Colorado University Athletics
2003-04 Men's Golf Roster
Kane Webber
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lismore, Austrailia
- High School:
- Trinity Catholic College
College?This Year (Sr.-5): A legitimate All-America candidate, as he had four top 20 finishes in the fall (two top 10), a 71.83 stroke average, and was the Big 12 Conference’s golfer of the month for November, the same month he was selected as Colorado’s player of the year for all levels (pro and amateur). In leading the team in average (he was just an aggregate 1-over par for 12 rounds), he recorded five subpar rounds and three even-par rounds en route to one of the best fall seasons in CU history. He tied for sixth at The Prestige At PGA West (212, -4), placed 10th at the Pepperdine Club Glove (219, +3), tied for 17th at the Tucker Invitational (219, +3) and tied for 18th at The Nelson (212, -1). He enters the spring with 117 competitive rounds, the 10th most in school history. He has posted 54-hole tournament scores of 220 or better 22 times in his career, a school best, and his career average, 73.27, technically is the best in school history but those numbers are recognized only at the conclusion of a career (the record is 73.47, set by Scott Petersen between 1991-93).
2002-03 (Sr.): Redshirted; he did so to position himself to graduate by May 2004 as he fell behind his sophomore year due to family reasons (he practiced regularly with the team, however).
2001-02 (Jr.): He got his game going a bit in the spring, posting the spring’s second best stroke average on the team (73.63), finishing third on the team for the year at 73.90. In playing in all 13 tournaments for the year, he posted his best two collegiate finishes to date in the spring, when he tied for second in Ohio State’s Kepler (74-69?143) and placed third in the Charley Matlock Invitational in Florida (68-71-73?212, or 4-under). He uncharacteristically struggled in the fall season, owning a stroke average of 74.5 and placing between 37th and 48th in CU’s four meets. He did end the fall on a better note, as a 70-76-72?218 scorecard, just two-over par, tied him for 38th at The Prestige.
2000-01 (Soph.): He led the Buffs and was seventh in the conference in stroke average (73.29) in earning first-team all-Big 12 honors for a second straight year. He was also the CU team leader in top 10 finishes (5), top 20 finishes (7), rounds in the 60s (4), subpar rounds (6) and percent of rounds counting toward team scoring (97.1, 33 of 34). He tied for seventh at the Big 12 championships to play his way on the all-tournament team, as he recorded an 80-73-74?227 on the tough Prairie Dunes layout. His best finish was in CU’s Stevinson Ranch Invitational, where he placed second with a 74-72-68?214 (-2) effort; he came in under par for four tournaments in all. He led the team in stroke average for the fall with a 73.07 mark and was pretty consistent, as 12 of his rounds were between 71 and 75.
1999-2000 (Fr.): As a true freshman, he led the team in stroke average (73.03) and was named the Newcomer of the Year in the Big 12 by the league coaches. He was also named to the All-Big 12 team as well as the All-Big 12 Tournament team, the latter for tying for 11th place at the league championship meet. He posted two top five and five top 20 finishes on the year, and he led CU to a second place finish in its own meet, the CU-Stevinson Ranch Invitational, by tying for fifth with a 72-72-75?219 scorecard. He posted two rounds in the 60s, five sub-par rounds and five even par rounds in playing most consistent his first year in the United States. He participated in four fall tournaments and led the team with a 72.36 stroke average (only 14 strokes over par for 11 rounds). His tied for third in his first collegiate meet, the Colorado State Intercollegiate, carding a one-over par 69-72?141 in the snow-shortened meet. He was very steady, with all 11 rounds between 69 and 75.
High School?He won the Blue Award as a senior for school sporting excellence.
Other?2003: Selected as the Colorado Golf Association’s Les Fowler Player of the Year for 2003, as he became the first golfer in 30 years to win back-to-back CGA State Stroke Play titles. His 68-72-69-68?277 (-11) scorecard was good for a whopping seven-stroke win at Carbondale’s River Valley Ranch G.C. He also won the CGA Public Links Championship (Fox Hollow GC, Lakewood), putting a 63-70-70?203 (-10) into the books; he won in a playoff (on the first extra hole over CU recruit Derek Tolan). He advanced out of the first stage of U.S. Open sectional qualifying, as he tied for third with a 68 at Denver’s Buffalo Run Golf Course, but did not qualify out of the regional at Columbine, where he shot 73-71?144, missing the Open by three shots. He finished second in the Colorado Golf Association’s Two-Man Championship, teaming with former Buff Stephen Carroll (70-67?137); it was his third straight top three finish in the event. He finished third in the 88th Annual Southwestern Amateur, held at the ASU Karsten Golf Course (70-71-67-64?272; -16) and was just two strokes out of the lead. In September, he successfully defended his Boulder City Amateur title, cruising to an eight-stroke win with a 64-65?129 effort on the par-70 Flatirons Golf Course layout; his opening 64 tied the course record. The CGA selected him as its Player of the Month for June. 2002: He was the Colorado State Stroke Play champion, as he posted a one shot victory at Saddle Rock Golf Course (Aurora) with a 74-71-72-70?287 effort. He won the Boulder City Amateur by two strokes, carding a 71-69?140 at Flatirons Golf Course, and also won the Highland Hills Amateur. He was also second in the Colorado Two-Man Team Championships and was the seventh low amateur at the Colorado Open (75-73-74-72?294). He just missed qualifying for the U.S. Amateur (72-73?145). 2001: Finished third in the CGA’s Two-Man Team Championship with teammate Joe Liley, as they posted a 65-70?135 score. He was the sixth low amateur, tying for 32nd overall, in the Colorado Open (75-70-74-70?289), and was second in the Ballina Summer Cup. He shot a 70-77?147 in the U.S. Amateur Qualifying at Murphy Creek Golf Club, but did not advance out of Colorado. Other Years: He won the 1997 Greg Norman Junior Masters in his native Australia, one of many top amateur accomplishments in his home country. Other top finishes include third in the 1999 Twin Towns Amateur, sixth in the 1998 New Zealand Boys Championships, seventh in the 1998 Australian Junior, second in the 1999 Moolymook Open and the 1999 Northern Rivers Championships. He was a two-time member of the Australian Junior and the New South Wales Junior championship teams, both in 1997 and 1998.
Best Career Round In Competition?59 (Feb. 8, 2001 in a family tournament the day after his father’s funeral; by the time his round was over, a sizeable gallery had assembled watching him. Next lowest: 63, first round, 2003 Colorado Golf Association Public Links Championship (Fox Hollow Golf Course, Lakewood, Colo.)
Academics?He is majoring in communication at Colorado, and was a second-team Academic All-Big 12 team member as a sophomore.
Personal?Born July 6, 1980 in Lismore, Australia. Hobbies include playing all sports.
Statistics Overall Spring Fall Season Rd Strokes Avg. Lo Hi Rd Strk Avg. Rd Strk Avg. 1999-00 32 2337 73.03 67 78 21 1541 73.38 11 796 72.36 2000-01 34 2492 73.29 68 80 20 1469 73.45 14 1023 73.07 2001-02 39 2882 73.90 68 80 27 1988 73.63 12 894 74.50 2003-04 12 862 71.83 68 76 --- ----- ---.--- 12 862 71.83 Rounds Toward Team Scoring: 109 of 117 (93.2%). Stroke Count In Relation To Par (+220/+1.88): +55/+1.72 (1999-2000); +69/+2.03 (2000-01); +95/+2.44 (2001-02); +1/+0.08 (2003-04). Finishes?Wins: 0 Top 5: 7 Top 10: 11 Top 20: 20 Fall 1999 Colorado State Intercollegiate 69-72?141 + 1 t 3rd UNM Tucker Invitational 75-74-71?220 + 4 t18th Purina Challenge 73-71-71?215 + 2 t21st Stanford's "The Nelson" 73-72-75?220 + 7 t47th Spring 2000
Totals 117 8573 73.27 67 80 68 4998 73.50 49 3575 72.96
Puerto Rico Classic 73-70-78?221 + 5 t32nd
Louisiana Classics 75-76-74?225 + 9 t26th
CU-Stevinson Ranch Invit 72-72-75?219 + 3 t5th
Intercoll. at MacGregor Downs 74-74-72?220 + 4 t17th
Big 12 Championships 71-73-74?218 + 8 t11th
NCAA Central Regional 76-77-67?220 + 7 t60th
Fall 2000
Inverness Intercollegiate Invit. 73-75-76?224 + 11 t13th
CSU Ram Invitational 68- 71?139 - 1 t3rd
Purina Classic 71-74-75?220 + 7 t30th
Stanford Nelson Invitational 73-75-77?225 + 12 t52nd
“The Prestige” 73-71-71?215 - 1 t8th
Spring 2001
Puerto Rico Classic 73-77-73?223 + 7 t31st
Louisiana Classics 73- 69?142 - 2 t5th
CU-Stevinson Ranch Invit. 74-72-68?214 - 2 2nd
The Intercollegiate 2001 73-69-76?218 + 2 t19th
Big 12 Championships 80-73-74?227 + 17 t7th
The Maxwell. 71-74-71?216 + 6 t24th
NCAA Central Regional 73-77-79?229 + 13 t80th
Fall 2001
UNM Tucker Invitational 76-72-75?223 + 7 t37th
Washington Husky Invitational 78-77-77?232 + 16 t46th
Stanford’s “The Nelson” 74-72-75?221 + 8 t48th
The Prestige At Palm Desert 70-76-72?218 + 2 t38th
Spring 2002
Charley Matlock Invitational 68-71-73?212 - 4 3rd
Puerto Rico Classic 74-76-70?220 + 4 t23rd
Louisiana Classics 73-75-72?220 + 4 t18th
CU-Stevinson Ranch Invitational 80-72-75?227 + 11 t50th
OSU Kepler Intercollegiate 74-69-xx?143 + 1 t2nd
Big 12 Championships 75-73-71?219 + 9 17th
Perry Maxwell Intercollegiate 76-75-77?228 + 18 t48th
NCAA Central Regional 79-73-76?228 + 16 t75th
NCAA Championship Finals 71-74-76-70?291 + 7 t63rd
Fall 2003
UNM Tucker Invitational 71-76-72?219 + 3 t17th
Pepperdine CG Intercollegiate 72-72-75?219 + 3 10th
Stanford’s “The Nelson” 72-70-70?212 - 1 t18th
The Prestige At PGA Wes 73-71-68?212 - 4 t6th
