COVERING THE GATORS FLORIDA QUICK FACTS INTRODUCTION LOCation: Gainesville, Fla. 2 . .Covering the Gators ENROLLMENT: 51,520 3 . 2007-08 Roster NICKNAME: Gators 4-5 . .Mark Bostick Golf Course at The University of Florida MASCOT: Albert the Alligator 6 . 2007-08 Tourney Info FOUNDED: 1853 7 . SEC Quick Facts COLORS: Orange and Blue 8-9 . .2007-08 Outlook CONFERENCE: Southeastern COACHING Staff PRESIDENT: Dr. Bernie Machen 10-12 . .Head Coach Buddy Alexander ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Jeremy Foley 13 . Assistant Coaches & Support Staff HOME COURSE: Mark Bostick Golf Course at The University of Florida LENGTH: 6,701 2007-08 Gators PAR: 70 14 . .Manuel Villegas HEAD PRO: Scott Hampton 15 . Tyler Brown COURSE MANAGER: Pete Mariano 16 . Billy Horschel ASST. COURSE MANAGER: Reecea Snyder 17 . .Toby Ragland SUPERINTENDENT: Todd Wilkinson 18 . .Will Strickler/Tyson Alexander 19 . Chappell Brown/Andres Echavarria COACHING Staff 20 . .Tim McKenney/Robbie Wight/Arnond Vongvanij HEAD COACH: Buddy Alexander 2006-07 REVIEW Georgia Southern ‘75/21st Season 21 . 2006-07 Scorecard Assistant COACH: Brad Stracke 22 . 2006-07 Season In-Review/Statistics UAB ‘93/3rd Season 23-25 . Tournament Reviews VOLUNTEER ASST. COACH: Gio Valiente 26 . 2007 SEC Championship Recap Florida ’95/6th Season 27 . 2007 NCAA Championships Recap GOLF PHONE: (352) 375-4683, ext. 4710 HISTORY AND RECORDS TEAM Information 28-29 . .All-Time Letterwinners 2007 NCAA FINISH: T-9th 30 . Coaching History/Team Wins 31 . Individual Medalists Since 1977 2007 EAST REGIONAL FINISH: T-2nd 32 . .Top Rounds by Class 2007 SEC FINISH: 5th 33 . Top Tournament Scores 2006-07 ALL-AMERICANS: 1 (Horschel) 34 . Best Tournaments 2006-07 ALL-SEC HONORS: 1 (Horschel) 35 . Best Rounds TOP RETURNEES: Billy Horschel, Toby Ragland, Manuel Villegas 36 . Team Tournament Results TOP NEWCOMERS: Arnond Vongvonij 37 . SunTrust Gator Invitational 38 . .SEC Honors Sports Information 39 . .Gators at the SEC Championship 40 . NCAA Honors MEN’S GOLF SID: Jaime Handy 41 . Gators at the NCAA Championships OFFICE PHONE: (352) 375-4683, ext. 6121 42-43 . .Salute to NCAA Champions CELL PHONE: (817) 480-4261 44-45 . .The Millionaires’ Club EMAIL: [email protected] 46 . PGA Pipeline SID FAX: (352) 375-4809 47 . .Gators’ Amateur Success WEBSITE: www.GatorZone.com SID ADDRESS: THIS IS UF University Athletic Association, Inc. 48-50 . This is UF University of Florida 51 . .UAA Administration 52 . Office of Student Life P.O. Box 14485 53 . Academic Excellence Gainesville, FL 32604-2485 1 54-55 . .2006-07 Gator Athletics Year-In-Review 56-57 . .Gator Success Beyond the Collegiate Level 2007-08 MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS 58 . Gainesville, Florida EDITOR: Jaime Handy 59 . 2006-07 SEC Year-In-Review Assistant EDITORS: Fred Demarest, John Hines, Cory Walton 60 . NCAA Rules Education COVER PHOTOGRAPHY: Jim Burgess, Eric Zamora DESIGN PRODUCTION: Summit Athletic Media (www.summitathletics.com) PRINTING: StorterChilds Printing PHOTOGRAPHY: University of Florida News and Public Affairs, Jarrett Baker, Matt Barton, Jim Burgess, Tim Casey, Jeremy Cook, Jeffrey A. Camarati, Duke Photo Services, Scott Hallernan, Ron Irby, NCAA Photos. 2007-08 GATOR MEN’S GOLF 2007-08 GATOR COVERING THE GATORS CONTACT SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE 2007-08 FLORIDA GOLF PRIMARY MEDIA INFORMATION LIST Information about the Gator Golf team will DIGITAL IMAGE PLATFORM PRINT MEDIA Palm Beach Post be coordinated through Sports Information Media can now access a variety of image The Gainesville Sun Lindsay Jones Assistant Jaime Handy. files for the SEC and member institutions. Brandon Zimmerman Phone: (352) 384-1187 (Office): (352) 375-4683 ext. 6121 The Digital Image Platform will allow you Phone: (352) 374-5051 (Cell): (817) 480-4261 to view or download images of players, St. Petersburg Times (Email): [email protected] coaches, administration, facilities and logos. The Alligator Antonya English You can access the photos by logging on Bryan Jones Phone: (813) 610-4029 MEDIA SERVICES to www.secsports.org/media and clicking Phone: (954) 258-5078 The media will receive a weekly Gator Golf on the “Image Platform” icon or by logging Tampa Tribune release, featuring updated stats, features into the SEC Section on Media Team Link at Associated Press Andy Staples and notes on the current season. In hosting www.mediateamlink.com. To obtain a user Mark Long Phone: (352) 262-3719 the Gator Invitational, the Sports Informa- ID or password, please contact Media Team Phone: (305) 594-5825 tion Office will provide programs, team and Link at [email protected] or call (770) RADIO individual statistics and match information. 399-0096. Fightin’ Gators WRUF Complete results and quotes will be distrib- David Stirt (850 AM/103.7 FM) uted after the completion of the tournament. WORLD WIDE WEB Phone: (352) 332-3778 Steve Russell-Sports Director The media and general public can also Phone: (352) 392-6397 SPORTS INFORMATION obtain information on all of the University Florida Times-Union DEPARTMENT of Florida’s sports programs through the Michael DiRocco WMOP/WGGG Located on the third floor of the University University Athletic Association’s home page Phone: (904) 705-3878 (930 AM/1240 AM) Athletic Association at Florida Field (enter on the World Wide Web. The address for the Brady Ackerman-Sports Director stairwell by Gate 1). Web site is www.GatorZone.com. For more Florida Today Phone: (352) 318-3444 information on the site, please contact the UF David Jones Phone: (352) 378-9386 PHONE NUMBER Sports Information Department. TELEVISION (352) 375-4683, ext. 6100 WCJB (Channel 20, ABC) INTERVIEWS Gator Bait Hank Astengo-Sports Reporter Marty Cohen Phone: (352) 377-2020 x 246 MAILING ADDRESS All athlete interviews must be coordinated P.O. Box 14485 with Jaime Handy and requests should be Phone: (352) 372-1215 Chris Price-Sports Reporter Gainesville, Fla. 32604-2485 made 24 hours in advance. No athlete home Phone: (210) 884-2910 phone numbers will be given out. Phone Miami Herald Joseph Goodman WUFT TV (Channel 5) OVERNIGHT ADDRESS interviews with out-of-town media can also Gale Lemerand Drive be arranged. Phone: (954) 376-2596 Dave Schemer Ben Hill Griffin Stadium/Central Receiving Phone: 352-393-5551 x 1140 Gainesville, FL, 32611 Orlando Sentinel Dave Curtis MARK BOSTICK GOLF COURSE Phone: (917) 628-8468 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA The home of the Gator golf team is located on S.W. 2nd Ave., three-fourths of a mile west of Florida Field, just past the Holland Law Center. (352) 375-4866 PARKING Parking spaces are located at the entrance to University Golf Course. TELEPHONE/FAX MACHINE A phone will be available for the working press in the clubhouse. A fax machine is 2 available at the Sports Information Office. The UF Sports Information fax number is (352) 375-4809. GATOR SPORTSLINE The Sports Information Office provides broadcast-quality tape interviews with coaches and athletes from all Gator sports. The tapes are changed daily by 2 p.m. Call the Sports Information office for details. A GATOR SCORELINE D The Sports Information Office provides a daily telephone service with updated scores and information on all Gator sports activities. Call (352) 375-4683, ext. 3020. OF FLORI Y ERSIT V NI U 2007-08 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA MEN’s GOLF ROSTER NAME YR. HT. WT. EXP. HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Tyson Alexander SO 6-0 152 1L Gainesville, Fla. (Buchholz) Chappell Brown SO 6-1 170 SQ West Palm Beach, Fla. (Florida Southern) Tyler Brown SR 5-7 143 1L Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (North Florida) Andres Echavarria SO 5-10 145 1L Medellin, Colombia (IMG Academy) Billy Horschel JR 5-11 154 2L Grant, Fla. (Bayside) Tim McKenney SO 6-0 177 1L Scottsdale, Ariz. (Desert Mountain) Toby Ragland JR 5-9 157 2L Jacksonville, Fla. (Bartram Trail) Will Strickler JR 6-5 190 2L Charlottesville, Va. (Woodberry Forest School) Manuel Villegas SR 5-9 148 3L Medellin, Colombia (The Columbus School) Arnond Vongvanij FR 5-5 140 HS Bradenton, Fla. (Bradenton Academy) Robbie Wight R-FR 5-11 167 SQ Palm Beach, Fla. (Cardinal Newman) Head Coach: Buddy Alexander (Georgia Southern ’75) Assistant Coach: Brad Stracke (UAB ’93) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Gio Valiante (Florida ’95) GATORS BY CLASS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Freshmen. 2 Sophomores. 4 Andres Echavarria – etch-ah-vah-rEEa Juniors. 3 Seniors. 2 Manuel Villegas – V-jay-gas Arnond Vongvanij – vong-VAN-idge Robbie Wight – White 3 (L-R) Manuel Villegas, Andres Echavarria, Toby Ragland, Tim McKenney, Tyson Alexander, Will Strickler, Billy Horschel, Chappell Brown, Tyler Brown, Robbie Wight, Arnond Vongvanij. 2007-08 GATOR MEN’S GOLF 2007-08 GATOR MARK BOSTICK GOLF COURSE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COURSE CHECKLIST YarDS (par): 6,701 (70) • COURSE RECORD: 62 (James Vargas (Florida), 2004) • HEAD PROFESSIONAL: Scott Hampton GOLF COURSE MANAGER: Pete Mariano • SUPERINTENDENT: Todd Wilkinson • PHONE: (352) 375-4683 ext. 4700 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Par 4, 376 Yards Par 3, 176 Yards Par 5, 578 Yards Par 4, 437 Yards Par 4, 453 Yards Par 3, 207 Yards #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 Par 5, 565 Yards Par 3, 191 Yards Par 4,.