Before Super Bowl XXXII, when was the last time John Elway and
Brett Favre battled head-to-head? Last April, on a Walt Disney
World golf course in the Quarterback Challenge. Elway whipped
Favre by seven shots, 75 to 82. "I can't beat him," says Favre.
"He's a scratch golfer. I'm maybe a seven handicapper. When I
play John, I'm fighting a war I can't win." … Jesper Parnevik's
win in Phoenix and Helen Alfredsson's victory in the Office
Depot tournament in West Palm Beach, Fla., marked the first time
Swedes have won Tour and LPGA events in the same week. … Ben
Crenshaw shot 74-74 and missed the cut in Phoenix, his first
event since surgery last September to correct a broken toe in
his right foot. It's not Crenshaw's foot, however, that'll
likely keep him off the Tour until later this month. His wife,
Julie, is due with their third child on Feb. 12. … Ian
Baker-Finch, the 1991 British Open champion who attracted
worldwide attention for his subsequent slump—he made just one
cut in the past three seasons and shot a first-round 92 at last
year's British—announced that he has retired from tour golf.
"I've hung up my clubs and given up serious practice," he said
last week. "I want to be obscure and happy."
Issue date: February 2, 1998
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