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Show EDWARDS MPS CLAMPETT FOR GOLF WIN His victory in Sunday's $300,000 Greater Greensboro Open came after a dramatic duel with former BYU AJ1-American AJ1-American Bobby laiiipeu on uie imai holes, but you couldn't tell it by talking to Danny Edwards. "I really just concerned myself with going out and playing my game today, and not worrying about what everybody else did," said Edwards, who two-putted from 30 feet on the final hole to defeat Clampett by one shot and claim his third tour championship including two Greensboro Open victories in a seven-year seven-year career. "If I learned anything this week, it may be that it's better for me to go out and play with just a happy-go-lucky attitude," said Edwards, who hasn't won a tournament since teaming up with his brother to win the National Team Championship Cham-pionship in 1980. He came to Greensboro this year with only $4,547 in winnings. win-nings. Edwards got within three feet on his first putt on the 18th, and then put it away after Clampett made par. Edwards' victory was worth $54,000, earned him a third trip to the Masters and gets him into the Tournament of Champions the following week. Playing amid 40 mph winds, Edwards shot a 3-over-par 75 to finish the tournament at 3-under 285 on a day in which the 6,804-yard Forest Oakes course gave up only three sub-par rounds. Clampett, who began the day 3 shots behind Edwards, the third-round leader, shot a 73 for the fifth second-place finish of his 2'2 year career and a $32,400 check. "It seemed like I'd get the edge, and then he'd get the edge, but I could never catch him," said Clampett, who made two comebacks during the afternoon. "I was just one shot short all day." |