TABLE OF CONTENTS 2002-03 MEN’S GOLF SCHEDULE CONTENTS Fall Schedule Contents/Quickfacts/Schedule 1 Sept. 9-10 Cleveland Golf/Kiawah Island Intercollegiate Kiawah Island, S.C. Season Preview/2002-03 Roster 2-3 Course: Osprey Point Golf Course 2002-03 Tournament Information 4-5 Sept. 29-Oct. 1 Windon Memorial Classic Glenview, Ill. Coaches 6-7 Course: Glenview Golf Club John Humphries 8-9 Oct. 14-15 Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Intercollegiate Tampa, Fla. Garrett Prather 10-11 Course: Old Memorial Golf Club Jason Horrell 12 Oct. 21-22 Tennessee Tournament of Champions Knoxville, Tenn. Heath West 13 Course: Holston Hills Country Club Brandon Aydlett/Jeff Riemann 14 Oct. 28-29 Country Club of Louisiana Intercollegiate Baton Rouge, La. Adam Swope/Neil Self 15 Tucker Ervin/Justin Servier 16 Course: Country Club of Louisiana Aaron Smith/David Aitchison 17 David Pollet/Support Staff 18 Spring Schedule Facilities 19 Feb. 8-9 Gator Invitational Gainesville, Fla. 2002 SEC Championship Results 20 Course: University of Florida Golf Course 2002-03 SEC Opponents 21 Feb. 17-18 Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship Ponte Vedra, Fla. 2001 CCLA Results 22 Course: Sawgrass Country Club CCLA History and Records 23 Feb. 28-March 2 LSU Spring Invitational Baton Rouge, La. 2002 LSU Spring Invitational Results and Records 24 Course: University Club Season Review 25-26 March 10-11 Louisiana Classics Intercollegiate Lafayette, La. 2001-02 Final Stats and Results 27 Course: Oakborne Country Club 2001-02 Round-by-Round Results 28 March 14-16 Conrad Rehling Invitational Tuscaloosa, Ala. 2001-02 Tournament Summaries 29-30 Course: Capstone Club LSU in the SEC Championships 31 March 22-23 Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational Statesboro, Ga. LSU in the NCAA Championships 32 Course: Forest Heights Country Club All-SEC Selections/All-Americans 33 April 25-27 SEC Championships Sea Island, Ga. Record Book 34 Course: Sea Island Golf Club-Seaside Course Tournament Victories/Winningest Coaches 35 May 15-17 NCAA Regional TBA Letterwinners 36 Course: TBA PGA Tour Spotlight 37 May 28-31 NCAA Championships Stillwater, Okla. This is LSU 38-47 Course: Karsten Creek LSUsports.net 48 UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION information needed to adequately cover the LSU men’s Location: Baton Rouge, La. Sports Information Director: Michael Bonnette golf team. 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LSU GOLF 1 2002-03 SEASON PREVIEW SEARCH FOR CONSISTENCY he message that LSU head coach Greg Jones tells his team is tion in 2001. Tthe same each season. Almost sounding like a broken record, Heath West joined Goulding on the All-SEC squad a season Jones points to consistency as the key to success for his Tiger ago. West, a native of Dothan, Ala., had a stellar initial campaign squad. This season will be no different in Baton Rouge as Jones’ in Baton Rouge last year as he became the school’s first freshman fourth team is young and inexperienced but has as much poten- to make the All-SEC team since Rob McNamara in 1984. He was tial as any before. also a finalist for the coveted SEC Freshman of the Year honor “Each tournament, and each season, we attempt to shoot low and was named to the All-SEC Second Team. West played in 12 numbers and focus on playing consistent rounds,”said Jones.“We of LSU’s 13 tournaments, posted the team’s lowest stroke average want to play with consistency to give ourselves a chance to win (72.4) and had three top-10 finishes. West tied for fifth place at the tournament on the final day.” the SEC Championships, firing a 4-over par 214. West is certainly The current version of the LSU men’s golf team is blessed in position for another All-SEC season and is a possible All- with a mix of experienced upperclassmen and a core of young America candidate. talent which could come together for a solid campaign in 2002- Sophomore Jason Horrell had perhaps the most surprising 03. The Tigers return nine players from last season and lost just season of any LSU golfer last season, as he participated in 11 of two- Nathan Goulding and Chip Lee. Goulding, a 2001 All- 13 tournaments in his redshirt freshman season. Horrell posted a Southeastern Conference selection, completed his eligibility, and 74.8 stroke average with one top-20 finish. He tied for 27th place Chip Lee graduated in just three years and left the team to pur- at the SEC Championships at 12-over par 222. He earned his first sue his career. varsity letter in 2002 and also made the lineup for the Tigers at Six letterwinners return this season, anchored by a pair of the 2002 NCAA Central Regional in Little Rock, Ark. three-year lettermen, seniors John Humphries and Garrett If LSU is to have a consistent season, and ultimately a suc- Prather. Both have a legitimate shot at an all-SEC season, which cessful one, Jones must find someone that can shoot low num- would mark the 21st-consecutive season that an LSU golfer has bers on a regular basis and fill the fifth spot in the Tigers’lineup made the team. Humphries was an All-SEC Second Team selec- behind Humphries, Prather, West and Horrell. While Horrell is 2 LSU GOLF not a guarantee for the team in the lineup, he has the most expe- Jones, is a former professional tour player and has all the tools to rience of any other sophomore. Tucker Ervin and Neil Self, both make the LSU program better with his coaching ability. Lindsly sophomores, saw limited action in 2001-02 and could very well will work closely with many of the younger players and attempt contend for playing time early in the season. Self, another to prepare them to contribute in some way this season. Alabama native, hailing from Florence, got the start in the Tigers’ The 2002-03 schedule, while similar to last season’s, provides first tournament last season and also played in both of the Tigers’ several new challenges. LSU travels to Charleston, S.C., on Sept. home tournaments. Ervin played in four tournaments and earned 9-10 to participate in the Cleveland Golf/Kiawah Island a varsity letter in his true freshman season. Intercollegiate for the third year in a row. The Tigers then travel to Brandon Aydlett, a redshirt in 2001, played in one tournament the Windon Memorial Classic on Sept.