European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 10, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 34 stars and stripes july win big in tigers event crowds cheer Woods As much for hosting As for his play by Joseph White the associated press Tiger Woods stood on the 18th Green and again followed a path blazed by Jack it want a spectacular Bun Ker shot or a tournament winning it was a championship presentation to heres your big said who watched As Choi kissed the Silver coloured replica of the for the second time in five the biggest South korean Star of the pea tour soaked up the cheers As the prize guest at a Golf party thrown by one of golfs having accepted the Crys Tal trophy from Host Nicklaus after winning the memorial in late Choi persevered in an adventurous Back nine for a three stroke Victory sunday in Woods inaugural the this tournament is just too big for me to really absorb right Choi but its a very big win for and definitely the biggest win of my but even chois Victory with the accompanying million firs place Check that equated the one he got for the memorial overshadow who turned his first tournament into a White and Blue spectacle of military tributes and fourth of july in the huge galleries All but worshipped Woods every thanking him endlessly for bringing the tour Back to the Washington area after the Long running Booz Allen classic was dropped last its been a perfect Woods with one obvious exception he was never really in Contention in his own his Putter let him Down thursday 73 and saturday and his 66 on Friday want enough to com seven strokes behind As sunday Woods played a final round of even Par 70 that was More celebratory than com the crowd of didst seem to i didst get a so that was frustrating in that said who finished at 2 but this tournament in general has been a bigger Success than anyone could have Woods wore several hats Dur ing the juggling daily organizational meetings in Between rounds while also dealing the Joys of becoming a but no one had any qualms when he proclaimed the event a servicemen from All branches of the military served As announcers at the first tee and 18th a huge american Flag welcomed the leaders sunday As they headed Down the Choi added to the International attracting a substantial Gal Lery of Korea americans that cheered him in his native Lan one fan held a sign with a korean Flag with the words go a reference to his Nick Hes also known for learn ing Golf from an instructional Book in korean that featured Pic Tiger Woods Waits on the first tee on sunday in front of the tournament trophy a replica of the Capitol and an american part of the White and Blue spectacle of military tributes and patriotism displayed during the Woods first tournament As a Tures of a present from a physical education teacher who thought the teenage Choi might have a gift for the theres now no question that has that he shot a final round 68 for a 9under 271 total to win for the sixth time on the pea the most victories by an asian born Choi had three bogeys Early on the Back jostling with Steve Strieker atop the but Choi steadied himself with a 12foot Birdie putt at the 15th to take a two shot that shot was Worth two fist pumps from chois usually even keeled but the Celebration was bigger at the where Choi holed from the greenside trap for a Choi took off his retrieved the Ball and threw it into the his next goal to become the first asian player to win a its never looking dont look just move Forward just like a Choi just its How i Felt when i first came Over to the Start ing you it was a new new every thing was there were a lot of hurdles for me to but i just took it Day by just believed in trusted in the lord and just moved Forward with it and tried my the third round Leader was Stu Art Appleby at 9 under two shots ahead of Choi but he col lapsed by dropping six strokes in his first seven the free fall began when the aussie put his tee shot beyond a cart path at the par3 where he carded a double bogey after missing a 4foot putt for Appleby shot a 40 on the front nine and a 76 for the finishing at 3 Strieker was among several pos sible contenders who struggled with the bumpy greens on a sweltering Day at congressional coun try Strieker had three bogeys on the Back nine to finish with a Mike Weir 74 also got close before three consecutive backline Jim Furyk 69 was in the Hunt before going 2 Over after the Strieker got frustrated As he watched one putt after another Bobble away from the you end up just tapping it Down he and it goes any which Way it Watson collapse opens door for Bryant by Colin Fly the associated press Brad Bryant said Hes just and Doest belong in a group of players that includes Arnold Jack 1 Nicklaus and Lee left face it in not in their i and As far As Golf i never will Bry ant in a Journeyman that happened to have a really great shot a 68 on sunday to finish 6under and win these Nior open at whistling Straits to add his name to the Silver cup that includes the names of Nick Palmer and Trevino after an other Tom fell apart on the Back Ben Cren t Shaw finished 3under and Loren Roberts was Bryants party plans on Mon Day Are he and about 20 Guys from his Church in Lake will go to a sports bar and Chow on Chicken if you dont eat Chicken you dont get to that the Way it said who started the Day five strokes behind guess who gets to buy for everybody i do and it will be a great on stayed steady even after he bogeyed two holes on the Back nine while wat son shot a 43 on the same Side including losing eight strokes on eight holes As part of the Sec on biggest collapse in senior open i just didst have it on the Back Watson i just put the Ball in trouble Way too Many times to have a Chance to win this Golf Bryant Only won once on the pea tour in a rain shortened event in 1995 and retired unofficially in in the he looked for someone who might help him get Back to the pro a Caddie who would help level his self deprecating opinion of his Bryant even prayed for and four years ago in a parking lot outside a nationwide tour event in he found Tony who is superstitious enough to Wear sneakers with Pic Tures of Bills on them Only on in the years Bryant has resurrected his winning two champions tour events in 2006 and one More this year be fore the senior he credits along with his Famias his driving if it we rent for i prom ise you i be Here right said who earned for the its fun to win Golf tournaments and the Money is but when you have Good friends if you Ever run out of Money and you have Good your friends will feed Ive got great friends and Ive got a great family and Tony is one of the the Only player in the tournament to score rounds of Par or better each said he was fortunate that both Watson and who came into Sun Day three shots behind played it was really scripted for Tom Bryant the the was really his it certainly appeared that wat son would finally win after falling Short in his previous seven at he shot 1under on the front nine before beginning the final stretch with a Birdie to go to 9under for the but then came the As Watson frittered away eight strokes Over eight a stretch that included three Doub Lebo with terrible drives and poor course i hit the Ball in the rough too Many and today i got my just said who finished with a 78 to end the tournament at mls Roundup conference leaders win shutouts the associated press Commerce John Wolyniec scored his second goal of the season and the new York red bulls survived a late scare to defeat the Colorado rap ids 10 sunday the red bulls 753 evened the season series after a May 13 loss to Colorado Wolyniec scored in the 19th minute when he found a Loose Ball deep inside the Colorado his shot from 25 Yards found the open left Cor Ner of the Wolyniec missed a Chance at an earlier he got past rapids goalkeeper Bouna coun Dout in the second but the Ball went off his foot and beyond the end Dynamo United 0 at hous Brian Ching scored in the first half and Houston earned its fifth straight the Victory 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