2010-11 Men's Golf Auburn University
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2010-11 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS ERIE, COLO. - COLORADO NATIONAL GC COLORADO REGIONAL MAY 19-21 2011 SEC Championships: 3 2010-11 MEN’S GOLF SEC Champions: 4 All-Time All-America honors: 20 AUBURN UNIVERSITY All-SEC Selections: 64 COLORADO REGIONAL CURRENT RANKINGS May 19-21 • Erie, Colo. • Colorado National GC • Par 72 • Yardage: 7,753 Team (Golfweek) 9th Team (Golf World/Nike) 10th The Field (by seed): No. 1 Oklahoma State No. 12 Georgia, No. 9 Auburn, No. 25 Clemson, Team (Golfstat Head-to-Head) 13th Chattanooga, TCU, North Florida, New Mexico State, Northwestern, Colorado State, San Jose. Blayne Barber (Golfweek) 16th Blayne Barber (Scratch) 16th LINEUP Michael Hebert (Golfweek) 47th Rounds Best Best Sub-Par Name Events/Strokes Counted 18 54 Rounds 2010-11 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Blayne Barber 27-1,912 (70.81) 25/27 (.926) 65 202 15 Michael Hebert 27-1,934 (71.63) 22/27 (.815) 67 206 10 Niclas Carlsson 24-1,722 (71.75) 23/24 (.958) 64 202 8 Date Tournament Finish Kyle Kopsick 21-1,536 (73.14) 18/21 (.857) 68 208 4 Sept. 10-12 Carpet Capital Collegiate 5/12 Cory Gilmer 18-1,319 (73.28) 7/9 (.778) 69 213 4 Oct. 2-3 Gary Koch Intercollegiate 2/12 Oct. 11-12 Jerry Pate Invitational 1/12 AUBURN AGAINST THE FIELD (8-2) Oct. 23-24 Bridgestone Intercollegiate 2/14 Georgia 1-1 Chattanooga 1-0 Clemson 0-1 Feb. 12-13 Gator Invitational 2/14 North Florida 4-0 Northwestern 1-0 TCU 1-0 Feb. 27 -March 1 John Hayt Invitational 2/15 March 13-14 General Hackler Championship 3/17 March 18-20 E-Z-GO Schenkel Invitational 1/15 2010-11 AUBURN MEN’S GOLF QUICK FACTS March 27-29 The Hootie at Bull’s Bay T3/15 Location Auburn, Ala. April 17-20 SEC Championship 7/12 Founded April 1, 1856 Enrollment 24,530 TIGERS STRONG IN 2010-11 President Jay Gogue The Tigers recently captured their third team title Athletic Director Jay Jacobs of the season at the Bluegrass Invitational in Lexington, Ky., Conference Southeastern marking the first time since the 1996-97 season an Auburn team Colors Burnt Orange and Navy Blue won three events in a single year. The win was the 55th in school Nickname Tigers history and the fifth team title for second-year head coach Nick Home Courses Auburn University Club (Par 72) Clinard. Grand National Lake Course (Par 72) Clinard has also led five separate Auburn golfers to Grand National Links Course (Par 72) individual titles since his arrival on The Plains, marking the win- Saugahatchee Country Club (Par 72) ningest two-year span in school history. Auburn Links (Par 72) With a 2010-11 record of 127-18-1, Auburn will look to Farm Links (Par 72) improve on their tie for ninth at last year’s NCAA Regional, aim- Moore’s Mill Golf Course (Par 72) ing to make the NCAA Championshp for the first time since 2008. Indian Pines Golf Course (Par 72) The Tigers finished top five in all 2010-11 events Head Coach Nick Clinard (Second Season) and 14 of the last 15 regular season events. With the win at the Assistant Coach Evan Osteen (Second Season) Bluegrass, Auburn picked up its ninth-straight top-three. Top Returners Blayne Barber, Kyle Kopsick Top Newcomers Niclas Carlsson, Michael Hebert HEAD COACH NICK CLINARD SEC Tournament Appearences 50 Head coach Nick Clinard is in his second season after SEC Tournament Record 286-168-2 (.630) leaving Central Florida where he was head coach for eight SEC Tournament Titles (Years) 3 (1976, 1981, 2002) seasons. Since Clinard has arrived on the Plains, the Tigers have 2009-10 SEC Finish 7/12 won five team tournaments and earned five individual NCAA Regional Appearences 20 medalist honors. NCAA Regional Record 287-136-6 (.678) Clinard led UCF to NCAA Regional play in five of his NCAA Regional Championships (Years) 2 (1990, 1997) last six seasons, including 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009. NCAA Tournament Appearences (Record) 16 The Knights won six tournament titles in his last two seasons. NCAA Tournament Record 146-298-7 (.329) Clinard had nine tournament victories including two conference championships, coached one All-American, four Academic Auburn Athletics Department (334) 844-4750 All Americans, two conference players of the year, three individual Media Relations Office (334) 844-9800 conference champs and eight all-conference players at UCF. Men’s Golf Office (334) 844-9759 UCF won the 2009 NCAA Southeast Regional title by FAX (334) 844-9807 defeating No. 2 Georgia and No. 13 South Carolina along with Gary Thorne, Golf Contact (334) 844-9806 claiming the school’s first Conference USA Championship. Thorne Email Address [email protected] Clinard played professional golf for five seasons from AU Men’s Golf on the Web www.auburntigers.com 1996-2001 on the NGA Hooters Tour as well as several Nike Tour and Canadian Tour events prior to becoming head coach of 2010-11AUBURN MEN’S GOLF 2010-11 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS ERIE, COLO. - COLORADO NATIONAL GC COLORADO REGIONAL MAY 19-21 2011 UCF. Clinard played one year of collegiate golf at BLAYNE BARBER Ranked 16th by the Scratch Players World SMU before playing his final three years at Wake Sophomore Blayne Barber will lead the Tigers in Amateur Rankings, the Lake City, Fla., native has also had a Forest from 1992-95, where the Demon Deacons the No. 1 position this weekend, averaging just 70.93 strokes strong amateur season with top-fives at the Players Am and were ranked in the top 10 in the nation all three per round and finishing top five in 6-of-10 events this season. Southern Am. Barber won his US Amateur qualifier, going on seasons. Barber found the switch to Auburn easy after transferring to make the round of 32s. Barber also made it to the round of from Central Florida in 2009, and although redshirting his 16 at the Western Am after tying for third in the medal round. AUBURN AS A TEAM 2009-10 season, the Lake City, Fla., native is currently ranked Auburn golfer Will Blackmon won the coveted The Tigers earned a No. 8 ranking 14th by both the Golfweek Magazine collegiate and Scratch award in 1994. in October, their highest since end of 2004-05 Players World Amateur Golf rankings. season. Auburn moved to as high as six in the As a result, he was named a semifinalist for Golfweek poll but, following a win at the Bluegrass the 2011 Ben Hogan Award Wednesday by the Golf Coaches Invitational which featured no teams ranked in the Association of America as a result of strong play in both the top-30, the Tigers slipped in the polls. collegiate and amateur arenas. The 2010-11 season saw one of At Central Florida, he was named to the 2008-09 Auburn’s most successful fall seasons to date, with Five-Man GCAA All-Freshman team and was a three-time two individual medalists, three team wins and nine Conference USA Golfer-of-the-Week. Barber claimed his top-three finishes. first individual medalist honors for the Tigers at the 2010 Auburn sits at 127-18-1 (.876) on the sea- Bridgestone Intercollegiate. son with an 8-2 record against Colorado Regional competition. MICHAEL HEBERT Sophomore Michael Hebert will play the No. 2 spot for the Tigers with a 2010-11 scoring average of 71.73 2010-11 ROSTER and 17 rounds at par or better. Since transferring to Auburn Blayne Barber SO Lake City, Fla. UCF following a strong freshman season at Florida State, Hebert Dominic Bozzelli SO Pittsford, N.Y. McQuaid Jesuit has earned four top-10s including a pair of fourth-place fin- Jackson Beindorf SO Vero Beach, Fla. Saint Edwards ishes at the Jerry Pate National and the John Hayt Collegiate. Niclas Carlsson FR Enegyberg, Sweden The Orlando, Fla, native is currently ranked 47th Cory Gilmer JR Birmingham, Ala. Hoover by Golfweek Magazine. Michael Hebert SO Orlando, Fla. Florida State Kyle Kopsick JR Lake Bluff, Ill. Pendleton School NICLAS CARLSSON Will McCurdy JR Fort Payne, Ala. Fort Payne International signee Niclas Carlsson will look to Blake Soni FR Bradenton, Fla. Pendleton School continue a stellar freshman campaign for the Tigers, holding John Stembridge JR Norcross, Ga. The Marist School down the No. 3 position. The Enebyberg, Sweden, product Dan Stringfellow FR Roselle, Ill. St. Viator holds a 72.00 scoring average after becoming the first fresh- David Zickler SO Florence, Ala. Florence man to win an event since three-time All-American Jimmy Green won the 1988 Alabama Intercollegiate. Carlsson led Head Coach: Nick Clinard (Wake Forest, ‘95) the Tigers during their win over then top-ranked Florida Second Season at Auburn and No. 4 Alabama at the 2010 Jerry Pate, shooting 8-under Assistant Coach: Evan Osteen (North Florida, ‘05) through 36 holes to claim medalist honors. He has accumu- Second Season at Auburn lated two top-five and five top-20 finishes this season. AUBURN’S END-OF-SEASON RANKINGS KYLE KOPSICK 2010-11 8th* Junior Kyle Kopsick will play the fourth position 2009-10 35th after earning top-25 finishes in five-consecutive tournaments. 2008-09 63rd The Chicago, native fired a final round, 68, to help force a 2007-08 17th playoff with Florida en route to the Tigers victory at the 2011 2006-07 29th Chris Schenkel Invitational. Kopsick has maintained his posi- 2005-06 27th tion as a consistent starter this season following the arrival of * - Denotes current ranking.