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The Independent Record, Helena Mon Saturday, June 24, 1989 euyis TOP FIVE STATES Stats ranking, (total goK courses') and number of people per 18 holes N. S'. Dakota'" (104) 12,000 Iowa (360) 12, 800 Vermont (57) 12,900 S. Carolina (280)' 13,900 Although the recreation loan program still exists, theres no money in it, he said. We still get some inquiries about the program, though.

Many towns used the loans to build nine-hole courses that could be expanded to 18 holes with the purchase of adjacent land. The last course to be built with FmHA loans was in Presho before Congress eliminated funding for the program in the early 1980s. Thoms, who is trying to play all of South Dakotas courses within 10 years, also keeps tabs on exactly how many golf courses there are in the state. While two more have recently opened, the state lost one within the last couple of years when Pony Hills in Woonsocket was plowed under to make way for crops, he said. SIOUX FALLS, S.D.

(AP) The story is the same at public golf course in most parts of the country. Its 6 a.m. and already dozens of groups are waiting to tee off. There is only one thing to do: Go to the Dakotas. South Dakota has 104 golf courses, thats 18 holes for every 12,000 people in the state the second best ratio in the nation.

Whose No. North Dakota. While other states have struggled to keep up with the golf boom in the country, the Dakotas have had no problem. Its kind of interesting, but there are more courses than counties, said Ted Thoms, a real estate broker from Sioux Falls. I In many parts of the country, municipal courses on weekend mornings look like So many golfers, so few courses, so much frustration.

Its incredible back East, said Thoms. Most municipal courses dont take tee times, so youre forced to go to the course, get one and then go home and take a nap before playing. That problem doesnt exist in South Dakota. Most public links take tee times, and if theyre booked up, chances are good that another course is just a short drive away. One reason South Dakota has so many courses stems from the days before the farm crisis when there was plenty of money available to rural communities from the Farmers Home Administration.

Weve built a lot of, lot of courses in the state, said John Guthmiller of the FmHA. Those loans are still paying off. jammed highways. While the number of golfers in the United States has increased by 167 percent in the last decade up from 14 million in 1978 to 23.4 million in 1988 the number of golf courses has increased only slightly, according to the National Golf Foundation. Ten years ago there were 12,626 courses in the country, said Kit Bradshaw, spokeswoman for the foundation.

Last year the foundation counted 13,600. I think the reason golf is becoming so popular is because it is a sport for a lifetime, and its a power thing with business, said Dave Austad, President of Austads one of the largest mail-order golf equipment suppliers in the world. But the number of courses is going to have to catch up with the trend, he said. includes both nine and 18-hde courses Source; National Got! Association leSj irwirs II -1 Brewers baseball The Helena Brewers will host the Medicine Hat Blue Jays in a Pioneer League, baseball game tonight at 7 at Kindrick Legion Field. SccDay la CcrZQ v.

By AMY BETH HANSON IR Sports Writer It just wasnt the Helena Brewers night. Helena pitchers walked batters nine times, were called for two balks and the team had three errors, all of which added up to a 4-1 win for the Medicine Hat Blue Jays Friday night at Kindrick Legion Field. Medicine Hat came to Helena with an 0-4 record in Pioneer League play after being swept by the Mustangs in Billings. The Blue Jays leadoff batter, Wally Heckel, scored their first run as he was walked to first, stole second and a Brewer error allowed him to score. Again in the second inning, leadoff batter Drew Rooney scored for the visitors.

Rooney reached first on a walk, a wild pitch advanced him to second and Juan Jaimes single sent him home. In the fifth inning the Jays had the bases loaded with two outs when first baseman Gerald Crump hit a line drive to short. Brewer shortstop Tony Diggs made a diving catch to save the inning. The sixth inning saw two Blue Jay runs scored. Heckel was walked to first, advanced to second on a balk, stole third and a wild throw to prevent the steal sent him home.

Domingo Cedeno was hit by a pitch, stole second, reached third on the error and a wild pitch allowed him to score. (More on BREWERS, page 2B) No world record for Lewis' relay carl Lewis and his teammates failed to break the world record in the mens 800-meter relay Friday night, but they posted the second-fastest clocking ever, at an international track and field meet in St. Denis, France. The meet featured the world record attempt by the Santa Monica Track Club quartet, anchored by Lewis, the six-time Olympic gold medalist. The team of Joe DeLoach, Leroy Burrell, Flovd Heard and Lewis was timed in 1 minute, 20.33 seconds, just off the record of 1: 20.26, set by the University of Southern California in 1978.

Ohio SI. expands search Ohio State officials have requested permission to talk to Kansas State basketball coach Lon Kruger and Kansas coach Roy Williams in their search for a new coach. Athletic directors of both Big Eight Conference schools confirmed the requests by Ohio State, a member of the Big Ten Conference. Williams: Ban Johnson for life The two- year suspension given Ben Johnson when he tested positive for steroids in the 1988 Olympic Games was not enough, Canadian distance runner Lynn Williams said Friday. He should be banned for life, Williams, the 1984 Olympic bronze medalist in the womens 3,000 meters, said.

I have no sympathy toward Ben. International track and field rules call for a two-year ban for first-time offenders. Holland new AD at Davidson Virginia basketball coach Terry Holland was named Friday athletic director at Davidson College, his alma mater, effective May 1, 1990. This is a decision thats been both a blessing and a curse, Holland said at a news conference here. Im fortunate to be back at the school from which I graduated.

That doesnt happen very often. At the same time, I have nothing but the highest regard for the University of Virginia. Jones in front at Canadian Open steve Jones rode a birdie-birdie-birdie finish into a one-shot lead Friday in the second round of the Canadian Open golf championship. Jones, who won the first two events of the season, had an 8-under-par 64 and completed two trips over the Glen Abbey Golf Club course in 131, a distant 13 under par. The last, the one that gave him the lead, was set up by a bold, 3-iron shot over water on the final hole.

Jim Gallagher, the first-round leader, had a 68 that left him a single shot off the pace at 132 at the tournaments halfway point. NBA says Hawks get Volkov soviet basketball star Alexander Volkov said Friday he was given permission to join the NBA next season, and immediately touched off a controversy about which team he would play for. Volkov said he would be free to join any team in the NBA, but the league contended he is obligated to play for the Atlanta Hawks, who drafted him in 1986 King on top in LPGA event Betsy King, seeking her fourth victory of 1989, bogeyed the first two holes, but went on to score eight birdies to take a one-stroke lead Friday after 36 holes of the LPGA McDonalds Championship. King, 33, shot a second-round, 6-under-par 65 over the 6,366 yard Du Pont Country Club course for a two-round total of 8-under 69-65134. She birdied eight of 10 holes starting at No.

5, including the fifth through ninth. a Helena shortstop Tony Diggs throws to first while Medicine Hats Don Mengal slides into second. (Staff photo by George Lane) eetti has ee big day cat Fenwcay Twins slugger belts 2 HRs, has 5 RBIs ing different, just my normal swing. Ive always been a pull hitter and I dont try to change anything here. Asked about hitting in Fenway, with the wall just 315 feet down the line, Gaetti said: I think its pretty fair.

Its short down there, but you have to hit the ball high. That high wall (37 feet) takes away a few homers. BOSTON (AP) Minnesotas Gary Gaetti and little Fenway Park were made for each other. Maybe Ill play here some day, Gaetti said jokingly after he went 3-for-5 with two homers and five RBIs in the Twins 10-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday. With his 14th and 15th homers of the season, both long drives high into the left-field screen, Gaetti boosted his career total in Fenway Park to 16, tops among active visiting players.

Thats pretty neat, but its better that we won, he said. I felt good and swung hard. Noth Lamp pitched to 2 batters in the 9th WP Viola Rochtord 2 44 A 33 538 Gaettis second homer with two runners on base capped a five-run ninth inning. With a 10-0 lead, the Twins lifted Frank Viola, who allowed six singles, struck out eight and walked one in eight innings. Navratilova in final Martina Navratilova won her ninth match in nine days to reach the final of the womens grasscourt tennis championships in Eastbourne, England, with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Ros Fairbank Friday.

Her opponent in the final will be 14th-seeded Raffaella Reggi, who defeated Gigi Fernandez 6-4, 6-2. (More on AL, page 3B) Qary Qaettj BBS, 3 Judge to decide on Rose hearing Sunday CINCINNATI (AP) Pete Rose will have to wait until Sunday to learn whether he can avoid a hearing before Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti on allegations that he bet on his own team. A state judge Friday delayed his decision on whether to temporarily block Roses appearance Monday in New York a meeting which could lead a lifetime ban from baseball for the Cincinnati Reds manager. Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Norbert A.

Nadel said he will rule at noon Sunday on Roses request for a temporary restraining order. Baseball investigator John M. Dowd testified Friday that evidence indicates Rose bet on baseball, including Reds games, during a three-year period. One of the years was 1985, when Rose Wame baseballs all-time hits leader. Dowd later told reporters that he found no evidence to suggest that Rose ever tried to throw a game.

Rose has sued Giamatti in state court, contending the commissioner is biased and has determination he said can only be made by Giamatti. However, Dowd read his assessment of the evidence against Rose from his report. I stated that the accumulated testimony of witnesses, together with documentary evidence and telephone records, reveal extensive betting activity by Pete Rose with professional baseball and, in particular, Cincinnati Reds games, during the 1985, 1986 and 1987 seasons, Dowd said, reading from his report. Rose was a player-manager in 1985 and 1986 and broke Ty Cobbs record for career hits on Sept. 11, 1985 with No.

4,192 against San Diego. He has repeatedly denied betting on baseball games. Following his cross-examination, which lasted 2i'2 hours, Dowd told reporters he had uncovered no evidence that Roses gambling had influenced his performance on the field. "No, and I dont know. But I dont have any evidence no evidence Pete ever threw a game, Dowd said.

already decided the manager is guilty of betting on his own team an offense that could bring a lifetime ban from the sport. Nadel heard arguments Friday from Roses lawyers and those for the commissioner, then said he needed more time before deciding whether to grant a 14-day restraining order blocking Giamattis hearing. Im going to try to be fair and legally correct, if I can, the judge said. Nadel said he had hoped to rule Friday, but the volumes of evidence and testimony made it impossible. Baseball lawyer Louis L.

Hoynes Jr. said he was disappointed at the delay, but he understood the judges decision. I think the judge is correct in taking some time to collect his thoughts, Hoynes said. Rose lawyer Robert Stachler declined to comment on the delay. The hearing concluded after Dowd was cross-examined by Stachler about his 225-page report on baseballs investigation of the gambling allegations.

Dowd insisted he had not decided Rises guilt or innocence a Cl I ti I I Thursday, 10 a.m., Massachusetts Institute of Sports Theory. Two scholars come to blows over opposing viewpoints. i4 i.