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Show Saturday, October 13, 1990 THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, - Page B3 hand s TueEcer its pres tigious OoId CIyb award UGA By ROD COLLETT Associate Sports Editor It's not often that a golfer, coach, friend and a great interview is moved by an award. After all, in his nearly 30 years of coaching, BYU's Karl Tucker has received nearly every conceivable honor Coaches Hall of Fame, 1981 NCAA Championship, 16 WAC titles, over 135 tournaments won, the Dale Rex Award and a dozen or more players named but an honor bestowed upon him Thursday night he said "ranks right up there with the others." The Utah Golf Association (UGA), at its annual banquet to elect officers at Riverside Country Club in Provo, honored the veteran Cougar coach with its "Gold Club Award" before more than 130 peo, ple. According to UGA president Keith Hansen, "the UGA Gold Club Award is presented annually to an individual who through singular achievement or unselfish service has contributed significantly to the history and tradition of the game of golf in Utah; whose personal integrity, sportsmanship, common courtesy, loyalty and friendship earn him the love and respect of his fellow golfers." Tucker took over the reigns at BYU in 1961. 1 have known him for nearly 25 years. I played golf for talked with the man from 19G9-7him dozens of times over the phone as a journalist, watched him pain under the strain of losing a collegiate tournament on the last hole and recover from a stroke in early , 2, 1989. Utah golf notes member where the recipient of an award deserved it more than Karl Tucker." Tuckett, who as baseball coach in the 1960s and '70s, shared an office with Tucker, added: "Here is a guy who has finished in the Top 5 of the NCAA 12 times. If LaVell (Edwards) would have done that, we would have built a Taj Mahal to him. Karl Tucker is the genuine article. What you see is what you get." Perhaps more than all the honors, handshakes, thank yous, trophies, etc., is the fact that Tucker has influenced hundreds of young men and women. He has managed to get some of his golfers to join the LDS Church through the years, has helped push junior golf in the state, helped on various committees for the University Hospital-Uta- h Open and is always in demand as a public speaker. His players have returned his friendship by returning every two years for Cougar Day at Riverside Country Club. The likes of Mike Reid, Johnny Miller, Keith Clearwater, Dick Zokol fly in at their own expense, give an exhibition, attend a banquet and speak eloquent words about their coach. He's got a whole new crop of freshmen this year, including Joseph and David Summerhays, the best juniors golfer in Utah the past three years. With two years left until he turns 65, there's the possibility he may retire or be retired. If BYU and the people that run the school want to continue to play par golf, they ought to keep Tucker around for as long as he wants to coach. If he is retired just because he hits 65, BYU would lose a valuable asset among its coaching ranks and finish its round of golf with Tucker with a fat triple bogey. I remember him saying I should College to get my grades up before trying to tackle' BYU. Education before golf? Yes. Here's a guy who at the drop of a golf ball can recite players' names, years, statistics, who was what year and still produce great quotes. Here's a coach that is a golf writer's dream. Not the typical college coach who seems to freeze up when a tape recorder is stuck in his face or gets annoyed when a sports writer seeks an interview. Now at age 63, Tucker has received another honor. Just a visit to his office at the Smith Field-hous- e and it might be easy to think this plaque would be lost on a wall full of other silver, pewter and glass trinkets. Not this award. "Of all the awards, this has got to rank right at the top of the list," said Tucker in accepting the award. "If I had another chance to do it all over again, I wouldn't. I couldn't be this lucky twice." His long-tim- e colleague at BYU, athletic director Glen Tuckett, introduced Tucker. "I know Karl perhaps better than anybody except his wife Joanne," said Tuckett. "I have been to many occasions like this and can't re-- In other action at the UGA meeting: 1. Honored the four-ma- n Junior Americas Cup team from Utah. The group of Brandon Bonner, Scott Clark, Will Huish and Jason Wight, finished third competing in Yorba Linda, Calif., against teams from the Western U.S., Canada and Mexico. 2. Honored the eight-ma- n team from East Bay Golf Club for taking top spot in UGA Publinks play. The team was headed by pro Kean Ridd with members Dave Rowe, John Taylor, Dave Borget, Corey Carter, Ron Price, Randy Price, Garth Ford and Drew Trewarther. 3. Named Todd Barker as the 1990 UGA Player of the Year. Barker won the Challenge Cup by By TOM SHARP AP Sports Writer KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -Three Tennessee football players were suspended Friday when a female student at the university alleged they sexually assaulted her at the athletes' dormitory. Tennessee coach Johnny Majors said the players will miss at least Saturday's homecoming game between the No. 5 Volunteers and the No. 9 Florida Gators. The suspension is indefinite, he said, and will be reviewed as investigation of the allegation continues. The players are starting defensive end Kacy Rodgers, second-strin- g middle linebacker Dewayne Dotson and seldom-use- d running go to Ricks NCAA: (Continued from Page Bl) the NCAA only penalized them three scholarships over two years for one major violation. The offseason was filled with talk of schools moving from conference to conference, usually in an effort to protect football interests and improve television revenues. Most of the moves won't affect this season's schedules but realignment will be the key word for the 1991-9- 2 season. Perm State heads for the Big Ten while Miami goes to the Big East. Florida State joins the Atlantic Coast Conference and Arkansas and South Carolina go to the Southeastern Conference. Got that? Good, there will be a quiz before the Big Apple NIT gets under way on Nov. 14. Finally getting to see high school hot shots play in a college uniform is a a large part of the excitement of every season. This year there's a freshman whose coming-ou- t party has been as awaited as the end of the cupcake section of Division I schedules. Damon Bailey, who came to the attention of the country as the 's fabled eighth-gradin John "Season On The Brink," will start his. college career for Indiana and coach Bob Knight in the Maui Invitational on Thanksgiving Weekend. 'Sure I'm anxious to coach him, I've been recruiting him since he was in the eighth grade," Knight said of the guard who furthered his legendary status during an impressive high school career. "We worked hard to convince him he has the ability to fit in our way of play." So open your windows at the s:roke of midnight on Oct. 15 and you can hear the faint sounds of basketballs bounced in cadence along w'th the joyous sighs of college basketball fans who have ended a long wait. over 150 points and five amateur events this year. He also won the award in 1986. 4. Announced that Gene Harvey did not seek reelection to the UGA board of directors. Al Leishman from Ogden Country Club, Jeannie Goddard of Bonneville, Ron Hitchcock of Hobble Creek and Ed Dor-na- n of Oakridge, were elected to the board. 5. UGA president Hansen reported that membership statewide was just under 20,000, up nearly 1,000 golfers. 6. The Utah Section of the PGA named Ken Cromwell, of North Ogden, as its Amateur Player of the Year. 7. Announced the formation of a committee to structure requirements for establishment of a Utah Golf Hall of Fame. UGA director Larry Disera said the first inductions could occur next spring. inunm in .JL in jmwu- - r-- 4 w II H A,i f ' v ay " ' J j rf , - LAS VEGAS (AP) Mark O'Meara, who knocked 19 shots off par while winning last weekend, continues to hold the hottest hand in golf. "My kind of game is one that can just click on, boom, and all of a sudden I start to stiff it," O'Meara said Friday after he shot 67 and retained a a lead after three rounds of the $1.3 million Las Vegas Invitational. One of those hot streaks clicked on at the Desert Inn, as O'Meara birdied five of six holes in one stretch. He completed one round over each of three desert resort courses in 198, 18 under par. But that just sets the stage, he said. "Now," he said, "it gets down to the The final two rounds will be played at the Las Vegas Country Club, the easiest of the three courses used for the first 54 holes. "And there's still a lot of guys left in contention," O'Meara said. Chief among them are Bob Tway one-stro- ke e, nitty-gritty- ." v" . . J, The newest addition to the beauof southern Utah is Sunbrook Golf Club, located along the banks of the Santa Clara River in St. George. New head pro is Reed McArthur who moves over from the St. George Golf Club. He is the brother of Riverside head professional Robert McArthur, both natives of Utah's Dixie. Reed McArthur played golf at Weber and Utah, later spending time as assistant pro at Park Meadows and Salt Lake Country ty Club. "This is destined to be the best municipal golf course to open in Utah the past 10 to 20 years," said Robert McArthur of the Ted Robinson-designed layout which is a challenging par-7- 2 layout. The Utah Section PGA fall meeting and elections were recently held at The Homestead Golf Club in Midway. Don Branca, head professional at Willow Creek Country Club in Sandy, will take the reins as section president. Branca has served as section vice president for the past two years. He received the Merchandiser of the Year award for Private Club in 1990 and was the recipient of the Bill Strausbaugh award for Club Relations in 1989. Branca K i J - received the Hortcn Smith award for education in 1988 and again in 1989. He was named PGA Golf Professional of the Year in 1987. He won the Utah State Amateur Championship two consecutive years in 1974-7From 1970-7- 5 he was on the University of Utah's golf team and was captain in 1974-75. 5. Stepping up as vice president is John Evans, head professional at Cedar Ridge Golf Course in Cedar Herald Staff Photo Karl Tucker team member Mike Weir at Riverside C.C. works with Canadian golfer and BYU City. Robert McArthur now takes the position of past president after serving two years at the top. back Keith Jeter. University officials declined to release any details of the allegation, other than to say it was supposedly a sexual assault and that there is considerable disagreement among those involved as to what happened. "The allegations are serious, and we are working to get to the Directors include; Steve Elliott, Golf Course in Salt Lake City, Kelly Woodland, head profes- - Birch Creek Golf Course in Smith- - bottom of it and a clear violation ascertain the facts," Majors said in a prepared statement at a hastily called news conference Friday morning. "I have been told there is a wide disagreement about details. I am taking action today despite a lack of documented information for two reasons: the seriousness of the allegations, and because there was sional at The Barn in Ogden, Dan Roskelley, head professional at Majors said. of team rules," The violation of team rules involves visitation in the dormitory by females, which is forbidden on Thursdays. The woman alleges she was assaulted sometime between 10:30 p.m. Thursday and 2 a.m. Friday. O'Meara continues hot play at Vegas By BOB GREEN AP Golf Writer - . ' i . V . ' s ...V ( mi hi in m ; and John Cook. Tway, who has won only once since his 1986 PGA triumph over Greg Norman, scored an eagle-- 3 in his 65 at the Desert Inn and was one stroke behind at 199. Cook, who 66 at Spanish had a third-roun- d Trails, was another stroke back at 200. back to the Country Club and if we continue to get these kinds of playing conditions, the guys are going to light it up. "With the possibility of so many good scores, that just means there are that many more guys with a chance to win." e winner this O'Meara, a season, agreed. "I've played well for three days. I'll have to continue to play well, play aggressively, shoot some low numbers, if I'm going to stay in two-tim- Tway said the exceptionally low scoring has been aided by ideal playing conditions. "There's been no wind, no weather," Tway said. "Now we're going contention," he said. Both O'Meara and Tway said the combinaion of conditions and the need for continued aggressive play could put the tour's scoring 27 under par in jeoparrecord dy. "It could happen," Tway said. "Mark shoots a pair of 67's and he's got it." Emlyn Abrey was fourth at 202 after a 68 at Spanish Trails. Canadian Richard Zokol was next at 203 after a 66 at Desert Inn. le 66. Gerring, one of 13 U.S. golfers in field, was at 138, the and one stroke ahead of Okamoto. Two other Americans, Betsy King and Danielle Ammaccapane, were tied for third at 141. King shot a 69 Friday and Ammaccapane had a 70. The tournament is being played over a new 6,155-yarpar-7- 2 course. Okamoto's round was the best score of the tourney. She had five birdies, one bogey and an eagle at the 10th, where she chipped in from about 10 yards. "My timing and rhythm were d, great today," Okamoto said. Gerring said she was lucky to d score. wind today, "It was a two-clu- b which made this a tough course," she said. Cindy Rarick Overnight dropped to sixth at 143, after a 74. Beth Daniel, the top money this year on the U.S. women's tour, shot a 74 and was tied for seventh repeat her first-roun- er at Majors said he was suspending the players "without judging the guilt or innocence." Vice chancellor for student affairs Phil Scheurer said the complaint was filed early Friday morning to the Knoxville city police, who referred the case to the campus police force. Both are investigating, he said. Utah's Bob Betley grabs portion of Seniors lead at 67 Bruce ABILENE, Texas (AP) Crampton and Robert Gaona each birdied the final hole Friday to tie Bob Betley at par 67 for d lead at the Gatlin the Brothers Southwest Senior Classic. Al Kelley, Terry Dill and J.C. 6,843-yar- d Goosie shot 68s on the par-7Fairway Oaks Country Club first-roun- 2, course. Jack Fleck, John Paul Cain, Ben Smith, Don January and Rives McBee were two shots back at American on top at LPGA tourney Cathy CELY, France (AP) Gerring shot a second straight 69 Friday and held the lead after two rounds of the LPGA World ChampiOka-mot- o onship, while Japan's Ayako surged into contention with a field, and Steve Wathen, head fessional at Mt. Ogden Golf Course in Ogden. 145. 69. Betley, a former Ogden, Utah, police officer and a Senior Tour rookie, charged into the lead with five straight birdies to close his round. He shot a 6under 30 on the final nine holes. "It's a real break to play this early in the morning," Betley said. "The course played great." Crampton bogeyed the 17th when off the tee hit a tree and his bounced back toward him in the fairway. He missed the green with and couldn't get up and a down for par. Fein-stein- er th Hunters who gunned down animals left behind evidence By BILL JOHNSON Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -Hunters who paid thousands of dollars to gun down endangered animals left their names, addresses and pictures of themselves with their kills as evidence, game officials said Friday. "It will be an officer's dream" to seek charges against the hunters, state game ranger Sain said. "We even have their Cot-tre- pictures." U Cottrell was one of more than two dozen federal and state agents who raided Texoma Hunt ing Wilderness in southeastern Oklahoma Wednesday, closing down the hunting range and confiscating piles of records and animal skins. Several live animals were seized. "It was pretty awful. It was not much sport at all," Tom McKay, senior resident agent for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, said Friday. McKay said each hunter paid from $1,000 to $4,000 to select an animal from a cage, have it released onto a "killing area" about the size of a football field and shoot it. Among the native animals killed were grizzly bears, black bears, deer, elk and cougars, all of which are protected under federal or state laws. McKay said the game refuge had a permit for the hunting of certain exotic animals, such as foreign deer, but that the permit excluded the native, protected species. Records indicated most of the native animals had been brought in from other states, McKay said. Transporting such an animal across state lines without a permit violates the federal Lacy Act. Conviction on such a charge could bring a penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, he said. Cottrell said that a brief examination of the records indicated that between 200 and 300 native animals had been killed at the preserve. The preserve had been open for three or four years and 160-ac- re apparently purchased animals from zoos, preserves and at tions, officials said. Authorities auc- also raided the home and office of the preserve's owner, Charles B. Bartholomew of Norman, McKay said. Norman is about 20 miles south of Oklahoma City in central Oklahoma. The hunting range was near Bennington, about 200 miles away. Authorities said it would take about a week to sift through the seized records and determine what federal and state charges to file, and against whom. Besides Bartholomew, authorities are focusing on hunters and taxidermists named in the |