Big 12 Championships start tomorrow

By By Tim Hall

Thursday, April 28, 2005

One day remains until the Big 12 Conference Championships at Whispering Pines Golf Course in Trinity, Texas, where the Kansas men’s golf team is already practicing. Tomorrow will mark the ninth Big 12 Championship. Here is a look at the remaining teams the Jayhawks will face in the last part of a four-part series.

Nebraska

The Cornhuskers have tasted success on a couple of occasions this season. On April 5, Nebraska won its second tournament of the season at the Branson Creek Invitational in Branson, Mo. The team won the event with a total score of 878, two shots better than Southwest Missouri State. Sophomore Brady Schnell led the Huskers, finishing the event in second place with a three-round score of 216. It was the fourth time Schnell has placed in the top six this spring.

Nebraska also won the Fairway Club Invitational in September at the Firethorn Golf Club in Lincoln, Neb. Nebraska won the tournament, its first of the season, by 10 strokes over Southern Mississippi. Junior Judd Cornell was the Huskers’ top performer, finishing second overall with a total score of 222, good for 9-over-par.

The Huskers did have a poor performance on April 12 at the Indian Golf Classic in Jonesboro, Ark. They finished the tournament, which was their last of the regular season, in 14th place in a 15-team field. Though the Huskers finished low in the standings, the event was shortened by two rounds, because of rain. The first two rounds of play were washed out on Monday, making the tournament only an 18-hole event. Cornell was the low scorer for Nebraska with a 1-under-par 71.

The Huskers will have their work cut out for them this weekend, as they haven’t won the tournament in school history.

Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Sooners are currently ranked No. 34 in the nation by Golf Week, one spot behind the Jayhawks. The Sooners have had a strong season with three top-five finishes, including fourth place twice. Sophomore Anthony Kim is the Sooner player to watch. He recently tied for first in the team’s final tournament of the regular season at the Texas A&M; Invitational on April 17. Kim propelled the Sooners to a fourth-place finish with a three-round score of 210, 6-under-par for the tournament.

New Mexico junior Spencer Levin, who was ranked No. 2 by Golf Week, shot the same score and was the tournament’s co-champion.

Kim became the first Sooner to finish in first place when he won the Taylor Made/Waikoloa Intercollegiate in February of 2004.

Kim and the Sooners also have a challenge in front of them, as they will hunt for their first Big 12 Championship.

Edited by Ross Fitch

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