Lehman Overtakes Parry on Final Two Holes

Tom Lehman birdied the last two holes to overtake Craig Parry in a one-shot victory in the Colonial National Invitation Sunday at Fort Worth.

Lehman caught the front-running Parry with an 18-foot birdie putt on 17, then went in front with a 30-footer on the final hole.

The latter sent him romping around the green in a victory canter--a la Hale Irwin in the 1990 U.S. Open.

“To birdie 17 and 18 like that was unbelievable,” said Lehman, who had a closing two-under-par 68. “I may have looked pretty stupid, but I was just so excited.”

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Dave Stockton’s string of late birdies gave him a one-stroke victory over Isao Aoki in the $1.1-million Quicksilver senior tournament at Midway, Pa.

Stockton, who had birdies on Nos. 4, 7 and 11, came up with three in a row starting on No. 15 in a five-under-par 67 that gave him an eight-under 208 total for the 54 holes.

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Alison Nicholas’ par round of 72 was enough to hold off a late challenge from Barb Mucha en route to a three-stroke victory in the $550,000 Corning Classic at Corning, N.Y.

Nicholas, starting the final round at 13 under, nearly relinquished a five-stroke lead before hanging on for her first career victory on the LPGA Tour with a 275 total.

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Dottie Mochrie, shut out during the first nine holes, pocketed a record $290,000 over the final nine to emerge as the overall winner in the LPGA Skins Game at Frisco, Tex.

Mochrie, the third-leading money winner on the LPGA Tour, got off to a spectacular start when she rolled in a 40-foot chip shot from behind the green at No. 10, the opening hole on the second day of the two-day event. That shot earned $30,000 for Mochrie, who ended up winning eight of the nine available skins Sunday. She won $180,000 with a 16-foot birdie putt at No. 15.

Boxing

Thousands of mourners crowded into a cemetery at Barranquilla, Colombia, to bid farewell to boxer Jimmy Garcia, 23, who died May 19 from injuries suffered in a fight with Gabriel Ruelas 13 days earlier.

Defending International Boxing Federation featherweight champion Tom Johnson retained his title with a unanimous decision over Eddie Croft at South Padre Island, Tex.

Track and Field

Running for the first time this season since injuring a hamstring, Dennis Mitchell edged fellow American Jeff Laynes to win the 100 meters in 10.33 seconds at Coquitlam, Canada.

Quincy Watts set a meet record in the 400 with a time of 45.42. Jackie Joyner-Kersee won the women’s 100 hurdles in 13.27.

Miscellany

Brooke Bennett, 15, defeated four-time Olympic gold medalist Janet Evans by two seconds in the 400-meter freestyle at the Alamo Challenge at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Tour DuPont champion Lance Armstrong won the Kmart Classic cycling race for the second time in three years. Armstrong, 23, of Austin, Tex., finished the six-day, 514-mile race in 21 hours 12 minutes and 57 seconds. The race ended in Martinsburg, W.Va.

Karolyn Kirby and Liz Masakayan defeated Holly McPeak and Nancy Reno, 15-13, in the championship match of the $40,000 Las Colinas Open, a Women’s Professional Volleyball Assn. tournament at Irving, Tex.

Mike Dodd and Mike Whitmarsh defeated Scott Ayakatubby and Karch Kiraly, 15-9, 7-3, to win first prize of $20,000 in the 1-800-COLLECT pro beach volleyball event at San Francisco.

The U.S. national soccer team outshot Costa Rica, 21-7, but lost, 2-1, at Tampa, Fla. Midfielder Jafeth Soto, a substitute, scored the deciding goal in the 87th minute.

Bo Kimble, 29, the former Loyola Marymount star who also played for two seasons with the Clippers, was arrested for drunk driving after he was stopped Saturday night for speeding on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, sheriff deputies said.