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the the the the the the the the THE DAILY TELEGRAPH MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1992 31 GOLF Michael Williams sees Lindgren and Johansson master the poor conditions Swedish duo take control as wind blows field away HAD the Murphy'8 English open at The Belfry yesterday Been a yacht comHave taking a Bedraggled Meet torn cans and fraved tempers. THE only Blavers left smiling were the 18B Blavers who decided to sit, this They must have known something. the beginning of this chilly, gale torn third round of intermittent showers there were 27 players under par. At the end of it there were only six, two Swedes now lead the field. Fredrik Lindgren, who had a 74, being caught by Per-Utrik dohansson, who was one of the few to give nothing away against par with a Indeed it is something of an overseas take-over for of these six, players, who are under Mark Roe, who led for a good deal of this eventful day, is British.

He dropped two shots late, had a 75, and dropped back into a share of third place with Silvio Grappasonni. Michael Tate, an ear clamped to the early-morning weather forecast, pity on the players. The official abandoned the champi- tees at Both the 10th and 18th and put everyone off the members tees: Alf8: gether the E8HESe was Feduced By some 380 yards: if Back to less than vards. must have helped but a lot Only players, the Australian. Beter Malley, who won the Scottish Open at Gleneagles in July, Alberto Binaghi, Italy, beat the par of 72, just, by a stroke.

Only three more, Johansson. Robert Lee the American, Jay Townsend, equalled it. More reflective of the very difficult, rather diabolical conditions, was fact that 18 players out of the 78 who had survived Saturday's 36-hole eut failed to break 80. the wooden spoon going to Glenn Ralph, who took 86, 46 of them over the first No one was extravagant enough to take an eight, but even so the eclectic worst ball of the day was 111, an outward score of 6, 5,77, 6, 7, 4, 6, 7 (55) and then an inward 7, 6, 5, 6, 5, 7, 6, 7, 7 (56). The lake that has to be cleared with both the drive and the second shot at the 18th continued to fill up with golf balls.

So did the water in THIRD- ROUND LEADERS (GB and Ire unless stated) 213. P-U Lindgren Johansson (Sweden) 69, (Sweden) 68, 74. 71, 68, 213 8 Grappasonni (Italy) 70, 69, 74; Roe 69, 69, 75. 214 Fernandez (Argentina) 69, 72, 73; Ogle (Australia) 72, 67, 75, 216 -L Tinkler (Australia) 70, 72, 74: Waters 71, 69, 76. 217 A Binaghi (Italy) 73, 73, 71: Chapman 72, 69, 76; Lane 70, 69, 78; Davis (Australia) 67, 72, 78.

218 O'Malley 75, 72, 71; Luna (Spain) 73, 71, 74; Price 72, 69, 77. 219 Lee 75, 72, 72; Townsend (US) 72, 75, 72; Lonard (Australia) 72, 74, 73; Mitchell 75, 71, 73; Way 74, 71, 74; Singh (Fiji) 73, 71, 75; Cali (Italy) 71, 72, 76: Rocca (Italy) 72, 70, 77; McAllister 70, 71, 78. 220 Westner (S Africa) 74, 73, 73; Tinning (Denmark) 76, 71, 73; Robson 75, 72, 73; Claydon 73, 73, 74; Coceres (Argentina) 72, 74, 74; Little 76, 70, 74; Brand 75, 71, 74: Allenby front of the 10tH: enough HOW 18 tempt the BIg from the tee But just as f8 TA886 WH8 to Blay sate: One such was. Colin Mont: who laid HB with an eight iron. his second nicely on to the green and then watched his ball SPIN back into the murky depths.

He took six and was cross. "Stupid pin position, stupid hole, stupid wind, he snorted later, face scarlet. As he had just driven into the water at the 18th to take seven for a 79, his humour had not improved. Yet he still resolutely maintained that his round had not included a single bad shot. But some players managed, especially Johansson.

who had such an outstanding first year as a tournament player in 1991, helping Sweden to win both the and Dunhill Cups as well as the Belgium Open. His form by comparison has been a bit in and out this year but he still knows exactly where he is going and that is to be among the best in the world. At 25 age is on his side and his 34 for the inward half was outstanding since he was out late in the heaviest of the wind. He even had a three at the 18th. Considering he is comer to the leader board, Lindgren held on well, also coming home in 34.

That was fighting stuff for he might well have capsized altogether after going five, six at the eighth and ninth. Roe was going well for 14 holes, sharing the lead. He thought he might get a birdie the 15th when he faced a third shot of only 80 yards. But he pulled the pitch and took six. It was a heavy blow and the three putts he then had at the 16th was, if not the last straw, close to it.

Fredrik SPORT 9 Picture: PHIL BROWN Fredrik Lindgren plays out of a bunker at the eighth GOLF ROUND-UP Stadler repeats CRAIG Stadler, 39, became the first player to repeat a victory in the World Series of Golf when he returned a final-round 70 total of 273 and a shot victory over Corey Pavin here yesterday. The winner here in 1982, Stadler made sure of a 10- year exemption on the PGA Tour and a cheque for $252.000 (£130,000) with a birdie four at the 625-yard 16th hole and a 10ft par-saving putt at the 18th. Irishman Christy 0'con: DOE IDE had a three over par 73 in his Anal round to Anish al 386, the six over Level par al been in line for a top 10 finish but Bogeys at the lath. 17th and 1.8th put paid his chances of an exemption into next week's Milwaukee Open. WORLD SERIES OF GOLF (Akron.

Ohio, US unless stated) Leading scores after final rd: 273 Stadler 69, 65. 69. 70. 274 Pavin 69, 69. 65.

275 Couples 67, 70. 70.68 By a Special Correspondent In Akron, Ohio The Amateur Championship, the jewel in the crown of unpaid game, returns to an area badly in need of such gems when the first two rounds strokeplay qualifying commence today at Carnoustie and Panmure, writes Alex Spink. Not since 1975, when Tom Watson won the last of the five Open Championships to be staged there, has Carnoustie played host to a tour: nament of such stature: the intervening years, a lack of suitable hotel accom: modation has counted against the site of Ben Hogan's only Open appearance. The course is more daunt: ing than ever. At 7.235 yards off the Hogan tees it is long, and the degree of difficulty is underlined by a standard scratch set at 75, to the par of 71.

Here, Gary Wolstenholme will attempt to BOWLS Norfolk dominate national scene By Donald NORFOLK emerged as England's top bowling county on Saturday with national championship victories in both association and federation codes. They captured the Nat West Middleton Cup at Worthing after victories over Buckinghamshire and Cornwall, while at Skegness their teams won the Nat West Adams Trophy, blue riband of the federation game, and the Newton Trophy, the other team competition. After a comprehensive 140-109 Middleton Cup semifinal win over Buckinghamshire, Norfolk from a 24-shot deficit against Cornwall, who had shown their mettle in their 117-115 semi-final over Nottinghamshire earlier in the day. Norfolk's 120-112 victory in the final owed much to the Newby inspired form of a rink comprising John Ottaway, Roger Guy, Brian Howes and lain Daines. They won 10 of their last 11 ends to crush Cornwall's four led by former national singles champion Richard Bray by 27-11.

Leading their fightback had been fours in charge of England skip David Ward, who finished with a four and a single after struggling throughout against Cornwall's Barry Tippett, and those of Brian Taylor and Mervyn King. In Norfolk's semi final against Buckinghamshire, King and his colleagues, Peter Webb, Wilf Graver and Richard Haydon, the foundation of success with a runaway 35-10 victory over the Tony Jenkins four. Details P30 Suffolk women triumph NORFOLK, winners of the EBA's Middleton Cup, also both Men's English Bowling Federation Nat West team titles at Skegness, beating Durham 178-171 in the Adams Trophy final and holders Nottinghamshire 162-156 in the Newton Trophy. Suffolk won the Women's NatWest Donald Steward intercounty trophy, well as two individual titles. Harry Topple and Peter Benneworth, of Bull Motors, took the men's pairs, and Barbara Saywack and Jimmy Summons, of Kessingland, the mixed pairs.

Christine Gowshall, of Humberside, recovered from 8-18 to beat Birtley's Eva Hind 21-19 in the fourbowl final. Derbyshire's Gary Shepperson lost 21-20 to Peterborough's Nigel Eagle in the final and 21-19 Brian Christie of Cleethorpes in the four-bowl event. Five-times winners England, the reigning champions, were left with the Women's Junior International Championship wooden spoon after losing to Scotland, the new title-holders, and Wales on Saturday and seeing their final match with Ireland abandoned because rain at Llandrindod Wells. EQUESTRIANISM Whitaker class shines through in tough Derby By Alan Smith MICHAEL WHITAKER and for Whitaker. Although the Henderson Monsanta did horse according A to the Best in the testing B9JA years WHE 28 clinch tHE SUR faker said Monsanta'8 IFISH Ent Derby for the passport had him at BAI 1B.

SEFARA year af 18 ARE 18 Fide RIm any more vesterday: SHIPS, BUT A RARE F8 BRINE Twelve months ago Whi: him Back here for the next taker and Lady. Harris's year ortwo" Monsanta won with the only Under the circumstances faultless score no substitute for others were only marginally experience, and the three behind but this time a who shared second place, four -fault round, at the 13th Michael's brother, John. on of 16 fences, was good Henderson Gammon, Joe enough. Turi on Vital, and Nelson was a masterpiece of rid- Pessoa on Lore Piana ing, especially when Mon- Vivaldi, are all previous santa dropped to the bottom Derby winners. of the 10ft Gin Derby Bank, Vital scored here two years and Whitaker had to make a ago, while both Gammon and rapid adjustment to the Vivaldi have won in Hamupright just beyond it.

burg All three finished on Whitaker, who has now eight faults. earned three Derby victories, After days of torrential said: "He knows what is com- rain though it stayed dry ing here, and set himself throughout the competition for The Yorkshireman the normally pristine turf was being over-modest, but in Hickstead's main arena this was a superb partnership looked more like a ploughed performance. field even before the Derby They sailed over it, began. scraped through the Devil's Although two fences, Dyke still faultless, though including the middle of the Monsanta showed signs of difficult Devil's Dyke, were impatience as he neared the reduced in size and the time end of the three-quarter-mile limit was extended from course. 3 min to 3 min 26 sec, eight of Whitaker said he knew the 42 field were scratched, Monsanta was getting tired and 15 failed to finish.

when he took a pull after the Nick Skelton, who started water to get him right for the by officially retiring Apollo, next effort. "'He came right on whom he won in 1988 and back to me. Normally he'd 1989, ended in some pain still be pulling a bithe when Everest Limited this going fences tion, who had jumped so well were six to nine inches big- down the Bank and through ger than they looked and, the Dyke, tripped, landing though he was really fit, over the water. They came was glad we didn't have to go down and Limited Edition again. This took more out of kicked Skelton in the back.

him than the Barcelona Last year's runner- -up, Olympics." Tina Cassan, came off on top They hit the 13th, an open of the Bank when Treffer, ditch, and then all but came who had only half a time fault after leaping the last in 1991, was eager until when, said Whitaker, "he he came to the edge of the landed in a hole up to his Bank, and stopped suddenly. SILK CUT DERBY (Hickstead, £35,000 first 1, Lady Harris's Henderson Monsanta (M prize brought Monsanta's Whitaker); Whitaker): 2, Barr's Pessoa's Loro Henderson Piana Gammon Vivaldi winnings to around £450,000 (Braz), Bullman's Vital (J Turi), HORSE TRIALS (Australia) 75, 70, 75; Clark 73, 71, 76; Winchester 75, 66, 79; Broadhurst 69, A Murray 70, 70, 80. 221 Curry 74, 73, 74; Davis 72, 75, 74; 8 Field 75, 72, 74; M. Lanner (Sweden) 75, 71. 75; Haeggman 70, 76, 75; Trimble (Australa) 74, 71.

76; A Hunter 73, 72, 76; Hallberg (Sweden) 72, 72, 77; Parnevik (Sweden) 73, 71, 77: Rutledge (Canada) 74, 70, 77: Mason 75, 68, 78; Montgomerie 71, 71, 79. 222. Bland (S Africa) 72, 75, 75; Rystrom (Sweden) 69, 78, 75; Jones 72, 74, 76; Robinson 74, 72, 76; Gallacher 74, 71, 77. 223. -I Palmer (S Africa) 76, 71, 76; McLean 71, 73, 79; Williams 72.

71, 80; Bennett 71, 70, 82. 224 Torrance 75, 72, 77; Van de Velde (France) 71, 76, 77; Hamill 73, 73, 78; Levet (France) 74, 71, 79. 225 Willison 75, 72, 78; A Sorensen (Denmark) 74, 72, 79; Levenson (S Africa) 75, 71, 79. WOMEN'S GOLF Alfredsson's model win HELEN Alfredsson, a -former model who turned to golf as a career on the grounds that she preferred to be judged on she played rather than how looked, had a closing 69 to win the IBM Ladies' Open at Haninge by two shots from the former US Open champion, Lotta Neumann. Her 278 tally was a little matter of 14 under par.

Before yesterday, the feelHaninge was that Neu: mann was still Sweden's star performer. By last night, the cogniscenti were suggesting that Alfredsson, after her second win In 1992. had over: taken her Five Swedes, 806 pt them an amateur. Anished in the 18B on a final day watched by 8.000. As for Malin Lande: bag.

this enterprising soul finished uncharacteristically far down the but picked up her through paintings selling in the own exhibition area. By Lewine Mair In Stockholm Without doubt, the Swedes are more fun to watch than their male counterparts. Alfredsson herself is among those to have furnished the explanation. While Swedish men are apparently expected to stay strong and silent, the women are allowed to show their emotions, as the 27-year-old Alfredsson is known, has a temper. When, for example, a child wailed as she stood to a tee shot at the 18th on Bat: urday.

the words which escaped her lips were hardly of The milk of human kindness: Again, when she missed a three footer, at the eighth yesterday, she crashed her putter into the toe of her golf shoe. Not once, but twice. The crowd tutted, but they were back cheering at the next when their lively heroine holed from 15ft for the EUROPEAN SOCCER Platt the latest on trial at Juventus By Graham Turner IN EXCHANGE for riches, David Platt faces the toughest challenge of his career Juventus. He is not an automatic first-team choice and the lack of league honours since 1986 has worn patience so thin that the England midfielder is the 11th foreign player hired in the last five seasons. The longevity record belongs to Danish striker Michael Laudrup.

After scoring 16 goals between 1985 and 1989 he left for Barcelona embittered by over-defensive tactics. The others have been transient and uncomfortable passengers at the club serviced by Fiat. Ian Rush and the Soviet pair of Alexandr Zavarov and Sergei Aleinikov were traded in after the 1989- 90 season, as was Stefan Reuter, sold to Borussia Dortmund this summer. Portugal's Rui Barros lasted two years, as did Thomas Deemed a failure, the German midfielder has been sold to Roma and replaced by Andy European Championship campaign was vastly less impressive than Messrs and Platt thus join central defenders Jurgen Kohler and Julio Cesar in a battle for three foreign places. The Brazilian, signed from Montpellier in 1990, was left out by coach Giovanni Trapattoni to accommodate Platt against Fidelis Andria in the Italian Cup.

Platt performed well in Ju- during his third-round 74 birdie which took her to turn in a three-under-par 33. On her homeward journey, when she was always aware of the advancing Neumann, Alfredsson had six straight pars before holing from 15ft for a resounding two at the short 16th. Helen Wadsworth's revamped swing was not quite ready for the pressures of playing in the top match and she complained of old faults surfacing. As for Laura Davies, who Anished with a share of third, bad to wait too long for her Arst Birdie to Be a real threat: IBM LADIES OPEN (Sweden Neumann. Sweden Sweden 69.

70 John: 69. (Sweden) 289 Sweden 72, 72, Panton-Lewis 75. 72. 69, 73: de Lorenzi (France) 72. 70.

73. 74. worth 71. 70. 69.

79. 290 Barnard 72, 73. Stewart 75. 72. 73.

291 Soules (France) 71. 14, 74. 292 Dassu (Italy) 73. 72, 75, 12. 293 Dibnah (Australia) ICE HOCKEY Kings get a nasty surprise By Paul Newman KEN TAGGART, the Milton Keynes rink manager, describes the Kings' new coach, Don Depoe, as "nasty" adds: 'We need someone hiked him to kick butts.

Mike Sirant, our former coach, was more of a teacher than a motivator. They tend to be too Well, some Milton Keynes may need some treatment from a firm boot. The Kings lost their Benson Hedges Cup preliminaryround tie against Romford Raiders over two legs, their 8-6 home defeat on Saturday being followed up by a 6-5 deficit in Essex last night. It was the continuation of a close rivalry between the two First Division teams which saw Romford pip Milton Keynes for a promotion playoff place by one point last season. Milton Keynes were handicapped by an injury to Canadian Patrick Scott, last year's leading scorer.

He was concussed in a collision early in the first leg and played on despite not being able to see out of his left eye. Elsewhere, newly- promoted Sheffield's first game at a higher level ended in a 7-5 home defeat by Telford in front of a 5,400 crowd last night. The second leg is tonight. Basingstoke comfortably defeated Swindon over two legs. BENSON HEDGES CUP, Preliminary Saturday: Basingstoke 13, Swindon Medway 9, Lee Valley 8 Milton Keynes 6, Romford 8.

Sunday: Romford 6, Milton Keynes 5 Swindon 6, Basingstoke 9 Sheffield 5, Telford 7 Lee Valley 6, Medway 7. victory become the sixth player to defend successfully the blue riband title. The field of 288, drawn from 13 countries, includes three former champions Peter McEvoy, Rolf and Garth McGimpsey but, sadly, no representative from Sweden, the world champions. Welshman Brian Huggett won the inaugural £50,000 Northern Electric Seniors title at Staley Hall. Newcasthe yesterday after a play-off with David Jimenez, of the United States: Husself sank a 19N BHI al the 18th to force the play of and his superb three: second shot to at the same hole set up a win; ning par after Timinez had missed from 30ft.

NORTHERN ELECTRIC SENIORS' CH SHIP (Newcastle) Leading final scores (GB unless stared): 224 Huggett 75. 74. 75. Jiminez (US) 73. 73.

(Huggett won play -off at 1st extra hole) 225 Horton 79. 74, 72 226 Murphy (Ireland) 75, 79. 72 228 Waites 76. 74, 78. A Grubb 81.

73. 74. ATHLETICS Young eyes Jackson's record By Ken Mays KEVIN YOUNG, the Olympic 400 metres hurdles champion, could set his second world record of the year in the Pearl Assurance-sponsored Les Jones Memorial meeting at Belfast today. Young, a Los Angeles sociology student, launches an assault on the Colin Jackson's 200m hurdles mark of 22.63sec. As a mark of respect for the British team manager who died at the European indoor championships in February, Young, who commands at least around £10,000 per meeting, competes for nothing.

His appearance money, along with the fees of leading athletes from over 20 countries, will be donated to the Les Jones Trust fund. Jackson competes in his main event, the 110m hurdles while Kriss Akabusi runs the 200m. Linford Christie competes at 100m and Kenya's William Tanui, the Olympic 800m champion, runs in the Les Jones Mile. Birchfield Harriers and Edinburgh Woollen Mills battled supremacy in the final of fore Daily Telegraph UK Women's Second Division match at Birmingham. Edinburgh won with 308 points to Birchfield's 298.

Croydon finished third with 270 and Shaftesbury fourth with 233. Edinburgh and Birchfield are promoted, while Hull and Hounslow, who finished fifth and sixth, go Details dow-30 Tait triumphs as rival Stark fades By Judith Draper OLYMPIC bronze medallist ting in the British- AusBlyth Tait, riding Tempo, led tralian, Richard Mitton, on from start to finish to win the Rothesay Bay, who finished Blair Castle International on his dressage score of 58.2. Horse Trials in Perthshire. Ann Hardaway, from the Overcoming the difficult United States, took third ground conditions, which place on The Frenchman It. very holding follow- George Bowman is well became on ing several hours of torren- his way to winning his 15th tial rain, he yesterday's jumped a cleat national horse driving title Found in nuish final after vesterday performing on show his jumping dressage test score to of 18 8.

the tastest cross- country This gave the New round Alwen Hatindsor, ahead el Zealander to overtake Britain's Mary BLAIR CASTLE Section: 1. HORSE a TRIALS Thomson in the FEr World say Bay 58 2. Hardaway's Route The Three- Event rankings. Frenchman 58.4. Nat Section: 1.

Tan Stark, Tail's great Van Geest's 60.6: The wall 59 4. rival, breathing down his Clockwork Tucker's Mouse Torrio 61 6. Teams: 1. pakden Scotland throughout the event, 250 4. 2.

England 272 B. 3. Wales 324.6: 4. finally eased the pressure by Zealand 327:4 having two fences down on LEXUS NAT' HORSE DRIVING Stanwick CH'SHIPS Bowman 117.9. Leaders 2.

A (alter Holder marathon): 137.3. 3. Stark slipped to fourth, let- Woods 158. 4. Saunders 160.9 WOMEN'S HOCKEY England struggle to take chances By Cathy Harris ventus' 4-0 win, but may Wednesday's return match league opener in Cagliari.

Against Andria, Trapattoni blooded defender Moreno Torricelli, 22, newly: signed from regional side Caratese. "'Trap' may not be as adventurous against stiffer opposition and the Juventus president, Gianni Agnelli, has already marked a few cards by stating: "I suspect we may see Platt home games this A goal by Jorginho and two by Labbadia allowed Bayern Munich to consolidate their lead in the German Bundesliga with a 3-1 win over Dynamo Dresden. In France, Ginola and Fournier scored for Paris St Germain, who maintained their 100 per cent record with a 2-0 win over Caen, but the evening was blemished when skinhead gangs overturned cars, broke windows and attacked passers-by. Defending champions Marseille had defender Eydelie sent off in Lyon but salvaged a point via Boli's 90thminute goal. Bruce Grobbelaar's Zimbabwe beat Mauritius 1-0 to maintain a 100 per cent in the qualifying group for the African Nations Cup.

The biggest surprise of yesterday's games was Sierra Leone's 1-0 victory over Algeria, which led to allnight parties in the capital, Freetown, and the declaration of a public holiday today. GOALS were at a premium on the opening day of the European Under-21 Cup with no side particularly impressive in front of goal at Cramond, Edinburgh, yesterday. England made a winning start when they outplayed France to win 2-0, but it most unsatisfactory scoreline in a match in which they completely outplayed their opponents but failed abysmally to capitalise on numerous scoring opportunities, including corners. Coach Lynne Robinson admitted after the game that she was relieved to finish with a 2-0 victory. She said: "'The first game of a tournament is never easy, particularly with a young squad, but the players were probably over-anxious and didn't take their chances." Chelmsford strikers, Tracy Willmore and Jo Green, were on target for England.

Willmore hammered England ahead in the 14th minute after being released by Lucy Cope. Green scored the second two minutes from time after constructive play by Fiona Lee and Nina Jones. Scotland staged a superb recovery against Ireland after going behind to goals by Claire Samways and Miriam Daly to draw 2-2. A penalty by Val Neil and a brilliant late equaliser by Rhona Simpson helped the home team to snatch a point. EUROPEAN U-21 CH'SHIP Pool England 2, France 0 Spain 1, Unified Team 0.

Pool Scotland 2, Ireland 2 Holland 2, Germany 1. MEN'S HOCKEY Walker's path forward ENGLAND failed to win a medal in the European Under-21 Championship in Vught, Holland, but manager Alan Walker believes there are hopeful signs for the Junior World Cup in Spain in September 1993, writes Chris Moore. "Fourteen of the 16 players we took to Vught will still be eligible next year," he said. "That gives us time to gain the maturity we lacked in the European event." England were outclassed by Germany in the bronze medal match on Saturday, losing 7-1 to a side which included four Olympic gold medallists. England's consolation goal came from Rowan Davis in the 18th minute.

Scotland also qualified for the finals by beating Wales 3-0 with goals from Richard Freeland. (2) and Simon Balchin. EUROPEAN U-21 CM'SHIP (Vught) Places: Switzerland 3, Czechoslovakia 1. Places: Scotland 3, Wales 0. Places: Germany 7.

England 1. Final: Holland 2, Spain 2 (Holland won 4-2 on pens)..