that position is definitely  Ambrose a new Orleans High school product who passed up offers to attend a med a a rapid no Ltd she would say in a too Small and she major College has climbed up the list of top a pensive backs rapidly. His Lem developing earlier was his Mother defensive backs a his biggest prob did no to want me to get Hurt. But you can to give it up if you love the game a said am Brose who got permission to Start playing his Junior year in High school. A a she a let me play in the Street before but she did no to want me to have anything to do with organized football a he said. Houston Tulane and Penn were among the schools that recruited him while be was compiling a 3.8 average on a 4-Point scale at Fortier High school. But he decided Mississippi Valley state was the Best place for him to get an education a i decided i wanted to go close to Home but wanted to get out of Louisiana. 1 wanted to get away from a big City go somewhere that there Wasny to anything to distract me from football and school said Ambrose. He got exactly that in Itta Bena miss., a Community of 2,500. A a it a like being in jail. There a not much to do. Once in a while there a a dance. It s a Good place to get your work in a he said