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B R O O K L IN E , M a s s .-W ith a
w in k o f the ey e an d a w ag o f the
finger, B en C ren sh aw insisted against
all od d s his b e lea g u ered A m erican s
w ere destin ed to w in th e R y d e r C up.
H e m ade a b e lie v e r o u t o f e v e ry ­
o n e Sunday.
H is players to o k to h e a rt h is te a r­
ful talk abou t d estin y , p la y in g like
th ey had noth in g to lose an d fin ally
liv in g up to th eir p o ten tial. T h e g a l­
lery c au g h t on, too, sto m p in g an d
c h eerin g as the greatest c o m e b a c k in
R y d e r C u p h isto ry u n fo ld e d b efo re
th eir ey es in an electric atm o sp h e re
th at riled the E u ro p ean s.
A t en d o f a w ild a n d d elirio u s d ay
at T h e C o u n try C lub, Ju stin L eo n ard ,
H al S u tto n and the rest o f th e R y d e r
C u p stars spray ed ch a m p a g n e o v e r a
b a lc o n y and san g the n a tio n al a n ­
th e m w ith tho u san d s o f fans still try ­
ing to grasp the m a g n itu d e o f the
v icto ry .
T h en , C ren sh aw ste p p e d o n to a
sto n e w all an d h eld u p a p riz e far
m o re valuab le th an th e $63 m illio n
in rev e n u e th at th re a te n e d to d iv id e
h is team .
T h e R y d e r C u p is s ta y in g in
A m erica.
“ W h at tra n sp ired is a m o v in g e x ­
p e rie n c e ,” C ren sh aw said. “ I d o b e ­
liev e in fate.”
T h e A m erican s w o n 816 p o in ts
from the 12 sin g les m atch es S u n d ay ,
g iv in g them a 1416-1316 v ic to ry an d
th e ir first R y d er C u p v ic to ry sin ce
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O ïh p l É î n r t h m h ( O h f i e m e r
September 29, 1999
1993.
“ W e c a m e u p sh o rt,” E u ro p ean
cap ta in M ark Jam es said. "W e gave
day, an d w e all w an ted to be a part o f
th at,” said H al S u tto n , th e ro ck -so lid
s ta ro fth e U .S . team w h o co n trib u ted
it o u r b e st sh o t.”
A s m u ch as C re n sh a w b eliev es in
316 p o in ts. “T h is is th e g reatest m o ­
m en t in g o lf rig h t n o w .”
T h e E u ro p ean s d id n ’t th in k so.
T h ey to o k e x cep tio n to th e p la y e r
cele b ratio n a fter L e o n a rd ’s p u tt b e ­
cau se O lazab al still h ad a 2 5 -fo o t
fate, he p la y e d a p art, too.
H e sen t ou t h is six b e st p lay ers to
c reate a c h a in -re a c tio n o f m o m en ­
tu m , an d it p a id o f f w ith six d ecisiv e
v icto ries th at sw iftly tu rn ed the tide.
H e c r ie d w ith j o y w h e n J u s tin
L eo n ard d eliv ered th e d ecisiv e blow ,
a b ird ie p u tt o n th e 17 th h o le that w as
as lo n g as th e A m e ric a n s’ o dds o f
w in n in g the R y d er C up.
“ I n e v e r sto p p ed b e lie v in g ,” a
c h o k e d -u p C re n s h a w sa id . “ I ’m
stu n ned . T h is is so in d escrib a b le.”
T h at v icto ry cam e o n th e 17th
g reen w as o n ly fitting. A cro ss the
street is the h o u se w h ere F ran cis
O u im et liv ed w h en he w o n the 1913
U .S . O p en o n th is co u rse an d m ade
g o lf p o p u lar in th e U n ited States.
L e o n a rd ’s 4 5 -fo o t bird ie p u tt u n ­
leash ed a to rren t o f e m o tio n th at had
b een b u ild in g th ro u g h o u t an electric
d ay at T h e C o u n try C lu b , w h ere fans
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D espite a 10-6 d eficit going into
the final ro u n d , desp ite the fact no
team has ev e r co m e back from m ore
th a n tw o p o in ts o n th e la st day ,
C renshaw refu sed to g ive in.
“ I ’ve felt it all w eek ,” C renshaw
said. “ I k n o w how th ese guys can
play. I know how determ ined they are.
D arned i f w e d id n ’t pull it off.”
C ren sh aw had that feeling once
before. H e w o n the 1995 M asters
after the death o fh is longtim e teacher
H arvey P enick. T he victo ry cam e out
o f now here, an d C ren sh aw said at the
tim e he felt it w as P e n ic k ’s spirit
hole.
“ W h en y o u g et th e first m atch es
th at easily , th e c ro w d is g o in g to get
m o re involved, an d th a t’s all it takes,”
Je s p e r P a m e v ik said . “ They ju s t got
huge m o m en tu m g o in g .”
E v en D av id D u v al, w h o referred
to th e R y d er C u p as an ex h ib ition,
sh o w ed h o w m u ch it m ean t b y repeat­
edly shak in g his fists an d cu p p in g his
h and to his ear, ask in g th e g allery for
even m ore n oise — m ay b e too m uch
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T h e A m e ric a n s o v e rw h e lm e d
E u ro p e in the first six m atc h e s, c lo s­
ing all o f th em o u t b e fo re th e 17th
Jo se M aria O la z a b a l’s m iss — g u a r­
an tee d th e A m erican s 1416 p o in ts,
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b ird ie p u tt to tie th e m atch an d keep
alive E u ro p e ’s fad in g h o p es.
“ It w as v e ry sad to see. It w as an
u g ly p ic tu re ,” O la z a b a l said.
“ It’s ab o u t the m o st d isg u stin g
th in g I ’ve ev er se e n ," said assistan t
c ap ta in S am T o rran ce. “ T h is is not
so u r grapes. T he w h o le A m erican
team , an d sp ectato rs ra n rig h t acro ss
th e g reen o v er O ily ’s line. H e still
h as a p u tt to tie the h o le. W e co u ld
still tak e the R y d e rC u p ho m e. It w as
ev ery m issed p u tt b y th e E uropeans.
A lth o u g h o n e m atch w as still on
th e co u rse, th e p u tt — fo llo w ed b y
AMERICAN FAMILY
guiding him along.
In m uch the sam e w ay, C renshaw
w illed his team to victo ry on this
course, w hich has a long history o f
U .S . victories.
“ It’s all because o fB en C renshaw ,”
D avis L ove III said. “ H e fired us up,
m ad e us b e lie v e w e co u ld do it.”
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L A N S IN G , M ich. — D im itrius
inderw ood’s m other claim s h er so n 's
Eileen U nderw ood declined to nam e
the church, but said she m ight take legal
pparent suicide attem pt and his recent
rratic behavior have been influenced
y a “cult that’s posing as a c h u rc h .”
U nderw ood, a defensive end from
lichigan State w ho w alked aw ay from
m ultim illion-dollarN FL contract with
linnesota, only to resurface in M iam i,
lashed his ow n neck Sunday and w as
action against it.
U n d e r w o o d ’s s is te r , A n d re a
U nderw ood, said one m em ber o f the
c h u rc h w h o re c r u ite d D im itr iu s
U nderw ood alw ays seem s to be around
ound bleeding on a L ansing street,
o lice said M onday.
“ H e w as som ew hat despondent,”
olice spokesm an Lt. R ay Hall said.
H e w as upset, physically upset.”
B efore she left M onday for Lansing
ro m h e r P h ila d e lp h ia h o m e ,
J n d e r w o o d ’s
m o th e r ,
E ile e n
Jnderw ood, said she w anted to speak
xit against “a cult th at’s posing as a
:hurch,’ ’ w hich U nderw ood began at-
ending while he w as at M ichigan State.
“T here are co ntrolling spirits in
here, ” Eileen U nderw ood, an ordained
ninister, told The M iam i Herald. “I
zisited one tim e and the pastor w as
alking about i fa youn g m an and woman
w hen U nderw ood acts in a bizarre m an­
ner.
U nderw ood w as the M innesota V i­
k ings’ second first-round draft p ick in
April, but left training cam p after one
day, saying he could not resolve the
conflict betw een playing football and
“I think D im itrius’ behavior over a
little bit o f time here has been a little bit
unusual,” M ichigan State coach Nick
pleting their investigation.
“O ur attention is turned tow ard safe­
guarding his good mental health.' ’ Hall
Saban said Monday.
“W e tried to help the guy last year; I
know the D olphins have tried to help him
now , and I’ve talked to him o n several
said.
U nderwood played defensive end at
M ichigan State for three seasons before
sitting out his senior year with a sprained
ankle. The V ikings m ade him their 29th
occasio n s.... M aybe now som eone can
help him and he can do well.
Hall said Underwood slashed his neck
with a knife at the hom e o f the mother o f
his tw in 17-m onth-old children. H e was
staying there during the D olphins’ o ff
serving God.
“ It ju st seem s like D im itrius is fine
until this m an show s up, and then he
starts doing all these bizarre things,”
A ndrea U nderw ood said.
U nderw ood gave football another
chance in A ugust w hen the D olphins
claim ed him on waivers, but attended
only tw o practices before dislocating
his left shoulder in a preseason game.
H e had been expected to begin practic­
ing again w ith the D olphins this w eek.
O n Saturday, Lansing police arrested
U nderw ood on a w arrant accusing him
o f nonpaym ent o f child support A $500
scene and w itnesses’ statements con­
vinced police U nderwood used the knife
on himself. The officer w ould not de-
scribe the knife, other than to say it was a
com m on household knife. H e declined
tosayifU nderw oodw roteasuicidenote.
U nderw ood was listed in fair condi­
tion M onday at Sparrow Hospital after
Bible. T hat’s ju s t som eone trying to
:ontrol people. It’s a den o f w itches
sitting up in there.”
said.
actions, but said police are close to com-
;lse for six months.
“T hat’s not in the Bible. I know the
signing bonus by leaving.
“H opefully.he’llbe fine and then find
the kind o f assistance, help that he needs
to do a good job, and I’m not talking
about football,” Green said Monday.
“Because w hen you’re in the hospital in
serious condition, then football is very
secondary for the things that he needs as
a young m an o f 22.”
H ew asclaim ed on w aiversby Miami
after 23 other team s passed on him, and
is now getting a base salary o f $395,000
afterward.
Hall said physical evidence at the
bond w as posted for him about three
hours later, but U nderwood refused to
leave the jail for another hour, spending
the time talking to another inmate, Hall
ireak up, he w o n ’t let them date anyone
play football.
The Vikings released him Aug. 11.
U nderw ood sacnficed a $1.75 million
week.
N o one in the hom e saw him cut
himself, but several people in the neigh­
borhood saw him running dow n the street
undergoing surgery Sunday.
T he 2.2-year-old player cooperated
with police when they found him about
12:45 p.m . Sunday, and has spoken with
police since, Hall said. H e declined to say
i flJnderw ood gave them a reason for his
n the church are dating and then they
draft pick overall.
H e signed a five-year, $5.3 million
contract Aug. 1, but walked out o f train­
ing cam p the next day. U nderwood told
coach Dennis G ieen he had no desire to
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