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Show Utahns Fare Well in U.S. Open The Salt Lake Tribune Tank McNamara T.1 Miller of 401d Surfaces of which he bogeyed. He pushed his drive on the par-- 4 second hole beyond the gallery ropes and near a parked Cadillac on the right. He By Roger Graves Tribune Sports Writer NY. A decade earlier, Johnny Miller wouldve won the United States Open champi-onshiBy five count em five strokes. - MAMARONECK, Ten years ago, the histrionics that Miller authored this week at wildly wonderful Winged would Foot have 1 placed his name on the silver Miller tional Open championship trophy, which sits in shrine at USGA headquarters. In 1974, a aggregate of 282 would have left Johnny Miller then the defending Open champion after his triumph in 83 at Oakmont - five shots superior to Hale Irwins victorious total at Winged Foot. Perhaps that, more than anything, speaks volumes about Millers performance at Winged Foot, which the Mapleton resident punctuated Sunday with a closing round of even-pa- r 70 to soar to fourth place in the 84th renewal of the American national championship. No, Miller did not win the Open Sunday. But it was a moral victory, a true confidence booster for the -- father made a recovery, rocketing his approach over a large expanse of trees. But he failed to get it up and down from the left bunker and had his first bogey of the day. Another bogey followed at the par-- 3 third hole. And another crept d fourth onto his card at the hole. Just like that, Miller was 3 over par through four holes and five over for the tournament. But Miller became the Miller of old the supreme competitor who has collected 22 PGA Tour victories on the sixth hole. He nearly knocked down the flagstick with his approach and birdied from five feet. for Then he snaked in a birdie at the par-- 3 seventh. Millers momentum continued at the tricky 11th hole, when he sailed a wedge approach within two feet and tapped in for another birdie. His wedge served him well again at No. bird12, setting him up for a ie. Then, after bogeys at the 13th and 16th holes, Miller vaulted back to even par with a delicate, downhill for birdie at the 18th. When his ball crept into the cup, the masses encircling the final green gave the former Golden Boy a rousing ovation. Still, Miller wasnt altogether satisfied. His ball striking this week at the Open was pure. But his putter betrayed him on occasion. Quite honestly, Ill bet you that if Fuzzy (Zoeller) had been putting for me this week, I wouldve won, opined Miller. I hit it very well this week. Ive been playing tournament golf for 25 years now and my nerves have gone south of the border. You cant putt without nerve. As impressive as Miller played in Sundays final round, he was not the only Utahn to steal a round of level par from Old Lady Winged Foot on the final day. Pat McGowan, another former BYU stalwart, rebounded from an unsettling 77 in Saturdays third round to compose a highly competent 70 and finish the 84 Open at 293, which was good for $4,060. McGowans closing 70 left him one shot superior to BYU amateur Rick d 75, and Fehr, who had a two strokes better than Provos Mike Reid. Reid, deeply disappointed after shooting 77 Saturday, birdied the 17th hole from two feet to finish off a 76 that left him at 295 over 72 holes. My heart wasnt in it today, but I didnt give up, admitted Reid, who semi-miraculo- p. of six. This is important because Im playing very few tournaments this summer, admitted Miller, who is fighting a sprained left wrist and has been forced to curtail practice. I just wanted to let everyone know I was still alive. This was fun. The way I finished the last couple of days was very encouraging. Millers absence from competition was evident in Thursdays opening round, when he realized little luck with his putter to shoot 74. But then came a 68 Friday, a 70 Saturday, and another round of level par Sunday that earned the former BYU exemptions into the 1985 Masters and U.S. Open. And he earned a check in the sum of $22,335. Not a bad weeks work. The way I started today, it looked like I was going for 78 or something, judged Miller. So I feel good about the way I brought it back. I needed a Top 15 finish very much. Im not in the Open next year. Im not in the Masters next year if I dont finish Top 15. So I said to myself, lets get something going here. Indeed, Miller was without his magic on the initial four holes, three 460-yar- final-roun- cm By remember TIME NORMAL I'M DYiM&OF eoz&potA , &U8UL MWlNG CWC& OWlkltR Map me CCMERUOO 1MC YAMK IS AfTUAUY LIKE CttWMG i A&Al&ftCSMLtAM stood in a contending position after initial rounds of 70 and 72. This course is difficult enough if your concentration is 100 percent. When youre not concentrating at Winged Foot, you cant expect too much. In spite of the numbers, I can look back at the final two holes as a positive note, continued Reid. ITTXl Sportlight: Unser Jr. Wins Portland Race Tribune Wire Services Unser Jr., taking advantage of mechanical problems that beset his major competition, held on to win the Portland Rose Festival 200 Sun A1 day for the first Indy car victory of his young career. son of The Indy car winner A1 Unser took the lead shortly before the midway Cosworth. point in his March 84-37-ti- C Zoeller, Norman Ready Open Playoff Today Continued From Page C-- l seven years on the PGA Tour, were another stroke back at 282. Miller matched par 70 in the cool, cloudy weather and Thorpe, in the title hunt until the 13th hole of the final round, shot 73. Irwin took himself out of it with a 40 over the front nine and eventually staggered home, shaking his head in frustration and dismay at his 79 and his 284. No one else was ever in it. British Tom Watson, a five-tim- e Open champion, managed a 69 that was too little too late. He finished at 287, matching the winning score when Irwin took the first of his two U.S. Open championships on this course 10 years ago. This time it was good only for a tie for 11th. Zoeller, cne shot back of the intense Irwin at the start of the days play, assumed command with a brilliant string of four consecutive birdies beginning on the third hole. The about on putts of feet and the other from first three came 20 shots over three holes. Zoeller, sude lead over denly, had a Norman. And over three and Irwin Irwin wasnt a factor again. Norman, however, continued to exert the pressure. He remained three behind at the turn, and saw the margin trimmed to two when Fuzzy bogeyed the 10th from a bunker. And from that point on, it was a struggle into the clubhouse, with the strokes bleeding away, first from one, then from another. Norman bogeyed the 12th, after a drive into the right rough, and the margin again was three. There was a two-shswing on the tough 14th. Fuzzy drove far to the left, had to play it back to the fairway and made bogey moments after Norman had birdied the hole from some feet. four-strok- 20-2- 5 That cut Zoellers lead to one. Norman made scrambling pars from difficult positions on both the 16th and 17th, once from the trees and once from deep rough near a bunker. 10-1- 2. Irwin, often one of the steadiest of the touring pros, was, at the same time, He made bogey from a bunker on the third, hit a poor second shot on the par-- 5 fifth, took four to get on, and made bogthen missed a ey-6. Coupled with Zoellers birdie-burs- t, it represented the loss of five Zoeller, who was having difficulty with drives that strayed to the left with some regularity over the back nine, made a couple of pars, then let an approach drift into a deep bunker on the 17th. From an awkward position, he came uui some 15 feet below the hole, missed the putt and they were tied. And, on the strength of Normans g heroics on the 18th, they par-savin- stayed that way overnight. His margin of victory was 40 seconds and he maintained an average speed of 105.484 mph. The younger Unser, in his second year on the Championship Auto Racing Teams circuit, finished second twice last year and was third in the Milwaukee 200 two weeks ago. The Albuquerque, N.M., resident started the race in 10th position. Mario Andretti, who gained the pole position in his Lola lost the lead to Danny Sullivan after just five laps. Andretti withdrew from the competition after 15 laps due to engine trouble in p race on the the 1.91 mile course. Sullivan, the number two qualifier in the only other Lola in the field, left a short time later with gear box problems. Jeff Brabham, another son of a famous racer, Australian Sir Jack Brabham, finished second. Tio Sabi of Milan Italy wound up third. The top three finishers all were driving March 84-Cosworths, the dominant car in the five Indy circuit stops this year. Gary Roenickes grand slam home run not only won the game for the Baltimore Orioles Sunday afternoon but also made a Maryland woman a $1 million winner. Ann Sommers of College Park won the Equitable Banks grand slam derby on Roenickes homer in the eighth inning of the Orioles game against the New York Yankees. The Orioles went on to win the game played in New York Ms. Sommers could not be reached for comment because she has an unlisted telephone number. Dallas Cowboy Danny White will watch the jury selection for his misdemeanor assault trial Monday fn McKinney, Tex. Jon Michael Clark, 17, a Plano high school student, has accused the Cowboy star of punching him during a Feb. 25 traffic incident. White has pleaded not guilty. The Class A misdemeanor carries a maximum penalty of a year in jail and a $2,000 fine. In his complaint, Cos-wor- th 104-la- 28-c- C 6-- 2. the teenager said his car and Whites van passed each other several times while east on Parker Road near Plano, a Dallas suburb. Clark said White then forced him off the road. Later, while stopped at an intersection, Clark said White walked over to his car and hit him while he sat in the drivers seat. Pam Shriver, who recently completed a grand slam of doubles titles with Martina Navratilova, scored a solo success Sunday 3 with a victory over fellow American Anne White in the final of the $125,000 Edgbaston Cup tennis tournament. Shriver, who has recently been afflicted by knee, elbow and shoulder injuries, was not at her best but was still strong enough to pick up the key match. Her points in the reward was a check for $22,000, but of greater importance was the practice she received in preparation for Wimbledon, which starts June 25. d New York Yankees reliever Dave Righetti cut his left index finger in a freak accident Sunday and will be out for at least 10 days, said Manager Yogi Berra. Righetti injured the finger in the Yankees bullpen when he struck the blunt end of the water cooler and needed six stitches. this year in 26 apRighetti is pearances with nine saves and a 1.54 earned run average. Bill Elliott, who started on the pole, grabbed the lead for the seventh time with six laps left Sunday and pulled away from the field to win the Miller 400 Grand National stock car race at Michigan International Speedway. finisher He beat second-plac- e Dale Earnhardt by a full two seconds and averaged 134.705 mph in a race that saw no injuries but was slowed by six caution flags that stayed up a total of 29 laps. Darrell Waltrip, driving a Monte Carlo, finished third, earning $24,350. Harry Gant finished fourth in a Monte Carlo despite a spin out on the second turn of the 109th lap. Top-seede- 7-- d 6-- left-hande- 2-- 1' more per pack, Always extra cigarettes, but not at the expense of taste. Warning: The Surgeon General Has Determined LIGHTS 100's: 12 mg. V C5 Jeff Millard Bill Ilirnls KUMMGUKtA && STElNBRENNER PiP VL L66T Monday, June 18, 1984 tar" 0.9 That Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health. |
