TABLE OF CONTENTS UCLA QUICK FACTS 2008-09 BRUINS 9 2008-09 Schedule .....................Inside Back Cover Address ............ J.D. Morgan Center, PO Box 24044 Season Outlook .......................................................2 Los Angeles, CA 90024-0044 Alphabetical Roster ................................................4 Athletics Phone ...................................(310) 825-8699 Portrait Roster .........................................................4 Ticket Offi ce.................................. (310) UCLA-WIN THE COACHING STAFF Chancellor ...........................................Dr. Gene Block Director of Athletics ..................Daniel G. Guerrero Head Coach Derek Freeman ................................5 Faculty Athletic Rep. ......................Donald Morrison Director of Operations Daniel Hour .................6 Enrollment .......................................................... 37,000 Undergraduate Assistant Coach Founded ................................................................. 1919 Brandon Christianson ............................6 Colors ....................................................Blue and Gold THE PLAYERS Nickname ............................................................ Bruins Conference.....................................................Pacifi c-10 Player Biographies ...................................................7 Conference Phone .................................925-932-4411 THE 2007-08 SEASON Conference Fax ......................................925-932-4601 National Affi liation........................ NCAA Division I 2007-08 Tournament Summary ..........................14 Head Coach ..........Derek Freeman (Oklahoma ’94) 2007-08 Individual Scores and Statistics ............16 Freeman’s Phone .................................(310) 794-6203 The 2008 NCAA Championship ........................28 Career Tournament Victories (Years) ..... 14/3 years UCLA HISTORY Victories at UCLA ..........................................5/1 year Division I Tournament Victories (Years) .........5/1yr UCLA All-Americans ............................................33 Director of Operations ... Daniel Hour (UCLA ‘07) UCLA’s Distinguished Amateurs .........................19 25 Hour’s Phone....................................... (310) 206-6588 UCLA Golf Lettermen.........................................20 Undergraduate Asst. Coach ..Brandon Christianson UCLA on the PGA Tour ......................................16 Christianson’s Phone ..........................(310) 206-6588 UCLA Golf Records .............................................22 Golf Conditioning Coach ...........................John Farr UCLA in the Pacifi c-10 Conference ...................23 Golf Trainer ..........................................Grace Golden UCLA’s All-Time Pac-10 Results .........................24 Equipment Manager................................... Tony Perri 1988 NCAA Championship Summary ...............27 2007-08 Highlights ......... Five tournament victories; UCLA in the NCAA Championship ...................27 NCAA Championship UCLA’s NCAA Regional Results .........................27 2008 Pac-10 Finish ..................................................4th UCLA’s All-Time NCAA Results ........................30 2008 NCAA Regional Finish (West) .....................5th Where Are They Now ...........................................21 2008 NCAA Finish ...................................................1st GENERAL INFORMATION Letterwinners Returning/Lost ..............................4/4 National Championships ...............Two (1988, 2008) The CordeValle Collegiate ....................................37 Sports Information Director ................Marc Dellins UCLA’s Home Courses .........................................34 Men’s Golf Contact ............................Rich Bertolucci The UCLA Practice Facility ..................................36 Bertolucci’s e-mail ............. [email protected] Friends of Golf ......................................................35 Bertolucci’s Offi ce Phone ................. (310) 206-8141 Key Administrators and Support Staff ...............38 SID FAX ..............................................(310) 825-8664 UCLA’s Primary Media Outlets ............................39 UCLA Athletics Website ......... www.uclabruins.com This Is UCLA ..........................................................40 Fanfone (24 Hour Results) ................(310) 825-8575 Los Angeles .............................................................41 In Memoriam, Jack Gifford, 1941-2008..............44 ON THE COVER The UCLA Experience ............................................I Th e 2008-09 UCLA Men’s Golf Team. CREDITS Th e 2008-09 UCLA men’s golf media guide was writ- ten and edited by Rich Bertolucci, Associate Sports Information Director. Cover design by Shannon Avery Acevedo, Avery J. Productions. Photography by ASUCLA Campus Studio (Don Liebig). Coor- dinated by Marina Graphics of Hawthorne, CA, Ed Chernoff , President. Special thanks to the following: Ricardo Flores, Ellie Kaiser of the USGA, Getty Im- ages photographers Brian Bahr (Tom Pernice), Scott Halleran (Steve Pate), Doug Pensinger (Corey Pavin) and Donald Mirale (Duff y Waldorf). Copies of the men’s golf media guide can be purchased in person at UCLA’s Sports Information Offi ce for $7.00. By mail, make checks payable for $9.00 to UC Regents and mail to UCLA Sports Information Offi ce, PO Box 24044, Los Angeles, CA 90024-0044. 2008-0 UCLA MEN’S GOLF 1 SEASON OUTLOOK Freshman Gregor Main, Head Coach Derek Freeman and sophomore Philip Francis look forward to another championship season. t UCLA, only championships matter. Forgotten are last year’s the team in career percentage of subpar rounds (37.6%) and sub-70 graduation losses and all the negatives that might aff ect this scores (22.9%). Ayear’s team. Positive thoughts abound, and looking forward His wrist healed, James Lee’s 75 rounds of collegiate experience to the spring season, the improvement of each players’ game and will be too substantial to overlook. What’s more, as a freshman in 2006 journey to the championship summit dominate the thoughts of the he logged seven rounds of postseason experience, tying for 21st at the 2008-09 Bruins. Pac-10 Championship and tying for 32nd at the NCAA Tournament Five freshmen will provide gleeful optimism and four veterans where all four of his scores were counters. will provide experienced guidance. Th e group of fi rst-year players “Much of James’ success this season will be determined by the was named one of the top recruiting classes in the country last year. health of his wrist,” said Freeman. “He is one of the hardest workers on It consists of three AJGA All-Americans, one of Mexico’s best young the team, and if he stays healthy, he will be a productive contributor amateurs and a Colorado state high school champion. to the team. We need him in the lineup. He’s got a lot of experience Th e returnees include a two-time collegiate All-American, a and he’s a good leader.” sophomore all-conference selection, a senior with 75 career rounds Lee won his fi rst event last season, posting scores of 65-72-74—211 and one collegiate victory and two sophomore lettermen with plenty (-5) to tie for fi rst place honors at the CordeValle Collegiate. In 20 of experience. rounds he averaged 74.4 with four rounds under 70 and fi ve rounds Th e cameraderie is solid, the work ethic is unmatched and the under par. His career percentage of subpar rounds is 19.6. attitude commendable. Th e Bruins are ready to reload and contend for the national championship for 2009 and for many years in the SOPHOMORES future. Philip Francis spent his entire freshman season with the traveling Following are capsule summaries of the Bruins’ personnel by class. team, playing in 34 rounds, including the 11-round championship segment. He averaged 73.6 with seven subpar rounds, a 93% counter SENIORS ratio and earned All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention honors. A senior class of three dwindled to one at the start of the fall season, as “Philip is beginning to achieve what it takes to compete at the James Lee recovered from a wrist injury that left him on the sideline highest collegiate level,” said the head coach. “He has worked diligently for the summer and Lucas Lee departed for professional golf after on his game. He played very well last summer, which led to playing the fi rst college event. Th at left three-year letterman Erik Flores in a well in the fall. His best golf is ahead of him.” leadership role as the season began. In the summer he received a sponsor’s exemption to play in the Over the summer, Flores recorded three Top 5 results, including John Deere Classic and tied for 34th with scores of 67-71-64-75—277 medalist honors at the Pacifi c Northwest Amateur. Last season he (-7). After 54 holes, he was tied for 11th at 11-under par. He also earned third team All-America honors after fi nishing the year ranked recorded two Top 10 results at other amateur events and claimed four 22nd nationally. A First-Team All-Pac-10 selection in 2008, he aver- rounds under 70 in those tournaments. aged 72.5 with six Top 10 fi nishes and 15 rounds under par. Connor Driscoll last season averaged 75.6 in 21 rounds. In his “Erik is our most experienced player,” said Freeman. He is look- best fi nish he tied for ninth at CordeValle in 2007 and recorded a T23 ing to have a great spring. Th is is his last opportunity to achieve his at the Cal Poly Invitational. individual goals before he plays professional