Jayhawks Finish Sixth After Day One at Big 12 Championship
April 27, 2009
HUTCHINSON, Kan. –
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Zach Pederson shot the best round of his senior season to lead the Kansas men’s golf team to a sixth place finish after day one at the Big 12 Championship at Prairie Dunes Country Club.
The team shot rounds of 298 and 306 behind the strong play of Pederson who carded a 71 in round one and is tied for 11th place entering the third round of play.
“The course played very tough today with brutal weather conditions and I am very pleased with how the guys played,” said head coach Kit Grove. “Being seeded number 11 coming into the event, I would have gladly taken this start from the guys.”
Pederson entered the event playing only three events during his injury plagued senior campaign with a previous best round of 73 and best finish of 49th.
“Zach hasn’t been able to play much for us this year, but the round he put together this morning was very impressive,” said Grove.
Junior Bryan Hackenberg and sophomore Nate Barbee both carded first day totals of 152 and enter round three tied for 22nd place. Barbee leads the team in scoring average on the year with an average of 72.86.
Senior Andrew Storm shot rounds of 75 and 81 to place tied for 40th after day one. Senior Walt Koelbel shot a first-day 162 and is in 56th place.
Fourth-ranked Oklahoma State and Colorado are tied for first after the first day of play with a score of 581. Derek Tolan of Colorado and Bill Allcorn of Baylor are the top individuals after day one with a two round score of 139.
The third of play will be conducted on April 28 and can be tracked live at golfstat.com. Check back to kuathletics.com for complete coverage of the Big 12 Championship.
Team Leaderboard
T1. Oklahoma State (293-288—581)
T1. Colorado (298-283—581)
3. Texas A&M (301-284—585)
4. Baylor (297-293—590)
5. Texas Tech (295-304—599)
6. Kansas (298-306—604)
Player Leaderboard
T1. Bill Allcorn, Baylor (68-71—139)
T1. Derek Tolan, Colorado (71-68—139)
3. Bronson Burgoon, Texas A&M (72-68—140)
T4. Pat Grady, Colorado (71-71—142)
T4. Morgan Hoffman, Oklahoma State (71-71—142)
T11. Zach Pederson, Kansas (71-76—147)
T22. Nate Barbee, Kansas (75-77—152)
T22. Bryan Hackenberg, Kansas (77-75—152)
T40. Andrew Storm, Kansas (75-81—156)
56. Walt Koelbel, Kansas (84-78—162)
