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S16 MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1994 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH HONDA OPEN Allenby hits par to edge Jimenez in play-off By Richard James FAST- rising Australian RobAllenby overcame Spain's Miguel Jimenez at the third play -off hole to score his first European victory after they had tied with 12-under par scores in the Honda Open Kaden yesterday. The 22-year-old from Melbourne, whose father was a club professional in Leeds before emigrating 30 years ago, shot 69 to Jimenez's 70 and took the title and the £83,330 prize with a par four when they played the 18th hole for the fourth time during the day. Jimenez, winner of Belgian Open two years ago, was in two bunkers and missed a 5ft putt. Allenby, a winner three times in Australia where he topped the Order of Merit in and runner-up in the 1992 Scandinavian Masters to Nick Faldo and the 1993 German Open to Bernhard Langer, fluffed a chip to bogey the short 16th, but then almost pitched in to birdie the long 17th and force a tie. Fellow Australian Rodger Davis shot 68 for third place on 278 and Britain's David Gilford 71 for 279.

Scot Andrew Coltart, one behind overnight leader Rus- in Hamburg sell Claydon, who record a followed? slipped to a 73 to end on 280 with compatriot Paul Lawrie (69). Langer. after finished on the a spritely six-birdie 66, then joined Colin Montgomerie (71-283) and Ian Woosnam (73-286) on a private flight to Pittsburgh to prepare for Thursday's start to the US Open. HONDA OPEN (Gut Kaden, Hamburg) Leading final scores (GB Ireland unless stated): 276-R Allenby (Australia) 72, 67, 68, 69; -A Jimenez (Spain) 70, 71, 65, 70 (Allenby bt Jimenez at 3rd extra hole of playoff). 278-R Davis (Australia) 66, 68, 76, 68.

279-D Gilford 70, 70, 68, 71. 280-B Langer (Germany) 70, 72, 72, 66; Hjertstedt (Sweden) 69, 71, 73, 67; Lawrie 68, 71, 72, 69; A Coltart 69, 69, 69, 73. 281. -B Lane 73, 72, 70, 66; Hospital (Spain) 69, 72, 73, 67; Grappasonni (Italy) 68, 74, 70, 69; Tinning (Denmark) 75, 67, 68, 71; A Hare 73, 70, 68, 70; Field 71, 69, 68, 73; Claydon 73, 70, 63, 75. 282-A Gillner (Sweden) 74, 69, 74, 65; Harwood (Australia) 73, 71, 69, 69; Palmer (S Africa) 71, 71, 70, 70; Mason 71, 69, 72, 70.

283-C Montgomerie 69, 69, 74, 71; Tunnicliff 74, 69, 71, 69; Lee 72, 71, 71, 69; Fulke (Sweden) 70, 71, 71, 71; Gronberg (Sweden) 73. 70, 69, 71. 284 Quiros (Spain) 72, 72, 71, 69; Moloney (Australia) 71, 72, 71, 70; Broadhurst 69, 69, 72, 74. 285 Mouland 73, 71, 72, 69; Robinson 73, 71, 71, 70; A Binaghi (Italy) 74, 70, 70, 71; Lomas 73, 66, 73, 73. 286- Ralph 70, 71, 75, 70; Johnstone (Zimbabwe) 70, 73, 73, 70; Farry (France) 72, 69, 74, 71; Robson 69, 74, 71, 72; Woosnam 73, 71, 69, 73; Davis 71, 71.

70, 74. 287-C Cassells 74, 71, 75, 67; I Garrido (Spain) 75, 70, 71, 71; Rivero (Spain) 73, 71, 71, 72; Little 72, 73, 70, 72; Berhorst (Germany) 70, 72, 72, 73; Luna (Spain) 71, 72, 71, 73; O'Connell 71, 71, 71, 74; Alvarez (Argentina) 73, 70, 70, 74. SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP Downie wins in style Swedish winner fires a warning By Bill Meredith in Evian, France SPORT 16 US GOLF Janzen in form at right time By a Special Correspondent in Harrison, New York State LEE JANZEN, the US Open champion, birdied two of the final three holes to equal the tournament record and win the PGA Westchester Classic in Harrison, New York, yesterday. Janzen, who begins the defence of his Open title on Thursday, shot a final-round 66 to defeat South Africa's Ernie Els by three strokes. "To have the lead and stand up to the pressure makes your confidence level rise," said Janzen.

"I don't know how I could have prepared any better than this." The American finished on 268, 16 under par, to equal the record set two years ago by South African David Frost. Janzen completed his round by dropping an eightfoot putt on the final hole, making him the first PGA player since Gene Littler in 1962 to win the week before defending his Open title. Brad Faxon and Jay Haas shared third place on 274. PGA WESTCHESTER CLASSIC (Harrison, Final leading scores (US unless stated): 268 -L Janzen 69, 69, 64, 66. 271 Els (S Africa) 68, 66, 68.

274. Haas 68, 70, 69, 67; Faxon 70, 68, 70, 66. 276 Burns 71, 67, 70, 68; Pate 66, 72, 69, 69; Andrade 70, 71, 66, 69. 277 Ozaki (Japan) 69, 67, 69, 72; Irwin 70, 72, 65, 70; Brooks 71, 70, 66, 70; Freeman 69, 69, 69, 70; Maggert 72, 72, 64, 69. Neumann triumphs SWEDEN'S Liselotte Neumann sank an eagle putt on the 12th hole to win the LPGA.

Minnesota Classic by two strokes from Japan's Hiromi Kobayashi. Neumann won her first title of the LPGA season and the third of her career with final round 66, six under par, for a total of 205. Kobayashi, the defending champion, also finished with a 66 but had to settle for second place. LPGA MINNESOTA Leading final scores (US unless stated): 205 -L Neumann (Sweden) 68, 71, 8 66. 207-H Kobayashi (Japan) 72, 70, 65.

208 -S Steinhauer 72, 70, 66. 209-A Alcott 71, 69, 69. 211-K Peterson- Parker 72, 71,68. 212-J Larsen 70, 73, 69. 213 Pierce (GB) 71, 68, 74; Skinner 70, 73, 70; Robbins 71, 78, 64; -J Myers 73, 71,69.

Richard 71, 73, 69; McGann 72, A 72, 69; TOURING CARS HELEN Alfredsson, of Sweden, one of the heroines of Europe's Solheim Cup success at Dalmahoy two years ago, blasted another warning to the Americans with a determined victory in the inaugural Evian Masters yesterday. Alfredsson started the day in a four way tie for the lead, but while others faltered a strong wind, the Swede shot four birdies in an inward half of 32 for a round of 70 to win by three strokes. Not that she began well. A bogey five at the first and another at the second saw her out in 38 two behind Lora Fairclough, who had led the start after her opening 68, the best round of the But a tournamented good birdie chance at the 12th and then bogeyed 13th en route to a 73. Alfredsson birdied the 11th and 13th and suddenly the Swede was galloping for home.

Sally Prosser and Trish Johnson, the other English players who shared the overnight lead, could not maintain the pressure and finished with scores of 79 and respectively. The best round of the day came from lefthander on the Eurothemen's pean tour, Sarah Gautrey, of Australia. Her 69, after starttwo bogeys, was a fine effort and earned her joint second place with Fairclough on 290. Fairclough is now third in the Solheim Cup standings Laura Davies stays top despite a 75 yesterday which left her eight over par for the tournament. EVIAN MASTERS: Leading final DAVID DOWNIE, a 21-year-old international from Lady- scores: (British unless stated): 287 Alfredsson (Sweden) 71, 73, 73, 70.

290 bank, Fife, won the Scottish Open Amateur Strokeplay Gautrey (Australia) 73, 71, 77, 69; FairChampionship by one stroke after breaking the Old Course clough 68, 72, 77, 73. 291 Descampe record at Letham Grange. He shot a four-under-par 69 and (Belgium) 73, 74, 72, 72 Johnson 294 Goetze (US) 74, 73, 73, 74: 72, then added a one-over-par 69 on the shorter New Course. 71, 74, 77. 295 Marshall 72, 75, 77.

71; SCOTTISH OPEN AMATEUR STROKEPLAY Leading scores: 288 Mendiburu (France) 74, 72, 74, 75; Downie (Ladybank) 69, 69, 74, 76. 289 Vanhootegem (Belgium) 74, 67, 73, 75. Other Hanson (US) 72, 73, 73, 77. 296 scores with yesterday's two rounds: 291 Howard (Cochrane Castle) 76, Davies 76, 75, 70, 75; Lambert (Australia) Hodgson (Tytherington) 78, 76; 292 Hislop (Powfoot) 77, 77. 293 Brooks 71.

76, 73, 76; Prosser 71, 75, 71, 79. 297 (Carluke) 74, 76. Beames (Wick) 72, 79; Rankin (Palacerigg) 79, 72; Nowicki Navarro (Spain) 74, 77, 74, 72; (Wilmslow) 76, 77; Allan (Australia) 77, 77. 294 Redford (Dunochil) 70, 76. 295 Nilsmark (Sweden) 74, 74, 74, 75; StrudVan de Nest (S Africa) 76, 75; Rae (Monifieth) 78, 74; Thomson (Eastwood) 74, 78.

296 wick 75, 74, 73, 75. 298 Hackney 76, Carmichael (Greenock) 77, 73; Sailer (Austria) 75, 76; Easingwood (Dunbar) 78, 77, 75, 70; Orum (Denmark) 77, 76, 72, 77. 297 Blockley (Delamere Forest) 73, 77; Brier (Austria) 76, 76; McKibbin 73; A Arruti (Spain) 73, 76, 75, 74; Gricelies (Troon Welbeck) 73, 80; Tough (Edzell) 76, 78. Whittaker 73, 78, 72, 75. Disappointment for the Alfisti, reports Sarah Edworthy Cleland benefits as Alfa Romeo's return is ended by engine failure AFTER their exclusion from Oulton Park two weeks ago, Alfa Corse's return to competition in rounds eight and nine of the British Touring Car Championship at Donington Park was ruined by mechanical trouble.

First and second fastest respectively in yesterday morning's warm-up, Giampiero Simoni and Gabriele Tarquini both suffered engine failures in the first part of the double-header race (Simoni on lap nine, Tarquini on the last). Their participation was declared finito. This left the afternoon clear for spectators to enjoy British motor sport's most successful weekend of the season. Vauxhall's John Cleland took maximum points after some stirring tussles at the front of the field with Paul Radisich the first victory for a British driver in 1994. Jeff Allam, finishing third in round nine, secured his first rostrum finish of the year.

If the first race was disappointingly processional with just a ninth-lap lead change between Radisich and Cleland to excite, the was full of incident. second. Menu, Bailey and Rouse, driving in various thrilling formations three abreast, fought closely for the next four places. It mattered little that they slipped from six seconds to almost 20 behind the front duo as they did so. WOMEN'S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP Crowd rail against Thomas' omission from Chattanooga, says Lewine Mair ELDOM heartbreak can have uncomfortably joy been and interwoven than on the last afternoon of the British Women's Championship at Newport.

One moment Yorkshire's Emma Duggleby, a 22-yearold who had previously won nothing beyond her club championship, was completing her fairy-tale of a week by defeating Cecilia Mourgue D'Algue at the 17th in the 18-hole final. The next, Glanville Thomas, father of local heroine, Vicki Thomas, was being tipped off just in time to draw his daughter away from the front of the crowd as the Ladies' Golf Union named a 1994 Curtis Cup side in which she did not get a mention. The team for Chattanooga in July includes four Scots in Catriona Matthew, Mhairi McKay, Janice Moodie and Myra McKinlay; three English in Julie Hall, Kirsty Speak and Lisa Walton; and a lone Irishwoman, Eileen Rose Power. No-one, least of all the player herself, had expected Duggleby to make the Curtis Cup team, for this is only her first season in the Yorkshire side. Even so, many were no less disappointed that she had not been in the reserves than they had been at Thomas's exclusion.

The engagingly unassuming Duggleby she earns money as a barmaid and in the professional's shop at Malton and Norton had none of Morgue D'Algue's presence and panache. People had expected her to lose her head, but that part of her anatomy could not have stayed more firmly in place. Morgue D'Algue who, at 47, would have been the oldest winner, was the one who made the mistakes. A drive tugged under branches at the 11th; missed six-footer at the 12th; and an iron dragged left at the 16th. Very different from the way she had played against Catriona Matthew in the semi Since the Curtis Cup captain, Liz Boatman, was not a selector, she was in no position to comment on the team.

She said, simply, that the side were "good enough to Joyce Cooper, the chair of a quartet selectors who, in fairness, did not have quite the same widespread experi- EQUESTRIANISM Tait pulls out all the stops to lift title Emma Duggleby on her way to victory in the British Amateur Championship 1 final Picture: PALANI MOHAN Curtis Cup choice deflates Duggleby ence as some of their predecessors, was rather better placed to throw light on selectorial deliberations. But she did not want to be drawn. Thus, one can only surmise what went wrong for Thomas, who earlier this year outshone the American Curtis Cup contingent in Florida, winning the South Atlantic Championship and finishing second in the Doherty. The selectors obviously heard all about it but, since they had not included Thomas, 39, in their winter training squad, it was maybe not what they wanted to hear. And they cannot have been swayed by her win in the Glamorgan championship and an eighth Welsh title after that American sortie.

By Alan Smith BLYTH TAIT. New Zealand's World Three- Day Event Champion, riding at Bramham, Yorkshire, for the first time, and his nine-yearold Aspyring, just held off the sustained challenge of Ian Stark on Kilcoran to take the Toyota International yesterday. Tait and Team Toggi's exracehorse had led from the start, with a superb dressage on Thursday followed by a hard- pulling speed and endurance phase on Saturday, during which Tait said he was nearly run away with on the steeplechase. Yesterday they could afford to hit one show jumping fence and still win, but with Aspyring, who had a slight cut on his near foreleg, feeling jaded, Tait needed all his skill to ensure that he did have only one down. Jean- Marc Favereau, of France, and Rancho, second at that stage, hit four show jumps and dropped to ninth, allowing Stark and Kilcoran, who had gone with great exuberance across country to pull up to third overnight, to climb another place with a show jumping clear.

Bramham hat -trick in Stark, who, completed a 1983-85 and who took over the ride on Kilcoran from owner Frances Mullan this season, had never even taken him over an Advanced before coming to Bramham. He said he "did not know what to expect" But they went that they must surely now be added to Britain's long-list for the World Championships, and, all being well, be in the squad in The Hague next month, when Stark's experience would be invaluable. Terry Boon, 20, and Vital Decision. won the European Young Riders' Championship in Germany last year, geared themselves up defend it at Blenheim in September by taking the national title. He is the first man to win it in the championship's 14-year history.

Details S19 On Saturday an unhappy Thomas talked of how fellow competitors had tipped her for the team and how she thought Boatman had been "as disappointed as I Then she cheered up, noting, only half in jest, that she pould, go Mail out and win Foursomes the instead. It was a resilient comment which summed up, why she is so good a player to have on your side. BRITISH WOMEN'S OPEN AMATEUR CH'SHIP (Newport, Gwent). SemiC Mourgue D'Algue (France) bt tC Matthew (N Berwick) 20th: Duggleby (Malton Norton) bt A Adamson (S Africa) 2 1. Final: Duggleby bt Mourgue D'Algue 3 1.

GB IRELAND (V America, Tennessee, July 30-31) -J Hall (Felixstowe Ferry), Matthew (N Berwick), McKay (Turnberry). McKinlay (Blairmore Strone), Moodie (Windy Hill), Power (Kilkenny), Speak (Clitheroe), Walton (Cal cot Pk). Reserves: A Rose (Stirling), Buxton (Woodsome Hall), Eakin (Laytown Bettystown), Lambert (Coombe Hill) SCHOOLS FOOTBALL WORLD CUP FOOTBALL NEWS England Double injury White succeed to record Swales blow for Irish By Paul Grey By a Special Correspondent in Orlando By John Ley England. 2 JACK Charlton's selection Saturday but would have NOEL WHITE, the former 1 task for the Republic of Ire- seen little to cause him Liverpool chairman, was yesland's World Cup opener alarm, with the Mexicans terday elected unopposed to ENGLAND'S Mark Platts against Italy on Saturday has flattered by the scoreline. the post of chairman of the scored with a superb 25-yard suddenly become much sim- On his return Repub- Football Association's interfree-kick in injury time to pler following the loss of Ke- lic's Orlando base Charlton national committee.

win his side a place in the vin Moran and David Kelly angrily denied newspaper White, director record books and some through injury. rumours that Manchester at Anfield and is one of the hard -earned respect from With Chelsea striker Tony United midfielder Roy most respected senior men in Manchester United and Eng- Cascarino also likely to be Keane and Republic assis- the game. He has been an FA land midfielder Paul Ince. sidelined, it means that tant manager Maurice councillor since 1976 and Ince, the ESFA's chief Charlton's side for the Group ters had been involved in a replaces Peter Swales, the guest, was delighted to see encounter in New York training ground row. former Manchester City England Schoolboys record will virtually pick itself.

And he threatened stop chairman, who announced his their first 100 per cent Moran, the 38-year-old further co-operation with the retirement last season. season. He said: 'It was Blackburn Rovers defender, media from both Ireland and Alan Sugar, the Tottenham a great occasion. To think was still seen as a realistic England if there was what he chairman, continued the prothey've won all eight games challenger for a centre-back described as another attempt paganda war in the run-up to and beaten Germany in spot alongside Aston Villa's to "undermine us by certain tomorrow's FA inquiry into Munich proves they're a Paul McGrath, especially members of the press from the Premiership club's quality team." after Alan Kernaghan's poor our own alleged improper financial France took a deserved performance in the 3-1 defeat Officials from the Repulic, payments when he responded 21st-minute lead when by the Czech Republic in meanwhile, intend to com- to claims from Ray Hardman, Cedric Massac scored from Dublin last Sunday. plain to FIFA about a drinks the Swindon chairman.

close range but England's But Moran admitted yes- ban which could put players Swindon were relegated in more positive approach in terday that a hamstring lives at risk during the 1990 after being found guilty the second half resulted in injury has put him out of the tournament. of wrongful payments to James Bunn's spectacular reckoning and Coventry's FIFA have instructed ref- players and Hardman has volleyed equaliser after 45 impressive newcomer, Phil erees to prevent players insisted that Spurs should minutes. Babb, now looks certain to being supplied with drinks, also be demoted. However significant get Charlton's vote and win despite America's hot tem- Sugar responded by saying: Platts's stunning strike was, only his sixth Irish cap. peratures, during the "I can firmly state that the the reality is that England Moran admitted: "'It's competition.

difference between the Swinschools' finest now embark obvious I'm very disap- However, FA of Ireland don and Tottenham cases is on the arduous journey pointed. I've always had Chief Medical Officer Mi- the difference between night most of them professional begin careers YTS But problems the hamstrings. chael FIFA lift Walsh the water said: ban "Unless there The day." inquiry is expected to towards and recovery schemes with League clubs them is unpredictable, even could be a fatality in this last at least three days. in 1995. doctors say that, and World Cup.

Andy Walker's brief exile Ince added: "It's a long. although had a problem the "When players lose four from Scottish football is long road. The real test will first day we trained here, I per cent of their body weight expected to end later today. come when they go to their was still hopeful of playing they quickly get cramp, The Bolton striker travels to respective against Italy." become dizzy and disorien- Glasgow this morning and, ENGLAND: O'Toole; Dickman, Charlton watched group tated. If water is not brought barring any unforeseen cirClement, Curtis (capt), Morris, Gower.

opponents Mexico defeat to them very quickly it could a Platts, Branch, Bunn, Marshall Perry (M Subs Wilson not 55). used: Northern Ireland 3-0 at the become something very cumstanceraMzedomansfer Culshaw, A Sullivan, Staton, Weaver. Orange Bowl in Miami on back to Celtic. pionship Double celebration Donington Park after After the controversies of the last five weeks, in which Ford sought to have Alfa Romeo's front splitter declared illegal, fate proved the great leveller. In the drivers' championship table, Tarquini and Ford driver Paul Radisich are nowequal first with 132 points, with John Cleland only 18 points behind.

Political upheaval may have been the keynote of the BTCC season before Donington but from the Alfa Romeo were back rac- VAUXH VAUXH Vauxhall's John Cleland taking maximum points ing, the affair seemed little more than a storm in the Italians' ever present espresso cup. Earlier this month Giorgio Pianta, director of Alfa racing, threatened to withdraw the team saying: "I used to come racing in England with engineers, now I come lawyers." Back in the running, with the team solicitor in the pitlane, manager Ninni Russo affirmed: "We are satisfied now because everything is clear and it has been demonstrated that our position was LAC Britis a a on the victory rostrum at Picture: PHIL SHEPHARD -LEWIS perfectly correct. We have had a lot of sympathy from drivers and team managers, even from Ford, who said their action was nothing against Alfa Romeo personally; they just wanted to clarify the FIA loophole." While the racing might have been dismaying for the Alfisti the who, in the pre-race autograph session, had mobbed the drivers' tables, it proved the competitive spirit of the championship. Details-S19 The Stella Artois Championships. ARTOIS STELLA Not exactly a dry run for Wimbledon.

STELLA The Stella Artois Championships, June 6th-12th. ARTOIS, The Queen's Club, West Kensington, London W14..