GOLF ROUNDUP : Allem Holds Off Norman to Win Colonial by One

Fulton Allem birdied two of the last three holes, then hung on for a one-shot victory over Greg Norman in the Colonial Invitational on Sunday at Ft. Worth.

Allem, a South African, won for the second time in his seven seasons on the PGA Tour with a closing 67 and a tournament-record 264 total. The victory was worth $234,000 from the purse of $1.3 million.

Norman kept the pressure on to the end with a 68. The Australian made a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole, then Allem, needing a five-foot putt for par to avoid a playoff, barely got it in the right lip.

Allem had a break on the ninth hole, where his approach hit the rock wall in front of the green. Instead of bouncing back into a pond, the ball caromed into the gallery. Allem got it up and down, making a a 20-foot putt for par.

Jeff Maggert’s birdie on the final hole finished off a 66 and lifted him into third alone at 267.

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Lee Trevino, fighting a case of butterflies while Raymond Floyd fought a case of food poisoning, won the $850,000 NFL Golf Classic at Clifton, N.J.

Trevino and Floyd shot par 72s at the Upper Montclair Country Club. Trevino finished the 54 holes at seven-under 209, two ahead of Floyd and Bruce Crampton.

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Second-year pro Kelly Robbins made a routine par on the first playoff hole to beat Alison Nicholas and win the $75,000 first prize in the Corning (N.Y.) Classic.

Robbins led by four shots after three rounds and came up with a three-under 69. But Nicholas, a non-winner who joined the tour in 1989, came up with eight birdies in a final-round 65. The two were tied at 277, five shots better than Jane Crafter, who was third after a 67.

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Betsy King followed a rain delay of almost two hours with a three-foot birdie putt for $70,000 on the 17th hole to clinch the LPGA Skins Game at Frisco, Tex. She added another birdie for total winnings of $185,000.

Nancy Lopez, the first-day leader, failed to win a skin Sunday but finished second with $110,000. Pat Bradley earned $85,000 and Dottie Mochrie avoided being shut out with a two-foot birdie putt worth $70,000 on the 15th hole.