Casper only big name missing
Player tabbed favorite in Nelson Classic
DALLAS (UPI) — South Africa's Gary Player, who has a hard time feeling sorry for himself despite some crucial missed putts recently, was as good a choice as any Wednesday as the favorite on the eve of the $115,000 Byron Nelson Golf Classic.
The effervescent little foreigner, who has averaged $10,000 per week on the PGA tour during the seven weeks he's been in this country, postponed a planned return to Johannesburg for a week so he could take a crack at the 7,031-yard, par 35-35-70 Preston Trail Golf Club.
Flubber short putts on the 72nd
holes at the Masters and at last week's Tournament of Champions tournaments cost Player dearly—a spot in the playoff with Billy Casper and Gene Littler at the Masters and $6,000 more that would have gone to him for undisputed second spot at Rancho La Costa. But, Player shrugged them off.
Jayhawk coach Ted Owens has announced that Tom Kivisto, high school basketball All-American from Aurora, Ill., signed a Big Eight letter of intent with KU Wednesday.
The 6-3, 175-pounder is the brother of Bob Kivisto, sophomore starting guard with the Jayhawks the past season. Both played at Aurora East High School and were coached by their father, Ernie Kivisto.
Owens was in Aurora Wednesday for Kivisto's signing at a news conference arranged by his father for Chicago area news media.
The latest Jayhawk recruit led Aurora East to a 27-4 record the
Owens announces signing of Kivisto
past season, best in the school's history and established numerous records while averaging 27 points a game.
Kivisto was credited with 340 assists his senior year and 802 for three seasons, both state records.
Among his school records, in addition to the assists: 837 points for one season, 1,757 points for a three-year career, 134 steals for one season, 306 steals for career, and 56 points for a single game. The latter figure topped the previous high of 45 by his brother, Bob.
During the past season, Kivisto shot 52 per cent from the field in sparking them to conference, regional and sectional championships.
Hawks to compete in Wichita meet
KU golfers will join other midwestern schools at Wichita this weekend for the first Great Plains Intercollegiate golf tournament. The meet opens with 36 holes Friday and a final 18 Saturday.
The tournament, hosted by Wichita State, will be held at the University course in Wichita, formerly the Crestview Country Club. Big Eight and Missouri Valley member schools will be among the competing teams.
KU coach Wilbur Norton's selections for the trip includes freshman Jim Dennerline, who has the lowest average among Jayhawk regulars with a 76.7 stroke average in 11 rounds.
Also competing at Wichita and their average rounds are: Jack Rogers, 78.3; Warren Wood, 78.6; Craig DeLongy, 79.1, and David Ross, 80.0.
"I hope we can continue to score well at Wichita," Norton stated. "We have been shooting much better the past two weeks."
The Jayhawks had a team score
mitted to an appearance at Expo 70 in Japan this week.
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of 304 last Friday at their own meet to tie Oklahoma for second, two strokes behind winner Oklahoma State. On Saturday the Jayhawks were last at Kansas State in a six-team Big Eight meet, but improved their score to 295.
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Player skipped the Nelson Classic last year, but in his only other 72-hole tour of the Preston Trail layout in 1968, he shot a three-under-pay 277 to tie for fourth to pick up $4,650. The 277 would have won last year.
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Jack Nicklaus in the field about the only big name missing from the lineup in pursuit of the $20,000 first prize was Masters champ Casper, who was com-
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