Faldo disqualified as Kay wins Dunhill Masters

Faldo disqualified as Kay wins Dunhill Masters

JAKARTA (JP): Unaware of breaking the local rules of golf cost
the runaway leader Nick Faldo of England the Alfred Dunhill
Masters title and disqualification from the championship at Bali
Golf and Country Club yesterday.

It was a dramatic and unexpected finale to the tournament that
the former world number one Faldo had dominated and looked
certain to win, then having to surrender it to Canadian Jack Kay.

Taking the lead by six strokes with six holes to go yesterday,
Faldo was informed of the error he committed on the second hole
of Saturday's third round when he removed a stone from a
greenside bunker.

The incident came to light when Australian Craig Parry, who
had played in the same group as Faldo on Saturday, found himself
in a bunker besides playing partner Michael Campbell of New
Zealand on the seventh hole of the final round.

"I was about to bend down to pick up a stone that was behind
my ball when Campbell told me I'd better not do that," said
Parry. He said he had been in the same bunker as Faldo in the
second hole in the third round and had seen the Englishman 'pull
out a couple of things.'

"I hadn't thought twice about it (at the time)," said Parry,
who added that he had no option but to call an official. "I
asked him if you could move pebbles in a bunker. He said 'no'. I
can't win. If I didn't do anything then I'm a cheat."

Trevor Herden, PGA Director of Australasian Operations,
immediately went to the 12th hole where Faldo confirmed that he
had removed a pebble from the bunker beside the second green. The
official was left with no choice but to instantly disqualify
Faldo for having signed an incorrect scorecard.

"I've broken the rules. It is a shame for me, the sponsors and
the event," said Faldo. "It's the first time this has happened to
me. It's a weird situation."

On the PGA European Tour, there is a local rule that permits
players to remove stones in bunkers without penalty. On the other
circuits in the world, including Australia, there is no such
rule.

Struggle

Kay said it was not the way he wanted to win the tournament.
"I'm thrilled to win, but not this way. When Nick made his
birdies at the eighth and ninth I thought for sure I was playing
for second place."

The final six holes were a struggle for Kay, whose last
triumph came in the 1991 Singapore Open. He took a double-bogey
five at the 13th after hitting his seven iron tee-shot through
the green.

At the 15th he pulled his drive into a hazard and took a
penalty drop. He struck a five-iron to 20 feet and holed a putt
for what he described as an 'unbelievable par.'

He finished one shot clear of American Patrick Burke (70) with
Singh, who closed with 67, in third place.

Colin Montgomerie hit a 66 to share fourth spot on 280 with
Parry and Queenslander Terry Price.

Kay picked up a check for US$62,100. "Financially this helps a
lot," said Kay whose wife is due to give birth in March.

Fiji's Vijay Singh who like Faldo arrived direct from the
Volvo Masters in Spain, the last European Tour event of 1994,
extended his sympathy.

"It's sad because Nick was so good this week. The officials
should have made everyone aware of the rules under which the
event was being played. This is not Europe but it's not Australia
either, although the tournament is under Australian rules.

"I could easily have been in the same situation. When I heard
what happened to Nick I just didn't want to play any more." (rsl)

Selected results
277 - Jack Kay (Can) 73-66-66-72
278 - Patrick Burke (USA) 68-70-70-70
279 - Vijay Singh (Fiji) 75-70-67-67
280 - Colin Montgomerie (GB) 68-75-71-66, Terry Price (Aus) 71-
73-68-68, Craig Parry (Aus) 70-67-71-72
281 - Nico van Rensburg (SAf) 69-73-70-69, Michael Campbell
(NZe) 71-70-69-71, David Frost (SAf) 70-70-70-71
282 - Mike Cunning (USA) 67-74-71-70, Kim Jong-Duck (SKo) 74-69-
70-69
283 - Paul Devenport (NZe) 70-73-73-67, Jack O'Keefe (USA)
69-72-72-70
284 - Terry Gale (Aus) 67-76-75-66, Peter O'Malley (Aus) 73-69-
75-67, Tony Carolan (Aus) 70-74-71-69, David Podlich (Aus)
73-73-67-71, Ilyasak (Ina) 70-71-70-73
285 - Robert Willis (Aus) 73-69-72-71, Max Stevens (Aus) 70-72-
70-73, Michael Clayton (Aus) 71-71-71-72, Andre Stoltz
(Aus) 69-73-66-77
286 - Matthew King (Aus) 71-74-73-68, Simon Owen (NZe) 70-74-71-
71, Hsieh Yu-Shu (Tai) 72-72-71-71, Glenn Joyner (Aus) 70-
73-71-72,
287 - Shane Tait (Aus) 69-73-74-71, Russell Swanson (Aus) 68-74-
72-73
Disqualified: Nick Faldo (GB)