European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday october 25, 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 35 pro Golf tournaments Green leads . To solheim rout byjoe Hraby White Sulphur Springs . A be fore a Home crowd Tammie Green and her . Team mates turned a close contest into a no contest at the solheim cup. The americans won eight of 10 singles matches Sun Day including surprising wins from Green and Kelly Robbins to reclaim the women s version of the Ryder cup from Europe 13 7. After having our noses rubbed in it for two years it s a great feeling to have the cup Back on our Side Patty Sheehan said. In Golf tournaments whoever plays Well on sunday usually wins and that s what happened today said England s Laura Davies. We did t make the crucial putts and the american girls  the matches were tied 5 entering singles play and five of those matches were tied or close through the front nine making it appear the cup would be decided by the final match Between Donna Andrews and Lise Lotte Neumann of Sweden. J but one by one the americans took control. My team got extremely hot on the Back Side .captain Joanne Carner said. I m so proud of this team. I did t have a lot to do with it. I paired them and just let them do  for Green who attended Marshall University in Huntington three hours away the Victory came before Many friends. It s a great feeling to hear everybody go out Green said. I be got a lot of family and friends Down. Well have some Champagne and do some  Green s 35-foot Birdie putt on no. 16 clinched her 3and 2 win Over Annika Morenstam of Sweden while Robbins earned a 4 and 2 Victory Over Lara Fairclough of England. -., / a Robbins and Green newcomers to the solheim cup had lost their alternate shot and four Ball matches ear Lier and seemed to be a Burden to the americans. I knew my game would come around a Little bit and just played real steady today said the 25-year-Oldrobbins, who was Garner s wild card pick As the 10th player on toe . Team the Victory was especially Sweet for Meg Mallon whose 1 up Victory Over Pam Wright of Scotland clinched the . Victory. Mallon had lost in the deciding match in 1992. Jarme told us not to look at the Board All Day so had no idea How i stood although i knew with All the players behind me that the match meant a Little some thing Mallon said. The Host country has won All three solheim cups. Brandic Burton raises her fist in the air after clinching solheim cup for . By defeating England s Laura Davies. The United states win llv&-4vfc in 1990 in Orlando,fla., and Europe captured the cup 11v-6v2 in Edin Burgh Scotland two years ago Mickey i be got this baby for two years and you Renot going to touch it Carner told european Captain Mickey Walker during the trophy presentation. I m elated of course but i m also worn out. I hit every drive every putt everything Carner said. I know How Joanne must feel Walker said during her turn on the podium. There s Pride that America has brought Back the cup. They outplayed us this afternoon. For that we congratulate  Davies the leading Money Winner on the up Gator squandered a one Hole Lead after 14 holes and lost to american Brandie Burton for the second straight Day 2 up. Burton beat Davies in four Ball play on saturday. Other . Winners included Beth Daniel Dottie Mochrie Sherri Steinhauer and Andrews. They be got 12 maps for my Money Davies said. Helen Alfredson of Sweden and Alison Nicholas of England were the Lone winners sunday for Europe. Sex Bas Ebai or Kiefer los Angeles a Jack Kief or who traded in his baseball Glove for a Driver and wedge shot a final round .6.3 sunday to win Ralphs senior classic by one stroke Over record set Ting Dale Douglass. In his first Victory As a tour proves signal Kiefer rolled in a string of Long putts to Edge Douglass whose closing 61 set a course record on the Par-71rancho Park layout. Kiefer s three round total of 197 earned him $112,500.drafted by the Detroit tigers Kief or a Pitcher quit baseball in 1961 an took up Golf shortly thereafter. He never played on the pea tour adjoined the senior circuit in 1990. I was probably More nervous Dur ing the Start of this round than i Veever been on the tour Kiefer said. Even though i was three Back to Start i knew i was playing Well. I knew if i could get off to a Good Start would have a  on the front nine where he shot a 30,Kiefer made putts of 30,20 and 25 feet. Kiefer s longest no Birdie stretch lasted four holes and he recovered with consecutive Birdie 3s on the 14thand-15th holes taking him to 16 under for a one shot advantage Over clubhouse Leader Douglass. I was watching that scoreboard when i was just hanging at 14-under," Kiefer said. I was watching Dale. I glad he ran out of  Kiefer needed Only to Par the Fin Ishing Hole for the Victory and he two putted from 20 feet for the winning , who won the tournament in a playoff with Jim Dent last year broke the course record of 62 set by Raymond Floyd and Dave Eichelberger. Douglass 61 tied the All time senior pea tour Mark held jointly by Lee elder 1985 and Jim Colbert 1991 his round featured 10 birdies and on the Back nine he parred Only three holes and birdied the rest for a 29. For second place at 198, Douglass took Home 566,000. Vegas win extends Lietzke s Golf year by Bob Green Las vegas a Christmas came Early for the wife of Bruce Lietzke. We be agreed said Lietzke who hates Christmas shopping that any time she gets to go to la Costa that s her Christmas  Rose Lietzke nodded happily sunday shortly after Bruce scored the 13th Victory of his 20-year pea tour career with a one stroke Victory  Las vegas invitational. In providing himself and his wife with a trip to la Costa calif., for the winners Only Mercedes championship the first week in january Lietzke Cut Short his eagerly awaited vacation by two weeks. And with the Victory Worth $270,000 from the total purse of $1.5 million the 43-year-old Lietzke also moved into the top 30 Money winners of the year and gained a place in next weekend s season ending s3 million tour championship. I m amazed Lietzke said. Two weeks ago that was the further est thing from my mind. I d planned for this to be my last Day of Golf of the year before put Ting the clubs away for an extended rest. It really has t quite soaked in yet that i m not going Home for a Long Vaca Tion he said. /  off the tour time at Home with his family in Dallas Are very precious tothe Man who plays the pro Golf circuit on  plays a restricted schedule of 16 or 17 tournaments a year and frequently As he did this year skips All the major tournaments in order to take a length summer break i have my own priorities. I m not try ing to live up to anyone else s expectations. I tried that once and it did t work he , while he happily accepted a place in the big Money season ending gather ing in san Francisco actually i have mixed emotions about it. You Don t know How much i was looking Forward to a Long vacation he said after completing this five Day 90  with a 7-Undcr-Par 65 at thet cat Summerlin. His 27-under-Par 332 was one shot bet Ter than Robert Gamez a resident of this desert resort who closed up with a 64 that included a finishing run of five consecutive birdies. It was a Good Day for me Gamez said. It just was t Good enough