European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 b the stars and stripes tuesday May 26, 1992golf Tours Lietzke captures colonial by Bob Green port Worth Texas apr Bruce Lietzke a playoff loser a week ago overcame some nagging fear and a Spike Mark sunday to become a playoff Winner sunday in the colonial Golf tournament. Lietzke 40, broke a 4-Ycar non winning string when he used his elongated 48-Inch Putter to rap in a 12-foot Birdie on the first extra Hole and beat Corey Pavin. A with three holes to play there was still the terrible fear 1 was going to lose this tournament a even though i had not made a bogey had done everything i wanted to do a a even with that there was the terrible fear i could lose the tournament that is so dear to my heart a Lietzke said. And the fear was there on the playoff putt he said. A there was a Spike Mark in my Way. I  get around it. I had to go Over it. The putt hit the Spike Mark and jumped a but it did no to jump off line. It stayed on line and went in the heart of the  moments later Pavin a former Winner of this title missed from Shorter Range a about 8 feet a and Lietzke had the 12th Victory of his 18-Ycar pea tour career. The playoff was set up when the Lietzke and Pavin completed regulation play in 267, 13 under Par on the colonial country club course. Lietzke who played the final 18 in 66, shot 130 Over the last two rounds and did not make a bogey. Pavin played the last round in 5-under-Par 65 that included a 15-footer for the catch up Birdie on the 17th Hole. Both drove the Fairway on the first playoff Hole the 17th, and both hit the Green Lietzke about 15 feet from the pin and Pavin inside him. A i figured i had to make it because i expected Corey to make his a Lietzke said. But he was wrong. Pavin  match Lietzke a Effort missing on the Low Side. A a in la see you in january a quipped Lietzke who plays a restricted schedule and has Only a handful of tournaments remaining this season. The Victory was Worth $234,000 from the purse of $1.3 million and lifted Lietzke a season earnings to $440,259. Jim Gallagher Lietzke a Good Friend and playing companion Over the last 18 holes was third alone at 269 after a 68. He was followed by Rick Fehr and Hometown boy Mark Brooks a colonial member at 270. Fehr closed up with the Best round of the Day a 64, and Brooks shot 67. Australian Greg Norman scored nine birdies in a round of 65 that put him in a tie for sixth at 272 with John Cook Keith Clearwater and Dillard Pruitt. Cook also shot 65, while Clearwater and Pruitt each had 68. Although he started in a tie for the Lead and did not make a bogey Lietzke had to come from behind to get past Gallagher who briefly took the Lead with a Birdie on the 11th. Lietzke a 20-foot Birdie putt against Gallagher a bogey from a Bunker provided a two shot swing on the 12th, however and Lietzke led or shared the Lead the rest of the Way. Lietzke a resident of nearby Dallas now has won four times in the 2-county area taking the Byron Nelson classic in 1981 and 1988 and gaining his first colonial title in 1980. Bradley earns $200,000 skin with 15-footer Frisco Texas apr Pat Bradley the All time leading Money Winner on the Lyga tour made the biggest paycheck of her career sunday on one Hole. A Hall of Famer and Winner of More than $4 million in her 18-year career the 41-year-old Bradley won the made for to Lyga skins game with a 15-foot Birdie putt on the 13th Hole. If was Worth a $200,000 skin her Only one in two Days and made her the top Money Winner of the tournament. Nancy Lopez won $115,000, Jan Stephenson $70,000 and Meg Mallon $65,000. Bradley a Birdie on no. 13 sunday came with eight skins up for grabs a one Worth $15,000, six Worth $25,000 each and one Worth $35,000. A a there a so much emotion you  believe it unless you re in it. In a not sure i can take the club Back on the next Hole a Bradley said. Her previous Best payday was $165,000 at the 1991 Centel classic. A i never dreamed id see a million Dollar tournament a Bradley said a let alone to win $200,000 for 18 holes. Its  under the tournament format the first six holes of the 18-Hole event were Worth $15,000 each the next six $25,000 each and the last six $35,000 each. When a Hole was tied the Money carried Over until a Hole was won outright. Nine holes of the tournament were played saturday and nine sunday on the Par-72 Ston Briar country club course North of Dallas. Lopez captured two skins with a tap in Birdie on the a four 15th. They were Worth $70,000 to go with the 45,000 she won on the front nine saturday. Stephenson the Winner of the inaugural Lyga skins game in 1990, avoided a shutout with a Birdie on the same 17th Hole that earned her $200,000 two years ago. This time it was Worth two skins or $70,000. Mallon won the final $35,000 skin on 18 with a 30-foot putt to total $65,000 in the event. Bradley made the shot of the Day on 12, Chipping in from 60 Teet for a Birdie. But Stephenson tied her with a 12-foot Birdie putt a the seventh consecutive carryover. S Walker takes Corning by 5 Corning . Apr Colleen Walker fended off challengers and frigid weather sunday to turn the Lead she held throughout the Lyga Corning classic into a five shot Victory. Walker put together rounds of 65, 70, 69 and 72 to finish 12-under-Par at 276. She took Home a Check for $67,500. Beth Daniel and Alice Miller tied for second at 281. Rosie Jones was at 282. Joanne Camer and Mitzi Edge playing in walkers group were just three shots Orf the Lead Early in the round but fell Back with a series of bogeys on the Back nine. Edge finished at 283 and Carner 284 along with Brandie Burton and Kelly Robbins. Temperatures on the Corning country club course hovered around 40 degrees a 50-degree drop from saturdays High. A my hands were so cold i  feel a Walker said. A my body is not used to this weather. In a from  Walker started the round at 12-under and spent most of the Day there extending her Lead by playing Safe consistent Golf while her Competition fell Back. She had birdies on holes 2, 5 and 14 and bogeys on 1,6 and 16. On 18, Millers second shot bounced off a photographer and rolled under the grandstand. She got a non penalty drop and saved Par. The coming classic has had 14 different winners in its 14-year history. A Pat Bradley exults after sinking winning putt sunday. Johnstone triumphs Wentworth England a Tony Johnstone of Zimbabwe shot a 7-under-Par 65 monday and won the $1.05 million British pea Golf tournament by two strokes Over Scotland a Gordon Brand or. And Spain a Jose Maria Olazabal. Johnstone finished at 16-under 272. Olazabal closed with a 66 and Brand a 69, tying at 274. Johnstone took the Lead with an Eagle and three birdies on the front nine. The leading american was Peter Teravainen at 283.Trevino holds on grabs 5th 92 seniors Crown Malvern a. Apr Lee Trevino a fifth senior tour Victory of the year was anything but artistic in the Bell Atlantic classic. A i won but i did no to play All that Well a Trevino said after sinking an 8-foot putt on the 17th Hole sunday to win the $550,000 event at Chester Valley Golf club by one stroke Over Gibby Gilbert. A i can to begin to Tell you How Many greens i missed today. A but i drove the Ball perfectly All week. Today i was swinging the club better than i had the last two Days. The Only reason in a closing Down these tournaments is that in a getting the Ball up and Down better this  Gilbert who has never won on the senior tour had a Chance to tie on the final Hole but missed a 15-foot Birdie putt. A but i gave the tournament away on the ninth and 10th holes a he said referring to Back to Back bogeys. Trevino who had a 68, finished at 205, 5 under Par for the 54-Hole tournament. He began the Day two strokes behind Gilbert and trailed by three when Gilbert birdied no. 2 to go 6-under. After a Birdie on 10, Trevino did no to Trail again. Gilbert three putted for a bogey on the Hole but pulled even with a Birdie on no. 14. Trevino clinched it with the Birdie putt on no. 17. Trevino a win was Worth $82,500, increasing his total this year to $555,488. Only eight of the 78 players matched Par or better As the temperature dropped about 20 degrees during the afternoon. The tournament ended in a steady rain with wind gusts of 30 Mph. Gilbert had a 71 for the Day and finished at 4-under 206. Gary player with a 68, finished at 208