Saturday, 6.27.15 ON THE WEB: www.yankton.net SPORTS DEPT.: [email protected] ress akotan sports P &D PAGE 11 Dakotas Tour Kicks Off In Vermillion BY ELYSE BRIGHTMAN of the tour stops, with the exception of the four players and play against [email protected] of the one day tournaments, and men- every other team on the golf course,” tions that The Bluffs is one of the more Chandler said. “At the end of the day VERMILLION -- Golfers from all over unique courses he’s played on. there’s that team score as well as the country were at The Bluffs Golf “It’s quite unique with the first 12 individual score.” Course Friday for the first stop of the holes being kind of flat and the back The amateurs play scratch with Dakotas Golf Tour, the South Dakota nine with (hole) 13, you go down the their handicap and the professionals Open. bottom (of the bluffs), it’s quite the play scratch with no handicap. “This is the very first event of the test,” he said. The professional golfers play for a season,” said Dennis Chandler, the Each of the stops has a profes- prize purse of approximately $750,000 executive director of the tour and sional component and an amateur over the course of the nine week tour. an assistant pro golfer at The Bluffs. component. Each stop has teams of They also have to opportunity to win “The Bluffs kind of sets precedent for four that usually sees three amateurs a bonus pool of $40,000 that’s split the season with ‘this is appropriate with one professional, though some among the top 10 golfers on the tour. behavior’, ‘this is appropriate attire’, teams consist of four professionals. “To get part of that bonus pool, that kind of thing.” “This event is the first event of 19,” they have to play in eight of the 11 This pro-am event puts local Chandler said. “There are 64 pros and three or four day events,” Chandler amateur golfers with professionals 90 ams, which means there are some said. “We have some one and two day traveling from all across the country groups that don’t have ams, they just events that we call satellite events together for a three-day event. play as pro only groups. We’ll have that happen in midweek and they “It’s all good preparation for about 200-225 players over the course don’t have to play in those to qualify (qualifying) school which is in of the summer that play in our events for the bonus round.” October, November, December and from all over.” The tour travels across several it’s an opportunity to make money,” Team scores and individual scores Midwest state including North Da- said Thomas Campbell, a professional are kept at each tournament. kota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, golfer originally from New Zealand. “The pro plays his own ball and Wyoming and Nebraska. Local stops The qualifying school is the tourna- works for his own score, and the ams include Fox Run Golf Course and Hill- ELYSE BRIGHTMAN/VERMILLION PLAIN TALK Professional golfer Riley O’Neill tees off at the first hole of ment golfers play in to qualify for the do that as well, but there’s a team crest Golf Course in Yankton, Bakkers Friday’s first round at the first stop of The Dakotas Golf Tour PGA Tour. component where the team on each Crossing in Sioux Falls and Dakota at The Bluffs Golf Course in Vermillion. Campbell plans on being at most hole will take the three best scores Dunes Country Club. All In Good Fun

MMC Alumni Game To help kick off this weekend’s Mount ABOVE: Sister Candyce Chrystal throws Marty College All Class Reunion in Yankton, out a ceremonial first pitch before Friday baseball players from all age ranges gathered night’s Mount Marty College alumni base- together Friday night for an alumni game at ball game at Bob Tereshinski Stadium at Bob Tereshinski Stadium at Riverside Field. Riverside Field. One team was coached by MMC head baseball coach Andy Bernatow and the other BOTTOM: Mount Marty College head base- team was coached by former Lancer baseball ball coach Andy Bernatow delivers to coach Tereshinski. home plate during Friday night’s alumni baseball game at Bob Tereshinski Stadium LEFT: Third baseman Scott Swanson, at Riverside Field. left, tags out Derrik Nelson during Friday night’s Mount Marty College alumni base- PHOTOS BY JEREMY HOECK/P&D ball game at Bob Tereshinski Stadium at Riverside Field.

Towns And Tyus Arrive With T’Wolves Baseball: Yankton, Crofton MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — player in the draft, and he said. “To find out I’m going see this has a chance to be Jacqueline Cruz-Towns sat made no secret about his to be a Timberwolf and going really special.” Pick Up SCL Road Wins on a bench in the Minnesota happiness in being selected to be staying home was re- Jones picked Towns up WYNOT, Neb. – The Yank- Crofton 18, Scotland 2 Timberwolves’ sparkling by the Timberwolves, even ally the cherry on top.” from the airport on Friday ton Tappers jumped out to a SCOTLAND – Kyle Muel- new practice facility, proudly though the tradition-rich Towns and Jones join a morning and gave him a 6-2 lead and held on for a 7-5 ler had four hits and Rand wearing a Wolves hat on her Lakers playing in glitzy Los roster that is suddenly smit- walking tour of the Minne- victory over Wynot in South Thygeson homered as the head and a big smile on her Angeles were sitting there at ten with Minnesota. Andrew apolis skyway system that Central League amateur base- Crofton Bluejays rolled past face as she recalled a pre- No. 2. Wiggins won rookie of the connects skyscrapers and ball action on Thursday. Scotland 18-2 for their eighth draft visit her son Karl-An- “He wanted to be here,” year honors last season apartments downtown to the Ross Heine had three hits to lead Yankton. Derrik consecutive South Central thony made to Minneapolis Towns’ father, Karl, said. “He and told the AP at season’s team’s new $25 million Mayo Nelson had two hits, Nik Davis League victory on Thursday last week. loves this place.” end that he hopes he plays Clinic Square practice facility homered, and Kory Bromley night. “He toured this beauti- After grabbing Towns his whole career with the and arena. and Devin Gullikson each Austin Filips added three ful facility and he told me, at No. 1, the Wolves traded Wolves. went “I loved every single min- doubled for the Tappers. hits and Thygeson singled ‘Mom, this is the place for back into the first round to against the advice of his ute of walking the skyways For Wynot, Lance Heine twice for Crofton (8-2), me,”’ Cruz-Towns said Fri- get Duke’s Tyus Jones at agents and signed a four- with the fans,” Towns said. doubled and singled, and Matt which pounded out 18 hits day, a day after the Timber- No. 24, a guard who year contract extension last “They’re passionate and Hames had two hits to lead and hasn’t lost in league wolves made him the No. 1 was The season in part because he amazing and I can’t wait to the way. play since an 0-2 start. Gage overall draft pick. Minnesota player of the year wanted to stay in Minnesota give them the best version of Jesse Bailey picked up the Rethwisch started for the Long considered the three times while playing in and the notoriously reluc- myself.” win, striking out seven in six Bluejays. NBA’s version of Siberia, suburban Apple Valley. tant to change Kevin Garnett Jones, who will backup innings of work. Mike Janish For Scotland, Sawyer a losing franchise playing Jones was 8 years old consented to a trade at the Rubio, said he was unfazed pitched the final three innings, Schmitz and Joe Kronaizl in a frigid climate ignored the last time his hometown deadline in February to leave by the added expectations striking out five, for the save. both had two hits. Seth by free agents, the Timber- Wolves made the playoffs, Brooklyn and come back to that will come with playing Scott Morrison took the loss. Ireland took the loss. wolves found two players but that didn’t stop the Duke the Timberwolves. in his hometown. Yankton travels to Scotland Crofton visits Freeman on in the draft who couldn’t star from dreaming about “We’ve got some kids “I plan on dealing with it on Sunday. YANKTON...... 141 000 001 – 7 10 7 Sunday. be happier to be coming to playing for the team when he here these last few years just like I deal with any other WYNOT...... 201 011 000 – 5 8 4 CROFTON (8-2)...... 207 72 – 18 18 0 Minnesota. grew up. that really want to be here,” pressure that has come in Jesse Bailey, Mike Janish (7) and Kory Brom- SCOTLAND...... 002 00 – 2 7 2 ley; Scott Morrison, Jackson Sudbeck (4) and Steve Gage Rethwisch, (other pitchers not listed) and Karl-Anthony Towns was “It doesn’t feel real. It president and coach Flip Heimes Carl Schieffer; Seth Ireland, Wyatt Brown (4) and Anthony Walloch widely considered the best feels like a dream,” Jones Saunders said. “I think they WOLVES | PAGE 12