LSU
INTRO
THIS IS LSU
PREVIEW
TIGERS
REVIEW
HISTORY
A Program on theRise
After competing with one of the youngest starting lineups in the country Each is sure to battle for a coveted spot in the starting lineup as the Tigers last season, the LSU men’s golf team is more confident and more experienced compete with what is surely their most talented roster in more than a decade. heading into the 2008-09 season as the Tigers are poised to take the next Yi was the 12th-ranked junior golfer in the country and the 10th-ranked step under fourth-year head coach Chuck Winstead and earn a berth into the prospect for the Class of 2008 when he signed with the Tigers, while Jones NCAA Men’s Golf Championships for the first time in 12 seasons. was the nation’s 19th-ranked junior golfer and the 16th-ranked player in his Back to lead the way are the top five performers from a team that earned a classification according to the Golfweek Junior Rankings. Gutgsell was also spot in NCAA regional play for the first time since 2005 with an appearance in one of the nation’s Top 100 recruits for the Class of 2008 as he was ranked No. the NCAA West Regional in 2008. 89 in the country when he elected to sign a national letter of intent with the Sophomore standout Andrew Loupe made an immediate impact in his rookie Tigers. season after finishing the year with a team-leading two Top 10 and five Top 20 The Tigers will kick off their season Sept. 13-14 with a trip to Wayzata, finishes to go along with a team-leading 74.1 stroke average. Senior Jarrod Minn., for the first time to compete against many of the elite teams from the Barsamian and fellow sophomore John Peterson also finished the season with Midwest in the Gopher Invitational at Spring Hill Golf Club. The Tigers will a 74.1 stroke average to lead the way. return to the Southeast a week later with their fourth straight appearance in Like Loupe, sophomore Clayton Rotz also burst onto the collegiate scene the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate slated for Sept. 22-23 at Shoal Creek Country while matching his team-leading two Top 10 and five Top 20 finishes en route Club following a 10th-place finish last season. to being named a member of the inaugural eight-man SEC All-Freshman Team. LSU earned its first and only tournament victory of the Chuck Winstead era Both Loupe and Peterson also earned a spot on the team as they established at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate in 2005 in the first year of its inception. themselves among the top classes of newcomers in the conference. The Tigers earned a runner-up finish in their first ever appearance at the Junior Bryant Lach was without a doubt the most improved player on the Squire Creek Invitational last fall and are looking for more this fall as they team as he had a 74.2 stroke average a season ago, which is a three-stroke return to Squire Creek Country Club in Choudrant, La., to tee it up Oct. 13-14. improvement from his scoring average as a freshman in 2006. They will then wrap up the fall season with a trip to the prestigious Isleworth- LSU carried its momentum into the off-season as more Tigers earned the UCF Collegiate Invitational scheduled for Oct. 27-29 at Isleworth Golf and right to compete in the United States Amateur Championship than ever before. Country Club in Windermere, Fla. The purple and gold was on display at the Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina Following a three-month layoff, the squad will open play in the spring in August as Barsamian, Lach and Rotz were each a part of the 312-man field season with their annual trip to Gainesville, Fla., on Feb. 14-15 to compete in the most prestigious amateur championship in the world. against one of the strongest fields it will face in the regular season at the Gator Not only do the Tigers return one of the more talented young teams in all of Invitational at the Mark Bostick Golf Course. The Tigers were tied for sixth in college golf, but they also welcome one of the nation’s top classes of incoming the event a year ago and will be looking for their first team title since 2002. freshmen as Austin Gutgsell of Mandeville, La., Josh Jones of The Colony, They will then return to the state of Florida a week later for an appearance in Texas, and Sang Yi of Carrollton, Texas, will don the purple and gold for the the John Hayt Invitational scheduled for Feb. 22-23 at historic Sawgrass first time this season. The trio was the No. 4 recruiting class in the nation for Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach. the Class of 2008 according to the final Golfweek recruiting rankings.
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INTRO
LSU closes out the month of March with a pair of familiar trips as they play to earn one of 30 spots in the NCAA Championships. This year, a total of THIS IS LSU return to Statesboro, Ga., to compete in the Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational at 84 teams will qualify for regional play with the top six teams from each region PREVIEW Forest Heights Country Club from March 20-22 before traveling to Awendaw, advancing into the 36-team field at the national championships. S.C., to tee it up in the fifth-annual Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate at The 2009 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships will be held at historic TIGERS picturesque Bulls Bay Golf Club from March 29-31. Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio, from May 27-30. The UCLA Bruins enter the REVIEW
Following its appearance in the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate, the season as the defending national champions after earning a narrow one-stroke HISTORY squad will have one last opportunity to prepare for the postseason as it joins a victory over Stanford a year ago. strong regional field in the second-annual Bank of America Intercollegiate. Conference rival Ole Miss will play host to the event as it will be held April 7-8 at Reunion Golf and Country Club in Jackson, Miss. The Tigers matched their best performance a year ago with a runner-up finish in the inaugural event. The SEC Men’s Golf Championships return to St. Simons Island, Ga., for the ninth straight season with Frederica Golf Club playing host to the event for the second year in a row from April 17-19. After moving to Frederica Golf Club a year ago, the nation’s most competitive conference championship called the Seaside Course at nearby Sea Island Golf Club its home for the previous seven seasons. LSU finished in a tie for eighth place in the 12-team field in 2008. In July 2008, the NCAA’s Division I Men’s Golf Committee met in Colorado Springs to discuss a proposal that would alter the format by which the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships is conducted. The proposal was accepted and is set to take effect this season. Instead of cutting the field to 15 teams after 54 holes and crowning both an individual champion and team champion after 72 holes of stroke play as has been the case in recent years, the NCAA individual champion will be determined following the conclusion of 54 holes of stroke play with the top eight teams advancing to a single-elimination match play tournament. The team with the lowest score after three rounds of competition will play the team with the eighth-lowest score, the second-place team will play the seventh-place team and so on until a team champion is crowned. The idea is that the newly established format will make the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships an attractive option for television coverage. Regional play will also change dramatically during this year’s championship season with three regions expanding to six to create more postseason opportunities for programs nationwide. According to the old format, 81 teams competing in three fields of 27 were required to earn a Top 10 finish in regional Bryant Lach
2008-09 LSU Men’s Golf Roster NAME HT. CLASS EXP. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Jarrod Barsamian 5-10 Sr. 3L Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (Episcopal HS) Brent Blaum 5-11 Jr. 1L Coral Gables, Fla. (Westminster Christian HS) Austin Gutgsell 6-0 Fr. HS Mandeville, La. (Mandeville HS) Josh Jones 5-11 Fr. HS The Colony, Texas (Texas Home School) Bryant Lach 6-0 Jr. 2L The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS) Brian Leveille 5-7 Jr. SQ Basking Ridge, N.J. (Ridge HS) Andrew Loupe 6-1 So. 1L Baton Rouge, La. (Episcopal HS) John Peterson 5-11 So. 1L Fort Worth, Texas (Paschal HS) Clayton Rotz 5-10 So. 1L Chambersburg, Pa. (Chambersburg Senior HS) Sang Yi 6-0 Fr. HS Carrollton, Texas (Hebron HS)
Head Coach: Chuck Winstead (4th season) Assistant Coach: Shane Warren (4th season)
Clayton Rotz Andrew Loupe
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INTRO Gopher Invitational Gator Invitational Date: Sept. 12-14, 2008 Date: Feb. 14-15, 2009 THIS IS LSU Host: Minnesota Host: Florida PREVIEW Location: Wayzata, Minn. Location: Gainesville, Fla. TIGERS Course: Spring Hill Golf Club Course: Mark Bostick Golf Course
REVIEW Par: 72 Par: 70 Yardage: 7,020 Yardage: 6,800 HISTORY Last Year’s Team Champion: Lamar (868) Last Year’s Team Champion: Florida (820) Last Year’s Medalist: Casey Clendenon, Lamar, and Danny Zimmerman, Last Year’s Medalist: Michael Schachner, Duke, and Zack Sucher, UAB (203) Wisconsin (215) Field: Central Florida, Chattanooga, Coastal Carolina, Duke, Florida, Florida Field: Arkansas, Iowa, Iowa State, LSU, Marquette, Minnesota, Pepperdine, State, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, LSU, Mississippi State, North Florida, SMU, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, Yale Ole Miss, UAB, Wake Forest LSU’s 2007-08 Finish: DNP LSU’s 2007-08 Finish: 6th SID Contact: Matt Slieter SID Contact: Daniel Apple SID E-mail: [email protected] SID E-mail: [email protected] SID Office: (612) 625-4389 SID Phone: (352) 375-4683 ext. 6121 SID Cell: (612) 236-8841 SID FAX: (352) 375-4809
Shoal Creek Intercollegiate John Hayt Invitational Date: Sept. 22-23, 2008 Date: Feb. 22-23, 2009 Host: UAB Host: North Florida Location: Birmingham, Ala. Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Course: Shoal Creek Country Club Course: Sawgrass Country Club Par: 72 Par: 72 Yardage: 7,114 Yardage: 6,925 Last Year’s Team Champion: Texas Tech (873) Last Year’s Team Champion: Alabama (873) Last Year’s Medalist: Will Griffin, Texas Tech, and Brad Smith, UAB (213) Last Year’s Medalist: Joel Sjoholm, Georgia State (209) Field: Auburn, Baylor, East Tennessee State, Georgia Southern, LSU, North Field: Alabama, Arizona State, Coastal Carolina, Furman, Georgia Southern, Florida, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Texas Tech, Tulsa, Wake Forest, UAB Georgia State, LSU, North Florida, South Carolina, TCU, Tennessee, Tulsa, LSU’s 2007-08 Finish: 10th UAB, UT-Chattanooga SID Contact: Aaron Jordan LSU’s 2007-08 Finish: DNP SID E-mail: [email protected] SID Contact: Shawn LaFata SID Phone: (205) 934-0722 SID E-mail: [email protected] SID FAX: (205) 934-7505 SID Phone: (904) 620-4027 SID FAX: (904) 620-2821 Squire Creek Invitational Date: Oct. 13-14, 2008 Host: Louisiana Tech Location: Choudrant, La. Course: Squire Creek Country Club Par: 72 Yardage: 7,105 Last Year’s Team Champion: Ole Miss (860) Last Year’s Medalist: Matthew Harvey, Louisiana Tech (209) Field: Arkansas-Little Rock, Arkansas State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana- Monroe, Louisville, LSU, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee State, Nebraska, Nevada, New Orleans, Ole Miss, South Alabama, Southeastern Louisiana, Southern Mississippi LSU’s 2007-08 Finish: 2nd SID Contact: Malcolm Butler SID E-mail: [email protected] SID Phone: (318) 257-3144 SID FAX: (318) 257-3757
Isleworth Collegiate Invitational Date: Oct. 27-29, 2008 Host: Central Florida Location: Windermere, Fla. Course: Isleworth Golf and Country Club Par: 72 Yardage: 7,449 Last Year’s Team Champion: Georgia (841) Last Year’s Medalist: Harris English, Georgia (205) Field: Alabama, Arizona, Central Florida, Charlotte, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, LSU, Oklahoma State, South Carolina, Southern California, Stanford, Texas, Texas Tech, UCLA LSU’s 2007-08 Finish: DNP SID Contact: Doug Richards SID E-mail: [email protected] SID Phone: (407) 823-2142 SID FAX: (407) 823-5293 Josh Jones
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Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational NCAA Regionals INTRO
Date: March 20-22, 2009 Date: May 14-16, 2009 THIS IS LSU Host: Georgia Southern LSU’s 2007-08 Finish: 22nd at NCAA West Regional Location: Statesboro, Ga. Regional Host: Central Florida (Red Tail GC, Sorrento, Fla.) PREVIEW Course: Forest Heights Country Club Regional Host: Columbia (Galloway National GC, Galloway, N.J.) TIGERS Par: 72 Regional Host: Oklahoma State (Karsten Creek GC, Stillwater, Okla.) REVIEW
Yardage: 6,962 Regional Host: San Francisco (Lake Merced GC, Daly City, Calif.) HISTORY Last Year’s Team Champion: Alabama (849) Regional Host: Texas (Universtiy of Texas GC, Austin, Texas) Last Year’s Medalist: George Bryan IV, South Carolina (208) Regional Host: Western Kentucky (The Club at Olde Stone, Bowling Green, Ky.) Field: TBA 2008 East Regional Champion: Georgia (811) LSU’s 2007-08 Finish: 7th 2008 East Regional Medalist: Russell Henley, Georgia, and Zack Sucher, UAB SID Contact: Pat Osterman (200) SID E-mail: [email protected] 2008 Central Regional Champion: Wake Forest (879) SID Phone: (912) 478-5239 2008 Central Regional Medalist: Kevin Tway, Oklahoma State (214) SID FAX: (912) 681-0046 2008 West Regional Champion: Southern California (862) 2008 West Regional Medalist: Joey Benedetti, Oregon (207) Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate Date: March 29-31, 2009 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships Host: College of Charleston Date: May 27-30, 2009 Location: Awendaw, S.C. Host: University of Toledo Course: Bulls Bay Golf Club Location: Toledo, Ohio Par: 71 Course: Inverness Club Yardage: 7,261 2008 Team Champion: UCLA (1,194) Last Year’s Team Champion: NC State (838) 2008 Medalist: Kevin Chappell, UCLA (286) Last Year’s Medalist: Matt Hill, NC State (204) Field: The top six teams from each NCAA Regional advance Field: TBA SID Contact: Donnie Wagner LSU’s 2007-08 Finish: 10th SID Phone: (317) 917-6813 SID Contact: Simon Whitaker SID FAX: (317) 917-6826 SID E-mail: [email protected] SID Phone: (843) 953-5465 SID FAX: (843) 953-6534
Bank of America Intercollegiate Date: April 6-7, 2009 Host: Ole Miss Location: Jackson, Miss. Course: Reunion Golf Club Par: 72 Yardage: 7,305 Last Year’s Team Champion: UT-Chattanooga (852) Last Year’s Medalist: Zack Sucher, UAB (207) Field: TBA LSU’s 2007-08 Finish: 2nd SID Contact: Kim Ling SID E-mail: [email protected] SID Phone: (662) 915-7522 SID FAX: (662) 915-7006
SEC Men’s Golf Championship Date: April 17-19, 2009 Host: Southeastern Conference Location: St. Simons Island, Ga. Course: Frederica Golf Club Par: 72 Yardage: 7,217 Last Year’s Team Champion: Alabama (853) Last Year’s Medalist: Michael Thompson, Alabama (208) Field: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt LSU’s 2007-08 Finish: T8th SID Contact: Charles Bloom SID E-mail: [email protected] SID Phone: (205) 458-3010 SID FAX: (205) 458-3030
Sang Yi
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Alabama Georgia South Carolina INTRO Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala. Location: Athens, Ga. Location: Columbia, S.C. Enrollment: 25,580 Enrollment: 33,831 Enrollment: 27,390 THIS IS LSU Colors: Crimson and White Colors: Red and Black Colors: Garnet and Black PREVIEW Nickname: Crimson Tide Nickname: Bulldogs Nickname: Gamecocks Home Course: Capstone Club Home Course: University of Georgia Golf Club Home Course: The University Club TIGERS President: Dr. Robert E. Whitt President: Dr. Michael F. Adams President: Dr. Harris Pastides Athletics Director: Mal Moore Athletics Director: Damon Evans Athletics Director: Eric Hyman REVIEW Sports Information Director: Doug Walker Sports Information Director: Claude Felton Sports Information Director: Steve Fink HISTORY Men’s Golf Contact: Becky Hopf Men’s Golf Contact: Steven Colquitt Men’s Golf Contact: Diana Koval Office Phone: (205) 348-6084 Office Phone: (706) 542-9042 Office Phone: (803) 777-7977 Office Fax: (205) 348-8841 Office Fax: (706) 542-9339 Office Fax: (803) 777-2967 E-mail address: [email protected] E-mail address: [email protected] E-mail address: [email protected] Web site: www.rolltide.com Web site: www.georgiadogs.com Web site: www.gamecocksonline.com Head Coach (Season): Jay Seawell (7th) Head Coach (Season): Chris Haack (13th) Head Coach (Season): Bill McDonald (2nd) Alma Mater (Year): South Carolina (1988) Alma Mater (Year): Mellen (1986) Alma Mater (Year): Georgia Tech (1989) 2008 SEC Championships: 1st 2008 SEC Championships: 3rd 2008 SEC Championships: 2nd 2008 NCAA Central Regional: 6th 2008 NCAA East Regional: 1st 2008 NCAA East Regional: 16th 2008 NCAA Championships: 13th 2008 NCAA Championships: 8th 2008 NCAA Championships: DNP Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 3/7 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/3 Top Returnee: Matthew Swan Top Returnees: Harris English, Brian Harman, Adam Top Returnees: Mark Silvers, George Bryan IV Key Losses: Mark Harrell, Joseph Sykora, Michael Mitchell, Hudson Swafford Key Losses: None Thompson, Gator Todd Key Losses: None Top Newcomer: Wesley Bryan Top Newcomer: Bud Cauley Top Newcomers: Will Kropp, T.J. Mitchell, Patrick Reed Tennessee Arkansas Kentucky Location: Knoxville, Tenn. Location: Fayetteville, Ark. Location: Lexington, Ky. Enrollment: 26,560 Enrollment: 17,938 Enrollment: 26,439 Colors: Orange and White Colors: Cardinal and White Colors: Blue and White Nickname: Volunteers Nickname: Razorbacks Nickname: Wildcats Home Course: Multiple Home Course: Pinnacle Country Club Home Course: University Club of Kentucky President: Dr. John D. Petersen President: Dr. B. Alan Sugg President: Dr. Lee T. Todd Jr. Athletics Director: Mike Hamilton Athletics Director: Jeff Long Athletics Director: Mitch Barnhart Sports Information Director: Bud Ford Sports Information Director: Kevin Trainor Men’s Golf Contact: Marcus Shanks Men’s Golf Contact: Melissa Anderson Men’s Golf Contact: Zach Lawson Office Phone: (859) 257-3838 Office Phone: (865) 974-1212 Office Phone: (479) 575-2751 Office Fax: (859) 323-4310 Office Fax: (865) 974-1269 Office Fax: (479) 575-7481 E-mail address: [email protected] E-mail address: [email protected] E-mail address: [email protected] Web site: www.ukathletics.com Web site: www.UTsports.com Web site: www.arkansasrazorbacks.com Head Coach (Season): Brian Craig (8th) Head Coach (Season): Jim Kelson (10th) Head Coach (Season): Brad McMakin (3rd) Alma Mater (Year): Florida (1992) Alma Mater (Year): Alabama (1987) Alma Mater (Year): Oklahoma (1991) 2008 SEC Championships: 11th 2008 SEC Championships: 6th 2008 SEC Championships: 12th 2008 NCAA West Regional: 17th 2008 NCAA Central Regional: 11th 2008 NCAA Central Regional: T19th 2008 NCAA Championships: DNP 2008 NCAA Championships: DNP 2008 NCAA Championships: DNP Top Returnees: Andy Winings, Alex Volpenhein Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/3 Top Returnees: Sam Chavez, Andrew Landry, Will Osborne Key Loss: Brad Doster Top Returnees: Chris Paisley, Robin Wingardh Key Losses: None Top Newcomers: Joseph Barr, Seth Blann, Simon Ward Key Losses: Charlie Ford, Philip Pettitt Top Newcomers: Christoffer Arvidsson, Ty Spinella, Ethan Top Newcomers: Darren Renwick, Garrick Porteous Tracy Mississippi State Location: Starkville, Miss. Vanderbilt Auburn Enrollment: 17,039 Location: Nashville, Tenn. Location: Auburn, Ala. Colors: Maroon and White Enrollment: 6,532 Enrollment: 24,137 Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Black and Gold Colors: Burnt Orange and Navy Blue Home Course: Old Waverly GC, MSU Golf Course Nickname: Commodores Nickname: Tigers President: Dr. Robert Foglesong Home Course: The Legends Club of Tennessee Home Course: Multiple Athletics Director: Greg Byrne Chancellor: Nicholas S. Zeppos President: Jay Gogue Media Relations Director: Mike Nemeth Director of Sports Operations: Brock Williams Athletics Director: Jay Jacobs Men’s Golf Contact: Jonathan Eaton Sports Information Director: Rod Williamson Sports Information Director: Kirk Sampson Office Phone: (662) 325-0965 Men’s Golf Contact: Chris Weinman Men’s Golf Contact: Gary Thorne Office Fax: (662) 325-2563 Office Phone: (615) 343-0019 Office Phone: (334) 502-9764 E-mail address: [email protected] Office Fax: (615) 343-7064 Office Fax: (334) 844-9806 Web site: www.mstateathletics.com E-mail address: [email protected] E-mail address: [email protected] Head Coach (Season): Clay Homan (6th) Web site: www.vucommodores.com Web site: www.auburntigers.com Alma Mater (Year): Mississippi State (1995) Head Coach (Season): Tom Shaw (3rd) Head Coach (Season): Mike Griffin (25th) 2008 SEC Championships: 5th Alma Mater (Year): Georgia Tech (1991) 2008 SEC Championships: T8th 2008 NCAA East Regional: 4th 2008 SEC Championships: 7th 2008 NCAA East Regional: 6th 2008 NCAA Championships: T27th 2008 NCAA Regional: DNP 2008 NCAA Championships: 16th Top Returnees: Matt Fast, Noah Goldman, Carlos Sainz 2008 NCAA Championships: DNP Top Returnee: Glenn Northcutt Key Losses: Jake Lambert, Josh Oller Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/2 Key Loss: Patton Kizzire Top Newcomers: John Darden, Lee Heaton Top Returnees: Jon Curran, Hudson Johnson Top Newcomers: Jackson Beindorf, Kyle Kopsick, Will Key Losses: None McCurdy, John Stembridge, David Zickler Ole Miss Top Newcomer: Trey DelGreco Location: Oxford, Miss. Florida Enrollment: 17,325 Location: Gainesville, Fla. Colors: Cardinal Red and Navy Blue Enrollment: 51,733 Nickname: Rebels Colors: Orange and Blue Home Course: University of Mississippi Golf Course Nickname: Gators Chancellor: Dr. Robert C. Khayat Home Course: Mark Bostick Golf Course Athletics Director: Pete Boone President: Dr. James Bernard Machen Sports Information Director: Langston Rogers Athletics Director: Jeremy Foley Men’s Golf Contact: Kim Ling Sports Information Director: Steve McClain Office Phone: (662) 915-7522 Men’s Golf Contact: Daniel Apple Office Fax: (662) 915-7006 Office Phone: (352) 375-4683 ext. 6121 E-mail address: [email protected] Office Fax: (352) 375-4809 Web site: www.olemisssports.com E-mail address: [email protected] Head Coach (Season): Ernest Ross (13th) Web site: www.gatorzone.com Alma Mater (Year): Ole Miss (1974) Head Coach (Season): Buddy Alexander (22nd) 2008 SEC Championships: 7th Alma Mater (Year): Georgia Southern (1975) 2008 NCAA East Regional: 25th 2008 SEC Championships: 4th 2008 NCAA Championships: DNP 2008 NCAA Central Regional: 4th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/2 2008 NCAA Championships: 11th Top Returnees: Jonathan Randolph, Jesse Speirs Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/2 Key Loss: Kyle Ellis Top Returnees: Tyson Alexander, Billy Horschel, Toby Top Newcomers: Sean Dale, Joe David Ragland, Bank Vongvanij Key Losses: Tyler Brown, Manuel Villegas Top Newcomers: Mu Hu, Max Kieffer
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LSU
INTRO
THIS IS LSU Head Coach
PREVIEW
TIGERS REVIEW Chuck HISTORY Winstead Fourth Season
Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher Golf Digest’s No. 1 Teacher in Louisiana
Chuck Winstead enters his fourth season as the head coach of his “LSU Golf has a great and storied history,” Winstead said. “Although it’s alma mater and is well on his way to leading the LSU men’s golf program been many years since we’ve enjoyed that level of success, it is clear that back to the pinnacle of college golf. the foundation has been laid for future success and we are well on our Winstead inherited a program with four NCAA and 15 SEC way to bringing LSU Golf back to the forefront of college golf. It’s a very championships in its storied history, and he is determined to transform exciting time to be a part of this program and to be an LSU Tiger.” the Tigers into a perennial postseason contender once again. LSU is Winstead, a Ruston native who played at LSU from 1989-91, believes poised to return to the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships for the first time that the foundation of any successful program is built on recruiting the in 12 seasons as the Tigers will open the 2008-09 campaign with its most best high school athletes the sport has to offer. talented squad in more than a decade. In just three short seasons, Winstead has not only proven himself as The team is fresh off its most successful season under Winstead after one of the premier coaches in the game, but he has also established a qualifying for the NCAA West Regional a year ago following an eighth- reputation as being one of the nation’s top recruiters after attracting many place finish at the SEC Championships, marking the first time since 2005 of the best junior golfers in the country to Baton Rouge since 2005. that LSU qualified for NCAA postseason play. In November 2006, Winstead signed one of the nation’s elite recruiting classes as prep standouts Andrew Loupe of Baton Rouge, La., John Peterson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Clayton Rotz of Chambersburg, Pa., decided to continue their careers in the purple and gold. Each was the top recruit in his home state for the Class of 2007 and they have already put their potential on display after finishing the 2007- 08 season as the fourth-ranked freshman class in the country in the Golfstat Top 25 Freshman Class Impact Ranking. The trio also proved to be among the best class of newcomers in the Southeastern Conference as each was named to the inaugural eight-man SEC All-Freshman Team in a
The Chuck Winstead Resume 2005-present LSU men’s golf head coach 2000-06 Director of Instruction and owner of the Chuck Winstead Golf Academy in Baton Rouge 1998-2000 Director of Instruction at English Turn Golf and Country Club in New Orleans 1997-98 Director of Instruction and operations manager for the Nicklaus-Flick Golf Schools eastern United States headquarters 1996-97 Director of Instruction and Training for Golden Bear Golf Centers in North Palm Beach, Fla. 1994-98 Instructor for Nicklaus-Flick Golf Schools 1993-95 Head instructor for the Bob Toski Golf Learning Center in Sunrise, Fla. 1993 Teaching assistant at the Hank Haney Golf Ranch in McKinney, Texas 1989-91 Member of the LSU golf team
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vote of the league’s 12 head coaches. Winstead’s credentials include a five-year association with Jack INTRO
In addition, the trio helped lead the Tigers back into the national Nicklaus’ Golden Bear Golf, Inc., in North Palm Beach, Fla., where he THIS IS LSU rankings last fall as the squad was ranked as high as No. 23 in the served as Director of Instruction for Golden Bear Golf among other things. country in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index, marking the first time In this role, Winstead served as part of the senior management team PREVIEW that LSU has cracked the national rankings since 2004. responsible for developing, managing and initiating the launch of Jack TIGERS Winstead continued to build a foundation on the recruiting trail in Nicklaus Golf Academies throughout the world. REVIEW
November 2007 as he inked a class ranked No. 4 in the nation for the Prior to moving to the University Club in 2000 where he served as HISTORY Class of 2008 according to Golfweek. Blue chippers Sang Yi of Carrollton, Director of Instruction and owner of the Chuck Winstead Golf Academy for Texas, Josh Jones of The Colony, Texas, and Austin Gutgsell of five years prior to being named the Tigers’ head coach, Winstead served Mandeville, La., signed with LSU and will be eligible to compete for the as Director of Instruction at English Turn Golf and Country Club in New Tigers as freshmen this fall. Orleans from 1998-2000. In addition, he also served as the head Yi was the 12th-ranked junior golfer in the country and the 10th-ranked instructor for the Bob Toski Golf Learning Center in Sunrise, Fla., from prospect in the Class of 2008 when he signed, while Jones was the 1993-95. nation’s 19th-ranked junior golfer and the 16th-ranked player in his Winstead graduated from LSU in 1991. He and wife, Jennifer, are the classification according to the Golfweek Junior Rankings. Gutgsell was proud parents of two sons – Trey, 9, and David, 6 – and are active also one of nation’s Top 100 recruits for the Class of 2008 as he was members of First United Methodist Church in Baton Rouge. ranked No. 89 in the country. “LSU Golf will be a nationally competitive program again as we attract elite high school golfers to Baton Rouge and provide an environment for improvement that is second to none,” Winstead said. “We will provide our players with the opportunity to be the best they can be both on and off the course. There will be no other program in the country where a young man can go and have the resources he will find at LSU. We’re on the cutting- edge in all areas, and as a result, our players will achieve great things in the future.” In just his first season as LSU’s head coach, Winstead guided the Tigers to their best finish at the SEC Championships in four years as the squad placed sixth in 2006. They followed by finishing ninth at the nation’s most competitive conference tournament in 2007. The Tigers have also enjoyed much individual success under Winstead’s tutelage as former LSU standout Chris Wells was named a Second-Team All-SEC selection and a PING All-Southeast Region performer following the 2007 season. In addition, LSU’s student-athletes have earned 21 SEC Academic Honor Roll selections in his three seasons a head coach. “We’ve had a great run in our first three years here,” Winstead said. “Our players have improved and, as a result, their scoring averages are continuing to drop. It’s exciting given the talented young men heading to Baton Rouge to join our program. We are positioned in the short run to see quite a change in the culture of LSU Golf.” Winstead is considered one of the top teaching professionals in the country and has been a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher since 2005, joining the likes of Butch Harmon, Peter Kostis, Jim Flick and Tiger standout and recent LSU Hall of Fame inductee Eddie Merrins. In addition, Golf Digest has recognized Winstead as Louisiana’s Top Teacher since 2006. He has been featured on The Golf Channel and frequently appears in such publications as Golf Magazine and Golf Tips Magazine for which he serves as Senior Instruction Editor. Winstead was a golfer at LSU from 1989-1991.
Past LSU Head Coaches 1932 Ben Rizzuter 1933-43 Major J. Perry Cole 1944-45 Mike Donahue 1946-47 T.P. Heard 1948-60 Mike Barbato 1961-62 Henry Taylor* 1961-62 Fred Knight* 1963-67 Harry Taylor 1968 C.D. Smith 1969 Tommy Martty 1970-71 Ben Freeman, Jr. 1972-76 Bill Brogden 1977-82 Dave Sigler 1983-87 Buddy Alexander 1988-98 Britt Harrison 1999-2004 Greg Jones 2005-present Chuck Winstead
* - Henry Taylor and Fred Knight served as co-head coaches from 1961-62 Coach Winstead addresses the crowd at the Tee Off Reception in 2006.
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INTRO Assistant Coach THIS IS LSU
PREVIEW TIGERS Shane REVIEW HISTORY Warren Fourth Season
2004-05 NGCA Assistant Coach of the Year
Shane Warren enters his fourth season as an assistant coach with the LSU Yi was the 12th-ranked junior golfer in the country and the 10th-ranked men’s golf program as he is responsible for assisting head coach Chuck prospect in the Class of 2008 when he signed, while Jones was the nation’s Winstead in LSU’s recruiting efforts, coordinating practice sessions, providing 19th-ranked junior golfer and the 16th-ranked player in his classification assistance at tournaments and handling all day-to-day responsibilities with the according to the Golfweek Junior Rankings. Gutgsell was also one of nation’s team. Top 100 recruits for the Class of 2008 as he was ranked No. 89 in the country. With Warren’s assistance, the Tigers advanced to NCAA postseason play for This comes just one season after Warren helped sign one of the nation’s top the first time since 2005 with a berth into the NCAA West Regional last spring, classes in 2007 with the addition of Andrew Loupe (Baton Rouge, La.), John and they are poised to advance to the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships for the Peterson (Fort Worth, Texas) and Clayton Rotz (Chambersburg, Pa.) to the first time in 12 seasons as they will open the 2008-09 campaign with their most roster. Widely considered the top high school recruits in their respective states, talented squad in more than a decade. each showed their potential as freshmen a year ago as they were named to the “Working with Chuck and this program has been a fantastic opportunity inaugural eight-man SEC All-Freshman Team. these last three years,” Warren said. “I’m one of the fortunate few to wake up Warren served in the same capacity with head coach Karen Bahnsen and every day and do something that I love and am passionate about. The the nationally-ranked LSU women’s golf program from 2003 through the end of opportunity to work alongside Chuck in this capacity and continue to learn from the 2006 season. He is considered one of the top assistant coaches in Division him has been everything I was hoping it would be. There is no place like LSU. I college golf, and the National Golf Coaches Association Board of Directors It’s truly a special place, and I’m excited about what lies ahead for LSU men’s named Warren the 2004-05 NGCA Assistant Coach of the Year in July 2005. golf.” A native of Tuscaloosa, Ala., Warren came to LSU in 2003 after serving as Warren demonstrated his recruiting prowess this past year as he helped an assistant coach for the Alabama women’s golf program from 1999-2002 and LSU ink its best signing class in more than a decade and the nation’s fourth- as an instructor for the Chuck Winstead Golf Academy at the University Club in ranked recruiting class for 2008 according to Golfweek. The Tigers welcome 2003. Under his guidance, the Lady Tigers went from a program that was standouts Sang Yi (Carrollton, Texas), Josh Jones (The Colony, Texas) and ranked 55th nationally when he joined the staff to one that was ranked in the Austin Gutgsell (Mandeville, La.) to the team this fall. top 10 in his last two seasons with the team. Prior to his stints at Alabama and LSU, Warren served two years as the assistant golf professional at Hidden Meadows Golf Club in Northport, Ala., and one year as the head golf instructor at the Golden Bear Golf Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He also served as an associate golf professional at Lago Mar Country Club in Plantation, Fla., and as an instructor for the Mark Wood Golf Learning Center in Fort Lauderdale. The 38-year-old Warren graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in sports and fitness management in 1994. He married the former Lauren Burger of New Orleans on March 10, 2007, and has two daughters – Caroline, 4, and Ellagrace, 6 months.
The Shane Warren Resume 2005-present LSU men’s golf assistant coach 2003-06 LSU women’s golf assistant coach 2003 Instructor at the Chuck Winstead Golf Academy 1999-2002 Alabama women’s golf assistant coach 1997-99 Assistant golf professional at Hidden Meadows Golf Club in Northport, Ala. 1996-97 Head golf instructor at the Golden Bear Golf Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 1995-96 Associate golf professional at Lago Mar Country Clubin Plantation, Fla. 1994-95 Instructor at the Mark Wood Golf Learning Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 1994 Graduated from Alabama with degree in sports and fitness management
34 2008-09 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE Player Profiles LSU
Junior Season (2007-08) INTRO One of the Tigers’ most consistent performers in 2007-08 as he showed a dramatic THIS IS LSU improvement in his game from his sophomore season … Dropped his scoring average by two strokes per round as he finished the season with an average of 74.15 to rank PREVIEW third on the team … Cracked the lineup in nine of LSU’s 12 tournaments during his TIGERS
junior season … Fired scores at par or better in 10 of his 27 competitive rounds on the REVIEW year … Was the Tigers’ top finisher at the 2008 SEC Men’s Golf Championships as he HISTORY finished in a tie for 12th place at 1-over 217 … Led the Tigers to an eighth-place finish at the SEC Championships … Was a catalyst in both of LSU’s seasonal-best runner-up finishes at the Squire Creek Invitational (Oct. 15-16) and Bank of America Intercollegiate (April 7-8) … Earned the best tournament finish of his collegiate career by tying for 11th place at both tournaments, while firing his lowest tournament score as an LSU Tiger with matching scores of 1-under 215 at each event … Added a fourth Top 20 finish on the season after tying for 18th place at the Bridgestone Collegiate Championship (Oct. 29-30) … Fired his lowest round of the season and of his career at the Bridgestone Collegiate Championship with a 4-under 68 in the final round … Kicked off his summer schedule by winning the 89th Louisiana Golf Association Amateur Championship at Gray Plantation Golf Course in Lake Charles … Recorded a Jarrod 72-hole score of 1-under 287 to win by a single stroke … Also qualified for the U.S. Amateur Championship for the first time in his career … Earned his third varsity letter. Barsamian Sophomore Season (2006-07) 5-10 • Sr. • 3L Cracked the lineup in four tournaments during his sophomore season … Best finish of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. • Episcopal HS the season was a tie for 49th place in the Tigers’ season opener at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate on Sept. 26 … Finished the tournament with a 54-hole score of 13-over 2008 U.S. Amateur Participant par 229, including an even-par 72 in the second round … Also competed in the Jerry 2008 Louisiana Amateur Champion Pate National Intercollegiate (t52nd), the SunTrust Gator Invitational (67th) and the Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (t65th) … Finished the Jerry Pate National ROUND-BY-ROUND WITH BARSAMIAN Intercollegiate with his best tournament score of the season at 9-over 222, including 2007-08 a season-low 3-under 68 in the final round … Finished the season with a 76.1 scoring Squire Creek Invitational (Choudrant, La.) 69-71-75 – 215 (t11) average in 12 competitive rounds … Earned his second varsity letter. ClubGlove Intercollegiate (Somis, Calif.) 88-79-77 – 244 (t47) Bridgestone Collegiate Championship (Greensboro, N.C.) 80-70-68 – 218 (t18) SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) 72-71-72 – 215 (t28) Freshman Season (2005-06) Seminole Intercollegiate (Tallahassee, Fla.) 76-70-74 – 220 (t24) Earned valuable experience by participating in five tournaments during his freshman Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) 81-75-76 – 232 (t85) season … Finished the season with a 76.0 stroke average in 15 rounds … Recorded Bank of America Intercollegiate (Jackson, Miss.) 70-71-74 – 215 (t11) two rounds at par or better with a low score of 72 fired three times … A total of 9.5 SEC Men’s Golf Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 72-70-75 – 217 (t12) rounds were counted toward the team’s score … Appeared in four of five tournaments NCAA West Regional (Bremerton, Wash.) 77-77-72 – 226 (t57) during the fall season, including LSU’s victory at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate on 2006-07 Sept. 26-27 … Best finish of the season was a tie for 38th place at the Shoal Creek Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Birmingham, Ala.) 78-72-79 – 229 (t49) Intercollegiate with a three-round total of 7-over 223 … Best tournament score in Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate (Birmingham, Ala.) 77-77-68 – 222 (t52) relation to par was 6-over 222 at the Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Invitational in October SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) 77-79-77 – 233 (67) … Earned first varsity letter. Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) 77-74-78 – 229 (t65)
Prior to LSU 2005-06 Lettered five times while playing at Episcopal High School … Led his high school team Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions (Nashville, Tenn.) 72-73-77 – 222 (t52) to the district and regional championships in 2002 and 2003 … Was named first-team Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Birmingham, Ala.) 78-72-73 – 223 (t38) Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Invitational (Tampa, Fla.) 72-74-76 – 222 (t39) All-First Coast in 2003 and 2004, as well as second-team All-First Coast in 2002. Tunica National Intercollegiate (Tunica, Miss.) 84-83-75 – 242 (t58) Augusta State Invitational (Evans, Ga.) 75-76-80 – 231 (70) Personal Full name is Jarrod Richard Barsamian … Born on Aug. 4, 1986 … Parents are Jim and BARSAMIAN’S QUICK FACTS Cindy Barsamian … Has one sister, Alyssa … Majoring in general studies … Plays right Rounds of par or better: 14 handed. Low Round: 68 (-4) at Bridgestone Collegiate Championship (Oct. 30, 2007) Low Tournament: 215 (-1) at Squire Creek Invitational (Oct. 15-16, 2007) and Bank of America Intercollegiate (April 7-8, 2008) Top 10 Finishes: None Top 20 Finishes: 4 Best Finish: t11th at Squire Creek Invitational (Oct. 15-16, 2007) and Bank of America Intercollegiate (April 7-8, 2008)
BARSAMIAN’S CAREER TOTALS YEAR TOURN. ROUNDS STROKES AVERAGE 2005-06 5 15 1,140 76.0 2006-07 4 12 913 76.1 2007-08 9 27 2,002 74.1 Totals 18 54 4,055 75.1
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Sophomore Season (2007-08) INTRO Made two tournament appearances for the Tigers as a sophomore, finishing the THIS IS LSU season with a 75.8 scoring average in six competitive rounds … Cracked LSU’s PREVIEW starting five at the Seminole Intercollegiate during the spring season … Finished the
TIGERS tournament in 57th place with a 54-hole score of 15-over 231 … Played as an
REVIEW individual at the Squire Creek Invitational, finishing in a tie for 50th place at 8-over 224. HISTORY Freshman Season (2006-07) Enjoyed a solid rookie campaign for the Tigers while making nine tournament appearances in 2006-07 … Finished the season with the third-lowest stroke average on the team at 76.1 in 27 rounds … Made his collegiate debut in LSU’s season opener at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate on Sept. 25-26 … Tied for 58th place at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate with a 54-hole score of 16-over 232 … Earned his first career Top 10 finish at the Oklahoma Intercollegiate (Oct. 15-17) where he tied for ninth place … Posted a season-best tournament score of 6-over 219 at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (March 25-27) … Made his first career appearance at the SEC Men’s Brent Golf Championships in April where he tied for 40th place with a 18-over 228, including a season-low 1-under 69 in the final round … Also cracked the lineup at the Jerry Pate Blaum National Intercollegiate (Oct. 9-10), the John Hayt Invitational (Feb. 18-20), the Seminole Intercollegiate (March 4-6), the Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (March 17-18) 6-0 • Jr. • 1L and the Linger Longer Invitational (May 13-14) … Earned his first varsity letter. Coral Gables, Fla. • Westminster Christian HS Prior to LSU 2004 U.S. Amateur Participant Ranked among the Top 100 seniors in the Class of 2006 by the National Junior Golf Scoreboard … Played varsity golf at Westminster Christian High School for seven years … Was a first-team all-county selection three times … Was also a four-year ROUND-BY-ROUND WITH BLAUM letterman in basketball and baseball while in high school … Junior career was 2007-08 highlighted by an appearance in the 104th United States Amateur Championship as a Squire Creek Invitational (Choudrant, La.) 73-78-73 – 224 (t50) high school sophomore in 2004 … Qualified for the championship by firing rounds of Seminole Intercollegiate (Tallahassee, Fla.) 74-78-79 – 231 (57) 66 and 70 to finish in second place in the qualifier at Grande Oaks Golf Club in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. … Was an active participant in the American Junior Golf Association 2006-07 … Earned a fifth-place finish at the 2004 AJGA Fidelity Investments Championship in Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Birmingham, Ala.) 77-76-79 – 232 (t58) Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate (Birmingham, Ala.) 71-74-81 – 226 (t57) Bolton, Mass. … Instructed by David Leadbetter, who is one of Golf Magazine’s Top Oklahoma Intercollegiate (Edmond, Okla.) 78-72-76 – 226 (t9) 100 Teachers. John Hayt Invitational (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) 77-81-77 – 235 (t63) Seminole Intercollegiate (Tallahassee, Fla.) 75-73-79 – 227 (t50) Personal Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) 74-76-77 – 227 (t54) Full name is Brent Douglas Blaum … Born on March 11, 1988 … Son of Steve and Nancy Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (Awendaw, S.C.) 76-70-73 – 219 (t36) Blaum … Has an older brother, Ryan, who was an All-American golfer at Duke … Both SEC Men’s Golf Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 80-79-69 – 228 (t40) Linger Longer Invitational (Evans, Ga.) 82-73-81 – 236 (t75) parents attended LSU … Majoring in general studies … Plays right handed.
BLAUM’S QUICK FACTS Rounds of par or better: 3 Low Round: 69 (-1) at SEC Men’s Golf Championships (April 20, 2007) Low Tournament: 219 (+6) at Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (March 25-27, 2007) Top 10 Finishes: 1 Top 20 Finishes: 1 Best Finish: t9th at Oklahoma Intercollegiate (Oct. 15-17, 2006)
BLAUM’S CAREER TOTALS YEAR TOURN. ROUNDS STROKES AVERAGE 2006-07 9 27 2,056 76.1 2007-08 2 6 455 75.8 Totals 11 33 2,511 76.1
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Sophomore Season (2007-08) INTRO A key contributor for the Tigers throughout his sophomore season as he made a total THIS IS LSU of seven tournament appearances in 2007-08 … Was the most improved player on the team as he cut more than three strokes off his scoring average from his freshman PREVIEW season … Finished the season with a 74.2 stroke average to rank fourth on the squad TIGERS
… Recorded five rounds at par or better … Earned his first career Top 20 finish by REVIEW tying for 19th place at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (March 23-25) … Also HISTORY posted the lowest tournament score of his collegiate career with a 1-over 214 at the Hootie … Helped the Tigers earn their best finish of the 2007-08 season with runner- up honors at the Bank of America Intercollegiate (April 7-8) … Finished the tournament in a tie for 24th place in the individual standings at 3-over 219 … Cracked LSU’s starting lineup at the 2008 SEC Men’s Golf Championships, finishing the championship in a 48th-place tie with a 54-hole score of 12-over 228 at Frederica Golf Club in St. Simons Island, Ga. … Also saw action in the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Sept. 24-25), SunTrust Gator Invitational (Feb. 9-10), Seminole Intercollegiate (March 2-3) and Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (March 14-16) in 2007-08 … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for his outstanding performance in the classroom … Continued his outstanding play during the summer as he participated in the U.S. Bryant Amateur Championship for the first time in his career … Qualified for the tournament with a runner-up finish at the sectional qualifier at The Woodlands Country Club in his Lach hometown … Fired a 36-hole score of 3-under 141 at the sectional qualifier, including rounds of 3-under 69 and even-par 72 … Earned his second varsity letter. 6-0 • Jr. • 2L The Woodlands, Texas • The Woodlands HS Freshman Season (2006-07) Earned the start in six tournaments during his freshman season in 2006-07 … Made 2008 U.S. Amateur Participant his collegiate debut at the Oklahoma Intercollegiate from Oct. 15-17 … Finished the 2008 SEC Academic Honor Roll first tournament of his LSU career in 44th place … Fired a season-best 54-hole score 2007 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll of 8-over 221 at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (March 25-27), including a season-low 1-under 70 in the first round … Made his first career appearance in the ROUND-BY-ROUND WITH LACH SEC Men’s Golf Championships (April 20-22) where he finished in a tie for 45th place 2007-08 … Also saw action in the SunTrust Gator Invitational (Feb. 10-11), the Seminole Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Birmingham, Ala.) 76-76-81 – 233 (t52) Intercollegiate (March 4-6) and the Linger Longer Invitational (May 13-14) … Finished SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) 73-71-73 – 217 (t38) the season with a 77.3 stroke average in 18 competitive rounds … Proved to be a Seminole Intercollegiate (Tallahassee, Fla.) 75-79-71 – 225 (t39) Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) 74-74-74 – 222 (t44) standout in the classroom during his true freshman season as he was named to the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (Awendaw, S.C.) 72-71-71 – 214 (t19) SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll … Earned his first varsity letter. Bank of America Intercollegiate (Jackson, Miss.) 78-70-71 – 219 (t24) SEC Men’s Golf Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 75-79-74 – 228 (t48) Prior to LSU One of the top juniors in the country in 2006 … Was the 44th-ranked junior golfer by 2006-07 the American Junior Golf Association and the 56th-ranked junior by Golfweek/Titleist Oklahoma Intercollegiate (Edmond, Okla.) 85-78-82 – 245 (44) in the summer of 2006 … Was an honorable mention selection to the Rolex Jr. All- SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) 79-79-80 – 238 (70) Seminole Intercollegiate (Tallahassee, Fla.) 77-79-73 – 229 (t60) American Team in 2005 … A four-year letterwinner at The Woodlands High School in Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (Awendaw, S.C.) 70-75-76 – 221 (t47) The Woodlands, Texas … Led his golf team to the Texas High School Class 5A State SEC Men’s Golf Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 75-75-79 – 229 (t45) Championship in 2005 … Distinguished himself by playing a competitive national Linger Longer Invitational (Evans, Ga.) 75-77-77 – 229 (t64) schedule on the junior circuit … Earned a pair of Top 10 finishes in AJGA events, including a victory at the AJGA Lessing’s Classic in East Meadow, N.Y., in the summer LACH’S QUICK FACTS of 2005 … Finished fourth in the 2005 AJGA Fidelity Investments Junior Rounds of par or better: 1 Championship in Humble, Texas … Instructors include Dick Harmon, Donnie Low Round: 70 (-2) at Bank of America Intercollegiate (April 7, 2008) Massengale and Mark Steinbauer. Low Tournament: 214 (+1) at Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (March 23-25, 2008) Top 10 Finishes: None Personal Top 20 Finishes: 1 Full name is Bryant Joseph Lach … Born on Jan. 7, 1988 … Parents are Gary and Best Finish: t19th at Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (March 23-25, 2008) Karen Lach … Has a younger sister, Amy … Majoring in business administration … Plays right handed. LACH’S CAREER TOTALS YEAR TOURN. ROUNDS STROKES AVERAGE 2006-07 6 18 1,391 77.3 2007-08 7 21 1,558 74.2 Totals 13 39 2,949 75.6
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Freshman Season (2007-08) INTRO Showed just why he was considered one of the nation’s top recruits with a successful THIS IS LSU freshman campaign in 2007-08 … A member of the nation’s fourth-ranked freshman PREVIEW class according to the Golfstat Top 25 Freshman Class Impact Ranking … Proved to be
TIGERS one of the top freshmen in the Southeastern Conference as he was named to the SEC
REVIEW All-Freshman Team following the season … Finished the season as the team leader with a 74.06 scoring average in 11 tournament appearances … His scoring average HISTORY ranked seventh among freshmen in the SEC … Also tied fellow freshman Clayton Rotz for the team lead with two Top 10 and five Top 20 finishes on the season … Opened the spring season at the SunTrust Gator Invitational with his best career finish … Fired a season-low 5-under par 205 to finish the championship in a tie for fourth place … His 54-hole score at the Gator Invitational included a seasonal best 5-under 65 in the second round … Also posted a Top 10 finish at the Bank of America Intercollegiate, finishing the tournament in a tie for eighth place at 2-under 214 … Added Top 20 finishes at Squire Creek Invitational (t11th), Bridgestone Collegiate Championship (t11th) and the Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (t13th) … Made his first career appearance at the SEC Men’s Golf Championships, where he finished in a tie for 37th Andrew place … Helped lead the Tigers to their first NCAA Regional appearance since 2005 … Finished in a tie for 114th at the NCAA West Regional in Bremerton, Wash. … Was Loupe honored for his performance by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association by being named the Louisiana Freshman of the Year and a second-team All-Louisiana selection 6-1 • So. • 1L … Earned his first varsity letter. Baton Rouge, La. • Episcopal HS Prior to LSU 2008 SEC All-Freshman Team A member of one of the nation’s premier recruiting classes for the Class of 2007 … 2008 LSWA Second-Team All-Louisiana Signed with LSU as the No. 1 high school senior in the state of Louisiana … Was the 2008 LSWA Louisiana Freshman of the Year 19th-ranked junior golfer in the country according to the National Junior Golf Scoreboard when he signed with the Tigers in November 2006 … Junior career was ROUND-BY-ROUND WITH LOUPE highlighted by a pair of appearances in the United States Junior Amateur 2007-08 Championship and being a second alternate for the field in the 2005 U.S. Open Scenic City Invitational (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 69-75-74 – 218 (t34) Championship at Pinehurst No. 2 … Finished fourth at the 2006 Louisiana Amateur Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Birmingham, Ala.) 75-77-74 – 226 (t32) Championship at the Country Club of Louisiana with a score of 8-under par 280, Squire Creek Invitational (Choudrant, La.) 74-73-68 – 215 (t11) including an 8-under 64 in the final round … Was the winner of the 2005 Louisiana ClubGlove Intercollegiate (Somis, Calif.) 83-76-86 – 245 (t49) Junior Amateur Championship after firing a 6-under 210 for three rounds … Enjoyed Bridgestone Collegiate Championship (Greensboro, N.C.) 75-71-70 – 216 (t11) SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) 68-65-72 – 205 (t4) one of the most prolific high school careers in the history of the state … Earned six Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) 71-71-74 – 216 (t13) letters as a member of the golf team at Episcopal High School in Baton Rouge under Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (Awendaw, S.C.) 81-78-71 – 230 (72) the direction of head coach Andrew Wyly … Led the Knights to two Class 2A state Bank of America Intercollegiate (Jackson, Miss.) 71-69-74 – 214 (t8) championships during his high school career … Was also a two-time individual state SEC Men’s Golf Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 76-73-75 – 224 (t37) champion and three-time Baton Rouge metro champion … Wrapped up his high school NCAA West Regional (Bremerton, Wash.) 77-83-75 – 235 (t114) career with a 69.0 scoring average in 2007 … Was the Class 2A state runner-up as a senior … Also a standout on the basketball court, was named The Advocate High LOUPE’S QUICK FACTS School Athlete of the Year as a junior in 2006 … Finished his basketball career as a Rounds of par or better: 11 Low Round: 65 (-5) at SunTrust Gator Invitational (Feb. 9, 2008) two-time all-state shooting guard under the tutelage of head coach Chris Beckman … Low Tournament: 205 (-5) at SunTrust Gator Invitational (Feb. 9-10, 2008) Averaged 21.6 points per game on the hardwood during his senior season … Holds Top 10 Finishes: 2 Episcopal’s all-time record for three-pointers made in a game and a season … Invited Top 20 Finishes: 5 to participate in the 2007 Louisiana High School Coaches Association All-Star Game Best Finish: t4th at SunTrust Gator Invitational (Feb. 9-10, 2008) but was forced to withdraw due to an injury.
LOUPE’S CAREER TOTALS Personal YEAR TOURN. ROUNDS STROKES AVERAGE 2007-08 11 33 2,444 74.1 Full name is Andrew Gravolet Loupe … Born on Nov. 22, 1988 … Parents are Jack and Totals 11 33 2,444 74.1 Gayle Loupe … Also has an older brother, Jack, who attended LSU … Currently undecided on a major … Plays right handed.
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Freshman Season (2007-08) INTRO Teamed with fellow freshmen Andrew Loupe and Clayton Rotz to form one of the elite THIS IS LSU freshman classes in all of college golf … Finished the season as the nation’s fourth- ranked freshman class according to the Golfstat Top 25 Freshman Class Impact PREVIEW Ranking … Earned distinction as one of the top freshmen in the Southeastern TIGERS
Conference by being named to the inaugural SEC All-Freshman Team … Was the only REVIEW Tiger to crack the starting lineup in all 12 tournaments during the 2007-08 season … HISTORY Was second on the team with a 74.11 scoring average in 36 competitive rounds … His scoring average ranked eighth among freshmen in the SEC … Recorded 10 rounds at par or better … Fired a season-low 4-under 67 in his very first round of collegiate competition … Posted one Top 10 and two Top 20 finishes in his rookie season … Helped lead the Tigers to a runner-up finish at the Bank of America Intercollegiate (April 7-8) by tying for fifth place with a seasonal best score of 3-under 213 … Finished in a tie for 17th place in the individual standings at the ClubGlove Intercollegiate (Oct. 22-23) … Made his first career appearance at the SEC Men’s Golf Championships where he finished in a tie for 25th … Helped lead the Tigers to their first NCAA Regional appearance in three seasons … Finished tied for 101st at the 2008 NCAA West Regional in Bremerton, Wash. … Earned his first varsity letter. John Prior to LSU Peterson Widely considered the top high school senior in the state of Texas for the Class of 2007 … Ranked among the nation’s Top 100 junior golfers regardless of class in the 5-11 • So. • 1L final Polo Junior Golf Rankings, National Junior Golf Scoreboard Rankings and Fort Worth, Texas • Paschal HS Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index … One of the nation’s top performers as a member of the prestigious American Junior Golf Association … Won his first career 2008 SEC All-Freshman Team AJGA event at the Fidelity Investments Junior Championship in June 2007 by firing an impressive 54-hole score of 10-under 206 at Redstone Golf Club in Humble, Texas … Earned a total of six Top 10 finishes and never missed a cut in his career on the ROUND-BY-ROUND WITH PETERSON AJGA … Qualified for the match play competition at the 2006 United States Junior 2007-08 Amateur Championship at Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. … Scenic City Invitational (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 67-71-77 – 215 (t23) Played his high school golf at Paschal High School under the direction of head coach Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Birmingham, Ala.) 77-77-73 – 227 (t35) Squire Creek Invitational (Choudrant, La.) 77-74-71 – 222 (t40) Trampas Wilson … Was named the Golf Super Team Boys Player of the Year by the Fort ClubGlove Intercollegiate (Somis, Calif.) 75-79-80 – 234 (t17) Worth Star-Telegram following an outstanding senior season … Wrapped up his high Bridgestone Collegiate Championship (Greensboro, N.C.) 75-70-74 – 219 (t23) school career by leading his team to back-to-back state titles at the University SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) 75-72-75 – 222 (t57) Interscholastic League Class 5A state tournament in 2006 and 2007 … Led his team’s Seminole Intercollegiate (Tallahassee, Fla.) 71-75-79 – 225 (t39) championship charge in 2006 with six birdies on the back nine … Was the state Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) 74-74-70 – 218 (t25) runner-up as an individual during his senior season, posting rounds of 70 and 68 for Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (Awendaw, S.C.) 72-76-72 – 220 (t37) the championship … Also won individual district and regional championships in Bank of America Intercollegiate (Jackson, Miss.) 70-69-74 – 213 (t5) SEC Men’s Golf Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 71-75-75 – 221 (t25) addition to his runner-up finish at the state tournament … Named to the Fort Worth NCAA West Regional (Bremerton, Wash.) 72-78-82 – 232 (t101) Star-Telegram Boys Super Team on two other occasions … A first-team all-state performer in 2006 and a three-time all-district selection in his high school career … PETERSON’S QUICK FACTS Finished his senior season with six tournament victories and an impressive 70.5 Rounds of par or better: 10 scoring average … Lowest competitive round during his high school career was a 64. Low Round: 67 (-4) at Scenic City Invitational (Sept. 10, 2007) Low Tournament: 213 (-3) at Bank of America Intercollegiate (April 7-8, 2008) Personal Top 10 Finishes: 1 Full name is John Herring Peterson … Born on April 18, 1989 … Son of David and Jan Top 20 Finishes: 2 Peterson … Mother is a graduate of LSU … Has two younger brothers, Joel and Best Finish: t5th at Bank of America Intercollegiate (April 7-8, 2008) Joshua … Also has a younger sister, Elizabeth … Undecided on what major to pursue at LSU ... Plays right handed. PETERSON’S CAREER TOTALS YEAR TOURN. ROUNDS STROKES AVERAGE 2007-08 12 36 2,668 74.1 Totals 12 36 2,668 74.1
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Freshman Season (2007-08) INTRO An impact player for the Tigers after cracking the starting lineup in 11 of 12 THIS IS LSU tournaments during his freshman season … Proved to be one of the top freshmen in PREVIEW the Southeastern Conference as he was named to the inaugural SEC All-Freshman
TIGERS Team following the season … A member of the nation’s fourth-ranked freshman class
REVIEW according to the final Golfstat Top 25 Freshman Class Impact Ranking … Finished the season with a 74.7 stroke average in 33 competitive rounds … Eight of his rounds HISTORY were at par or better … Fired his lowest round of the season at the Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational with a 4-under 68 in the opening round … Tied fellow freshman Andrew Loupe for the team lead with two Top 10 and five Top 20 finishes in 2007-08 … Posted back-to-back Top 10 finishes during the fall season after tying for fourth place at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Sept. 24-25) and tying for eighth place at the Squire Creek Invitational (Oct. 15-16) … Fired his lowest tournament score of the season at the Squire Creek Invitational with a 2-under 214 in 54 holes … Also earned Top 20 finishes at the Scenic City Invitational (t17th), ClubGlove Intercollegiate (t17th) and Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (12th) … Finished in a tie for 59th in his first career appearance at the SEC Men’s Golf Championships … Helped lead the Tigers to their Clayton first NCAA Regional appearance since 2004-05 … Tied for 97th place at the 2008 NCAA West Regional in Bremerton, Wash. … Continued his outstanding play during Rotz the summer as he participated in the U.S. Amateur Championship for the third time in his career … Qualified for the prestigious championship by finishing runner-up at the 5-10 • So. • 1L sectional qualifier at Blue Ridge Country Club in Harrisburg, Pa. … Recorded a 36- Chambersburg, Pa. • Chambersburg Area Senior HS hole score of 4-over 144, including rounds of 1-over 71 and 3-over 73 at the sectional qualifier … Earned his first varsity letter. 2008 U.S. Amateur Participant 2008 SEC All-Freshman Team Prior to LSU One of the premier high school prospects in the country for the Class of 2007 … Was ROUND-BY-ROUND WITH ROTZ ranked among the top 50 junior golfers in the country regardless of class in the Polo 2007-08 Junior Golf Rankings during the summer of his senior season … Wrapped up his Scenic City Invitational (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 72-69-73 – 214 (t17) career as a junior golfer with an appearance in the 107th United States Amateur Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Birmingham, Ala.) 70-75-70 – 215 (t4) Championship at The Olympic Club in San Francisco … Finished just one stroke off the Squire Creek Invitational (Choudrant, La.) 70-73-71 – 214 (t8) cut line for the match play competition as he tied for 76th in stroke play with a 36- ClubGlove Intercollegiate (Somis, Calif.) 74-82-78 – 234 (t17) hole score of 8-over 140 … Was his second career appearance in the U.S. Amateur as Bridgestone Collegiate Championship (Greensboro, N.C.) 75-80-72 – 227 (t57) he also teed off in the championship in 2005 as a high school sophomore … One of Seminole Intercollegiate (Tallahassee, Fla.) 73-76-73 – 222 (t31) the more accomplished junior golfers on the amateur circuit as he made three straight Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) 68-72-75 – 215 (12) Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (Awendaw, S.C.) 72-75-75 – 222 (t49) appearances in the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship from 2004-06 … Advanced to Bank of America Intercollegiate (Jackson, Miss.) 73-81-84 – 238 (t75) the sectional qualifying round for the U.S. Open Championship in 2006 and 2007 … SEC Men’s Golf Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 74-79-81 – 234 (t59) Was the runner-up at the prestigious 90th Western Junior Championship during the NCAA West Regional (Bremerton, Wash.) 78-79-74 – 231 (t97) summer of his senior season, firing a 72-hole score of 4-under 284 at the Wakonda Club in Des Moines, Iowa … Fired an impressive 4-under 68 in the final round … Also ROTZ’S QUICK FACTS earned a top-five finish in the 2007 Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament of Champions Rounds of par or better: 8 at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown, Pa., near his hometown … Tied for fifth Low Round: 68 (-4) at Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (March 14, 2008) place with a 72-hole score of 1-under 279 for the championship, including a 4-under Low Tournament: 214 (-2) at Squire Creek Invitational (Oct. 15-16, 2007) Top 10 Finishes: 2 66 in the first round … Finished an outstanding summer prior to his arrival in Baton Top 20 Finishes: 5 Rouge with a 71.1 stroke average in tournament play … Considered the top junior golfer Best Finish: t4th at Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Sept. 24-25, 2007) in his home state as he captured the Pennsylvania Junior Amateur Championship in July 2006 with a three-round score of 3-under 141, including a 5-under 67 in his final ROTZ’S CAREER TOTALS round … Developed his game against a difficult national schedule as he also earned a YEAR TOURN. ROUNDS STROKES AVERAGE pair of Top 10 finishes as a participant in the American Junior Golf Association. 2007-08 11 33 2,466 74.7 Totals 11 33 2,466 74.7 Personal Full name is Clayton Curtis Rotz … Born on Aug. 17, 1988 … Parents are Lynn and Lois Rotz … Has an older sister, Mallory, and a younger brother, Mitchell … Undecided on what major he will pursue at LSU ... Plays left handed.
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Brian Austin Leveille Gutgsell 5-8 • Jr. • SQ 6-0 • Fr. • HS Basking Ridge, N.J. • Ridge HS Mandeville, La. • Mandeville HS
2008 SEC Academic Honor Roll Prior to LSU 2007 SEC Academic Honor Roll The top recruit in the state of Louisiana for the Class of 2008 … A member of 2006 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll the nation’s fourth-ranked recruiting class according to Golfweek … Was the Sophomore Season (2007-08) 89th-ranked junior golfer in the country for the Class of 2008 according to the Golfweek Junior Rankings when he signed with LSU … Fired a 54-hole Did not compete for the Tigers during his sophomore season … Was named score of 11-under par 205 at Beaver Creek Golf Club in Zachary to capture to the SEC Academic Honor Roll following the spring semester. the 2007 Louisiana Golf Association Junior Amateur Championship … Redshirt Freshman Season (2006-07) Finished six strokes ahead of his nearest competitor … Earned a Top 10 finish at the 32nd Westfield Junior PGA Championship in Westfield Center, Ohio, in Cracked the Tigers’ five-man lineup once during the 2006-07 season … the summer of 2007, firing a tournament-low 6-under 65 in the final round Made his first career tournament appearance at the Linger Longer to finish eighth … Was an active participant in the American Junior Golf Invitational in the season finale from May 13-14 … Finished the tournament in Association in his junior career … Won medalist honors at the AJGA Medicus 74th place with a 54-hole score of 19-over par 235 … Posted rounds of 83, Preseason Junior at Texarkana in April 2007 … Played high school golf at 76 and 76 at the par-72 Oconee Course at Reynolds Plantation in Mandeville High School … Led his team to three straight district Greensboro, Ga. … Was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for his championships from 2005-07 and the regional championship in 2006 … exemplary work in the classroom. Guided the Skippers to runner-up finishes at both the regional and state Freshman Season (2005-06) tournaments in 2005 and 2007 … Was a two-time all-district, all-metro, all- region and all-state performer in 2006 and 2007. Received a redshirt prior to the 2005-06 season. Personal Prior to LSU Full name is Austin Christopher Gutgsell … Born on March 27, 1990 … Son of Lettered three times for coach Scott Neigel at Ridge High School … Was a Gregory and Jodie Gutgsell … Plans to major in business at LSU … Plays two-time all-conference and all-area player in New Jersey … Led team to the right handed. Somerset County Championship in 2002 and 2005 … Was the 2004 New Jersey Junior Amateur Champion … Was also the 2004 NJPGA Jr. Tour Championship runner-up. Personal Full name is Brian Anthony Leveille … Parents are Dave and Mary Leveille … Father was a two-time letterman at LSU from 1982-83 … Has one brother, Kevin, and one sister, Colleen … Majoring in business … Plays right handed.
ROUND-BY-ROUND WITH LEVEILLE 2006-07 Linger Longer Invitational (Evans, Ga.) 83-76-76 – 235 (74)
LEVEILLE’S QUICK FACTS Rounds of par or better: None Low Round: 76 (+4) twice, at Linger Longer Invitational (May 13-14, 2007) Low Tournament: 235 (+19) at Linger Longer Invitational (May 13-14, 2007) Top 10 Finishes: None Top 20 Finishes: None Best Finish: 74th at Linger Longer Invitational (May 13-14, 2007)
LEVEILLE’S CAREER TOTALS YEAR TOURN. ROUNDS STROKES AVERAGE 2005-06 DNC 2006-07 1 3 235 78.3 2007-08 DNC Totals 1 3 235 78.3
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Josh Sang Jones Yi 5-11 • Fr. • HS 6-0 • Fr. • HS The Colony, Texas • Texas Home School Carrollton, Texas • Hebron HS
2008 U.S. Amateur Participant 2007 Rolex Junior All-American 2007 AJGA Jerry Cole Sportsmanship Award Finalist 2007 Canon Cup Member (West Squad) 3-time Rolex Junior All-American 3-time Canon Cup Member (West Squad) Prior to LSU Prior to LSU One of the top recruits in the country for the Class of 2008 … Was the 12th- One of the most decorated junior golfers in the country for the Class of 2008 ranked junior golfer in the country and the 10th-ranked prospect for the … Was the 19th-ranked junior golfer overall and the 16th-ranked player in his Class of 2008 according to the Golfweek Junior Rankings when he signed classification when he signed with the Tigers in November 2007 … A member with LSU in November 2007 … A member of the fourth-ranked recruiting of the nation’s fourth-ranked recruiting class in the country for the Class of class in the country for the Class of 2008 according to Golfweek … Was an 2008 according to Golfweek … A proven winner who tested himself against active participant as a member of the American Junior Golf Association … the nation’s best junior golfers as an active participant in the American Earned a total of six Top 10 finishes in AJGA sponsored events, while he Junior Golf Association … Was named a three-time AJGA Rolex Junior All- captured the title at the 2007 AJGA PING Junior at The Woodlands in April American, including second-team honors in 2005 and 2006 and an 2007 … For his efforts, he was named a Second-Team Rolex Junior All- honorable mention selection in 2007 … Was a finalist for the AJGA Jerry American following the 2007 season … Also earned extensive experience in Cole Sportsmanship Award following the 2007 season … Racked up a total of match play as he helped lead the West squad to the team title at the 2007 20 Top 10 finishes in tournaments sponsored by the AJGA during his junior AJGA Canon Cup after posting an impressive 3-1 record in match play career, including an impressive seven runner-up finishes … A three-time competition … The Canon Cup matches the nation’s Top 20 juniors from east participant in the prestigious AJGA Canon Cup, which matches the nation’s of the Mississippi River against the Top 20 juniors from the west in an event Top 20 juniors from east of the Mississippi River against the Top 20 juniors reminiscent of the Ryder Cup … Also advanced to the match play competition from the west in an event reminiscent of the Ryder Cup … Helped lead the at the United Stats Junior Amateur Championship in 2004 and 2006 … West squad to three straight Canon Cup victories from 2006-08 … Won Played his high school golf at Hebron High School in his hometown of numerous tournaments as a member of both the Northern Texas PGA Junior Carrollton, Texas … Won individual medalist honors and guided his team to Tour and Texas Junior Golf Tour … Was also a three-time TJGT Player of the the team title at the state tournament in 2005 … Was also named a first- Year … Participated in the U.S. Amateur Championship for the first time in team all-state performer the same year … Won individual district his young career in August 2008 … Qualified for the prestigious championships in 2006 and 2007. championship with a playoff victory in the sectional qualifier at Great Southwest Golf Club in Grand Prairie, Texas … Recorded a 36-hole score of Personal 4-under 138 at the sectional qualifier, including rounds of 3-under 68 and 1- Full name is Sang H Yi … Born on Dec. 15, 1989, in South Korea … Son of under 70. Chang and Hwa Yi … Plans to major in marketing at LSU … Plays right handed. Personal Full name is Joshua David Jones … Born on Aug. 24, 1989 … Parents are Dave and Lisa Jones … Has four siblings: Sora, Matt, Johnny and Joseph … Plans to major in sports administration at LSU … Plays right handed.
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Season Review
In just three short seasons with head coach Chuck Winstead leading players lowering their scoring average from the 2006-07 season, and no the way, the LSU men’s golf program has positioned itself among the Tiger showed as much improvement a year ago as Bryant Lach, who cut nation’s elite once again. That was never more evident than in 2007-08 more than three strokes off his average from his freshman to his as the Tigers opened the season with a new sense of expectation armed sophomore season. After posting a 77.3 scoring average as a freshman with one of the premier freshman classes in all of college golf, and the two years ago, Lach dropped to a 74.2 during his sophomore season to team delivered by earning an NCAA Regional berth for the first time since help lead the Tigers to their most successful season in four years. 2005. Thanks to Winstead’s expert instruction, Jarrod Barsamian also The Tigers, who competed with one of the more talented young experienced a dramatic improvement in his game by cutting two strokes starting lineups in the country, made the trip to Bremerton, Wash., to off his average score after making a career best nine tournament compete in the 2008 NCAA West Regional at the Olympic Course at Gold appearances last year. Barsamian finished his junior season with a 74.14 Mountain Golf Club where they wrapped up the season in 22nd place in scoring average compared to the 76.1 average he recorded as a the 27-team field. It marked the end of a season that certainly showed sophomore two seasons ago. the Tigers are well on their way to achieving great things under Despite his team’s success in 2007-08, Winstead knew he needed to Winstead’s guidance. hit the recruiting trail once again to firmly establish the Tigers’ Winstead has committed himself to attracting only the nation’s best to foundation as one of the more talented teams in the nation for years to Baton Rouge, and that was proven to be true in 2007-08 as the trio of come. And he did just that by signing the nation’s No. 4 recruiting class Andrew Loupe, John Peterson and Clayton Rotz finished the season as for the Class of 2008 according to Golfweek. National blue-chippers the fourth-ranked freshman class according to the final Golfstat Top 25 Sang Yi of Carrollton, Texas, Josh Jones of The Colony, Texas, and Freshman Class Impact Ranking. In addition, each proved to be among Austin Gutgsell of Mandeville, La., signed with LSU and will be eligible to the top rookies in the Southeastern Conference with a selection to the compete for the Tigers as freshmen this fall. inaugural eight-man SEC All-Freshman Team announced by the league Yi was the 12th-ranked junior golfer in the country and the 10th- office following the season. ranked prospect in the Class of 2008 when he signed, while Jones was Loupe finished his freshman season as the team’s leading scorer with the nation’s 19th-ranked junior golfer and the 16th-ranked player in his a 74.06 scoring average in 33 rounds, including a team-leading two Top classification according to the Golfweek Junior Rankings. Gutgsell was 10 and five Top 20 finishes, while Peterson followed closely behind with also one of nation’s Top 100 recruits for the Class of 2008 as he was the second-lowest average on the team at 74.11 in 36 competitive rounds. ranked No. 89 in the country. In fact, Peterson, a native of Fort Worth, Texas, was the only Tiger to The Tigers opened the 2007-08 season with a trip to Chattanooga, crack the starting lineup in all 12 tournaments during the 2007-08 Tenn., on Sept. 10-11 to compete in the Scenic City Invitational where they season. finished with a solid fourth-place finish in the 17-team field. The squad Rotz was not far back with a 74.72 average in his first season at the posted a score of 2-over par 854 for 54 holes with senior Brian Noonan collegiate level while also matching Loupe’s effort with two Top 10 and leading the way, posting an even-par 213 to tie for 16th place. five Top 20 finishes of his own. The team followed with a 10th place finish at the third-annual Shoal While the Tigers were led by freshmen for much of the season, the Creek Intercollegiate from Sept. 24-25 before heading to Squire Creek LSU veterans showed remarkable improvement in their game with four Country Club in Choudrant, La., to compete in the Squire Creek
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Invitational for the first time in team history. The Tigers fired a 2-under finishing touches on their preparation for the SEC Men’s Golf INTRO 862 for the tournament, including an impressive 7-under 281 in the final Championships with a trip north to Jackson, Miss., to tee it up in the Bank round, to finish alone in second place in the team standings. Their final- of America Intercollegiate at Reunion Golf and Country Club. THIS IS LSU round score marked the lowest single-round total for an LSU team since LSU matched its best performance as a team during the 2007-08 PREVIEW firing a 10-under 278 at the University Club Intercollegiate in 2004. season with a runner-up finish, firing an 8-under 856 for 54 holes and a TIGERS
Rotz led the Tigers’ effort in both events by earning back-to-back Top season-best 9-under 279 in the second round. It also marked the first REVIEW
10 finishes to put himself in the hunt for SEC Freshman of the Year honors time on the season that a pair of Tigers finished in the Top 10 of the HISTORY early in the season. After finishing in a tie for fourth place at the Shoal leaderboard with Peterson finishing in a tie for fifth place and Loupe Creek Intercollegiate, Rotz fired a season best 2-under par 214 to tie for finishing one stroke back in a tie for eighth place. Barsamian nearly eighth place at the Squire Creek Invitational. cracked the Top 10 for the first time in his career and was tied for 11th The Tigers wrapped up the fall season with a pair of sixth-place place with a career best 1-under 215 for the championship. finishes in the 12-team field at the ClubGlove Intercollegiate in Somis, With the regular season in the books, the Tigers made their annual Calif., from Oct. 22-23 and the 15-team field at the Bridgestone Collegiate journey to St. Simons Island, Ga., to compete in perhaps the most Championship in Greensboro, N.C., from Oct. 29-30. competitive conference tournament in all of college golf with an If the fall season showed the potential of LSU’s talented freshman appearance in the 2008 SEC Men’s Golf Championships from April 18-20. class, the start of the spring season was a coming out party of sorts for Frederica Golf Club played host to the event after the Seaside Course at Loupe, who teed it up alongside many of the nation’s top collegiate golfers Sea Island Golf Club had been the host site the previous seven years. and earned his best finish of the season at the Gator Invitational on Feb. With Barsamian leading the way, the Tigers finished the championship 10. Loupe actually grabbed a share of the lead after the first day of in a tie for eighth place and put themselves in a solid position to receive competition following a pair of impressive rounds of 2-under 68 and 5- an NCAA Regional bid from the NCAA Selection Committee. Barsamian under 65 before wrapping up the tournament with a 2-over 72 in the final was the team’s top finisher as he tied for 12th place with a three-round round for a season-low 54-hole score of 5-under 205. His 65 in the total of 1-over 217. Lach, Loupe, Peterson and Rotz also cracked LSU’s second round was also a season best for the freshman from Baton Rouge. starting lineup for the conference championship. The Tigers also enjoyed a solid performance at the Gator Invitational as As expected, the Tigers earned an NCAA Regional berth as they were they posted their third straight sixth-place finish in the 14-team field. tabbed the No. 13 seed in the NCAA West Regional hosted by the The team returned to the state of Florida three weeks later to University of Washington at the Olympic Course at Gold Mountain Golf participate in the Seminole Intercollegiate where they finished in ninth Club in Bremerton, Wash. LSU wrapped up its season with a 22nd-place place. After finishing in seventh place at the Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational finish in their first regional appearance since 2005. and 10th place at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate, the Tigers put the
Jarrod Barsamian
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INTRO Individual Statistics THIS IS LSU PLAYER TOURNAMENTS ROUNDS STROKES AVERAGE LOW ROUND RDS PAR OR BETTER TOP 10s TOP 20s PREVIEW
TIGERS Andrew Loupe 11 33 2,444 74.1 65 11 2 5
REVIEW John Peterson 12 36 2,668 74.1 67 10 1 2
HISTORY Jarrod Barsamian 9 27 2,002 74.1 68 10 0 4 Bryant Lach 7 21 1,558 74.2 70 5 0 1 Clayton Rotz 11 33 2,466 74.7 68 8 2 5 Beck Troutman 1 3 225 75.0 71 1 0 0 Brian Noonan 8 24 1,814 75.6 69 5 0 1 Brent Blaum 2 6 455 75.8 73 0 0 0
2007-08 Team Tournament Results
DATE TOURNAMENT LSU FINISH LSU SCORE Sept. 10-11 Scenic City Invitational 4th (17) 277-286-291 -- 854 +2 CHAMPION: Charlotte Host: Tennessee-Chattanooga Course: Council Fire Golf Club Sept. 24-25 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 10th (12) 298-298-296 -- 892 +28 CHAMPION: Texas Tech Host: UAB Course: Shoal Creek Country Club Oct. 15-16 Squire Creek Invitational 2nd (18) 290-291-281 -- 862 -2 CHAMPION: Ole Miss Host: Louisiana Tech Course: Squire Creek Country Club Oct. 22-23 ClubGlove Intercollegiate 6th (12) 315-311-315 -- 941 +77 CHAMPION: Pepperdine Host: Pepperdine Course: Saticoy Country Club Oct. 29-30 Bridgestone Collegiate Championship t6th (15) 302-288-284 -- 874 +10 CHAMPION: Louisville Host: UNC-Greensboro Course: Forest Oaks Country Club Feb. 9-10 Gator Invitational t6th (14) 283-279-291 -- 853 +13 CHAMPION: Florida Host: Florida Course: Mark Bostick Golf Course March 2-3 Seminole Intercollegiate 9th (12) 293-299-297 -- 889 +25 CHAMPION: Florida State Host: Florida State Course: Golden Eagle Country Club March 14-16 Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational 7th (18) 287-291-293 -- 871 +7 CHAMPION: Alabama Host: Georgia Southern Course: Forest Heights Country Club March 23-25 Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate 10th (15) 290-295-289 -- 874 +22 CHAMPION: NC State Host: College of Charleston Course: Bulls Bay Golf Club April 7-8 Bank of America Intercollegiate 2nd (15) 284-279-293 -- 856 -8 CHAMPION: UT-Chattanooga Host: Ole Miss Course: Reunion Golf and Country Club April 18-20 SEC Men’s Golf Championships t8th (12) 292-297-299 -- 888 +24 CHAMPION: Alabama Host: SEC Course: Frederica Golf Club May 15-17 NCAA West Regional 22nd (27) 304-313-299 -- 916 +52 CHAMPION: Southern California Host: Washington Course: Gold Mountain Golf Club (Olympic Course)
Brian Noonan
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INTRO Jarrod Barsamian THIS IS LSU Squire Creek Invitational 69-71-75 -- 215 (t11) PREVIEW ClubGlove Intercollegiate 88-79-77 -- 244 (t47) TIGERS Bridgestone Collegiate Championship 80-70-68 -- 218 (t18) Gator Invitational 72-71-72 -- 215 (t28) REVIEW Seminole Intercollegiate 76-70-74 -- 220 (t24) HISTORY Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational 81-75-76 -- 232 (t85) Bank of America Intercollegiate 70-71-74 -- 215 (t11) SEC Men’s Golf Championships 72-70-75 -- 217 (t12) NCAA West Regional 77-77-72 -- 226 (t57) Brent Blaum Squire Creek Invitational 73-78-73 -- 224 (t50) Seminole Intercollegiate 74-78-79 -- 231 (57) Bryant Lach Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 76-76-81 -- 233 (t52) Gator Invitational 73-71-73 -- 217 (t38) Seminole Intercollegiate 75-79-71 -- 225 (t39) Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational 74-74-74 -- 222 (t44) Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate 72-71-71 -- 214 (t19) Bank of America Intercollegiate 78-70-71 -- 219 (t24) SEC Men’s Golf Championships 75-79-74 -- 228 (t48) Jarrod Barsamian Andrew Loupe Scenic City Invitational 69-75-74 -- 218 (t34) Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 75-77-74 -- 226 (t32) Squire Creek Invitational 74-73-68 -- 215 (t11) ClubGlove Intercollegiate 83-76-86 -- 245 (t49) Bridgestone Collegiate Championship 75-71-70 -- 216 (t11) Gator Invitational 68-65-72 -- 205 (t4) Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational 71-71-74 -- 216 (t13) Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate 81-78-71 -- 230 (72) Bank of America Intercollegiate 71-69-74 -- 214 (t8) SEC Men’s Golf Championships 76-73-75 -- 224 (t37) NCAAWest Regional 77-83-75 -- 235 (t114) Brian Noonan Scenic City Invitational 69-71-73 -- 213 (16) Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 77-70-79 -- 226 (t32) Squire Creek Invitational 77-77-71 -- 225 (t56) ClubGlove Intercollegiate 83-77-80 -- 240 (t37) Bridgestone Collegiate Championship 77-77-78 -- 232 (t72) Gator Invitational 70-74-74 -- 218 (t44) Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate 74-73-77 -- 224 (t55) NCAA West Regional 79-79-78 -- 236 (t122) John Peterson Scenic City Invitational 67-71-77 -- 215 (t23) Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 77-77-73 -- 227 (t35) Squire Creek Invitational 77-74-71 -- 222 (t40) ClubGlove Intercollegiate 75-79-80 -- 234 (t17) John Peterson Bridgestone Collegiate Championship 75-70-74 -- 219 (t23) Gator Invitational 75-72-75 -- 222 (t57) Seminole Intercollegiate 71-75-79 -- 225 (t39) Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational 74-74-70 -- 218 (t25) Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate 72-76-72 -- 220 (t37) Bank of America Intercollegiate 70-69-74 -- 213 (t5) 2007-08 Team SEC Men’s Golf Championships 71-75-75 -- 221 (t25) Round-by-Round Results NCAA West Regional 72-78-82 -- 232 (t101) Scenic City Invitational 277-286-291 -- 854 (4th of 17) Clayton Rotz Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 298-298-296 -- 892 (10th of 12) Scenic City Invitational 72-69-73 -- 214 (t17) Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 70-75-70 -- 215 (t4) Squire Creek Invitational 290-291-281 -- 862 (2nd of 18) Squire Creek Invitational 70-73-71 -- 214 (t8) ClubGlove Intercollegiate 74-82-78 -- 234 (t17) ClubGlove Intercollegiate 315-311-315 -- 941 (6th of 12) Bridgestone Collegiate Championship 75-80-72 -- 227 (t57) Bridgestone Collegiate Championship 302-288-284 -- 874 (t6th of 15) Seminole Intercollegiate 73-76-73 -- 222 (t31) Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational 68-72-75 -- 215 (12) Gator Invitational 283-279-291 -- 853 (t6th of 13) Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate 72-75-75 -- 222 (t49) Seminole Intercollegiate 293-299-297 -- 889 (9th of 12) Bank of America Intercollegiate 73-81-84 -- 238 (t75) SEC Men’s Golf Championships 74-79-81 -- 234 (t59) Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational 287-291-293 -- 871 (7th of 18) NCAA West Regional 78-79-74 -- 231 (t97) Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate 290-295-289 -- 874 (10th of 15) Beck Troutman Bank of America Intercollegiate 284-279-293 -- 856 (2nd of 15) Scenic City Invitational 77-77-71 -- 225 (t73) SEC Men’s Golf Championships 292-297-299 -- 888 (t8th of 12) NCAA West Regional 304-313-299 -- 916 (22nd of 27)
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INTRO Scenic City Invitational Bridgestone Collegiate Championship Sept. 10-11, 2007 Oct. 29-30, 2007 THIS IS LSU Chattanooga, Tenn. Greensboro, N.C. PREVIEW Council Fire Golf Club (Par 71) Forest Oaks Country Club (Par 72) With one of the nation’s premier classes of incoming freshmen set to make its collegiate Following their unusual experience of playing through the wildfires raging in Southern TIGERS debut, the Tigers kicked off the 2007-08 season with a new sense of optimism and California, the Tigers enjoyed a return to normal as they finished in a tie for sixth place in REVIEW expectation as they teed it up in the Scenic City Invitational. Three Tigers broke 70 in the the team standings in their final tournament of the fall season at the Bridgestone Collegiate opening round with freshman John Peterson leading the way with a 4-under 71 in his debut. Championship. Loupe matched his best finish of the fall as he tied for 11th place in the HISTORY Senior Brian Noonan and freshman Andrew Loupe fired matching 2-under 69s to pace the individual standings with an even-par score of 216. Barsamian also added a Top 20 finish Tigers. Noonan went on to earn the team’s best finish in 16th place with a 54-hole score of after posting a three-round total of 2-over 218, including a career best 4-under 68 in the even-par 213. LSU earned a top-five finish in its season opener with a fourth-place finish at final round of the championship. With their performance during the fall season, the Tigers 2-over 854. put themselves in a position to compete for an NCAA Regional bid heading into the spring.
Team Results Team Results 1. Charlotte 272-271-279 -- 822 -30 1. Louisville 300-281-279 -- 860 -4 2. UT-Chattanooga 272-275-282 -- 829 -23 2. Mississippi State 300-286-277 -- 863 -1 3. Oklahoma 277-286-284 -- 847 -5 3. Central Florida 294-293-279 -- 866 +2 4. LSU 277-286-291 -- 854 +2 4. North Carolina 294-286-290 -- 870 +6 5. Middle Tennessee State 281-282-294 -- 857 +5 5. Kent State 293-288-292 -- 873 +9 T6. LSU 302-288-284 -- 874 +10 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate Sept. 24-25, 2007 Gator Invitational Birmingham, Ala. Feb. 9-10, 2008 Shoal Creek Country Club (Par 72) Gainesville, Fla. After earning his first career Top 20 finish by tying for 17th place in his collegiate debut at Mark Bostick Golf Course (Par 70) the Scenic City Invitational, freshman Clayton Rotz earned his first career top-five finish to After breaking for more than three months, the Tigers kicked off the spring season with lead the Tigers at the third-annual Shoal Creek Intercollegiate at historic Shoal Creek their annual trip to Gainesville, Fla., to compete in the prestigious Gator Invitational. Loupe Country Club. Rotz fired a three-round score of 1-under par 215, including a pair of 2-under showed just why he was one of the top newcomers to the college game by earning a top- 70s in the first and third rounds, to finish the championship in a tie for fourth place. But five finish against one of the deepest and more talented fields the Tigers were to face all the Tigers managed just a 10th-place finish as no other player cracked the Top 30 of the season. The Baton Rouge native fired rounds of 2-under 68 and 5-under 65 to finish the leaderboard. LSU wrapped up the two-day event with a 54-hole team score of 28-over 892. first day of play in a tie atop the leaderboard before wrapping up the tournament with a 2- under 72 and a career-best 5-under 205 for three rounds. LSU finished in a tie for sixth Team Results place in the team standings. 1. Texas Tech 293-285-295 -- 873 +9 2. UAB 288-295-295 -- 878 +14 Team Results 3. Auburn 303-282-295 -- 880 +16 1. Florida 269-273-278 -- 820 -20 4. Ole Miss 297-293-296 -- 886 +22 2. Florida State 278-276-278 -- 832 -8 T5. North Florida 292-299-296 -- 887 +23 3. Mississippi State 288-275-279 -- 842 +2 T5. Oklahoma 292-296-299 -- 887 +23 4. UAB 276-280-288 -- 844 +4 10. LSU 298-298-296 -- 892 +28 5. South Alabama 283-282-286 -- 851 +11 T6. LSU 283-279-291 -- 853 +13 Squire Creek Invitational Oct. 15-16, 2007 Seminole Intercollegiate Choudrant,La. March 2-3, 2008 Squire Creek Country Club (Par 72) Tallahassee, Fla. After a three-week break, the Tigers made the trip to Squire Creek Country Club in Golden Eagle Country Club (Par 72) Choudrant, La., to compete in the Squire Creek Invitational hosted by Louisiana Tech. Rotz The Tigers returned to the state of Florida three weeks later with an appearance in the was on his game for the second straight tournament as he earned his second Top 10 finish Seminole Intercollegiate for the second straight season. The team managed a ninth-place in a row, firing a season-best 2-under 214 to finish the championship in a tie for eighth finish after posting a three-round total of 25-over 889, while Barsamian was the team’s top place. Junior Jarrod Barsamian and Loupe added Top 20 finishes of their own by tying for finisher as he tied for 24th place in the individual standings at 4-over 220, including a team 11th place at 1-under 215. For the Tigers, it marked their best team finish of the young best 2-under 70 in the second round. The Florida State Seminoles held serve on their home season as they took runner-up honors with a team score of 2-under 862, including an course and captured the team title by four strokes with an impressive total of 6-under 858. impressive score 7-under 281 in the final round for its best team score since 2004. Auburn was the only other team to finish under par as it finished second at 2-under 862.
Team Results Team Results 1. Ole Miss 282-292-286 -- 860 -4 1. Florida State 285-288-285 -- 858 -6 2. LSU 290-291-281 -- 862 -2 2. Auburn 286-287-289 -- 862 -2 3. Louisiana Tech 298-283-282 -- 863 -1 3. Virginia 286-286-294 -- 866 +2 4. Jacksonville State 284-294-286 -- 864 E 4. North Carolina 290-287-290 -- 867 +3 5. UL-Lafayette 292-287-286 -- 865 +1 T5. Louisville 291-294-288 -- 873 +9 T5. Vanderbilt 300-292-281 -- 873 +9 T5. UAB 291-296-286 -- 873 +9 ClubGlove Intercollegiate 9. LSU 293-299-297 -- 889 +25 Oct. 22-23, 2007 Somis, Calif. Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational Saticoy Country Club (Par 72) March 14-16, 2008 When the Tigers made the trip to the town of Somis in Southern California to compete in Statesboro, Ga. the ClubGlove Intercollegiate, the last thing they were expecting was to play golf with a Forest Heights Country Club (Par 72) series of deadly wildfires raging within miles of the course. But despite winds gusting over Like most of the 2007-08 season, the Tigers were led by freshmen when they teed it up at 50 mph and nearby fires sprinkling ash onto the course over the two days of competition, the Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational as Rotz and Loupe each earned their fifth Top 20 finish of the tournament was held as scheduled and the Tigers managed a sixth-place finish in the the season. Rotz led the way by placing 12th with a 1-under 215, including a season-best 4- team standings. Rotz and Peterson each finished among the Top 20 by tying for 17th place. under 68 in the opening round, while Loupe was one shot back in a tie for 13th place at Pepperdine won the team title with a staggering total of 41-over par for three rounds. even-par 216. The duo led the Tigers to a seventh-place finish in the 18-team field as the squad posted a team score of 7-over 871 for the championship. Alabama, which was the Team Results nation’s top-ranked team at the time, won the team title by an impressive seven strokes 1. Pepperdine 300-306-299 -- 905 +41 2. Loyola Marymount 304-310-301 -- 915 +51 with a 15-under 849 for three rounds. 3. Georgia State 311-304-314 -- 929 +65 4. Colorado State 311-318-308 -- 937 +73 Team Results 5. Lamar 313-309-316 -- 938 +74 1. Alabama 285-280-284 -- 849 -15 6. LSU 315-311-315 -- 941 +77 2. Florida 290-279-287 -- 856 -8 3. South Carolina 286-281-292 -- 859 -5 4. Tennessee 282-289-294 -- 865 +1 T5. Georgia Southern 301-288-281 -- 870 +6 T5. UAB 286-289-295 -- 870 +6 7. LSU 287-291-293 -- 871 +7
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Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate SEC Men’s Golf Championships INTRO March 23-25, 2008 April 18-20, 2008 Awendaw, S.C. St. Simons Island, Ga. THIS IS LSU Bulls Bay Golf Club (Par 71) Frederica Golf Club (Par 72) PREVIEW Since 2005, the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate has become an annual stop for the With the regular season in the books, the Tigers made the annual trip to St. Simons Island, TIGERS Tigers as they make their final preparations for the SEC Men’s Golf Championships, and Ga., to tee it up in the most competitive conference tournament in the country with an 2008 was no different as LSU posted a 10th-place finish in an event that is quickly appearance at the 2008 SEC Men’s Golf Championships. After playing at the Seaside REVIEW becoming one of the best of the spring season. Sophomore Bryant Lach was the only Tiger Course at Sea Island Golf Club for seven seasons, the tournament moved to nearby HISTORY to finish among the Top 20 of the leaderboard as he tied for 19th place at 1-over 214. Both Frederica Golf Club where the Tigers finished in a tie for eighth place at 24-over 888. his finish and final tournament score were career bests as Lach positioned himself to be a Barsamian was the team’s lone Top 20 finisher as he tied for 12th place at 1-over 217 in his staple in the lineup heading into the postseason. NC State ran away with the team first career appearance at the SEC Championships. His 2-under 70 in the second round championship, finishing 12 strokes clear of its nearest competitor with a 54-hole score of was a team best for the weekend. Alabama dominated the field in winning the conference 14-under 838. title by eight shots with an 11-under par 853.
Team Results Team Results 1. NC State 288-279-271 -- 838 -14 1. Alabama 285-293-275 -- 853 -11 T2. Clemson 285-284-281 -- 850 -2 2. South Carolina 294-289-278 -- 861 -3 T2. South Carolina 280-286-284 -- 850 -2 3. Georgia 290-291-281 -- 862 -2 4. Florida 285-285-281 -- 851 -1 4. Florida 290-292-290 -- 872 +8 T5. Virginia Tech 290-295-276 -- 861 +9 5. Mississippi State 293-292-293 -- 878 +14 T5. Lamar 286-294-281 -- 861 +9 T8. LSU 292-297-299 -- 888 +24 10. LSU 290-295-289 -- 874 +22 NCAA West Regional Bank of America Intercollegiate May 15-17, 2008 April 7-8, 2008 Bremerton, Wash. Jackson, Miss. Gold Mountain Golf Club -- Olympic Course (Par 72) Reunion Golf and Country Club (Par 72) The Tigers cashed in on an outstanding regular season by accepting an at-large bid into With the SEC Men’s Golf Championships right around the corner, the Tigers put the NCAA Regional play for the first time since 2005. For their performance, the team was finishing touches on their preparation for the postseason with a trip north to Jackson, awarded the No. 13 seed in the NCAA West Regional held at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Miss., to compete in the Bank of America Intercollegiate hosted by SEC rival Ole Miss. LSU Bremerton, Wash., with a trip to the NCAA Championships on the line. But that’s where matched its best team finish of the season by earning runner-up honors, while their team their season would come to an end as the Tigers finished 22nd in the 27-team firld with a score of 8-under 856 was a season best and their lowest since 2006. Two Tigers finished 54-hole score of 52-over 916. Barsamian was once again the team’s top finisher as the in the Top 10 of the leaderboard for the first time on the season as Peterson tied for fifth junior from Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., tied for 57th place at 10-over 226 in his first career place at 3-under 213 and Loupe tied for eighth place at 2-under 214. Barsamian enjoyed his postseason appearance. Rounding out the LSU postseason lineup were Rotz, Peterson, best finish as an LSU Tiger as he tied for 11th place at 1-under 215. The Tigers finished four Loupe and Noonan. shots back of Tennessee-Chattanooga in the team standings. Team Results Team Results 1. Southern California 291-283-288 -- 862 -2 1. UT-Chattanooga 283-280-289 -- 852 -12 2. Oregon 289-290-285 -- 864 E 2. LSU 284-279-293 -- 856 -8 3. Clemson 295-285-287 -- 867 +3 T3. North Florida 282-301-282 -- 865 +1 4. Washington 291-294-289 -- 874 +10 T3. Ole Miss 280-285-300 -- 865 +1 5. UCLA 291-294-291 -- 876 +12 5. Vanderbilt 288-289-295 -- 872 +8 22. LSU 304-313-299 -- 916 +52
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INTRO 2008 THIS IS LSU All-SEC Team PREVIEW The TIGERS First Team Michael Thompson, Alabama REVIEW Billy Horschel, Florida Southeastern HISTORY Adam Mitchell, Georgia Jay Moseley, Auburn George Bryan IV, South Carolina Conference Mark Anderson, South Carolina Matthew Swan, Alabama Setting the Standard for Intercollegiate Athletics in Golf Hudson Swafford, Georgia Second Team SEC Golfers are Leaders on the Links Manuel Villegas, Florida Harris English, Georgia Throughout the rich history of the Southeastern Conference the league has Tyler Brown, Florida provided a strong tradition of excellence on the links with its men’s golf programs, and the Russell Henley, Georgia 2007-08 season was no different. Andrew Landry, Arkansas Three teams finished among the Top 15 at the 2008 NCAA Men’s Golf Jesse Speirs, Ole Miss Championships with Georgia leading the way by tying for eighth place. Florida was just Mark Harrell, Alabama outside the Top 10 in 11th place, while SEC champion Alabama finished 13th. Two golfers Andy Winings, Kentucky also finished among the Top 10 performers in the championship, led by Florida All- American Billy Horschel, who finished alone in sixth place. Georgia’s Hudson Swafford All-Freshman Team was three spots back in a tie for ninth. Sam Chavez, Arkansas Harris English, Georgia The conference has captured 10 NCAA team titles in its history with four belonging Russell Henley, Georgia to both LSU and Florida, while Georgia has added a pair of its own. A total of 42 SEC Andrew Loupe, LSU teams have finished in the Top 10 at the NCAA Championships since 1985. John Peterson, LSU Individually, the SEC has witnessed six national champions with Florida’s Nick Clayton Rotz, LSU Gilliam winning the latest title in 2001. In addition, 41 individuals have finished among the Jonathan Randolph, Ole Miss Top 10 in the NCAA Championships since 1985. Robin Wingardh, Tennessee SEC Coach of the Year Jay Seawell, Alabama Men’s Golf Notes
SEC Player of the Year SEC teams qualified for the 2008 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships with three Michael Thompson, Alabama 5 teams finishing in the Top 15 SEC Freshman of the Year SEC teams finished the season ranked in the final Golfstat Top 25 with a total of Harris English, Georgia 6 16 individuals ranked in the final Golfstat Top 100 in 2008 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Joseph Sykora, Alabama 10 NCAA team titles and six NCAA individual champions all-time SEC Golfer of the Week 30 First-Team All-Americans since 1990 Week 1 -- Chris Paisley, Tennessee Week 2 -- Noah Goldman, Mississippi State 42 Top 10 finishes at the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships since 1985 Week 3 -- Matthew Swan, Alabama Week 4 -- George Bryan IV, South Carolina Individuals have placed in the Top 10 at the NCAA Men’s Golf Week 5 -- Jon Curran, Vanderbilt 41 Championships since 1985
2008 SEC Championship Results Top 10 Individuals 1. Alabama 285-293-275 -- 853 -11 1. Michael Thompson, Alabama 70-73-65 -- 208 -8 2. South Carolina 294-289-278 -- 861 -3 T2. George Bryan IV, S. Carolina 72-71-69 -- 212 -4 3. Georgia 290-291-281 -- 862 -2 T2. Joseph Sykora, Alabama 68-73-71 -- 212 -4 4. Florida 290-292-290 -- 872 +8 T4. Brian Harman, Georgia 71-74-69 -- 214 -2 5. Mississippi State 293-292-293 -- 878 +14 T4. Russell Henley, Georgia 73-70-71 -- 214 -2 6. Tennessee 296-287-298 -- 881 +17 6. David Holmes, Tennessee 72-70-73 -- 215 -1 7. Ole Miss 298-290-296 -- 884 +20 T7. Adam Mitchell, Georgia 72-74-70 -- 216 E T8. LSU 292-297-299 -- 888 +24 T7. Billy Horschel, Florida 71-74-71 -- 216 E T8. Auburn 301-301-286 -- 888 +24 T7. Jesse Speirs, Ole Miss 70-73-73 -- 216 E 10. Vanderbilt 300-292-298 -- 890 +26 T7. Josh Oller, Mississippi State 73-71-72 -- 216 E 11. Kentucky 298-300-295 -- 893 +29 T7. Mark Silvers, South Carolina 75-73-68 -- 216 E 12. Arkansas 308-292-297 -- 897 +33
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LSU All-Time Honors
INTRO THIS IS LSU LSU’s PREVIEW TIGERS All-American REVIEW Selections HISTORY YEAR GOLFER SELECTION 1937 Fred Haas, Jr. First Team 1941 Earl Stewart First Team 1943 Sonny Ellis First Team 1948 Gardner Dickinson First Team 1952 Eddie Merrins 1953 Eddie Merrins Eddie Merrins 1954 Eddie Merrins 1955 Johnny Pott First Team 1962 Howell Fraser Second Team 1965 B.R. McLendon Honorable Mention 1966 B.R. McLendon Second Team 1967 B.R. McLendon First Team Randy Wolff Honorable Mention 1969 Bob Clark First Team Vaughn Moise Third Team 1970 Bob Clark First Team Jimmy Wittenberg Honorable Mention 1973 Dick Clark Honorable Mention 1974 Stan Lee Second Team 1975 Stan Lee Second Team 1979 Wayne DeFrancesco First Team B.R. McLendon 1980 John Salamone Honorable Mention 1981 John Salamone Second Team 1984 Fred Dupre Third Team Emlyn Aubrey Honorable Mention 1985 Rob McNamara Honorable Mention 1986 Rob McNamara Honorable Mention Emlyn Aubrey Third Team 1987 Rob McNamara Second Team David Toms Honorable Mention 1988 David Toms First Team Greg Lesher Honorable Mention Fredrik Lindgren Honorable Mention 1989 David Toms First Team Greg Lesher Second Team 1990 Perry Moss Honorable Mention David Toms 1991 Perry Moss Second Team 1992 Rett Crowder Honorable Mention 1994 Scott Sterling Honorable Mention 1996 Brian Bateman Third Team 1997 P.J. Smith Honorable Mention 2001 Alan Morgan Honorable Mention 2003 John Humphries Honorable Mention
LSU’s Academic All-Americans YEAR GOLFER 1989 Greg Lesher Fredrik Lindgren 1991 Rett Crowder 1995 Brian Bateman Brian Bateman 1996 Chip McDonald
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John Humphries Chris Wells LSU’s All-SEC Selections YEAR GOLFER SELECTION 1988 David Toms First Team 1970 Jimmy Wittenberg First Team Player of the Year Vaughn Moise First Team Greg Lesher Second Team Tommy Evans Second Team 1989 David Toms First Team 1971 Jimmy Wittenberg First Team Player of the Year Mike Drury Second Team Greg Lesher First Team 1972 Shelby Houston First Team Fredrik Lindgren Second Team 1974 Dick Clark First Team 1990 Perry Moss Second Team Stan Lee First Team Greg Lesher Second Team 1975 Stan Lee First Team 1991 Perry Moss First Team Louis Lee Second Team Player of the Year Jim Adams Second Team Rett Crowder Second Team 1976 Louis Lee Second Team 1992 Rett Crowder First Team Frank Gusmus Second Team 1993 Scott Sterling Second Team 1977 Steve Cromwell First Team 1994 Scott Sterling First Team 1978 Louis Lee Second Team Brian Bateman Second Team Gary Marlowe Second Team 1995 Brian Bateman Second Team Freshman of the Year 1996 Brian Bateman First Team 1979 Wayne DeFrancesco First Team 1997 P.J. Smith First Team John Salamone First Team 1998 P.J. Smith Second Team Player of the Year 1999 Jeremy Wilkinson Second Team 1982 Dudley Bienvenu Second Team 2000 Alan Morgan Second Team 1983 Fred DuPre First Team 2001 Alan Morgan First Team Emlyn Aubrey Second Team John Humphries Second Team 1984 Fred DuPre First Team 2002 Nathan Goulding Second Team Emlyn Aubrey First Team Heath West Second Team Rob McNamara Second Team 2003 John Humphries First Team Freshman of the Year 2004 Heath West Second Team 1985 Rob McNamara First Team 2005 Chris Wells Second Team 1986 Emlyn Aubrey First Team 2007 Chris Wells Second Team Rob McNamara First Team 2008 Andrew Loupe All-Freshman Team David Toms Freshman of the Year John Peterson All-Freshman Team 1987 David Toms First Team Clayton Rotz All-Freshman Team Rob McNamara First Team
2008-09 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE 53 LSU All-Time Tourament Titles
1935-36 1973-74 INTRO Southern Intercollegiate Louisiana Intercollegiate THIS IS LSU 1936-37 Jim Corbett Classic PREVIEW SEC Championship 1974-75 Southern Intercollegiate LSU Invitational TIGERS 1937-38 Centenary Classic REVIEW SEC Championship Jim Corbett Classic
HISTORY Southern Intercollegiate 1975-76 1938-39 LSU-Tulane Invitational SEC Championship Florida Invitational 1939-40 1976-77 SEC Championship Seminole Classic Southern Intercollegiate Jim Corbett Classic NCAA Championship 1977-78 1941-42 Louisiana Intercollegiate SEC Championship 1978-79 Southern Intercollegiate Southern Mississippi Invitational NCAA Championship Broadwater Beach Invitational 1987 SEC Champions 1945-46 1980-81 1986-87 Men’s Golf Team: (seated L-R) Coach Buddy Alexander, SEC Championship Seminole Classic Tommie Mudd (standing L-R) Michael Finney, Greg Lesher, Andrew 1946-47 New Orleans Invitational Purnell, Duane Lorio, Rob McNamara, David Toms, William Lanier SEC Championship 1983-84 NCAA Championship Yale Fall Intercollegiate 1947-48 Morton Braswell Intercollegiate SEC Championship Louisiana Intercollegiate Southern Intercollegiate Orange Lake Intercollegiate 1948-49 1984-85 Gulf Coast Invitational Southern Mississippi-Laurel C.C. Inv. 1949-50 UNO Invitational Gulf Coast Invitational 1985-86 1952-53 Southern Mississippi-Laurel C.C. Inv. SEC Championship Gator Invitational 1953-54 Country Club of Jackson Invitational SEC Championship Southern Intercollegiate SEC Championship 1986-87 1954-55 Country Club of Jackson Invitational SEC Championship NCAA Championship 1955-56 1987-88 Gator Invitational All-America (Team Match) 1958-59 Jerry Pate Invitational 1988-89 All-America (Two Ball) 2005 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 1959-60 LSU National Collegiate Invitational Florida Southern Invitational The Tigers captured the first team title of the Chuck Winstead era All-America (Team Match) Golf Digest Collegiate Inv. at the inaugural Shoal Creek Intercollegiate. All-America (Best Ball) Chris Schenkel Invitational Southern Intercollegiate 1990-91 SEC Championship Taylor Made Doral Park Intercollegiate All-America (Two Ball) 1960-61 1991-92 Billy Hitchcock LSU Invitational 1961-62 1993-94 Country Club of Louisiana Intercollegiate LSU Invitational 1963-64 Southeastern Intercollegiate Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate Buckhaults Invitational 1994-95 1964-65 Louisiana Classic Buckhaults Invitational All-American Intercollegiate 1965-66 1995-1996 LSU Invitational Reliastar Classic Southern Intercollegiate Ping-Tulsa Invitational SEC Championship Blue-Gray Intercollegiate 1966-67 1998-99 B.O. Van Hook Invitational The Bridges All-American L.R. Goldman Invitational 2000-01 SEC Championship Former Head Coach Britt Harrison 1967-68 Tennessee Tournament of Champions Country Club of Louisiana Intercollegiate B.O. Van Hook Invitational LSU Spring Invitational 1968-69 2001-02 B.O. Van Hook Invitational Gator Invitational LSU’s 1969-70 LSU Spring Invitational Winningest Coaches LSU Invitational 2002-03 Tulane Invitational LSU Spring Invitational COACH YEARS TOURNAMENT TITLES Louisiana Intercollegiate 2003-04 1970-71 Britt Harrison 11 16 Baylor Invitational McNeese Invitational Mike Barbato 13 15 Country Club of Louisiana Intercollegiate 1971-72 LSU Spring Invitational Maj. J. Perry Cole 11 12 Jim Corbett Classic 2004-05 Bill Brogden 511 1972-73 LSU Spring Invitational Greg Jones 6 10 Louisiana Intercollegiate 2005-06 Buddy Alexander 5 10 Port Malabar Invitational Shoal Creek Intercollegiate Harry Taylor 7 10 Jim Corbett Classic
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Country Club of TIGERS LSU National Invitational Louisiana Intercollegiate REVIEW 1961-1992 HISTORY 1993-2003
YEAR TEAM CHAMPION (SCORE) INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION (SCORE) YEAR TEAM CHAMPION (SCORE) INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION (SCORE) 1961 LSU (591) Howell Fraser, LSU (145) 1993 LSU (879) Ryan Perna, North Florida (215) 1962 LSU (578) Roy Pace, Louisiana Tech (142) 1994 Tennessee (884) Jamie Neher, Tennessee (213) 1963 Memphis State (579) Buddy Short, Southwestern La. (138) 1995 Georgia (881) Simon Cooke, Virginia (214) 1964 LSU (584) John Lamey, Alabama (142) 1996 Auburn (865) Michael Connell, Mississippi State (207) 1965 LSU (591) Pat O’Brien, McNeese State (140) 1997 Georgia (857) Jeremy Parrot, Georgia (207) 1966 LSU (577) B.R. McLendon, LSU (141) 1998 East Tennessee State (862) David Christensen, East Tennessee State (209) 1967 Houston (849) B.R. McLendon, LSU (208) 1999 North Florida (880) David Bennett, North Florida (211) 1968 Memphis State (573) Jimmy Day, LSU (133) 2000 LSU (856) Alan Morgan, LSU (206) 1969 Houston (849) John Mahaffey, Houston (208) 2001 UAB (856) Graeme McDowell, UAB (204) 1970 LSU (1,340) Gary Bennett, Memphis State (279) 2002 No Tournament No Tournament 1971 Houston (1,439) Jim McLean, Houston (282) 2003 LSU (851) Michael Thompson, Tulane (207) 1972 Houston (1,430) Mike Drury, LSU (278) 1973 Houston (1,073) Bill Rogers, Houston (208) 1974 Houston (1,076) Keith Fergus, Houston (212) 1975 LSU (1,063) Bruce Douglass, Murray State (207) 1976 LSU (592) Allen Ritchie, Alabama (144) 1977 Houston (1,082) Jerry Anderson, Texas (212) 1978 Oklahoma State (1,067) Mark Tinder, Oral Roberts (207) 1979 Oral Roberts (842) Mark Tinder, Oral Roberts (204) 1980 Houston (854) Hal Sutton, Centenary (208) 1981 Oral Roberts (858) Joe Rassett, Oral Roberts (206) 1982 UCLA (831) Jay Delsing, UCLA (202) 1983 Texas (562) Mark Brooks, Texas (138) 1984 Houston (847) John Slaughter, Houston (206) 1985 Oklahoma (870) David Peege, Ole Miss (210) 1986 Florida (856) Philip Jonas, Lamar (206) 1987 LSU (863) David Toms, LSU (212) 1988 Arizona State (1,091) Dave Miley, Ole Miss (210) 1989 LSU (862) Greg Lesher, LSU (207) 1990 Clemson (875) Oswald Drawdy, Clemson (209) 1991 Florida (846) Perry Moss, LSU (205) 1992 Florida (896) Carl Paulson, South Carolina (215)
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2008-09 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE 55 LSU LSUat the SEC INTRO LSU’s SEC Individual Champions THIS IS LSU Championships Year Score Player Site 1937 146 Fred Haas, Jr. Baton Rouge, La. PREVIEW 1938 141 Henry Castillo Baton Rouge, La. 1939 140 Henry Castillo Baton Rouge, La. TIGERS YEAR LSU FINISH (SCORE) CHAMPION (SCORE) MEDALIST (SCORE) SITE 1940 140 Henry Castillo Baton Rouge, La. REVIEW 1937 1st (614) LSU (614) Vincent D’Antoni, Tennessee Baton Rouge, La. 1941 142 Earl Stewart Athens, Ga. 1938 1st (608) LSU (608) Henry Castillo, LSU Baton Rouge, La. 1947 138 Joe Moore Athens, Ga. HISTORY 1939 1st (604) LSU (604) Sonny Swift, Georgia Baton Rouge, La. 1953 286 Eddie Merrins Athens, Ga. 1954 284 Eddie Merrins Athens, Ga. 1940 1st (601) LSU (601) Henry Castillo, LSU Athens, Ga. 1960 283 Don Essig Athens, Ga. 1941 Georgia (616) Earl Stewart, LSU Athens, Ga. 1961 281 Howard Fraser Athens, Ga. 1942 1st (597) LSU (597) Arnold Blum, Georgia Athens, Ga. 1965 282 B.R. McLendon Athens, Ga. 1943-45 No Tournaments- World War II 1966 210 B.R. McLendon Baton Rouge, La. 1967 212 B.R. McLendon Gainesville, Fla. 1946 1st (604) LSU (604) George Hamer, Georgia Athens, Ga. 1969 212 Vaughn Moise Birmingham, Ala. 1947 1st (633) LSU (633) Joe Moore, LSU Athens, Ga. 1979 212 Wayne DeFrancesco Augusta, Ga. 1948 1st (303) LSU (303) Albert Swann, Georgia Tech Athens, Ga. 1981 211 John Salamone Augusta, Ga. 1949 Georgia Tech (303) Hal Spears, Georgia Athens, Ga. 1984 213 Emlyn Aubrey Augusta, Ga. 1987 205 David Toms Florence, Ala. 1950 Georgia (1200) John Owens, Kentucky Athens, Ga. 1951 Georgia (579) Griffin Moody, Georgia Athens, Ga. 1952 Georgia (591) Bobby Hill, Alabama Athens, Ga. 1953 1st (586) LSU (586) Eddie Merrins, LSU Athens, Ga. LSU’s SEC Team Champions 1954 1st (576) LSU (576) Eddie Merrins, LSU Athens, Ga. Year Score Coach Site 1955 Florida (575) Lester Kelly, Georgia Athens, Ga. 1937 614 Maj. J. Perry Cole Baton Rouge, La. 1956 Florida (591) Dave Ragan, Florida Athens, Ga. 1938 608 Maj. J. Perry Cole Baton Rouge, La. 1957 Georgia (590) Tom Aaron, Florida Athens, Ga. 1939 604 Maj. J. Perry Cole Baton Rouge, La. 1940 601 Maj. J. Perry Cole Baton Rouge, La. 1958 Georgia (593) Tom Aaron, Florida Athens, Ga. 1942 597 Maj. J. Perry Cole Athens, Ga. 1959 Georgia (583) Bob Moser, Georgia Athens, Ga. 1946 604 T.P. Heard Athens, Ga. 1960 1st (573) LSU (573) Doug Essig, LSU/Cobby Ware, Georgia Athens, Ga. 1947 633 T.P. Heard Athens, Ga. 1961 Georgia (570) Howell Fraser, LSU Athens, Ga. 1948 303 Mike Barbato Athens, Ga. 1953 586 Mike Barbato Athens, Ga. 1962 Georgia (1170) David Boyd, Georgia Athens, Ga. 1954 576 Mike Barbato Athens, Ga. 1963 Georgia (589) Jim Gabrielsen, Georgia/Jack Oliver, Georgia Athens, Ga. 1960 573 Mike Barbato Athens, Ga. 1964 Georgia (581) Bert Greene, Tennessee Athens, Ga. 1966 854 Harry Taylor Baton Rouge, La. 1965 t3rd (596) Georgia (575) B.R. McLendon, LSU (282) Athens, Ga. 1967 872 Harry Taylor Gainesville, Fla. 1986 871 Buddy Alexander Florence, Ala. 1966 1st (854) LSU (854) B.R. McLendon, LSU (210) Baton Rouge, La. 1987 869 Buddy Alexander Florence, Ala. 1967 1st (872) LSU (872) B.R. McLendon, LSU (212) Gainesville, Fla. 1968 9th (898) Florida (848) Steven Melnyk, Florida (204) Knoxville, Tenn. 1969 3rd (1108) Georgia (1099) Vaughn Moise, LSU (212) Athens, Ga. 1970 2nd (1106) Georgia (1105) Tommy Valentine, Georgia (213) Callaway Gardens, Ga. All-Time SEC Team Titles 1971 4th (1132) Georgia (1099) Jimmy McQuillian, Florida (215) Callaway Gardens, Ga. 1. Georgia 24 1972 5th (1159) Georiga (1117) Mickey Mabry, Tennessee (217) Callaway Gardens, Ga. 2. LSU 15 3. Florida 13 1973 4th (1134) Florida (1099)Gary Koch, Florida (212) Callaway Gardens, Ga. 4. Tennessee3 1974 2nd (1128) Florida (1104) Gary Koch, Florida (214) Dothan, Ala. 5. Auburn 2 1975 2nd (1112) Florida (1101) Phil Hancock, Florida (214) Dothan, Ala. Mississippi State 2 1976 3rd (1101) Auburn (1094) Phil Hancock, Florida (207) Decatur, Ala. Alabama 2 8. Georgia Tech 1 1977 4th (1092) Georgia (1073) Sam Trahan, Florida (209) Decatur, Ala. Ole Miss 1 1978 3rd (1164) Georgia (1142) Larry Rinker, Florida (222) Birmingham, Ala. Arkansas 1 1979 5th (895) Alabama (876) Wayne DeFrancesco, LSU (212) Birmingham, Ala. Kentucky1 1980 6th (912) Tennessee (884) Rick Pearson, Florida (215) Augusta, Ga. 1981 t3rd (887) Auburn (884) John Salamone, LSU (211) Augusta, Ga. 1982 7th (904) Georgia (873) Randy Watkins, Ole Miss (211) Augusta, Ga. 1983 6th (898) Georgia (881) Dave Peege, Ole Miss (213) Augusta, Ga. 1984 2nd (885) Ole Miss (881) Emlyn Aubrey, LSU (213) Augusta, Ga. 1985 6th (889) Florida (868) Peter Persons, Georgia (213) Florence, Ala. 1986 1st (871) LSU (871) Chip Sullivan, Ole Miss (210) Florence, Ala. 1987 1st (869) LSU (869) David Toms, LSU (205) Florence, Ala. 1988 2nd (872) Georgia (854) Lan Gooch, Ole Miss (209) Florence, Ala. 1989 2nd (890) Florida (874) Chris DiMarco, Florida (215) Louisville, Ky. 1990 9th (896) Tennessee (866) Mike Sposa, Tennessee (210) Jackson, Miss. 1991 5th (879) Florida (860) Jimmy Green, Auburn (205) West Point, Miss. 1992 4th (881) Florida (876) Brian Gay, Florida (211) St. Francisville, La. 1993 4th (885) Florida (847) Guy Hill, Florida (206) Jacksonville, Fla. 1994 7th (889) Florida (860) Brian Gay, Florida (213) Fairfield Glade,Tenn. 1995 7th (874) Arkansas (855) Bud Still, Arkansas (206) Nashville, Tenn. 1996 9th (883) Miss. State (859) Graham Davidson, Miss. State (205) Birmingham, Ala. 1997 3rd (889) Miss. State (879) Bryant MacKellar, Auburn (210) Opelika, Ala. 1998 8th (588) Georgia (567) Eric Ecker, South Carolina (136) Athens, Ga. 1999 t6th (982) Florida (901) Camilo Bendetti, Florida (212) Lexington, Ky. 2000 5th (882) Georgia (852) Roland Thatcher, Auburn (208) Killen, Ala. 2001 8th (887) Georgia (841) Bryant Odom, Georgia (207) St. Simons Island, Ga. 2002 t4th (874) Auburn (857) Camilo Benedetti, Florida (210) St. Simons Island, Ga. 2003 12th (917) Florida (856) Brett Stegmaier, Florida (203) St. Simons Island, Ga. 2004 8th (875) Georgia (843) Brendon Todd, Georgia (207) St. Simons Island, Ga. 2005 t6th (899) Kentucky (875) David Skinns, Tennessee (210) St. Simons Island, Ga. 2006 6th (868) Georgia (827) Brett Stegmaier, Florida (205) St. Simons Island, Ga. 2007 9th (892)Tennessee (869)Patton Kizzire, Auburn (211) St. Simons Island, Ga. 2008 t8th (888) Alabama (853) Michael Thompson, Alabama (208) St. Simons Island, Ga. Emlyn Aubrey 1984 SEC Champion
56 2008-09 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE LSUat the NCAA Championships
Fred Haas, Jr. • 1937 NCAA Champion
Earl Stewart • 1941 NCAA Champion
LSU Top-10 NCAA Team Finishes YEAR FINISH SCORE CHAMPION/SCORE SITE 1939 5th 617 Stanford (612)Wakonda C.C., Des Moines, Iowa 1940 t1st 601 LSU, Princeton (601)Edwanok C.C., Manchester, Vt. 1941 2nd 599 Stanford (580) Ohio State Scarlet, Columbus, Ohio 1942 t1st 590 LSU, Princeton (590) South Bend C.C., South Bend, Ind. 1943 3rd 621Yale (614) Olympia Field C.C. 1946 5th 629 Stanford (619) Springdale C.C., Princeton, N.J. 1940 National Champions 1947 1st 606 LSU (606) Univ. of Michigan Course, Anne Arbor, Mich. 1948 2nd 588 San Jose State (579) Stanford Univ. Course, Palo Alto, Calif. 1952 7th 602 North Texas State (573) Purdue Univ. Course, W. Lafayette, Ind. 1953 3rd 581 Stanford (578) Broadmoor G. C., Colorado Springs, Colo. 1954 4th 582 SMU (572) Braeburn C.C., Houston, Texas 1955 1st 574 LSU (574) Holston Hills C.C., Knoxville, Tenn. 1956 9th 613 Houston (601) Ohio State Scarlet, Columbus, Ohio 1966 t8th 607 Houston (582) Stanford Univ. Course, Palo Alto, Calif. 1967 3rd 591 Houston (585) Shawnee G.C., Delaware, Pa. 1984 t6th 1162 Houston (1145) Bear Creek Golf World, Houston, Texas 1985 t9th 1196 Houston (1172) Grenelefe G.C., Haines City, Fla. 1986 10th 1175 Wake Forest (1156) Bermuda Run C.C., Winston Salem, N.C. 1988 t8th 1173 Oklahoma (1139) Oaktree Country Club, Edmond, Okla.
LSU’S Top 25 NCAA Individual Finishes (Since 1985) 1955 National Champions YEAR PLAYER FINISH SCORE 1985 Rob McNamara t10th 291 1986 Emlyn Aubrey t3rd 287 1987 Rob McNamara 16th 293 1988 David Toms 5th 288 Greg Lesher t16th 293 LSU’s NCAA Team Champions Fredrik Lindgren t19th 294 YEAR SCORE COACH SITE 1989 Fredrik Lindgren t17th 289 1940 601 Maj. J. Perry Cole Ekwanok C.C., Manchester, Vt. 1991 Perry Moss t4th 212 1942 590 Maj. J. Perry Cole South Bend C.C., South Bend, Ind. 1947 606 T.P. Heard Univ. of Michigan Course, Ann Arbor, Mich. Scott Sterling t18th 218 1955 574 Mike Barbato Holston Hills C.C., Knoxville, Tenn. LSU’S Team NCAA Championship Results (Since 1985) Year LSU Finish (Score) Site LSU’s NCAA Individual Champions 1986 10th (1175) Winston-Salem, N.C. YEAR PLAYER SITE 1987 t14th (1200) Columbus, Ohio 1937 Fred Haas, Jr. Oakmont C.C., Oakmont, Pa. 1988 t20th (907) Thousand Oaks, Calif. 1941 Earl Stewart Scarlet Course, Columbus, Ohio 1989 t8th (1173)Edmond, Okla. 1991 30th (1228) New Haven, Conn. 1992 22nd (588) Albuquerque, N.M. 1993 t17th (597) Lexington, Ky. 1994 22nd (591) McKinney, Texas 1997 18th (590) Lake Forest, Ill.
2008-09 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE 57 LSU Record Book
INTRO Top Career Stroke Averages (since 1982) Top 20 Stroke Averages (since 1982) Yearly Stroke Avg. Leaders (since 1985)
THIS IS LSU PLAYER AVG. RDS. PLAYER RDS. AVG. YEAR YEAR PLAYER AVG. RDS. 1. Alan Morgan (1999-2001) 72.17 75 1. David Toms 43 71.27 1989 1984-85 Rob McNamara 73.32 40 PREVIEW 2. Heath West (2002-05) 72.81 132 2. Alan Morgan 39 71.54 2001 1985-86 Emlyn Aubrey 72.00 40 TIGERS 3. David Toms (1985-89) 72.93 160 3. Scott Sterling 35 71.60 1993 1986-87 Rob McNamara 73.38 37 4. Fredrik Lindgren (1987-89) 73.00 76 4. Craig Webb 35 71.91 1993 1987-88 David Toms 72.61 39 REVIEW 5. Chris Wells (2004-07) 73.16 99 5. Emlyn Aubrey 40 72.00 1986 1988-89 David Toms 71.27 43 HISTORY 6. Rob McNamara (1983-87) 73.20 143 6. Greg Lesher 43 72.23 1988 1989-90 Perry Moss 72.81 32 7. Brian Bateman (1993-96) 73.22 143 7. John Humphries 38 72.32 2003 1990-91 Perry Moss 72.64 42 8. John Humphries (1999-2003) 73.31 141 8. Heath West 34 72.35 2002 1991-92 Rett Crowder 73.57 40 9. Greg Lesher (1986-90) 73.36 141 9. Fredrik Lindgren 37 72.43 1989 1992-93 Scott Sterling 71.60 35 10. P.J. Smith (1995-97) 73.51 130 10. Brian Bateman 35 72.60 1993 1993-94 Scott Sterling 73.54 35 11. Perry Moss (1987-91) 73.65 119 11. David Toms 39 72.61 1988 1994-95 Brian Bateman 73.25 35 12. Scott Sterling (1990-94) 73.91 139 12. Perry Moss 42 72.64 1991 1995-96 Brian Bateman 72.84 38 13. Emlyn Aubrey (1982-86) 73.92 130 13. Rob McNamara 37 72.65 1986 1996-97 P.J. Smith 72.67 37 14. Bob Friend (1982-86) 74.20 127 14. Fred Dupre 36 72.67 1984 1997-98 P.J. Smith 73.08 37 15. Jeremy Wilkinson (1996-99) 74.21 133 15. P. J. Smith 37 72.68 1997 1998-99 Jeremy Wilkinson 73.21 32 16. Nathan Goulding 27 72.78 2001 1999-00 Alan Morgan 72.86 36 *- minimum 70 rounds 17. Nathan Goulding 34 72.79 2002 2000-01 Nathan Goulding 72.77 27 18. Heath West 35 72.80 2004 2001-02 Heath West 72.35 34 19. Perry Moss 32 72.81 1990 2002-03 John Humphries 72.31 38 20. Chris Wells 36 72.83 2005 2003-04 Heath West 72.80 35 2004-05 Chris Wells 72.83 36 2005-06 Andrew Lanahan 73.37 27 2006-07 Chris Wells 73.00 30 2007-08 Andrew Loupe 74.06 33
Career Top-10 Finishes (since 1982) Career Top-20 Finishes (since 1985) Career Tourn. Victories (since 1982) PLAYER NO. PLAYER NO. PLAYER NO. 1. David Toms (1985-89) 29 1. David Toms (1985-89) 37 1. David Toms (1985-89) 6 2. Rob McNamara (1983-87) 22 2. P.J. Smith (1995-97) 29 2. Rob McNamara (1983-87) 4 3. Emlyn Aubrey (1982-86) 20 3. Brian Bateman (1993-96) 28 3. Perry Moss (1987-91) 2 4. Brian Bateman (1993-96) 19 4. Greg Lesher (1986-90) 27 Alan Morgan (1999-2001) 2 5. Greg Lesher (1986-90) 16 5. Heath West (2002-05) 25 5. Beck Troutman (2004-08) 1 6. Jeremy Wilkinson (1996-99) 14 6. Scott Sterling (1990-94) 23 Emlyn Aubrey (1982-86) 1 7. P.J. Smith (1995-97) 13 7. Perry Moss (1987-91) 20 Tommie Mudd (1983-87) 1 8. John Humphries (1999-2003) 11 Rett Crowder (1989-92) 20 Greg Lesher (1986-90) 1 Bob Friend (1982-86) 11 9. Jeremy Wilkinson (1996-99) 18 Scott Sterling (1990-94) 1 10. Fredrik Lindgren (1987-89) 10 Alan Morgan (1999-2001) 18 Brian Bateman (1992-96) 1 Rett Crowder (1988-92) 10 John Humphries (1999-2003) 18 John Humphries (1999-2003) 1 Scott Sterling (1990-94) 10 12. Fredrik Lindgren (1987-89) 17 13. Alan Morgan (1999-2001) 9 13. Chris Wells (2004-07) 15 Heath West (2002-2005) 9 14. Craig Webb (1989-93) 13 Chris Wells (2004-07) 9 15. Phil Schmitt (1992-96) 11 16. Tommie Mudd (1983-87) 7 16. Andrew Lanahan (2003-06) 10 17. Nathan Goulding (2000-02) 6 17. Adam Manuel (1995-98) 9 18. Phil Schmitt (1992-96) 5 Nathan Goulding (2000-02) 9 19. Beck Troutman (2004-08) 4 19. D.A. Points (1995-97) 8 Craig Webb (1989-93) 4 20. Beck Troutman (2004-08) 7 Brian Noonan (2005-08) 7 Garrett Prather (2000-04) 7
Best Team Rounds (since 1985) Best Team Tournament Scores (since 1985) Best Ind. Tournament Scores (since 1985) SCORE TOURNAMENT SCORE TOURNAMENT SCORE PLAYER -11 (277) CCLA Intercollegiate, 2000, 2nd rd. -16 (848) University Club Intercollegiate, 2004 -11 (205) Perry Moss (LSU National Invite, 1990) -11 (277) Chris Schenkel Invite, 1986, 2nd rd. -15 (849) Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate, 1994 -11 (205) David Toms (SEC Championships, 1987) -11 (281) Tar Heel Invitational, 1986, 2nd rd. -15 (849) Chris Schenkel Invitational, 1986 -10 (206) Chris Wells (UC Intercollegiate, 2004) -10 (278) University Club Inter., 2004, 2nd rd. -13 (851) LSU Spring Invitational, 2004 -10 (206) Alan Morgan (CCLA Intercollegiate, 2000) -10 (278) Billy Hitchcock Invite, 1992, 2nd rd. -13 (851) Tournament of Champions, 2000 -10 (206) David Toms (Golf Digest Collegiate, 1988) -9 (279) Bank of America Inter., 2008, 2nd rd. -12 (852) Chris Shenkel Invitational, 1989 -9 (207) Greg Lesher (LSU National Invite, 1989) -9 (279) LSU Spring Invite, 2002, 1st rd. -12 (852) Henry Homberg Invitational, 1987 -8 (205) Chris Wells (Jerry Pate Intercollegiate, 2006) -9 (279) CCLA Intercollegiate, 2001, 2nd rd. -11 (853) LSU National Invitational, 1990 -8 (208) Alan Morgan (ASU Invitational, 2001) -9 (279) Gary Koch Invite, 2000, 3rd rd. -9 (843) Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, 2006 -8 (208) Greg Lesher (Chris Schenkel Invite, 1988) -9 (279) Henry Homberg Invite, 1987, 1st rd. -9 (855) Mercedes-Benz Collegiate, 2001 -8 (208) David Toms (Jerry Pate Intercollegiate, 1988) -9 (283) Tar Heel Invitational, 1986, 2nd rd. -9 (855) Country Club of Jackson Invite, 1987 -8 (208) Emlyn Aubrey (Chris Schenkel Invite, 1986) -8 (280) Mercedes-Benz Coll., 1998, 1st rd. -8 (856) Bank of America Intercollegiate, 2008 -7 (209) Jeremy Wilkinson (Southeastern Inv., 2000) -8 (280) ReliaStar Collegiate, 1997, 2nd rd. -8 (856) CCLA Intercollegiate, 2000 -7 (209) Scott Sterling (Southeastern Invite, 1994) -8 (280) Henry Homberg Invite, 1987, 2nd rd -7 (857) CCLA Intercollegiate, 2003 -7 (209) David Toms (Sun Bowl Invitational, 1989) -8 (280) LSU National Invite, 1985, 2nd rd. -7 (857) Henry Homberg Invitational, 1986 -7 (209) Rob McNamara (Chris Schenkel Inv., 1986) -7 (281) Squire Creek Invitational, 2007, 3rd rd. -5 (859) Tournament of Champions, 1995 -6 (210) Nathan Goulding (Tourn. of Champs, 2001) -7 (277) Scenic City Invitational, 2007, 2nd rd. -4 (860) Tournament of Champions, 1996 -6 (204) Nathan Goulding (Gator Invite, 2002) -7 (273) Gator Invitational, 2001, 1st rd. -4 (860) Country Club of Jackson Invite, 1986 -6 (210) John Humphries (CCLA Inter., 2000) -7 (281) LSU Spring Invite, 2001, 2nd rd. -3 (861) Golf Digest Collegiate, 1989 -6 (210) P.J. Smith (Sun Bowl Invitational, 1997) -7 (281) Tourn. of Champions, 2000, 1st rd. -2 (862) Squire Creek Invitational, 2007 -6 (210) Brian Bateman (Blue-Gray Inter., 1996) -7 (281) ReliaStar Collegiate, 1995, 3rd rd. -2 (862) LSU National Invitational, 1988 -6 (210) Rett Crowder (Billy Hitchcock Invite, 1992) -7 (281) CC of Jackson Invite, 1986, 2nd rd. -2 (862) Taylor Made Red River Classic, 1988 -6 (204) David Toms (Gator Invite, 1989)
58 2008-09 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE Record Book LSU
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LSU’s Individual Medalists (since 1985) PREVIEW YEAR PLAYER TOURNAMENT SCORE TIGERS 1985 Rob McNamara University of New Orleans Invitational 139 1985 Rob McNamara Country Club of Jackson Invitational 207 REVIEW 1987 David Toms LSU National Invitational 212 HISTORY 1987 Rob McNamara Miami-Doral Park National Invitational 213 1987 Tommie Mudd Country Club of Jackson Invitational 210 1987 David Toms SEC Championships 205 1988 David Toms Jerry Pate Intercollegiate 208 1989 David Toms Golf Digest Collegiate Invitational 206 1989 David Toms Florida Southern-Imperial Lakes Classic 205 1989 David Toms Gator Invitational 204 1989 Greg Lesher LSU National Invitational 207 1991 Perry Moss LSU National Invitational 205 1994 Scott Sterling Southeastern Intercollegiate 209 1996 Brian Bateman PING-Tulsa Invitational 216 2001 Alan Morgan Tennessee Tournament of Champions 209 2001 Alan Morgan Country Club of Louisiana Intercollegiate 206 2003 John Humphries LSU Spring Invitational 211 2005 Beck Troutman LSU Spring Invitational 211
Beck Troutman
Low Rounds (since 1982) PLAYER CLASS SCORE PAR TOURNAMENT DATE SITE Tommie Mudd So. 63 72 LSU Invitational 1985 Sherwood Forest CC - Baton Rouge, La. Greg Lesher Jr. 64 70 Gator Invitional 2/10/89 University Course - Gainesville, Fla. David Toms So. 65 72 SEC Championships 5/17/87 Turtle Point Yacht Club - Florence, Ala. Perry Moss So. 65 72 Florida Southern Invitational 3/3-5/89 Imperial Lakes CC - Lakeland, Fla. Rett Crowder So. 65 Taylor Made/Doral Park 2/24/90 Doral Park CC - Miami, Fla. Perry Moss Jr. 65 70 Gator Invitational 2/11/90 University Course - Gainesville, Fla. Perry Moss Sr. 65 72 Southern Intercollegiate 11/11/90 Athens CC - Athens, Ga. Scott Sterling So. 65 72 Carpet Capital Classic 9/21/91 The Farm - Dalton, Ga. Jeremy Wilkinson Fr. 65 72 Tennessee Tournament of Champions 9/30/97 Holston Hills CC - Knoxville, Tenn. Garrett Runion So. 65 71 Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate 9/27/04 Vanderbilt Legends Club - Nashville, Tenn. Andrew Loupe Fr. 65 70 Gator Invitational 2/9/08 Mark Bostic GC - Gainesville, Fla. Fred Dupre Jr. 66 71 Braswell Intercollegiate 1983 Shreveport CC - Shreveport, La. Rob McNamara Jr. 66 70 Gator Invitational 2/14-16/86 University Course - Gainesville, Fla. Emlyn Aubrey Sr. 66 72 Chris Schenkel Invitational 1986 Forest Heights CC - Statesboro, Ga. David Toms So. 66 72 Country Club of Jackson Invitational 4/19/87 Jackson CC - Jackson, Miss. David Toms Jr. 66 72 Chris Schenkel Invitational 4/22/88 Forest Heights CC - Statesboro, Ga. David Toms Sr. 66 70 Gator Invitational 2/10/89 University Course - Gainesville, Fla. Brian Bateman Jr. 66 72 CCLA Invitational 11/30/94 CCLA - Baton Rouge, La. Craig Taylor Sr. 66 72 Gary Koch-Cleveland Golf Intercollegiate 10/16/00 Old Memorial Golf Club - Tampa, Fla. Nathan Goulding Jr. 66 70 Gator Invitational 2/10/01 University Course - Gainesville, Fla. Alan Morgan Sr. 66 70 Gator Invitational 2/10/01 University Course - Gainesville, Fla. Andrew Lanahan Jr. 66 72 Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational 3/20/04 Forest Heights Country Club - Statesboro, Ga. Chris Wells So. 66 72 University Club Intercollegiate 10/25/04 University Club - Baton Rouge, La. Brent Struthers So. 66 71 Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions 9/13/05 Holston Hills CC - Knoxville, Tenn.
Greg Lesher Scott Sterling
2008-09 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE 59 LSU Tigers on Tour
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TIGERS
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HISTORY David Toms PGA Tour Highlights • 12 career PGA Tour victories • Won his first career major championship at the 2001 PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in Duluth, Ga. • Won 2001 Compaq Classic of New Orleans in front of a home crowd at English Turn Golf and Country Club • 2002, 2004 and 2006 Ryder Cup team member • 2003, 2005 and 2007 Presidents Cup team member • Led the U.S. squad with a 4-0-1 record at The Presidents Cup in 2007 • Has finished Top 10 in major championships eight times in his PGA Tour career • Ranks No. 7 in career earnings on the PGA Tour with $28,594,037 as of Sept. 1, 2008 PGA Tour Victories • 1997 Quad City Classic • 1999 Sprint International • 1999 Buick Challenge • 2000 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill • 2001 Compaq Classic of New Orleans • 2001 PGA Championship • 2001 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill • 2003 Wachovia Championship • 2003 FedEx St. Jude Classic • 2004 FedEx St. Jude Classic • 2005 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship • 2006 Sony Open
60 2008-09 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE Tigers on Tour LSU
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THIS IS LSU
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Career Highlights • 2007 Buick Open Champion • 2007 Finalist for the PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year • Has earned four career Top 10 finishes on the PGA Tour, including third-place finishes at the 2004 Honda Classic and the 2006 Deutsche Bank Championship • Has appeared in three major championships during his professional career, including the PGA Championship in 2004 and 2007, and the Masters Tournament in 2008 • Has received $3,818,729 in earnings during his five-year career on the PGA Tour as of Sept. 1, 2008 • Was a collegiate All-American at LSU in 1996 • Earned three All-SEC selections with the Tigers from 1994-96
Scott Sterling
Career Highlights • Made his PGA Tour debut at the 2008 Sony Open in Hawaii • Was a participant in the 2008 U.S. Open Championship at Torrey Pines • Nearly cracked the Top 10 of the leaderboard at the 2008 John Deere Classic, where he earned his best career finish by tying for 12th place • Received his PGA Tour card for the 2008 season after finishing in the Top 25 of the Nationwide Tour Money List a year ago • Has earned a total of $321,112 in his first season on the PGA Tour as of Sept. 1, 2008 • Picked up his first career win on the Nationwide Tour at the 2007 Jacob’s Creek Open Championship • Was a collegiate All-American at LSU in 1994 • Earned a pair of All-SEC selections with the Tigers in 1993 and 1994
2008-09 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE 61 LSU Tigers on Tour
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David Toms Brian Bateman Scott Sterling Turned Professional: 1989 Turned Professional: 1996 Turned Professional: 1995 Joined PGA Tour: 1992 Joined PGA Tour: 2002 Joined PGA Tour: 2007 Best Finish: 1st (12 times) Best Finish: 1st (2007 Buick Open) Best Finish: T12th (2008 John Deere Career Earnings: $28,594,037* Career Earnings: $3,818,729* Classic) Career Earnings: $321,112* * - denotes earnings as of Sept. 1, 2008
Nationwide Tour
Emlyn Aubrey Rett Crowder John Humphries D.A. Points
Adams Golf Pro Tour Series
Billy Dressler Andrew Lanahan Perry Moss Adam Swope Chris Wells
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Hebert, Junius (1948) INTRO A Henriksen, Steve (1977-78) P Hitchcock, Brett (1998-99) THIS IS LSU Park, Don (1952) Adams, Jim (1973-74-75-76) Hoffman, Tico (1977-78-79) Holmes, Jim (1975-77) Peterson, John (2008) PREVIEW Adams, Wright Jr. (1934-37) Poerschke, Fred (1951) Hoover, Tom (1962-63) TIGERS Aitchison, David (2003) Points, D.A. (1996) Amerman, Wink (1999) Horrell, Jason (2002-03-04) Pollett, David (2003-04) REVIEW Anthony, Richard (1966) Houston, Shelby (1973-74-75) Huguet, Marty (1969) Pott, Johnny (1953-54-55) Aubrey, Emlyn (1983-84-85-86) Prather, Garrett (2000-01-02-04) HISTORY Aydlett, Brandon (2003-04-05) Humphries, Earl (1971-72-73) Humphries, Jason (1998-99-00) Purnell, Andy (1987) Humphries, John (2000-01-02-03) B R Barsamian, Jarrod (2006-07-08) I Raulerson, Charles (1985) Bateman, Brian (1993-94-95) Inman, Scott (1981-83-84) Rheams, David (1955) Beard, Tommy (1953-54-55-56) Rickles, Jay (1971-72) Beckers, Michael (2000) Riemann, Jeff (2003-04-05) Biancalana, Roy (1980-81-82) J Rivers, Jack (1971-72) Bienvenu, Dudley (1982) Ross, Eddie (1959-60-61) Bigham, Neil (1957) Jordan, Mart (1950) Rotz, Clayton (2008) Blaum, Brent (2007) Runion, Garrett (2004-05) Bourgeois, Jason (1993-94) Byman, Pete (1980-81-82-83) K S Kaufman, Jeff (1984) C Keck, Mike (1966-67) Salamone, John (1978-79-80-81) Kendall, John (1993-94) Sample, John (1959-61-62) Caldwell, Bill (1972) Kennedy, Ian (1997-98) Schmitt, Phil (1993-94-95) Calhoun, Cecil (1953-54-55-56) Killeen, Rob (1981) Schroeder, Mike (1972-73-75) Carmichael, Sam (1959-60-61) Self, Neil (2002) Castillo, Henry (1938-39-40) Shaw, Jake (2004-05) Clark, Dick (1972-73-74-75) L Shaw, Robert (1973) Clark, Frank (1950-51) Silman, Teddy (1970-71-72) Cole, Henry (1965-66-67) LaBauve, Mike (1975) Silvers, Mark (1965) Collier, Jo (1971-72) Lach, Bryant (2007-08) Smith, Aaron (2003-04-05-06) Crowder, Rett (1989-90-91-92) Lanahan, Andrew (2004-06) Smith, P.J. (1995-96-97-98) Cuthbert,Tommy (1969) Lanier, William (1987-88-89) Spencer, John (1958-59-60-61) LaPonzina, Johnny (1967-68-69) Spiller, Lindsey (1975) Larson, Jason (1992) Sterling, Scott (1991-92-93) D Lee, Chip (2001) Stewart, Earl (1940-41-42) Lee, Louis (1975-76-77-78) Daigle, William (1968-69) Stewart,Travis (1999) Lee, Stan (1974-75) Struthers, Brent (2005-06) Day, Jimmy (1966-67-68) Leoffler, Ed (1950) DeBaus, Claude (1951) LeSage, Tony (1951) DeFrancesco, Wayne (1979-80) Lesher, Greg (1987-88-89-90) T Dickinson, Gardner (1948) Leville, Dave (1982-83) Dodson, Bill (1957) Lindgren, Fredrik (1988-89) Taylor, Craig (2000-01) Doss, Jackie (1952) Little, Judge (1991-92-93-94) Thomas, Phil (1964) Downie, Michael (1964-65) Loe, Lamar (1952-54) Thornton, Pressly (1948) Dressler, Billy (2000-01) Lorio, Duane (1987) Timbrook Bud (1948-49-50) Drury, Mike (1970-71-72) Loupe, Andrew (2008) Todd, Ray (1959) DuPre, Fred (1980-81-83-84) Loupe, Chris (1998-99) Toms, David (1986-87-88-89) Love, Sam (1958-59-60) Torda, Jay (1975) E Lyons, Eddie (1975-76) Troutman, Beck (2005-06-07-08) Elkins, Tommy (1965-66) Ellis, Sonny (1948) M V Ervin, Tucker (2002-03) Magee, Gary (1970) Vallillo, Michael (1998-99-2000) Essig, Don (1958-59-60) Mangum, James (1954-55-56) Evans, Tommy (1970) Manuel, Adam (1995-96-97-98) Marlowe, Gary (1979) W Martin, Bill (1964) F Mason, Greg (2004) Weaver, Bert (1952-53) McDonald, Chip (1995-96) Weaver, Bret (1978) Faulds, Thomas (1980) McDonald, Maxwell (1968-69-70) Webb, Chris (1985) Ferrell, William (1962-63) McLendon, B.R. “Mac” (1965-66-67) Webb, Craig (1990-91-92) Finkelstein, Maury (1962-63-64) McNamara, Rob (1984-85-86-87) Wells, Chris (2005-06-07) Finney, Michael (1987-88-89) Merrins, Eddie (1952-53-54) West, Heath (2002-03-04-05) Fraser, Howell (1960-61-62) Miller, Bo (1994-95) Wienerwitz, Trae, (1997-98-99) Friend, Bob (1983-84-85-86) Moise, Vaughn (1968-69-70) Wilkinson, Jeremy (1997-98-99-2000) Morgan, Alan (2000-01) Willie, Jep (1969) Morrow, Tommy (1952-53-54) Winstead, Chuck (1991) G Moss, Perry (1989-90-91) Wittenberg, Jimmy (1969-70-71) Gatlin, Butch (1963-64) Mudd, Tommie (1984-85-86-87) Wolff, Randy (1965-66-67) Gaudin, Russ (1962-63-64) Wulff, Tommy (1956-57-58) Goodwin, Mark (1972) N Goulding, Nathan (2001) Y Guido, Paul (1979) Nevils, Rich (1964-65) Gusmus, Frank (1974-75-76) Noonan, Brian (2006-07-08) Yerger, Dave (1986) Nutt, Julio (1992-93-94) Active Players In Boldface The LSU Sports Information Office will appreciate your assistance H O in correcting any errors or ommissions. Haas, Fred (1935-36-37) O’Neill, Jack (1960-61) Harrell, Bobby (1952) Osberg, Rick (1971) Harris, Billy (1979-80) Harris, Chad (1995)
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