European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 3, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Azinger grabs pea tour finale by the associated press Pinehurst  a Paul Azinger took the title in the tour championship Over the rugged Pinehurst no. 2 course out Fred couples won the other three tournaments contained in the season ending event on the Poa tour. A when i finished commissioner Deane Beman told me i was actually playing in four tournaments this week Quot couples said sunday. And with a second consecutive 5-under-Par 66, couples secured the three major season Long races that came to an end in this event. He successfully defended his Lead in a the pea player of the year standings. A the Vardon trophy for the Low scoring average on the tour. A the Arnold Palmer trophy As the years leading Money win Ner with $1,344,188. Azinger was not involved in couples wins 3 season titles any of those races but found More than considerable Consolation and satisfaction in extending a Mark of his own. His closing 71, highlighted by a clinching 25-foot, off the Green Eagle putt propelled him to a three stroke Victory Worth $360,000 from the total purse of $2 million. But that was not the important thing Azinger said. A i think its tougher playing for prestige than for Money he said. Quot and this is now a prestige event. There was a lot Riding on this  with a 276 total 8 under Par on what he called Quot the hardest Golf course in be Ever played Quot Azinger extended his tour longest Streak to six years in which he has won at least once and became Only the 10th player to go Over $3 million in career earnings. With a $929,863 total for the year he surpassed $900,000 for Golf Tours the third time. Corey Pavin and Lee Janzon tied for second at 279, each with a closing 68. Each won $177,000. Keith gear water came on with a 67 and was fourth alone at 282. Couples who played the last two rounds in 132, and Ray Floyd tied at 283 and were the Only others to break Par for four rounds. Floyd 50, had a 69. Azinger who came into the final round with a three shot Lead said he Quot Felt like i had everything to  and Nis Start gave every indication he was going to lose it. He bogeyed the first two holes cutting Nis Lead to one stroke then nit into a Bunker on the third. But Azinger got up and Down from the Sand birdied the fourth and Wasny to in serious trouble again. He nailed it Down on the 16th. Using that Putter shaped in a Quot putt Down the far Side of a Quot a like a Small fat Cigar he ran the swale up the other and onto the Green watched it take a wide reak and find the Hole for an Eagle. Couples won the Money winning title with $1,344,188 and was followed by Davis love 111, $1,191,630, John Cook $1,165,606, and pea title Holder Nick Price at $1,135,173. The computer generated scoring averages which determine both the Vardon trophy and influence player of the year were to be available on monday. But since couples led both categories coming into this tournament and had a better score than All his would be competitors he cannot be  finally wins Kaan Pali Hawaii Tommy Aaron won his first coif tournament since the 1973 masters on sunday when he rallied from three shots behind and birdied the final Hole to take the $500,000 Kaan Pali classic for his first seniors tour win. Aaron s closing round of 7-Undcr-Par 64 gave him a tournament total of 15-Undcr 198 and the Winner s purse of $75,000, his biggest Ever. Aaron beat second round Leader Dave Stockton by one shot after Stockton shot 67. George Archer closed with a 66 for a 201, three shots  triumphs in Spain Valderrama Spain Sandy Lyle won an All scottish shootout in the Volvo masters against Colin Montgomerie sunday taking the $180,000 first faze by winning a playoff at the first extra Hole. Lyle parred the first extra Hole while Montgomerie could do no better than bogey after hooking his drive into a  retakes cup Lead with Pyril 500 win by Mike Harris Phoenix apr Davey Allison who has seen so Many peaks and valleys this season was enjoying the View from the top sunday. Allison won the Pyril 500 at Phoenix International raceway and vaulted Back into the Winston cup Point Lead. A this has been a pretty emotional win already. In be never stopped believing in this race team a said Allison a 32-Ycar-old alabamian who has had to overcome seven crashes several injuries and the death of his younger brother this season. Allison a solid showing was a Sharp contrast to that of Bill Elliott who grabbed the Points Lead from Allison 10 races ago on aug. 9 at Watkins Glen . Elliott who finished no better than 26th in four of his last five starts has gone from a 154-Point Lead to third place and a 40-Point deficit going into the season finale on nov. 15 at Atlanta motor Speedway. A you hate to see other people have problems but we be earned where we Are right now a Allison said. Alan Kulwicki who came into sundays 312-mile, 500-Kilometer event on the one mile Oval in third place trailing Elliott by 85 Points kept Allison in his sights and moved past Elliott with a fourth place finish leaving him just 30 Points behind Allison. Allison who won $65,285 sunday can join father Bobby the 1983 Champion As a series Winner by finishing fifth or better at Atlanta no matter what Kul Wicki docs the Victory was the series leading fifth by Allison a and first since july 21 at Brooklyn Mich. That gives him 18 in his career and two in a Row at Phoenix. He averaged 103.885 Mph. Mark Martin led Allison by about five seconds when he made what was to be his final pit Stop under the Green Flag on Lap 283. It was a Quick two tire Stop and australians Lisa Ondicko left and South Africa s Willie Mutolo rest after winning the new York City  takes . Marathon Martin stayed on the Lead Lap hoping to regain the top spot when the other leaders pitted. A harmless fourth turn spin by Jeff Davis on Lap 285 Cost Martin dearly however bringing out the last of seven caution flags in the race and allowing everyone to make their final stops without losing ground. Allison came out of the pits in the Lead. Martin was Able to drive Back from fourth to second but Allison it used away at the end driving across the finish line .19 seconds ahead in the Duel of Ford thunderbird. Darrell Waltrip held off Kulwicki for third and Jimmy Spencer wound up fifth. Elliott never was a Factor starting 18th in the 42-car Field and running Between 11th and 16th most of the time until smoke began belching from his exhaust pipe on Lap 132. He pitted two laps later losing five laps and falling to 32nd before getting Back onto the track. He wound up 31st. New York up Willie Mutolo who had to wait nine years for a Chance to run outside South Africa waited until the last three Miles sunday before making his move to overtake Andres Espinosa and win the new York City Marathon by nearly a minute and a half. Lisa Ondieki of Australia was not so patient charging away from the women a Field in the second mile on the Way to a course record of 2 hours 24 minutes and 40 seconds. Mutolo finished in 2 09 29, Espinosa of Mexico was second in 2 10 53. Both winners received $20,000 and a Mercedes Benz Sedan. Ondieki received an additional $30,000 for her course record Pace. To log a time earned him a $30,000 Bonus As Well. Mutolo resisted the temptation to Chase Espinosa and kenyan lameck aguta when they broke away up first Avenue around the 16th mile because he believed he could make up the ground at the end. A i knew the course from last year a said the South african who was in new York for the race but did not run because of sanctions against his country. A in South Africa i trained on Hills because i knew there were Hills at the end. The end was very Good for  the race was run in 48-degree temperatures the coolest Day in 15 years for the event. Close to 26,000 runners took part in the five Borough trek with the loudest cheers going to race organizer Fred Lebow competing in his race for the first time since 1971. Lebow diagnosed with brain cancer in 1990, was accompanied by nine time women a Champion Grete Waitz of Norway. He finished in 5 32 32. Quot i never could believe that Many people on the streets of new York a Lebow said. A and i never realized there were so Many  Ondieki took the Lead from Olga Markova of Russia in the second mile and was never headed. She led by two minutes most of the last half of the race breaking the Mark of 2 25 29 set by Allison Roe in 1981. Mutolo 28, had the Best time of any entrant in the race a 2 08 15 a but he had run Only one International Marathon before and in 1991 considered dropping out of the sport altogether. He Felt the loneliness of the being the Only runner from his country after fellow South african Mark Plaatje pulled out with a hamstring injury. Mutolo crept up on Espinosa through the Bronx and Harlem running right on Espinosa a heels Down fifth Avenue. Mutolo blew by the mexican on the turn into Central Park and built Nis Lead throughout the Hills and turns of the last three Miles