Show Nev-0-4- 4 'WV""I'' y't Foreigners Conspicuously Absent From List of US Open Winners By Bob Green THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 'CHASKA Mimi — The late Leonard Crowley his ruddy face beaming in around the tips of a bristling mustache announced on that long-agday: :"I have the British Empire at my o feet" Crowley one of only two British journalists covering the 1970 US Open was preparing to inform the Empire of the victory of England's Tony Jac'din But even Crowley known for his uninhibited imagination could not have foreseen the consequences of that triumph in wind and rain and cold at Hazeltine National Golf Club against the odds and over the American giants who then ruled the I game JacIdin's runaway victory following as it did his 1969 British Open triumph sowed the seeds that resulted a generation later in the growth of European golf to a position of world leadership Now that younger generation of European stars — accompanied by far more foreign press than the two British journalists who followed Jac 'din — is in its golfing maturity and with the return of the American national championship to Hazeltine this week is poised to pounce on a title that — strangely -- has eluded them In fact Jack lin is the only European to win the US Open in 70 years It's been a long time since 1970" said Seve Ballesteros a Spanish leader in the little cadre of Europeans who now dominate world golf Ile was referring to his fellow members of Europe's Big Six — - Nick Falb of England Sandy Lyle of Scotland Ian Woosnam of Wales Bernhard Langer of Germany and Jose Maria Olazabal of Spain Among them they have accounted for the last four Masters titles and six of the last nine They've won five of the last seven British Open crowns and have served as the central figures on the European teams that have held the Ryder Cup since 1985 But they have not won the US Open "I don't know why" Faldo said "The numbers thing is the most obvious reason The American Open was just so hard to get into" But now the numbers are better The sponsoring USGA has opened up some exemptions for foreign players So all of Europe's Big Six n field that will are in the begin play Thursday in the 91st 156-ma- US Open And at least five of them — FaId° Ballesteros Woosnam Olazabal and Langer — are among the most likely to succeed Faith) may be the most likely of all His elegant stroke has brought him victories in two of the last five major championships And he has come close in two other majors He missed the US Open playoff by the margin of a lipped out birdie putt on the 72nd hole last playoff to year and lost an Curtis Strange in 1988 Control accuracy and perseverance Faldo's strong points are critical ingredients on US Open courses The more flamboyant aggres18-ho- Ballesteros sively gambling rently cur- riding the hottest streak in is - non-winni- done it Baker Leads Crowd at Top In Provo Open Golf Event PROVO — Saying that former BYU golfer Jon Baker holds a lead entering today's final round of the Bonneville Bank Provo Open tells only part of the story Amazhgly 18 players are within two shots of Baker after Saturday's opening round at East Bay Golf Course 69 just Baker shot a good enough to distinguish himself from the seven golfers at 70 and the 11 players at 71 Of those 18 pursuers nine are amateurs and nine are one-stro- M pros Zhe pros are playing for a first prize of $1500 Among the pros Terry Outzen Bruce Brockbank Kim Thompson and Mike Malaska are in the group at 70 and Lynn 404N N - - v s! 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Hale - FULL REGISTER 1990 1989 1988 PEBBLE BEACH Calif After the wild week Brigham Young men's golf team has had Coach Karl Tucker was more than willing to accept Saturday's round The four-da- y aggregate of 1185 left BYU in fifth place 24 strokes behind winner Oklahoma St North Carolina was second eight strokes behind Arizona St was third and Wake Forest finished fourth five strokes ahead of the Cougars "The team is ecstatic" said Tucker "Our goal coming in was to finAs the week ish in the Top 20 went on I started to see a Top 15 was possible then a Top 10 and finally a Top 5 "We built up a lot of confidence in our kids this week" said Tucker "We wanted to get some respectability back for the program Nobut body's been questioning us you start to question yourself This week was good for the program" Brigham Young has bad one of the country's better golf programs over the past two decades having won the team championship in 1981 in 1976 and finishing as runner-uand 1980 However this was the first time in four years the Cougars have qualified for the championship "This is good experience for us" said Ramon Brobio who shot BYU's low round for the second straight day with a 71 "We proved to other teams that we are capable of playing with them This will keep us going next year" BYU's entire team will be back Score '4111 ' : Winner Third Annual '4V ' Year next year its fourth year together Brobio Ryan Rhees Mike Weir and Jeff Kraemer came in as freshmen and Dean Wilson Joined them after a year at "We came on real well this spring" said Tucker "We won the WAC played well in the regionals and now this I've never had a team that had more heart and more willingness to do what others say can't be done" For the tournament Kraemer paced the Cougars with a 298 Brobio came it at 2991 Rhees at 300 and Weir and Wilson at 301 BYU had a brief shot at fourth but had four bogeys and one on their 14th to 18th holes For once the team played the on front nine well but was the back nine The individual champion was Warren Schutte of UNLV who shot' the tournament's best round — a 67' — on the final day for a 283 aggre-- gate Schutte was four strokes off the lead after three rounds but each of the players in front of him SPECIAL TO THE TRIBUNE 1 - 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Get a lump on the competition (all: NIBLEY PARK US OPEN the game however He h2s used a new set of clubs a new driver a new putter and a tip from noted teacher David Leadbetter to turn a lengthy streak slump into a world-clas- s In five starts prior to an American ttmeup in the Buick Classic Ballesteros finished as low as third only once He won three of the other four and lost another in a playoff He said "The way I played the last five weeks I think I'm playing even better than a few years back" when he was at the top of his game and generally recognized as the best in the world Woosnam the Welshman who beat Olazabal and Tom Watson in a last-hol- e showdown at the Masters currently holds the No 1 spot in at least one world ranking system He is one of only two players to score multiple victories on the American tour this year The other Corey Pavin may be the chief American hope The leadon the PGA Tour ing money-winne- r this season Pavin won the Bob Hope Classic and at Atlanta Aside from Paul Azinger eager and enthusiastic after a break from —competition there has been no one else to emerge from the first half of the season as a clear leader Strange without a triumph since taking his second consecutive US Open title in 1989 is in a slump and recently dismissed his Open prospects with the analysis "I don't have a chance in hell" Much of the drama this season has centered around near-missby some of the over-4- 0 guys Tom Watson has had frequent opportunities to end his four-yea- r string But he hasn't D9 The Salt Lake Tribune Sunday June 9 1991 V g- - 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