David Toms and Coach Winstead

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Head coach Chuck Winstead begins his second season at the helm of the LSU men’s golf program with a relatively young group of Tigers that will compete against a tough schedule in the 2006-07 season.

he squad returns six letterwinners from a year ago led by one West Regional in 2005. senior, a class of four juniors, a single sophomore and four Sophomore Jarrod Barsamian leads a group of talented under- T freshmen. Winstead is counting on the leadership of the classmen after making an appearance in five tournaments as a true team’s lone senior – All-SEC performer Chris Wells – to guide the freshman a year ago, including four tournaments during the fall sea- Tigers to the top of the Southeastern Conference this season. son. With the addition of true freshmen Brent Blaum, Thomas Wells has been a steady performer for the Tigers since he first Galloway and Bryant Lach, as well as the return of redshirt freshman teed it up as a sophomore in 2004-05 when he was named a second- Brian Leveille, Winstead has built a solid foundation for the future team All-SEC selection. The Mobile, Ala., native has earned seven success of the program. career top-10 finishes and finished second on the team with a 73.7 Lach comes to Baton Rouge as one of the top juniors in the class stroke average in 11 tournament appearances in 2005-06. Wells also of 2006 as he was ranked among the top 50 juniors in the country has experience at the highest level of amateur golf as he was a par- according to Golfweek/Titleist during the summer and was named a ticipant in the 2005 United States Amateur Championship. Rolex Junior All-American in 2005. Blaum earned recognition as one LSU’s junior class is led by a pair of 2006 U.S. Amateur partici- of the top junior golfers in the Southeast after competing in the U.S. pants in standouts Brian Noonan and Beck Troutman. Noonan Amateur in 2004, while Galloway was widely considered the top high enjoyed a successful sophomore season after transferring to LSU school senior in Louisiana throughout his spring season at St. Paul’s from St. Edward’s University in his hometown of Austin, Texas. He High School in Covington. competed in nine tournaments highlighted by his first appearance in Winstead and the Tigers look forward to competing against an the SEC Championships when he shot a team-low 68 in the second outstanding schedule this season that features some of the strongest round. He carried that momentum into a successful summer in which fields in college golf at some of the nation’s premier courses. They he qualified for the U.S. Amateur by finishing third in the qualifier at begin the 2006-07 campaign with a brief fall season highlighted by The Player Course at The Woodlands Country Club near his hometown. three prestigious tournaments led by the second-annual Shoal Creek Troutman enjoyed similar success in his sophomore season as Intercollegiate from Sept. 25-26. The Tigers look to defend their title he led the Tigers with three top-five finishes on the year while com- from a year ago in which they earned their first tournament victory of peting in all 11 tournaments, finishing the season with a 73.8 stroke the Chuck Winstead era. average in 33 competitive rounds. He looks forward to a stellar junior They follow with an appearance in one of the nation’s elite tour- season as he also found success during the summer by qualifying for naments in the Jerry Pate Intercollegiate hosted by Alabama at Old the U.S. Amateur and advancing to match play after finishing in fifth Overton Club in Birmingham from Oct. 9-10, which features one of place in the stroke play competition out of more than 300 participants. the strongest fields in all of college golf. LSU closes its spring season Winstead also looks for contributions from another pair of in the inaugural Oklahoma Intercollegiate hosted by the Oklahoma experienced juniors in returning letterwinners Garrett Runion and Sooners at historic Oak Tree Golf Club in Edmond, Okla., which has Brent Struthers. Runion received a redshirt last season after compet- been the site of past NCAA Championships. ing in a total of 15 tournaments in his first two seasons with the pro- The spring season begins with a familiar trip to Gainesville, Fla., gram and looks get off to a fast start in his junior year. Struthers has as the Tigers will compete in the Gator Invitational at the University appeared in 14 career tournaments for the Tigers and has earned of Florida Golf Course from Feb. 10-11. The Tigers earned a fifth-place valuable postseason experience while making two SEC finish in the event last year after capturing the team title in 2002. Championship appearances and cracking the lineup at the NCAA They close the month of February the following week with a trip to

14 2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE famous Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., to com- THIS IS LSU pete in the prestigious North Florida Collegiate Championship, which was previously known as the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate PREVIEW Championship. COACHES The Tigers look forward to three tournament appearances in the PLAYERS month of March in preparation for the SEC Championships in April, led by their return to the Seminole Intercollegiate hosted by Florida REVIEW State at Golden Eagle Country Club in Tallahassee, March 4-6. They RECORDS break for two weeks before returning to the Schenkel/E-Z-Go HISTORY Invitational in Statesboro, Ga., from March 17-18, followed by an appearance in the third-annual Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate from March 25-27 at Bulls Bay Golf Club in Awendaw, S.C. The SEC Championships will be held from April 20-22 at Sea Island Golf Club in St. Simons Island, Ga., where it has been for the last six years. LSU looks to improve upon its sixth-place finish from a year ago and make a return to the NCAA Regionals for the first time since 2005. The Tigers will prepare for a potential regional bid by competing in the prestigious Linger Longer Invitational hosted by Mercer University at Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Ga., from May 13-14. The NCAA Regionals are scheduled to begin May 17 with the East Regional being hosted by Georgia Tech at The Golf Club of Georgia in Alpharetta, Ga., while the Central Regional will be hosted by Northern Illinois at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Ill., and the West Regional is set to be hosted by Arizona State at ASU Karsten Golf Course in Tempe. The top 10-teams from each region will advance to compete in the 2006 NCAA Championships hosted by Golden Horseshoe Golf Club in Williamsburg, Va., beginning May 30. David Toms and Coach Winstead

2006-07 LSU Men’s Golf Roster Name Ht. Class Exp. Hometown (Previous School) Jarrod Barsamian 5-10 So. 1L Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (Episcopal HS) Brent Blaum 5-11 Fr. HS Coral Gables, Fla. (Westminster Christian School) Thomas Galloway 5-8 Fr. HS Covington, La. (St. Paul’s HS) Bryant Lach 6-0 Fr. HS The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS) Brian Leveille 5-7 Fr. RS Basking Ridge, N.J. (Ridge HS) Brian Noonan 5-8 Jr. 1L Austin, Texas (Westlake HS/St. Edward’s University) Garrett Runion 6-0 Jr. 2L Orlando, Fla. (Olympia HS) Brent Struthers 6-0 Jr. 2L Baton Rouge, La. (University HS) Beck Troutman 6-1 Jr. 2L Fernwood, Miss. (Parklane Academy) Chris Wells 5-10 Sr. 2L Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul’s HS/Pacific)

Head Coach: Chuck Winstead (2nd season) Assistant Coach: Shane Warren (2nd season)

LSU Men’s Golf Team at the 2006 LSU Golf Alumni Reunion

2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE 15 Tournament Information

THIS IS LSU Shoal Creek Intercollegiate Gator Invitational PREVIEW Date: Sept. 25-26, 2006 Date: Feb. 10-11, 2007 COACHES Host: UAB Host: Florida PLAYERS Location: Birmingham, Ala. Location: Gainesville, Fla. REVIEW Course: Shoal Creek Country Club Course: University of Florida Golf Course RECORDS Par: 72 Par: 70 HISTORY Yardage: 7,114 Yardage: 6,800 Last Year’s Team Champion: LSU (863) Last Year’s Team Champion: Florida (855) Last Year’s Medalist: Rhys Davies, East Tennessee State (210) Last Year’s Medalist: Sam Korbe, Tulsa (210) Field: Alabama, Auburn, Baylor, Central Florida, Florida State, Georgia Field: Central Florida, Coastal Carolina, Florida, Florida State, Georgia Southern, LSU, Michigan State, NC State, North Florida, Samford, SMU, Southern, Georgia State, Kentucky, LSU, North Florida, Ohio State, Purdue, Tennessee, UAB, Virginia Tulsa, UAB, Wake Forest LSU’s 2005-06 Finish: 1st LSU’s 2005-06 Finish: 5th SID Contact: Aaron Jordan SID Contact: Cory Walton SID E-mail: [email protected] SID Phone: (352) 375-4683, ext. 6175 SID Phone: (205) 934-0722 SID FAX: (352) 375-4809 SID FAX: (205) 934-7505 North Florida Collegiate Championship Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate Date: Feb. 18-20, 2007 Date: Oct. 9-10, 2006 Host: North Florida Host: Alabama Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Location: Birmingham, Ala. Course: Sawgrass Country Club Course: Old Overton Club Par: 72 Par: 71 Yardage: 6,895 Yardage: 6,936 Last Year’s Team Champion: UCLA (896) Last Year’s Team Champion: Georgia Tech (828) Last Year’s Medalist: Oscar Floren, Texas Tech (217) Last Year’s Medalist: Garrett Osborn, UAB (197) Field: Alabama, Augusta State, Central Florida, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Field: Alabama, Arizona, Auburn, BYU, East Tennessee State, Georgia State, State, LSU, UNC-Charlotte, North Florida, Notre Dame, Pepperdine, South LSU, Purdue, Texas, Texas Tech, Tulsa, UAB Carolina, Tennessee, UAB, UCLA, Vanderbilt LSU’s 2005-06 Finish: DNP LSU’s 2005-06 Finish: 6th SID Contact: Becky Hopf SID Contact: Shawn LaFata SID Phone: (205) 348-6084 SID Phone: (904) 620-4027 SID FAX: (205) 348-8841 SID FAX: (904) 620-2836

Oklahoma Intercollegiate Seminole Intercollegiate Date: Oct. 15-17, 2006 Date: March 4-6, 2007 Host: Oklahoma Host: Florida State Location: Edmond, Okla. Location: Tallahassee, Fla. Course: Oak Tree Golf Club Course: Golden Eagle Country Club Par: 71 Par: 72 Yardage: 6,873 Yardage: 6,965 Last Year’s Team Champion: N/A Last Year’s Team Champion: Coastal Carolina (851) Last Year’s Medalist: N/A Last Year’s Medalist: Stephen Lewton, NC State (203) Field: Arkansas, Baylor, LSU, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, SMU, Tulsa Field: Auburn, Central Florida, College of Charleston, East Tennessee State, LSU’s 2005-06 Finish: DNP Florida State, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, North Carolina, NC State, SID Contact: Phillip Rogers Northwestern, Toledo, UAB, Vanderbilt, Virginia SID Phone: (405) 325-8349 LSU’s 2005-06 Finish: DNP SID FAX: (405) 325-7623 SID Contact: Chuck Walsh SID Phone: (850) 644-1077 * - This is the inaugural Oklahoma Intercollegiate SID FAX: (850) 644-3820

16 2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational Linger Longer Invitational THIS IS LSU Date: March 17-18, 2007 Date: May 13-14, 2007 PREVIEW Host: Georgia Southern Host: Mercer COACHES Location: Statesboro, Ga. Location: Greensboro, Ga. PLAYERS Course: Forest Heights Country Club Course: Reynolds Plantation REVIEW Par: 72 Par: 72 RECORDS Yardage: 6,945 Yardage: 6,523 HISTORY Last Year’s Team Champion: North Carolina (857) Last Year’s Team Champion: Georgia (855) Last Year’s Medalist: Matt Harmon, Michigan State (207) Last Year’s Medalist: Trevor Murphy, UNC-Charlotte (211) Field: TBA Field: TBA LSU’s 2005-06 Finish: 12th LSU’s 2005-06 Finish: DNP SID Contact: David Headrick SID Contact: Steven Ericson SID Phone: (912) 681-5448 SID Phone: (478) 301-5219 SID FAX: (912) 681-0046 SID FAX: (478) 301-5350

Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate NCAA Regionals Date: March 25-57, 2007 Date: May 17-19, 2007 Host: College of Charleston LSU’s 2005-06 Finish: DNP Location: Awendaw, S.C. East Host: Georgia Tech Course: Bulls Bay Golf Club East Location: Alpharetta, Ga. Par: 72 East Course: The Golf Club of Georgia Yardage: 7,014 2006 East Regional Champion: Wake Forest (864) Last Year’s Team Champion: Wake Forest (842) 2006 Medalist: Kevin Chappell, UCLA (211) Last Year’s Medalist: Jamie Miller, Augusta State (204) Central Host: Northern Illinois Field: Arkansas, Augusta State, Baylor, Central Florida, Coastal Carolina, College Central Location: Sugar Grove, Ill. of Charleston, Duke, Florida State, Kentucky, LSU, North Carolina, NC State, Central Course: Rich Harvest Farms South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest 2006 Central Regional Champion: Oklahoma State (845) LSU’s 2005-06 Finish: 6th 2006 Medalist: Jonathan Moore, Oklahoma State (205) SID Contact: Simon Whitaker West Host: Arizona State SID Phone: (843) 953-5465 West Location: Tempe, Ariz. SID FAX: (843) 953-6534 West Course: ASU Karsten Golf Course 2006 West Regional Champion: Arizona & Florida (827) 2006 Medalist: Billy Horschel, Florida (203) SEC Championships Date: April 20-22, 2007 Host: Southeastern Conference NCAA Championships Location: St. Simons Island, Ga. Date: May 30-June 2, 2007 Course: Sea Island Golf Club -- Seaside Course Host: Virginia Commonwealth Par: 70 Location: Williamsburg, Va. Yardage: 6,945 Course: Golden Horseshoe Golf Club (Gold Last Year’s Team Champion: Georgia (825) Course) Last Year’s Medalist: Brett Stegmaier, Florida (205) 2006 Team Champion: Oklahoma State (1143) Field: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Ole 2006 Medalist: Jonathan Moore, Oklahoma State (276) Miss, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt Field: The top-10 teams from each regional advance. LSU’s 2005-06 Finish: 6th SID Contact: Donnie Wagner SID Contact: Charles Bloom SID Phone: (317) 917-6813 SID Phone: (205) 458-3010 SID FAX: (317) 917-6826 SID FAX: (205) 458-3030

2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE 17 SEC Opponents

THIS IS LSU ALABAMA GEORGIA SOUTH CAROLINA Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala. Location: Athens, Ga. Location: Columbia, S.C. PREVIEW Enrollment: 20,969 Enrollment: 33,660 Enrollment: 27,065 COACHES Colors: Crimson and White Colors: Red and Black Colors: Garnet and Black Nickname: Crimson Tide Nickname: Bulldogs Nickname: Gamecocks PLAYERS Home Course: Capstone Club Home Course: University of Georgia Golf Club Home Course: The University Club President: Dr. Robert E. Whitt President: Dr. Michael F. Adams President: Dr. Andrew Sorensen REVIEW Athletics Director: Mal Moore Athletics Director: Damon Evans Athletics Director: Eric Hyman Sports Information Director: Doug Walker Sports Information Director: Claude Felton Sports Information Director: Steve Fink RECORDS Men’s Golf Contact: Becky Hopf Men’s Golf Contact: Steven Colquitt Men’s Golf Contact: Christy Lang Office Phone: (205) 348-6084 HISTORY Office Phone: (706) 542-9042 Office Phone: (803) 777-7977 Office Fax: (205) 348-8841 Office Fax: (706) 542-9339 Office Fax: (803) 777-2967 E-mail address: [email protected] E-mail address: [email protected] E-mail address: [email protected] Web site: www.rolltide.com Web site: www.georgiadogs.com Web site: www.uscsports.com Head Coach (Season): Jay Seawell (5th) Head Coach (Season): Chris Haack (11th) Head Coach (Season): Puggy Blackmon (12th) Alma Mater (Year): South Carolina (1988) Alma Mater (Year): Mellen (1986) Alma Mater (Year): Carson-Newman (1973) 2006 SEC Championships: 3rd 2006 SEC Championships: 1st 2006 SEC Championships: 8th NCAA West Regional: T14th NCAA East Regional: 2nd NCAA East Regional: 9th NCAA Championships: DNP NCAA Championships: 6th NCAA Championships: T22nd Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/1 Top Returnees: Mark Harrell, Matthew Swan, Gator Todd Top Returnees: Brian Harman, Chris Kirk Top Returnees: Mark Anderson, Florian Fritsch Key Losses: Lance Walker, Dwight Rogers Key Losses: Kevin Kisner, Richard Scott Key Losses: Eirik Johansen Top Newcomers: Ben Moody, Michael Thompson Top Newcomers: Rob Bennett, Hudson Swafford Top Newcomers: George Bryan IV, Bryan Miller

ARKANSAS KENTUCKY TENNESSEE Location: Fayetteville, Ark. Location: Lexington, Ky. Location: Knoxville, Tenn. Enrollment: 17,821 Enrollment: 26,439 Enrollment: 25,058 Colors: Cardinal and White Colors: Blue and White Colors: Orange and White Nickname: Razorbacks Nickname: Wildcats Nickname: Volunteers Home Course: Pinnacle Country Club Home Course: University Club of Kentucky Home Course: Multiple President: Dr. B. Alan Sugg President: Dr. Lee T. Todd Jr. President: Dr. John D. Petersen Athletics Director: Frank Broyles Athletics Director: Mitch Barnhart Athletics Director: Mike Hamilton Sports Information Director: Kevin Trainor Media Relations Director: Scott Stricklin Sports Information Director: Bud Ford Men’s Golf Contact: Josh Maxson Men’s Golf Contact: Amy Ratliff Men’s Golf Contact: Melissa Anderson Office Phone: (479) 575-2751 Office Phone: (859) 257-8437 Office Phone: (865) 974-1212 Office Fax: (479) 575-7481 Office Fax: (859) 323-4310 Office Fax: (865) 974-1269 E-mail address: [email protected] E-mail address: [email protected] E-mail address: [email protected] Web site: www.hogwired.com Web site: www.ukathletics.com Web site: www.UTsports.com Head Coach (Season): Brad McMakin (1st) Head Coach (Season): Brian Craig (6th) Head Coach (Season): Jim Kelson (9th) Alma Mater (Year): Oklahoma (1991) Alma Mater (Year): Florida (1992) Alma Mater (Year): Alabama (1987) 2006 SEC Championships: 7th 2006 SEC Championships: 4th 2006 SEC Championships: 9th NCAA Regional: DNP NCAA Central Regional: 10th NCAA East Regional: 18th NCAA Championships: DNP NCAA Championships: 5th NCAA Championships: DNP Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/1 Top Returnees: Scotty Campbell, Beau Glover, Will Osborne Top Returnees: Brad Doster, Andy Winings, Dan Woltman Top Returnees: Jonathan Mount, Philip Pettitt, Ben Spickard Key Losses: Matt Bortis, Eric Shriver Key Losses: Matt Kohn Key Losses: Lloyd Campbell Top Newcomers: Jason Cuthbertson, Andrew Landry Top Newcomers: Brian Belden, Alex Volpenhein Top Newcomers: David Holmes, Cameron Lawrence

AUBURN MISSISSIPPI STATE VANDERBILT Location: Auburn, Ala. Location: Starkville, Miss. Location: Nashville, Tenn. Enrollment: 23,333 Enrollment: 15,934 Enrollment: 6,402 Colors: Burnt Orange and Navy Blue Colors: Maroon and White Colors: Black and Gold Nickname: Tigers Nickname: Bulldogs Nickname: Commodores Home Course: Auburn University Club at Home Course: Old Waverly GC, MSU Golf Course Home Course: The Legends Club of Tennessee Yarbrough Farms President: Dr. Robert Foglesong President: E. Gordon Gee Interim President: Dr. Ed Richardson Athletics Director: Larry Templeton Director of Sports Operations: Brock Williams Athletics Director: Jay Jacobs Media Relations Director: Mike Nemeth Sports Information Director: Rod Williamson Sports Information Director: Kirk Sampson Men’s Golf Contact: Tony Schmidt Men’s Golf Contact: Chris Weinman Men’s Golf Contact: Chuck Gallina Office Phone: (662) 325-0968 Office Phone: (615) 343-0019 Office Phone: (334) 502-0929 Office Fax: (662) 325-2563 Office Fax: (615) 343-7064 Office Fax: (334) 844-9708 E-mail address: [email protected] E-mail address: [email protected] E-mail address: [email protected] Web site: www.mstateathletics.com Web site: www.vucommodores.com Web site: www.auburntigers.com Head Coach (Season): Clay Homan (4th) Head Coach (Season): Tom Shaw (1st) Head Coach (Season): Mike Griffin (23rd) Alma Mater (Year): Mississippi State (1995) Alma Mater (Year): Georgia Tech (1991) 2006 SEC Championships: 5th 2006 SEC Championships: 10th 2006 SEC Championships: 10th NCAA East Regional: 8th NCAA Regional: DNP NCAA Regional: DNP NCAA Championships: T19th NCAA Championships: DNP NCAA Championships: DNP Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/2 Top Returnees: Patton Kizzire, Andrew Medley, Jay Moseley Top Returnees: Matt Fast, Josh Oller Top Returnees: Luke List, John Curran Key Losses: Stuart Moore Key Losses: Jared Jimenez Key Losses: Will Armstrong Top Newcomers: Brent Cooper, Cole Moreland Top Newcomers: None Top Newcomers: Hudson Johnson, Chris Rockwell FLORIDA OLE MISS Location: Gainesville, Fla. Location: Oxford, Miss. Enrollment: 48,673 Enrollment: 16,498 Colors: Orange and Blue Colors: Cardinal Red and Navy Blue Nickname: Gators Nickname: Rebels Home Course: University of Florida GC Home Course: University of Mississippi President: Dr. James Bernard Machen Golf Course Athletics Director: Jeremy Foley Chancellor: Dr. Robert C. Khayat Sports Information Director: Steve McClain Athletics Director: Pete Boone Men’s Golf Contact: Cory Walton Sports Information Director: Langston Rogers Office Phone: (352) 375-4683, ext. 6175 Men’s Golf Contact: Kim Ling Office Fax: (352) 375-4809 Office Phone: (662) 915-7522 E-mail address: [email protected] Office Fax: (662) 915-7006 Web site: www.gatorzone.com E-mail address: [email protected] Head Coach (Season): Buddy Alexander (20th) Web site: www.olemisssports.com Alma Mater (Year): Georgia Southern (1975) Head Coach (Season): Ernest Ross (11th) 2006 SEC Championships: 2nd Alma Mater (Year): Ole Miss (1974) NCAA West Regional: T1st 2006 SEC Championships: 12th NCAA Championships: 2nd NCAA Regional: DNP Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/4 NCAA Championships: DNP Top Returnees: Billy Horschel, Toby Ragland Letterwinners Returning/Lost: N/A Key Losses: Matt Every, Brett Stegmaier, James Vargas Top Returnees: Kyle Ellis, Chris Rogers Top Newcomers: Tyson Alexander, Andres Echavarria Key Losses: Derek Abel, Adam Swope Top Newcomers: Troy Sidabras, Stefan Strandlund

18 2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE Head Coach

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RECORDS CHUCK WINSTEAD HISTORY HEAD COACH • SECOND SEASON

Chuck Winstead enters his second season as the head coach of the LSU men's golf program after leading the Tigers to their highest finish at the Southeastern Conference Championships since 2002 during his inaugural campaign in 2005-06. The foundation of any successful program is built on Winstead, who played at LSU from 1989-91 and is a native recruiting the best high school athletes the sport has to offer. He of Ruston, La., said it is a privilege to coach his alma mater and believes that through the vast network of contacts he has built in plans to return the program he loves to the top of the SEC and the last 14 years of teaching the game, he will be able to attract the nation during his tenure. the top players in the nation to continue their education on and "This is truly a dream come true for me," Winstead said. off the course in Baton Rouge. "As most people know, my passion for LSU and my passion for "We'll recruit players through the network of our past play- the game of golf have collided. LSU is a very special place to me ers, our LSU supporters and through my personal network built and to the many others who have had the good fortune to play in the field of teaching the game over the past 14 years," here. I take this responsibility very seriously, and I will do my Winstead said. "We certainly want to attract the best players we best to help this program return to the success it has enjoyed in can to take this program where it should be among the nation's the past." elite." LSU is a program that owns four national championships Widely considered one of the top teaching professionals in and ranks second in the SEC with 15 conference titles, and the country, Winstead was named by Golf Magazine as a Top Winstead hopes to turn the Tigers into perennial contenders at 100 Teacher for 2005-06. Golf Magazine's Top 100 also both the SEC and NCAA Championships. He knows that will not includes the likes of Butch Harmon, Peter Kostis, Jim Flick and be an easy task, but he believes that LSU has the potential and former LSU standout and recent LSU Hall of Fame inductee the resources to become one of the elite programs in the nation. Eddie Merrins. Winstead was also named Louisiana's Top "I want to create the best environment for our student-ath- Teacher by Golf Digest. letes to achieve their individual goals," Winstead said. "The players that come through here will aspire to play on the PGA Tour, and I want to create an environment that will allow them to reach that goal. They certainly have the facilities and resources THE CHUCK WINSTEAD RESUME here at LSU to make that next step in their careers." 2005-present LSU men’s golf head coach 2000-06 Director of Instruction & owner of the Chuck Winstead Golf Academy in Baton Rouge 1998-2000 Director of Instruction at English Turn Golf and Country Club in New Orleans 1997-98 Director of Instruction & operations manager for the Nicklaus-Flick Golf Schools eastern United States headquarters 1996-97 Director of Instruction & Training for Golden Bear Golf Centers in North Palm Beach, Fla. 1994-98 Instructor for Nicklaus-Flick Golf Schools 1993-95 Head instructor for the Bob Toski Golf Learning Center in Sunrise, Fla. 1993 Teaching assistant at the Hank Haney Golf Ranch in McKinney, Texas 1989-91 Member of the LSU golf team

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THIS IS LSU In addition, Winstead has been featured on The Golf PREVIEW Channel and appears frequently in such publications as Golf

COACHES Magazine and Golf Tips Magazine, in which he serves as Senior Instruction Editor. PLAYERS Winstead's credentials include a five-year stint as part REVIEW of Jack Nicklaus' Golden Bear Golf Centers in North Palm RECORDS Beach, Fla., where he served as Director of Instruction for HISTORY Golden Bear Golf. Winstead also served as part of the senior management team responsible for developing, managing and initiating the start-up of Jack Nicklaus Golf Academies throughout the world. "In addition to having played here, spending the last 14 plus years helping players at each level of golf try to get the most out of their game, whether it be high school, college or touring professionals, is great experience to draw upon to help these players reach their goals," Winstead said. "I've been around not only some of the best teachers in the game, but I have also been around the best player the game has ever seen in Jack Nicklaus." Prior to moving to the University Club in 2000 where he served as Director of Instruction and owner of the Chuck Winstead Golf Academy for five years, Winstead served as Director of Instruction at English Turn Golf and Country Club in New Orleans. He also served as the head instructor for the Bob Toski Golf Learning Center in Sunrise, Fla., from 1993- 95. Winstead graduated from LSU in 1991 with a degree in general studies. He and his wife, Jennifer, are the proud parents of two sons - Trey, 6, and David, 3 - and are active mem- bers of First United Methodist Church in Baton Rouge. Winstead was a golfer at LSU from 1989 to 1991.

PAST LSU HEAD COACHES

1932 Ben Rizzuter 1933-43 Major J. Perry Cole 1944-45 Mike Donahue 1946-47 T.P. Heard 1948-60 Mike Barbato 1961-62 Henry Taylor* 1961-62 Fred Knight 1963-67 Harry Taylor 1968 C.D. Smith 1969 Tommy Martty 1970-71 Ben Freeman, Jr. 1972-76 Bill Brogden 1977-82 Dave Sigler 1983-87 Buddy Alexander 1988-98 Britt Harrison 1999-2004 Greg Jones 2005-present Chuck Winstead

* - Henry Taylor and Fred Knight served as co-head coaches from 1961-62 Coach Winstead addresses the crowd at this year’s Tee Off Reception.

20 2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE Assistant Coach

THIS IS LSU Shane Warren THE SHANE WARREN RESUME PREVIEW

Assistant Coach COACHES 2005-present LSU men’s golf assistant coach Second Season PLAYERS 2003-06 LSU women’s golf assistant coach 2003 Instructor at the Chuck Winstead Golf REVIEW Shane Warren enters Academy RECORDS his second season with 1999-2002 Alabama women’s golf assistant coach HISTORY the LSU men’s golf pro- 1997-99 Assistant golf professional at Hidden gram as an assistant to Meadows Golf Club in Northport, Ala. head coach Chuck 1996-97 Head golf instructor at the Golden Bear Winstead. Warren served Golf Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. in the same capacity with 1995-96 Associate golf professional at Lago Mar Karen Bahnsen and the Country Club in Plantation, Fla. LSU women’s golf pro- 1994-95 Instructor at the Mark Wood Golf gram from 2003 through Learning Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. the end of last season. 1994 Graduated from Alabama with degree in Warren is responsible in sports and fitness management assisting Winstead in LSU’s recruiting efforts, coordinating practice sessions, providing assistance at tournaments and handling all day-to-day responsibilities with the team. “I see this as a fantastic opportunity for me,” Warren said. “I appreciate the program and Chuck having enough faith in me to assist with the men’s team. I hope to develop a better relationship with the guys on the team, and hopeful- ly assist Chuck in making the LSU men’s golf program one of the best in the conference and the nation.” A native of Tuscaloosa, Ala., Warren came to LSU in 2003 after serving as an assistant coach for the Alabama women’s golf program from 1999-2002 and as an instructor for the Chuck Winstead Golf Academy at the University Club in 2003. Under his guidance, the Lady Tigers went from a program that was ranked 55th nationally when he joined the staff to one that was ranked in the top 10 the last two seasons. In July 2005, the National Golf Coaches Association Board of Directors named Warren the 2004-05 NGCA Assistant Coach of the Year. The 36-year-old Warren graduated from Alabama in 1994 with a degree in sports and fitness management. Prior to his stints at Alabama and LSU, Warren served two years as the assistant golf professional at Hidden Meadows Golf Club in Northport, Ala., and one year as head golf instructor at the Golden Bear Golf Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He has also served as associate golf professional at Lago Mar Country Club in Plantation, Fla., and as an instructor for the Mark Wood Golf Learning Center in Fort Lauderdale.

2006 MEN’S GOLF SUPPORT STAFF

Dr. Roger Grooters Kristen Price Jean Jackson Will Stafford John Allen Executive Director Tutor Coordinator Secretary Graduate Assistant Academic Coordinator Academic Center Academic Center Academic Center Sports Information Academic Center

2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE 21 Player Profiles

THIS IS LSU PREVIEW Chris Wells COACHES

PLAYERS 5-10/160 • Sr./2L • Mobile, Ala. • St. Paul’s HS/Pacific

REVIEW 2006 LSWA First-Team All-Louisiana RECORDS 2005 U.S. Amateur Participant HISTORY 2005 Second-Team All-SEC 2005 PING All-Southeast Region 2005 LSWA First-Team All-Louisiana

Round-by-Round with Wells JUNIOR SEASON (2005-06) Was named First-Team All-Louisiana by the Louisiana 2005-06 Sportswriters Association for the second time in his LSU career … Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions (Nashville, Tenn.) 68-74-72 – 214 (t18) Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Birmingham, Ala.) 69-72-73 – 214 (t8) A steady performer all season for the Tigers, he was one of just two Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Invitational (Tampa, Fla.) 75-73-72 – 220 (t31) players to appear in all 11 tournaments during the season … Finished Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (Johnson City, Tenn.) 71-77-76 – 224 (t35) second on the team with a 73.7 stroke average in 33 rounds with Tunica National Intercollegiate (Tunica, Miss.) 77-76-78 – 231 (t22) Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Invitational (Jacksonville, Fla.) 76-71-81 – 228 (t19) nine rounds at par or better … Earned one top-10 and three top-20 SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) 77-70-73 – 220 (t23) finishes on the season … Helped the Tigers capture their only team Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) 73-71-76 – 220 (t25) title by finishing in a tie for eighth place at the Shoal Creek Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (Awendaw, S.C.) 73-70-76 – 219 (t26) Augusta State Invitational (Evans, Ga.) 76-74-74 – 224 (t48) Intercollegiate (Sept. 26-27) with his best three-round total of the SEC Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 72-75-71 – 218 (t31) season at 2-under 214 … Finished in a tie for 18th at the Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions (Sept. 12-13) and a tie for 19th at the 2004-05 Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (Johnson City, Tenn.) 77-68-71 - 216 (t10) Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship (Feb. 5-7) … Was the Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate (Nashville, Tenn.) 79-69-67 - 215 (t29) second best finisher on the team at the SEC Championships … Windon Memorial Classic (Glenview, Ill.) 70-74-72 - 216 (t7) Finished the tournament in a tie for 31st … Named to the SEC Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Invitational (Tampa, Fla.) 77-78-73 - 228 (t48) University Club Intercollegiate (Baton Rouge, La.) 69-66-73 - 206 (6) Academic Honor Roll … Earned second varsity letter. SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) 74-71-72 - 217 (t14) Mercedes-Benz Championship (Ponte Vedra, Fla.) 70-77-72 - 219 (t6) Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) 76-72-76 - 224 (t32) SOPHOMORE SEASON (2004-05) Hootie at Bull’s Bay Intercollegiate (Awendaw, S.C.) 75-74-69 - 218 (t10) Earned Second-Team All-SEC and First-Team All-Louisiana honors LSU Spring Invitational (Baton Rouge, La.) 74-72-70 - 216 (5) in his first season at LSU after transferring from Pacific prior to the SEC Championships (Sea Island, Ga.) 75-76-76 - 227 (t31) NCAA West Regionals (Stanford, Calif.) 70-72-78 - 220 (t61) 2004-05 season ... Was the only Tiger to participate in all 12 tournaments and finished the season with a team-leading 72.83 stroke average in 36 rounds, including 14 rounds of par or better ... Tied for Wells’ Quick Facts third in the SEC with six top-10 finishes ... Best finish of the season was a fifth-place finish at the LSU Spring Invitational, April 1-3, with ROUNDS OF PAR OR BETTER: 23 LOW ROUND: 66 (-6) at University Club Intercollegiate (10/04) an even-par 216 ... Other top-10 finishes were at the Bank of LOW TOURNAMENT: 210 (-6) at University Club Intercollegiate (10/04) Tennessee Intercollegiate (t10), the Windon Memorial Classic (t7), TOP-10 FINISHES: 7 the University Club Intercollegiate (6), the Mercedes-Benz BEST FINISH: 5th at LSU Spring Invitational (4/05) Collegiate Championship (t6) and the Hootie at Bull's Bay Intercollegiate (t10) ... Added another top-20 finish when he tied Wells’ Career Totals for 14th at the SunTrust Gator Invitational with a 7-over 217 ... Best three-round total was a 10-under 206 at the University Club YEAR TOURN. ROUNDS STROKES AVERAGE 2004-05 12 36 2,622 72.8 Intercollegiate, including a season-best 6-under 66 in the second 2005-06 11 33 2,432 73.7 round ... 98.61 percent of rounds counted for LSU during the season TOTALS 33 69 5,054 73.2 (35.5/36) ... Earned first varsity letter.

In The Bag PRIOR TO LSU Lettered four times for head coach Sandy Santoli at St. Paul’s High DRIVER: CLEVELAND COMP 8.5 School ... Led team to one Class 5A state championship ... Won one WOODS: CLEVELAND COMP 15 IRONS: PING I5 individual state championship while in high school and was named WEDGES: CLEVELAND CG10 TOUR Golfer of the Year for the South Alabama region ... Played for Team PUTTER: WHITE STEEL #2 (CENTER SHAFT) USA in the World Junior Golf Cup. GOLF BALL: TITLEIST PRO V1X GOLF GLOVE: FOOT JOY GOLF SHOES: FOOT JOY CLASSICS PERSONAL Born June 25, 1985 ... Full name is Christopher Durell Wells ... Parents are James and Christina Wells ... Has one sister, Jamie ... Majoring in business administration ... Plays right-handed.

22 2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE THIS IS LSU Brian Noonan PREVIEW COACHES

5-8/150 • Jr./1L • Austin, Texas • Westlake HS • St. Edward’s University PLAYERS

REVIEW

2006 U.S. Amateur Participant RECORDS

2004 NCAA Division II Honorable Mention All-American HISTORY 2004 First-Team All-Heartland Conference 2004 Heartland Conference Freshman of the Year 2004 UC Davis Aggie Invitational Champion

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2005-06) Round-by-Round with Noonan Followed a redshirt season in 2004-05 by participating in nine of 11 tournaments for the Tigers in 2005-06 … Finished the season 2005-06 Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions (Nashville, Tenn.) 73-73-72 – 218 (t36) with a 75.8 stroke average in 27 rounds with three rounds at par Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Invitational (Tampa, Fla.) 72-77-75 – 224 (t42) or better … Fired the team’s lowest round in the 2006 SEC Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (Johnson City, Tenn.) 74-78-76 – 228 (t60) Tunica National Intercollegiate (Tunica, Miss.) 82-84-75 – 241 (t56) Championships with a 2-under par 68 in the second round of the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Invitational (Jacksonville, Fla.) 75-77-81 – 233 (t41) tournament … Finished the SEC Championships in a tie for 38th SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) 73-78-78 – 229 (t52) place at 10-over 220 … Best finish of the season came in his first Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) 78-77-72 – 227 (t55) Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (Awendaw, S.C.) 78-76-72 – 226 (t61) career tournament appearance at the Coca-Cola Tournament of SEC Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 74-68-78 – 220 (t38) Champions by tying for 36th with a three-round total of 5-over 218 … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the first time Noonan’s Quick Facts in his career … Earned first varsity letter. ROUNDS OF PAR OR BETTER: 3 PRIOR TO LSU LOW ROUND: 68 (-2) at SEC Championships (4/06) LOW TOURNAMENT: 218 (+5) at Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions (9/05) Played in 10 tournaments and finished the season with a 73.3 TOP-10 FINISHES: None stroke average as a freshman at St. Edward’s University … Was BEST FINISH: t36th at Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions (9/05) named the Heartland Conference Freshman of the Year … Earned first-team all-conference and all-region honors … Was named a Noonan’s Career Totals Division II honorable mention All-American … Earned medalist YEAR TOURN. ROUNDS STROKES AVERAGE honors at the 2004 UC Davis Aggie Invitational … Earned four 2005-06 9 27 2,046 75.8 top-10 finishes in his first season at the collegiate level … Lettered TOTALS 9 27 2,046 75.8 four times for head coach Mike Brent at Westlake High School … Led his team to the state championship in 2001 … Earned all-district, all-region and all-state honors in 2001 and 2002. In The Bag DRIVER: TITLEIST 905R PERSONAL WOODS: PING G5 3-WOOD, TITLEIST 5-WOOD IRONS: PING IS IRONS Full name is Brian James Noonan … Born on April 12, 1985 … WEDGES: TITLEIST SPIN MILLED WEDGES Parents are Jim and Ana Todd Noonan … Has one brother, Chris, PUTTER: TAYLOR MADE ROSSA and three sisters, Sandra, Maria and Katherine … Majoring in GOLF BALL: TITLEIST PRO V1X GOLF GLOVE: FOOT JOY STA SOF marketing … Plays right-handed. GOLF SHOES: FOOT JOY CLASSICS

2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE 23 Player Profiles

THIS IS LSU PREVIEW Garrett Runion COACHES

PLAYERS 6-0/150 • Jr./2L • Orlando, Fla. • Olympia HS

REVIEW 2006 SEC Good Works Team RECORDS 2005 SEC Good Works Team HISTORY 2002 AJGA Honorable Mention All-American 2002 AJGA Shell World Golf Village Champion 2002 Florida Junior Amateur Champion

Round-by-Round with Runion REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON (2005-06) Did not make a tournament appearance in 2005-06 as he 2004-05 received a redshirt prior to the season … Will bring valuable expe- Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (Johnson City, Tenn.) 74-70-75 - 219 (t25) Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate (Nashville, Tenn.) 75-65-74 - 214 (t21) rience to the squad this season as a two-time letterwinner … Windon Memorial Classic (Lake Forest, Ill.) 77-76-76 - 229 (t58) Named to the SEC Good Works Team for the second time, as well Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Invitational (Tampa, Fla.) 76-81-80 - 237 (72) University Club Intercollegiate (Baton Rouge, La.) 77-71-73 - 221 (t62) as the SEC Academic Honor Roll. SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) 71-76-82 - 229 (t59) Mercedes-Benz Championship (Ponte Vedra, Fla.) 75-75-73 - 223 (t28) SOPHOMORE SEASON (2004-05) Shenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) 80-76-83 - 239 (69) LSU Spring Invitational (Baton Rouge, La.) 78-85-73 - 236 (t83) Participated in 10 tournaments as a sophomore with a 76.36 NCAA West Regional (Stanford, Fla.) 81-79-84 - 244 (137) stroke average in 30 total rounds ... Lowest round was a team- best 6-under par 65 in the second round of the Mason Rudolph 2003-04 Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Invitational (Tampa, Fla.) 74-72-87 - 233 (t69) Intercollegiate ... Earned his best finish in the same tournament by CCLA Intercollegiate (Baton Rouge, La.) 79-75-73 - 227 (t64) tying for 21st with a 1-over 214 ... Recorded three rounds of par or Louisiana Classics Intercollegiate (Lafayette, La.) 76-70-78 - 224 (t33) LSU Spring Invitational (Baton Rouge, La.) 74-71-79 - 224 (t60) better ... Named to the SEC Good Works Team for outstanding NCAA East Regional (New Haven, Conn.) 78-73-75 - 226 (t74) community service in and around the Baton Rouge area ... Helped coordinate the annual Halloween BOOzar, Thanksgiving Food Drive and Christmas Toy Drive ... Member of the LSU Student- Runion’s Quick Facts Athlete Advisory Committee ... Earned second varsity letter. ROUNDS OF PAR OR BETTER: 6 LOW ROUND: 65 (-6) at Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate (9/04) FRESHMAN SEASON (2003-04) LOW TOURNAMENT: 214 (+1) at Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate (9/04) TOP-10 FINISHES: None Played in five tournaments in his first season with the Tigers ... BEST FINISH: t21st at Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate (9/04) Finished the season with a 75.6 stroke average ... First tournament was the Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Intercollegiate Oct. 20- 21, finishing in a tie for 69th with a 17-over 233 ... Shot three Runion’s Career Totals rounds of par or better ... Best round was a second-round 70 at

YEAR TOURN. ROUNDS STROKES AVERAGE the Louisiana Classics Intercollegiate March 8-9 at Oakborne 2003-04 5 15 1,134 75.6 Country Club ... Best finish came at the Louisiana Classics 2004-05 10 30 2,291 76.3 Intercollegiate when he tied for 33rd with a 8-over 224, which TOTALS 15 45 3,425 76.1 was also his lowest tournament score ... Earned his first varsity letter. In The Bag PRIOR TO LSU DRIVER: TITLEIST 905 R Member of the AJGA Polo All-American team … Was the 2002 WOODS: TITLEIST 904 F IRONS: TITLEIST 735 CM Florida State Junior Amateur Champion … Named the 2002 WEDGES: TITLEIST SPIN MILLED VOKEY Central Florida Player of the Year … Was the 2002-03 Orange PUTTER: TITLEIST NEWPORT TERYLLIUM County Player of the Year … Led Olympia to district and regional GOLF BALL: TITLEIST PRO V1X GOLF GLOVE: TITLEIST titles and a second-place team finish as a senior … Was his team’s GOLF SHOES: FOOT JOY MVP four-straight years … Won AJGA Shell World Golf Village Championship in 2002 … Member of the National Honors Society.

PERSONAL Born June 23, 1984 … Full name is Garrett Shaffer Runion … Parents are Britt and Sherry Runion … Has one brother, Parker … Plays right-handed … Majoring in sports management.

24 2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE THIS IS LSU Brent Struthers PREVIEW COACHES

6-0/200 • Soph./1L • Baton Rouge, La. • University High School PLAYERS

REVIEW

2006 SEC Academic Honor Roll RECORDS

2005 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll HISTORY

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2005-06) Round-by-Round with Struthers Followed a successful freshman season by appearing in eight tournaments with a 76.3 stroke average … Posted three rounds at 2005-06 Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions (Nashville, Tenn.) 71-75-66 – 212 (t12) par or better, including the team’s lowest round of the season Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Birmingham, Ala.) 74-79-75 – 228 (t55) with a 6-under 66 in the third round of the Coca-Cola Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (Johnson City, Tenn.) 75-76-73 – 224 (t35) Tunica National Intercollegiate (Tunica, Miss.) 82-82-70 – 234 (t35) Tournament of Champions on Sept. 13 … Fired a 7-under 29 on Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Invitational (Jacksonville, Fla.) 85-76-80 – 241 (t60) the back nine … Earned his only top-20 finish of the season and SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) 73-76-78 – 227 (t42) best finish of his career with a tie for 12th at the Coca-Cola Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) 81-74-80 – 235 (72) SEC Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 73-77-80 – 230 (57) Tournament of Champions with a three-round total of 1-under par 212 … Made his second career appearance at the SEC 2004-05 Championships at Sea Island Golf Club’s Seaside Course … Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate (Nashville, Tenn.) 74-72-74 - 220 (t47) Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Invitational (Tampa, Fla.) 80-81-75 - 236 (t70) Finished the tournament in 57th place … Named to the SEC University Club Intercollegiate (Baton Rouge, La.) 75-73-70 - 218 (t43) Academic Honor Roll … Earned his second varsity letter. LSU Spring Invitational (Baton Rouge, La.) 76-78-70 - 224 (t29) SEC Championships (Sea Island, Ga.) 75-75-79 - 229 (t37) NCAA West Regionals (Stanford, Calif.) 80-71-81 - 232 (t120) FRESHMAN SEASON (2004-05) Participated in six tournaments in his first season as a Tiger and Struthers’ Quick Facts was one of LSU's top performers at the end of the season ... Finished the season with a 75.5 stroke average in 18 rounds, ROUNDS OF PAR OR BETTER: 5 including two rounds of par or better ... Recorded a pair of 2-under LOW ROUND: 66 (-5) at Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions (09/05) LOW TOURNAMENT: 212 (-1) at Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions (09/05) par 70s in the final round of both the University Club TOP-10 FINISHES: None Intercollegiate, Oct. 25-26, and the LSU Spring Invitational, April BEST FINISH: t12th at Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions (09/05) 1-3 ... Tied for 47th in his first career tournament at the Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate with a 7-over 220 ... Best finish of the sea- Struthers’ Career Totals son was a tie for 29th in the LSU Spring Invitational when he YEAR TOURN. ROUNDS STROKES AVERAGE recorded an 8-over 224 ... 87.5 percent of rounds were counted ... 2004-05 6 18 1,359 75.5 Named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll ... Earned first 2005-06 8 24 1,831 76.3 varsity letter. TOTALS 14 42 3,190 75.9

PRIOR TO LSU In The Bag Lettered five times under head coach Paul Henslee at University High School ... Led team to the Class 2A state championship in DRIVER: TITLEIST 905 R WOODS: CLEVELAND LAUNCHER 2002 ... Won individual state championshipS as a junior and sen- IRONS: CALLAWAY X-18 PRO SERIES ior ... Named Class 2A Player of the Year three times ... Earned all- WEDGES: CLEVELAND PUTTER: NEVER COMPROMISE state and all-metro honors four times ... Named to The Advocate GOLF BALL: TITLEIST PRO V1X Star of Stars in 2003 and 2004. GOLF GLOVE: TITLEIST GOLF SHOES: FOOT JOY PERSONAL Born January 1, 1986 ... Full name is Brent Harrison Struthers ... Parents are Craig and Lorrie Struthers ... Has one sister, Rebecca, who is a member of the LSU women’s golf team ... Undecided on major ... Plays right-handed.

2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE 25 Player Profiles

THIS IS LSU PREVIEW Beck Troutman COACHES

PLAYERS 6-2/280 • Jr./2L • Fernwood, Miss. • Parklane Academy

REVIEW 2006 U.S. Amateur Participant (Match Play) RECORDS SEC Men’s Golfer of the Week (March 30, 2006) HISTORY 2006 LSWA First-Team All-Louisiana 2005 LSU Spring Invitational Champion 2005 MGA Mississippi Match Play Champion 2003 AJGA Honorable Mention All-American 2003 AJGA HP Junior Classic Champion

Round-by-Round with Troutman SOPHOMORE SEASON (2005-06) Arguably the team’s top performer during his sophomore season 2005-06 after finishing his freshman season as one of the top newcomers in Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions (Nashville, Tenn.) 73-72-75 – 220 (t44) Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Birmingham, Ala.) 69-72-70 – 211 (t4) the SEC … Was named First-Team All-Louisiana by the Louisiana Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Invitational (Tampa, Fla.) 70-71-70 – 211 (t4) Sportswriters Association for his performance on the course … One Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (Johnson City, Tenn.) 77-78-75 – 230 (t69) of just two Tigers to participate in all 11 tournaments during the sea- Tunica National Intercollegiate (Tunica, Miss.) 76-78-78 – 232 (t31) Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Invitational (Jacksonville, Fla.) 77-72-77 – 226 (t11) son, finishing with a 73.8 stroke average in 33 rounds … Finished the SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) 76-75-72 – 223 (33) season with a team-leading 11 rounds at par or better, including two Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) 70-75-79 – 224 (t44) rounds of 3-under 69 … Led the team with three top-10 finishes, Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (Awendaw, S.C.) 74-69-70 – 213 (t4) Augusta State Invitational (Evans, Ga.) 78-74-75 – 227 (t62) while adding another top-20 finish to his resume … Completed SEC Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 75-75-70 – 220 (t38) three tournaments in a tie for fourth place, including the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Sept. 26-27), Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf 2004-05 Windon Memorial Classic (Lake Forest, Ill.) 72-75-78 – 225 (t40) Invitational (Oct. 10-11) and Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Invitational (Tampa, Fla.) 81-74-71 – 226 (t40) (March 26-28) … Posted back-to-back tournament scores of 5- University Club Intercollegiate (Baton Rouge, La.) 70-70-73 – 213 (t24) under par 211 at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate and Gary SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) 81-74-73 – 228 (t53) Mercedes-Benz Championship (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) 72-77-75 – 224 (t32) Koch/Cleveland Golf Invitational … Was named SEC Men’s Golfer Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) 72-77-72 – 221 (t19) of the Week on March 30 for his performance at the Hootie at Bulls Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (Awendaw, S.C.) 77-69-73 – 219 (t15) Bay Intercollegiate … Became the first Tiger to be named SEC Men’s LSU Spring Invitational (Baton Rouge, La.) 72-69-70 – 211 (1) SEC Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 79-76-74 – 229 (t37) Golfer of the Week since two-time All-SEC performer Heath West NCAA West Regional (Stanford, Calif.) 72-79-77 – 228 (t107) received the honor on April 8, 2004 … Tied for 38th place in his second career appearance at the SEC Championships … Named to Troutman’s Quick Facts the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Earned second varsity letter.

ROUNDS OF PAR OR BETTER: 22 FRESHMAN SEASON (2004-05) LOW ROUND: 69 (-3) four times, last at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (04/06) Participated in 10 tournaments during his freshman season and LOW TOURNAMENT: 211 (-5) three times, last at Gary Koch Invite (10/05) TOP-10 FINISHES: 4 ranked as one of the top freshmen in the SEC with a 74.13 stroke BEST FINISH: 1st at LSU Spring Invitational (04/05) average in 30 rounds … Led LSU to the team title when he earned medalist honors at the LSU Spring Invitational from April 1-3 … Won Troutman’s Career Totals the tournament by two strokes with a 5-under par 211, including a season best 3-under 69 in the second round … Became the first YEAR TOURN. ROUNDS STROKES AVERAGE Tiger to win a tournament since All-American John Humphries won 2004-05 10 30 2,224 74.1 the same event in 2003 … Added two top-20 finishes to his resume 2005-06 11 33 2,437 73.8 TOTALS 21 63 4,661 73.9 … Tied for 19th at the Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational from March 19- 20 and tied for 15th at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate the In The Bag next week … Recorded 11 rounds at par or better … 88.88 percent of his rounds counted for the Tigers … Was named to the SEC DRIVER: TITLEIST 905 R 9.5 Freshman Academic Honor Roll … Earned first varsity letter. WOODS: TAYLOR MADE V-STEEL, TITLEIST 503 H IRONS: TITLEIST 735 3-9 IRONS WEDGES: TITLEIST VOKEY PRIOR TO LSU PUTTER: TITLEIST SCOTTY CAMERON STUDIO DESIGN 5 Lettered four times for head coach Billy Swindle at Parklane GOLF BALL: TITLEIST PRO V1 Academy … Led team to Mississippi Private School Association GOLF GLOVE: TITLEIST GOLF SHOES: FOOT JOY CLASSICS Class 4A state championship in 2001 … Future Collegians World Tour First-Team All-American in 2000 and 2001 … American Junior Golf Association All-American in 2003 … Named to Mississippi Junior Cup Team four times … Won Pop Allen Award by Mississippi Hall of Fame in 2002.

PERSONAL Born June 4, 1985 … Full name is Beck Carter Troutman … Parents are Bob and Lynn Troutman … Has two siblings, Robert and Alexis … Majoring in business … Plays right-handed.

26 2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE THIS IS LSU Jarrod Barsamian PREVIEW COACHES

5-10/160 • So./1L • Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. • Episcopal HS PLAYERS

REVIEW

RECORDS

HISTORY

FRESHMAN SEASON (2005-06) Round-by-Round with Barsamian Earned valuable experience by participating in five tournaments during his freshman season … Finished the season with a 76.0 2005-06 Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions (Nashville, Tenn.) 72-73-77 – 222 (t52) stroke average in 15 rounds … Recorded two rounds at par or bet- Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Birmingham, Ala.) 78-72-73 – 223 (t38) ter with a low score of 72 fired three times … A total of 9.5 rounds Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Invitational (Tampa, Fla.) 72-74-76 – 222 (t39) Tunica National Intercollegiate (Tunica, Miss.) 84-83-75 – 242 (t58) were counted toward the team’s score … Appeared in four of five Augusta State Invitational (Evans, Ga.) 75-76-80 – 231 (70) tournaments during the fall season, including LSU’s victory at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate on Sept 26-27 … Best finish of the season was a tie for 38th place at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate Barsamian’s Quick Facts with a three-round total of 7-over 223 … Best tournament score in ROUNDS OF PAR OR BETTER: 2 relation to par was 6-over 222 at the Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf LOW ROUND: 72 (THREE TIMES), LAST AT GARY KOCH INVITATIONAL (10/05) Invitational in October … Earned first varsity letter. LOW TOURNAMENT: 222 (+6) AT GARY KOCH INVITATIONAL (10/05) TOP-10 FINISHES: NONE BEST FINISH: T38TH AT SHOAL CREEK INTERCOLLEGIATE (9/05) PRIOR TO LSU Lettered five times while playing at Episcopal High School … Led his high school team to the district and regional championships in Barsamian’s Career Totals

2002 and 2003 … Was named first-team All-First Coast in 2003 YEAR TOURN. ROUNDS STROKES AVERAGE and 2004, as well as second-team All-First Coast in 2002. 2005-06 5 15 1,140 76.0 TOTALS 5 15 1,140 76.0 PERSONAL Full name is Jarrod Richard Barsamian … Born on Aug. 4, 1986 … In The Bag Parents are Jim and Cindy Barsamian … Has one sister, Alyssa, who is 17 years old … Majoring in business … Plays right-handed. DRIVER: TITLEIST 905 R WOODS: TITLEIST 904 F IRONS: TITLEIST 735 CM WEDGES: TITLEIST BLACK NICKLE SPIN MILD (58 & 54) PUTTER: SCOTTY CAMERON: STUDIO STYLE NEWPORT 2 GOLF BALL: PRO V1X GOLF GLOVE: TITLEIST GOLF SHOES: FOOT JOY

2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE 27 Player Profiles

THIS IS LSU PREVIEW Brent Blaum COACHES

PLAYERS 5-11/170 • Fr./HS • Coral Gables, Fla. • Westminster Christian HS

REVIEW 2004 U.S. Amateur Participant RECORDS 5th at 2004 AJGA Fidelity Investments Championship HISTORY

In The Bag PRIOR TO LSU Ranked among the top 100 seniors in the Class of 2006 by the National DRIVER: TITLEIST Junior Golf Scoreboard … Played varsity golf at Westminster Christian WOODS: X-TOUR CALLAWAY High School for seven years … Was a first-team all-county selection three IRONS: CALLAWAY X-16 PRO SERIES (S 300 SHAFT) times … Was also a four-year letterman in basketball and baseball while WEDGES: 60 TITLEIST VOKEY, 54 CALLAWAY, 48 CALLAWAY in high school … Junior career was highlighted by an appearance in the PUTTER: SCOTTY CAMERON 104th United States Amateur Championship as a sophomore in 2004 … TITLEIST PRO V1X GOLF BALL: Qualified for the championship by firing rounds of 66 and 70 to finish in GOLF GLOVE: FOOT JOY second place in the qualifier at Grande Oaks Golf Club in Ft. Lauderdale, GOLF SHOES: FOOT JOY Fla. … Was an active participant in the American Junior Golf Association … Earned a fifth-place finish at the 2004 AJGA Fidelity Investments Championship in Bolton, Mass. … Instructed by David Leadbetter, one of Golf Magazine’s Top 100 Teachers for 2005-06.

PERSONAL Full name is Brent Douglas Blaum … Born on March 11, 1988 … Son of Steve and Nancy Blaum … Has a 22-year-old brother, Ryan, who was an All-American golfer at Duke … Both parents attended LSU … Majoring in sports management at LSU … Plays right-handed.

Thomas Galloway 5-8/140 • Fr./HS • Covington, La. • St. Paul’s HS 2004 Louisiana Junior Amateur Champion

In The Bag PRIOR TO LSU Widely considered the top high school senior in Louisiana in 2006, DRIVER: TAYLOR MADE R7 425 Galloway finished his career at St. Paul’s High School in Covington as the WOODS: TAYLOR MADE R7 TP 2006 Class 5A Region medalist and a first-team Class 5A all-state selec- IRONS: TITLEIST 704 CB tion … Was a three-time first-team Class 5A all-state selection in his high WEDGES: TAYLOR MADE TP RAC school career … Claimed medalist honors at the 2004 LGA Junior PUTTER: PING G2I Amateur Championship and earned a runner-up finish in 2005 … Was TITLEIST PRO V1 GOLF BALL: medalist at the U.S. Junior Amateur qualifier in 2005. GOLF GLOVE: FOOT JOY GOLF SHOES: ADIDAS 360 PERSONAL Full name is Thomas Bryce Galloway … Born on Nov. 6, 1987 … Parents are Larry and Connie Galloway … Has three siblings: Garrett, 19, Taylor, 19, and Parker, 13 … Majoring in business finance at LSU … Plays right-handed.

28 2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE THIS IS LSU Bryant Lach PREVIEW COACHES

6-0/155 • Fr./HS • The Woodlands, Texas • The Woodlands HS PLAYERS

REVIEW

2006 AJGA 44th-ranked junior RECORDS

2006 Golfweek/Titleist 56th-ranked junior HISTORY 2005 Rolex Junior All-American 2005 AJGA Lessing’s Classic Champion

PRIOR TO LSU In The Bag One of the top juniors in the country in 2006 … Was the 44th-ranked junior golfer by the American Junior Golf Association and the 56th-ranked DRIVER: TAYLOR MADE R7 425 TP junior by Golfweek/Titleist in the summer of 2006 … Was an honorable WOODS: SONAR TECH & TAYLOR MADE mention selection to the Rolex Jr. All-American Team in 2005 … A four- IRONS: TAYLOR MADE TP year letterwinner at The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, WEDGES: TAYLOR MADE TP Texas … Led his golf team to the Texas High School Class 5A State PUTTER: YES PUTTER GOLF BALL: TITLEIST PRO V1X Championship in 2005 … Distinguished himself by playing a competitive GOLF GLOVE: FOOT JOY SCI-FLEX national schedule on the junior circuit … Earned a pair of top-10 finishes in GOLF SHOES: FOOT JOY AJGA events, including a victory at the AJGA Lessing’s Classic in East Meadow, N.Y., in the summer of 2005 … Finished fourth in the 2005 AJGA Fidelity Investments Junior Championship in Humble, Texas … Instructors include Dick Harmon, Donnie Massengale and Mark Steinbauer

PERSONAL Full name is Bryant Joseph Lach … Born on Jan. 7, 1988 … Parents are Gary and Karen Lach … Has one sister, Amy, who is 15 years old … Majoring in business marketing at LSU … Plays right-handed.

Brian Leveille 5-7/140 • Fr./RS • Basking Ridge, N.J. • Ridge HS

2004 New Jersey Junior Amateur Champion

FRESHMAN SEASON (2005-06) In The Bag Received a redshirt prior to the 2005-06 season … Will provide quality depth to the squad as a redshirt freshman in 2006-07. DRIVER: TITLEIST 905 S WOODS: ADAMS OVATION 13 DEGREE 3 WOOD PRIOR TO LSU IRONS: TITLEIST 762 Lettered three times for coach Scott Neigel at Ridge High School … Was a WEDGES: TITLEIST VOKEY two-time all-conference and all-area player in New Jersey … Led team to PUTTER: SCOTTY CAMERON GOLF BALL: TITLEIST PRO V1X the Somerset County Championship in 2002 and 2005 … Was the 2004 GOLF GLOVE: TITLEIST New Jersey Junior Amateur Champion … Was also the 2004 NJPGA Jr. GOLF SHOES: FOOT JOY Tour Championship runner-up.

PERSONAL Full name is Brian Anthony Leveille … Parents are Dave and Mary Leveille … Father was a two-time letterman in golf at LSU from 1982-83 … Has one brother, Kevin, and one sister, Colleen … Majoring in business … Plays- right handed.

2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE 29 Season Review

THIS IS LSU

PREVIEW

COACHES

PLAYERS

REVIEW

RECORDS

HISTORY

The Tigers captured the first team title of the Chuck Winstead era at the inaugural Shoal Creek Intercollegiate.

ewly appointed head coach Chuck Winstead took rounds, including a team-high 11 rounds at par or better. the reigns of the LSU men’s golf program prior to Troutman led the squad with three top-five finishes as he N the start of the 2005-06 season and built a solid tied for fourth place in three tournaments, including the foundation for the team’s future success in his inaugural Shoal Creek Intercollegiate, the Gary Koch Invitational and campaign. A pair of seniors and seven letterwinners the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate, and equaled the returned to lead a young squad of two juniors, four soph- best 54-hole score of his career in both the Shoal Creek omores and three true freshmen through the rigors of the and Gary Koch with a 5-under 211. always difficult Southeastern Conference. LSU opened the season on Sept. 12 as it teed it up in The Tigers finished the season with one tournament the Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions hosted by victory against a strong field at the Shoal Creek Tennessee at Holston Hills Country Club in Knoxville. Intercollegiate in September and earned their best finish Sophomore Brent Struthers earned the best finish of his at the SEC Championships since 2002 at sixth place, LSU career and what would be his best finish of the sea- posting their best 54-hole score in the tournament’s six son by tying for 12th at 1-under 212, a three-round total years at the Seaside Course at Sea Island Golf Club with a that included a 5-under 66 in the final round. The Tigers 28-over 868. finished seventh in the 14-team field. Returning for the LSU squad was senior standout The team built upon its solid play in the season open- Andrew Lanahan, who was forced to sit out the entire er by winning the first tournament of the Chuck Winstead 2004-05 season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn era on Sept. 27 at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate at the rotator cuff in his shoulder. The Jacksonville, Fla., native picturesque Shoal Creek Country Club in Birmingham, responded by appearing in nine of the team’s 11 tourna- Ala. The Tigers finished a single shot ahead of Tennessee ments and leading the Tigers with a 73.4 stroke average, in the team standings at 1-under 863 and earned victories while posting one top-10 and a team-high six top-20 fin- over five teams ranked in the Golfweek Top 25. Troutman ishes. Lanahan was LSU’s low individual at the SEC fired rounds of 69, 72 and 70 for a 54-hole total of 5- Championships as he finished in a tie for 11th. under 211, earning his first top-five finish of the season. The Tigers were also led by the stellar play of sopho- Junior All-SEC performer Chris Wells also finished in the more Beck Troutman, who competed in all 11 tournaments top 10 as he tied for eighth place at 2-under 214 for the and finished the season with a 73.8 stroke average in 33 seventh top-10 finish of his career.

30 2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE The Tigers carried their momentum into the presti- of March led off by an appearance in the always competi- THIS IS LSU gious Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Invitational hosted by the tive Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational held at Forest Heights PREVIEW Florida Gators at Old Memorial Golf Club in Tampa by Country Club in Statesboro, Ga., from March 18-19. COACHES earning a tie for fourth place in the difficult 12-team field. Lanahan was the lone Tiger to finish the event in the top PLAYERS They posted a team total of 3-over 867 for the event, and 20 as he tied for 19th, and the Tigers earned a 12th place Troutman earned his second straight top-five finish by finish in the 15-team field. They followed a week later with REVIEW also tying for fourth place. Lanahan made his return to the an appearance in the second-annual Hootie at Bulls Bay RECORDS lineup by posting a tie for 20th in his first action of the Intercollegiate at Bulls Bay Golf Club in Awendaw. S.C., HISTORY season. earning a sixth-place finish with a 54-hole total of 22-over LSU concluded its fall season with two tournaments 874. Troutman tied for fourth in the individual standings at the end of October in the Bank of Tennessee for the third time by firing a three-round score of even-par Intercollegiate from Oct. 15-16 and the Tunica National 213. Intercollegiate from Oct. 31-Nov. 1. The Tigers posted a The Tigers’ made their first ever appearance in the 15th-place finish in the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate Administaf Augusta State Invitational on April 1 and used as Struthers, Troutman and Wells each carded 54-hole the event as a tune-up for their annual appearance in the totals of 8-over 224. The team came back to finish in 11th SEC Championships. The tournament was held at place at the Tunica National Intercollegiate. LSU was orig- Champions Retreat Golf Club in Evans, Ga., with the Tigers inally scheduled to play host to the tournament as the finishing in 15th place before their three-week break. second-annual University Club Intercollegiate in Baton They concluded the 2005-06 season on April 23 at Rouge, but it moved to Tunica, Miss., due to the aftermath the 2006 SEC Championships at the picturesque Seaside of Hurricane Katrina. Course at Sea Island Golf Club in St. Simons Island, Ga., After breaking for three months, the Tigers returned where the event has resided for the past six years. The to the state of Florida on Feb. 5 to begin their spring sea- Tigers earned their best finish in the event since 2002 as son in the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship at they finished in sixth place with a 28-over 868 in perhaps famous Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach. the most competitive conference tournament in college Three Tigers earned top-20 finishes in the event led by golf. Lanahan finished in a tie for 11th place in the individ- Troutman, who tied for 11th, with Lanahan and Wells each ual competition at 2-over 212, including a 1-under 69 in tying for 19th place. LSU earned a sixth-place finish in the the first round and an even-par 70 in the second round. overall standings out of 15 teams at 49-over 913. Sophomore Brian Noonan fired the team’s lowest round of The Tigers made their annual trip to Gainesville, Fla., the tournament and his lowest round of the season with a two weeks later to compete in the annual SunTrust Gator 2-under 68 in the second round. Invitational hosted by Florida at the University of Florida The Tigers were able to accomplish many things in Golf Course. Lanahan paced the Tigers to a fifth-place fin- the first year of the Chuck Winstead era. Not only did they ish in the 16-team field by earning the best finish of his capture one tournament title against one of the strongest LSU career by tying for sixth place in the individual stand- fields they faced all season, but also made their best ings at 5-over 215. Lanahan’s previous best was a ninth- showing in the SEC Championships in four years. LSU place showing at the Baylor Invitational during the fall sea- excelled off the course as well as seven Tigers were son of 2003. The Tigers posted a 54-hole total of 41-over named to the 2006 SEC Academic Honor Roll and junior 881 at the par-70 course. Garrett Runion was named a member of the SEC Good LSU competed in two tournaments during the month Works Team for the second straight year.

The Tigers travel in style to the SEC Championships.

2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE 31 2005-06 Final Statistics and Results

THIS IS LSU 2005-06 Individual Tournament Results PREVIEW PLAYER TOURNAMENTS ROUNDS STROKES AVERAGE LOW ROUND RDS PAR OR BETTER TOP 10'S TOP 20’S COACHES Andrew Lanahan 9 27 1,981 73.4 69 9 1 6 PLAYERS Chris Wells 11 33 2,432 73.7 68 9 1 3 REVIEW Beck Troutman 11 33 2,437 73.8 69 11 3 4 RECORDS Brian Noonan 9 27 2,046 75.8 68 3 0 0 HISTORY Jarrod Barsamian 5 15 1,140 76.0 72 2 0 0 Brent Struthers 8 24 1,831 76.3 66 3 0 1 Aaron Smith 3 9 713 79.2 75 0 0 0

2005-06 Team Tournament Results

DATE TOURNAMENT LSU FINISH LSU SCORE Sept. 12-13 Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions 7th (14) 284-292-285 -- 861 +9 CHAMPION: Tennessee Host: Tennessee Course: Holston Hills Country Club Sept. 26-27 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 1st (15) 284-289-290 -- 863 -1 CHAMPION: LSU Host: UAB Course: Shoal Creek Country Club Oct. 10-11 Gary Koch Invitational t4th (12) 286-291-290 -- 867 +3 CHAMPION: Florida Host: Florida Course: Old Memorial Golf Club Oct. 15-16 Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate 15th (15) 294-308-297 -- 899 +35 CHAMPION: South Carolina Host: East Tennessee State Course: The Ridges Golf Club Oct. 31-Nov. 1 Tunica National Intercollegiate 11th (15) 317-319-298 -- 934 +70 CHAMPION: SMU Host: Ole Miss Course: Tunica National Golf Club Feb. 5-7 Mercedes-Benz Championship 6th (15) 308-290-315 -- 913 +49 CHAMPION: UCLA Host: North Florida Course: Sawgrass Country Club Feb. 18-19 SunTrust Gator Invitational 5th (14) 297-291-293 -- 881 +41 CHAMPION: Florida Host: Florida Course: University of Florida Golf Course March 18-19 Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational 12th (15) 294-293-300 -- 887 +23 CHAMPION: North Carolina Host: Georgia Southern Course: Forest Heights Country Club March 26-28 Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate 6th (15) 300-287-287 -- 874 +22 CHAMPION: Wake Forest Host: South Carolina Course: Bulls Bay Golf Club April 1-2 Augusta State Invitational 15th (15) 301-301-306 -- 908 +44 CHAMPION: Coastal Carolina Host: Augusta State Course: Champions Retreat Golf Club April 21-23 SEC Championships 6th (12) 288-288-292 -- 868 +28 CHAMPION: Georgia Host: SEC Course: Sea Island Golf Club

The 2006-07 LSU Men’s and Women’s Golf Teams with David Toms

32 2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE 2005-06 Round by Round Results

2005-06 Individual Round-by-Round Results THIS IS LSU PREVIEW

JARROD BARSAMIAN AARON SMITH COACHES Coca-Cola Tournament of Championships 72-73-77 -- 222 (t52) Tunica National Intercollegiate 84-79-84 -- 247 (t70) PLAYERS Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 78-72-73 -- 223 (t38) Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate 75-76-75 -- 226 (t61) Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Invitational 72-74-76 -- 222 (t39) Administaff Augusta State Invitational 81-79-80 -- 240 (t82) REVIEW Tunica National Intercollegiate 84-83-75 -- 242 (t58) RECORDS Administaff Augusta State Invitational 75-76-80 -- 231 (70) BRENT STRUTHERS HISTORY Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions 71-75-66 -- 212 (t12) ANDREW LANAHAN Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 74-79-75 -- 228 (t55) Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 72-73-74 -- 219 (t20) Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate 75-76-73 -- 224 (t35) Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Invitational 72-73-73 -- 218 (t20) Tunica National Intercollegiate 82-82-70 -- 234 (t35) Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate 74-77-73 -- 224 (t35) Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship 85-76-80 -- 241 (t60) Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship 80-71-77 -- 228 (t19) SunTrust Gator Invitational 73-76-78 -- 227 (t42) SunTrust Gator Invitational 75-70-70 -- 215 (t6) Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational 81-74-80 -- 235 (72) Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational 73-73-73 -- 219 (t19) SEC Championships 73-77-80 -- 230 (57) Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate 78-72-70 -- 220 (t33) Administaff Augusta State Invitational 72-77-77 -- 226 (t58) BECK TROUTMAN SEC Championships 69-70-73 -- 212 (t11) Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions 73-72-75 -- 220 (t44) Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 69-72-70 -- 211 (t4) BRIAN NOONAN Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Invitational 70-71-70 -- 211 (t4) Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions 73-73-72 -- 218 (t36) Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate 77-78-75 -- 230 (t69) Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Invitational 72-77-75 -- 224 (t42) Tunica National Intercollegiate 76-78-78 -- 232 (t31) Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate 74-78-76 -- 228 (t60) Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship 77-72-77 -- 226 (t11) Tunica National Intercollegiate 82-84-75 -- 241 (t56) SunTrust Gator Invitational 76-75-72 -- 223 (33) Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship 75-77-81 -- 233 (t41) Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational 70-75-79 -- 224 (t44) SunTrust Gator Invitational 73-78-78 -- 229 (t52) Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate 74-69-70 -- 213 (t4) Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational 78-77-72 -- 227 (t55) Administaff Augusta State Invitational 78-74-75 -- 227 (t62) Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate 78-76-72 -- 226 (t61) SEC Championships 75-75-70 -- 220 (t38) SEC Championships 74-68-78 -- 220 (t38) CHRIS WELLS Andrew Lanahan Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions 68-74-72 -- 214 (t18) Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 69-72-73 -- 214 (t8) Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Invitational 75-73-72 -- 220 (t31) Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate 71-77-76 -- 224 (t35) Tunica National Intercollegiate 77-76-78 -- 231 (t22) Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship 76-71-81 -- 228 (t19) SunTrust Gator Invitational 77-70-73 -- 220 (t23) Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational 73-71-76 -- 220 (t25) Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate 73-70-76 -- 219 (t26) Administaff Augusta State Invitational 76-74-74 -- 224 (t48) SEC Championships 72-75-71 -- 218 (t31)

Beck Troutman

2005-06 Team Round-by-Round Results Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions 284-292-285 -- 861 (7th of 14) Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 284-289-290 -- 863 (1st of 15) Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Invitational 286-291-290 -- 867 (t4th of 12) Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate 294-308-297 -- 899 (15th o f15) Tunica National Intercollegiate 317-319-298 -- 934 (11th of 15) Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship 308-290-315 -- 913 (6th of 15) SunTrust Gator Invitational 297-291-293 -- 881 (5th of 14) Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational 294-293-300 -- 887 (12th of 15) Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate 300-287-287 -- 874 (6th of 15) Administaf Augusta State Invitational 301-301-306 -- 908 (15th of 15) SEC Championships 288-288-292 -- 868 (6th of 12)

2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE 33 2005-06 Tournament Summaries

Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate THIS IS LSU Sept. 12-13, 2005 Oct. 15-16, 2005 PREVIEW Knoxville, Tenn. Johnson City, Tenn. COACHES Holston Hills Country Club (Par 71) The Ridges Golf & Country Club (Par 72)

PLAYERS LSU opened the 2005-06 season by finishing in seventh place in the Coca-Cola The Tigers had little chance to catch their breath as they competed in the Bank of REVIEW Tournament of Champions hosted by the University of Tennessee. The Tigers shot a 54- Tennessee Intercollegiate on three days rest after their outstanding performance in the RECORDS hole total of 9-over par 861 and were led by the play of sophomore Brent Struthers, who Gary Koch Invitational. They finished the event in 15th place, with the South Carolina fired a career low 5-under 66 in the final round to finish the tournament in a tie for 12th Gamecocks taking home the team title by eight strokes over Southeastern Conference HISTORY place at 1-under 212. Junior Chris Wells also finished in the top 20 in a tie for 18th rival Auburn. A trio of Tigers finished the event in a tie for 35th, including senior Andrew place.Tennessee captured the team title on its home course by an incredible margin of 32 Lanahan, junior Chris Wells and sophomore Brent Struthers. strokes at 34-under 818. TEAM RESULTS TEAM RESULTS 1. South Carolina 286-284-289 -- 859 1. Tennessee 268-278-272 -- 818 2. Auburn 300-285-282 -- 867 2. Alabama 279-285-286 -- 850 T3. TCU 284-293-294 -- 871 3. Florida State 286-285-282 -- 853 T3. East Tennesse State 293-285-293 -- 871 4. Virginia Tech 283-288-284 -- 855 T5. North Carolina 296-278-302 -- 876 5. North Florida 293-281-284 -- 858 T5. Alabama 293-296-287 -- 876 7. LSU 284-292-285 -- 861 15. LSU 294-308-29 7-- 899

Shoal Creek Intercollegiate Tunica National Intercollegiate Sept. 26-27, 2005 Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2005 Birmingham, Ala. Tunica, Miss. Shoal Creek Country Club (Par 72) Tunica National Golf Club (Par 72)

The Tigers earned their first tournament victory of the Chuck Winstead era by finishing LSU ended its fall season by competing in the Tunica National Intercollegiate hosted by atop the leaderboard in the inaugural Shoal Creek Intercollegiate hosted by UAB. LSU Ole Miss. The tournament was originaly scheduled to be hosted by LSU at The University was the only team to finish the tournament under par as it posted a 1-under 863 in three Club as the University Club Intercollegiate but was moved due to the aftermath of rounds. The Tennessee Volunteers followed closely behind in second place at even-par Hurricane Katrina. The Tigers finished the tournament in 11th place and were led by the 864. Sophomore Beck Troutman earned his first top-five finish of the season by tying his play of senior Chris Wells, who posted a three-round total of 15-over 231 to finish in a tie 54-hole career low with a 5-under 211 to finish in a tie for fourth place. Junior Chris Wells for 22nd place. After arriving back in Baton Rouge, the team broke for three months in also finished in the top 10 in eighth place. preparation for the start of the spring season.

TEAM RESULTS TEAM RESULTS 1. LSU 284-289-290 -- 863 1. SMU 300-302-303 -- 905 2. Tennessee 285-285-294 -- 864 2. Belmont 306-310-291 -- 907 3. UAB 295-281-291 -- 867 3. UAB 302-304-305 -- 911 4. East Tennessee State 294-289-286 -- 869 4. Kent State 301-310-306 -- 917 5 Georgia State 288-292-290 -- 870 5. UNC-Greensboro 309-306-305 -- 920 11. LSU 317-319-298 -- 934 Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Invitational Oct. 10-11, 2005 Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship Tampa, Fla. Feb. 5-7, 2006 Old Memorial Golf Club (Par 72) Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Sawgrass Country Club (Par 72) LSU followed its first win of the 2005-06 season by finishing in a tie for fourth place in the prestigious Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Invitational with a 54-hole total of 3-over 867. The Tigers opened the spring season in early February against an always difficult 15-team Sophomore Beck Troutman finished in the same position he did at the Shoal Creek field in the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship, finishing the tournament in a Intercollegiate two weeks earlier by tying for fourth place with an identical 5-under 211. respectable sixth place. A trio of Tigers finished among the Top 20 individuals led by The Fernwood, Miss., native earned the third top-five finish of his career as he also won sophomore Beck Troutman, who posted a 10-over 226 to finish in a tie for 11th. Senior the LSU Spring Invitational as a freshman. Senior Andrew Lanahan earned his second Andrew Lanahan and junior Chris Wells each carded 54-hole scores of 12-over 228 to fin- straight top-20 finish in the event. ish in a tie for 19th. The UCLA Bruins of the Pac-10 Conference captured the team championship by five strokes over Texas Tech at 32-over 896. TEAM RESULTS 1. Florida 277-276-287 -- 840 TEAM RESULTS 2. Kentucky 286-278-279 -- 843 1. UCLA 290-304-302 -- 896 3. Texas A&M 289-291-286 -- 866 2. Texas Tech 301-295-305 -- 901 T4. LSU 286-291-290 -- 867 T3. Alabama 300-300-305 -- 905 T4. South Florida 292-283-292 -- 867 T3. South Carolina 308-297-300 -- 905 T4. Toledo 287-292-288 -- 867 5. Georgia State 304-294-314 -- 912 6. LSU 308-290-315 -- 913

34 2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE SunTrust Gator Invitational Augusta State Invitational THIS IS LSU Feb. 18-19, 2006 April 1-2, 2006 Gainesville, Fla. Augusta, Ga. PREVIEW University of Florida Golf Course (Par 70) Forest Hills Golf Club (Par 72) COACHES

PLAYERS LSU carried its momentum from the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship into the The Tigers had a three-day turnaround between tournaments for the second time during SunTrust Gator Invitational by finishing the event in fifth place, its best finish since win- the season and finished the Augusta State Invitational in 15th place with a 54-hole total REVIEW ning the team title in 2002. Senior Andrew Lanahan earned his best finish as an LSU Tiger of 908. Junior Chris Wells was the low Tiger for the week as he fired rounds of 4-over 76 RECORDS when he fired back-to-back rounds of even-par 70 to finish in a tie for sixth place at 5- in the first round and matching 2-over 74s in the second and third rounds to finish the HISTORY over 215. His previous best was a tie for ninth at the Baylor Invitational in 2003. event in a tie for 48th at 8-over 224. Coastal Carolina captured the team title with rela- Tournament host Florida brought home the team title by six shots over Tulsa at 15-over tive ease as it finished five strokes ahead of South Carolina-Aiken with a three-round total 855. of 10-under 854.

TEAM RESULTS TEAM RESULTS 1. Florida 274-288-293 -- 855 1. Coastal Carolina 282-283-289 -- 854 2. Tulsa 287-286-288 -- 861 2. South Carolina-Aiken 286-289-284 -- 859 3. Florida State 291-286-292 -- 869 3. Clemson 284-289-291 -- 864 4. Georgia State 285-293-297 -- 875 4. Minnesota 283-288-295 -- 866 5. LSU 297-291-293 -- 881 5. UCLA 292-286-289 -- 867 15. LSU 301-301-306 -- 908 Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational March 18-19, 2006 SEC Championships Statesboro, Ga. April 21-23, 2006 Forest Heights Country Club (Par 72) St. Simons Island, Ga. Sea Island Golf Club -- Seaside Course (Par 70) Senior Andrew Lanahan earned yet another Top 20 finish as he tied for 19th at the The Tigers entered the 2006 SEC Championships with confidence and translated that Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational hosted by Georgia Southern. Lanahan carded a three-round into its best finish in the event since 2002 and its best 54-hole total since the tournament total of 3-over 219 with identical 1-over 73s in each round. The Tigers ended a month-long has been played at the Seaside Course at Sea Island Golf Club. LSU, which finished in sole layoff by finishing the tournament in 12th place. The North Carolina Tar Heels brought the possession of sixth place at 28-over 868. Senior Andrew Lanahan paced the squad in his team title back to Chapel Hill as they finished two strokes ahead of Florida atop the final tournament appearance by tying for 11th place at 2-over 212, including a 1-under 69 leaderboard. in the first round and even-par 70 in the second round. Georgia claimed the SEC Championship for the 24th time in its history by a single stroke over conference rival TEAM RESULTS Florida with a score of 13-under 827. But it was Florida senior Brett Stegmaier who 1. North Carolina 291-278-288 -- 857 claimed medalist honors for the second time in his career as he outdueled Georgia fresh- 2. Florida 294-284-281 -- 859 man Brian Harman by a shot with a score of 5-under 205. 3. Kentucky 285-288-292 -- 865 4. Auburn 285-291-295 -- 871 TEAM RESULTS 5. Alabama 298-285-292 -- 875 1. Georgia 276-282-269 -- 827 12. LSU 294-293-300 -- 887 2. Florida 285-274-269 -- 828 3. Alabama 280-282-287 -- 849 4. Kentucky 292-276-287 -- 855 Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate 5. Auburn 289-285-283 -- 857 March 27-28, 2006 6. LSU 288-288-292 -- 868 Awendaw, S.C. Bulls Bay Golf Club (Par 71)

Sophomore Beck Troutman posted his third top-five finish of the season in leading the Tigers to a sixth-place finish at the second-annual Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate. Troutman posted his third tie for fourth finish of the season as he fired a 54-hole total of even-par 213, including a 2-under 69 in the second round and a 1-under 70 in the final round. Wake Forest, the 2005 NCAA East Regional Champion, captured the team title by an astounding 16 strokes as it fired a 10-under 852 for the tournament.

TEAM RESULTS 1. Wake Forest 275-277-290 -- 842 T2. Central Florida 289-282-287 -- 858 T2. South Carolina 279-283-296 -- 858 4. Augusta State 296-269-295 -- 860 5. North Carolina 288-286-292 -- 866 6. LSU 300-287-287 -- 874

2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE 35 SEC Recap

THIS IS LSU 2006 ALL-SEC TEAM PREVIEW The Southeastern Conference First Team COACHES Setting the Standard for Intercollegiate Athletics in Golf Matt Every, Florida PLAYERS Billy Horschel, Florida REVIEW Brett Stegmaier, Florida RECORDS SEC GOLFERS ARE LEADERS ON THE LINKS Brian Harman, Georgia HISTORY Chris Kirk, Georgia Throughout the illustrious history of the Southeastern Conference Brendon Todd, Georgia the league has provided a strong tradition of excellence on the links Eirik Johansen, South Carolina with its men’s golf programs, and the 2005-06 season was no differ- Luke List, Vanderbilt ent. Second Team Florida was the runner-up at the 2006 NCAA Championships and Matthew Swan, Alabama was joined among the top six teams in the event by fifth-place Matt Bortis, Arkansas Kentucky and sixth-place Georgia. A trio of golfers also finished among Stuart Moore, Auburn the top 10 players in the event led by Chris Kirk of Georgia, who fin- James Vargas, Florida ished in a tie for second place in the individual standings. Kevin Kisner, Georgia The conference has captured 10 NCAA team titles in its history Brad Doster, Kentucky with four belonging to both LSU and Florida, while Georgia has added Florian Fritsch, South Carolina a pair of its own. Thirty-seven SEC teams have finished in the top 10 in Jonathan Mount, Tennessee the NCAA Championships since 1985. SEC Coach of the Year Individually, the SEC has witnessed six national champions with Chris Haack, Georgia Florida’s Nick Gilliam winning the latest title in 2001. In addition, 36 individuals have finished among the top 10 in the NCAA SEC Player of the Year Championships since 1985. Chris Kirk, Georgia SEC Freshmen of the Year MEN’S GOLF NOTES Brian Harman, Georgia SEC Golfer of the Week • SEC BOASTED THREE OF THE TOP SIX TEAMS AND THREE OF THE TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS AT THE 2006 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Week 1 - Gator Todd, Alabama Week 2 - Chris Kirk, Georgia • THE TOP TWO ROOKIES ON THE PGA TOUR IN 2006 PLAYED COLLEGE Week 3 - Noah Goldman, Mississippi State GOLF IN THE SEC (J.B. HOLMES, KENTUCKY; CAMILO VILLEGAS, FLORIDA) Week 4 - Kyle Ellis, Ole Miss • 10 NCAA TEAM TITLES AND SIX NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS Week 5 - Brad Doster, Kentucky Week 6 - Beck Troutman, LSU • 26 FIRST-TEAM ALL AMERICANS SINCE 1990 Week 7 - Matt Bortis, Arkansas Week 8 - Brett Stegmaier, Florida • 37 TOP-10 FINISHES IN NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1985

• 36 INDIVIDUALS HAVE PLACED IN THE TOP 10 AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS SINCE 1985

2006 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS

1. Georgia 276-282-269 -- 827 -13 1. Brett Stegmaier, Florida 68-70-67 -- 205 -5 2. Florida 285-274-269 -- 828 -12 2. Brian Harman, Georgia 67-73-66 -- 206 -4 3. Alabama 280-282-287 -- 849 +9 T3. Chris Kirk, Georgia 68-72-67 -- 207 -3 4. Kentucky 292-276-287 -- 855 +15 T3. Matthew Swan, Alabama 68-67-72 -- 207 -3 5. Auburn 289-285-283 -- 857 +17 T5. Matt Every, Florida 70-70-68 -- 208 -2 6. LSU 288-288-292 -- 868 +28 T5. Kevin Kisner, Georgia 69-69-70 -- 208 -2 7. Arkansas 295-288-286 -- 869 +29 T7. Richard Scott, Georgia 72-71-66 -- 209 -1 8. South Carolina 292-295-285 -- 872 +32 T7. James Vargas, Florida 73-69-67 -- 209 -1 9. Tennessee 286-290-299 -- 875 +35 T7. Billy Horschel, Florida 74-68-67 -- 209 -1 10. Vanderbilt 290-296-291 -- 877 +37 10. Stuart Moore, Auburn 72-69-70 -- 211 +1 11. Mississippi State 305-293-281 -- 879 +39 12. Ole Miss 290-301-295 -- 886 +46

36 2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE Tournament History

THIS IS LSU Country Club of Louisiana PREVIEW LSU National Invitational COACHES Intercollegiate PLAYERS 1961-1992 REVIEW 1993-2003 RECORDS HISTORY

YEAR TEAM CHAMPION (SCORE) INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION (SCORE) YEAR TEAM CHAMPION (SCORE) INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION (SCORE)

1961 LSU (591) Howell Fraser, LSU (145) 1993 LSU (879) Ryan Perna, North Florida (215) 1962 LSU (578) Roy Pace, Louisiana Tech (142) 1994 Tennessee (884) Jamie Neher, Tennessee (213) 1963 Memphis State (579) Buddy Short, Southwestern La. (138) 1995 Georgia (881) Simon Cooke, Virginia (214) 1964 LSU (584) John Lamey, Alabama (142) 1996 Auburn (865) Michael Connell, Mississippi State (207) 1965 LSU (591) Pat O’Brien, McNeese State (140) 1997 Georgia (857) Jeremy Parrot, Georgia (207) 1966 LSU (577) B.R. McLendon, LSU (141) 1998 E. Tennessee State (862) David Christensen, E. Tennessee State (209) 1967 Houston (849) B.R. McLendon, LSU (208) 1999 North Florida (880) David Bennett, North Florida (211)

1968 Memphis State (573) Jimmy Day, LSU (133) 2000 LSU (856) Alan Morgan, LSU (206) 1969 Houston (849) John Mahaffey, Houston (208) 2001 UAB (856) Graeme McDowell, UAB (204) 1970 LSU (1,340) Gary Bennett, Memphis State (279) 2002 No Tournament No Tournament

1971 Houston (1,439) Jim McLean, Houston (282) 2003 LSU (851) Michael Thompson, Tulane (207) 1972 Houston (1,430) Mike Drury, LSU (278) 1973 Houston (1,073) Bill Rogers, Houston (208) 1974 Houston (1,076) Keith Fergus, Houston (212)

1975 LSU (1,063) Bruce Douglass, Murray State (207) 1976 LSU (592) Allen Ritchie, Alabama (144) 1977 Houston (1,082) Jerry Anderson, Texas (212) 1978 Oklahoma State (1,067) Mark Tinder, Oral Roberts (207) 1979 Oral Roberts (842) Mark Tinder, Oral Roberts (204) 1980 Houston (854) Hal Sutton, Centenary (208) 1981 Oral Roberts (858) Joe Rassett, Oral Roberts (206)

1982 UCLA (831) Jay Delsing, UCLA (202) 1983 Texas (562) Mark Brooks, Texas (138)

1984 Houston (847) John Slaughter, Houston (206) 1985 Oklahoma (870) David Peege, Ole Miss (210) 1986 Florida (856) Philip Jonas, Lamar (206)

1987 LSU (863) David Toms, LSU (212) 1988 Arizona State (1,091) Dave Miley, Ole Miss (210)

1989 LSU (862) Greg Lesher, LSU (207) 1990 Clemson (875) Oswald Drawdy, Clemson (209)

1991 Florida (846) Perry Moss, LSU (205) 1992 Florida (896) Carl Paulson, South Carolina (215) David Toms

2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE 37 All-Time Tournament Titles

THIS IS LSU 1935-36 1973-74 Southern Intercollegiate Louisiana Intercollegiate PREVIEW 1936-37 Jim Corbett Classic COACHES SEC Championship 1974-75 Southern Intercollegiate LSU Invitational PLAYERS 1937-38 Centenary Classic REVIEW SEC Championship Jim Corbett Classic RECORDS Southern Intercollegiate 1975-76 1938-39 LSU-Tulane Invitational HISTORY SEC Championship Florida Invitational 1939-40 1976-77 SEC Championship Seminole Classic Southern Intercollegiate Jim Corbett Classic NCAA Championship 1977-78 1941-42 Louisiana Intercollegiate SEC Championship 1978-79 Southern Intercollegiate Southern Mississippi Invitational NCAA Championship Broadwater Beach Invitational 1945-46 1980-81 1940 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS SEC Championship Seminole Classic (L TO R) JACK KILLEN, EARL STEWART, LEE RAMSAL, GEORGE SHARPE, 1946-47 New Orleans Invitational DALE MOREY, AND BEN DOWNING SEC Championship 1983-84 NCAA Championship Yale Fall Intercollegiate 1947-48 Morton Braswell Intercollegiate SEC Championship Louisiana Intercollegiate Southern Intercollegiate Orange Lake Intercollegiate 1948-49 1984-85 Gulf Coast Invitational Southern Mississippi-Laurel C.C. Invitational 1949-50 UNO Invitational Gulf Coast Invitational 1985-86 1952-53 Southern Mississippi-Laurel C.C. Invitational SEC Championship Gator Invitational 1953-54 C.C. of Jackson Invitational Southern Intercollegiate SEC Championship SEC Championship 1986-87 1954-55 Country Club of Jackson Invitational NCAA Championship SEC Championship 1955-56 1987-88 All-America (Team Match) Gator Invitational 1958-59 Jerry Pate Invitational All-America (Two Ball) 1988-89 1959-60 LSU National Collegiate Invitational All-America (Team Match) Florida Southern Invitational All-America (Best Ball) Golf Digest Collegiate Invitational Southern Intercollegiate Chris Schenkel Invitational 1942 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS SEC Championship 1990-91 (L TO R) DALE MOREY, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR T.P. HEARD AND All-America (Two Ball) Taylor Made Doral Park Intercollegiate JIMMY WITTENBERG HOLD THE NATIONAL INTERCOLLEGIATE TROPHY. 1960-61 1991-92 LSU Invitational Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate 1961-62 1993-94 LSU Invitational Country Club of Louisiana Intercollegiate 1963-64 Southeastern Intercollegiate Buckhaults Invitational Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate 1964-65 1994-95 Buckhaults Invitational Louisiana Classic 1965-66 All-American Intercollegiate LSU Invitational 1995-1996 Southern Intercollegiate Reliastar Classic SEC Championship Ping-Tulsa Invitational 1966-67 Blue-Gray Intercollegiate B.O. Van Hook Invitational 1998-99 L.R. Goldman Invitational The Bridges All-American SEC Championship 2000-01 1967-68 Tennessee Tournament of Champions B.O. Van Hook Invitational Country Club of Louisiana Intercollegiate 1968-69 LSU Spring Invitational B.O. Van Hook Invitational 2001-02 FORMER HEAD COACH BRITT HARRISON 1969-70 Gator Invitational LSU Invitational LSU Spring Invitational Tulane Invitational 2002-03 Louisiana Intercollegiate LSU Spring Invitational HEAD COACH YEARS TOURNAMENT TITLES 1970-71 2003-04 Britt Harrison 11 16 McNeese Invitational Baylor Invitational Mike Barbato 13 15 1971-72 Country Club of Louisiana Intercollegiate Maj. J. Perry Cole 11 12 Jim Corbett Classic LSU Spring Invitational 1972-73 2004-05 Bill Brogden 5 11 Louisiana Intercollegiate LSU Spring Invitational Greg Jones 6 10 Port Malabar Invitational 2005-06 Buddy Alexander 5 10 Jim Corbett Classic Shoal Creek Intercollegiate Harry Taylor 7 10

38 2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE All-Americans/All-SEC Selections

LSU’s All-American Selections THIS IS LSU YEAR GOLFER SELECTION(TEAM) PREVIEW 1937 Fred Haas, Jr. First Team COACHES 1941 Earl Stewart First Team 1943 Sonny Ellis First Team PLAYERS 1948 Gardner Dickinson First Team REVIEW 1952 Eddie Merrins RECORDS 1953 Eddie Merrins 1954 Eddie Merrins HISTORY 1955 Johnny Pott First Team 1962 Howell Fraser Second Team 1965 B.R. McLendon Honorable Mention 1966 B.R. McLendon Second Team 1967 B.R. McLendon First Team Randy Wolff Honorable Mention 1969 Vaughn Moisie Third Team DAVID TOMS BOB FRIEND 1970 Jimmy Wittenberg Honorable Mention 1973 Dick Clark Honorable Mention 1974 Stan Lee Second Team 1975 Stan Lee Second Team 1979 Wayne DeFrancesco First Team 1980 John Salamone Honorable Mention 1981 John Salamone Second Team 1984 Fred Dupre Third Team Emlyn Aubrey Honorable Mention 1985 Rob McNamara Honorable Mention 1986 Rob McNamara Honorable Mention Emlyn Aubrey Third Team 1987 Rob McNamara Second Team David Toms Honorable Mention 1988 David Toms First Team Greg Lesher Honorable Mention EMLYN AUBREY BRIAN BATEMAN Fredrik Lindgren Honorable Mention 1989 David Toms First Team Greg Lesher Second Team 1990 Perry Moss Honorable Mention Academic All-Americans 1991 Perry Moss Second Team 1992 Rett Crowder Honorable Mention YEAR GOLFER 1989 Greg Lesher 1994 Scott Sterling Honorable Mention Fredrik Lindgren 1996 Brian Bateman Third Team 1991 Rett Crowder 1997 P.J. Smith Honorable Mention 1995 Brian Bateman 2001 Alan Morgan Honorable Mention 1996 Chip McDonald 2003 John Humphries Honorable Mention

LSU All-SEC Selections YEAR GOLFER SELECTION YEAR GOLFER SELECTION 1970 Jimmy Wittenberg First Team 1987 David Toms First Team Vaughn Moise First Team Rob McNamara First Team Tommy Evans Second Team 1988 David Toms First Team 1971 Jimmy Wittenberg First Team Player of the Year Mike Drury Second Team Greg Lesher Second Team 1972 Shelby Houston First Team 1989 David Toms First Team 1974 Dick Clark First Team Player of the Year Stan Lee First Team Greg Lesher First Team 1975 Stan Lee First Team Fredrik Lindgren Second Team Louis Lee Second Team 1990 Perry Moss Second Team Jim Adams Second Team Greg Lesher Second Team 1976 Louis Lee Second Team 1991 Perry Moss First Team Frank Gusmus Second Team Player of the Year 1977 Steve Cromwell First Team Rett Crowder Second Team 1978 Louis Lee Second Team 1992 Rett Crowder First Team Gary Marlowe Second Team 1993 Scott Sterling Second Team Freshman of the Year 1994 Scott Sterling First Team 1979 Wayne DeFrancesco First Team Brian Bateman Second Team John Salamone First Team 1995 Brian Bateman Second Team Player of the Year 1996 Brian Bateman First Team 1982 Dudley Bienvenu Second Team 1997 P.J. Smith First Team 1983 Fred DuPre First Team 1998 P.J. Smith Second Team Emlyn Aubrey Second Team 1999 Jeremy Wilkinson Second Team 1984 Fred DuPre First Team 2000 Alan Morgan Second Team Emlyn Aubrey First Team 2001 Alan Morgan First Team Rob McNamara Second Team John Humphries Second Team Freshman of the Year 2002 Nathan Goulding Second Team 1985 Rob McNamara First Team Heath West Second Team 1986 Emlyn Aubrey First Team 2003 John Humphries First Team Rob McNamara First Team 2004 Heath West Second Team Chris Wells David Toms Freshman of the Year 2005 Chris Wells Second Team

2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE 39 Record Book

THIS IS LSU Top Career Stroke Averages (since 1982) Top 20 Stroke Averages (since 1982) Yearly Stroke Avg. Leaders (since 1985) PLAYER AVG. RDS. PLAYER RDS. AVG. YEAR YEAR PLAYER AVG. RDS. PREVIEW 1. Alan Morgan (1999-2001) 72.17 75 1. David Toms 43 71.27 1989 1984-85 Rob McNamara 73.32 40 COACHES 2. Heath West (2002-05) 72.81 132 2. Alan Morgan 39 71.54 2001 1985-86 Emlyn Aubrey 72.00 40 3. David Toms (1985-89) 72.93 160 3. Scott Sterling 35 71.60 1993 1986-87 Rob McNamara 73.38 37 PLAYERS 4. Fredrik Lindgren (1987-89) 73.00 76 4. Craig Webb 35 71.91 1993 1987-88 David Toms 72.61 39 REVIEW 5. Rob McNamara (1983-87) 73.20 143 5. Emlyn Aubrey 40 72.00 1986 1988-89 David Toms 71.27 43 6. Brian Bateman (1993-96) 73.22 143 6. Greg Lesher 43 72.23 1988 1989-90 Perry Moss 72.81 32 RECORDS 7. John Humphries (1999-2003) 73.31 141 7. John Humphries 38 72.32 2003 1990-91 Perry Moss 72.64 42 HISTORY 8. Greg Lesher (1986-90) 73.36 141 8. Heath West 34 72.35 2002 1991-92 Rett Crowder 73.57 40 9. P.J. Smith (1995-97) 73.51 130 9. Fredrik Lindgren 37 72.43 1989 1992-93 Scott Sterling 71.60 35 10. Perry Moss (1987-91) 73.65 119 10. Brian Bateman 35 72.60 1993 1993-94 Scott Sterling 73.54 35 11. Scott Sterling (1990-94) 73.91 139 11. David Toms 39 72.61 1988 1994-95 Brian Bateman 73.25 35 12. Emlyn Aubrey (1982-86) 73.92 130 12. Perry Moss 42 72.64 1991 1995-96 Brian Bateman 72.84 38 13. Bob Friend (1982-86) 74.20 127 13. Rob McNamara 37 72.65 1986 1996-97 P.J. Smith 72.67 37 14. Jeremy Wilkinson (1996-99) 74.21 133 14. Fred Dupre 36 72.67 1984 1997-98 P.J. Smith 73.08 37 15. Rett Crowder (1988-92) 74.24 120 15. P. J. Smith 37 72.68 1997 1998-99 Jeremy Wilkinson 73.21 32 16. Nathan Goulding 27 72.78 2001 1999-00 Alan Morgan 72.86 36 * - minimum 70 rounds 17. Nathan Goulding 34 72.79 2002 2000-01 Nathan Goulding 72.77 27 18. Heath West 35 72.80 2004 2001-02 Heath West 72.35 34 19. Perry Moss 32 72.81 1990 2002-03 John Humphries 72.31 38 20. Chris Wells 36 72.83 2005 2003-04 Heath West 72.80 35 2004-05 Chris Wells 72.83 36 2005-06 Andrew Lanahan 73.37 27

Career Top-10 Finishes (since 1982) Career Top-20 Finishes (since 1985) Career Tournament Victories (since 1982) PLAYER NO. PLAYER NO. PLAYER NO. 1. David Toms (1985-89) 29 1. David Toms (1985-89) 37 1. David Toms (1985-89) 6 2. Rob McNamara (1983-87) 22 2. P.J. Smith (1995-97) 29 2. Rob McNamara (1983-87) 4 3. Emlyn Aubrey (1982-86) 20 3. Brian Bateman (1993-96) 28 3. Perry Moss (1987-91) 2 4. Brian Bateman (1993-96) 19 4. Greg Lesher (1986-90) 27 3. Alan Morgan (1999-2001) 2 5. Greg Lesher (1986-90) 16 5. Heath West (2002-05) 25 5. Beck Troutman (2004-Present) 1 6. Jeremy Wilkinson (1996-99) 14 6. Scott Sterling (1990-94) 23 5. Emlyn Aubrey (1982-86) 1 7. P.J. Smith (1995-97) 13 7. Perry Moss (1987-91) 20 5. Tommie Mudd (1983-87) 1 8. John Humphries (1999-2003) 11 7. Rett Crowder (1989-92) 20 5. Greg Lesher (1986-90) 1 8. Bob Friend (1982-86) 11 9. Jeremy Wilkinson (1996-99) 18 5. Scott Sterling (1990-94) 1 10. Fredrik Lindgren (1987-89) 10 9. Alan Morgan (1999-2001) 18 5. Brian Bateman (1992-96) 1 10. Rett Crowder (1988-92) 10 9. John Humphries (1999-2003) 18 5. John Humphries (1999-2003) 1 10. Scott Sterling (1990-94) 10 12. Fredrik Lindgren (1987-89) 17 13. Alan Morgan (1999-2001) 9 13. Craig Webb (1989-93) 13 13. Heath West (2002-2005) 9 14. Phil Schmitt (1992-96) 11 15. Tommie Mudd (1983-87) 7 15. Andrew Lanahan (2003-06) 10 15. Chris Wells (2004-Present) 7 15. Chris Wells (2004-Present) 10 17. Nathan Goulding (2000-02) 6 17. Adam Manuel (1995-98) 9 18. Phil Schmitt (1992-96) 5 17. Nathan Goulding (2000-02) 9 19. Craig Webb (1989-93) 4 19. D.A. Points (1995-97) 8 20. Beck Troutman (2004-Present) 7 20. Garrett Prather (2000-04) 7

Best Team Rounds (since 1985) Best Team Tournament Scores (since 1985) Best Ind. Tournament Scores (since 1985) SCORE TOURNAMENT SCORE TOURNAMENT SCORE PLAYER -11 (277) CCLA Intercollegiate, 2000, 2nd rd. -16 (848) University Club Intercollegiate, 2004 -11 (205) Perry Moss (LSU National Invite, 1990) -11 (277) Chris Schenkel Invite, 1986, rd. -15 (849) Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate, 1994 -11 (205) David Toms (SEC Championships, 1987) -11 (281) Tar Heel Invitational, 1986, 2nd rd. -15 (849) Chris Schenkel Invitational, 1986 -10 (206) Chris Wells (UC Intercollegiate, 2004) -10 (278) University Club Inter., 2004, 2nd rd. -13 (851) LSU Spring Invitational, 2004 -10 (206) Alan Morgan (CCLA Intercollegiate, 2000) -10 (278) Billy Hitchcock Invite, 1992, 2nd rd. -13 (851) Tournament of Champions, 2000 -10 (206) David Toms (Golf Digest Collegiate, 1988) -9 (279) LSU Spring Invite, 2002, 1st rd. -12 (852) Chris Shenkel Invitational, 1989 -9 (207) Greg Lesher (LSU National Invite, 1989) -9 (279) CCLA Intercollegiate, 2001, 2nd rd. -12 (852) Henry Homberg Invitational, 1987 -8 (208) Alan Morgan (ASU Invitational, 2001) -9 (279) Gary Koch Invite, 2000, 3rd rd. -11 (853) LSU National Invitational, 1990 -8 (208) Greg Lesher (Chris Schenkel Invite, 1988) -9 (279) Henry Homberg Invite, 1987, 1st rd. -9 (855) Mercedes-Benz Collegiate, 2001 -8 (208) David Toms (Jerry Pate Intercollegiate, 1988) -9 (283) Tar Heel Invitational, 1986, 2nd rd. -9 (855) Country Club of Jackson Invite, 1987 -8 (208) Emlyn Aubrey (Chris Schenkel Invite, 1986) -8 (280) Mercedes-Benz Coll., 1998, 1st rd. -8 (856) CCLA Intercollegiate, 2000 -7 (209) Jeremy Wilkinson (Southeastern Inv., 2000) -8 (280) ReliaStar Collegiate, 1997, 2nd rd. -7 (857) CCLA Intercollegiate, 2003 -7 (209) Scott Sterling (Southeastern Invite, 1994) -8 (280) Henry Homberg Invite, 1987, 2nd rd -7 (857) Henry Homberg Invitational, 1986 -7 (209) David Toms (Sun Bowl Invitational, 1989) -8 (280) LSU National Invite, 1985, 2nd rd. -5 (859) Tournament of Champions, 1995 -7 (209) Rob McNamara (Chris Schenkel Inv., 1986) -7 (273) Gator Invitational, 2001, 1st rd. -4 (860) Tournament of Champions, 1996 -6 (210) Nathan Goulding (Tourn. of Champs, 2001) -7 (281) LSU Spring Invite, 2001, 2nd rd. -4 (860) Country Club of Jackson Invite, 1986 -6 (204) Nathan Goulding (Gator Invite, 2002) -7 (281) Tourn. of Champions, 2000, 1st rd. -3 (861) Golf Digest Collegiate, 1989 -6 (210) John Humphries (CCLA Inter., 2000) -7 (281) ReliaStar Collegiate, 1995, 3rd rd. -2 (862) LSU National Invitational, 1988 -6 (210) P.J. Smith (Sun Bowl Invitational, 1997) -7 (281) CC of Jackson Invite, 1986, 2nd rd. -2 (862) Taylor Made Red River Classic, 1988 -6 (210) Brian Bateman (Blue-Gray Inter., 1996) -6 (210) Rett Crowder (Billy Hitchcock Invite, 1992) -6 (204) David Toms (Gator Invite, 1989)

40 2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE LSU’s Individual Medalists (since 1985) THIS IS LSU YEAR PLAYER TOURNAMENT SCORE PREVIEW 1985 Rob McNamara University of New Orleans Invitational 139 COACHES

1985 Rob McNamara Country Club of Jackson Invitational 207 PLAYERS 1987 David Toms LSU National Invitational 212 1987 Rob McNamara Miami-Doral Park National Invitational 213 REVIEW 1987 Tommie Mudd Country Club of Jackson Invitational 210 RECORDS 1987 David Toms SEC Championships 205 HISTORY 1988 David Toms Jerry Pate Intercollegiate 208 1989 David Toms Golf Digest Collegiate Invitational 206 1989 David Toms Florida Southern-Imperial Lakes Classic 205 1989 David Toms Gator Invitational 204 1989 Greg Lesher LSU National Invitational 207 1991 Perry Moss LSU National Invitational 205 1994 Scott Sterling Southeastern Intercollegiate 209 1996 Brian Bateman PING-Tulsa Invitational 216 2001 Alan Morgan Tennessee Tournament of Champions 209 2001 Alan Morgan Country Club of Louisiana Intercollegiate 206 2003 John Humphries LSU Spring Invitational 211 2005 Beck Troutman LSU Spring Invitational 211 Beck Troutman

Low Rounds (since 1982) PLAYER CLASS SCORE PAR TOURNAMENT DATE SITE Tommie Mudd So. 63 72 LSU Invitational 1985 Sherwood Forest CC - Baton Rouge, La. Greg Lesher Jr. 64 70 Gator Invitional 2/10/89 University Course - Gainesville, Fla. David Toms So. 65 72 SEC Championships 5/17/87 Turtle Point Yacht Club - Florence, Ala. Perry Moss So. 65 72 Florida Southern Inv. 3/3-5/89 Imperial Lakes CC - Lakeland, Fla. Rett Crowder So. 65 72 Taylor Made/Doral Park 2/24/90 Doral Park CC - Miami, Fla. Perry Moss Jr. 65 70 Gator Invitational 2/11/90 University Course - Gainesville, Fla. Perry Moss Sr. 65 72 Southern Intercollegiate 11/11/90 Athens CC - Athens, Ga. Scott Sterling So. 65 72 Carpet Capital Classic 9/21/91 The Farm - Dalton, Ga. Jeremy Wilkinson Fr. 65 72 Tennessee Tournament of Champions 9/30/97 Holston Hills CC - Knoxville, Tenn. Garrett Runion So. 65 71 Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate 9/27/04 Vanderbilt Legends Club - Nashville, Tenn. Fred Dupre Jr. 66 71 Braswell Intercollegiate 1983 Shreveport CC - Shreveport, La. Rob McNamara Jr. 66 70 Gator Invitational 2/14-16/86 University Course - Gainesville, Fla. Emlyn Aubrey Sr. 66 72 Chris Schenkel Invitational 1986 Forest Heights CC - Statesboro, Ga. David Toms So. 66 72 Country Club of Jackson Inv. 4/19/87 Jackson CC - Jackson, Miss. David Toms Jr. 66 72 Chris Schenkel Invitational 4/22/88 Forest Heights CC - Statesboro, Ga. David Toms Sr. 66 70 Gator Invitational 2/10/89 University Course - Gainesville, Fla. Brian Bateman Jr. 66 72 CCLA Invitational 11/30/94 CCLA - Baton Rouge, La. Craig Taylor Sr. 66 72 Gary Koch-Cleveland Golf Intercollegiate 10/16/00 Old Memorial Golf Club - Tampa, Fla. Nathan Goulding Jr. 66 70 Gator Invitational 2/10/01 University Course - Gainesville, Fla. Alan Morgan Sr. 66 70 Gator Invitational 2/10/01 University Course - Gainesville, Fla. Andrew Lanahan Jr. 66 72 Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational 3/20/04 Forest Heights Country Club - Statesboro, Ga. Chris Wells So. 66 72 University Club Intercollegiate 10/25/04 University Club - Baton Rouge, La. Brent Struthers So. 66 71 Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions 9/13/05 Holston Hills CC - Knoxville, Tenn.

Brent Struthers Garrett Runion

2006-07 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE 41 LSU in the SEC Championships

THIS IS LSU LSU at the SEC Championships (Since 1937) PREVIEW YEAR LSU FINISH (SCORE) CHAMPION (SCORE) MEDALIST (SCORE) SITE 1937 1st (614) LSU (614) Vincent D’Antoni, Tennessee Baton Rouge, La. COACHES 1938 1st (608) LSU (608) Henry Castillo, LSU Baton Rouge, La. 1939 1st (604) LSU (604) Sonny Swift, Georgia Baton Rouge, La. PLAYERS 1940 1st (601) LSU (601) Henry Castillo, LSU Athens, Ga. 1941 Georgia (616) Earl Stewart, LSU Athens, Ga. REVIEW 1942 1st (597) LSU (597) Arnold Blum, Georgia Athens, Ga. 1943-45 No Tournaments- World War II RECORDS 1946 1st (604) LSU (604) George Hamer, Georgia Athens, Ga. HISTORY 1947 1st (633) LSU (633) Joe Moore, LSU Athens, Ga. 1948 1st (303) LSU (303) Albert Swann, Georgia Tech Athens, Ga. 1949 Georgia Tech (303) Hal Spears, Georgia Athens, Ga. 1950 Georgia (1200) John Owens, Kentucky Athens, Ga. 1951 Georgia (579) Griffin Moody, Georgia Athens, Ga. 1952 Georgia (591) Bobby Hill, Alabama Athens, Ga. 1953 1st (586) LSU (586) Eddie Merrins, LSU Athens, Ga. 1954 1st (576) LSU (576) Eddie Merrins, LSU Athens, Ga. 1955 Florida (575) Lester Kelly, Georgia Athens, Ga. 1956 Florida (591) Dave Ragan, Florida Athens, Ga. 1957 Georgia (590) Tom Aaron, Florida Athens, Ga. 1958 Georgia (593) Tom Aaron, Florida Athens, Ga. 1959 Georgia (583) Bob Moser, Georgia Athens, Ga. 1960 1st (573) LSU (573) Cobby Ware, Georgia/Doug Essig, LSU Athens, Ga. 1961 Georgia (570) Howell Fraser, LSU Athens, Ga. 1962 Georgia (1170) David Boyd, Georgia Athens, Ga. 1963 Georgia (589) Jim Gabrielsen, Georgia/Jack Oliver, Georgia Athens, Ga. 1964 Georgia (581) Bert Greene, Tennessee Athens, Ga. 1965 T3rd (596) Georgia (575) B.R. McLendon, LSU (282) Athens, Ga. 1966 1st (854) LSU (854) B.R. McLendon, LSU (210) Baton Rouge, La. 1967 1st (872) LSU (872) B.R. McLendon, LSU (212) Gainesville, Fla. 1968 9th (898) Florida (848) Steven Melnyk, Florida (204) Knoxville, Tenn. 1969 3rd (1108) Georgia (1099) Vaughn Moise, LSU (212) Athens, Ga. 1970 2nd (1106) Georgia (1105) Tommy Valentine, Georgia (213) Callaway Gardens, Ga. 1971 4th (1132) Georgia (1099) Jimmy McQuillian, Florida (215) Callaway Gardens, Ga. 1972 5th (1159) Georiga (1117) Mickey Mabry, Tennessee (217) Callaway Gardens, Ga. 1973 4th (1134) Florida (1099) Gary Koch, Florida (212) Callaway Gardens, Ga. 1974 2nd (1128) Florida (1104) Gary Koch, Florida (214) Dothan, Ala. 1975 2nd (1112) Florida (1101) Phil Hancock, Florida (214) Dothan, Ala. 1976 3rd (1101) Auburn (1094) Phil Hancock, Florida (207) Decatur, Ala. 1977 4th (1092) Georgia (1073) Sam Trahan, Florida (209) Decatur, Ala. 1978 3rd (1164) Georgia (1142) Larry Rinker, Florida (222) Birmingham, Ala. 1979 5th (895) Alabama (876) Wayne DeFrancesco, LSU (212) Birmingham, Ala. 1980 6th (912) Tennessee (884) Rick Pearson, Florida (215) Augusta, Ga. 1981 t3rd (887) Auburn (884) John Salamone, LSU (211) Augusta, Ga. 1982 7th (904) Georgia (873) Randy Watkins, Ole Miss (211) Augusta, Ga. 1983 6th (898) Georgia (881) Dave Peege, Ole Miss (213) Augusta, Ga. 1984 2nd (885) Ole Miss (881) Emlyn Aubrey, LSU (213) Augusta, Ga. 1985 6th (889) Florida (868) Peter Persons, Georgia (213) Florence, Ala. 1986 1st (871) LSU (871) Chip Sullivan, Ole Miss (210) Florence, Ala. 1987 1st (869) LSU (869) David Toms, LSU (205) Florence, Ala. 1988 2nd (872) Georgia (854) Lan Gooch, Ole Miss (209) Florence, Ala. 1989 2nd (890) Florida (874) Chris DiMarco, Florida (215) Louisville, Ky. 1990 9th (896) Tennessee (866) Mike Sposa, Tennessee (210) Jackson, Miss. 1991 5th (879) Florida (860) Jimmy Green, Auburn (205) West Point, Miss. 1992 4th (881) Florida (876) Brian Gay, Florida (211) St. Francisville, La. 1993 4th (885) Florida (847) Guy Hill, Florida (206) Jacksonville, Fla. 1994 7th (889) Florida (860) Brian Gay, Florida (213) Fairfield Glade,Tenn. 1995 7th (874) Arkansas (855) Bud Still, Arkansas (206) Nashville, Tenn. 1996 9th (883) Miss. State (859) Graham Davidson, Miss. State (205) Birmingham, Ala. 1997 3rd (889) Miss. State (879) Bryant MacKellar, Auburn (210) Opelika, Ala. 1998 8th (588) Georgia (567) Eric Ecker, South Carolina (136) Athens, Ga. 1999 t6th (982) Florida (901) Camilo Bendetti, Florida (212) Lexington, Ky. 2000 5th (882) Georgia (852) Roland Thatcher, Auburn (208) Killen, Ala. 2001 8th (887) Georgia (841) Bryant Odom, Georgia (207) Sea Island, Ga. 2002 t4th (874) Auburn (857) Camilo Benedetti, Florida (210) Sea Island, Ga. 2003 12th (917) Florida (856) Brett Stegmaier, Florida (203) Sea Island, Ga. 2004 8th (875) Georgia (843) Brendon Todd, Georgia (207) Sea Island, Ga. 2005 t6th (899) Kentucky (875) David Skinns, Tennessee (210) Sea Island, Ga. 2006 6th (868) Georgia (827) Brett Stegmaier, Florida (205) Sea Island, Ga.

LSU’S SEC INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS LSU’S SEC TEAM CHAMPIONS ALL-TIME SEC TEAM TITLES

YEAR SCORE PLAYER SITE YEAR SCORE COACH SITE 1. Georgia 24 1937 146 Fred Haas, Jr. Baton Rouge, La. 1937 614 Maj. J. Perry Cole Baton Rouge, La. 2. LSU 15 1938 141 Henry Castillo Baton Rouge, La. 1938 608 Maj. J. Perry Cole Baton Rouge, La. 3. Florida 13 1939 140 Henry Castillo Baton Rouge, La. 1939 604 Maj. J. Perry Cole Baton Rouge, La. 4. Auburn 2 1940 140 Henry Castillo Baton Rouge, La. 1940 601 Maj. J. Perry Cole Baton Rouge, La. Mississippi State 2 1941 142 Earl Stewart Athens, Ga. 1942 597 Maj. J. Perry Cole Athens, Ga. Tennessee 2 1947 138 Joe Moore Athens, Ga. 1946 604 T.P. Heard Athens, Ga. 7. Alabama 1 1953 286 Eddie Merrins Athens, Ga. 1947 633 T.P. Heard Athens, Ga. Georgia Tech 1 1954 284 Eddie Merrins Athens, Ga. 1948 303 Mike Barbato Athens, Ga. 1960 283 Don Essig Athens, Ga. 1953 586 Mike Barbato Athens, Ga. Mississippi 1 1961 281 Howard Fraser Athens, Ga. 1954 576 Mike Barbato Athens, Ga. Arkansas 1 1965 282 B.R. McLendon Athens, Ga. 1960 573 Mike Barbato Athens, Ga. Kentucky 1 1966 210 B.R. McLendon Baton Rouge, La. 1966 854 Harry Taylor Baton Rouge, La. 1967 212 B.R. McLendon Gainesville, Fla. 1967 872 Harry Taylor Gainesville, Fla. 1969 212 Vaughn Moise Birmingham, Ala. 1986 871 Buddy Alexander Florence, Ala. 1979 212 Wayne DeFrancesco Augusta, Ga. 1987 869 Buddy Alexander Florence, Ala. 1981 211 John Salamone Augusta, Ga. 1984 213 Emlyn Aubrey Augusta, Ga. 1987 205 David Toms Florence, Ala.

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LSU’s NCAA Team Champions THIS IS LSU YEAR SCORE COACH SITE PREVIEW 1940 601 Maj. J. Perry Cole Ekwanok C.C., Manchester, Vt. COACHES 1942 590 Maj. J. Perry Cole South Bend C.C., South Bend, Ind. 1947 606 T.P. Heard Univ. of Michigan Course, Ann Arbor, Mich. PLAYERS 1955 574 Mike Barbato Holston Hills C.C., Knoxville, Tenn. REVIEW LSU’s NCAA Individual Champions RECORDS HISTORY YEAR PLAYER SITE 1937 Fred Haas, Jr. Oakmont C.C., Oakmont, Pa. 1941 Earl Stewart Scarlet Course, Columbus, Ohio LSU Top-10 NCAA Team Finishes YEAR FINISH SCORE CHAMPION/SCORE SITE 1939 5th 617 Stanford - 612 Wakonda C.C., Des Moines, Iowa 1940 t1st LSU - 601 Edwanok C.C., Manchester, Vt. Princeton - 601 1941 2nd 599 Stanford - 580 Ohio State Scarlet, Columbus, Ohio 1942 t1st LSU - 590 South Bend C.C., South Bend, Ind. 1989 LSU GOLF TEAM Princeton - 590 1943 3rd 621 Yale - 614 Olympia Field C.C. 1946 5th 629 Stanford - 619 Springdale C.C., Princeton, N.J. 1947 1st LSU - 606 Univ. of Michigan Course, Anne Arbor, Mich. 1948 2nd 588 San Jose St. - 579 Stanford Univ. Course, Palo Alto, Calif. 1952 7th 602 North Texas St. - 573 Purdue Univ. Course, W. Lafayette, Ind. 1953 3rd 581 Stanford - 578 Broadmoor G. C., Colorado Springs, Colo. 1954 4th 582 SMU - 572 Braeburn C.C., Houston, Texas 1955 1st LSU - 574 Holston Hills C.C., Knoxville, Tenn. 1956 9th 613 Houston - 601 Ohio State Scarlet, Columbus, Ohio 1966 t8th 607 Houston - 582 Stanford Univ. Course, Palo Alto, Calif. 1967 3rd 591 Houston - 585 Shawnee G.C., Delaware, Pa. 1984 t6th 1162 Houston - 1145 Bear Creek Golf World, Houston, Texas 1985 t9th 1196 Houston - 1172 Grenelefe G.C., Haines City, Fla. 1986 10th 1175 Wake Forest - 1156 Bermuda Run C.C., Winston Salem, N.C. 1989 t8th 1173 Oklahoma - 1139 Oaktree Country Club, Edmond, Okla. 1955 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

LSU’S TOP 25 NCAA INDIVIDUAL FINISHES (SINCE 1985)

YEAR PLAYER FINISH SCORE 1985 Rob McNamara t10th 291 1986 Emlyn Aubrey t3rd 287 1987 Rob McNamara 16th 293 1988 David Toms 5th 288 Greg Lesher t16th 293 Fredrik Lindgren t19th 294 1989 Fredrik Lindgren t17th 289 1991 Perry Moss t4th 212 Scott Sterling t18th 218

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LSU’S TEAM NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS (SINCE 1985)

YEAR LSU FINISH (SCORE) SITE 1986 10th (1175) Winston-Salem, N.C. 1987 t14th (1200) Columbus, Ohio 1988 t20th (907) Thousand Oaks, Calif. 1989 t8th (1173) Edmond, Okla. 1991 30th (1228) New Haven, Conn. 1992 22nd (588) Albuquerque, N.M. 1993 t17th (597) Lexington, Ky. 1994 22nd (591) McKinney, Texas 1997 18th (590) Lake Forest, Ill. 1940 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

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RECORDS HISTORY PGA TOUR HIGHLIGHTS PGA TOUR VICTORIES

• 12 career PGA Tour victories • 1997 Quad City Classic • Won his first major tournament at the 2001 • 1999 Sprint International PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in • 1999 Buick Challenge Duluth, Ga. • 2000 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill • Won 2001 Compaq Classic of New Orleans in • 2001 Compaq Classic of New Orleans front of a home crowd at English Turn Golf and • 2001 PGA Championship Country Club • 2001 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill • 2002 and 2004 Ryder Cup team member • 2003 Wachovia Championship • 2003 and 2005 President's Cup team member • 2003 FedEx St. Jude Classic • Ranks seventh in career earnings on the PGA • 2004 Fed Ex St. Jude Classic Tour • 2005 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship • 2006 Sony Open

2001 PGA CHAMPION

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DAVID TOMS BRIAN BATEMAN D.A. POINTS Turned Professional: 1989 Turned Professional: 1996 Turned Professional: 1999 Joined PGA Tour: 1992 Joined PGA Tour: 2002 Joined PGA Tour: 2005 Best Finish: 1st (12 times) Best Finish: 3rd (two times) Best Finish: t13th (‘05 Nissan Open) Career Earnings: $25,667,161 Career Earnings: $2,568,496 Career Earnings: $763,562

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NATIONWIDE TOUR Scott Sterling Perry Moss

SCOTT STERLING PERRY MOSS

EMLYN AUBREY BRANDON AYDLETT BILLY DRESSLER JOHN HUMPHRIES TIGHT LIES TOUR Emlyn Aubrey Brandon Aydlett Rett Crowder Billy Dressler John Humphries Andrew Lanahan Alan Morgan ANDREW LANAHAN ALAN MORGAN HEATH WEST Heath West

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THIS IS LSU A H O PREVIEW Adams, Jim (1973-74-75-76) Haas, Fred (1935-36-37) O’Neill, Jack (1960-61) COACHES Adams, Wright Jr. (1934-37) Harrell, Bobby (1952) Osberg, Rick (1971) PLAYERS Aitchison, David (2003) Harris, Billy (1979-80) Amerman, Wink (1999) Harris, Chad (1995) REVIEW Anthony, Richard (1966) Hebert, Junius (1948) P Aubrey, Emlyn (1983-84-85-86) Henriksen, Steve (1977-78) RECORDS Aydlett, Brandon (2003-04-05) Hitchcock, Brett (1998-99) Park, Don (1952) HISTORY Hoffman, Tico (1977-78-79) Poerschke, Fred (1951) Holmes, Jim (1975-77) Points, D.A. (1996) B Hoover, Tom (1962-63) Pollett, David (2003-04) Horrell, Jason (2002-03-04) Pott, Johnny (1953-54-55) Barsamian, Jarrod (2006) Houston, Shelby (1973-74-75) Prather, Garrett (2000-01-02-04) Bateman, Brian (1993-94-95) Huguet, Marty (1969) Purnell, Andy (1987) Beard, Tommy (1953-54-55-56) Humphries, Earl (1971-72-73) Beckers, Michael (2000) Humphries, Jason (1998-99-00) Biancalana, Roy (1980-81-82) Humphries, John (2000-01-02-03) R Bienvenu, Dudley (1982) Bigham, Neil (1957) Raulerson, Charles (1985) Bourgeois, Jason (1993-94) I Rheams, David (1955) Byman, Pete (1980-81-82-83) Rickles, Jay (1971-72) Inman, Scott (1981-83-84) Riemann, Jeff (2003-04-05) Rivers, Jack (1971-72) C Ross, Eddie (1959-60-61) J Runion, Garrett (2004-05) Caldwell, Bill (1972) Calhoun, Cecil (1953-54-55-56) Jordan, Mart (1950) Carmichael, Sam (1959-60-61) S Castillo, Henry (1938-39-40) Clark, Dick (1972-73-74-75) K Salamone, John (1978-79-80-81) Clark, Frank (1950-51) Sample, John (1959-61-62) Kaufman, Jeff (1984) Cole, Henry (1965-66-67) Schmitt, Phil (1993-94-95) Keck, Mike (1966-67) Collier, Jo (1971-72) Schroeder, Mike (1972-73-75) Kendall, John (1993-94) Crowder, Rett (1989-90-91-92) Self, Neil (2002) Kennedy, Ian (1997-98) Cuthbert, Tommy (1969) Shaw, Jake (2004-05) Killeen, Rob (1981) Shaw, Robert (1973) Silman, Teddy (1970-71-72) D Silvers, Mark (1965) L Smith, Aaron (2003-04-05-06) Daigle, William (1968-69) Smith, P.J. (1995-96-97-98) LaBauve, Mike (1975) Day, Jimmy (1966-67-68) Spencer, John (1958-59-60-61) Lanahan, Andrew (2004-06) DeBaus, Claude (1951) Spiller, Lindsey (1975) Lanier, William (1987-88-89) DeFrancesco, Wayne (1979-80) Sterling, Scott (1991-92-93) LaPonzina, Johnny (1967-68-69) Dickinson, Gardner (1948) Stewart, Earl (1940-41-42) Larson, Jason (1992) Dodson, Bill (1957) Stewart, Travis (1999) Lee, Chip (2001) Doss, Jackie (1952) Struthers, Brent (2005-06) Lee, Louis (1975-76-77-78) Downie, Michael (1964-65) Lee, Stan (1974-75) Dressler, Billy (2000-01) Leoffler, Ed (1950) Drury, Mike (1970-71-72) LeSage, Tony (1951) T DuPre, Fred (1980-81-83-84) Lesher, Greg (1987-88-89-90) Taylor, Craig (2000-01) Leville, Dave (1982-83) Thomas, Phil (1964) E Lindgren, Fredrik (1988-89) Thornton, Pressly (1948) Little, Judge (1991-92-93-94) Timbrook Bud (1948-49-50) Elkins, Tommy (1965-66) Loe, Lamar (1952-54) Todd, Ray (1959) Ellis, Sonny (1948) Lorio, Duane (1987) Toms, David (1986-87-88-89) Ervin, Tucker (2002-03) Loupe, Chris (1998-99) Torda, Jay (1975) Essig, Don (1958-59-60) Love, Sam (1958-59-60) Troutman, Beck (2005-06) Evans, Tommy (1970) Lyons, Eddie (1975-76) F M V Vallillo, Michael (1998-99-2000) Faulds, Thomas (1980) Magee, Gary (1970) Ferrell, William (1962-63) Mangum, James (1954-55-56) Finney, Michael (1987-88-89) Manuel, Adam (1995-96-97-98) W Finkelstein, Maury (1962-63-64) Marlowe, Gary (1979) Fraser, Howell (1960-61-62) Martin, Bill (1964) Weaver, Bert (1952-53) Friend, Bob (1983-84-85-86) Mason, Greg (2004) Weaver, Bret (1978) McDonald, Chip (1995-96) Webb, Chris (1985) McDonald, Maxwell (1968-69-70) Webb, Craig (1990-91-92) G McLendon, B.R. “Mac” (1965-66-67) Wells, Chris (2005-06) McNamara, Rob (1984-85-86-87) West, Heath (2002-03-04-05) Gatlin, Butch (1963-64) Merrins, Eddie (1952-53-54) Wienerwitz, Trae, (1997-98-99) Gaudin, Russ (1962-63-64) Miller, Bo (1994-95) Wilkinson, Jeremy (1997-98-99-2000) Goodwin, Mark (1972) Moise, Vaughn (1968-69-70) Willie, Jep (1969) Goulding, Nathan (2001) Morgan, Alan (2000-01) Winstead, Chuck (1991) Guido, Paul (1979) Morrow, Tommy (1952-53-54) Wittenberg, Jimmy (1969-70-71) Gusmus, Frank (1974-75-76) Moss, Perry (1989-90-91) Wolff, Randy (1965-66-67) Mudd, Tommie (1984-85-86-87) Wulff, Tommy (1956-57-58) N Y Nevils, Rich (1964-65) Yerger, Dave (1986) Noonan, Brian (2006) Nutt, Julio (1992-93-94) Active Players In Boldface The LSU Sports Information Office will appreciate your assistance in correcting any errors or ommissions.

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lready a Louisiana Legend and one of the greatest college base- COACHES ball coaches of all time, J. Stanley “Skip” Bertman has made the PLAYERS Aseamless transition into the athletics director’s chair with the same enthusiasm, vision and demand for excellence that were trade- REVIEW marks of his stellar coaching career. RECORDS

In just four years as LSU’s director of athletics, Bertman has HISTORY already added to his impressive list of on-the-field achievements. Under his direction, LSU enjoyed arguably the greatest athletics years in the history of the institution. In 2003-04 three teams won national championships, nine teams finished in the nation’s top ten, and four- teen teams ranked in the top 25 and in 2004-05 14 teams advanced to the post-season. LSU teams also enjoyed improved grade point averages across the board, making the LSU student-athlete experience a success on and off the fields of competition. While supervising the Tigers’ progress on the playing fields, he has begun to implement measures necessary to realize his vision of building the LSU athletics department into the best in the country. Bertman’s bold and innovative plans promise to keep the Tigers among the nation’s elite in all phases of collegiate athletics. Bertman is now in the midst of upgrading LSU’s athletics complex. Working hand in hand with the Tiger Athletic Foundation, Bertman has already overseen the completion of the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes while renovating Tiger Stadium and the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, and constructing the Football Operations Center. It was also Bertman who took the bold but essential move to implement a seat contribution program in Tiger Stadium to fund facili- ty improvements and ensure the financial stability of the LSU Athletics Department for the next decade. Bertman was named LSU's athletics director on January 19, 2001. With Bertman, LSU gained an athletics director who provides the lead- The ership and experience necessary to manage the Tigers' $52 million SKIP BERTMAN budget. Bertman guided LSU to five NCAA baseball titles, and his teams Legacy drew huge crowds to venerable Alex Box Stadium, as the Tigers led the nation in attendance in each of his final six seasons (1996-2001). He also served as head coach of the 1996 U.S. Olympic team which captured the bronze medal in Atlanta. Bertman’s unyielding desire to succeed drove him to the Bertman continues to be honored for his remarkable coaching tenure, pinnacle of his profession, and his astute knowledge of the as he was inducted in June, 2002, into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. game -- obtained from over 40 years of coaching -- com- He was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of bined with his steadfast determination and irrepressible Fame in January, 2003. enthusiasm transformed LSU Baseball into the nation's In a Baseball America poll published in 1999, Bertman was voted the premier program. second greatest college baseball coach of the 20th century, trailing only Rod Dedeaux of Southern California. Bertman and Dedeaux are the only National Championships coaches to win five CWS titles. 2000, 1997, 1996, 1993, 1991 He had previously earned recognition as one of the nation's bright- est assistant coaches while at the University of Miami (Fla.) for eight SEC Championships seasons (1976-83). Before working at Miami, Bertman was renowned 1997, 1996, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1986 for his coaching excellence. In 11 seasons at Miami Beach High School, he directed the Hi-Tides to a state championship and two runners-up Career Record (1984-2001) finishes and he was named Florida's Coach of the Year on three occa- sions. 870-330-3 (.724) In 1975, Bertman coached at Miami-Dade Downtown, leaving after one season to join legendary head coach Ron Fraser at Miami. The move NCAA Tournament Record was a homecoming of sorts, as Bertman spent his collegiate playing days 89-29 (.754), highest winning percentage in NCAA history with the Hurricanes as an outfielder and catcher from 1958-60. He earned his B.A. in health and physical education from Miami in 1961 and received National Coach of the Year his master’s degree from UM in 1964. 2000, 1997, 1996, 1993, 1991, 1986 Bertman and his wife Sandy are the parents of four daughters -- Jan, Jodi, Lisa and Lori. The Bertman’s have three grandchildren -- Sophie Faith and Isaac Stanley, the children of Emile and Lori Bertman Guirard, and College World Series Appearances Samuel Aaron, the son of Drew and Lisa Pate. 2000, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1994, 1993, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1987, 1986

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