March 8, 2005

LAFAYETTE, La. -

The  Kansas men's golf team tied for fourth place, in a 15-team field, at the Louisiana Classics Invitational at Oakbourne Country Club (par-72, 7,002 yards) in Lafayette, La.  The Jayhawks shot a final round of 294 to give them a two round score of 586.

"We didn't play like we are capable of as a team," head coach Ross Randall said.  "Hopefully we can practice and improve before our next tournament."

SMU took home the team title for the fourth year in a row after carding a 582, followed by Tulsa and Kent State which tied for second after two round totals of 583.

Sophomore Tyler Docking finished tied for second place for the second straight tournament after he totaled a 142.  Senior Andrew Price  and sophomore Gary Woodland tied for 18th place after each posted two round scores of 148.  Junior Pete Krsnich finished in a tie-for-26th after totaling a 149.  Senior Kevin Ward, the defending individual champion of the tournament, tied for 56th after shooting a two day score of 155. 

Junior Luke Trammell, playing as an individual, shot back-to-back rounds of 75 to finish in a tie for 33rd.  His two day total of 150 led all golfers playing as individuals.    

Kansas will next be in action at the Stevinson Ranch Intercollegiate in Stevinson, Calif. on March 21-22. 

Team Results

 Place  School  Score
 1  SMU  582
 T2  Tulsa  583
 T2  Kent State  583 
 T4  Kansas  586
 T4  Louisville  586
 6  Texas Tech  592
 7  Texas State  598
 8  Southeastern Louisiana  600
 9  Missouri  601
 T10  Houston  604
 T10  North Texas  604
 T10  Louisiana-Lafayette  604
 13  Rice  607
 14  Arkansas State  620
 15  Colorado  627

 Place  Name  School  Score
 1  Daryl Fathauer  Louisville  71-69-140
 T2  Tyler Docking  Kansas  69-73-142
 T2  Dan Kleckner  SMU  72-70-142
 4  Ryan Henry  Tulsa  71-72-143

Kansas Results
 T2  Tyler Docking   69-73-142
 T18  Andrew Price   72-76-148
 T18  Gary Woodland   76-72-148
 T26  Pete Krsnich   76-73-149
 T56  Kevin Ward   75-80-155