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Show IN THE B SECTION Weather B-2 Business B-7 Scene & Heard B-9 FYI B-10 Professional Services B-l 1 1T www.parkrecord.com 0 WEDTHURSFRI, JUNE 5-7, 2002 SPORTS EDITOR: Shane McCammon 649-9014 ext. 1 10 sportsparkrecord.com Park Record mmm PROMONTORY THE RANCH CLUB Club names gplf director Marion brings holistic approach, top-notch training to Promontory By SHANE McCAMMON Of the Record stuff Splashed on top of rolling high-desert hills like giant emerald raindrops, the narrow fairways and undulating putting greens tueked into scrub-oak canyons are starting to take form at Promontory. So, too, is the second-home community's golf program. While sales reps at Promontory are quick to point out golf is just one of many amenities ameni-ties at the planned community just off U.S. 40, the ultimate success of the development will likely depend on those little white balls. Ciolf is a fickle game and a risky business, which is why Promontory has put a premium on who is running its golf program. Michael Marion thought he would retire at the Elk River Club, a second-home community com-munity and golf course in the mountains of North Carolina. After a couple of stints at the prestigious Medina Country Club in Chicago, the Midwestern transplant had found a home in the South, where he planned to raise his two children. 1 he Flk River Club's director of golf figured he was done moving. Now he's looking for a house in Utah. "We were very happy where we were. I enjoyed the club and the members and I didn't did-n't anticipate leaving," Marion says as he maneuvers his SUV up the winding hills cast of Park City. " Jut when I came up here and saw the vision of the project and the people involved, I got very excited. You have the top golf architects in the country, two phenomenal phe-nomenal pieces of property to woik with and I saw two golf courses being built with vistas and views that are phenomenal." The club was equally impressed with Marion. A certified PGA master one of only two in Utah Marion represents the complete package Promontory was looking for. With expertise in teaching, merchandising, merchandis-ing, marketing and video analysis. Marion embodies his holistic approach to providing golf services to his clients. "We want to provide every aspect of golf," he says. "Tournaments, teaching and instruction, merchandising and what I call the every day golfing experience. Each area will complete the other." Marion says it's rare for a golf community to strive for such a complete package. "There are less than 1 percent that can say they are achieving that, no doubt," he says. Also as rare is having a master pro. About 1 percent of all golf pros in the U.S. reach master status. It's a grueling process not unlike graduate school. Marion took six years to complete the program, which consisted con-sisted of a seminars series that focused on the different aspects of the golf industry. When his course work was complete, Marion had to write a graduate-school level thesis. His topic: the marketing of golf instruction. "To become a PGA master professional shows someone has gone through an extra level of education," says Marion, who is rather shy about the distinction and doesnt want his local colleagues to think of him any differently. "It takes a real commitment to do this." With Glenwild. a successful second-home Please see Marion, B-4 Wo Sportm Bar tir Grill! FULL 23.AJR GKJELA.T FOOD! S70 JMain Stree-t 649-oou Return of Locals Night! MONDAYS MONDAYS 12 TV'0 Including 'Screen! i la mm mm Marathoners waiting for starter's pistol Locals enter backyard race for 'ultimate' challenge and even a little fun By SHANE McCAMMON Of the Record staff Susan Shultz is already thinking about what it's going to feel like when she crosses cross-es the finish line at Saturday's Sixth Annual Park City Marathon, and if it's anything like the five previous local races she's run in. she should have a smile on her face. Shultz won't be the fastest runner in the field of 3(K)-plus, but she might be one of the most content. She is a veteran of 13 marathons including two races in the prestigious Boston event and keeps coming back for more because she says marathons are "fun." Fun? 'in the end, it's fun," she says. "I wouldn't do it if it weren't. I'm already thinking about it and I can't wait until Saturday afternoon." Shultz is also drawn to a far more common com-mon feeling of satisfaction each time she completes a marathon. it's a challenge," she says. Then, laughing, she adds, "and it allows me to eat whatever I want. Not really, but it is an accomplishment and it keeps me really fit through all the training." With the marathon just days away, the 300 or so people who have signed up so far are going through their last-minute preparations. prepa-rations. Each runner has a different approach to these final days, but most involve getting some rest. "I am well rested," says Park City's Greg Adams. "I definitely have not been over-training." Home cookin' Unlike Shultz, Adams doesn't find running run-ning more than 26 miles in Park City's altitude alti-tude and having to trudge the last 10 miles or so uphill entertaining. He spends the summer running the areas trails, and decided two years ago to enter the local marathon. 'i figured what the heck, I was in town that weekend," he says. "I think it's a nice event for the summer." While Shultz has traveled across the country to compete in marathons, Adams Five Park City athletes named first team all -state Miners' soccer, Softball and baseball teams rewarded for successful seasons By SHANE McCAMMON Of the Record staff With the baseball, softball and soccer teams all making the 3A state playoffs, this spring was one of the most successful in the history of Park City High athletics. As such, the Miners brought home a trove of awards in the annual all-state honors handed out by The Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News. Pitcher Brandon Rogers, soccer players Brian O'Keefe, Mark Thimm, Ben Stollerman and Jesse Blais, and infielder Krista Berry were all named first team all-state, all-state, joining live of their classmates who were either named second team or honorable honor-able mention. Winning is often the main prerequisite for the honors something the Miners did this spring, lire baseball and soccer teams spent much of the season ranked No. 1 in the stale, and the softball team fought its way into the 3A playoffs for the first time in school history. Soccer Mike Guetschow can always count on a No Membership Fcq&! MONDAYS MONDAYS I i 44-&--cLagS-. Ll GOOD FOR ANY APPETIZERS fAiinnn PvnirPc f1ft(' mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm , i .i.D .mil. , m. hi minim i, j mw ipiiwi in i ' l Jjn. w YC h ( -. , ' h f 0 0 ' wtm' .'--- . ur .... . ,' '4 -;-- ' , ' ' , f i , " . k y ; " - v " y . - , t r, 4-t ? ,v; .-i( l r ri Vsf '" f V j A i 'ftlf J. - - - !.'. SCOTT SINER4RK RECORD Susan Shultz does some last-minute training in preparation for Saturday's Park City Marathon. A veteran of 13 marathons, Shultz says she competes because It's fun and challenging. is keeping it local. Many of the Park City participants run because the race is in their backyard. "It's bad enough to do it here," Adams says. "It would be awful to travel and do it." "I live here," Shultz says, "I run here and this is where 1 train. What better place to do it than in my home town?" talented group of seniors to take the places of the departing class, but with O'Keefe, Thimm. Blais and Stollerman all graduating this month, the Park City soccer coach has some mighty big boots to fill. O'Keefe, who was named first team all-state all-state by both newspapers, scored 13 goals and dished out eight assists this season, helping help-ing the Miners get into the state semifinals. Thimm, also named first team by both papers, capped an incredible Park City career by scoring 10 goals and assisting on seven others from his midfield position. Blais, a first team all-star as a junior, duplicated dupli-cated the feat in the Deseret News by holding hold-ing down the Miners' staunch defense. And when Blais wasn't cutting down long balls or snuffing opposing runs, Stollerman was there to make the saves. Stollerman made first team in the Tribune and honorable mention in the News. "You want to think you're the best but cant always say that," said Thimm, who was named to the first team for the first time in his illustrious Park City career. "This lets you know what the other coaches think of you." Thimm says having three players named to the first team is a fair assessment of Park City's talent even though he felt Stollerman was slighted by the News. "I think Ben Stollerman deserved more than honorable mention in the Deseret News," he said. "He probably the only player in Utah who is going Division I so MONDAY! I xfiTX' Kevin Shannon, too, decided to run the Park City Marathon for the convenience. "I would have run a marathon any-where any-where but what particularly appealed to me about the Park City race is 1 know the course and the area, and I can spend the night in my own bed and have my meal and not be in a hotel room," he says. Even with the convenience of running yzJ c A r SCOTT SINEPAHK Hi COliD Brian O'Keefe's scrappy play was just one reason the Park City High forward, for-ward, right, was named first team all-state by both Salt Lake papers. for him not to get anything is pretty dumb." The Tribune got it right, at least in Thimm 's opinion. Stollerman, who has committed to play goalie for UNLV, was named first team all-state by the Salt Lake paper. "It makes me feel a lot better knowing other people know I'm one of the best as well." he said. "It feels great it's exciting." Ultimately, however, Stollerman and his teammates would have traded individual honor for something else. ducuti 01 Salt Lake Motorsports Utah's Exclusive Italian Motorsports Dealership Invites you to the Grand Opening of our new location June 15th 12-5pm All motorcycles & accessories on sale Entczr to win a nev; Ducati! Italian Motorcycles and Scooters ySV Ducati Aprilia - Malaguti SldtMfiWWrf' 1077 South Main SLCUT www.SaltlakeMotorsports.com 801.478.4000 in his neighborhood. Shannon says his first marathon might be the last. "I started off running to increase my health, run the dog and lose some weight and I don't know, it just seems like the ultimate ulti-mate challenge for a runner." he says. "A lot of people, they slay that demon and don't even think of doing another one." Starting with the Park City Marathon will provide Shannon will plenty of challenge. chal-lenge. The high altitude, ever changing weather conditions, the constant switching between pavement and trail surfaces, and the grueling uphill finish combine to make the Park City race one of the toughest around. Shultz says it's the hardest race she's competed in. "li s a very, very haul marathon to run," she says. "The altitude kills you and this course is very hard. It changes Irom trails to pavement, pavement to trails, trails to pavement, pavement to trails ... I he pavement pave-ment is much harder on your body and it's hard to adapt quickly- And Park City is unique -- you have a lot of uphill. It's uphill for like the last 10 miles, li s tough." Hecause the Park City Marathon is so tough, Shultz says she doesn't go all out like she docs in the St. George Marathon which is a downhill race at much lower altitude. "I don't push inyscll," she says. "I just go and cruise and don't worry about limes. I just want to finish." Khcv iiiiinliers down loudly Kusscll Schwartz, a race organizer, is running a marathon ol soils himself, lie's nol competing in this ycai's event because he is busy trying to lie up the loose ends in lime for Saturdays start al I lie Paik City High School track. I lungs gel heclic slatting slatt-ing today, and alter a pie race meal on Thursday, the uphill climb siarls. " I rich y is going to be lunrcndous." he says. Saturday, loo, will be a long day lor Schwartz he has to be at the Hack at 4 a.m. and stall hauling water and olhcr supplies. "It's hectic as usual," he savs. "Hul there are no problems oi bugs I'm aware of. The preparations are in ordci, t he race numbers are in order." If only Mother Nature would cooperate. cooper-ate. Some Saturday forecasts are piedict-ing piedict-ing a hot day, others thunderstorms. "This year it's going to be lively," he Please see P.C., B-5 "It's nice but I would have rather had had the state championship," Stollerman said. "But it is nice to lie recognized as having a good season and a good career al Park ( "ity." "It's good recognition for the guys." Guetschow said. "It's the last recognition of an outstanding career at Park ( "it v." Kascball After winning the Region 10 title in 2ml, Matt Strader's team was determined to Please see Miners, B-4 COPY |