"It's just a much easier game keeping it in play. I wish somebody would have told me this earlier. It's just so much easier." Phil Mickelson, on hitting the fairways during the Masters Tournament.
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off the bench
2B the university daily kansan
monday, april 12, 2004
MEN'S GOLF
Team takes home second, prepares for next match
The No. 25-ranked Kansas men's golf team shot a three-round total of 860 Saturday to finish in second place in the 15-team Intercollegiate at MacGregor Downs at the MacGregor Downs Country Club in Cary, N.C.
The Jayhawks finished 15 strokes behind the team champion, No.23- ranked Duke, which shot a total of 845. No.11 Minnesota took third and North Carolina State took fourth.
Kevin Ward, Leawood junior, shot a three-round total of 210 to finish tied for third. Tyler Hall, Wayne, N.J., senior, finished tied for 10th with a total of 214. Freshman Tyler Docking, junior Andrew Price and freshman Gary Woodland finished tied for 23rd, 25th and 77th, respectively.
Kansas will next compete in the Big 12 Conference Championship at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson April 26 to 27.
-Kansan staff report
SOCCER
Welsh boys defeat Kansas; spring losses now at two
The University of Kansas soccer team lost 3-1 to the Welsh boys team on Thursday night at SuperTarget Field. The loss dropped Kansas' record to 0-2 this spring after playing two boys' teams.
Kansas was limited to only three shots the entire game, compared with Welsh's six in one half.
Kansas will be back in action April 17 when it hosts Tulsa and SMS at SuperTarget Field.
-Kansan staff report
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Romain Grangeot, Besangon, France, junior, threw the baseball around yesterday afternoon behind Ellsworth Hall. Grangeot said he didn't get to play catch often.
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I just took a shot with Jeff Graves, bitch.
I'm glad to see Bill Self is deciding to trade top-100 recruits for a walk on from Nebraska.
Omar Wilkes, please don't leave me.
The article about Omar Wilkes made me cry.
I just saw Aaron Miles wearing a Delta Force button. I know who's got my vote.
Mickelson captures first major victory
I am watching the KU baseball team practice on the Web cam, and number 25 has a nice butt.
Birdie on last hole good for a one-shot victory over Ernie Els
The Associated Press
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Finally!
Phil Mickelson's agonizing pursuit of a major ended yesterday at the Masters when he made an 18-foot birdie putt on the final hole, a spectacular conclusion to a back-nine duel with Ernie Els.
Gone is that ugly streak of being 0-for-
42 in golf's biggest events. Gone are
questions about Mickelson's game and
whether it could stand up to the scrutiny
of a major championship.
He delivered a command performance to the very end, with two birdies on the final three holes for a 3-under 69 that gave him a one-stroke victory over Els.
The putt curled into the back of the hole, setting off an enormous cheer. Mickelson
jumped and thrust his fists, then kissed his ball when he plucked it from the cup.
"Oh my God!" he said as he walked off the green and into the arms of his wife and three children.
But Mickelson was more determined than ever.
Until yesterday, he was known as the best player to have never won a major.
He rattled off three straight birdies to stay in range, caught Els with a 15-foot birdie putt on the 16th and then had the
Now, he's simply one of the best in the game.
Mickelson
His awesome skills were on full display along the back nine at Augusta National, and they had to be. Els was
nawless, making two eagles in his round of 67 that looked as though it would be enough to get the green jacket he covets, and the third leg of the Grand Slam.
stage to himself on No.18.
Despite a half-dozen close calls in the majors, Mickelson had never come to the final hole with a share of the lead. He never had the final say.
On this day, he refused to let his chance get away.
He smartly played 3-wood off the tee to avoid the bunkers and hit his approach behind the hole. Mickelson got a huge break with Chris DiMarco blasted out of a greenis bunker and just beyond Mickelson's ball marker, giving him the line on the biggest putt of his life.
"I just couldn't believe that ball fell in there." Mickelson said.
Before signing his scorecard, Mickelson held daughter Sophia and said, "Daddy won. Can you believe it?"
Mickelson, who shot a 31 on the back, finished at 9-under 279. Mike Weir, whose victory last year made him the first south-paw to win the Masters, slipped the green jacket on the most famous Leffy in golf.
It was a bitter end for Els, who now
knows how Mickelson has felt all these years. The big South African did nothing wrong over the final 12 holes, salvaged four crucial pars along the way and it still wasn't enough.
"I think Phil deserved this one," Els said. "He won this one. He didn't lose it like some of his other ones. Full credit to him."
K. J. Choi hoiled a 5-iron from 220 yards on the 11th hole for eagle, kept his hopes alive with a 40-foot birdie put on the 13th but wound up with a 69, three shots behind.
Tiger Woods was long gone before the fireworks started. He made a double bogey — this third of the tournament — on the 13th hole and shot 71, leaving him 11 shots out of the lead in a tie for 22nd, his worst finish ever at the Masters.
Woods now has gone seven majors without winning, and he has played his last five over par.
But this Masters didn't need him to deliver the drama.
NHL
St. Louis looks to rebound in playoffs against San Jose
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues know they need to show much more discipline to get back into their first-round playoff series against the San Jose Sharks.
St. Louis is the lowest scoring team in the playoffs and plays a physical style aimed at winning close games. The Blues were too physical in Game 2, handing the Sharks 13 power plays in a 3-1 loss that put San Jose ahead 20 in the series.
Play shifts to St. Louis for Games 3 and 4 tomorrow and Tuesday, and the Blues hope to show the home crowd they can be composed.
"We were in the penalty box most of the game, and we can't afford to do that." forward Jamal Mayers said.
That edict starts at the top. The Blues' top defenseman, Chris Pronger, was whistled for six minor penalties in Game 2.
The Associated Press
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