European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 20, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 c the stars and stripes monday april 20,1992 clutch putting carries Trevino by Bob Green a Golf writer Palm Beach gardens Fla. Lee Trevino won the pea seniors championship on sunday because he a Lee Trevino. That was the estimate of Mike Hill who finished one shot Back after Trevino made critical Par saving putts on the final two holes at windswept pea National. A if it Hadnot been Lee Trevino a Hill said before adding a i done to think there Are very Many people who would make those putts. A a he a made them when he a had to for a Long time. He a a great Champion. People who win major championships make them when they have the putts were a 10-12 footer for Par on the 17th, and an eight footer on the 18th. In each Case the tournament Lead was on the line. In each Case Trevino ran the putts into the Back of the cup. A i was More confident of the putt on 17 than i was on 18, because the Grain was with me a Trevino said. Trevino who announced he a looking for a duplicate of his Banner season of 1990, salvaged a 1-under-Par 71pga seniors championship from the water and won this one by a single stroke at 278,10-under Par. Tie Victory was his third of the season a no one else on the Over-50 circuit has won More than once a his second in As Many starts and his 13th since joining the senior tour two years ago. It was Worth $100,000 from the total purse of $700,000 and pushed his earnings for the season to a leading $397,299. A i knew it was going to come Down to those last four holes a Trevino said. That a what this tournament is All about. They talk about amen Corner. Its got nothing on these last four Hill playing with Trevino in the final threesome missed Only one Green in a round of 69 and was second alone at 279. Chi Chi Rodriguez who twice held the Lead made bogey from the water on the 15th Hole and fell Back to third at 70-280. Dave Stockton a senior circuit Rookie was next at six shots Back 284. He was followed by South africans Gary player at 285 and Harold Henning at 286. Jack Nicklaus the defending title Holder struggled to a 40 on the Back shot 76 and finished at 291. A 12-foot Birdie putt on the 10th Hole gave Trevino a one stroke Lead in his struggle with Hill and Rodriguez. But Trevino followed immediately with a shot into the water on the 11th and made double bogey handing the Lead Back to Rodriguez. Trevino regained a tie for the top with a 20-foot putt on the 13th and had the top spot alone again when Rodriguez got a 6-Iron in the water on the 15th. A Brilliant 5-Iron shot to four feet on the 16th set up the Birdie that gave Trevino a two shot Lead and apparently wrapped up the title. But he ran a Long putt about 12 feet beyond the cup on the 17th and had that left for Par when Hill rammed in a 20-foot Birdie. That Cut the Lead to one shot going to the final Hole. Both Trevino and Hill had putts from about 40 feet up and Over a Ridge. Again Trevino was Long by about eight feet. Hill got his to three feet and Trevino had to make his come Backer for the win. He rolled it in the heart of the cup. Mochrie earns title on last Hole Birdie Stockbridge a. Api a Dottie Mochrie chipped off an embankment to a tap in Birdie sunday on the final Nolc for a 2-under-Par 70 that earned her the Sega women a championship. Mochrie winning for the second time this year appeared to be in a Little trouble on the 18th when her second shot carried Over the Green and stopped among television cables. She chipped it Down the Hill and it came to rest less than a foot from the Hole setting up the Birdie she needed to avoid a playoff in the $600,000 event. Danielle Ammaccapane finished one shot Back with a 70 when she tapped in a 3-footer for a clutch Birdie on the final Hole. Mochrie had a 72-Hole score of 277, 11 shots under Par on the 6,177-Yard eagles Landing country club course. Rookie Helen Alfredson had the Lead at 11-under-Par when she birdied the 16th, but then she bogeyed the next two holes and Feu into a three Way tie at 279 with Beth Daniel and Sherri Steinhauer. Daniel Winner of 27 events in 14 years finished with a 71, and Steinhauer made an 18-foot Eagle putt from the fringe on 18 to Complete a 68. The Victory was Worth $90,000 for Mochrie increasing her Lead on the Money list this year with $282,406. Mochrie had Only one bogey on the final Day on the fourth Hole. Deb Richard the Leader after the second and third rounds birdied the first Hole to Lead by three shots. But it was downhill from there. Richard fell Back into the pack when she bogeyed the second and third holes then took a double bogey-5 on the fourth. Richard finished at 75-280 to tie Meg Mallon who had a final round 68. Ammaccapane had it at 10-under through 14 holes then bogeyed the 15th from a greens Ide Bunker. She saved Par with a 15-foot putt on the Par-3 16th and appeared to be in position to at least Force a playoff when she put her third shot within three feet on the Par-5 finishing Hole. Heidelberg a Lamar Cox. 16 against Bordeaux Sterberg a Justin Cole. 16 against Bordeaux pm 3 Hanau a copy Whitaker. 11 against Athen towering Athens proves greek to Dodds stars Cholet France the old saw that asserts the bigger they Are the harder they fall must have lost something in translation saturday night at the International cadets basketball tournament. After squeezing by Bordeaux 63-60 in their opening game saturday afternoon the Dodds All stars were pitted against a much bigger team from Athens in a night contest. The greeks fell hard All right right on top of the americans with 85-44 humiliation that relegated the All stars to also ran territory Between fifth and eighth place in the tournament where they had a sunday Date with Moscow. Seven greek players towered Over 6-6 in height to Dodds biggest performer Hanau Scory Whitaker at 6-5. Georges Flores Stavros Bari Ratis and Gustavus Kontsas tallied 13 Points apiece and Atha Nassios Hou Baylis chipped in with 10 As All 12 greek players scored. Whitaker was High for Dodds with 11. Heidelberg a Lamar Cox and a Oesterberg a Justin Cole led the Dodds attack in saturdays opening game with 16 Points apiece and Giessen a Toby Jordan added a dozen. Dodds built up a 39-22 advantage in its Victory but had to hang on for the win As Bordeaux almost reversed the first half totals with a 38-24 advantage. Mikael Teratola led Bordeaux with 20 Points Sebastien pred Ignac followed with 13 and David Candour it tallied 11. Love All alone atop heritage Hilton head Island . Apr Davis love Iii believe what he had done. What a Way to Start the third round of the heritage classic a with a bogey. A i was kind of in Shock a the 28-year-old defending Champ said. A but there was a Long Way to go. A there was no real panic. I was just kind of upset with myself. You re going to do stupid things once in a love May have started slowly but he finished fast with birdies on four of the last sue holes saturday to take a 3-stroke Lead. Love who is trying to become the first golfer to win the heritage three times and the second to capture consecutive titles shot his third straight 4-under-Par 67 for a 54-Hole score of 12-under 201. A i Only hit a few bad shots a love said. A i missed a lot of putts. But it just did no to seem like anybody is holing a lot of putts. A the greens did no to look any different today. But nobody really got hot with the Putter. That la be the difference tomorrow. Whoever gets real hot with the Putter will have the Best love has led or been tied for the Lead in six of the last seven rounds at Harbour town Golf links. The one time he Wasny to on top he was a Mere stroke behind. Mark of Meara who birdied the first three holes to take a 3-stroke Lead but played the Back Side in 1-Over, is alone in second after a 70 that left him at 204. Of Meara whose Best finish Here was fourth last year knows he has his work Cut out for him. A i definitely need to play better a of Meara said. A if he continues playing like that he a going to be a Tough Man to Chip Beck who was tied with love and of Meara going into saturdays action shot 71 and is at 205. Wayne Levi is at 206 after a third round 69, followed by six players at 207, including 49-year-old Raymond Floya and two time Champion fuzzy Zoel Ler. Payne Stewart the Only player to win two successive heritage titles Heads a group of seven at 208.gilford wins playoff Rabat Morocco apr England a David Gilford birdied the third Hole of a sudden death playoff sunday to beat Robert Karlsson of Sweden after they dulled evenly As final round partners in the moroccan open. Both shot two under Par 70s to finish at 287, two strokes ahead of England a Ricky Willi son who had 71. Gilford 26, a Ryder cup player surged into the co Lead from seven strokes Back with a 68 saturday. He earned $72,905 for his second Victory on the european tour while Karlsson one of four swedes in the top nine earned $48,597
