Jayhawks finish tournament in sixth

By By Tim Hall (Contact)

Monday, May 2, 2005

The University of Kansas men’s golf team didn’t have its way at the Big 12 Championships this weekend in Trinity, Texas.

Whispering Pines Golf Course proved to be a difficult all weekend. Its narrow fairways and tall rough led to no teams finishing under par for the tournament.

The Jayhawks fired three consecutive rounds above 300 as a team, but managed to finish the tournament alone in sixth place. As a team, the Jayhawks shot a three-round total of 910, 46-over-par, and missed fifth place by one stroke to Texas A&M.; The Aggies finished the tournament with a total score of 909.

Oklahoma State proved that it was the No. 1 team in the nation, as the Cowboys captured their fourth Big 12 title in school history. Oklahoma State won the tournament by nine strokes over Oklahoma, shooting a total score of 868, 4-over-par.

Oklahoma’s Anthony Kim won the individual championship by six strokes with a three-round total of 208, 8-under-par.

Kansas coach Ross Randall said that he would classify his team’s play as mediocre at best.

“If you hit bad shots on a difficult golf course, you will pay for them,” Randall said. “But we’ll regroup from this just as we always do.”

The Jayhawks struggled the most in the second round, tallying eight double bogeys. They had 14 double bogeys or worse for the tournament. No Jayhawk golfer fired a round of under-par golf all weekend.

The one bright spot for the Jayhawks was the play of senior Kevin Ward, who finished in a tie for 15th. While the rest of the team struggled on Saturday and yesterday, Ward improved.

He struggled in the opening round, shooting a 7-over-par 79. On Saturday Ward was on target, firing an even round of 72. Yesterday he kept his composure and made it into the clubhouse with a round of 74.

“All weekend long I worked hard on my swing and my putting,” Ward said. “I came back strong from the 79. I knew I would shoot a low round somewhere.”

Senior Andrew Price and sophomore Gary Woodland both finished the tournament in a tie for 37th, with total scores of 233. Sophomore Tyler Docking and junior Luke Trammell both finished in a tie for 39th with scores of 234.

Though Randall was disappointed in his team’s play this weekend, three of the five teams the Jayhawks finished behind are ranked in the top 25 by Golfweek, and Oklahoma State is the top team in the nation.

The Jayhawks played well enough in the regular season to earn a spot in the NCAA Central Regionals.

The Jayhawks will have another three weeks off to practice and prepare. The team will then head to South Bend, Ind., to compete in the regionals on May 19-21.

Randall said he was pleased about the berth.

“I think that this team has a chance to play and compete in the nationals,” Randall said. “We can be a great team when we play like we’re capable of.”

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