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Juniors (Left to Right): Logan Philley, Stan Gautier Feshman (Left to Right): Dany Summers, Petrus “Jacques” Wilson, Chase Hanna,Brock Drogosch Sophomores (Left to Right): Connor Peck, David Auer , Seniors (Left to Right): Bryce Brown, Ryley Haas Ben Welle, Jackson Foth THIS IS KANSAS MEN’S GOLF 1 QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location . .Lawrence, Kan . School Founded . .1866 . Enrollment . 2 7,939. Nickname . .Ja yhawks. Colors . Crimson (Pantone 186) and Blue (Pantone 293) Chancellor . Dr . Bernadette Gray-Little (Marywood College, 1966) Quick Director of Athletics . Dr . Sheahon. Zenger (Kansas State, 1988) COACHING STAFF SUPPORT STAFF Head Coach . Jamie Bermel Bill Cowgill . .Associate Director of Sports Medicine Debbie Van Saun . .Senior Associate AD/SWA/Golf Alma Mater . CentralCollege, 1986 Facts Administrator Assistant Coach . Zach. Zaremba Sandy Arbuthnot . .Administrative Assistant Aaron Carbuhn . Sports Nutritionist Alma Mater . Wyoming, 2011 Sheriece Sadberry . .C . ounseling and Sport Psychologist Joe Staub . As. sistant Strength and COMMUNICATIONS Conditioning Coach Primary Contact . Ma. tthew Resnick Office Phone . .7 85 . .864 .3417 Cell Phone . 818 . .585 .5335 Email . m98. 2r043@ku edu. Sport Supervisor . Chris. Theisen Office Phone . 785. .864 .3474 Cell Phone . 7 85. .331 9356. Email . .theisen@k . u edu. Office Manager . Erin . Penning Office Phone . .7 85 . .864 .3417 Email . epenning@k . u edu. Website . .K UAthletics. c. om 2013-14 SCHEDULE 2013 FALL SCHEDULE 2014 SPRING SCHEDULE September FEBRUARY 16-17 Ram Masters Invitational Fort Collins, Colo . 21-23 Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate Palm Desert, Calif . 29- Oct . 1 Badger Invitational Madison, Wis . MARCH 10-11 Louisiana Classics Invitational Lafayette, La . October 14-15 Crooked Stick Intercollegiate Carmel, Ind . 20-22 Desert Shootout Phoenix, Ariz . 21-22 Herb Wimberly Las Cruces, N .M . APRIL 25-26 UTEP Price’s Give ‘Em Five Invitational El Paso, Texas 5-6 Irish Creek Collegiate Charlotte, N C. 12-13 Hawkeye Invitational Iowa City, Iowa 25-27 Big 12 Championship Trinity, Texas MAY 15-17 NCAA Regionals TBD 27- June 1 NCAA Championship Hutchinson, Kan . 2 2013-14 KANSAS MEN’S GOLF ALVAMAR GOLF CLUB ALVAMAR GOLF CLUB • THE CHAMPIONSHIP course was NAMED ONE OF AMERICA’S top 75 PUBLIC courses BY GOLF DIGEST • THE MEMBERS course was included IN THE “best IN STATE” rankings BY THE kansas GOLF association • RANKED AMONG THE top 75 best PUBLIC courses BY USA TODAY Alvamar Golf Club was opened for play May 15, 1968, with the two original nines, uses cohansey bent green on both surfaces . Jayhawk and Quail Creek, joined by the Hidden Valley nine in 1973 . The Sunflower nine opened in 1978 and in 1982, the Hidden Valley and Sunflower nines became In 1991, Alvamar Country Club hosted the Kansas Amateur . Alvamar Golf Club Alvamar Country Club . annually hosts the Web c. om Qualifier and has been the site of the United States Golf Associations Women’s Public Links tournament . It was the site of the Big Alvamar was named by developer and one time men’s golf coach Bob Billings Eight Conference Men’s Championship for eight consecutive years, and in 1990, from the contraction of the names of his parents, Alva and Margaretta Billings of the Big Eight Conference Women’s Championship was held at Alvamar and Russell, Kan . In all, Alvamar Golf Club and Country Club encompasses more than won by the Jayhawks . Alvamar Golf Club hosted the inaugural Big 12 Women’s 3,000 acres of west Lawrence . The 36 holes at Alvamar were designed by Mel Championship in 1997 and has been the site of the KU men’s Kansas Invitational Anderson and Bob Dunning and include a public and private clubhouse, driving and women’s Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational . range and three practice greens . The two courses at Alvamar were the first in the United States to utilize zoysia grass for its fairways and tees . The course currently THIS IS KANSAS MEN’S GOLF 3 ALVAMAR GOLF CLUB KNAPHEIDE FAMILY PRACTICE FACILITY Having been honored as one of the “Best maintained golf courses in the United States” by Grounds Maintenance Magazine, Alvamar continues to improve its The Kansas men’s golf program added a new member to the Jayhawk family in attractive golf venue . At Alvamar Golf Club, the Director of Golf is Eric Magnuson, 2008: the state-of-the-art Knapheide Family Practice Facility . while Paul Hooser serves as head professional at Alvamar Country Club . The practice facility includes four heated hitting bays to go along with cutting- Alvamar Country Club is considered one of the finest golf courses in the state . edge swing technology . Alvamar’s reputation is one of the reasons KU attracts some of the top golfers in the country . The bays are part of a climate-controlled facility that allows the Kansas golfers to hit balls out into the driving range at Alvamar Golf Club . In addition to Alvamar’s public and private courses, golf options in Douglas County include Lawrence Country Club and Eagle Bend Golf Course . Furthermore, The facility is equipped with three smaller bays in addition to the one larger there are more than 20 golf courses within an hour’s drive of campus . bay . The larger bay features a V1 video system, along with a Trackman radar launch monitoring system . Each smaller bay is equipped to provide two putting holes along with mirror technology that monitors the fundamentals of the golfers . Five different golfers can use the radiant heated facility with three golfers in each of the small bays, along with two golfers utilizing the larger bay, at one time . 4 2013-14 KANSAS MEN’S GOLF ALL-AMERICANS JAYHAWKS IN THE PROS AND ALL AMERICANS JOHN SINOVIC (ALL AMERICAN 1988) R YAN VERMEER (ALL AMERICAN 1999, 2000) Recorded six top-10 finishes during his career and never finished outside the top 25 . Won Led KU in scoring average in 1999 (72 .80) and 2000 (71 .31) . The 71 .31 scoring average the 1988 Kansas Invitational and placed second at the Big Eight Tournament as a junior . still stands as the best individual season in KU history . He won a school-record seven He finished 19th at the 1988 NCAA Championships . Sinovic was the first player in Jayhawk individual titles, including four during his senior year . Vermeer’s name also sits at the top history to compete in the prestigious Hancock-Sun Bowl College All-American Golf Classic . of the KU history books in best single-round (63) and tournament score (202) since 1987 . KRIS MARSHALL (ALL AMERICAN 2002, 2003) Named All-American in back-to-back years in 2002 and 2003, Marshall recorded 17 top-10 finishes during his career and was named All-Big 12 in 2002 and 2003 . As a senior, Marshall was the Jayhawks’ top finisher in 10 of 14 events . Marshall was also named Academic All-Big 12 in 2001 . CHRIS THOMPSON EGOLF TOUR AND WEB.COM TOUR Thompson recently proved he’s still got it with a win at the Championship at Ballantyne Country Club in March - his third on the tour since the 2010 season . In 2010, he claimed his first eGolf Tour title at the HGM Hotels Classic at Rock Barn, while win No . 2 came at the Columbia Open in May of 2011 . At KU, Thompson was a three-time All-Big 12 selection (1997- 99) and still holds the Kansas record for lowest round in an NCAA Tournament with a 69 in the second round at the 1998 NCAA Championship . MATT GOGEL PGA TOUR AND PRO GOLF ANALYST Gogel spent seven seasons on the PGA Tour before retiring after the 2007 Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, an event where he had his best professional success . The 1994 Kansas graduate won the 2002 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, while also placing second at the event in 2000 for his best PGA finishes . Gogel played in 94 Nationwide Tour events, claiming six individual victories and posting 18 top-10 and 29 top-25 finishes . He was the first player in Nationwide Tour history to post a victory in four consecutive years . Gogel remains active in professional golf as an analyst for the Golf Channel . THIS IS KANSAS MEN’S GOLF 5 GARY WOODLAND PGA TOUR One of the game’s most exciting and explosive young players, Woodland regularly turns heads with his drives off the tee box but there’s more to his game than extreme distance . The 2007 Kansas graduate (sociology) turned in his best season as a pro in 2011 when he claimed five top-five finishes, won the Transitions Championship and teamed with Matt Kuchar to win the World Cup in China - both events he claims as his biggest thrill in golf . His biggest thrill off the course? Playing basketball against Kansas in Allen Fieldhouse as a freshman at Washburn, prior to transferring to KU to play golf . Woodland remains an avid supporter of the Jayhawks and attends many games . The Topeka native concluded the 2012 regular season ranked 10th in the FedEx Cup point standings and played well enough in the FedEx Cup Playoffs to be one of only 30 golfers to qualify for the prestigious TOUR Championship . Woodland ended the 2011 season ranked 17th on the PGA Tour Money List after earning $3,448,591 during the year . Woodland carded a top-10 finish at the Frys c. om Open to highlight a 2012 season that was bogged down by injuries . During the 2013 season Woodland won the Reno-Tahoe Open . Two weeks later he later finished in second at The Barclay’s . While at Kansas, Woodland competed in a total of 50 events and won the 2005 Cleveland State Invitational, 2006 Kansas Invitational, 2007 All- American Golf Classic and 2007 Louisiana Classics .