European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday june 18, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 25 open fight to the finish covers some Tough turf by Dave Anderson the new York times. Chaska Minn. A even before the . Open began the golfers feared that Hazeltine National would emerge As a candidate for having the most demanding finishing holes in the history of this annual outdoor torture chamber. In other years people talked about the opens finish at Pebble Beach winged foot Merion and Oakland Hills. But out Here in the Prairie Farmland near Minneapolis the finishing holes notably the watery 16th�?where a Duck Blind in the Marsh along Lake Hazeltine would be More appropriate than a Green a and the Uphill 18th where a Sherpa guide would be More helpful than a Caddie built a reputation fas Ter than most duffers backswing. And the More the wind blew the More their reputation grew. With the wind clocked at around 25 Mph during saturdays third round the 384-Yard 16th Hole yielded no birdies the 452-Yard 18th Only one by Nick Price. For sundays final round the wind had subsided. But thousands of sadists were perched like vultures along the dry Side of the 16th and behind the thick rough on the 18th, just waiting for a disaster to occur. And even without much wind it did. After holding a two stroke Lead Scott Simpson hit his 1-Iron tee shot on the 16th Hole into the left rough. Later he hit his Driver on the 18th Hole into the left rough. Simpsons bogey-5 on each of those holes enabled Payne Stewart to Force an 18-Hole playoff monday with a Par Par Par finish. A on my tee shot on the 16th,�?� Simpson said later a i wanted to get through the Ball not leave it to the right. But it bounced left about 4 feet into the rough. I was dead there. If i had to do it Over id hit a wedge out to the Fairway where i could spin the Ball but i hit a 7-Iron that stayed in the rough then i got it up there and two putted from 30 feet.�?�. Simpsons tee shot on the 18th also hopped into thick rough. From there he hit a 9-Iron to the Fairway then another 9-Iron on the Green but when he two putted from 30 feet he had enabled Stewart to tie him commentary at 282, each with a Par 72 sunday. Over four rounds the 16th Hole As anticipated produced the highest scoring average in relation to Par 4.398 strokes. It also had the most double bogeys or higher 32, while the 18th, with the second highest stroke average 4.328, produced the most bogeys 149. A what you have on 16 that you done to have on the other holes a Curtis strange had said a is that is exactly what Rees Jones had in fund. The 16th veers right to a narrow Green that is even More treacherous because it has no bunkers to keep balls from splashing among Lake Hazel Tinct a Walleye Pike. Rees Jones likes to say that he merely a a edited the 1970 open course that his father Robert i rent Jones �?owrpte.a a a a a. A a a but in reality Rees Jones rewrote the course that touring pro Dave Hill criticized in 1970 As lacking "80 acres of Corn and a few and in the rewrite he created new 16th, 17th and 18th holes. A i built the 16th,�?� Jones likes to joke a so the players complain about the other 17 in Only four Days the 16th emerged As one of the most fascinating holes in the world of Golt. With minimal wind the open golfers were mostly using 1-Irons to carry their balls from the tee across the marshy grass to a narrow Fairway which lies Between a Small Grove of Trees among marshy grass on the right and a Grassy banked Stream on the left. A with a 1 Iron or a 2-Iron,�?� Jones said a a you be got a 7-Iron, 8-Iron or 9-Iron to the Green. If you hit a Driver its Only a wedge to the Green. But the risk is yes the risk that makes any great Golf Hole special like the Short 12th at Augusta National m the swim log gusts above Rae a Creek to a wide but shallow Green. The Short 17th at the players course in Ponte Vedra Fla. Or the 8th Hole at Pebble Beach a Par-4 to a Fairway on a Bluff above Carmel Bay and then across a watery Chasn to a Green surrounded by bunkers. Put the 16th at Hazeltine up there with the 8th at Pebble Beach As two of the world s Best Par-4 holes. Al Payne Stew it watches Scott Simpson Hole out sunday. As it the 16th Weien to exciting enough the Kaderis had to Dimsh on the 18th where against the wind in saturday s Lound Ste wait hit a a Nevi Ott the Lee and a a Nevi Oil the Airway Quot tomake the 18th a big brutal Par 4,�?� Jones said a we took the tee 50 Yards and the 18th is where Scott Simpsons drive found the rough and where Payne stewarts Par Paul used monday s open playoff. Just like Jones Drew it. Loughery reported to be taking heat Miami apr the Miami heats new head coach will be Kevin Lough cry assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks for the past year and a former teammate of Miami owner Billy Cunningham according to Media reports. Miami television station a tvs reported sunday night that Loughery already has been named the teams coach. In mondays editions the Miami Herald also quotes unidentified sources close to the club As saying Loughery will get the nod the Herald reports his appointment will be announced i can to say anything about it a Loughery contacted in Atlanta told the paper sunday night. A my Only understanding is that it the naming of the coach is going to happen this Quot. The heats managing partners nil s jets Winnipeg Manitoba a the Winnipeg jets named John paddock their new head coach monday. It Wasny to a Surprise. Paddock has been waiting for the Job for More than a week while his contract was cleared by the new York rangers. Paddock 37, coached the rangers farm team in Binghamton n.y., last year. He spent seven seasons coaching in Cunningham and Lewis Schal Tel weren to immediately available. The club has reportedly contacted 10 candidates and interviewed five of them in its search to replace Ron Rothstein who resigned As coach last month. Loughery was interviewed twice. Loughery 51, played 10 seasons in the Aba with Detroit Baltimore and Philadelphia. He began his coaching career with Philadelphia in 1972-73. A year later he guided the Quot new York nets to the american basketball association championship. He spent eight season with the nets and also coached the Hawks Chicago bulls and Washington bullets. He has a career record of 341-503 in the Aba. Loughery and Cunningham were teammates on the 1971-72 Philadelphia 76ers. The american hockey league and won two league championships. Paddock was also the assistant general manager of the Philadelphia flyers for the 198990 season. He s replacing Bob Murdoch who was tired at the end of last season after the jets finished 18th out of 21 teams. Paddock will he the ninth head coach of the jets since they joined the nil in 1979. Success of Back puts Gorman on spot Newport . A John Mcenroe and Brad Gilbert with easy victories Over Spain in the Davis cup quarterfinals have put . Captain Tom Gorman on the spot again. and Boris Becker next up in september a semifinal in Kansas City Gorman is faced with two decisions. First he must select the surface within two weeks and then make the More a wrenching Choice a who will Wear the red White and Blue. A a it a going to be a very Tough decision a said Gorman although he is no stranger to the problem after six years As the american other country presents such a Challenge for its Davis cup Captain because no other country has As Many Quality choices As the United states. For exam pie the German Captain simply writes Down Beckers name then finds someone else usually Michael Stich ranked ninth in the world. ,. There was a time in the Early 1980s when the american Captain could do the same when Mcenroe was in his prime and was a terror on any surface. Before him there . Smith and Arthur Ashe who carried the banners High. But now Mcenroe though still formidable particularly on faster grass surfaces is past his prime. The top americans Are Andre Agassi Michael Chang Jim Coli Ici and Pete Sampras. In fact Agassi has won his last four matches against Becker. So Gorman must choose Between locally mixed with emotion and sentimentality against who has the Best Chance to give the americans a second straight cup title. A we have to be completely objective Quot said Gorman who planned to begin Davis cup a speaking with players this week. Objectivity is not Likely to come easy. A i have a special feeling for Mac and Brad because they re a Little older Ami. I be been around them a Little longer a Gorman said. A a Mac a the greatest Davis cup player in . i in s such the consummate team Leader just by his presence. He s the glue that gets these Guys together better when Mcenroe a Mcenroe 32, has represented the United states 11 years and has played in More Davis cup matches 65 and won More matches 56 than any other american. His latest Victory came sunday when he Defeated Emilio Sanchez 6-4, 36, 6-3 to give the . A 4-0 Lead. Gilbert 29, is 10-3 in four years of Davis cup play but he was a sidelined in sundays match. Rick Leach filled in Lor him and lost the final match to Fomas Carbonell 7-6 7-15r7, 0-4. A Gilbert called at the to play in the first round against Mexico when younger american stars he found came through with two singles Victo i ies on a hard court. This weekend lie and Mcenroe put the United Stales in the semis w Ith easy victories on grass. But if the country s higher ranked youngsters step Forward for the next round there is a Good Chance Gilbert and men Ioc won t he selected although they could change that with great show Ings in the . Pc later this summer. A Quot if seven players want to play Quot Gorman said a i can make two Good phone Calls and live bad phone Calls telling a player he Hasni to been
