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Show Scoreboard Buiinetf Weather SPORTS B4 B8 .....B12 EDITOR: STEVE CAMERON Bl THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1998 THE DAILY HERALD 344-25- THE OPEN tt to 9 Tad Walch Reinert not waiting by mailbox for his part of $67 million Picking Sam Bowie ahead of Michael Jordan in the NBA draft. Expanding the WAC to 16 teams. Passing a rule saying the third assistant basketball coach on an NCAA team can make just $16,000 a year. Just a few of the worst decisions in 3ports history. That last one could put money in the pocket of assistant and surrent UVSC head basketball coach Jeff Reinert. How much? Well, a jury just awarded $67 million to a group of 1,900 coaches who JACK SMITH The Associated Press with Colin Montgomerie on Open contenders? Tiger Woods, left, chats Wednesday at Royal Birkdale, where the British Open begins today. "Whenever I turn up at a tournament now, I feel like I should be in contention," said the Westwood, who has won three of his last four starts on the European tour. Duval has won The twice on the PGA Tour this year. He nearly broke through with his first major at the Masters until Mark O'Meara surged past him with birdies on three of the last four holes. "If the opportunity presents itself, I SOUTHPORT, England (AP) The only thing that separates Lee Westwood and David Duval is which side of the Atlantic they call home. They are the hottest players in the world on their respective sides of the pond, both in their 20s, both having won more tournaments than anyone else during the past nine months. And when the 127th British Open begins today at Royal Birkdale, both will be out to prove that the youth movement taking over golfs major championships has room for them. ld ld See OPEN, B2 ex-BY- U joined a class-actio- n NCAA because suit against the they were tagged 'restricted earnings" coaches. Whoa, now. Before you start asking Reinert to scratch your next entrepreneurial itch, do a little math. If each of the coaches in the suit were to split the total award evenly, Jiey would take home just &35.263.16. And that's before we subtract attor-le- y fees or start giving more to those roaches who suffered most under the rule the jury found illegal on May 4. DON'T INCLUDE Reinert in that )unch. "To be honest, I was making $8,300 when the rule went into effect (for the 1992-9- 3 season)," he said. "I went to a coaches' convention where they were talking about a law-su- it and I said, Tm with you 100 per-n- t, but I just doubled my pay."" Reinert was clawing his way up the loaching ladder. "I chose to come to BYU for the Division I opportunity," Reinert said. I made the choice to work there for hat much money. "And that's what BYU paid then, rhey could have paid me more or hey could have paid me less. That their option." Then the presidents of the schools which make up the NCAA voted to was :ontrol salaries of coaches like Reinert. 'Just play it,' Hoch told by sponsor (f Lehman not amused by carousel ride y SOUTHPORT, England It wasn't long ago that Scott Hoch called the 68th at the same course. hallowed St. Andrews course "The tradition of this tourthe "worst piece of mess I've nament doesn't mean anyever seen" and promised thing to me compared to the never to return to the States," Hoch said. "It's in British Open. my contract to play the So why is Hoch playing at majors for five years but Royal Birkdale this week? there will be one exception. I Easy. It's required by his guess I will llftve t go. to .... Jnew equipment Japan tr9omethingto make "If it hadn't been in my up for that. After all, why go contract to be here I don't where you don't want to go?" know whether I would have been or not," Hoch said. "All I LEHMAN INJURED: A can tell you is that right now trip to a Southport amuseit's hot in Orlando (Fla.) and ment park didn't turn out to Jackson, Miss. I might have be much fun for Tom taken the week off or I might Lehman. have been playing back Lehman, the 1996 British home." Open champion, had his Hoch may be the most right shoulder in a sling reluctant of the 156 competiafter he fell off a carousel tors in the British Open, and ride at Southport Fun Fair. he's certainly one of the most "I'll definitely be OK," outspoken. said. "I was just Lehman The veteran of 18 PGA with the around messing seasons has played in the kids." Open only twice, in 1990 at Lehman sought treatment St. Andrews where he missed the cut and in 1995, See NOTES. B2 where he finished in a tie for fjij 127th British Open golf championship " Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, England iiiiiiNn I .fU(tvii July 16-1- 9 M e. Ufr-- - 7 m VW (AP) jjn$f. - - I HOLE YARDS PAR 4491421 407 203 344 480 177 4571411 PAR 3,349 34 444l3l4l434l4" I HOLE YARDS Defending British Open champion, Justin Leonard 403 406 183 49B 1981544 416 547 472 4l4l34j3l5i454 Winners share: $498,000 (300,000 pounds) Past champions Site Year, winner 1996 Tom Lehman 3,669 7,018 36 II 70 V 4995 John Daly 1994 Nick Price 1993 Greg Norman 1992 NickFaldo ' 1991 ton Baker-Finc- h 1990 NickFaldo f 1989 Mark Calcsvecchla 1988 Seve Ballesteros V " ' Ci. 100 miles "k100km " : '2 Royal Troon, Scotland Royal Lytham and St. Annes, Lytham, England SL Andrews. Scotland Turnberry Golf Links' Aisla Course, Scotland J". : ...... Royal SL George's, England , 0wjrV Birkdale Jr .J Royal Irish Sea Southpoit v-- Muirfield, Scotland Royal Birkdale, England St. Andrews, Scotland Royal Troon, Scotland . ? ' ZL'""T, J5f ENGLAND LondonJ .V Royal Lytham, England APEd Source: The World Atlas of Golt Courses De Gasero "It was our fault," he said. Through cheating and unethical ehavior, we forced the presidents to ake control of our sport. "They're trying to do good things, mt they really don't know athletics." The jury believed the presidents lad violated federal antitrust laws. SO DOES Reinert. "I understood why they did it, to ceep costs down," he said. "But I hought it was unconstitutional." So when he received a letter from he law firm in charge of the case, he idded his name to the list. "I never thought it would end up he way it has " Reinert said. "I hought it would be thrown out. But I hought it was an unfair rule." It took advantage of the coaching nindset: These guys would do it for free. "Coaches are like people who want o live in Utah," Reinert said. "A high-- y educated workforce works for less tay because people want to live here. "I was so happy at BYU," Reinert aid. "We went to the NCAA tourna-aen- t two of my three years and the JIT in the other. "It was a gravy train for me." And it's how he caught the eye of JVSC athletic director Mike acobsen, who hired him to run the Vblverine hoop program. With appeals, Reinert still doesn't lieve hell ever see any money, but o what? A wrong has been righted, and he's he top man on another gravy train. apologetic Marv Albert Utah hasn't forgotten Marv NEW YORK (AP) Albert is back where he start- By STEVE CAMERON Sports Editor ed. after his career collapsed in a sex scandal, an apologetic Albert was rehired Wednesday by the Madison Square Garden Network to anchor a nightly sports show and do radio y of New York months Ten tit Hi tiM Simr for NBC. "I hurt many people, including my fiancee, my family, my friends and my employers. For that, I am sorry." Albert had resigned from in September and was fired by NBC after pleading MSG 11 BRIAN WINTERThe Daily Herald Starzz In future? player Kari Gallup is under consideration for a roster spot on the Utah Starzz. U - 1 ,A - - - l' ' - gar star summoned into the WNBA this week. With starting guard Tammi Reiss (sprained ankle) sidelined for several games and destined for a stint on the reserve list, the Starzz injured star Kari Gallup could figure another guard for the add will into the mix. e road trip which Even more surprising, begins Friday in Detroit. though, is that the Starzz As of Wednesday, no feel extremely confident decision had been that Gallup will be announced, but playing in the clearly is Gallup Delta Center two or the among not this if year, three players under then very likely consideration. in 1999. If she isn't added to the "We feel awfully good at this time roster perhaps about Kari," Starzz vice preswant Starzz because the ident Scott Layden said. "She with someone pro experience fit right in during our trainGallup appears to have a have could and ing camp, great shot at making the made the team then. team next summer. "Obviously, she can shoot "I've been playing regularthe ball and getting some basand lifting (weights)," said ly somekets from our guards is shooter Gallup, a thing we have to address." from Airdrie, Alberta, who The immediate question is See GALLUP, B2 whether Gallup might be four-gam- Knicks games. "What I did was wrong," Albert said at a news conference, speaking of his role in the scandal that cost him his job telecasting NBA basketball games and NFL football See ALBERT, B2 ex-Cou- The SALT LAKE CITY Starzz are poised to make a roster move, and former BYU play-by-pla- Tad Walch is a Daily Herald sports mter. )OR COPY Starzz roster move could involve Gallup MSG rehires |