Thursday, October 30, 2008
Strong winds and cold temperatures came as a surprise to the men’s golf team as it traveled south for the Baylor Intercollegiate, the final tournament of the fall season. At tee-off time Monday, it was 38 degrees at Royal Oaks Country Club in Dallas.
The team struggled in its first two rounds of the two-day event and finished 10th overall. The Jayhawks turned in a fourth-best third round finish on Tuesday, but did not gain any ground in the 12-team field.
After two rounds, the Jayhawks were 40 strokes behind first place Texas A & M. The three best individual performances came from Kansas sophomore Nate Barbee and the team’s two freshmen, Ian Anson and Blake Giroux. All three had scores of 75 in the second round. Coach Kit Grove said that the weather and the team’s mentality affected their performance.
“This game is so mental,especially with the young guys,” he said. “When they get going the wrong way, they think, not only am I playing bad, but someone else is playing bad.”
In the third round on Tuesday the weather improved and so did the performances. Barbee shot a 71, leaving him tied for 29th place with a three-round score of 224. He had finished the second round tied for 34th place and nine strokes over par.
“It was a good learning experience,” he said. “Going into the offseason we know we have a lot to work on.”
Seniors Andrew Storm and Walt Koelbel recorded a 70 and 72, respectively. Storm finished tied for 32nd place with a three-round score of 225,while Koelbel finished tied for 47th place with a score of 229.
Anson finished tied for 58th place with a score of 236 and Giroux finished tied for 60th place with a score of 237. Giroux improved through each round, recording 88, 75 and 74.
“I’m really proud of Blake,” Grove said. “He really struggled the first day. He fought back and shot a couple pretty good rounds for us.”
The team will not compete until the spring season when it travels to Kona, Hawaii for the Hawaii-Hilo Invitational. After the winter offseason, the team will look to qualify for the NCAA Regionals.
“Our goal is to make it to regionals,” Barbee said. “If we have a good spring season that is definitely a possibility.”
— - Edited by Scott Toland
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