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Contents Quick facts OUTLOOK GENERAL INFORMATION Table of Contents/Quick Facts/Credits ________________________________________ 1 Location ______________________________________________________ Dallas, Texas Roster/2014-15 Schedule __________________________________________________ 2 Founded ____________________________________________________________ 1911 President ________________________________R. Gerald Turner (Abilene Christian, ‘68) Payne Stewart/Payne Stewart Cup _________________________________________ 3-4 Director of Athletics ________________________________Rick Hart (North Carolina, ‘94) Senior Woman Administrator ___________________________________ Monique Holland SMU MUSTANGS GOLF University Athletic Representative _________________________________C. Paul Rogers Head Coach Jason Enloe __________________________________________________ 5 Enrollment _________________________________________________________ 10,981 Players ______________________________________________________________ 6-12 School Nickname __________________________________________________ Mustangs Mascot ___________________________________________ Peruna IX (a Shetland Pony) RECORDS/HISTORY Colors _____________________________________Red (PMS 186) and Blue (PMS 286) 2013-14 Statistics/Results ______________________________________________ 13-15 School Website _______________________________________________ www.SMU.edu 2013-14 American Athletic Conferece Championship ____________________________ 16 Ticket Office _______________________________(214) 768-4263, www.SMUTickets.com Program Records ____________________________________________________ 17-18 All-Time Victories ________________________________________________________ 19 TEAM INFORMATION/HISTORY NCAA/Conference Results ________________________________________________ 20 Home Course ____________________________________________ Dallas Athletic Club Individual Honors ________________________________________________________ 21 2013-14 AAC Finish _____________________________________________________ 1st All-Time NCAA Results/1954 National Championship Team _______________________ 22 2013-14 NCAA Regional Finish ____________________________________________ 4th Palmer Cup/Walker Cup __________________________________________________ 23 2013-14 NCAA Championship Finish ______________________________________T-5th U.S. Amateur Success ____________________________________________________ 24 First Season _________________________________________________________ 1948 SMU Golfers In The Pros ______________________________________________ 25-26 NCAA Championship Appearances (Last) _______________________________ 16 (2014) National Championships _____________________________________________ 1 (1954) Conference Championships _______ 8 (1953, 1955, 1956, 1988, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2014) SMU ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT MUSTANG COACHING STAFF Head Coach ___________________________________________ Jason Enloe (SMU, ‘96) In alignment with the educational mission of the University, we engage the community in Experience _______________________________________ 1st at SMU (1st overall) meaningful ways and develop the resources necessary to graduate Student-Leaders and Athletic Trainer _________________________________________________ Josh Stevens pursue championships. Above all else, we prepare Students for life. SMU MEDIA INFORMATION Men’s Golf Contact ___________________________________________________ Zach Balside Office Phone __________________________________________________214-768-1054 Cell Phone ____________________________________________________970-310-3906 E-mail ___________________________________________________zbalside@smu.edu Athletic Public Relations Office Phone ______________________________214-768-2883 Athletic Public Relations Office Fax ________________________________214-768-2044 Athletic Public Relations Mailing Address: _______________________________________________________ P.O. Box 0315 ______________________________________________ Dallas, Texas 75275-0315 Athletic Public Relations Street Address: ________________________________________________ Loyd All-Sports Center ________________________ ___________________ 5800 Ownby Drive, Suite 305 ___________________________________________________Dallas, Texas 75205 SMU Website _______________ _________________________ www.smumustangs.com Social Media Facebook ____________________________________ /SMUMustangs, /SMUGolfM Twitter ____________________________ @SMUMustangs, @SMUGolfM, #PonyUp Instagram _____________________________________ @smu.mustangs, #PonyUp /SMUMustangs @SMUMustangs TagBoard ___________________________________________________ #PonyUp /SMUGolfM @SMUGolfM #PonyUp /SMUMustangsAthletics /SMUMustangsAthletics #PonyUp Credits Editor/Designer/Writer _________________________________________ Zach Balside Photography __________ Vladimir Cherry, Deborah Kellogg, Kevin Casas, USGA, AAC Pictures and logos are property of SMU and may not be reprinted without permission. 1 Roster NAME HT CL HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) Ben Baxter 6-0 FR Flower Mound, Texas (iSchool) Maxime Blandin 6-0 JR Martinique, France Andrew Buchanan 6-3 SO Los Altos, Calif. Ryan Burgess 6-0 JR Santa Fe, Calif. (Torrey Pines) Bryson Dechambeau 6-1 JR Clovis, Calif. (Clovis East) Ryan Gronlund 5-8 FR Pleasanton, Calif. (Foothill High School) Alex Higgs 5-10 SO Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley North) Austin Smotherman 5-11 JR Loomis, Calif. (Del Oro) Gray Townsend 6-5 FR Winston-Salem, N.C. (Forsyth Country Day School) Schedule Dates Event Location Course Sept. 14-16 GolfWeek Invitational Burlington, Iowa Oct. 5-7 Erin Hills Intercollegiate Erin, Wisc. Erin Hills Country Club Oct. 14 Payne Stewart Match Play Pinehurst, N.C. Pinehurst No. 2 Oct. 27-28 Royal Oaks Intercollegiate Dallas, Texas Royal Oaks Country Club Nov. 3-5 Gifford Collegiate Newport Beach, Calif. March 1-3 Querencia Cabo Collegiate * Los Cabos, Mexico Querencia March 9-11 Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters Las Vegas, Nev. April 3-5 Mason Rudolph Championship Nashville, Tenn. April 11-12 Robert Kepler Invitational Columbus, Ohio April 26-28 American Athletic Conference Lecanto, Fla. Black Diamond Ranch * Hosted by SMU 2 Payne Stewart Three-time major winner and SMU alumni Payne Stewart tragically passed away in October of 1999, but his impact on the world of golf and the Mustangs’ program will last forever. Stewart graduated from SMU in 1979 after winning the individual Southwest Conference championship that season. Stewart’s professional career began on the Asian Tour in 1979 and he won two tournaments in 1981. He then earned his PGA Tour card the following season and won his first PGA Tour event, the 1982 Quad Cities Open. Stewart would total 11 PGA Tour wins in his career, and won his first major at the 1989 PGA Championship. The SMU Phi Gamma Delta member also won the U.S. Open twice – in 1991 and in 1999 after famously holing a 15-foot putt to beat Phil Mickelson by one stroke. In all, Stewart recorded 19 top-10 finishes in major events, including four runner-up results. Stewart remains as one of the most popular golfers in the history of the sport, known for wearing ivy caps and colorfully patterned pants. He was posthumously inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2001. In 2000, the PGA Tour established the Payne Stewart Award, given each year to a player who shows respect for the traditions of the game, commitment to uphold the game’s heritage of chari- table support and professional and meticulous presentation of himself and the sport through his dress and conduct. 3 PGA Tour Year Events Wins Top-10s Top Finish 1979 1 0 0 CUT - Colonial National Invitational 1981 12 0 1 9 - Southern Open 1982 23 1 3 1 - Quad Cities Open 1983 32 1 7 1 - Walt Disney World Golf Classic 1984 32 0 6 2 - Twice 1985 28 0 7 2 - Twice 1986 29 0 16 2 - Three times 1987 29 1 8 1 - Bay Hill Classic 1988 29 0 13 2 - Twice 1989 26 2 13 1 - MCI Heritage Classic; PGA Championship 1990 28 2 10 1 - MCI Heritage Classic; Byron Nelson Classic 1991 21 1 2 1 - U.S. Open 1992 24 0 5 3 - Memorial Tournament 1993 27 0 12 2 - Four times 1994 24 0 2 5 - Bob Hope Chrysler Classic 1995 27 1 6 1 - Shell Houston Open 1996 25 0 7 2 - Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic 1997 23 0 7 2 - Honda Classic 1998 21 0 6 2 - Twice 1999 20 2 5 1 - AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am; U.S. Open PGA Tour victories No. Date Tournament To Par Margin of Victory Runner(s)-up 1 7/18/1982 Quad Cities Open -12 2 strokes Brad Bryant, Pat McGowan 2 10/23/1983 Walt Disney World Golf Classic -19 2 strokes Nick Faldo, Mark McCumber 3 3/15/1987 Bay Hill Classic -20 3 strokes David Frost 4 4/16/1989 Heritage Golf Classic -16 5 strokes Kenny Perry 5 8/13/1989 PGA Championship -12 1 stroke Andy Bean, Mike Reid, Curtis Strange 6 4/15/1990 Heritage Golf Classic -8 Playoff Steve Jones, Larry Mize 7 5/6/1990 Byron Nelson Classic -8 2 strokes Lanny Wadkins 8 6/17/1991 U.S. Open -6 Playoff Scott Simpson 9 4/30/1995 Houston Open -12 Playoff Scott Hoch 10 2/7/1999 Pebble Beach Pro-Am -10 1 stroke Frank Lickliter II 11 6/20/1999 U.S. Open -1 1 stroke Phil Mickelson Payne Stewart Cup Established in 1999, the Payne Stewart Cup is the primary fundraising event for SMU Men’s Golf. In honor of Payne Stewart’s commitment to SMU, the tournament bears not only his name and his likeness, but his spirit as well. Held annually at a select, premier course in Dallas, the event features top business executives, former Mustang golfers, SMU Alumni and fans from the DFW region and beyond. Having raised more