Topic: HZ: Kerns' Short Game Could Take Him Long Way

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By JACK BOGACZYK
HERDZONE.COM COLUMNIST

HUNTINGTON – Nathan Kerns is only the third Marshall golfer to qualify for an NCAA regional in the last quarter-century. Has that sunk in for the senior from Ironton, Ohio?

“To be honest, no,” said Kerns, who will tee it up Thursday for the start of 54 holes in the Columbus Regional at Ohio State’s long and tight Scarlet Course. “As an athlete, you get caught up in the moment, and it’s about moving on to the next step.

“It’s one of those things that when you finally have a chance to look back and think about it, you do appreciate it. I haven’t had much time to think that, and I didn’t want to think that, really, because I’m not content with where I am.”

Kerns will be among 13 teams and 10 individuals in his home-state regional, trying to move on from the Thursday-Saturday event to the May 28-June 2 NCAA nationals at the Capital City Club in Atlanta.

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