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Shell Joyner, the 1979 state prep champion, is now swinging for Oregon's golf team.
Golf coach feels new stars
will put program on par
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siders himself a very lucky man these days.
After a highly successful recruiting campaign
last year, Ferguson has what he calls the best
freshman one-two punch in the country. He’s
speaking of a pair of men from this state — Eric
Johnson and Shell Joyner.
Johnson won the individual high school state
championship for Churchill High in 1978 and
Joyner dethroned him in. 1979. Reunited this year
at Oregon, Ferguson hopes they can make the
Ducks a national power in the future.
”l don’t want to put too much pressure on
them in their first year,” Ferguson says, "but by
(next year), they can be awesome.
“Those two should bring the team back to the
level of the 1977 team.” The Ducks finished
seventh in the nation that year.
Both golfers showed their potential last fall in
their first collegiate tournament, the OSU Invita
tional. The Oregon freshmen tied for second
behind 1980 NCAA champion Jay Don Blake.
Both golfers were recruited heavily by Fer
guson. The Oregon coach used letters from
former Oregon golfers and even a letter from Gov.
Vic Atiyeh. In Johnson’s case, Ferguson began
following him when he was 13 “because he was
winning every tournament he played in,” Fergu
son says.
For Johnson, a first-team high school
All-American and 1980 national junior champion,
staying home was the natural decision.
“I like Oregon because I like to hunt and I like
to fish. Anyway, I didn’t hear from the other
schools until I won the U S. junior amateurs. By
inen, it was too laie Decause i nau aneauy siyneu
my letter of intent.”
Joyner received scholarship offers from
several colleges, including an attractive offer from
Houston University. But he also chose to stay in
the state.
Although both Johnson and Joyner per
formed consistently in the fall season, they agree
the spring’s competition should show them at
their best.
Joyner says, "I developed a swing flaw and
got in a slump in the winter but I'm coming out of it
now."
Johnson says he's also “coming around.
"Other than the Oregon State tourney, I
haven’t played well once,” Johnson says. “Maybe
I’m trying too hard. I'm hitting the ball more
consistently now.”
With five tournaments remaining this season,
Joyner hopes to win his first collegiate tour
nament.
Johnson has set his sights on a “big” tour
nament — like the Pac-10 or NCAA champion
ships. Johnson wants to become Oregon’s first
four-year All-American.
“We’ve been friends since 12 or 13,” Joyner
says. “There is no animosity but we’re both very
competitive. I think the rivalry helps us both.”
Johnson remembers the first time they met.
“He was 13 and I was 12 when we were in a
Roseburg tournament. He beat me in a sudden
death (playoff)."
The rivalry continues.
By Bob Leung
Photo by Steve Dykes
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