The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 18, 1989- Page 11 MEN FINISH NINTH AT KEPLER INTERCOLLEGIATE Golfers have it rough at OSU BY THEODORE COX The Michigan men's golf team returned Sunday night feeling frust- rated from the Ohio State Scarlet golf course in Columbus. The Wolverines finished a disappointing ninth out of a field of 22 squads at the Kepler Intercollegiate this past weekend. They members of the team were dis- gusted with the difficulty of the course, offering - that as their only explanation for ,their sub-par play.Pa p Michigan, with a final score of 942, placed fifth among the eight Big Ten teams that were represented. The team was discouraged to finish behind Ohio State, the eventual winner with 892 strokes, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa. The team was playing up to its potential until the final round of the tournament on Sunday. That's when the scores for Michigan began to climb into the eighties. Hersh Patel (81-76-75) was the only Wolverine to score below eighty in the final round. The others finished with 83, 81, 83, and 88. "You can't post four eighties and be competitive, that's just a fact of life," coach Jim Carras said. The long 7,100-yard Scarlet course can be blamed for some of the high scores. OSU's Ted Tryba turned in the best results of the tournament, and yet finished at one over par overall. Not only was the course long, but the pin placement on the green's magnified the difficulty. "The Ohio State golf coach, Jim Brown, placed the pins in the stu- pidest spots available," said Mich- igan team member Bob Papp (72-78- 83). "They were in rinky-dinky spots, that affected everyone." Carras explained the team's fustration. "They hit the ball real well, they get on the greens and find an eight foot putt that breaks two feet, and it's just difficult to make," Carras said. "They don't feel like they're rewarded for playing fairly good golf." According to Carras, the Buck- eyes won because of their play, not because they were on there own turf. "Number one, they are the premier school in our district, they're the number one team," Carras said. "On top of that they are familiar with the course, and they recruit the kind of players that can handle that kind of golf course." Besides blaming the course, no one from the Wolverines offered any other explanation for why the team wasn't as crisp as it has been. "For me personally, Sunday was just one of those days where every- thing that could go wrong, did," said Papp. Hersh Patel led Michigan with a final score of 232, Papp followed with 233. Tom Paton and Chris Pond rounded out the scoring, each finishing with 239. I..I I~! - 0I K> fk and the school year's Well it's finals time l . Talk radio: BY MIKE GILL In a room across the hall from WCBN's on-air studio, a large, ominous clock looks down on Marc Zeplin as he scurries to get ready to hit the airwaves. The clock states that it is 7:50 p.m., and in only ten minutes "Extra Points," WCBN's weekly Tuesday sports talk show, will be on the air. On this night, three basketball managers would be the special guests. Zeplin quickly asks them their names and acquires background information from them, adding to one, "You kicked me out of practice once." Just before the show airs, the participants take their seats in the studio. Sports Director Dave Mammel assembles his cast - Zeplin, Lyle Wolberg, and Ori Hoffer, along with the night's guests. It's showtime. THIS YEAR "Extra Points" has extended itself to a full hour with sports reports followed by special guests. "I decided to expand it into an hour with the express purpose to get sports reports from staff members from each of their beats," Mammel explained. "This worked real well because it keeps everyone aware of what is going on at this university. Every team from basketball to swimming to track is covered." Mammel runs the show in his own laid-back style - but that doesn't mean there isn't any excitement. At one point, Hoffer leaves the studio to ask producer Tony Brown a question. He quickly returns to Brown though, saying, "Give me your keys, the studio door's 'Extra Points' is a big hit on campus locked." BUT THE REAL fun comes when the phone calls start rolling in. Who knows what the callers are going to say? On this night, Brown is occupied with grabbing the ringing device, but he just can't seem to determine if the person on the other end is serious. "Didn't you just call?" he questions. This caller passes the test. But Brown is quicker than the caller might think. He can tell a prank call is on its way. This time, between laughs, the caller asks basketball managers Dave Balza, Jeff Travis, and Mike Harris about ex-Michigan coach Bill Frieder's cupcake schedule. MAMMEL BELIEVES that about 50 percent of the phone calls are legitimate. He adds though, "Even if they are friends of the people on the air, they are getting something out of the University's sports and they see how their friends handle the attention." Before you know it, the modernistic music is beginning to drown out the other voices - the show has concluded. The fast-paced hour is over, leaving behind tough questions, humorous tales, and sports reports. "This is the University's Sportscenter," Zeplin explains, referring to the ESPN sports recap show. "Not only are we indepth, we bring athletes to the show, and let people participate." This year's final "Extra Points" airs tonight on WCBN at 8 p.m. a 0Ok stor. through, Time to pack up and leave, but before you do You got to find some cash to see you through June, July, and Auguste too. The Union Bookstore is the place for you! They're gonna give you back CASH for the books you can't use! They '11 pay half price for the books that are hot, and a lower amount for the books that are not! 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