Golf Roundup : Rick Fehr Claims His First PGA Win

For Rick Fehr, it was like living a dream.

Fehr shot a two-under-par 69 Sunday and beat Larry Mize by two strokes in the $400,000 B.C. Open at Endicott, N.Y., for his first PGA victory.

“The reality didn’t start setting in until the last few holes,” said Fehr, who collected $72,000 for the victory. “I know people would say it’s over by that time. I know very well, though, that you can have a two or three-shot turnaround in that time.

“I struggled a little bit coming into the last few holes. Fortunately, I had enough cushion that the bogey (on the 15th hole) didn’t hurt me.”

Fehr finished at 17-under-par 267 for the 72-hole tournament. Mize shot a 68 and wound up at 269. Howard Twitty was third at 271.

Arnold Palmer and Gene Littler each shot two-under-par 69 to lead the United States team to a lopsided 68 1/2-31 1/2 victory over the International Team in the first Chrysler Cup senior matches at Potomac, Md.

Palmer and Littler each earned 7 1/2 points for the Americans, while teammate Chi Chi Rodriguez picked up 5 1/2 for his 70. Don January added three for his 72 and Billy Casper one-half point for his 73.

Australian Bob Charles led the internationals with a 70, while South African Gary Player and Australian Bruce Crampton each shot 72 and Canadian Al Balding finished at 73.

Japan’s Ayako Okamoto fired a final-round six-under-par 66 win the $200,000 Cellular-One Ping Championship by six strokes at Portland, Ore.

Okamoto, 35, finished the 54-hole tournament at nine-under-par 207. Her 66 tied the tournament record set by M.J. Smith in Friday’s first round. Her three-day total was the lowest in the nine-year history of the tournament.

Defending champion Nancy Lopez, trying for the victory that would clinch her a spot in the LPGA Hall of Fame, faded at the finish to wind up in a tie for second with Colleen Walker at 213.