DODGE CITY, Kansas: Sophomore golfer Zach Kirby sealed the day today, closing out national signing day with signing to play at the University of Kansas.
This fall season, Kirby placed 2nd at two separate tournaments. After five tournaments and 14 rounds, the Dodge City, Kansas native posted an average score of 72.2 per round. He owned 1,011 total strokes and tallied his lowest round at 67 on the season. He amassed five rounds in the 60s, eight in the 70s and only one in the 80s to help the Conq place at each tournament, helping the Conqs to a NJCAA National Ranking in the fall.
"As an accomplished junior college player, I'm looking to bring a good work ethic and all my talents to the table for KU," commented Kirby. "I plan to work hard and give them a guy who is going to play in every tournament and produce good scores for them every time."
"I want to be a good role player for them," he continued. "I've been a KU fan my whole life and they are about the best of all the choices that I had contacting me in regards to competitiveness and rankings on a national scale which is where I want to be."