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2017-18 AUBURN MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE INTRODUCTION ........................................ 14 CREDITS 2016 Photo Collage ............................................................3 The 2017-18 Auburn Men’s Golf Media Guide is published by Auburn Media 2017 Schedule and Quick Facts ......................................4 Relations Offi ce, a division of the Auburn Athletic Department. The media guide MEET THE TEAM ........................................ 535 was written, designed and edited by Matt Penland on Adobe InDesign. Special thanks to Nick Clinard for his contributions. Photographs by Todd Van Emst, Wade 2017 Roster............................................................................6 Rackley, Mike Griffi n, Susan Hawkins and Lisa Kopsick. Head Coach Nick Clinard ...........................................7-9 Coaching Staff .............................................................10-11 Seniors ............................................................................12-13 Juniors .............................................................................14-21 Sophomores ................................................................22-26 Freshmen .......................................................................27-35 2017 IN REVIEW ......................................3640 Results .................................................................................. 37 Statistics ........................................................................ 38-40 RECORD BOOK .......................................4148 Team Records .................................................................... 42 Individual Low Stroke Averages..................................... 43 Season leaders .................................................................44 Year-by-Year Records ......................................................45 Individual Records ............................................................46 Individual Champions ......................................................47 Team Champions ..............................................................48 HONORS AND AWARDS .........................4951 SUCCESS UNDER CLINARD ......................5253 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES ...5457 NCAA REGIONAL APPEARANCES ............5861 SEC CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS ................ 6264 ALLTIME RESULTS ...................................6576 All-Time Event Appearances ................................... 65-69 Year-by-Year Results ...................................................70-76 TIGER LEGENDS ......................................7778 AUBURN IN THE PROS ............................7982 ALLTIME LETTERWINNERS ......................8385 FACILITIES AND HOME COURSES .............8688 MEET THE 2016 IN RECORD HONORS & ALLTIME TEAM REVIEW BOOK AWARDS RESULTS 5 36 41 49 65 @AUBURNMGOLF • #WAREAGLE 2 27 ALL-AMERICANS • 77 ALL-SEC SELECTIONS • 3 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS • 4 SEC INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS 3 @AUBURNMGOLF • #WAREAGLE 2017-18 AUBURN MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE University Information Date Event Course Location City / Zip ...........................................Auburn, Ala. / 36831 Sept. 8-10 Carpet Capital Collegiate The Farm Dalton, Ga. Founded ..............................................................Oct. 1, 1856 Sept. 24-26 Trinity Forest Invitational Trinity Forest GC Dallas, Texas Enrollment ..................................................................... 25,469 Oct. 9-10 Jerry Pate National Old Overton Vestavia Hills, Ala. Nickname ........................................................................Tigers Oct. 16-17 F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate* APSU GC Dickson, Tenn. Colors ...................................Navy Blue and Burnt Orange Oct. 22-23 Samford Intercollegiate* Greystone GC Birmingham, Ala. Affi liation ......................................................NCAA Division I Oct. 22-24 Tavistock Invitational Isleworth CC Windermere, Fla. Conference ..................................Southeastern Conference President .............................Dr. Jay Gogue (Auburn, 1969) Feb. 1-3 Amer Ari Inviational King’s Course Waikoloa, Hawaii Athletic Director........................ Jay Jacobs (Auburn, 1985) Feb. 16-18 All-American Intercollegiate GC of Houston Houston, Texas March 4-6 Tiger Invitational Grand National Lakes Course Opelika, Ala. Team Information March 18-19 John Hayt Invitational Sawgrass CC Ponte Vedra, Fla. Letterwinners Returning/Lost ........................................... 7/3 March 25-27 Hootie at Bulls Bay Bulls Bay GC Awendaw, S.C. Top Returners: Trace Crowe, Reagan Harrell, Graysen April 9-10 Gary Koch Invitational Gaston CC Gastonia, N.C. Huff, Ryan Knop, Jovan Rebula, Ben Schlottman, Jacob Solomon April 26-29 SEC Championship Seaside GC St. Simons Island, Ga. Top Newcomers: Andrew Kozan, Brandon Mancheno, May 14-16 NCAA Regional TBA TBA Jake Milanowski, Wells Padgett, Marcus Svensson May 25-30 NCAA Championship Karsten Creek Stillwater, Okla. Auburn Program History *- playing as “B-team” NCAA Championship apperances ................................ 22 Best NCAA Championship fi nish ....................t-7th (1994) All-Americans .......................................................................27 All-SEC selections ...............................................................77 SEC Championships ........................ 3 (1970, 1981, 2002) SEC Individual Champions ..................................................4 Staff Information Head Coach ......................................................Nick Clinard Years at Auburn .......................................................................9 Years overall ...................................... 17 (UCF and Auburn) Record at Auburn ................................1139-367-21 (.753) First place fi nishes ...........................................36 (25 at AU) NCAA appearances .......................................... 7 (6 at AU) All-Region selections .......................................23 (17 at AU) All-SEC selections ...........................................20 (all at AU) All-Americans ....................................................... 9 (7 at AU) Academic All-Americans ............................... 16 (12 at AU) Associate Head Coach ...Corey Maggard (4th season) Director of Operations ................................Joan Alexander Volunteer Coach................................................Jason Dufner Media Information Associate AD/Communications .................. Kirk Sampson Men’s Golf Contact .........................................Matt Penland Email [email protected] Phone ....................................................... 334-750-9800 Mailing Address ........................ Auburn Athletics Complex ........................................................... 392 S. Donahue Dr. Website ......................................................AuburnTigers.com @AUBURNMGOLF • #WAREAGLE 4 MEET THE TEAM 2017-18 AUBURN MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE Name Year Hometown (High School/Previous School) Trace Crowe Jr. Bluffton, S.C. (Hilton Head Christian Academy) Reagan Harrell So. Guntersville, Ala. (Guntersville) Graysen Huff Jr. Eagle, Idaho (Cole Valley Christian School) Andrew Kozan Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla. (King’s Academy) Brandon Mancheno Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Mandarin) Jake Milanowski Fr. Peachtree City, Ga. (Konos Academy) Wells Padgett Fr. Wichita, Kan. (Maize South) Ryan Knop Jr. Pleasanton, Calif. (UC Davis) Jovan Rebula So. George, South Africa Ben Schlottman Sr. Advance, N.C. (Forsyth Country Day) Jacob Solomon Jr. Dublin, Calif. (Dublin) Marcus Svensson Fr. Halmstad, Sweden Head Coach: Nick Clinard (9th season) Associate Head Coach: Corey Maggard (4th season) Volunteer Coach: Jason Dufner Director of Operations: Joan Alexander (2nd season) BY CLASS Freshmen (5) Sophomores (2) Juniors (4) Seniors (1) Andrew Kozan Reagan Harrell Trace Crowe Ben Schlottman Brandon Mancheno Jovan Rebula Graysen Huff Jake Milanowski Ryan Knop Wells Padgett Jacob Solomon Marcus Svensson @AUBURNMGOLF • #WAREAGLE 6 27 ALL-AMERICANS • 77 ALL-SEC SELECTIONS • 3 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS • 4 SEC INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS Nick Clinard is in his 17th year year overall as a head coach and ninth season with the Auburn men’s golf team in 2017-18. Auburn is one of six teams in the nation ... Florida State, Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas and USC the others ... who have made at least six-straight NCAA Championship appearances. The Tigers recorded the fourth best fi nish in school history by placing 11th at the 2017 NCAA Cham- pionship. Auburn had been ranked as high as No. 2 nationally in 2016-17 while winning four team titles: Inver- ness Intercollegiate, Jerry Pate Intercollegiate, Tiger Invitational and Gary Koch Invitational. Trace Crowe, who was an All-SEC second-team selection, won medalist honors at the Gary Koch. Matt Gilchrest was a Byron Nelson Award fi nalist, and Trace Crowe an All-Region selection. Gilchrest and Ryan Benton were named All-America Scholars and the team was named an All-Academic Team for the eighth consecutive year by the GCAA. Under Clinard, the Tigers have reached six-straight NCAA Championships while earning 25 team and 27 individual titles and bringing in the strongest recruiting classes the Tigers have seen in years. The Tigers were ranked No. 1 nationally for the much of the 2015-16 fall season while senior Michael Johnson was ranked No. 1 nationally in the Golfweek individual rankings and second in the Palmer Cup rankings. COACH NICK CLINARD Through Sept.