Wednesday, November 15, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 9
Sports
Juco star leads Kansas golfers
By Michael Sudholter
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas men's golf team has found a new leader.
Travis Hurst, Erie junior and a former junior college All-American, has exceeded the expectations of everyone, including Kansas coach Ross Randall.
"Iknew he'd be a good player, but no one thought he'd be this good this soon." Randall said.
Hurst, a heavily recruited golfer, won the Class 3A state championship at Erie High School as a junior and was named the Jayhawk Conference Player of the Year at Butler County Community College last year.
"I had a lot of offers from different schools, but once Coach Randall start
ed talking to me, I knew Kansas was where I wanted to so." Hurst said.
Hurst won his first Division I tournament, the Purina Classic at Missouri Bluffs Golf Course in St. Charles, Mo., on October 9-10. He finished the tournament registering a score of 206 and a 68.6 average.
Hurst continued his ride at the season finale in Palo Alto, Calif.
Hurst, who finished the season with a 71.5 average, placed in the top 10 in all four tournaments. In the final tournament of the season, Hurst finished third while leading the Jayhawks to a fourth-place tie at the Stanford-Nelson Invitational at Palo Alto.
Hurst said he aspires to clinch more tournament victories.
"We want to be Big 12 Champions and hopefully compete for the national championship," he said.
Randall said Hurst's leadership was crucial to the team's success in the spring season.
"Travis has made himself visible on the national scene," said Randall. "He has helped the team because his scores have been so good in
all of the tournaments."
In Kansas, Hurst said he enjoyed Wolf Creek in Oathe and Terradyne, Butter County's home course.
"Inveness, in Toledo, Ohio, is my favorite course," said Hurst. "Every part of that course is beautiful, and there is a lot of tradition there."
Hurst, a former All-State basketball
player at Erie High School, said he enjoyed team sports but welcomed the challenge of an individual sport.
"The biggest challenge of an individual sport is yourself," said Hurst. "You have nobody to blame but yourself."
Hurst said he hopes to play on the PGA tour after graduating from Kansas. He hopes to use his talent to return the golf team to the NCAA championships, which it won two years ago.
He said the team could reach its goals this season.
"Any one of our top players can win a tourney on any weekend," said Hurst. "When we all click, I don't think anybody can stop you."
The Jayhawks will have the chance to prove themselves this spring when they compete at the Rice Invitational in Houston on February 12-13.
Edited by Erin Adamson
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