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Show ' - . Q? r fT r"1 ( LJ V i I ll f f I f H-I I TO 1 U IH t VsjsF j jl f Scoreboard B3 S Financial 1 Markets B4 B Comics B7 i 1 ;, S : The Daily Heraid 1 1 JL-- 4 M irtt titty Ah, the Masters. The lush and lovely fairways, the nasty sand traps, the rich guys in ugly clothes chipping to within a foot of the pin this is what golf is all about. To the armchair linksters, people like myself who could probably do better teeing off with a Louisville Slugger than a Ping that's what golf is all about. We've watched the PGA Tour on television. We've watched Tiger Woods drive that impossi-bie-to-sball 350 yards down the fairway. We've watched Greg Norman hit an iron to within inches of the cup. We've watched Nick Fal-d- o drop a birdie putt from 25 feet. Then we've watched each of . those guys endorse a $275,000 check after his stroll through the field of greens. And for second place, of all things. Sunday's winner of the Masters will take home a first prize of nearly half a million dollars. Yes, half a mill. That could be why last year's winner Nick check, for three-tim- e Faldo, measured a whopping three Feet by six feet. Maybe the tournament's sponsors hoped the proud Faldo would be too embarrassed to cash it. s "v V , 1 ' fl : 1 ' .' : - Matt Wixon is a sports writer The Daily Herald. He can he fa narhcd at 344-255- ' 1 tilIt It i ! ; J 'i . AP photo Tiger Woods rips his tee shot on the ninth hole Friday during the second round of Masters play at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. - v ., ' , x Utah ties franchise win mark it.-- The only mailing from Utah came from Utah's MVP candidate, Karl Malone, who delivered a Even SALT LAKE CITY 28 points and 13 game-hig- h with ticket prices inflated the way rebounds. they are, fans definitely got their Malone was spectacular. The money's worth Friday night at the Rockets failed to slow him down, Delta Center. although the The Jazz tied iikes, of Barkley, a franchise JAZZ 104 Kevjn Willis and record of 60 Charles Jones ROCKETS 83 wins in a season each got a crack HOUSTON (83) with a 104-8- 3 at the Mailman. El 10. Olajuwon 64 13. Barkley blowout of the "Houston's e Maloney 19. Drexler 2. 8. jhrearl 6 CW 8. Willis Houston Rockjust getting ready HarJonnson 7, Buiiant M 0. 0. ets. 4, Janet rington for the playoffs." 83. 4 Totals 2fe2 ingston The game said Utah's UTAH (104) was so physical Antoine Carr. 28. 19. Malone Russell it appeared the "Nobody is mad 14. 8. Hornacek Ostertag 13. Eisley 2, FosStockton players were or anything else 2. Anderson 3. Keete ter moments away 0. 7 about it, both 5. Morris 8, Can104. Howard 00 4. Totals from throwing teams come in 83 19 28 16 Houston punches. Houshere and we're 104 22 27 25 Utah ton's Charles both going to (Maloney goals Houston Barkley, after Bullard Drexler Elie Johnson play physical and Threatt Utah Barkley getting the we're both going Anderson Hornacek (Russell Fouled out crowd in a frenStockton Eisley to play hard. 1 None. Rebounds Houston 60 (Willis 10), Utah 59 (Malone 13). Assists Houston 14 zy with his think we were (Drexler 4). Utah 24 (Stockton 8). Total antics, was Houston 28. Utah 23. Technicals both working on fouls 2; Oiamwon: Willis. Flagrant Barkley. ejected with less what is going to fouls Barkley, Ejections Barkley. A than two min18.911 (19.911). be going on in utes remaining the playoffs, in the .came. working hard and Having are going to other teams knowing already clinched the top seed in the be physical." Western Conference, the Jazz The Rockets were led by could have just mailed in this (See JAZZ, Page B2) game. . (See MASTERS, Page B3) i " 1 - ti A 2 - 'iff (- ' !3 - 4r A - sVU V 1 X By ANTON GARRITY Daily Herald Correspondent & e : . 3- 0 Liv- 6 9 5 2- 0 - 2 6 1 , iiirJL mm iy aa.., Houston's Charles Barkley, left, bodies back up against Utah's is easy: No. Golf may not be the athletic extravaganza that a basketball game is, but for many people, a marathon would be easier to finish than 18 holes. Golf tests dexterity, stamina and patience, and requires creativity, focus, guts and savvy. ' It's Jeopardy! on an obstacle '. course. It's an obstacle course I've " never figured out and rarely fin-- : ish. I never know which will run ! out first my patience or my ; seemingly ample supply of golf I balls. "Keeping the ball inbounds is : hard enough, let alone knocking it iwo the little gopher hole. The : mental gymnastics of choosing dubs, gauging the wind and read- tag the greens can be dizzying. : .T 1 But the pros can handle it. Ttiey make it all look so easy, I sinking the winning putt with the championship at stake. ' Then ; they cash a check with lots of zeroes. They've certainly mastered something. The man AUGUSTA. Ga. thought to be holding the deed to the future of golf began to build equity Friday when Tiger Woods staked himself to a three-strok- e lead in the Masters. Woods, 2 , disarmed an Augusta National Golf Club that held most of the field hostage for two par 66, days, shooting a the low round of the tournament and a troublesome portent for the rest of the golf world. "He could be the first player to ever win the Masters who doesn't shave," said Paul Azinger. his playing partner Friday. '"He's going to be hard to beat. Nobody runs away here ... I think." Through 36 holes of his first major championship as a professional, Woods is at par 136. three strokes ahead of Scotland's Colin Montgomerie, who 1 , . Mu By JOHN STREGE The Orange County Register ACING THE greens brings a lot of green, no doubt. But if Albert Belle is worth $10 million per season, the Masters champion " is getting shortchanged. u u These are professional athletes after all, and therefore deserve pro ' ' dough. But watching some of these 1 pais waddle up to the 8th green, it's hard not to be envious. He's sponsored by Nike? Has the slogan changed to 'Just Eat It?' Most of the PGA Tour mem- bers do not fit the Craig Stadler mold, however. Golf may look like it can be played with picnic ! basket in ljand, but players have ' to stay in shape. ' 8 holes is no 'j: And finishing mind even if don't you easy task, shooting in the triple digits. But for those whose golf experience is limited to getting a good read on the artificial turf and banging one off the windmill, the , giant golf paychecks are baffling. Michael Jordan is amazing, sent to Earth to defy gravity and help Nike and McDonald's rule the world. We don't question his superstardom or assume we can do what he can. , j,But in golf, there's no , zigzagging touchdown or scorching 95 mph fastball. There's no baseline winner or slapshot past a sprawling goalie. There's a little ball they hit into a hole and nobody's trying to stop them. Can't anyone do that? 95-ya- rd Vii S Woods disarms Augusta 1 1 (5) D9 r Iters : 1 Saturday, April 12, 1997 01 THE ANSWER J - .4 v. : ? v. I DailyHerald photoMarc Lestor Karl Malone during the first half oi Friday's game. nny coach Jane? Editor's note: This is the first installment of a two-part series. By TAD WALCH The Daily Herald Which gender is better equipped to coach female athletes? The question ESPN asked in a special this week surrounds the search for a new women's basketball coach at BYU. The culture and the policies of the LDS Church, which owns and and makes final operates BYU decisions in the hiring of coaches adds another layer to the issue. So does the church's policy on homosexuality, due to the large number of lesbians involved in another women's basketball, Outside of the ESPN's aspect Lines: Women and Sports at the Crossroads. "I'd be thoroughly surprised if they hired a male in that program because of the push for women's programs across the country to give women an equal opportunity," said Courtney Leishmun, the only tAlso, BYU President Merrill Bateman. w ho is also a member of one of the church's governing bodies, has decreed that there will be a female coach at least an assismet with Bateman Friday, which in every women's sport. tant But that has not yet been accomonly added a spark to the rumors Pratt set off. plished, and the basketball search The prized 6-- 3 center told The committee has not been required to exclude men from consideration. Daily Herald she would sign the letter of intent to play for SUU In fact. Vice President R. J. Snow said. "We have more male candiFriday at 4 p.m. if BYU hadn't chosen a coach. When it became dates than female candidates." clear she had not signed, specula-lio- n However, the men who have rose that BYU was close to interviewed have been told they w ould be required to hire a woman naming a coach. Neither Houle nor Piatt could as an assistant coach; all of them be reached for comment Friday indicated that would be a priority, with or without such a directive. evening. According to Pratt's family. "Every place I've gone I've had SUU coach Joe Hillock told really great female assistants," said New "Mexico high school coach Sarah he w ill continue to hold a Dexter lrvin. "As a man coaching a scholarship. women's sport I think it's critical to have a female on your staff." ment released this statement about Though Bateman will make the coaches in those programs: final decision on which candidate "Church policy is that men coach men's sports teams and women couch women's spoils teams." (Sie;EM)K.R.Paui'B2 Pratt's cage future up for grabs By TAD WALCH The Daily Herald Sarah Pratt set off a chain reaction Friday afternoon. By not signing a letter of intent to play for Southern Utah, the 5A MVP briefly made it appear that BYU had either decided on a new women's basketball coach or was close to a decision. "There isn't a decision yet." BYU Vice President R. J. Snow said. "We're still trying to respond to the president's need for additional information. He's still meeting people we've felt to ever coach BYU's women's basketball team. "I man believe the (leaders of) the church are trying to give women an equal opportunity, loo." were qualified folks." President Merrill Bateman is sifting through information on the short list of a half dozen candidates provided to him by Snow and women's athletic director Elaine Michaelis. He had already met with some of the candidates on the short list, and met with at least one other on Friday. Pratt would like to continue playing for her high school coach Dave Houle in college, but is concerned SUU might pull its scholarship offer if she waits too long to see if BYU will hire him. A source confirmed that Houle Hundreds of thousands of boys, girls, men and women participate in the church's sports programs. At the request of The Daily Herald, the church's Public Affairs Depart , |
