Birdie burst
NZPA-AP New York Scott Simpson, of the United States, had a string of four consecutive birdies and a six-under 65 for an easy, five-shot triumph in the ?U5500,000 Westchester classic golf tournament at Harrison. Simpson, who has a reputation of playing his best on the more difficult courses, scored the second victory of his six-year P.G.A. tour career with a 269 total. 15 strokes under par on the hilly, 6115 m course. The victory, claimed from the deepest rough the touring professionals have en-
countered this season, was worth SUS9O,OOO. It increased Simpson’s earnings for the season to $U5146,903 and stamped him as a force to be considered in next week's United States Open championship at nearby Winged Foot. @ In St Mellion in England, Jaime Gonzalez, of Brazil, won the European Tournament Players’ championship on the second hole of a sudden-death play-off against Mark James, of Britain. Their final score was 265. A New Zealander, Stuart Reese, finished on 273 and equal sixteenth place.
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