2007-2008 USC Men’s Golf Schedule Date EVENT SITE Sept..10-11. Inverness.Intercollegiate.Invitational. Toledo,.OH Sept..22-23. The.Fall.Preview. Purdue,.IN Oct..21-23. Isleworth-UCF.Collegiate.Invitational. Orlando,.FL Nov..5-7. CordeValle.Intercollegiate. San.Martin,.CA Feb..6-8. UH-Hilo.Intercollegiate. Waikoloa,.HI March.3-4. USC.Collegiate.Invitational. Westlake.Village,.CA March.7-9. UNLV.Southern.Highlands.Collegiate. Las.Vegas,.NV March.24-26. U.S..Collegiate.Championship. Alpharetta,.GA April.19-20. Stanford.Intercollegiate. Palo.Alto,.CA April.28-30. Pac-10.Championships. Fairfax,.CA May.15-17. NCAA.Championships.--.West.Regional. Bremerton,.WA May.28-31. NCAA.Championships. West.Lafayette,.IN Trojan Quick Facts . This.booklet.has.been.prepared.by.USC.Assistant.Sports.Information. Location...............................................................................Los.Angeles,.Calif. Director.Paul.Goldberg.for.use.during.the.2007-2008.season.. Founded................................................................................................ .1880 . Special.thanks.to.Director.of.Golf.Operations.Allie.Rowe.and.to.the.rest. Enrollment.................................................. .33,000.(undergraduates.-.16,500) of.the.USC.golf.staff.for.their.help. President.......................................................................... .Dr..Steven.B..Sample . Photography.provided.by.Dan.Avila,.Getty.Images,.the.PGA.and.Kurt. Colors/Nickname...................................................Cardinal.and.Gold./.Trojans Schuette. Conference.......................................................................................Pacific-10 . Copies.of.this.guide.are.available through.the.USC.Sports.Information. Athletic.Director....................................................................Michael.L..Garrett Office,.Heritage.Hall.103,.Los.Angeles,.Calif...90089-0601. Senior.Associate.Athletic.Director.(golf)............................................ Steve.Lopes . The.Sports.Information.telephone.number.is.(213).740-8480. Director.of.Golf............................................................Kurt.Schuette.(14th.year) ............................................................................................ .(213).740-3835 Head.Coach.................................................................Chris.Zambri.(2nd.year) . For.the.latest.news,.statistics,.features.and.reference.information.on.USC. ............................................................................................ .(213).821-3010 Trojan.Golf,.log.on.to.the.internet.at.the.address.below. Director.of.Golf.Operations.............................................................. Allie.Rowe ............................................................................................. (213).740-0687 Golf.Office.Phone/Fax:..................................................(213).740-0687/.5777 www.usctrojans.com Lettermen.Lost/Returning.............................................................................4/6 Sports.Information.Contact......................................................... .Paul.Goldberg Sports.Information.Phone/Fax:.......................................(213).740-3805./.7584 USC's 2007 Pac-10 Championship Team (Standing, L-R): Director of Golf Kurt Schuette, Tom Glissmeyer, Joshua Wooding, Ryan Linton, Rory Hie (Sitting, L-R): Head Coach Chris Zambri, Pac-0 Individual Champion Jamie Lovemark, Jordan Nasser 2007-2008 Trojan Men's Golf Media Guide — PAGE 2007-2008 USC Outlook . USC. second-year. Head. title.(and.becoming.just.the. Coach.Chris.Zambri.is.intent. Sophomore third.Trojan.to.do.it)..The.top- on.changing.history. Jamie Lovemark ranked.golfer.for.much.of.the. A. former. USC. golfer. season,. Lovemark. earned. himself,. he. is. well. aware. 2007 the.Arnold.Palmer.(national. of.the.fact.that.the.Trojans,. championship. individual. despite. stockpiling. major. NCAA INDIVIDUAL medalist),. Jack. Nicklaus. league.talent.down.through. CHAMPION (national.player.of.the.year). the.decades.and.supplying. and.Phil.Mickelson.(nation’s. more. than. their. share. of. outstanding. freshman). golfers. to. the. professional. Awards. and. was. tabbed. ranks,.are.still.in.search.of. a. Ping. All-American. first. the. program’s. first. NCAA. teamer..He.also.earned.Pac- team.title. 10.Co-Golfer.and.Freshman. In. fact,. Troy. features. 92. of.the.Year.honors. All-Americans. and. four. Hie,. one. of. the. top. NCAA.individual.title.winners. freshmen. golfers. in. the. and.is.perennially.among.the. country.in.2007,.earned.All- top.programs.in.the.nation.. Pac-10.second.team.honors.. USC.has.enjoyed.success.in. He. posted. four. top. 10. every.facet.of.the.program,. finishes,.had.eight.in.the.top. but.has.yet.to.hoist.the.NCAA. 20.and.carded.13.rounds.in. title.trophy. the.60s,.including.a.season- . L i k e . m a n y . o f . i t s. best.66.in.the.final.round.of. predecessors. at. USC,. the.Pac-10.Championships.. the. 2007-2008. squad. is. Hie,.ranked.among.the.top. talented. and. hungry,. led. 50. in. the. nation. for. much. by. 2007. All-American. first. of. his. freshman. season,. teamer. and. 2007. NCAA. finished.second.on.the.squad. Championship. medalist. in.stroke.average.(71.97). Jamie. Lovemark.. Fellow. Glissmeyer,.USC’s.most. second-year. Trojan. Rory. experienced. collegiate. Hie,.himself.a.strong.2008. player,. ranked. among. the. All-American. candidate,. top. 100. players. in. the. combines.with.Lovemark.to. country. last. year. and. was. become. perhaps. the. most. third. on. the. team. with. a. potent. sophomore. duo. in. stroke. average. (72.53).. A. the.country. 2007.All-Pac-10.honorable. Also.back.is.2007.All-Pac- mention.selection,.he.had.11. 10.honorable.mention.pick. rounds.in.the.60s. Tom.Glissmeyer.and.fellow. Another. experienced. junior.Ryan.Linton.as.well.as.redshirt.freshman.Bo.DeHuff. junior. is. Ryan. Linton,. who. has. improved. his. game. and. become. a. solid. Zambri.and.Director.of.Golf.Kurt.Schuette.bolstered.the.team.with.its.second. contributor.for.the.Trojans..He.played.in.four.events.as.a.sophomore.and.was.a. consecutive.highly.ranked.recruiting.class.that.includes.freshmen.Tim.Sluiter. part.of.Troy’s.title.at.the.USC.Collegiate.earlier.this.season..Redshirt.freshman. (Zwolle,.The.Netherlands),.Matthew.Giles.(Sydney,.Australia).and.Daniel.Park. Bo.DeHuff.is.also.making.strides.in.his.second.year.with.the.program. (Los.Angeles).and.junior.college.transfer.Gavin.Reid.(Ballynahinch,.North. Giles,.a.spring.semester.enrollee.who.is.considered.Australia’s.top.amateur,. Ireland).. Sluiter. and. Giles. have. both. made. immediate. contributions. and. won.the.2006.World.Junior.Golf.championship.by.eight.strokes.and.was. have.been.stalwarts.in.USC’s.2008.lineup.while.Reid.has.been.qualifying. third.at.the.event.in.2007..He.also.captained.the.2006-2007.Australian.U19. and.making.contributions.as.well. Teams.and.was.third.at.the.2007.Pacific-Northwest.Amateur.. “The.squad.has.the.ability.to.compete.with.anyone.in.the.nation,”.Zambri. Sluiter,.who.joins.Trojan.senior.women’s.golfer.Dewi.Claire.Schreefel.as. said..“It’s.something.we’ve.shown.through.the.season..But.it’s.also.something. Trojans.from.The.Netherlands,.helped.guide.his.native.country.to.the.team. that.we.need.to.do.consistently.and.in.big.situations.” title. at. the. 2006. World. Team. Championships. and. won. the. 2006. Dutch. The.Trojans.lost.some.experience.with.the.graduation.last.season.of.reliable. National.Strokeplay.Championship.in.August.of.2006,.took.the.title.of.the. seniors.Joshua.Wooding.and.Jordan.Nasser,.not.to.mention.contributor.Ben. 2006.RiverWoods.Dutch.Junior.Open.in.July.(setting.a.course.record,.64,. Miller,.who.also.graduated. in.the.process).and.won.the.2006.Dutch.National.Championship.(under.21). But.the.big.play.of.Lovemark.and.Hie,.the.experience.of.Glissmeyer.and. in.June.with.a.72-hole.17-under. the.quick.emergence.of.first-year.Trojans.Sluiter.and.Giles.has.eased.the.loss. Reid.spent.the.past.two.seasons.at.Saddleback.J.C.,.where.he.won.the. of.last.year’s.departing.senior.class. California.JUCO.State.title.in.2006,.was.the.2005.and.2006.Orange.Empire. Lovemark.turned.in.perhaps.the.most.successful.season.in.USC.men's. Conference.Player.of.the.Year.and.was.a.two-time.Saddleback.MVP..Park.was. golf.history.as.a.freshman,.capped.by.winning.Troy's.fourth.NCAA.individual. a.three-time.prep.CIF.Sectional.champion.(2005-2007).in.Los.Angeles. PAGE 2 — University of Southern California 2007-2008 USC Men’s Golf Roster Name Height Year Hometown (High School/JC/College) Bo.DeHuff. 6-0. RS.Freshman. Coto.de.Caza,.Calif..(Santa.Margarita.Catholic.HS) Matt.Giles. 5-10. Freshman. Sydney,.Australia.(Caringbah.HS) Tom.Glissmeyer. 5-10. Junior. Colorado.Springs,.Colo..(Cheyenne.Mountain.HS) Rory.Hie. 5-10. Sophomore. Lakewood,.Calif..(Cerritos.HS) Ryan.Linton. 6-0. Junior. Lake.Forest,.Ill..(Lake.Forest.HS) Jamie.Lovemark. 6-4. Sophomore. Rancho.Sante.Fe,.Calif..(Torrey.Pines.HS) Daniel.Park. 5-7. Freshman. Los.Angeles,.CA.(Los.Angeles.Center.for.Enriched.Studies) Gavin.Reid. 6-4. Junior. Ballynahinch,.North.Ireland.(Saddleback.JC) Tim.Sluiter. 6-1. Freshman. Zwolle,.The.Netherlands.(Thomas.a.Kempis.HS) Director of Golf:.Kurt.Schuette. Men's Head Coach:.Chris.Zambri Team Sports Psychologist:.Dr..David.Wright,.Ph.D.. Junior Sophomore Tom Glissmeyer Rory Hie 2008 2008 All-Pac-0 All-Pac-0 2nd Team st Team 2007 2007 All-Pac-0 All-Pac-0 H.M. 2nd Team Men's Golf Support Staff Paul Goldberg Bryan Bailey Allie Rowe John Meyer Susie Cognetta