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S10 MONDAY, AUGUST: 3, 1998 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Scandinavian Masters: Ulsterman has other things on his mind but climbs to second place in the rankings Resolute Parnevik holds off charging Clarke GOLF By Richard James in Stockholm DARREN CLARKE had to settle for the runner-up spot for the second week running despite three brave back-nine birdies as Jesper Parnevik took the Volvo Scandinavia Masters title at Kungsangen near Stockholm yesterday in front of nearly 30,000 spectators. Galleries of Open Championship proportions are commonplace at the event and there were more than 27,000 people present on Saturday, prompting Ryder Parnevik to admit: "The pressure their expectations is But despite Clarke's late charge and his own putting problems Parnevik managed to withstand all the pressures to shoot 70 for an 11- under-par total of 273. It gave him a second victory in four years in the event three strokes Clarke, who shot 71 on bane last day. Yorkshireman Stephen Field, who went into action in 181st place in Clarke bar took the four at the short 16th it was all of the Benson and Hedges than International, FINAL SCORES the Volvo ranking, was a surprise third, just over shouting. admits: "It's more disappointing satisfyone stroke further back after chipping in for a Clarke, runner-up in the Dutch Open at Hil- golf is all about winning.

VOLVO MASTERS (GB Ireland birdie at the last and a 69 to earn over £50,000 versum a week earlier, picked up, another played very well, but failed to get any (Sweden) 67, 65, 71, 70. 276-D ing, unless stated): 273-J Parnevik and secure his Tour card. £88,880 and moves above Colin Montgomerie momentum going after dropping a stroke at Clarke 67, 70, 68, 278-J 71. 277-S Field 70, 68, 70, 69. Van de Velde Parnevik, winner of the Phoenix Open on the into second place in Volvo ranking behind the second.

I kept fighting on the way home (France) 72, 67, 70, 69; Jonzon American Tour this year and joint fourth in Lee Westwood. but Jesper played really solidly and he (Sweden) 69, 65, 72, 72. His effort was all the more remarkable for deserved to 69. 279-J 280-P-U Rivero Johansson (Spain) 71, (Sweden) 73, 66, 69, the Open at Birkdale a fortnight ago, was never less than two ahead. He was fully four the fact that he had the prospective birth of his After that bogey at the 16th Clarke had to 69, 72, 70; Gronberg (Sweden) 68, first child preying on his mind, his wife hang on for outright second.

It was touch and 69, 70, 66, 72, 72; 71; Quirici Lanner (Sweden) (Switzerland) 69, 69, 72, clear after a two from 25 feet at the 12th, despite three putting, twice in the first seven Heather having gone into hospital yesterday. go when he drove into a ditch at the 17th but 69, 73. 281-M Davis 72, 66, 72, 71; holes. needed 37 putts in all. "Had she gone into labour early I wouldn't the depression was declared ground under Davis 65, 72, 73, 71; A Coltart 72, ho The key, ironically, was holing a tricky 7ft have played the final round and I won't go to repair and he got a free drop, finally getting up 70, 68, 71; Broadhurst 69, 68, 71, US PGA Championship next week there and down from a semi-buried lie in a bunker to 73; 282-P Tomori McGinley (Japan) 73, 69, 71, 72, 71, 68, 67; 72.

return for four at the ninth, then the following Clarke's birdie at the 11th with are any complications. Wife and baby are save par. Fulke (Sweden) 73, 68, 73, 68; Phil- birdie, important than golf," he insisted. He Like Parnevik, Colin Montgomerie, who lips 73, Montgomerie 70, 69, 70, 70; 74, 69, Levet 69; (France) his two at the next. more Clarke then bogeyed 13.

The stout-hearted immediately hopped aboard a private plane to closed with two 69s to tie 16th place on 282, 71, 71, 69, 71; Chalmers (AustraUlsterman came back with threes from seven fly to Belfast to be wife's bedside, hope- will fly out to PGA Championship with (Sweden) 70, 67, 73, 72; Turner lia) 74,.70, 67, 71; Hallberg feet and 25ft on the next two greens, but Par- fully, in time for the delivery. putting problems. He has requested Texan (NZ) 71, 73, 65, 73; Hainline (US) nevik again had an instant answer with a three It was second-place on guru to fly to early to 283-H Nystrom (Sweden) 72, 70, his third finish the putting Dave Pelz Seattle 68, 72, 68, 74. of his own from ten feet at the 15th. When European Tour and Clarke, winner in between give him some guidance.

Curtis Cup: GB and Ireland stage brave fightback in singles to narrow margin of first defeat since 1990 Conference GB and Ireland's Becky Morgan and caddie Isaac Am Americans captain, was one of the first to congratulate her. "She was a huge By Lewine Mair Minneapolis inspiration them." said Butler. in AT THE start of this 30th Curtis Though, at one point, the AmeriCup, Barbara McIntire, the Ameri- cans had been in line to finish on can captain, had motivational mes- the winning side in most of the sage cards hung in her players' singles, the remaining GB and Irerooms. "Kick was one less- land players were quick to take than-genteel example and that, advantage of an understandable alas, was exactly what happened at hiccup in the opposition's concenthe Minikahda Club yesterday as tration. Karen Stupples was the the Americans won rather more first to get to work on improving comfortably than the 10-8 scoreline the overall margin when she would suggest.

defeated Carol Having increased their overnight as the veteran Curtis Cups Semple lead from to in the missed a tiddler at the last. morning needed foursomes, two points the to home retrieve side two The and next GB affair and was Ireland one to win give -a only one a trophy they last held in 1990. Kel- Rebecca Hudson a grand total of lee Booth won the first of those points out of three in her first points when she holed from 22 feet Curtis Cup. "It's great that I'm to defeat Kim Rostron two and one. undefeated, but it's not quite a as Five minutes later, Brenda Cor- good as it could be because this is a rie-Kuehn matched Booth's efforts team affair," said the 19-year-old in collecting four points out of four from Yorkshire.

when she beat Becky Morgan by After Hudson came Fiona the same margin. At that, 17th Brown, who defeated Jo Jo Robertgreen became a stage for the first son by one hole. And after Brown of American celebrations which came Ratcliffe, who holed gloriwould go on long into the night. ously from 18 feet at the 17th to McIntire dissolved into tears for, pave way for a half with Viras she had said so wistfully at ginia Derby lunchtime on Saturday, 'We Disappointing though the Saturhaven't won in a while." day scoreline of America GB Ita Butler, the GB and Ireland and Ireland looked, the circum- at the Minikahda Club, where she beat Jo Jo Robertson 2 1 on Saturday Picture: SCOTT COHEN up early victory fantastic but everyone's beatable," Chuasiriporn had hit what looked Virginia Derby-Grimes and lookshe explained. like a match-winner from the left ing for all the world as if they She made the best of a slow rough to 12ft, she dispatched a nine would end up with a famous win.

Chuasiriporn start to be four up iron to 10ft. As it turned out, they took three after six. Sensibly, she put the The fairy story would have been putts to lose the 15th. Then, at the score firmly to the back of her mind complete had she holed after the next, there was the sad thud of a and concentrated on playing one American missed but it was not to Rostron iron hit heavy. The ball shot at a time.

It was a policy which be. went no more than 50 yards when it would work well the American The first fairway was draped in needed to go double that distance. moved into US Open mode. early-morning shadows as play The pair emerged with a remarkOne brave putt after another resumed at 7.30 yesterday, with able half but Burke and Grimes, a enabled Hudson to stay ahead until Alison Rose and Morgan out first combination who, over the weeksuch time as Chuasiriporn's 25-foot against Booth and Corrie-Kuehn. end, came to have much the same birdie putt disappeared at the 15th.

The Scottish- Welsh combination sinister ring as Burke and Hare, The gallery almost to a man, took it seized the first hole but lost four in the Edinburgh body-snatchers, for granted that this was a match a row from the fifth. After a one- bagged what was their second fourwhich would result in one more hole interlude at the ninth, they somes point at the next. point for the Americans. Hudson, then lost four more and that was Burke, though she would lose to however, refused to let go. The that.

Hudson, had done enough by 16th and 17th were exchanged In the second game, Hudson and lunchtime yesterday to still her before she came up with the shot of Brown were playing Bauer husband's jitters. On Friday, when her young life at the 18th. After Chuasiriporn. English girls he had been in something of a state were having a ball and there could about his wife's chipping practice, only be one result. An American the 1956 Masters champion had birdie at the 17th cut their lead to named Peter Butler as the man to DETAILS SECOND DAY one but there was no messing whom he had lost in the 1957 Ryder Foursomes (US names first): Booth around from Hudson and Brown at Cup at Lindrick.

In fact, it was Corrie Kuehn bt A Rose Morgan 6 5, Bauer Chuasiriporn lost to Brown the 355 yards 18th. They made a Peter Mills. Hudson 2 holes, Burke Grimes bt winning par. McIntire compared this Great Rostron Ratcliffe 2 1. It was the last match which Ireland team with those Match position: US GB Ireland 41.

seemed to spell the beginning of she played against across the FifSingles: Booth bt Rostron 2 CorrieKuehn bt Morgan 2 Semple-Thompson the end. Three down after eight ties, Sixties and Seventies: "They've lost to Stupples 1 hole; Burke lost Hudson 2 holes, Rostron and Ratcliffe were lost their fear and their Robertson lost to Brown 1 hole; Grimes only one to the bad mounting the miles better than they were. Their halved with Ratcliffe Overall: US 10, GB Ireland 8. 12th tee against Robin Burke and putting, too, is course; eight times he ing back from three down Graeme Storm and Brett Sanders won the sixth and final at Prestwick. By Bryan Potter returned a winner, the last as against Simon Gorry, 18, an Taylor and made a great seventh to put clear water If the burly Walker Cup English amateur champion.

exciting talent who chose this fight of it in the final against between them, then came a man could harness the fig- BRIAN Huggett emerged the first time at six under. Through sun and showers, moment to make his mark. Sanders until tiring as the nightmare for Gorry at the ures he produced at Prest- from a competitive slumber But Ulsterman Polland also cloud and calm, he pulled his Gorry, virtually unknown long afternoon wore on. 10th, where he visited deep wick he would surely make over the past three years to eagled the 10th from 18 feet trolley for more than 30 outside Middlesex, where he Gorry was three up by the rough and a gorse bush an impression on the profes- ent snatch the Schroder Senior to go seven under and close miles in a week which plays off one at Sudbury, is seventh in the morning, but before conceding the hole. sional circuit.

In eight Masters title a thrilling with a 70 with Coles coming changed his golfing life. still a junior. He the Sanders had a new putter 0 Graham Rankin's tour de matches between Monday play-off with former Ryder alongside with a second Sanders, 23, from Bristol cut in the Brabazon and in and it was like a magic wand force in sweeping to victory and Saturday he only once Cup colleagues Neil Coles successive 68. Clifton, had built a solid the Carris Trophy and seri- in his strong hands. He was in the Scottish Amateur slipped over par, and against and Eddie Polland at Went- "I've been putting like a reputation as a county player ously wondered whether it one up at lunch, and by the Championship has rekindled former Scottish boys' cham- worth yesterday.

36-handicapper for the past in the west of England. Now, would be a waste of time to fourth in the afternoon the notions of a future in profes- pion Donaldson, he was six The Welshman fired a six- two years, said Huggett. "I as English champion, he will play at Woodhall. margin was three. Although sional golf.

"I'm prepared to under for the 31 holes. iron to within three feet of was owed a few and collected follow tradition and play top In the event he won seven Gorry, still battling with give it a go in the pre-qualify- Mark Pilkington, 20, from the 18th hole for a some of them today. It was for his in the Home Pwllheli, who won the Welsh winning birdie three and his great to come up last hole Internationals at Royal Amateur Championship for first title since picking up the with a big crowd cheering." Porthcawl in September. Conduit returns to the first time at Prestatyn at Shell Scottish Seniors at Broome Manor club proSanders likes to make his the weekend, could be in Aberdeen in 1995: fessional Barry Sandry own decisions. "'That's why I contention for conquer a place in the The trio, all former Ryder stayed in contention until the decided not to caddie By Alan Booth holes in the ICL-sponsored tournament for Great Britain and Ireland Cup team-mates at Muirfield closing holes when he stumat Woodhall," he said.

That club champions. Conduit's first round of 65. team to take on Europe in the back in 1973, had tied on bled with three bogeys for a was why he was seriously ED CONDUIT came back from Spain, where five under par, included eight birdies. Wat- St. Andrews Trophy at the 209 to set up 70 and 212 for a contemplating turning pro- he is devoting a year to improving and hon- cham produced two level-par 70s.

end of the month. share fourth spot with seven under par four fessional this year, as he felt ing his game, to win the Nick Faldo Com- The Commemoration Jug was launched by He staved off a fightback It was Huggett, however, Tommy Horton (69). amateur career was at memoration Jug at Welwyn Garden City the Herts club to mark the first Open Cham- from Kyron Sullivan, 22, who had earlier enthralled SCHRODER SENIOR Leadsomething of a standstill. after a play-off. pionship victory in 1987 at Muirfield from Brynhill, Barry, in the the 6,000 crowd over the ing 209 -B final scores (GB 72, 71, Ireland 66; unless Coles 73, stated): 68, Now the vista has changed.

The 20-year-old Cambridgeshire county Faldo, their own former club champion, and 36-hole final to win by two tricky Edinburgh course. 68; Polland 71, 68, 70 (Huggett won playHuggett The international scene player from Elton Furze, Peterborough, beat it was Faldo's mother, Joyce, who presented and one. Starting out four off the lead, off on 1st extra hole). 69. 212-B 213-T Sandry Gale 66, 75, Conduit in the 11th year of a ENGLISH AMAT CH'SHIP (Woodhall the 61-year-old winner of 31 71; tralia) 74, Horton 72, 72, 67; 71, Dalziel 72, 71, 70; (Ausbeckons for this talented a more experienced county player in Lewis the trophy to Semi-finals: a Watcham, 36, from South Beds, at the second tournament which is gaining increasing Ridewood (Orsett) 2 Sanders (Sudbury) (Bristol titles worldwide zipped Morgan 72, 70, 71; Verwey (S Africa) 74, Gorry bt young man, who looked 68, 71.

214-R Campagnoll (Italy) 71, 73, 70; champion from the moment extra hole. Watcham, the left-handed former prestige in the amateur ranks. Final Clifton) (36 bt holes): Smithies Sanders bt (Manchester) Gorry 6 1 5. hole: through field with an Parkhill'72, 71, 71. 215- Player 69, 73, he beat Walker Cup player Bedfordshire captain, put his tee-shot NICK FALDO COMMEMORATION JUG (Welwyn GC): 140-E Con SCOTTISH AMAT CH'SHIP (Prest- eagle three and six birdies 73.

216-A 74; Bardha Rhodes (US) 68, 74, 76, 68, 72; 74. 217-A Brask Wolstenholme in the through the green and out of bounds at Wel- duit play (Elton off at Furze) 2nd 65, extra 75; hole). Watcham 142-I Martin (South Beds) (Baildon) 70, 70, 70 72. (Conduit 143- Final: Rankin (Palacerigg) bt for a closing 66. (US) Croce 70, (Italy) 72, 75, 70, 72; Jones 72, 73, 72; Gary won round.

wyn's par three final hole with his opponent Hickman (Waterlooville) 68, 75; Briggs (Stoke Poges) 71, 72. Donaldson (Kirkcaldy) 6 5. When he eagled the 10th Cabo Ratcliffe (Spain) 73, (Australia) 7,1 73; Hunt 72. 218 74, 72, -J 71; Hud- 145 -S Tarplett (Hillsborough) 71, 74. 146 Side (Shirley Park) WELSH AMAT CH'SHIP nine feet 73, 72, first Sanders toppled another making par.

73, 73; Payne (Brickendon Grange) 74, 72; Skeldon (Guildford) Final: Pilkington (Pwilheli) bt Sullivan with a four to son 71, 75, 72; Leonard 69, 74, 75; seed, Max Harris, in the fifth Both had finished on level par 140 after 36 73, 73; Connelly 73, 73. (Brynhill) 2 1. he moved into the lead for Shearer (Australia) 73, 73, 72. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP SENIORS GOLF US TOUR Sanders savours reward for long haul Huggett ends wait Upset Daly set EIGHT out over times the Mark demanding Sanders and, round in to the prove final, his showed quality he By Bill Meredith fifth admirable with a spirit, stamina won was the ing beating Mark he Donaldson said after by with play-off win disqualified Woodhall Spa could keep his head in fight- matches, knocked out seeds starting to tell. six and five in the 36-hole By Nelson Clare FROM STOCKHOLM 71, 70; Sandelin (Sweden) 68, 70, 74, 71; Smyth 71, 73, 69, 70; Torrance 72, 71, 70, 70; Henderson 70, 73, 69, 71; Muntz (Holland) 71, 70, 71, 71; Leaney (Australia) 70, 71, 68, 74.

284-J Remesy (France) 72, 70, 71, 71; Fryatt 70, 69, 71, 74. 285-D Lynn 74, 71, 71, 69; Affleck 69, 72, 74, 70; Boxall 69, 72, 71, 73; (Italy) 70, 71, 70, 74; Howell 167,74, 69, 75. 286-S Kjeldsen (Holland) 73, 71, 73, 69; Jacquelin (France) 71, 69, 72, 74; Karlsson (Sweden) 71, 72, 69, 74; Brink (Sweden) 69, 76, 66, 75. 287-P Eales 71, 74, 73, 69; A Kankkonen (Finland) 75, 70, 73, 69; Darcy 70, 75, 71, 71; Goosen (Russia) 69, 75, 72, 71; I Garrido (Spain) 70, 75, 70, 72; Struver (Germany) 72, 72, 71, 72; Alker (NZ) 73, 70, 71, 73. 288-D Edlund (Sweden) 71, 74, 74, 69; Olander (Sweden) 70, 75, 73, 70; Luna (Spain) 74, 71, 70, 73; Anglert (Sweden) 74, 70, 71, 73; Gogele (Germany) 72, 69, 72, 75.

WOMEN'S GOLF Fairclough survives challenge FURTIS (UP BA Hill look for the line on the 11th wrap stances in which it came about could have been worse. At one point, the A Americans were ahead That was when Morgan and Elaine Ratcliffe came into their own, grabbing the last two matches. "We finished on a high note," Butler said, before taking her players off for a quiet Saturday night dinner. Of the good points to discuss over the meal, there was none to match that huminger of a half gleened by Hudson from her match with Jenny Chuasiriporn, the amateur extraordinaire who lost out on a play-off to Se Ri Pak in the US Open. At lunchtime, Hudson had come bursting out of the clubhouse to inform her parents that she had drawn the top American.

"She's THE FULL FIRST DAY Foursomes (US names first): Bauer Chuasiriporn lost to Rostron Ratcliffe 1 up; Booth Corrie-Kuehn bt Stupples Brown 2 Burke Derby-Grimes bt A Rose Morgan lost to 3 2. Match position: US 2, GB Ireland 1. Singles (US names first): Booth bt Rostron 2 Corrie-Kuehn bt Rose 3 Chuasiriporn hivd with Hudson; Bauer bt Monaghan 5 Robertson lost to Morgan 2 Semple-Thompson lost Ratcliffe 3 2. 1st day Position: US GB Ireland By a Special Correspondent at Treudelberg LORA FAIRCLOUGH held a off a late charge from fellowBriton Joanne Morley to win the German Open at Treudelberg yesterday. The 28-year-old from Lancashire shot 74 for a 10- under-par 282 to claim the £15,000 first prize and her first tour victory since 1995 her to forget the disappointment of missing out on Solheim Cup selection two years ago.

The win moves her up to sixth in the rankings the top seven are automatic selections paving the way for a return to the European side for the match against America at Muirfield Village, Ohio, next month. "I'm just happy to win again," she said. "The Solheim can take care of itself, and at least I've already played in it once." Four ahead at the start of play, Fairclough made a shaky start when she missed short putts to drop shots at the opening two holes. And with Morley, the 1996 winner, mounting a charge with five birdies in the first 14 holes, the gap closed to one. But a key two-shot turnaround came when Fairclough holed for a birdie three at the 14th at the same time that Morley bunkered her tee shot and dropped a shot at the 16th.

Morley went on to shoot a 70 for a share of second on seven-under 285 with France's Stephanie Dallongeville. Trish Johnson, in trouble for wearing an Arsenal shirt in the third round, started the day joint second. But she slipped back to joint sixth on four-under 288 after a 76. A third-round two-underpar 70 in the Canadian Du Maurier Classic in Windsor, Ontario, on Saturday left Britain's Laura Davies eight shots adrift of the American Brandie Burton, who moved three ahead of the field after a 66 put her on 198 18 under for the tournament. Annika Sorenstam, of Sweden, and Meg Mallon, of the United States, both recorded rounds of 67 to lead the group, while Betsy King (70) and Pat Hurst (71) were two shots further back on 203.

Davies was one of six women tied for ninth place on 206 after she failed to build on opening rounds of 69 and 67. Next best among the British raiders was Lisa Hackney, eight under after a 71 on day three. Scotland's Mhairi McKay progressed with a 69 to go into the final day on 210. in Memphis JOHN DALY, renowned for his tantrums, had another outburst at the St Jude Classic on Saturday. Daly was three under par on the front nine before double-bogeying three holes on the back nine, including the last two.

He walked off without signing a scorecard and was disqualified. Daly pulled a five-iron shot out of bounds at the par-four 17th, took a drop, and hit the same club over the green then broke the club. On the 18th Daly hit his drive into the rough near the lake left of the fairway, hacked out and took his third double-bogey of the round, finishing with 74. He exchanged scorecards with Loren Roberts, then left. Nick Price had two birdies on the back nine and Bob Estes came out of the pack with a four-under-par 67 to share the lead.

Price shot a 70 to match Estes at 11-under 202. Jeff Sluman (66), Tim Conley (67) and Paul Azinger (69) were a stroke back..