University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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photo courtesy of Sports Information The University of Michigan Golf Course is one of the nation ' s best collegiate golf courses. The course was locatedon South Campus just south of Crisler Arena. Fall Schedule 9 13-15 at Falcom Invitational T-3rd 9 27-28 at Northern Intercollegiate 8th 10 5-6 Wolverine Invitational 1st 10 14-15 at Kroger Classic 4th 1 1 8-10 at Stanford Invitational 7th Spring Schedule 3 7-9 Fripp Island Invitational T-3rd 3 28-30 Tanglewood Intercol. T-7th 4 1 1-12 Marshall Invitational 5th 4 18- 19 Legends of Indiana 8th 5 2-4 Kent State Invitational T-4th 5 9- 1 1 Big Ten Championship 3rd 5 15-17 at NCAA Central Regional Championships 5 1 5 -First Round llth 5 16 - Second Round 8th 5 17 -Third Round 8th 5 28-31 NCAA Championship 5 28 - Round 1 Results T-24th 5 29 - Round 2 Results 25th M; ' ichael Harrischips a shot onto the green. .Harris, a sophomore, was the team ' s only returning regular player. He began his season shooting 73, 73, and 75 in the first tournament of the season. photo courtesy of Sports Information Men ' s Golf -193

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Wolverines Are By Todd Bonney The 1997-98 Men ' s Golf team had one of the best seasons in the University ' s history. Led by senior Kyle Dobbs, the team finished 25th in the nation. Indi- vidually, Kyle Dobbs shot a 144 (73-71) to finish in a playoff for the final spots of the individual championship. Hebogeyedthe second playoff hole to miss ad- vancing, but still tied for 24th place. Senior Kyle Dobbs not only shot the low score at the NCAA Championships, but he was the season scoring leader for the golf team with an average of 74.08 strokes over 36 rounds of play. His low round of the sea- son was a 68 which he carded at the Stanford Invitational. He was also medalist at the Big Ten Conference Championships were he shot a two- under par, four round total of 278. The last Wolverine to place at the Big Ten Conference Championships was PGA Tourprofessionaljohn Morse in 1980. Dobbs finished his Michigan career as the team scoring leader for th ree of his four years. Senior Keith Hinton eyes hisnextshot. Hinton tied for 15th at Northwestern with a 221 total. The biggest improvement for the year came from seniors David Jasper and Brent Idalski. Jasper con- cluded his senior campaign with a scoring average of 74. 16 which beat his previous best average of 76.52 by more than two strokes. Jasper also twice shot a 72 or better 10 times and shot a low round of 70. He finished among the top five in tour- naments four times which was a tremendous improvementfrom his previous career best at l6th in a tournament. Idalski crushed his previous scoring average of 78.94 by over three strokes to finish his senior season with an average of 75.33. He shot his best round of 70 three different times throughout the season. Sophomore Michael Harris played in 13 tournaments this sea- son and finished with the third best scoring average on the team with a mark of 74.26. Isaac Hinkle, a senior with one more year of eligibility, was fifth on the team with a scoring average of 77.48. He also finished the year with the low round of anyone on the team with a mark of 67. 192 Sports photo courtesy of Sports Information

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I enior Ashley Williams chips out of a sand trap . Willliams was a three-time letter winner and one o: ' four seniors who provided great leadership for th( team . MarkWol SCOREBOARD Spring Schedule 2 19-20 Fl. Atlantic Owl Preview 15th 3 4-5 Charleston Spring Invitational T-12 3 8-10 Fripp Island Ben Hogan Inv. T-10 3 26-27 Saluki Invitationallst 4 6-7 Lady Buckeye Invitational T-14 4 12-13 Purdue Invitational 1st 4 26-28 Big Ten Championship T-10 Fall Schedule 9 13-14 Spartan Invitational 9 19-21 Lady No. Intercollegiate 10 4-5 Wolverine Invitational 10 10-12 Lady Kat Invitational 5th 14th 9th 10th if s I enior Captain Wendy Westfall putts out. Westfall was the only player on the 1995-96 team to play in all eleven tournaments that season. 194 Sports