WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2004
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Kevin Ward, Leawood senior, won the 94th Kansas Amateur by defeating teammate Pete Krsnich, Wichita junior, 9 and 7 at Shadow Glen Golf Club, 26000 W.104th Terrace, Olathe. His victory this past weekend made him the first golfer to claim the Missouri and Kansas Amateurs in the same summer.
GOLFER: Player jumps out to the lead
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but two out of bounds balls on No. 10 put him down for good.
There were many highlights throughout the day for Ward, who only had one bogey during the final match. He opened a five-hole lead after the first 18 holes and never looked back. He did not miss many shots, but if he did, he just stuck a chip shot right next to the pin each time.
"I was firing at the flagstick today," Ward said. "I knew if I kept hitting good shots there would be nothing he could do to come back."
The celebration did not last long for
Ward, who competed in a United States Amateur qualifier yesterday and leaves for a tournament in Michigan today.
This was the second match of the day for Ward who defeated Tyler Shelton 3 and 1 in the semifinals earlier in the day. The match was rained out the day before and had to be moved back a day.
The original format was to play the semifinal matches on Saturday and then the 36-hole final on Sunday, but a rainout ruined that plan.
Nine current members of the golf team participated in the event, including assistant coach Roy Edwards.
— Edited by Abby Tillery
NH1
St. Louis Rams' draft picks sign contracts for three-year deal
ST. LOUIS - Quarterback Jeff Smoker and defensive end Anthony Hargrove have signed three-year deals with the St. Louis Rams, making them the last of the defending NFC West champion's picks from April's draft to be under contract.
Terms of the deals were not disclosed.
As a senior with the Spartans, Smoker led the Big 10 in passing and total offense. The Pennsylvania native became the first quarterback in school history to top 3,000 passing yards in a
season.
Smoker was suspended for the last seven games of the 2002 season for substance-abuse problems that have never been specified, and he also sought treatment. Without him, Michigan State collapsed in a 4-6 season that cost coach Bobby Williams his job.
The 6-foot-4, 270-pound Hargove, a third-round selection out of Georgia Tech, was academically ineligible last season, which would have been his junior year. As a sophomore he had four sacks and 13 tackles for losses.
The Rams begin training camp Wednesday at Western Illinois University in Macomb, III.
The Associated Press