Tuesday, April 27, 2010
At the Big 12 Championship Tournament in Trinity, Texas, last weekend, Kansas went into the final round in last place and finished no higher. The Jayhawks scored 58 strokes over par as a team, five strokes behind 11th place finisher, Missouri.
“Obviously it was a rough week for us,” coach Kit Grove said. “It was just bad. There is no other way to sugar coat it.”
Oklahoma State won the tournament for the fourth straight year with a score of 19 under par as a team.
Chris Ward of Texas Tech took the individual first place honors and finished nine under par. Ward won the tournament by two strokes over Peter Uhilein of Oklahoma State.
From an individual perspective, the tournament was much closer than the team tournament with Oklahoma State finishing 13 strokes ahead of second place Texas A&M.
Junior Nate Barbee placed 27th, the highest for the Jayhawks. He finished eight over par for the four rounds.
“This was a tough tournament for all of us,” Barbee said, “Nobody played well, and I struggled individually.”
Though Barbee recently injured his back and didn’t play for the Jayhawks in their last tournament on April 14 and 15, he said the injury had no effect on his Big 12 Tournament outcome.
“I just played bad,” Barbee said. “There is no excuse for that in the Big 12 Tournament.”
Though Barbee is expected to qualify for regionals, the remaining Jayhawks will probably not have to wait until next season for their shot at qualifying.
“If I make it to regionals, I’m going to keep the same routine and practice and play the way I always do,” Barbee said.
The remaining Jayhawks who played in the tournament — with the exception of senior Bryan Hackenberg — are all freshmen. They’ll have the chance to make it to regionals or even nationals in the seasons to come.
“All in all it was disappointing where we finished,” Hackenberg said, “The good thing is that it was a great learning experience for the young guys.”
Three freshman Jayhawks competed in the tournament and didn’t fare as well as they hoped. Freshman Chris Gilbert placed 34th at eleven over par. Fellow freshmen Alex Gutesha and Dan Waite finished 50th and 60th, respectively.
“Having three true freshman in there is tough,” Grove said, “But them getting in the mix and learning what college golf is like should pay dividends in the years to come.”
Hackenberg finished at 28 over par in his last college tournament. He shot two rounds of 75 and 76, but two scores in the 80s landed him in 58th place.
“I’m just thankful that I got to play here at KU,” Hackenberg said. “It was a fun experience and I learned a lot.”
Despite a strong regular season which featured seven top fives finishes, including first place tie and two second place finishes, the Jayhawks are excited about what next year will bring.
With the exception of Hackenberg, the entire team is returning and will include three incoming recruits.
“We have a lot to build on for next fall with everyone being so young,” Barbee said, “We should be very competitive.”
— Edited by Michael Holtz
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