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Page 4 • The Battalion • Monday, August 12, 1996
Brooks wins first PGA
tournament in sudden deat
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The
talk all week was about the great
finishing hole at Valhalla Golf
Club. No. 18 was absolutely per
fect for Mark Brooks, who birdied
it twice in 20 minutes to win the
PGA Championship in a sudden-
death playoff with Kenny Perry.
And the dangerous par-5 was
absolute misery for Perry, the
Kentucky native who stumbled
through the thick bluegrass
rough twice Sunday for bogeys
to give away a tournament he
seemed to have wrapped up.
“It was just a week of come
backs,” Brooks said after he
rolled in a 5-foot birdie putt to
claim his first major champi
onship and third victory of the
year. “I was over par every day
and came back. The end was just
kind of a fairytale.”
As his final putt fell Brooks
thrust his hand in the air, ac
cepted congratulations from Per
ry and hugged his wife and chil
dren. Then he accepted the
champion’s trophy, stared at it
admiringly as he held it over his
head and then brought it down
for a gentle kiss.
“It was kind of a week of
streaks for me,” said Brooks,
who made six birdies in a row
Thursday, four in a row Friday
and three in a row Sunday.
“I felt really lucky to stand on
the 17th tee and know I still had
an opportunity. My caddie in
formed me that 11-under was
then leading and I guess it gave
me a little bit of life. I hit my two
best drives of the week in regula
tion and in the playoff’ on No. 18.
Brooks shot a solid 70 in the
final round to finish at 11-under-
par 277 while Perry leaped past
such big names as Greg Nor
man, Steve Elkington, Nick
Price and Phil Mickelson with a
68 to get to 277.
It was the second consecutive
year the PGA was decided in a
playoff. Last year Steve Elking
ton defeated Colin Montgomerie,
also with a birdie on the first
playoff hole.
Brooks joins golf legends Ben
Hogan and Byron Nelson as Fort
Worth, Texas, golfers who have
won the PGA. And his victory
meant that the last 16 major
championships have been won
by 15 different people.
Perry, who is from Franklin,
Ky., just 120 miles from Valhal
la, was carried along all day by a
wildly supportive gallery.
When he walked off the 14th
green following a 16-foot birdie
putt to get to 12-under his
name sat alone on topi
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with his head held high.
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in this situation before. I|
that I lost it for myself act
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A&M’s Sanders continues to impress
By James
The BatTj
SAN ANTONIO (AP) —
Houston Oilers coach Jeff Fisher
plans to get serious about the
running game, which has been a
weak point in the team’s first
two exhibition games.
The Oilers have averaged just
3.5 yards a rush, including 2.6 in
Saturday’s 16-12 victory over In
dianapolis. They had just 69
yards on 27 carries against the
Colts, including 6 for 17 by first-
round draft pick Eddie George.
‘‘We didn’t gameplan the
Colts, but we will Detroit (Fri
day, Astrodome) this week, al
though not to the extent we will
in the regular season,” Fisher
said. “We’re going to line up and
see if we can run the ball. It will
be our focus in practice.”
“It’s a combination of things,
but we haven’t been knocking
people off the line of scrimmage
like we need to.”
Free agent rookies continue to
be impressive. H-Back Chris
Sanders from Texas A&M caught
three passes while defensive end
Mike Halipan from Pittsburgh
was dominant despite wearing a
cast on his thumb.
Sanders has starred ink
preseason games.
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sees the whole picture,” Flip
said. "A lot of guystakeb;
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Craig Biggio went
4-for-5 and Jeff Bagwell hit a two-run homer
Sunday as the Houston Astros completed a
three-game sweep of Philadelphia with a 10-6
win over the Phillies.
Biggio scored three runs and drove in two as
NL West-leading Houston fin
ished off its first sweep at Vet
erans Stadium since Aug. 1992
with its fourth straight win.
Darryl Kile (10-6) allowed
five runs and eight hits over
seven-plus innings for his 50th
career victory.
Houston jumped on Phillies' starter Mike
Williams (4-10) for three runs in the first,
Brian Hunter led off with his third homer of
the season before Biggio singled and Bagwt
walked. Both runners moved up on a wild pit:
and Derek May hit an RBI groundout. Toil
Eusebio’s RBI single made it 3-0.
The Astros chased Williams in the second!!'
ning. Hunter singled with one out and s
on Biggie’s triple. Bagwell hit Williams'nei:
pitch off the facade of the upper deck in left to
his 25th homer.
Houston made it 7-0 in the fourth inning wit!
an unearned run, and added three more runs!
the fifth on RBI doubles by James Moutonaii
Hunter, and Biggie’s run-scoring single.
Kile left with a 10-4 lead in the eighth aftergi'
ing up an RBI single to Mickey Morandini,
Kevin Stocker and pinch hitter Ruben Amar:
also drove in runs for the Phillies.
Burkett wins first AL game as Rangers defeat Blue Jays, 6-
TORONTO (AP) — John Burkett pitched a
six-hitter in his American League debut Sunday
as the Texas Rangers completed their first road
sweep this season with a 6-0 victory over the
Toronto Blue Jays.
Burkett (1-0), acquired from the Flori
da Marlins last Thursday, struck out
eight and walked one in his second
shutout this season and fourth of his ca-
The Rangers have beaten the Blue
Jays six straight times and are 8-1
against Toronto this year.
Juan Qonsales drove in two runs for
AL West Jeadlng Texas, which despite the win is
still a sub-.BOO road team (28-29).
Texas scored an unearned in the fourth off
Erik Hanson (10-14). Blue Jays shortstop Alei
Gonzalez deflected Darryl Hamilton's ground!!
into right-center for a two-base fielding error
and Ivan Rodriguez followed with a single
Hamilton scored when Rusty Greer
grounded into a double play.
Juan Gonzalez hit a sacrifice fly to give
the Rangers a 2-0 lead in the seventh be
fore Texas blew it open in the eighth will
four runs.
David Valle had an RBI double, Ro
driguez had a run-scoring single, and
Greer was hit the bases loaded to'
in a run before Gonsales got hi§
sacrifice fly.
Hanson gave up six runs, five earned, and il*
hits in 7 1-3 innings.
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