2008-2009 Men's Golf Media Guide by Jonathan Lee

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Thank you for your interest in the Texas A&M men’s golf program. The Texas A&M Media Relations Department takes pride in its relationship with local, state and national media members. Please contact Associate Director Colin Killian with any questions or concerns regarding your coverage of the Aggies. He will be pleased to coordinate interviews and photo shoots as well as providing any additional information.

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Dr. Elsa Murano................................ 845-2217................... Contact SID

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President

Bill Byrne.......................................... 845-5129................... Contact SID

Athletics Director

Penny King........................................ 845-1063........................ 690-0516

Chief of Staff

Jeff Schmahl...................................... 845-1030................... Contact SID

Senior Associate AD/External Operations

Dr. John Thornton............................ 845-1159........................ 696-8610

Senior Associate AD/Student-Athlete Development

Joe Powell.......................................... 458-3025................... Contact SID

Senior Associate AD/Athletic CEO

Kevin Hurley..................................... 862-2575........................ 764-1652

Associate AD/Facilities

Alan Cannon...................................... 845-5725........................ 696-9738

Associate AD/Media Relations

Steve McDonnell............................... 845-3945................... Contact SID

Associate AD/Academic Affairs

Mike Caruso...................................... 845-8915........................ 823-4662

2009 NCAA Championship

May 27-30 w Inverness Golf Club w Toledo, Ohio

Texas A&M Golf Media Outlets Outlet Phone Fax The Associated Press (Dallas)................................. 972-991-2100................ 214-991-7207 Bryan/College Station Eagle................................... 979-776-4444................ 979-774-0496 The Battalion........................................................... 979-845-3316................ 979-845-2647 The Dallas Morning News....................................... 214-977-8444................ 214-651-0580 Houston Chronicle................................................... 713-220-7891................ 713-220-7866 San Antonio Express-News..................................... 210-250-3373................ 210-250-3351 Fort Worth Star-Telegram...................................... 817-390-7760................ 817-390-7210 KBTX-TV (CBS)....................................................... 979-846-7777................ 979-846-1490 KRHD-TV (ABC)...................................................... 979-691-5743................ 979-260-3458 KAMU-TV (PBS)...................................................... 979-845-1526................ 979-845-1643 Big 12 Showcase....................................................... 800-539-8355................ 800-263-5802 12th Man Productions............................................. 979-845-2690................ 979-847-8514 12th Man Magazine................................................. 979-846-8892................ 979-846-2445 KAGG-FM/KKYS-FM.............................................. 979-846-5597................ 979-268-5828 KTAM-AM/KORA-FM/KHLR-FM........................... 979-776-1240................ 979-776-0123 KZNE-AM/WTAW-AM/KTSR-FM.......................... 979-846-1150................ 979-846-1933

Credits

Editor...........................................Colin Killian Associate Editor.....................Cyndi Mousner Design...........................................Colin Killian Cyndi Mousner Production............................. Celeste Phillips Photography............................ Glen Johnson Printing.....................................Insite Printing

On the Cover Returning starters from the NCAA Championship (from left): Andrea Pavan, Nacho Elvira, Bronson Burgoon and Matt Van Zandt.

Associate AD/Game Operations

Milton Overton.................................. 862-4358........................ 823-0051

Associate AD/Technology Management

Dave South........................................ 845-3248........................ 696-7865

Associate AD/Sponsorships & Broadcasting

Men’s Golf

Office (AC 979)

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J. T. Higgins...................................... 845-4533........................ 574-3375

Head Coach

Jonathan Dismuke............................ 268-3512................... Contact SID

Assistant Coach

Matt Doles......................................... 845-4223................... Contact SID

Trainer

Garry Gibson..................................... 845-3945................... Contact SID

Academic Advisor

Allen Kinley....................................... 845-7173........................ 691-2693

Strength Coach

Amy Bragg......................................... 458-4045................... Contact SID

Performance Nutrition

Other Numbers

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Home

David Batson..................................... 845-2662................... Contact SID

Director of Athletic Compliance

Miles Marks....................................... 260-7571................... Contact SID

12th Man Foundation/Executive Director

Andy Richardson............................... 862-6304........................ 776-5828

Production Manager/A&M Video Productions

Rob Carolla, Big 12 Conference........ 214-742-1212........... Contact SID

Media Services

Preview

Nacho Elvira

u2008 All-American u2008 PING All-Region

GOLF WORLD PRESEASON TOP 20 1. UCLA 2. Oklahoma State 3. Georgia 4. USC 5. Stanford 6. Clemson 7. Florida 8. Alabama 9. Texas A&M 10. Georgia Tech 11. Florida State 12. Arizona State 13. Charlotte 14. Duke 15. Tennessee 16. Auburn 17. Kent State 18. E. Tenn. State 19. South Carolina 20. Wake Forest

Season Preview

Tournament Capsules

Aggie Invitational

Big 12 Championship

Coaches

Administration

Players 3

Preview

Forging Ahead With four starters returning from a team that posted Texas A&M’s best NCAA finish in a quarter century, Head Coach J.T. Higgins has high expectations for 2008-09.

he talented returning nucleus and a deep bench led Golfweek to rank the Aggies No. 9 nationally in the preseason.

“This team returns a lot of experience,” Higgins said.

“Obviously, everyone is a year older and hopefully wiser. The competition for playing time should be intense as even the newcomers are hungry to get in the action. We are always a hard-working, disciplined team and I think our strength again will be in our depth of talent.

After finishing 12th at the 2008 NCAA Championship —

the school’s best since 1984 — A&M lost three-time all-conference Bobby Gates and experienced veterans Martin Piller and Trey Todd to graduation. But the Aggies’ roster is anything but

Bronson Burgoon

u2007 3rd-Team All-American u2007 All-Big 12 uThree-time PING All-Region

depleted. Eight players have appeared in at least three college tournaments, while five have played in at least nine events. Two have won college tournaments while a pair of others have been runners-up.

“The thing that makes me nervous is that we need to

replace three guys who were not just terrific players but outstanding leaders,” Higgins said. “They knew what was expected and set the standard for this program in work ethic, attitude and competitive excellence. I am also hoping to see more out of the top of our lineup. For the past few years, we have been really strong in the three, four and five spots, but our No. 1 and No. 2 players have not separated themselves in their scores from the rest of the team.”

Sophomore Nacho Elvira last year became the first A&M

freshman since David Ogrin in 1977 to earn All-America

Preview honors. Elvira won the Barona Collegiate tied for 25th last year at the CordeValle Cup at 12-under-par and posted sixthCollegiate after closing with a one-under place finishes at the U.S. Collegiate 71. Andrea Pavan Chamionship and the Arizona State “Austin is the guy I most like having u2008 PING All-Region Thunderbird Invitational. He had seven in our clubhouse,” Higgins said. “He has top-25 finishes in 9 starts, including such a genuine love for life. His perfour top 10s. sonality and enthusiasm are contagious Senior Bronson Burgoon was a thirdand he just lifts everybody up when he is team All-American two years ago, but around. He is also a terrific golfer who sat out the fall of 2007 to concentrate is blessed with a very natural, athletic on academics. He earned all-region golf swing. Clay is a blue collar guy honors for the third straight year after who does everything we ask and does it posting a pair of top-four finishes in the well. He has a tremendous work ethic spring, including a tie for second at the on the course, in the classroom and in Burns Intercollegiate in Hawaii. He tied the weight room. He is dependable, the A&M record with a third-round 65 never complains and just gets the job while his 54-hole score of 13-under tied done. I cannot say enough good things a 22-year-old school mark. He has played about him and how he goes about his in 33 events in his career with 12 top-10 business.” finishes. One of the Aggies’ most intriguing “The scary thing about Nacho is prospects is sophomore John Hurley, that we have just scratched the surface who redshirted last year. He is without of his abilities and he is already an question one of the longest hitters in All-American,” Higgins said. “Bronson college golf and was the runner-up at simply hates to lose and that fire is what the 2008 Nebraska Amatauer Champidrives him to succeed. He wants to be onship. Hurley played in three events the best. He has the ability to end his as a true freshman in 2006-07. A former college career as one of the best players junior golf All-American, sophomore in the country.” Conrad Shindler played in three tourna An all-region selection, junior Andrea Pavan was second on the ments last year as a true freshman and is coming off an outstanding team in scoring last year behind Gates. He had four top-10 finishes, summer. Shindler was a quarterfinalist at the Western Amateur and including a tie for second behind Elvira at the Barona Cup. He placed advanced to match play at the U.S. Amateur. Jordan Russell redfifth at the Big 12 Championship, thanks in part to a bogey-free 67 in shirted last year as a true freshman. the third round, and was a quarterfinalist at the British Amateur last “John is one of the hardest workers on the team and he has been summer. Pavan also played for Europe in the prestigious St. Andrews absolutely committed to improving his wedges and short game,” HigTrophy, going 2-0 in singles play. The other returning starter is senior Matt Van Zandt, an academic All-American who became a mainstay in the lineup last spring. He had five top-25 finishes in eight spring events, including a tie for sixth at Name Ht. Wt. Cl-Ex. Hometown (School) the U.S. Collegiate Championship. Bronson Burgoon 6-0 175 Sr-2L The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS) “Andrea had an outstanding summer and gets better with each and every Case Cochran 6-4 190 Fr-Hs Paducah, Ky. (St. Mary’s HS) round,” Higgins said. “His swing is really Nacho Elvira 6-1 180 So-1L Santander, Spain (Blume Center) good, he has an amazing short game and Drew Evans 5-8 150 Fr-Hs Dallas, Texas (Highland Park HS) knows how to post low numbers. Matty is a true leader in every sense of the word. He Clay Hodge 6-0 170 Sr-2L Tyler, Texas (Grace HS/Kansas St.) gives us all he’s got every time out and that John Hurley 6-4 200 So-Rs O’Neill, Neb. (St. Mary’s HS) attitude has infected his teammates and Andrea Pavan 6-2 175 Jr-1L Rome, Italy (St. Dominique) had a great influence on our team and how we go about our business. I could not ask Jordan Russell 6-0 155 Fr-Rs College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated HS) for more out of him than what he has given Geoff Shaw 5-8 145 Fr-Hs Edmond, Okla. (Edmond North HS) us the last four years.” Austin Schauer 5-10 180 Jr-2L Spring, Texas (Klein HS) Junior Austin Schauer won the 2007 Morris Williams Intercollegiate as a Conrad Shindler 5-8 220 So-1L Coppell, Texas (Coppell HS) redshirt freshman and was a member of Matt Van Zandt 5-8 160 Sr-2L Missouri City, Texas (Elkins HS) A&M’s Big 12 runner-up team that season. He has played in 10 tournaments, includHead Coach: J.T. Higgins (Eastern Oregon ’89), 8th year ing three last year. Senior Clay Hodge Assistant Coach: Jonathan Dismuke (Auburn ’04), 1st year also had played in 10 college events and

2008-09 Roster

Preview gins said. “He redshirted last season just to work on those areas and I think all that hard work will pay off big for him this year. We all know about his incredible length off the tee but the improved short game will help him put up some lower scores while giving him even more confidence to let it rip off the tee. Conrad had a really impressive summer, which was no surprise because he is an excellent player who has worked extremely hard. He has tightened up his swing, improved with his scoring clubs and really looks good around the greens. “Jordan also is developing into a wonderful player,” Higgins said. “He redshirted last year to build a golf swing that repeats and gain some size and strength. His swing is outstanding and his work in the weight room has given him some added distance off the tee.” Higgins welcomes a strong recruiting class that consists of three true freshmen — Geoff Shaw (Edmond, Okla.), Drew Evans (Dallas) and Case Cochran (Paducah, Ky.). Shaw, a left-hander, was rated among the top 30 prospects in the country in the class of 2008 and earned All-America honors by the American Junior Golf Association. Evans helped his prep team to three Texas state championships and was rated No. 107 in the class of 2008 by Golfweek. The 6-foot-4 Cochran, son of PGA Tour veteran Russ Cochran, is a two-time Kentucky state champion who is regarded for his exceptional length off the tee. “Geoff comes from a great high school program and I really like his game,” Higgins said. “He is a bulldog with a wonderful competitive spirit and has a really nice swing and a terrific short game. Drew is a terrific player from a great high school program at Highland Park in Dallas. He knows how to compete and how to win. His strengths are definitely around the green, where he has a tremendous short game, and his competitiveness. Case might have the most upside of any player on our team. He has great size, hits the ball a mile and really has nice hands around the green.” The Aggies again will face a rugged, national-caliber schedule, including three fall tournaments and six spring events prior to postseason play. The highlight of the fall will be the PING/Golfweek Preview at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio, the site of the 2009 NCAA Championship, as well as stops at The Adams Cup (Newport, R.I.) and the Baylor Invitational (Dallas). The spring schedule will include trips to the Burns Intercollegiate (Hawaii), South Highlands Intercollegiate (Las Vegas), Callaway Match Play (San Diego), Morris Williams (Austin) and the U.S. Collegiate Championship (Atlanta). A&M will close the regular season with their own Aggie Invitational, a 12-team event

Matt Van Zandt

that returns to Traditions Golf Club after a two-year hiatus. The Big 12 Championship will be played at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kan., which has been ranked among the premier courses in the world. “We have an outstanding schedule that will test us against the best teams in the nation,” Higgins said. “Last year, we played top-five teams a total of 26 times. I think that kind of schedule prepares us to play for the NCAA Championship. Our goal is always to play against the best teams on the best courses as often as we can to try and get ourselves ready for the postseason. This year is no exception as we will be playing in some of the biggest collegiate events in the country.” Higgins expects the Big 12 to again rank among the top conferences in college golf with Oklahoma State and A&M ranked in the preseason top 10 with Texas, Texas Tech and Baylor not far behind. The race for the national championship could be wide open. “There are so many good programs in college golf right how,” Higgins said. “I could honestly list 50 teams that feel like they have a great program and a good chance to do some damage in their conference or at

a national level. The Big 12 is really strong, especially in the South Division. The thing that sets college golf apart from other sports is that while the big conferences are good in golf just like every other sport, there are a lot of teams from smaller conferences that are ultra-competitive every year and really keep things interesting. We will have our work cut out for us every time we tee it up and we better make sure we are ready to compete at every tournament.” While Higgins is optimistic about his team’s ability to compete on the conference and national levels, he stops short of putting great expectations on his team. Sort of. “I really don’t expect much out of our teams – I just want us to be the hardestworking, mentally-toughest, best-conditioned, most-prepared team in college golf,” he said. “Other than that, I don’t expect much. Seriously, if we spend our vast majority of practice time on wedges and short game – and become mentally tough to the point where score, weather, standing, pairings and a million other things out of our control do not bother us – then I think we have the talent to compete with any team in the nation.”

Preview 2008-09 Schedule Fall September 21-23

The Adams Cup Newport, R.I.

September 28-30

PING/Golfweek Preview

Toledo, Ohio

October 27-28

Baylor Invitational

Dallas, Texas

Spring February 18-20

John Burns Intercollegiate

Honolulu, Hawaii March 13-15

Southern Highlands Invitational Las Vegas, Nev. March 20-22

Callaway Collegiate Match Play San Diego, Calif. March 30-31

Morris Williams Intercollegiate

Austin, Texas April 5-7

U.S. Collegiate Championship

Atlanta, Ga. April 18-19

Aggie Invitational

Bryan, Texas   April 26-28

Big 12 Championship

Hutchinson, Kan.   May 14-16

NCAA Regional Championship

Site TBA   May 27-30

NCAA Championship Toledo, Ohio

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2008-09 Tournament Capsules The Adams Cup Sept. 21-23 * Newport, R.I.

Newport National Golf Club (7,160 yards/Par 72) (16 teams) Texas A&M, Akron, Brown, Connecticut, Francis Marion, Furman, Georgetown, Hartford, Marshall, Minnesota, Navy, New Mexico State, Rhode Island, St. Joseph’s, Southern Mississippi, Temple

PING/Golfweek Preview Sept. 28-30 * Toledo, Ohio

Inverness Golf Club (7,255 yards/Par 72) (15 teams) Texas A&M, Georgia, USC, Alabama, Oklahoma State, Florida, Charlotte, Georgia Tech, Tennessee, Clemson, Kent State, Florida State, Arizona State, Chattanooga, Toledo

Southern Highlands GC Las Vegas, Nev.

Baylor Invitational Oct. 27-28 * Dallas, Texas

Royal Oaks Country Club (7,068 yards/Par 71) (12 teams) Texas A&M, Arkansas, Baylor, Brigham Young, Charleston, Houston, Kansas, Lamar, SMU, Oklahoma, St. Mary’s, New Mexico

John A. Burns Intercollegiate Feb. 18-20 * Honolulu, Hawaii

Leilehua Golf Course (6,917 yards/Par 72) (20 teams) Texas A&M, Arizona, Denver, UNLV, UTEP, San Diego State Colorado State, San Jose State, Hawaii Hilo, BYU, Arkansas, Auburn Cal Santa Barbara, New Mexico, SMU, San Diego, Utah, Long Beach State, Hawaii-Manoa, Nevada-Reno

Southern Highlands Collegiate March 13-15 * Las Vegas, Nev.

Southern Highlands Golf Course (7,510 yards/Par 72) (15 teams) Texas A&M, Arizona State, Charlotte, Georgia Tech, UCLA, Oklahoma State, Florida, Georgia, California, Auburn Arizona, Southern California, Texas, UNLV, Clemson

Callaway Match Play

March 20-22 * Rancho Sante Fe, Calif.

The Farms Golf Club (6,911 yards/Par 72) (16 teams) Texas A&M, Alabama, Arizona State, UC Irvine, Charlotte, Duke, Florida State, Indiana, Louisville, Middle Tennessee State, San Diego State, Stanford, Texas Tech, UCLA, San Diego, Chattanooga

Atlanta, Ga.

Aggie Invitational April 18-19 * Bryan, Texas

Traditions Golf Club (7,235 yards/Par 72) (12 teams) Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Baylor, Lamar, Kansas, Kent State, New Mexico, TCU, Wichita State, San Diego State, Ohio State

Big 12 Championship April 26-28 * Hutchinson, Kan.

Prairie Dunes Country Club (6,593 yards/Par 70) (12 teams): Texas A&M, Baylor, Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech

NCAA Regional Championship May 14-16 West: San Francisco, Calif.

Morris Williams Invitational

Lake Merced Golf Club (6,272 yards/Par 72) (24 teams) To be selected by committee

UT Golf Club (7,412 yards/Par 71) (16 teams) Texas A&M, SMU, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tulsa, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Central Florida, Pepperdine, Fresno State, UNLV, New Mexico State, Southern California, Texas, New Mexico, TCU

UT Golf Club (6,290 yards/Par 72) (24 teams) To be selected by committee

March 30-31 * Austin, Texas

U.S. Collegiate Championship April 5-7 * Atlanta, Ga.

Golf Club of Georgia (7,017 yards/Par 72) (15 teams) Texas A&M, Alabama, South Carolina, Clemson, Florida State, East Tennessee State, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Georgia Tech, Oklahoma State, Southern California, Stanford, Washington, UCLA

Golf Club of Georgia

Central: Austin, Texas East: Galloway, N.J.

Galloway National Golf Club (6,290 yards/Par 72) (24 teams) To be selected by committee

NCAA Championship May 27-30 * Toledo, Ohio

Inverness Golf Club (7,255 yards/Par 72) (30 teams) Top 10 teams from each of three regionals

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2009 Aggie Invitational April 18-19, 2009

Traditions Golf Club

Tournament Facts

Site....................................................................................................... Traditions Club, Bryan, Texas Par...................................................................................................................................................72 Yardage......................................................................................................................................7,235 Rating/Slope.......................................................................................................................74.5 / 139 Format...............................................................................................................54 holes, stroke play Field (15 teams)........................ Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Baylor, Lamar, Kansas, Kent State, New Mexico, TCU, Wichita State, San Diego State, Ohio State

Individual

Tournament Records

Most Titles . ......................................... 1........................................... Anthony Kim, Oklahoma, 2005 Spencer Levin, New Mexico, 2005 Oscar Floren, Texas Tech, 2006 Largest Margin of Victory .................. 3........................................... Anthony Kim, Oklahoma, 2005 Spencer Levin, New Mexico, 2005 Oscar Floren, Texas Tech, 2006 Lowest 18-Hole Score ........................ 66....................................... Oscar Floren, Texas Tech, 2006 Lowest 36-Hole Score ........................ 67-69=136...................... Spencer Levin, New Mexico, 2005 Lowest 54-Hole Score......................... 75-68-66=209..................... Oscar Floren, Texas Tech, 2006 Lowest Final Round ........................... 66....................................... Oscar Floren, Texas Tech, 2006 Lowest Second Round........................ 68....................................... Oscar Floren, Texas Tech, 2006 Jeff Bell, Texas, 2005 Lowest First Round . .......................... 67................................... Spencer Levin, New Mexico, 2005

Team Most Titles . ......................................... 1........................................................ Oklahoma State, 2005 Texas Tech, 2006 Largest Margin of Victory .................. 2........................................................ Oklahoma State, 2005 Lowest 18-Hole Score ........................ 276...........................................................Texas Tech , 2006

Past Champions

Lowest 36-Hole Score ........................ 290-287=577 . ..........................................Texas A&M, 2006

Year

Lowest 54-Hole Score ........................ 300-292-276=868......................................Texas Tech, 2006

2005 Oklahoma State.... 290-290-290=870 2006 Texas Tech......... 300-292-276=868

Lowest Final Round ........................... 276............................................................Texas Tech, 2006 Lowest Second Round . ..................... 294............................................................Texas A&M, 1998

Team Champion

Individual Champion

Anthony Kim, Oklahoma................. 72-69-69=210 Spencer Levin, New Mexico............ 67-69-74=210 Oscar Floren, Texas Tech................ 75-68-66=209

Lowest First Round . .......................... 292........................................................ Kansas State, 2004

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Big 12 Conference

2009

Big 12

Championship April 26-28

Prairie Dunes Country Club Hutchinson, Kan. Yardage: 6,593 Par: 70

Format 18 holes each day for a total of 54 holes

2008 Team Champion Oklahoma State (285-282-283-291=1141)

2008 Individual Champion

The Big 12 Conference ranks as one of the best conferences in college golf with league institutions winning 13 national championships. Big 12 schools have produced 18 individual NCAA champions.

ore than 50 players from Big 12 schools were listed in the 2008 PGA TOUR and Nationwide Tour media guides. Active Big 12 alumni on those tours have won 10 major professional championships, including four U.S. Opens, two PGA Championships, two Masters and two British Opens. Former players from Big 12 schools who have won on the professional tours include Jeff Maggert, Ryan Palmer, David Ogrin and Bobby Nichols from Texas A&M, Hale Irwin and Steve Jones from Colorado, Todd Hamilton and Andrew Magee from Oklahoma, Bob Tway, Charles Howell III, Hunter Mahan, Bob Tway and Scott Verplank from Oklahoma State, Stan Utley from Missouri and Mark Brooks, Justin Leonard, Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite from Texas. The Big 12 conference became a reality on Feb. 25, 1994, when the former Big Eight membership joined with A&M, Texas, Texas Tech and Baylor. Big 12 member schools have produced 145 NCAA team championships along with 16 wire service national football titles, four men’s NCAA basketball crowns and two women’s NCAA basketball titles. More than 320,000 students attend Big 12 schools, making it the second largest conference in terms of enrollment. Big 12 schools have nearly two million living alumni.

Rickie Fowler, Oklahoma State (72-68-71-68=279)

The Field All 12 conference schools will compete

Prairie Dunes Country Club w Hutchinson, Kan. The course has been ranked among the top 25 in the world

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Aggie Golf T

Association

he Aggie Golf Association is a charitable fund established to provide support to the men’s golf team at Texas A&M University. The AGA serves as a valuable link between the community and the Aggie golf team and also provides an opportunity to put the Aggie Network in motion as our student-athletes build lifelong relationships within the community. Generous contributions made through the AGA are used for team travel, facility upgrades, equipment and scholarships. The support also helps our young men complete their education through fifth-year scholarships for those who have exhausted their eligibility. The AGA not only helps our team compete at the highest levels, but it also plays a large role in academic support and strength, conditioning and mental training. All gifts made to the Aggie Golf Association through the 12th Man Foundation are tax deductible as permitted by state and federal law.

“We are fortunate at Texas A&M to have such a wonderful and generous group of supporters who want to see us compete at the highest levels of collegiate golf. Hard work and attitude will always be the cornerstones for success in our program, but the Aggie Golf Association plays a major role in our quest for Big 12 and NCAA Championships.”

For more information on the AGA, contact the 12th man Foundation at 979-846-8892 or download a membership brochure at AggieAthletics.com.

J.T. Higgins

2008-09 Aggie Golf Association Members Akin, George H. & Evelyn Arbuckle, Jared Rand Avila, Vic Ayers, J. E. “Ed” & Shirley Barber, Harwell Bergoon, Sidney A. Blatchley, Ron & Ruth Bowman, Steven Briley, John Parker Bryan Jr, Travis B. Burrichter, Michael E. Butler, Duke Cain, Randy Carroll, Paul Cauthorn, R. Sidney Cloud, Donald R. & Fan Coghlan, Jorge Coker, James R. & Beth

Collett, William K Cone, Michael & Joann Cooper, Andrew M. Cox, Jerry S. & Kay Currie, Peter H. & Lisa Devlin, Kel W. & Cathy Dow Jr., William J. Durbin, Jerry & Barbara Elliott, Joseph & Pam Ellis, Bob Ellis, Tracy A. Evans, William M. Fawcett, Scott Fenimore, Dru Fullick, Clay Gerety, Kent & Dawn Gray, Jerry D. Haddox, Dick B. & Nuala

Haltom, Bart U. Hanna, Bill Hatch, Michael & Anne Hayes, Arnold Hickerson, Neil Hodges, Larry Holditch, Jerry F. Howard, Randel Ivey, Nathan & Dorothy Ivey, Sara Janik, James M Johnston, Dennis G. Jones, Bradley Jones, David N. Kirkland, Thomas E. Knauer, Kenneth W. Lastelick, Jerry Lathrop, Timothy Joseph

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Coaches

J.T.

Head Coach (8th Year)

HIGGINS Higgins File Texas A&M

• 2005 and 2008 NCAA Central

• • • • • •

Region Coach of the Year Last five recruiting classes rated the best in school history Runner-up at the 2007 Big 12 Championship, the best finish in school history Has coached three All-Americans and six All-Big 12 players in the last three seasons Has been ranked in the national top 25 in each of the last four seasons Led team to six straight NCAA Championship appearances Team rallied from 16-shot deficit in final round to win 2003 Border Olympics, greatest comeback win in school history

When J. T. Higgins was hired to replace legendary Bob Ellis as men’s golf coach in 2001, the selection was met with rave reviews in the college golf world. In just eight seasons, he has made the Aggies a power player on the college golf scene.

ast year, A&M returned to the NCAA finals and placed 12th, its highest finish since 1984. As a result, Higgins was selected as region coach of the year. Higgins has produced six Academic AllAmericans, twice as many as in all the years before his arrival. In 2006, Andrew Parr became A&M’s first All-American since 1997. Bronson Burgoon earned All-America honors in 2007 and Nacho Elvira made the team last season. After struggling in his first season in 2001-02, Higgins’ team came on strong at the end of 2002-03, winning the Border Olympics

in dramatic comeback fashion, placing fourth at the Big 12 Championships and returning to postseason play with a bid to the NCAA Central Regional. For his efforts, Higgins received strong consideration for Big 12 coach of the year honors. .I n 2003-04, Higgins led the Aggies to the NCAA Championships for the first time since 1998. A&M made the cut and finished 14th, only the second top-15 finish for A&M since the mid-1980s. The Aggies followed with another NCAA appearance in 2005, earning Higgins NCAA Central Region Coach of the Year honors.

New Mexico

• 2001 Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year • 2001 District VII Coach of the Year • 1998 NCAA West Region champs • Second at 2000 Mountain West Conference Championships • Third at 1998 and 1999 WAC Championships • Four NCAA regionals in four years • Two NCAA Championship appearances • Coached 3 All-Americans and 12 All-District players • Coached 12 Academic all-conference achievers • Coached 2001 Ben Hogan Award winner (top student in college golf)

UNLV

• UNLV Men’s Golf Assistant Coach

• Four NCAA top-10 finishes • 1996 NCAA runner-up • Four Big West team titles

2008 NCAA Central Region Coach of the Year

Coaches In 2005-06, the Aggies won two tournaments and advanced to the NCAA Championships for the third straight year. A&M was one of only 11 schools in the country to make three straight appearances at nationals. The Aggies finished the season ranked No. 6 in the nation by Golfweek. In 2006-07, A&M was ranked in the top 10 most of the season and posted an impressive nine top-five finishes. The Aggies finished second at the Big 12 Championships and advanecd to regionals for the fourth straight year. The 2001 Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year, Higgins led New Mexico to four NCAA regionals and two NCAA Championship appearances. In 2001, Higgins also was named District VII Coach of the Year by the Golf Coaches Association of America. “I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to be the men’s golf coach at Texas A&M,” Higgins said. “A&M has one of the premier golf programs in the country, is a great academic institution and is located in a great community.” Higgins’ UNM teams never finished below fourth at the conference championships and in 1998 won the NCAA West Regional. In 1998 and 2000, the Lobos advanced to the NCAA Championships. Three UNM players earned All-America honors under Higgins’ guidance and two were named conference Freshman of the Year. Four of Higgin’s players were named Academic All-America and 12 earned academic all-conference honors. UNM’s Wil Collins received the 2001 Ben Hogan Award, which recognizes the top student-athlete in college golf. .In 1999, Higgins coached the United States in the eighth annual World Junior Golf Team Championships in Japan, leading the Americans to a runner-up finish. Prior to arriving at UNM in 1997, Higgins served as assistant coach at NevadaLas Vegas under legendary coach Dwaine

The Higgins Family

(standing, l-r): J.T., Julie and Ashley; (kneeling, l-r): Ben and Casey Lynn

Knight from 1991-97. UNLV won the NCAA Championship in 1998, Higgins’ first season at New Mexico, with many of the players he recruited. At UNLV, the Knight/Higgins duo achieved unparalleled success together as the Rebels appeared in the NCAA Championships all seven years, posting four top-10 finishes and a runner-up showing in 1996. While at UNLV, Higgins served as the team’s academic advisor and guided 19 of 20 Rebel golfers to graduation. He also was the Executive Director of the Rebel Golf Foundation, a booster club that raised more than $3.1 million for the men’s golf program. The total moved the program close to endowing itself. In addition to academic and fund-raising duties, Higgins was in charge of accounting and team travel, and even served as a sports information assistant in 1990 before joining the coaching staff. .While in the SID office, Higgins served as publicist for the top-ranked UNLV men’s basketball team, which advanced undefeated

to the NCAA Final Four under legendary coach Jerry Tarkanian. .B efore working for UNLV, Higgins was the media relations director for the Las Vegas Stars, the AAA farm team of the San Diego Padres. With the Stars, Higgins designed the organization’s first-ever media guide and helped orchestrate the local and national media coordination for the AAA All-Star game. Higgins began his career in sports publicity at his alma mater, Eastern Oregon State College in La Grande, Ore. A star basketball and baseball player for Eastern Oregon, Higgins also was the school’s sports information director during his junior and senior years. He graduated from EOSC in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a specialization in economics. .A native of Meridian, Idaho, Higgins has three children: Ashley-19, Ben-18, and Casey Lynn-15. He is married to the former Julie Parsen.

Coaches

Up Close With J.T. Direction of College Golf

“

It’s unbelievable. It seems like everyone is building their own golf course, getting huge endowments and has a large booster club. Everyone is getting bigger budgets and consequently, in the recruiting process, you have a lot of people competing for a few players. It’s getting tougher to get good players. It seems everyone wants to have a good golf program and that’s good for the game. A lot more teams are competitive. There also seems to be better athletes playing golf, guys who have played other sports. That’s made the pool of good players a lot bigger, but at the same time more schools are competing to get those kids.

”

“

I want to provide my players with the best possible opportunity to improve their games and themselves. That includes coaching, facilities and helping them with the mental side of the game. But the biggest thing is competition. My job is to bring in as many good players as I can and let them play and push each other to get better. That makes everyone work harder, it makes everyone get better grades. You can’t screw up at all. You don’t want academics to be the reason you’re not playing. It’s a unique sport because not everyone gets to travel. You only have five guys going on the road, so you have twice that many staying at home. If everyone is good and they are all going after the same thing, then everyone works harder and tries to improve. We want to provide the most competitive atmosphere we can and let the players determine who the best players are on their own.

”

Philosophy of Life

“

It’s a cliché, but you should try to live each day to the fullest, try to be a good person and everyday try to make you’re little corner of the world a little better place. That may be giving a simple smile to someone walking down a hallway or being friendly to a stranger. Someone may be having the worst day of their life and your smile could have a positive impact on them. You may not even know you had an impact on them. I just try to be a nice person and leave my corner of the world a little better than I found it.

”

Lessons of Athletics One of the reasons that golf is such a great game is that you are your own referee. You have to call your own penalties. There are so many examples of guys going into the woods and no one in the world sees them do anything wrong, but they come out and call a penalty on themselves. Honesty, integrity and a strong character are such integral parts of being a great golfer. I’m blessed by being around these types of people.

”

Personal Goals

Philosophy about Golf

“

Athletics also teaches leadership skills. If I were running a company and was hiring employees, the first thing I would do is look for someone who participated in intercollegiate athletics. The demands on their time and the burdens they have to carry to get through school and play a sport is vastly underestimated. If they can get a degree and compete at the highest levels of college athletics, then they are probably someone who can do the job for you. Whatever it is, they will figure out a way to get it done. Those things are invaluable.

“

My personal goals are to build Texas A&M into one of the premier golf programs in the country. With the facilities here, we have absolutely no excuses. There is a lot of luck involved in winning a national championship. It has to be your week. But if we can be in the top 10 or 15 in the country year in and year out, we’ll have a chance. One year, it might just be our week. I want for us to have that chance every year. We are attracting some of the best players in the country and I know we can get to that level.

”

Guiding Influences

“

I’ve been very fortunate to work with some tremendous people over the years. The first great influence was my high school basketball coach. He put total responsibility on his players. We had to look at ourselves in the mirror when things went wrong. We couldn’t blame our teammates, our coaches or our parents. The other huge influence in my life was Dwaine Knight at UNLV. He taught me everything I know about golf, about recruiting and about leading young men. He’s a prime example of what a great coach should be. Everyday, I try to pattern myself after him. If I can do that, I’ll be okay.

”

Importance of Academics

“

Academics is the reason we’re here. Every player on our team is perfectly clear on that. Everyone is going to graduate. Everyone is going to go to class and get good grades. The bottom line is this: Fewer than one percent of the players in college golf will ever play on the PGA TOUR. While we want our players to strive to play professional golf, because it’s a great life, I also know the reality is that they probably won’t be able to do that. Without a college degree, I wouldn’t enjoy the incredible life I have now. I want every kid who comes here to not have any limits placed on them because they didn’t finish their education. They may hate me for it now, but they will thank me for it later. Academics are the primary reason we are here. If we can win a few golf tournaments along the way, that’s just icing on the cake.

”

Coaches

Jonathan

Assistant Coach (1st Year)

Dismuke

Jonathan Dismuke is in his first season as assistant golf

coach. As an assistant last season at Auburn, he was a finalist for the Jan Strickland National Assistant Coach of the Year.

former standout player at Auburn, Dismuke served as an assistant coach at Mississippi from 2005-07 before returning to his alma mater last year. .A native of Calhoun City, Miss., Dismuke has a decorated golf background. He was the 1997 Mississippi State Junior Champion and 1998 Mississippi Junior Player of the Year. .A four-year letterman at Auburn from 2001-04, Dismuke competed in four NCAA Regionals and three NCAA Championships. The Tigers won the SEC Championship in 2002. Dismuke’s individual career was highlighted by numerous top-five showings, including a tie for third at the 2004 NCAA East Regional. He also earned All-SEC honors and made the SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2004. Dismuke received his Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Auburn in 2004. Dismuke’s amateur career includes a victory at the Greystone Invitational in Birmingham, Ala., where he set the competitive course record with a 65 and the tournament scoring record at 14 under par. He also set the course record at Mobile (Ala.) Country Club with a 63 en route to a third-place finish at the 2003 Labor Day Invitational. Dismuke qualified for the 1999 USGA U.S. Public Links Championship and the 2002 and 2004 U.S. Amateurs. He played two years of professional golf on the NGA Hooter’s Tour and received the 2005 NGA Golf Achievement Award. He attended the PGA Tour Qualifying School in 2004 and 2005. “I’m excited to be a part of the A&M golf program,” Dismuke said. “I’m looking forward to working with J.T. and helping this program build on its recent success.”

Texas A&M Golf Support Staff

Garry Gibson Academic Supervisor

“Jonathan has a tremendous amount of energy, passion and enthusiasm. He relates well to the players and is a wonderful teacher who helps us develop our players to their utmost potential.”

J.T. Higgins

Allen Kinley Strength Coach

Amy Bragg Nutritionist

Matt Doles Trainer

Administration President

Dr. Elsa

Murano

The 23rd President of Texas

A&M University, Dr. Elsa Murano is the first woman and first Hispanic-American to lead the oldest public institution of higher learning in Texas.

r. Murano worked her way up the academic ranks and into administration from an unconventional beginning. At the age of 2, her family departed from Havana, Cuba, when Fidel Castro came into power. After living in several Latin American countries, she and her family settled in Miami when she was 14 years old. At that time, she only knew Spanish, a language in which she is still fluent, but quickly mastered English and launched an educational career that carried her through the doctoral ranks. Her association with the university dates back to 1995, when she

Director of Athletics

Bill

Byrne

Bill Byrne began his duties

as Texas A&M athletics director in January of 2003. He had served as the University of Nebraska’s Director of Athletics from 1992-2002.

yrne is a national leader in collegiate athletics, as well as on the conference level. He served as President of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) in 1991-92 and is in his ninth year on its Executive Committee. Byrne was named the Central Region NACDA/Continental Athletic Director of the Year and was recognized by the American Football Foundation in 1999. He served as vice-president and secretary-treasurer of the College Football Association (CFA) and has served on the NCAA Special Committee on Marketing and Licensing as well as the Committee on Special Events.

joined the Texas A&M faculty as an Associate Professor in the Department of Animal Science and Associate Director of the Center for Food Safety within the Institute for Food Science and Engineering. Dr. Murano was named Director of the Center in 1997 and served in that position until 2001. Also, she rose to the rank of Professor and was named holder of the Sadie Hatfield Professorship in Agriculture. Dr. Murano interrupted her Texas A&M service in 2001 when President George W. Bush asked her to serve as Under Secretary for Food Safety for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, making her the highest-ranking food safety official in the U.S. government. In leading the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service, she was responsible for an agency with a budget of approximately $1 billion and about 10,000 employees, with the mission of working to improve public health through the application of science in policy decisions. She returned to Aggieland in January 2005 as Vice Chancellor and Dean of Agriculture and Life Sciences, joint positions in which she served until being appointed President of Texas A&M. As Vice Chancellor and former Director of Texas AgriLife Research (formerly the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station), she led a transformation of agricultural programs and four state agencies within The Texas A&M University System to the benefit of students, peers and the agricultural community represented in 254 counties across Texas. While serving as Dean, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences experienced significant growth in enrollment. Byrne is a member of the NCAA Championships Cabinet and a member of the NCAA Football Committee. On the conference level, he served as chairman of the Big 12 Conference Board of Athletic Directors and was a key person in the formation of the league. During his tenure, Byrne built the 23-sport Cornhusker program and placed it among the nation’s elite. At the forefront of decisions was the well-being and welfare for the student-athletes, and his desire to provide the very best in facilities and services for those young people. Byrne grew up in Idaho and received two degrees from Idaho State. He served as student body president and received his bachelor’s degree in business in 1967. Byrne finished work on his master’s degree in business in 1971. He began his career as director of alumni relations at Idaho State from 1971-76. In 1976, he moved to the University of New Mexico and served as the executive director of the New Mexico Lobo Club from 1976-79. He became an assistant athletic director at San Diego State from 1980-82. In May of 1984, Byrne became one of the youngest athletic directors in Division I as he took over the reins of the University of Oregon athletic department. He established fund-raising offices in Portland and southern Oregon and set up a full-time marketing and promotions operation, which blossomed to encompass the Oregon Sports Network for statewide in-house production of Duck’s games on radio and television. Byrne led the $19 million fund drive that resulted in new homes for the Oregon football team and athletic offices. He served as chairman of the Pac-10 Conference Executive Committee and was the National Athletic Fundraisers Association National Fundraiser of the Year in 1985.

Administration Senior Associate Athletic Director

Jeff

Schmahl Jeff Schmahl is in his sixth

year as senior associate athletic director for external operations and his fifth as

administrator for golf.

chmahl overees all external operations, including media relations, public relations, broadcasting, marketing, promotions and video productions. He has played a large role in helping to increase attendance at all A&M athletic events. Before coming to A&M, Schmahl served in the Nebraska athletic department for 10 years. He specialized in promotion, marketing, and

Associate Media Relations Director

Colin

Killian

In his 22nd year with

Texas A&M, Colin Killian has an accomplished background in media relations, event management

and journalism.

illian is responsible for publicity of men’s basketball and men’s and women’s golf in addition to assisting with football and the overall operation of the athletic media relations office. He is the dean of Big 12 golf SIDs. Killian has worked four NCAA Final Fours (1998, 2004, 2007, 2008) and three NCAA Midwest Regionals (1994, 1997, 2003), He also has attended 25 straight conference basketball tournaments, 11 football bowl games and more than 30 NCAA championship events. He was host SID for the 1993 SWC Men’s Golf Championship, 1999 NCAA Women’s Golf West Regional, 2004 Big 12 Women’s Golf Championships, 2005 Big 12 Men’s Golf Championships and the 2006 NCAA Women’s Golf Central Regional.

image enhancement of Nebraska athletics. He spent six years as the director of HuskerVision and coordinated video production and coverage for all 23 Husker teams. He also produced the Frank Solich television show as well as overseeing the production of all coaches’ television shows. Schmahl served as producer for features that appeared on the Memorial Stadium and the Bob Devaney Sports Center big-screen replay boards. He also oversaw the production of highlight videos. Schmahl worked the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City as a producer for big screen events in alpine skiing and snowboarding at the Park City and Deer Valley ski resorts. Schmahl has served as president of IDEA, a group that represents big screen operators in the NFL, NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and colleges and universities across North America. HuskerVision received two major awards at the 2001 IDEA conference for “Best Overall Video Display” and “Best Music Video.” Schmahl, a native of Grand Island, Neb., spent 14 years in the sports department of KOLN/ KGIN-TV in Lincoln, Neb. He received numerous awards for his work. Schmahl was a four-year letterman for the Nebraska tennis team and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from Nebraska. Schmahl and his wife, Maria, have one son, Zach, who recently graduated from college. The 46-year-old Killian has served as commentator for the A&M Basketball Radio Network since 1989 and was a member of the men’s golf coach selection committee in 2001. He has been a guest speaker at a variety of events, including the 1998 National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics meetings in San Antonio. Killian organized and served as master of ceremonies for the 2001 Bob Ellis Roast and Golf Tournament honoring the retired hall of fame golf coach and performed similar duties for the 2005 Ted Nelson Roast and Golf Tournament that honored A&M’s legendary track coach. He served as a press officer at the 1993 and 1994 U.S Olympic Festivals and was tabbed by the U.S. Olympic Committee as press attache for the American delegation at the 1995 World University Games in Japan. Killian was media director of the 2002 Space City Hoops Classic in Houston, a college basketball triple-header that was the first basketball event played at Reliant Stadium, site of the 2009 NCAA Final Four. He has received more than 60 publications and writing awards from the College Sports Information Directors of America, including numerous “Best in the Nation” awards, and has written freelance articles for a variety of national and regional publications, including Golfweek. A 1986 graduate of Texas Tech with a bachelor’s degree in journalism, Killian worked as a sports writer and editor in Lewisville and Corpus Christi before coming to A&M as an assistant to John Keith in 1987. He is a member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), Texas Sports Writers Association (TSWA), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) and Track and Field Writers of America (TFWA). He and his wife, Jennifer ’89, have a 7-year-old son, Cole Reagan, who already has a better golf swing than his dad.

Up Close Bronson James

Burgoon Parents.................... Richard Burgoon and Mary Elise of The Woodlands Birthdate................................June 2, 1987 Birthplace...............The Woodlands, Texas Major......................................... Undecided First Played Golf............................... Age 3 Best Competitive Round........................ 61 Best Practice Round.............................. 64 Aces......................................................... 1 Favorite Pros...........................Adam Scott Favorite Course...................... St. Andrews

“I came to A&M because it’s close to home and we win. Coach Higgins likes to win and so do I. I really like the atmosphere here.” Bronson Burgoon

Q&A

uWhat’s your goal in golf? Play in the Ryder Cup

uWhat do you like

most about yourself? I never give in and I like to win

uMost memorable golf moment? Winning my first state championship

uWhat’s something about you most people don’t know? I hate to lose

uWhat have you always wanted to do but haven’t? Win The Masters

uIf you could meet anyone in history, who would it be? Jesus

uAdvice you would give to kids? Don’t be stupid

uFavorite thing about golf?

Meet great people, see great places

uIf you could travel back in

time, what would you do? Go back 40 years and beat Nicklaus

uWhat has been your greatest disappointment in golf? Losing a playoff to qualify for the 2005 U.S. Open at Pinehurst

6’0” w 175 w Sr-3L The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS)

Bronson

Burgoon

Players 2007-08 (Junior)

Named to PING all-region team for third straight year ... third on team with 74.12 stroke average ... sat out fall semester to concentrate on school ... placed in top four in two events ... tied for second at Burns Intercollegiate, tying school records for a round (closing 65) and 54 holes (203) ... tied for fourth at Barona Cup (71-69-68=208) ... closed with a 72 at NCAA Championship, second-best round of the day.

2006-07 (Sophomore)

Earned third-team All-America honors ... led team with a 72.13 stroke average, second best in school history and best since 1983-84 ... named to All-Big 12 and PING AllRegion teams ... placed in top 20 in nine events, including eight straight to close season ... tied for third at PING/ Golfweek Preview (69-69-68=206) ... tied for fourth at Big 12 Championship (73-76-67=216) ... posted 4-0 mark at Calloway Match Play, including 5 and 3 win against Florida’s Billy Horschel, the SEC Player of the Year.

2005-06 (Freshman)

Enjoyed the best freshman season in A&M history ... earned PING all-region honors ... led team in scoring with 73.07 average, an A&M freshman record ... appeared in all 13 events ... had seven top-20 and five top-10 finishes ... tied for second at the Adams Cup of Newport ... tied for fourth at the NCAA Central Regional ... tied for 11th at Big 12 Championship ... carded a 66 in the opening round of the Burns Intercollegiate in Hawaii.

Other

Qualified for 2005, 2006 and 2008 U.S. Amateurs ... represented United States at 2007 Fuji Xerox Collegiate Championship matches against Japan ... played as an amateur in 2006 PGA TOUR Qualifying School and advanced to second stage ... won local qualifier for PGA TOUR’s 2006 Shell Houston Open, but missed cut ... lead Team USA to title at inaugural USA-China Friendship Cup in 2006 ... first-team AJGA All-America in 2005 ... lost playoff for spot in the 2005 U.S. Open when opponent made 30-foot birdie putt in playoff ... won 2005 Texas Class 5A state title with a score of 61-69=130, setting state record ... opening round 61 also set state mark ... No. 8-ranked junior player in country ... third-team AJGA AllAmerican in 2004 ... member of West team at 2005 Canon Cup ... won the 2003 Texas Class 5A state championship and was runner-up in 2004 ... team won two state titles.

Did You Know?

uBronson’s brother, Brandon, played golf at A&M from 2004-08. uHis father, Richard, played pro baseball in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. uBronson shot a record 61 in the first round of the 2005 state tournament. uHe enjoys fishing and uses only golf balls printed with the number 1.

Year 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Career

Trn. 13 12 8 33

Career Statistics

Rds. 40 32 26 98

Stks 2923 2308 1927 7158

Avg. 73.07 72.13 74.12 73.04

18 66 67 65 65

36 138 138 138 138

54 Best Finish-Tournament 214 2nd, Adams Cup of Newport 206 3rd, PING/Golfweek 203 2nd, Burns Intercollegiate 203 2nd, ’05 Adams/’08 Burns

Career Tournaments

2005-06 (Freshman)

William H. Tucker Intercollegiate.............76-72-77=225.............T-63rd Adams Cup of Newport...........................74-72-72=218................. 2nd Gary Koch Invitational.............................75-71-75=221............. T-35th Landfall Tradition.....................................73-72-73=218.................. 7th PING/Arizona Intercollegiate...................75-70-74=219............. T-40th John Burns Intercollegiate.......................66-72-77=215............. T-60th Southern Highlands Collegiate................75-77-77=229............. T-27th Hall of Fame Invitational..........................73-72-75=220............... T-6th Morris Williams Intercollegiate.................76-71-70=217............. T-17th Aggie Invitational.....................................72-75-71=218............... T-7th Big 12 Championship..............................72-76-69=217............. T-11th NCAA Central Regional...........................68-71-75=214............... T-4th NCAA Championships.............................74-72-74-72=292....... T-42nd

2006-07 (Sophomore)

The International Collegiate.....................72-75-67=214............. T-11th Inverness Intercollegiate..........................79-77-75=231............. T-29th William H. Tucker Intercollegiate.............Did Not Play......................... PING/Golfweek Preview..........................69-69-68=206...............T-3rd Isleworth/UCF Collegiate Invitational.......Did Not Play......................... Callaway Match Play Championships.....4-0 record............................. John A. Burns Intercollegiate...................71-70-71=212............. T-19th Southern Highlands Collegiate................75-71-73=219............. T-10th Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational..................72-72-72=216............... T-7th Morris Williams Intercollegiate.................70-74=144.................. T-15th National Invitational Tournament.............67-74-71=212............... T-7th ASU Thunderbird Invitational...................70-69-75=214............. T-17th Big 12 Championship..............................73-76-67=216............... T-4th NCAA Central Regional...........................73-74-77=224............. T-14th

2007-08 (Junior)

Inverness Intercollegiate..........................Did Not Play......................... PING/Golfweek Preview..........................Did Not Play......................... Oklahoma Intercollegiate.........................Did Not Play......................... Isleworth/UCF Collegiate Invitational.......Did Not Play......................... CordeValle Collegiate..............................Did Not Play......................... John A. Burns Intercollegiate...................70-68-65=203.............. T-2nd Southern Highlands Collegiate................71-81-74=226............. T-36th Barona Collegiate Cup............................71-69-68=208............... T-4th U.S. Collegiate Championship.................81-74-72=227............. T-45th ASU Thunderbird Invitational...................81-77-72=230............. T-76th Big 12 Championship..............................77-70-83-74=304........T-33rd NCAA Central Regional...........................75-77-74=226............. T-41st NCAA Championship...............................80-73-78-72=303........T-23rd

“Bronson loves to compete. He hates to lose and that fire is what drives him to succeed. He has the ability to be one of the best in the country and I’m anxious to see how this year plays out.” J.T. Higgins

Players Up Close Nicholas Case

Cochran Parents............................ Russ and Jackie Cochran of Paducah, Ky. Birthdate................................ April 5, 1989 Birthplace.............................. Paducah, Ky. Major......................................... Undecided First Played Golf............................... Age 3 Best Competitive Round........................ 65 Aces......................................................... 1 Favorite Pros......................Russ Cochran, Padraig Harrington Favorite Course........................ Riviera CC

“I came to A&M because of the atmosphere, the golf, the people and the opportunity to improve. Coach Higgins has a great attitude and we also have an outstanding practice facility.” Case Cochran

Q&A

uWhat’s your favorite sport

to watch besides golf? Chicago Cubs baseball

uYour least favorite golf rule? Penalty when your ball moves

uBest book you’ve ever read? Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

uWhat would you like to improve? Wedges and chipping

uWho are your heroes outside of golf and sports? Anyone in the military

uWhat have you always wanted to do but haven’t? Go to Alaska

uFavorite thing about golf?

You get exactly what you put into it

uWhat has been your most

memorable moment in golf? Winning second straight state title

uIf you were the golf czar, what changes would you make? No belly or chest putters

uWhat’s your favorite club? Putter

6’4” w 190 w Fr-Hs Paducah, Ky. (St. Mary’s HS)

Case

Cochran

Players Before A&M

Long-hitting player with extensive junior golf experience ... won the 2007 and 2008 Kentucky state high school championships, becoming the first player in 50 years to win back-to-back titles ... named Kentucky’s “Mr. Golf” in 2005 ... led team to state title in 2005 and runnerup finish in 2006 ... carded a career-best 65 in a prep tournament in 2008 ... captured two regional crowns and won four other prep tournaments ... outstanding student ... had several high finishes in AJGA events ... earned six varsity golf letters ... coached by Kurt Averil.

Career Tournaments

First Year of College Golf

Did You Know?

uCase’s dad, Russ, is a longtime PGA Tour player who won the 1991 Centel Western Open. Russ tied for seventh at the 1992 PGA Championship. uHis brother, Ryan, played golf at Florida (2002-06). uCase also earned three varsity basketball letters in high school.

Career Statistics First Year of College Golf

“Case has the most upside of any of our players. He has great size, hits the ball a mile and really has nice hands around the green. When Case comes into his own, he is going to be a force.” J.T. Higgins

Up Close Ignacio

Elvira Parents.........................Daniel and Monica Elvira of Santander, Spain Birthdate.............................. Feb. 17, 1987 Birthplace.......................................... Spain Major......................Business Management First Played Golf............................... Age 5 Best Competitive Round........................ 66 Aces......................................................... 7 Favorite Pro........................... Tiger Woods Favorite Course.............. Augusta National

“There is no place better than Texas A&M. The people here are really nice and it’s like a family. You feel at home here.” Ignacio Elvira

Q&A

uWhat’s your favorite sport

to play besides golf? Basketball

uWhat part of your game do you most want to improve? Tee shots

uWhat’s the best part of your game? Short game

uMost memorable golf moment?

Making eagle on the last hole from 70 yards out to win the Spanish title

uIf you could meet anyone in history, who would it be? Bobby Jones

uWhat about you most people don’t know? I’m romantic

uWhat was your favorite toy when you were a kid? Sword

uWhat word best describes you? Impatient

uWhat’s the funniest thing you’ve ever seen on a golf course? A friend fell into a lake when he tried to hit the ball from near the water

uWho is your all-time favorite professional golfer? Seve Ballesteros

6’1” w 180 w So-1L Santander, Spain (Bloom Center)

Ignacio

Elvira

Players 2007-08 (Freshman)

Earned honorable mention All-America honors by the GCAA after redshirting in 2006-07 ... named to PING All-Region Team ... won the Barona Collegiate Cup with a 12-under 67-71-66=204, the second-best 54-hole score in school history, and was selected Golfweek’s national player of the week ... also earned Big 12 player of the month honors for March ... named team’s co-MVP with Bobby Gates ... posted a 74.06 stroke average ... tied for sixth at the U.S. Collegiate Championship and the ASU Thunderbird Invitational ... tied for 12th at NCAA Central Regional ... placed in top 25 in seven of 9 events, including six top-15s and four top 10s.

Before A&M

Three-time Spanish national junior champion ... carded a career-best 66 at the 2006 Spanish junior nationals ... advanced to the fourth round of the 2005 British Boys’ Championship ... member of the Spanish National Team ... represented Spain at the World Junior Team Championships and European Junior Team Championships ... has extensive international junior golf experience.

Did You Know?

u“Nacho” has made an astounding seven holes-in-one. uEnjoys playing basketball and watching movies.

uLast season, he became the first A&M freshman since David Ogrin in 1977 to earn All-America honors.

Year 2007-08 Career

Career Statistics

Trn. Rds. Stks 9 29 2147

Avg. 74.04

18 66

36 54 Best Finish-Tournament 138 204 1st, Barona Collegiate Cup

74.04

138 204

2147

1st, Barona Collegiate Cup

Career Tournaments

2007-08 (Freshman)

Inverness Intercollegiate..........................Did Not Play......................... PING/Golfweek Preview..........................Did Not Play......................... Oklahoma Intercollegiate.........................76-71-77=224............... T-7th Isleworth/UCF Collegiate Invitational.......78-81-82=241................ 87th CordeValle Collegiate..............................Did Not Play......................... John A. Burns Intercollegiate...................Did Not Play......................... Southern Highlands Collegiate................78-71-70=219............. T-13th Barona Collegiate Cup............................67-71-66=204...................1st U.S. Collegiate Championship.................74-72-69=215............... T-6th ASU Thunderbird Invitational...................74-71-68=213............... T-6th Big 12 Championship..............................75-76-76-79=306........ T-39th NCAA Central Regional...........................74-74-74=222............. T-12th NCAA Championship...............................77-72-75-79=303........T-23rd

“The scary thing about Nacho is that we have just scratched the surface of his abilities. He has as good a short game as you will find, but he also has a great swing. The sky is the limit for Nacho.” J.T. Higgins

Up Close Andrew Scott

Evans

Parents...........................Keith and Marilyn Evans of Dallas Birthdate.............................. Nov. 20, 1989 Birthplace.............................. Dallas, Texas Major.................................General Studies First Played Golf............................. Age 10 Best Competitive Round........................ 66 Aces......................................................... 0 Favorite Pros............Tiger, Justin Leonard Favorite Course......................Shoal Creek

“I love everything about Texas A&M, especially the traditions. Coach Higgins is very disciplined and our facility at Traditions Club is the best.” Drew Evans

Q&A

uWhat’s your favorite

sport besides golf? Football

uYour least favorite golf rule? Can’t repair spike marks

uDo you have any superstitions? Put on and tie left shoe first

uWhat would you like to improve? Putting

uWhhat has been your most memorable moment in golf? Signing with Texas A&M

uWhat is your favorite club? 7-iron

uFavorite thing about golf? Playing different courses

uWhat have you always wanted to do but haven’t yet tried? Sky diving

uWhat’s the best book

you’ve ever read? The Best Game Ever Played

uWhat’s the best part of your game? Short game

5’8” w 150 w Fr-Hs Dallas, Texas (Highland Park HS)

Drew

Evans

Players Before A&M

Helped Highland Park High School to three state championships ... served as team captain as a senior ... rated No. 107 nationally in the Class of 2008 by Golfweek ... team also won four regional and four district crowns ... earned all-region and all-district honors as a senior ... placed second at 2007 Texas Junior Golf Tour Houstonian Invitational, which included an openinground of 69 ... won two prep tournaments ... posted two top 10 finishes in AJGA competition and three top fives in TJGT events ... carded a career-best 66 at Royal Oaks CC in Dallas ... lettered four years in golf ... coached by Art Spencer.

Career Tournaments

First Year of College Golf

Did You Know?

uDrew is a good all-around athlete who also enjoys football and basketball. uHe is an Eagle Scout. uDrew eventually wants to go into business with his dad (stockbroker). uHe also was recruited by Oklahoma, Baylor and SMU

Career Statistics First Year of College Golf

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Drew is a terrific player from a great high school program. He knows how to compete and how to win. He has a terrific short game, is highly competitive and could play a big future role.â&#x20AC;? J.T. Higgins

Up Close Clay Christian

Hodge Parents...............................Gary and Kelly Hodge of Tyler, Texas Birthdate.............................. April 24, 1985 Birthplace.................................Tyler, Texas Major.........................................Economics First Played Golf............................... Age 4 Best Competitive Round........................ 65 Best Practice Round.............................. 63 Aces......................................................... 0 Favorite Pros............................... Ernie Els Favorite Course.............. Augusta National

“I really like the people at Texas A&M. Coach Higgins makes us disciplined and A&M has everything to help you achieve your goals.” Clay Hodge

Q&A

uWhat’s your favorite sport to play besides golf? Football

uWhat part of your game do you most want to improve? Greens in regulation

uWhat do you like most about yourself? I’m a hard worker

uMost memorable golf moment?

Winning the club championship at 17

uIf you could meet anyone in history, who would it be? Jesus, he’s my Lord and savior

uWhat’s something about you most people don’t know? I like the Discovery Channel

uIf you could change one thing

about the world, what would it be? I wish people were more honest

uWhat’s your favorite thing about golf? You can always improve

uWhat would you change if you were the all-powerful golf czar? You would get a free drop out of divots

uWho are your heroes outside of golf? President Bush, God

6’0” w 170 w Sr-2L Tyler, Texas (Grace Community HS/Kansas State)

Clay

Hodge

Players 2007-08 (Junior)

Played in three fall tournaments, posting a 74.33 stroke average ... tied for 25th at CordeValle Collegiate with rounds of 73-75-71=219 ... also played at the Inverness Intercollegiate and the PING/Golfweek Preview.

2006-07 (Sophomore)

Played in two tournaments, posting a 73.17 scoring average ... tied for 30th at the John Burns Intercollegiate in Hawaii (72-71-72=215) and tied for 34th at the International Intercollegiate in Scotland (74-73-77=224) ... redshirted in 2005-06 after transferring from Kansas State.

2004-05 (Freshman/K-State)

Played in five tournaments as a true freshman ... posted a 77.33 stroke average ... finished 34th at the Kansas Invitational and tied for 36th at The Inverness Intercollegiate ... best round was a 73 in the second round of the Mason Rudolph Collegiate.

Other

Played in 2006 Southern Amateur ... won state TAPPS championship as a sophomore and placed second as a senior in 2004 ... led team to state titles both years ... captured four district titles and two regional crowns ... had extensive junior golf experience ... finished fourth at the 2003 Golfweek/Precept Junior Invitational ... carded a 65 at the 2002 Abilene-Reporter News Junior ... won 2003 Texas State Boys’ Championship ... won championship at Hollytree Country Club ... tied for 18th at 2004 Texas State Amateur ... coached in high school by Eric Pipkin.

Career Tournaments

2004-05 (Freshman/Kansas State)

The Inverness Intercollegiate..................76-76-77=229............. T-36th Kansas Invitational..................................76-74-76=226................ 34th Mason Rudolph Collegiate......................77-73-76=226............. T-65th Alister MacKenzie Invitational..................Did Not Play......................... The Nelson Invitational............................Did Not Play......................... Matlock Invitational..................................Did Not Play......................... Dick Wittcoff-USF Invitational..................Did Not Play......................... Gen. Jim Hackler Invitational...................Did Not Play......................... Stevinson Ranch Invitational...................77-78=87=242............ T-71st ASU Thunderbird Invitational...................76-83-78=237................ 78th FirstEnergy Intercollegiate.......................Did Not Play......................... Big 12 Championships.............................Did Not Play......................... NCAA Central Regional...........................Did Not Play.........................

2006-07 (Sophomore)

The International Collegiate.....................74-73-77=224............. T-34th The Inverness Intercollegiate..................Did Not Play......................... William H. Tucker Intercollegiate.............Did Not Play......................... PING/Golfweek Preview..........................Did Not Play......................... Isleworth/UCF Collegiate Invitational.......Did Not Play......................... Callaway Match Play Championships.....Did Not Play......................... John A. Burns Intercollegiate...................72-71-72=215............. T-30th Southern Highlands Collegiate................Did Not Play......................... Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational..................Did Not Play......................... Morris Williams Intercollegiate.................Did Not Play......................... National Invitational Tournament.............Did Not Play......................... ASU Thunderbird Invitational...................Did Not Play......................... Big 12 Championship..............................Did Not Play......................... NCAA Central Regional...........................Did Not Play.........................

2007-08 (Junior)

Inverness Intercollegiate..........................78-73-74=225............. T-36th PING/Golfweek Preview..........................76-74-75=225............. T-37th Oklahoma Intercollegiate.........................Did Not Play......................... Isleworth/UCF Collegiate Invitational.......Did Not Play......................... CordeValle Collegiate..............................73-75-71=219............. T-25th John A. Burns Intercollegiate...................Did Not Play......................... Southern Highlands Collegiate................Did Not Play......................... Barona Collegiate Cup............................Did Not Play......................... U.S. Collegiate Championship.................Did Not Play......................... ASU Thunderbird Invitational...................Did Not Play......................... Big 12 Championship..............................Did Not Play......................... NCAA Central Regional...........................Did Not Play......................... NCAA Championship...............................Did Not Play

Did You Know?

uOne of Clay’s instructors has been Steve Bowman, who was an All-American golfer at A&M in 1979. uHe also was recruited by Baylor, Texas Tech, Kansas State and Mississippi. uClay was in the National Honor Society in high school.

Year Trn. 2004-05 (KSU) 5 2006-07 2 2007-08 3 Career 10

Career Statistics

Rds. 15 6 9 30

Stks 1160 439 669 2268

Avg. 77.33 73.17 74.33 75.60

18 73 71 71 71

36 149 143 148 143

54 Best Finish-Tournament 226 34th, Kansas Invitational 215 30th, Burns Intercollegiate 219 25th, CordeValle Collegiate 215 25th, ’07 CordeValle

“Clay is a blue-collar guy who does everything we ask and has a tremendous work ethic. He is dependable and just gets the job done. He could make a big impact on our team this season.” J.T. Higgins

Up Close John Thomas

Hurley Parents.................................Jack and Sue Hurley of O’Neill, Neb. Birthdate...............................May 27, 1987 Birthplace........................... Valentine, Neb. Major............................................Business First Played Golf............................... Age 3 Best Competitive Round........................ 63 Best Practice Round.............................. 60 Aces......................................................... 2 Favorite Pros......................... Tiger Woods Favorite Course.............. Augusta National

“We have the best facilities, the team is close and A&M is the friendliest place ever. The people here make you feel like part of a big family.” John Hurley

Q&A

uWhat’s your favorite sport to play besides golf? Basketball

uWhat part of your game do you most want to improve? Wedges and putting

uWha’s the strongest part of your game? Power off the tee

uMost memorable golf moment? Winning the 2007 Nebraska Match Play Championship

uIf you could meet anyone in history, who would it be? Jesus

uWhat have you always wanted to do, but haven’t? Shoot 59 in a tournament

uWhat advice would you give

to young people? Hard work and determination can take you as far as you want to go

uWhat’s your favorite club? Driver

uWho would you include in

your ideal dinner party? Jesus, Tiger Woods and my parents

uWhat’s the greatest disappointment you’ve had in golf? Signing an incorrect scorecard at a qualifier for the 2004 U.S. Amateur

6’4” w 200 w So-Rs O’Neill, Neb. (St. Mary’s HS)

John

Hurley

Players 2007-08 (Sophomore) Redshirted.

2006-07 (Freshman)

Appeared in three tournaments, posting a 75.89 stroke average ... tied for 33rd at the Isleworth-UCF Invitational (77-77-72=226) ... carded a one-under 71 in the final round of the Schenkel EZ-GO Invitational.

Other

One of the longest hitters in college golf ... placed second at the 2008 Nebraska Amateur ... won 2007 Nebraska Match Play title with a resounding 11 and 10 win in the 36-hole final ... carded a nine-under-par 63 in the first round of finals ... two-time Nebraska state high school champion (2004 and 2005) ... finished second at state tournament in 2006 ... qualified for the 2005 and 2006 U.S. Amateurs ... the only player in history to earn Nebraska Amateur of the Year and Junior Golfer of the Year in the same season (2005) ... qualified for the 2003 U.S. Junior Championship and won the 2004 PGA Junior Series ... won an incredible 31 high school tournaments ... posted a 69.3 scoring average as a senior ... carded an eight-under-par 64 at the 2005 Nebraska Match Play Championship at Wild Horse Golf Club, setting course record ... .round included a hole-in-one ... coached in high school by Danny Fernau.

Did You Know?

uJohn carded a 60 in a practice round at O’Neill (Neb.) Country Club. uHe earned three varsity basketball letters in high school. uJohn also was recruited by Oklahoma State, Arkansas, Nebraska, Kansas State and Missouri.

Career Statistics

Year Trn. Rds. Stks Avg. 2006-07 3 9 683 75.89 2007-08 Career 3 9 683 75.89

18 36 54 Best Finish-Tournament 72 153 226 33rd, Isleworth-UCF Redshirted 72 153 226 33rd, ’06 Isleworth-UCF

Career Tournaments

2006-07 (Freshman)

The International Collegiate.....................Did Not Play......................... The Inverness Intercollegiate..................Did Not Play......................... William H. Tucker Intercollegiate.............76-77-73=226............. T-48th PING/Golfweek Preview..........................Did Not Play......................... Isleworth/UCF Collegiate Invitational.......77-77-72=226.............T-33rd Callaway Match Play Championships.....Did Not Play......................... John A. Burns Intercollegiate...................Did Not Play......................... Southern Highlands Collegiate................Did Not Play......................... Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational..................82-78-71=231.............T-73rd Morris Williams Intercollegiate.................Did Not Play......................... National Invitational Tournament.............Did Not Play......................... ASU Thunderbird Invitational...................Did Not Play......................... Big 12 Championship..............................Did Not Play......................... NCAA Central Regional...........................Did Not Play.........................

“John is one of the hardest workers on the team and I think all that hard work will pay off big this year. His talent and work ethic are going to make him a very good player for us the next three years.” J.T. Higgins

Up Close Andrea

Pavan Parents...................... Tiziano and Barbara Pavan of Rome, Italy Birthdate.............................. April 27, 1989 Birthplace................................. Rome, Italy Major.................................General Studies First Played Golf............................... Age 6 Best Competitive Round........................ 65 Best Practice Round.............................. 63 Aces......................................................... 2 Favorite Pros............................... Ernie Els Favorite Course.........Les Bordes (France)

“Coach Higgins is always ready to help you whenever you need it. I love Yell Practice and Traditions is a nice golf course with tough tee shots and tricky greens.” Andrea Pavan

Q&A

uWhat’s your favorite sport

to play besides golf? Soccer

uWhat has been your most memorable golf moment? Winning the Omnium in 2006

uWhat’s your least

favorite golf rule? You can’t tap down spike marks

uWhat has been your most interesting summer job? Lifeguard

uWhat’s the strongest part of your game? Short game

uThe part of your game would you most like to improve? Consistency in long game

uWho is your favorite non-golf professional athlete? Francesco Totti (soccer)

uWho has has the greatest

influence on your golf career? My coach

uWhat’s your favorite club? Putter

uWhat’s your least favorite club? Hybrid

6’2” w 175 w Jr-1L Rome, Italy (St. Dominique)

Andrea

Pavan

Players 2007-08 (Sophomore)

Earned PING All-Region honors ... ranked second on team with 73.84 scoring average ... appeared in 10 tournaments ... posted four top-10 finishes ... tied for second at the Barone Collegiate Cup (68-70-69=207) ... placed fifth at the Big 12 Championship (76-71-6774=288) ... had no bogies in third-round 67 ... tied for 29th at NCAA Championship (75-73-77-79=304) ... placed ninth at the Inverness Intercollegiate and the Oklahoma Intercollegiate in the fall.

2006-07 (Freshman)

Played in one tournament after entering A&M at midterm ... tied for 56th at the Southern Highlands Collegiate (78-74-80=232).

Other

Played for the Continent of Europe in the 2008 St. Andrews Trophy in Scotland, going 2-0 in singles play ... advanced to quarterfinals at 2008 British Amateur ... won the 2006 Omnium Championship, a professional event on the Italian Tour, as an amateur ... posted rounds of 68-68-69-70=275 (13-under par) to win by one shot ... victory landed him a spot in the 2007 Italian Open ... top-ranked junior golfer in Italy ... won the 2005 Italian Amateur Stroke Play and Italian Junior Match Play ... medalist at the 2005 Italian National Junior, winning by six strokes (67-67=134) ... has been a member of the Italian National Team since 2002 ... represented Italy at the 2005 European Junior Team Championships and the 2005 Spirit International in Trinity, Texas.

Did You Know?

uAndrea won a professional golf tour event in Italy in October of 2006. uPlayed with Ireland’s Paul McKinley, one of the top-ranked players in the world and a member of the European Ryder Cup team, at the 2007 Italian Open. uAndrea also was recruited by Virginia.

Year 2006-07 2007-08 Career

Trn. 1 10 11

Career Statistics

Rds. 3 32 35

Stks 232 2363 2595

Avg. 77.33 73.84 74.14

18 74 67 67

36 152 138 138

54 Best Finish-Tournament 232 56th, Southern Highlands 207 2nd, Barona Collegiate Cup 207 2nd, ’08 Barona Cup

Career Tournaments

2006-07 (Freshman)

The International Collegiate.....................Did Not Play......................... The Inverness Intercollegiate..................Did Not Play......................... William H. Tucker Intercollegiate.............Did Not Play......................... PING/Golfweek Preview..........................Did Not Play......................... Isleworth/UCF Collegiate Invitational.......Did Not Play......................... Callaway Match Play Championships.....Did Not Play......................... John A. Burns Intercollegiate...................Did Not Play......................... Southern Highlands Collegiate................78-74-80=232............. T-56th Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational..................Did Not Play......................... Morris Williams Intercollegiate.................Did Not Play......................... National Invitational Tournament.............Did Not Play......................... ASU Thunderbird Invitational...................Did Not Play......................... Big 12 Championship..............................Did Not Play......................... NCAA Central Regional...........................Did Not Play.........................

2007-08 (Sophomore)

Inverness Intercollegiate..........................72-71-73=216.................. 9th PING/Golfweek Preview..........................79-69-76=224............. T-34th Oklahoma Intercollegiate.........................79-73-73=225............... T-9th Isleworth/UCF Collegiate Invitational.......Did Not Play......................... CordeValle Collegiate..............................69-80-75=224............. T-40th John A. Burns Intercollegiate...................71-70-73=214.............T-43rd Southern Highlands Collegiate................Did Not Play......................... Barona Collegiate Cup............................68-70-69=207.............. T-2nd U.S. Collegiate Championship.................90-73-73=236............. T-68th ASU Thunderbird Invitational...................Did Not Play......................... Big 12 Championship..............................76-71-67-74=288............. 5th NCAA Central Regional...........................74-72-79=225.............T-33rd NCAA Championship...............................75-73-77-79=304........ T-29th

“Andrea had an outstanding summer. He is constantly competing and gets better with each and every round. His swing is really good, he has an amazing short game and he knows how to post low numbers.” J.T. Higgins

Up Close Jordan Shea

Russell Parents..........................David and Sharon Russell of College Station Birthdate.............................. Nov. 15, 1988 Birthplace................College Station, Texas Major............................................Business First Played Golf............................... Age 7 Best Competitive Round........................ 69 Best Practice Round.............................. 66 Aces......................................................... 0 Favorite Pros.............Tiger, Hunter Mahan Favorite Course...................Cimarron Hills

“Texas A&M is a great place to go to school. Traditions is a great course with great practice facilities, but I like the people at A&M the most.” Jordan Russell

Q&A

uWhat’s your favorite sport to play besides golf? Basketball

uYour least favorite golf rule? Can’t fix spike marks

uDo you have any superstitions? Put your left shoe on before the right

uWhat would you like to improve? Short game

uWho is your hero outside of golf? Mike Krzyzewski

uWhat advice would you

give to young people? Try your best at everything you do

uFavorite thing about golf? It’s a gentlemen’s game

uWhat has golf taught you? I’m very patient

uIf you could go back in time, what would you do? See the dinosaurs

uWhat’s your favorite club? Wedge

6’0” w 155 w Fr-Rs College Station, Texas (A&M Consolidated HS)

Jordan

Russell

Players 2007-08 (Freshman) Redshirted.

Before A&M

Career Tournaments

Experienced junior golfer who played in many AJGA events ... finished second at the 2006 Dodge/Bob Estes Abilene Junior after closing with a 69 ... placed second at the 2006 Texas Junior Championship ... three-time alldistrict and two-time all-region selection in high school ... won consecutive district titles as a junior and senior, leading team to district crown both years ... lettered four years in golf ... coached by Justin McKown.

Redshirted Last Season

Did You Know?

uJordan likes to fish when he isn’t playing golf.

uHe was introduced to golf at age 7 by his grandfather. uJordan had a summer job with the South Texas Professional Golf Association. uHe also was recruited by Louisiana Tech

Career Statistics

Year Trn. Rds. Stks Avg. 2007-08 Career

18 36 Redshirted

54 Best Finish-Tournament

“Jordan is developing into a wonderful player. His swing is outstanding and his work in the weight room has given him some added distance. He has a real chance of breaking into the lineup.” J.T. Higgins

Players Up Close Austin Cole

Schauer Parents......................... Monte and Martha Schauer of Spring Birthdate.................................May 6, 1987 Birthplace...........................Houston, Texas Major...........................................Marketing First Played Golf............................. Age 12 Best Competitive Round........................ 66 Best Practice Round.............................. 63 Aces......................................................... 0 Favorite Pros.............. John Daly and Jack Favorite Course..................... Winged Foot

“A&M is like a second home to me. Everybody is really nice and Traditions is amazing. Words just can’t describe it. And I really like Coach Higgins’ laid-back personality.” Austin Schauer

Q&A

uLeast favorite golf rule? Can’t fix spike marks

uPlans after graduation? Be a Young Life leader

uWhat’s been your best experience at A&M? Breakaway

uWhat about you most people don’t know? I love Diet Dr. Pepper

uMost memorable golf moment? Qualifying for 2004 U.S. Amateur

uIf you could meet anyone in history, who would it be? Jesus

uWhat have you always

wanted to do, but haven’t? Learn to play guitar

uAdvice for young kids?

Live like there’s no tomorrow

uIf you could switch places with anyone, who would it be? Billy Graham because he’s an absolutely amazing Christian

uWhat’s been the happiest moment of your life? When I began a relationship with Christ

5’10” w 180 w Jr-2L Spring, Texas (Klein HS)

Austin

Schauer

Players 2007-08 (Sophomore)

Played in three tournaments and posted a 76.89 stroke average ... had a season-best 71 in opening round at CordeValle Collegiate ... also played at Isleworth Invitational and Southern Highlands Collegiate.

2006-07 (Freshman)

Earned PING All-Region honors after redshirting in 2005-06 ... played in seven tournaments, including the last five, and posted a 74.05 stroke average ... competing as an individual, won the Morris Williams Intercollegiate in Austin (71-68=139), becoming the first A&M player to win the Morris Williams since Jeff Maggert in 1986 ... tied for 17th at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational (72-70-72=214) ... carded a four-under 68 in the second round of the NCAA Central Regional.

Other

Rated as the No. 59 junior golfer in the country ... qualified for the 2004 U.S. Amateur Championship ... carded a 66 in qualifying round at Houston’s Champions Golf Club, a former U.S. Open site ... rated among the top 10 junior players in Texas ... selected for the U.S. team at the 2004 Scottish Boys’ Championship ... posted a pair of top-five finishes in AJGA tournaments ... had extensive junior golf experience ... earned all-district honors as a prep senior, leading team to district title ... won 2003 Del Lago Invitational ... carded a 63 in a practice round at Tomball Country Club ... coached by Glenn Arnold.

Did You Know?

Career Tournaments

2006-07 (Freshman)

The International Collegiate.....................Did Not Play......................... The Inverness Intercollegiate..................79-75-80=234.............T-43rd William H. Tucker Intercollegiate.............Did Not Play......................... PING/Golfweek Preview..........................Did Not Play......................... Isleworth/UCF Collegiate Invitational.......Did Not Play......................... Callaway Match Play Championships.....Did Not Play......................... John A. Burns Intercollegiate...................74-70-72=216............ T-32nd Southern Highlands Collegiate................Did Not Play......................... Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational..................Did Not Play......................... Morris Williams Intercollegiate (indiv.).....71-68=139.................... T-1st National Invitational Tournament.............71-77-72=220.............T-43rd ASU Thunderbird Invitational...................72-70-72=214............. T-17th Big 12 Championship..............................74-75-82=231............. T-38th NCAA Central Regional...........................80-68-79=227............. T-29th

2007-08 (Sophomore)

Inverness Intercollegiate..........................Did Not Play......................... PING/Golfweek Preview..........................Did Not Play......................... Oklahoma Intercollegiate.........................Did Not Play......................... Isleworth/UCF Collegiate Invitational.......73-75-78=226................ 65th CordeValle Collegiate..............................71-76-81=228............. T-50th John A. Burns Intercollegiate...................Did Not Play......................... Southern Highlands Collegiate................75-81-82=238............. T-68th Barona Collegiate Cup............................Did Not Play......................... U.S. Collegiate Championship.................Did Not Play......................... ASU Thunderbird Invitational...................Did Not Play......................... Big 12 Championship..............................Did Not Play......................... NCAA Central Regional...........................Did Not Play......................... NCAA Championship...............................Did Not Play.........................

uAustin’s dad, Monte, was an All-American golfer at A&M in 1977. Monte was a two-time All-SWC pick and went on to play professionally in Europe. uHe also was recruited by Texas Tech, Notre Dame, Tulane and Columbia. uAustin worked extensively with the late Dick Harmon.

Year 2006-07 2007-08 Career

Trn. 7 3 10

Career Statistics

Rds. 20 9 29

Stks 1481 692 2173

Avg. 74.05 76.89 74.93

18 67 71 67

36 139 147 139

54 Best Finish-Tournament 214 1st, Morris Williams 226 50th, CordeValle Collegiate 214 1st, ’07 Morris Williams

“Austin is the guy I most like having in our club house. He has a genuine love for life and is a terrific golfer. He is blessed with a very natural, athletic golf swing and could play a big role for us.” J.T. Higgins

Up Close Geoffrey Willis

Shaw

Parents....................... Steve and Deborah Shaw of Edmond, Okla. Birthdate.................................Oct. 3, 1989 Birthplace............................Oklahoma City Major....................................... Engineering First Played Golf............................... Age 3 Best Competitive Round........................ 66 Aces......................................................... 2 Favorite Pro........................ Phil Mickelson Favorite Course................. TPC Sawgrass

“I came to A&M because of Traditions Club and Coach Higgins. He conducts himself in such a professional manner.” Geoff Shaw

Q&A

uWhat’s your favorite sport

to play besides golf? Ping pong

uWhat kid of summer

jobs have you had? I’ve been a caddie the last two years

uDo you have any superstitions?

I mark my ball with a quarter from the 60s (that’s what I want to shoot)

uWhat would you like to improve? Putting

uWho has had the greatest impact on your life? Jesus Christ

uWhat advice would you

give to young people? Someone is always watching you

uFavorite thing about golf? Enjoying God’s beautiful world

uWhat has golf taught you? I’m too hard on myself

uIf you could meet anyone in history, who would it be? Payne Stewart

uWhat’s your favorite club? Gap-wedge

5’8” w 145 w Fr-Hs Edmond, Okla. (Edmond North HS)

Geoff

Shaw

Players Before A&M

Earned AJGA honorable mention All-America honors in 2007 ... rated No. 30 nationally in the class of 2008 by Junior Golf Scoreboard ... runner-up to teammate Kevin Tway at 2007 Class 6A state tournament after closing with a 69 ... finished fifth at the 2008 state tournament ... team won four straight state championships ... three-time all-city selection and also earned Oklahoma Academic Scholar honors ... won the 2006 Red River Shootout and posted top 20 finishes in four major AJGA tournaments -- Rolex TOC, HP Boys Championship, PING Invitational and Footjoy Boys Junior ... had six Top 5 Finishes in AJGA open events, including runner up finishes at The OSSO Junior and The Wildcat Golf Junior Championships ... qualified for 2007 U.S. Junior Amateur ... lettered four years in golf ... coached by Jeff Doherty.

Did You Know?

uTwo of Geoff’s former prep teammates also play golf in the Big 12 (Kevin Tway at Oklahoma State and Cameron Meyers at Oklahoma). uHe has played the saxophone for two years. uGeoff also was recruited by Auburn, Arizona, Baylor, Tulsa and Vanderbilt.

Career Statistics First Year of College Golf

Career Tournaments

First Year of College Golf

“Geoff comes from a great high school program and I really like his game. He is a bulldog with a wonderful competitive spirit. He should make his presence felt in no time at all.” J.T. Higgins

Up Close James Conrad

Shindler III Parents............................... Jim and Leslie Conrad of Westlake, Texas Birthdate............................... July 20, 1988 Birthplace............................. Phoenix, Ariz. Major....................................Media Studies First Played Golf............................... Age 3 Best Competitive Round........................ 65 Best Practice Round.............................. 65 Aces......................................................... 0 Favorite Pros..............Tiger, Greg Norman Favorite Course.................Pinehurst No. 2

“The main reason I came to A&M is because Aggies strive for excellence in academics and athletics. Traditions Golf Club is the best place in the world.” Conrad Shindler

Q&A

uIf you could change anything

in golf, what would you do? Change the spike mark rule

uWhat’s your favorite sport to play besides golf? Tennis

uWhat’s the strongest part of your game? Driving accuracy

uWhat would you like to improve? Mid-Irons

uWhat do you like most about yourself? My smile

uThe best book you’ve read? You Can’t Be Serious (John McEnroe)

uWhen you played golf as a kid, who did you pretend to be? Greg Norman

uWhat word best describes you? Colorful

uWhat have you always

wanted to do, but haven’t? Catch a black marlin

uIf you could go back in time, what would you do? Go back to when God created the world

5’8” w 220 w So-1L Coppell, Texas (Coppell HS)

Conrad

Shindler

Players 2007-08 (Freshman)

Appeared in three fall tournaments and posted a 78.22 stroke average ... placed 40th at Oklahoma Intercollegiate ... had a season-best 73 in second round of PING/Golfweek Preview ... also played in Isleworth Invitational.

Before A&M

Advanced to semifinals at 2008 Western Amateur, losing to eventual champion Danny Lee ... advanced to match play at 2008 U.S. Amateur ... earned firstteam All-America honors by the American Junior Golf Association in 2006 ... was the top-rated junior golfer in Texas and ranked No. 11 nationally in the AJGA’s Polo Golf Rankings ... won two AJGA titles in 2006 — the Smithfield Junior in Blairsville, Pa., and the Stars of Texas Junior in Austin ... fired a career-best 65 at the Smithfield tournament, finishing with a 54hole total of 199 ... finished second at the 2006 AJGA PING Invitational in Stillwater, Okla ... .posted three other career top-five finishes ... won 15 high school tournaments, including two district titles ... three-time team MVP ... four-time all-district and two-time allregion selection ... led team to three district crowns ... coached by Terry Gailbraith ... two-time All-American by the Future Collegians World Tour ... qualified for the 2006 U.S. Amateur ... advanced to second round of 2007 North & South Amateur with a narrow 1 up victory against A&M teammate Bobby Gates.

Did You Know?

uConrad caddied for former British Open champion Todd Hamilton in two practice rounds prior to the 2007 PGA Championship. uHe used to play the saxophone until about three years ago. uConrad also was recruited by Texas and Oklahoma, among others.

Year 2007-08 Career

Career Statistics

Trn. Rds. Stks 3 9 704 3 9 704

Avg. 78.22 78.22

18 73 73

36 54 Best Finish-Tournament 153 230 40th, Oklahoma Intercollegiate 153 230 40th, ’07 Oklahoma

Career Tournaments

2007-08 (Freshman)

Inverness Intercollegiate..........................Did Not Play......................... PING/Golfweek Preview..........................83-73-74=230............. T-55th Oklahoma Intercollegiate.........................76-77-84=237................ 40th Isleworth/UCF Collegiate Invitational.......78-83-76=237.............T-83rd CordeValle Collegiate..............................Did Not Play......................... John A. Burns Intercollegiate...................Did Not Play......................... Southern Highlands Collegiate................Did Not Play......................... Barona Collegiate Cup............................Did Not Play......................... U.S. Collegiate Championship.................Did Not Play......................... ASU Thunderbird Invitational...................Did Not Play......................... Big 12 Championship..............................Did Not Play......................... NCAA Central Regional...........................Did Not Play......................... NCAA Championship...............................Did Not Play.........................

“Conrad had an impressive summer, which was no surprise because he is an excellent player who has worked extremely hard. Conrad is capable of being in our lineup all season long.” J.T. Higgins

Up Close Matthew Brian

Van Zandt Parents..............Scott and Patti Van Zandt of Missouri City Birthdate................................ Feb. 8, 1986 Birthplace...........................Houston, Texas Major............................................Business First Played Golf............................... Age 5 Best Competitive Round........................ 66 Best Practice Round.............................. 65 Aces......................................................... 3 Favorite Pros............................ Ben Crane Favorite Course.............. Augusta National

“The thing I like most about A&M is the atmosphere. Traditions Golf Club is incredible. Coach Higgins is very professional in everything he does.” Matt Van Zandt

Q&A

uWhat’s the best book

you’ve read? Wild at Heart by John Eldridge

uWhat part of your game do you most want to improve? Tee ball

uWhat do you like most

about yourself? How easily I get along with people

uWhen you played as a kid, who did you pretend to be? Payne Stewart

uWho is your hero outside of sports? Jesus Christ

uIf you could change anything in the world, what would it be? The fall of man

uIf you could meet anyone in history, who would it be? Jesus Christ

uWhat is your hobby

outside of sports? Studying the word of God

uAdvice you would give to kids? James 1:12

uIf you could change anything about golf, what would it be? Make golf courses shorter

5’8” w 160 w Sr-2L Houston, Texas (Elkins HS)

Matt

Van Zandt

Players 2007-08 (Junior)

Named to Academic All-America Team ... picked for Academic All-Big 12 Team and Big 12 Spring Sports Good Works Team ... posted a 74.71 stroke average ... placed in top 25 in five spring tournaments ... played in nine events, including all eight spring tournaments ... tied for sixth at U.S. Collegiate Championship (71-7470=215) ... tied for 16th at ASU Thunderbird Invitational (70-76-70=216) ... tied for 17th at Burns Intercollegiate with a career-best score of 70-68-71=209 ... tied for 21st at Big 12 Championship.

2006-07 (Sophomore)

Earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 honors after redshirting in 2005-06 ... appeared in four tournaments, posting a 77.00 stroke average ... tied for 23rd at the Morris Williams Intercollegiate (73-73=146) ... recorded a 2-2 record at the Callaway Match Play Championship.

2004-05 (Freshman)

Played in five tournaments, posting a 76.20 stroke average ... closed with an even-par 72 at the John Burns Intercollegiate ... tied for 45th at the Aggie Invitational.

Other

Finished third at 2004 Texas Class 5A State Championship with rounds of 69-71=141, leading team to runner-up finish ... finished ninth at 2003 state tournament, leading team to state title ... rated as the top junior golfer in the Houston area ... posted two top-10 AJGA tournament finishes ... won a local qualifier for the 2003 U.S. Junior Amateur by six strokes with a six-under-par 66 ... won the 2001 Texas-Oklahoma Junior thanks in part to another 66 ... rated as the 113th best junior golfer in the nation by Junior Golf Scoreboard ... carded a career-best round of 67 en route to runner-up finish at regionals in 2002 ... had a 30 on one nine ... coached by Angelo Sands.

Did You Know?

uMatt has made three holes-in-one, including a pair at Quail Valley in 2002. uHe graduated from high school Magna Cum Laude. uMatt also was recruited by Arkansas and North Texas, among others. uHis hobbies are cars, computers, sports and bible study.

Year 2004-05 2006-07 2007-08 Career

Trn. 5 3 9 17

Career Statistics

Rds. 15 8 29 52

Stks 1143 616 2171 3930

Avg. 76.20 77.00 74.86 75.58

18 72 73 68 68

36 148 146 138 138

54 Best Finish-Tournament 220 T45th, Aggie Invitational 231 T23rd, Morris Williams 209 6th, U.S. Collegiate 209 6th, ’08 U.S. Collegiate

Career Tournaments

2004-05 (Freshman)

Central Regional Preview........................Did Not Play......................... William H. Tucker Invitational..................Did Not Play......................... Duke Classic............................................82-76-77=235............. T-66th Barona Collegiate Cup............................Did Not Play......................... Hooters Match Play Championships.......Did Not Play......................... Ping Arizona Intercollegiate.....................Did Not Play......................... John A. Burns Intercollegiate...................74-74-72=220............. T-70th Seminole Intercollegiate..........................Did Not Play......................... Hall of Fame Invitational..........................75-76-75=226............. T-57th Morris Williams Intercollegiate.................80-78-74=232............. T-50th Aggie Invitational.....................................77-73-80=230............. T-45th Big 12 Championships.............................Did Not Play......................... NCAA Central Regional...........................Did Not Play......................... NCAA Championships.............................Did Not Play.........................

2006-07 (Sophomore)

The International Collegiate.....................Did Not Play......................... The Inverness Intercollegiate..................75-82-82=239............. T-58th William H. Tucker Intercollegiate.............Did Not Play......................... PING/Golfweek Preview..........................Did Not Play......................... Isleworth/UCF Collegiate Invitational.......78-75-78=231............. T-61st Callaway Match Play Championships.....2-2 record............................. John A. Burns Intercollegiate...................Did Not Play......................... Southern Highlands Collegiate................Did Not Play......................... Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational..................Did Not Play......................... Morris Williams Intercollegiate.................73-73=146..................T-23rd National Invitational Tournament.............Did Not Play......................... ASU Thunderbird Invitational...................Did Not Play......................... Big 12 Championship..............................Did Not Play......................... NCAA Central Regional...........................Did Not Play.........................

2007-08 (Junior)

Inverness Intercollegiate..........................77-75-83=235............. T-74th PING/Golfweek Preview..........................Did Not Play......................... Oklahoma Intercollegiate.........................Did Not Play......................... Isleworth/UCF Collegiate Invitational.......Did Not Play......................... CordeValle Collegiate..............................Did Not Play......................... John A. Burns Intercollegiate...................70-68-71=209............. T-17th Southern Highlands Collegiate................73-73-84=230............. T-56th Barona Collegiate Cup............................78-71-68=217.............T-23rd U.S. Collegiate Championship.................71-74-70=215............... T-6th ASU Thunderbird Invitational...................70-76-70=216............. T-16th Big 12 Championship..............................74-70-77-76=297............21st NCAA Central Regional...........................75-73-78=226............. T-41st NCAA Championship...............................82-76-84-84=326............81st

“Matty is a true leader in every sense of the word. He is an outstanding player, works as hard as anyone and always tries to do the right thing. He’s tough as nails and gives us all he’s got every time out.” J.T. Higgins

Preview

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Review Bobby Gates

uThree-Time All-Big 12 uTwo-Time PING All-Region

44 NCAA FINISH 1. UCLA 2. Stanford 3. USC 4. Oklahoma State 5. Clemson 6. Kent State 7. Washington 8. Charlotte 9. Georgia 10. Louisville 11. Florida 12. Texas A&M 13. Alabama 14. San Diego State 15. Middle Tenn. St.

Season in Review

Results/Statistics

Big 12 Championship

NCAA Regional

NCAA Championship

Review

Bouncing Back With five starters returning after a successful 2006-07 season, Texas A&M Head Coach J.T. Higgins had ample reason to be optimistic about 2007-08.

Nacho Elvira

u2008 All-American u2008 PING All-Region

Review

he Aggies started the season ranked No. 11 by Golf World, “This was just a fantastic tournament,” Higgins said. “Our but a rugged fall schedule and the temporary loss of an Allplayers executed well in all facets of the game. They were excellent American took its toll. Junior Bronson Burgoon, a third-team both mentally and physically and I think we showed how talented All-American as a sophomore, sat out the fall schedule to concentrate we are.” on academics and his absence was conspicuous. Elvira and junior Matt Van Zandt tied for sixth the following A&M had a pair of top four finishes at the Inverness and week at the U.S. Collegiate Championship in Georgia, leading the Oklahoma Intercollegiates, but did not place in the top eight in Aggies to a sixth-place finish against a strong field. A&M defeated any of the other three events, quickly vanishing from the national eventual national champion UCLA by a single stroke. polls. The Aggies struggled early at the Arizona State/Thunderbird But Higgins’ roster proved to be deep and talented when Burgoon Invitational, but closed with the best round of the day, a one-under returned and three of the returning starters were replaced in the 283, to tie for second behind the host team. lineup in the spring. The results were immediate. A&M had high hopes going into the Big 12 Championship in A&M was spectacular at times, setting school scoring records Trinity, Texas, after finishing second in 2007. But the Aggies placed and returning to the NCAA Championship finals after a one-year fourth, despite a strong performance by Pavan, who took fifth in the hiatus. The Aggies finished 12th at the NCAA Championship, their individual standings. best finish since 1984. “Everybody on the team is pretty Senior Bobby Gates earned Alldisappointed,” Higgins said. “We Big 12 honors for the third straight had enough good holes to compete Bronson Burgoon year and was joined on the all-region for the championship, but we gave u2008 PING All-Region team by Burgoon, sophomore Andrea back so many shots with double and Pavan and freshman Nacho Elvira, triple bogeys. Those will kill you in who became the first A&M freshman big tournaments.” to earn All-America honors since David The Aggies bounced back in Ogrin in 1977. fine fashion at the NCAA Central “The strength of this team was in Regional in Columbus, Ohio, our depth and the fact that anyone in finishing seventh to advance to the the lineup was capable of a great round national finals. or a strong finish at any time,” said “We did what we came here to Higgins, who was named the region do and that’s advance to nationals,” coach of the year for the second time. Higgins said. “We think we have a “That team had a lot of fun working program that should never miss the hard toward a common goal.” national tournament and we’re glad “Our chemistry was amazing, we put last year to rest.” especially considering how deep, The NCAA Championship was talented and competitive our team played under U.S. Open-type was,” he added. “We had players who conditions at Purdue’s Kampen were starters the year before who lost Course in West Lafayette, Ind., their spots but continued to be teamwhich measured a challenging oriented, supportive and encouraging 7,450 yards and featured knee-high to their teammates. I think I was most rough. proud of that.” “The golf course is awesome,” The spring started quickly with Higgins said. “If you miss the a runner-up finish at the John Burns fairways you are in five inches of Intercollegiate in Hawaii as all five rough. If you miss it bad you have players finished under par for the two feet of rough. You have hit it tournament. long and straight. It’s everything a A&M shot 33 under par, breaking championship golf course should be.” the school record by a whopping 10 Led by Pavan’s three-over 75, strokes. The second-round 274 set A&M opened with a round of 309 another school standard. and was tied for 12th place. Despite Burgoon tied for second individually a 15-shot improvement in the second at 70-68-65=203, tying the school round, thanks largely to Elvira’s 72, record for 54 holes shared by Jeff the Aggies remained in 12th place. Maggert and Philip Parkin. The closing 65 also tied an A&M mark. The 30-team field would be trimmed to the top 15 after the “It was a great tournament for us,” A&M Higgins said. “We did third round, which was plagued by poor weather. A&M played the so many things well this week, but we still feel like we left a lot of final four holes in two-under to climb back above the cutline with a shots out there. We’re excited about the rest of the season.” round of 306, but several teams were forced to complete their rounds Gates then placed fourth to lead the Aggies to a sixth-place the following morning. performance at the Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas. A&M had a shaky start in the final round and was 11-over Elvira closed with a bogey-free two-under 70 in windy conditions, through five holes, but played the next eight in just one-over. The setting the stage for his dramatic emergence. Aggies were seven-over on the final five holes and finished 12th Low scores are always the norm at the Barona Cup in California, with a total of 309-294-306-307=1,216, 22 shots behind national but the Aggies took it to a new level, breaking all the records they champion UCLA. Burgoon closed with a 72, playing the last 12 holes had set just weeks before in Hawaii. A&M closed with a record in three-under, and along with Elvira tied for 23rd. 17-under round of 271 to win the title by an impressive 16 strokes. “I’m sure we’ll be able to look at it down the road as our best The Aggies’ 37-under total broke the short-lived school record by finish in a quarter of a century but we were disappointed with the four shots. way we ended the round,” Higgins said. “We had a chance for a great Elvira won individual honors with a 12-under total of 68-70-69=204, finish and we let it slip away. Still, our program is obviously going leading a group of four Aggies who placed in the top six. Pavan was in the right direction and we have a great group of kids who fought the runner-up (207), while Gates was fourth and Burgoon took sixth. their tails off to the end.”

Review

2007-08 Results INVERNESS INTERCOLLEGIATE

14. Florida State.......................286 304 304 Texas..................................`299 299 296 16. Arizona State......................296 298 301 17. Arizona...............................301 299 296 18. Texas A&M.........................304 308 303

Inverness Club Toledo, Ohio Sept. 10-11, 2007 Par 71 * 7,255 yards

Team Standings 1. Florida State.........................287 2. Michigan State......................282 3. Florida...................................296 4. Texas A&M...........................292 5. Louisville...............................290 6. Indiana..................................285 7. Oklahoma State....................299 8. Southern California...............293 9. TCU......................................290 10. Toledo...................................299 11. Kent State.............................300 12. UNLV....................................302 13. Kentucky...............................304 14. Missouri................................311 15. Michigan...............................307 16. UNC Greensboro..................306

281 289 284 287 288 294 295 289 294 287 299 307 288 291 297 310

294 297 289 294 297 302 290 304 308 309 300 293 314 306 305 315

862 868 869 873 875 881 884 886 892 895 899 902 906 908 909 931

+10 +16 +17 +21 +23 +29 +32 +34 +40 +43 +47 +50 +54 +56 +57 +79

Individual Top 10 1. Jonas Blixt, Florida St.............. 67 Ryan Brehm, Mich. St.............. 70 3. Manuel Villegas, Florida.......... 73 Steve Cuzzort, Mich. St........... 70 5. Matt Savage, Florida St........... 75 Seth Brandon, Indiana............. 71 7. Martin Piller, Texas A&M....... 69 Andy Winings, Kentucky.......... 76 9. Andrea Pavan, Texas A&M.... 72 10. Derek Fathauer, Louisville....... 72 Tyson Alexander, Florida......... 76

68 67 69 73 68 73 72 67 71 74 68

75 73 69 68 71 70 74 72 73 71 73

210 210 211 211 214 214 215 215 216 217 217

-3 -3 -2 -2 +1 +1 +2 +2 +3 +4 +4

Individual Top 10 1. Harris English, Georgia......72 2. Jamie Lovemark, USC........68 3. Hudson Swafford, Georgia....71 4. Rickie Fowler, Okla. St.......72 5. Chesson Hadley, Ga. Tech...72 Rhys Enoch, ETSU............68 7. Kyle Stanley, Clemson........69 Tom Glissmeyer, USC........73 Trent Leon, Okla. St............69 10. Jhared hack, UCF...............71 Sam Saunders, Clemson....71 Tarquin Macmanus, Arizona....71 A&M Players 58. Robert Gates, Jr...................75 65. Austin Schauer.....................73 79. Trey Todd..............................80 83. Conrad Shindler....................78 87. Ignacio Elvira........................78

34. Andrea Pavan....................79 37. Clay Hodge........................76 50. Martin Piller........................74 55. Conrad Shindler.................83

291 298 287 290 296 295 289 295 297 304 304 294 302 305 302

867 871 873 881 882 883 886 889 892 893 897 898 901 903 926

+3 +7 +9 +17 +18 +19 +22 +25 +28 +29 +33 +34 +37 +39 +62

68 71 69 73 70 71 72 70 73 76

209 211 211 215 216 217 217 217 218 218

-7 -5 -5 -1 E +1 +1 +1 +2 +2

A&M Players 23. Robert Gates, Jr...................... 74 76 72 222 +6

76 75 76 83 81

205 208 210 211 212 212 213 213 213 214 214 214

74 78 75 76 82

-11 -8 -6 -5 -4 -4 -3 -3 -3 -2 -2 -2

225 226 231 237 241

+9 +10 +15 +21 +25

CordeValle Golf Club San Martin, Calif. Nov. 5-7, 2007 Par 72 * 7,119 yards

PING/GOLFWEEK PREVIEW

Team Standings 1. Charlotte...............................288 288 2. Oklahoma State....................294 279 3. Southern California...............293 293 4. Alabama...............................301 290 5. Minnesota.............................295 291 6. Arizona State........................298 290 7. Florida State.........................309 288 8. Florida...................................303 291 9. Texas A&M...........................303 292 10. UNLV....................................293 296 11. Lamar...................................296 297 12. Louisville...............................302 302 13. Georgia State.......................299 300 14. Purdue..................................303 295 15. Coastal Carolina...................318 306 Individual Top 10 1. Stefan Wiedergruen, Charlotte.... 70 71 2. Jonas EnanderHedin, Charlotte.... 69 71 Victor Almstrom, Minnesota..... 70 72 4. Rickie Fowler, Okla. St............ 73 69 5. Jonas Blixt, Florida St.............. 78 68 6. Jamie Lovemark, USC............. 70 76 Jesper Kennegard, Arizona St....73 72 Rory Hie, USC......................... 75 72 9. Gator Todd, Alabama............... 73 72 Joel Sjoholm, Georgia St......... 72 70

66 70 70 73 71 72 72 70 69 69 71 74

+30 +30 +31 +32 +51

CORDEVALLE COLLEGIATE

Other A&M Players 12. Robert Gates, Jr...................... 74 71 73 218 +5 36. Clay Hodge.............................. 78 73 74 225 +12 74. Matt Van Zandt........................ 77 75 83 235 +22

Kampen Course West Lafayette, Ind. Sept. 22-23, 2007 Par 72 * 7,467 yards

67 70 69 66 69 72 72 70 75 74 72 69

894 894 895 896 915

69 74 76 73

76 75 78 74

224 225 228 230

+8 +9 +12 +14

OKLAHOMA INTERCOLLEGIATE Oak Tree Golf Club Edmond, Okla. Oct. 14-16, 2007 Par 71 * 7,412 yards

7. 9.

Ignacio Elvira, A&M............76 Garrett Merrell, Texas Tech...75 Andrea Pavan, A&M............79 Robert Gates, Jr., A&M.......71 Santiago Rivas, Texas Tech...76

71 71 73 76 73

77 78 73 78 76

224 224 225 225 225

+11 +11 +12 +12 +12

Other A&M Players 27. Martin Piller...........................73 80 79 232 +19 40. Conrad Shindler....................76 77 84 237 +24

ISLEWORTH/UCF INVITATIONAL

Team Standings 1. SMU .................................307 Texas Tech.........................299 3. Arkansas............................305 4. Texas A&M........................296 5. Baylor................................306 6. Oklahoma..........................311 7. Santa Clara........................317 8. Tulsa .................................321 9. Oral Roberts......................317 10. Texas-San Antonio.............322 11. Stephen F. Austin...............329

281 294 296 297 292 294 311 298 307 304 316

304 299 298 307 306 307 302 316 314 331 330

892 892 899 900 904 912 930 935 938 957 975

+40 +40 +47 +48 +52 +60 +78 +83 +86 +105 +123

Individual Top 10 1. Jason Turner, Arkansas........72 2. Will Griffin, Texas Tech.........69 3. Ben Tewes, SMU..................77 4. Cody Paladino, Baylor..........77 David Lingmerth, Arkansas....77 6. Kelly Kraft, SMU...................75

71 74 68 68 71 71

72 73 73 77 74 77

215 216 218 222 222 223

+2 +3 +5 +9 +9 +10

Isleworth Country Club Windermere, Fla. Oct. 21-23, 2007 Par 72 * 7,449 yards

Team Standings 1. Georgia...............................291 2. Clemson.............................287 3. Southern California.............284 4. Oklahoma State..................284 5. Wake Forest.......................285 6. Georgia Tech......................293 7. UCF....................................284 8. South Carolina....................289 9. Stanford..............................291 10. East Tennessee St..............291 llinois...................................292 12. Kentucky.............................297 13. SMU....................................290

275 290 287 289 285 288 294 294 291 300 294 291 298

275 285 292 293 298 288 293 293 297 292 297 298 302

841 862 863 866 868 869 871 876 879 883 883 886 890

-23 -2 -1 +2 +4 +5 +7 +12 +15 +19 +19 +22 +26

Team Standings 1. UCLA..................................353 2. Stanford..............................363 3. Southern California.............363 4. Lamar.................................365 5. Augusta State.....................365 6. Northwestern......................371 7. Coastal Carolina.................354 8. Arizona...............................370 9. Texas A&M.........................360 10. Washington.........................375 11. Santa Clara.........................373

362 362 362 361 363 363 377 367 374 379 378

Individual Top 10 1 Henrik Norlander, Augusta St....68 James Lee, UCLA...............65 Sihwan Kim, Stanford.........74 4 Hugues Joannes, Lamar....71 Jordan Cox, Stanford..........72 Kevin Chappell, UCLA........72 7 Nick Taylor, Washington.....71 Sam Lyons, Coast. Car.......68 9 Casey Clendenon, Lamar....71 Connor Driscoll, UCLA........72 Rory Hie, USC....................68 Tim Sluiter, USC.................72

72 72 68 73 72 71 73 71 73 72 75 74

71 74 69 68 68 69 69 74 71 71 72 69

211 211 211 212 212 212 213 213 215 215 215 215

-5 -5 -5 -4 -4 -4 -3 -3 -1 -1 -1 -1

A&M Players 20. Robert Gates, Jr................73 25. Clay Hodge........................73 40. Andrea Pavan....................69 50. Austin Schauer.................. 71 54. Martin Piller........................81 57. Trey Todd...........................74

69 75 80 76 79 75

76 71 75 81 69 81

218 219 224 228 229 230

+2 +3 +8 +12 +13 +14

353 354 362 363 362 359 366 365 372 361 394

1068 1079 1087 1089 1090 1093 1097 1102 1106 1115 1145

-12 -1 +7 +9 +10 +13 +17 +22 +26 +35 +65

JOHN BURNS INTERCOLLEGIATE Leilehua Golf Course Wahiawa, Hawaii Feb. 20-22, 2008 Par 72 * 6,917 yards

Team Standings 1. Auburn..................................278 273 269 820 -44 2. Texas A&M...........................281 274 276 831 -33 3. UNLV....................................279 275 278 832 -32

Review 4. San Diego State...................278 5. SMU......................................279 6. California..............................284 7. Fresno State.........................283 8. Arkansas...............................286 Brigham Young.....................291 Texas El Paso.......................281 11. UC Santa Barbara................288 12. Arizona.................................278 13. Long Beach State.................289 14. San Diego.............................295 15. Denver..................................286 16. New Mexico..........................290 17. Nevada.................................292 18. San Jose State.....................288 19. Hawaii...................................292 20. Utah......................................291 Individual Top 10 1. Stephen Hale, California....67 2. Bronson Burgoon, A&M....70 Herbert Day UTEP.............68 4. Glenn Northcut, Auburn.....71 Jay Moseley, Auburn.........66 6. Jeff Koprivetz, Denver.......68 7. Aaron Goldberg, SDSU.....69 Johan Carlsson, SDSU......66 9. Robbie Fillmore, BYU........73 10. Andrew Landry, Arkansas....69 David Lingmerth, Arkansas....71 Jason Shano, San Diego....72 Matt Hoffenberg, SDSU.....70 Seung-su Han, UNLV........70 Tarquin Macmanus, Arizona....66 Todd Angel, Fresno St.......72

282 277 278 279 279 276 287 280 283 284 280 286 292 283 291 290 297

67 68 67 66 70 70 72 68 68 69 68 71 69 66 69 68

Other A&M Players 17. Matt Van Zandt.....................70 23. Robert Gates, Jr...................71 26. Martin Piller...........................70 43. Andrea Pavan.......................71

275 285 281 284 282 280 279 281 289 282 281 285 279 291 293 292 287

67 65 68 67 68 67 65 72 66 70 69 65 69 72 73 68

68 68 72 70

835 841 843 846 847 847 847 849 850 855 856 857 861 866 872 874 875

201 203 203 204 204 205 206 206 207 208 208 208 208 208 208 208

71 71 69 73

-29 -23 -21 -18 -17 -17 -17 -15 -14 -9 -8 -7 -3 +2 +8 +10 +11

Individual Standings 1. Hudson Swafford, Georgia..... 70 Jonas EnanderHedin, Charlotte.... 68 Rory Hie, USC........................ 71 4. Robert Gates, Jr., A&M......... 72 Adam Mitchell, Georgia.......... 71 Erik Flores, UCLA................... 70 7. Cameron Tringale, Ga. Tech... 71 Jamie Lovemark, USC............ 69 Rickie Fowler, Okla. St........... 70 10. Billy Horschel, Florida............. 71 Seung-su Han, UNLV............. 75 Other A&M Players 13. Ignacio Elvira.................78 36. Bronson Burgoon..........71 56. Matt Van Zandt..............73 68. Austin Schauer..............75

71 81 73 81

66 72 69 68 70 70 69 75 73 72 66

77 73 73 74 73 74 76 72 73 74 76

Dates

-7 -6 -5 -2

70 74 84 82

219 226 230 238

Trn.

Rds.

Stks.

Team*

293.60

12025

271

13 10 9 8 9 5 3 3 3 3

Sept. 10-11 Sept. 22-23 Oct. 14-16 Oct. 21-23 Nov. 5-7 Feb. 20-22 March 7-9 March 17-18 March 24-26 April 11-13 April 25-27 May 15-17 May 28-31

41 32 29 26 29 15 9 9 9 9

3023 2363 2147 1927 2171 1115 669 681 692 704

34.5 26 24.5 20 21 10 7 6.5 9 4

68 67 66 65 68 69 71 71 71 73

Tournament (Site)

139 138 138 138 138 141 148 145 147 153

555

Best Finish

209 207 204 203 209 211 219 220 226 230

4th, So. Highlands 2nd, Barona Cup 1st, Barona Cup 2nd, John Burns 6th, U.S. Collegiate 7th, Inverness 25th, CordeValle 38th, Thunderbird 50th, CordeValle 40th, Oklahoma

827

1st, Barona Cup

-3 -3 -3 -2 -2 -2 E E E +1 +1 +3 +10 +14 +22

Score

Inverness Intercollegiate (Toledo, Ohio) PING/Golfweek Preview (West Lafayette, Ind.) Oklahoma Intercollegiate (Edmond, Okla.) Isleworth-UCF Invitational (Windermere, Fla.) CordeValle Collegiate (San Martin, Calif.) John Burns Intercollegiate (Wahiawa, Hawaii) Southern Highlands Collegiate (Las Vegas, Nev.) Barona Collegiate Cup (Lakeside, Calif.) U.S. Collegiate Championship (Alpharetta, Ga.) ASU Thunderbird Invitational (Tempe, Ariz.) Big 12 Championship (Trinity, Texas) NCAA Central Regional (Columbus, Ohio) NCAA Championship (West Lafayette, Ind.)

BARONA COLLEGIATE CUP

869 +5 871 +7 872 +8 878 +14 881 +17 884 +20 885 +21 894 +30 895 +31 897 +33 897 +33 898 +34 908 +44 942 +78 954 +90 213 213 213 214 214 214 216 216 216 217 217

Avg.

73.73 73.84 74.04 74.12 74.86 74.33 74.33 75.67 76.89 78.22

Season Summary

Southern Highlands Golf Club Las Vegas, Nev. March 7-9, 2008 Par 72 * 7,510 yards 288 293 289 293 285 298 295 298 296 297 293 300 291 296 301 300 304 294 296 304 295 305 296 297 309 293 317 317 315 320

Robert Gates, Jr. Andrea Pavan Ignacio Elvira Bronson Burgoon Matt Van Zandt Martin Piller Clay Hodge Trey Todd Austin Schauer Conrad Shindler

*rounds counted toward team score

SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS COLLEGIATE

Team Standings 1. UNLV....................................288 2. Charlotte...............................289 3. Georgia.................................289 4. Southern California...............285 5. UCLA....................................288 6. Texas A&M...........................291 7. Arizona State........................298 8. Florida...................................293 9. Oklahoma State....................297 10. Arizona.................................297 Georgia Tech........................297 12. Texas....................................305 13. Minnesota.............................306 14. Hawaii...................................308 15. Air Force...............................319

Player

Team Totals

-15 -13 -13 -12 -12 -11 -10 -10 -9 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8

209 210 211 214

Final Statistics

U.S. COLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Barona Creek Golf Club Lakeside, Calif. March 17-18, 2008 Par 72 * 7,393 yards

Team Standings 1. Texas A&M...........................277 2. San Diego State...................288 3. San Diego.............................280 4. Oklahoma State....................289 5. SMU......................................291 6. Wichita State........................289 7. Nevada.................................298 8. Arizona.................................297 9. Illinois....................................299 10. Denver..................................300 11. Oklahoma.............................292 12. Coastal Carolina...................294

279 286 292 287 283 289 283 285 288 296 298 298

Individual Top 10 1. Ignacio Elvira, A&M............67 2. Andrea Pavan, A&M............68 David Palm, SDSU...............71 4. Bronson Burgoon, A&M.....71 Ryan Spears, Wichita St.......70 6. Robert Gates, Jr., A&M.......71 Aaron Goldberg, SDSU........70 8. Creighton Honeck, Arizona...71 Rickie Fowler, Okla. St.........71 10. Chase Cooper, Nevada........75 Ryan Hallisey, Nevada.........72

71 70 67 69 70 69 72 69 73 68 70

271 273 279 277 286 283 283 287 287 290 298 304

66 69 69 68 68 69 67 71 67 69 70

204 207 207 208 208 209 209 211 211 212 212

-37 -17 -13 -11 -4 -3 E +5 +10 +22 +24 +32

-12 -9 -9 -8 -8 -7 -7 -5 -5 -4 -4

Other A&M Player 23. Matt Van Zandt.....................78 71 68 217 +1

Team Standings 1. Southern California...............294 2. Oklahoma State....................292 3. Alabama...............................294 4. Georgia Tech........................296 5. Florida State.........................291 6. Texas A&M...........................304 7. UCLA....................................290 8. Georgia State.......................298 9. Georgia.................................302 10. Charlotte...............................304 11. Stanford................................310 12. East Tennessee St................294 13. Coastal Carolina...................302 14. Texas....................................313 15. Brigham Young.....................312

287 294 289 290 301 293 298 296 298 297 301 306 306 300 313

Individual Top 10 1. Trent Leon, Okla. St..............69 2. Jamie Lovemark, USC..........74 Rickie Fowler, Okla. St.........72 4. Joel Sjoholm, Georgia St......69 5. Cameron Tringale, G. Tech....69 6. Ignacio Elvira, A&M............74 Matt Van Zandt, A&M..........71 8. Corey Nagy, Charlotte..........72 Michael Thompson, Alabama....71 10. Esteban Calisto, BYU...........71 Kevin Chappell, UCLA..........69 Steve Ziegler, Stanford.........76

69 69 70 73 71 72 74 71 73 77 75 74

283 281 289 289 285 284 294 289 286 288 286 299 294 303 295

70 66 67 68 73 69 70 74 73 70 74 68

Karsten Golf Course Tempe, Ariz. April 11-13, 2008 Par 71 * 7,057 yards

864 867 872 875 877 881 882 883 886 889 897 899 902 916 920

208 209 209 210 213 215 215 217 217 218 218 218

4th of 16 9th of 15 4th of 11 18th of 18 9th of 11 2nd of 20 6th of 15 1st of 12 6th of 15 2nd of 15 4th of 12 7th of 27 12th of 30

ASU THUNDERBIRD INVITATIONAL

Golf Club of Georgia Alpharetta, Ga. March 24-26, 2008 Par 72 * 7,017 yards

827 847 851 853 860 861 864 869 874 886 888 896

Finish

292-287-294=873 303-292-297=892 296-297-307=900 304-308-303=915 360-374-372=1106 281-274-276=831 291-293-300=884 277-279-271=827 304-293-284=881 287-289-283=859 299-284-294-301=1178 298-294-305=897 309-294-306-307=1216

E +3 +8 +11 +13 +17 +18 +19 +22 +25 +33 +35 +38 +52 +56

-8 -7 -7 -6 -3 -1 -1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +2

Other A&M Players 45. Bronson Burgoon..................81 74 72 227 +11 56. Robert Gates, Jr...................78 78 74 230 +14 68. Andrea Pavan.......................90 73 73 236 +20

Team Standings 1. Arizona State........................279 2. Texas A&M...........................287 Colorado State......................280 4. Denver..................................285 5. Oregon..................................291 6. Baylor...................................291 7. San Diego State...................304 8. California..............................295 9. Arizona.................................295 Oklahoma.............................293 11. UC Irvine...............................292 12. CSU-Northridge....................297 13. Pacific...................................292 14. New Mexico..........................292 15. Connecticut...........................300

279 289 288 284 281 288 282 293 284 296 293 300 293 295 304

Individual Top 10 1. Espen Kofstad, Denver.........70 2. Knut Borsheim, ASU.............73 3. Braxton Marquez, ASU.........66 Jesper Kennegard, ASU.......75 Riley Arp, Col. St..................70 6. Ignacio Elvira, A&M............74 Robert Gates, Jr., A&M.......69 Cameron Edens, ASU..........68 9. A.J. Hohn, Pacific.................74 Jack Dukeminier, Oregon.....69 Kyle Nielsen, New Mexico....66 Nick Park, Arizona................70 Stephan Gross, ASU............71

72 68 73 68 70 71 71 72 69 72 70 74 70

285 283 291 291 295 293 290 289 301 291 296 285 301 301 309

68 70 73 69 72 68 73 73 71 73 78 70 73

843 859 859 860 867 872 876 877 880 880 881 882 886 888 913

210 211 212 212 212 213 213 213 214 214 214 214 214

-9 +7 +7 +8 +15 +20 +24 +25 +28 +28 +29 +30 +34 +36 +61

-3 -2 -1 -1 -1 E E E +1 +1 +1 +1 +1

Other A&M Players 16. Matt Van Zandt.....................70 76 70 216 +3 38. Trey Todd..............................74 71 75 220 +7 76. Bronson Burgoon..................81 77 72 230 +17

Review

2008 Big 12 Championship

April 25-27, 2008 • Whispering Pines Golf Club • Par: 72 • Yards: 7,470 • Trinity, Texas

Team Results

1. Oklahoma State...................285 2. Texas....................................288 3. Texas Tech...........................302 4. Texas A&M..........................299 5. Baylor...................................298 6. Kansas.................................303 7. Oklahoma.............................295 8. Kansas State........................297 9. Iowa State............................298 10. Colorado..............................311 11. Nebraska..............................303 12. Missouri................................312

282 294 282 284 296 295 297 307 313 303 300 304

283 286 282 294 298 298 308 301 292 296 305 305

291 293 299 301 299 298 300 297 303 298 317 316

1141 -11 1161 +9 1165 +13 1178 +26 1191 +39 1194 +42 1200 +48 1202 +50 1206 +54 1208 +56 1225 +73 1237 +85

2008 All-Big 12 Team

Andrea Pavan

Colton Williams Baylor Chris Baker Iowa State Rickie Fowler Oklahoma State

Individual Results 1. Rickie Fowler, Okla. St.................... 72 2. Kevin Tway, Okla. St....................... 72 3. Garrett Merrell, Texas Tech............. 76 4. Chris Ward, Texas Tech................... 72 5. Andrea Pavan, Texas A&M........... 76 6. Charlie Holland, Texas.................... 70 7. Brad Hopfinger, Kansas.................. 75 Lance Lopez, Texas........................ 70 Mark Johnson, Okla. St................... 69 10. Colton Williams, Baylor................... 70 11. Bobby Hudson, Texas..................... 76 Santiago Rivas, Texas Tech............ 74 13. Ben Herrera, Iowa State.................. 72 Chris Baker, Iowa State................... 72 Trent Whitekiller, Okla. St................ 72 16. Joe Ida, Kansas St.......................... 71 Mike Coatman, Nebraska................ 70 18. Bill Allcorn, Baylor........................... 75 Jesse Schutte, Oklahoma............... 73 Trent Leon, Okla. St........................ 73 21. Matt Van Zandt, Texas A&M.......... 74 22. Bobby Gates, Texas A&M............. 74 Jace Moore, Texas.......................... 78 Walt Koebel, Kansas....................... 74 25. Mitchell Gregson, Kansas St........... 76 Robert Streb, Kansas St................. 73 Wesley Williams, Baylor.................. 78 28. Kevin Schultz, Texas....................... 72 Luke Symons, Colorado.................. 76 30. Phillip Bryan, Oklahoma.................. 76 31. Liam Logan, Oklahoma................... 76 Will Griffin, Texas Tech.................... 81 33. Bronson Burgoon, Texas A&M.... 77 Derek Tolan, Colorado..................... 83 Jim Grady, Colorado........................ 80 Tyler Rody, Oklahoma..................... 70 37. Patrick Roth, Kansas....................... 78 Peter Malnati, Missouri.................... 78 39. Ignacio Elvira, Texas A&M............ 75 Andrew Wyatt, Nebraska................ 79 41. Jeff Gerlich, Baylor.......................... 75 Michael Baird, Colorado.................. 75 Nate Barbee, Kansas...................... 76 William Harrold, Missouri................ 78 45. Joe Cermak, Iowa State.................. 78

68 68 67 69 71 71 70 75 74 74 76 75 77 76 72 74 75 74 74 76 70 73 72 72 79 74 77 77 73 74 78 71 70 75 79 71 77 79 76 76 72 79 76 74 79

71 70 68 71 67 71 77 73 73 72 68 71 73 71 71 79 71 72 76 71 77 74 74 73 71 76 74 76 77 79 69 72 83 76 68 86 74 74 76 75 83 78 74 76 72

68 73 74 75 74 77 68 72 74 75 72 72 72 75 79 71 79 75 73 76 76 77 74 79 73 76 70 75 74 72 79 78 74 70 77 77 76 74 79 76 79 77 83 81 82

279 -9 283 -5 285 -3 287 -1 288 E 289 +1 290 +2 290 +2 290 +2 291 +3 292 +4 292 +4 294 +6 294 +6 294 +6 295 +7 295 +7 296 +8 296 +8 296 +8 297 +9 298 +10 298 +10 298 +10 299 +11 299 +11 299 +11 300 +12 300 +12 301 +13 302 +14 302 +14 304 +16 304 +16 304 +16 304 +16 305 +17 305 +17 306 +18 306 +18 309 +21 309 +21 309 +21 309 +21 311 +23

Trent Leon Oklahoma State Kevin Tway Oklahoma State Charlie Holland Texas Bobby Hudson Texas Bobby Gates Texas A&M Grant Merrell Texas Tech Chris Ward Texas Tech

Coach of the Year Mike McGraw Oklahoma State 46. 49. 51. 52. 54. 56. 58. 59.

Johnny Larson, Iowa State.............. 76 Michael Imperato, Colorado............ 80 Ryne Fisher, Missouri...................... 77 Bud Reynolds, Missouri.................. 79 Kyle Smell, Kansas St..................... 77 Tyler Parlsoe, Nebraska.................. 76 Cedric Bertin, Iowa State................ 79 Sergio Franky, Texas Tech.............. 80 Cody Paladino, Baylor..................... 83 Trent Price, Nebraska..................... 78 Kyle Marcolla, Missouri................... 79 Mark Pillen, Nebraska..................... 84 Zach Pederson, Kansas.................. 81 Daniel Wood, Kansas St................. 82 Eric Durbin, Oklahoma.................... 79

81 76 78 74 85 80 81 79 76 75 78 74 85 80 82

76 75 75 82 75 78 80 75 80 84 80 81 80 81 84

79 81 82 79 77 81 77 83 79 81 83 81 75 80 78

312 +24 312 +24 312 +24 314 +26 314 +26 315 +27 317 +29 317 +29 318 +30 318 +30 320 +32 320 +32 321 +33 323 +35 323 +35

Player of the Year Rickie Fowler Oklahoma State

Newcomer of the Year Rickie Fowler Oklahoma State

Review

2008 NCAA Central Regional

May 15-17, 2008 • Scarlet Golf Course • Par: 71 • Yards: 7,420 • Columbus, Ohio

Team Results

Top 10 teams advance to NCAA Championships

1. Wake Forest........................... 290 2. Oklahoma State..................... 293 3. Illinois..................................... 298 4. Florida.................................... 294 Louisville................................ 301 6. Alabama................................. 292 7. Texas A&M............................ 298 8. Kent State.............................. 302 Penn State............................. 304 10. Indiana................................... 300 g 11. Tennessee.............................. 301 12. Eastern Kentucky................... 302 Michigan................................. 298 14. Eastern Michigan................... 297 15. Georgia Tech.......................... 307 16. Lamar..................................... 299 Ohio State.............................. 299 18. Colorado................................. 301 19. Arkansas................................ 304 TCU........................................ 302 Wichita State.......................... 302 22. UT-Arlington........................... 308 23. Cleveland State...................... 313 24. Marquette............................... 314 25. Baylor..................................... 307 26. Sacred Heart.......................... 316 27. Loyola College....................... 318

287 299 292 300 293 295 294 295 286 297 300 289 300 302 299 301 303 303 304 302 300 298 299 299 309 311 314

302 297 301 300 300 309 305 301 308 304 301 313 306 307 302 311 309 308 306 310 312 310 314 317 323 323 321

879 +27 889 +37 891 +39 894 +42 894 +42 896 +44 897 +45 898 +46 898 +46 901 +49 902 +50 904 +52 904 +52 906 +54 908 +56 911 +59 911 +59 912 +60 914 +62 914 +62 914 +62 916 +64 926 +74 930 +78 939 +87 950 +98 953 +101

Individual Results 1. Kevin Tway, Okla. St..................... 70 2. Brendan Gielow, Wk. Forest......... 69 Robert Rohanna, Penn State........ 75 4. Dustin Groves, Wk. Forest............ 72 5. Jorge Campillo, Indiana................ 71 Trent Leon, Okla. St...................... 71 7. Derek Tolan, Colorado.................. 73 8. Billy Horschel, Florida................... 73 9. Charles Ford, Tennessee.............. 70 James Sacheck, TCU................... 74 11. Larry Blatt, Illinois......................... 73 12. Ignacio Elvira, Texas A&M......... 74 Chesson Hadley, Ga. Tech........... 72 Chris Baker, Iowa State................ 73 Jesse Massie, E Kentucky............ 73 Matt Hoffman, Illinois.................... 75 17. Adam Hadwin, Louisville............... 75 David Markle, Kent State.............. 73 Webb Simpson, Wk. Forest.......... 72 20. Adam Rainaud, Louisville............. 76 Clayton Rask, Minnesota.............. 74 David Lingmerth, Arkansas........... 75 Derek Fathauer, Louisville............ 72 Graham Hill, E Michigan............... 70 Patrick Fillian, Sac. Heart............. 76 Rickie Fowler, Okla. St.................. 74 Ryan Spears, Wichita St............... 75 Scott Langley, Illinois.................... 76 Tom Ballinger, Kent State............. 79 Tyson Alexander, Florida.............. 71 Vaughn Snyder, Ohio State.......... 72 Zach Barlow, Illinois...................... 74

69 72 70 70 73 74 72 76 75 76 74 74 75 75 71 72 72 73 71 72 77 74 77 79 71 77 72 72 74 77 73 74

75 74 70 74 73 72 73 70 75 70 74 74 75 74 78 75 76 77 80 76 73 75 75 75 77 73 77 76 71 76 79 76

214 215 215 216 217 217 218 219 220 220 221 222 222 222 222 222 223 223 223 224 224 224 224 224 224 224 224 224 224 224 224 224

+1 +2 +2 +3 +4 +4 +5 +6 +7 +7 +8 +9 +9 +9 +9 +9 +10 +10 +10 +11 +11 +11 +11 +11 +11 +11 +11 +11 +11 +11 +11 +11

Matt Van Zandt

33. 41. 52. 59. 65. 75.

Andrea Pavan, Texas A&M......... 74 Alexander Sitompul, Michigan...... 70 Bobby Massa, UTA....................... 82 John Hahn, Kent State.................. 75 Kevin Foley, Penn State............... 75 Mark Harrell, Alabama.................. 70 Matthew Swan, Alabama.............. 71 Seth Brandon, Indiana.................. 77 Bronson Burgoon, Texas A&M.... 75 Matt Van Zandt, Texas A&M....... 75 Andrew Landry, Arkansas............. 78 Casey Clendenon, Lamar............. 75 Chris McCartin, Wk. Forest........... 77 Chris Ross, E Michigan................ 78 Jacob Scott, Cleve. St.................. 79 Matt Hughes, Alabama................. 73 Nick Pumford, Michigan................ 78 Philip Pettitt, Tennessee............... 76 Victor Almstrom, Minnesota.......... 77 Bill Rankin, Michigan.................... 75 Connor McHenry, Wichita St......... 76 Dustin Garza, Wichita St............... 72 Joseph Sykora, Alabama.............. 79 Patrick Simard Ohio State............ 75 Taylor Hall, Ga. Tech..................... 78 Tyler Brown, Florida...................... 76 Cameron Lawrence, Tennessee... 77 Jim Grady, Colorado..................... 74 Justin Moore, E Kentucky............. 78 Manuel Villegas, Florida............... 74 Michael Van DeVenter, UTA.......... 75 T.J. Howe, Penn State.................. 76 Daryl Fathauer, Louisville............. 78 David Ludlow, Kent State.............. 75 J.T. Griffin, Ga. Tech..................... 78 Josh Sandman, Notre Dame........ 79 Justin Harding, Lamar................... 74 Leroux Ferriera, Lamar................. 79 Michael Thompson, Alabama....... 78 Phillip Hendrickson, E Kentucky... 77 Trey Bowling, E Kentucky............. 74 Will Strickler, Florida..................... 76 Bo Hoag, Ohio State..................... 76 Brent Long, W Kentucky............... 79

72 77 70 74 70 74 76 72 77 73 72 71 74 71 73 76 74 75 75 75 75 75 72 74 74 71 76 75 73 76 76 72 73 74 77 75 75 77 73 73 72 77 77 78

79 78 73 76 80 81 78 76 74 78 76 80 75 77 74 77 74 75 74 77 76 80 76 78 75 80 75 79 77 78 77 80 78 80 74 75 80 73 78 79 83 76 77 73

225 225 225 225 225 225 225 225 226 226 226 226 226 226 226 226 226 226 226 227 227 227 227 227 227 227 228 228 228 228 228 228 229 229 229 229 229 229 229 229 229 229 230 230

+12 +12 +12 +12 +12 +12 +12 +12 +13 +13 +13 +13 +13 +13 +13 +13 +13 +13 +13 +14 +14 +14 +14 +14 +14 +14 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +15 +16 +16 +16 +16 +16 +16 +16 +16 +16 +16 +17 +17

Chris Paisley, Tennessee.............. 78 Drew Allenspach, Indiana............. 79 Harvin Groft, Penn State............... 78 Jordan Weber, N. Iowa................. 79 Kevin Carrigan, UTA..................... 75 Kyle Coconis, Ohio State.............. 76 Luke Symons, Colorado............... 77 Tim Schaetzel, Michigan............... 79 85. Jason Turner, Arkansas................ 74 Karsten Clements, Louisville........ 82 Lion Kim, Michigan....................... 75 Mike Van Sickle, Marquette.......... 76 89. Alex Martin, Indiana...................... 76 Cameron Tringale, Ga. Tech......... 80 Franklin Corpening, TCU.............. 76 Jordan Woolf, TCU....................... 76 Kent Monas, Cleve. St.................. 80 Ted Gray, Marquette..................... 78 Travis Woolf, TCU......................... 78 96. Brandon Lemons, E Michigan....... 76 Brett Cairns, Kent State................ 81 Kelly Kretz, Marquette.................. 80 Matt Bassler, Loyola Co................ 74 Robby Ormand, TCU.................... 76 Wesley Williams, Baylor............... 76 102. Bobby Gates, Texas A&M........... 75 C. DeForest, Illinois...................... 78 Colton Williams, Baylor................. 77 David Holmes, Tennessee............ 82 Hugues Joannes, Lamar............... 74 Michael Mulieri, Loyola Co............ 80 Russell Helson, Lamar.................. 76 109. David Dragoo, Ga. Tech............... 79 Marty Jeppesen, E Michigan........ 74 Peter Sauerbrei, E Michigan......... 77 Ryan Britt, E Kentucky.................. 78 Sam Chavez, Arkansas................ 77 Will Osborne, Arkansas................ 78 115. Jeff Gerlich, Baylor....................... 76 Kyle Cobb, Cleve. St..................... 82 Mark Johnson, Okla. St................ 78 Zachariah Potter, Wichita St......... 79 Zack Reeves, UTA........................ 76 120. Adam Petrasovic, Sac. Heart........ 78 Michael Bielawski, Marquette....... 81 122. Chris Derby, Loyola Co................. 79 Doug Barber, Cleve. St................. 78 Justin Bardgett, Colorado............. 77 125. Patrick Elber, Cleve. St................. 76 Trent Whitekiller Okla. St.............. 79 127. Cody Paladino, Baylor.................. 78 Dustin Schwab, Marquette............ 80 129. Bill Allcorn, Baylor......................... 80 130. Bryce Easton, UTA........................ 83 Travis Wadkins, Wk. Forest.......... 80 Ty Sanders, Wichita St................. 84 133. Chad Bricker, Penn State............. 84 Kevin Lauretti, Sac. Heart............. 80 Ren Han, Indiana.......................... 76 136. Brad Smith, Ohio State................. 83 Michael Imperato, Colorado.......... 84 138. Matt Belizze, Sac. Heart............... 82 139. Alex Redfearn, Loyola Co............. 85 140. Mike O’Keefe, Loyola Co.............. 85 DNF Tommy Campbell, Sac. Heart....... 84

76 78 74 77 75 79 76 74 79 76 78 71 74 74 76 76 74 77 74 77 75 74 79 76 74 75 78 79 74 82 79 78 76 75 83 78 79 80 76 74 79 78 80 76 77 79 78 80 78 83 81 78 80 77 83 78 75 82 85 82 82 82 77 82 88

76 73 78 74 80 75 77 77 78 73 78 84 82 78 80 80 78 77 80 80 77 79 80 81 83 84 78 78 78 78 75 80 80 86 75 79 79 77 84 80 79 79 80 83 79 80 82 81 85 77 81 82 81 82 79 80 84 81 82 80 79 82 86 90 -

230 230 230 230 230 230 230 230 231 231 231 231 232 232 232 232 232 232 232 233 233 233 233 233 233 234 234 234 234 234 234 234 235 235 235 235 235 235 236 236 236 236 236 237 237 238 238 238 239 239 240 240 241 242 242 242 243 243 243 245 245 246 248 257

+17 +17 +17 +17 +17 +17 +17 +17 +18 +18 +18 +18 +19 +19 +19 +19 +19 +19 +19 +20 +20 +20 +20 +20 +20 +21 +21 +21 +21 +21 +21 +21 +22 +22 +22 +22 +22 +22 +23 +23 +23 +23 +23 +24 +24 +25 +25 +25 +26 +26 +27 +27 +28 +29 +29 +29 +30 +30 +30 +32 +32 +33 +35 +44

Review

2008 NCAA Championship May 28-31, 2008 • The Kampen Course • Par: 72 • Yards: 7,450 • West Lafayette, Ind.

Team Results 1. UCLA...............................297 2. Stanford...........................309 3. Southern California.........297 4. Oklahoma State..............298 5. Clemson..........................301 6. Kent State.......................301 7. Washington.....................305 8. Charlotte..........................306 Georgia...........................303 10. Louisville.........................311 11. Florida.............................302 12. Texas A&M.....................309 13. Alabama..........................309 14. San Diego State..............310 15. Middle Tennessee St.......309 DNF Arizona State...................311 DNF Auburn.............................306 DNF Augusta State..................326 DNF East Tennessee St..........313 DNF Illinois..............................302 DNF Indiana............................313 DNF Mississippi St..................326 DNF Oregon............................315 DNF Penn State......................315 DNF Saint Mary’s (CA)............333 DNF Texas...............................311 DNF UAB.................................311 DNF UC Irvine.........................320 DNF Virginia............................312 DNF Wake Forest....................314

293 288 294 296 288 297 290 295 293 296 291 294 297 303 293 293 304 308 300 302 310 297 304 298 309 309 297 297 307 304

298 296 300 301 302 302 307 306 305 300 306 306 297 294 311 312 304 302 310 312 297 312 316 313 307 297 315 302 312 305

306 302 305 305 310 304 306 303 309 306 315 307 315 315 312 -

1194 1195 1196 1200 1201 1204 1208 1210 1210 1213 1214 1216 1218 1222 1225

+42 +43 +44 +48 +49 +52 +56 +58 +58 +61 +62 +64 +66 +70 +73

Individual Results 1. Kevin Chappell, UCLA.............69 2. Jorge Campillo, Indiana..........75 Nick Taylor, Washington..........75 4. Rickie Fowler, Okla. St............74 Sihwan Kim, Stanford..............77 6. Billy Horschel, Florida.............72 7. Kyle Stanley, Clemson............72 Trent Whitekiller, Okla. St........77 9. David Markle, Kent State........70 Hudson Swafford, Georgia......73 Jurrian vander Vaart, Va. Tech.....77 Tim Sluiter, USC......................70 13. Adam Rainaud, Louisville........77 Joel Sjoholm, Georgia St........72 Rory Hie, USC.........................74 16. Corey Nagy, Charlotte.............80 Derek Fathauer, Louisville.......77 18. David Palm, SanDiegoSt.........76 Jason Millard, M. Tenn St........77 Rob Grube, Stanford...............78 21. Stefan Wiedergruen, Charlotte....74 22. Russell Henley, Georgia..........74 23. Bronson Burgoon, Texas A&M...80 Ignacio Elvira, Texas A&M....77 David Ludlow, Kent State........78 Dodge Kemmer, Stanford........78 Kevin Foley, Penn State..........75

73 70 66 77 72 67 68 74 76 69 75 73 71 72 72 70 72 72 72 69 74 78 73 72 75 76 73

68 72 73 70 74 76 74 73 76 79 73 73 74 75 77 76 72 72 73 73 78 75 78 75 73 74 74

76 72 75 73 71 80 82 72 75 76 72 81 76 79 75 73 78 80 78 80 75 75 72 79 77 75 81

286 -2 289 +1 289 +1 294 +6 294 +6 295 +7 296 +8 296 +8 297 +9 297 +9 297 +9 297 +9 298 +10 298 +10 298 +10 299 +11 299 +11 300 +12 300 +12 300 +12 301 +13 302 +14 303 +15 303 +15 303 +15 303 +15 303 +15

Zach Bixler, Washington.........74 29. Andrea Pavan, Texas A&M....75 Ben Martin, Clemson...............74 Henrik Norlander, Augusta St....75 Michael Thompson, Alabama....76 33. Erik Flores, UCLA....................76 John Hahn, Kent State............83 Matthew Giles, USC................78 Philip Francis, UCLA...............76 Trevor Murphy, Charlotte.........77 38. Craig Leslie, UCLA..................76 David May, Clemson...............80 Mark Harrell, Alabama.............79 Matthew Swan, Alabama.........75 Sam Saunders, Clemson........81 43. Brett Cairns, Kent State..........78 Gareth Shaw, ETSU................74 Jamie Lovemark, USC............79 Jordan Cox, Stanford..............79 Bobby Gates, Texas A&M....77 Tom Glissmeyer, USC.............75 Tyson Alexander, Florida.........75 50. Adam Mitchell, Georgia...........78 Manuel Villegas, Florida..........76 52. Johan Carlsson, SanDiegoSt....80 Matt Hoffenberg, SanDiegoSt....84 Steve Ziegler, Stanford............76 55. Aaron Goldberg, SanDiegoSt....74 Adam Hadwin, Louisville.........78 Jonas EnanderHedin, Charlotte...78 Rick Cochran, M. Tenn St.......75 Tze Huang Choo, Washington....84 60. Chas Narramore, M. Tenn St....80 Kevin Tway, Okla. St...............81 Lucas Lee, UCLA....................79 63. Will Strickler, Florida................79 64. Darren Wallace, Washington....79 Joseph Sykora, Alabama........79 Karsten Clements, Louisville....80 Phillip Mollica, Clemson..........75 Trent Leon, Okla. St................73 69. Kent Bulle, M. Tenn St.............77 Mark Johnson, Okla. St...........74 71. Brian Harman, Georgia...........78 Nick Bailes, M. Tenn St...........86 73. Harris English, Georgia...........86 Tom Ballinger, Kent State........75 Tyler Brown, Florida................83 76. Andrew DiBitetto, Charlotte.....77 77. Daryl Fathauer, Louisville........79 78. John Wise, Washington..........77 79. Chad Moscovic, SanDiegoSt....80 80. Matt Hughes, Alabama............90 81. Matt Van Zandt, Texas A&M....82 DNF Adam West, UAB....................74 DNF Alex Martin, Indiana................81 DNF Amory Davis Virginia...............82 DNF Bobby Hudson, Texas.............78 DNF Brad Smith, UAB.....................75 DNF Braxton Marquez, Arizona St....78 DNF Brendan Gielow, Wk. Forest....79 DNF Carlos Sainz, Jr., Miss. St.......81 DNF Chadd Cocco, St. Mary’s........76 DNF Charlie Holland, Texas............75

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DNF Chris McCartin, Wk. Forest.....84 DNF Cian McNamara, ETSU...........81 DNF Dan Woltman, Wisconsin........82 DNF Daniel Cone, St. Mary’s..........86 DNF Derek Sipe, Oregon................80 DNF Derek Tolan, Colorado............74 DNF Drew Allenspach, Indiana........79 DNF Dustin Groves, Wk. Forest......80 DNF Eric Shriver, Pepperdine.........80 DNF Glenn Northcut, Auburn...........77 DNF Gordon Strother, Auburn........75 DNF Greg Carlin, Virginia................77 DNF Harvin Groft, Penn State.........83 DNF Isaiah Telles, Oregon..............83 DNF Jace Moore, Texas..................82 DNF Jack Dukeminier, Oregon........90 DNF Jake Amos, Augusta St...........84 DNF James Byrne, Arizona St.........78 DNF James Sacheck TCU..............78 DNF Jay Moseley, Auburn...............76 DNF Jesper Kennegard, Arizona St.....80 DNF Jim Markovitz, Penn State......81 DNF Joey Benedetti, Oregon..........74 DNF John Chin, UC-Irvine...............83 DNF Josh Bevell, Miss. St...............84 DNF Josh Oller, Miss. St.................84 DNF Joshua Kelley, St. Mary’s........87 DNF Keith Guest, Augusta St..........85 DNF Kenny Kim, UC-Irvine..............80 DNF Kevin Schultz, Texas...............83 DNF Knut Borsheim, Arizona St......79 DNF Kyle Sapp, UAB......................84 DNF Kyle Stough, Virginia...............75 DNF Lance Lopez, Texas................76 DNF Larry Blatt, Illinois....................77 DNF Matt Fast, Miss. St..................84 DNF Matt Hoffman, Illinois...............80 DNF Max Greil, UC-Irvine................85 DNF Michael McRae, St. Mary’s.....89 DNF Mike Oimoen, UAB..................83 DNF Mitchell Krywulyez, Augusta St.....89 DNF Noah Goldman, Miss. St.........77 DNF Patton Kizzire, Auburn.............79 DNF Rhys Enoch, ETSU.................75 DNF Robert McRae, St. Mary’s.......84 DNF Robert Rohanna, Penn State.....76 DNF Santiago Quirarte, Indiana......83 DNF Scott Langley, Illinois...............74 DNF Seamus Power, ETSU............83 DNF Sean Maekawa, Oregon.........78 DNF Sean Shahi, UC-Irvine............80 DNF Seth Brandon, Indiana............78 DNF Simon Doherty, ETSU.............85 DNF Stephan Gross, Arizona St......76 DNF Steven Groover, Auburn..........78 DNF Steven Rojas, Virginia.............88 DNF T.J. Howe, Penn State.............84 DNF Tarik Can, Augusta St..............82 DNF Tim Cha, UC-Irvine.................77 DNF Travis Wadkins, Wk. Forest....82 DNF Webb Simpson, Wk. Forest.....73 DNF Will Collins, Virginia.................78 DNF Zach Barlow, Illinois................76 DNF Zack Sucher, UAB...................79

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Conference Results

Regional Results

NCAA Results

Annual Results

Team Victories

Individual Victories

Letterwinners

Scoring Records

Player Honors

Aggies in the Pros

Ryan Palmer

A three-time All-Big 12 pick at A&M, Palmer proudly represents his school on the PGA TOUR with his trademark â&#x20AC;&#x153;Old Sargeâ&#x20AC;? headcover and A&M logo on his bag.

History

Conference Championships All-Time Champions

SWC (1926-1996), Big 12 (1997-) Year Site

A&M Finish

Champion Texas A&M

1956

Bobby Nichols

1960

Dickie Duble John Lively, Jr. (tied with Terry Dill, Texas)

1926

(unknown)

1st

John Deck, Texas

1962

John Lively, Jr.

1927

Dallas, Texas

Texas

n/a

Jimmy Wilson, TCU

1963

Eugene Byrd

1928

Austin, Texas

Texas

n/a

Gib Payne, Texas

1971

Steve Veriato

1929

Ft. Worth, Texas

Rice

n/a

Billy Birdwell, Arkansas

1930

Houston, Texas

Rice

3rd

Greenwood, Rice

1982

Danny Briggs

1931

Dallas, Texas

SMU

1990

Bobby Gee

1932

Austin, Texas

Texas

1995

Anthony Rodriguez Dru Fenimore

1933

Ft. Worth, Texas

Texas

DNP

Ed White, Texas

1934

Ft. Worth, Texas

Texas

n/a

Ed White, Texas

1935

Houston, Texas

Texas

n/a

Ed White, Texas

Year

Site

1936

Austin, Texas

Texas

5th

Bill Welch, Texas

1973

Austin, Texas

1937

Ft. Worth, Texas

Texas

n/a

Bill Welch, Texas

1974

Houston, Texas

1938

Dallas, Texas

n/a

Rufus King, SMU

1975

Lubbock, Texas

1939

Houston, Texas

3rd

Rufus King, SMU

1976

Huntsville, Texas

1940

Houston, Texas

1941

Austin, Texas

1942

Dallas, Texas

1943

Houston, Texas

1944

Austin, Texas

1945

Dallas, Texas

1946

Houston, Texas

1947

Waco, Texas

Medalist

A&M’s Individual Champions

Texas

O’Hara Watts, SMU

n/a

O’Hara Watts, SMU

1982 SWC Champion A&M Finish

Champion

Texas

Ben Crenshaw, Texas

Texas, Houston

4th

Keith Fergus, Houston

Texas, Houston

6th

Houston

4th

Texas

2nd

Buck Luce, Texas

1977

Tyler, Texas

Houston

2nd

Ed Fiori, Houston

Texas

3rd

Leonard Spitzer, Texas

1978

Tyler, Texas

Houston

3rd

Terry Snodgrass, Houston

Texas

n/a

John Russell, Texas

1979

Tyler, Texas

Houston

2nd

Fred Couples, Houston

Texas

3rd

Bill Roden, Texas

1980

Tyler, Texas

Houston

4th

Ray Barr, Houston

Texas

2nd

Frank Hoover, Texas

1981

Tyler, Texas

Texas

2nd

Joe Ruby, Texas

1982

Missouri City, Texas

Texas

4th

Hugh Dahlberg, Texas

1983

Columbia Lakes, Texas

Texas

4th

Ed Hopkins, Texas

1984

Abilene, Texas

Houston

1st

Bob Watson, Texas

1985

Lakeway, Texas

Texas

2nd

Bob Watson, Texas

1986

Little Rock, Ark.

Texas A&M

Texas

Texas A&M

Houston

Brandel Chamblee, Texas Steve Elkington, Houston

4th

Steve Elkington, Houston

1950

College Station, Texas

Texas

6th

Buddy Weaver, Rice

1987

Houston, Texas

1951

College Station, Texas

Texas

4th

Buddy Weaver, Rice

1988

Plano, Texas

1952

Dallas, Texas

Texas

4th

Wes Ellis, Texas

1989

Columbia Lakes, Texas

Texas

1953

Ft. Worth, Texas

5th

Julian Oates, Texas

1990

Lakeway, Texas

Texas

1954

Waco, Texas

5th

Joe Golden, Texas

1991

Ft. Worth, Texas

1955

Houston, Texas

2nd

John Garrett, Rice

1992

Lubbock, Texas

SMU

Texas

SMU

1956

Fayetteville, Ark.

SMU

1957

Austin, Texas

Baylor

1958

Dallas, Texas

Arkansas

1959

College Station, Texas

Texas Tech

Texas A&M

Waco, Texas Fayetteville, Ark.

1964

Lubbock, Texas

1965

4th

Chip Carter, SMU

6th

Mark Pfingston, Rice

5th

Bobby Gee, A&M

Texas

7th

Justin Leonard, Texas

Texas

4th

Justin Leonard, Texas;

SMU

Jason Hill, Tech

Texas

6th

Justin Leonard, Texas

2nd

Jerry Pittman, SMU

1994

Waco, Texas

Texas

2nd

Justin Leonard, Texas

2nd

Don Massengale, TCU

1995

Houston, Texas

Texas

2nd

3rd

John Farquhar, Tech

Dru Fenimore, A&M

Gene Teter, SMU

Lance Combrink, Houston

Jim Skinner, SMU

1st

Terry Dill, Texas John Lively, Jr., A&M

1962

Tray Tyner, Houston

College Station, Texas

1963

Jim Sorenson, TCU

1st

Texas A&M

1993

Dickie Duble, A&M

4th

Bobby Nichols, A&M

Houston, Texas

2nd

Ft. Worth, Texas

John Thornton, Baylor

TCU

Danny Briggs, A&M

4th

Houston, Texas

Ray Barr, Houston

1st 3rd

Austin, Texas

4th

1948

1961

Lance Ten Broeck, Texas Keith Fergus, Houston

Rice

1949

1960

Medalist

6th

2nd

Danny Briggs

1996

Houston, Texas

Texas Tech

3rd

Texas A&M

1st

Chris Blocker, Tech

1997

Hutchinson, Kan.

Texas A&M

1st

John Lively, Jr., A&M

1998

Texas A&M

1st

Eugene Byrd, A&M

1999

Anthony Rodriguez, A&M

Bryan Novoa, Tech Hank Kuehne, SMU

Oklahoma State

8th

Leif Westerberg, Okla. St.

Hutchinson, Kan.

Oklahoma State

5th

Hunter Haas, Oklahoma

Hutchinson, Kan.

Kansas

7th

David Gossett, Texas

Texas

4th

Pat Thompson, Texas

2000

Hutchinson, Kan.

Oklahoma State

5th

Charles Howell, Okla. St.

College Station, Texas

Texas

4th

Randy Geiselman, Texas

2001

Hutchinson, Kan.

Baylor

6th

Worth Williams, Baylor

1966

Austin, Texas

Baylor

8th

Mason Adkins, Texas

2002

Hutchinson, Kan.

Texas

9th

Anders Hultman, Okla. St.

1967

Dallas, Texas

1st

Robert McKinney, Tech

2003

Tulsa, Okla.

Texas

4th

Hunter Mahan, Okla. St.

1968

Ft. Worth, Texas

2nd

Jess Claiborne, TCU

2004

Hutchinson, Kan.

Texas

10th

Jason Hartwick, Texas

1969

Waco, Texas

1970

Houston, Texas

1971

Arlington, Texas

1972

Fayetteville, Ark.

Texas A&M

Texas

Texas A&M

1st

Rik Massengale, Texas

2005

Trinity, Texas

Oklahoma State 5th

Anthony Kim, Oklahoma

Texas

2nd

Dean Overturf, Texas

2006

Tulsa, Okla.

Oklahoma

Matt Rosenfeld, Texas

Texas Tech

4th

Steve Veriato, A&M

2007

Hutchinson, Kan.

Oklahoma State 2nd

Pablo Martin, Oklahoma State

Texas

4th

Ben Crenshaw, Texas

2008

Trinity, Texas

Oklahoma State 4th

Rickie Fowler, Oklahoma State

3rd

History

NCAA Regional Championships 2004

1989

Birck Boilermaker Kampen Course West Lafayette, Ind.

Stonebridge Ranch Country Club McKinney, Texas

Texas A&M

4th place of 27 teams.......................292-303-304=899

17th place of 18 teams.....................323-315-296=934

A&M Individuals

28. Randy Lee..................................80-75-71=226 67. Roy MacKenzie...........................80-80-74=234 71. Mark Miller..................................81-77-77=235 90. Bobby Gee..................................82-84-74=240 99. Chris James................................84-83-83=250

1990

Ohio State Scarlet Golf Course Columbus, Ohio Texas A&M

18th place of 21 teams.....................307-311-306=924

A&M Individuals

28. Mike Janik...................................76-78-74=228 48. Randy Lee..................................76-76-77=229 85. Andy Cooper...............................78-80-78=226 100. Mark Miller..................................77-83-78=238 111. Bobby Gee.................................WD-77-77=NS

Miguel del Angel

1995 Bentwater Country Club Montgomery, Texas

39. Anthony Rodriguez.....................76-79-70=225

49. Shane Bertsch............................75-72-80=227 65. Brent Brown................................78-74-77=229 72. Marco Gortana . .........................79-74-77=230 94. Morgan Brown............................79-78-77=234

University of Michigan Golf Course Ann Arbor, Mich. Texas A&M

1st place of 21 teams...................... 284-290-297=871

A&M Individuals

1997

9. Marco Gortana............................71-73-75=219 27. Anthony Rodriguez.....................81-71-72=224 37. Ryan Dreyer................................75-75-75=225 81. Dru Fenimore..............................76-78-79=233 106. Brent Brown................................82-78-83=243

Jimmie Austin OU Golf Course Golf Club, Norman, Okla. Texas A&M

3rd place of 21 teams...................... 279-286-294=859

A&M Individuals

1994

1. Miguel del Angel........................ 73-68-68=209 10. Jeff Brown.................................. 68-71-74=213 22. Ty Cox........................................ 71-73-73=217 41. Ryan Palmer.............................. 70-74-76=220 84. Lee Reed................................... 73-78-78=229

Texas A&M

1998

Oklahoma City Golf and CC Oklahoma City, Okla. 12th place of 21 teams.....................285-295-295=875

A&M Individuals

39. * Anthony Rodriguez.....................70-68-75=213 23. Dru Fenimore..............................67-75-74=216 71. Ryan Dreyer................................74-77-72=223 82. Marco Gortana . ........................75-77-74=226 87. Mark Wood.................................74-75-79=228 *won playoff to earn individual bid to NCAA Championships

A&M Individuals

Ohio State Scarlet Golf Course Columbus, Ohio

2006

Texas A&M

A&M Individuals

Texas A&M

2000

1993

11th place of 21 teams.....................303-297-301=901

3rd place of 27 teams.......................290-291-282=863

A&M Individuals

3. Dru Fenimore............................. 69-69-75=213 15. Ty Cox........................................ 69-76-73=218 30. Miguel del Angel........................ 74-72-75=221 54. Jeff Brown.................................. 75-75-74=224 Tim McMillan.............................. 72-74-78=224

Ohio State Scarlet Golf Course Columbus, Ohio

1999 A&M Individual

1996

A&M Individuals

Warren Golf Course South Bend, Ind.

32. Ryan Palmer............................... 75-75-72=222

Texas A&M

=907

2005

17th place of 21 teams.................... 299-308-296=903

1992

17th place of 21 teams.......... 308-298-301

Andrew Parr

5. Bobby Gates...............................73-69-67=209 20. David Schultz..............................71-75-69=215 50. Jerad Harklau.............................76-73-71=220 66. Martin Piller.................................72-74-76=222 108. Andrew Parr................................74-81-75=230

39. Anthony Rodriguez.................... 73-73-71=217 65. Dru Fenimore............................. 73-79-74=226 90. Tim McMillan.............................. 77-77-77=231 Jeff Brown.................................. 76-81-74=231 109. Ryan Dreyer............................... 79-79-85=243

Stonebridge Ranch Country Club McKinney, Texas

6. Andrew Parr................................69-74-76=219 8. Stephen Reed.............................74-72-75=221 38. David Tasker...............................75-79-75=229 51. Rand Arbuckle............................74-79-78=231 77. David Schultz..............................77-78-79=234

Oak Hill Country Club San Antonio, Texas Texas A&M

11th place of 21 teams.................... 282-289-300=871

A&M Individuals

Victoria Country Club Victoria, Texas

Sand Ridge Golf Course Cleveland, Ohio

Texas A&M

13th place of 27 teams..................... 291-292-285=868

A&M Individual

Texas A&M

3rd place of 27 teams.......................284-291-292=867

A&M Individuals

10. Matt Lindholm ............................ 69-68-74=211 54. Sean Gilliland.............................. 75-77-67=219 68. Ty Cox......................................... 73-73-75=221 74. Dwayne Morley........................... 74-79-69=211 134. Casey Cronin.............................. 78-74-82=234

4. Bronson Burgoon........................68-71-75=214 4. Andrew Parr................................68-74-72=214 20. Bobby Gates...............................74-72-72=218 47. Martin Piller.................................74-76-73=223 63. Jerad Harklau.............................75-74-77=226

2001

2007 Rich Harvest Farms Sugar Grove, Ill.

Karsten Creek Golf Course Stillwater, Okla. Texas A&M

Texas A&M

=894

T10th place of 27 teams...................320-287-311=918

12. Stephen Reed............................. 74-71-73=218 40. Duke Butler................................. 78-70-75=223 60. Dwayne Morley........................... 72-78-76=226 97. Casey Cronin............................. 71-79-81= 231 114. Josh McCoy................................ 74-79-81=234

14. Bronson Burgoon........................73-74-77=224 29. Austin Schauer...........................80-68-79=227 29. Bobby Gates...............................83-69-75=227 108. Martin Piller.................................84-78-80=242 124. Trey Todd....................................84-76-88=248

13th place of 27 teams.......... 291-298-305

A&M Individual

2003

Colbert Hills Golf Course Manhattan, Kan.

A&M Individuals

2008

Ohio State Scarlet Golf Course Columbus, Ohio Texas A&M

Texas A&M

7th place of 27 teams.......................298-294-305=897

A&M Individuals

12. Nacho Elvira...............................74-74-74=222 33. Andrea Pavan.............................74-72-79=225 41. Bronson Burgoon........................75-77-74=226 41. Matt Van Zandt...........................75-73-78=226 102. Bobby Gates...............................75-75-84=234

23rd place of 27 teams..................... 296-297-294=887 38. Parker Briley............................... 72-75-71=218 85. Andrew Parr................................ 74-76-74=224 Stephen Reed............................. 77-73-74=224 96. David Tasker............................... 77-73-75=225 137. Shaun Helmle............................. 73-85-77=235

A&M Individuals

12. Ryan Palmer.............................. 68-69-75=212 34. Miguel del Angel........................ 72-75-71=218 66. Ryan Tull.................................... 68-75-79=222 75. Lee Reed................................... 74-74-75=223 103. Ty Cox........................................ 80-71-79=230

History

NCAA Championships 1955

Holston Hills Country Club Knoxville, Tenn. Team Champion

LSU . .................................................................. 574

Individual Champion Joe Campbell, Purdue

Texas A&M

T27th place..............................................310-302=629

A&M Individuals

Bobby Briggs...............................................75-74=149 Marcelino Moreno........................................78-73=151 David Vandervoort.......................................80-73=153 Gary Fletcher...............................................75-80=155 Tommy Cox..................................................92-82=174

Match Play Qualifiers

Briggs def. Buddy Manderson, Alabama, 1 up (19) Briggs def. Ron Wenzler, Memphis State, 3 up Moreno def. James Russell, Ohio, 5 and 4 Moreno def. Mike de Venanzio, Drexel, 2 and 1

Third Round (Sweet 16)

Roger Rubindall, Wisconsin, def. Briggs, 1 up Joe Campbell, Purdue, def. Moreno, 2 and 1

1957

1961

1969

Purdue University Golf Course West Lafayette, Ind. Purdue

Team Champion

1977

Broadmoor Country Club Colorado Springs, Colo. 584

Individual Champion Jack Nicklaus, Ohio State

Texas A&M

5th place..................................................310-301=602

A&M Individuals

Dickie Duble................................................74-72=146 John Lively, Jr..............................................75-73=148 Ralph Johnston............................................78-75=153 Billy Martindale............................................79-76=155 Jimmy Fetters..............................................79-78=157

Team Champion

Houston................................................................ 1223

Individual Champion

Bob Clark, Cal State-Los Angeles.......................... 298

Texas A&M

22nd place......................................314-326=640 (MC)

A&M Individuals

Tucson National Golf Club Tucson, Ariz.

Pete Byer, Marshall, def. Duble, 1 up

Texas

Team Champion

Eugene Country Club Eugene, Ore.

Oklahoma State.......................280-288-288-284=1140

Wichita Country Club Wichita, Kan.

Ben Crenshaw, Texas............................................. 273

David Edwards, Oklahoma St........... 71-69-69-72=281

Individual Champion

Texas A&M

Oklahoma State...................................................... 581

Individual Champion

Steve Veriato.......................................74-73-147 (MC)

R.H. Sikes, Arkansas

Texas A&M

A&M Individuals

Harry Hoskins..............................................76-71=147 Ralph Johnston........................................................73-

Cape Coral Country Club Cape Coral, Fla.

Match Play Qualifier

Team Champion

Match Play Qualifier

Moreno def. Lanny Neilsen, BYU, 2 and 1 Moreno def. Jack Parnell, Oklahoma A&M, 1 up Moreno def. Tom Hadley, Minnesota, 1 up Moreno def. Roger Rubindall, Wisconsin, 1 up (20)

Semfinals (Final Four)

Rex Baxter, Houston, def. Moreno, 5 and 3

1960

Third Round (Sweet 16)

R.H. Sikes, Arkansas, def. Hoskins, 5 and 4

1967 Shawnee Golf Course Delaware, Pa. Team Champion

A&M Individuals

1972

Texas A&M

T15th Place............................................................ 606

Harry Hoskins def. John Doyle, Penn State, 1 up Harry Hoskins def. ???? Allen, 1 up

15th place................................292-302-295-307=1199

A&M Individual Qualifier

Rex Baxter, Houston

Marcelino Moreno........................................77-75=152 Binky Mitchella.............................................84-77=161 Darrell Martin...............................................89-76=165

Texas

1146

Individual Champion

Ben Crenshaw, Texas....................... 71-66-70-72=279

Texas A&M

Did Not Qualify

A&M Individual Qualifier

10. Steve Veriato.............................. 73-72-72-73=290

1975

Broadmoor Country Club Colorado Springs, Colo.

Hale Irwin, Colorado............................................... 286

Individual Champion

Team Champion

Wake Forest......................................................... 1156

Houston.................................................................. 603

Texas A&M

17th place................................................307-299=606

Individual Champion

A&M Individuals

Jay Haas, Wake Forest.......................................... 282

Texas A&M

6th place..................................................310-302=612

A&M Individuals

Billy Martindale............................................75-73=148 Dickie Duble................................................79-72=151 Alva McCoy.................................................75-76=151 John Lively, Jr..............................................75-79=154 John Johnson..............................................81-78=159

Match Play Qualifiers

Martindale def. Tony Marimon, Houston, 4 and 3 Jim Wright, Oklahoma State, def. Martindale, 1 up (19) Larry Snyder, Ohio State, def. Alva McCoy, 3 and 2 John Konsek, Purdue, def. Dickie Duble, 3 and 2

Florida .................................................................... 588

John Buffin..............................................74-75-79=228 Bill Wade.....................................................75-76=151 Terry Archer.................................................79-73=152 Lee McDowell..............................................79-75=154 Skip Bresk...................................................82-77=159

23. Richard Cromwell.................... 71-73-74-76=294 Tim Carlton............................. 75-69-75-75=294 63. David Ogrin............................. 71-75-75-82=303 95. Biff Alexander.......................... 75-85-75-77=312 103. Doug Ward.............................. 78-86-71-87=322

1979

Ohio State Scarlet Golf Course Columbus, Ohio

Dick Crawford, Houston

Team Champion

1144

Team Champion

Did Not Qualify

A&M Individuals

1978

Third Round (Sweet 16)

Did Not Qualify

A&M Individual Qualifiers

Texas A&M

11th place............................... 315-319-309-291=1234

1971

Match Play Qualifier

Team Champion

Individual Champion

Scott Simpson, USC......................... 73-73-70-73=289

16. David Ogrin................................. 75-82-74-71=302 22. Bobby Baker............................... 79-76-78-72=305 n/a Doug Ward................................. 82-79-76-76=313 n/a Tim Carlton................................. 79-82-84-72=323 n/a Monte Schauer........................... 87-81-81-74=323

Broadmoor Country Club Colorado Springs, Colo. Houston.................................................................. 602

Team Champion

Houston...................................298-300-296-303=1197

Richard Ellis.................................... 80-77-84-WD=241 Duke Butler..................................................75-83=158 Reggie Majors.............................................78-84=162 Tommy Shelton............................................81-82=163 Tommy Gilbert.............................................85-80=165

Duble def. Rodney Horn, Kansas, 3 and 2 Duble def. John Lotz, San Jose State, 4 and 2

1963

Seven Oaks Golf Course Hamilton, N.Y.

Team Champion

Individual Champion

Bermuda Run Golf and Country Club Winston-Salem, N.C. Team Champion

Ohio State............................................................. 1189

Individual Champion

Gary Hallberg, Wake Forest............. 66-72-72-73=287

Texas A&M

23rd place.........................................304-319-MC=623

A&M Individuals

David Ogrin..................................................73-79=152 Richard Cromwell........................................74-79=153 Steve Bowman............................................76-82=158 Doug Ward..................................................81-79=160 Brad Jones..................................................82-84=166

1980

Texas A&M

Ohio State Scarlet Golf Course Columbus, Ohio

A&M Individuals

Oklahoma State.......................291-296-298-288=1173

T32nd place....................................312-313=625 (MC) Steve Whiteside...........................................78-77=155 Bobby Baker................................................79-77=156 Clay Dozier..................................................82-74=156 Larry Gorzycki.............................................76-82=158 Monte Schauer............................................79-80=159

Team Champion

Individual Champion

Jay Don Blake, Utah State............... 69-71-71-72=283

Texas A&M

15th place............................... 305-303-300-309=1217

A&M Individuals

Steve Bowman................................. 74-77-75-77=303 David Ogrin....................................... 79-74-76-74=303 Brad Jones....................................... 80-76-75-77=308 Danny Briggs.................................... 74-76-79-81=310 Richard Cromwell............................. 78-77-74-81=310

History 1981 Stanford Golf Course Stanford, Calif. Team Champion

Brigham Young........................294-280-296-291=1161

Individual Champion

Rod Commans, USC........................ 71-72-71-69=283

Texas A&M

10th place................................293-286-300-304=1183

A&M Individuals

28. Richard Crowmell....................... 73-71-75-74=293 50. Danny Briggs.............................. 73-71-77-77=298 52. Brad Jones................................. 73-74-73-78=299 62. Bart Cobb................................... 73-70-79-79=301 80. Gary Krueger.............................. 80-76-75-75=306

1982

Pinehurst Country Club (#2) Pinehurst, N.C. Team Champion

Houston...................................282-288-279-292=1141

Individual Champion

1985 Team Champion

Houston...................................288-293-300-291=1172

Individual Champion

Clark Burroughs, Ohio State............. 70-70-74-71=285

Texas A&M

22nd place...............................308-299-304=911 (MC)

A&M Individuals

Jorge Coghlan........................................76-78-72=226 Paul Mayo...............................................76-75-75=226 Flint Nelson.............................................75-80-77=232 David Jones............................................81-75-80=236 Sandy Pierce..........................................84-74-82=240

1986

Bermuda Run Country Club Winston-Salem, N.C. Team Champion

Wake Forest................................... 286-290-302-278=1156

Individual Champion

Billy Ray Brown, Houston................. 70-75-65-70=280

Scott Verplank, Oklahoma State ............. 68-68-73-73=282

Texas A&M

4th place..................................290-282-291-298=1161

A&M Individuals

8. Danny Briggs.............................. 73-65-74-75=287 12. Paul Oglesby.............................. 72-73-68-75=288 38. Kel Devlin................................... 70-72-74-77=293 69. Gary Krueger.............................. 76-72-76-75=299 87. Sandy Pierce.............................. 75-83-75-73=306

1983

San Joaquin Country Club Fresno, Calif.

A&M finished fourth at the 1982 NCAAs, the best finish in school history.

Grenelefe Golf Club Haines City, Fla.

23rd place........................................ 307-302-292=901(MC)

A&M Individuals

Individual Champion

Tiger Woods, Stanford.......................69-67-69-80=285

Texas A&M

21st place....................................... 300-314=614 (MC)

A&M Individuals

Jorge Coghlan............................................... 79-71-70=220 Neil Hickerson............................................... 75-73-76=224 Jeff Maggert................................................... 73-79-73=225 Roy Mackenzie.............................................. 80-80-73=233 Flint Nelson.................................................... 82-79-80=241

Dru Fenimore............................................... 73-77=150 Tim McMillan............................................... 72-79=151 Jeff Brown.................................................... 74-80=154 Miguel del Angel.......................................... 81-78=159 Ty Cox ......................................................... 86-84=170

1987

1997

Ohio State Scarlet Golf Course Columbus, Ohio Team Champion

Conway Farms Golf Club Lake Forest, Ill. Team Champion

Team Champion

Oklahoma State.......................298-289-285-288=1160

Individual Champion

Brian Watts, Oklahoma State........... 74-71-69-66=280

Texas A&M

19th place............................... 302-308-296-303=1209

13th place................................ 286-297-300-289=1172

A&M Individuals

Oklahoma State.......................296-284-290-291=1161 Jim Carter, Arizona State.................. 75-68-72-72=287 10th place................................295-298-292-301=1186

A&M Individuals

38. Danny Briggs............................ 77-72-73-75=297 44. Gary Krueger.............................. 72-75-75-76=298 59. Paul Oglesby.............................. 80-76-71-74=301 68. Paul Mayo................................... 72-76-73-82=303 72. Jacky Lee................................... 74-75-79-76=304

1984 Bear Creek Golf World Houston, Texas Team Champion

Houston.......................................... 294-282-285-284=1145

Individual Champion

John Inman, North Carolina...................... 66-67-71-67=271

Texas A&M

10th place....................................... 291-293-293-289=1166

A&M Individuals

19. Jorge Coghlan................................... 69-79-71-70=289 24. Philip Parkin........................................ 72-74-72-72=290 37. Jacky Lee........................................... 74-70-75-72=291 82. Paul Mayo........................................... 77-72-76-76=301 90. Ronnie Byrd........................................ 76-77-75-75=303

Individual Champion Texas A&M

Pepperdine.............................. 287-288-286-287=1148

Individual Champion

Charles Warren, Clemson.................71-68-73-67=279

Texas A&M

45. Randy Wylie.............................. 75-76-71-79=301 66. Roy Mackenzie.......................... 76-78-73-77=304 Gary Gilchrist............................ 75-79-77-73=304 74. Neil Hickerson........................... 76-76-77-76=305 111. Randy Lee................................. 82-78-75-77=312

30. Ty Cox.........................................72-74-76-69=291 36. Jeff Brown....................................70-75-76-71=292 47. Ryan Palmer...............................71-74-73-76=294 58. Miguel del Angel..........................73-76-75-73=297 72. Lee Reed.....................................76-74-76-76=302

1994

2004

Stonebridge Country Club Frisco, Texas Team Champion

Stanford................................................................ 1129

The Homestead-Cascades GC Hot Springs, Va. Team Champion

California................................. 279-289-287-279=1134

2005 Caves Valley GC Owings Mills, Md. Team Champion

Georgia....................................274-284-297-280=1135

Individual Champion

James Lepp, Washington................. 70-67-76-63=276

Texas A&M

26th place.................................................296-296-302

A&M Individuals

Bobby Gates...................................................68-73-77 Jerad Harklau.................................................72-75-75 Andrew Parr....................................................81-74-74 Martin Piller.....................................................81-74-76 David Schultz..................................................75-79-81

2006 Crosswater GC Sunriver, Ore.

Team Champion

Oklahoma State.......................281-291-288-283=1143

Individual Champion

Jonathan Moore, Oklahoma St......... 68-70-69-69=276

Texas A&M

14th place................................291-283-296-299=1169

A&M Individuals

15. Andrew Parr................................ 71-70-69-77=287 42. Bronson Burgoon........................ 74-72-74-72=292 57. Jerad Harklau............................. 71-70-78-77=296 62. Martin Piller................................. 75-71-77-74=297 70. Bobby Gates............................. 75-72-76-76=2991

Justin Leonard, Texas............................................. 271

Ryan Moore, UNLV............................67-70-64-66=267

Texas A&M

2008

14th place................................ 291-292-284-300=1167

The Kampen Course West Lafayette, Ind.

A&M Individuals

UCLA.......................................297-293-298-306=1194

Individual Champion

Did Not Qualify

Individual Champion

A&M Individual Qualifier

Anthony Rodriguez..............................72-74=146 (MC

1996 The Honors Course Chattanooga, Tenn. Team Champion

Arizona State...........................286-300-295-305=1186

36. Stephen Reed..............................73-68-78-72=291 40. David Tasker................................74-76-69-73=292 44. David Schultz...............................71-74-73-76=294 60. Andrew Parr.................................73-74-72-79=298 75. Rand Arbuckle.............................75-81-70-79=305

Team Champion

Individual Champion

Kevin Chappell, UCLA...................... 69-73-68-76=286

Texas A&M

12th place............................... 309-294-306-307=1216

A&M Individuals

23. Nacho Elvira............................... 77-72-75-79=303 23. Bronson Burgoon........................ 80-73-78-72=303 29. Andrea Pavan............................. 75-73-77-79=304 43. Bobby Gates............................... 77-77-76-77=307 81. Matt Van Zandt........................... 82-76-84-84=326

History

Year-by-Year Results (since 1974-75) 1974-75

Tournament SWC Fall Championship Dual vs. Houston Harvey Penick Intercollegiate Border Olympics LSU Invitational Morris Williams Invitational SFA Intercollegiate All-American Intercollegiate Sun Devil Invitational SWC Championship NCAA Qualifier NCAA Championship

322-317-322 399-398 306-304-303

Score 961 797 913

1975-76

Texas A&M Invitational Atascocita Invitational Pan American International Lamar Intercollegiate Menger Hotel Intercollegiate Morris Williams Invitational SFA Woodland Hills Invitational All-American Intercollegiate SWC Championship Southern Intercollegiate

Four-ball Match play 303-292-293 285-290-294

Score 198 3.5 888 869

4 of 9 3 of 9 10 of 19 2 of 7

387-380 767 2 of 4 378-372 750 3 of 3 293-304-297 894 7 of 15 300-298-298 896 3 of 12 306-295-301-291 1193 3 of 9 301-294-312 906 12T of 24 374-366 740 4 of 16 294-301-299-308 1202 13 of 25 314-301-314 929 4 of 9 298-290-306 894 10 of 25

1976-77 Score 610 866 307 375 893 1137

5 of 9 5 of 16 2 of 3 3 of 3 1 of 10 4 of 19

Atascocita Invitational Pan American Intercollegiate Lamar Intercollegiate Border Olympics Mike McKenzie Intercollegiate #1 (Six one-round tournaments) #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Morris Williams Intercollegiate All-American Intercollegiate Southern Intercollegiate SWC Championship NCAA Championship

754 903 911 903 372 389 362 372 367 387 574 1190 894 907 1234

3 of 3 4T of 23 4 of 16 4 of 8 1 of 4 2 of 4 2 of 4 1 of 4 1 of 4 2 of 4 4T of 28 4T of 26 7 of 15 2 of 9 11 of 29

306-304 (4-ball) 290-287-289 307 375 296-297-300 373-381-383

375-379 300-301-302 307-298-306 313-296-294 372 389 362 372 367 387 288-286 301-292-296-301 293-295-306 300-294-313 315-319-309-291

Finish

1977-78

Tournament

Score

SWC Fall Championship All-College Classic River City Intercollegiate Jim Corbett Invitational Bill Bass Intercollegiate Harvey Penick Intercollegiate All-American FR-JUCO

301-297-238 308-295-310 300-304-314 378-374-376 ?? ?? 310-302

?? Pan American Intercollegiate Lamar Intercollegiate Waterwood Intercollegiate Border Olympics Fresno State Classic Morris Williams Invitational April Sound Invitational All-American Intercollegiate SWC Championship Southern Intercollegiate Southwest Spring Classic NCAA Championship

395-380 302-308-299 321-320-320 394-402 296-311-307 387-387-387 297-296-298 287-299 304-293-298-297 296-299-296 295-305-298 285-301-291 292-302-295-310

Coached the Aggies for 28 years and was elected to the National Golf Coachesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Hall of Fame in 1998.

Finish

Tournament SWC Fall Championship All-College Classic Kingwood Triangular Atascocita Triangular Jimmy DeMaret Invitational Harvey Penick Invitational

Bob Ellis

8 of 9 2 of 2 4T of 16

296-289-305 890 2 of 10 369-394-370 1133 4 of 13 308-307-306 921 4 of 16 386-386 772 2 of 12 298-306-309-311 1224 13 of 24 389-370-389 1148 15 of 18 298-307-291 896 6 of 9 291-295 586 1 of 4 307-318 625 33T of 37

Tournament SWC Fall Championship All-College Classic Jimmy DeMaret Intercollegiate

Finish

Finish 195 913 918 1128 910 1134 612

4T of 9 17 of 21 17 of 24 8 of 14 4T of 10 7 of 20 4 of 9

775 909 961 796 914 1161 891 588 1192 891 898 877 1199

3 of 3 8 of 23 14 of 16 2 of 3 4 of 11 9T of 14 5 of 24 3 of 10 10 of 24 3 of 9 6 of 15 2 of 7 15 of 21

1978-79

Tournament

Walden Invitational 378-390 SWC Fall Championship Jim Corbett Invitational 284-288-299 Morton Braswell Fall Classic 373-365-369 Harvey Penick Intercollegiate 377-369-366 Southwestern Intercollegiate 386-384-388-376 Bill Bass Intercollegiate 303-285-315 Pan American Intercollegiate Lamar Intercollegiate Border Olympics Mike McKenzie Intercollegiate Pinehurst Invitational Morris Williams Invitational Longhorn Lago Vista All-American Intercollegiate SWC Championship Southern Intercollegiate NCAA Championship

293-304-299 299-296-291 291-289-301 ?? 389-376-391 309-309-305 377-374-369 294-297-303-302 291-289-301 292-300-310 304-322

Score 768 5-4 871 1107 1112 1534 903

Finish

2 of 3 5T of 8 9T of 15 3 of 12 1 of 20 7 of 8 5 of 14

896 6 of 26 886 3 of 15 881 2 of 13 ?? 1 of 4 1156 5 of 28 923 13T of 21 1120 3 of 6 1196 11 of 18 884 2 of 9 902 7 of 24 626 21T of 28

1979-80

Tournament Buckeye Fall Classic Jim Corbett Invitational Morton Braswell Fall Classic Rancho Viejo Invitational Harvey Penick Intercollegiate Bluebonnet Bowl Classic

302-302-299 295-286-294 376-384 295-298-302 357-364-359 198

Score

Pan American Intercollegiate Lamar Intercollegiate Pinehurst Invitational Guadalajara Invitational Border Olympics Longhorn Lago Vista Great Hills Intercollegiate Morris Williams Invitational All-American Intercollegiate SWC Championship Southern Intercollegiate NCAA Championship

290-293-303 306-302-310 374-195 290-291-298 280-280-283 308-290-297 306-291-306 286-309-290 295-297-292-296 295-301-301 219-221-216-225 307-303-305-309

886 6 of 24 918 6 of 16 569 2 of 18 879 1 of 9 843 1 of 8 895 3 of 9 903 2 of 9 885 6T of 23 1180 9 of 18 897 4 of 9 881 8T of 16 1224 15th of 30

903 875 760 895 1080 198

Finish

5 of 18 6T of 16 6 of 12 4 of 10 3 of 20 1 of 13

History 1980-81

Tournament SWC Fall Championship Fr.-JUCO @ Woodlands Morton Braswell Fall Classic Jim Corbett Invitational Waterwood Invitational Stanford Fall Invitational Harvey Penick Intercollegiate Bevo Fr. Tournament Bluebonnet Bowl Classic

234-210-457 384-393 294-289-297 292-296-298 302-322 369-370-391 357-372-355 308 71-66-73

Pan American Intercollegiate Lamar Intercollegiate Border Olympics New Orleans Intercollegiate Guadalajara Invitational Southwest Spring Classic Morris Williams Invitational SWC Championship All-American Intercollegiate Southern Intercollegiate NCAA Championship

301-307-300 302-298-300 279-280-289 307-314-306 286-319-302 305-297-289 286-297-292 295-286-299 290-296-304-316 ?? 293-286-300-304

Score 901 777 880 886 624 1130 1084 308 210

2 of 8 2 of 6 1 of 11 12 of 15 2T of 11 17 of 23 4 of 18 2 of 3 8 of 19

908 900 848 927 907 891 875 880 1206 898 1183

15 of 24 4 of 16 1 of 9 8 of 18 12 of 15 3 of 12 3T of 24 4 of 8 8 of 18 9T of ?? 10 of 30

1981-82

Tournament SWC Fall Championship Waterwood Invitational Morton Braswell Fall Classic LSU National Invitational Harvey Penick Intercollegiate Bluebonnet Bowl Classic

233-452 322-314 298-315-307 297-288-275 381-366-366 71-71-67

Pan American Intercollegiate Rafael Alarcon Intercollegiate Henry Homburg Invitational Border Olympics All-American Intercollegiate Morris Williams Invitational Southern Intercollegiate SWC Championship NCAA Championship

292-297-289 291-294-286 292-299-291 283-148-431 292-290-304-316 299-299 297-294-309 286-289-278 290-282-291-298

Score 685 636 920 860 1113 209

SWC Fall Championship Waterwood Invitational LSU National Invitational Pan American Intercollegiate Morton Braswell Fall Classic Fresno St.-Pepsi Classic Harvey Penick Intercollegiate Bluebonnet Bowl Classic Columbia Lakes Invitational Pan American Invitational Henry Homburg Invitational Border Olympics All-American Intercollegiate Rafael Alarcon Invitational Morris Williams Invitational Southern Intercollegiate SWC Championship NCAA Championship

240-210-464 310-312 288-286 301-289-290 288-294-289 294-288 360-359-357 69-61-66

387-375-384 282-284-305 299-298-295 294-287-280 280-299-308-301 283-284-297 294-299-302 290-285-292 304-313-311 295-298-292-301

Score

SWC Commissioners Cup 230-207-455 Butler National Invitational 313-320-312 LSU National Invitational 298-308-296 Andy Bean Invitational Pan American Classic 303-292-289 Harvey Penick Intercollegiate 356-357-369 Bluebonnet Bowl Classic 68-67-65 Columbia Lakes Invitational Pan American Invitational Henry Homburg Invitational Border Olympics Rafael Alarcon Invitational All-American Intercollegiate Morris Williams Invitational SWC Championship Southern Intercollegiate NCAA Championship

410-391-372 287-288-298 303-287-302 312-299-297 292-287-289 288-297-291-300 294-293-289 312-309-298 286-288-293 291-293-293-289

2 of 8 3 of 17 3 of 15 3 of 12 1 of 14 2 of 31 2 of 21 1 of 22

1146 871 892 861 1188 864 895 867 928 1186

3T of 11 4T of 17 4 of 24 2 of 12 4 of 12 2 of 13 6 of 21 1 of 15 3 of 8 10 of 32

Score

SWC Commissioners Cup

199-148-386

Finish

892 945 902 909 884 1082 200

2 of 8 9 of 18 13 of 15 10 of 19 3 of 11 5T of 16 1 of 26

1173 873 892 908 868 1176 876 919 867 1166

2 of 12 4T of 20 7 of 19 4 of 13 10 of 15 4 of 30 6T of 17 4 of 9 6T of 15 10 of 15

1984-85

Tournament

Finish

914 622 574 880 871 582 1076 196

1983-84

Tournament

Finish

4 of 8 2T of 8 3 of 10 8 of 15 6 of 22 4 of 23

879 4 of 15 871 9 of 15 882 5 of 21 862 3 of 9 1202 8 of 18 598 8 of 24 900 10T of 15 853 1 of 8 1161 4 of 31

1982-83

Tournament

Finish

Score 733

Waterwood Invitational 302-321 LSU National Invitational 291-301-295 Pan American Classic 284-301-299 Andy Bean Invitaional 295-301-301 Harvey Penick Intercollegiate Bluebonnet Bowl Classic

623 887 884 897 1096 210

4 of 9 6 of 12 9 of 14 7 of 25 5 of 15 14 of ??

Pan American Invitational Henry Homburg Invitational Border Olympics Rafael Alarcon Invitational All-American Intercollegiate Morris Williams Invitational SWC Championship Southern Intercollegiate NCAA Championship

892 310 903 872 1213 873 929 883 911

3 of 20 14 of 18 6 of 15 7 of 14 3 of 12 6 of 18 4 of 9 7T of 20 22 of 30

297-297-298 310 300-296-307 287-288-297 294-299-302-318 294-290-289 314-310-305 305-290-288 308-299-304

1985-86

Tournament SWC Commissioners Cup Grandfather Intercollegiate LSU National Invitational Harvey Penick Intercollegiate

204-140-377 387-373-391 290-284-299 374-374-370

Pan American Invitational 290-284-293 Border Olympics 299-296-309 Rafael Alarcon Invitational 282-281-283 Louisiana Classic 371-369-366 Henry Homburg Invitational 283-299-288 All-American Intercollegiate Morris Williams Invitational 358-356-360 SWC Championship 298-299-293 NCAA Championship 307-302-292

Elk River Invitational LSU National Invitational Buckeye Fall Classic Harvey Penick Intercollegiate Pan American Invitational Border Olympics Rafael Alarcon Invitational Louisiana Classics Morris Williams Invitational All-American Intercollegiate SWC Championship Oak Tree Intercollegiate NCAA Championship

324-312-303 292-302-304 302-299-307 363-359-184 295-296-291 306-300-306 285-291-291 377-381 382-375-377 305-300-289 286-289-278 280-280-288 302-308-296-303

5 of 9

2 of 9 4 of 16 6 of 15 11 of 13

867 904 846 1106 870 889 1074 890 901

1 of 19 7T of 16 3 of 14 2 of 11 11 of 18 7 of 15 7 of 13 4 of 9 24 of 31

Score 939 898 908 906 882 912 867 758 1134 894 853 848 1209

1987-88

Tournament The Woodlands Intercollegiate Southwestern Intercollegiate Harvey Penick Intercollegiate

300-291-295 298-306-296 180-372-363

Pan American Invitational SFA Collegiate Invitational Border Olympics Rafael Alarcon Invitational Morris Williams Invitational All-American Intercollegiate SWC Championship Oak Tree Intercollegiate

293-290-308 380-387 301-301-312 292-298-286 372-383-369 295-292-304 300-287 313-310

Score 886 900 915

William H. Tucker Invitational The Woodlands Intercollegiate Taylor Made Red River Classic Harvey Penick Intercollegiate

293-296-296 289-291-299 285-293-304 372-359-348

John Burns Intercollegiate 295-292-292 Crown Colony Intercollegiate 366-392 Border Olympics 299-320-332 Golf Digest Intercollegiate Louisiana Classics 291-288-311 Morris Williams Invitational 302-305-313 All-American Intercollegiate 308-291-311 SWC Championship 290-302-304 Sheraton Cavalier Classic 294-297-299 NCAA Central Regional 323-315-296

Score

297-294-301 292-298-307 293-298-304 372-368-376

Finish

1 of 12 15 of 24 3 of 13

Finish

5 of 18 1 of 12 11 of 12 3 of 13

879 758 951 910 890 920 910 896 890 934

15 of 26 2 of 12 7 of 15 14 of 15 3 of 15 12 of 12 12 of 18 6T of 9 2 of 14 17 of 18

Score 892 897 895 1116

Finish

Score

Finish

William H. Tucker Invitational The Woodlands Intercollegiate LSU National Invitational Harvey Penick Intercollegiate Southern Intercollegiate

287-304-290 303-303 295-295-290 364-389-375 306-306-291

881 606 880 1128 903

6 of 18 5 of 18 7 of 12 7T of 12 7T of 15

Taylor Made Intercollegiate Pan American Invitational Crown Colony Intercollegiate Border Olympics Louisiana Classics Morris Williams Invitational SWC Championship

310-295-310 293-300-306 292-288 300-333-317 309-310-304 297-307-313 303-298-302

915 899 580 950 923 917 903

7 of 14 5 of 18 1 of 18 10 of 15 14 of 15 9 of 9 7 of 9

1991-92

Tournament The Woodlands Intercollegiate New Mexico St. Classic Stanford Invitational Harvey Penick Intercollegiate

294-308 286-297-302 298-296-300 388-379-380

Score

Taylor Made Intercollegiate Crown Colony Intercollegiate Border Olympics Louisiana Classics Fresno St. Classic All-American Intercollegiate Iron Duke Classic SWC Championship NCAA Central Regional

312-310-314 291 287-299-296 304-299-313 366-356-374 297-304-292 308-297 291-302-299 308-298-301

936 9T of 16 291 4 of 18 882 3 of 15 916 9 of 12 1096 8 of 17 893 4 of 12 605 12 of 21 892 4 of 9 907 17T of 21

The Woodlands Intercollegiate Stanford Invitational Wolf Pack Classic Harvey Penick Intercollegiate

297-304 272-280-281 298-316 288-282-293

Taylor Made Intercollegiate Crown Colony Intercollegiate Border Olympics Louisiana Classics Augusta College Classics All-American Intercollegiate SWC Championships Perry Maxwell Intercollegiate NCAA Central Regional

296-301-302 304-311-301 307-306-303 291-293-295 292-297-298 304-295-297 302-289-321 286-296-288 303-297-301

Score 601 833 605 863

307-308-320 311-299-298 302-307-304 288-288-292 300-294-300 302-304-296

Taylor Made Intercollegiate Crown Colony Intercollegiate Louisiana Classics Border Olympics All-American Intercollegiate SWC Championship Perry Maxwell Intercollegiate NCAA Central Regional

294-277-297 289-291-299 295-295-294 301-309-321 296-290-292 300-292-293 286-283-302 285-295-295

Score

293-294-304 294-294-310 291-297-281 308-298-308 298-299-305

International Intercollegiate

291-297-301

Finish

935 908 913 868 897 902

9 of 12 12 of 15 5 of 12 2T of 20 4 of 13 5 of 14

868 879 884 931 878 885 871 875

4 of 24 1 of 18 2 of 12 8 of 15 3 of 12 2 of 8 5T of 15 12 of 21

1994-95

Tenn. Tourn. of Champions Windon Memorial Classic Tulsa Ping Invitational LSU National Invitational UNLV Rebel Classic

Finish

1 of 18 2 of 24 3 of 21 3T of 12

899 8 of 17 916 2 of 15 916 2 of 15 879 2 of 12 887 5 of 18 896 5 of 12 912 6T of 8 870 6T of 12 901 11T of 21

1993-94

Jack Nicklaus Invitational Tenn. Tourn. of Champions Quintessence Classic Stanford Shootout Harvey Penick Invitational UNLV Rebel Golf Classic

Finish

602 2 of 18 885 10T of 17 894 7 of 24 1147 5 of 13

1992-93

Tournament

9 of 18 3 of 15 9 of 15 9T of 12

890 7 of 12 630 7 of 12 913 8 of 15 929 11T of 15 918 10 of 13 932 11 of 15 910 5 of 9 951 17 of 17 924 18T of 21

1990-91

Tournament

885 879 882 1079

1989-90

William H. Tucker Invitational Woodlands Intercollegiate Taylor Made Red River Classic Harvey Penick Invitational

Finish

8 of 10 7 of 12 4 of 23 4 of 15 3 of 17 3T of 12 6 of 11 4 of 12 8 of 15 7 of 24 1 of 9 3 of 12 19 of 33

891 2 of 19 767 2 of 9 914 12 of 15 876 5 of 12 1124 8 of 12 891 11 of 12 587 4T of 9 623 12T of 13

1988-89

Tournament

Finish

721 1151 873 1118

1986-87

Tournament

Finish

Score

Pan American Invitational 289-295-306 Crown Colony Intercollegiate 307-323 Border Olympics 301-311-301 Louisiana Classics 307-312-310 Morris Williams Invitational 306-305-307 All-American Intercollegiate 304-308-320 SWC Championship 311-302-297 Oak Tree Intercollegiate NCAA Central Regional 307-311-306

Score

Finish

889

2 of 19

891 13T of 15 898 1 of 12 869 4 of 12 914 11 of 12 902 6T of 15

History Taylor Made Intercollegiate Crown Colony Intercollegiate Louisiana Classics Border Olympics All-American Intercollegiate SWC Championship Perry Maxwell Intercollegiate NCAA Central Regional

296-301-300 293 286-297 299-297-291 308-292-310 292-295-287 294-288-298 299-308-296

897 293 583 887 910 874 880 903

1995-96

Tournament Missouri Bluffs Intercollegiate Windon Memorial Classic Taylor Made Red River Classic Harvey Penick Intercollegiate UNLV Rebel Golf Classic

291-304-302 298-307-297 291-290-286 304-297-297 314-305-305

International Intercollegiate Taylor Made Intercollegiate Louisiana Classics Border Olympics All-American Intercollegiate Karsten Creek Collegiate SWC Championship The Maxwell Intercollegiate NCAA Central Regional NCAA Championship

298-286-292 341-297-294 300-298-297 286-298-302 294-297-292 301-295-307 288-298-299 291-295-288 284-290-297 300-314

Score

Relistar Collegiate Missouri Bluffs Intercollegiate Taylor Made Red River Classic Hilton Head Intercollegiate International Intercollegiate Taylor Made Intercollegiate UTEP Intercollegiate Louisiana Classics Border Olympics All-American Intercollegiate Big 12 Championship The Maxwell Intercollegiate NCAA Central Regional NCAA Championship

301-305-308 303-293-289 286-279-287 304-307-296

11 of 14 3 of 12 4 of 17 4 of 12 14 of 15

876 932 895 886 883 903 885 874 871 614

5 of 18 12 of 24 5 of 15 4 of 15 3 of 17 7 of 13 3 of 8 6 of 11 1 of 21 21 of 30

285-302-294 300-289-296 304-301 295-287-305 286-287-282 297-296 306-302-312 287-285-295 279-286-294 286-297-300-289

Score

8 of 12 9 of 15 8 of 17 17 of 18

881 885 605 887 855 593 920 867 859 1172

5 of 19 11 of 20 7 of 11 3T of 15 1 of 15 2 of 16 8 of 12 6 of 14 3 of 21 13 of 30

William H. Tucker Invitational Missouri Bluffs Intercollegiate Taylor Made Red River Classic Palmetto Dunes Invitational

292-304 289-290-290 300-298-310 284-298-289

Waikoloa Intercollegiate Louisiana Classics Border Olympics U.S. Collegiate Champ. MacGregor Downs Big 12 Championship NCAA Central Regional

281-299-300 300-309-301 299-304-287 303-309-288 297-290-296 306-321-302 282-289-300

Score 596 869 908 871

Tucker Intercollegiate Windon Memorial Classic Red River Classic Baylor Invitational Palmetto Dunes Intercollegiate

308-307-304 303-309 283-295-286 302-292-289 302-302-307

Waikaloa Intercollegiate Louisiana Classics Border Olympics Morris Williams Intercollegiate Yellow Pages Intercollegiate Big 12 Championships The Maxwell Intercollegiate

299-314-326 294-301-301 299-290-299 311-310-293 312-303-307 291-296-296 300-301-304

880 12T of 24 910 5 of 15 890 3 of 14 900 8 of 12 883 6 of 10 929 5 of 12 871 11 of 21

Score

SMU Stonebridge Shootout Windon Memorial Classic Pepperdine Intercollegiate Baylor Invitational

293-289-302 300-304-308 290-295-299 298-278-289

Waikaloa Intercollegiate UTSA Invitational Louisiana Classics Morris Williams Intercollegiate

298-287-302 285-300-293 290-291-299 298-303-299

Finish

919 612 864 883 911

18 of 18 12 of 12 10 of 15 9 of 12 16 of 18

939 896 888 914 922 883 905

12 of 23 10 of 15 4 of 18 9 of 12 12 of 12 7 of 12 13 of 15

Score

Finish

1999-00

Tournament

Finish

15 of 23 3T of 14 13 of 14 9 of 18

1998-99

Tournament

884 912 884 865

William H. Tucker Intercollegiate Mason Rudolph Collegiate Club Glove Intercollegiate Barona Collegiate Cup John Burns Intercollegiate Louisiana Classics Morris Williams Intercollegiate Hall of Fame Invitational Border Olympics Billy Hitchcock Invitational Big 12 Championships NCAA Central Regional NCAA Championships

Martin Piller

3 of 16 14 of 15 1 of 12 5 of 16

887 10 of 24 878 6 of 18 880 3 of 15 900 9 of 15

290-298-295 293-284 308-300-304 293-275-286

283-280-286 301-292-289 296-300-297 283-291-310 296-282-297 289-294-288 304-305-295 292-303-304 291-292-284-300

Notre Dame Invitational 303-298-295 Tucker Intercollegiate 289-291-286 Duke Golf Classic 304-304-296 Barona Collegiate Cup 285-278-278 Hooters Match Play Ping Arizona Intercollegiate John Burns Intercollegiate Seminole Intercollegiate Hall of Fame Invitational Morris Williams Intercollegiate Aggie Invitational Big 12 Championship NCAA Central Regional NCAA Championships Border Olympics MacGregor Downs Intercollegiate Big 12 Championships The Maxwell NCAA Central Regional

Score

299-300-287 290-305-292 284-289-304 301-305-304 291-292-285

886 2 of 14 887 8 of 12 877 5 of 12 910 12T of 15 868 13 of 27

2000-01

Tournament SMU Stonebridge Big â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eâ&#x20AC;? Shootout Windon Memorial Classic Taylor Made Red River Classic Henry Griffitts Baylor Invitational

307-296-294 302-302-299 297-280-298 285-286-299

Waikaloa Intercollegiate Puerto Rico Shootout Louisiana Classics Morris Williams Intercollegiate Border Olympics The Intercollegiate @ Finley Big 12 Championships The Maxwell NCAA Central Regional

332-304-296 299-294-294 296-304 298-303 289-293-292 288-304-288 311-314-302 287-299-280 291-298-305

Score

932 13 of 24 887 8 of 15 600 11T of 15 601 13 of 15 874 3T of 15 880 10 of 12 927 6 of 12 866 9T of 16 894 13 of 27

2001-02

Tournament Tucker Invitational Red River Classic Gary Koch Intercollegiate Baylor Invitational

293-309-302 301-291-288 308-295-291 290-290-286

Waikaloa Intercollegiate Coastal Carolina Invitational Louisiana Classics Morris Williams Intercollegiate Border Olympics Kepler Intercollegiate Big 12 Championships The Maxwell

296-291-310 290-306-296 287-292-299 318-304-310 300-293-292 305-304 300-300-289 295-306-289

Score

4 of 19 2 of 18 10 of 12 5 of 17

849 882 893 884 875 871 904 899 1167

6 of 19 5 of 15 13 of 15 10 of 16 7 of 17 5 of 12 10 of 12 4 of 27 14 of 30

The International Collegiate William H. Tucker Intercollegiate Jim Colbert Intercollegiate Adams Cup of Newport Barona Collegiate Classic

314-289-293 291-288-285 323-300-313 301-289-286 291-288-285

Waikaloa Intercollegiate Louisiana Classics Morris Williams Intercollegiate Border Olympics U.S. Intercollegiate Big 12 Championships The Maxwell NCAA Central Regional

299-275-294 290-284-294 287-294-298 286-295-278 296-297-298 312-299-307 289-277-297 296-297-294

Finish

14 of 20 15 of 15 12 of 15 11 of 18

897 892 878 932 885 609 889 890

17 of 24 7 of 17 5 of 15 15 of 15 14 of 17 13 of 17 9 of 12 11 of 12

Score

Finish

896 864 936 876 864

7 of 11 16 of 18 9 of 12 2 of 17 8 of 17

868 868 879 859 891 918 863 887

15 of 25 3 of 15 13 of 18 1 of 20 14 of 16 4 of 12 6 of 15 23 of 27

Score

Finish

861 848 889 878 897 902 909 863 894

6th of 15 8th of 21 7th of 12 4th of 19 7th of 15 10th of 14 5th of 12 3rd of 27 26th of 30

896 T7th of 15 866 5th of 19 904 9th of 14 841 T2nd of 14 2-2 4th of 16

2005-06

Tournament William H. Tucker Intercollegiate Adams Cup of Newport Gary Koch Invitational Landfall Tradition PING/Arizona Intercollegiate John Burns Intercollegiate Southern Highlands Collegiate Hall of Fame Invitational Morris Williams Intercollegiate Aggie Invitational Big 12 Championship NCAA Central Regional NCAA Championships

294-290-295 306-297-292 289-291-286 294-295-281

288-287-287 280-275-286 303-300-299 308-293-289 297-282-292 290-287-292 289-287-290 284-291-292 291-283-296-299

Score

Finish

879 895 866 870

T8th of 19 1st of 16 3rd of 12 1st of 12

862 841 902 890 871 869 866 867 1169

7th of 15 9th of 18 T5th of 15 2nd of 17 6th of 18 2nd of 12 3rd of 12 T3rd of 27 14th of 30

2006-07

Tournament

904 880 894 866

2002-03

Tournament

Finish

897 7 of 16 903 11 of 12 875 12T of 15 870 8 of 17

284-286-291 292-278-278 294-298-297 294-296-288 298-309-290 302-294-306 303-299-307 291-292-282 296-296-302

Finish

883 577 912 854

2004-05

Tournament

Finish

914 885 907 907

1997-98

Tournament

Finish

897 902 867 898 924

1996-97

Tournament

2003-04

14 of 26 1 of 17 2 of 12 2 of 15 5 of 16 2 of 8 8 of 13 17 of 21

Score

International Intercollegiate Inverness Intercollegiate William H. Tucker Intercollegiate PING/Golfweek Preview Isleworth-UCF Invitational Callaway Collegiate Match Play

294-290-280 864 309-299-306 914 294-294-290 878 280-283-276 839 298-301-291 890 3-1

John Burns Intercollegiate Southern Highlands Collegiate Schenkel EZ-GO Invitational Morris Williams Intercollegiate National Invitational Tournament ASU Thunderbird Invitational Big 12 Championship NCAA Central Regional

287-282-286 293-299-302 298-293-295 287-287 280-289-286 282-279-289 285-299-289 320-287-311

855 894 886 574 855 850 873 918

Finish

5th of 10 7th of 15 4th of 21 3rd of 15 3rd of 18 3rd of 16 3rd of 22 7th of 15 6th of 18 2nd of 14 5th of 15 4th of 16 2nd of 12 10th of 27

2007-08

Tournament

Score 873 892 900 915 1106

4th of 16 9th of 15 4th of 11 18th of 18 9th of 11

John Burns Intercollegiate Southern Highlands Collegiate Barona Collegiate Cup U.S. Collegiate Championship ASU Thunderbird Invitational Big 12 Championship NCAA Central Regional NCAA Championship

831 884 827 881 859 1178 897 1216

2nd of 20 6th of 15 1st of 12 6th of 15 2nd of 15 4th of 12 7th of 27 12th of 30

Inverness Intercollegiate PING/Golfweek Preview Oklahoma Intercollegiate Isleworth-UCF Invitational CordeValle Collegiate

292-287-294 303-292-297 296-297-307 304-308-303 360-374-372

281-274-276 291-293-300 277-279-271 304-293-284 287-289-283 299-284-294-301 298-294-305 309-294-306-307

Finish

History

Team Victories (32) (Since 1974-75) 1976 Demaret Invitational

1981 Border Olympics

1977 McKenzie Inter. #1

1981 Pecan Valley Intercollegiate

Monte Schauer.......... 70- 72- 69 211 Don Croonquist.......... 71- 74- 77 222 Craig Schnurbush...... 74- 76- 79 229 Mike Maynard............ 81- 75- 75 231 296-297-300 893 Bobby Baker.............. 72 David Ogrin................ 73 Tim Carleton.............. 74 Mike Maynard............ 76 Monte Schauer.......... 77 372

1977 McKenzie Inter. #4

Doug Ward................ 73 David Ogrin................ 73 Bobby Baker.............. 75 Biff Alexander............ 75 Tim Carleton.............. 76 372

1977 McKenzie Inter. #5 Monte Schauer.......... 71 Bobby Baker.............. 72 Doug Ward................ 73 David Ogrin................ 74 Tim Carlton................ 77 367

72 73 74 76 77 372 73 73 75 75 76 372 71 72 73 74 77 367

1978 Penick Intercollegiate

David Ogrin................ 74- 73- 71 218 Doug Ward................ 77- 73- 71 221 Brad Jones................ 74- 74- 74 222 Steve Bowman.......... 74- 77- 73 224 Biff Alexander............ 78- 72- 77 227 377-369-366 1112

1979 Bluebonnet Bowl

David Ogrin................ 217 Steve Bowman.......... 217 198

217 217 198

1980 Alarcon Intercollegiate

David Ogrin................ 71- 73- 74 218 Richard Cromwell...... 70- 73- 75 218 Steve Bowman.......... 75- 70- 73 218 Brad Jones................ 75- 74- 76 225 290-291-298 879

1980 Border Olympics

Richard Cromwell...... 67- 68- 70 205 David Ogrin................ 68- 71- 69 208 Brad Jones................ 71- 69- 71 211 Jay Kent..................... 74- 72- 73 219 280-280-283 843

1980 Braswell Intercollegiate

Brad Jones................ 72- 72- 70 214 Danny Briggs............. 70- 70- 76 216 Richard Cromwell...... 76- 72- 74 222 Steve Bodenheimer... 76- 75- 77 228 294-289-297 880

Danny Briggs............. 68- 70- 69 207 Gary Kreuger............. 69- 67- 75 211 Brad Jones................ 72- 71- 71 214 Richard Cromwell...... 70- 72- 74 216 279-280-289 848 Jacky Lee........................................ 142 Ronny Byrd...................................... 148 Mike Miller....................................... 152 Duane Standley............................... 153 Brad Jones...................................... 156 589

1982 SWC Championship

Danny Briggs............. 69- 67- 66 202 Sandy Pierce............. 73- 67- 75 215 Kel Devlin.................. 74- 69- 75 218 Gary Kreuger............. 71- 72- 79 222 287-279-295 857

1987 Woodlands Intercollegiate

Neil Hickerson........... 74- 71- 72 217 Gary Gilchrist............. 75- 71- 75 221 Roy McKenzie........... 77- 73- 71 221 Chris James............... 76- 76- 79 231 Andy Cooper.............. 75- 80- 77 232 300-291-295 886

1988 Woodlands Intercollegiate Roy McKenzie........... 72- 74- 72 218 Collin Stopps............. 70- 75- 74 219 Randy Lee................. 72- 71- 80 223 Bobby Gee................. 77- 71- 79 227 Chris James............... 75- 78- 74 227 289-291-299 879

1991 Crown Colony Invitational

1997 Border Olympics

Jeff Brown.................. 71- 70- 68 209 Miguel del Angel........ 74- 68- 73 215 Ryan Palmer.............. 72- 74- 69 215 Lee Reed................... 75- 77- 72 224 Ty Cox....................... 72- 75- 78 225 Matt Welch................. 71- 79- 77 227 286-287-282 855

1999 Pepperdine Intercollegiate

Sean Gilliland............ 69- 73- 72 214 Matt Lindholm............ 71- 74- 74 219 Casey Cronin............. 79- 71- 75 225 Ty Cox....................... 71- 80- 78 229 Matt Loving................ 83- 77- 78 238 290-295-299 884

2003 Border Olympics

143 144 145 149 150 580

Stephen Reed............ 70- 70- 69 209 Andrew Parr............... 71- 72- 71 214 Shaun Helmle............ 73- 76- 69 218 David Tasker.............. 74- 77- 69 220 Parker Briley.............. 72- 81- 77 230 286-295-278 859

1992 Woodlands Intercollegiate

2005 Adams Cup of Newport

Texas A&M................. 69- 61- 66 196

Morgan Brown........... 74- 73 Ryan Dreyer.............. 77- 73 Anthony Rodriguez.... 73- 77 Brent Brown............... 74- 81 Dru Fenimore............. 76- 83 297-304

1983 Southern Intercollegiate

1994 Crown Colony Invitational

Mark Wood................ 69- 73- 74 216 Anthony Rodriguez.... 73- 72- 75 220 Marco Gortana........... 74- 75- 76 225 Scott Fawcett............. 73- 75- 78 226 Ryan Dreyer.............. 83- 71- 74 228 289-291-299 879

2005 Landfall Tradition

Gary Kreuger............. 73- 70- 72 215 Danny Briggs............. 72- 72- 72 216 Paul Mayo.................. 73- 70- 74 217 Paul Oglesby............. 72- 73- 74 219 290-285-292 867

1983 Bluebonnet Bowl

1994 Windon Memorial Classic

2008 Barona Collegiate Cup

1982 Braswell .Invitational

Gary Krueger............. 72- 72- 73 217 Paul Oglesby............. 74- 75- 70 219 Ronny Byrd................ 71- 75- 75 221 Danny Briggs............. 78- 72- 71 221 Bart Cobb.................. 71- 77- 78 226 288-294-289 871

1982 Bluebonnet Bowl

Parkin/Mayo............... 68- 67- 65 200

1986 Pan American Inv.

Roy McKenzie........... 67- 73- 73 213 Neil Hickerson........... 75- 71- 73 219 Jorge Coghlan........... 74- 68- 78 220 Jeff Maggert............... 77- 72- 72 221 Paul Mayo.................. 74- 76- 75 225 290-284-293 867

1987 SWC Championship

Roy McKenzie........... 70- 68- 68 206 Neil Hickerson........... 73- 73- 69 215 Randy Wylie.............. 70- 74- 71 215 Randy Lee................. 74- 74- 70 218 Gary Gilchrist............. 73- 74- 71 218 286-289-278 853

Bobby Gee................. 72- 71 Marco Gortana........... 71- 73 Mark Miller................. 73- 72 Shane Bertsch........... 77- 72 Fernando Ferrini........ 76- 74 292-288

147 150 150 155 159 601

Anthony Rodriguez.... 71- 70- 67 208 Scott Fawcett............. 75- 76- 78 229 Jeff Brown.................. 77- 75- 82 234 Ryan Dreyer.............. 75- 81- 83 239 294-294-310 898

1995 Crown Colony Invitational

Anthony Rodriguez.... 72 Jeff Brown.................. 74 Tim McMillian............. 74 Dru Fenimore............. 74 293

Bronson Burgoon....... 74- 72- 72 218 Jerad Harklau............ 76- 78- 69 223 Andrew Parr............... 78- 73- 77 228 Robert Gates, Jr........ 78- 75- 75 228 Trey Todd................... 78- 77- 76 231 306-297-292 895 Jerad Harklau............ 69- 73- 71 213 Bronson Burgoon....... 73- 72- 73 218 Andrew Parr............... 75- 73- 72 220 Robert Gates, Jr........ 79- 80- 65 224 Trey Todd................... 77- 77- 80 234 294-295-281 870 Nacho Elvira.............. 67- 71- 66 204 Andrea Pavan............ 68- 70- 69 207 Bronson Burgoon....... 71- 69- 68 208 Robert Gates, Jr........ 71- 69- 69 209 Matt Van Zandt.......... 78- 71- 68 217 277-279-271 827

72 74 74 74 293

1996 NCAA Central Regional

Dru Fenimore............. 69- 69- 75 Ty Cox....................... 69- 76- 73 Miguel del Angel........ 74- 72- 75 Jeff Brown.................. 75- 75- 74 Tim McMillian............. 72- 74- 78

213 218 221 224 224

284-290-297 871

History

Individual Victories (Since 1974-75) Individual

Year

Tournament

Score

Bobby Baker...................................1977................*Mike McKenzie Intercollegiate #1...............................................................72 1977................*Mike McKenzie Intercollegiate #2...............................................................75 1977................*Mike McKenzie Intercollegiate #6...............................................................73 Steve Bodenheimer........................1980................The Woodlands/JUCO Fr. Tournament......................................... 75-75 = 150 Danny Briggs..................................1981................Border Olympics...................................................................... 68-70-69 = 207 1982................SWC Championship................................................................ 69-67-66 = 202 Jeff Brown.......................................1997................Border Olympics...................................................................... 71-70-68 = 209 Jorge Coghlan................................1986................Louisiana Classics................................................................... 69-69-74 = 212 Richard Cromwell...........................1977................Bill Bass Intercollegiate...........................................................................= 214 Miguel del Angel.............................1997................NCAA Central Regional........................................................... 73-68-68 = 209 Dru Fenimore..................................1995................SWC Championship................................................................ 71-75-69 = 215 Bobby Gee......................................1990................SWC Championship................................................................ 76-70-72 = 218 Sean Gilliland.................................1999................Pepperdine Intercollegiate....................................................... 69-73-74 = 214 Marco Gortana................................1993................Crown Colony Intercollegiate................................................... 73-74-70 = 217 1993................Louisiana Classics................................................................... 75-70-68 = 213 Neil Hickerson................................1987................The Woodlands Intercollegiate................................................ 74-71-72 = 217 Brad Jones.....................................1980................Morton Braswell Invitational..................................................... 72-72-70 = 214 Jay Kent..........................................1979................Lago Vista Intercollegiate........................................................ 71-71-72 = 214

David Ogrin

1979 All-America Intercollegiate

Gary Krueger..................................1983................Border Olympics...................................................................... 73-73-69 = 211 Randy Lee......................................1989................Border Olympics...................................................................... 68-78-79 = 225 Jacky Lee.......................................1981................Pecan Ridge Fr. Tournament...................................................................= 142 Roy McKenzie................................1986................Pan American Invitational........................................................ 67-73-73 = 219 1988................The Woodlands Intercollegiate................................................ 72-74-72 = 218 Jeff Maggert....................................1986................Morris Williams Intercollegiate................................................. 65-67-71 = 203 David Ogrin.....................................1976................All-American JUCO-Fr. Tournament............................................. 72-72 = 144 1979................Harvey Penick Intercollegiate.................................................. 70-69-68 = 207 Ryan Palmer...................................1998................Border Olympics...................................................................... 69-74-65 = 208 1998................Louisiana Classics................................................................... 70-73-74 = 217 Philip Parkin....................................1984................All-American Intercollegiate..................................................... 68-66-73 = 276 1984................Columbia Lakes Intercollegiate............................................... 73-72-73 = 218 Stephen Reed.................................2003................Mason Rudolph Collegiate........................................................... 71-65 = 136 Anthony Rodriguez.........................1994................Windon Memorial Classic........................................................ 71-70-67 = 208 1994................UNLV Rebel Golf Classic......................................................... 71-70-71 = 212 1995................Border Olympics...................................................................... 68-71-72 = 211 1995................Louisiana Classics........................................................................ 69-71 = 140 1995 ...............SWC Championship................................................................ 73-70-72 = 215 Austin Schauer...............................2007................Morris Williams Intercollegiate........................................................ 71-68=139 Monte Schauer...............................1976................Jimmy Demaret Intercollegiate................................................ 70-72-69 = 211

Dru Fenimore

1995 SWC Championship

* - The Mike McKenzie Intercollegiate was played as a series of six individual one-round tournaments

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Gary Krueger

1983 Border Olympics

Bobby Gee

1990 SWC Championship

Philip Parkin

1984 All-American Intercollegiate 1984 Columbia Lakes Intercollegiate

History

All-Time Lettermen D A Aiken, Thomas ’50 Alexander, Frank ’77 Andrick, Jeffery ’63, ’64, ’65 Antunez, Daniel ’96 Arbuckle, Rand ’02, ‘04, ‘05 Archer, Terry ’67

Baker, Robert ’65, ’76 Baker, William ’51, ’52 Barnett, Jack ’48, ’49 Barrett, John ’51, ’52, ’53 Belt, Kenneth ’74 Beneke, M.N. ’36, ’37 Bertsch, Shane ’91, ’92 Bolton, F.C. ’34 Bowman, Steven ’78, ’79 Brehmer, Herbert ’25, ’26 Bresk, Stephen ’66, ’67 Briggs, Danny ’80, ’81, ’82, ’83 Briley, Parker ’02, ‘03, ‘04 Brown, Brent ’92, ’93 Brown, Jeff ’95, ’96, ’97 Brown, Morgan ’92 Bryan, Travis ‘47, ‘48, ’49 Burgoon, Bronson ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Butler, Duke ’68, ’69, ’70 Butler, Duke IV ’00 Byrd, Eugene ’63 Byrd, Ronald ’83

Cage, J.C. ’35 Callaway, Homer ’52, ’53, ’54 Campbell, Ed ’37 Cardwell, Richard ’65 Cobb, Richard ’80 Coghlan, Jorge ’83, ’84, ’85 Compton, William ’43, ’47 Cooper, Andy ’88, ’89 Cox, Ty ’96, ’97, ’98, ’99 Cromwell, Richard ’77, ’78, ’79, ’80 Cronin, Casey ’98, ’99, ’00, ’01 Currie, Monte ’50

Dahoney, Robert ’51 Darby, Eugene ’50 Day, James ’75 Day, Rusty ’76 del Angel, Miguel ’96, ’97, ’98 Denton, V.C. ’40 Devlin, Kelvin ’81 Devlin, Kris ‘07 Dieckert, Paul ’72, ’73 Douglass, Malcolm ‘52,’53 Dozier, Clay ’72, ’73, ’75 Dreyer, Ryan ’93, ’94, ’95 Duble, Richard ’60, ’61, ’62 Durbin, Jerry ’55, ’56, ’57 Dyer, Douglas ’64, ’65

Eastman, F.A. ’44 Ellis, Richard ’68, ’69, ’70 Elvira, Nacho ‘08

Fenimore, Dru ’93, ’94, ’95, ’96 Ferguson, Jay ’64 Fesperman, Jerry ’45 Fetters, Jimmy ’61, ’62 Fletcher, Jesse ’50, ’51 Fonseca, Thomas ’59 Fouraker, Lawrence ’42, ’47 Franklin, William ’54, ’55 Fullick, Clay ’98, ’99

Gardner, James ’43 Garrett, Tyler ’02 Gates, Robert ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Gee, Bobby ’88, ’89, ’90, ’91 Gilbert, Tommy ’70, ’71, ’72 Gilchrist, Gary ’87, ’88 Gilliland, Sean ’99, ’00, ’02 Gortana, Marco ’91, ’92, ’93, ’94 Gorzycki, Larry ’75 Gourley, Jack ’39, ’40 Guerrero, Oton ’50, ’51

Haltom, Bart ’48, ’49

Handley, E.M. ’36 Hardwicke, Clifford ’35, ’36 Harklau, Jerad ‘05, ‘06 Harwood, Howard ’46 Hauser, Henry ’39, ’40, ’41 Heinen, J.B. ’34 Henry, Johnny ’45, ’47, ’48, ’49 Hickerson, Neil ’86, ’87, ’88 Higgins, Don ’63, ’64 Clay Hodge ‘08 Holcombe, David ’66 Hoskins, Harry ’62, ’63 Howell, Tommie ’42, ’43 Hughes, Steven ’74 Hurley, John ‘07

Janik, Mike ’91, ’92 Johnson, John ’60, ’62 Johnson, Tom ’70, ’71, ’72, ’73 Johnston, Melvin ’46 Johnston, Ralph ’61, ’63 Jones, Alva ’58, ’59, ’60 Jones, Bradley ’78, ’79, ’80, ’81 Jones, David ’82, ’84 Jones, Williams ’43

Keith, P.J. ’31, ’32 Kendrick, M.B. ’35, ’36 Kent, Stephen ’77, ’78, ’79 Kincaid, G.H. ’37 Krueger, Gary ’79, ’80, ‘81, ’82 Kyle, Arthur ’64

Lee, Jacky ’81, ’82 Lee, Randy ’87, ’88, ’89, ’90 Lee, Scott ’84, ’87 Leske, Charles ’68 Lindholm, Matt ’00, ’01 Lively, John ’60, ’61, ’62 Livingston, R.B. ’37, ‘38, ’39 Loving, Matt ’00

Machemehl, Mike ’71 Mackenzie, Roy ’86, ’87, ’88, ’89 Maggert, Jeff ’85

Majors, Reggie ’68, ’69 Massoletti, Chris ‘06, ‘07 Martindale, William ’59, ’60, ’61 Mayfield, Gail ’74 Mayhew, Ira ’38 Maynard, Mike ’75 Mayo, Paul ’82, ’83, ’84 McCord, J.W. ’35 McCoy, Josh ’00, ’01 McDowell, Lee ’65, ’66, ’67 McMayon, W.D. ’38, ’40 McMillan, Tim ’95, ’96 Miller, Mark ’90, ’91 Monroe, D. Mitchella ’57, ’58, ’59 Moreno, Marcelino ’55, ’56, ’57 Morley, Dwayne ’00, ’02

Nelson, Robert ’84, ’85 Nichols, J.W. ’45 Nichols, Robert ’56, ’57, ’58

Oglesby, Paul ’81, ’82 Ogrin, David ’76, ’77, ’78, ’79

Paggi, C.E. ’39 Palmer, Ryan ’97, ’98, ’99 Parkin, Philip ’83 Parr, Andrew ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06 Pavan, Andrea ‘08 Pierce, Samuel ’81 Piller, Martin ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Prewitt, William ’58 Pryor, Harold ’74

Quals, Warren ’46 Quinn, P.R. ’44

Reed, Lee ’97, ’98, ’99 Reed, Stephen ’01, ’02, ‘03, ‘04 Richards, H.J. ’39, ’40, ’41 Richardson, W.H. ’44 Roberts, John ’41 Rodriquez, Anthony ’92, ’93, ’94, ’95

Rohrer, Wayne ’42 Rutan, Don ’46, ’47

Saffle, John ’84 Schauer, Austin ‘07, ‘08 Schauer, Monte ’74, ’75, ’76 Schmidt, William ’73 Schriever, Bernard ’31 Schultz, David ‘04, ‘05 Seemans, Jeffrey (mgr) ’73 Shelton, Tom ’70, ’71 Sherrill, R.L. ’37, ’38 Shindler, Conrad ‘08 Stewart, Mac ’45

T Tasker, David ‘03, ‘04 Tickner, Randy ’72, ’73 Todd, Trey ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 Tomas, Ronald ’65, ’67 Toland, James ’59 Tull, Ryan ’98

Vandervoort, David ’54, ’55, ’56 Van Wert, John ’54 Van Zandt, Matt ‘05, ‘07, ‘08 Vennard, Wick ’54, ’55 Veriato, Steve ’70, ’71, ’72

Wade, Bill ’67, ’68, ’69 Wahrmund, H.O. ’42, ’43 Walker, John ’65 Ward, Douglas ’76, ’77, ’78 Warne, Robert ’41 Washington, William ’46, ’47 Welch, Matt ’97 Whiteside, Stephen ’74, ’75, ’76 Womble, Judson ’41 Wood, Mark ’94 Wylie, Randy ’87

Y Young, Howell ’42

History

A&M Scoring Records Individual

Lowest 72-Hole Score

68-66-69-73=276 (-12)...... Philip Parkin............. 1984 All-American 67-73-66-70=276............... Eugene Byrd............ 1963 SWC Championship 67-64-69-73=273 (-7)........ Steve Veriato........... 1971 SWC Championship 72-69-71-70=282 (-2)........ Dickie Duble............. 1960 SWC Championship 72-70-70-70=282 (-2)........ John Lively, Jr.......... 1960 SWC Championship 283 (-5) ......................... John Lively, Jr.......... 1962 Border Olympics

Tournaments Won, Season

5.....Anthony Rodriguez.................................................... 1994-95 2.....Ryan Palmer.............................................................. 1997-98 2.....Marco Gortana.......................................................... 1992-93 2.....Philip Parkin.............................................................. 1983-84

Team

Tournaments Won, Career

5.....Anthony Rodriguez.................................................... 1991-95 2.....Ryan Palmer.............................................................. 1996-99 2.....Marco Gortana.......................................................... 1989-93 2.....Philip Parkin.............................................................. 1982-84 2.....Danny Briggs............................................................. 1979-83 2.....Roy Mackenzie.......................................................... 1984-88 2.....David Ogrin............................................................... 1975-79

Tournaments Won, Season

7 1.90 ...Philip Parkin.............................................................. 1983-84 72.13....Bronson Burgoon...................................................... 2006-07 72.14 ...Anthony Rodriguez.................................................... 1994-95 72.20 ...Brad Jones................................................................ 1980-81 72.40 ...Jeff Maggert.............................................................. 1985-86 72.50 ...Marco Gortana.......................................................... 1992-93

65 (-7)........Bronson Burgoon.............2008 Burns Intercollegiate 65 (-7)........Robert Gates, Jr...............2005 Landfall Tradition 65 (-7)........Andrew Parr.....................2005 Burns Intercollegiate 65 (-7)........Ryan Palmer.....................1998 Border Olympics 65 (-7)........Jeff Maggert.....................1986 Morris Williams 65 (-7)........Danny Briggs....................1982 NCAA Championships 65 (-7)........Gary Krueger....................1981 SWC Championships 64 (-6)........Parker Briley.....................2003 Maxwell Intercollegiate 64 (-6)........Steve Veriato....................1971 SWC Championships 66 (-6)........Nacho Elvira.....................2008 Barona Collegiate Cup 65 (-6)........Stephen Reed..................2003.Mason Rudolph Collegiate

Year Player

Roy Mackenzie 1987, 1989

Lowest 36-Hole Score

281-274=555 (-21)............................... 2008 John Burns Intercollegiate 280-275=555 (-21)............................... 2006 John Burns Intercollegiate 277-279=556 (-20)............................... 2008 Barona Collegiate Cup 272-280=552 (-16)............................... 1992 Stanford Invitational 279-280=559 (-17)............................... 1981 Border Olympics

1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08

Lowest 54-Hole Score

70-68-65=203 (-13)...... Bronson Burgoon 65-67-71=203 (-13) .... Jeff Maggert 68-66-69=203 (-13)...... Philip Parkin 67-71-66=204 (-12)...... Nacho Elvira 60-67-67=204 (-12)...... Andrew Parr 67-68-70=205 (-11)....... Richard Cromwell 75-66-65=206 (-10)...... Andrew Parr 70-68-68=206 (-10)...... Roy MacKenzie

Lowest 54-Hole Score

2008 Burns Intercollegiate 1986 Morris Williams 1984 All-American 2008 Barona Collegiate Cup 2004 Barona Collegiate Cup 1980 Border Olympics 2005 Burns Intercollegiate 1987 SWC Championships

277-279-271=827 (-37)....................... 2008 Barona Collegiate Cup 281-274-276=831 (-33)....................... 2008 John Burns Intercollegiate 280-275-286=841 (-23)....................... 2006 John Burns Intercollegiate 285-278-278=841 (-23)....................... 2004 Barona Collegiate Cup 280-280-283=843 (-21)....................... 1980 Border Olympics 272-280-281=833 (-19)....................... 1992 Stanford Invitational

Lowest 72-Hole Score

1142 (-10)............................................ 1962 Border Olympics 290-282-291-298=1161 (+9)................ 1982 NCAA Championships 291-293-293-289=1166 (+14).............. 1984 NCAA Championships

Conference Championship

Scoring Avg.

Steve Whiteside Larry Gorzycki Robert Baker David Ogrin David Ogrin Richard Cromwell Brad Jones Danny Briggs Gary Kruegar Philip Parkin Paul Oglesby Jeff Maggert Roy Mackenzie Neil Hickerson Roy Mackenzie Bobby Gee Shane Bertsch Marco Gortana Marco Gortana Anthony Rodriguez Anthony Rodriquez Dru Fenimore Ryan Palmer Miguel del Angel Ryan Palmer Matt Lindholm Stephen Reed Stephen Reed David Tasker David Tasker Andrew Parr Bronson Burgoon Bronson Burgoon Bobby Gates

65-67=132......Jeff Maggert 1986 Morris Williams 68-66=134 .....Philip Parkin 1984 All-American

Postseason

Annual Scoring Leaders

1981

271 (-17).............................................. 2008 Barona Collegiate Cup 274 (-14).............................................. 2008 John Burns Intercollegiate 275 (-13).............................................. 2006 John Burns Intercollegiate 275 (-13).............................................. 2003 Barona Collegiate Cup 275 (-13).............................................. 2004 Waikaloa Intercollegiate

Lowest 36-Hole Score

Lowest Single Round

3...... 1980-81, 1978-79

Lowest Single Round

Won two events in 1998 and carded a 65 at the Border Olympics.

Season Stroke Average

Brad Jones

5......1981-82, 1979-80

Ryan Palmer

75.2 73.5 73.6 74.7 73.9 73.1 72.2 72.8 73.7 71.9 73.6 72.4 73.5 73.3 73.9 75.7 75.2 74.6 72.5 73.6 72.1 74.1 73.6 73.6 73.4 73.9 74.4 74.2 73.3 73.3 73.4 73.1 72.1 73.7

Team

Individual

Lowest Single Round 65 (-7)......................Gary Krueger...........1981 SWC Championships

Lowest Single Round 278 (-10)..................................................1982 SWC Championships

Lowest 36-Hole Score 69-67=136 (-8).........Danny Briggs...........1982 SWC Championships 71-65=136 (-8).........Gary Krueger...........1981 SWC Championships

Lowest 36-Hole Score 284-289=573 (-3).....................................2000 Big 12 Championships

Lowest 54-Hole Score 69-67-66=202 (-14).Danny Briggs...........1982 SWC Championships

Lowest 54-Hole Score 286-289-278=853 (-11)............................1982 SWC Championships

NCAA Regional Championship Individual

Lowest Single Round 67 (-5)......................Sean Gilliland........... 2000 Central Regional 68 (-4)......................Matt Lindholm........... 2000 Central Regional 68 (-4)......................Jeff Brown................ 1997 Central Regional 68 (-4)......................Austin Schauer......... 2007 Central Regional Lowest 36-Hole Score 69-68=138 (-7).........Matt Lindholm........... 2000 Central Regional Lowest 54-Hole Score 73-68-68=209 (-7) .Miguel del Angel........ 1997 Central Regional

Team Lowest Single Round 279 (-9).....................................................1997 Central Regional Lowest 36-Hole Score............................ 279-286=565 (-11).................................... 1997 Central Regional Lowest 54-Hole Score............................ 279-286-294=859 (-5)..............................1997 Central Regional

NCAA Championship Individual

Team

Lowest Single Round . ... 65 (-7).......................Danny Briggs........ 1982

Lowest Single Round . ............282 (-6)..................................... 1982

Lowest 36-Hole Score..... 73-65=138 (-6)..........Danny Briggs........ 1982

Lowest 36-Hole Score..............290-282=572 (-4)..................... 1982 Lowest 54-Hole Score..............290-282-291=863 (-1).............. 1982

Lowest 54-Hole Score..... 71-70-69=210 (-6).....Andrew Parr.......... 2006

Lowest 72-Hole Score..............290-282-291-298=1161 (+9).... 1982

Lowest 72-Hole Score..... 73-65-74-75=287 (-1)... Danny Briggs........ 1982

Highest Finish...........................4th............................................ 1982

71-70-69-77=287 (-1)....Andrew Parr.......... 2006

History

Honored Aggies

All-Conference Players Since 1975 (53)

1975-76.......................... Monte Schauer 1976-77.......................... Monte Schauer David Ogrin 1977-78................................David Ogrin Richard Cromwell 1978-79................................David Ogrin Steve Bowman 1979-80................................David Ogrin Richard Cromwell 1980-81............................. Danny Briggs Brad Jones 1981-82............................. Danny Briggs Gary Krueger 1982-83............................. Paul Oglesby Danny Briggs Gary Krueger 1983-84...............................Philip Parkin Jorge Coghlan 1984-85..................................Paul Mayo Jorge Coghlan 1985-86........................... Jorge Coghlan Jeff Maggert 1986-87...............................Randy Wylie Roy Mackenzie 1987-88............................Neil Hickerson Roy Mackenzie

1988-89.......................... Roy Mackenzie Randy Lee 1989-90.................................Bobby Gee 1990-91........................... Shane Bertsch 1991-92........................... Shane Bertsch Marco Gortana 1992-93...........................Marco Gortana Anthony Rodriguez 1993-94...........................Marco Gortana Anthony Rodriguez 1994-95.................... Anthony Rodriguez Dru Fenimore 1995-96.............................Dru Fenimore Jeff Brown 1996-97..................................Jeff Brown Ryan Palmer 1997-98..............................Ryan Palmer Miguel del Angel 1998-99..............................Ryan Palmer 1999-00.............................Sean Gilliland 2002-03............................Stephen Reed 2005-06...............................Andrew Parr Bobby Gates 2006-07.......................Bronson Burgoon Bobby Gates / Martin Piller 2007-08..............................Bobby Gates

Most Valuable Player

2003...........................Stephen Reed 2004.............................David Tasker 2005..............................Andrew Parr 2006.............................Bobby Gates 2007......................Bronson Burgoon 2008....... Bobby Gates/Nacho Elvira

Most Improved Player

2003........................... Shaun Helmle 2004........................No Award Given 2005..................................Trey Todd 2006........................... Jerad Harklau 2007......................... Austin Schauer 2008......................... Matt Van Zandt

Newcomer of the Year

Richard Cromwell

Bobby Nichols........................ 3rd Eugene Byrd........................ H.M. Lee McDowell...................... H.M. David Ogrin.......................... H.M. Monte Shauer...................... H.M. David Ogrin............................ 3rd Richard Cromwell................. H.M. David Ogrin............................ 3rd Steve Bowman..................... H.M. David Ogrin............................ 3rd Richard Cromwell...................2nd Brad Jones............................. 3rd Danny Briggs....................... H.M. Danny Briggs.........................2nd Gary Krueger....................... H.M. Danny Briggs....................... H.M. Gary Krueger......................... 3rd Paul Oglesby........................ H.M. Philip Parkin............................1st Jorge Coghlan...................... H.M. Paul Mayo............................ H.M. Jeff Maggert........................... 3rd Roy Mackenzie.................... H.M. Neil Hickerson...................... H.M. Roy Mackenzie.................... H.M. Marco Gortana.......................2nd Anthony Rodriguez.............. H.M. Anthony Rodriguez.................1st Dru Fenimore....................... H.M. Miguel del Angel................... H.M. Andrew Parr......................... H.M. Bronson Burgoon................... 3rd Nacho Elvira......................... H.M.

2006........................................Trey Todd 2007........................................Trey Todd 2008............................... Matt Van Zandt

PING All-Region

Anthony Rodriguez

2003.............................Andrew Parr, David Tasker 2004............................David Schultz 2005............................ Robert Gates 2006......................Bronson Burgoon 2007.............................. John Hurley 2008............................. Nacho Elvira

Robert Ellis Leadership Award

All-Americans Since 1958 (33) 1958 1963 1967 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 2006 2007 2008

Texas A&M Team Awards

2003...................................David Tasker 2004...................................David Tasker 2006....................................Andrew Parr Bobby Gates Bronson Burgoon Martin Piller Jerad Harklau 2007............................Bronson Burgoon Bobby Gates Austin Schauer 2008...................................Bobby Gates Bronson Burgoon Nacho Elvira Andrea Pavan

2003........................... Shaun Helmle 2004..............................Andrew Parr 2005..............................Andrew Parr 2006..............................Andrew Parr 2007........................ Chris Massoletti 2008.............................Bobby Gates

B.K. & Jane Watson Academic Achievement

2003............................. Parker Briley 2004............................. Parker Briley 2005..................................Trey Todd 2006......................... Matt Van Zandt 2007...............................Clay Hodge 2008..................................Trey Todd

Bobby Gates

Region Coach of the Year Academic All-Americans (7) 1986................................ Jorge Coghlan 2001..................................Sean Gilliland 2002..................................Sean Gilliland 2003................................... Parker Briley 2004...................................David Tasker

2005..................................... J.T. Higgins 2008..................................... J.T. Higgins

Conference Coach of the Year 1977..........................................Bob Ellis 1982..........................................Bob Ellis 1987..........................................Bob Ellis

History

Aggies in Professional Golf Jeff Maggert

Maggert has finished in the top 10 in seven U.S. Opens since 1994, including third-place finishes in 2002 and 2004.

Aggie Winners on Tour PGA TOUR Miller Barber (24)

1964: Cajun Classic Open Invitational; 1967: Oklahoma City Open Invitation; 1968: Byron Nelson Golf Classic; 1969: Kaiser International Open Invitational; 1970: Greater New Orleans Open Invitationa; 1971: Phoenix Open Invitational; 1972: Dean Martin Tucson Open; 1973: World Open Golf Championship; 1974: Ohio Kings Island Open; 1977: Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic; 1978: Phoenix Open

Jeff Maggert (3)

1993: Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic; 1999: WGC-Accenture Match Play; 2006: Fed Ex St. Jude Classic

Bobby Nichols (11)

1962: St. Petersburg Open Invitational, Houston Classic; 1963: Seattle Open Invitational; 1964: PGA Championship, Carling World Open; 1965: Houston Classic; 1966: Minnesota Golf Classic; 1970: Dow Jones Open Invitational; 1973: Westchester Classic; 1974: Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational, Canadian Open

David Ogrin (1)

1996: LaCantera Texas Open

Ryan Palmer (1) 2004: Funai Classic at Disney

Henry Ransom (5)

1941: Texas Open; 1946: St. Paul Open; 1950: World Championship; 1955: River City Open; 1957: Texas Open © Stan Badz/PGA TOUR

CHAMPIONS TOUR Miller Barber (23)

Miller Barber

The famed “Mr. X” played freshman golf at A&M.

1981: Peter Jackson Champions, Suntree Seniors Classic, PGA Seniors’ Championship; 1982: U.S. Senior Open, Suntree Seniors Classic, Hilton Head Seniors International; 1983: Senior Tournament Players Championship, Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Pro-Am, United Virginia Bank Seniors, Hilton Head Seniors International; 1984: Roy Clark Challenge, U.S. Senior Open, Greater Syracuse Senior Classic, Denver Post Champions of Golf; 1985: Sunrise Senior Classic, U.S. Senior Open, PaineWebber World Seniors Invitational; 1986: MONY Senior Tournament of Champions; 1987: Showdown Classic, Newport Cup; 1988: Showdown Classic, Fairfield Barnett; 1989: MONY Senior Tournament of Champions, Vintage Chrysler Invitational

Bobby Nichols (1)

1989: Southwestern Bell Classic

Steve Veriato (1) 2001: Novell Utah Showdown

NATIONWIDE TOUR

David Ogrin

Shane Bertsch (1)

A&M’s only fourtime All-American, Ogrin had a long career on the PGA TOUR and won a tournament in 1996.

2000: Upstate Classic 2005: BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs

Jeff Maggert (2)

1990: Knoxville Open, Buffalo Open

Ryan Palmer (1)

2003: Clearwater Classic

History “Cuppers”

A&M’s Major Champions

Ryder Cup (7)

Miller Barber ...................... 1969, 1971 Henry Ransom.............................. 1951 Bobby Nichols............................... 1967 Jeff Maggert.............. 1995, 1997, 1999

Miller Barber (3)

1981 PGA Seniors Championship 1982 U.S. Senior Open 1985 U.S. Senior Open

Presidents’ Cup (1)

Jeff Maggert.................................. 1994

Bobby Nichols (1)

1964 PGA Championship

Walker Cup (2)

Paul Mayo (GB&I)................ 1985, 1987 Philip Parkin (GB&I)................................. 1983

Philip Parkin (1)

Philip Parkin

A first-team AllAmerican, Parkin won the 1984 British Amateur and was the European Tour’s Rookie of the Year in 1985.

1983 British Amateur

Paul Mayo (1)

1987 British Amateur

Bobby Nichols

After “Bear” Bryant brought Nichols to A&M, the Kentuckian earned AllAmerica honors in 1958 and won the 1964 PGA Championship.

Steve Veriato

captured his first Senior PGA TOUR title at the 2001 Novell Utah Showdown.

Nichols Fends off Nicklaus, Palmer to Win 1964 PGA Crown

Bobby Nichols became the first Texas A&M player to win a professional golf major championship when he faced down Arnold Palmer at the peak of his powers and Jack Nicklaus in his hometown to capture the 1964 PGA Championship at Columbus (Ohio) Country Club. Nichols was paired in the final round with the legendary Ben Hogan and cruised to a threestroke victory over Palmer and Nicklaus with a 9-under-par total of 271.

Columbus Country Club • Columbus, Ohio Bobby Nichols.............................64 - 71 - 69 - 67 = 271 Jack Nicklaus.................................67 - 73 - 70 - 64 = 274 Arnold Palmer................................68 - 68 - 69 - 69 = 274 Mason Rudolph.............................73 - 66 - 68 - 69 = 276 Tom Neiporte.................................68 - 71 - 68 - 72 = 279 Ken Venturi....................................72 - 65 - 73 - 69 = 279

Bo Wininger...................................69 - 68 - 73 - 70 = 280 Gay Brewer....................................72 - 71 - 71 - 67 = 281 Billy Casper...................................68 - 72 - 70 - 72 = 282 Jon Gustin.....................................69 - 76 - 71 - 66 = 282 Ben Hogan.....................................70 - 72 - 68 - 72 = 282 Tony Lema.....................................71 - 68 - 72 - 71 = 282

1964 PGA Championship

Ryan Palmer

Palmer won the 2004 Funai Classic at Disney for his first PGA TOUR victory.

Shane Bertsch

Bertsch won twice on the Nationwide Tour and earned his PGA TOUR card in 2006.

Martin Piller

PGA TOUR Aggies Player (A&M Years) Years on Tour Bobby Baker (1975-76)........................1978-79 Miller Barber (1950)..............................1959-80 Shane Bertsch (1990-92).....1996-00; 2006-07 Steve Bowman (1977-79).....................1985-89 Danny Briggs (1979-83)........1985-00, 2004-05 Duke Butler (1967-70)..........................1975-77 Eugene Byrd (1963).................................. 1970 Richard Cromwell (1976-80)...................... 1988 Kel Devlin (1980-81)........................ 1987, 1991 Dickie Duble (1959-62).............................. 1961 Richard Ellis (1967-70).................... 1970, 1974 Marco Gortana (1990-94)................ 1995, 2001 Tom Johnson (1969-73)........................1981-85 Ralph Johnston (1960-63)....................1965-78 Gary Krueger (1978-82).......................1984-88 John Lively, Jr. (1959-62).....................1967-75 Jeff Maggert (1986)..............................1991-07 Billy Martindale (1958-61).....................1957-72 Lee McDowell (1964-67)........................... 1971 Bobby Nichols (1955-58)......................1960-80 Paul Oglesby (1980-82)................... 1989, 1991 David Ogrin (1975-79)..........................1983-03 Ryan Palmer (1996-99)....1998, 2002, 2004-07 Philip Parkin (1982-84).........................1985-89 Andrew Parr (2003-06).........................2007-08 Henry Ransom (coach).........................1938-55 Anthony Rodriguez (1991-95)..............1995-00 Steve Veriato (1969-72)....................... 1976-82

Anthony Rodriguez

Rodriguez had a pair of runner-up finishes on the Nationwide Tour.

Won the 2008 Texas State Open in his pro debut.

Other Aggies in the Professional Ranks

NGA Hooters Tour

David Schultz Gateway Tour

Bobby Gates Gateway Tour

Andrew Parr Canadian Tour

Jerad Harklau Gateway Tour

Stephen Reed

Danny Briggs

Briggs was a fourtime runner-up on the Nationwide Tour and earned his PGA TOUR card in 2005.

Facilities 68

A&M Learning Center

Traditions GC

72-89

Hole Descriptions

Briarcrest CC

Pebble Creek CC

Additional Courses

Wahlberg Aggie Golf Wahlberg Golf LearningAggie Center Learning Center 67

Facilities

Aggie Golf Paul H. Wahlberg

Learning Center

he Paul H. Wahlberg Texas A&M Golf Learning Center

at Traditions Golf Club is regarded as one of the premier college facilities in the country. The plush facility includes

locker rooms, coaches offices, study areas, lounges, covered practice bays and a state-of-the-art video analysis room. Players can walk out the back door onto their own driving range and work their short games on three large practice greens, including one of bent grass. Under the watchful eyes of designers Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus II, the long and difficult Traditions Golf Club provides excellent preparation for tournament golf at its highest levels.

Facilities

Traditions Golf Club 15

4 3

Location....................... Bryan, Texas Distance from A&M........10 minutes Yardage........................... 7,235 yards Par................................................. 72 Rating......................................... 74.5 Slope............................................ 139 Architect..................... Jack Nicklaus Professional.................. Rene Rangel Opened....................................... 2004

“I still get chills on my neck when I return to A&M. This truly is a great university.” Jeff Maggert

2 7 18

11 1

10 8 9

“Traditions is located on an ideal piece of property. The people at A&M wanted a great golf course and their enthusiasm was really fun to work with.” Jack Nicklaus

Men Women Hdcp. Par 70

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Total

435 391 543 357 201 587 442 416 220 3592 563 192 433 385 413 578 198 431 450 3643

7235

385 356 488 339 163 483 384 380 183 3161 529 155 381 331 369 509 143 282 395 3094

6255

15 17 7 13 9

1 11 5

4 4 5 4 3 5 4 4 3

2 18 14 16 12 8 10 4

5 3 4 4 4 5 3 4 4

Facilities

No. 7

No. 3

No. 15

No. 14

Although only four years old, Traditions has been named one of the premier golf courses in Texas by Golf Digest.

No. 18

Facilities

1 Par:

Yards:

435

For an opening hole, this mid-length par 4 requires golfers to be ready as soon as they walk off the driving range. A driver off the tee brings into play the bunker on the right side of the fairway, which slopes from right to left. The approach must be placed on the correct level of the long, angled green, which is protected by a deep bunker on the front.

Facilities

Par:

Yards:

391

This is a short, dogleg-left par 4 that requires a long iron or fairway wood off the tee down the right side of the fairway to set up a short iron or wedge approach. Drives that stray too far left could leave a tree-obstructed approach into a three-tiered green that provides a number of challenging pin placements. Deep bunkers guard the green at the front and back.

Facilities

3 Par:

Yards:

543

A solid par-5 that will tempt long-hitters to go for the well-protected and elevated green in two. A creek runs down the right side of the fairway with heavy woods on the left. Conservative players will hit a long iron or fairway wood off the tee, then layup shot of the creek on the second shot. A wedge will provide a good birdie opportunity on the multi-tiered green.

Facilities

Par:

Yards:

357

Although the shortest par-4 on the course, this hole is hardly the easiest. The tee shot calls for a well-placed long iron or fairway wood that must avoid a series of large bunkers on the left. The shallow, three-tiered green, well-guarded by bunkers, requires a pin-point wedge approach to the proper level for a good chance at birdie.

Facilities

5 Par:

Yards:

201

This picturesque, mid-length par-3 can be the source of multiple headaches for careless players. The green is shallow and wide, requiring accuracy off the tee. Players must avoid a deep bunker at the front as well as to the left of the sloping green. The back left drops off into a deep collection area and leaves a very difficult pitch shot to save par.

Facilities

Par:

Yards:

587

A short par 5, this hole will seduce long hitters but the fairway narrows as it gets farther from the tee. Players who carry the bunker on the left can risk going for the green, which is fronted by a ravine, in two. A layup approach leaves a short wedge into into a shallow multilevel green protected by three front bunkers.

Facilities

7 Par:

Yards:

442

Once again, the fairway gets narrower off the tee for longer hitters, who must stay clear of the fairway bunker on the right. A fairway wood off the tee leaves a mid-iron into a narrow but deep multi-tiered green, which is guarded in front by deep bunkers and a creek. An approach left above the hole leaves an intimidating birdie putt.

Facilities

Par:

Yards:

416

This mid-length par-four boasts the sharpest dogleg on the course, bending right. A drive over the bunkers at the corner leaves a wedge into the elevated multi-tiered green, which is narrow at the front and widens at the back. A drive down the left side still leaves only a short or mid-iron approach. The green is guarded by a deep bunker on the front right.

Facilities

9 Par:

Yards:

220

A very long par 3 that requires a precise tee shot to an elevated, sloping green. A deep bunker guards the front left of the green. A series of mounds on the green making chipping and putting difficult. Most players will hit a long iron to the middle of the green and hope for a two-putt. Par is a good score here going into the rugged back nine.

Facilities

Par:

Yards:

563

This long par-5 has a double dogleg and presents a generous fairway off the tee. A good drive down the left side, as long as its short of a creek that crosses at about 300 yards, gives long hitters an outside chance to go for the green in two. A layup leaves a wedge into a shallow green that is guarded by a deep bunker in the front. The green slopes from left to right.

Facilities

11 Par:

Yards:

192

A straightforward par-3 that may be the most exposed hole on the course, with few trees to shield it from the prevailing left-to-right wind. The large green is protected by deep bunkers in the front, but a good tee shot provides a solid birdie opportunity. Several mounds on the green could leave players with an interesting array of putts.

Facilities

Par:

Yards:

433

A slight dogleg right, this mid-length par-4 presents a generous wide fairway. A drive that strays into a stand of trees and a creek at the corner could cause problems. A solid drive leaves a downhill wedge or short iron into an ample two-tiered green that is guarded by a deep front bunker and a small pond to the left front that is unlikely to come into play.

Facilities

13 Par:

Yards:

385

Players have a wide variety of choices off the tee and just about any will leave only a wedge into an elevated green that is protected on the front and back by deep bunkers. The green is severely sloped and can have some tough breaks. Approach shots left above the hole will provide some entertaining putts as well as some anxious moments.

Facilities

Par:

Yards:

413

Long hitters will want to carry the bunker on the right side of the fairway, leaving a wedge into the shallow but wide green. Shorter hitters may want to drive down the left side of the fairway, avoiding the bunker, but will still have only a mid-iron approach remaining. The two-tiered sloped green is guarded in front by a deep bunker.

Facilities

15 Par:

Yards:

578

A long, straight drive gives players a chance to go for the green in two if the wind is not a factor, but percentage players will play this long dogleg left par-5 as a three-shot hole. The tee shot must avoid the bunkers at the corner of the dogleg. The narrow two-tiered green is guarded by deep bunkers on the left and right. The green widens at the back.

Facilities

Par:

Yards:

198

A beautiful par-3 that calls for a very accurate tee shot over a picturesque pond. A gaping bunker protects the front of the narrow green and will swallow poorly struck tee shots. Players who bail out long could be left with tough chip shots from deep rough. The green doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have much undulation, however, and will reward a good tee shot.

Facilities

17 Par:

Yards:

431

One of the toughest holes on the course, this mid-length par-4 requires pinpoint accuracy off the tee into a narrow fairway. A long iron or fairway wood off the tee leaves a mid or short-iron approach into a small green that is guarded by a deep bunker and ravine in front and another bunker in back. The slick green provides many tricky pin placements.

Facilities

Par:

Yards:

450

A truly great finishing hole, this is the longest par 4 on the course. The tee shot is into the prevailing wind and must be long and down the right side to avoid the bunker on the left. A good drive leaves a mid-iron into the narrow but deep three-tiered green that is sloped severely from back to front. Deep bunkers surround this large green.

Facilities

Briarcrest Country Club Location................................ Bryan, Texas Distance from A&M.................10 minutes Yardage.................................... 6,748 yards Par.......................................................... 72 Rating.................................................. 72.3 Slope..................................................... 125 Architect.........................Marvin Ferguson Professional............................... Jim Beard Opened................................................ 1971 Record............................. 63, Perry Arthur

No. 18

No. 8

No. 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 GOLD BLUE WHITE Hdcp. PAR 90

OUT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 OUT

TOTAL

461 375 386 508 189 394 190 439 446 3388 297 429 400 191 377 578 176 405 507 3360

6748

443 358 370 491 177 382 181 429 411 3242 293 393 376 174 366 567 165 391 489 3214

6456

423 333 355 478 164 365 175 384 390 3067 289 383 363 161 361 494 160 355 478 3044

6111

17 11 7

9 13 3 15 5

5 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 4

12 2 10 18 18 4 14 6 16

4 4 4 3 4 5 3 4 5

Facilities

Pebble Creek Country Club Location................. College Station, Texas Distance from A&M.................10 minutes Yardage.................................... 6,870 yards Par.......................................................... 72 Rating.................................................. 72.4 Slope..................................................... 125 Architect....................... Spann/Finger/Dye Professional........................... Bruce Smith Opened................................................ 1992 Record.........................63, Steve Elkington

No. 1

MEN WOMEN Hdcp. PAR

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

No. 16

OUT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 OUT

TOTAL

505 380 445 166 525 350 405 173 405 3354 530 363 336 165 416 424 600 227 455 3516

6870

505 365 374 165 460 335 385 146 351 3086 500 347 296 146 387 367 544 164 405 3156

6242

11 5

1 17 9 13 15 7

5 4 4 3 5 4 4 3 4

12 8 16 18 2 14 6 10 4

5 4 4 3 4 4 5 3 4

72 91

Facilities

Additional Courses Walden on Lake Conroe

Walden on Lake Conroe

Location...............................Conroe, Texas Distance from A&M.................45 minutes Yardage.................................... 6,765 yards Par.......................................................... 72 Rating.................................................. 73.1 Slope..................................................... 140 Architect....................... Von Hagge/Devlin Professional...........................Danny Jones Opened................................................ 1976

Palmer The Woodlands CC

The Woodlands CC (Palmer)

Location................. The Woodlands, Texas Distance from A&M.......... 1 hour, 15 min. Yardage.................................... 7,199 yards Par.......................................................... 72 Rating.................................................. 74.4 Slope..................................................... 131 Architect.............................Arnold Palmer Professional.............................Brad Myers Opened................................................ 1989

Player The Woodlands CC

Location................. The Woodlands, Texas Distance from A&M.......... 1 hour, 15 min. Yardage.................................... 7,162 yards Par.......................................................... 72 Rating.................................................. 74.7 Slope..................................................... 137 Architect................................. Gary Player Professional...................Chris Farnsworth Opened................................................ 2002

The Woodlands CC (Player)

East The Woodlands CC

The Woodlands CC (East) 92

Location................. The Woodlands, Texas Distance from A&M.......... 1 hour, 15 min. Yardage.................................... 7,018 yards Par.......................................................... 72 Rating.................................................. 73.7 Slope..................................................... 136 Architect....................... Von Hagge/Devlin Professional.............................. Bob Brown Opened................................................ 1978

A World Class Institution exas A & M is known internationally for excellence in academics and athletics, as well as the tremendous Aggie spirit and proud traditions that create a learning and living experience unlike any other. From world-class research, residential and recreational facilities to a broad range of academic and extracurricular programs, Texas A & M offers myriad opportunities for intellectual and personal development in an environment that fosters achievement at the highest level. And, rich traditions – from “Howdy,” the official campus greeting, to events and commemorations such as The Big Event, Yell Practice and Aggie Muster – create a bond that unites Aggies across the generations.

E s tab l i s he d in 1876

Nat i o n a l H i g h l i g ht s

ince its Oct. 4, 1876 opening as the state’s first public institute of higher learning, the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now known as Texas A &M University, has grown into a leader in teaching, research and service, with an international reputation for excellence in academics and athletics. Located in the heart of Texas, less than 160 miles from four of the nation’s 20 largest cities (Houston, San Antonio, Dallas and Austin) and home to the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, Texas A &M is a popular and convenient destination for visitors from throughout the state.

nrollment: Texas A &M is the nation’s sixth-largest university (47,925 students in fall 2008). Students represent every state and 133 other nations. 3,483 (55 percent) of the first-time-in-college students enrolled in fall 2007 graduated in the top 10 percent of their high school class. The average SAT for freshmen is 1208 (national average is 1017). The university received a record 21,000+ applications and a record 8,085 entering freshmen for fall 2007. Fall 2008 freshman enrollment is also expected to top 8,000. It enrolls more than 4,100 international students from 128 countries (ranked 13th) and sends more than 1,200 students on Study Abroad programs each year.

I n te r n at i o n a l H i g h l i g ht s exas A &M is a worldwide leader a wide array of international programs, partnerships and exchanges. Faculty and research staff have participated in more than 300 research projects in more than 50 countries and on all seven continents in recent years; the university enjoys formal cooperative agreements with about 100 institutions in more than 40 nations in Europe, Asia and throughout the Americas. As of the April 2008, Texas A &M enrolled approximately 4,100 international students from 128 countries (ranked 13th) and sends more than 1,200 students on Study Abroad programs each year. Texas A &M University at Qatar was established in 2003 in Education City, a 2,400-acre campus that also houses branch campuses of Virginia Commonwealth University, Weill Cornell Medical College, Carnegie Mellon University and Georgetown University in the city of Doha. A comprehensive Study Abroad program offers students a range of opportunities to study overseas-independently, as part of faculty-led excursions, through student exchanges or at Texas A &M centers such as The Santa Chiara Study Center in Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy; The James Earl Rudder Scholar Program in Caen, Normandy, France; and The Texas A &M University Center in Mexico City, Mexico.

O National Merit Scholars:

Texas A &M is ranked No. 10 in the nation in the enrollment of National Merit Scholars and had the second-largest increase among all schools according to the 2007 National Merit Scholarship Corp. annual report.

O Value of Research: With nearly

$570 million invested in research, Texas A &M ranks among the top 20 research universities nationwide. Texas A &M has been identified by Business Week magazine as one of the top 12 academically elite schools in the amount of research received from industry.

O Endowment: Texas A&M’s endowment

(including some parts of The Texas A &M University System) for FY 2007 was valued at about $6.5 billion, ranking 10th nationally and fourth among public universities.

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interest: • Among 62 invited members of the prestigious American Association of Universities. • One of a select few institution to hold triple federal designation: Land Grant, Sea Grant and Space Grant. • U.S. News & World Report has ranked Texas A &M among the best public universities in the country in recent years—21st overall in 2007—and eighth among graduate schools. Sixteen graduate specialties are in the top 20 among public universities in the United States, and agriculture is ranked first. • Texas A&M tied for ninth place among public institutions in a new Forbes Magazine survey that ranks earnings of alumni from around the country with 10 to 20 years of experience. Texas A &M was the only Texas institution ranked among the top 10 public schools in a list dominated by University of California schools. • Princeton Review, a college guidebook for prospective students, listed Texas A &M as one of the country’s “top 10 best value public colleges” in 2007.

• Kiplinger’s ranked Texas A &M first in Texas and the Southwest among its best values in public colleges in 2006. • The Washington Monthly ranked Texas A&M seventh in the nation last year in its inaugural guide for prospective students. • Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education ranked Texas A &M 25th in the country in 2006 in the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded to Hispanic students. The university ranked first in agriculture, fourth in biological and biomedical sciences, fourth in engineering and seventh in interdisciplinary studies. • Established a chapter of the academic honors society Phi Beta Kappa in spring 2004. • The Memorial Student Center is the nation’s largest student-union program. The university has more than 700 university-recognized clubs and organizations to satisfy a myriad of social, personal-development and recreational interests. • The university’s 5,200-acre physical plant, one of the largest in the nation, is valued at more than $1 billion. • Texas A&M University at Galveston, the state’s marine and maritime branch campus, has been in operation since 1962 and enrolls about 1,700 students in undergraduate and graduate degrees in science, engineering, business and transportation.

Texas A&M more officers into the U.S. military than any school other than the academies. Approximately 200 students participate in a separate corps at the Galveston campus, producing more Merchant Marine and U.S. Coast Guard officers than any institution except those academies. The student body continues to become more diverse. While total enrollment has grown by about 15 percent since 1988, minority enrollment has increased at an even faster pace. Women now represent approximately 48 percent of all students. More than 25 percent of the incoming freshman classes in recent years have been firstgeneration college students. More than 10,000 students have the opportunity to live on campus, placing Texas A &M among the top five universities in the nation in its capability for housing students.

Fa c u lty A &M

exas has more than 2,600 faculty and is in the final year of a five-year effort— unprecedented in all of American higher education—to add nearly 450 new faculty members. The student-to-faculty ratio is less than 20:1. Included on the faculty are Nobel laureate, Dr. Norman Borlaug (1970 Peace Prize); National Medal of Science winner Dr. George F. Bass (Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Archaeology, 2001); a Pulitzer Prize Winner (Dr. Douglas Starr, Professor of Journalism); 21 members of the National

Courses & De g r ee s T he St u d e n t B o d y exas A &M is as committed to developing students’ character as well as their intellect, through a wide array of extracurricular activities collectively referred to as “The Other Education.” More than 75 percent of Texas A &M students belong to at least one of the 700-plus recognized student organizations, the nation’s largest student-union program. Membership in these organizations and participation in their activities help build important teamwork and leadership skills, while encouraging students to give of themselves in service to others. With about 1,800 members, Texas A &M’s Corps of Cadets is the largest uniformed student body apart from the national service academies. Although membership carries no military obligation, the Corps is responsible for commissioning

hrough its 10 colleges, Texas A &M offers undergraduate degrees in more than 150 fields of study, plus concentrations within majors (such as engineering geology within geology), almost 250 master’s and doctoral degrees, and one professional degree, the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. A new University Studies degree program, available in fall 2007, gives students greater flexibility to tailor their degrees while still meeting all core curriculum standards. Through the summer of 2007, Texas A &M had awarded more than 330,000 academic degrees, including more than 70,000 graduate and professional degrees. More than half of the advanced degrees have been awarded in the past 15 years.

Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Science (6), and many others who have received such high honors as the Wolf Prize, MacArthur Foundation “genius” Grants and the Welch Foundation Prize.

Re s ea r c h exas A &M’s faculty conduct nearly $570 million in research each year. Researchers at Texas A &M and affiliated A &M System agencies disclosed 141 inventions and filed 106 patent applications in FY 2007. In 2004, Texas A &M was selected by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as the lead institution for the National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense, a multi-institutional, interdisciplinary research facility that aims to enhance the security of our nation’s food and agricultural systems. The center is part of Texas A &M’s Integrative Center for Homeland Security, which was established in May 2002. Since 2003, Texas A &M has served as a major participant in the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), a large-scale, multinational earth science research project for which Texas

Texas A&M A&M also serves as the operator of one of three scientific drilling ships. At $450 million over 10 years, IODP represents the largest research contract in Texas A &M’s 128-year history. Texas A &M previously served as science operator for the Ocean Drilling Program, IODP’s predecessor, which ended in 2003 after 20 years.  The 350-acre Texas A &M University Research Park opened in 1982. Tenants include the local headquarters of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, the headquarters and model basin for the Offshore Technology Research Center funded by the National Science Foundation, the Reta and Bill Haynes Coastal Engineering Laboratory and Centeq Research Plaza. The oilfield services company Schlumberger and HewlettPackard also have offices on site. Texas A &M Libraries are ranked first in scholarly publishing among U.S. academic libraries.

B u d g et s & Funding exas A &M University’s FY 2007 operating budget was $1 billion. In the 2005 calendar year, the university and other components of the Texas A &M University System located in the Bryan-College Station area had an economic impact of more than $2.7 billion. That includes institutional spending, as well as spending by more than 21,700 employees, nearly 45,000 students and tens of thousands of visitors. Texas A &M’s endowment (including some parts of The Texas A &M University System) for FY 2007 was valued at about $6.5 billion, ranking 10th nationally and fourth among public universities.

T he T e x a s A &M U n i ve r s i ty Sy s tem exas A &M University is part of the Texas A &M University System, which includes nine other academic institutions: Prairie View A&M (Prairie View), Tarleton State (Stephenville), Texas A &M International (Laredo), Texas A &M-Commerce, Texas A &M-Corpus Christi, Texas A &M Kingsville, Texas A&M-Texarkana, West Texas A &M (Canyon) and the Texas A &M University System Health Science Center. The System also includes the following state agencies: • Texas Agricultural Experiment Station • Texas Cooperative Extension • Texas Animal Damage Control Service • Texas Engineering Experiment Station • Texas Engineering Extension Service • Texas Forest Service • Texas Transportation Institute • Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory

Texas A&M The Colleges

College of Science

College of geoSciences

t the scientific core of Texas A &M, the College of Science has a three-part mission: educating new generations of scientists, conducting cutting-edge research to produce tomorrow’s technologies and providing the required mathematics, statistics and science foundation for all Texas A &M students. The college boasts world-renowned distinguished faculty, including three National Academy of Sciences members and a Nobel laureate. Two of the college’s five departments are ranked nationally at or near the top 10. The college’s Cyclotron Institute operates one of the world’s only K500 superconducting cyclotrons.

he College of Geosciences is home to one of the most comprehensive concentrations of geosciences students, faculty and research scientists in the country. Our unique blend of disciplines includes atmospheric Sciences, geography, geology & geophysics, and oceanography. The College is also home to three major research centers – the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, the Geochemical and Environmental Research Group, and the Texas Sea Grant College Program – making Geosciences the largest college research program in the Texas A &M system. In addition to the degree programs in our four academic departments, we also offer interdisciplinary degrees in Environmental Studies, Environmental Geosciences and Spatial Science, and a master of Geoscience degree. With a total of approximately 755 students and about 110 faculty, the College offers an educational atmosphere characterized by smaller classes with tenured or tenure-track faculty, interactive learning, research opportunities in the laboratory and the field, and state-of-the-art facilities.

College of l i be r a l a r t s ffers curricula designed to develop critical reading and thinking skills, to broaden and enrich the quality of life, and to produce informed and responsible citizens. The College offers an array of majors in 12 departments focusing on social and behavioral sciences, humanities, and the performing arts, as well as serving as a major source of international education.

may s b u s i n e s s school ationally recognized through annual rankings among the top 10 public business schools for its undergraduate and MBA programs, Mays provides its students unique learning experiences that stress critical and innovative thinking, character development and ethical leadership. Visit mays.tamu.edu for more information.

d w i g ht l o o k college of e n g i n ee r i n g he Dwight Look College of Engineering graduates about 2,000 engineers a year, third highest in the nation. Its program consistently ranks in the top 10 public engineering programs and its students are the some of most highly recruited engineers in the United States. To learn more about the fascinating and rewarding field of engineering, visit thinkbig.tamu.edu

the b u s h s c h o o l College of e d u c at i o n & h u ma n d eve l o pme n t re you looking for a career that provides the opportunity to help others? If so, then there is a home for you in the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A &M University. Besides offering one of the best teacher education programs in the nation and being the leading producer of school teachers in high need areas, the college offers opportunities in human resource development, sport management, community health, technology management and exercise physiology. The 2009 U.S. News and World Report ranked its graduate school as 40th in the nation, and three new master’s degrees are offered in special education and Hispanic bilingual education. The college incorporates new technologies into all its programs and offers online and distance experiences at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. For more information about the college, visit cehd.tamu.edu.

he Bush School of Government and Public Service Administration was named after George Bush, 41st President of the United States, who once said “Public service is a noble calling.” Ranked 23nd among public universities for public affairs programs, the school educates principled leaders in public service and international affairs, conducts research, and performs service. The Master of Public Service and Administration and the Master’s Program of International Affairs are the two academic cornerstones of the college, with 195 graduate students enrolled. The school also offers online or in residence graduate certificate programs in Nonprofit Management, Advanced International Affairs, and Homeland Security. Distinguished, multidisciplinary faculty members are national and international leaders in their fields, and the college is home to the Institute for Science, Technology & Public Policy and the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs. To learn more, visit us online at bush.tamu.edu.

Texas A&M mental management, biotechnology, veterinary and human medicine, and nutrition and food science. The College’s faculty members are internationally respected for their innovative improvements in production technology, natural resource management, genetics, human health, and disease prevention and for enhancing the quality of life in both rural and urban communities. They also place a high priority on teaching and working with students. For more information, visit coals.tamu.edu.

College of vete r i n a ry me d i c i n e & b i o me d i c a l sciences he College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, the only veterinary college in Texas, consistently ranks in the Top Five colleges of veterinary medicine in the nation and has produced approximately 10 percent of all the practicing veterinarians in the United States. The Texas Veterinary Medical Center, which includes the college, the large and small animal hospitals, and several specialized centers and institutes, offers patient care for all animal species through its’ community and referral practice. The undergraduate Biomedical Science (BIMS) Program at Texas A &M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences graduates the highest percentage of students admitted to professional schools in the State of Texas including veterinary, dental, medical, optometry, and nursing. In the Biomedical Science program, students rise to the expectation of the program’s rigorous curriculum. The average GPA of Biomedical Science students consistently exceeds the campus average.

general studies p r o g r am llows students to explore several academic areas before declaring a major. This exploration helps students identify a major as well as clarify career goals. Students receive academic advising and career counseling while completing general courses that will apply to their degree programs.

College of a r c h i te c t u r e

College of a g r i c u lt u r e & l i fe s c i e n c e s s one of the nation’s largest colleges of agriculture and life sciences and ranks among the top producers of future leaders for the multibillion-dollar U.S. food and fiber industry. With 29 major undergraduate programs in 15 departments, the College offers world-class education and research programs in food systems, natural resources and the environment, and life sciences technology, incorporating practical learning through internships in industry and government and study-abroad programs in countries throughout the world. The College’s diverse and motivated graduates successfully pursue careers in such fields as marketing and sales, law, government, business management, wildlife and environ-

he College of Architecture is one of the largest of its kind in the United States. It offers a comprehensive catalog of prominently ranked graduate and undergraduate programs in the design, visualization, planning, construction, and land development professions. The three departments in the college – architecture, construction science, and landscape architecture and urban planning – are each fully accredited at the highest possible level and together offer 12 degree programs including doctorates in architecture and urban and regional sciences. Additionally the college sustains six formally organized research centers and laboratories dedicated to improving the knowledge base of the professions it serves and supporting five graduate certificate programs in sustainable urbanism, facility management, health systems and design, historic preservation, and environmental hazard management.

Texas A&M

Aggie traditions

radition and history are important parts of life on any college

campus but especially at Texas A & M University. The “Spirit of Aggieland” is unmatched by any other college or university in the United States. Most traditions at Texas A & M are filled with the rich background of its Corps of Cadets, which for many years made up the entire student body at the College Station campus. Texas A & M opened in 1876 as a land grant college. At that point, the student body adopted a military structure, and the traditions of Aggieland took their roots. The school remained essentially the same until 1963 when the first women were admitted. But the school still has the Corps of Cadets — only one of a few universities in the country to maintain a strong commitment to military training. Today participation in the Corps is strictly voluntary, but about 2,000 students — men and women — choose to be part of the proud organization that helps personify the “Spirit of Aggieland.” 100

T h e S t o ry O F o f t h e 1 2 th M a n One of the most well-known traditions at Texas A&M is the Twelfth Man...

he story of this colorful tradition has been told and retold to generations of Aggie students and is part of the cohesive substance that binds A&M students together forever. The Twelfth Man is the reason A&M students stand for each entire football game. When Aggie students stand during games, it is this spirit and loyalty they are remembering. They stand in readiness in case they are needed to go into the game like the original Twelfth Man, E. King Gill.  The late Dr. Gill of Corpus Christi related this story some years ago: “It was in January, 1922, following the 1921 football season. The Aggies were SWC champions and had been invited to play Centre College in what was then called the Dixie Classic in Dallas. I had played on the football team, but was on the basketball team at that time and those in charge felt I was more valuable to the basketball team (Gill was an All-SWC basketball player in 1923). I was in Dallas, however, and even rode to the stadium in the same taxi with Coach Dana X. Bible. I was in civilian clothes and was not to be in uniform. Coach Bible asked me to assist in spotting players for the late Jinx Tucker (sports editor of the Waco NewsTribune) in the press box. So, I was up in the press box, helping Jinx Tucker when, near the end of the first half, I was called down to the Texas A &M bench. There had been a number of injuries but it was not until I arrived on the field that I learned that Coach Bible wanted me to put on a football uniform and be ready to play if he needed me. There were no dressing rooms at the stadium in those days. The team had dressed downtown at the hotel and traveled to the stadium in taxi cabs. Anyway, I put on the uniform of one of the injured players. We got under the stands, and he put on my clothes and I put on his uniform. I was ready to play but never was sent into the game.”

Texas A&M S i lv e r Ta p s One of the most emotional of all Aggie traditions …

he solemn ceremony is the final tribute and honor to an Aggie who has died. The ceremony is held in front of the A cademic Building on the first Tuesday of every month at 10:30 p.m., if a student died during the preceding month. Students gather around the area, the campus lights are dimmed (cars included), chimes play from Albritton Tower, a detachment from the Ross Volunteers fires three volleys and buglers from the Aggie Band play Silver Taps three times. The ceremony is quite moving because the only sense one witnesses it with is sound. The family members of the deceased Aggie are invited as special guests at the ceremony.

Reveille

The first lady of Aggieland …

s the official mascot of Texas A &M University. She is the highest ranking member of the Corps of Cadets, and is a Five-Star General. A full-bred American Collie, Reveille’s history dates back to 1931. At that time, some cadets accidentally ran over a black and white dog in their Model T on the way back to campus, so they gathered up the injured dog and took it back to the dormitory. In the morning, when Reveille VIII at her debut the bugler sounded Aug. 30, 2008 reveille, the dog started barking and promptly received her nickname. Reveille was soon adopted by the Corps and especially the band. She followed them to all formations and led them when they marched. At the first football game, she took the field with the band and made her first appearance as the official mascot of Texas A &M. Reveille died in 1944 and was buried at the north entrance of Kyle Field facing the scoreboard so that she can always watch the Aggies outscore their opponent. Reveille II, Reveille III, Reveille IV, Reveille V and Reveille VI are now buried alongside Reveille I. Reveille VII retired at the end of the 2007-08 school year. Reveille VIII made her formal debut at the debut at the football season opener on August 30, 2008.

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First held in 1883 when Aggies met June 26 to ‘live over their college days’...

he early meetings were parties and banquets held during the commencement exercises. Soon, a permanent date was set — April 21 — and it became a time to pay homage to students and former students who died during the past year. At today’s Muster, living comrades answer “here” to the roll call at the largest ceremony in the 12,500-seat Reed Arena, for their friends who have passed on. During World War I, groups of Aggies held Muster in trenches in Europe. In

1923, former students began holding Muster throughout Texas, the nation and numerous other parts of the world — to let Aggies remember old days and meet old friends.

Bonfire

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The Aggie Bonfire signals the annual football game between Texas A&M and University of Texas …

n the night before the game — or two nights before if it is played in Austin — the Corps of Cadets stands at attention to the music of “The Spirit of Aggieland” while the bonfire sends its flames and sparks spiraling into the sky. Bonfire is entirely financed and organized by the Corps of Cadets and traditionally belongs to the freshman class, but the entire student body helps build the world’s largest bonfire. The building and burning of Bonfire, which takes two weeks of nonstop work to complete after months of gathering wood, symbolizes the burning desire to beat t.u. and the undying love Aggies everywhere carry for Texas A &M. Bonfire formerly took place on the intramural field south of Duncan Dining Hall on the southern edge of campus, but moved to the polo fields at the northeast corner of campus in the early ’90s. Bonfire has not burned since the stack collapsed in 1999 and 12 Aggies were killed. The Bonfire will not burn for the foreseeable future. Extensive studies have been conducted concerning the future design and conducting of Bonfire. Replant is a one-day environmental service project which strives to improve the Bryan/College Station community, bring students together through tradition, provide an avenue for environmental service and action, through a yearly tree planting event. The Replant Committee is a group of Fightin’ Texas Aggie students which organizes and puts on the annual environmental service project. The diverse bunch of students comes from varied fields of study, as well as from across the country. While the group does a lot of the behind-thescenes organizational work, it could not succeed without the elbow grease of the dedicated volunteers who attend Replant each year.

Midnight Yell Practice is held at Kyle Field on Friday night before a home football game. The Aggie Band starts the parade at the Quadrangle near the Corps dorms and marches to Kyle Field led by the Yell Leaders carrying torches. Then, as many as 20,000 students line the route and fall in behind the band. Yells are then practiced, the Aggie War Hymn and the Spirit of Aggieland are sung, and at “lights out” the after-touchdown kiss is practiced. After an Aggie victory, the Yell Leaders are carried across campus and tossed into the Fish Pond, then a Yell Practice is held. After being “outscored,” students remain in the stands, and Yell Practice is held in preparation for the next game.

Yells & Hum p i n g It Instead of cheerleaders leading cheers, there are yell leaders leading yells …

oday yell leaders are selected by a vote of the student body. There are five Yell Leaders (three seniors and two juniors) who are donned in white. These five motivated Aggies use hand signals to indicate what yell will occur next. They tell the “Twelfth Man” what yell is coming, and the students on the bottom row pick up the signal and repeat it, passing it upward until the entire student body knows what is coming. Once the “Twelfth Man” assumes the “humping it” position (bending over with the hands placed just above the knees, properly aligning the back, mouth and throat for maximum volume) the yell b egins.

Big Event

The largest student-led service project in the nation …

n the spirit of giving, Aggies help serve the community every year in Big Event. Started in 1982, the Big Event promotes campus unity as students come together each spring to express their gratitude for the support from the surrounding communities of Bryan/College Station. More than 8,000 Aggies participate in more than 800 jobs such as painting houses, mowing lawns, and raking leaves. Dorms, Greek organizations, Corps outfits and individuals work together to help serve the community.

Y e l l P r a ct i c e A favorite of Aggies is Yell Practice … n 1932, two freshmen asked the senior yell leaders to hold a Midnight Yell Practice to motivate students for the upcoming football game. The seniors said they could not authorize a Yell Practice, but could manage to “be” at the YMCA Building at midnight. Flares were planted, the Corps woke up, even the band showed up, and the first Midnight Yell Practice was held. Today,

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ACADEMIC s e rv ice s

he mission of the Center for Student-

Athlete Services is to help each student-athlete achieve his or her maximum potential through academic, personal, and career enhancement while upholding the standards of honor, integrity, and professionalism at Texas A & M University. Through the combination of one of the nation’s premier facilities and a highly qualified staff, Texas A & M has strengthened its commitment to “Building Champions” off the field, as well as on.

he Center for Student-Athlete Services is located on the second floor of the Bright Football Complex. The Center is a 24,550-square foot state-of-the-art facility equipped with the latest teaching technology and capable of accommodating over 600 students at any given time. The academic staff was highly involved in the design of the Center to ensure a convenient and user-friendly layout to meet the student-athletes’ needs. Designed with the student-athlete in mind, the academic center is one of the most comprehensive academic support facilities in college athletics.

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C HA M P S 1 0 1 : W i n n i n g at L i f e

HAMPS 101 is a comprehensive course created to assist our student-athletes in coping with the many transitions and challenges of college, athletic life, and beyond. The course creates opportunities for student-athletes to explore and be involved in campus life, services, and programs while encouraging personal growth and responsible decision-making.

Texas A&M Ac a d e m i c C e n t e r Fa cts  47-station Computer Center with

all new Dell Pentium IV desktop computers  25 Dell laptop computers to check out  access to all of the software available

in any open access computer lab on campus  13 Tutor Rooms for small group tutoring  10 Tutor Rooms for individual

tutoring  five walk-in tutor labs (agriculture,

business, science, math/liberal arts, , social sciences, writing)  two study lounges for students to find

a quiet, comfortable place to study independently or in small groups  four large classrooms available for

Champs 101, supplemental instruction  student-athlete lounge with

comfortable chairs, big screen TV. full kitchenl and vending machines nearby  office area for Student-Athlete

Advisory Committee and Aggie Athletes Involved  career services staff and

resource center  full-time nutritionist  career services staff

All new freshman student-athletes are required to complete the course for academic credit within their first year. The CHAMPS 101 course serves to enhance Texas A &M’s commitment to the total development of our student-athletes by addressing the issues and topics to better prepare them academically, athletically, and personally.

The annual C HA M P S B a n q u e t

ach year a CHAMPS banquet is hosted in the spring to honor the student-athletes, trainers and managers who have excelled in academics, athletics, leadership, and community service. Each year we have over 320 students that are recognized for their achievements. One of the primary goals is to have the student-athlete graduation rate equal or exceed the all university graduation rate at Texas A &M. This is a significant challenge because the university graduation rate is consistently very high. However, the staff, coaches, and student-athletes are up to the challenge.

Ac a d e m i c Supervising

nsuring that our student-athletes are on the correct path to success each athlete is assigned an academic advisor in their academic college and an athletic advisor. The Center for Student-Athlete Services employs 10 full-time Academic Supervisors and 3 Learning Specialists. They are assisted by 40 part-time Learning Assistants, numerous subject tutors, and the front office staff. .Together, the staff monitors the student-athletes’ academic performance to ensure the continued fulfillment of progress toward degree requirements. This process includes academic progress reports during the semester and individualized academic planning for each student. All student-athletes are also required to submit pre-registration forms prior to registering for classes to ensure a class schedule that meets degree requirements and meshes with practice times. Additionally, every student-athlete must meet with his or her academic advisor in the college in which they are enrolled. E ach student-athlete meets regularly with the athletic supervisor. The meetings help solve problems concerning class work and overall academic performance. The emphasis of the program centers on the idea of a “pro-active” approach rather than a “reactive” approach. Coaches and athletic supervisors try to set the academic tone early and to be as thorough as possible in planning for each student-athlete’s academic success.

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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

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50-yard freestyle, breaking one of the most long-standing completed her eligibility in 2007, ranks second in A &M and most sought after marks in the A &M swimming record history in the 200-yard butterfly and is one of only books. Gardner led the Aggies to a 13th-place finish, three Aggies to ever score in the event at the NCAA A&M’s 13th top 25 finish in a row, at the NCAA Championships. Championships in Federal Way, Wash. Sophomore volleyball Soccer player Ashlee Pistorius player Mary Batis (Bloomington, Ill.) was named the female Dis(San Antonio) was named tinguished Letterman Award winner. Pistorius the Outstanding Committee is the A&M school record holder for goals in a Chair for her work with Aggie career and a four-time Big 12 All-Tournament Athletes Involved and The selection in addition to being named the 2007 Big Event. Batis has started Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. She was every match and played in named the Honda Sports Award winner in all but one game during her January 2007, an honor given to nation’s top two-year A&M career. This past season, the outside hitcollegiate soccer player following a ballot of ter from San Antonio earned 1,000 NCAA member schools as part of the MVP accolades at two of Collegiate Women Sports Program. three tournaments and went The men’s tennis and on to be named the team’s women’s golf teams earned the odd is a three-time first-team co-MVP after leading the Highest Team GPA Award for the Academic All-Big 12 pick team in digs per game and spring of 2007 while the women’s and received Academic ranking second in kills, points swimming & diving team won the All-America honors as a junior Bill Erwin Scholarand aces per game. Highest Team GPA Award for the and senior. He played in 28 Athletes of the Year Student Athlete Advisory 2007 fall semester. Other teams career tournaments and tied for  Jen Moore, volleyball Committee President, earning High Team GPA Awards eighth at the 2007 Morris Williams  Trey Todd, men’s golf and men’s golfer, Matt (for having a team GPA over Intercollegiate in Austin. His Trey Todd (men’s golf) and Jen Van Zandt (Houston) 3.0) were equestrian (Fall 2007), career-best round was a 67 at the Distinguished Letterwinners Moore Allen (volleyball) were was honored for his work as women’s swimming & diving 2006 PING/Arizona State  Ashlee Pistorius, soccer named Bill Erwin Scholar-Athletes  Ozzie Gardner, men’s swimming well. (Spring 2007), and women’s tenIntercollegiate. Todd has received of the Year at the 18th-annual The Award of Excelnis (Spring 2007). his masters in accounting from CHAMPS Awards Banquet. Prentice Gautt lence, given to an athletic Track and field athletes Texas A &M and has accepted a Scholarship Recipients Terry Dike (Houston) and supporter within the department, was presented to job with Price Waterhouse in  Terry Dike, track and field  Jessica Wingfield, track and field Jessica Wingfield (Richardson) Associate Athletic Director for Academics Steve Dallas. earned a sweep of the Prentice Gautt Big M c Donnell. McDonnell has worked in the position Moore was a three-time Award of Excellence for the Aggies since coming over from a similar role 12 Postgraduate Scholarship Awards. member of the Academic All-Big  Steve McDonnell at Iowa State in 1999. He also oversaw the transition A two-time NCAA All-American in the 12 Volleyball Team during her Cleo Whitlock Award of the academic center from Cain Hall to the Bright javelin, Wingfield placed 10th at the NCAA four-year career, and as a senior,  Rush Hannigan Complex in 2003. Championship in 2005 and 2007. Her the libero was named to the Community Service MVP The Cleo Whitlock Award, given to an athletic career best mark of 164 feet ranks No. 7 on ESPN The Magazine Academic  Meghan Nebera, women’s swimming supporter outside the department, was presented to the Texas A &M all-time list. She is a fourAll-District VI Women’s Volleyball Rush Hannigan. Hannigan often shows up for time Texas A &M / Verizon Scholar-Athlete Second Team by the College Outstanding Committee Chair Award Winner, having earned the 4.0 GPA volleyball games before warm-ups start and is often Sports Information Directors  Mary Batis, volleyball award three times. the first person in the stands. He attends many A &M of America. In 2007, the team Student Athlete Advisory sports, shows up early, stays late and was submitted She is also a three-time Big 12 Allcaptain played in every game Committee President for the honor by multiple A &M teams for his outAcademic Team member and a McFadden and ranked second on the squad  Matt Van Zandt, men’s golf standing spirit. Endowed Scholarship Recipient. Wingfield in digs per game while leading Athletes honored for being CHAMPS 101 has been accepted into medical school at the Aggies to a 21-10 record. Teaching Assistants were men’s swimmer the University of Texas at Houston. An honor student, Moore graduated in May 2008 with Alejandro Jacobo (León, Gto., Mexico), Dike improved his career best mark in the triple a degree in communications and will pursue a master’s softball player Megan Gibson (Spring), track jump to 49-6 in 2008, placing third at the Texas Invitadegree in sports management at A &M in the fall. & field athletes Ashley M c Carty (Sanger) and tional and qualifying for the NCAA Midwest Regional. He A total of 401 student-athletes and student support Chad Stoermer (San Antonio), women’s basis a Craig C. Brown Senior Engineer semifinalist, a threestaff were honored for posting a grade point average of ketball player LaToya Gulley (Fayetteville, Ark.) time Verizon Scholar-Athlete Award winner, a two-time 3.0 or higher during the 2007 calendar year. Of those, 89 and women’s swimmer Sally Ranzau (Alpharetta, member of the Big 12 All-Academic Team and recipient of earned Verizon Outstanding Athletics Scholar Awards for Ga.). CHAMPS 101 is a required course for all firstthe Ernst H. & Eva C. Gras Memorial Endowment. Dike, posting a 4.0 GPA for one or both semesters. year student-athletes. a former student body president candidate, is planning to Men’s swimmer Ozzie Gardner (Kearns, Utah) Ms. Gaye Zinn accepted an award posthumously attend law school following graduation. was named the male Distinguished Letterman Award winfor her recently deceased husband Bennie Zinn, In the community service award categories, the ner. After red-shirting his true senior season due to injury, who made significant contributions to the department Community Service MVP went to women’s swimmer Gardner became only the second swimmer in school Meghan Nebera (Brentwood, Tenn.). Nebera, who as a tutor in the Academic Center. history to qualify for the NCAA Championship final in the

Trey Todd (Abilene) and

volleyball player Jen Moore (Allen) were named the Bill

Erwin Scholar-Athletes of the Year at the 18th-annual

CHAMPS Awards Banquet held

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CAREER S E RV I C E S

hen established, it was one of the first programs of its kind in the nation and was recognized by the D-1A Athletic Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Asso-

ciation in 2003 with the Program of Excellence Award. The program was created to assist student-athletes with all aspects of their professional development. Only two percent of college athletes will successfully compete at the professional level the other 98 percent will enter the workforce. With this in mind the Athletic Career Services Center prepares them for their transition out of college sports and into the workforce.

Designed with the stu d e n t- at h l e t e i n m i n d

he program was created to assist student-athletes with all aspects of their professional development. Only two percent of college athletes will successfully compete at the professional level; the other 98 percent will enter the workforce. With this in mind, the Athletic Career Services Center prepares them for their transition out of college sports and into the workforce. Athletic Career Services is introduced during the student-athletes freshman year with the acknowledgement that with their hectic athletic schedules becoming involved with campus organizations is challenging. Therefore during their winter, spring and summer break, internships and part-time positions related to their major are available. This provides the student-athlete with the opportunity to gain valuable work experience while also building their resume. Upon graduation our student-athletes are the most prepared and experienced candidates one could hire.

Many unique programS

n addition to the above services, Athletic Career Services also offers many unique programs such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Backpack to Briefcaseâ&#x20AC;? the junior and senior seminar preparing student- athletes for graduate school, internships or full-time employment. The Athletic Career Services staff advises student-athletes on career-related issues such as on-campus interviewing, employment trends and job search strategies and also provides workshops, mock interviews, and resume and career planning seminars. Along with the opportunity to attend various employer fairs the Athletic Career Services Center also brings in employers for our very own career fair. Student-athletes are also encouraged to utilize the extensive resources and services offered by the University Career Center.

Completing the cycle

exas A &M strives to recruit quality student-athletes who excel academically and athletically, and the university hopes to complete the cycle by enhancing the future employment opportunities of these athletes. For more information about Athletic Career Services, please visit the web page of AggieAthletics.com/academics.

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AGGIES of INFLUENCE

ome of the world’s most influential people attended Texas A & M. They are the movers and shakers on and off the planet, and they are also Aggies.

STEVEN R. SWANSON ’98 NASA Astronaut (Mission Specialist) Crew Member, Space Shuttle Atlantis, STS-117, June 8-22, 2007

“As a graduate of the University (along with a brother, ’91, and sister, ’93) I have always cherished meeting Aggies across the nation, regardless of race, creed, sex or religion. I am a living witness that the university is an open and inviting place for anyone.”

— Roland S. Martin ’91

Author; nationally syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate; radio host, commentator for TV One Cable Network and host of the Roland S. Martin Show

MICHAEL E. FOSSUM ’80

NASA Astronaut (Mission Specialist) Crew Member, Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-121, July 4-17, 2006 and STS-124, May 31June 14, 2008

“I miss the atmosphere. Texas A & M taught me so much and it was the best time of my life. I’m dreaming to get back there. Just being able to walk on campus and being able to say hi to pretty much everyone. Getting to know so many people from so many different walks of life and the camaraderie is hard to explain.”

— Fernando Palomo ’96

SportsCenter anchor, ESPN Deportes

chris tomlin ’94 2007 Gospel Music Association (GMA) Artist and Male Vocalist of the Year

Rick Perry ’72

Texas Governor and former A & M track and field athlete

Martin Torrijos ’87 President of Panama with President George W. Bush

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“The best thing about A & M and Bryan-College Station for me was the people. The community really accepted me and got behind me when I was a novice TV weathercaster. They made me think I could do anything!”

— Orelon Sidney ’92 Former CNN Weather Anchor

“I was born and raised in BryanCollege Station so my blood was maroon from day one. That blood, along with the bonding spirit of being an Aggie will be with me for the rest of my life. As a kid, student and an adult, the sounds of Kyle Field, G. Rollie, Olsen Field, or just simply walking across campus ... are memories that will last forever. If only the rest of the world could truly appreciate what it means to be an Aggie."

— Scot Chastain ’89

Vice President, Affiliate Advertising & Promotion Services, NBC

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E n t e r ta i n m e n t & Sp o r t s Tony Barone, Jr. ’94 - Director of Scouting, Memphis Grizzlies R.C. Buford ’80 - Senior Vice President/General Manager, San Antonio Spurs Donyale Canada ’97 - Director of Sports Services, Conference USA Kel Devlin ’81- Global Marketing Director for Golf, Nike Inc. Dr. Red Duke ’50 - trauma surgeon, TV personality Dean Goldfine ’87 - professional tennis coach Marcus Heard ’97 - Director of Player Development, Houston Texans David Heath ’76 - Vice President U.S. Sales, Nike Inc. Robert Earl Keen ’78 - musician Kelly Krauskopf ’83 - Chief Operating Officer and General Manager WNBA’s Indiana Fever Kandace Krueger ’02 - Miss USA 2001 Gary Kubiak ’83 - Head Coach, Houston Texans Rita LeBlanc ’01 - Owner/Executive, New Orleans Saints and AFL New Orleans VooDoo Lyle Lovett ’79 - four-time GRAMMY Award winning musician Robert McBurnett ’78 - Vice President/Finance and CFO, Tennessee Titans Ashton Smith ’84 - Movie trailer/promo voice over specialist Kimberly Tomes ’77- Miss USA 1977 Chris Tomlin ’94, 2007 Gospel Music Association (GMA) Artist and Male Vocalist of the Year Andrea Williams ’97 - Associate Commissioner, Big Ten Conference

GARY KUBIAK ’83 Head Coach, NFL Houston Texans

Rod Richardson ’85 Managing Editor, Shreveport Times

“My education at Texas A & M was one of the most meaningful periods of my life. I traveled the country and the world through university academic programs, I felt the camaraderie at celebrations and tragedies of being a part of the Aggie family and I built lasting relationships with outstanding individuals. Becoming an Aggie broadened my horizons, taught me sound values and gave me the skills necessary to succeed in business.”

— Rita LeBlanc ’01

Owner / Executive Vice President, New Orleans Saints

G ove r n m e n t Rep. Joe Barton ’72 - Member, U.S. House of Representatives Henry Cisneros ’68- Former US Secy. Housing & Urban Development, Former Mayor of San Antonio, Former President of Univison Communications, Chairman American CityVista Rep. Chet Edwards ’74 - Member, U.S. House of Representatives Michael E. Fossum ’80 - Nasa Astronaut (Mission Specialist) Ed Garza ’92- Former Mayor of San Antonio (2001-05) Rep. Louie Gohmert ’75 - Member, U.S. House of Representatives Rep. Jeb Hensarling ’79 - Member, U.S. House of Representatives Fred McClure ’76 - Lawyer; Legislative Affairs Asst. for two U.S. Presidents; Former Chairman of the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association; A&M student body president in 1976. Jerry Patterson ’69 - Land Commissioner, State of Texas Gov. Rick Perry ’72 - Governor of Texas President Jorge Quiroga Ramirez ’81 - Former President of Bolivia: He was the first Aggie head of state. Steven R. Swanson ’98 - Nasa Astronaut (Mission Specialist) President Martin Torrijos ’87 - President of Panama Will Wynn ’84 - Mayor of Austin Alberto Aleman Zubieta ’73 - CEO of the Panama Canal Authority

Kelly K r a usk o p f ’83 Chief Operating Officer and General Manager, WNBA Indiana Fever

Robert Earl Keen ’78 Musician

B u s i n e s s & Me d i a Kurt S. Abraham ’80 - Managing/International Editor, World Oil Magazine Neal Boortz ’67 - Nationally Syndicated Radio Talk Show Host Jeff Brady ’86- News Anchor, WFAA-TV Scot Chastain ’89 - Vice President, NBC Affiliate Advertising & Promotion Services Tom DeFrank ‘67, New York Daily News (Washington Bureau Chief) David Finfrock, ’75 - Chief Meteorologist, KXAS-TV Jon Heidtke ’81 - Senior Vice President, Fox Sports Net Debby Krenek ’78 - Managing Editor, Newsday Bryan Lilley ’91 - Producer/Director, CBS Sports John Lopez ’84 - Houston Radio Personality Patricia Lowry ’87 - Coordinating Producer-Remote Production, ESPN Roland S. Martin ’91 - Author; Nationally Syndicated Columnist; Radio Host, TV Commentator and Host L. Lowry Mays ’57 - Chairman/CEO of Clear Channel Communications; Member Texas A&M Board of Regents Kathleen McElroy ’81 - Dining Editor, New York Times Richard Oliver ’81 - Sports Columnist, San Antonio Express-News Fernando Palomo ’96 - SportsCenter anchor, ESPNDeportes Rod Richardson ’85 - Managing Editor, Shreveport Times Rolando H. Santos ’78 - Senior Vice President/ International Relations, CNN International Kristi Scales ’89 - Sideline Reporter, Dallas Cowboys Radio Network Orelon Sidney ’92 - Former CNN Weather Anchor Loren Steffy ’86- Business Columnist, Houston Chronicle Charean Williams, ’86 - Columnist, Fort Worth Star-Telegram S. Shariq Yosufzai, ’74 - President, Chevron Global Marketing NOTE: This list of influential Aggies is not complete and we welcome any additions that are similar in prominence.

Jon Heidtke ’81

VP/General Manager, Fox Sports Net

Lyle Lovett ’79 Musician

“I was a member of the Fightin’ Te x a s A g g i e Band. My lasting memory centers around football games at Kyle Field. Two things will go with me to my grave — the sound of the drums reverberating off the tunnel walls as we entered Kyle Field — our chest pounded from the sound — our hearts raced, we stood taller, we marched with more pride. To this day I get goose bumps every time I think about it. The second thing is how 300 men became one unit, thinking as a single entity for 8 and half minutes every halftime. As everyone knows the Figthin’ Texas Aggie band never lost a half time.”

— Rolando H. Santos ’78

Senior Vice President / International Relations CNN International

Neal Boortz ’67

Nationally Syndicated Radio Talk Show Host

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ATHLETES

On the World Stage

 Casey Fossum is a relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers.  Anjanette Kirkland was the indoor and outdoor World Champion in the high hurdles in 2001.  FABRICE LAPIERRE won the Bronze Medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games while at Texas A & M.  ACIE LAW IV is in his second season with the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks after earning consensus All-America honors at A & M in 2007. He received the 2007 Bob Cousy Award as the nation’s top point guard.

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 Jeff Maggert pocketed the largest purse in the history of professional golf when he received a check for $1,000,000 after winning the 1999 World Match Play Championship. Won the 2006 FedEx St. Jude Classic ...Three-time member of the USA Ryder Cup team.

conference team championships.

Aggie athletes have collected nearly 1,000 All-America citations.

 Jennifer mcfalls scored the winning run in USA’s 2-1 win over Japan in the gold medal game of the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.  Ryan Palmer won the PGA’s 2004 FUNAI Classic at Walt Disney World Resort as a rookie.

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 Stacy Sykora was the starting libero for the Women’s Olympic Volleyball Team at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games.

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 TY WARREN has won a pair of Super Bowls since joining the New England Patriots in 2003.  A’Quonesia Franklin and Morenike Atunrase led the Aggies to two Big 12 Championships and into the NCAA Elite Eight. They were drafted into the WNBA by the Sacramento Monarchs and the San Antonio Silver Stars.  ANTOINE WRIGHT was the first round pick of the New Jersey Nets in 2005 and helped the Nets to the NBA Atlantic Division Championship in 2005-06. He has since been traded to the Dallas Mavericks.

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 Julia Wilkinson was a World Championship finalist in the 200 IM in 2007 and swam multiple races in the 2008 Olympics for Canada.

Aggies at the 2008 olympics Richard Adu-Bobie

Canada

Men’s Track & Field

Triin Aljand

Estonia

Women’s Swimming & Diving

Alia Atkinson

Jamaica

Erica (Boren) Bartolina

Fabrice

Steve Bultman*

LAPIERRE

Tyrone Edgar

USA Estonia Great Britain

Simone Facey

Jamaica

Women’s Track & Field

Grenada

Men’s Track & Field

Allison George

Grenada

Women’s Track & Field

Davey Johnson

USA

Head Coach, Baseball

Fabrice Lapierre Balazs Makany

Australia USA Hungary

Christine Marshall

USA

Francisco Picasso

Uruguay

Stacy Sykora

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Asst. Coach, Women's S&D Men’s Track & Field

Alleyne Francique**

Muna Lee**

Christine

Women’s Swimming & Diving Women’s Track & Field

Julia Wilkinson

USA Canada

Vic Wunderle

* head women's swimming coach

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Men’s Track & Field Women’s Track & Field Men’s Swimming & Diving Women’s Swimming & Diving Men’s Swimming & Diving Women’s Volleyball Women’s Swimming & Diving Archery

** volunteer assistant coach

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exas A & Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s superior facilities have allowed

the university to serve as host for a variety of NCAA and Big 12 Championship events.

G. Rollie White C o l i s e um

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g e o r g e p. m i tc h e l l tennis center

AGGIE S O C C ER C O M PLE X S T U DEN T RE C C EN T ER NATAT ORI U M

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2009  Big 12 Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Indoor Championships  NCAA Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Indoor Championships  NCAA Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championships  NCAA Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships  NCAA Women’s College Cup

2008  Big 12 Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championships

2007  NCAA Women’s College Cup  Big 12 Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships  NCAA Softball Regional and Super Regional

REED arena

 NCAA Baseball Regional

2006  NCAA Women’s Golf Central Regional  NCAA Men’s Tennis First and Second Rounds

2005  NCAA Women’s Volleyball Regional

F RAN K G . ANDER S ON T RA C K & F IELD C O M PLE X

 NCAA Women’s College Cup  NCAA Men’s Tennis Championships  NCAA Softball Regional and Super Regional  Big 12 Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships

2004  NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships  NCAA Women’s Tennis First and Second Rounds  NCAA Midwest Regional Track and Field Championships  U.S. Junior Track and Field Championships

aggie S O F T B ALL C O M PLE X

2003  NCAA Women’s Soccer First and Second Rounds  NCAA Women’s Volleyball First and Second Rounds  NCAA Baseball Regional  NCAA Men’s Tennis First and Second Rounds  NCAA Women’s Tennis First and Second Rounds  National Varsity Equestrian Championships  National Indoor Target Championships

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S P O RT S MUSEUM

o school can match the

athletic traditions of

he timewall occupies a corridor at the north end of the museum space. Black and white pictures of the earliest days of the university remind visitors of the founders’ efforts, while bright forms of life and color celebrate a prosperous present and foretell an unbridled future. Large panel-size graphics are punctuated by significant artifacts and highlighted by a sequence of programmed light and audio.

Texas A & M University. The superior athletes together with the famous Aggie Spirit combine to tell a story that is one of the most exciting and compelling in the nation.

The tradition of the 12th Man

he excitement of Kyle Field, the revelry of the historic Aggie Bonfire, and the resounding yells of the student body will come to life in a sports museum unlike any other in the nation. It is fitting, too, that the museum is located in the Bernard C. Richardson Zone at Kyle Field. The story of A&M’s men’s and women’s varsity sports is presented using photos, film, artifacts and computer databases for interactive displays for all visitors to the campus to enjoy free of charge. The Texas A&M Sports Museum has the distinction of being the nation’s only all-sports museum funded primarily by former athletes. “This is a wonderful opportunity for all Lettermen to honor their teammates who deserve special recognition in a space such as the Sports Museum of Texas A&M University,” said Jim Singleton, Museum Committee Chairman.

M us e um A r e a s

hen visitors enter the “Zone” they will step into a large lobby area, shared by both the museum and the 12th Man Foundation, that will feature rotating exhibits focusing on sports at Texas A &M University. From the lobby, visitors will enter the museum. First, they are greeted with the Spirit of Aggieland including a donor wall and introductory exhibits to the Sports Museum. Visitors will experience several different exhibits in the Museum including the Timewall, Legends Gallery, Sport-by-Sport Perimeter Displays, and Interactive Computers.

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he Sports Museum project was several years in the planning stages and is now a reality. The museum opened in August of 2001, in time for the first home football game in early September. The museum was built without the benefit of state or university money. The Lettermen’s Association in cooperation with the 12th Man Foundation raised those funds. Each sport has its own area, which is named in honor of a team or letterwinner. Those interested in contributing to the sports museum sustaining fund are encouraged to contact the Lettermen’s Association office at 1-800-310-3272 or the 12th Man Foundation at 979-846-8892. Current tax laws make the gift of appreciated stock very attractive.

The Legends g a l l e ry

he core of the exhibit is a gallery that celebrates and reinforces tradition and achievement, which are also the core of the university itself. Concrete gray walls and columns create an arena for the display of the university’s most treasured symbols of sports success in photographs and memorabilia that recall those uniquely gifted individuals who came before.

P e r i m e t e r D i s p l ay s he perimeter displays exhibit the different sports, as well as the Aggie Band, Yell Leaders, and each of the traditions that instill Aggie Spirit. These displays capture the spirit of sport and present the vitality of the on-going programs, teams and traditions of A&M Athletics.

C o m p ut e r I n t e r a ct i v e s

atabase terminals and video interactives are positioned throughout the Museum. Visitors can peruse the photos of athletes or review famous films of great plays and memorable moments.