Men's Golf Headed To NCAA Central Regionals
May 17, 2005
SOUTH BEND, Ind. –
Postseason play continues…
The No. 36 University of Kansas men’s golf team continues postseason play at the 2005 NCAA Central Regional, May 19-21. The Central Regional, hosted by the University of Notre Dame, will be played at the 7,011 yard, par 70 Warren Golf Course in South Bend, Ind. The Central Regional is a three-day, 54-hole event, with 18 holes being played each day. Tee-times are set for 7:12 a.m. CST each day. Kansas is seeded 17th in the 27-team field.
Kansas secures eighth-straight NCAA bid…
The 2005 Jayhawks, currently ranked 36th by Golfweek, locked up their eighth-consecutive berth into NCAA postseason play with this year’s selection. Since the NCAA began using the Regional tournament format during the 1989 season, Kansas has competed in 15 of 16 Regional competitions, only missing the tournament during the 1996-97 season.
`Hawks successful this spring…
Kansas entered postseason play after an impressive spring season where it won two tournament titles — the Roadrunner Intercollegiate and the Colorado-Stevinson Ranch Invitational. The team also finished in the runner-up position in the 59th Western Intercollegiate at MacGregor Downs. The Jayhawks also won their home tournament, the Kansas Invitational, during the fall. Kansas finished sixth or better in five of its last six tournaments. Individually, senior Kevin Ward was hot in the spring, recording three top-10 finishes in six tournaments, including his third career victory when he took home the individual title at the Colorado-Stevinson Ranch Invitational. He leads the team with a 72.00 stroke average this spring. He was recently named to the All-Big 12 Team for the first time in his career. Sophomore Tyler Docking finished in a career-best tie for second at the Roadrunner Intercollegiate. Senior Andrew Price tied the all-time low round by a Jayhawk golfer earlier this spring by firing a 63 at the Taylor Made/Big Island Invitational. Sophomore Gary Woodland’s best finish of the year came at the Stevinson Ranch Invitational where he finished in a tie for 13th. Junior Luke Trammell has played in two tournaments as an individual this spring and has found his way on to the top-five for the last four events.
Five Jayhawks receive academic honors…
Seniors Kevin Ward and Andrew Price, juniors Luke Trammell and Pete Krsnich, and sophomore Tyler Docking were selected to the 2005 Men’s Golf Academic All-Big 12 Team. Krsnich, Trammell and Docking were named to the first team, while Price and Ward were members of the second team. It was the second career academic honor for Ward, Price and Docking and the first for Krsnich and Trammell. First team members are those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, while the second team are those who have a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA. To qualify student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of his team’s scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are eligible.
The Big 12 Conference in the NCAA Central Regional…
A total of nine Big 12 schools will compete in the NCAA Central Regional at Warren Golf Course, May 19-21. Kansas, seeded 17th, will be joined by Oklahoma State, the tournament’s number one seed. Other Big 12 teams in the Central Regional are Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas Tech, Kansas State, Baylor and Texas A&M.
A prestigious course…
The Warren Golf Course is the home course of the University of Notre Dame. The par 70, 7,011 course was built in 1999 by Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore. It sits on 250 wooded acres next to the northeast corner of the University of Notre Dame campus. This marks the first time that the Warren Golf Course has hosted the NCAA Championship. The course has previously been the host site for the Big East Golf Championships (2000 through 2005) and the US Amateur Qualifier (2002 and 2004).
The last time out…
The University of Kansas men’s golf team finished in sixth place at the Big 12 Championships at Whispering Pines G.C. in Trinity, Texas. The Jayhawks finished 42 strokes behind the team champion, first-ranked Oklahoma State, which shot a three-round total of 868 to win the conference crown. Ward finished in a tie for 15th with a 225. Price and Woodland tied for 39th with three-day totals of 233. Trammel and Docking finished in a tie for 39th as each shot a 234.
Check it out live on the web…
Golfstat.com, in conjunction with the NCAA and the University of Notre Dame, will allow you to catch all the NCAA Regional action from the comfort of your home or office. Log-on to either www.golfstat.com or www.und.com for live hole-by-hole analysis and team-by-team breakdowns. Results will also be available at either website at the conclusion of each day’s competition.
