Thursday, February 28, 2008
The men’s golf team fell short Tuesday at the Tradition Course (par-72, 7220 yards) in Cypresswood, Texas, finishing 28 strokes behind Middle Tennessee State for 11th place with a 919 score. The team was not able to defend its 2007 All American Golf Classic team title.
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Making his debut for the Jayhawks, Wichita State transfer junior Brandon Hermreck finished the tournament with a three-round score of 229.
“The golf course played hard today, but we made it look harder than it really was,” said coach Kit Grove on Tuesday. “It was disappointing to see the guys let the course and conditions get the best of them.”
After the first two rounds of golf on Monday, Kansas stood at 10th place with a team score of 606. Through the first two rounds, freshmen Brad Hopfinger and Nate Barbee led the team.
Impressively, Hopfinger had his fourth under-par round this season to start the day with a score of 70. He finished the first two rounds tied for 8th place with a score of 147.
Barbee played consistently on Monday scoring a 149 and finishing tied for 19th place after two rounds.
“Nate really showed a lot of heart late in the day today birding four of his last six holes,” said Grove on Monday.
Starting the third round Tuesday, the Jayhawks were nine-strokes behind then first place University of Arkansas-Little Rock. Playing in windy conditions, Kansas finished the day with a team score of 320.
Barbee finished the third round with a score of 77, giving him his second top-20 finish of his career.
“I played alright,” said Barbee. “I had a lot of things to improve on, but it’s still early in the season.”
Hopfinger, seeking his fifth top-30 finish in his first six outings, finished tied for 41st place with a third round score of 85.
Making his debut for the Jayhawks, Wichita State transfer junior Brandon Hermreck finished the tournament with a three-round score of 229. Hermreck had not competed since the 2006-2007 season at Wichita State.
“I’m just getting into the groove of things,” said Hermreck. “I made a lot of mental errors, but that’s no excuse for the way I played.”
Also competing were sophomore Bobby Knowles and junior Walt Koelbel. Knowles finished the tournament tied for 58th place with a score of 239 and Koelbel tied for 59th place with a score of 241.
Competing as an individual, junior Joey Mundy finished in 58th place with a score of 238, highlighted by a third round score of 73.
The Jayhawks next competition is March 10th thru 11th at the Cajun Classic in Lafayette, LA.
—Edited by Nick Mangiaracina
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