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TAABLEBLE OOFF COONTENTSNTENTS UCLA QUICK FACTS 2011-12 BRUINS 7 Alphabetical Roster ................................................2 Address ............ J.D. Morgan Center, PO Box 24044 Portrait Roster .........................................................3 Los Angeles, CA 90024-0044 2011-12 Schedule ..................................................43 Athletics Phone ...................................(310) 825-8699 THE COACHING STAFF Ticket Offi ce.................................. (310) UCLA-WIN Chancellor ...........................................Dr. Gene Block Head Coach Derek Freeman ................................4 Director of Athletics ..................Daniel G. Guerrero Assistant Coach Jason Sigler ................................6 Faculty Athletic Rep. ......................Donald Morrison Key Support Staff .................................................42 Enrollment .......................................................... 40,675 THE PLAYERS Founded ................................................................. 1919 Colors ....................................................Blue and Gold Player Biographies ...................................................7 Nickname ............................................................ Bruins THE 2010-11 SEASON Conference.....................................................Pacifi c-12 Conference Phone .................................925-932-4411 2010-11 Tournament Summary ..........................18 Conference Fax ......................................925-932-4601 2010-11 Individual Scores and Statistics ............18 National Affi liation........................ NCAA Division I UCLA HISTORY Head Coach ..........Derek Freeman (Oklahoma ’94) Career Tournament Victories (Years) ..... 21/6 years UCLA on the PGA Tour ......................................21 Victories at UCLA ......................................12/4 years UCLA’s Distinguished Amateurs .........................23 Assistant Coach ..................Jason Sigler (Kansas ’06) UCLA Golf Lettermen.........................................24 Sigler’s Phone ...................................... (310) 206-6588 UCLA Golf Records .............................................26 Golf Performance Coach ................Jacquelyn Harris UCLA in the Pacifi c-12 Conference ...................27 Golf Trainer ............................................... Steve Agee UCLA’s All-Time Conference Results ................28 Equipment Manager...............................Pete Maglieri UCLA’s NCAA Regional Results .........................31 2010-11 Highlights .T5th at NCAA Championship; UCLA in the NCAA Championship ...................31 Ninth straight NCAA Championship berths 1988 NCAA Championship Summary ...............31 2011 Pac-10 Finish ..................................................3rd The 2008 NCAA Championship .........................32 2011 NCAA Regional Finish (West) ......................1st UCLA’s All-Time NCAA Results ........................34 2011 NCAA Finish ..............................................T-5th UCLA All-Americans ............................................37 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ..............................6/2 GENERAL INFORMATION National Championships ...............Two (1988, 2008) Sports Information Director ................Steve Rourke UCLA’s Home Courses ..........................................38 Men’s Golf Contacts ....Rich Bertolucci, Mike Leary Friends of Golf ......................................................39 Bertolucci’s e-mail ............. [email protected] The UCLA Practice Facility ..................................40 Leary’s e-mail [email protected] The Gifford Collegiate Championship ...............41 Bertolucci’/Leary’s Offi ce Phone .... (310) 206-8141 SID FAX ..............................................(310) 825-8664 21 UCLA Athletics Website ......... www.uclabruins.com CREDITS Th e 2011-12 UCLA men’s golf media guide was writ- ten and edited by Rich Bertolucci, Associate Sports Information Director and Mike Leary, Assistant Sports Information Director. Photography by ASUCLA Campus Studio (Don Liebig). Special thanks to the following: Ricardo Flores, Ellie Kaiser of the USGA, Getty Images photographers Sam Greenwood (Brandt Jobe, p. 21; Tom Pernice, Jr., p. 22), David Cannon (Corey Pavin, p. 22; Duff y Waldorf, p. 22), Harry How (Scott McCarron, p. 22), Ezra Shaw (John Merrick, p. 23), Stuart Franklin (Parker McLachlin, p. 23), Darren Carroll (Kevin Chappell, p. 23), Patrick McDermott (Steve Pate, p. 23). 1 22011-12011-12 UUCLACLA MMEN’SEN’S GGOLFOLF 1112MensGolf.indd 1 3/23/2012 12:02:23 PM 22011-12011-12 UUCLACLA MEENN’S GOOLFLF ALLPHABETICALPHABETICAL ROOSTERSTER Name Ht. Wt. Yr. R/L Hometown (High School) Anton Arboleda* 5-6 145 So. Right La Cañada, CA (La Cañada) Patrick Cantlay* 5-10 160 So. Right Los Alamitos, CA (Servite) Mario Clemens** 5-11 165 Jr. Right Beverly Hills, CA (Beverly Hills) Pedro Figueiredo** 6-2 175 Jr. Right Azeitao, Portugal (St. Peter’s School) Jay Hwang 5-8 160 Fr. Right San Diego, CA (Torrey Pines) Alex Shi Yup Kim*** 5-9 140 Sr. Right Fullerton, CA (Sunny Hills) Bobby Lange* 5-11 160 Jr. Right Sherman Oaks, CA (Harvard Westlake) Matt Pinizzotto 5-11 180 Fr. Right Salinas, CA Palma) Preston Valder 5-8 130 Fr. Right Yorba Linda, CA (Servite) Pontus Widegren** 5-9 170 Jr. Right Danderyd, Sweden (Danderyd Gymnasium) *Varsity letters earned. Head Coach: Derek Freeman, 5th year at UCLA Assistant Coach: Jason Sigler, 2nd year PRONUNCIATION GUIDE THE BRUINS Anton Arboleda ar-boe-LAY-duh BY CLASS Pedro Figueiredo PAY dro • fi gure-RAY-doe Seniors 1 BY STATE/COUNTRY Jay Hwang Jay • wong Sophomores 2 California 8 Alex Shi Yup Kim Alex • she-yupp-kim Juniors 4 Portugal 1 Sweden 1 Matt Pinizzotto pin-iz-ZAH-toe Freshmen 3 Pontus Widegren PON-tuss • VEE-dig-gren Th e 2011-12 UCLA Men’s Golf Team (back row, l-r): Patrick Cantlay, Matt Pinizzotto, Pedro Figeuiredo, Mario Clemens, Bobby Lange and Manav Shah. (Front row, l-r): Head Coach Derek Freeman, Preston Valder, Pontus Widegren, Alex Shi Yup Kim, Anton Arboleda, Jay Hwang, Asst. Coach Jason Sigler. TTWO-TIMEWO-TIME NNATIONALATIONAL CCHAMPIONS:HAMPIONS: 11988,988, 22008008 2 1112MensGolf.indd 2 3/23/2012 12:02:36 PM THHEE 22011-12011-12 UUCLACLA MEENN’S GOOLFLF POORTRAITRTRAIT ROOSTERSTER Anton Arboleda Patrick Cantlay Mario Clemens Pedro Figueiredo Sophomore Sophomore Junior Junior La Cañada, CA Los Alamitos, CA Beverly Hills, CA Azeitao, Portugal Jay Hwang Alex Shi Yup Kim Bobby Lange Matt Pinizzotto Freshman Senior Junior Freshman San Diego, CA Fullerton, CA Sherman Oaks, CA Salinas, CA Preston Valder Pontus Widegren Jason Sigler Derek Freeman Freshman Junior Assistant Coach Head Coach Yorba Linda, CA Danderyd, Sweden Second Season Fifth Season 3 22011-12011-12 UUCLACLA MMEN’SEN’S GGOLFOLF 1112MensGolf.indd 3 3/23/2012 12:02:37 PM HEEADAD COOACHACH - DEEREKREK FRREEMANEEMAN DEREK FREEMAN HEAD COACH • 5TH YEAR • (OKLAHOMA ’94) ow beginning his fi fth season, In 2009-10, Freeman’s team entered Derek Freeman has created a the NCAA Championship with the Nlist of accomplishments that few youngest lineup in the tournament. He other UCLA golf coaches can match. He led the Bruins to a 16th place fi nish, a guided the Bruins to their second NCAA fi nal ranking of ninth in the national team title in 2008, mentored the only poll and two team victories. Two players NCAA individual champion in UCLA earned All-America honorable mention history, watched freshman Patrick Cantlay honors from the coaches association and compile a once-in-a-lifetime season and four players earned All-Pac-10 acclaim. In supervised the most successful academic addition, sophomore Alex Shi Yup Kim campaign in UCLA men’s golf history. emerged as one of the most improved Last year the Bruins tied for fi fth at the players in the country, vaulting from 438th NCAA Championship after winning the in the rankings his freshman year to 41st stroke play portion of the tournament. In as a sophomore. Kim earned fi rst-team addition, the Bruins won four tournament all-conference honors. titles, including an NCAA Regional crown. In 2008-09, despite the loss of three Th ree players earned All-America honors talented players during the season, Free- and four players won seven individual titles. man managed to guide the Bruins to their Freeman’s Career Highlights Most programs would call that a success. seventh straight NCAA Championship • Guided the Bruins to the 2008 NCAA But Freeman’s squad swept all the berth. Freeman also guided UCLA to its Championship, the school’s second. UCLA academic awards at the annual third NCAA Regional title in program student-athlete banquet: Best Team GPA, history. In addition, Gregor Main was • Guided the Bruins to a pair of NCAA Re- Men; Most Improved Team GPA and the voted Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and gional crowns in 2010 and ’11. Donald R. Shepard Award for highest senior Erik Flores became the only player • Earned 2011 Pacifi c-10 Conference Coach team GPA. Th e Bruins improved their in school history to earn 1st Team All-Pac- of the Year honors, becomding the fourth cumulative team grade point average by 10 honors three times. Flores also earned coach in UCLA history to be selected confer- 0.51 to 3.311. All-America honors for the third time in ence coach of the year. Finally, freshman Patrick Cantlay his career. • Has coached two consensus fi rst-team won nearly every award known to a col- Th e Bruins won the 2008 NCAA title All-Americans: Kevin Chappell