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University Daily Kansan, February 6, 1984 Page 12
Hale Irwin's putt wins playoff
By United Press International
PEBLE BEACH, Calif. — Hate Irwin made a birdie pinch on the final hole at Pebble Beach yesterday to tie Jim Neilford then won the second hole of nine-death playoff with a nine-foot birdie hit the $400,000 Bing Crosby Pro-Am.
Irwin, recalling how he lost the Memorial Classic in 1976 to Roger Malteib on the third playoff hole when he lost the game to Kyle McDermott not to let the same thing happen again.
But he needn't have worried in the playoff as Nefford, a seven-year pro from Vancouver, British Columbia, could be able to make a putt when it counted.
Irwin seemed to have everything going his way after a lucky bounce on the 18th not only prevented him from getting into trouble but set up the tying birdie putt that sent the match into sudden death.
ON THE 18TH, Irwain's tee shot bounced off the rocks bordering the Pacific Ocean on the left side of the beach. It was bounced on the fairway instead of the beach.
He chose a 3-wood for his second
shot, which left him about 80 yards short of the pin, and with a wedge he hit the flag and the ball came to rest three feet from the hole. The two-time U.S. Open champion then sank the putt that put the tournament into a playoff.
Irwin almost won the tournament on the first extra hole, the 15th, but his try for a birdie from 10 feet rolled over the cup. On the next hole, he skied his tee shot into a fairway bunker. But a 2-iron got him within nine feet of the pin.
Iron trained in the winning putt after Nelford's attempt from about 16 feet away. He broke his second.
Irwin, who shot a final-round 72, won $72,000 and pushed his career earnings to $2,454,659. past Ray Flood to four place on the all-time money list. It was his first victory since last year's Crosby win and the first Crosby title of his career.
"SOMETIMES YOU PLAY well and don't score." Irwin said. "And sometimes you don't play well but good things happen."
Nelford, still looking for his first PGA Tour victory, had a 68 for 10 under 278. It was as close as he has come in seven years to winning a PGA event.
"You have to give credit to Hale," he said. "That's the luck of the game."
That's why it's a game and not stocks and bonds. He won this time but maybe I will the next."
Mark O'Meara and Fred Couples shot final-round 70% to tie for third and win $23,200 each. Englishman Nick Faldo hit in final round to finish fourth at 281 and win $19,200.
Craig Stadler shot a 79 and 1983 leading money winner Hal Sutton had a 72 to tie at 328, another stroke ahead of John, John Fought and David Edwards.
COREY PAVIN, Gil Morgan and Pat McGowan landed at 284, a stroke ahead of Jerry Pate, Victor Regalado and Ben Crenshaw.
Nicklaus, making his 1984 debut, had his best round of the tournament, a 70, that placed him in a tie at 288 with nine others. Phoenix Open champion Tom Kite never found Crossson champion Tomek never was a factor and wound up at 286.
Irwin went into the final round with a two-stroke lead on Edwards and seemed in good shape until Nelford birded Nos. 6, 7 and 9,11. The birdie on the 11th drew Nelford into a tie for the lead with Irwin, who then boyged the 15th when he missed a four-foot putt after flying the green.
South Africans outdistance Foyt Trio wins Daytona marathon easily
By United Press International
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - A trio of South African drivers raced their Porsche March 2,476.8 miles and won the 24 Hours of Daytona road race yesterday, 35 miles ahead of a second-place Porsche Turbo.
Bob Wollek, with Derek Bell, as the third driver.
Sarel Van der Merwe, Tony Martin and Graham Duxbury completed 640 laps in the only around-the-cock road race in the United States, finishing nine laps ahead of the car driven by defending champions A.J. Foyt and
The winning car recorded an average speed of 103.119 mph with the drivers sharing first-prize money of $22,500, plus an undetermined amount of contingency money. The drivers of the second-place car shared $11,500.
Van der Merwe, who is in his second season on the International Motor Sports Association circuit, drove the final hour.
MARTIN AND DUBURY made their debut on the IMSA circuit.
although both are well-known veteran drivers in South Africa.
The South Africans purchased the winning car at the end of last season from IMSA GT driving champion Ali Holbert. It was the car in which Hobert remained co-drove to victory in the IMSA 3-Hour Finale at Dytauma in November.
They didn't do many things wrong and survived one mechanical malfunction that shut off the fuel supply two laps after they took the lead in the seventh hour. It took them more than two hours to regain the lead.
Steamers edge Kansas City on three late goals
By United Press International
MISL victory over the Kansas City Comets.
Kansas City took a 2-1 lead in the third period on Tasso Koutouksou's 19th goal of the season before Jeff Caiatore, Don Ebert and MacEwan scored early in the fourth period for the Steamers, 16-10 and just 10 percentage
points behind the Comets in the race for first place in the Western Division.
Koutsoukos pulled the Comets within one 5:28 into the fourth period with his second goal for Kansas City, 15-9 overall but 3-6 against MISL teams with winning records.
SEATTLE — Tom Chambers grabs a rebound while Dallas' Mark Aguire goes sprawling. Chambers came off the bench and scored 21 points yesterday to lead the Supersonics to a 104-96 victory over the Mavericks. Aguire led all scorers with 37.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Duncan MacEwan's fourth goal of the season capped a string of three fourth-quarter St. Louis goals in a span of 2:17 yesterday to give the Steamers a 4:3
Cleveland trades Toby Harrah to Yanks
By United Press International
after spending most of his 13-year career as a regular.
NEW YORK — Toby Harrah, a four-time All-Star, became a member of the New York Yankees yesterday in a trade that sent relief pitcher George Frazier and outfielder Otis Nixon to the Cleveland Indians.
Other minor league players are also part of the deal and will be named later.
"I have been an admirer of his for several years," said Yankee owner George Steinbrenner. "He is quite a competitor, a quality that I respect."
The deal, which was completed Saturday, became official yesterday when the 35-year-old infielder gave his approval. As a 10-year veteran who had spent the last five seasons with the same club, Harrah had the right to veto the deal but okayed it, even though he is expected to be used in a reserve role
The Yankees would like Harrah to platoon with 40-year old Craig Nettles at third base and to fill in part at shortstop. A lifetime 267 hitter, Harrah hit 266 with nine homers and 53 RBI in 138 games last season but has averaged nearly 14 home runs and 70 RBI for season during his career.
Lendl shows no mercy in beating Noah
By United Press International
TORONTO — Ivan Lendl kept his promise by showing no mercy yesterday in disposing of Frenchman Yannick Noah 6-0, 6-2, 6-4 to claim the $100,000 top prize in a $250,000 special event tennis tournament.
Lendl, ranked No. 1 in the world, had vowed "to go right at Noah and show him no mercy," even though his opponent had suffered back spasms all week. Naoh collected the $60,000 second prize in the eight-man round robin.
Lendl, also 23, advanced the easy way, gaining a bye after his scheduled semifinal opponent. American Jimmy Cain made a case of a pinched nerve in his neck.
Noah, 23, had endured a three-hour, five-set victory over Poland's Wojtek Fibak in Saturday's semifinal to advance to the final. He had said after that match that he considered defaulting because of his back pain.
The 1983 French open champion aided Lendl's cause by getting off to an absylush start — double-faulting twice in the first game of the match.
THE FIFTH-RANKED Noah spent the 90-minute match in a dogged quest for an even break. His Czechoslovakian opponent obliged — by breaking Noah's serve three times in the first set and in the first game of the second.
Lendl blasted 11 aces in the contest; Noah, whose usually blistering serve deserted him until the final set, managed three.
The 6-foot-4 Frenchman, who now calls New York home, finally managed to hold service in the third game of the middle set and celebrated winning his first game by raising his hands in the air and yelling "Yeah, Yannick."
Noah, recently shorn of his Rastafarian dreadlocks, enjoyed some success at the net, but Lendl quickly caught on and halted Noah's advancements by forcing lengthy baseline rallies.
“AFTER HE CAME TO the net a few times I tried to take it away from him,” said Lendl, whose super-ball passing shots repeatedly frustrated Noah.
Naah mounted a brief rally in the Noah set, forcing it to 4-4 before Lendl broke him in the ninth game to go up. Naah won the victory by serving out the match.
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