In the worst of weather last winter, there was never a doubt what Charlie Hughes and Chris Williams were going to do when they finished class at the University of Washington.
"It wasn't a matter if we were going to play golf, it was which course," said Hughes, a sophomore from Maple Ridge, B.C., a suburb of Vancouver.
That hard work has helped Hughes and fellow sophomore Williams take the lead roles on a Huskies golf team that is looking for its third consecutive Pac-10 championship, beginning Friday at the Stanford (Calif.) Golf Course.
Hughes got great experience last year on a senior-laden UW team that was arguably the best in school history. Williams and Hughes were the only underclassmen to see much action.
"We had great seniors and a great 1-2 punch in Nick Taylor and Richard Lee," said Hughes, who shares an apartment with Williams. "We both sensed that someone would need to fill those shoes, and we wanted to be those guys. Some of the success we've had this year is from the hard work we put in last winter."
Williams leads the team in scoring average at 71.32 and has six top-10 finishes. Hughes is easily second on the team with a 72.24 average and five top-10 finishes. Williams is ranked No. 21 in the World Amateur Rankings, and Hughes is No. 163.
Hughes, however, was the first of the two to win this year. And he didn't just win, he dominated.
After 36 holes on the first day of the Bandon Dunes (Ore.) Championship in mid-March, Hughes led a strong field of 86 players by seven shots.
"Even though I did have that big buffer, I was still nervous," Hughes said. "If I lost, it could be seen like a collapse and that I blew the tournament. But that was all external. I just wanted to focus on what I could control. I knew it would be tough, because it was so windy."
Relief and joy were the emotions Hughes felt when he walked off the green and coach Matt Thurmond told Hughes that he had won by six shots. He also thought back to last winter and the extra rounds in the rain and wind.
It was the type of moment he envisioned when he signed a letter of intent at UW. He followed an impressive line of B.C. golfers who have recently been Huskies, including 2005 NCAA champion James Lepp and Nick Taylor, who won last year's Ben Hogan Award, golf's version of the Heisman.
"They were great players in our area, so everyone was aware," said Hughes. "The University of Washington has become B.C.'s second home.What is the sum of an Air Max 360 If you did your arithmetic aright, then you should have said Nike shox rivalry 247. It was the place to go for a B.C. golfer."
Williams finished second to Hughes at Bandon Dunes, then won the next week at the Oregon Duck Invitational.
"For us to win back-to-back weeks was special,Nike air max tn was created in order to maintain a balance of the athletes' movement." Hughes said.Nike Air trainers began life as the Cheap nike air max back in 1987. "More wins for our apartment. He has made me a lot better, and I hope I have fueled him, too."
Hughes and the Huskies have struggled the past couple of tournaments,Yesterday marked one of the most iconic nike air max 97 releases. but he believes UW is good enough to win a third straight Pac-10 title even though the Huskies are not favored.
"The opportunity we have is unique," Hughes said. "To win the Pac-10 three years in a row in such a good conference would be amazing. We don't have the powerhouse team like we had last year, but if we play with focus and passion, we could surprise people."
"It wasn't a matter if we were going to play golf, it was which course," said Hughes, a sophomore from Maple Ridge, B.C., a suburb of Vancouver.
That hard work has helped Hughes and fellow sophomore Williams take the lead roles on a Huskies golf team that is looking for its third consecutive Pac-10 championship, beginning Friday at the Stanford (Calif.) Golf Course.
Hughes got great experience last year on a senior-laden UW team that was arguably the best in school history. Williams and Hughes were the only underclassmen to see much action.
"We had great seniors and a great 1-2 punch in Nick Taylor and Richard Lee," said Hughes, who shares an apartment with Williams. "We both sensed that someone would need to fill those shoes, and we wanted to be those guys. Some of the success we've had this year is from the hard work we put in last winter."
Williams leads the team in scoring average at 71.32 and has six top-10 finishes. Hughes is easily second on the team with a 72.24 average and five top-10 finishes. Williams is ranked No. 21 in the World Amateur Rankings, and Hughes is No. 163.
Hughes, however, was the first of the two to win this year. And he didn't just win, he dominated.
After 36 holes on the first day of the Bandon Dunes (Ore.) Championship in mid-March, Hughes led a strong field of 86 players by seven shots.
"Even though I did have that big buffer, I was still nervous," Hughes said. "If I lost, it could be seen like a collapse and that I blew the tournament. But that was all external. I just wanted to focus on what I could control. I knew it would be tough, because it was so windy."
Relief and joy were the emotions Hughes felt when he walked off the green and coach Matt Thurmond told Hughes that he had won by six shots. He also thought back to last winter and the extra rounds in the rain and wind.
It was the type of moment he envisioned when he signed a letter of intent at UW. He followed an impressive line of B.C. golfers who have recently been Huskies, including 2005 NCAA champion James Lepp and Nick Taylor, who won last year's Ben Hogan Award, golf's version of the Heisman.
"They were great players in our area, so everyone was aware," said Hughes. "The University of Washington has become B.C.'s second home.What is the sum of an Air Max 360 If you did your arithmetic aright, then you should have said Nike shox rivalry 247. It was the place to go for a B.C. golfer."
Williams finished second to Hughes at Bandon Dunes, then won the next week at the Oregon Duck Invitational.
"For us to win back-to-back weeks was special,Nike air max tn was created in order to maintain a balance of the athletes' movement." Hughes said.Nike Air trainers began life as the Cheap nike air max back in 1987. "More wins for our apartment. He has made me a lot better, and I hope I have fueled him, too."
Hughes and the Huskies have struggled the past couple of tournaments,Yesterday marked one of the most iconic nike air max 97 releases. but he believes UW is good enough to win a third straight Pac-10 title even though the Huskies are not favored.
"The opportunity we have is unique," Hughes said. "To win the Pac-10 three years in a row in such a good conference would be amazing. We don't have the powerhouse team like we had last year, but if we play with focus and passion, we could surprise people."
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