Golf Capsules

Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1997 | 11:59 a.m.

bf PGA TOUR

bf Hawaiian Open

bf At Honolulu

bf Waialae Country Club

Winner: Paul Stankowski ($216,000).

Scores: 71-66-64-70-271 (-17), won on the fourth hole of a playoff with Jim Furyk (70-67-66-68). Mike Reid (62-72-66-71) was eliminated on the first extra hole.

Fourth (273): Donnie Hammond (70-68-66-69) and Jay Don Blake (68-70-65-70).

Notes: Stankowski, 27, won with a birdie on the par-5 18th after holing a 30-foot birdie putt on the par-4 10th to extend the playoff to a fourth hole. He also won the 1996 Bell South Classic in a playoff, topping Brandel Chamblee with a birdie on the first extra hole. The former Texas-El Paso player won the tour's unofficial Kapalua International in Hawaii last November. ... Furyk, who won last year's tournament in a three-hole playoff with Brad Faxon, four-putted for a double-bogey on No. 15 to lose the lead. ... Reid, 42, is winless since the 1988 World Series of Golf.

Next: Tucson Chrysler Classic, Thursday-Sunday, Tucson, Ariz.

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bf LPGA TOUR

bf Los Angeles Women's Championship

bf At Glendale, Calif.

bf Oakmont Country Club

Winner: Terry-Jo Myers ($97,500).

Scores: 74-66-66-206 (-10).

Second (208): Annika Sorenstam (66-69-73). Third (211): Alicia Dibos (71-73-67), Kelly Robbins (73-69-69), Catrin Nilsmark (73-69-69), Donna Andrews (68-73-70), Ellie Gibson (69-69-73).

Notes: Myers, who also won the 1988 Mayflower Classic, has fought a long battle against a bladder disease that led her to the brink of suicide four years ago. The 34-year-old began using an experimental drug two years ago that cleared her of the symptoms of interstitial cystitis. She began crying on the 16th hole and choked back tears in the press room as she talked about the disease, which she said made it necessary to use the bathroom some 60 times a day and 20 a night. ... Sorenstam won the Tournament of Champions in the Swedish star's only other start this year.

Next: The Hawaiian Open, Thursday-Saturday, Honolulu.

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bf AUSTRALASIAN PGA TOUR

bf Australian Masters

bf At Melbourne, Australia

bf Huntingdale Golf Club

Winner: Peter Lonard ($102,600).

Scores: 69-69-69-69-276 (-16), won the second hole of a playoff with Peter O'Malley (65-66-73-72).

Third (277): Shane Tait (68-67-74-68) and Wayne Grady (70-67-69-71).

Notes: Lonard, a 29-year-old Australian, has spent four years recovering from Ross River virus - a rare tropical disease that left him so weary he could not walk two holes on a golf course. Lonard, who parred the second extra hole for his first professional victory, leads the Australasian tour money list with $346,496. ... Tiger Woods tied for eighth at 283, shooting 68-70-72-73. He is scheduled to return to the PGA Tour in two weeks for the Nissan Open in Los Angeles. ... Larry Mize also finished at 283.

Next: Canon Challenge, Thursday-Sunday, Sydney, Australia.

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bf SENIOR PGA TOUR

bf GTE Classic

bf At Lutz, Fla.

bf TPC of Tampa Bay

Winner: David Graham ($135,000).

Scores: 71-68-65-204 (-9).

Second (207): Bob Dickson (69-71-67). Third (208): Hubert Green (69-73-66), Bruce Summerhays (73-68-67) and Ray Floyd (72-66-70).

Notes: Graham, ousted last year as captain of the International Presidents Cup team, won his first senior title. The 50-year-old Australian won eight times on the PGA Tour, including the 1979 PGA Championship and 1981 U.S. Open. ... Jack Nicklaus, the 1996 winner, tied for 23rd at 1-over 214 with rounds of 71, 72 and 71.

Next: American Express Invitational, Friday-Sunday, Sarasota, Fla.

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bf PGA EUROPEAN TOUR

bf FNB TOUR SOUTH AFRICA

bf Dimension Data Pro-Am

bf At Sun City, South Africa

bf Gary Player Country Club

bf Player Course and Lost City Course

Winner: Nick Price ($108,655).

Scores: 67-66-66-69-268 (-20).

Second (276): David Frost (69-65-71-71). Third (277): Thomas Bjorn (67-67-71-72).

Notes: Price, the runner-up last year to Zimbabwean countryman Mark McNulty, ended a winless streak dating to the Zimbabwe Open in December 1995. Price is winless on the PGA Tour since the 1994 Canadian Open. He was second last week in the South African Open, a stroke behind Fiji's Vijay Singh. ... Play was completed in near darkness because of a 90-minute lightning delay. ... American Ronnie McCann tied for fourth at 279. ... Spain's Seve Ballesteros missed the cut in his first 1997 start, shooting 82-72.

Next: South African PGA, Thursday-Sunday, Johannesburg, South Africa.

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bf OTHER TOURNAMENT

Asian Tour: Southwoods Open, Southwoods Golf and Country Club, Carmona, Philippines (Takao Nogami, Japan, $41,675, 66-72-73-70-281, -7).