28 SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2009
HOOPS (CONTINUED FROM 26)
Morris said the program gave her more ideas of what to do after college.
"I feel like I can fall back on this to get me to be prepared." Morris said.
Morris said although she wanted to go into coaching,it was important to know what other opportunities were out there.
Morris' teammate, sophomore forward Aishah Sutherland, said she wanted to learn about networking.
"Maybe you'll see them later on; you never know who you will end up talking to," Sutherland said.
Sutherland said Hoops 2 Heels was something she and her teammates should all do because they didn't have the time to participate in activities regu students did.
"People think it's easy for us, but they don't understand," Sutherland said. "They need to be in a position like ours to know what we go through."
Junior forward Nicollette Smith shared a similar opinion.
"People make comments, like we're so lucky living the life, but that's not all that goes into it," Smith said. "We think they're lucky because they have
a lot more free time."
Anderson said the teams' schedule was the main reason the players were unable to attend many campus events and club meetings.
"That's why we are bringing the resources to them and introduce them to these wonderful women and help create a bridge for them." Anderson said.
"In college I wish I knew things like the etiquettes of golf, what type of pants to buy for an interview, and the importance of networking." Anderson said.
Anderson said she wished she had had a program similar to Hoops 2 Heels when she was a track athlete at Southeast Missouri State University.
Anderson said that in one experience she was invited to play at a golf tournament during her first job at Michigan State University.
"I showed up wearing a pair of khaki shorts and some tennis shoes. I felt out of place." Anderson said. "I missed out on a lot of opportunities because, unfortunately, I didn't know what to wear."
ing to plan and that the program had the full support of coach Bonnie Henrickson. She said even if some of the players wanted to play professionally in the WNBA or overseas, they would still have to be prepared to get a job and network.
Anderson said that Hoops 2 Heels was something she had been want-
"The players can't wear their jerseys 24 hours a day, even overseas." Anderson said. "It's intensified being on your own; there's no academic counselors to push you. This is real life."
Anderson said she wanted to make Hoops 2 Heels as fun and creative as she could. She even had ideas such as creating a book of healthy recipes and offering financial advice. Anderson said she encouraged other female athletes to attend or even create a program of their own.
"We don't want to seem like women's basketball is shut off from the rest of the athletic and academic world." Anderson said. "We just want a community of professional women to be a resource for our team and a way to transition from college life to professional life."
— Edited by Mike Bontrager
Associated Press
BRITISH OPEN
Woods to play Turnberry course for the first time
BY DOUG FERGUSON
TURNBERRY, Scotland — The sea breeze in his face was not nearly as important to Tiger Woods as finding the best route around three pot bunkers on the 10th hole at Turnberry.
He aimed his tee shot to the right, on the high side of two bunkers, then pulled his 3-wood just enough that the ball bounded along the links until it stopped rolling just three yards short of the sand.
This was OK.
"That's the whole idea," Woods said. "Some of these holes sucker you into trying to take it over the bunkers."
A bold tee shot would leave a shorter approach into the green, perhaps a greater chance at birdie.
"But can you do that over four days?" Woods replied.
early stages of recovering from knee surgery that kept him out for eight months.
He had never seen Turnberry until arriving Sunday, and he played the last of his three practice rounds Tuesday morning beneath a mixture of clouds and sunshine, fickle weather that likely will continue for the week.
Woods has captured the British Open three times on two links courses. He won his first claret jug at St. Andrews in 2000, a victory as much famous for his career Grand Slam as his four rounds without once playing out of the bunker.
His most recent victory was three years ago at Hoylake, where Woods hit driver only one time in 72 holes. He chose that week to play mainly long irons and the occasional 3-wood off the tee, anything to keep him short of the bunkers.
"I don't think I've ever been able to reach the green from a bunker," Woods said. "It's a one-shot penalty. Even if you can advance it 60 yards, you still have a 6-iron left to the green."