Husker men prepare
to fill gap in experience
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By John Gaskins
Staff writer
Last year was fun and easy for
Nebraska Golf Coach Larry Romjue.
Romjue got to sit back and watch
as four seniors put together the great
est run in Nebraska golf history, fin
ishing two shots out of a Big 12
Championship and 14th place at the
NCAA Championship.
Now, he can look at the trophies
and pictures of those teams and remi
nisce about the glory days. He can
remember just how fun it was to
watch Jamie Rogers, Josh Madden,
Scott Gutschewski and Steve Friesen
win more individual and team titles
than any class in NU history.
But three months removed from
those glory days, Romjue now faces
the hard part - finding replacements
for those seniors.
“I’ve never lost four seniors in my
30 years of coaching,” Romjue said.
“You never like to start over. It’s
always nice to have established play
ers. But I’m looking forward to see
ing who is going to step up this year.”
The lone returning starter from
last year’s squad is sophomore Seth
Porter, whose stroke average was the
worst on the team.
But Romjue said Porter should
have no problem coming forth as the
team leader.
“We lost 14 years of experience
and have one returning,” Romjue
said. “But, obviously, Seth should be
our best player because he’s had the
experience of playing at the college
level.
“I think his scoring average from
last year was misleading. He played
some tough courses - courses our
seniors failed to break 80 on a couple
of times. He’s naturally going to
progress into a better player and
lower his stroke average by a few
shots.”
Joining Porter will be Peter
Smith, a sophomore who played on
the 1997-98 Husker squad but spent
the last year working on his game in
his native Australia. Another
Australian prodigy, 22-year-old red
shirt freshman Dean Beste, should
make an immediate impact, Romjue
said, along with redshirt freshman
Andy McKay of New York.
Romjue went on an extensive
recruiting hunt last year to prepare for
the loss of the six 1998-99 seniors. As
usual, Romjue was able to mix top
Nebraska high school standouts with
golfers from all over the United
fcfc
You never like to start over Its always nice
to have established players. But I’m looking
forward to seeing who is going to step up
this year ”
Larry Romjue
NU men’s golf coach
States and the world.
The in-state recruits include 1999
Nebraska State Junior Stroke Play
Champion J.J. Sullivan of Omaha
Gross and 1999 High School State
Champion Ryan Anderson of
Papillion-LaVista. Romjue also
signed Jim Troy of Chicago, a
younger brother of former NU golfer
Mike Troy, and Rob Arthur of
Vancover, B.C.
Despite his excitement for the
new crop of talent, Romjue isn’t sure
yet which golfers will emerge and
make up his starting five when the
Huskers open the season Sept. 13-14
at their home course, Firethom C.C.,
for the Fairway Club Invitational.
Meanwhile, Women’s Golf Coach
Robin Krapfl finds herself in a com
pletely different scenario.
All of Krapfl’s starting five from a
year ago return this fall, which leaves
Krapfl feeling confident about the
upcoming season.
“I’m always optimistic, but I feel
this team has the talent to compete for
the top spot in the Big 12,” Krapfl
said. “Some of our players proved
this summer that they can go low.
Now, it’s just a matter of believing in
themselves.”
The players Krapfl referred to
were senior veteran Elizabeth
Bahensky and sophomore Sarah
Sasse.
The two took the Nebraska
women’s golf circuit by storm this
summer, finishing first and second in
every major event, including the State
Stroke Play and Lincoln City
Championship.
Bahensky, who is No. 38 in the
preseason college rankings, came out
on top every time.
“I really feel Elizabeth can be an
All-American,” Krapfl said. “She’s
consistent, doesn’t have any weak
ness and out-thinks everybody.”
Meanwhile, Sasse, who was heav
ily recruited by other top college
teams after an outstanding junior
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career, had a sub-par 1998-99 season.
But Krapfl sees her, like Porter,
improving with experience.
“She’s got a year under her belt,
and now she knows what it takes,”
Krapfl said. “She’s been struggling
with her short game, but once she
works it out, she will be shooting
lights out.”
Also returning is Australian
sophomore Amanda Sutcliffe, who
won NU’s Chip ‘N’ Club Invitational
last year in her first collegiate start.
Rounding out the returning five are
sophomore Catha Fogelberg and
junior Amy Roux.
But Krapfl said the starting five
might not be solidified yet. That’s
because of the emergence of incom
ing freshman Amanda Krane from
New York.
“She’s been playing wonderful all
summer,” Krapfl said. “It will be
interesting to watch these practices.
She could challenge any of these girls
for a starting spot.”
The women’s team, like the men’s
squad, opens the season at home,
playing host to their own tournament.
They’ll tee it up Sept. 13-14 in the
Big 12 Preview at the Country Club
of Lincoln.
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