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H8M0B B MM Mmii ' ' Nicklaus silences critics with win in British Open By Neil Amdur vived prequalifying, heightened the in a long birdie putt at the 15th and went Crenshaw was in and out of the race, N.Y. Times Service drama and seemed to ignite the com- on to a one-stro- ke victory. Here we go first losing three strokes on the first 10 petitive fires in Nicklaus. again, Nicklaus thought. holes and then rallying with birdies on ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - It was a Owen finished with a final round 71 "I didn't think he knew the course as the last three to finish with a 71 . "horse race," just as Tom Watson had and 283. bunched with Ray Floyd, Tom well as I did," continued Nicklaus, who Neither Kite nor Floyd was satisfied figured. Except that the two golfers Kite and Ben Crenshaw. had two-putt- ed the 10th, 13th and 15th with his final round. Kite shot 70 but who wound up going head-to-he-ad for Ten golfers started the final 18 holes and shook his head in frustration when could not muster a birdie over the last the 107th British Open championship only two strokes apart. But the focus a 25-fo-ot birdie putt lipped the 11th hole. seven holes. Birdie putts flowed from Saturday were Jack Nicklaus and shifted to Nicklaus and Owen, who were "My mind flashed back to last year, Floyd on the back nine on the 10th, Simon Owen. Yes, Simon Owen. playing as the next-to-la-st twosome, and I said, 'he's going to have to earn 11th, 14th, 15th and a 12-foo- ter at 18 that Proving once again that he could when Nicklaus took a one-stro- ke lead on it.'" brought h m home with a 31, yet totally respond to a pressure situation, the field with a five-fo- ot birdie putt at Owen, who has played only two pro frustrated. Where were the putts in the Nicklaus won his third title and second the 12th hole. tournaments in the United States, is a first three rounds, he wondered? "I over the Old Course of the Royal and However, Owen seemed to draw long hitter. Seemingly energized by his can't find an adjective to really Ancient Golf Club, with a three-under-p- ar inspiration from the large gallery and string of birdies, he outdrove Nicklaus describe the way I have putted," Floyd final round of 69 and a 72-ho- le total perhaps from watching Nicklaus by 30 yards at the 16th but played his said despite a 68 for the day. of 281. seven under par. His margin of analyze a course, affectionately dubbed second shot, an iron, too aggressively, Oosterhuis, without a victory in four victory was two strokes. "The Old Lady," that he had" courted overhit the green and took a bogey. years and seeking to become only the

9-ir- and conquered eight years ago. In Nicklaus used a 3-w-ood off the tee, a on second Briton in 172 years to win the championship This tournament amazing fashion, using a driver off to within six feet of the flag and national championship, shot a 73 to should silence suggestions that golf's almost every tee and putting then sunk a birdie putt that put him finish sixth at 284. One stroke farther leading career money winner, without a aggressively, Owen strung together back in front for good. back were 's Isao Aoki, who held major title to his credit over the last birdie putts of 18 feet on the 9th hole, 10 or shared the lead for the first two three years, had been losing his golden "He didn't back off the Old Course." feet on the 10th and three feet on the rounds; American John Scroeder; touch. It was the best he had played Nicklaus said, in tribute to Owen, who 12th. Briton Nick Faldo; and Australian Bob to stroke to Nicklaus from tee green in a big tournament, also lost another Shearer. 38-year-- old Nicklaus af- When he chipped in from 50 feet on with a bogey the 17th hole. "He the said at Nicklaus was prouder of the way he the 15th, to roaring applause, Owen way. nothing terward. charged it all the There's played Saturday than of the ?25,000 "first suddenly found himself one stroke wrong got to get with that, but you've prize. Although he won the Inverrary "I feel like I'm a better player now of Nicklaus. Who was Simon ahead burned sooner or later." Classic and Tournament Players than I've ever been," he added. The Owen anyway? spectators wondered as week-lon- g strewn Championship with lower scores earlier preparations that Nicklaus gathered up periscopes and Ashes of frustration were they their this year, Saturday's victory was made for this championship, adjusting sweaters and rushed for better viewing about the Old Course like heather mostly by Watson. The achieved with a combination of solid Jack Nicklaus hugs "The Open Championship Trophy" a to variations in wind, pin placements positions at the 16th hole. Saturday, after and the countless hidden bunkers, were defending champion, who had started drives and superb irons. blazing finish powered him to first place in the 107th British Open. crucial during Saturday's stretch drive. Nicklaus, who hadn't met Owen until the day tied for the lead with Peter "I won this tournament without a The win was Nicklaus' first major victory in the last years. No. putter for most of he three The surprisingly strong performance they shook hands at the first tee, was Oosterhuis, allowed bogeys at holes the tournament," three-under-p- ar He shot a 69 to finish at seven-und- er 283. 27-year-- Four by the old Owen, an unknown asking himself other questions, like last 4, 5, 6 and 7 to shatter his concentration. said, alluding to his second round of 72 two-putt- ed golfers two New Zealander who had barely sur-- year at Turnberry when Watson rolled He finished with a 76 and 287. when he every green. tied for second, shots back.

ffl H University jM f , f ) nearing deal 13 '-- -- '- -,- - -- .. ?V:--1- - Rogelio V. wasn't worried about -- By Solis "I because - ,. . ; -1 c. -: 'Vjj "i . , . ".; " ? 4v. ,wl'i1 ' ': Missourian sports writer I played that hole so lousy all week I broadcasts long. But on 14 1 was disappointed that j on Barbara Berkmeyer had just lost to I missed the putt. I thought that was j By Kelly Xiamen Lynn Ralston Saturday in the the turning point of the match for me j and Dave Bukovich semifinals of the Women's Missouri because I thought if I could make that j . :.;.:ir?w;-'Jtroii:;:!:iri.S- ;. 'i-.-J- Z:,. :.:?.-'- -- ',-- Missourian sports writers s v:awwv?v-":-;sJi1r&!iA- r a -- & .. ' Golf Association Amateur Tour- putt I could get the drive going. j nament at the Country Club of "My putting was failing me," she j Missouri Athletic Director Dave Hart Missouri, but she didn't seem too said. "I knew I had to go to an is close to reaching an agreement on a disappointed. alternate plan and it didn't pan out." broadcast contract that would create "I played well," she said. "I think Asked what the plan was, Berk- additional revenue for the Athletic t - - Tm'iJZ NtbO --I - - J'"" " - T - - iw.. .r i I i . i .- - y Vi C ' ,,'3r -- - V jw 1 there's always a sense that you want meyer laughed and said "survival Department and expand coverage of to continue showing people ycu can do and I didn't survive." basketball games. it, but I have nothing to be ashamed The four-tim- e winner praised her Hart said Saturday that broadcast of. I played three good days of golf. opponent by saying Ralston played "exeptionally coverage of Missouri football and ,- ... feel badly. I played a well" and calling her -.- have -- "I don't :.V.-..r- . ' .-- --- V ' ' Y -.: is "not what a university of f4Tl. ,w. 1 lot worse won. not really the favorite in the finals. basketball '-.- ij ,? and I'm that " : -- y - .'-?--.- ' " - - " : .'.--- A S-."-- V:-'- '" . - ""-- this size and stature should be capable 'V ' , ?..' ". .rs.,'.''f - . .' " :" disappointed at all," a tired Berk- Ralston, a junior at Stephens -f- College of getting." - . -- :: - &; - meyer said. from Marceline, appeared v-- "J.i-r-- ;.. , .. .1 Previously, the University received vJz? "v ,...- Berkmeyer, who was defeated by nervous and irritable throughout the

1-- up, match. no compensation from St. Louis -- !' - .- - .- Ralston said it was the difficulty radio .-- ;' - V- - I -A--:. .:,:'- g f . - - J station KMOX for broadcasting rights 4'Si''-- '; ' of her previous matches that brought "I was very nervous about playing to M.U. football games. In Hart's about her defeat. Barbara Berkmeyer. She's a very opinion, the station also failed to "I think the key to it was that I've good player and I was uptight. My promote the broadcasts vigorously had two rough matches before this swing was very fast. I just scuffed them," Ralston enough. "" """ one and I've really been working very said. "We're looking for a total package, -l- illtev---"::""" hard the last two days to the ball Looking forward to her opposition in including money to the University and well," Berkmeyer said. "It's pretty the finals (Joyce Mahoney of improving the football and basketball hard to do it three days in a row." Springfield, a winner over Linda coverage," he said. Usually an agressive golfer, the Finders of St. Charles, 4 and 3), The proposed package calls for state University curator changed her Ralston admitted that her own network coverage of basketball games. 'Sa' playing style for Saturday's match. powerful drive is a favorable factor, Hart's "total" control over the selec- "I was always waiting for her to but she said, "She (Mahoney) is very tion of announcers and no pre-empti- on make a mistake and I hate to play golf good around the greens." of football coverage by conflicting that way and I ended up playing that "Her putter has always been hot, sports events. way. I usually like to force a person to never one to concede a hole until Hart said that St. Louis radio station make mistakes, but I couldn't make you're in the hole because she'll knock KSD is the leading candidate for net- enough putts ahead of her. I had to in anything. I would never give up work feeder under such a plan. wait for her to miss one and that's a anything. She's a good player." Before making his decision, terrible way to play match play. You The first round of the 36-ho-le however. Hart said he would to talk to have to be the agressor and I just championship match begins at 8:30 KMOX Vice President and General RogriioV.Sdis couldn't make the putts to be a.m. today and the second 18 holes Bob Hyland and '"give them Barbara Berkmeyer, a four-tim- e champion of 11th hole Saturday the Country Club of agressive I guess." begins at 1:30 p.m. Championship C at one last chance. If he Hyland) doesn't Having been down by as many flight consolation 8 1-- as play starts at a.m. Missouri up KSD's offer, then the Women's Amateur Association Missouri. Ralston defeated Berkmeyer to 18 better that's it." three holes on the front nine, Berk- and is holes. Flights A through I g Hart said that the proposed contract tournament, and her caddie, Fred Copeland, advance to today's finals. meyer drew even at the 10th hole only championship matches were played E is for one year. After that time, both watch as Lynn Ralston taps in her putt on the to go down by one at the 13th. Saturday. I Kansas City and St. Louis stations will be free to bid for the network flagship position. Hart said he was surprised at the low quality of past broadcast coverage of M.U. athletics. Particularly upsetting, was of he said, the lack promotion by From our wire services Poquette which Yankee first Fisk came home from second on an waukee Larry Hisle's two-ru- n homer KMOX for the football broadcasts. He AsmeficaM ILesagis Chris Chambliss wildly baseman threw infield hit by Scott. in the first and Don Money's solo also criticized KMOX's policy of two-ru- Left-hand- n 1-- Darrell Porter's and to the plate and third baeman Graig er Bill Lee went 8 3 in- shot in the sixth supported five-h- it moving Missouri football broadcasts to three-ru- n 7--7, the Pete LaCock's homer backed starter and loser Ed Figueroa, for throwing 10-- 3. Nettles' . nings to improve to his record to pitching of Lary Sorensen in its FM station when Cardinals baseball the eight-hi- t pitching of Dennis Leonard two runs in the first inning when George the games were on AM. Brewers' win over the White Sox. Saturday night, leading the Kansas City Brett and Hal McRae singled, Amos BOSTON 5, MINNESOTA 4 at Boston OAKLAND 3, TORONTO 2 at Oak- He also said was common 8-- one-o- ut it practice Royals to an 2 victory over the Otis drew a walk and Porter rapped a home land Dave Revering homered with for radio stations to pay universities for Yankees in New York. doubled in two runs. LaCock hit his in the sixth and Bob Bailey and George two out in the bottom of the ninth inning BALTIMORE 8, TEXAS 7 at Balti- broadcast privileges. 10-1- 1, back-to-bac- Leonard, retired the first 10 fourth of the season in the Scott added k shots in the to power the A's over the Blue Jays. more Texas shortstop Jim Mason Hart said that network of stations on 35 Yankees pitches before Willie second inning after Figueroa hit Fred fourth to power the Red Sox past the Toronto tied the score in the eighth on booted a two-o- ut seventh-innin- g televising delayed coverage of Missouri back-to-bac- Randolph singled in the fourth inning. Patek with a pitch and walked Frank Twins. k doubles by and grounder and then threw the ball away, football on Saturday nights will not be He did not walk a batter and struck out White. Yastrzemski's homer, his 10th, came Roy Howell plus a single by allowing Baltimore's Larry Harlow to affected. 2--2, eight in hurling his 11th complete game Kansas City collected three more off loser Darrell Jackson, and and a sacrifice fly by . score from second base and lift the said that a final decision should 3-- Hart of the season. runs in the fith on singles by Porter and snapped a 3 tie. The Red Sox added an Orioles over the Rangers by Wednesday. in the first be made The Royals victimized New Clint Hurdle, a sacrifice bunt by Tom twi-nig- ht double-heade- York insurance in the eighth when Carlton MILWAUKEE 3, CHICAGO 1 at Mil game of a r. Dodgers RBI singles leave Cardinals feeling blue ' From oar wire services at Pittsburgh A bunt single by Rob Rader with two out in the eighth inning, a single by Warren Cromartie, first-innin- ILeagsae and his streak to 28 with a g single ratiiaaB Andrews scored Larry Herndon with lifting the Cubs and reliever Bruce Perez scored on the play on a fielding to center. Ron Cey and Dusty Baker singled one out in 11th inning to squeeze the Sutter over the Padres. error by Jose Cruz. home runs in the sixth inning Saturday the seventh. The only Cardinals' run Giants past the Pirates. Dodgers a ATLANTA 3, PHILADELPHIA 2 at night to give the Los Angeles also came in the sixth. Jerry Morales game-winn- er Andrews came after 8, HOUSTON 0 at CINCINNATI 7, NEW YORK 5 at Cin- Atlanta and Bob 2-- 1 triumph over the Cardinals in St. back-to-bac- tripled and scored on a throwing error Herndon and Jack Clark hit k Montreal Tony Perez drove in the two-ru- n cinnati Joe Morgan's single Horner hit home runs and Atlanta -- Louis. by shortstop Bill Russell. first-inni- ng singles with one out off Pirate first two runs with a double in the seventh inning helped the Reds to turned over its first play in nine 9-- 9, With two out in the sixth, Steve left-hand- er The loser was Bob Forsch, who nd reliever Ed Whitson. The winning and Woodie Fryman hurled a come-from-behi- victory over the years to help the Braves edge the doubled, and Cey singled him six-hitt- Garvey allowed both runs on only four hits. He safety squeeze bunt went just to the a er as the Expos defeated tlr Mets. Phillies. second on the throw to the pinch-hitt- er in, taking was lifted for a in the right of the 's mound but Astros. Cincinnati's offense revived The lashed an RBI single after triple play took place in the plate. Baker then seventh and Mark Littell finished up. Whitson, who slipped and fell down, hit his 14th home run Mets' starter Craig Swan was forced to seventh 2-- after Greg Luzinski and Richie to left to put the Dodgers ahead 0. With the win, Dodgers remained the was unable to field the ball and of the season and added an RBI triple to leave the game after being hit in the Hebner had reached on walks. The next front-runnin- victory only g 4-- The Dodgers' was their three games behind the everyone was safe. back Fryman, 7, in his second com- hand in the fifth inning. Swan was hitter, nine taken Jose Cardenal, hit a grounder to against St. Louis in meetings in the Western X-ra- ys third plete game since rejoining the Expos to the hospital where showed Braves' Horner who this season; Division. CHICAGO 3, SAN DIEGO 1 at from the Chicago Cubs on June 9. that no bones were broken. stepped on 10-- 4, the bag and threw the ball Winner Doug Rau, allowed six Cross' single The Expos followed the two-ru- n Chicago Greg pinch Pete Rose set a new club record for around the horn to complete the inning-endin- g hits before yielding to Terry Forster in SAN FRANCISCO 6, PITTSBURGH 5 scored both Ivan DeJesus and Dave double by Perez in the first inning with hitting in consecutive games, extending play.