European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday december 19, 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 27 Els opens door. I. \ T i but challengers run other Way by Doug Ferguson Montero Bay Jamaica a some of the world s Best golfers finally got a Chance to catch Ernie Els and they ran the other Way. While Els was having trouble from the Bunker bog eying three of the first 11 holes in the Johnnie Walker world championship saturday the rest of the leaders had their  Faldo took a double bogey at the second Hole from a greenside Bunker Fred couples who shot a 65 in the Sec Ond round started Par bogey bogey David Gilford did t make Birdie until the 16th, and Tom Lehman shot a 40 on the Back nine. Els who opened with two rounds of 64, shot a Par 71 for 199 and was seven shot ahead going into sunday s final round of the $2.5 million event. Nick Price was second at 206, one shot ahead of a foursome that included Paul Azinef who broke the tryall course re Cord with a 9-under 62. Lucky for me no one made a run Els said. Not that they did t have their chances. Lehman who began the Day tied with Faldo at 8-under, knocked in a 6-footer for Birdie at the sixth to go to 9-under.he had a Chance to get within two shots of Els at the eighth a 447-Yard Hole that plays into a stiff Breeze coming off the Caribbean. Els left his Bunker shot Short and two putted off the fringe for his second bogey that dropped him to 12-under. But leh Man s putt Slid by on the right and whenever got any closer to Els. If Tom had made that putt on eight i would have been a two shot swing and it could have been a different Story Els said.   Walker world championship after driving out of Bounds at the Lith Lehman saved bogey by making a 25 footer. Els took his third bogey there leaving his shot Well Short when an ambulance turned on its Siren As he played froth Sand. But then Lehman fell to pieces. He took a double bogey at no. 12, then Dou ble bogeyed the Par-5 17th by hitting out of Bounds. He wound up with a 75 for,209,10 shots Back. Els found his Groove on the Back nine and his Lead slowly began to swell. He got a Birdie at 12 with a 7-foot putt and two putted for another Birdie at thepar-5 14th. He got Back to 14-under with an 8-foot Birdie at the 17th As he looked at the Leader Board at the 17th, he did t see anyone close. It was very surprising to me to see that nobody was doing anything Els said. When i made three bogeys i was a Little tense. But you have to try to stay Calm and play your game which some times is hard to  Price the world s no. 1 player who won the British open and the pea championship this year shot a 68 that included a double bogey at the Par-3 5th.he moved into second with a string of three birdies starting at the 15th. I m surprised. Everyone except Pau was going backwards said Price who has been battling a head cold All weekend had Bowler s Arm after playing Cricket Friday night on the Beach. After his double bogey at the second Hole Waldo missed a 2-footer for Birdie at no. 3 and three putted for bogey at no. 5. He got Back to 8-under, but then took a double bogey at the Par-3 13th Paul Azinger gets a handshake from Spain s seve Ballsteros alter his course record 62saturday in Jamaica. The round boosted Azinger to a 207 total 8 shots behind Ernie Els. And failed to make Birdie at the two Par 5s. -. V we re playing for second place now Faldo said tied for third with Azinger Mark Mccumber and Ian Woosnam. Azinger on the Leader Board for the first time since he was diagnosed wit cancer in his left shoulder a year ago fashioned seven birdies and an Eagle at the 17th for his 62. The previous record was 63 by Greg Norman in 1992. My goal this week was to get in a position to get nervous Azinger said. The pausing to look at the Leader Board he added i Don t know whether i la be Ner Vous  Stanford rallies past Urcla in women Austin Texas a coach Don Shaw in Tsure How his team did it but Stanford won the Mcaa women s volleyball title for the second time in three years. Led by Kristin Folkl and Mamie Triefenbach Stanford battled Back from harrowing deficits an Defeated Urcla 15-10, 5-15, 16-14, 15-13 in sat urday night s title game. 1 i m still not sure How we did it Shaw said Shak ing his head after the match. Basically we just fought like crazy even though we weren t at our est. We just kept groveling and then someone told me it was  in a showcase of the two most dominant and heated rivals in the women s College game Stanford 32-1 turned the match in its favor in the third game staving off eight Urcla game Points and com ing Back from 14-11 Down to win 16-14. The Bruins 32-4who were seeking their third Mcaa Crown in five years overcame a 6-0 deficit in the fourth game and led 13-11, but Stanford reeled off four straight Points to Clinch the title. We played our hearts out tonight said us Acoach Andy Banachowski. Game three was definitely the turning Point. I think that we thought we had it won at one  the Cardinal won in spite of 46 hitting errors. Urcla committed 41 errors. Stanford which had faced Urcla five straight years in the Mcaa tournament duplicated its 1992 championship which ended with a four game Victory Over Urcla in the title game. Folkl who finished with 25 kills but struggled through 14 errors heated up at just the right times at the end of the third and fourth games. She repeatedly dug balls came up with key blocks and pounded kills to earn the 14th Point in each of the decisive games. Stanford which also got 23 kills and Gutsy play Down the stretch from Triefenbach dropped Only one game in its five tournament matches. Stanford also avenged its Only regular season loss which came against the Bruins at los Angeles. The Bruins were led by Pac-10 player of the year Annett Buckner and Jenny Johnson daughter of 1960 olympic decathlon Gold medallist Rafer John son. Each had 23 kills. Both teams struggled in the second game As seven of the first eight Points came on errors. But Johnson erupted late in the game with eight kills and Urcla won nine Points on Stanford errors in taking a 15-5 decision. Urcla which has won Mcaa titles in 1984,1990 and 1991, held Stanford scoreless Over the first 11 serves of the opening game. Then Folkl started to heat up. The nation s top freshman who will also play Basket Ball for Stanford had a Block and two kills igniting a 5-2 run that gave Stanford the Lead for Good. Daves fies record in win women s masters Gold coast Australia a Laura Davics be came the first golfer to win on five Tours in one year and tied a record for the lowest 72-Hole score by a woman while prevailing sunday in the australian masters. Playing in wind that made conditions difficult the English player birdied four of the final six holes for a 6-Underrpar 67. Her 272 was 20-under. Only american Nancy Lopez and Beth Daniel and Dale Reid of Scotland previously finished that far under  s Only numbers Davies said. My Job was to win the tournament and i Only thought about the record on the last Hole. Someone will come along and beat  she missed her Chance to stand alone at 23-under when a 4-foot putt  closing Hole was an inc wide. If i d needed the putt to earn a playoff then i d have been upset Davies explained. Honestly it does t worry  the Victory was the eighth of the year for the Long hitting 31-year-old. She won three events on the Lyga tour and also triumphed on the australian european japanese and asian Tours. To win anywhere is Good but to win on the five Tours is great she said. Four strokes behind was 19-year-old australian Rookie Karrie Webb who carded a 69. Davies set a course record of 64 on thursday. She won the australian masters for the second straight year earning $28,500 from a purse of $190,000. Aussie Jane Crafter carded a 72 to finish third at 281. She was a shot ahead of swede Annika Morenstam the Lyga Rookie of the year who carded a 72