BAKER CITY HERALD • THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2022 A5
SPORTS
BRITISH OPEN | GOLF TOURNAMENT STARTS THURSDAY
St. Andrews still packs appeal
and a test through centuries
pionship on the European tour in early
October when the sky is gray and heavy
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Jack
and the turf is soft and green.
Nicklaus posed atop the Swilcan Bridge,
“I think with it being firm and par 4s
birdied the last hole he ever played in a
more gettable, it could be a low one as
major championship and had no inten-
well, weather permitting,” Fitzpatrick said.
tion of ever returning to St. Andrews,
Tiger Woods was back on the Old
not wanting anything to dilute
Course on Monday morning
from such a powerful ending to
for nine holes, keeping up with
an incomparable career.
an unusually busy schedule
That was 17 years ago. And
given the state of his battered
those plans changed when St.
right leg.
Andrews wanted to make Nick-
He walked the course with a
laus an honorary citizen on
wedge and putter on Saturday
occasion of the 150th British
and played 18 holes on Sunday.
Woods
Open. The only other Ameri-
Woods also had the “Celebra-
cans given that distinction were
tion of Champions,” a four-
Bobby Jones and Benjamin Franklin.
hole loop with other R&A champions
It was the first time Nicklaus has been through the years.
to the Old Course without golf clubs,
He is a two-time champion at St. An-
and his appreciation only seemed to
drews, aware this might be the last time
deepen.
the 46-year-old plays an Open at the
“When I came here in 1964, I couldn’t home of golf, at least at a high level. He
believe that St Andrews was a golf
first played in 1995 as an amateur.
course that would still test golfers of that
So many others are getting to the
time,” he said Monday, July 11. “It still
course. That includes Collin Morikawa,
tests the golfers at this time. It’s a magical who won in his first test of true links last
golf course. ... And to believe the game
year at Royal St. George’s.
of golf essentially started here, it just ab-
“Most courses by the second time I
solutely is mind-boggling to me that it
see it, I feel like I have a good grasp,”
still stands up to the golfers of today.”
Morikawa said. “This course takes a lit-
That’s still to be determined.
tle extra learning and memorization
The Old Course always feels a little
because there are so many blind shots
older when it’s crusty and firm, yellow
and you’re aiming at so many towers, it
and wispy, when the quality of a shot
just kind of meshes into one. There are
isn’t measure until it hits the ground and so many greens that are double greens
starts bouncing along.
and big greens that you forget the little
But without much wind in the fore-
slopes, but that’s what you can’t do.”
cast, and with the increasing talent of to-
There are seven double greens. The
day’s game, few courses are more vulner- 18th hole is a par 4 that players can
able to low scoring. The par is 72 with
reach off the tee. The 17th hole requires
only two par 5s, one on each nine. But
a tee shot over the corner of a hotel and
there are a few par 4s reachable from the has a road behind it.
tee without strong wind.
It’s been that way forever, or seems
U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick that way.
was a junior tournament winner at St.
Morikawa was most mystified by the
Andrews. Most recently his experience
351-yard 12th hole, short but deceptive
has been at the Dunhill Links Cham-
because of four bunkers hidden from
BY DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
Cody Schuh/Contributed Photo
Cris Schuh with the Bulldog em-
blazoned team uniform for his
2022 season portrait.
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Cris’ practice session was quite
different.
“It was just giant raindrops,”
Cody said. “It rained inches
within half an hour.”
After the competition, Cris
unwound by taking in a movie
at the theater in Mason before
boarding a flight back home
on July 11.
Cody said Cris learned a lot
at the national championship
that will help him compete for
the Baker High School trap-
shooting team over the next
four years.
Cris shared his appreciation
for “all my coaches, Mr. (Zack)
Kimball, Wayne Paxton, coach
(David) Blair. And Bob Whit-
nah, also one of our coaches.”
“Zack did a real good job
with the kids, they really re-
spond well to him,” Cody said.
“I don’t think it would be the
same without that personality
they look up to.”
N
Baker youth trapshooter
Cris Schuh had a strong per-
formance at the USA High
School Clay Target League
National Championship event
July 7-10 at Mason, Michigan.
Cris, who will be a fresh-
man this fall at Baker High
School, was up against about
1,800 other competitors.
He finished by hitting 193
out of 200 targets, a 96.5% rate.
Cris placed 136th overall
in an event where the win-
ner had a near-perfect score
of 199.
“I met some people that
were pretty cool,” said Cris,
who has been a competitive
shooter since he was 6 or 7.
Family friend Alan Mellott
introduced Cris to trapshoot-
ing.
Mellott died due to compli-
cations from cancer in March
2020, and was never able to
watch his protege compete.
Cris said he learned in early
June that he had qualified to
compete at the national cham-
pionships.
He started raising money
for the trip immediately.
“It was too short of notice,
we had about a month,” said
Schuh’s father, Cody.
They’re hoping to recoup
some of the travel expenses by
raffling off an American Flag
customized 6.5 Creedmoor
rifle and ammunition at the
VFW Memorial Club. If you’d
like to support them the raffle
concludes on July 29.
Cris said it was somewhat
surreal to travel so far to com-
pete.
“It wasn’t bad until you got
there, then you got really ner-
vous,” he said.
Although the competition
took place on perfect sunny
afternoons, Cody Schuh said
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BY IAN CRAWFORD
icrawford@bakercityherald.com
RD
Baker trapshooter
competes at nationals
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Cody Schuh/Contributed Photos
Top: Cris Schuh attending trap shoot nationals in Mason, Michigan,
on July 8, 2022. Above: Schuh (front left) battled the elements and
flying disks simultaneously on July 7, 2022, preparing for the trap
shoot national championship
the tee.
“I have no idea what to do,” Morikawa
said. “I don’t know what I’m going to do.
I could tell you 15 different ways to play
it, and all could be wrong.”
The Old Course isn’t the only thing
new to Morikawa. He had his first ex-
perience of Open ceremony when he
handed back the silver claret jug to
Martin Slumbers, the chief executive of
the R&A. It wasn’t anything he found
particularly enjoyable. Champions get
a replica. They have to return the real
thing.
“I woke up this morning and looked
at it. The replica is beautiful, but it’s not
the same. It really isn’t. It will never be,”
Morikawa said. “But I don’t want to
dwell on the past. I always look forward
to what’s next. Maybe, hopefully, just
giving it back kind of frees me up and
allows me just to focus on winning this
week.”
What kind of score will that take? It
depends on the weather, another links
tradition. It’s why John Daly would win
in a playoff at St. Andrews after finishing
at 6-under par, and why Woods could
win the next time at 18-under par.
Nicklaus devotes most of his time to
golf course design, and he has been rail-
ing against technology, particularly the
golf ball, for allowing the game to get out
of hand.
He still believes the Old Course can
hold its own. And if there is a record
score this week?
“So what? That’s sort of the way I look
at it,” Nicklaus said. “They’re shooting
low now compared to what they shot
100 years ago. But times change and
golfers get better, equipment gets better,
conditions get better.
“But I don’t think it really makes a
whole lot of difference, frankly,” he said.
“It’s St Andrews and it is what it is, and
it will produce a good champion. It al-
ways has.”
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The parents and students of the BHS Graduating Class of 2022
would like to respectfully thank the following people and businesses
for donating to the drug/alcohol free party this year!
A’Diva
AJ’s Corner Brick Bar & Grill
Albertsons
Alicia Maldonado
Amanda Wilde
Amy Younger
Animal Clinic
Anthony Lakes Mountain
Resort (ALORA)
Avon-Shirley Owen
Baker Aircraft
Baker City Bulls & Broncs-
Jason Maddox
Baker City Herald
Baker City Lions Club
Baker City Rotary
Baker County Chamber of
Commerce
Baker County Custom Meats
Baker County Fair
Baker County Sheriff’s Office
Baker County Tournaments
Baker Dental Group
Baker Elks Lodge #338
Baker High School
Baker Little League
Baker School District Print
Shop
Baker Vision Clinic
Banner Bank
Barley Brown’s
Becky Cross
Behlen Mfg.
Bekki Hurley
Bella’s
Beth Shirtcliff
Betty’s Books
Black Distributing
Blatchford Farms
Boise Hawks
Brandi & John Parsons
Brown Bear Crafts
Buell & Kendra Gonzales
Buffalo Peak Golf Course
Campbell Vanderwiele
Campfire Creations
Celtic Cauldron
Charley’s Deli & Ice Cream
Cherrie Conklin
Chris Hawkins
Class of 2021 Parents
Class of 2022 Parents and
Students
Coffee Corral
Coverworks
D&B Supply
D&J Taco
Dan & Marianne Stone
Danielle Collard
Davis Computers
Desiree Macy
Dr. Eric & Katie Lamb
Dr. Thomas Joseph
Eagle Cap Grill
Eagle Cap Nursery
El Erradero
Elkhorn Grange #908
Elkhorn Media
Elkhorn Performance Horses
Elkhorn Wool & Leather
Epionce
Flyin 7 Entertainment
Fred & Sarah Pelcha
Frito Lay- Gerry Johnson
Frontier Express
Gabe & Maria Maldonado
Gary & Kari Carter
Geddes Greens
Goofy’s Wood
Guyer & Associates
Hearts & Petals
Heaven’s Best
Hillery Lay
J. Tabor Jewelers
Jackie’s Savory Sweets
Jana Parker
Janet Conant- BHS Print
Shop
Janet Kahn
Jason Todd
Jen Trader
Jennifer Orr
Jenny Sanchez
Joann Illingsworth
Juan Elizondo
Julie Davis
Julie Homan- BHS Print Shop
Julie Story
Juniper Soap Works
K&C Honey
Kandi Gentis
Kicks Sportswear
Kim Anderson
Kiwanis Baker City
Kristie Jesenko
Lefty’s Taphouse
Lew Bros- Les Schwab
Libby Thompson
Little Pig
Lube Depot
Main Event
Main Frontier
Marie Hobbs
Marvin Wood Products
Maurices
Meadow Gold-Scott Everett &
Jeremy Van Vleet
Mike Rudi
Miller’s Lumber
Mine City Catering
Misty Kester
Mtn. View RV Park
New Directions Northwest
Nicole Miller
No. 1911
North 7 Brewing
OSU Extension Service
Paizano’s
Pampered Chef- Katrina Wise
Papa Murphy’s Pizza
Pat Hastings
Pendleton Round Up
Pepsi-Cola of Eastern Oregon
Powder River Correctional
Facility Staff and AIC’s
Premier Auto Body
Quail Ridge Golf Course
Rick & Mysti Ritter
Roaring Springs Waterpark
Robi Meng
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Rock Garden Greenhouse
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Torie Andrews
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Wahooz Family Fun Zone
Wayne & Farrah Chastain
White House Design
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We would also like to thank the community for the support they gave to these students during such unprecedented times! We appreciate all of your
donations, time and effort in making this party happen and helping these students through the year! We couldn’t have done it without you!