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esorrentino@kansan.com
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Kansas golfer Kevin Ward has completed a hat trick, and the 2004-2005 collegiate golf season hasn't even started.
The Leawood senior won three tournaments this summer, capturing the Kansas Golf Association Fourball Championship, the 96th Missouri Amateur Championship and the Kansas Amateur Match Plav Championship.
"It feels good to go out there and play well," Ward said. "I've played every single week of the summer and made every single cut."
Ward and Krsnich had the option to play either 18 or 36 holes after a rain delay at the Kansas Amateur in Olathe.
The Jayhawks were represented well in the Kansas Amateur. Ward and his teammate, junior Pete Krsnich, both advanced to the finals where Ward won 9 and 7, which means he was up nine holes with seven holes to go after 36 holes of golf.
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"I opted for 56 because that's how they've done it in the past," Ward said. "But also, 36 holes really determine the champion."
Ward not only won tournaments this summer, he dominated them. Aside from winning 9 and 7 in the Kansas Amateur, he won the Missouri Amateur 6 and 5 in match-plan format.
Last spring, Ward's season was highlighted by an individual victory at the Louisiana Classics
Invitational, where he fired a 66 in the final round to help the Jayhawks place second in the tournament. He also posted a remarkable back-nine score of 29 at the Roadrunner Intercollegiate in San Antonio last year, helping the Jayhawks win the tournament. Ward looks to carry on his experience and success into the fall.
"I'm just looking forward to getting out there, playing well and working as hard as ever." Ward said. "If we can work hard, the talent is there; we just have to get the right guys playing well at the same time."
Ward said that he practiced for five hours during days in which he was not participating in a tournament. He said that he focused on areas of his game where he had recently strugged.
"They're working out all the time, and I'll work with them on their swing and talk to them about shooting low scores," said golf coach Ross Randall. "I'm trying to portray it as a learning process, where we use what happened as a memory bank and go from there."
This season, Ward and fellow senior Andrew Price will be looked upon to lead the layhawks.
Randall traveled with Ward to his tournaments this summer and said that he has played great golf. This season, the Jayhawks look to regain the recognition they attained last year, when they were ranked as high as 23rd in the nation.
"We think we're going to be competitive, and we want to do better than how we've done the past couple of years," Randall
Senior Kevin Ward won the Kansas Amateur Match Play Championship last Sunday at Shadow Glen Golf Club in Olathe. The win was Ward's second tournament victory this summer.
said. "I'd like to get in the top 20 early in the fall and get back to the NCAA finals. I think we have the
players to do that."
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Former basketball star dies from cancer
WICHITA — Al Tate, a former Wichita State University basketball star, died Saturday. He was 66.
Tate was a high school star at Coffeville, and he led the Shockers in both scoring and rebounding his final two seasons.
in Hacienda Heights, Calif., said his son, Marquis.
In his last game on March 5, 1960, he scored 40 points against Tulsa.
Ron Heller, a Wichita resident
who was a teammate of Tate's, called him "extremely talented in every phase of the game.
"He had so much physical ability," Heller said of the 6-foot-4 Tate.
Basketball League before moving to the Los Angeles area,where his son said he taught for many years at a juvenile hall school.
After college, Tate served for a time as a graduate assistant to coach Ralph Miller. He played briefly in the National Industrial
In addition to his son, Tate is survived by his wife, Billiye, and his daughter, Nicole McCabe. His funeral was Saturday at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, Calif.
BY ERIC SORRENTINO
esorrentino@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTS WINTER
Tate, who averaged 14.6 points and 9.9 rebounds in three varsity seasons with the Shockers, died of pancreatic cancer at his home
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
After two seasons with the Kansas women's golf team, Megan Menzel has resigned from her position as women's golf coach.
Menzel said she based her decision on her desire to spend more time with her family.
S h e announced her retirement on July 20.
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"That was the main reason
for my decision," Menzel said. "I have a 1-year-old and a 2-year-old at home. It's been hard to wear two different hats."
Menzel led the Jayhawks to three top-10 tournament finishes in 2002-2003, her first season with the team.
Last season was highlighted by a fourth-place finish at the Mary Fossum Invitational in East Lansing, Mich.
The Jayhawks also placed fifth in Irvine, Calif., at the Anteater Invitational Tournament and eighth in the Big 12 Championships, the team's final tournament of the year, which was played in College Station, Texas.
"I thought that it was a positive year," Menzel said. "I thought we accomplished a little more than we thought, because we were a little bit younger and had a lot of youth on our team."
Even though Menzel stressed the importance of the women's commitment to the KU golf program, academics were always a priority.
Last year, senior Jennifer Bawanan and sophomore Chelsey Pryor were named to the Division I National Golf Coaches
Association All-American ScholarTeam.
"I was really impressed with both of them," Menzel said. "Overall, our whole team academically has everything in perspective. They also realize that when they do well in that area, everything else seems easier."
As a whole, the Kansas women's golf team generated a 3.20 grade point average under Menzel last year.
In terms of the future of KU women's golf, the Jayhawks lost one senior last year in Jennifer Bawanan.
Menzel said that succeeding in the classroom helped reduce stress, generate a proper mindset and enhance performance on the golf course.
With no seniors on the 2004- 2005 team, junior Chelsey Pryor and sophomore Amanda Costner will look to build upon their success from last season.
Pryor's season was highlighted by a top-10 finish at the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic in Norman, Okla.
Costner had two top-10 finishes, placing second at the Texas A&M "Mo" Morial in Houston, and seventh in the Big 12 Championships in College Station, Texas.
"I think that the program will continue to improve," Menzel said. "I know that the Athletics Department will make a great decision and do everything to bring in the right person. The team has gotten a little taste of success, and I think they will continue to improve on that."
Menzel said that she would continue to support the Jayhawks and would still reside in the Lawrence community with her family.
Kyle Cornish, sports information director for the golf team, said no replacement candidates have been named.
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