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Arizona Quick Facts Table of Contents General Information General Information Location ...... Tucson, Ariz. Quick Facts/Table of Contents ...... 1 Founded ...... 1885 2011-12 Roster ...... 2 Enrollment ...... 38,800 Q&A with Head Coach Rick LaRose ...... 3 Nickname ...... Wildcats School Colors ...... Cardinal & Navy Player Biographies National Affiliation ...... NCAA Division I-A Philip Bagdade ...... 4 Conference ...... Pac-12 Kenji Hernandez ...... 5 President ...... Dr. Eugene Sander Juan Pablo Hernandez/Nick Olsgaard ...... 6 Faculty Representative ...... Jory Hancock Trent Redfern ...... 7 Athletic Director ...... Greg Byrne Ben Esparza/Parker Houston ...... 8 Athletic Web Site ...... www.arizonawildcats.com Benson Liu/Erik Oja ...... 9 Athletic Dept. Phone ...... (520) 621-4622 Chris Capo/Dylan Kornberg ...... 10 Ticket Office Phone ...... (520) 621-2287 Ricky Lee/Alex McMahon/Brenden Redfern/Tucker Wadkins . . . . 11 Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Director of Golf/Head Coach ...... Rick LaRose Head Coach Rick LaRose ...... 12-13 Years at Arizona ...... 39 Assistant Coach Andy Barnes ...... 14 Office Phone ...... (520) 621-4658 Assistant Coach ...... Andy Barnes 2010-11 In Review Office Phone ...... (520) 621-7052 2010-11 Tournament Results/Statistics ...... 15 Home Facility ...... Arizona National Tournament Summaries ...... 16-17 Par/Yardage ...... 71/6,793 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 11/6 History 2011 Pac-10 Finish ...... 7th Team Scoring Records ...... 18 2011 West Regional Finish ...... T4th Individual Scoring Records ...... 19-20 2011 NCAA Finish ...... 29th Year-By-Year Results/Team Championships ...... 21 Final Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index Rank . . . . 64th Individual Championships/Individual Honors ...... 22 Academic Honors ...... 23 Media Relations Alumni Playing Professionally/1992 National Championship ...... 24 Associate SID/Golf Contact ...... Richard Paige Office Phone ...... (520) 621-4163 The University of Arizona Cell Phone ...... (520) 850-2118 Tucson/University of Arizona ...... 25 Paige E-mail ...... [email protected] University Administrators ...... 26 SID Student Assistant ...... Katie Roberts Pac-12 Conference ...... 26 FAX ...... (520) 621-2681 2012 NCAA Championships 2010-11 In Review Date Event Finish The University of Arizona men’s golf FALL team seeks its 28th appearance, and Sept. 10-11 at Topy Cup 6th of 10 Teams 24th in the last 26 seasons, at the 2012 Oct. 1-2 at William H. Tucker Intercollegiate 8th of 16 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships. Oct. 24-26 at Isleworth Collegiate Invitational 15th of 15 The 2012 NCAA Championships will Nov. 8-10 at Gifford Collegiate Championship 10th of 12 be held May 29-June 3 at Riviera SPRING Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., Jan. 31-Feb. 2 ARIZONA INTERCOLLEGIATE T5th of 16 and hosted by USC. Riviera Country Feb. 7-8 Anteater Invitational 1st of 11 Club is a par 71, 7,279-yard layout. It Feb. 16-18 at John A. Burns Intercollegiate 8th of 17 marks the first time the legendary March 11-13 at Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters 15th of 15 facility, which opened in 1927, has March 21-22 NATIONAL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT 3rd of 15 hosted the NCAA Championships. March 24-25 at Barona Collegiate Cup 5th of 16 The top five teams and one individual from each of six regionals – April 2 DUAL MATCH VS. BROWN W, 281-313 Greenboro, N.C., Athens, Ga., Ann Arbor, Mich., Bowling Green, April 4-5 at Wyoming Cowboy Classic 2nd of 20 Ky., Norman, Okla., and Palo Alto, Calif. – will qualify for the April 29-May 1 at Pacific-10 Championships 7th of 10 championship event. Arizona, which has posted 10 top-10 NCAA May 19-21 NCAA ARIZONA REGIONAL T4th of 14 Championship finishes since 1988, has earned a postseason berth May 31-June 5 at NCAA Championships 29th of 30 in 22 of 23 seasons since the regionals were instituted in 1989. Top Returning Players (2010-11 statistics): Top Low Credits: The 2011-12 Arizona Men’s Golf Media Guide is a product of Events Rnds Avg. 10/20 Round the University of Arizona Athletic Media Relations Office. The publica- Nick Olsgaard 5 12 74.00 0/0 69 tion was written, designed and edited by Richard Paige with assistance from Katie Roberts, Danny Martinez and Kelsee Levey. Research Tye Beall 11 30 74.17 0/2 69 contributions by Rick LaRose and Joe Mazzeo. Photography by Luke Erik Oja 14 41 74.24 1/3 67 Adams, Arizona Athletics Photography; UA Photo Services; Matt Juan Pablo Hernandez 12 34 75.00 1/2 69 Barton; twoguyswhogolf.com; the PGA Tour, and the United States Kenji Hernandez 3 7 75.86 0/0 70 Golf Association. © 2012 by the University of Arizona department of Trent Redfern 7 21 76.57 0/0 70 athletics.
1 2011-12 University of Arizona Men’s Golf 2011-12 Roster 2011-12 Arizona Men’s Golf Roster
Name Swing Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown/Previous School Philip Bagdade R 6-2 197 Sr.-3L Eugene, Ore./Sheldon H.S. Tye Beall R 5-7 159 So.-1L El Paso, Texas/Hanks H.S. Chris Capo R 6-2 225 So.-TR Woodland Hills, Calif./Pepperdine Ben Esparza R 5-9 187 So.-1L Tucson, Ariz./Ironwood Ridge H.S. Juan Pablo Hernandez R 5-10 152 Jr.-2L Mexico City, Mexico/Irish Institute Kenji Hernandez R 5-11 174 Sr.-3L Atizapan, Mexico/ITESM Parker Houston R 6-6 182 So.-1L San Diego, Calif./Cathedral Catholic H.S. Sean Jones R 6-0 165 So.-1L Chicago, Ill./William Fremd H.S. Dylan Kornberg R 5-10 130 Fr.-HS Tucson, Ariz./Catalina Foothills H.S. Ricky Lee R 5-8 161 Fr.-HS Tucson, Ariz./Salpointe Catholic H.S. Benson Liu R 5-10 156 So.-1L Taipei, Taiwan/Xisong Senior H.S. Alex McMahon R 5-10 145 Fr.-HS Oro Valley, Ariz./Ironwood Ridge H.S. Erik Oja R 6-3 174 So.-1L Sandviken, Sweden/Göransson H.S. Nick Olsgaard R 6-1 178 Jr.1L Minneapolis, Minn./North Dakota State Brenden Redfern R 5-11 168 Fr.-HS Austin, Texas/Westlake H.S. Trent Redfern R 5-10 158 Jr.-2L Austin, Texas/Westlake H.S. Tucker Wadkins R 5-9 142 Fr.-HS Dallas, Texas/Trinity Christian Academy
Director of Golf: Rick LaRose (34th Season) Assistant Coach: Andy Barnes (Fourth Season)
2011-12 University of Arizona Men's Golf Team. Front Row (l to r): Tye Beall, Tucker Wadkins, Ricky Lee, Ben Esparza. Middle Row: Kenji Hernandez, Juan Pablo Hernandez, Alex McMahon, Brenden Redfern, Trent Redfern, Benson Liu, Dylan Kornberg. Back Row: Head Coach Rick LaRose, Sean Jones, Philip Bagdade, Chris Capo, Parker Houston, Erik Oja, Nick Olsgaard, Assistant Coach Andy Barnes.
2 2011-12 University of Arizona Men’s Golf Q&A With Coach Rick LaRose
What are your thoughts on the roster teammates in golf. You have to learn to take as the spring season opens? care of your own business and the team will “I think out top seven or eight guys pretty work out. It’s tough when you have much know who they are right now based individual sports like that to get that camara- on what results we’ve had. Obviously, derie, to get the chemistry, and that’s part of you’ve got Erik (Oja) and Juan Pablo, who is what we’re doing. Once that clicks, it makes almost certainly one of the better players in things a lot easier for everybody.” the country. He and Erik are pretty strong at Please talk of Juan Pablo Hernandez’s the top, and I think Tucker Wadkins may be development: one of the best young players in the country. “I can tell you exactly when he turned the Trent Redfern, nobody’s got a bigger heart corner. Back at regionals last year, we and nobody works harder and nobody’s a needed a birdie coming in, and on the better player to have on your team. He’s a hardest hole in the golf course, he hits it to great team guy and he’s kind of a good within two feet with a long iron, and that leader, and that’s a pretty good nucleus.” puts us in the NCAA Championships.” With such a youthful roster, how much From that point on, he gained confidence. importance is placed on patience? He’d done it, he got over the hump. This fall, “Patience is everything, especially for the he played exceptionally well for us. He went freshmen. It’s a different way of life (in to Australia to play for the Australian Master college); it’s playing harder golf courses, for the Amateurs, playing with the Mexican more pressure, everything you do really squad, and you can tell that he had some matters, and that takes an adjustment period. confidence in what he was doing. He’s You have to be patient with them, and they played with the best in the world, and he have to be patient with themselves. That’s knows that he can hang with them. He’s a the hardest thing. In golf, the variables are fiery guy and I love it. He’s got some heart in so different. Weather, the bounce of the ball him, and he’s shown it. I think it all goes back Sophomore Erik Oja – you never know.” to that shot he hit on No. 18 at Tucson is tough, there are thousands of better “I’m pleased with our guys. I think we may National last year. I think that may be the players, and you see it every week.” have the makings of one of the best young spot, and I hope he gets better and better, teams in the country, if not the best, young and I think he can win.” Do the aspirations for this team change team in the country. With the recruits we without a senior on the roster? Please talk about sophomore Erik Oja: have coming in, this team’s going to be “Our aspirations are the same. We want “Erik is getting better. He’s a great team together for a while, and it’s going to get to win every event we play in, win our player, he’s a great person, and he’s got a tougher and tougher for guys to make that conference championship, and we want to lot of heart. I think the potential is incredible. lineup. I’m pretty pleased with the way it’s qualify for NCAA Championships, go there Physically, he’s got some talent. His putting is going.” and win. Those are our goals every year. getting better, and I think that’s one of the We set high goals, because that’s what we Isn’t it true that college golf is a things he needed to work on. He’s right want. Over the last 34 years, I don’t think tougher game than people realize? there.” there’s been a team at the University of The schedule streches over the entire “We’ve got four or five guys who talent- Arizona that hasn’t been ranked nationally year. wise are very similar, and hopefully they’ll all on a consistent basis. We’ve always “Golf is tough. You’re out there by develop into superstars. Right now, we maintained high standards. Nothing has yourself, and you have to take care of your need them all to play well, because we’re changed. You’ve got to work harder at it own business. Your teammates can’t come kind of a blue-collar group. We have to get today than you’ve ever hard.” and pick you up. It’s harder to pick up your everybody to get it together at the same time.” How much personal satisfaction do you take when a team comes together: Please talk about junior Trent Redfern: ”It means the guys are getting better and “He’s raised the level of his game, He they’re learning. We are always striving to works hard at his game. He certainly doesn’t get better. The idea is that they listen and appear to be a superstar, but he’s a worker, learn and get better as players, and get and he works hard every day. He’s gotten a more competitive as people, and that’s lot better, and you couldn’t ask for a better where I get the satisfaction. I’m happy for leader to have on your team. He’s got a them because I know success means a lot great attitude, he’s a great student, just a to them. That’s what we’re after. We’re in gem. He’s been like the glue that’s held search of excellence.” everything together, and I can’t say enough “You have to understand what it takes to good things about him.” win, and once you do succeed, you have to What’s the importance of internal be proud of doing what it takes to win, not competition within the roster? just that you participated, but that you “It makes everybody better because succeeded.” everybody wants to play. You have to take “The lessons they learn today will be that as a challenge and prove that you are valuable later in life. They are student- good enough to make it.” athletes who are here to learn and grow as “Golf is an international game, and the people. We want them to have a great talent-pool as quadrupled in the last ten experience and get degrees. We want them years, and that counts international, to learn something about life that they can domestic. It’s a whole different animal that take to their communities, to their families, we’re dealing with, and a lot of different and make them great people. The lessons people are good. It’s unbelievable how good they learn on the course have a lot to do they are. Now, the best players are still as with that, but we can’t just make it about good as they were, but there are so many wins and losses.” Junior Juan Pablo Hernandez more really good players now. College golf
3 2011-12 University of Arizona Men’s Golf Player Biographies Philip Bagdade his six-under 210 ... Tallied a 238 (+22) at the Southern Highlands Championship to tie for 75th place as an indi- 6-2 • 197 • Senior vidual ... Tied for 52nd place at the Braveheart Classic with a 14-over 230 ... Tied for fifth in the two-round Cactus Thaw with Eugene, Ore. a score of 70-75=145 (+3) ... Carded a 17-over 230 at the Sheldon H.S. Arizona Intercollegiate to tie for 68th place ... Posted a 77-79- 76=232 (+16) in the CordeValle Collegiate, finishing in a tie Junior (2010-11): An honorable mention for 55th place, his first varsity appearance ... Was the JV’s Pac-10 all-Academic accolades … top finisher in the Del Walker Intercollegiate firing a 72-72- Posted a 77.61 stroke average in six 73=217 (+4) and tying for 33rd place ... Tied for 10th place at events played (18 rounds) … Had two rounds at par or better, the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate with a score of 75-75- including a low round of 72, two of which were his first two 71=221 (+5). rounds of the year … Tallied two top-40 finishes, and his low tournament total was 220 (+4), accomplished at the Topy High School: Named rookie of the year his freshman year ... Cup (T33rd), his first tournament of the year …Tied for 40th at Team MVP sophomore, junior and senior years ... Won the the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate with a 227 (+11) total. 2007 Oregon Golf Association Junior Player of the Year ... 2007 Oregon state champion ... 2007 OGA Junior Match Play Sophomore (2009-10): A first-team Pac-10 all-Academic champion ... First team all-state three times ... Named to all- selection ... Ranked fourth on the team with a 73.52 stroke conference team all four years ... Prep athlete of the year ... average … Thirteen of 33 rounds played are at par or better Played in the Junior World tournament in San Diego ... An … Has three top-20 finishes to his credit … Tied for 66th honor student. place at the 2010 NCAA Southwest Regional with a 20-over 236 finish ... Posted a 71-72-66-70=279 (-5) to finish 15th at Personal: Born Sept.7, 1989, in Evanston, Ill. ... Full name is the 2010 Pac-10 Championships, where the third-round 66 Philip Walter Ljunglevist Bagdade … Son of John and Harriet was a career low round ... Carded a second-round 67 (-4) Bagdade … A finance major … Would like to play profes- while tying for 49th in the ASU Thunderbird Invitational … sional golf … Has dual citizenship (U.S. and Sweden) and is Went 0-4 in the Callaway Collegiate Match Play Champion- fluent in Swedish … Enjoys skiing and basketball. ship… Played the final two rounds under par in the National Invitational Tournament where he tied for 21st ... Strung together two consecutive top-20 finishes in the John Burns Intercollegiate (T18) and Braveheart Classic (14) ... Com- peted as a member of the varsity team in the Gifford Colle- giate at CordeValle where he finished tied for 57th with a 74- 72-78=224 (+8) ... Tied for 33rd in the Arizona Invitational behind a two-over 215 ... Carded back-to-back 74s in a Dual Match at New Mexico … Shot a round of 69 at a Dual Match at New Mexico State where he finished with a team-best score of 143 (-1). Freshman (2008-09): His 42 rounds played are the most on the squad ... Third on the team with three top-10 finishes ... Ranks fifth on the team with a 74.38 stroke average, the 18th- best mark for a freshman in school history ... Stroke average falls to 73.31 in last five events (16 rounds) ... Four of his team-leading 14 appearances has been with the varsity (CordeValle Collegiate/Pac-10 Championships/NCAA Regional/NCAA Championships), seven were JV appear- ances and three came while playing as an individual ... Nine of his 42 rounds are at par or better ... Collected a top-10 finish in his debut tournament as a Wildcat, finishing tied for 10th in the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate, a junior varsity event ... In the seven JV events Bagdade participated, he led the team in five of them ... Best finish was third place in the National Invitational Tournament, in which he carded a 69-68- 73=210 (-6), a season low for the freshman ... Shot a 23-over 236 total at the NCAA Championships to tie for 151st place ... Tied for 19th place in his NCAA postseason debut with a 67- 72-70=209 (-4) at Red Tail Golf Club, and his opening-round tally was his low round of the year ... Carded a 71-77-75- 75=298 (+10) to tie for 38th place at the Pac-10 Champion- ships ... Finished tied for 39th while competing as an individual in the ASU Thunderbird Invitational with a 70-73- 75=218 (+5) ... Led the JV with a 71-71-70=212 (+2) in the Wyoming Cowboy Classic, finishing in a tie for 19th ... Tied for 21st in the Anteater Invitational, totaling a 76-75-77=228 (+12) ... Led all 13 Arizona golfers competing in the NIT with
4 2011-12 University of Arizona Men’s Golf Player Biographies
Philip Bagdade’s Career Statistics Competed as an individual in the William H. Tucker Intercol- Top Low Low legiate where he carded career-best 71-76-75=222 (+6). Year Events Rnds Strokes Avg. 10/20 Round Tourn. > Par 2008-09 14 42 3124 74.38 3/2 67 210 (-6) 9 Freshman (2008-09): Had one top-20 finish in eight events 2009-10 13 33 2426 73.52 0/3 66 279 (-5) 13 (21 rounds) ... Seven of his eight appearances were with the 2010-11 6 18 1397 77.61 0/0 72 220 (+4) 2 Totals 33 93 6947 74.70 3/5 66 210 (-6) 24 junior varsity, and one came as an individual (ASU Thunderbird Invitational) ... Carded a second-round 69, his 2010-11 Date Tournament Scores Place low of the season, at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic, en route Sept. 10-11 Topy Cup 72-72-76=220 (+4) T33 to a 78-69-72=219 (+9) total and a tie for 58th place ... Oct. 1-2 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate 75-75-77=227 (+11) T40 Carded a 74-77-78=229 (+13) in the NIT, where he tied for Oct. 24-26 Isleworth Collegiate Invitational 75-81-84=240 (+24) T65 Nov. 8-10 Gifford Collegiate Championship 89-75-76=240 (+27) 73 68th place ... Posted a 70 in a dual match with TCU ... Best Jan. 31-Feb 1 Arizona Intercollegiate (Ind.) 86-76-72=234 (+21) T72 finish came at the Cactus Thaw, where he tied for 16th place March 21-22 National Invitational Tournament 77-82-77=236 (+10) T78 with a 75-76=151 (+9) ... Tied for 86th place in the Arizona 2009-10 Intercollegiate with a 25-over 238 ... Tied for 65th place in the Date Tournament Scores Place Sept. 27 Dual Match at San Diego State 78 (+6) Del Walker Intercollegiate, carding a 74-77-78=229 (+16) ... Oct. 10 Dual Match at New Mexico State 74-69=143 (-1) Made his collegiate Oct. 15 Dual Match at New Mexico 74-74=148 (+4) Nov. 9-13 Gifford Collegiate at CordeValle 74-72-78=224 (+8) T57 debut at the Feb. 1-2 Arizona Invitational 72-68-75=215 (+2) T33 Wyoming Desert Feb. 17-19 John Burns Intercollegiate 70-72-72=214 (-2) T18 Intercollegiate. March 1-2 Braveheart Classic 73-71-76=220 (+4) 14 March 12-14 Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters 78-77-77=232 (+16) T31 March 17-18 National Invitational Tournament 78-71-70=219 (+3) T21 Personal: Born March 21-23 Callaway Collegiate Match Play Champ. L,4&3/L,4&3/L,7&5/L,1-dn Dec. 11, 1989, in April 2-3 ASU Thunderbird Invitational 77-67-74=218 (+5) T49 Mexico City, Mexico April 26-28 2010 Pac-10 Championships 71-72-66-70=279 (-5) 15 May 20-22 2010 NCAA Southwest Regional 77-77-82=236 (+20) T66 … Full name is Kenji Manuel 2008-09 Date Tournament Scores Place Hernandez … Son Oct. 4-5 Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate 75-75-71=221 (+5) T10 of Victor Hernandez Oct. 16-17 Del Walker Intercollegiate 72-72-73=217 (+4) T33 Nov. 3-5 CordeValle Collegiate 77-79-76=232 (+16) T55 and Angelica Feb. 2-3 Arizona Intercollegiate 77-76-77=230 (+17) T68 Sashid … Both Feb. 6-7 WNMU Cactus Thaw 70-75=145 (+3) T5 March 2-3 Braveheart Classic (Ind.) 79-75-76=230 (+14) T52 parents attended March 13-15 Southern Highlands Collegiate Ch. (Ind.) 84-79-75=238 (+22) T75 Universidad March 22-23 National Invitational Tournament 69-68-73=210 (-6) 3 Metroplitana in March 30-31 Anteater Invitational 76-75-77=228 (+12) T21 April 6-7 Wyoming Cowboy Classic 71-71-70=212 (+2) T19 Mexico … An April 10-11 ASU Thunderbird Invitational (Ind.) 70-73-75=218 (+5) T39 industrial engi- April 27-29 2009 Pac-10 Championships 71-77-75-75=298 (+10)T38 May 14-16 2009 NCAA Southeast Regional 67-72-70=209 (-4) T19 neering major … May 26-28 2009 NCAA Championships 81-77-78=236 (+23) T151 Plays soccer and tennis recreationally.
Kenji Hernandez Kenji Hernandez’s Career Statistics 5-11 • 174 • Senior Top Low Low Year Events Rnds Strokes Avg. 10/20 Round Tourn. > Par Atizapan, Mexico 2008-09 8 21 1613 76.81 0/1 69 219 (+9) 2 2009-10 6 17 1282 75.41 0/0 71 222 (+6) 1 ITESM 2010-11 3 7 531 75.86 0/0 70 227 (+11) 1 Totals 17 45 3426 76.13 0/1 69 222 (+6) 4 Junior (2010-11): A second-team Pac-10 2010-11 all-Academic team selection … Averaged Date Tournament Scores Place 75.86 strokes per round in limited action Oct. 16 Dual match vs. Mesa State College 70 (-1) Jan. 31-Feb. 1 Arizona Intercollegiate (Ind.) 78-82-74=234 (+21) T72 (seven rounds) … Collected one round at par or better, a 70 March 21-22 National Invitational Tournament (Ind.) 75-74-78=227 (+11) T44 in his opening round of the season … Posted a one-under 70 in the dual match vs. Mesa State College … Tied for 72nd 2009-10 Date Tournament Scores Place place at the Arizona Intercollegiate with a 21-over 234 total … Sept. 11-12 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate (Ind.) 71-76-75=222 (+6) T41 Carded his low tournament of the season, a 75-74-78=227 Oct. 5-6 Wolf Pack Classic 73-77-75=225 (+9) T59 Oct. 15 Dual Match at New Mexico 77-74=151 (+7) (+11) during the National Invitational Tournament, where he Feb. 1-2 Arizona Invitational 73-73-76=222 (+9) T53 tied for 44th place. March 17-18 National Invitational Tournament (Ind.) 76-74-74=224 (+8) T44 April 2-3 ASU Thunderbird Invitational (Ind.) 83-77-78=238 (+25) 88 Sophomore (2009-10): A second-team Pac-10 all-Academic 2008-09 selection ... His 71 in the first round of the season was his Date Tournament Scores Place low round … Entered as an individual in the NIT and ASU Oct. 4-5 Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate 80-84-80=244 (+28) 94 Oct. 16-17 Del Walker Intercollegiate 74-77-78=229 (+16) T65 Thunderbird Invitational where he finished T66th and 88th, Feb. 2-3 Arizona Intercollegiate 82-74-82=238 (+25) T86 respectively … Carded a 73-73-76=222 (+9) in the Arizona Feb. 6-7 WNMU Cactus Thaw 75-76=151 (+9) T16 March 20 Dual Match vs. TCU 70 (E) Invitational where he tied for 53rd place … Shot a 151 (+7) in March 22-23 National Invitational Tournament 74-77-78=229 (+13) T68 a Dual Match at New Mexico … Made his first varsity appear- April 6-7 Wyoming Cowboy Classic 78-69-72=219 (+9) T58 ance, shooting a 225 (+9) in the Wolf Pack Classic… April 10-11 ASU Thunderbird Invitational (Ind.) 80-80-73=233 (+20) 93
5 2011-12 University of Arizona Men’s Golf Player Biographies Juan Pablo Hernandez Freshman (2009-10): Earned one top-10 finish and five rounds at par or better … Tied for 46th place at the 2010 Pac- 5-10 • 152 • Junior 10 Championships after posting a 72-72-72-76=292 (+8) ... Carded a 216 (+3) in the ASU Thunderbird Invitational where Mexico City, Mexico he tied for 42nd, his first varsity appearance … Tied for 66th Irish Institute in the NIT at 15-over … Tied for 48th in the Arizona Invitational at 219 (+6) … Shot a 151 (+7) in a Dual Match at New Mexico Sophomore (2010-11): A key member of State … Led the team with a 139 (-3) in the WNMU Cactus the postseason line-up who helped the Thaw where he placed third in the best tournament of his Wildcats earn a berth in the NCAA young career. Championships … Ranked eighth on the team with a stroke average of 75.00 … Ten of his 34 rounds played were at par High School: Ranked third in the Mexican Golf Rankings in or better with a low of 69 … Had one top-10 and two top-20 July of 2008 and first in Mexican Junior Golf Rankings in July finishes to his credit … Was UA’s top finisher at the Southern 2009 … Named Rolex Junior All-American in 2008 … Two- Highlands Collegiate Masters … Tied for 54th place at the time champion both nationally and internationally … Three- William H. Tucker Intercollegiate after shooting a 15-over 231 time national junior doubles champion … Played internation- … Tallied a 75-70=145 (+1) in dual match at New Mexico … ally in Canada and England. Opened the spring with a 71-74-72=217 (+4) to tie for ninth Personal: Born Jan. 4, 1991, in San Antonio, Texas … Son of place at the Arizona Intercollegiate, his best placing of the Gerardo and Maria Fernanda … Both parents attended season … Shot a 15-over 231 at the Anteater Invitational to tie Anahuac University in Mexico City … Father Gerardo is a th for 44 place … Shot a 77-76-72=225 (+9) at the Southern printer… An economics major ... Enjoys listening to music in rd Highlands Collegiate Masters to finish in a tie for 33 place, a his free time. team best … Posted another top-20 finish (T17) at the National Invitational Tournament with a 72-75-74=221 total (+5) … Tied for 69th place at the Barona Cup with a 17-over Juan Pablo Hernandez’s Career Statistics Top Low Low 233 … Posted a 75 (+4) in dual match vs. Brown … Posted a Year Events Rnds Strokes Avg. 10/20 Round Tourn. > Par 77-76-69=222 (+12) at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic, where 2009-10 8 19 1398 73.58 1/0 69 139 (-3) 5 st 2010-11 12 34 2550 75.00 1/2 69 211 (-2) 10 he tied for 71 , but his final round tally was a season low … Totals 20 53 3948 74.49 2/2 69 139 (-3) 15 Carded a 75-76-70-73=294 (+14) at the 2011 Pac-10 th 2010-11 Championships, where he tied for 39 place … Posted his Date Tournament Scores Place best effort of the year at the 2011 NCAA Arizona Regional, Oct. 1-2 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate (Ind.) 79-78-74=231 (+15) T54 th Oct. 20 Dual match at New Mexico 75-70=145 (+1) carding a 71-69-71=211 (-2) to tie for 14 place, one of two Jan. 31-Feb. 1 Arizona Intercollegiate 71-74-72=217 (+4) T9 Wildcats to finish in the top-15 places … Shot a 29-over 245 Feb. 7-8 Anteater Invitational 72-74-85=231 (+15) T44 at the 2011 NCAA Championships to tie for 143rd place. March 11-13 Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters 77-76-72=225 (+9) T33 March 21-22 National Invitational Tournament 72-75-74=221 (+5) T17 March 24-25 Barona Collegiate Cup 74-81-78=233 (+17) T69 April 2 Dual match vs. Brown 75 (+4) April 4-5 Wyoming Cowboy Classic (Ind.) 77-76-69=222 (+12) T71 April 29-May 1 2011 Pac-10 Championships 75-76-70-73 294 (+14)T39 May 19-21 2011 NCAA Arizona Regional 71-69-71=211 (-2) T14 May 31-June 5 2011 NCAA Championships 76-82-87=245 (+29) T143
2009-10 Date Tournament Scores Place Sept. 27 Dual Match at San Diego State 77 (+5) Oct. 10 Dual Match at New Mexico State 76-75=151 (+7) Oct. 24 Dual Match at Grand Canyon Univ. 73 (+1) Feb. 1-2 Arizona Invitational 76-71-72=219 (+6) T48 Feb. 13-14 WNMU Cactus Thaw 69-70=139 (-3) 3 March 17-18 National Invitational Tournament 80-72-79=231 (+15) T66 April 2-3 ASU Thunderbird Invitational 69-75-72=216 (+3) T42 April 26-28 2010 Pac-10 Championships 72-72-72-76-292 (+8) T46
Nick Olsgaard 6-1 • 178 • Junior Minneapolis, Minn. North Dakota State
Sophomore (2010-11): Ranked third on the team with a 74.27 stoke average … Made five appearances, playing 12 rounds … Five of those rounds were at par or better with a low of 69 … Made his UA debut at the dual match vs. New Mexico State where he finished with a 72-70=142 (-2) … Shot an 81-76-69=226 (+13) to tie for 34th place at the WMNU Cactus Thaw … Tied for 38th place at the Arizona Intercolle- giate with a 71-80-74=225 (+12) to tie for 38th … Carded a
6 2011-12 University of Arizona Men’s Golf Player Biographies 75-76-73=224 (+8) at the National Invitational Tournament to Freshman (2009-10): Finished in 72nd place at the 2010 tie for 30th place, his best finish of the season … Posted an NCAA Southwest Regional with a 27-over 243 ... Tied for 54th even-par 71 in the dual match vs. Grinnell College. place at the 2010 Pac-10 Championships with a 12-over 296 total in what was his third varsity appearance ... Competed as Prior to Arizona: Transferred to Arizona after playing one year an individual in the ASU Thunderbird Invitational where his at North Dakota State ... Awarded Summit League Player of first-round 71 (E), his best round of the season, helped him the Week, Feb. 17, 2010. tie for 45th in the event with a four-over 217 total … Won three High School: consecutive matches to close the Callaway Match Play Earned four letters Championship to finish with a 3-1 record … Finished atop under Coach Eric the JV scorecard in the NIT where he tied for 51st at 10-over Tollefson at 226 ... Tied for 26th in the WNMU Cactus Thaw at six-over Moorhead High 148 … Was the top UA finisher in a Dual Match with San School ... Garnered Diego State with a 73 (+1) … A member of the varsity lineup in all-state recogni- his first-ever event as a Wildcat, tieing for 75th at the William tion in 2008 and H. Tucker Intercollegiate with a 77-75-79=231 (+15). 2009 ... 2009 High School: 2009 Texas state champions under Callen Section 8 runner- Nokes … Awarded all-district and all-region academic up ... Holds four T. honors … Competed in tournaments such as Optimist E. Smith Awards at International in Florida, Future Masters in Alabama and Moorhead Country Junior World in Club ... Competed California. in the Optimist International in Personal: Born West Palm Beach, Nov. 13, 1990, in Calif. Austin, Texas … Son of Cheryl and Personal: A former UA golfer psychology major. Ken Redfern (1970-73) … Mother attended school at The Nick Olsgaard’s Career Statistics Blodgett Medical Top Low Low Center and Grand Year Events Rnds Strokes Avg. 10/20 Round Tourn. > Par Valley State 2010-11 5 12 888 74.00 0/0 69 142 (-2) 5 Totals 5 12 888 74.00 0/0 69 142 (-2) 5 University … Brothers Draye and 2010-11 Date Tournament Scores Place Brenden each play Oct. 14 Dual match at New Mexico State 72-70=142 (-2) sports … Draye Oct. 18-19 WNMU Cactus Thaw 81-76-69=226 (+13) T34 Jan. 31-Feb. 1 Arizona Intercollegiate (Ind.) 71-80-74=225 (+12) T38 competes in March 21-22 National Invitational Tournament (Ind.) 75-76-73=224 (+8) T30 cycling, and March 24 Dual match vs. Grinnell College 71 (E) Brenden is a golfer… Major is business.
Trent Redfern’s Career Statistics Trent Redfern Top Low Low Year Events Rnds Strokes Avg. 10/20 Round Tourn. > Par 2009-10 10 23 1730 75.22 0/0 71 217 (+4) 4 5-10 • 158 • Junior 2010-11 7 21 1608 76.57 0/0 70 227 (+11) 1 Austin, Texas Totals 17 44 3338 75.86 0/0 70 217 (+4) 5 Westlake H.S. 2010-11 Date Tournament Scores Place Sept. 10-11 Topy Cup 77-74-76=227 (+11) T48 Sophomore (2010-11): An honorable Oct. 1-2 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate (Ind.) 75-70-82=227 (+11) T40 mention Pac-10 all-Academic team Oct. 24-26 Isleworth Collegiate Invitational 80-80-75=235 (+19) 56 Nov. 8-10 Gifford Collegiate Championship 81-77-76=234 (+21) T65 selection … Ranked 11th on the team Jan. 31-Feb. 1 Arizona Intercollegiate 74-76-75=225 (+12) T38 with 76.57 stroke average … Twelve of his 21 rounds played March 21-22 National Invitational Tournament (Ind.) 75-74-78=227 (+11) T44 came with the UA varsity, and seven of those rounds (58%) March 24-25 Barona Collegiate Cup 78-81-74=233 (+17) T69 counted towards the team total … Posted one round at par or 2009-10 better, a two-under 70 at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate Date Tournament Scores Place Sept. 11-12 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate 77-75-79=231 (+15) T75 … Shot an 11-over 227 to tie for 48th place at the Topy Cup ... Sept. 27 Dual Match at San Diego State 73 (+1) Shot a 75-70-82=227 (+11) at the William H. Tucker Intercol- Oct. 24 Dual Match at Grand Canyon University 71 (-1) Feb. 1-2 Arizona Invitational 76-72-77=225 (+12) T58 legiate to tie for 40th place … Carded a 74-76-75=225 (+12) Feb. 13-14 WNMU Cactus Thaw 72-76=148 (+6) T26 at the Arizona Intercollegiate to tie for 38th place, his best March 17-18 National Invitational Tournament 75-77-74=226 (+10) T51 March 21-23 Callaway Collegiate Match Play Champ. L,5&4/W,4&2/W,3&1/W,1-up finish of the year … Tallied a 75-74-78=227 (+11) at the April 2-3 ASU Thunderbird Invitational (Ind.) 71-72-74=217 (+4) T45 National Invitational Tournament to tie for 44th place … Tied April 26-28 2010 Pac-10 Championships 78-71-71-76=296 (+12) T54 for 69th place at the Barona Collegiate Cup. May 20-22 2010 NCAA Southwest Regional 83-76-84=243 (+27) 72 7 2011-12 University of Arizona Men’s Golf Player Biographies Ben Esparza Parker Houston 5-9 • 187 • Sophomore 6-6 • 182 • Sophomore Tucson, Ariz. San Diego, Calif. Ironwood Ridge H.S. Cathedral Catholic H.S.
Freshman (2010-11): Posted a 76.69 Freshman (2010-11): Posted a 78.57 stroke average over 16 rounds played … stroke average in limited action (seven Had one round at par or better, a season- rounds) … His low round was a 74 … low 70 … Tied for 65th place at the William H. Tucker Posted an 80 (+9) in his collegiate debut in the dual match Intercollegiate with a 235 (+19) total … In a dual match at vs. Mesa State College … Tied for 34th place at the Arizona New Mexico State, carded a 73-76=149 (+5), his second-best Intercollegiate with a 75-74-74=223 (+10) total, which event total of the season … Carded a season-low 75-70=145 included his low round, low tournament and best finish of the (+1) total in dual match at New Mexico … Finished 67th at the season …Finished 93rd at the National Invitational Tourna- Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters with a 235 (+19) total ment with a 31-over 247 … Tied for 51st place at the total. National Invitational Tourna- High School: Earned three ment with a 226 (+13) total. letters for Coach Doug High School: Attended McClean at Cathedral Ironwood Ridge High School Catholic High School in San and played for Coach Ryan Diego, Calif. ... Excelled in Bais ... Led the squad to the classroom, awarded honor Arizona Class 5A-II state roll all four years ... Played championship in 2008 with internationally in competi- an 18-stroke victory ... tions in Canada, Mexico and Individually, finished in Scotland. second place at five-under Personal: Born Nov. 20, 139, including a final-round 1991, in Laguna Beach, 66 (-6) … Has a pair of top- Calif. ... Son of Don and 20 finishes in AJGA events ... Rosemarie Houston ... A pre- His best finish was a tie for businesss major. 13th place at the 2009 Golf World Preseason Junior at Marshallia Ranch. Personal: Born May 9, 1992, in Tucson, Ariz. ... Son of Sam Parker Houston’s Career Statistics and Jennifer Esparza ... Major is undeclared. Top Low Low Year Events Rnds Strokes Avg. 10/20 Round Tourn. > Par 2010-11 3 7 550 78.57 0/0 74 223 (+10) 0 Totals 3 7 550 78.57 0/0 74 223 (+10) 0 Ben Esparza’s Career Statistics 2010-11 Top Low Low Date Tournament Scores Place Year Events Rnds Strokes Avg. 10/20 Round Tourn. > Par Oct. 16 Dual match vs. Mesa State College 80 (+9) 2010-11 6 16 1227 76.69 0/0 70 145 (+1) 1 Jan. 31-Feb. 1 Arizona Intercollegiate (Ind.) 75-74-74=223 (+10) T34 Totals 6 16 1227 76.69 0/0 70 145 (+1) 1 March 21-22 National Invitational Tournament (Ind.) 83-79-85=247 (+31) 93 2010-11 Date Tournament Scores Place Oct. 1-2 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate (Ind.) 75-80-80=235 (+19) T65 Oct. 14 Dual match at New Mexico State 73-76=149 (+5) Oct. 20 Dual match at New Mexico 75-70=145 (+1) Jan. 31-Feb. 1 Arizona Intercollegiate 78-84-72=234 (+21) T72 March 11-13 Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters (Ind.) 80-76-79=235 (+19) 67 March 21-22 National Invitational Tournament (Ind.) 78-75-76=226 (+13) T51
8 2011-12 University of Arizona Men’s Golf Player Biographies Benson Liu Erik Oja 5-10 • 156 • Sophomore 6-3 • 174 • Sophomore Taipei, Taiwan Sandviken, Sweden Xisong Senior H.S. Göransson H.S.
Freshman (2010-11): Registered an Freshman (2010-11): An honorable 85.67 stroke average in six rounds played mention all-Pac-10 selection … Regis- … Finished the Arizona Intercollegiate tered a 74.24 stroke average in 41 rounds with a 52-over 265 total and in 93rd place … Tallied a 33-over played … His stroke average is No. 22 on the UA freshman 249, which included a second-round 76, his low of the scoring average list, and of the 21 players ahead of him, only season, in the National Invitational Tournament to finish 94th. five (R. Barnes, Gamez, Matthews, Purdy, Gore) played more rounds as a frosh … Each of his 14 appearances came with High School: Attended Xisong Senior High School in Taipei, the UA varsity and 36 Taiwan ... Has extensive junior golf experience, mostly in of his 41 rounds Southern California ... (88%) counted Finished 23rd at the 2010 towards the team Southwestern Amateur ... total … Twice he was 2009 SCPGA match play UA’s top finisher and champion ... 2009 Toyota five times he came in Cup runner-up after carding at No. 2 … Posted a a 74-68 ... 2009 JAGS Inland 72.93 stroke average Empire Junior champion and over his last five a U.S. Junior Amateur events played (14 qualifier ... Finished 19th at rounds) … Collected the 2009 AJGA Tee-Up with a one top-10 and three 70-75-75 ... Also competed in top-20 finishes the 2009 Optimist Interna- …Ranked third on tional Junior Championship, the team with 13 where he tied for sixth place rounds at par or with a 71-71-74-73. better with six rounds Personal: Born Nov. 19, in the 60s and a low 1991, in Taiwan … Son of of 67 … Posted a 74- Chen and Ben Liu … Major is 72-71=217 (+1) in undeclared. his collegiate debut at the Topy Cup to tie Benson Liu’s Career Statistics Top Low Low for 24th place … Year Events Rnds Strokes Avg. 10/20 Round Tourn. > Par Shot a 69-75-80=224 2010-11 2 6 514 85.67 0/0 76 249 (+33) 0 (+8) at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate to tie for 26th Totals 2 6 514 85.67 0/0 76 249 (+33) 0 place … Tied for 72nd at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational 2010-11 with a 30-over 246 total … Shot a 74-73-77=224 (+11) to tie Date Tournament Scores Place Jan. 31-Feb. 1 Arizona Intercollegiate (Ind.) 89-93-83=265 (+52) 93 for 30th place at the Gifford Collegiate Championship … March 21-22 National Invitational Tournament (Ind.) 93-76-80=249 (+33) 94 Opened the spring campaign with a tie for 46th at the Arizona Intercollegiate with a 228 total (+15) … Carded his low tournament total of the year – a 75-67-69=211 (-5) at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate to tie for 12th place … Tied for 42nd place at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters with a 11-over 227 … Collected a top-20 finish (T15) at the National Invitational Tournament with a 73-75-72=220 (+4) total … Tied for 36th at the Barona Collegiate Cup with a 226 (+10) tally … Shot an even-par 71 during the dual match vs. Brown … Carded a 71-72-68=211 (+1) to tie for 15th place at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic … Was Arizona’s top finisher at the 2011 Pac-10 Championships and collected his first top- 10 finish with a 70-72-73-68=283 (+3) total to tie for ninth place … Carded a 72-73-70=215 (+2) at the 2011 NCAA Arizona Regional to tie for 32nd place … Tied for 139th place at the 2011 NCAA Championships in Stillwater, Okla., with a 25-over 241 total.
9 2011-12 University of Arizona Men’s Golf Player Biographies Amateur: Ranked as the No. 11 boys amateur player in Chris Capo Sweden and the No. 117 overall player regardless of age and professional standing, according to the Swedish Golf 6-2 • 225 • Sophomore Federation ... Oja won the 2009 Vassunda Junior Open to go with nine other top-10 finishes and two top-20 efforts ... In 36 Woodland Hills, Calif. rounds played over 14 starts, he posted a 73.08 scoring Pepperdine average ... Has five wins to his credit during his junior career: 2009 Vassunda Junior Open, 2008 Alex Noren Open, 2008 Prior to Arizona: Played one year at DM-Gästrike Hälsinge, 2007 Skandia National Junior #4- Pepperdine University ... Appeared in two Stockholm and the tournaments as a freshman in 2010-11 2005 FSB Boys with a stroke average of 76.83 in six rounds ... Tied for 68th at Cup 15 ... Accord- the UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate (72-73-82=227) ... Low ing to the Swedish round was a 72 (E) in his first collegiate round. Golf Federation Amateur: Ranked among the top 100 in his class ... Won six website, Oja has events on the California Junior Tour ... Tallied five top-10 13 top-10 finishes, finishes in AJGA events ... Won the Toyota Tour Cup in Santa 18 top-20 efforts Ana, Calif. and has made the High School: A 2010 graduate of Crespi Carmelite High cut in 86 of 90 School, located in Encino, Calif. ... A four-year varsity player ... junior starts ... He MVP of the Mission League as a sophomore and placed third has represented in the first round of the CIF Tournament ... A two-time team Sweden in interna- MVP ... A Principal’s Award recipient all four years. tional competitions in Denmark, Personal: Born Sept 22, 1992, in Van Nuys, Calif. ... Son of Austria and Brad and Christina Capo ... Has two sisters, Emily and Kelly Germany. ... Majoring in philosophy.
Personal: Born Chris Capo’s Career Statistics April 14, 1990, in Top Low Low Sandviken, Year Events Rnds Strokes Avg. 10/20 Round Tourn. > Par 2010-11* 2 6 461 76.83 0/0 72 227 (+11) 1 Sweden ... Son of Totals 2 6 461 76.83 0/0 72 227 (+11) 1 Per and Maria Oja *at Pepperdine University ... A business 2010-11 major. Date Tournament Scores Place Oct. 23-14 UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate 72-73-82=227 (+11) T68 Feb. 28-Mar. 1 USC Collegiate Collegiate Invitational 74-83-77=234 (+21) 77 Erik Oja’s Career Statistics Top Low Low Year Events Rnds Strokes Avg. 10/20 Round Tourn. > Par 2010-11 14 41 3044 74.24 1/3 67 211 (-5) 13 Totals 14 41 3044 74.24 1/3 67 211 (-5) 13
2010-11 Date Tournament Scores Place Sept. 10-11 Topy Cup 74-72-71=217 (+1) T24 Oct. 1-2 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate 69-75-80=224 (+8) T26 Dylan Kornberg Oct. 24-26 Isleworth Collegiate Invitational 83-81-82=246 (+30) T72 Nov. 8-10 Gifford Collegiate Championship 74-73-77=224 (+11) T30 Jan. 31-Feb. 1 Arizona Intercollegiate 76-74-78=228 (+15) T46 5-10 • 130 • Freshman Feb. 16-18 John A. Burns Intercollegiate 75-67-69=211 (-5) T12 March 11-13 Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters 75-76-76=227 (+11) T42 Tucson, Ariz. March 21-22 National Invitational Tournament 73-75-72=220 (+4) T15 March 24-25 Barona Collegiate Cup 69-74-83=226 (+10) T36 Catalina Foothills H.S. April 2 Dual match vs. Brown 71 (E) April 4-5 Wyoming Cowboy Classic 71-72-68=211 (+1) T15 Amateur: Played for the Arizona squad in April 29-May 1 2011 Pac-10 Championships 70-72-73-68=283 (+3) T9 the 2010 and 2011 Junior America’s Cup, May 19-21 2011 NCAA Arizona Regional 72-73-70=215 (+2) T32 May 31-June 5 2011 NCAA Championships 80-82-79=241 (+25) T139 an international competition featuring teams from U.S., Canada and Mexico. High School: A four-year letterwinner at Catalina Foothills H.S. for coach Julie Walters ... Helped the Falcons win the 2009 Arizona Class 4A-I state championship, the first in school history ... A 2009 and 2010 Arizona Daily Star all- Southern Arizona pick ... Finished third individually at 2010 state championship meet ... CFHS Scholar Athlete award winner and earned Regents High Honors. Personal: Full name is Dylan Joseph Kornberg ... Born Aug. 5, 1993, in Tucson, Ariz. ... Son of Donald and Danelle Kornberg ... Both parents attended the University of Arizona ... Plans to major in business management with a career objective to play professional golf.
10 2011-12 University of Arizona Men’s Golf Player Biographies Ricky Lee Brenden Redfern 5-8 • 161 • Freshman 5-11 • 168 • Freshman Tucson, Ariz. Austin, Texas Salpointe Catholic H.S. Westlake H.S.
High School: Played at Salpointe Amateur: An accomplished junior golfer Catholic H.S. for coach Jim Flannery ... with wins on multiple tours to his credit ... Helped the Lancers finish as the 5A-I Posted two top-five finishes on the Texas state runners-up in 2008 and a third place finish in 2009 ... Junior Golf Tour, including a tie for second at the UT Long- Finished second individually at the 2010 Division I state horn Invitational ... Won the 2010 Texas Boys Junior Champi- championships with a five-under 139 total ... A team captain ... onship, the 2008 AJGA New Mexico Open, and the 2007 and A two-time runner-up at the Tucson city amateur champion- 2008 Mark Brooks Shootout on the Legends Junior Tour. ship (2010 and 2011) ... A member of the National Honors High School: Prepped at Westlake High School and played Society and an honor roll student in each your of high school. for Coach Callan Nokes ... Helped the Chaparrals capture Personal: Full name is Ricardo Kirby Lee ... Born Dec. 27, the 2009 and 2010 Texas state championships. 1992, in Tucson, Ariz. ... Son of Kenny and Theresa Lee ... Personal: Born Sept. 15, 1992, in Austin, Texas ... Son of Both parents attended the University of Arizona ... Plans to Ken and Cheryl Redfern ... A business major ... Redfern’s major in finance or business economics. older brother, Trent, is in his third year as a member of the Arizona men’s golf team.
Alex McMahon Tucker Wadkins 5-10 • 145 • Freshman 5-9 • 142 • Freshman Oro Valley, Ariz. Dallas, Texas Ironwood Ridge H.S. Trinity Christian Academy
Amateur: Competed on the American Amateur: A polished junior golfer with Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Tour in the three top-20 finishes in AJGA events, Junior World Championships in San runner-up finishes at the 2010 PGA Junior Diego; the AJGA Polo Invitational in Palm Beach, Fla.; the Championship Qualifier and the 2010 Legends Tour Lanny AJGA HP Invitational in Houston; and the Junior America’s Wadkins Junior Championship ... Played three times at the Cup in Los Angeles ... Had two top-10 finishes in AJGA events Optimist International Golf Championship in Palm Beach, in 2010, including a runner-up finish at the 2010 PING Fla. … Collected solid finishes in internationally rated Phoenix Junior Open and a tie for fourth at the 2010 Under amateur events, including the Bob Estes Abilene Junior, the Armor/Vicky Hurst Championship ... Finished the year ranked Eastern Amateur and the Southern Junior Championships. 94th in the AJGA rankings and saw his ranking improve by High School: A four-year letterwinner at Trinity Christian more than 300 spots in the last year ... An AJGA HP Scholastic Academy for coach Marshall Edwards ... Helped squad win All-American. four consecutive Texas state titles ... Served as team captain High School: A three-year letterwinner at Ironwood Ridge who earned Most Valuable Player honors as a senior … A H.S. for coach Ryan Bais ... Helped the Nighthawks win the magna cum laude graduate and member of National Honors 2009 Arizona Class 5A-II state championship ... A 2009 and Society and Spanish National Honor Society. 2010 all-state selection ... 2011 Tucson Citizen Co-Player of Personal: Full name is Tucker Lanston Wadkins ... Born Aug. the Year and an Arizona Daily Star first-team all-Southern 19, 1992, in Dallas, Texas ... Son of Lanny and Penelope Arizona pick ... 2011 Gary P. Durrenberger Award winner for Wadkins ... Mother attended TCU and father attended Wake low stroke average ... Ranked eighth in his graduating class Forest ... Father is longtime PGA professional Lanny of more than 400. Wadkins, winner of 21 PGA Tour events, including the 1977 Personal: Full name is Alexander Michael McMahon ... Born PGA Championship and the 1979 Tournament Players Sept. 21, 1992, in New York, N.Y. ... Son of Michael and Tracy Championship … Older brother, Travis, played college golf at McMahon ... Plans to major in business economics with a Wake Forest … Plans to major in business with a career career objective to play professional golf ... Hobbies include objective to play professional golf … Hobbies include playing ping-pong and basketball ... Once caddied for Greg Norman the piano, cars, working out and hanging out with friends. during a practice round in 2007.
11 2011-12 University of Arizona Men’s Golf Coaching Staff was inducted into the Golf Coaches Rick LaRose Association of America’s Hall of Fame University of Arizona Director of Golf on Jan. 22, 2003. He surpassed 6,000 career coaching victories in February Head Men’s Coach 2011. 34th Year at Arizona Now in his 39th season as a Wildcat head coach, LaRose began coaching at the UA in 1973 as the Entering his 34th season at the helm of the Arizona head coach of the water polo team golf program, Rick LaRose, director of golf and head and swimming coach. He has men’s coach at Arizona, has established Wildcat golf as coached four different teams at the one of the nation’s finest collegiate golf programs. University of Arizona during his Year-in and year-out, the hall of fame coach has his tenure, and all four of these programs have been ranked in charges in the national rankings, near the top of the leader the top-five nationally, while producing All-American board and in the hunt for the national championship. athletes on all fronts. LaRose is only coach in collegiate LaRose has guided Arizona to 24 NCAA postseason history to win both a men’s (1992) and women’s (1996) appearances in the last 25 seasons, and 23 berths in the NCAA golf title, and has consistently produced winning NCAA Championships in that span. programs and individual golfers who have been among the Beginning in 1987, LaRose led UA to a streak of 21 country’s elite. consecutive appearances at the NCAA Championships, Prior to taking over the golf program in 1978, he the fifth-longest streak in NCAA history. Additionally, the guided the UA water polo team to four NCAA regional Wildcats have qualified for the NCAA Regional 22 times in championships and three fifth-place finishes at the NCAA 23 seasons since the format was introduced in 1989, and Championships. His teams were never ranked out of the Arizona’s six regional championships rank third nationally. top six nationally and had five All-American performers The 2011 spring season was one of serious improve- and one United States Olympian. His record as water polo ment for the Wildcats, as the squad collected six top-five coach was 154-37-2 (.803). As the Wildcat swimming finishes in 10 starts, including a win Feb. 8 at the Anteater coach, he helped guide six U.S. Olympian swimmers, 20 Invitational, and saw its scoring average drop consider- All-Americans and one national champion. ably. Arizona’s countable stroke average for the spring His golf teams have been nationally ranked in the top was 8.64 strokes lower than the fall figure. Individually, 20 in 26 of those 33 seasons, including a string of eight that improvement boils down to 2.16 strokes per man. As consecutive years that the Cats were ranked in the top head coach Rick LaRose said following the NCAA Re- three. Further, the team has been the nation’s No. 1 team gional, “I couldn’t be more proud of this team. We played 13 different times, most recently during the 1997-98 our hearts out.” How far did the club come in 2011? campaign, when it was ranked No. 1 for the majority of the Arizona was 78-38 in the spring in head-to-head competi- season. tion prior to the NCAA Championships after finishing the With the double-duty as the head coach for both the fall with a 10-33 mark. Further, Arizona carded its low Arizona men’s and women’s programs (1996-98 and part tournament total of the season, an eight-under 844, when of 2010), he led the women to the 1996 NCAA title and it mattered most —at the NCAA Regional — to tie for each squad was ranked No. 1 during those seasons. He fourth place. also had a hand in coaching two-time NCAA Women’s As a testament to his outstanding golf legacy, LaRose Golfer of the Year and 1996 national champion, Marisa Baena. LaRose’s teams have won two NCAA titles, seven NCAA regional championships, four Pac-10 crowns and three Rolex Match Play titles. In addition to being the only coach in college golf to coach both a men’s and women’s NCAA championship team, he is also the only one to produce both a men’s and women’s Rolex Match Play and Pac-10 championship teams. His finishes at the NCAAs not only include the 1992 men’s and 1996 women’s titles, but six third-place, two fifth-place and two sixth-place efforts. Since 1978, LaRose’s golf teams have won 61 men’s tournaments and 19 women’s tourneys. He has also produced seven national players of the year, 11 Pac-10 Players of the Year, 68 All-Americans and 112 all-Pac-10 Conference performers. On the national front, he has had a hand in coaching two United States Amateur winners (and three runner-ups), five United States Walker Cup 12 2011-12 University of Arizona Men’s Golf Coaching Staff players, a pair of Ryder Cup golfers, a U.S. President’s 10 at both the AAU Short Course and Long Course Cup performer and three United States Publinx champi- Championships. ons. Eighteen of his pupils have also represented the U.S. He later played professional fastpitch softball for the in international collegiate competition. Tucson Rattlers of the American Professional League, His guidance has left a mark on the University of which won the World Championship in 1976. He has Arizona Sports Hall of Fame, as 16 individuals from his played in three ISC World Championships and was water polo, swimming and golf teams have been inducted, selected an ASA and ISC All-State player. as well as his 1992 and 1996 national championship golf An acclaimed golfer as well, he has qualified for and squads. played in the United State Amateur Championship and the His players have also left their mark on the profes- United States Mid-Amateur Championship. A member of sional tours, with such players as Jim Furyk, Robert the Arizona Golf Association’s Gold4water Cup team, he Gamez, Mike Springer, Larry Silveira, Manny Zerman, won the 1996, ‘97 and ‘98 Dogwood Invitational Senior David Berganio, Ted Purdy, Rory Sabbatini and most Amateur titles as well as the 1998 Porter Cup Senior recently Ricky Barnes carrying on the UA golf tradition in Amateur championship. the pro ranks. A member of the Arizona Golf Association’s Board of His athletes have also excelled in the classroom, as Directors, he also serves on numerous advisory boards there have been 12 All-American scholars, a Rhodes and golf associations throughout the country. For all his Scholar, a Walter Beyers NCAA Post Graduate Scholar- work with the UA and in the Tucson community, the ship winner, seven Top Student-Athlete of the Year selec- Tucson Conquistadores have honored him three times tions at the UA, and a graduation rate of over 80%. He with their Sports Achievement Award. has also produced two-time Honda Award winner, as He formed the University of Arizona Eagle Club, which Baena won the 1996 and 1997 awards, which signified the is a booster organization for Wildcat golf, upon taking over Athlete of the Year in women’s golf. the UA golf program in 1978. Through this group, the In addition to his student-athletes, LaRose has earned Wildcat Golf Tournament is held each year as a fundraiser his share of national recognition. The 1992 Golfweek for Arizona golf. With the help of its corporate sponsors - Men’s NCAA Coach of the Year, he received the same Pepsi and Golden Eagle Distributing - the tournament has honor for the women in 1996 following its NCAA title. He become one of the finest of its kind and since its incep- has also been the NCAA District VIII Men’s Golf Coach of tion, it has raised over $1.7 million for the UA golf pro- the Year twice and the Pac-10 Conference Coach of the gram. Year five times (four men/one women). He won the 1977 Coach of the Year award for water polo and was a four- time NCAA District VII Water Polo Coach of the Year. LaRose, a native of Delmar, N.Y., graduated from Bethlehem Central High School, where he won letters in swimming, baseball and golf. He went on the attend Brockport State University in Brockport, N.Y., and earned a bachelor’s of science degree in 1968. He was a three- time NCAA All-American swimmer there, swimming the backstroke, freestyle and individual medley. An all-around athlete, he won three SUNY Conference swimming titles as well as the 1967 New York Collegiate Golf champion- ship and was a member of the 1966 SUNY Conference cross country title team. He was inducted into the Brockport State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992. After his time at Brockport State, he completed graduate work at UC-Irvine and the University of Arizona, where he graduated with a master’s in education. He was selected to Who’s Who in American Colleges and Univer- sities and is a member of Phi Delta Kappa. While at the UA, he has taught physical education and supervised student teachers in the College of Education. Prior to his days in Tucson, he taught elementary, junior high and high school in Tustin, Calif., where he got his start in coaching swimming, water polo, baseball and basketball. His Tustin High School and Fountain High School water polo teams were always among the best in South- ern California, producing 10 All-Americans and five CIF champions. He was also the head coach of the Southern California Aquatic Club with his teams placing in the top- 13 2011-12 University of Arizona Men’s Golf Coaching Staff States Open and the 2003 Tucson Andy Barnes Open, and also played on numerous Assistant Men’s Coach mini-tours around the country. He has qualified for more than a dozen Fourth Year at Arizona Nationwide Tour events in his career. Barnes also has extensive experience as a caddie. Most memorably, Barnes was on the bag as his brother and fellow UA alumnus Former Wildcat All-American Andy Barnes returned Ricky won the 2002 United States to the program on Aug. 25, 2008, as an assistant Amateur Championship. He has coach. continued to caddie for Ricky off-and- Since joining the program, Barnes has helped the on since then, and most recently has caddied for current Wildcats amass two tournament victories, 16 top-five PGA Tour professional Charley Hoffman. finishes and earn three NCAA Regional appearances — As a player, Barnes posted a 74.28 stroke average including a runner-up finish in 2011 — and two NCAA during his four-year collegiate career. He still ranks fifth on Championship berths. the UA career rounds played list with 169. His best Individually, five UA players have claimed individual season was 1997-98, where he posted a 72.37 stroke medalist honors, five have earned all-Pac-10 honors and average en route to first team all-Pac-10 and honorable one was an All-American. Additionally, the countable mention All-America honors. Barnes also was an stroke average for UA’s junior varsity squad has fallen by honorable mention all-Pac-10 pick in 1999 and more than a stroke since Barnes joined the program. participated in the 1998 U.S.-Japan Collegiate Golf Barnes, an Arizona letterman from 1995-99, played Championship. and caddied on the highest levels of professional golf. He Barnes, 34, received his degree in sociology from spent six years on the Canadian Tour, including fully Arizona in 1999. He is married to former UA softball player exempt status in 2001 and 2002. Barnes played in Erika Hanson. multiple PGA Tour events, including the 1999 United
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FALL R1 R2 R3 R4 Total Sept. 10-11 at Topy Cup (6th of 10 Teams) 285 283 293 861 (-3) Oct. 1-2 at William H. Tucker Intercollegiate (8th of 16) 297 294 306 897 (+33) Oct. 24-26 at Isleworth Collegiate Invitational (15th of 15) 302 315 315 932 (+68) Nov. 8-10 at Gifford Collegiate Championship (10th of 12) 383 368 376 1127 (+62)
Fall Totals 4 Events/12 Rounds 3817/318.08 Stroke Average
SPRING Jan. 31-Feb. 2 ARIZONA INTERCOLLEGIATE (T5th of 16) 294 288 297 879 (+27) Feb. 7-8 Anteater Invitational (1st of 11) 285 292 295 872 (+8) Feb. 16-18 at John A. Burns Intercollegiate (8th of 17) 296 285 286 867 (+3) March 11-13 at Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters (15th of 15) 306 312 301 919 (+55) March 21-22 NATIONAL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT (3rd of 15) 286 298 292 876 (+20) March 24-25 at Barona Collegiate Cup (5th of 16) 361 371 381 1113 (+33) April 2 DUAL MATCH VS. BROWN UNIVERSITY (W, 281-313) 281 281 (-3) April 4-5 at Wyoming Cowboy Classic (2nd of 20) 281 282 276 839 (-1) April 29-May 1 at Pacific-10 Conference Championships (7th of 10) 362 366 362 360 1,450 (+50) May 19-21 NCAA ARIZONA REGIONAL (T4th of 14) 281 281 283 844 (-8) May 31-June 5 at NCAA Championships (29th of 30) 302 310 321 933 (+69)
Spring Totals 11 Events/32 Rounds 9873/308.50 Stroke Average Season Totals 15 Events/44 Rounds 13,690/311.14 Stroke Average Countable Stroke Average 73.60
Junior Varsity R1 R2 R3 R4 Total Oct. 14 Dual match at New Mexico State individual scores only Oct. 16 DUAL MATCH VS. MESA STATE individual scores only Oct. 18-19 at WNMU Cactus Thaw (8th of 15 Teams) 304 295 299 898 (+46) Oct. 20 Dual match at New Mexico individual scores only Jan. 31-Feb. 2 ARIZONA INTERCOLLEGIATE (T3rd of 16) 289 297 283 869 (+17) March 24 Dual match at Grinnel College individual scores only
Season Totals 2 Events/6 Rounds 1767/294.50 Stroke Average Countable Stroke Average 73.63 2010-11 Individual Statistics
Top Low Low Player Events Rounds Strokes Avg. 10/20 Round Tourn. < Par Tarquin MacManus 15 44 3204 72.82 5/2 65 205 (-11) 15 Jonathan Khan 15 43 3175 73.84 3/2 67 210 (-6) 14 Nick Olsgaard* 5 12 888 74.00 0/0 69 142 (-2) 5 Stefan Cox* 12 32 2374 74.19 1/1 67 209 (-4) 11 Tye Beall* 11 30 2225 74.17 0/2 69 139 (-5) 9 Erik Oja 14 41 3044 74.24 1/3 67 211 (-5) 13 Tom Conran* 4 10 746 74.60 0/0 71 221 (+8) 1 Juan Pablo Hernandez* 12 34 2550 75.00 1/2 69 211 (-2) 10 Peter Ireland* 5 11 831 75.55 0/0 70 224 (+11) 1 Kenji Hernandez* 3 7 531 75.86 0/0 70 227 (+11) 1 Trent Redfern* 7 21 1608 76.57 0/0 70 227 (+11) 1 Ben Esparza* 6 16 1227 76.69 0/0 70 145 (+1) 1 John Kostis* 5 13 1000 76.92 0/0 71 226 (+10) 2 Philip Bagdade 6 18 1397 77.61 0/0 72 220 (+4) 2 Sean Jones* 4 11 858 78.00 0/0 71 153 (+9) 1 Parker Houston* 3 7 550 78.57 0/0 74 223 (+10) 0 Benson Liu 2 6 514 85.67 0/0 76 249 (+33) 0
* Includes junior varsity events
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Tournament Arizona Individuals Top-5 Teams/Arizona Finish
FALL Topy Cup 3. Tarquin MacManus 68-65-72=205 (-11) 1. Tohoku Fukushi University 823 Sept. 10-11 T24. Erik Oja 74-72-71=217 (+1) 2. Texas A&M 835 Tanagura, Japan T30. Jonathan Khan 71-74-74=219 (+3) 3. Nihon University 848 Tanagura Country Club T33. Philip Bagdade 72-72-76=220 (+4) 4. Arizona State 850 Par 72, 7,127 yards T48. Trent Redfern 77-74-76=227 (+11) 5. Chuogakuin University 859 6. ARIZONA 861
William H. Tucker Intercollegiate T16. Jonathan Khan 78-70-73=221 (+5) 1. San Diego State 874 Oct. 1-2 T26. Erik Oja 69-75-80=224 (+8) 2. North Texas 875 Albuquerque, N.M. T36. Tarquin MacManus 75-74-77=226 (+10) 3. New Mexico 876 UNM Championship Course T40. Philip Bagdade 75-75-77=227 (+11) 4. New Mexico State 878 Par 72, 7,566 yards T40. Trent Redfern* 75-70-82=227 (+11) 5. Brigham Young 885 T54. Juan Pablo Hernandez* 79-78-74=231 (+15) 8. ARIZONA 897 T65. Ben Esparza* 75-80-80=235 (+19) T82. Sean Jones 81-82-79=242 (+26)
Isleworth Collegiate Invitational T8. Tarquin MacManus 69-76-75=220 (+4) 1. Alabama 884 Oct. 24-26 56. Trent Redfern 80-80-75=235 (+19) 2. Louisiana State 886 Windermere, Fla. 64. Jonathan Khan 78-78-83=239 (+23) 3. Florida 894 Isleworth Country Club T65. Philip Bagdade 75-81-84=240 (+24) Stanford 894 Par 72, 7,544 yards T72. Erik Oja 83-81-82=246 (+30) 5. TCU 895 Oklahoma State 895 15. ARIZONA 932
Gifford Collegiate Championship T23. Tye Beall 76-71-75=222 (+9) 1. UCLA 1,074 Nov. 8-10 T30. Tarquin MacManus 78-74-72=224 (+11) 2. Stanford 1,087 San Martin, Calif. T30. Erik Oja 74-73-77=224 (+11) 3. Northwestern 1,099 CordeValle Country Club T54. Jonathan Khan 74-75-80=229 (+16) 4. USC 1,104 Par 71, 7,169 yards T65. Trent Redfern 81-77-76=234 (+21) Washington 1,104 73. Philip Bagdade 89-75-76=240 (+27) 10. ARIZONA 1,127
SPRING Arizona Intercollegiate T9. Jonathan Khan 75-71-71=217 (+4) 1. San Diego State 859 Jan. 31-Feb. 1 T18. Tarquin MacManus 73-72-75=220 (+7) 2. Pepperdine 867 Tucson, Ariz. T23. Tom Conran 72-76-73=221 (+8) 3. ARIZONA JV 869 Arizona National Golf Club T46. Erik Oja 76-74-78=228 (+15) Pacific 869 Par 71, 6,793 yards 77. John Kostis 74-71-90=235 (+22) 5. ARIZONA 879 UNLV 879 New Mexico 879
Anteater Invitational T4. Jonathan Khan 70-72-72=214 (-2) 1. ARIZONA 872 Feb. 7-8 7. Tarquin MacManus 72-75-68=215 (-1) 2. UC-Irvine 876 Newport Beach, Calif. T21. Tye Beall 75-71-78=224 (+8) 3. Cal Poly 886 Big Canyon Country Club T28. Stefan Cox 71-78-77=226 (+10) 4. Santa Clara 888 Par 72, 6,919 yards T44. Juan Pablo Hernandez 72-74-85=231 (+15) 5. UC-Santa Barbara 891
John A. Burns Intercollegiate T12. Erik Oja 75-67-69=211 (-5) 1. California 834 Feb. 16-18 T22. Jonathan Khan 73-69-73=215 (-1) 2. Texas A&M 840 Kahuka, Hawaii T28. Tarquin MacManus 71-73-72=216 (E) 3. Virginia 846 Turtle Bay Resort, Palmer/Fazio Courses T57. Stefan Cox 77-76-72=225 (+9) 4. New Mexico 852 Par 72, 7,198 yards/Par 72, 6,712 yards T61. John Kostis* 75-73-78=226 (+10) 5. Nevada 854 T79. Tye Beall 79-79-73=231 (+15) 8. ARIZONA 867
Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters T33. Juan Pablo Hernandez 77-76-72=225 (+9) 1. Oklahoma State 863 March 11-13 T42. Erik Oja 75-76-76=227 (+11) 2. Texas A&M 870 Las Vegas, Nev. T67. Ben Esparza* 80-76-79=235 (+19) 3. California 873 Southern Highlands Golf Course T69. Tarquin MacManus 85-79-75=239 (+23) 4. UCLA 876 Par 72, 7,510 yards T69. John Kostis 75-81-83=239 (+23) 5. Arizona State 889 79. Jonathan Khan 79-WD-78=157 (+13) 15. ARIZONA 919
* Competed as an individual
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Tournament Arizona Individuals Top-5 Teams/Arizona Finish
National Invitational Tournament 1. Jonathan Khan 67-70-73=210 (-6) 1. Tulsa 867 March 21-22 T15. Erik Oja 73-75-72=220 (+4) 2. SMU 874 Tucson, Ariz. T17. Juan Pablo Hernandez 72-75-74=221 (+5) 3. ARIZONA 876 OMNI Tucson National Golf Course/Catalina & SonoranT17. Tye Beall* 76-73-72=221 (+5) 4. Indiana 882 Par 72, 7,245 yards T30. Nick Olsgaard* 75-76-73=224 (+8) TCU 882 T34. Tarquin MacManus 74-78-73=225 (+9) T44. Kenji Hernandez* 75-74-78=227 (+11) T44. Trent Redfern* 75-74-78=227 (+11) T51. Ben Esparza* 78-75-76=229 (+13) T51. John Kostis* 75-80-74=229 (+13) T51. Tom Conran* 81-73-75=229 (+13) T61. Peter Ireland* 75-82-74=231 (+15) T72. Stefan Cox* 80-80=74=234 (+18) T78. Philip Bagdade 77-82-77=236 (+20) 88. Sean Jones* 81-74-84=239 (+23) 93. Parker Houston* 83-79-85=247 (+31) 94. Benson Liu* 93-76-80=249 (+33)
Barona Collegiate Cup T13. Tarquin MacManus 73-72-75=220 (+4) 1. San Diego State 1,079 March 24-25 T13. Tye Beall 71-72-77=220 (+4) 2. San Diego 1,086 Las Vegas, Nev. T22. Jonathan Khan 74-72-77=223 (+7) 3. Saint Mary’s 1,110 Barona Golf Club/ Black Course T36. Erik Oja 69-74-83=226 (+10) 4. Nevada 1,111 Par 72, 7,325 yards T69. Juan Pablo Hernandez 74-81-78=233 (+17) 5. ARIZONA 1,113 T69. Trent Redfern 78-81-74=233 (+17)
Dual Match vs. Brown Arizona Brown Arizona wins, 281-313 (6 count 4) April 2 Tarquin MacManus (65) Peter Callas (80) Tucson, Ariz. Jonathan Khan (76) J.D. Ardell (75) Arizona National Golf Course Erik Oja (71) Ryan Hoskins (84) Par 71, 6,793 yards Tye Beall (74) Mike Amato (82) Juan Pablo Hernandez (75) Kyohei Itamura (77) Stefan Cox (71) Jack Mylott (81)
Wyoming Cowboy Classic 1. Tarquin MacManus 66-70-66=202 (-8) 1. Baylor 836 April 4-5 T15. Jonathan Khan 71-71-69=211 (+1) 2. ARIZONA 839 Scottsdale, Ariz. T15. Erik Oja 71-72-68=211 (+1) 3. Colorado State 841 Talking Stick Golf Club, North Course T38. Tye Beall 74-70-73=217 (+7) 4. UC Davis 843 Par 70, 7,133 yards T65. Stefan Cox 73-71-77=221 (+11) 5. Colorado 854 T71. Juan Pablo Hernandez* 77-76-69=222 (+12) Nevada 854
2011 Pac-10 Championships T9. Erik Oja 70-72-73-68=283 (+3) 1. +USC 1,415 April 29-May 1 T33. Tarquin MacManus 72-74-71-74=291 (+11) 2. Oregon 1,415 Palo Alto, Calif. T39. Stefan Cox 71-72-77-74=294 (+14) 3. UCLA 1,418 Stanford Golf Club T39. Juan Pablo Hernandez75-76-70-73=294 (+14) 4. Stanford 1,420 Par 70, 6,742 yards T45. Jonathan Khan 83-72-71-72=298 (+18) 5. California 1,437 T71. Tye Beall 74-77-79-73=303 (+23) 7. ARIZONA 1,450 + won one-hole playoff
2011 NCAA Arizona Regional T7. Tarquin MacManus 67-71-71=209 (-4) 1. San Diego State 833 May 19-21 T14. Juan Pablo Hernandez 71-69-71=211 (-2) 2. Texas A&M 840 Tucson, Ariz. T25. Jonathan Khan 71-68-75=214 (+1) 3. California 843 Omni Tucson National Golf Club T32. Erik Oja 72-73-70=215 (+2) 4. ARIZONA 844 Par 71, 7,199 yards T48. Stefan Cox 76-72-71=219 (+6) Pepperdine 844
2011 NCAA Championships T74. Tarquin MacManus 73-77-77=227 (+11) 1. Augusta State (888) 3-0 May 31-June 5 T106. Jonathan Khan 73-79-80=232 (+16) 2. Georgia (884) 2-1 Stillwater, Okla. T129. Stefan Cox 82-72-85=239 (+23) 3. Oklahoma State (879) 1-1 Karsten Creek Golf Club T139. Erik Oja 80-82-79=241 (+25) Duke (889) 1-1 Par 72, 7,416 yards T143. Juan Pablo Hernandez 76-82-87=245 (+29) 5. UCLA (872) 0-1 Illinois (879) 0-1 Georgia Tech (875) 0-1 Ohio State (887) 0-1 29. ARIZONA 933
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Countable Single-Season Scoring Average Team Scoring Records The scoring average listed takes into account the total number of countable rounds played. It differs slightly from traditional team scoring averages due Low Round (5 countable scores per round) to the fact that the Pac-10 Championships currently uses a format that counts Score Tournament Location five scores per round instead of the usual four. The average listed is the Par 72: 346 (-14) 1984 Pac-10 Championships (3rd) Tucson, Ariz. average score per player per round. Please note that events, rounds and Par 71: 346 (-9) 2010 Pac-10 Championships (3rd) Tempe, Ariz. strokes are listed for reference only. Par 70: 349 (-1) 2009 Del Walker Intercollegiate (2nd)Long Beach, Calif. Team Avg. Year Events Rnds Strokes Low Round (4 countable scores per round) 71.720 2003-04 13 40 11,762 Score Tournament Location 72.136 2006-07 15 43 12,696 Par 72: 269 (-19) 2000 NCAA Championships (3rd) Opelika, Ala. 72.278 2009-10 12 37 11,420 Par 71: 267 (-17) 2004 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate (1st) Tucson, Ariz. 72.315 2005-06 14 41 12,149 Par 70: 270 (-10) 1989 NCAA Championships (1st) Edmond, Okla. 72.338 2004-05 14 39 11,574 Low Rounds in Relation to Par (Round) 72.469 2002-03 14 40 11,885 Par Score Date Tournament 72.559 2001-02 13 41 12,190 -19 269 (3rd) 6/2/2000 2000 NCAA Championships 72.592 1999-2000 14 44 12,913 -18 270 (1st) 2/19/1992 1992 John Burns Intercollegiate 72.800 2007-08 12 35 10,702 -18 270 (3rd) 2/20/1998 1998 John Burns Intercollegiate 73.081 1991-92 14 43 12,638 -17 271 (1st) 4/16/1993 1993 ASU Thunderbird Invitational 73.140 2008-09 13 40 12,214 -17 267 (1st) 2/2/2004 2004 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 73.168 2000-01 13 37 10,895 -17 271 (3rd) 5/19/2007 2007 NCAA West Regional 73.328 1987-88 12 37 11,409 -16 272 (2nd) 2/19/2004 2004 John Burns Intercollegiate 73.368 1992-93 16 44 13,649 -15 273 (1st) 5/24/1990 1990 NCAA West Regional 73.490 1997-98 13 38 11,304 -15 273 (1st) 4/9/2004 2004 ASU Thunderbird Invitational 73.602 2010-11 15 44 13,690 -15 273 (2nd) 5/19/2006 2006 NCAA West Regional 73.704 1990-91 17 53 15,957 -14 346 (3rd) 5/3/1984 1984 Pac-10 Championships 73.820 1986-87 14 44 14,684 -14 274 (3rd) 6/5/1992 1992 NCAA Championships -14 274 (2nd) 2/18/1999 1999 John Burns Intercollegiate 74.011 1993-94 16 50 14,844 -14 274 (4th) 6/3/2000 2000 NCAA Championships -14 274 (3rd) 4/10/2004 2004 ASU Thunderbird Invitational Wildcat Golf in the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame -14 270 (1st) 5/14/2009 2009 NCAA Southeast Regional Men’s golf is well represented in the University of Arizona Sports Hall of -13 275 (1st) 11/17/1988 1988 Golf World Invitational Fame. Since its inception in 1976, a total of 16 individuals and the 1992 -13 275 (3rd) 2/21/1992 1992 John Burns Intercollegiate National Championship team have received induction. Below is a list of -13 275 (2nd) 2/24/2005 2005 John Burns Intercollegiate inductees along with the year of enshrinement. -13 271 (2nd) 2/3/2004 2004 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate Name ...... Inducted -13 275 (3rd) 5/20/2006 2006 NCAA West Regional Fred A. Enke, Administrator/Golf Coach, 1925-66 ...... 1976 -13 275 (2nd) 5/18/2007 2007 NCAA West Regional Don Pooley, 1970-73 ...... 1984 -13 271 (2nd) 2/1/2010 2010 Arizona Invitational Dan Pohl, 1973-77 ...... 1985 -12 276 (2nd) 10/13/1997 1997 Red River Classic R. Drue Johnson, 1967-69 ...... 1990 -12 276 (1st) 2/23/2000 2000 John Burns Intercollegiate 1992 National Championship Team ...... 1992 -12 276 (1st) 2/3/2003 2003 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate -12 272 (3rd) 4/9/2006 2006 ASU Thunderbird Invitational Eric Meeks, 1986-88 ...... 1993 -12 276 (1st) 2/18/2009 2009 John Burns Intercollegiate Larry Silveira, 1984-88 ...... 1993 -12 276 (2nd) 4/2/2010 2010 ASU Thunderbird Invitational Mike Springer, 1984-88 ...... 1993 -11 277 (2nd) 5/22/1992 1992 NCAA West Regional Robert Gamez, 1986-89 ...... 1995 -11 273 (3rd) 4/26/1992 1992 U.S. Intercollegiate Christian Pena, 1987-91 ...... 1996 -11 273 (2nd) 2/6/1995 1995 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate Jim Furyk, 1988-92 ...... 1997 -11 277 (2nd) 4/11/2003 2003 ASU Thunderbird/Savane Invitational David Berganio, 1989-93 ...... 1998 -11 277 (1st) 3/19/2004 2004 Hall of Fame Invitational Harry Rudolph, 1988-92 ...... 1998 -11 277 (2nd) 4/14/2007 2007 ASU Thunderbird Invitational Manny Zerman, 1989-93 ...... 1998 Ted Purdy, 1992-96 ...... 2005 Low Tournament Totals in Relation to Par Ricky Barnes, 1999-2003 ...... 2008 Par Score Tournament Location Chris Nallen, 2000-2004 ...... 2009 -37 827 1992 John Burns Intercollegiate Kaneohe, Hawaii -37 827 2006 NCAA West Regional Tucson, Ariz. -36 828 2007 NCAA West Regional Tempe, Ariz. -34 1118 2000 NCAA Championships Opelika, Ala. -32 832 2004 ASU Thunderbird Invitational Tempe, Ariz. National Rankings -31 833 2004 John Burns Intercollegiate Wahiawa, Hawaii -31 833 2006 John Burns Intercollegiate Wahiawa, Hawaii Arizona has become a fixture in the college golf rankings. What -28 824 2004 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate Tucson, Ariz. follows is a listing of the highest national ranking achieved by Arizona -28 824 2010 Arizona Invitational Tucson, Ariz. during the course of the year in any of the following polls since 1978: -27 837 1992 Golf World Invitational Hilton Head, S.C. GCAA, Golfweek, Golf World, or College Golf Foundation/MasterCard. -26 838 1992 NCAA West Regional Tucson, Ariz. -26 838 1998 John Burns Intercollegiate Kaneohe, Hawaii Year ...... Rank Year ...... Rank -26 838 2005 John Burns Intercollegiate Wahiawa, Hawaii -25 839 2000 NCAA West Regional Tempe, Ariz. 1978-79 ...... 12th 1995-96 ...... 4th -25 839 2000 John Burns Intercollegiate Honolulu, Hawaii 1979-80 ...... 20th 1996-97 ...... 3rd -24 840 2009 John Burns Intercollegiate Wahiawa, Hawaii 1980-81 ...... 22nd 1997-98 ...... 1st -23 1129 1992 NCAA Championships Albuquerque, N.M. 1981-82 ...... 18th 1998-99 ...... 12th -23 829 2003 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate Tucson, Ariz. -23 841 2006 CordeValle Collegiate San Martin, Calif. 1982-83 ...... 12th 1999-2000 ...... 3rd -23 829 2009 NCAA Southeast Regional Sorrento, Fla. 1983-84 ...... 15th 2000-01 ...... 2nd -22 830 2006 ASU Thunderbird Invitational Tempe, Ariz. 1984-85 ...... 15th 2001-02 ...... 2nd -21 843 1990 NCAA West Regional Las Cruces, N.M. 1985-86 ...... 21st 2002-03 ...... 2nd -21 843 2003 John Burns Intercollegiate Wahiawa, Hawaii 2003-04 ...... 6th -21 843 2005 National Invitational Tournament Tucson, Ariz. 1986-87 ...... 2nd -20 844 2003 ASU Thunderbird/Savane Invitational Tempe, Ariz. 1987-88 ...... 1st 2004-05 ...... 11th -19 845 1989 NCAA West Regional El Paso, Texas 1988-89 ...... 1st 2005-06 ...... 13th -19 845 2001 John Burns Intercollegiate Honolulu, Hawaii 1989-90 ...... 3rd 2006-07 ...... 22nd -18 846 2004 Hall of Fame Invitational Humble, Texas 1990-91 ...... 1st 2007-08 ...... 56th -16 848 2000 ASU Thunderbird Invitational Tempe, Ariz. -15 837 2001 U.S. Intercollegiate Palo Alto, Calif. 1991-92 ...... 1st 2008-09 ...... 38th -15 849 1991 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate Albuquerque, N.M. 1992-93 ...... 1st 2009-10 ...... 34th 1993-94 ...... 2nd 2010-11 ...... 59th 1994-95 ...... 9th
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205 (-11) Rory Sabbatini 2/18-20/1998 John Burns Intercollegiate Individual Scoring Records 205 (-11) Chris Nallen 4/11-12/2003 ASU Thunderbird/Savane Invitational 202 (-11) Henry Liaw 4/8-9/2006 ASU Thunderbird Invitational 205 (-11) Tarquin MacManus 9/10-11/2010 Topy Cup Low 9-Hole Aggregate Total 206 (-10) Robert Gamez 5/25-27/1989 NCAA West Regional Score Player Date Tournament 206 (-10) Chris Nallen 4/5-7/2002 U.S. Collegiate Championships 29 (-7) Chris Nallen 6/1/2001 NCAA Championships (3rd/front) 206 (-10) Tarquin MacManus 2/18-20/2009 John Burns Intercollegiate Low 18-Hole Total in Relation to Par Low 54-Hole Aggregate Total Score Player Date Tournament Score Player Date Tournament 62 (-9) Chris Nallen 10/14/2003 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate 195 (-18) Chris Nallen 2/2-3/2004 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 62 (-9) Brian Prouty 1/29/2007 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 196 (-17) Ricky Barnes 11/19-21/2000 Savane College All-America Golf Classic 62 (-8) Robert Gamez 6/7/1989 NCAA Championships 196 (-17) Chris Nallen 11/24-25/2003 Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic 63 (-8) Ricky Barnes 11/20/2000 Savane College All-America Golf Classic 198 (-15) Tarquin MacManus 5/14-16/2009 NCAA Southeast Regional 63 (-8) Chris Nallen 11/24/2003 Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic 199 (-14) Brian Prouty 1/29-30/2007 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 63 (-8) Chris Nallen 2/2/2004 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 199 (-11) Mike Springer 2/24-26/1987 John Burns Intercollegiate 63 (-8) Tarquin MacManus 5/14/2009 NCAA Southeast Regional 200 (-13) Ted Purdy 2/5-6/1996 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 64 (-8) Robert Gamez 11/19/1988 Golf World Invitational 200 (-13) Rich Saferian 2/1-2/2010 Arizona Invitational 64 (-8) David Howser 2/19/1993 John Burns Intercollegiate 201 (-15) Harry Rudolph 5/21-23/1992 NCAA West Regional 64 (-8) Rory Sabbatini 2/20/1998 John Burns Intercollegiate 201 (-15) David Berganio 11/13-15/1992 Golf World Invitational 64 (-8) Henry Liaw 2/19/2004 John Burns Intercollegiate 202 (-14) Chris Nallen 3/12-14/2004 Southern Highlands Collegiate 64 (-8) Tarquin MacManus 10/7/2008 Wolf Pack Classic 202 (-11) Henry Liaw 4/8-9/2006 ASU Thunderbird Invitational 64 (-8) Tarquin MacManus 2/18/2009 John Burns Intercollegiate 202 (-8) Tarquin MacManus 4/4-5/2011 Wyoming Cowboy Classic 203 (-13) Henry Liaw 2/18-20/2004 John Burns Intercollegiate Low 18-Hole Aggregate Total 204 (-12) Robert Gamez 11/17-19/1988 Golf World Invitational Score Player Date Tournament 204 (-12) Manny Zerman 2/19-21/1992 John Burns Intercollegiate 62 (-8) Robert Gamez 6/7/1989 NCAA Championships 204 (-12) Cody Beyer 11/3-5/2000 Golf World/Palmetto Dunes Invitational 62 (-9) Chris Nallen 10/14/2003 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate 204 (-12) Chris Nallen 4/9-10/2004 ASU Thunderbird Invitational 62 (-9) Brian Prouty 1/29/2007 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 204 (-12) Travis Esway 9/27-28/2004 Ron Moore Invitational 63 (-8) Ricky Barnes 11/20/2000 Savane College All-America Golf Classic 205 (-11) Rory Sabbatini 2/18-20/1998 John Burns Intercollegiate 63 (-8) Chris Nallen 11/24/2003 Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic 205 (-11) Chris Nallen 4/11-12/2003 ASU Thunderbird/Savane Invitational 63 (-8) Chris Nallen 2/2/2004 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 205 (-11) Tarquin MacManus 9/10-11/2010 Topy Cup 63 (-7) Mike Springer 2/11/1987 John Burns Intercollegiate 206 (-10) Robert Gamez 5/25-27/1989 NCAA West Regional 63 (-8) Tarquin MacManus 5/14/2009 NCAA Southeast Regional 206 (-10) Chris Nallen 4/5-7/2002 U.S. Collegiate Championships 64 (-8) Robert Gamez 11/19/1988 Golf World Invitational 206 (-10) Tarquin MacManus 2/18-20/2009 John Burns Intercollegiate 64 (-8) David Howser 2/22/1993 John Burns Intercollegiate 64 (-8) Rory Sabbatini 2/20/1998 John Burns Intercollegiate Low 72-Hole Total in Relation to Par 64 (-7) Chris Nallen 2/3/2004 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate Score Player Date Tournament 64 (-8) Henry Liaw 2/19/2004 John Burns Intercollegiate 268 (-16) Ricky Barnes 4/27-29/2001 Pac-10 Championships 64 (-8) Tarquin MacManus 10/7/2008 Wolf Pack Classic 275 (-13) Ricky Barnes 5/31-6/3/2000 NCAA Championships 64 (-8) Tarquin MacManus 2/18/2009 John Burns Intercollegiate 276 (-12) Paul Nolen 5/2-4/1984 Pac-10 Championships 65 (-7) Robert Gamez 11/17/1988 Golf World Invitational 278 (-10) Harry Rudolph 6/3-6/1992 NCAA Championships 65 (-7) Christian Pena 3/17/1989 Fresno Classic 278 (-10) Ricky Barnes 4/24-26/2000 Pac-10 Championships 65 (-7) Robert Gamez 4/7/1989 All-America Intercollegiate 279 (-9) Manny Zerman 6/3-6/1992 NCAA Championships 65 (-7) Derek Gillespie 2/20/1999 John Burns Intercollegiate 279 (-9) Henry Liaw 4/26-28/2004 Pac-10 Championships 65 (-7) Cody Beyer 11/3/2000 Golf World Invitational 276 (-8) Chris Nallen 4/27-29/2001 Pac-10 Championships 65 (-7) Ricky Barnes 5/31/2001 NCAA Championships 280 (-8) Derek Gillespie 4/24-26/2000 Pac-10 Championships 65 (-7) Chris Nallen 4/5/2002 U.S. Collegiate Championships 280 (-8) Derek Gillespie 5/31-6/3/2000 NCAA Championships 65 (-7) Travis Esway 11/6/2006 CordeValle Collegiate 273 (-7) Chris Nallen 6/1-4/2004 NCAA Championships 65 (-7) Taquin MacManus 9/10/2010 Topy Cup 277 (-7) Nathan Lashley 4/25-27/2005 Pac-10 Championships 65 (-6) Ted Purdy 5/26/1989 NCAA West Regional 278 (-6) Manny Zerman 5/3-5/1991 Pac-10 Championships 65 (-6) Rory Sabbatini 11/22/1997 Savane College All-America Golf Classic 282 (-6) Larry Silveira 9/25-27/1986 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate 65 (-6) Rory Sabbatini 2/2/1998 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 282 (-6) Eric Meeks 9/24-26/1987 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate 65 (-6) Cody Beyer 10/29/1999 Nelson Invitational 282 (-6) Reid Hatley 5/31-6/3/2000 NCAA Championships 65 (-6) Ricky Barnes 2/1/2000 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 278 (-6) Tarquin MacManus 5/26-28/2010 Pac-10 Championships 65 (-6) Ricky Barnes 4/27/2001 Pac-10 Championships 65 (-6) Reid Hatley 2/3/2003 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate Low 72-Hole Aggregate Total Score Player Date Tournament Low 36-Hole Aggregate Total Score Player Date Tournament 268 (-16) Ricky Barnes 4/27-29/2001 Pac-10 Championships 127 (-15) Chris Nallen 2/2-3/2003 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 273 (-7) Chris Nallen 6/1-4/2004 NCAA Championships 129 (-13) Chris Nallen 11/24-25/2003 Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic 275 (-13) Ricky Barnes 5/31-6/3/2000 NCAA Championships 129 (-13) Brian Prouty 1/29/2007 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 276 (-12) Paul Nolen 5/2-4/1984 Pac-10 Championships 129 (-13) Tarquin MacManus 5/14/2009 NCAA Southeast Regional 276 (-8) Chris Nallen 4/27-29/2001 Pac-10 Championships 130 (-12) Ricky Barnes 11/19-21/2000 Savane College All-America Golf Classic 277 (-7) Nathan Lashley 4/25-27/2005 Pac-10 Championships 130 (-10) Mike Springer 2/24-26/1987 John Burns Intercollegiate 278 (-6) Manny Zerman 5/3-5/1991 Pac-10 Championships 132 (-10) Rich Saferian 2/1-2/2010 Arizona Invitational 278 (-10) Harry Rudolph 6/3-6/1992 NCAA Championships 133 (-11) Ricky Barnes 5/30-6/2/2001 NCAA Championships 278 (-10) Ricky Barnes 4/24-26/2000 Pac-10 Championships 133 (-11) Henry Liaw 2/18-20/2004 John Burns Intercollegiate 278 (-6) Tarquin MacManus 5/26-28/2010 Pac-10 Championships 133 (-11) Tarquin MacManus 9/10/2010 Topy Cup 279 (-5) Philip Bagdade 5/26-28/2010 Pac-10 Championships 279 (-9) Manny Zerman 6/3-6/1992 NCAA Championships Low 54-Hole Total in Relation to Par 279 (-9) Henry Liaw 4/26-28/2004 Pac-10 Championships Score Player Date Tournament 280 (-8) Derek Gillespie 4/24-26/2000 Pac-10 Championships 195 (-18) Chris Nallen 2/2-3/2004 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 280 (-8) Derek Gillespie 5/31-6/3/2000 NCAA Championships 196 (-17) Ricky Barnes 11/19-21/2000 Savane College All-America Golf Classic 282 (-6) Larry Silveira 9/25-27/1986 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate 196 (-17) Chris Nallen 11/24-25/2003 Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic 282 (-6) Eric Meeks 9/24-26/1987 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate 201 (-15) Harry Rudolph 5/21-23/1992 NCAA West Regional 282 (-6) Reid Hatley 5/31-6/3/2000 NCAA Championships 201 (-15) David Berganio 11/13-15/1992 Golf World Invitational 198 (-15) Tarquin MacManus 5/14-16/2009 NCAA Southeast Regional 202 (-14) Chris Nallen 3/12-14/2004 Southern Highlands Collegiate 199 (-14) Brian Prouty 1/29-30/2007 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 200 (-13) Ted Purdy 2/5-6/1996 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 200 (-13) Rich Saferian 2/1-2/2010 Arizona Invitational 203 (-13) Henry Liaw 2/18-20/2004 John Burns Intercollegiate 204 (-12) Robert Gamez 11/17-19/1988 Golf World Invitational 204 (-12) Manny Zerman 2/19-21/1992 John Burns Intercollegiate 204 (-12) Cody Beyer 11/3-5/2000 Golf World/Palmetto Dunes Invitational 204 (-12) Chris Nallen 4/9-10/2004 ASU Thunderbird Invitational 204 (-12) Travis Esway 9/27-28/2004 Ron Moore Invitational 199 (-11) Mike Springer 2/24-26/1987 John Burns Intercollegiate
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Career Scoring Average (Min. 36 rounds played) Freshman Single-Season Scoring Average (Min. 18 rounds played) Avg. Player Years Rnds Strokes Avg. Player Year Rnds Strokes 71.19 Chris Nallen 2000-04 167 11,888 71.04 Ricky Barnes 1999-2000 43 3055 71.48 Ricky Barnes 1999-2003 165 11,794 71.81 Chris Nallen 2000-01 37 2657 71.89 Henry Liaw 2003-06 123 8,843 71.90 Henry Liaw 2003-04 40 2876 72.41 Tarquin MacManus 2007-11 162 11,731 72.38 Ben Fox 2005-06 34 2461 72.56 David Berganio 1989-93 142 10,304 72.82 Tarquin MacManus 2007-08 38 2767 72.60 Robert Gamez 1986-89 129 9,365 73.03 Travis Esway 2004-05 36 2629 72.62 Larry Silveira 1984-88 66 4,793 73.15 Nicholas Park 2005-06 27 1975 72.68 Manny Zerman 1989-93 191 13,882 73.18 Pedro Oriol 2006-07 39 2854 72.87 Brian Prouty 2003-07 98 7,141 73.24 Roberto Galletti 2007-08 29 2124 72.93 Derek Gillespie 1996-2000 165 12,033 73.28 Mark Lamb 2003-04 25 1832 72.98 Harry Rudolph 1988-92 72 5,255 73.48 Trey Denton 2004-05 25 1837 73.07 Cody Beyer 1998-2001 102 7,453 73.58 J.P. Hernandez 2009-10 19 1398 73.13 Rory Sabbatini 1994-98 163 11,920 73.60 Manny Zerman 1989-90 38 2797 73.15 Josh Wilks 2005-07 46 3,365 73.65 Nathan Tyler 2003-04 31 2283 73.18 Pedro Oriol 2006-07 39 2,854 73.69 Robert Gamez 1986-87 43 3169 73.19 Creighton Honeck 2005-08 63 4,611 73.87 Reid Hatley 1999-2000 41 3025 73.21 Travis Esway 2004-07 92 6,735 73.88 Mike Springer 1984-85 41 3029 73.29 Nathan Tyler 2003-07 116 8,502 73.97 Gary Matthews 1993-94 46 3403 73.43 Reid Hatley 1999-2003 161 11,882 74.13 Ted Purdy 1992-93 43 3188 73.46 Josh Esler 2003-07 158 11,607 74.14 Jason Gore 1992-93 42 3114 73.61 Trey Denton 2004-08 103 7,582 74.17 Tye Beall 2010-11 30 2225 73.63 Jonathan Khan 2007-11 138 10,161 74.18 Josh Esler 2003-04 40 2967 73.70 Nathan Lashley 2001-05 128 9,434 74.24 Erik Oja 2010-11 41 3044 73.73 Mark Lamb 2003-08 93 6,857 74.28 Jonathan Khan 2007-08 18 1337 73.73 Roberto Galletti 2007-09 41 3,023 74.38 Philip Bagdade 2008-09 42 3124 73.77 David Howser 1990-94 128 9,443 74.39 Jim Furyk 1988-89 43 3199 73.80 Nicholas Park 2005-09 85 6,273 74.41 Derek Gillespie 1996-97 43 3200 73.83 Christian Pena 1987-91 178 13,142 74.48 Kipp Riehle 2001-02 41 3054 73.84 Ted Purdy 1992-96 194 14,325 74.50 Rory Sabbatini 1994-95 30 2235 73.87 Jason Gore 1992-94 87 6,427 74.50 Tim Weiss 1997-98 30 2235 73.91 Jim Furyk 1988-92 176 13,008 74.52 Mike Jones 1993-94 23 1714 73.98 Nick Juszczak 2001-03 61 4,513 74.61 Tyler Neal 2004-05 18 1343 74.00 Stefan Cox 2009-11 53 3,922 74.66 Cody Beyer 1998-99 24 1792 74.03 Ben Marsh 2003-07 68 5,034 74.05 Ben Fox 2005-07 61 4,517 Career Competitive Rounds Played 74.10 Mike Springer 1984-88 158 11,708 No. Player ...... Years 74.15 Dan Pohl 1973-77 39 2,892 194 Ted Purdy ...... 1992-96 74.20 Dale Faulkner 1979-81 49 3,636 191 Manny Zerman . . . . 1989-93 74.28 Andy Barnes 1995-99 169 12,553 178 Christian Pena . . . . . 1987-91 176 Jim Furyk ...... 1988-92 Single-Season Scoring Average (Min. 18 rounds played) 169 Andy Barnes ...... 1995-99 Avg. Player Year Rnds Strokes 168 Derek Gillespie . . 1996-2000 69.79 Chris Nallen 2003-04 43 3001 167 Gary Matthews . . . . 1993-97 167 Chris Nallen ...... 2000-04 71.02 Robert Gamez 1988-89 43 3054 166 Rory Sabbatini . . . . 1994-98 71.04 Rory Sabbatini 1997-98 41 2913 165 Ricky Barnes . . . . 1999-2003 71.04 Ricky Barnes 1999-2000 43 3055 162 Tarquin MacManus . 2007-11 71.05 Ricky Barnes 2000-01 40 2842 161 Reid Hatley . . . . . 1999-2003 71.38 Derek Gillespie 1999-2000 47 3355 158 Mike Springer ...... 1984-88 71.47 Chris Nallen 2001-02 44 3145 158 Josh Esler ...... 2003-07 71.50 Harry Rudolph 1991-92 40 2860 153 Trev Anderson . . . . . 1986-91 71.60 Larry Silveira 1987-88 23 1647 71.65 Tarquin MacManus 2009-10 40 2866 71.66 Ricky Barnes 2002-03 38 2723 71.70 Nathan Lashley 2001-05 37 2653 71.74 Chris Nallen 2002-03 43 3085 71.80 Manny Zerman 1991-92 50 3590 71.81 Chris Nallen 2000-01 37 2657 71.87 Brian Prouty 2006-07 31 2228 71.89 Henry Liaw 2005-06 44 3163 71.90 Henry Liaw 2003-04 40 2876 71.90 Henry Liaw 2004-05 39 2804 71.93 David Berganio 1992-93 47 3381 71.97 Nathan Tyler 2006-07 31 2231 72.13 Ricky Barnes 2001-02 44 3174 72.21 Cody Beyer 2000-01 37 2672 72.34 Manny Zerman 1992-93 47 3400 72.35 Tarquin MacManus 2008-09 40 2894 72.37 Andy Barnes 1997-98 38 2750 72.38 Ben Fox 2005-06 34 2461 Larry Silveira David Berganio Derek Gillespie 72.40 Reid Hatley 2000-01 40 2897 72.42 Christian Pena 1990-91 53 3838 72.56 Ben Marsh 2006-07 18 1306 72.57 David Berganio 1991-92 45 3266 72.62 Josh Wilks 2006-07 34 2469 72.68 Rory Sabbatini 1996-97 45 3271 72.68 Rich Saferian 2009-10 37 2689 72.76 Derek Gillespie 1997-98 38 2765 72.82 Tarquin MacManus 2007-08 38 2767 72.82 Tarquin MacManus 2010-11 44 3204 72.84 David Howser 1993-94 50 3642 72.89 Jonathan Khan 2009-10 37 2697 72.93 Jim Furyk 1989-90 49 3574
Jason Gore Christian Pena Harry Rudolph
20 2011-12 University of Arizona Men’s Golf History Team Tournament Championships (71) Year-By-Year Results (1938-2011) 1938 Border Conference Championship Year Coach Conference* Regionals NCAA 1940 Border Conference Championship 1935 Fred A. Enke 1941 Border Conference Championship 1936 Fred A. Enke 1942 Border Conference Championship 1937 Fred A. Enke 1946 Border Conference Championship 1938 Fred A. Enke 1st 1947 Border Conference Championship 1939 Fred A. Enke 2nd 1948 Border Conference Championship 1940 Fred A. Enke 1st 1954 Border Conference Championship 1941 Fred A. Enke 1st 18th (652) 1960 Border Conference Championship 1942 Fred A. Enke 1st 1943-45 NO TEAM 1969 All-America Intercollegiate Two-Ball Invitational 1946 Fred A. Enke 1st 1979 United States Collegiate Two-Ball Championship 1947 Fred A. Enke 1st 1981 All-America Intercollegiate Two-Ball Invitational 1948 Fred A. Enke 1st Mesa McDonald’s Invitational 1949 Fred A. Enke 2nd Central Arizona Invitational 1950 Fred A. Enke 2nd 1982 Arizona Collegiate 1951 Fred A. Enke -- Pima Invitational 1952 Fred A. Enke -- 1984 USIU Classic 1953 Fred A. Enke 3rd University of Pacific Invitational 1954 Fred A. Enke 1st 1986 McDonald’s Rebel Classic 1955 Fred A. Enke 2nd Robertson Homes Intercollegiate 1956 Fred A. Enke 4th 1987 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate 1957 Fred A. Enke 2nd Fresno Pepsi Classic 1958 Fred A. Enke 3rd 1959 Fred A. Enke 2nd Western New Mexico Invitational 1960 Fred A. Enke 1st 7th (617) Sun Devil Thunderbird Intercollegiate 1961 Fred A. Enke 2nd T7th (604) Pac-10 Conference Championships 1962 Fred A. Enke -- United States Collegiate Two-Ball Championship 1963 Fred A. Enke 2nd 25th (632) 1988 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 1964 Fred A. Enke 4th Taylor Made Miami-Doral Intercollegiate 1965 Fred A. Enke 5th United States Intercollegiate 1966 Fred A. Enke 6th 1989 UCF Budget Classic 1967 Roy Tatum 4th NCAA West Regional 1968 Roy Tatum 4th 1990 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate 1969 Roy Tatum 2nd 1991 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 1970 Roy Tatum 4th UCF Budget Classic 1971 Roy Tatum 4th Rolex/Golf Digest Invitational 1972 George Schafer 4th 1973 John Gibson 4th Fresno Lexus Classic 1974 John Gibson 4th U.S. Intercollegiate 1975 John Gibson 5th Pac-10 Conference Championships 1976 John Gibson 4th NCAA West Regional 1977 John Gibson 4th William H. Tucker Intercollegiate 1978 John Gibson 4th 1992 John Burns Intercollegiate 1979 Rick LaRose 2nd (1143) United States Intercollegiate 1980 Rick LaRose 5th (1152) Perry Maxwell Intercollegiate 1981 Rick LaRose 6th (1505) NCAA West Regional 1982 Rick LaRose 6th (1487) NCAA Championship 1983 Rick LaRose 4th (1535) Golf World/Palmetto Dunes Intercollegiate 1984 Rick LaRose 3rd (1438) 1993 Golf Digest Invitational 1985 Rick LaRose 6th (1476) Thunderbird Intercollegiate 1986 Rick LaRose 6th (1576) 1987 Rick LaRose 1st (1463) 18th (1208) NCAA West Regional 1988 Rick LaRose 2nd (1110) 6th (1183) 1996 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 1989 Rick LaRose 2nd (1078) 1st (845)w 6th (1170) Rolex Match Play Championship 1990 Rick LaRose 2nd (1472) 4th (843)w 3rd (1159) 1997 Missouri Bluffs Invitational 1991 Rick LaRose 1st (1430) 1st (868)w T18th (1201) Taylor Made Red River Classic 1992 Rick LaRose 4th (1474) 1st (838)w 1st (1129) 2000 Louisiana Classic 1993 Rick LaRose 2nd (1446) 1st (857)w 16th (595) NCAA West Regional 1994 Rick LaRose 2nd (1462) 4th (866)w 14th (1165) 2001 CGF Match Play Championships 1995 Rick LaRose 3rd (1474) 4th (866)w 10th (1171) U.S. Intercollegiate 1996 Rick LaRose 6th (1495) 6th (879)w 5th (1207) 2003 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 1997 Rick LaRose 5th (1479) 4th (863)w 26th (598) John Burns Invitational 1998 Rick LaRose 3rd (1459) T4th (874)w 30th (593) Oregon Duck Invitational 1999 Rick LaRose 8th (1463) 9th (891)w T20th (615) National Invitational Tournament 2000 Rick LaRose 5th (1443) 1st (839)w 3rd (1118) 2001 Rick LaRose 3rd (1408) 2nd (867)w 3rd (1145) 2004 PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 2002 Rick LaRose 7th (1482) T6th (878)w T9th (1150) John Burns Intercollegiate 2003 Rick LaRose 2nd (1466) 2nd (865)w 17th (1229) Hall of Fame Invitational 2004 Rick LaRose 1st (1450) 3rd (872)w 3rd (1148) Pac-10 Conference Championships 2005 Rick LaRose 3rd (1428) T8th (863)w 17th (885) 2005 William H. Tucker Intercollegiate 2006 Rick LaRose 5th (1444) T1st (827)w 13th (1168) 2006 ASU Thunderbird Invitational 2007 Rick LaRose 6th (1457) 6th (828)w 24th (858) NCAA West Regional 2008 Rick LaRose 6th (1446) 2007 Wolf Pack Classic 2009 Rick LaRose 9th (1483) T2nd (829)se 30th (909) 2010 Braveheart Classic 2010 Rick LaRose 9th (1421) T10th (908)sw 2011 Anteater Invitational 2011 Rick LaRose 7th (1450) T4th (844)sw 29th (933)
* Arizona competed in the Border Conference from 1932-61, the Western Athletic Conference from 1962-78, the Pacific-10 Conference from 1979-2011 and the Pac-12 Conference from 2011-present.
** (w) Competed in west regional; (se) competed in southeast regional; (sw) competed in southwest regional Coach Fred A. Enke (with trophy) led the 1960 Wildcats to the Border Conference champion- ship and a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships.
21 2011-12 University of Arizona Men’s Golf History Individual Honors All-Pac-10 (Selected by Coaches) Individual Champions (66) Year Player Team 1979 Dan Meyers ...... First Year Player Event Score Par Mitch Thomas ...... First 1942 Bill Bell Border Conference Championship —— —— United States Amateur Champion Paul Brown ...... Second 1969 Drue Johnson WAC Championship —— —— 1988 Eric Meeks 1980 Mike Cunning ...... First 1979 Rick Reilly New Mexico State Intercollegiate 219 +3 Hot Springs G &CC Mike Hammermeister .Second 1981 Jonathan Rinkevich New Mexico State Intercollegiate 217 -1 2002 Ricky Barnes 1981 Dave Russell ...... Second 1982 Rick Price Pima Invitational 145 -1 Oakland Hills CC Dale Faulkner ...... HM 1984 John Schoonover University of Pacific Invitational 210 -3 Mike Hammermeister .Second Paul Nolen Pac-10 Championships 276 -12 National College Player of the Year 1982 Paul Nolen ...... First 1985 Mike Springer Arizona Invitational 152 +8 1989 Robert Gamez Jonathan Rinkevich . . . . . HM Mike Springer Michelob Invitational 211 -5 Fred Haskins Award 1983 Wade Dunagan ...... First 1986 Mike Springer Robertson Homes Invitational 208 -5 Jack Nicklaus Award 1984 Paul Nolen ...... First Larry Silveira Southwestern Invitational 214 +1 All-American Golf Foundation Jerry Foltz ...... First Larry Silveira William H. Tucker Invitational 282 -6 2003 Ricky Barnes (co) 1985 Mike Springer ...... First 1987 Brett McDaniel Western New Mexico Invitational 211 -5 Ben Hogan Award, GCAA/FOG John Schoonover ...... First Larry Silveira Louisiana Classic 141 -3 1986 Willie Kane ...... First Larry Silveira Pac-10 Championships 289 +1 National Amateur of the Year 1987 Mike Springer ...... First Mike Springer John Burns Invitational 199 -11 1988 Eric Meeks Larry Silveira ...... First Eric Meeks Golf World Invitational 210 -6 Titleist/Golfweek Robert Gamez ...... Second Eric Meeks William H. Tucker Invitational 282 -6 1989 Robert Gamez Eric Meeks ...... HM Robert Gamez Fresno Pepsi Classic 209 -7 Titleist/Golfweek Aaron Meeks ...... HM Robert Gamez Tour Tulsa 219 +3 1988 Mike Springer ...... First 1988 Larry Silveira Taylor Made Miami-Doral Intercollegiate212 -4 National Freshman of the Year Larry Silveira ...... First Mike Springer Sun Devil Intercollegiate 141 -3 2000 Ricky Barnes Robert Gamez ...... First Robert Gamez PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 208 -8 GCAA Eric Meeks ...... Second Robert Gamez Golf World Invitational 204 -12 Aaron Meeks ...... HM Mike Springer Fresno Pepsi Classic 204 -12 All-American (Selected by Coaches) 1989 Robert Gamez ...... First 1989 Robert Gamez All-American Invitational 209 -7 Year Player Team Jim Furyk ...... First Robert Gamez NCAA West Regional 206 -10 1967 Drue Johnson ...... Third Christian Pena . Second Team Robert Gamez UCF Budget Classic 209 -7 1969 Drue Johnson ...... First 1990 Jim Furyk ...... First Team 1990 Christian Pena William H. Tucker Invitational 209 -7 1976 Dan Pohl ...... First Trev Anderson ...... Second 1991 Manny Zerman Pac-10 Championships 278 -6 1983 Wade Dunagan ...... HM Christian Pena ...... HM David Berganio U.S. Intercollegiate 209 -4 1984 Paul Nolen ...... HM 1991 David Berganio ...... First Christian Pena Fresno Lexus Classic 212 -4 1987 Larry Silveira ...... First Manny Zerman ...... First 1992 Manny Zerman John Burns Invitational 204 -12 Mike Springer ...... Second Christian Pena ...... First Manny Zerman U.S. Intercollegiate 207 -6 1988 Larry Silveira ...... First Trev Anderson ...... Second Harry Rudolph Perry Maxwell Intercollegiate 203 -7 1988 Mike Springer ...... Second Harry Rudolph ...... HM Harry Rudolph NCAA West Regional 201 -15 1988 Robert Gamez ...... Third 1992 Manny Zerman ...... First David Berganio Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate 210 -6 1988 Eric Meeks ...... Third David Berganio ...... First David Berganio Golf World Invitational 201 -15 Robert Gamez ...... Third Jim Furyk ...... Second 1993 Jason Gore Pac-10 Championships 284 -4 1989 Jim Furyk ...... HM Harry Rudolph ...... Second Manny Zerman NCAA West Regional 211 -5 Trev Anderson ...... HM Rob McIver Honorable Mention 1994 Jason Gore Pac-10 Championships 287 -1 1990 Jim Furyk ...... HM 1993 David Howser ...... First 1996 Ted Purdy PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 200 -13 1990 Christian Pena ...... HM Jason Gore ...... First Ted Purdy PING Intercollegiate 212 -4 1990 Manny Zerman ...... HM David Berganio ...... First 1997 Derek Gillespie Missouri Bluffs Intercollegiate 210 -3 1990 Jeff Manson ...... HM Manny Zerman ...... First Rory Sabbatini Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate 210 -3 Christian Pena ...... First Ted Purdy ...... HM 2000 Ricky Barnes PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 204 -9 David Berganio ...... Third 1994 Jason Gore ...... First Ricky Barnes Louisiana Classic 213 -3 Manny Zerman ...... HM 1994 David Howser ...... First 2001 Ricky Barnes Savane College All-America Golf Classic196 -17 1992 Harry Rudolph ...... First 1994 Ted Purdy . Honorable Mention Chris Nallen U.S. Intercollegiate 206 -7 Manny Zerman ...... First 1994 Jim Zadvorny ...... HM Ricky Barnes Pac-10 Championships 268 -16 David Berganio ...... Third 1995 Ted Purdy ...... First 2002 Ricky Barnes NCAA West Regional 210 -6 1993 David Berganio ...... First Tim Beans ...... Second 2003 Chris Nallen Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate 135 -7 Manny Zerman ...... First Benjamin Nicolay ...... HM Chris Nallen Western Refining College All-America196 -17 David Howser ...... HM 1996 Ted Purdy ...... First 2004 Chris Nallen PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 195 -18 1994 David Howser ...... Third Rory Sabbatini ...... Second Chris Nallen Hall of Fame Invitational 202 -14 Jason Gore ...... HM Gary Mathews ...... HM Henry Liaw Pac-10 Conference Championships 279 -9 1995 Ted Purdy ...... Third 1997 Rory Sabbatini ...... First Chris Nallen NCAA West Regional 211 -5 1996 Rory Sabbatini ...... HM Gary Matthews ...... Second 2005 Travis Esway Ron Moore Invitational 204 -12 1997 Rory Sabbatini ...... First Derek Gillespie ...... Second Kipp Riehle ASU Thunderbird Invitational 206 -7 1998 Rory Sabbatini ...... First 1998 Andy Barnes ...... First 2006 Henry Liaw PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 208 -8 Andy Barnes ...... HM Rory Sabbatini ...... First 2007 Brian Prouty PING-Arizona Intercollegiate 199 -14 1999 Derek Gillespie ...... Second Derek Gillespie ...... First 2007 Tyler Neal Wolf Pack Classic 210 -6 2000 Ricky Barnes ...... Second Tim Weiss ...... HM 2008 Creighton Honeck Pac-10 Championships 281 -3 Derek Gillespie ...... Third 1999 Derek Gillespie ...... Second 2009 Tarquin MacManus NCAA Southeast Regional 198 -15 Reid Hatley ...... HM Andy Barnes ...... HM 2010 Rich Saferian Arizona Invitational 200 -13 2001 Ricky Barnes ...... Second 2000 Ricky Barnes ...... First Tarquin MacManus Braveheart Classic 210 -6 Chris Nallen ...... Third Derek Gillespie ...... First 2011 Jonathan Khan National Invitational Tournament 210 -6 2002 Ricky Barnes ...... HM Cody Beyer ...... HM Tarquin MacManus Wyoming Cowboy Classic 202 -8 Chris Nallen ...... HM 2001 Ricky Barnes ...... First 2003 Ricky Barnes ...... First Cody Beyer ...... Second Individual Wins Chris Nallen ...... First Chris Nallen ...... Second Robert Gamez (1986-89) ...... 7 2004 Chris Nallen ...... First Reid Hatley ...... HM Mike Springer (1984-88) ...... 6 Mark Lamb ...... HM 2002 Chris Nallen ...... First Chris Nallen (200-04) ...... 6 Henry Liaw ...... HM Ricky Barnes ...... Second Ricky Barnes (1999-2002) ...... 5 2005 Nathan Lashley ...... HM 2003 Ricky Barnes ...... First Larry Silveira (1984-88) ...... 5 Henry Liaw ...... HM Chris Nallen ...... First Manny Zerman (1989-93) ...... 4 2006 Travis Esway ...... HM Reid Hatley ...... HM 2009 Tarquin MacManus ...... HM Andrew Medley ...... HM 2004 Chris Nallen ...... First Since 1978, Robert Gamez leads all GCAA Freshman All-America Henry Liaw ...... First UA players with seven career Year Player Josh Esler ...... HM victories. Of the Wildcat golfers to 2000 Ricky Barnes 2005 Henry Liaw ...... First earn individual medalist honors on 2001 Chris Nallen Nathan Lashley . . . . . Second record, only Mike Springer won at 2004 Henry Liaw Travis Esway ...... HM least once in all four seasons of Kipp Riehle ...... HM collegiate competition. Robert Gamez
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All-Pac-10, continued GCAA Academic All-American Year Player Team Scholar University of Arizona Academic Champion Award Winners 2006 Henry Liaw ...... Second 1990 Trev Anderson (3.0 GPA or better) Josh Esler ...... HM 1991 Trev Anderson Ben Fox ...... HM 1992 Rob McIver Year Student-Athlete Year Student-Athlete 2007 Brian Prouty ...... Second 1993 David Howser 1978-79 Dan Meyers 1995-96 Aman Bahl Nathan Tyler ...... HM 1980-81 Dale Faulkner Robert Donald 2008 Creighton Honeck ...... First Pac-10 All-Academic 1981-82 Jonathan Rinkevich Chih Bing Lam Tarquin MacManus . . . Second 1990 Trev Anderson 1983-84 John Buttery Julian Serrano 2009 Tarquin MacManus . . . Second 1991 Trev Anderson Clark Colville 1996-97 David Bates Rich Saferian ...... HM 1992 Rob McIver Steve Gruneisen Chase Kelly 2010 Tarquin MacManus ...... HM 1993 Rob McIver Jonathan Rinkevich Chih Bing Lam 2011 Tarquin MacManus . . . Second 1994 David Howser 1984-85 John Felix Ryan Meyer Erik Oja ...... HM Ted Purdy David Pooley 1997-98 David Bates 2000 Brandon Smith Mike Wilson Chase Kelly 1985-86 John Avery Ryan Meyer All-Western Athletic Conference 2001 Brandon Smith John Buttery 1998-99 Chase Kelly Year Player ...... Team 2002 Brandon Smith David Lysengen Ryan Meyer 1967 Drue Johnson ...... First 2003 Chris Nallen Jason Meyerhoffer Brandon Smith* 1969 Drue Johnson ...... First 2004 Chris Nallen 1986-87 Trev Anderson 1992-2000 Brandon Smith 1976 Dan Pohl ...... First 2005 Brian Prouty Willie Kane Brian Woolf 2006 Brian Prouty Allen Long 2000-01 Patrick Calihan All-Border Conference Trey Denton Jason Meyerhoffer* Brandon Smith Year Player ...... Team 2007 Brian Prouty 1987-88 Trev Anderson 2001-02 Nick Juszczak 1942 Bill Bell ...... First Trey Denton David Koenen Nathan Lashley Nicholas Park Jason Meyerhoffer Brandon Smith Pac-10 Player of the Year 2008 Trey Denton Andy Wada 2002-03 Brett Carter 1988 Larry Silveira 2009 John Kostis Christian Pena Reid Hatley 1989 Robert Gamez 2010 Philip Bagdade 1988-89 Trev Anderson Chris Nallen 1993 David Berganio John Kostis Brad East 2003-04 Brett Carter 1998 Rory Sabbatini Kenji Hernandez Jim Furyk Sean Crebbs 2001 Ricky Barnes (Co-Player) 2011 Philip Bagdade Chris Hunter Josh Esler 2003 Ricky Barnes John Kostis David Koenen Nick Juszczak 2004 Chris Nallen Kenji Hernandez Allan Long Nathan Lashley Trent Redfern WAC Player of the Year Brett McDaniel Brian Prouty 1967 Drue Johnson Rob McIver Billy Whalen 1969 Drue Johnson Jason Meyerhoffer* 2004-05 Brett Carter 1976 Dan Pohl Andy Wada Trey Denton 1989-90 Trev Anderson* Brian Prouty Pac-10 Freshman of the Year Fred Chew Kipp Riehle 2000 Ricky Barnes Robert Doell Billy Whalen 2004 Henry Liaw Brad East 2006-06 Brett Carter David Howser Trey Denton United States Walker Cup Team Chris Hunter Nicholas Park 1989 Robert Gamez Rob McIver Brian Prouty 1989 Eric Meeks Jason Meyerhoffer* 2006-07 Brett Carter 1991 David Berganio Brad Montgomery 2007-08 Trey Denton 1993 David Berganio John Parker Ben Fox 1997 Jason Gore Jay Pennypacker John Kostis 2003 Chris Nallen Rick Tramontin Tyler Neal Andy Wada Nicholas Park World University Team Chad Warford Brian Prouty 1992 Benjamin Nicolay (France) 1990-91 Trev Anderson 2008-09 Philip Bagdade 1996 Chih Bing Lam (Singapore) Christopher Anand Alvin Cheung 1998 Rory Sabbatini (Great Britain/Ireland) Fred Chew Tom Conran Tony Cilla Kenji Hernandez World Amateur Team Jim Furyk John Kostis 1989 Eric Meeks (United States) Rick LaRose (left) with 2003 Ben Aric Holtzinger Tarquin MacManus 1992 Manny Zerman (Italy) Hogan Award winner Ricky Barnes. Dan Jennings Brad Nicholson 1996 Benjamin Nicolay (France) Rob McIver Nicholas Park 1999 Derek Gillespie (Canada) Brad Montgomery Brian Wilkes 2000 Derek Gillespie (Canada) Tim Thompson 2009-10 Philip Bagdade 2002 Ricky Barnes (United States) 1991-92 Rob McIver Kenji Hernandez Benjamin Nicolay John Kostis U.S.-Japan Collegiate Golf Mike Olson Trent Redfern Championship Tim Thompson Jack Welch 1989-90 Trev Anderson 1992-93 Pirerr Julian Berthet 2010-11 Kenji Hernandez 1990-91 Manny Zerman/Jeff Manson Robert Donald Parker Houston 1991-92 Manny Zerman David Howser John Kostis 1992-93 David Berganio Ted Purdy Tarquin MacManus 1995-96 Ted Purdy Tim Thompson Erik Oja 1997-98 Andy Barnes 1993-94 Bryan Anderson Trent Redfern 2000-01 Ricky Barnes Aman Bahl 2001-02 Chris Nallen David Brokl * named top male student-athlete 2004-05 Henry Liaw Robert Donald Dan Jennings NCAA Coach of the Year Benjamin Nicolay 1992 Rick LaRose Ted Purdy Tim Thompson NCAA District Coach of the Year 1994-95 Bryan Anderson 1988 Rick LaRose Aman Bahl 2004 Rick LaRose David Brokl Robert Donald Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year Chih Bing Lam 1987 Rick LaRose Ted Purdy 1991 Rick LaRose Julian Serrano 2004 Rick LaRose Jake Shepard Tim Thompson NCAA Post Graduate Scholarship 1991 Trev Anderson Chris Nallen 23 2011-12 University of Arizona Men’s Golf History Former UA Golfers Currently Playing Professionally Ricky Barnes Larry Silveira Turned Professional: 2004 Turned Professional: 1989 Six PGA Tour Top-10 Finishes Two PGA Tour Wins 2002 U.S. Amateur Champion One Nike Tour Win
David Berganio Mike Springer Turned Professional: 1993 Turned Professional: 1988 Four PGA Tour Top-10 Finishes Two PGA Tour Wins Four Nationwide Tour Wins Four Nationwide Tour Wins
Jim Furyk Mike Cunning Turned Professional: 1992 Turned Professional: 1980 Don Pooley Eric Meeks 16 PGA Tour Wins Three Foreign Tour Wins One Nationwide Tour Win 1992 NCAA Championship Team Jerry Foltz Robert Gamez Turned Professional: 1984 In 1992, the Arizona men’s the heart,” Berganio said. “I Turned Professional: 1989 One Nike Tour Win golf team showed they truly knew I had to help the team. I Three PGA Tour Wins were champions by putting knew I had to make birdies down 1990 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year Christian Pena together a complete team effort the stretch.” Turned Professional: 1992 in defeating Arizona State by LaRose and his squad hit Eric Meeks Three Foreign Tour Wins seven strokes. The Wildcats shot some clutch shots down the Turned Professional: 1988 an NCAA-record 23-under-par stretch, but they made no secret 1988 U.S. Amateur Champion Manny Zerman 1,129 for 72 holes in capturing of their love for the New Mexico Turned Professional: 1993 the program’s first national title. course. “I would like to play here Dan Pohl One Foreign Tour Win “The championship is what every day,” LaRose said. “It is a Turned Professional: 1977 every coach, every player, course where great shots are Two PGA Tour Wins Former UA Golfers on Tour everyone strives for,” LaRose rewarded.” Derek Gillespie said. “It’s a pinnacle, a real The Wildcats had enough Don Pooley Canadian PGA Tour team effort.” great shots to go around in Turned Professional: 1973 Aaron Meeks Senior Harry Rudolph, the putting together a complete PGA Tour Wins: 2 Japanese PGA Tour 1991 California amateur team effort. “This was the closest Champions Tour Wins: 2 Chris Nallen champion, led the Wildcats with team I have ever been on,” said Nationwide Tour a second-place finish at 10- Zerman. “We wanted to win.” Ted Purdy Henry Liaw under-par 278, while junior Pictured below is the 1992 Turned Professional: 1996 Nationwide Tour Manny Zerman was a stroke national championship squad. One PGA Tour Win back in third place. David Front row (left to right): Manny One Nationwide Tour Win Berganio, the ‘91 U.S. Publinks Zerman, Harry Rudolph. Back Champion, took 13th at 286, row: David Berganio, Rob Rory Sabbatini while junior Rob McIver shot a McIver, Jim Furyk, head coach Turned Professional: 1998 293 and senior Jim Furyk closed Rick LaRose. Five PGA Tour Top-10 Finishes his collegiate career with a 294. The Wildcats showed their mettle in the brutal stretch of the closing holes, which included the 16th, a 460-yard par- 4; 17th, a demanding 243-yard par-3; and Rory Sabbatini the 602-yard par-5 finishing hole. Take Note Berganio was particularly • Since 1980, former UA golfers have won 61 professional impressive in the face tournaments worldwide, including 36 PGA Tour events and nine of these three tests. foreign tour events. He holed a 60-foot, three-level birdie putt • A former UA golfer has won at least one professional tourna- on the 16th, rammed ment in every year since 1985. UA alums also have PGA tour a 20-footer to save wins in 12 of the last 13 seasons. par at the 17th and curled in a five-footer • Four former Wildcat golfers were included on the 2011 PGA Tour to seemingly wrap Money List (as of Aug. 25), including three ranked in the top 100 things up on the final (Rory Sabbatini, 24th; Jim Furyk, 80th; Ricky Barnes, 87th). hole. Additionally, UA alums, Don Pooley (76th, Champions) and Chris “Those last three Nallen (62nd, Nationwide) posted solid finishes on their respective putts were all from tour’s Money List. All told, former Wildcats earned more than $18.5 million in prize money in 2010 on the PGA Tour, including the 1992 NCAA Championships Tour Championship. 1. ARIZONA 286-284-274-285=1129 (-23) 2. Harry Rudolph 71-69-66-72=278 (-10) • With a victorious appearance for the United States in the 2010 3. Manny Zerman 72-70-67-70=279 (-9) Ryder Cup matches, Jim Furyk, a member of UA’s 1992 national 13. David Berganio 73-78-71-70=286 (-2) championship team, has played in each of the last seven Ryder 50. Rob McIver 70-75-70-78=293 (+5) Cups and each of the last six President’s Cup events. 55. Jim Furyk 77-73-71-73=294 (+6)
24 2011-12 University of Arizona Men’s Golf Tucson/University of Arizona Tucson, Ariz. The University of Arizona Situated in the heart of Southern Arizona, Tucson is a city of Founded on 40 acres of land donated by a saloon-keeper and two stunning contrast and diversity. From the broad desert valley of gamblers, and funded by a $25,000 consolation prize in Tucson’s world-famous saguaro cacti to 9,000-foot mountain forests of pine competition for the Territorial capital, the University of Arizona rose trees and snow, the city stands at a crossroads geographically and from the desert floor of the true old West. Nobody wanted it, and culturally. fewer believed it would last. Fortunately, they were wrong, and the In the metropolitan Tucson area, a population of just over one bet laid down by E.B. Gifford, Ben C. Parker and W.S. “Billy” Read on million is spread along a main valley floor of some 20 miles between Nov. 27, 1886, has paid off into one of the finest research institu- Rincon mountain ranges to the east and the Tucson mountains to the tions in the world. west and into the foothills nestled against the backdrop of the Santa When the first 32 students arrived at the only building on campus Catalina range to the north. On any of the 350 days of sunshine per in 1891, they began a tradition that has now entered its third century. year, the Santa Rita Mountains can be seen some 65 miles to the The hitching posts for horses required to reach the edge of town south between Arizona and Mexico. may be gone, but “Old Main” remains as witness to the University’s It’s just a 40-minute drive to the top of Mt. Lemmon, the southern- growth into a 400-acre Research I institution with nearly 200 most ski resort in the United States, affording winter activities on the buildings, more than 39,000 students, and a faculty and staff of same day as a round of golf or any myriad of recreational opportuni- 12,000. ties in the area. Outdoor activities are the norm with hundreds of Arizona’s first university is the largest employer in Pima County miles of hiking and biking trails, highlighted by Sabino Canyon which and among the top 10 in Arizona with a payroll of half a billion showcases the beauty of the desert with river-guided trails leading dollars. The UA offers more than 325 degree fields in a dozen into the mountains. different colleges and another similar group of specialized schools. The Sonoran Desert provides a unique setting. Far from the The University of Arizona is one of the top 20 research universi- Saharan sand dunes that most first-time visitors expect, the desert ties in the nation and has played a part in groundbreaking projects boasts a wide range of wildlife and vegetation. An afternoon drive ranging from the exploration of Mars to the development of new through the Saguaro National Park with its world-famous display of cancer treatments and pioneering breakthroughs in heart transplan- saguaro cacti highlights the unique beauty of the area. The unique tation. UA’s observational, theoretical and space astronomy Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, with its rich collection of desert programs have been ranked No. 1 in the country by the National wildlife and vegetation, is another popular visitors’ destination. Science Foundation (NSF) and recent other rankings placed 17 of Tucson is a two-hour drive from Tombstone, a two-hour drive from the University’s graduate programs among the top 20 in the nation. In Phoenix, four hours from Mexico’s Gulf of California coast, 70 miles addition, the Nobel Prize, three Pulitzer Prizes and the National Medal from border city Nogales and within hours’ drives from several major of Science have been bestowed upon Arizona educators. international bird-watching areas. World-class astronomy facilities Not to be forgotten, the University’s undergraduate programs on four nearby mountain ranges also attract visitors and specialists continue to flourish. The NSF considers Arizona to be one of the 10 alike. universities that best integrates teaching and research for under- In addition to its natural attractions, Tucson features a wide range graduates. The NASA-funded space grant program pays under- of cultural experiences. From the first Native American inhabitants to graduates to work in laboratories alongside faculty, and the the earliest Spanish settlers to its current inhabitants, each group left Undergraduate Biology Research Program includes 43 departments, an indelible mark on Tucson. Native American, Mexican and American involves 240 faculty sponsors and funds 140 undergraduate Southwest influences are prevalent throughout the city. The Mission researchers annually. The Eller College of Management and the of San Xavier del Bac, located just nine miles from campus on the McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship are rated in the global top 10 by Tohono O’odham Nation, is one of the original missions built by the Finance Times. The University was named in an Elite 50 list of Spanish missionaries, and the artist colonies of Tubac and Bisbee institutions for academically-minded athletes in 2009. are within a few hours drive as well. UA’s top-notch programs develop top-name graduates who have Continuously settled for more than 12,000 years – the oldest such continued on to success in their respective fields. The UA boasts a settlement in the United States— Tucson has grown from a small laundry list of graduates who have significantly impacted society. Native American village into one of the Sunbelt growth cities of the From the late U.S. Congressman Morris K. Udall to Joan Ganz 21st century. It is one of the premier astronomy and optics centers in Cooney, founder of the Children’s Television Workshop, to Emmy the world, an important health sciences hub and home to a re- Award winning actor/comedian Garry Shandling, UA graduates have nowned research institution in the University of Arizona. made their mark on the world. Tucson has held fast to its small-town ambience, despite The UA also plays host to the world, with students representing all explosive growth. Historic sites compete with new resort-minded 50 states and 130 countries. Nearly a quarter of the student body centers for nighttime entertainment and shopping, and the University consists of under-represented racial and ethnic groups, and the constantly holds the center of the city’s attention with its athletics campus is located in one of the most diverse locations in the country, and cultural activities. with the influence of Native American and Mexican cultures evident Phoenix is a two-hour drive to the north and is home to NBA, NFL, throughout the Tucson community. NHL, Major League Baseball and WNBA franchises. Further north lie The University of Arizona is in its third century of service with a international attractions like the Grand Canyon, Sedona, the Painted continued commitment to providing support to its undergraduate Desert, Monument Valley and Lakes Powell and Mead. Las Vegas is population. Recently completed and current construction projects are only a seven-hour road trip away, as are other Pacific beach cities; testaments to the fact that the UA is dedicated to continued San Diego is less than six hours away. progress. The Integrated Learning Center, located underneath the The nights are always cooler in the desert after a splendid sunset grass Mall in the middle of campus, provides a home base for or a mid-afternoon dousing from a summer monsoon. That’s when freshmen, with classrooms and offices for easier access to faculty Tucson’s small-town attitude and big-city potential reveal themselves and staff. The Student Union embraces the ambience of the in the nighttime entertainment. From cultural events at the UA’s Southwest with shaded terraces and open-air walkways, and Centennial Hall or the historic Fox Theatre, to the hot spots for a provides numerous services such as the bookstore, technology youthful population, there are activities to engage most any interest. center and varied restaurants that serve the UA community. The The melding of the city’s diverse influences makes Tucson an ideal SALT (Strategic Alternative Learning Techniques) Center enhances choice as a home, a vacation spot and a business magnet. With a aid to students with learning disabilities. population that includes college students, families of all backgrounds This commitment to excellence ensures that the University of and thriving groups of young professionals and retirees, Tucson is a Arizona will continue to grow from its auspicious beginnings as a city with something for everyone. single-building outpost in the desert into a world-renowned center for knowledge and research well into the next century.
25 2011-12 University of Arizona Men’s Golf Administrators/Pac-12 Conference
Inerim University President Dr. Eugene G. Sander The Pac-12 Conference Dr. Eugene G. Sander became the 20th president of the Univer- The Pac-12 rises above the rest, upholding its tradition as the sity of Arizona on Aug. 1, 2011. Sander was vice provost and dean “Conference of Champions” ®, claiming an incredible 180 NCAA team of the UA’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and was titles over the past two decades, including nine in 2010-11, averag- scheduled to retire on July 1, 2011, when he decided to postpone ing nearly nine championships per academic year. Even more retirement to fill the UA’s top post. impressive has been the breadth of the Pac-12’s success, with He served as executive vice president and provost championships coming in 27 different men’s and women’s sports. of the University from July 2007 through April 2008 The Pac-12 has led the nation in NCAA Championships in 45 of the during the search for a permanent provost, and he last 51 years and finished second five times. also served as vice president for University Outreach Spanning nearly a century of outstanding athletics achievements, from 2006 to 2009. the Pac-12 was the first conference to reach 400 championships in Sander’s goal is to further the mission of the 2010-11. With the inclusion of CU and UU, league teams have University by improving life for the people of Arizona captured 442 NCAA titles (302 men’s, 140 women’s), outdistancing and beyond – through education, research, creative the next closest conference by nearly 200. expression and community engagement. With the additions of Colorado and Utah, Pac-12 members have As vice provost and dean of the College of Agriculture and Life won 302 NCAA team titles on the men’s side, 89 more than the next Sciences, Sander oversaw 11 academic departments and two closest conference. Men’s NCAA crowns have come at a phenom- schools, with research stations and offices throughout Arizona. enal rate for the Pac-12 - 16 basketball titles by six schools (more Sander concurrently served as the director of the Agricultural than any other conference), 52 tennis titles, 44 outdoor track & field Experiment Station and acting director of Cooperative Extension. crowns, and 26 baseball titles. Pac-12 members have won 25 of 42 Sander holds degrees from the University of Minnesota (B.S.) NCAA volleyball titles , 37 of 42 in water polo, and 22 in swimming and Cornell University (M.S., Ph.D.) and completed postdoctoral and diving. Individually, the Conference has produced an impressive study at Brandeis University. Prior to his move to Arizona, Sander number of NCAA men’s individual champions, as well, boasting 2,019 served as the as deputy chancellor for biotechnology development, individual crowns. director of the Institute of Biosciences and Technology, and head of On the women’s side, the story is much the same. Since the NCAA the department of biochemistry and biophysics for the Texas A&M began conducting women’s championships 30 years ago, Pac-12 University system. members have claimed at least four national titles in a single season He was chair of the department of biochemistry at West Virginia on 22 occasions, including 2010-11. Overall, the Pac-12 has University Medical Center and associate chair of the department of captured 140 NCAA women’s titles, easily outdistancing the SEC, biochemistry and molecular biology at the College of Medicine, which is second, with 77. Pac-12 members have dominated a University of Florida. As an officer in the United States Air Force, he number of sports, winning 23 softball titles, 19 tennis crowns, 13 of was the assistant chief of the biospecialties section at the Aero- the last 21 volleyball titles, 14 of the last 22 trophies in golf, and 12 in space Medical Research Laboratory. swimming & diving. Pac-12 women student-athletes shine nationally As a biochemist, Sander worked in the field of mechanisms by on an individual basis as well, capturing an unmatched 616 NCAA which enzymes catalyze reactions. His research program resulted in individual crowns, an average of nearly 21 championships per year. numerous publications, presentations and book chapters. It also The roots of the Pac-12 Conference date back over 95 years to contributed to the education of five graduate and 18 postdoctoral December 2, 1915, when the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) was students. He has held the academic rank of professor at all of the founded at a meeting at the Oregon Hotel in Portland, Ore. The institutions with which he has been affiliated. original membership consisted of four schools - the University of In 2011 he was named a fellow of the American Association for California at Berkeley, the University of Washington, the University of the Advancement of Science. Oregon, and Oregon State College (now Oregon State University). All Sander is married to Dr. Louise M. Canfield and has two children, remain members of the Conference. Jay and Kathy, both of whom are Arizona graduates. Pacific Coast Conference play began in 1916 and, one year later, Washington State College (now Washington State University) was Director of Athletics Greg Byrne accepted into the league, with Stanford University following in 1918. In 1922, the PCC expanded to eight teams with the admission of Greg Byrne was named Arizona’s 11th Director of Athletics in the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of March 2010 and officially assumed the reins on May 3, 2010. Idaho. In 1924, the University of Montana joined the league roster, In his short time with Arizona, Byrne has led the charge on new and in 1928, the PCC grew to 10 members with the addition of UCLA. fundraising initiatives and member expansion for the Wildcat Club. Under The Pacific Coast Conference competed as a 10-member league his leadership, the Wildcats have seen construction completed on a until 1950. During that time, the league’s first commissioner was new men’s basketball lockerroom, implementation of a new video board named. Edwin N. Atherton was Commissioner in 1940 and was for the south end zone of Arizona Stadium and the beginning stages of succeeded by Victor O. Schmidt in 1944. a north end zone football facility. In 1959, the PCC was dissolved and the Athletic Association of Prior to Arizona, Byrne was Mississippi State University’s Director of Western Universities was formed and Thomas J. Hamilton was Athletics, where he was the youngest top athletic appointed Commissioner of the new league. The original AAWU administrator in the Southeastern Conference and the membership included California, Stanford, Southern California, UCLA youngest to lead an athletic program at the NCAA Division and Washington. Washington State joined the membership in 1962, I-A level. He started out his career at MSU in June 2006 while Oregon and Oregon State joined in 1964. Under Hamilton’s as Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs. watch, the name Pacific-8 Conference was adopted in 1968. In He has been around successful athletic programs, and 1971, Wiles Hallock took over as Commissioner of the Pac-8. the director’s chair, literally all his life. He is the son of A decade later, on July 1, 1978, the University of Arizona and long-time athletic administrator Bill Byrne, currently the Arizona State University were admitted and the Pacific-10 Confer- Director of Athletics at Texas A&M University. ence became a reality. In 1986-87, the league took on a new look, Byrne, however, has made a name for himself in intercollegiate expanding to include 10 women’s sports. Thomas C. Hansen was athletics. He had 15 years of professional experience prior to assuming named the Commissioner of the Pac-10 in 1983, a role he would hold the AD’s position, a resume that shows progressive growth in both for 26 years until 2009. He was succeeded by current Commissioner responsibility and achievement. He has been directly involved in raising Larry Scott, who joined the league in July 2009. over $160 million in gifts during his career in athletics. Currently, the Pac-12 sponsors 11 men’s sports and 11 A native of Pocatello, Idaho, Byrne earned his bachelor’s degree in women’s sports. Additionally, the Conference is a member of the 1994 and his master’s degree from Mississippi State in 2009. Byrne is Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) in four other men’s sports married to the former Regina Misa of Junction City, Ore., and the couple and three women’s sports. has two sons, Nick and Davis. 26 2011-12 University of Arizona Men’s Golf