University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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men s golf SWC Championship (Fall) 4th All-College Invitational 3rd Morton Braswell Invitational 5th Jim Corbett Invitational 9th Stanford Intercollegiate 9th Harvey Penick Intercollegiate 2nd Pan American Invitational 2nd Cardinal Invitational 3rd Border Olympics Invitational 3rd Morris Williams Invitational 5th SWC Championships (Spring) I st First Title Since 1 97 Horns Win SWC Championshi As the Longhorn golfers began the I960 fall schedule just one week after classes began, Coach George Hannon planned to use the six fall tournaments that the Longhorns entered as experi- ence for the spring season. With returning players, Jim Spagnolo, Lawrence Field, and Mark Brooks who were all-SWC selections during the I960 spring season, Hannon felt the Long- horns had an experienced lineup for the season. In addition to these all-SWC University of Texas Junior Lawrence Fields watches a putt fall short on an attempt to salvage a par. players, the Longhorns also had foil returning lettermen: Cutts Benedicl Tom Cornelia, Brian Williamson an| Andy Rose. The Longhorns began the season wij a fourth place finish in the SouthweJ Conference Fall Championship. Sin We have the ability to play with the best teams any- where. We just need to get out there and play the kind of golf we ' re capable of. We have several people who I think can help us this year. We ' ll be alright. the SWC championship is considered! practice tournament, Texas golfers wej not concerned about their first showinJ After two weeks to work on their garni Longhorn golfers, led by sophomoil Mark Brooks, charged to a third plad finish in the All-College Intercollegiai Tournament in Oklahoma City. Brool tied for second in individual honors wii a 209. After finishing the first round the Jim Corbett Invitational in secor ' Jim Spagnola attempts to chip to the gree I 32 Men ' s Golf

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those things, Fears said. This season also saw the Longhorns on the road more than ever. They attended meets as far away as Louisville, Kentucky, and Denver, Colorado, and competed with teams that they had never been able to compete with before. They also competed on a regional basis with foes Louisiana State and Oklahoma State, both nationally ranked teams. The Long- horns did not beat any of those teams, but the 1980-81 scholarship ruling should alter that trend in the future. Fears claimed with confidence that this was only the beginning of a winning gymnas- tics program for the University. In addition to this new confidence, the Longhorns also got a new assistant coach, Tony Sonzalez, to help at work- outs. He was a welcome addition to the squad which had only two returnees from last year ' s team, sophomores Raquel Rios and Kathy Janecek. Fears ' season at UT was the best year, but not only on a competitive level. The coach described the 1980-81 team as the closest team she had ever coached. The Longhorns jogged together every morn- ing and competed in the Texas Exes Forty Acre Fun Run. Two or three years ago, I would not have asked my gymnasts to do half this much, Fears said. Personality means as much as skill and our team had a good personality. Freshman Cindy Greer works on the uneven bars. FIRST ROW: Victoria Lynn Forman, Debra Sue Forman. SECOND ROW: Coach Kathryn M. Fears, Sandra Janette Phillips, Elizabeth Marie Borel, Kathleen Ann Janecek, Raquel Rios, Cynthia Beth Greer, Marilyn Joy Leonard, Assistant Coach Antonio Gonzalez. Gymnastics 131

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I place, the Horns fell to ninth. The last round of Cutts Benedict kept the Long- horns from falling any farther. In the Stanford Invitational, Texas golfers fin- ished ninth. Although the fall season was not an overwhelming success, the Longhorn golf team had an excellent spring season. The Horns finished third in the Cardinal Clas- sic led by sophomore Lars Myerson and third in the Border Olympics Invitational led by junior transfer Sreg Aune. Texas then hosted the Morris Williams Invita- tional and found when it was over that they were in fourth place. Texas was not to be denied in the SWC Spring Championships. The Horns led the nine-team event most of the way before finishing just ahead of Houston. The end of May brought the NCAA tournament into view, and the Longhorns were prepared to do their best, but their efforts were not enough to finish in the top ten as the Horns came away with a 16th place finish. Cutts Benedict watches an iron shot toward the green during the Morris Williams Invitational this spring. Mark Brooks sails a drive down the fairway Men ' s Golf 133