Page 8-Saturday, April 15, 1978-The Michigan Daily ~~~~~~.:. .. .. .. .. . .. .... .t' . ... .. .{:: .,...:.t. }t....:. Tt':".4 s.;k;h:",: :f FINAL YEAR FOR BLUE CAPTAIN: Davis ai By BOB EMORY When he was five-years-old, at the urging of his father, Doug Davis picked up a golf club and began hitting a ball around his backyard in Louisville, Kentucky. Three years later, he won his first junior tournament and became hooked on the game. Not much has changed since then. Doug Davis is Still'winning tournaments, with each win more ' prestigious than the last.° Davis is a 22-year-old senior in the process of wrapping up his collegiate career. He will leave the University of Michigan with four varsity let- ters, a school record for lowest four round tour- : nament score, three All-Big Ten selections and a shag-bag full of memories. This school has done an awful lot for me," said Davis, speaking in his slow Southern drawl. "I en- joy Ann Arbor and I've had some good times here that I won't ever forget." The Michigan golf team is currently in Colum- bus where they're participating in the prestigious Kepler Invitational, held at Ohio State's home course. It is the Wolverines third tournament of the spring and Davis will be looking for this third itraight finish in the top five individually. He finished third in the Coastal Carolina Classic in March, then just two weeks ago took fourth place in the Cape Coral Intercollegiate in Florida. These were the first two times Davis had played this year, while most of his competition had played all winter. In Cape Coral, Davis surprised.everybody with his one stroke lead after two rounds, thanks to a five under par 67 on the second day. But one bad hole in the third round cost him four strokes and he finished-fourth by that margin. mrs at g Davis bounced back the final day to shoot a one under 71 and finish with a 289 total, the lowest four round score ever posted by a Michigan golfer. That's not bad when you consider Randy-Erskine and John Schroeder, both doing well on the professional golf tour, are ex-Wolverine linksters. Perhaps Davis' most memorable experience camein the fall of his sophomore year when he won the Michigan Invitational, a tournament sponsored annually by the Wolverines that features the best college golf teams from the state. "That was my most thrilling tournament," exlaimed Davis. "I beat some good players and boosted my confidence immensely." 'The following summer he teamed with assistant coach Jim Lipe to win the two man best ball at Washtenaw Country Club. That tournament featured Davis' best round to date, a sizzling seven under par 65. Although Davis' finishes in the big three amateur events (Western Open, Michigan Open and Michigan Amateur) have not been spec- tacular, they have, been encouraging. He has made the 36 hole cut in the last two Westerns, a tournament that has the strongest field of amateurs from the midwest. After qualifying for the final round of 32 in the Michigan Amateur last year, Doug lost his first round match play in sud- den death to the eventual runnerup. "I expect to do much better this year in the Michigan Amateur," Davis said. "The courses are suited to my game and I'm playing well right now." Doug Davis is a firm believer in setting goals for himself. "I think that's the only way to improve," he said. "Set a reasonable goal for yourself, achieve it, and then set another one." Right now olf0gold Davis has two goals: to be selected for the NCAA Championships in June and to make the All- American college golf team. Neither one of those goals is too far-fetched. "I felt I should have been chosen for the NCAAs last year. They only took that guy from Michigan State because he was a senior. But I beat him every time we played head to head." The NCAA selection system works as follows: the Big Ten and Mid-American~ Conference schools compose District Four, and there are usually two teams and three individuals chosen from each district. There could be one team and five individuals selected or any such combination, whichever is expected to make a stronger district representation. "In my opinion, there isn't anyone who deserves to go more than Doug," said Lipe. "We'll try our hardest to get that committee to select him." To be chosen for the All-American team (there are three teams of ten players each) a player must do very well in the NCAAs. A strong showing by Davis (assuming he is selected) and he will have to set a couple of higher goals. Davis, a short limber player with a well- groomed moustache, feels the next plateau to reach will be the pro golf tour. "Next fall I'm going to play in the mini tours down South and then go for my Tournament Players Card in February," he said. "If I don't make it in February, then I'll keep playing on the mini tour and try again in June. But no matter what, I'm not going through life wondering if I would have made it." The mini-tour is actually a bunch of satellite tournaments off the major professional events. The competition is good and there is money to be won. Blue Jays soar past error-plaguedTigers TORONTO (AP)-Roy Howell's runs by Ron LeFlore and Jason Thom- fourth hit of the game keyed a six-run son in the first inning. Toronto sixth inning as the Blue Jays Don Kirkwood, appearing in his first- defeated the Detroit Tigers 10-8 in their game since being acquired last week American League home opener yester- from the Chicago White Sox, took over day. for Toronto starter Jerry Garvin in the The Blue Jays sent 10 batters to the third inning and got credit for the vic- plate in the inning, collecting four hits tory. and benefiting from two. Detroit errors. Milt Wilcox, the second of four Only one of the six runs in the inning Detroit pitchers, was tagged with the was earned. loss. THE TORONTO comeback overcame The Tigers play a single game with an early long ball performance by the Toronto today, and finish the series Tigers that included a pair of home with tomorrow's matchup. A hARpER pApER3ACk- lying, despair, jealousy, envy, sex, s uici de, drugs, and the good life LESLIE H. FARBER 'U' golf By BOB EMORY The long winter is finally over and it's time once again to bring out the golf clubs from the basement storage and see how bad the ball is slicing this year. The Michigan Golf Course is scheduled to open on Wednesday, April 19 and despite the harsh winter, the course is in excellent condition. "The heavy amount of snow acted as an in- sulator," said head pro Tom Simon. "The course is in the best shape I've seen it in at this time of year." ONCE AGAIN, the cost is $3.00 per round for students, $4.50 for faculty, $4.00 for "M" Club members, and $5.00 for alumni. Guests pay $7.00 during the week and $9.00 on weekends. For the benefit of those unfamiliar with the course, it is a 7,000 yard layout that is artificially carved into a soft, rolling terrain lined with dense rows of pine trees. It is an extremely challenging course, as it was designed by world-famous golf architect Alistair Mackenzie. It is challengirng ennijsah to haivu heen chosen as the site for the 1978 Michigan Open, the state's most illustrious Pro- Am tournament. Centrally located in Ann Arbor, the course is an ideal choice for the Open because most of the com- L.YYY~itIt Y links. up peting golfers are from the eastern part of the state. "WE HAVE an option to keep the tournament here for a couple of years," said Simon. "If it goes well, as I'm con- fident it will, then we'll keep sponsoring the tournament." Simon has been working on setting up the \event since January, and if it does go well, he'll deserve much of the credit. The 'M' course is characterized by its large, lightning fast putting greens. There are some difficult par threes that always seem to wreck a good round. Hole No. 14, which plays about 210 yar- ds and is heavily trapped on both sides, is particularly challenging. Of course there are a few long par fours, which are probably the most dif- ficult type of hole in golf. No. 7 is slightly over 400 yards long and No. 11 to par is 435 yards to the green. Birdies are rare for the average golfer on these holes. The Michigan Open will see the return of Randy Erskine, a former U of M golfer now playing on the pro tour. Erskine considered the four years he spent here the most frustrating of his golfing career because of the toughness of the Michigan course. DOUG DAVIS, the peppery captain of the current Michigan golf team, feels the same way. "It's the kind of course that doesn't always reward a good shot," he said. "You can hit the ball 10 yards into the rough and be in the pine trees, or you can go 30 yards into the rough and be in fine shape." The course record is a remarkable eight under, 64, fired by ex-Wolverine golfer John Fisher in the late sixties. 'In my view... ,he is the most original thinker in his field since Freud, and his psychol- ogy of will is a discovery on a par with Freud's discovery of the unconscious." - GEOFFREY V. 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It was the fourth straight conference triumph for the netters, who share the league lead with Wisconsin. By Sunday evening, however, the tie will be broken, as the Badgers invade Ann Ar- bor for a crucial contest earlier in the day. Coach Brian Eisner was pleased that his men were not plagued by overcon-. fidence and lack of concentration. "It's always hard not to look ahead." remarked the coach.'"Our match with Wisconsin this Sunday may well deter- mine who gets an NCAA bid. Never- theless, we couldn't afford to let down READ Y FOR CRISP? Don't gamble with your classes Check out Course Evaluations in your school, college, or department against an improved Northwestern team." Pacing yesterday's win was co- captain Brad Holand, who turned in what Eisner termed "an excellent per- formance" in downing the Wildcats' Joey Rosenberg 7-6, 6-3. Holland had been experiencing difficulty in ad- justing to the outdoor surfaces, but conquered these problems against Nor- thwestern. 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