2009 November | Sun Country Golf

UNM Regents Delay Master Plan Action

The University of New Mexico Board of Regents has delayed action on a master plan that preserves the UNM North Golf Course following criticism by Albuquerque City Councilor Ike Benton.

Public comments on the plan, published on Aug. 11 in draft form, will be accepted through Sept. 9. The regents are expected to act on Sept. 29 on a plan developed by the architecture firm Dekker Perrich Sabatini to preserve the golf course as “reserve lands” and to improve the walking-running track around the course’s perimeter.

The master plan, when approved, will guide the unversity’s development strategy for the next 10 years.

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Lobo Ewart Makes Futures Tour

University of New Mexico senior women’s golfer Jodi Ewart last week finished in a tie for sixth place at the Duramed FUTURES Tour 2010 Qualifying Tournament in Winter Haven, Fla.

She finished the five-round Q School at 4-under 356 (69-73-73-67-74) and gained full exemption to the 2010 Futures Tour. Ewart will be able to turn pro in spring 2010 after completing her collegiate eligibility.

After leaving UNM, Ewart will play on the Futures Tour for the remainder of the 2010 season. If she finishes in the top-10 of the money list on the Futures Tour, she could earn her LPGA Tour card without having to go to Q-school in December of 2010.

Another Albuquerque golfer, former Denver University Pioneer Katie Kempter, who turned pro during the summer, missed the cut in the fourth round of the Futures Q School after shooting 82. However, she will attend the final stage of the LPGA’s Q School in December by virtue of finishing in the top 30 in an earlier stage in Rancho Mirage, Calif.

Kempter’s quest for her LPGA Tour card is the cover story for the winter issue of Sun Country Golf magazine, about to hit newstands.

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