Woodland seeks steady tour status at St Jude Classic
Gary Woodland eyes a top125 finish at the St Jude Classic in Memphis to stay on the tour. He tees off at 7 45 a m after a Memorial finish moved him to 124th with 354 557 56. Local golf figures Chris Thompson Kyle Taylor and Gabby Granado feature in quick notes on form and the Tall Face Putter rollout in Lawrence.
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Gary Woodland
Memphis
Woodland
Tampa
Memorial
Tiger Woods
Luke List
Nicolas Colsaerts
Robert Garrigus
Dustin Johnson
Colsaerts
Gabby Granado
Lawrence
Orlando
Fla
Thompson
Old Warson Country Club
Omaha
Lawrence Country Club
Kyle Taylor
Golf USA
Taylor
Alvamar
Portable golf spikes spark retiree's invention spark
Rick Hetzel, former Cape Girardeau police chief and ex-Lawrence resident, developed portable golf spikes that fit over tennis shoes or Sketchers. He markets them at insta golf shoes and envisions more tools like a spider divot tool with wavy stainless steel legs to repair ball marks without damaging root systems.
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Rick Hetzel
Cape Girardo
Lawrence
Hetzel
Ireland
Instagolfshoes. Com
Former KU golfers fall short in Kansas four-ball
In the Kansas Golf Association four-ball event at Alvamar, former Jayhawks Seth Bryan with Shane Gilbert and Harry Higgs with Park Ulrich advanced no further than the quarterfinals, each losing by one hole. Masters semifinal saw Zac Burton and T J Vilkanskas beat Conrad Roberts and David Rismiller in 19 holes, denying a Grove Seeman or Gilbert Bell final match.
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Kansas University
Alvamar
Jayhawks
Kansas Golf Association
Seth Bryan
Shane Gilbert
Kit Grove
Jason Seeman
Harry Higgs
Park Ulrich
Chris Gilbert
Jeff Bell
Grove
Seeman
Bell
Zac Burton
T.J. Vilkanskas
Conrad Roberts
David Rismiller
Cleavinger Named Freshman All American Pitcher at Oregon
Former Lawrence High ace Garrett Cleavinger, now at the University of Oregon, earned a Louisville Slugger Freshman All American selection. He posted a 9-0 record with a 1.24 ERA in 37 relief appearances, striking out 57 over 43 2/3 innings and matching a school record with a .137 opponent average.
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Lawrence High
Garrett Cleavinger
University of Oregon
Louisville Slugger
Cleavinger
Ducks
Weis Sees Hawaii Ties Strengthening KU Recruiting
Hawaii roots bolster Kansas recruitment as Weis notes cultural respect and a family vibe attract players. Leo Goeas praises Weis and KU assistant Jeff Blasko for forging ties with Samoan and Hawaiian communities, while the team plans an extra Hawaii game under the Hawaiian Exemption to offset travel costs.
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Leo Goeas
Weis
Hawaii
Manti
Goeas
Charlie
Kansas
Jeff Blasko
Jeff
Honolulu
Jayhawks
NCAA
USC
Nevada
UNLV
Self weighs wellness push and field needs for youth
KU coach Bill Self advocates a stronger focus on wellness to benefit youth and calls for more baseball and softball fields in communities. He discusses tornado relief support, Wiggins recruitment in Toronto, and summer duties with Canadian teams, plus staffing updates and Ben McLemore’s NBA workouts.
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Self
Cindy
Oklahoma
Wiggins
Kurtis Townsend
Toronto
Andrew Wiggins
Andrew
Jayhawk
Huntington Prep
West Vi
Ginia
Prague
Venezuela
NBA
Ben McLemore
Phoenix Suns
Suns
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Tom Keegan
Area Golf Notebook
Mnessof
Tony Gutierrez
Peggy Nelson
Byron Nelson
Irving
Texas
Thompson Short
Spencer Wilson
Mark Elliott
Tallfaceputter. Com
Heffernan
Owen
Wichita Collegiate
Bishop Miege
Free State
Mike Hill
Hill
FSHS
Steve
Hershiser
Craig Hershiser
Emily Bermel
Karen Campbell
Michael Miller
Brennan Bechard
Doc Sadler
Iowa State
JickService Fy
Lowa Street
JickService Y
Laird Noller
Lowa St
Hyundai
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