2009 NCAA Men's Golf Championship
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2009 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship 2008-09 Tournament Results and Notes Team Notes u NCAA Championship Lineup A&M is making its fifth appearance at the NCAA Championship finals in Name Ht. Wt. Cl-Ex Hometown the last six years under Coach J.T. Higgins. Bronson Burgoon 6-0 175 Sr-3L The Woodlands, Texas uThe Aggies placed 12th at nationals last season in West Lafayette, Ind., its highest finish since it was 10th in 1984. John Hurley 6-4 200 So-Rs O’Neill, Neb. uThree players in this year’s lineup played in the 2008 NCAA Champion- Andrea Pavan 6-2 175 Jr-1L Rome, Italy ship. The newcomers are sophomores John Hurley and Conrad Shindler. Conrad Shindler 5-8 220 So-1L Dallas, Texas Bronson Burgoon tied for 23rd last year while Andrea Pavan was 29th and Matt Van Zandt finished 81st. Matt Van Zandt 5-8 160 Sr-2L Houston, Texas uThe Aggies are making their 26th appearance in the NCAA finals and their Head Coach: J.T. Higgins (Eastern Oregon ‘89), 8th year at A&M 19th since 1975. Assistant Coach: Jonathan Dismuke (Auburn ‘04), 1st year at A&M uA&M has won three tournaments in 2008-09, tying the school record set in 1978-79 and 1980-81. into the NCAA Championship. uThe Aggies have a team stroke average of 291.61, the third-best in school uHurley has averaged 72.67 in his three last starts. history. uHurley tied for fourth at the Aggie Invitational (71-71=142). uA&M has had 10 rounds of par or better, second-most in school history. uHurley tied for 18th at the NCAA West Regional (67-72-74=213). The record is 13 set in 2006-07. uHurley may be one of the longest hitters in the world. Earlier this year his uThe Aggies have posted two of the three lowest rounds in school history swing speed was measured at 134 mph with a ball speed of 190 mph. this spring. A&M shot a 16-under 272 at the Burns Intercollegiate and had a uHurley is the only player in history to earn Nebraska Amateur of the Year 15-under 273 in the final round of the NCAA West Regional. and Junior of the Year in the same season (2005). uA&M had a 54-hole score of 28-under (836) at the Burns Intercollegiate, uHurley won an incredible 31 high school tournaments. the third best in school annals. The 24-under (840) score at the NCAA West uHurley once carded a 60 in a practice round at O’Neill (Neb.) CC. Regional was a school record for postseason play and ranks fifth overall. uThe Aggies finished third at the Big 12 Championship, setting a school Andrea Pavan record for 72 holes with a score of 47-over (1,167). uPavan (puh-VAHN) earned All-Big 12 honors this season and ranks second uNext season, A&M welcomes the top recruiting class in school history, on the team in scoring with a 73.16 average. which is led by national junior golf player of the year Cameron Peck of uPavan tied for 29th at the 2008 NCAA Championship. Seattle, Wash. Peck won the 2008 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship and uPavan had had 15 rounds of par or better this season. two major AJGA events. uPavan has posted eight top-25 finishes in 11 starts, including four top 10s. uPavan was the runner-up at the Adams Cup of Newport last fall and tied Bronson Burgoon for fourth at the Callaway Match Play Qualifier. uBurgoon set a school record with an eight-under 64 in the final round of uPavan also was runner-up at the 2008 Barona Collegiate Cup. the NCAA West Regional. His 54-hole score of 11-under (205) was a school uPavan has placed in the top eight at the Big 12 Championship two straight mark for postseason play. years. He was eighth this season after placing fifth in 2008. uBurgoon earned All-Big 12 honors this season. He also was an all-confer- uPavan will play for Team Europe against Team USA at the Palmer Cup ence pick in 2007, when he was a third-team All-America selection. June 3-5 in Denver. uBurgoon shared the previous school record with a pair of seven-under 65s, uPavan won the 2006 Omnium Championship, an event on the Italian pro- one in the opening round of the Aggie Invitational last month and one at the fessional tour, as an amateur. 2008 Burns Intercollegiate. uBurgoon’s 72.00 stroke average this season is challenging the school Conrad Shindler record of 71.90 set by Philip Parkin in 1983-84. uShindler has played in eight tournaments with a 75.00 stroke average. uBurgoon’s career scoring average of 72.78 is a school record. uShindler has posted three top-15 finishes, including a tie for seventh at the uBurgoon has had 19 rounds of par or better this season, the second most in Adams Cup of Newport in the fall. school history. The record is 21 set by Anthony Rodriguez in 1994-95. uShindler closed with rounds of 67-68 at the Burns Intercollegiate. uBurgoon won the Adams Cup of Newport last fall with a 12-under total uShindler caddied for Todd Hamilton prior to the 2007 PGA Championship. of 69-66-69=204, the second-best 54-hole score in school history. He set the uShot a 68 in qualifier for Byron Nelson Classic on May 18 but lost a record with a 13-under total at the 2008 Burns Intercollegiate. seven-man playoff for two qualifying spots. He also shot a 68 on May 11 in uBurgoon set the school record for 72 holes at the 2009 Big 12 Champion- local qualifier for U.S. Open to advance. ship, placing fourth at 72-68-72-70=282 (2-over). uBurgoon is playing in his third NCAA Championship. He tied for 42nd as Matt Van Zandt a freshman in 2006 and tied for 23rd last year. uVan Zandt has played in six tournaments this season and ranks third on the uBurgoon has had nine top-25 finishes in 11 starts this season, including team with a 73.35 scoring average. five top 5s and six top 10s. In addition to the win at the Adams Cup, he was uVan Zandt has posted three straight top-12 finishes going into the NCAA runner-up at the NCAA West Regional and the Callaway Match Play Quali- Championship, posting a 72.22 scoring average in that stretch. fier. uVan Zandt tied for eighth at the Aggie Invitational (70-73=143). uBurgoon played as an amateur in the 2006 PGA Tour Qualifying School uVan Zandt tied for 12th at the Big 12 Championship and the NCAA West and advanced to the second stage. He played in the PGA Tour’s Shell Hous- Regional (73-71-67=211). ton Open in 2006 but missed the cut. uVan Zandt’s closing 67 at regionals was a career-best. uBurgoon was the Texas Class 5A high school title in 2005 after shooting a uVan Zandt tied for sixth as a junior at the 2008 U.S. Collegiate Champion- state record 11-under-par 61 in the first round. ship. uVan Zandt is a finalist for the 2009 Byron Nelson Award, which is given John Hurley to a senior based on his academic and athletic achievements, character and uHurley has played in eight events this season and ranks fourth on the team integrity. with a 74.17 scoring average. uVan Zandt also was a semifinalist for the 2009 Wooden Citizenship Cup uHurley has posted five top-25 finishes, including three straight heading and is a three-time Academic All-Big 12 pick. Date: 05-16-2009 NCAA Men's Golf Scores for Texas A&M Account: M522 Division: 1 Region: C @=Minimum Rounds for Rating: 15 Scoring Statistics for Texas A&M Div. No No Avg. Vs. Low Best Name Yr Rate Tour Rds. Score Par Rd. Fin. Bronson Burgoon SR 39 11 32.0 72.00 0.53 64 1 Andrea Pavan JR 209 11 32.0 73.16 1.69 68 2 Matt Van Zandt SR 229 6 17.0 73.35 1.82 67 T8 John Hurley SO 483 8 23.0 74.17 2.78 67 T4 Ignacio Elvira SO 636 7 20.0 74.90 3.20 67 T21 Geoff Shaw FR 675 5 15.0 74.60 3.33 66 T7 Conrad Shindler SO 699 8 22.0 75.00 3.41 67 T7 Clay Hodge SR 0 2 5.0 75.80 3.80 71 T13 Austin Schauer JR 0 2 5.0 76.00 4.60 70 T26 Jordan Russell FR 0 3 8.0 77.88 6.25 73 T26 Top 25 Division 1 Teams Scoring Statistics No No Avg. Vs. Low Team Tour Rds. Score Par Rd. 1 Colorado State Univ. 12 36.0 284.74 -1.75 267 2 Georgia, U. of 10 30.0 286.23 -0.17 270 3 Washington, U. of 12 37.0 288.71 1.76 267 4 San Diego State U. 13 37.0 288.56 1.86 275 5 UCF 12 35.0 287.60 1.89 268 6 San Diego, U. of 12 35.0 287.91 1.94 267 7 North Carolina State 12 32.0 289.50 2.12 278 8 UNLV 12 36.0 288.11 2.44 271 9 Louisville, U. of 12 34.0 290.32 2.68 267 10 Marquette University 10 30.0 290.03 3.23 273 11 Kansas State 13 37.0 289.30 3.35 271 12 UC Davis 13 39.0 288.90 3.36 267 13 UC Irvine 13 38.0 289.16 3.37 275 14 Augusta State U.