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AAIRIR FFORCEORCE GGOLFOLF 22016016 MMEDIAwww.GOAIRFORCEFALCONS.COMEDIA GGUIDEUIDE PAGE TITLE HERE Air Force Golf AIR FORCE GOLF ACADEMY QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION Academy Information, Table of Contents .........................................................1 Location ............................................. USAF Academy, Colo. Head Coach George Koury .................................................................................2 Founded ........................................................................1954 2016 Men's Golf Roster .....................................................................................3 Nickname ..................................................................Falcons Meet The Falcons .........................................................................................4-22 Colors ............................................................Blue and Silver Senior Michael Fan ..................................................................................4-5 Enrollment ...................................................................4,000 Junior Troy Berglund ...............................................................................6-7 Affiliation .....................................................NCAA Division I Junior Brenden Bone ...............................................................................8-9 Conference .................................................. Mountain West Junior Sunwoo Choi .............................................................................10-11 Superintendent .............................Lt Gen Michelle Johnson Sophomore Sutton Farmer ..................................................................12-13 Athletic Director .............................................Jim Knowlton Sophomore Dane Hankamer ...............................................................14-15 Sophomore J.D. Kiesewetter ...............................................................16-17 TEAM INFORMATION Sophomore Todd Millard ....................................................................18-19 Head Coach ....................................................George Koury Freshman Bryant Falconello .....................................................................20 Season at Air Force ................................................. 14th Freshman Turner Howe............................................................................21 Alma Mater ................................................USAFA, 1993 Freshman Tate Tatom ..............................................................................22 Office Phone.............................................719-333-2280 2015 Fall Season-in Review .............................................................................23 Office Fax .................................................719-333-0820 2014-15 Season-in-Review .........................................................................24-25 Email [email protected] Eisenhower Golf Club ......................................................................................26 Home Course .....................................Eixenhower Golf Club Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational ...................................................................27 Office Phone.............................................719-333-2606 Year-by-Year Team History ..............................................................................28 All-Americans ...................................................................................................29 AIR FORCE ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Individual Records ...........................................................................................30 Associate A.D.|Communications ...................Troy Garnhart Team, Miscellaneous Records .........................................................................31 Assistant Director|Golf Contact .................... Valerie Perkin Conference History ..........................................................................................32 Office Phone.............................................719-333-8286 Honors and Awards .........................................................................................33 Email [email protected] Service Academy Golf Classic ..........................................................................34 Website ...........................................GoAirForceFalcons.com Golf Facilities....................................................................................................35 U.S. Air Force Academy ..............................................................................36-39 MOUNTAIN WEST The Academy Experience .........................................................................36 Commissioner ............................................ Craig Thompson USAFA Senior Leadership .........................................................................37 Associate Commissioner|Golf Contact .........Javan Hedlund Athletic Director Jim Knowlton ................................................................38 Office Phone.............................................719-488-4051 Air Force Athletics ....................................................................................39 Email [email protected] 2016 Spring Schedule ...................................................................................OBC Website ............................................................ theMW.com CREDITS: The 2015-16 Air Force Golf Media Guide was written, edited and designed by assistant athletic media relations director Valerie Perkin, with editorial assistance from the athletic media relations staff. Photos provided by Liz Copan and Jason Gutierrez from Team DMI at the Air Force Academy, Jamie Schwaberow from NCAA Photos and the Air Force archives. www.GOAIRFORCEFALCONS.COM HEAD COACH GEORGE KOURY GEORGE KOURY HEAD COACH . 14TH SEASON . USAFA, 1993 No stranger to Air Force golf, George Koury is in his 14th season as the head coach of the Academy’s golf program. Before taking over the program as head coach in 2002, Koury spent three seasons as an assistant, working with both the varsity and the junior varsity programs. He was also a member of the Falcons’ golf team from 1990-93, where he served as team captain and earned MVP honors in his fi nal year. Koury began his head coaching career at the start of the 2002-03 season, when he took over for legendary coach Gene Miranda, who had spent 25 years at the helm of the Falcons’ program. The transi on from assistant to head coach was seamless for Koury and he has found success throughout his s nt with Air Force. The Falcons sha ered the Academy record for team scoring average by more than fi ve strokes per tournament in 2012-13, while also pos ng a school-record three-round total of 829 – a score that be ered the previous record by 11 strokes – during a winning performance at the Jack- rabbit Invita onal. Air Force fi nished fourth at the Mountain West Championships in back-to-back years (2013, 2014) to match the best team fi nish at a conference tournament in program history. He also coached Kyle Westmoreland to a fourth-place individual fi nish in 2014, which was the best conference fi nish since 1985. He has helped the Falcons con nue their unprecedented dominance at the annual Service Academy Golf Classic, bringing home the champi- onship trophy in each of his seasons at the helm of the program. In the fall of 2005, Koury helped guide Air Force to a fi rst-place fi nish at the season-opening Falcon Invita onal, marking the team’s fi rst outright championship at its own tournament since 1969. Air Force, which claimed another Falcon Invita onal tle in 2013, has recorded 13 team wins under Koury’s leadership. Koury has been successful in recrui ng, bringing in several players that have started as freshmen, including Westmoreland, 2007 graduate Tyler Goulding, who ranks among the most successful golfers in Academy history, and 2010 graduate Tom Whitney, a par cipant in both the 2009 U.S. Publinks and U.S. Amateur Tournaments. Koury guided both Goulding and Whitney to all-conference honors, while Goulding, Whitney and Westmoreland all to the NCAA Regional Championships. Koury has also coached a pair of All-America Scholars in Whitney and 2005 graduate Sco Redmond, and Whitney has con nued to excel on the course, post-gradua on, collec ng four professional wins. Meanwhile, Koury’s golfers hold 20 of the 25 lowest individual tournament scores in school history. A constant supporter of the game, Koury has served as numerous commi ees for the Golf Coaches Associa on of America, including the chair of the Coach of the Year commi ee and Division I representa ve to the CGAA Board. Koury graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1993 with a degree in engineering mechanics. Following gradua on, he was sta oned in San Antonio, Texas, where he served as a research and development engineer for robo cs technologies. In 1996, he moved to Okinawa, Japan, and served as a civil engineer un l returning to the Academy in June of 1999. He is married to the former Jacki Thomas and has three children, David (13), Hannah (10) and Mary (7). Air Force Golf MEET THE FALCONS 2016 AIR FORCE MEN’S GOLF ROSTER NAME YR HT WT HOMETOWN | HIGH SCHOOL | PREVIOUS SCHOOL Troy Berglund Jr. 6-1 175 Pittsburgh, Pa. | Shady Side Academy Brenden Bone