to win the post-tournament putting contest,
taking home a WSU Shocker golf bag and
a dozen golf balls as the top prize.
Twenty-one teams vied for top prizes in the WSU Alumni Association-hosted Shocker Open, a fundraiser in support of WSUAA programming and Wichita State student scholarships awarded through the alumni association.
“It’s a fun way to support scholarship development for deserving students to attend Wichita State,” says Ashlee Baysinger ’12, former WSUAA staff member who, along with members of the Shocker Open volunteer committee, took the lead in planning the annual tournament.
Taking home first-flight first-place honors and having their names engraved on the tournament trophy were teammates Kevin Ulwelling, Scott Hays and Tom Mathews with a score of 54.
First-flight second-place winners were Michael Caffrey, Andy Merchant, Brandon Schuessler ’10 and Jeff Kiewit, while Steve Cohlmia ’74, Spencer Christian ’09, Dave Jabara ’77 and Dr. Sam Kouri were the first-flight third-place finishers.
Second-flight winners were, in first place, Alex Johnson, Larry Prather ’69, Lloyd Pinter and Woody Austin (yes, the pro who lives in Derby, Kan.); second place, Rick Klingman, Curt LaGree ’59, Bill Oetting ’64, Clarence Koch ’64; third place, Dave Gartner ’08, Paul Durrenberger ’87, Chris Bergquist, Clint Carrier ’10.
Third-flight, in first place, Richard Bowman, Bob Jones, John Ojile ’87, Bryan Hatcher ’78; second place, Dick Elliott ’71, Dave Harder, Joe Swanegan; third place, Chris Purdum ’07, Monte Cook ’78, Collin Stieben ’00 and Rick Hemphill.
