Linda Anderson, executive director of the Rapid City Arts Council at the Dahl, recently announced the fifth annual Dahl Women's Golf Tournament, in support of Rapid City Arts Council programs and scholarships, will be Aug. 17 at the Arrowhead Golf Course. Women golfers of all skill levels are invited to come out and play in this tournament. Women who do not have a team of four and wish to play, can call the Dahl Arts Center to get placed on a team.

The number of women participating in the annual tournament continues to grow, increasing the amount of money raised for the arts. Through the efforts of co-chairs Rosie Derby and Kathy Cline, the Dahl tournament reached the 2008 fundraising goal of $10,000 with 20 teams of women golfers.

"It is never easy raising money in a recession, but the women have signed up their teams and committed to sponsorships earlier this year than in the past," Anderson said. "Our golfers look forward to playing a tournament with other women and enjoy raising money for a great cause."

This event is the only full-charity golf tournament exclusively for women in South Dakota. The tournament includes three flights with cash prizes for the first-, second- and third-place teams. The tournament offers a putting competition with the possibility of winning a golf vacation in Hawaii, along with pin prizes of art, jewelry, concert tickets and more.

Major sponsorship for the Dahl Women's Golf Tournament is provided by Sun Surety Insurance Company. For more information or to register for the tournament, call the Dahl Arts Center at 605-394-4101 ext. 200.

Deadline for golf tourneys is this week

The deadline to enter the SDGA Women's Senior and Mid-Amateur Championship is July 7, and the deadline to enter the SDGA Junior and Adult-Junior Championship is July 8. Entries are available online at www.sdga.org.

The Women's Senior and Mid-Amateur Championship will be July 18-19 at Bakker Crossing Golf Course in Sioux Falls. The Adult-Junior Championship is July 19 at Lakeview Golf Course in Mitchell and the Junior Championship is July 19-20 at Lakeview Golf Course in Mitchell.

For information on these championships, call the SDGA at 605-338-7499.

Ticknor assistant coach in NBA D-League

Former National American University and men's basketball coach Duane Ticknor is now an assistant coach with the NBA D-League's Sioux Falls Skyforce.

Ticknor was hired on Wednesday help new head coach Tony Fritz, who was promoted to top spot last month.

Ticknor is a South Dakota native and a University of South Dakota graduate. He has been a head coach for 17 years, including six in the college ranks and four as the head coach of Rapid City's International Basketball Association franchise.

Ticknor led the Dakota Wizards to a 29-21 record last season and a berth in the D-League semifinals.

Ticknor compiled a regular-season record of 139-66 in six seasons as head men's basketball coach at NAU. He was inducted into the Rapid City Sports Hall of Fame in 1989 after his team advanced to the national tournament four times and won back-to-back national championships in 1987 and 1988. Ticknor was an assistant coach for the Rapid City Thrillers and the head coach at Lead-Deadwood High School between his days at NAU and his stint as head coach of the Rapid City IBA franchise.