Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 23, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba C2 Winnipeg free july defending open Champion laments r and As Lack of respect Price fumes Over tee time associated press Scotland Nice Nick Price criticized the Royal and ancient for giving him such a late tee time in the second round that it crippled his Chance to make a proper defence of his British open Price was still steaming at the r and a championship committee yesterday after shooting a two underpay 70 to finish with a 54hole total of two underpay the usually Mil mannered Price was so mad he hold Back any longer at what he Felt was Lack of not was what Price called a tee time Friday that had him Fin Ishing 9 in the wind and i was the defending when i was qualifying i never got a tee time half past this is not the Way to treat a defending Price shot a two overpay 74 and said the conditions May have lost me the Champi i might have had a Chance if i had a civil tee Price said there was More than just one slight by the r and i dont want to sound like in complain but this Hurt his feelings More than anything Price they didst even put my photo on the cover of the pro Gram and i was defending things Arent going David press officer of the r and said seeded players Are put in buckets and hats and the tee times Are drawn for the first two a player gets a morn ing tee time and an afternoon tee the defending Champion gets no preferred Price played at on and shot he believe what he got for the afternoon it was he the wind was blowing so hard it moved your Ball some times when you marked Price said it was the latest tee time he could if i finish three or four shots Back on sunday in going to be very upset about i figured playing when we did Cost us at least two or three Price said he started out trying not to say anything about what he considered a cold i was really trying to bite my he i was trying to put up a Good but it was like was against Price didst complain directly to the r and except about the Way the program was Hoot its in his blood associated press Scotland new Sealander Michael unheralded in the majors before he shot a 65 and took a two stroke Lead in the British started yesterdays third round among the 1001 now Hes the 52 favorite to win the the 26yearold whose scottish ancestors moved to new zealand in the Middle of the last leads Italy Costantino Rocca with Steve Elkington of Australia another stroke just like Jack lots of players would like to emulate Jack japanese golfer Hisayuki Sasaki did just that at the British open yes but wont be boasting about like Multi titlist Sasaki took a 10 at the starting at Sasaki was going Well in yesterdays third including an Eagle 2 at the when he ran into the a 567yard Par the problem Nicklaus had in thursdays first round was getting stuck for four shots in a trap known As hell Nicklaus also but Pasakis route was a Little More his first tee shot went Over a Fence on the right and out of we walked to the not having been told it was out of and had to return to the tee to take a second tee Sasaki i also went out of Bounds this Well then i hit a third tee shot into a Bunker on the left Side of the by now playing his sixth shot because of got out of the Bunker first but his seventh overshot the Green into another Bunker at the he got out and two putted for Sasaki is Well out of Contention for the his third round 72 gives him a 1over total of shots off the Flashback John Cook hates to be reminded of his British open disaster when he three putted the 17th at Mirfield three years ago and virtually handed the title to Nick i dont think about it Only every five the american golfer but i can smile about it did not take me Long to get Over that 1992 Cook i Man aged to turn it into a positive and i went on to learn from it and win later in woman hands Faldo a Rose during action at British open hug Best part of Valdos Day associated press Scotland As Nick Faldo was waiting to hit his approach shot to the first Green yesterday in the British a woman ran from the gallery and gave him a a hug and a i asked him for a kiss and he said said Mimsie a 20yearold student at Andrews then he you better run off before you get in too much a Marine biology student originally from Valdos English said she was really proud of the Way he came Back yesterday after his first Faldo fell to the ground in mock sur prise after she left and Lay on his Back with his legs in the air for a few he finished with a 75 in the third sports Parade Teplitski Hopes he can catch spot on team chasing Willingdon dream by Reyn Davis sports reporter Todd Teplitski is single minded when he thinks about the Willingdon cup that All that matters to he the Only reason i try to keep a Low score in the Amateur is to improve my chances to make the but he didst do himself any favors at the Selkirk Golf and country club yesterday when he blew to 42 on the Back nine for 10 Guys see Teplitski As the Guy they can catch when the final round is played the Willingdon cup team is comprised of four players and three spots have All but been Rob Mcmillan shot 67 yesterday the Days Best round to take a six stroke Lead of 343 into today final Garth Collings had 68 for a 349 total for five rounds four in the Amateur and one in the looking almost As untouchable is Dale he shot 70 for fewer than moving the picture in spectacular fashion was Mike Art Godfrey from the Deer Ridge club in the 1994 Rural shot 68 on the course he belonged to until two years Ive played Here hundreds of he alluding to 12 serving As his Caddy was Mike who shares Selkirk course record of 65 with a Dan Godfrey round gave him a five round total of one More than also in the Hunt Are Jeff Lailey of Elmhurst at thanks to a 71 at Gary Skinny out of is close at 371 As is Rossmere Dar Ren Magda at Bob Genoway of Minnewaska and Dave Mcleod of Boniface Are tied at Genoway is moving at one Point he was tied for 23rd he moved up to Hes at Godfrey be much older than Mcmillan if he should make the the 19yearold the Manitoba Amateur said he cant despite his its you never he you cant Start thinking youve got about the he said its a Good Little but you have to be very it has a few holes that Are you can be aggressive when they come he had four three of them on the Back the highlight of collings1 round was an Eagle three on the par514th the Breezy Bend member hit a 200yard 4iron Over a Well Reed Corner to within 20 inches of the that makes the game a Little More said the gregarious marching up to the next another par5 this time he hit his but caught a Corner of the Mcmillan zigzagged Down the Fairway and capped the Hole making a 25foot putt for his Goehring winded a 50foot putt from the fringe for a and Collings left his Birdie putt on the raiders nearly Home associated press Chicago theres still one More step left before the raiders return to their ancestral Home in nil officials began work yesterday on resolving the dispute Over How much the raiders must share with the leagues 29 other teams from the package they got to relocate from los they moved there in after playing their first 22 seasons in the Bay it be although with Al Davis nothing is league sources said yesterday that the Basic dispute is Over million from the permanent seat licensing fees amounts paid not for tickets but for the right to buy the nil believes that million of that Money belongs to the Davis puts the figure at after the nil owners voted to allow Davis to move on the raiders owner said there Are still issues to be resolved it gets Down to the people of Oakland and Alameda county have just so much resources at their hands to get this Job done to compete for an nil the question is if they have enough to satisfy what the nil wants relative to some of the sharing issues important to the Hjalmarson out front Miller grabs Crown Nate Miller rallied from a lethargic Start to win his first world knocking out Orlin Norris in the eighth round yesterday in London to take his Aba cruiserweight doctors and paramedics came into the ring to attend to Norris when he collapsed after he tried to regain his feet following the he was taken from the ring on a Stretcher with an oxygen mask Over his face in scenes reminiscent of the last world title bout at London Arena in that Gerald Mcclellan lapsed into a coma and sustained serious brain injuries after being stopped by Nigel but Norris did not lose con and ring officials said he was talking while on the doctors at Royal Lon Don Hospital later reported nor Ris was talking normally and being kept overnight for observe they said he would Likely be released Larmer ponders retirement new York rangers right Winger Steve who scored his nil Point last appears set to retire after 14 seasons in the according to the teams general Larmer also played in his game in but had his worst offensive season with 14 goals and 15 assists in 47 Neil Smith told the new York daily news that Larmer has indicated he will give up the million due him in the final year of his when i talked to he seemed to be pretty clearheaded that that was what he was Conte Smith said but i As the summer goes on and he starts to feel better about hell on verge of title Miguel Indurai moved to the verge of his record fifth straight tour de France title by winning in the individual time trial in yester Days 19th Indurai took the stage around Lac de Vassi Viere in 57 minutes 34 48 seconds better than Bjarne Riis of Denmark and Tony Rominger Indurai has a Lead of Over Alex Zulle of Switzerland with Riis Lofton injured the Cleveland indians placed Cen tre fielder Kenny Lofton on the disabled list yesterday with a strained right rib Lofton first had pain in his ribs july he last played three Days when he appeared As a Pinch Hes hitting with 5 Home 27 Bis and 20 stolen bases in 61 games this Thompson out front Dicky who flirted with the second round Lead at the Deposit guaranty Golf classic before ending with two finished with consecutive birdies yesterday to take a on stroke Lead after 54 holes at Thompson shot a 4 underpay 68 to get to 13under one stroke better than Bob who had a and second round co Leader Dicky who shot a 70 at the Annandale Golf Hill on fire the infiniti Golf championship is turning into Guy Hills private con the personable looking for his first professional Vic blitzed Toronto Royal Wood Bine Golf club for the third successive Day yesterday and holds a commanding leading enter ing the final round of the Canadian tour the 24year who was the third place medal list while leading the University of Florida to the 1993 Mcaa Champi tossed a 5under 66 at the Woodbine track for a three Day total of Hjalmarson on Roll Carin Hjalmarson of looking like anything but a stormed into the Lead yesterday at the big Apple classic in new with a 6underpar Leader of the Lyga Rookie had seven ;