2017-18 Men's Golf Media Guide
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2017-18 MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE Table of Contents INTRO TEAM INFO Table of Contents HEAD COACH TEAM INFO/QUICK FACTS/MEDIA INFORMATION 3 HOME COURSE INFORMATION 4 HEAD COACH 6 PLAYER PROFILES 8-14 2016-17 SEASON REVIEW 16-20 RECORD BOOK 22-29 PLAYERS ACCOLADES 30-31 YEAR-BY-YEAR SCORING 32-40 ALL-TIME COACHES 41 LETTER WINNERS 42-43 STATISTICS CREDITS The 2017-18 Nevada men’s golf media guide was prepared by Katie Rihn and the Athletics Communications Office. The media guide was designed by Sheneé Sanchez using Adobe InDesign CS6 on Mac hardware. Photography contributions by John Byrne; Mark Rauh, Silver and Blue Sports; and Claudia Ortega-Lukas, Jean Dixon, Eric Asistin, David Calvert, Crista Hecht, Jeff Ross, Matt Theilen and Beth Cohen, University of Nevada Marketing All text and photo content is property of or licensed to the University of Nevada and Nevada Athletics. These materials RECORD BOOK can not be reproduced without permission from the Nevada Communications Office. 2 2017-18 WOLF PACK ROSTER QUICK FACTS Name Yr. Ht. Hometown/Previous School General Information Grant Booth Sr. 6-1 Sydney, Australia/Mitchell HS Location Reno, Nev. INTRO Corey Eddings Sr. 5-11 Roseville, Calif./Oakmont HS Enrollment 21,353 Kaleb Gorbahn Sr. 6-2 Smithers, B.C./Holy Cross Nickname Wolf Pack Sam Harned Jr. 5-10 Rocklin, Calif./Rocklin HS School Colors Navy Blue and Silver Conference Mountain West David Hinitz RS-Jr. 6-5 Reno, Nev./Reno HS President Dr. Marc Johnson Jooho Lee RS-Jr. 6-0 Coquitlam, B.C., Canada/Gleneagle Athletics Director Doug Knuth Stephen Osbourne So. 5-11 Reno, Nev./Bishop Manogue HS Athletics Dept. Phone (775) 784-6900 Joey Vrzich Fr. 6-0 El Cajon, Calif./Christian HS Athletics Website NevadaWolfPack.com University Website unr.edu TEAM INFO Coaching Staff Head Coach Jacob Wilner 2017-18 WOLF PACK SCHEDULE Alma Mater, Year Coastal Carolina ‘01 Year Eighth year Date Event Location Best Finish 1st Sept. 10-12 Badger Invite University Course - Madison, Wis. Assistant Coach Mike Paul Sept. 22-23 Tucker Invitational Champ. Course - Albuquerque, N.M. Alma Mater, Year Oregon State ‘80 HEAD COACH Oct. 9-10 Mackenzie Invitational Meadow Club - Fairfax, Calif. Year Seventh year Oct. 26-28 Pacific Invitational Reserve at Spanos Park - Stockton, Calif. Nov. 6-8 Saint Mary’s Invite Poppy Hills GC - Pebble Beach, Calif. Team Information Feb. 26-27 NIT Tucson National GC - Tucson, Ariz. 2016-17 MW Finish 6th Mar. 9-10 Jackrabbit Invitational Boulder Creek GC - Boulder City, Nev. Letterwinners Returning/Lost 3/2 Newcomers 2 Mar. 29-31 The Goodwin TPC Harding Park - San Francisco, Calif. Apr. 13-15 El Macero Classic El Macero CC - Davis, Calif. Social Media PLAYERS Apr. 20-22 MW Championship Gold Mountain GC - Bremerton, Wash. Men’s Golf Twitter @NevadaMensGolf Men’s Golf Instagram NevadaMensGolf MEDIA INFORMATION Athletics Facebook /NevadaWolfPack Athletics Twitter @NevadaWolfPack INTERVIEWS Athletics Instagram NevadaWolfPack Head coach Jacob Wilner and the student-athletes are available to the media for interviews upon request. Media is asked to set appointments up through the University of Nevada men’s golf contact, Katie Rihn. STATISTICS Communications RELEASES AND NOTES Men’s Golf Contact Katie Rihn Media releases and statistics will be available 24 hours a day on the university Office (775) 682-6963 website at nevadawolfpack.com. Additional information can be found on the Cell (412) 719-0168 Mountain West website: www.themw.com. Office Fax (775) 784-4386 E-mail [email protected] NEVADA COMMUNICATIONS Chad Hartley - Associate AD - (775) 682-6982 - [email protected] University of Nevada Jack Kuestermeyer - Assistant Director - (775) 682-6984 - [email protected] Athletics Communications Office Katie Rihn - Assistant Director - (775) 682-6963 - [email protected] Legacy Hall/232 RECORD BOOK Nick Beaton - Assistant Director - (775) 682-6985 - [email protected] Reno, NV 89557-0110 Ryan Levine - Communications Assistant - (818) 730-6032 - [email protected] Hugh Tomasello - Intern - (408) 425-9542 - [email protected] Sheneé Sanchez - Multimedia Specialist - (775) 682-6914 - [email protected] Al King - Digital Coordinator - (775) 682-7651 - [email protected] Jenna Holland - Digital Grad Assistant - (775) 682-7651 - [email protected] 3 HOME COURSE INFORMATION Wolf Run Golf Club Lahontan Golf Club Wild Creek Golf Course • Holes: 18 • Holes: 18 • Holes: 18 • Location: Reno, Nev. • Location: Truckee, Calif. • Location: Sparks, Nev. • Designed by: John Fleming • Designed by: Tom Weiskopf • Designed by: Brad Benz, Dick • Type: Semi-Private • Type: Private Phelps • Built in: 1998 • Built in: 1998 • Type: Public • Golf Season: Year round • Golf Season: May - October • Built in: 1980 • Visitor Policy: Open • Visitor Policy: Closed • Golf Season: Year round • Visitor Policy: Open Toiyabe Country Club LakeRidge Golf Course • Holes: 18 • Holes: 18 Schaffer’s Mill Golf Club • Location: New Washoe City, Nev. • Location: Reno, Nev. • Holes: 18 • Designed by: Robert Muir Graves • Designed by: Robert Trent Jones, • Location: Truckee, Calif. • Type: Private Jr., Robert Trent Jones, Jr., Robert • Designed by: John Harbottle III, • Built in: 1994 Trent Jones, Sr. Johnny Miller • Golf Season: Year round • Type: Public • Type: Private • Visitor Policy: With member • Built in: 1969 • Built in: 2008 only/Reciprocal • Golf Season: Year round • Golf Season: May - October • Visitor Policy: Open • Visitor Policy: Limited outside Washoe Golf Course play • Holes: 18 Golf Club at Gray’s Crossing • Location: Reno, Nev. • Holes: 18 The Club at ArrowCreek • Type: Public • Location: Truckee, Calif. • Holes: 18 • Built in: 1934 • Designed by: Jim Hardy, Peter • Location: Reno, Nev. • Golf Season: year round Jacobsen • Designed by: Palmer Course • Visitor Policy: Open • Type: Resort Design Co. • Built in: 2007 • Type: Semi-Private Sierra Sage Golf Course • Golf Season: May - October • Built in: 1997 • Holes: 18 • Visitor Policy: Open • Golf Season: Year round • Location: Reno, Nev. • Visitor Policy: Open • Type: Public Dayton Valley Golf Club • Built in: 1960 • Holes: 18 Montreux Golf & Country Club • Golf Season: year round • Location: Dayton, Nev. • Holes: 18 • Visitor Policy: Open • Designed by: Arnold Palmer, Ed • Location: Reno, Nev. Seay • Designed by: Jack Nicklaus The Resort at Red Hawk • Type: Semi-Private • Type: Private • Holes: 18 • Built in: 1991 • Built in: 1997 • Location: Sparks, Nev. • Golf Season: Year round • Golf Season: Year round • Designed by: Hale Irwin • Visitor Policy: Open • Visitor Policy: With member only • Type: Resort • Built in: 2005 Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course Somersett Golf & Country Club • Golf Season: Year round • Holes: 18 • Holes: 18 • Visitor Policy: Open • Location: Stateline, Nev. • Location: Reno, Nev. • Designed by: George Fazio • Designed by: KBR Design, Tom Old Greenwood Golf Course • Type: Public Kite, Roy Bechtol, Randy Russel • Holes: 18 • Built in: 1968 • Type: Private • Location: Truckee, Calif. • Golf Season: Open: 5/11 Closed: • Built in: 2004 • Designed by: Jack Nicklaus 10/11 • Golf Season: Year round • Type: Resort/Semi-Private • Visitor Policy: Open • Visitor Policy: With member only • Built in: 2004 • Golf Season: May - Octomber • Visitor Policy: Open Head Coach JACOB WILNER INTRO EIGHTH SEASON Head Coach Education: Bachelor’s in Recreation & Leisure Service Management - Coastal Carolina ‘01 Hometown: Coral Springs, Fla. Family: Wife: Amanda; Daughter: Violet Jacob Wilner will lead the Wolf Pack men’s golf program for the eighth season in 2017-18. TEAM INFO It was an up and down year in 2016-17 for Wilner and the Wolf Pack, with many highlights along the way. Nevada won its first team title under Wilner’s direction at the Jackrabbit Invitational where the Pack finished the three-round event at an incredible 41-under par. Nevada had four players finish inside the top 15 at that event, including two who tied for second. Nevada began the year with three consecutive runner-up finishes and secured top 10s in all five fall events. Individually Grant Booth had a career season and finished the year with a scoring average of 71.64, which set the single season program record. The Wolf Pack earned a seventh place finish in the 2015-16 Mountain West Championship. Highlighted from the championship was junior Corey Eddings who earned the runner-up finish after he posted the clubhouse lead following rounds one and two. The 2014-15 season, Wilner’s fifth guiding the Pack, was capped off by a sound third place Mountain West finish for Nevada. Wilner had three of his four counting scorers finish in the top-10 in the event as senior Nick Fuller tied for third, Eddings tied for fourth and junior Grant Booth tied for seventh. In 2012-13, Wilner guided the Wolf Pack into its first season in the Mountain West, finishing ninth at the conference HEAD COACH championship. The Wolf Pack had two members of the team earn Academic All-MW honors. Also during that season Wilner himself qualified for the 2013 United States Public Links Championships. The 2011-12 season at Nevada - Wilner’s second at the helm - was capped by another NCAA Regional appearance by a Pack player as Kevin Lucas earned an at-large selection and finished 48th at the Norman Regional. Nevada finished sixth at the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Championships with Lucas earning first-team All-WAC honors. In addition, four Pack players earned Academic All-WAC honors in Gustavo Chuang, Andrew Cornella, Zak Griffiths and Taylor Knoll. Nevada nearly got Wilner his first team victory as the team tied Oregon State at the Pacific Invitational but fell to the Beavers on the first hole of the playoff. Lucas did secure the individual victory, the first by a player under Wilner. PLAYERS Wilner’s first season as the head coach of the Wolf Pack in 2010-11 was marked by a strong showing against a challenging schedule and culminated with a pair of golfers, Scott Smith and Kevin Lucas, earning All-Western Athletic Conference accolades.