Men's Golf Notes: February 5, 2008

Jayhawks to make season debut in Hawaii tourney

The men’s golf team will be traveling to Hawaii to compete in the 18th Annual Hilo Invitational Golf Tournament. The Tournament starts Wednesday and ends Friday.

The tournament is being hosted by the University of Hawaii—Hilo at the Waikiloa Village Golf Course in Kona, Hawaii.

Kansas will be one of 18 teams competing in the tournament, which will feature the defending Hilo Invitational champion Stanford. Big 12 opponents Colorado and Oklahoma will also be competing.

Last year, the Jayhawks finished 14th out of 18 overall in the tournament with an individual best performance by sophomore Patrick Roth who individually placed 43rd out of 94 players.

This spring season’s lineup will be led by juniors Walt Koelbel and Zach Pederson. Koelbel was the most consistent player during the fall season, averaging third in scoring, as well as completing two of the top three rounds on the team.

Pederson will look for more consistent play this season. Pederson had three top 40 finishes in the fall with his best coming with an 11th place finish at the Kansas Invitational.

Freshmen Nate Barbee and Brad Hopfinger will also look to be key performers this season after averaging first and second on the team in scoring average.

This will be the first of six events this spring for the Jayhawks.

 

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