Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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GOLF 1990 Novice Qualifies For CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM LOOKS TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE To qualify as a freshman was a big honor. Richard Laing After a disappointing eighth-place finish in the Big Eight tournament and narrowly a berth in the NCAA regional tournament, the men ' s golf team anticipated future seasons. It was a learning process for a lot of We know we have the potential now we need to, Jim Brenneman, sophomore, said. Wichita State transfer Brenneman was one of the Shockers ' top players last year. In sophomore Richard Laing became the first K-Stater in 17 years to qualify for the NCAA championships, and junior Brett Vuillemin came close to making the all Big Eight team at the Big Eight tournament. I was real disappointed, said Vuillemin. It has provided me with a lot of incentive for this year ' s tournament. The season ' s experience provided the team with incentive for improving their games. Laing finished in the middle of the pack at the NCAA tournament. I didn ' t think I had that great of a year, but to qualify as a freshman was a big honor, said. I ' m looking forward to the spring, but I ' m going to have to play a lot better than last spring to qualify. Third-year coach Russ Bunker said the ' Cats needed to start winning to have the to compete with the top schools in the country. College golf is becoming big business. you ' re a top 20 or 25 team you don ' t get the invitations to the quality tournaments they ' re getting to be corporate sponsored now, Bunker said. The better schools go to the same tournaments, so the rest of us are just kind of left in the middle. Bunker said it was necessary for K-State to become one of the better schools to recruit quality players. I ' ve been lucky enough in my first coup le years here to get us in enough good right off the bat, to get a couple of what I consider to be good recruits, Bunker said. The team couldn ' t continue to shoot itself in the foot and expect to be invited to quality tournaments Bunker said. The Falcon Classic provided the highest team placing, fifth, in the fall. Along with future season expectations the team also had good relations between players and the coach. When you have to spend so much time praticing it is very important to get along with each other. That is our best quality that will help us down the road, Brenneman said. BY CHARLIE GATSCHET GOLF FINAL STANDINGS COLLEGE KSU Pacific Coast 15th Wichita State 6th Missouri Invitational 2nd Vanderbilt-Durango 10th Big Eight Championships 8th Midwe stern Invitational 11th All-College Classic 7th Mizuno Peach State 11th Falcon Invitational 5th Hyatt Bear Creek 15th Jaguar Classic 14th FRONT ROW: Will Siebert, Richard Laing, Brad Stephens, Chad Judd, Sean Robertson, Matt Seevers, Greg Roberts, Brett Vuillemin. BACK ROW: Bill Graham, Bob Kent Keeshan, Chris Thompson, Jim Law, Brad Ansley, Jim Brenneman, David Sedlock.

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Season Alive With High EXPECTATIONS LADY GOLFERS SURPASS TURNING POINT GOLF 1990 Coach Russ Bunker had high expectations for the women ' s golf team. I would be a liar if I said I didn ' t want to win, Bunker said. Overall, I was really pleased with the performance of the women ' s team. The team never finished below fifth in any tournament during the fall season, which left Bunker satis fied. I ' m sure the girls felt they had some momentum going into the final few matches, he said. I also feel they didn ' t want that to stop. The two most consistent golfers were junior Adena Hagedorn and senior Chris Adams, to Bunker. Those two started playing up to their this fall, Bunker said. They have high expectations for themselves and I ' m sure when spring rolls around we ' re going to get some good golf out of those two. I think they are ready to step to the front. Hagedorn and Adams both felt the turning point for the women came at the Hawkeye Tournament in Iowa City. We shattered the school record (over a 54-hole total), Adams said. And that was with a field playing. Hagedorn said the Iowa tournament was the turning point in her season. Going into the tournament I was playing better and felt confident about my chances (to place), Hagedorn said. I also knew I could help out the team. Bunker pointed out that the team needed a supporting cast. Junior Teresa Coyle and freshman Valerie Hahn filled that role. These two had some moments of glory, he said, but we need to get consistent golf at meet from them. If they keep improving the way I think they will and hope they will, we could have a very good team. However, finishing well in a tournament called for strong finishes from a team of five. Sophomore Ashley Johnson and freshmen Denise Pottle and Julie White picked up the slack. Bunker said the women had a shot at solid tournament play as long as they played well together. Kansas is still the best team in the he said. But we can do anything if we are all on at the same time. BY BILL LANG I ' m sure the girls felt they some momentum going into the final few matches. Coach Bunker FRONT ROW: Ashley Johnson, Valerie Hahn, Chris Adams. BACK ROW: Julie White, Denise Pottle, Theresa Coyle, Adena Hagedorn. GOLF FINAL STANDINGS COLLEGE KSU Susie Maxwell Berning 12th Buckeye Invitational 13th Illini Spring Classic 7th Big Eight Championships 7th Cyclone Classic 5th Minnesota Invitational 5th Huskie Classic 3rd Shocker Classic 3rd Hawkeye Invitational 3rd

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During practice at the Manhattan Country Club, Greg Roberts lines up a putt on the green. (Photo by Brian W. Kratzer) In Oklahoma City for the Big Eight Tournament Greg McNamara chips onto a green. (Photo by Brian W. Kratzer)