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fter making it to the NCAA East Regional a fourth-place showing at the Rice Intercollegiate. ship where he fi red rounds of 70-72-75. last season, the Tigers look to bounce back This fall, Benjamin carried a scoring average of 73.3 Jeff Hall, who hails from Franklin, Tenn., com- Aafter losing three seniors. This year the team strokes per round, the second-lowest on the team. peted in three events in the 2007-08 campaign, post- welcomes fi ve newcomers, all whom have the capa- After failing to qualify for any spring events, Jordan ing his best fi nishes of 34th and 48th at the Memphis bility of making an immediate impact. Payne rebounded with a very strong fall. He recorded Intercollegiate and UNC-Greensboro Bridgestone The Tigers turn to seniors Brad Benjamin and Jor- two top-10 fi nishes, including a fi fth place showing at Golf Collegiate Championship, respectively. dan Payne for guidance and leadership in the 2008-09 the Memphis Intercollegiate. He also boasted a scor- Oswestry, Wales, native Mark Trow saw action in season. Benjamin is in his fourth year as a member of ing average of 72.3 strokes per round. three tournaments in the 2007-08 season, posting a the Tiger Golf squad and has earned a letter in each of low fi nish of 17th at the CSU Spring Kick Off where PREVIEW the previous three seasons. Payne is in his second full Juniors he helped lead the Tigers to their only title of the year. year with the Tigers after transferring from the Univer- Brandon Bunn, a native of Knoxville, Tenn., was This fall, Trow competed in three events and held a sity of Arkansas. an integral part of the Tigers’ run to the NCAA Re- scoring average of 76.1 strokes per round. gional last spring. He posted fi ve top-20 fi nishes in Junior transfer Ben Lange, originally from Phoe- Seniors the 2007-08 season, with a low fi nish of fi fth at the nix, Ariz., saw action in just one tournament this fall, Brad Benjamin, a native of Rockford, Ill., posted Memphis Intercollegiate. Bunn also posted an eighth the Memphis Intercollegiate. He fi red rounds of 79- two top-20 fi nishes in the 2007-08 season, including place fi nish at the 2008 Conference USA Champion- 75 to fi nish tied for 52nd.
Senior Jordan Payne posted a tied for fi fth fi nish at Head coach Grant Robbins gives some last minute advice as his team warms up for the fi rst round of the 2008 this 2008 Memphis Intercollegiate. NCAA East Regional.
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Parker Rush, a junior transfer originally from Memphis, Tenn., competed in the Memphis Intercolle- giate this fall, shooting rounds of 83-84 to fi nish 90th.
Sophomores Redshirt sophomore Philip Breeding competed in one event this fall, the Memphis Intercollegiate. He carded rounds of 74-78 to fi nish in a tie for 33rd. Stefan Erdedi competed in three events during the 2007-08 season, posting a low fi nish of T18 at the Rice Intercollegiate. This fall, the Helsingborg, Sweden, native saw action in two tournaments. In the UNC-Greensboro Bridgestone Golf Collegiate Championship, he posted a three-round total of 224 to fi nish in a tie for 30th.
Freshmen Freshman Jack Belote, who hails from Mem- phis, made an immediate impact on the Tigers. He fi red rounds of 76-68-71 to fi nish 17th at the Mason Rudolph Championship. His performance not only led the Tigers to a seventh-place showing, but also earned him C-USA Male Golfer of the Week. It was the fi rst time in Tiger golf history that a player earned that honor after competing in his fi rst-ever collegiate Sophomore Stefan Erdidi led the Tigers in the Bridgestone Golf Championship this fall, posting rounds of 81-71-72. competition. Belote went on to compete in three more tournaments in the fall, carrying a scoring aver- the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate, March 22-24, where ed by UCF. Last year the Tigers fi nished third out of age of 74.9 and posting one more top-20 fi nish at the they fi nished third last year. 11 teams, helping them to earn a postseason berth. Memphis Intercollegiate. On March 27-29, Memphis will head back to the Sun- Memphis competed in four fall events, fi nishing
shine state for the FAU Spring Break Championship. in the top-10 in all of them. The Tigers opened the The Schedule Memphis next travels to Madison, Miss., for the season in Nashville, competing in the Mason Ru- The Tigers have a busy spring ahead of them Ole Miss Intercollegiate Collegiate Classic on April dolph Championship hosted by Vanderbilt. The team featuring seven tournaments, including the C-USA PREVIEW 6-7. Last year, the Tigers fi nished 11th, with Ian Roch- fi nished tied for 7th and was led by freshman Jack Championship. The Tigers look to go even further ester tying for fi fth. Belote who posted a three-day total of 217 to fi nish into the postseason this year, after making an appear- On April 10, the U of M will make its way to 13th. The Tigers then returned home to host the an- ance at the NCAA East Regional last spring. Raleigh, N.C., for the River Landing Intercollegiate nual Memphis Intercollegiate at Colonial Country Memphis will kick off the season by traveling to where the Tigers fi nished third last year. Memphis had Club, where they fi nished second behind Ohio State Orlando for the Rio Pinar Invitational. three top-20 fi nishers in that competition, including a in the rain-shortened event. After a week off, the Ti- The Louisiana Classic is next on the schedule, set fi fth place showing by Robbie Greenwell. gers traveled to Birmingham, Ala. to compete in the for March 9-10 in Lafayette, La. The Tigers will then head to Orlando again to Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, where they fi n- The Tigers will then embark to Mobile, Ala., for compete in the Conference USA Championship host- ished 10th in an extremely strong fi eld.
Freshman Jack Belote earned C-USA Male Golfer Senior Brad Benjamin held a scoring average of Junior Mark Trow competed in three events this of the Week Honors this fall. 73.3 this fall, the lowest of his career. fall, holding a scoring average of 76.1.
2009 University of Memphis Golf Media Guide 7 2008-09 Conference-USA Men’s Golf Programs
EAST CAROLINA HOUSTON MARSHALL
Location ...... Greenville, N.C. Location ...... Houston, Texas Location ...... Huntington, W.Va. Enrollment ...... 25,990 Enrollment ...... 30,757 Enrollment ...... 16,551 Founded ...... 1907 Founded ...... 1927 Founded ...... 1837 Colors ...... Purple and Gold Colors ...... Red and White Colors ...... Green and White Nickname...... Pirates Nickname...... Cougars Nickname...... Thundering Herd Head Coach/Yrs ...... Press McPhaul/3rd yr Head Coach/Yrs ...... Vince Jarrett/5th yr Head Coach/Yrs ...... Joe Feaganes/37th yr Alma Mater ...... NC State, 1996 Alma Mater ...... Houston, 1975 Alma Mater ...... Marshall, 1967 2008 C-USA Finish ...... 7th/11 2008 C-USA Finish ...... 6th/11 2008 C-USA Finish ...... 10th/11 2008 Postseason ...... N/A 2008 Postseason ...... N/A 2008 Postseason ...... N/A Men’s Golf SID ...... Jody Jones Men’s Golf SID ...... Jeff Conrad Men’s Golf SID ...... Brandon Parro Ofi ce Phone ...... (252) 737-4522 Ofi ce Phone ...... (713) 743-9410 Ofi ce Phone ...... (304) 696-6525 Fax ...... (252) 737-4528 Fax ...... (713) 557-3841 Fax ...... (304) 696-2325 E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... [email protected] Website ...... ECUPirates.com Website ...... UHCougars.com Website ...... HerdZone.com
MEMPHIS RICE SMU
Location ...... Memphis, Tenn. Location ...... Houston, Texas Location ...... Dallas, Texas Enrollment ...... 20,379 Enrollment ...... 5,145 Enrollment ...... 10,038 Founded ...... 1912 Founded ...... 1891 Founded ...... 1911 Colors ...... Blue and Gray Colors ...... Blue and Gray Colors ...... Red and Blue Nickname...... Tigers Nickname...... Owls Nickname...... Mustangs Head Coach/Yrs ...... Grant Robbins/6th yr Head Coach/Yrs ...... Drew Scott/4th yr Head Coach/Yrs ...... Jay Loar/11th yr Alma Mater ...... Memphis, 1994 Alma Mater ...... Rice, 1998 Alma Mater ...... Texas, 1969 2008 C-USA Finish ...... 3rd/11 2008 C-USA Finish ...... 11th/11 2008 C-USA Finish ...... 4th/11 2008 Postseason ...... NCAA East Regional/21th 2008 Postseason ...... N/A 2008 Postseason ...... NCAA East Regional/23rd Men’s Golf SID ...... Preston McClellan Men’s Golf SID ...... Ron Mears Men’s Golf SID ...... Brad Sutton Ofi ce Phone ...... (901) 678-2337 Ofi ce Phone ...... (713) 348-3929 Ofi ce Phone ...... (214) 768-1651 Fax ...... (901) 351-7322 Fax ...... (713) 348-6019 Fax ...... (214) 768-2044 E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... [email protected] Website ...... GoTigersGo.com Website ...... RiceOwls.com Website ...... SMUMustangs.com
SOUTHERN MISS TULSA UAB
PREVIEW Location ...... Hattiesburg, Miss. Location ...... Tulsa, Okla. Location ...... Birmingham, Ala. Enrollment ...... 15,259 Enrollment ...... 4,100 Enrollment ...... 16,561 Founded ...... 1910 Founded ...... 1894 Founded ...... 1969 Colors ...... Black and Gold Colors ...... Gold, Blue and Crimson Colors ...... Green and Gold Nickname...... Golden Eagles Nickname...... Golden Hurricane Nickname...... Blazers Head Coach/Yrs ...... Jerry Weeks/3rd yr Head Coach/Yrs ...... Bill Brogden/23rd yr Head Coach/Yrs ...... Alan Kaufman/11th yr Alma Mater ...... Alabama, 1974 Alma Mater ...... East Carolina, 1965 Alma Mater ...... LSU, 1958 2008 C-USA Finish ...... 2nd/11 2008 C-USA Finish ...... 5th/11 2008 C-USA Finish ...... 1st/11 2008 Postseason ...... N/A 2008 Postseason ...... N/A 2008 Postseason ...... NCAA Championship/22nd Men’s Golf SID ...... Jack Duggan Men’s Golf SID ...... Donald Tomkalski Men’s Golf SID ...... Michelle Cunningham Ofi ce Phone ...... (601) 266-4503 Ofi ce Phone ...... (918) 631-3200 Ofi ce Phone ...... (205) 934-0725 Fax ...... (601) 266-4507 Fax ...... (918) 631-3913 Fax ...... (205) 934-7505 E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... [email protected] Website ...... SouthernMiss.com Website ...... TulsaHurricane.com Website ...... UABSports.com
UCF UTEP
Location ...... Orlando, Fla. Location ...... El Paso, Texas Enrollment ...... 50,000 Enrollment ...... 18,542 Founded ...... 1963 Founded ...... 1914 Colors ...... Black and Gold Colors ...... Blue, Orange and Silver Nickname...... Knights Nickname...... Miners Head Coach/Yrs ...... Nick Clinard/8th yr Head Coach/Yrs ...... Rick Todd/10th yr Alma Mater ...... Wake Forest, 1995 Alma Mater ...... UTEP, 1986 2008 C-USA Finish ...... 9th/11 2008 C-USA Finish ...... 8th/11 2008 Postseason ...... NCAA West Regional/19th 2008 Postseason ...... N/A Men’s Golf SID ...... Doug Richards Men’s Golf SID ...... Jeff Darby April 19-21, 2009 Ofi ce Phone ...... (407) 823-2142 Ofi ce Phone ...... (915) 747-6652 Red Tail Country Club Fax ...... (407) 823-5266 Fax ...... (915) 747-5444 E-mail ...... [email protected] E-mail ...... [email protected] Orlando, Fla. Website ...... UCFAthletics.com Website ...... UTEPAthletics.com Hosted by UCF
8 2009 University of Memphis Golf Media Guide 2009 Men’s Golf Spring Events
RIO PINAR INVITATIONAL LOUISIANA CLASSICS MOBILE BAY INTERCOLLEGIATE UCF UL-LAFAYETTE UNIV. OF SOUTH ALABAMA RIO PINAR GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB OAKBOURNE C.C. HERRON LAKES COUNTRY CLUB ORLANDO, FLA. LAFAYETTE, LA. MOBILE, ALA. FEBRUARY 25-26, 2009 MARCH 9-10, 2009 MARCH 22-24, 2009
2008 RESULTS 2008 RESULTS 2008 Results (USA Spring Classic)
TEAM CHAMPION TEAM CHAMPION TEAM CHAMPION UCF 846 (287-274-285) Colorado 862(299-284-279) UT Chattanooga 847 (288-277-282)
MEMPHIS FINISH MEMPHIS FINISH MEMPHIS FINISH 11th/18 877 (295-283-299) Did not participate 6th/12 865 (291-293-281)
MEDALIST MEDALIST MEDALIST Greg Forest UCF 205 (70-64-71) Kelly Kraft SMU 211 (73-68-70) Derek Rende Chattanooga 204 (71-63-70)
MEMPHIS INDIVIDUALS MEMPHIS INDIVIDUALS MEMPHIS INDIVIDUALS 2 Ian Rochester 207 (69-69-69) 3 Ian Rochester 209 (69-68-72) Did not participate T15 Robbie Greenwell 216 (73-75-68) T34 Brandon Bunn 219 (73-69-77) T28 Brandon Bunn 220 (73-76-71) T 37 Brad Benjamin 220 (75-70-75) T34 Brad Benjamin 223 (79-72-72) T85 Robbie Greenwell 232 (78-79-75) T34 Jeff Hall 223 (74-77-72) T87 Stefan Erdidi 234 (80-76-78) T44 Mark Trow 227 (75-79-73)
FAU SPRING BREAK CHAMPIONSHIP REUNION INTERCOLLEGIATE RIVER LANDING INTERCOLLEGIATE FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER LANDING C.C. GLENEAGLES COUNTRY CLUB REUNION GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB NORTH CARLOINA STATE DELRAY BEACH, FLA. MADISON, MISS. RALEIGH, N.C. MARCH 27-29, 2009 APRIL 6-7, 2009 APRIL 10-11, 2009
TOURNAMENT’S FIRST YEAR 2008 Results 2008 Results PREVIEW TEAM CHAMPION TEAM CHAMPION Tenn-Chatttanooga 852 (283-280-289) Duke 851 (284-290-277)
MEMPHIS FINISH MEMPHIS FINISH 11th/15 890 (286-297-307) 3rd/15 864 (292-290-282)
MEDALIST MEDALIST Zach Sucher UAB 207 (69-70-68) Michael Schachner Duke 209 (68-72-69)
MEMPHIS INDIVIDUALS MEMPHIS INDIVIDUALS T5 Ian Rochester 213 (68-70-75) T5 Robbie Greenwell 215 (72-73-70) T46 Brandon Bunn 225 (71-74-80) T11 Brad Benjamin 216 (72-73-71) T56 Kyle Ritchie 229 (71-78-80) T11 Ian Rochester 216 (73-72-71) T59 Robbie Greenwell 230 (76-79-75) T30 Brandon Bunn 220 (75-72-73) T75 Brad Benjamin 238 (86-75-77) T61 Kyle Ritchie 226 (79-77-70)
CONFERENCE USA CHAMPIONSHIP UCF RED TAIL COUNTRY CLUB ORLANDO, FLA. APRIL 19-21, 2009
2008 Results
TEAM CHAMPION UAB 857 (283-291-283)
MEMPHIS FINISH 3rd/11 868 (277-291-300)
MEDALIST Zach Sucher UAB 207 (68-66-73)
MEMPHIS INDIVIDUALS 5 Robbie Greenwell 213 (68-73-72) T8 Brandon Bunn 217 (70-72-75) T14 Ian Rochester 219 (68-73-79) 31 Brad Benjamin 223 (71-73-79) T35 Kyle Ritchie 225 (73-77-75)
2009 University of Memphis Golf Media Guide 9 Men’s Golf Head Coach
GGrantrant RROBBINSOBBINS
HHeadead CCoachoach
YYearear aatt MMemphis:emphis: 66thth
AAlmalma MMater:ater: MMemphisemphis ((1994)1994)
ow in his sixth season as head coach of the Uni- fi nished third to help Memphis to the school’s best con- pair of NCAA East Regionals in 1998 and 1999. Rob- versity of Memphis men’s golf team, Grant Rob- ference fi nish since 1999. bins assisted in all facets of the Penn State program and Nbins continues to build Tiger golf into a national- During the 2004-05 campaign, Robbins led the served as the recruiting coordinator. He was also the ly-ranked program. Prior to being named head coach of Tigers to three tournament victories, which is the most tournament director of the Rutherford Intercollegiate and the Tigers, Robbins proved his expertise at the University fi rst-place fi nishes in a single year in school history. was an instructor for the Penn State Golf Camps. of North Carolina-Wilmington, where he built the Se- Under Robbins, four Memphis golfers earned medalist Robbins gained valuable experience playing on ahawk golf program into a national powerhouse. honors, the team fi nished in the top two in fi ve of the three different professional golf tours following his gradu- Robbins, a 1994 graduate of Memphis where he 10 events and Fortin-Simard was named All-Conference ation from Memphis. Robbins put in time on the North was a three-time all-conference selection, returned to USA. In the 2003-04 season, Robbins led Memphis to Florida PGA Winter Tour (1994-95), the Tommy Armour his alma mater as head coach in June of 2003. Robbins four top fi ve fi nishes in its 10 tournaments, including a Professional Golf Tour (1994-95) and the Tour America replaced his former coach Jim Cook, who unexpectedly fi rst-place fi nish (out of 15 teams) at the Matlock Col- Mid-South Professional Golf Tour (1995). A Memphis na- passed away in November of 2002. legiate Classic in Lakeland, Fla. He also led Memphis tive, Robbins was a four-year letterman on the Tiger golf Robbins, the 2008 Conference USA Coach of the to third, fourth and fi fth place fi nishes in three separate team from 1990-94, and also served as a team captain his Year, has guided the Tigers to seven tournament titles tournaments, and the Tigers won a dual match against junior and senior seasons. He was an All-Great Midwest and 23 top-fi ve fi nishes and has had eight different play- Mississippi State on the Bulldogs’ home course. Mem- Conference team selection three times and was also a re- ers win a total of twelve tournaments in his fi ve years at phis individuals had seven top fi ve fi nishes in 11 tour- cipient of the Jake Fondren Golf Scholarship. During his the helm. Robbins also led the Tigers to their fi rst post- naments, and both David Jeans and Alan Weant were senior season at the 1994 Vanderbilt/Music City Intercol- season berth in more than 20 years when they qualifi ed named All-Conference USA. legiate, Robbins tied for what was then the second-lowest for the NCAA East Regional last year. Robbins spent four seasons at the helm of the single round in school history when he shot a 6-under-par Last season, Robbins was named the Conference UNC-Wilmington program before coming to Memphis. 66, two strokes shy of the school record.
COACH ROBBINS USA Coach of the Year after leading the Tigers to seven His teams won 11 tournament titles in his time on the Robbins earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing top-fi ve fi nishes, including one victory at the Charleston Atlantic coast, including four events during the 2002- in 1994 from the University of Memphis and returned to Southern University Spring Kick Off. The Tigers, who 03 season, his fi nal campaign with the Seahawks. The the U of M after his playing career where he earned his fi nished in the top 10 in all but two events, played their Seahawks placed in the top three in 28 events under master’s degree in sports management in 1997. Robbins best golf toward the end of the season posting wins over Robbins as he led UNCW to its fi rst-ever NCAA Tour- entered the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) in nationally-ranked Florida State, Clemson, Wake Forest nament bid in 2003. Robbins was named the 2001 Co- August of 2007 and is currently working toward Class A and Texas Tech and earned a bid to the NCAA East Re- lonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year in just his membership. Robbins passed the PGA’s Playing Ability gional. It was the fi rst postseason appearance by Mem- second year at UNCW. During his time at Wilmington, Test at Temple Hills Golf Club in Nashville, carding the phis in more than 20 years. Former Tiger Ian Rochester he coached one CAA Player of the Year, two CAA Rook- lowest score by 10 shots with rounds of 68-72. He is was named All-Conference USA after turning in four ies of the Year and 13 All-CAA players. Seven different currently an instructor at the Jerry Haas Golf Camp at top-fi ve fi nishes, including medalist honors at the CSU golfers were individual medalists in 10 tournaments dur- Wake Forest University, and has also served as an in- Spring Kick-Off. Robbie Greenwell was also named to ing Robbins’ four-year tenure. structor at the Duke University Golf School, the Pine the All- Conference USA team after a strong season that Before taking the post at UNCW, Robbins coached Needles Youth Golfari in Southern Pines, North Caro- included a win at the Linger Longer Invitational. Rob- for two years as an assistant at Penn State University. lina, the Penn State Nittany Lion Golf Camp and the bins led the University of Memphis to a third-place fi nish While there, he helped the Nittany Lions advance to a Fighting Scot Golf Camp in Wooster, Ohio. in the Conference USA Tournament. During the 2006-07 Season, Robbins directed the Tigers to seven top-10 fi nishes, and three top-fi ve show- ings. Kyle Peterman earned medalist honors in the Ma- son Rudolph Invitational. Ian Rochester fi nished sixth at the Conference USA tournament to help the Tigers to a seventh place fi nish. Rochester also closed out the sea- son on a strong note by fi nishing second at the Linger Longer Invitational. In 2005-06, Robbins and the Tigers turned in fi ve top-fi ve fi nishes, including three top-three fi nishes and a title at the 2005 Memphis Intercollegiate. Memphis cracked the top 10 in 12 events, and former Tiger Keven Fortin-Simard earned medalist honors three times and was named the Conference USA Player of the Year. Rob- bins also led the U of M to a fourth place showing at the Conference USA Tournament, where Brad Benjamin
10 2009 University of Memphis Golf Media Guide 2008-09 Tigers
JJackack BBELOTEELOTE
FFreshmanreshman
55-9-9 • 165165 • HSHS
MMemphis,emphis, Tenn.Tenn. BBoltonolton HighHigh SSchoolchool
2008-09 • Freshman 2008 Fall- Finished 17th in fi rst collegiate competi- GETTING TO KNOW JACK BELOTE tion, fi ring rounds of 76-68-71 in the Mason Rudolph Championship...Also received C-USA Male Golfer of the Week honors for that performance...Picked up WHAT’S YOUR EARLIEST GOLF MEMORY? his second top-20 fi nish at the Memphis Intercolle- Playing golf at Overton Park at age 9 with my Dad. When I would hit a bad shot, my dad would tell me giate where he posted rounds of 74-75. that the monkeys at the nearby zoo were laughing at me; we could hear them the whole time we were playing the course. Prep Golfweek and NJGS.com consistently ranked him WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT MEMPHIS? PLAYERS among the top two players in Tennessee’s class of Being close to my family and friends. 2008 and 82nd and 65th in their respective national rankings...Set a U.S. Junior Golf Tour scoring re- WHAT OTHER SPORT WOULD YOU PLAY? cord with a 17-under par 199 (68-66-65) at Windyke Basketball. I have played for teams in the past and really enjoyed it. Country Club to win a USJGT event by 17 strokes and fi nished second in the U.S. Junior Amateur WHAT’S IT LIKE PLAYING FOR COACH ROBBINS? qualifi er with rounds of 68 and 70...Placed seventh I like it because he always lets you know how you stand. If you are doing poorly, he will let you know. If at the Tennessee AAA State Championships in 2007, you are doing well, he will let you know. It’s easy to know what he expects because he is always straight following a third place fi nish in 2005 and a runner- up with you. up performance in 2006...A three-time high school regional champion and has fi nished in the top-25 in every AJGA event he’s played, including two top-10 fi nishes.
Personal Son of Tim and Marsha Belote...Born March 12, 1990 in Memphis, Tenn...In the top-25 in his class with a 4.0 GPA.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS LOW FINISH T17 Mason Rudolph Championship 2008
LOW ROUND 68 Mason Rudolph Championship 2008
THREE-ROUND LOW 215 Mason Rudolph Championship 2008
TOP 20 FINISHES T17 Mason Rudolph Championship 2008 T20 Memphis Intercollegiate 2008
Career Stats
TOTAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOURN. ROUND LOW TOP 20 YEAR TOURN. RDS STROKES RD AVG RD AVG RD AVG AVG AVG RD FINISH Fall 2008 4 11 824 77.0 71.5 76.7 225.2 74.9 68 2
2009 University of Memphis Golf Media Guide 11 2008-09 Tigers
BBradrad BBENJAMINENJAMIN
SSeniorenior
55-10-10 • 160160 • 3L3L
RRockford,ockford, Ill.Ill. GGuilforduilford HHighigh SSchoolchool
2008-09 • Senior the fi nal tournament of the fall when he fi red a 223 (72- second place at the AJGA Columbus Junior, sixth at the 2008 Fall- Shot rounds of 76-72 to fi nish 13th at the 75-76) to claim eighth place at the Landfall Tradition. AJGA Midwest Junior Championship, and 10th at the Memphis Intercollegiate...Showed consistency by fi ring AJGA Windy City Junior...Came in second at a 2004 rounds of 72-71-71 to fi nish tied for 28th at the Jerry 2007 Spring- Missed the fi rst three events of the spring U.S. Junior Amateur Qualifi er. Pate National Intercollegiate...Held a scoring average of of 2007 while battling teammates in order to qualify… 73.3 in the fall, the second lowest on the team. Did not return to competition until the end of March Personal and placed in a tie for 34th in the South Alabama Spring Born Sept. 21, 1986, in Rockford, Ill...Son of Steve 2007-08 • Junior Golf Classic…Had rounds of 79-72-72 in the USA and Donna Benjamin. 2007 Fall- Opened the fall of 2007 by qualifying for the event…Won medalist honors at the Palisades Collegiate St. Mary’s Invitational which was hosted at Poppy Hills Classic as he fi red a 207 (70-69-68) for his fi rst colle- CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Golf Club in Pebble Beach, California…Carded a three giate win...Tied for 16th at the Conference USA Cham- LOW FINISH 1 Palisades Collegiate Classic 2007 round total of 232 in the St. Mary’s event…Played as pionships with a score of 222 (69-76-77)...Closed out an individual in the rain-shortened Memphis Intercol- the spring of 2007 by qualifying for the Linger Longer LOW ROUND legiate before closing the fall season with a tie for 43rd Invitational at Reynolds Plantation Course where he 67 Conference USA Championship Rd 1 2006 in the UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate Championship… posted three rounds in the 70s…Carried a 73.5 scoring THREE-ROUND LOW Had rounds of 77-73-74 in the UNCG tournament… average in the spring of 2007. 207 Palisades Collegiate Classic 2007 PLAYERS Had an average of 76.8 strokes per round in the fall of 2007. 2005-06 • Freshman TOP 10 FINISHES 2005 Fall- Played in the Landfall Tradition, the fi nal 1 Palisades Collegiate Classic 2007 3 Conference USA Championship 2006 2008 Spring- Played in all nine competitions in the tournament of the fall...Shot rounds of 83-77-77 in his T4 Rice Intercollegiate 2008 spring shooting a low of 69 in the Rice Intercollegiate… collegiate debut for an average of 79 as he placed 53rd. 8 Landfall Tradition 2006 Placed in the Top 20 twice, including a tie for fourth at the Rice Intercollegiate...Finished tied for 11th at the 2006 Spring- Led the Tigers to a fourth-place fi nish and River Landing Intercollegiate after rounds of 72-73- fi nished third with a 209 (67-73-69) at the Conference 71....Carried a scoring average of 76.75 and had two USA Championship. top-20 fi nishes. 2006 Summer- Had a successful summer highlighted 2006-07 • Sophomore by a win at the Greater Rockford Men’s Open...Took 2006 Fall- Saw his fi rst action of the year at the Mem- third place at the Illinois State Amateur Championship phis Intercollegiate where he turned in a 222 (74-78-70) with a 286 (72-74-70)...Tied for 15th place at the 2006 and tied with teammate Lewis Clarke for 34th place... Western Junior by turning in a 292 (71-74-73-74). Tied for 27th and fi nished just two strokes out of the top-20 by carding a 231 (74-77-80) at the Wolf Run In- Prep tercollegiate...Recorded a 225 (74-79-72) at the Mason Ranked the No. 1 junior in Illinois by Junior Golf Score- Rudolph Intercollegiate and was two strokes behind board and was ranked as high as No. 40 in the Golfweek the top-20 and tied for 27th for the second consecutive junior amateur rankings...Finished second at the 2004 week...Picked up his fi rst top-ten fi nish of the year in Illinois State High School Championship...Finished in the top 15 in all fi ve American Junior Golf Association Career Stats (AJGA) events that he entered in 2004...Those included
TOTAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOURN. ROUND LOW TOP 20 YEAR TOURN. RDS STROKES RD AVG RD AVG RD AVG AVG AVG RD FINISH 2005-06 2 6 446 75.0 70.0 73.0 223.0 74.3 67 1 2006-07 8 24 1,784 73.1 75.0 74.9 223.0 74.3 68 3 2007-08 12 35 2,632 75.5 74.5 75.6 225.6 75.2 69 2 Fall 2008 4 11 806 74.3 74.0 71.0 219.3 73.3 69 1 Total 26 76 5,668 74.5 74.6 74.6 223.7 74.6 67 7
12 2009 University of Memphis Golf Media Guide 2008-09 Tigers
PPhiliphilip BBREEDINGREEDING
SSophomoreophomore
66-0-0 • 157157 • 1L1L
MMorristown,orristown, TTenn.enn. MMorristownorristown HHamblenamblen WWestest
2008-09 • Sophomore Personal 2008 Fall- Showed considerable improvement... Born Aug. 26, 1987, in Morristown, Tenn....Son of GETTING TO KNOW Competed in one tournament, shooting rounds of Keith and Donna Breeding. 74-78 to place 33rd at the Memphis Intercollegiate... PHILIP BREEDING Carried a scoring average of 76 strokes. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS WHAT’S YOUR EARLIEST GOLF MEMORY? 2007-08 • R-Freshman LOW FINISH When I was about 3 or 4, I put on my dad’s golf shoes 2007 Fall- Continued to sharpen his golfi ng skills T33 Memphis Intercollegiate 2008 and attempted to hit a golf ball in my backyard. during the fall of 2007…A talented young golfer who T65 Memphis Intercollegiate 2007 PLAYERS works hard at improving his game…Participated as HAT S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT LOW ROUND W ’ an individual during the Memphis Intercollegiate at 74 Memphis Intercollegiate Rd 1 2008 MEMPHIS? Colonial Country Club…Had rounds of 81-76 to tie All of the great golf courses that we are able to play. for 65th…Averaged 78.5 strokes per round in the fall THREE-ROUND LOW of 2007. 235 Mobile Bay Intercollegiate 2008 WHAT OTHER SPORT WOULD YOU PLAY? TOP 20 FINISHES Basketball. I grew up playing and still really enjoy go- 2008 Spring- Competed in the Mobile Bay Intercol- na ing out and playing for fun. legiate as an individual, where he fi red rounds of 75- 80-80 to fi nish in a tie for 51st. WHAT’S IT LIKE PLAYING FOR COACH 2006-07 • Freshman ROBBINS? 2006 Fall- Did not compete during the fall season. He stresses hard work and keeps us on our toes. He also uses lots of different tactics to keep us focused on our golf games both mentally and physically. 2007 Spring- Did not compete during the spring season.
Prep ANY IDEAS ON YOUR PLANS AFTER Won four letters in golf at Morristown Hamblen High GRADUATION? School West...Had his best year as a senior for the Well, obviously, I would like to play professional golf. 2005 Trojans...Was named to all-state and all-region However, if that doesn’t work out, I’ll just see where teams in 2005...Finished his senior year ranked the my degree takes me. third-best senior in Tennessee by Junior Golf Score- board and #93 nationally...Fired rounds of 69 and 71 to fi nish sixth at the 2005 TSSAA State AAA Cham- pionship...Set his career low round of 67 at the 2005 Bubba Conlee National Junior...Was a standout on the Trojan basketball team...Was named team MVP and Conference Defensive Player of the Year his se- nior season...Coached in high school by Ralph Noble and Steve Cronberg.
Career Stats
TOTAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOURN. ROUND LOW TOP 20 YEAR TOURN. RDS STROKES RD AVG RD AVG RD AVG AVG AVG RD FINISH 2007-08 2 5 392 78.0 78.0 80.0 236.0 78.4 75 0 Fall 2008 1 2 152 74.0 78.0 N/A 228.0 76.0 74 0 Total 3 7 544 76.7 78.0 80.0 234.7 77.7 74 0
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BBrandonrandon BBUNNUNN
JJuniorunior
66-0-0 • 170170 • 2L2L
KKnoxville,noxville, TTenn.enn. FFarragutarragut HHighigh SSchoolchool
2008-09 • Junior Spring 2007- Qualifi ed for and participated in six Fall 2008- Competed as an individual in the Mem- or the Tigers’ seven tournaments during the spring CAREER phis Intercollegiate posting rounds of 81-75 to tie for of 2007…Tied for 21st individually in his fi rst event HIGHLIGHTS 58th…Carded rounds of 75-71-85 to fi nish in a tie of the spring after posting rounds of 67-74-77 in the LOW FINISH for 54th at the Bridgestone Golf Collegiate Cham- Louisiana Classics hosted by University of Louisiana T5 Memphis Intercollegiate 2007 pionship. Lafayette…Helped the Tigers to a seventh place fi n- T5 Mobile Bay Intercollegiate 2008 ish among 15 entrants…Tied for 61st in The Border LOW ROUND 2007-08 • Sophomore Olympics (77-73-77) at Laredo Country Club…Tied 67 Louisiana Classics Rd 1 2007 2007 Fall- Finished as the top individual in two of for 28th in the USA Spring Golf Classic in Mobile, the Tigers’ four tournaments in the fall of 2007… Alabama…Carded rounds of 73-76-71 at the South THREE-ROUND LOW Tied for fi fth in the Memphis Intercollegiate and Alabama event…Tied for 42nd in the C-USA Con- 216 NCAA East Regional 2008
helped his team to a third place fi nish among the 15 ference Championships…Finished the spring of TOP 20 FINISHES schools entered…Had rounds of 71-73 in the rain- 2007 with a scoring average of 75.0 to place third T5 Memphis Intercollegiate 2007 shortened event…Tied for 43rd in The ClubGlove among Tiger golfers. T15 Bridgestone Collegiate Championship 2007 Intercollegiate hosted by Pepperdine University and T7 CSU Spring Kick Off 2008 T8 C-USA Championship 2008 closed out the fall season with a tie for 15th in the Prep T5 Mobile Bay Intercollegiate 2008
PLAYERS UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate Championship… Lettered all four years in golf at Farragut High Carded rounds of 75-72-70 for a 217 score…Had a School in Knoxville, Tenn....Was ranked fi fth in Ten- 75.4 scoring average in the fall…Finished tied for nessee by Junior Golf Scoreboard at the end of his 22nd (108 total players) at the New Year’s Invita- senior season...Was also ranked #142 in the nation... GETTING TO KNOW BRANDON BUNN tional played at St. Petersburg Country Club during Had an even par stroke average and was named Dis- the 2007 Christmas break. trict Player of the Year in 2005...Finished in the top WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT MEMPHIS? It’s a big city with a lot of things to do and we have 10 in his local 2005 U.S. Open qualifi er by shooting a awesome golf courses. We get to play three different 2008 Spring- Saw action in eight of nine events in 71...Finished in 11th place at the 2004 TSSAA State tour courses and we can prepare for different condi- the spring, shooting 69 twice in both the Rio Pinar AAA Championship...Tied for 29th place at the 2003 tions with the variety of courses we get to play. Invitational and the NCAA Regionals…Helped lead Tennessee Men’s State Amateur..Was also active on the Tigers to their only victory in the CSU Spring the junior circuits, as he won both the 2004 and 2005 WHAT OTHER SPORT WOULD YOU PLAY? Kick Off by tying for seventh with a three day total of SJGT Fort Payne Classic with scores of 73-67 in Well, I really like basketball and baseball and was 219…Had fi ve top 20 fi nishes including a fi fth place 2004 and 68-70 in 2005...Tied for 11th at the 2005 good at both growing up. But these days, I wouldn’t fi nish in the USA Spring Classic…Carried a scoring American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Ringold be tall enough for basketball so baseball would be my average of 73.9 strokes per round. Junior Classic and 17th in the 2005 Rome Junior... best option. Also fi nished in the top 10 at the 2005 Holston Hills 2006-07 • Freshman Invitational...Had a 73.6 stroke average in four AJGA WHAT’S IT LIKE PLAYING FOR COACH ROBBINS? Fall 2006- Posted the Tigers’ lowest score at the events during the 2005 summer. He’s a good coach, pretty fair. And, he gets us into Memphis Intercollegiate, his fi rst collegiate tourna- good tournaments. ment appearance...Fired a 2-under-par 70 in the fi nal Personal round to tie for 31st at 222 (74-78-70)...Finished fi fth Born June 15, 1987 in Houston, Texas...Son of David ANY IDEAS ON PLANS AFTER GRADUATION? among the Tigers at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate by and Joan Bunn. I want to at least try to play golf professionally. I’ll try for about three years and if it doesn’t work out then posting a 246 (82-73-91) and tying for 53rd. I’ll go graduate school and get a job. Career Stats
TOTAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOURN. ROUND LOW TOP 20 YEAR TOURN. RDS STROKES RD AVG RD AVG RD AVG AVG AVG RD FINISH 2006-07 8 24 1,818 75.0 75.1 77.1 227.2 75.8 67 0 2007-08 11 32 2,367 74.3 73.7 73.9 221.9 74.0 69 5 Fall 2008 2 5 387 78.0 73.0 85.0 236.0 77.4 71 0 Total 21 61 4,572 74.9 74.2 75.8 224.9 75.0 67 5
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SStefantefan EERDEDIRDEDI
SSophomoreophomore
66-3-3 • 200200 • 1L1L
HHelsingborg,elsingborg, SSwedenweden TTychobraheskolanychobraheskolan GymnasiumGymnasium
2008-09 • Sophomore CAREER Fall 2008- Fired rounds of 74-80 to fi nish tied for GETTING TO KNOW 52nd at the Memphis Intercollegiate...Carded rounds HIGHLIGHTS of 72-70-82 to fi nish 30th and lead the Tigers in the LOW FINISH STEFAN ERDEDI T18 Rice Intercollegiate 2008 Bridgestone Golf Collegiate Championship...Had a scoring average of 75.6 stokes per round. LOW ROUND WHAT’S YOUR EARLIEST GOLF MEMORY? 70 Rice Intercollegiate Rd 1 2008 My earliest memory is when I played at St. Ar- 2007-08 • Freshman lid’s par-3 course. Even though that memory is THREE-ROUND LOW 2007 Fall- Participated in just one event during the fuzzy, I remember mixed feelings of frustra-
223 Rice Intercollegiate 2008 PLAYERS fall of 2007 while becoming acclimated to life in the tion, challenge and fun. United States and college in general…Played as an TOP 20 FINISHES individual in the Memphis Intercollegiate hosted at T18 Rice Intercollegiate 2008 WHAT OTHER SPORT WOULD YOU PLAY? Colonial Country in Memphis…Had rounds of 80-74 I wouldn’t trade golf for anything. However, if in the rain-shortened event…Had a stroke average of I had not found golf, I would probably still be 77.0 in competition in the fall of 2007. playing soccer. 2008 Spring- Saw action in two events in the spring, holding a scoring average of 76.4…Had his low round WHAT’S IT LIKE PLAYING FOR COACH of 70 at the Rice Intercollegiate where he placed 18th ROBBINS? and helped the Tigers to a fourth place fi nish. Coach Robbins is not only a vital part of the progress of the team, but he is also the main Prep contributor to the men’s golf program at the Ranked the fourth best amateur golfer in Sweden in U of M. He does a lot behind the scenes, and the 2006 Bridgestone Amateur Rankings...Ranked for that, I respect him as a coach, person, and among the top fi ve juniors and the top-10 amateurs friend. in Sweden...Member of the Swedish National Team in 2005...Finished fi fth in the 2005 Nordic Champi- TELL US SOMETHING INTERESTING onships...Represented Sweden in the 2005 Talihade ABOUT YOURSELF. Cup in Argentina...Recorded fi ve top-15 fi nishes on I strive to develop my mind, body, and soul. I several professional tours, including the Scanplan also like sports, cooking, computers, movies, Tour and the Telia Tour. music and being with family and friends. Personal Born October 5, 1986 in Helsingborg, Sweden...Son of Gabriela Erdedi.
Career Stats
TOTAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOURN. ROUND LOW TOP 20 YEAR TOURN. RDS STROKES RD AVG RD AVG RD AVG AVG AVG RD FINISH 2007-2008 3 8 611 76.7 75.3 77.5 229.5 76.4 70 1 Fall 2008 2 5 378 77.5 75.5 72.0 225.0 75.6 71 0 Total 5 13 989 77.0 75.4 75.7 228.1 76.1 70 1
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JJeffeff HHALLALL
JJuniorunior
66-0-0 • 170170 • 2L2L
FFranklin,ranklin, TTenn.enn. FFranklinranklin HHighigh SSchoolchool
2008-09 • Junior 72…Closed out the spring of 2007 with a tie for 44th CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Fall 2008- Competed in three events this fall, hold- in the Linger Longer Invitational at Reynolds Planta- LOW FINISH ing a stroke average of 74.3 strokes per round...Had a tion…Opened with a one-under par round of 71… T34 Memphis Intercollegiate 2007 top fi nish of 39th at the Jerry Pate National Intercol- Carried a 75.0 scoring average in the spring of 2007 T34 USA Spring Golf Classic 2007 legiate, where he carded rounds of 72-71-74. to tie for third best among all Tigers. LOW ROUND 71 Linger Longer Invitational Rd 1 2007 2007-08 • Sophomore 2005-06 • Freshman 71 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate 2008 2007 Fall- Played in three of the Tigers’ four events Used his freshman season as a redshirt year. during the fall of 2007…Tied for 34th in the Mem- THREE-ROUND LOW phis Intercollegiate with rounds of 74-76 which Prep 217 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate 2008 helped the Tigers to a third place fi nish among the Qualifi ed for the Tennessee State High School TOP 20 FINISHES 15 teams entered…Played in The ClubGlove Inter- Championships all four years of high school, putting na collegiate at Pepperdine University while wildfi res, together a pair of top 25 fi nishes in those events... winds and smoke made conditions nearly unplay- Ranked as high as 129th nationally in the Golfweek able…Closed the fall season with a three round total junior amateur rankings...Participated in AJGA of 225 at the Bridgestone Collegiate Championship events over the last year and has also played in some
PLAYERS in Greensboro, NC…Had a 77.8 scoring average dur- regional events, which included a fi rst-place fi nish at ing the fall of 2007. the 2004 Southeastern Junior Golf Tour Vestavia Ju- nior Classic...Also placed 13th at the 2004 Southern Spring 2008- Competed in one spring event at the Junior Amateur...Had a third-place fi nish at the 2003 CSU Spring Kick Off but was disqualifi ed after two AJGA Kroger Junior, a sixth-place fi nish in the 2004 rounds of play...Had rounds of 77 and 70 in the tour- Signal Mountain Junior, and a 10th place showing at nament. the 2004 AJGA Golf Pride Junior...A four-time team MVP at Franklin High School. 2006-07 • R-Freshman 2006 Fall- Made his only appearance of the fall at Personal the 2006 Memphis Intercollegiate where he played The son of Scott and Carolyn Hall...Born on Novem- as an individual...Fired a 227 (75-73-79) en route to ber 3, 1985, in Tulsa, Okla. a tie for 53rd place.
2007 Spring- Competed in four of the Tigers’ seven tournaments in the spring of 2007…Participated in the UCF/Rio Pinar Invitational as an individual and tied for 54th…Had rounds of 76-74-75 for the sec- ond best fi nish among all Tigers playing in the UCF event…Qualifi ed for the Louisiana Classics and had a three round total of 230…Tied for 34th in the USA Spring Golf Classic in Mobile with rounds of 74-77-
Career Stats
TOTAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOURN. ROUND LOW TOP 20 YEAR TOURN. RDS STROKES RD AVG RD AVG RD AVG AVG AVG RD FINISH 2006-07 5 15 1,127 75.8 73.8 75.8 225.4 75.1 71 0 2007-08 4 10 769 77.3 75.8 78.5 231.5 76.9 70 0 Fall 2008 3 8 594 74.0 73.7 75.5 223.2 74.3 71 0 Total 12 33 2,490 75.8 74.4 76.3 226.6 75.5 70 0
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BBenen LLANGEANGE
JJuniorunior
55-11-11 • 175175 • TRTR
PPhoenix,hoenix, AAriz.riz. SScottsdalecottsdale CCCC
2008-09 • Junior 2008 Fall- Competed in only one tournament, the GETTING TO KNOW BEN LANGE Memphis Intercollegiate, where he shot rounds of 79-75 to fi nish tied for 52...Injured his elbow and had to undergo surgery, but will return to action in the WHAT’S YOUR EARLIEST GOLF MEMORY? spring. Playing golf with my dad. He’s the man!
Prior to Memphis WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT MEMPHIS? Was a member of the 2007 Scottsdale Community I’m from Arizona, so I defi nitely dig the girls with accents! College team that won a national championship... PLAYERS Won the 2007 Phoenix Men’s Amateur Champion- WHAT OTHER SPORT WOULD YOU PLAY? ship by four shots with a four-round score of 15-un- Beach Volleyball. I played in a league back home and loved it. der par...Was the 2004 Arizona Junior Golf Associa- tion Player of the Year...Turned in two top-10 fi nishes WHAT’S IT LIKE PLAYING FOR COACH ROBBINS? in the spring of 2008 and shot a 71-72 at the 2007 US He’s a great coach. The fact that he also played college golf makes it easy to relate with him. Amateur qualifi er.
Personal ANY IDEAS ON PLANS AFTER GRADUATION? Born January 8, 1988 in Phoenix, Ariz...Son of Clay I’d like to play golf for a living, but if that doesn’t work, I’ll move back to Arizona and get a real job. and Deborah Lange. TELL US SOMETHING INTERESTING ABOUT YOURSELF. CAREER When I was nine, I got hit by a semi-truck while I was on my bike. I lost some teeth and had a broken elbow along with a lot of bruising. HIGHLIGHTS LOW FINISH T52 Memphis Intercollegiate 2008
LOW ROUND 75 Memphis Intercollegiate Rd 2 2008
THREE-ROUND LOW na
TOP 20 FINISHES na
Career Stats
TOTAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOURN. ROUND LOW TOP 20 YEAR TOURN. RDS STROKES RD AVG RD AVG RD AVG AVG AVG RD FINISH Fall 2008 1 2 154 79.0 75.0 N/A 231.0 77.0 75 0
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JJordanordan PPAYNEAYNE
SSeniorenior
66-5-5 • 260260 • 2L2L
WWestest MMemphis,emphis, AArk.rk. AArkansasrkansas
2008-09 • Senior matched his low 54-hole score and was the second lowest Fall 2008- One of three Tigers to compete in all four fall Razorback score at the event. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS events...Had two top-10 fi nishes, including a tie for fi fth at LOW FINISH the Memphis Intercollegiate...Carded rounds of 67-70-71 at 2006 Summer- Transferred from Arkansas after the 2006 T5 Memphis Intercollegiate 2008 the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate to tie for ninth...Led spring season...Advanced to the semifi nals of the Arkansas LOW ROUND the Tigers with an average round of 72.3. State Match Play Championship. 67 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate 2008
2007-08 • Junior Prep THREE-ROUND LOW 2007 Fall- Returned to action in the fall of 2007 and played The 2005 Overall Arkansas State Champion and a three-time 208 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate 2008 in three of the Tigers’ four events…Tied for 12th in the St. all-state selection while at West Memphis High School... Mary’s Invitational hosted at Poppy Hills Golf Club…Card- Ranked 15th nationally by Golfweek among junior golfers TOP 20 FINISHES ed rounds of 76-68-76…Placed in a tie for 30th in the Mem- during his senior season...Named an honorable mention Ro- T5 Memphis Intercollegiate 2008 phis Intercollegiate and rounded out the fall season with the lex Junior All-American by the American Junior Golf Asso- T9 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate 2008 ClubGlove Intercollegiate in Somis, California…Turned in a ciation...Named an AJGA All-American in 2004 and 2005... T12 St. Mary’s Invitational 2007 three round total of 255 despite wildfi res, winds and smoke Won three Arkansas State Golf Association junior majors in that made conditions nearly unplayable…Had a 78.0 scoring 2004...A four-time all-conference selection...Qualifi ed for average during the fall of 2007. the U.S. Amateur in 2005. GETTING TO KNOW JORDAN PAYNE 2008 Spring- Did not compete during the spring season. Personal PLAYERS Born April 15, 1987, in West Memphis, Ark....Son of Brent WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT MEMPHIS? 2006-07 • Sophomore and Amanda Payne. The quality of the courses and being able to go home 2006 Fall- Made his Memphis debut at the Scenic City In- whenever I want. vitational...Finished fourth among the Tigers with a 231 (74- 78-79) in the team’s fi rst fall tournament...Improved by six strokes at his next event when he played as an individual at WHAT OTHER SPORT WOULD YOU PLAY? the Memphis Intercollegiate and logged a 225 (77-75-73). Baseball. It was my fi rst love and was tough to give so. I sometimes wonder what would have happened if 2007 Spring- Did not compete in spring action. I had stuck with it because I was pretty good as a kid. 2005-06 • Freshman at Arkansas 2005 Fall- Played in three of four fall tournaments for the ANY IDEAS ON PLANS AFTER GRADUATION? Razorbacks...Tied for 30th and was second among Arkansas I plan to try and make the big bucks on tour. It’s been golfers at the team’s fi rst fall event, the Coca-Cola Tourna- my dream since I was a kid, so I’m not going to give ment of Champions...His 4-over-par 217 (74-70-73) at the up now. If that doesn’t work, I just plan on being suc- Coca-Cola TOC proved to be his low event of the fall...Shot cessful at whatever I do. a 3-over-par 219 (68-77-74) at the Wolf Pack Invitational as the third lowest Arkansas golfer. TELL US SOMETHING INTERESTING ABOUT YOUR- 2006 Spring- Played in fi ve of 10 spring tournaments at SELF. Arkansas...Had his best tournament of the spring when he I’m extremely competitive. I’m the only person to turned in a 4-over-par 217 (73-73-71) at the University of ever win all three Arkansas junior majors in the same Hawaii at Hilo Intercollegiate...His performance in Hilo year. Career Stats
TOTAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOURN. ROUND LOW TOP 20 YEAR TOURN. RDS STROKES RD AVG RD AVG RD AVG AVG AVG RD FINISH 2005-06* 8 24 1,817 75.4 75.3 76.5 227.1 75.7 70 0 2006-07 2 6 456 75.5 76.5 76.0 228.0 76.0 73 0 2007-08 3 8 624 80.3 76.7 77.5 233.8 78.0 68 1 Fall 2008 4 11 796 71.0 72.0 74.7 217.7 72.4 67 2 Total 17 49 3,690 75.2 74.8 75.0 225.0 75.3 67 3 *AT ARKANSAS
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PParkerarker RRushush
JJuniorunior
66-0-0 • 210210 • TRTR
MMemphis,emphis, TTenn.enn. FFaulkneraulkner SStatetate CCCC
2008-09 • Junior 2008 Fall- Returned home to Memphis after play- GETTING TO KNOW PARKER RUSH ing two years at Faulkner State C.C...Competed in one tournament, the Memphis Intercollegiate, fi ring rounds of 83-84 to fi nish 90th. WHAT’S YOUR EARLIEST GOLF MEMORY? I guess it would be when I got my fi rst set of clubs on my ninth birthday. Prior to Memphis Returns to Memphis after leading the Faulkner State WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT MEMPHIS? team in 2007-08...Is the son of former Tiger and cur- Great golf courses, great barbeque, and Tiger basketball! rent Memphis Country Club Director of Golf Tim PLAYERS Rush...Turned in three top-10 fi nishes with the Sun WHAT’S IT LIKE PLAYING FOR COACH ROBBINS? Chiefs, and was an individual qualifi er for the 2007 He’s a great coach, and I’ve enjoyed my fi rst semester being a part of the Tiger golf program. and 2008 Junior College National Championships... Earned two letters at Faulkner and was selected to the ANY IDEAS ON PLANS AFTER GRADUATION? All-Region Team. I’d like to further my career in some aspect of the golf business. Prep Earned a letter all four years in high school at SBEC... Was a part of the SBEC team that won the 2004 Divi- sion II Regional as well as the Hardin County Invi- tational...Qualifi ed for the State Championship three out of four years in high school...Was also selected to the Commercial Appeal’s “Best of the Preps.”
Personal Born December 2, 1986 in Memphis, Tenn...Son of Tim and Beverly Rush.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS LOW FINISH 90 Memphis Intercollegiate 2008
LOW ROUND 83 Memphis Intercollegiate Rd 1 2008
THREE-ROUND LOW na
TOP 20 FINISHES na
Career Stats
TOTAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOURN. ROUND LOW TOP 20 YEAR TOURN. RDS STROKES RD AVG RD AVG RD AVG AVG AVG RD FINISH Fall 2008 1 2 167 83.0 84.0 N/A 250.5 83.5 83 0
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MMarkark TTROWROW
JJuniorunior
66-1-1 • 173173 • 2L2L
OOswestry,swestry, WalesWales TThehe MMarchesarches SSchoolchool
2008-09 • Junior The Marches School...Was the top-ranked junior in Fall 2008- Competed in three of the four fall events, Wales and was selected to the Welsh National Ama- CAREER with a low fi nish of 35th in the Mason Rudolph teur Team in 2006...Reached the quarterfi nals of the HIGHLIGHTS Championship...Held a scoring average of 76.1 2006 Spanish Amateur and won the 2005 Welsh LOW FINISH T17 CSU Spring Kick Off 2008 strokes per round. Golfi ng Union Junior Order of Merit...Selected to the
Great Britain and Ireland team that competed in the LOW ROUND 2007-08 • Sophomore 2005 R&A Leglise Trophy Matches, won two match- 69 Mason Rudolph Championship 2008 2007 Fall- Saw his fi rst action of the fall playing as es in the event...Finished fi fth in the 2005 European an individual in the Memphis Intercollegiate…Did not Boys Championship and advanced to the round of 16 THREE-ROUND LOW 219 Mason Rudolph Championship 2008 qualify for any further competition in the fall of 2007. in the 2005 British Boys Championship...Was named to the Welsh team that competed in the 2005 Euro- TOP 20 FINISHES 2008 Spring- Played in two tournaments...Had his pean Boys Team Championship in Italy, where he T17 CSU Spring Kick Off 2008 fi rst top-20 fi nish in the CSU Spring Kick Off where fi nished in the top 20 in the stroke play portion with he tied for 17th with a 225 (72-78-75) to help Mem- scores of 74-71. phis win the tournament...Also competed in the Lin- GETTING TO KNOW MARK TROW ger Longer Invitational and tied for 68th. Personal
PLAYERS Born in Shrewsbury, Wales in the county of Shrop- 2006-07 • Freshman shire on Dec. 20, 1987...Son of Phil and Ann Trow... WHAT’S YOUR EARLIEST MEMORY OF 2006 Fall- Tied for 31st at the Mason Rudolph Inter- Family makes its home in Oswestry, Wales. GOLF? collegiate by posting a 226 (75-78-73) in his fi rst colle- I used to play in the back yard with plastic clubs and giate tournament...Finished fi fth among the Tigers at the balls with my dad. I remember being immediately Landfall Tradition where he carded a 238 (81-79-78). addicted even though I kept missing the ball!
2007 Spring- A talented, young Tiger golfer who IF YOU COULD PLAY ANY OTHER SPORT, opened the spring of 2007 qualifying for the UCF/ WHAT WOULD IT BE? Rio Pinar Invitational in Orlando…Had rounds of Soccer. I grew up playing it, and America doesn’t 75-80-75 to place in a tie for 76th…Tied for 61st in know how much fun it is! They’re missing out! The Border Olympics in Laredo, Texas, with scores of 74-78-75…Turned in three rounds in the 70s at the ANY IDEAS ON YOUR PLANS AFTER GRADU- USA Spring Golf Classic in Mobile including a low ATION? round of 73…Completed the spring schedule with I’d like to travel for a year, go to Vegas or New York, his best performance of the 2006-07 college golf sea- maybe even Australia. Then I’ll see where my golf son…Placed in a tie for 37th in the Linger Longer game does or doesn’t take me. Invitational with rounds of 75-72-73…Finished the spring season with a 75.3 scoring average. TELL US SOMETHING INTERESTING Prep ABOUT YOURSELF. Won the Central Wales Boys’ title while attending I have visited 20 countries worldwide, and my favor- ite is Italy. I also met David Beckham when I was 14 back home in Manchester. Career Stats
TOTAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOURN. ROUND LOW TOP 20 YEAR TOURN. RDS STROKES RD AVG RD AVG RD AVG AVG AVG RD FINISH 2006-07 6 18 1,368 75.8 77.7 74.5 228.0 76.0 72 0 2007-08 3 8 622 75.7 81.3 75.5 232.5 77.8 72 1 FALL 2008 3 8 609 79.7 74.7 73.0 227.3 76.1 69 0 TOTAL 12 34 2,599 76.8 77.8 74.4 229.0 76.4 69 1
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KKodyody AALEXANDERLEXANDER
FFreshmanreshman
66-1-1 • 180180 • HSHS
HHumbolt,umbolt, Tenn.Tenn. LLibertyiberty HHighigh SSchoolchool
Prep Sun Golfer of the Year. Lettered all four years at Liberty High School in Humbolt, Tenn....Was paired with Memphis team- Personal mate Jack Belote at the 2007 state championship Born in Jackson, Tenn., on February 21, 1990...Son tournament...One of three Tennessee high school of Wayne and Rita Alexander. signees in 2007, all of which are ranked in Tennes- see’s top-10 by NJGS.com...Finished in the top-10 twice at the Tennessee AAA State Championships-- sixth this year and fi fth during his junior season...An all-district selection in soccer...A two-time all-state PLAYERS golfer in high school....Named the 2007-08 Jackson
CCarlsonarlson CCOXOX
FFreshmanreshman
55-11-11 • 175175 • HSHS
CChurchhurch Hill,Hill, TTenn.enn. VVolunteerolunteer HHighigh SSchoolchool
Prep Personal Lettered all four years at Volunteer High School in Born in Kingsport, Tenn., on January 6, 1990...Son of Church Hill, Tenn....Was the sixth-ranked graduat- Elmo and Sheila Cox. ing golfer in Tennessee, according to NJGS.com...A top-10 fi nisher at Tennessee’s AAA State Champion- ships...Qualifi ed for the 2006 and 2007 Optimist In- ternational Junior Championships and the 2007 Ten- nessee Men’s State Open Championship, which he entered after winning the Amateur Regional Quali- fi er with a two-under par 70....Received his school’s Outstanding Athlete Award his senior year.
2009 University of Memphis Golf Media Guide 21 Fall 2008 Men’s Golf Recap
MASON RUDOLPH CHAMPIONSHIP MEMPHIS INTERCOLLEGIATE VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS VADNERBILT LEGENDS CLUB COLONIAL COUNTRY CLUB Par 71-7,100 Yards PAR 72-7,334 YARDS Nashville, Tennessee MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE September 26-28, 2008 OCTOBER 6-7, 2008
TEAM CHAMPION TEAM CHAMPION South Carolina 839 (281-280-278) Ohio State 588 (299-289)
MEMPHIS FINISH MEMPHIS FINISH 7th/17 864 (295-284-285) 3rd/15 591 (299-292)
MEDALIST MEDALIST Ben Fuqua/Kentucky 198 (68-65-65) Vaughn Snyder/Ohio State 138 (68-70)
MEMPHIS INDIVIDUALS MEMPHIS INDIVIDUALS T17 Jack Belote 215 (76-68-71) T5 Jordan Payne 145 (73-72) T35 Jordan Payne 219 (72-76-71) T13 Brad Benjamin 148 (76-72) T35 Brad Benjamin 219 (73-77-69) T20 Jack Belote 149 (74-75) T35 Mark Trow 219 (76-69-74) T33 Phillip Breeding (ind) 152 (74-78) 53 Jeff Hall 222 (74-71-77) T52 Ben Lange (ind) 154 (79-75) T52 Stefan Erdidi (ind) 154 (74-80) T55 Jeff Hall 155 (76-79) Senior Jordan Payne led the team this fall, holding T58 Mark Trow 156 (83-73) a scoring average of 72.3 strokes per round. T58 Brandon Bunn (ind) 156 (81-75) 90 Parker Rush (ind) 167 (83-84) TIGER MEDALISTS*
JERRY PATE NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE UNCG BRIDGESTONE COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP Brad Benjamin UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA UNC GREENSBORO Palisades Collegiate Classic, 2007 OLD OVERTON CLUB FOREST OAKS COUNTRY CLUB PAR 71-6,958 YARDS PAR 72-7,062 YARDS Clint Clement BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA C-USA Championship, 1996 OCTOBER 13-14, 2008 OCTOBER 28-29, 2008 Keven Fortin-Simard The Border Olympics, 2006 TEAM CHAMPION TEAM CHAMPION All-American Intercollegiate, 2006 Alabama 830 (278-271-281) Duke 869 (291-289-289) Memphis Intercollegiate, 2005 Radrick Farms Inter., 2004 MEMPHIS FINISH MEMPHIS FINISH 10/12 858 (289-281-288) T11th/14 898 (303-286-309) Gregg Gill Metro Conference Tourn., 1988
MEDALIST MEDALIST Robbie Greenwell Kelly Kraft/SMU 204 (67-68-69) Payne Gniewek/Mich. State 213 (69-70-74) 2008 FALL REVIEW 2008 FALL Linger Longer Invitational, 2008 Max Scodro/Notre Dame 213 (70-72-71) MEMPHIS INDIVIDUALS Steve Metz T9 Jordan Payne 208 (67-70-71) MEMPHIS INDIVIDUALS Dixie Intercollegiate, 1987 T28 Brad Benjamin 214 (72-71-71) T30 Jordan Payne 224 (72-70-82) T39 Jeff Hall 217 (72-71-74) T30 Stefan Erdidi 224 (81-71-72) Kyle Peterman T51 Jack Belote 224 (78-69-77) T37 Brad Benjamin 225 (76-76-73) Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate, 2006 60 Mark Trow 234 (80-82-72) T54 Brandon Bunn 231 (75-71-85) T65 Jack Belote 236 (80-74-82) Ian Rochester CSU Spring Kick Off, 2008 Brandon Bunn works on his putting prior to competing in the 2008 NCAA East Regional. Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate, 2005
Tim Roop Glenn “Red” Jacoby Col., 1990
Don Sargent W.T. McLaughlin Tourn., 1986
Andy Shiels Missouri Bluffs Challenge, 2004
Allan Thomas Memphis Intercollegiate, 2004
Alan Weant Blue Demon Invitational, 2002
Troy Witham Great Midwest Conf., 1992 Music City Intercollegiate, 1991
*1982-2008
22 2009 University of Memphis Golf Media Guide 2007-08 Men’s Golf Results
ST. MARY’S INVITATIONAL MEMPHIS INTERCOLLEGIATE THE CLUBGLOVE INTERCOLLEGIATE UNCG BRIDGESTON COLLEGIATE CHAMP. ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS PEPPERDINE UNC-GREENSBORO FORREST OAKS COUNTRY CLUB POPPY HILLS GOLF COURSE COLONIAL COUNTRY CLUB SATICOY COUNTRY CLUB PAR 72-7,334 YARDS PAR 72-7,062 YARDS PAR 72-6,857 YARDS PAR 72-6,405 YARDS MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA PEBBLE BEACH, CALIFORNIA SOMIS, CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 8-9, 2007 OCTOBER 29-30, 2007 SEPTEMBER 9-11, 2007 TEAM CHAMPION OCTOBER 22-23, 2007 Ole Miss 572 (280-292) TEAM CHAMPION Louisville 860 (300-281-279) TEAM CHAMPION MEMPHIS FINISH TEAM CHAMPION Baylor 878 (288-293-297) 3rd/15 583 (296-287) MEMPHIS FINISH Pepperdine 905 (300-306-299) 10th/15 881 (293-290-298) MEDALIST MEMPHIS FINISH MEMPHIS FINISH MEDALIST Kevin Foleym/Penn State 138 (65-73) 6th/18 888 (305-282-301) 9th/12 949 (325-315-309) Derek Fathauer/Louisville 206 (71-67-68) MEMPHIS INDIVIDUALS MEDALIST MEDALIST MEMPHIS INDIVIDUALS Wesley Williams/Baylor 214 (71-70-73) T5 Brandon Bunn 144 (71-73) T15 Brandon Bunn 217 (75-72-70) T9 Robbie Greenwell 145 (73-72) Joel Sjoholm/Georgia State 225 (73-72-80) MEMPHIS INDIVIDUALS T25 Ian Rochester 220 (70-73-77) T30 Jordan Payne 149 (78-71) MEMPHIS INDIVIDUALS 2 Ian Rochester 215 (74-71-70) T43 Brad Benjamin 224 (77-73-74) T34 Ian Rochester 150 (79-71) T8 Ian Rochester 231 (81-75-75) T12 Jordan Payne 220 (76-68-76) T43 Robbie Greenwell 224 (75-72-77) T34 Jeff Hall 150 (74-76) T8 Robbie Greenwell 231 (77-73-81) T36 Robbie Greenwell 226 (76-70-80) T48 Jeff Hall 225 (73-75-77) T45 Kyle Ritchie (ind) 152 (77-75) T43 Brandon Bunn 242 (82-85-75) T69 Brad Benjamin 232 (80-73-79) T56 Stefan Erdedi (ind) 154 (80-74) T55 Jeff Hall 247 (85-82-80) T79 Kyle Ritchie 236 (79-81-76) T59 Jordan Payne 255 (87-89-79) T65 Phillip Breeding (ind) 157 (81-76 LINGER LONGER INVITATIONAL T72 Brad Benjamin (ind) 158 (74-84) KENNESAW STATE & MERCER UNIVERSITY T79 Mark Trow (ind) 161 (77-84) REYNOLDS LANDING GOLF COURSE PAR 72-7,051 YARDS GREENSBORO, GEORGIA RICE INTERCOLLEGIATE RIO PINAR INVITATIONAL CSU SPRING KICK OFF MARCH 14-16, 2008 RICE UNIVERSITY UCF CHARLESTON SOUTHERN WESTWOOD GOLF CLUB RIO PINAR COUNTRY CLUB COOSAW CREEK COUNTRY CLUB TEAM CHAMPION PAR 72-7,184 YARDS PAR 72-7,003 YARDS PAR 71-6,593 YARDS Ole Miss 856 (277-292-287) HOUSTON, TEXAS ORLANDO, FLORIDA CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA MEMPHIS FINISH 5th/14 881 (296-290-295) FEBRUARY 18-19, 2008 FEBRUARY 25-26, 2008 MARCH 3-4, 2008 MEDALIST Robbie Greenwell/Memphis 208 (68-68-72) TEAM CHAMPION TEAM CHAMPION TEAM CHAMPION MEMPHIS INDIVIDUALS Baylor 878 (282-299-297) UCF 846 (287-274-285) Memphis 874 (287-283-304) 1 Robbie Greenwell 208 (68-68-72) 2007-08 REVIEW MEMPHIS FINISH MEMPHIS FINISH MEMPHIS FINISH T25 Brad Benjamin 222 (75-74-73) 4th/12 887 (286-298-303) 11th/18 877 (295-283-299) 1st/8 874 (287-283-304) T30 Ian Rochester 223 (75-74-74) MEDALIST MEDALIST MEDALIST T51 Brandon Bunn 229 (79-74-76) Amrith de Soysa/La Tech 217 (74-71-72) Greg Forest/UCF 205 (70-64-71) Ian Rochester/Memphis 204 (65-67-72) T68 Mark Trow 236 (78-82-76) MEMPHIS INDIVIDUALS Mike Stern/UCF 205 (72-64-69) MEMPHIS INDIVIDUALS T4 Brad Benjamin 219 (69-75-75) MEMPHIS INDIVIDUALS 1 Ian Rochester 204 (65-67-72) T15 Robbie Greenwell 222 (70-77-75) 3 Ian Rochester 209 (69-68-72) T7 Brandon Bunn 219 (74-72-73) C-USA MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP T18 Ian Rochester 223 (77-70-76) T34 Brandon Bunn 219 (73 69-77) T17 Mark Trow 225 (72-78-75) CONFERENCE USA T18 Stefan Erdedi 223 (70-76-77) T37 Brad Benjamin 220 (75-70-75) T33 Brad Benjamin 234 (76-74-84) TEXARKANA COUNTRY CLUB T50 Kyle Ritchie 236 (78-79-79) T85 Robbie Greenwell 232 (78-79-75) DQ Jeff Hall (77-70-DQ) PAR 72-6,935 YARDS T87 Stefan Erdedi 234 (80-76-78) TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS APRIL 20-22, 2008
MOBILE BAY INTERCOLLEGIATE BANK OF AMERICA INTERCOLLEGIATE RIVER LANDING INTERCOLLEGIATE TEAM CHAMPION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI NORTH CAROLINA STATE UAB 857 (283-291-283) HERRON LAKES COUNTRY CLUB REUNION GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB RIVER LANDING COUNTRY CLUB MEMPHIS FINISH 3rd/11 868 (277-291-300) PAR 72-6,807 YARDS PAR 72-7,305 YARDS PAR 72-7,112 YARDS MEDALIST MOBILE, ALABAMA MADISON, MISSISSIPPI WALLACE, NORTH CAROLINA Zach Sucher/UAB 207 (68-66-73) ARCH PRIL PRIL M 24-25, 2008 A 7-8, 2008 A 11-13, 2008 MEMPHIS INDIVIDUALS 5 Robbie Greenwell 213 (68-73-72) TEAM CHAMPION TEAM CHAMPION TEAM CHAMPION T8 Brandon Bunn 217 (70-72-75) Louisville 873 (290-295-288) Chattanooga 852 (283-280-289) Duke 851 (284-290-277) T14 Ian Rochester 219 (68-73-79) MEMPHIS FINISH MEMPHIS FINISH MEMPHIS FINISH 31 Brad Benjamin 223 (71-73-79) 3rd/12 879 (297-298-284) 11th/15 890 (286-297-307) 3rd/15 864 (292-290-282) T35 Kyle Ritchie 225 (73-77-75) MEDALIST MEDALIST MEDALIST Adam Rainuad/Lousiville 215 (74-72-69) Zack Sucher/UAB 207 (69-70-68) Michael Schachner/Duke 209 (68-72-69) NCAA EAST REGIONAL MEMPHIS INDIVIDUALS MEMPHIS INDIVIDUALS MEMPHIS INDIVIDUALS CHATTANOOGA T5 Brandon Bunn 219 (74-74-71) T5 Ian Rochester 213 (68-70-75) T5 Robbie Greenwell 215 (72-73-70) COUNCIL FIRE GOLF CLUB 10 Ian Rochester 221 (75-78-68) T46 Brandon Bunn 225 (71-74-80) T11 Brad Benjamin 216 (72-73-71) CHATTANOOGA, TENN. T12 Robbie Greenwell 223 (74-76-73) T56 Kyle Ritchie 229 (71-78-80) T11 Ian Rochester 216 (73-72-71) PAR 71-6,961 YARDS T18 Kyle Ritchie 225 (74-73-78) T59 Robbie Greenwell 230 (76-79-75) T30 Brandon Bunn 220 (75-72-73) MAY 15-17, 2008 T24 Brad Benjamin 227 (80-75-72) T75 Brad Benjamin 238 (86-75-77) T61 Kyle Ritchie 226 (79-77-70) T51 Phillip Breeding (ind) 235 (75-80-80) TEAM CHAMPION Georgia 811 (265-271-275) MEMPHIS FINISH T20/27 864 (289-291-284) MEDALIST Russell Henley/Georgia 200 (66-68-66) Zach Sucher/UAB 200 (69-62-69) MEMPHIS INDIVIDUALS T58 Robbie Greenwell 215 (72-71-72) T65 Brandon Bunn 216 (73-74-69) T65 Ian Rochester 216 (75-71-70) T87 Brad Benjamin 219 (71-75-73) 140 Kyle Ritchie 151 (73-D-78)
2009 University of Memphis Golf Media Guide 23 2007-08 Men’s Golf Stats
FALL 2007 TOTAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOURN. ROUND LOW TOP 20 NAME TOURN. RDS STROKES RD AVG RD AVG RD AVG AVG AVG RD FINISH Ian Rochester 4 11 816 76.0 72.5 74.0 222.5 74.1 70 2 Robbie Greenwell 4 11 826 75.3 71.8 79.3 226.4 75.1 70 2 Brandon Bunn 3 8 603 76.0 76.7 72.5 225.2 75.4 70 2 Brad Benjamin 3 8 614 77.0 76.7 76.5 230.2 76.8 73 0 Stefan Erdedi 1 2 154 80.0 74.0 N/A 231.0 77.0 74 0 Kyle Ritchie 2 5 388 78.0 78.0 76.0 232.0 77.6 75 0 Jeff Hall 3 8 622 77.33 77.66 78.5 233.5 77.8 73 0 Jordan Payne 3 8 624 80.3 76.7 77.5 233.8 78.0 68 1 Philip Breeding 1 2 157 81.0 76.0 N/A 235.5 78.5 76 0 Mark Trow 1 2 161 74.0 84.0 N/A 241.5 80.5 77 0 TEAM 4 11 3,301 304.8 293.5 302.7 901.0 300.1 282 7
SPRING 2008 TOTAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOURN. ROUND LOW TOP 20 NAME TOURN. RDS STROKES RD AVG RD AVG RD AVG AVG AVG RD FINISH Ian Rochester 9 27 1,944 71.7 71.4 73.0 216.1 72.0 65 7 Robbie Greenwell 8 24 1,758 72.3 74.5 73.0 219.8 73.3 68 5 Brandon Bunn 8 24 1,764 73.6 72.6 74.3 220.5 73.5 69 3 Jeff Hall 1 2 147 77.0 70.0 N/A 220.5 73.5 70 0 Brad Benjamin 9 27 2,018 75.0 73.8 75.4 224.2 74.7 69 2 Kyle Ritchie 6 17 1,292 74.7 76.8 76.7 228.1 76.0 70 1 Stefan Erdedi 2 6 457 75.0 76.0 77.5 228.5 76.2 70 1 Mark Trow 2 6 461 75.0 80.0 75.5 230.5 76.8 72 1 Philip Breeding 1 3 235 75.0 80.0 80.0 235.0 78.3 75 0 TEAM 9 27 7,884 289.4 291.2 295.3 876.0 292.0 277 20
2007-08 TOTALS TOTAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOURN. ROUND LOW TOP 20 NAME TOURN. RDS STROKES RD AVG RD AVG RD AVG AVG AVG RD FINISH Ian Rochester 13 38 2,760 73.0 71.8 73.3 218.0 72.6 65 9 2007-08 REVIEW Robbie Greenwell 12 35 2,584 73.3 73.6 74.7 221.6 73.8 68 7 Brandon Bunn 11 32 2,367 74.3 73.7 73.9 221.9 74.0 69 5 Brad Benjamin 12 35 2,632 75.5 74.5 75.6 225.6 75.2 69 2 Kyle Ritchie 8 22 1,680 75.5 77.1 76.6 229.2 76.4 70 1 Stefan Erdedi 3 8 611 76.7 75.3 77.5 229.5 76.4 70 1 Jeff Hall 4 10 769 77.3 75.8 78.5 231.5 76.9 70 0 Mark Trow 3 8 622 75.7 81.3 75.5 232.5 77.8 72 1 Jordan Payne 3 8 624 80.3 76.7 77.5 233.8 78.0 68 1 Philip Breeding 2 5 392 78.0 78.0 80.0 236.0 78.4 75 0 TEAM 13 38 11,185 294.2 291.9 297.2 883.2 294.3 277 27
FALL 2008 TOTAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOURN. ROUND LOW TOP 20 NAME TOURN. RDS STROKES RD AVG RD AVG RD AVG AVG AVG RD FINISH Jordan Payne 4 11 796 71.0 72.0 74.7 217.7 72.4 67 2 Brad Benjamin 4 11 806 74.3 74.0 71.0 219.3 73.3 69 1 Jeff Hall 3 8 594 74.0 73.7 75.5 223.2 74.3 71 0 Jack Belote 4 11 824 77.0 71.5 76.7 225.2 74.9 68 2 Stefan Erdedi 2 5 378 77.5 75.5 72.0 225.0 75.6 71 0 Philip Breeding 1 2 152 74.0 78.0 N/A 228.0 76.0 74 0 Mark Trow 3 8 609 79.7 74.7 73.0 227.3 76.1 69 0 Ben Lange 1 2 154 79.0 75.0 N/A 231.0 77.0 75 0 Brandon Bunn 2 5 387 78.0 73.0 85.0 236.0 77.4 71 0 Parker Rush 1 2 167 83.0 84.0 N/A 250.5 83.5 83 0 TEAM 4 11 3,211 296.5 285.8 294.0 876.3 291.9 281 5
24 2009 University of Memphis Golf Media Guide Men’s Golf All-Time Roster
Bill Garner (1954) Mack Maness (1986-88) Don Sargent (1986) A Danny Gibson (1961-62) Mark Maness (1990-93) Rodney Scarbrough (1951-53) Gavin Aldridge (2004-06) Jack Gibson (1950-51) Freddie Mangum (1986-89) John Schlee (1960-62) Kody Alexander (2008) William Giehier (1949) Tim Manus (1986-88) Lou Scinta (1972) Cobb Andrews (2000, 2002-03) Gordon Gilbert (1949) Bruce Marek (1966-68) Jack Scott (1948-49) David Apperson (1978-79) Gregg Gill (1988-91) Joe Markham (1986-87) Blair Scurlock (1996-99) Hunt Gilliland (1974-77) Dan Marlow (1978-79) Andy Shiels (2004-05) Russ Glover (1964-65, 1968) Shane Marvelli (1982-85) Dan Shinebarger (1978-79) B Jerry Gmetro (1994-97) Jim Masserio (1968-69) Walter Shirah (1958-61) Kirk Bailey (1974-77) Luther Godwin (1956) Tony McCormick (1961) Danny Simmons (1974-75) Bobby Baxbaum (1948) Bill Goldsby (1956-57) Buddy McEwen (1962-65) Ed Simmons (1958-61) Joey Bell (1986-87) Lou Graham (1957-59) Scott McLargin (1991-93) Ben Smith (2001, 2003-04) Jack Belote (2008) Robbie Greenwell (2004-08) Matt McNeil (1995-96) Brown Smith (1973) Brad Benjamin (2005-08) Kevin Gustafson (1982-83) Chuck Merriam (1970-71) Denny Smith (1973) Gary Bennett (1970-72) Steve Metz (1986-88) Jeff Smith (1977-80) Mark Blaze (1989-92) Justin Miers (2004-05) South Smith (1974-77) Billy Bowie (1972-73) H Bobby Mitchell (1954) Walton Smith (1960) Ed Brantley (1957-59) David Hahn (1979-82) Tony Mitchell (1978-79) Will Sowles (1965-68) Philip Breeding (2006-08) Paul Haire (1978-79) Ed Moffatt (1948) Bob Steffan (1980-83) Ashley Brown (1994-96) Jeff Hall (2005-08) Van Montgomery (1983-84) Charles Stewart (1949) Micky Brown (1961) Paul Hallahan (1984-87) Roy Moore, Jr. (1958) Tommy Stickney (1992-93) Billy Buchanan (1970-72) David Hallford (1972-75) Tommy Mote (1990) Brandon Bunn (2006-08) Tommy Hanlon (1964-66) Bobby Moyse (1948) Steve Busch (1966-69) Blake Harrigan (1995-96) Mike Murdock (1973-75) T Ted Butler (1966-69) John Hendershot (1980-81) Allan Thomas (2002-05) David Hueber (1975-76) Ken Toney (1964) Benjy Hill (1962) N Lanny Trottman (1973-75) C David Holley (1949) Mike Nelson (1970-73) Mark Trow (2006-08) Don Campbell (1972-73) Wayne Holsombeck (1960-61) Mike Nixon (1965-67, 1969) Larry Campbell (1961-64) Tommy Horton (1959-62) Dan Chartrand (1997-00) Quinn Houston (1972-73) W Lee Cheairs (1978-80) Kyle Howard (1977-78) Buddy Wade (1951) Don Cheek (1949-50) P Tommy Hughes (1977-79) Ed Parnell (1977-80) Ken Walsh (1972) HISTORY Maurice Chron (1956) Earl Pate, Jr. (1965-68) Alan Weant (2001-04) Ray Clark (1961-65) Jordan Payne (2006-08) Brett Weaver (1977) Lewis Clarke (2003-07) J John Pepin (1961) Henry Wenzler (1952) Clint Clement (1993-96) David Jeans (2001-04) Bill Perminiter (1949-51) Ronny Wenzler (1954-56) Tim Cobb (1990-91) Kurt Johannes (1984-87) John Perryman (1952) Bobby Williams (1948) Chris Conlee (1993-94) Richard Jones (2002-04) Kyle Peterman (2006) Troy Witham (1989-92) Todd Conine (1989-90) Tim Joselyn (1983) Curtis Persons, Jr. (1956) Tommy Wrenn (1964-67) Matt Cooper (1998-01) Bill Phillips (1948) Colin Wright (1997-00) Carlson Cox (2008) Jack Pieratt (1994-97) Jason Wyatt (1998-01) Bob Crenshaw (1950-53) K Ray Pierce (1984) Ed Crenshaw (1956-58) Jim Player (1970) Donnie Cude (1981-84) Scott Kangas (1983) John Kartheiser (1984-85) Greg Powers (1966-70) Y Charles Kessner (1951) Michael Prieur (2000-03) Doug Young (1995-96) Greg King (1994-85) D Sam Kirkland (1996-99) Joe Dawn (1974) Derek Kneif (1996-97) R Z Bobby Dick (1982-85) Frederik Kolderup (2001-04) Josh Ray (2005-06) Gene Dixon (1958-60) Phil Zerilla (1956-58) Larry Kupioc (1970) Brian Reeb (1989-92) Sam Zerilla (1956-57) Jeff Rees (1973) Mike Regenold (2002-06) Returning golfers listed in bold E L Chris Reinke (1998, 2000-02) Richard Eller (1968-69) Bill Lannon (1948) Richard Richardson (1965-66, 1968) Clayton Ellis (2002-06) Ben Lange (2008) Kyle Ritchie (2006-08) ALL-TIME Stephan Erdedi (2007-08) Hugo Lauzon (2006-07) Grant Robbins (1991-94) Gary Ezmerlia (1993-94) Art Leon (1957-58) Hillman Robbins (1952-55) COACHING ROSTER Ken Lindsay (1962-65) Putter Robbins (1978-80) Grant Robbins (2003-Present) Jason Luke (1994) Rick Robbins (1987-88) Ian Rochester (2004-08) F Bob Lundy (1965-68) Bob Winn (Interim) (2003) J.J. Fashimpaur (1984-85) Buddy Lux (1974) Tim Room (1990-91) Mike Flanagan (1953) Art Lynch (2001-04) Courtney Rudolph (1977-80) Jim Cook (1971-2002) Keven Fortin-Simard (2004-06) Mason Rudolph (1955-57) Sonny Fowler (1969-71) Parker Rush (2008) Bill Brogden (1967-1971) Cliff Frisby (1973-75) Tim Rush (1975-76) M Jack Russell (1948-49) Roy Moore, Sr. (1956-1967) Tom Fussaro (1969-72) Reed Mabe (1958) Sean Madden (1981-83) Larry Smith 1950-1956) John Maiden (1993) G Mike Malarkey (1964-67) S Enoch Mitchell (1948-1950) David Gardner (1979) Buzzy Samuels (1966, 1968-69)
2009 University of Memphis Golf Media Guide 25 Men’s Golf Record Book and Honors
NDIVIDUAL ECORDS 7. 208 Jordan Payne 11. 75.0 Brandon Bunn, 2006-09 I R Jerry Pate National Inter., 2008-09 12. 75.1 Robbie Greenwell, 2004-08 208 Robbie Greenwell 13. 75.2 Clint Clement, 1992-96 LOW ROUND Linger Longer Invit., 2007-08 75.2 Tim Roop, 1989-91 1. 63 Keven Fortin-Simard 208 Ian Rochester 75.2 Steve Metz, 1984-88 Louisiana Classics, 2005-06 Linger Longer, 2006-07 75.2 Donnie Cude, 1980-84 2. 64 Tim Roop 208 Keven Fortin-Simard 17. 75.3 Jordan Payne, 2005-09 Glenn Red Jacoby, 1990-91 Memphis Inter., 2005-06 75.3 Richard Jones, 2001-04 3. 65 Ian Rochester 208 Clayton Ellis 75.3 Bob Steffan, 1979-83 CSU Spring Kick Off 2007-08 Fall Beach, 2003-04 * Records from 1980-2008 65 Ian Rochester 12. 209 Ian Rochester Billy Hitchcock, 2004-05 AAlanlan WeantWeant Rio Pinar Invit., 2007-08 65 Andy Shiels 22001-04001-04 209 Colin Wright HONORS Missouri Bluffs, 2004-05 Fall Beach, 1998-99 6. 66 Kyle Peterman 209 Steve Metz ALL-AMERICAN Mason Rudolph Inter., 2006-07 Billy Hitchcock, 1988 1986 Steve Metz ALL-METRO CONFERENCE 66 Allan Thomas 15. 210 David Jeans 1969 Greg Powers Tim Roop (1990) Raising Cane, 2002-03 Fall Beach, 2003-04 1954 Hillman Robbins Greg Gill (1990, 1989, 1988-Med.) 66 Blair Scurlock 210 David Jeans Mack Maness (1988, 1985) C-USA Champ., 1998-99 Fall Beach, 2001 ALL-CONFERENCE USA Tim Manus (1986) 66 Grant Robbins 210 Blair Scurlock 2008 Ian Rochester (1st) Steve Metz (1986) Music City, 1993-94 C-USA Champ., 1998-99 Robbie Greenwell (2nd) Bobby Dick (1984, 1981) 66 Steve Metz 210 Colin Wright 2006 Keven Fortin-Simard (1st) John Hendershot (1981, 1980) Billy Hitchcock, 1987-88 Gary Koch/Cleveland, 1998-99 2005 Keven Fortin-Simard (3rd) Jeff Smith (1981, 1978) 210 Mack Maness 2004 David Jeans (2nd) Lee Cheairs (1980, 1979, 1978, 1977) LOW 36 New Orleans, 1988 Alan Weant (3rd) Ed Parnell (1980, 1978) 1. 132 Ian Rochester 210 Steve Metz 2003 Alan Weant (3rd) Tony Mitchell (1979-Med., 1978-Med.) CSU Spring Kick Off, 2007-08 New Orleans, 1988 1999 Colin Wright (1st) Putter Robbins (1978, 1976) 2. 135 David Jeans LOWEST SEASON AVERAGE 1998 Blair Scurlock (3rd) Kyle Howard (1977) Landfall Tradition, 2003-04 1. 72.6 Ian Rochester, 2007-08 1997 Blair Scurlock (1st) South Smith (1977, 1976) 3. 136 Robbie Greenwell 72.6 Colin Wright, 1998-99 1996 Clint Clement (1st) Kirk Bailey (1976) Linger Longer Invit., 2007-08 3. 72.7 K. Fortin-Simard, 2005-06 Paul Haire (1976-Med.) 136 Kyle Peterman 72.7 Allan Thomas, 2003-04 C-USA PLAYER OF THE YEAR Tim Rush (1976) Mason Rudolph Inter., 2006-07 72.7 David Jeans, 2003-04 2006 Keven Fortin-Simard 136 Keven Fortin-Simard 72.7 Steve Metz, 1987-88 1996 Clint Clement ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY Memphis Inter., 2005-06 7. 73.1 Allan Thomas, 2004-05 1969 Greg Powers 6. 137 Jordan Payne 73.1 Alan Weant, 2003-04 C-USA COACH OF THE YEAR Ted Butler Jerry Pate National Inter., 2008-09 9. 73.5 Gregg Gill, 1989-90 2008 Grant Robbins 1968 Richard Eller 137 Ian Rochester 10. 73.7 Alan Weant, 2002-03 Ted Butler Rio Pinar Invit., 2007-08 11. 73.8 Robbie Greenwell, 2007-08 C-USA ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM 1967 Richard Eller 137 Ian Rochester 73.8 Ian Rochester, 2006-07 2005 Keven Fortin-Simard Linger Longer, 2006-07 73.8 K. Fortin-Simard, 2004-05 M CLUB HALL OF FAME 137 Ian Rochester HISTORY 14. 73.9 Bobby Dick, 1983-84 C-USA ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM 2007 Paul Haire Billy Hitchcock, 2004-05 73.9 Blair Scurlock, 1998-99 2008 Robbie Greenwell 2005 Tim Roop 137 Colin Wright 16. 74.0 Brandon Bunn, 2007-08 2006 Brad Benjamin 2002 Gene Dixon Peninsula Fall Beach, 1998-99 2003 Alan Weant 2001 Greg Powers 137 Blair Scurlock LOWEST CAREER AVERAGE 1999 Blair Scurlock 2000 Kirk Bailey C-USA Champ., 1998-99 1. 73.2 K. Fortin-Simard, 2004-06 1997 Steve Metz 137 Steve Metz 73.2 Allan Thomas, 2001-05 C-USA PLAYER OF THE WEEK/MONTH 1992 Roy Moore, Sr. (Coach) Dixie Inter., 1987 3. 73.8 Ian Rochester, 2004-08 2008 Jack Belote (Oct. 1) Ted Butler 13. 138 Ian Rochester 4. 73.9 Alan Weant, 2001-04 Robbie Greenwell (Apr 16) 1989 Richard Eller Bank of America Inter., 2007-08 5. 74.4 David Jeans, 2000-04 Robbie Greenwell (Mar 19) 1984 David Hallford 138 Ian Rochester 74.4 Sean Madden, 1980-83 Ian Rochester (Mar 5) 1981 Ken Lindsey USA Spring Classic, 2006-07 7. 74.5 Colin Wright, 1996-2000 2007 Brad Benjamin (April 11) 1977 Mason Rudolph 138 Clayton Ellis 8. 74.6 Brad Benjamin, 2005-09 2006 Keven Fortin-Simard (Mar 22) 1975 Lou Graham Fall Beach, 2003-04 9. 74.7 Gregg Gill, 1987-91 2005 Keven Fortin-Simard (Oct 5) 1973 Hillman Robbins 138 David Jeans 10. 74.9 Bobby Dick, 1980-84 Ian Rochester (April 13) Fall Beach, 2003-04 2004 Allan Thomas (Oct) 138 Allan Thomas 1999 Dan Charttrand (Oct) Fall Beach, 2003-04 138 Gregg Gill C-USA ALL ACADEMIC TEAM Dixie Inter., 1990 2008 Brad Benjamin 2007 Brad Benjamin LOW 54 1. 204 Ian Rochester ALL-GREAT MIDWEST CONFERENCE CSU Spring Kick Off, 2007-08 Clint Clement (1995, 1994, 1993-Med.) 2. 205 Andy Shiels Jerry Gmetro (1995) Missouri Bluffs, 2004-05 Jack Pieratt (1995) 3. 206 Tim Roop Grant Robbins (1994, 1993, 1992) Glen Red Jacoby, 1990 Mark Maness (1992, 1993) 4. 207 Brad Benjamin Scott McLargin (1993) Palisades Collegiate, 2006-07 Brian Reeb (1992) 207 Ian Rochester Troy Witham (1992-Med.) USA Spring Classic, 2006-07 207 Steve Metz BBlairlair SScurlockcurlock GMC COACH OF THE YEAR Dixie Inter., 1987 11996-99996-99 Jim Cook (1992)
26 2009 University of Memphis Golf Media Guide Men’s Golf Tournament History
ALABAMA, UNIVERSITY OF COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY JERRY PATE INTERCOLLEGIATE COASTAL CAROLINA INVITATIONAL PEACHTREE STATE INVITATIONAL Spring 1987 5 of 18 911 South Alabama, 885 Spring 2003 6 of 14 908 Arkansas, 873 Fall 1996 9th 920 UAB, 893 Spring 1988 T5 of 19 905 LSU, 879 Fall 1997 11th 894 Columbus, 864 Spring 1989 13 of 14 946 Florida State, 890 COLUMBUS STATE UNIVERSITY Fall 1998 4 of 14 877 Columbus State, 866 Spring 1990 11th 935 Miami, 890 DIXIE INTERCOLLEGIATE Fall 2008 10th 858 Alabama,830 Fall 1983 9 of 24 897 Columbus, 859 GREAT MIDWEST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SOUTHEASTERN INTERCOLLEGIATE Fall 1984 12 of 28 912 Mississippi, 873 Spring 1992 1st 927 Memphis, 927 Spring 1983 18 of 25 912 Ohio State, 870 Fall 1985 3 of 18 888 Columbus, 879 Spring 1993 2nd 885 Cincinnati, 885 Spring 1984 15 of 18 925 Georgia, 874 Fall 1986 T9 of 18 911 Georgia Tech, 868 Spring 1994 na na na Spring 1985 17 of 18 946 North Carolina, 864 Fall 1987 3 of 18 863 Georgia, 850 Spring 1995 2nd 904 UAB, 902 Spring 1987 T7 of 18 901 Florida State, 880 Fall 1988 8 of 18 912 Illinois, 886 Spring 1988 6 of 15 607 Kentucky, 592 Fall 1989 8th 905 Mississippi St., 870 HOUSTON, UNIVERSITY OF Spring 1989 16 of 18 908 Florida State, 861 Fall 1990 1st 876 Memphis, 876 ALL-AMERICAN INTERCOLLEGIATE Spring 1990 11th 877 UCF, 851 Fall 1991 13th 891 Auburn, 854 Spring 1995 T13th 932 LSU, 888 Spring 1991 11th 887 UCF, 861 Fall 1992 18th 925 Alabama, 870 Spring 1996 14th 912 Houston, 869 Spring 1992 T14th 902 Alabama, 871 Fall 1993 na na na Spring 2006 6 of 13 884 Houston, 853 Spring 1993 8th 885 Florida State, 866 G. GUNBY JORDAN INTERCOLLEGIATE BORDER OLYMPICS Spring 1994 na na na Fall 1994 T11th 886 Augusta, 864 Spring 2006 2 of 16 860 Baylor, 855 Spring 1995 18th 911 Auburn, 860 Fall 1996 T7th 886 VCU, 852 Spring 2007 T13 of 15 896 Lamar, 835 BLUE-GRAY INTERCOLLEGIATE Spring 1996 17th 923 LSU, 868 CONFERENCE USA CHAMPIONSHIP INDIANA UNIVERSITY ALABAMA SPRING INVITATIONAL Spring 1996 T3 of 12 887 Charlotte, 882 WOLF RUN INTERCOLLEGIATE Spring 1997 9th 872 Mississippi St., 842 Spring 1997 T4 of 12 917 Houston, 875 Fall 2006 10 of 10 924 Kentucky, 886 Spring 1998 T9th 896 Georgia, 870 Spring 1998 T9 of 12 921 Houston, 884 Spring 1999 T14 of 18 888 Ole Miss, 856 Spring 1999 3 of 12 877 Houston, 845 JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY Spring 2000 T12 of 18 893 Auburn, 850 Spring 2000 8 of 12 909 Houston, 857 PIZZA HUT CONRAD REHLING INVITATIONAL Spring 2001 6 of 12 910 Houston, 872 Spring 1991 4th 655 Jacksonville St., 641 Spring 2001 14 of 15 946 Charleston, 889 Spring 2002 9 of 14 887 TCU, 858 Spring 2005 6 of 12 918 Alabama, 881 Spring 2003 7 of 14 888 TCU, 862 KANSAS, UNIVERSITY OF Spring 2004 T8 of 14 898 TCU, 859 KANSAS INVITATIONAL ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY Spring 2005 7 of 14 898 TCU, 841 Fall 1991 T7th 917 Kansas, 880 FAIRFIELD BAY/PEPSI CLASSIC Spring 2006 4 of 12 856 SMU, 845 Fall 1993 na na na Fall 1988 6 of 18 908 Baylor, 887 Spring 2007 T7 of 11 891 Tulsa, 855 Fall 1991 4th 623 Minnesota, 595 Spring 2008 3rd/11 868 UAB,857 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE, UNIVERSITY OF Fall 1992 17th 944 Oral Roberts, 893 LOUISIANA CLASSICS ASU INDIAN CLASSIC DEPAUL UNIVERSITY Spring 2002 11 of 15 890 SMU, 864 Spring 2000 8 of 16 910 Arkansas State, 876 BLUE DEMON INVITATIONAL Spring 2006 3 of 15 858 Houston, 846 Fall 2002 1 of 9 883 Memphis, 883 Spring 2007 7 of 15 872 Southeastern Louisiana, 851 AUBURN UNIVERSITY SOUTHERN JUNIOR-SENIOR INVITATIONAL EASTERN ILLINOIS LOUISVILLE, UNIVERSITY OF Spring 1984 4 of 11 903 Troy State, 893 IRONHORSE INTERCOLLEGIATE KENTUCKY INTERCOLLEGIATE BILLY HITCHCOCK INTERCOLLEGIATE Fall 2001 10 of 17 625 Missouri-KC, 599 Fall 1995 T7th 933 Illinois, 906 HISTORY Spring 1988 6 of 12 875 Auburn, 861 PERSIMMON RIDGE INTERCOLLEGIATE Spring 1989 11 of 12 895 Ga. Southern, 848 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE Fall 1997 5th 602 Akron, 594 Spring 1990 12th 892 Georgia, 849 IMPERIALAKES GOLF CLASSIC CARDINAL INTERCOLLEGIATE Spring 1991 T9th 886 Georgia, 851 Spring 1990 T19th 890 Florida State, 852 Fall 2003 T6 of 14 897 Kentucky, 871 Spring 1992 12th 914 LSU, 849 Spring 1991 14th 586 Ohio State, 570 Spring 1993 8th 894 Arkansas, 864 Spring 1992 16th 884 Wake Forest, 847 LSU Spring 1994 na na na Spring 1993 18th 892 Ohio State, 862 LSU NATIONAL INVITATIONAL Spring 1995 T11th 886 Auburn, 855 Spring 1994 na na na Fall 1983 10 of 15 883 Houston, 847 Spring 1996 12th 913 Auburn, 852 Spring 1995 T19th 907 Fla. Southern, 843 Fall 1984 9 of 12 898 Oklahoma, 870 Spring 1997 11th 905 Auburn, 862 CHARLIE MATLOCK COLLEGIATE CLASSIC Fall 1985 14 of 15 916 Florida, 856 Spring 1998 10th 909 Georgia, 844 Spring 1996 16th 599 Columbus, 566 Fall 1986 10 of 12 923 LSU, 863 Spring 1999 11 of 12 891 Auburn, 848 Spring 1997 T11th 875 Augusta State, 850 Fall 1987 4 of 12 1103 Arizona State, 1091 Spring 2000 10 of 12 912 Auburn, 859 Spring 1998 16th 902 North Florida, 860 COUNTRY CLUB OF LOUISIANA INVITATIONAL Spring 2001 12 of 12 914 Auburn, 851 Spring 1999 T10 of 17 885 Alabama, 866 Fall 1999 9 of 18 901 North Florida, 880 Spring 2002 8 of 12 892 Auburn, 861 Spring 2000 4 of 18 882 Fla. Southern, 874 Fall 2000 15 of 15 921 LSU, 856 Spring 2003 11 of 12 904 Arkansas, 876 Spring 2001 9 of 18 947 Fla. Southern, 903 LSU SPRING INVITATIONAL Spring 2004 3 of 12 865 Auburn, 859 Spring 2004 1 of 15 864 Memphis, 864 Spring 2002 T12 of 20 294 LSU, 279 Spring 2005 2 of 12 885 Auburn, 861 Spring 2003 T14 of 18 896 LSU, 868 Spring 2006 6 of 11 901 Auburn, 860 FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY Spring 2004 12 of 17 877 LSU, 851 SEMINOLE INTERCOLLEGIATE Spring 2005 17 of 17 921 LSU, 865 AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY Spring 1983 16 of 20 930 Florida, 875 AUGUSTA/FORREST HILLS INTERCOLLEGIATE Spring 1984 8 of 20 892 Florida State, 854 MEMPHIS, UNIVERSITY OF Spring 1988 2 of 15 896 Augusta, 879 Spring 1985 14 of 21 912 Florida, 861 HILLMAN ROBBINS MEMORIAL Spring 1989 10 of 15 938 Oklahoma, 894 Spring 1986 16 of 20 904 Miami, 854 Fall 1982 2 of 15 898 Missouri, 897 Spring 1991 8th 901 Florida State, 871 Spring 1987 5 of 12 592 USF, 575 Fall 1983 5 of 18 908 Augusta, 891 CLEVELAND GOLF/AUGUSTA COLLEGE INVITATIONAL Spring 1988 5 of 21 881 Tampa, 863 Fall 1984 6 of 16 917 Ball State, 891 Spring 1992 5th 900 North Carolina, 870 Spring 1989 13 of 18 965 Florida State, 893 Fall 1985 3 of 15 897 Alabama, 883 Spring 1993 16th 914 Columbus, 884 Spring 1995 15th 909 Florida State, 867 Fall 1986 6 of 18 906 Florida State, 883 AUGUSTA/FORREST HILLS INTERCOLLEGIATE Spring 1996 14th 624 Florida, 580 Fall 1987 2 of 14 905 Indiana, 890 Spring 1994 na na na Spring 2001 14 of 18 918 Virginia, 857 Fall 1988 T6 of 12 616 Mississippi St., 588 AUGUSTA STATE INVITATIONAL Fall 1989 3rd 909 Augusta, 900 Spring 1997 T11th 896 Mississippi St., 855 FURMAN UNIVERSITY Fall 1990 1st 903 Memphis, 903 Spring 1998 13th 908 Augusta State, 867 FURMAN INTERCOLLEGIATE KROGER INTERCOLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL Spring 1999 16 of 19 889 Augusta State, 851 Spring 1983 8 of 15 899 Clemson, 873 Fall 1994 T5th 947 Mississippi St., 917 Spring 1985 12 of 23 925 Wake Forest, 868 Fall 1995 T4th 922 Mississippi St., 907 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN Spring 1986 13 of 23 900 Furman, 844 Fall 1996 16th 928 Auburn, 870 CSU Spring Kick Off Spring 2002 T15 of 24 912 Virginia Tech, 868 Fall 1997 9th 609 Arkansas, 592 Spring 2008 1 of 8 874 Memphis, 874 Spring 2003 10 of 22 896 Virginia Tech, 869 HILLMAN ROBBINS MEMORIAL Fall 1998 na na na CHARLOTTE, UNC GEORGIA, UNIVERSITY OF Fall 1999 8 of 12 914 Middle Tenn., 883 PALISADES COLLEGIATE CLASSIC SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE Fall 2000 10 of 16 918 Alabama, 873 Spring 2007 11 of 18 881 Charlotte, 849 Spring 1982 22 of 23 627 Georgia, 870 Fall 2001 8 of 15 887 Arkansas State, 870 Spring 1983 13 of 20 605 Florida State, 564 Fall 2002 4 of 16 905 South Alabama, 887 CHATTANOOGA, UT Spring 1984 16 of 21 590 Georgia, 829 MEMPHIS INTERCOLLEGIATE SCENIC CITY INVITATIONAL Fall 1985 16 of 20 597 Georgia Tech, 839 Fall 2004 1 of 16 873 Memphis, 873 Fall 2006 5 of 17 910 Minnesota, 890 Fall 1988 10 of 10 933 Georgia Tech, 877 Fall 2005 1 of 15 876 Memphis, 876 Fall 1989 T15th 901 Georgia Tech, 847 Fall 2006 6 of 18 882 Louisville, 857 Fall 1990 13th 932 Georgia Tech, 879 Fall 2007 3 of 15 583 Mississippi, 572 Fall 2008 2 of 16 591 Ohio State, 588
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METRO CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY Fall 2008 11 of 14 898 Duke, 869 Spring 1984 3 of 8 929 Florida State, 857 THE CLUBGLOVE INTERCOLLEGIATE Spring 1985 3 of 6 896 Florida State, 866 Fall 2007 T9 of 12 949 Pepperdine, 905 UNC-WILMINGTON Spring 1986 3 of 7 905 Florida State, 878 LANDFALL TRADITION Spring 1987 3 of 7 900 Florida State, 866 RICE UNIVERSITY Fall 2003 7 of 12 877 Minnesota, 851 Spring 1988 1 of 7 872 Memphis, 872 RICE INTERCOLLEGIATE Fall 2004 11 of 12 881 Michigan State, 851 Spring 1989 4 of 7 919 Florida State, 862 Spring 2005 2 of 15 585 North Texas, 584 Fall 2005 11 of 12 923 Texas A&M, 870 Spring 1990 3 of 7 937 Florida State, 898 Spring 2008 4 of 12 887 Baylor, 878 Fall 2006 5 of 12 908 Tulsa, 868
MERCER UNIVERSITY SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY USF LINGER LONGER INVITATIONAL WOODLANDS INTERCOLLEGIATE PEPSI INVITATIONAL Spring 2007 10 of 15 875 Georgia, 835 Fall 1995 T14th 622 Jackson State, 595 Spring 1987 9 of 16 892 Tennessee, 854 Spring 2008 5 of 14 881 Ole Miss, 856 Spring 1988 T6 of 14 911 Virginia, 891 SOUTH ALABAMA, UNIVERSITY OF Spring 1989 T9 of 15 902 North Carolina, 867 MICHIGAN, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA FALL INVITATIONAL Spring 1990 T13th 924 UCF, 879 RADRICK FARMS INTERCOLLEGIATE Fall 1992 9th 611 Tulsa, 596 Spring 1991 5th 887 Ole Miss, 570 Fall 2004 T1 of 14 871 Three Tied, 871 Fall 1993 na na na Spring 1992 13th 907 UCF, 871 ROBERT TRENT JONES FALL INVITATIONAL USF INVITATIONAL MINNESOTA, UNIVERSITY OF Fall 1994 9th 929 Troy State, 861 Spring 1993 12th 939 Georgia, 886 PSINET GOLF INVITATIONAL Fall 1995 7th 937 South Alabama, 883 Spring 1994 na na na Fall 2000 10 of 12 931 Minnesota, 883 FALL BEACH CLASSIC Spring 1995 16th 937 South Alabama, 890 GOPHER INVITATIONAL Fall 1996 14th 899 South Alabama, 858 RON SMITH INVITATIONAL Fall 2005 9 of 12 910 Two Tied, 883 Fall 1998 na na South Alabama Spring 1996 15th 919 USF, 870 Fall 2001 6 of 12 865 Arkansas State, 844 Spring 1997 T4th 915 VCU, 884 MISSISSIPPI, UNIVERSITY OF Fall 2002 5 of 13 859 Kentucky, 845 Spring 1998 9th 878 VCU, 841 Bank of America Intercollegiate Fall 2003 4 of 15 839 USF, 836 Spring 1999 T4 of 17 894 VCU, 882 Spring 2008 11 of 15 890 Chattanooga, 852 USA SPRING GOLF CLASSIC Spring 2000 T16 of 18 915 Fla. Southern, 863 Spring 2007 6 of 12 865 Chattanooga, 847 Spring 2001 15 of 18 917 Charleston, 859 MISSISSIPPI STATE MOBILE BAY INTERCOLLEGIATE Spring 2002 9 of 18 602 Ga. Southern, 574 COUNTRY CLUB OF JACKSON INTERCOLLEGIATE Spring 2008 3 of 12 879 Louisville, 873 USF INVITATIONAL Spring 1984 7 of 15 896 Ole Miss, 856 Spring 2002 9 of 18 602 Ga. Southern, 574 Spring 1985 9 of 15 913 Ole Miss, 857 SOUTH CAROLINA-AIKEN Spring 1986 T6 of 14 903 LSU, 860 PALMETTO INTERCOLLEGIATE VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY Spring 1987 T6 of 15 885 LSU, 855 Spring 2004 5 of 14 870 South Carolina, 847 MUSIC CITY INTERCOLLEGIATE MEMPHIS VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE DUAL MATCH Spring 1989 T9th 903 Miami, 880 Spring 2004 1 of 2 587 Memphis, 587 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA Spring 1990 T3rd 874 UCF, 856 CARTER PLANTATION INTERCOLLEGIATE Spring 1991 2nd 918 Vanderbilt, 916 MISSOURI, UNIVERSITY OF Spring 2006 6 of 12 911 Southeastern La., 896 Spring 1992 8th 913 Southeastern La., 893 NESTLE PURINA CLASSIC Spring 1993 T8th 908 Georgia, 870 Fall 2003 6 of 9 868 Kansas State, 830 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, UNIVERSITY OF Spring 1994 na na na MISSOURI BLUFFS CHALLENGE USM/LAUREL CC INVITATIONAL OMNI HOTEL COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL Fall 2004 1 of 13 842 Memphis, 842 Fall 1984 14 of 18 928 LSU, 870 Fall 2006 5 of 14 888 Mississippi 876 Fall 2005 10 of 14 872 Saint Louis, 844 Fall 1985 8 of 15 915 LSU, 878 Mason Rudolph Championship DEEP SOUTH INTERCOLLEGIATE Fall 2008 7 of 17 864 South Carolina 839 MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY Fall 1997 T11 919 SE Louisiana, 897 MURRAY STATE INTERCOLLEGIATE THE BRIDGES ALL-AMERICAN VIRGINIA, UNIVERSITY OF Fall 1982 2 of 11 1103 Eastern Ky., 1088 Spring 1999 12 of 19 909 Louisiana St., 875 OMNI HOTEL COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL Fall 1983 1 of 11 906 Memphis, 906 Spring 2000 T11 of 18 905 Georgia State, 872 Spring 1987 10 of 14 925 NC State, 899 Fall 1984 4 of 12 919 W. Kentucky, 908 BEAU RIVAGE COLLEGE CLASSIC Fall 1986 2 of 18 892 Kentucky, 891 Spring 2001 9 of 16 920 Sam Houston, 889 W.C. MCLAUGHLIN TOURNEY Fall 1987 1 of 12 872 Memphis, 872 GULF COAST CLASSIC Spring 1986 1 of 12 601 Memphis, 601 HISTORY Fall 1989 2nd 905 W. Kentucky, 881 Spring 2002 12 of 15 927 Southern Miss, 889 CELLULAR ONE RAISING CANE CLASSIC WYOMING, UNIVERSITY OF NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP Fall 2002 4 of 17 869 Southern Miss, 848 GLENN “RED” JACOBY COLLEGIATE Spring 1988 28 of 32 622 UCLA, 1176 Fall 1990 3rd 857 Hawaii, 844 ST. MARY’S COLLEGE NCAA EAST REGIONAL ST. MARY’S INVITATIONAL XAVIER UNIVERSITY Spring 2008 20 of 26 864 Georgia, 811 Fall 2007 T6 of 18 888 Baylor, 878 ST. CROIX COLLEGIATE CLASSIC Spring 2005 10 of 17 886 Xavier, 868 NEBRASKA, UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA FAIRWAY CLUB INVITATIONAL MACGREGOR TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS * Tournament results from 1982-2008 Fall 1999 8 of 11 912 Kansas, 853 Fall 1991 T13th 903 Auburn, 869 COCA-COLA TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS NEW ORLEANS, UNIVERSITY OF Fall 2003 T13 of 15 887 Vanderbilt, 849 UNO/BAILEY LINCOLN-MERCURY COLLEGIATE Spring 1983 15 of 20 967 Ole Miss, 907 TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY TIGER FIRST PLACE FINISHES* Spring 1984 8 of 18 935 Ole Miss, 884 MICHELOB INTERCOLLEGIATE Spring 1985 4 of 12 609 LSU, 574 Fall 1983 8 of 18 895 Georgia, 866 Spring 1986 2 of 17 896 Southeastern La., 895 CSU Spring Kick Off 2008 Spring 1987 1 of 18 896 Memphis, 896 TIGER POINT INTERCOLLEGIATE Memphis Intercollegiate 2005 Spring 1988 1 of 18 861 Memphis, 861 Spring 1985 11 of 19 946 Ohio State, 899 Missouri Bluffs Challenge 2004 Spring 1989 8 of 18 620 Southeastern La., 595 Memphis Intercollegiate 2004 TROY STATE UNIVERSITY Radrick Farms Intercollegiate 2004 (tie) NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY TROY STATE TROJAN CLASSIC Matlock Collegiate Classic 2004 NMSU/COCA COLA CLASSIC Fall 1994 12th 925 UAB, 891 Blue Demon Invitational 2002 Fall 1992 7th 900 Texas Tech, 867 Great Midwest Conference Champ. 1992 TULANE UNIVERSITY Dixie Intercollegiate 1990 NORTH CAROLINA STATE DEEP SOUTH INTERCOLLEGIATE River Landing Intercollegiate Fall 1999 3 of 18 869 Southeastern La., 853 Hillman Robbins Memorial 1990 Spring 2008 3 of 15 864 Duke, 851 Metro Conference Championship 1988 UCF UNO/Bailey Lincoln-Mercury 1987 ORAL ROBERTS RIO PINAR INTERCOLLEGIATE W.T. McGlaughlin Invitational 1985 TULSA HILTON SOUTHERN HILLS INVITATIONAL Fall 2001 11 of 15 878 Campbell, 848 Murray State Invitational 1983 Fall 2000 9 of 18 608 Oral Roberts, 873 Fall 2002 5 of 14 881 Fla. Gulf Coast, 861 Murray State Invitational 1978 Spring 2006 8 of 18 901 Lamar, 877 Metro Conference Championship 1976 ORANGE LAKE INTERCOLLEGIATE Spring 2007 15 of 18 906 Chattanooga, 862 Mid-America Intercollegiate 1975 Spring 1984 9 of 15 912 LSU, 860 Spring 2008 11/18 877 UCF, 846 Mid-America Intercollegiate 1974 PANHANDLE INTERCOLLEGIATE UNC-GREENSBORO Mid-America Intercollegiate 1973 Spring 1986 7 of 15 925 Columbus, 908 BRIDGESTONE GOLF INTERCOLLEGIATE Spring 2006 11 of 12 618 Lamar, 563 *From 1973 to 2008 Fall 2007 10 of 15 881 Louisville, 860
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1948-50 match play. Hillman Robbins won the Colonial Invita- • The University of Memphis golf program began in 1948 tional for the third consecutive year. He also laid claim under head coach Enoch Mitchell. Members of the fi rst to the Tennessee state championship, the Southeastern Tiger golf team included football star Jack Scott, Bill PGA, and the Tennessee Intercollegiate Athletic Con- Permenter, Charles Stewart, William Giehler, Gordon ference title. Joining Robbins on this outstanding squad Gilbert, Don Cheek and Jack Russell. The team cap- was a freshman named Mason Rudolph. tured the Tennessee state championship in 1948. • The 1954-55 team ranks near the top as one of the fi n- • In 1949-50 the golf team completed the regular season est in Tiger history. Robbins and Rudolph powered the with a 7-1 record in match play. They defended such team to numerous match wins along with teammates teams as Ole Miss and Tulane en route to their out- Bill Garner, Ed Crenshaw and Phil and Sam Zerilla. standing season. Bob Crenshaw and Dick Holley were Robbins won the Houston Open, the Southern Intercol- added to the team and Bill Permenter won the Tennes- legiate, the Tennessee Open, the Colonial Invitational see state individual title, and Bill Cheek captured the for the fourth time and fi nished the season winning the Memphis city championship. NCAA Golf Championship. He became the Tigers’ fi rst national champion. In addition, Robbins was named 1951-60 as an alternate for the Walker Cup Team in 1954. He • Larry Smith became the head golf coach at the Uni- would later win the U.S. National Amateur champion- versity of Memphis in 1950-51 and immediately added ship. The team fi nished the year with a 9-2 record. Hillman Robbins, the state of Tennessee junior cham- • Gene Dixon, the state amateur champion, was signed pionship, to the Tiger roster. Robbins earned the No. 1 in 1955-56 along with the Nashville junior champion, spot on the team as a freshman and went on to win the Lou Graham. Graham and Mason Rudolph would go Tennessee Intercollegiate Athletic Conference crown on to have successful careers on the PGA Tour. GRREGEG POOWERSWERS and the Southern Intercollegiate. • Roy Moore, Sr. and Dub Fondren took over as coach- • Ron Wenzler was signed for 1951-52 and joined Wray es for the Tiger golf team in 1956-57. With Graham, 11966-70966-70 Williams, Jimmy Wade, Mike Flanagan, Bobby Mitch- Arthur Leon, Phil Zerilla, Ed Crenshaw and Ed Brant- el, Rodney Scarbrough and Robbins to give the Tigers ley, the linksters posted a 5-1 record and Brantley won another championship team. Robbins, playing in the the Tennessee Open. No. 1 position, won the Colonial Invitational, the Mem- • The 1957-58 team was ranked fi fth in the nation. phis City championship and the Southern Intercollegi- was led by captain John Schlee, who went on to fame ate. The team fi nished with an 8-1-1 record under the 1961-70 on the PGA Tour, as well as Ken Lindsey, Larry Camp- direction of Coach Smith. • The 1960-61 squad blazed through the season and fi n- bell, Buddy McEwen, Tommy Horton and Benjy Hill. • In 1953-54, the Tigers continued to pile up victories in ished with a record of 8-1-1 in match play. The team • The 1963-64 team featured freshman Mike Malarkey, who went on to become the head golf coach for the University of Tennessee Volunteers. • Ted Butler and Greg Powers joined the Tiger golf team HISTORY in 1965-66 and led the team to some of its fi nest mo- ments. Playing with Malarkey, Mike Nixon and Russ Glover, the team would win numerous tournament titles and gain the squad’s fi rst NCAA team bid. Bill Brogden became the head coach in 1967. Brogden was a strong recruiter and would continue to bring talented players to Memphis. Mike Nixon, Billy Buchanan and Steve Busch were but a few of the outstanding Tiger players in the late 1960’s. 1971-80 • Jim Cook was named head coach in 1971 and set about keeping the tradition alive. His 1973 team captured the title of the Mid-America Intercollegiate in St. Louis, Missouri, Cook’s fi rst collegiate victory. • The 1976 Tiger golf team won the Metro Conference Tournament. Paul Haire, Kirk Bailey, Tim Rush, South Smith and Putter Robbins, the son of the late Hillman Robbins, were all named to the All-Conference team. 1981-90 • The Tiger golf team repeated as champion of the Metro Conference again in 1988. During the 1988 season, the Tigers won the New Orleans Invitational, as well as the Metro Conference title and freshman Gregg Gill claimed Metro Conference medalist honors. The team completed the year with 12 top 10 fi nishes in 12 tourna- ments and advanced to the NCCA fi nals. 1991-2000 • In the fall of 1990, with Cook recovering from heart HIILLMANLLMAN ROOBBINSBBINS surgery, the Tiger team won the Dixie Intercollegiate 11952-55952-55 and the Hillman Robbins Memorial Tournament in Memphis. • The 1992 squad won the fi rst Great Midwest Confer- MAASONSON RUUDOLPHDOLPH ence championship and the Tigers’ Troy Witham cap- 11955-57955-57 ROONNYNNY WEENZLERNZLER 11954-56954-56 tured the medalist honors. Jim Cook was named the Great Midwest Conference Coach of the Year. • The 1995 team competed in the Great Midwest Confer- ence for the fi nal season. It was announced during the winter that the Tigers were joining the newly formed
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Conference USA. The new league would consist of 36 hours after returning from the South Alabama Fall season. Brad Benjamin and Lewis Clarke made one members from the Great Midwest Conference, the Beach Classic. Cook had coached the Tiger golf team top-10 appearance each and Kyle Peterman picked up old Metro Conference and the Southwest Conference. for 31 and a half years. He was replaced by Bob Winn co-medalist honors at the Mason Rudolph Intercollegi- Memphis was now aligned with Cincinnati, Marquette, for the spring of 2003. ate, his fi rst collegiate tournament. In the spring Ian Saint Louis, UAB and DePaul from the GMC, Lou- • Former Tiger golfer Grant Robbins was hired as the Rochester recorded two second-place fi nishes and a isville, Southern Mississippi, Tulane, Charlotte and new head golf coach and began his duties in the fall of sixth-place fi nish at the conference tournament. Brad USF from the Metro Conference and Houston from the 2003. Robbins, a three-time All-Great Midwest confer- Benjamin earned medalist honors at the Palisades Col- Southwest Conference. In the fi nal year of the GMC, ence selection at Memphis, had served as the head golf legiate Classic. the Tigers fi nished second in the conference champi- coach at UNC-Wilmington for four years and had built • The Tigers got off to a hot start in 2007-2008 fi nishing onship which was hosted by the Tigers at Farmington the Seahawk program into a national contender. in the Top-10 in each of their four fall events. Seniors Country Club. • In the beginning of just his second year as head coach, Ian Rochester and Robbie Greenwell picked up two • The 1996 team competed for the fi rst time in the newly Robbins led the Tigers to three tournament wins during top-10 fi nishes apiece and sophomore Brandon Bunn formed Conference USA, which featured such out- the fall of 2004, as Memphis rallied from behind in all tied for fi fth at the Memphis Intercollegiate. The Ti- standing golf teams as Houston and USF. three wins. It is the fi rst time in school history that the gers ended the year with their fi rst NCAA Tournament • The youthful 1997 team was comprised of two fresh- Tigers won as many as three tournaments in a season. appearance since 1988, earning an at-large bid in the men, one sophomore and two seniors yet still managed In all three wins, Memphis also had the individual me- NCAA East Regional after fi nishing third in the C-USA fi ve top 10 fi nished including a fourth-place fi nish in dalist, as three different Tigers won individual titles in Championship. Head coach Grant Robbins was named the Conference USA Championship. Sophomore Blair the three wins. the 2008 C-USA Coach of the Year. Scurlock was named to the All-Conference USA Team • Keven Fortin-Simard won his second individual title • The U of M welcomed fi ve newcomers in 2008-09, for his play. in 2005, medalling at the Memphis Intercollegiate. after losing three seniors off last year’s NCAA tour- • The 1998 Tiger golf team had six top 10 tournament The Tigers won the event for the second-straight year nament team. Freshan Jack Belote made an immedi- fi nishes, including a tie for fi fth in the Persimmon and earned championship honors for the fourth time in ate impact, fi nishing in the top-20 in his fi rst ever col- Ridge Intercollegiate in Louisville, Kentucky. Blair two years. Fortin-Simard went on to have a successful legiate tournament and earning C-USA golfer of the Scurlock was named to the All-C-USA team. campaign in the spring of 2006, picking up two more week. Senior Jordan Payne also had his best fall as a Ti- • The 1999 Tiger golf team placed two individuals on wins and three more top-10 fi nishes. Brad Benjamin ger, posting two top-10 fi nishes, including a tie for fi fth the honors team. Blair Scurlock was named to the All- fi nished third at the Conference USA Tournament and at the Memphis Intercollegiate. The Tigers fi nished in C-USA Tournament team and junior Colin Wright re- helped Memphis to a fourth place fi nish, the best con- the top-10 in three of their four tournaments, including ceived All-Conference honors. ference fi nish by a Tiger golf squad since 1999. a second place fi nish at the Memphis Intercollegiate. • The Tigers welcomed fi ve freshmen and two transfers 2001-Present to campus in 2006-07 and 10 golfers saw action in the • The 2000 Tiger golf team tied for sixth in the Confer- Memphis lineup. Ian Rochester started off his junior ence USA Championship and Tiger freshman David campaign right with three top-20 fi nishes in the fall Jeans tied for 13th with a score of 223. Michael Prieur tied for 14th in the Southern Hills Invitational in Tulsa. • The 2002 fall golf season was perhaps the U of M’s best in many years, but tragedy struck late in the fall. After winning the DePaul Blue Demon Invitational and placing fourth in two events and fi fth in two others, Tiger golf coach Jim Cook died of a heart attack just HISTORY
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1996 TEAM RESULTS 9. DePaul 299-307-296--902 2002 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 2005 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1. Charlotte 292-296-294--882 10. Saint Louis 303-297-305--905 1. Bret Guetz (TCU) 66-68-71--205 1. Colby Beckstrom (TCU) 67-71-71--209 2. USF 291-293-299--883 11. Louisville 303-304-307--914 2. Evan Frederick (SLU) 69-67-73--209 Drew Stoltz (TCU) 70-69-70--209 3. UAB 289-296-302--887 12. Tulane 309-324-313--946 3. Simon Robinson (HOU) 74-69-67--210 3. David Schultz (TCU) 72-69-71--212 Memphis 301-294-292--887 4. Jason Harris (ECU) 69-71-71--211 4. James Sacheck (TCU) 69-75-69--213 5. Louisville 303-288-297--888 1999 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 5. Tim Yelverton (USM) 74-71-67--212 5. Garrett Osborn (UAB) 68-72-74--214 6. Tulane 305-297-291--893 1. Andy Sanders (HOU) 70-71-68--209 6. Ryan Thomas (UAB) 70-68-76--214 6. Chris Wheeler (TUL) 72-73-70--215 7. Saint Louis 302-294-300--896 2. Blair Scurlock (MEM) 73-71-66--210 7. Grant Sturgeon (LOU) 74-70-71--215 Robin Smith (ECU) 66-74-75--215 8. Cincinnati 304-295-298--897 B.J. Staten (HOU) 68-70-72--210 Chris Wheeler (TUL) 68-76-71--215 8. Matt Mincer (CHA) 74-70-72--216 Southern Miss 297-298-302--897 4. V. Schwamkrug (HOU) 72-71-70--213 Tele Wightman (USF) 70-72-73--215 Derek Fathauer (LOU) 74-68-74--216 10. Marquette 300-320-310--930 5. Wade Ormsby (HOU) 72-70-73--215 Ricky Carrillo (USF) 72-71-72--215 10. Ryan Thomas (UAB) 73-75-69--217 11. DePaul 318-316-314--948 6. Mike Johnston (MAR) 70-69-77--216 Brett Jones (LOU) 70-73-72--215 Nathan Rogers (USM) 75-70-71--216 Adam Robinson (TCU) 73-73-69--215 2006 TEAM RESULTS 1996 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Andy Crabtree (USF) 73-71-72--216 1. SMU 278-291-276--845 1. Clint Clement (MEM) 69-71-71--211 9. S. VanDenHeever (CHA) 74-70-73--217 2003 TEAM RESULTS 2. UCF 288-283-280--851 2. Matt McClure (LOU) 73-64-76--213 Chris Devlin (UAB) 69-71-77--217 1. TCU 288-289-285--862 3. Tulsa 285-287-281--853 3. Chris Colli (USF) 68-74-72--214 Neal Kauffman (CHA) 77-71-69--217 2. UAB 288-292-289--869 4. Memphis 276-289-291--856 4. Jack Abney (TUL) 76-62-67--215 3. USF 290-304-282--876 5. Houston 285-280-300--865 5. Paul Carpenter (CHA) 70-74-72--216 2000 TEAM RESULTS 4. Houston 289-289-301--879 6. UAB 286-291-292--869 Phil Meadows (USM) 72-70-74--216 1. Houston 285-289-283--857 5. Louisville 298-285-298--881 7. Rice 286-295-295--876 7. A. Laurence (UAB) 69-74-73--217 2. UAB 292-299-288--879 6. Southern Miss 292-295-296--883 East Carolina 296-297-283--876 K. Weidenweber (CIN) 72-74-71--217 3. USF 289-302-293--884 7. Memphis 295-298-295--888 9. Southern Miss 292-291-294--877 9. Willie Kent (SLU) 74-72-72--218 4. Louisville 297-294-298--889 8. East Carolina 297-297-298--892 10. Marshall 302-297-288--887 Jason Roby (USM) 72-72-74--218 5. Charlotte 299-300-296--895 Marquette 298-298-296--892 11. UTEP 291-311-294--896 6. Southern Miss 309-297-291--897 10. Tulane 297-300-297--894 12. Tulane 308-315-314--937 1997 TEAM RESULTS 7. Cincinnati 305-298-295--898 11. Charlotte 285-309-306--900 1. Houston 293-292-290--875 8. Memphis 299-308-302--909 12. Cincinnati 299-309-302--910 2006 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 2. UAB 302-291-297--890 9. Tulane 306-293-311--910 13. Saint Louis 308-295-309--912 1. Will Dodson (SMU) 70-68-65--203 3. USF 305-304-306--915 10. Saint Louis 308-306-302--916 14. DePaul 309-324-314--947 2. Sonny Nimkhum (UCF) 72-66-70--208 4. Louisville 310-296-311--917 11. DePaul 302-298-317--917 3. Brad Benjamin (MEM) 67-73-69--209 Memphis 315-308-294--917 12. Marquette 312-302-307--921 2003 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 4. Colt Knost (SMU) 66-75-69--210 6. Charlotte 298-323-307--928 1. Russell Killough (CHA) 68-70-71--209 5. Garrett Osborn (UAB) 69-72-71--212 7. Marquette 304-317-308--929 2000 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 2. Adam Meyer (TCU) 70-69-73--212 Mitch Cohlmia (TUL) 71-72-69--212 8. Tulane 310-306-317--933 1. Andy Sanders (HOU) 70-71-71--212 3. Oscar Fraustro (USF) 72-73-68--213 Sam Korbe (TUL) 69-74-69--212 Saint Louis 303-327-303--933 2. Chris Devlin (UAB) 72-73-70--215 Brett Callas (HOU) 70-70-73--213 Kyle Kelley (RICE) 69-72-71--212 10 Southern Miss 316-312-311--939 B.J. Staten (HOU) 73-73-69--215 Alan Weant (MEM) 73-72-68--213 9. B. DeStefano (SMU) 70-74-69--213 11. Cincinnati 318-319-311--948 4. J. Edmondson (HOU) 72-73-72--217 6. Adam Rubinson (TCU) 69-72-73--214 Zack Sucher (UAB) 72-71-70--213 12. DePaul 320-326-319--965 5. Chris Morris (HOU) 74-73-71--218 7. Ryan Thomas (UAB) 72-74-69--215 Chris Campbell (LOU) 74-72-72--218 8. Brett Jones (LOU) 75-66-76--217 2007 TEAM RESULTS 1997 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Nick Lykins (CIN) 73-72-73--218 T. Van Leeuwen (UAB) 75-71-71--217 1. Tulsa 285-285-285--855 1. Chris Devlin (UAB) 72-71-70--213 8. Brett Hitchcock (USF) 71-76-72--219 10. Evan Frederick (SLU) 73-73-72--218 2. UAB 296-286-291--875 HISTORY 2. V. Schwramkrug (HOU) 74-69-71--214 Wade Ormsby (HOU) 70-72-77--219 Mark Anderson (LOU) 72-73-73--218 3. USM 293-294-291--878 3. Mike Brennan (HOU) 71-75-72--218 10. Justin Emil (USM) 74-74-72--220 John Wine (HOU) 72-69-77--218 4. SMU 301-287-296--884 4. Blair Scurlock (MEM) 74-72-73--219 Colin Wright (MEM) 71-76-73--220 5. Houston 295-291-299--885 5. Jeff Burns (HOU) 71-77-73--221 2004 TEAM RESULTS 6. UCF 296-291-299--886 6. Jason McPherson (CHA) 72-77-76--225 2001 TEAM RESULTS 1. TCU 286-286-287--859 T7. Memphis 288-300-303--891 7. Mark Turnesa (USF) 80-76-70--226 1. Houston 290-292-290--872 2. Charlotte 301-286-284--871 T7. UTEP 291-297-303--891 Paul Dickinson (UAB) 78-76-72--226 2. UAB 296-293-299--888 3. Southern Miss 298-293-289--880 9. Marshall 300-293-304--897 Mike Johnston (MAR) 72-80-74--226 3. Southern Miss 295-302-302--899 4. UAB 300-294-288--882 10. East Carolina 302-302-296--900 Andrew Laurence (UAB) 77-71-78--226 Louisville 298-300-301--899 5. USF 305-292-288--885 11. Rice 296-309-319--324 Chris Morris (HOU) 77-71-78--226 USF 298-295-309--902 6. Houston 297-307-290--894 6. Memphis 307-300-303--910 7. Tulane 308-293-296--897 2007 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 1998 TEAM RESULTS 7. Marquette 306-307-303--916 8. Louisville 304-298-296--898 1. Garrett Osborn (UAB) 69-73-70--212 1. Houston 291-302-291--884 8. Cincinnati 296-311-315--922 Memphis 308-301-289--898 T2. Nicolas Geyger (TUL) 71-75-67--213 2. Charlotte 296-305-302--903 9. DePaul 309-302-312--923 10. Marquette 309-296-297--902 T2. Jordan Irwin (HOU) 71-69-73--213 3. Louisville 297-309-300--906 10. Charlotte 297-311-317--925 11. East Carolina 305-298-305--908 T2. Brett Meyers (TUL) 72-69-72--213 4. DePaul 296-303-309--908 11. Tulane 307-317-305--929 12. Saint Louis 317-291-302--910 5. Shawn Warren (MAR) 73-73-70--216 5. UAB 303-300-308--910 12. Saint Louis 313-305-318--936 13. Cincinnati 316-312-308--936 T6. Ian Rochester (MEM) 71-72-74--217 6. Tulane 305-310-299--914 14. DePaul 322-318-310--950 T6. Roger Sloan (UTEP) 76-69-72--217 7. Cincinnati 310-302-303--915 2001 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS T8. Ryan Henry (TUL) 68-72-78--218 8. Southern Miss 299-312-305--916 1. Brad McIntosh (HOU) 72-73-69--214 2004 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS T8. Kyle Ramey (USM) 73-72-73--218 9. Marquette 302-308-311--921 2. Chris Campbell (LOU) 69-74-72--215 1. Adam Meyer (TCU) 68-69-69--206 T10. Mitch Cohlmia (TUL) 74-74-71--219 USF 306-303-312--921 3. Simon Robinson (HOU) 72-72-73--217 2. Ray Sheedy (CHA) 76-70-69--215 T10. Sam Korbe (TUL) 74-70-75--219 Memphis 311-307-303--921 4. Mike Shamp (CHA) 71-71-76--218 3. Matt Mincer (CHA) 76-72-69--217 12. Saint Louis 311-313-309--933 Tele Wightman (USF) 68-76-74--218 4. Scott McNeil (CHA) 72-76-70--218 2008 TEAM RESULTS 6. Wade Ormsby (HOU) 74-72-73--219 Clark Brown (UAB) 75-72-71--218 1. UAB 283-291-283--857 1998 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Brett Hitchcock (USF) 70-71-78--219 David Schultz (TCU) 73-72-73--218 2. USM 286-288-292--866 1. Kris Maffet (LOU) 72-73-72--217 8. Tim Yelverton (USM) 73-75-72--220 7. Oscar Fraustro (USF) 75-74-70--219 3. Memphis 277-291-300--868 2. Chris Morris (HOU) 72-73-74--219 Daniel Ozley (UAB) 73-73-74--220 Zach Mowbray (HOU) 73-76-70--219 4. SMU 295-286-292--873 3. Greg Howell (USM) 73-74-73--220 10. Payton Osborn (UAB) 76-70-76--222 Ricky Romano (HOU) 74-74-71--219 5. Tulsa 291-297-288--876 4. Brad Faulkner (LOU) 75-78-70--223 Grant Sturgeon (LOU) 75-70-77--222 Alan Weant (MEM) 73-72-74--219 6. Houston 282-290-305--877 V. Schwamkrug (HOU) 72-81-70--223 Andy Sanders (HOU) 72-75-75--222 7. East Carolina 289-300-290--879 6. Andy Sanders (HOU) 71-80-73--224 2005 TEAM RESULTS 8. UTEP 297-294-294--885 Justin Alfond (TUL) 72-77-75--224 2002 TEAM RESULTS 1. TCU 278-282-281--841 9. UCF 287-292-302--888 S.VanDenHeever (CHA) 73-75-76--224 1. TCU 291-283-284--858 2. Charlotte 289-290-288--867 10. Marshall 307-292-300--899 9. Doug Kruep (SLU) 74-79-72--225 2. Houston 294-290-280--864 3. Tulane 289-294-289--872 11. Rice 293-299-310--902 Brian Coffman (DEP) 70-81-74--225 3. Southern Miss 291-291-287--869 4. UAB 286-296-295--877 Atsushi Kozaki (USF) 82-70-73--225 4. USF 293-289-292--874 5. Louisville 296-298-289--883 2008 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Chris Devlin (UAB) 74-76-75--225 5. Louisville 294-294-288--876 6. Houston 293-296-298--887 1. Zach Zucher (UAB) 68-66-73--207 6. UAB 295-284-299--878 7. Memphis 301-300-297--898 2. Brad Smith (UAB) 68-75-66--209 1999 TEAM RESULTS 7. East Carolina 299-291-290--880 8. Southern Miss 298-303-299--900 T3. Paul Apyan (USM) 68-69-73--210 1. Houston 282-282-281--845 8. Charlotte 292-298-295--885 9. Marquette 306-308-287--901 T3. Rob Laird (TUL) 71-68-71--210 2. Charlotte 300-283-289--872 9. Memphis 300-290-297--887 10. East Carolina 297-308-300--905 5. Robbie Greenwell (MEM) 68-73-72--213 3. Memphis 293-298-286--877 10. Tulane 298-296-298--892 11 Cincinnati 309-307-302--918 T6. Andre Thorsen (ECU) 72-72-72--216 4. UAB 296-293-293--882 11. Cincinnati 300-294-302--896 12. DePaul 315-307-297--919 T6. Nicolas Gyeger (TUL) 73-74-69--216 USF 286-302-294--882 12. DePaul 304-295-304--903 USF 316-302-301--919 T8. Ben Tewes (SMU) 73-69-75--217 6. Southern Miss 297-295-292--884 13. Saint Louis 306-300-303--909 14. Saint Louis 313-325-301--939 T8. Brandon Bunn (MEM) 70-72-75--217 7. Cincinnati 295-296-297--887 14. Marquette 305-306-309--920 T8. Dan Kleckner (SMU) 73-71-73--217 8. Marquette 302-300-298--900
2009 University of Memphis Golf Media Guide 31 Men’s Golf NCAA Championship History
YEAR SITE TEAM MEDALIST YEAR SITE TEAM MEDALIST 1897 Ardsley Casino Yale Louis Bayard, Princeton 1955 Knoxville, TN LSU Joe Campbell, Purdue 1898 Harvard - John Reed, Yale 1956 Columbus, OH Houston Rick Jones, Ohio State 1899 Yale - James Curtis, Harvard 1957 Co. Springs, CO Houston Rex Baxter, Houston 1900 No Tournament Held 1958 Williamson, MA Houston Phil Rodgers, Houston 1901 Atlantic City Harvard H. Lindsey, Harvard 1959 Eugene, OR Houston Dick Crawford, Houston 1902 Garden City Yale Charles Hitchcock, Yale 1960 Co. Springs, CO Houston Dick Crawford, Houston 1902 Morris County Harvard E. Chandler Egan, Harvard 1961 Lafayette, IN Purdue Jack Nicklaus, Ohio State 1903 Garden City Harvard F.O. Reinhart, Princeton 1962 Durham, NC Houston Kermit Zarley, Houston 1904 Myopia Harvard A.L. White, Harvard 1963 Wichita, KS Oklahoma St. R.H. Sikes, Arkansas 1905 Garden City Yale Robert Abbott, Yale 1906 Garden City Yale W.E. Clow, Jr, Yale 1964 Co. Springs, CO Houston Terry Small, San Jose State 1907 Nassau Yale Ellis Knowles, Yale 1965 Knoxville, TN Houston Marty Fleckman, Houston 1908 Brae Burn Yale H.H. Wilder, Harvard 1966 Stanford, CA Houston Bob Murphy, Florida 1909 Apawamis Yale Albert Seckel, Princeton 1967 Shawnee, PA Houston Hale Irwin, Colorado 1910 Essex County Yale Robert Hunter, Yale 1968 Las Cruses, NM Florida Grier Jones, Oklahoma State 1911 Baltrusol Yale George Stanley, Yale 1969 Co. Springs, CO Houston Bob Clark, Cal-State-LA 1912 Ekwanok Yale F.C. Davison, Harvard 1970 Columbus, OH Houston John Mahaffey, Houston 1913 Huntington Valley Yale Nathaniel Wheeler, Yale 1971 Tucson, AZ Texas Ben Crenshaw, Texas 1914 Garden City Princeton Edward Allis, III, Harvard 1972 Cape Coral, FL Texas Ben Crenshaw, Texas 1915 Greenwich Yale Francis Blossom, Yale Tom Kite, Texas 1916 Oakmont Princeton J.W. Hubbell, Harvard 1973 Stillwater, OK Florida Ben Crenshaw, Texas 1917 No Tournament Held 1974 San Diego, CA Wake Forest Curtis Strange, Wake Forest 1918 No Tournament Held 1975 Columbus, OH Wake Forest Jay Haas, Wake Forest 1919 Merion Princeton A.L. Walker, Jr, Columbia 1976 Albuquerque, NM Oklahoma St. Scott Simpson, Southern Cal 1920 Nassau Princeton Jess Sweester, Yale 1977 Hamilton, NY Houston Scott Simpson, Southern Cal 1921 Greenwich Dartmouth J. Simpson Dean, Princeton 1978 Eugene, OR Oklahoma St. David Edwards, Okla. State 1922 Garden City Princeton Pollack Boyd, Dartmouth 1979 Win.-Salem, NC Ohio State Gary Halberg, Wake Forest 1923 Siwanoy Princeton Dexter Cummings, Yale 1924 Greenwich Yale Dexter Cummings, Yale 1980 Columbus, OH Oklahoma St. Jay Don Blake, Utah State 1925 Montclair Yale Fred Lamprecht, Tulane 1981 Stanford, CA BYU Ron Commans, USC 1926 Marion Yale Fred Lamprecht, Tulane 1982 Pinehurst, NC Houston Billy Ray Brown, Houston 1927 Garden City Princeton Watts Gunn, Ga. Tech 1983 Fresno, CA Oklahoma St. Jim Carter, Ari. State 1928 Apawamis Princeton Maurice McCarthy, Georgetown 1984 Houston, TX Houston John Inman, UNC 1929 Hollywood, CA Princeton Tom Aycock, Yale 1985 Haines City, FL Houston Clark Burroughs, OSU 1930 Oakmont Princeton G.T. Dunlap, Princeton 1986 Win.-Salem, NC Wake Forest Scott Verplank, Okla. State 1931 Olympia Fields, IL Yale G.T. Dunlap, Princeton 1987 Columbus, OH Oklahoma St. Brian Watts, Okla. State 1932 Hot Springs, VA Yale J.W. Fischer, Michigan 1988 Westlake Vil., CA UCLA E.J. Pfi ster, Okla. State 1933 Buffalo, NY Yale Walter Emery, Oklahoma 1989 Edmond, OK Oklahoma Phil Mickelson, Ari. State 1934 Cleveland, OH Michigan Charles Yates, Georgia Tech 1990 Tarpon Springs, FL Arizona State Phil Mickelson, Ar.i State 1935 Washington, D.C. Michigan Ed White, Texas 1991 Pebble Beach, FL Oklahoma St. Warren Schutte, UNLV 1936 North Shore, IL Yale Charles Kocsis, Michigan 1992 Albuquerque, NM Arizona Phil Mickelson, Ari. State 1937 Oakmont, PA Princeton Fred Haas, LSU 1993 Lexington, KY Florida Todd Dempsey, Ari. State 1938 Louisville, KY Stanford John Burke, Georgetown 1994 Dallas, TX Stanford Justin Leonard, Texas 1939 Wakonda Stanford Vincent D’Antoni, Tulane 1995 Columbus, OH Oklahoma St. Chip Spratlin, Auburn HISTORY 1940 Ekwanok Princeton/LSU Dixon Brooke, Virginia 1996 Chattanooga, TN Arizona State Tiger Woods, Stanford 1941 Columbus, OH Stanford Earl Stewart, LSU 1942 South Bend, IN Stanford/LSU Frank Tatum, Stanford 1997 Evanston, IL Pepperdine Charles Warren, Clemson 1943 Olympia Fields, IL Yale Wallace Ulrich, Carleton 1998 Albuquerque, NM UNLV James McLean, Minnesota 1944 Inverness Notre Dame Louis Lick, Minnesota 1999 Chaska, MN Georgia Luke Donald, Northwestern 1945 Columbus, OH Ohio State John Lorms, Ohio State 2000 Opelika, AL Oklahoma St. Charles Howell, Okla. State 1946 Princeton Stanford George Hamer, Georgia 2001 Durham, NC Florida Nick Gilliam, Florida 1947 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan/LSU Dave Barclay, Michigan 2002 Columbus, OH Minnesota Troy Matteson, Ga. Tech 1948 Stanford, CA San Jose State Bob Harris, San Jose State 2003 Stillwater, OK Clemson Ajejandro Canizares, Ari. State 1949 Ames, IA North Texas St. Harvie Ward, UNC 2004 Hot Springs, VA California Ryan Moore, UNLV 1950 Albuquerque, NM North Texas St. Fred Wampler, Purdue 2005 Baltimore, MD Georgia James Lepp, Washington 1951 Columbus, OH North Texas St. Tom Nieporte, Ohio State 2006 Sunriver, OR Oklahoma St. Jonathan Moore, Okla. State 1952 West Lafayette, IN North Texas St. Jim Vickers, Oklahoma 2007 Williamsburg, Va. Stanford Jamie Lovemark, USC 1953 Co. Springs, CO Stanford Earl Moeller, Oklahoma State 2008 West Lafayette, Ind. UCLA Kevin Chappell, UCLA 1954 Houston, TX SMU Hillman Robbins, Memphis
NCAA EAST REGIONAL CHATTANOOGA 1988 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP COUNCIL FIRE GOLF CLUB UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHATTANOOGA, TENN. NORTH RANCH COUNTRY CLUB PAR 71-6,961 YARDS THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA MAY 15-17, 2008 MAY 25-28, 1988 TEAM CHAMPION NATIONAL CHAMPION Georgia 265-271-275--811 UCLA 301-295-293--297 MEMPHIS FINISH MEMPHIS FINISH T20 of 27 289-291-284--864 28 of 32 310-312--622 MEDALIST MEDALIST Russell Henley (Georgia) 66-68-66--200 E.J. Pfi ster (OSU) 74-76-70-68--284 Zach Sucher (UAB) 69-62-69--200 HHillmanillman RRobbinsobbins MEMPHIS INDIVIDUALS MEMPHIS INDIVIDUALS 11952-55952-55 T54 Steve Metz 76-71-76-78--301 T58 Robbie Greenwell 72-71-72--215 T141 Gregg Gill 80-75--155 T65 Brandon Bunn 73-74-69--216 11954954 NNCAACAA IndividualIndividual ChampionChampion T146 Mack Maness 77-79--156 T65 Ian Rochester 75-71-70--216 11954954 UU.S..S. AmateurAmateur ChampionChampion 173 Fred Mangum 77-87--164 T87 Brad Benjamin 71-75-73--219 180 Tim Manus 85-87--172 140 Kyle Ritchie 73-D-78--151
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