BRIEFLY : NOBILO SHOOTS PAST HOCH TO WIN.Frank Nobilo Frank Ivan Joseph Nobilo (born on May 14, 1960) is a professional golfer and current analyst for The Golf Channel's Champions Tour coverage. He is of Croat origin. Nobilo was born in Auckland, New Zealand. of New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. overcame a four-shot deficit on a bright, sunny Sunday and shot a 6-under-par 66 to win the Saraze(e Sarazen World Open The Sarazen World Open was an unofficial event on the PGA Tour from 1994 to 1999. It was played at Chateau Elan (Legends course) in Braselton, Georgia except for 1999 when it was played at PGA Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain. It was named in honor of golfer Gene Sarazen. Championship in Braselton, Ga., for the second year in a row. Nobilo overtook third-round leader Scott Hoch Scott Mabon Hoch (born November 24, 1955) is an American golfer, who represented his country in the Ryder Cup in 1997 and 2002. Hoch was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. with a 15-foot birdie putt on the 13th hole. He stretched the lead to two shots when he sank a 5-footer for another birdie at No. 14. His lead swelled to the final margin of four shots when Hoch took a double bogey-6 on the 17th. Germany's Bernhard Langer Bernhard Langer (born August 27, 1957) is a German professional golfer. Life and work Langer was born in Anhausen near Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. He turned professional in 1976 and has won many events in Europe and the United States, among them The Masters in 1985 and won for the first time in 13 months, carding a 6-under-par 65 to win the $500,000 Dunhill Masters in Hong Kong by two strokes over South Korean Kang Wook-soon. TENNIS Thomas Enqvist of Sweden, his serve whistling as high as 125 mph, beat French Open champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-2, 6-4, 7-5 to capture the Paris Open for the biggest payday of his career. ``I felt like I couldn't lose,'' Enqvist said. ``I was kind of playing out of my mind. I was in a zone today.'' Jana Novotna had no sooner ended Jennifer Capriati's bid for her first tournament win in nearly four years when she all but apologized for remarks she'd made about her opponent's comeback. ``I have been too critical in the beginning. I think you are on the right track and I wish you the best,'' Novotna told Capriati minutes after capturing the Ameritech Cup in Chicago 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. MOTOR SPORTS Randy LaJoie shook off some early bad luck - a potential championship-threatening accident - and finished 10th to Kevin LePage to win the NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Busch Series title in the Jiffy A fraction of time that has numerous interpretations depending on who uses it. It may refer to one computer clock cycle, one nanosecond, one millisecond or one AC power cycle. There may be others. See nanosecond. 1. Lube 300 in Homestead, Fla. LePage won his first career Busch Series event in 69 attempts, finishing 2.53 seconds ahead of Bobby Labonte in a battle of Chevrolets. Mark Martin was third in a Ford in the season-ending event at the Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex. FOOTBALL Boston College officials met behind closed doors most of the day as rumors swirled around campus about possible illegal gambling activity involving members of the school's football team. On Saturday night, Boston College athletic director Chet Gladchuk announced that the school had started an investigation and asked for the Middlesex District Attorney's assistance. |
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