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RH: Shocker Golfer Depends On Preparation And Practice

By Paul Suellentrop

A lesson learned in the weather. Joe Bultman, around age 13, wore shorts, golf shirt and a light windbreaker to play golf in a tournament in Emporia.

"It just dumped rain, and I didn't have any rain gear," he said. "Got soaked. Didn't play very well. My dad told me at that point, 'There's never any excuse to not be prepared for any of the elements.'"

That lesson in preparation helped Bultman, a redshirt freshman from Kansas City, survive injuries that cost him two years away from tournament golf at Wichita State. On Friday, he teed off at the No.