2013-14 Davidson Men’s Golf General Information
School Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Davidson College Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Davidson, N.C. Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1837 Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,900 Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wildcats School Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red (PMS 186) and Black Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Southern Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division I President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carol Quillen (Chicago ‘83) Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Murphy (Davidson ’78) Home Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . River Run Country Club
Coaching Staff
Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Straub (Wake Forest ’89) Years at Davidson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tistraub@davidson.edu Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (704) 894-2123
Team History
First Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1937 SoCon Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1954, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1968
Team Information
2013 SoCon Tournament Score . . . . . . . . . . . . 886 (297-294-295) 2013 SoCon Tournament Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/2 Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Sports Information
2013-14 Davidson Golf Schedule
Table of Contents
Dates Tournament / Course Sept. 14 & 15 Tar Heel Intercollegiate UNC Finley Golf Club
Location Chapel Hill, N.C.
General Information / Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Sept. 23 & 24 Fightin Irish Gridiron Classic Warren Golf Club
South Bend, Ind.
Head Coach Tim Straub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Oct. 7 & 8
Firestone Invitational Firestone Country Club
Akron, Ohio
Oct. 14 & 15
Donald Ross Intercollegiate Mimosa Hills Country Club
Feb. 17 & 18
Mobile Bay Intercollegiate Mobile, Ala. Robert Trent Jones Magnolia Grove Golf Club
Morganton, N.C.
March 3 & 4 Davidson College Invitational Davidson, N.C. River Run Country Club March 16 & 17 Seahawk Intercollegiate Landfall Country Club
Wilmington, N.C.
April 5 & 6
Kannapolis, N.C.
Irish Creek Collegiate Irish Creek Country Club
Team Photo / Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Student-Athlete Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9 2012-13 Results / Player Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Home of the Wildcats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Records / Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Year-By-Year Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Davidson Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2014 Southern Conference Championship
April 20-22
SoCon Championship The National Golf Club
Pinehurst, N.C.
Bold Denotes Tournament Host
Sports Information Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joey Beeler Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (704) 894.2123 E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jobeeler@davidson.edu Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gavin McFarlin E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gamcfarlin@davidson.edu Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Brumbaugh E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mabrumbaugh@davidson.edu Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashley Bailey E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . asbailey@davidson.edu Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704.894.2636 Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.davidsonwildcats.com Twitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . twitter.com/davidsonwildcat
History of the Wildcat
On November 10, 1917, a small cohort of 22 football players traveled to Atlanta to represent Davidson College against Auburn, one of the most formidable teams in the South. The Plainsmen had massacred their first four opponents, outscoring teams, 141-6. According to one account, they were “big, quick, and undefeated” and heavily favored in the day’s matchup. Davidson was 2-4 and started a line averaging 20 pounds less. Not surprisingly, Auburn dominated the game, outgaining the “Red and Black” 240 yards to Davidson’s 91 yards. Astoundingly, Davidson pulled together an offensive attack through the efforts of running back A.R. “Buck” Flowers and quarterback Henry Spann, delivering a “bewildering array of forward passes.” Davidson defeated one of the most powerful teams in the South that day, 21-7, with scrappiness that captured the awe and respect of Atlanta sportswriters. They wrote of the “Wildcats” from Davidson College, whose small stature and ferocious style proved overwhelming. One account notes that Morgan Blake of the Atlanta Journal remarked of the Davidson team, “No other team ever put together in these United States of the same weight as Coach Fetzer’s team could ever get the verdict over the flock of wild men from North Carolina.” The Davidsonian picked up on the nickname, and it has been used ever since, replacing former, milder references such as “Red and Black,” “Presbyterians” and “Preachers.”
Davidson College welcomes your coverage of golf in 2013-14. For interviews, information or pictures, contact Joey Beeler of the Sports Information Office. Office Phone: (704) 894.2123 Cell Phone: (704) 458.6198 Fax: (704) 894.2636 E-mail: jobeeler@davidson.edu
— revised and rewritten from an account in the Davidson College archives
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2013-14 Davidson Men’s Golf
Team Picture / Roster
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Ralph Blasey
Sam Echikson
Junior Kensington, Md. The Landon School Economics
Senior Brussels, Belgium European School Art
Todd Eckstein
Richard Fountain
Junior Durham, N.C. Trinity School Political Science
Senior Raleigh, N.C. Needham Broughton Political Science
Alex Nianouris
David Sargent
Sophomore Salisbury, N.C. Salisbury
Sophomore Cornelius Hough
Andy Simmons
Tim Straub
Freshman Charlotte, N.C. Myers
Head Coach 14th Season Wake Forest, 1989
Tim STRAUB Head Coach w 14th Season
Coming off the program’s best Southern Conference Championship finish in 40 years, Tim Straub is in his 14th season as head coach of the Davidson men’s golf team. Since his introduction as the new coach in April of 2000, Straub has placed his own unique mark on the Wildcat program, including last year’s runner-up showing at the 2013 Conference Tournament. Davidson, which enjoyed one of its most successful seasons in school history a year ago, finished the year with two team titles, six top-five finishes and nine Top-10s. Under Straub’s guidance, now-senior Richard Fountain became the first Wildcat golfer to claim individual medalist honors at the 2011 Southern Conference Championship in 38 years, winning by one stroke. In addition to qualify for the NCAA Regional as a freshman, the two-time all-conference performer received an at-large selection to the NCAA Tournament in 2013. The 2011 SoCon win was Fountain’s second tournament victory of the year, as he won the Mizuno Savannah Intercollegiate in the fall. The then-freshman class of Fountain and Sam Echikson was strong throughout the 2011 season, ranking sixth amongst all Division I golf teams according to Golfstat’s “Freshman Class Impact Ranking.” Fountain and Echikson have lived up to the expectations as both earned a spot on the 2013 All-Conference squad, while fellow classmate Todd Eckstein was named to the All-Tournament team. At the 2009 Southern Conference Golf Championships, Davidson had a pair of golfers receive honors from the conference, with senior Michael Saari being named to the All-SoCon Team, and Jackson Taylor earning All-Freshman Team honors. The ‘Cats had their best team finish in three years at the conference tournament. In 2012-13, Tim Straub guided the Wildcats to a pair of team titles and a second-place showing at the 2013 Southern Conference Championship.
Eight years ago, Straub led the Wildcats to a third place finish in the 2005 SoCon Championships, which Davidson hosted at River Run Country Club. Leading the competition after 36 holes, Davidson ended the event with a score of 890 and its highest finish in the event since the 1973 season. For his team’s accomplishment, Straub was honored as the Conference Coach of the Year for the second time in his five-year tenure. In 2003, Straub was also named Southern Conference Golf Coach of the Year after leading Davidson to its best finish (seventh) in the conference tournament since 1998. The ‘Cats improved their efforts in 2009, moving to sixth place at the league tournament. The abilities of current Wildcat golfers and the talent level of the newcomers have continued to elevate in each year Straub has been at the helm. Straub brings an extensive list of accomplishments and experience in the sport of golf. As a teenager, Straub won the 1983 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship and earned the New York State Amateur Championship title twice. He was awarded the Arnold Palmer Golf Scholarship out of high school to attend Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., and to play on the nationally- ranked Demon Deacon squad. While at WFU, Straub and the talented squad received many accolades. He played on the 1986 NCAA National Championship team as well as the 1987 NCAA runner-up team. As a senior, Straub led the Demon Deacons to the ACC Championship title and was the ACC Individual Champion. In December of 1989, Straub earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology and began the next milestone in his athletic career. He became a professional golfer and joined the Hooters Tour. His first two professional wins came at the Fayetteville Classic in 1995 and then again in 1998. Following his first tour experience, he decided to test his abilities against the best golfers in Asia, subsequently joining the PGA Asian Tour. He was successful in this next venture as he finished in the top 15 of the tour for two consecutive seasons. He placed second in the 1996 Philippines Open and third in the 1998 Hong Kong Open. During his time on the tour, Straub continued to compete in several American tournaments. He notched top-15 finishes at both the Nike Hershey Open and the 1998 Nike Greensboro Open. In 1998, Straub returned to the United States on a permanent basis and competed in a variety of tournaments. One of his crowning achievements as a professional came when he qualified for the 1998 U.S. Open in San Francisco. More recently, he placed second in the 2000 Buy.com Upstate Classic on the strength of a second-round 63. Straub also finished seventh at the 2001 Panama Open and 15th at the 2001 Buy.com Dayton Open. In addition to being a full-time coach and running his own junior golf camp, Straub has continued to advance his personal game. In the summer of 2004, Straub won the 80th Coastal Federal Bank Carolinas Open at the Surf Golf and Beach Club in South Carolina, and in 2003 he shot an even-par 71 to share medalist honors at a U.S. Open qualifier to advance to the sectional qualifying round.
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In May of 2006, Straub came up one stroke short of another title at the 81st Coastal Federal Bank Carolinas Open at the Surf Golf & Beach Club. One month later he continued his summer run, capturing his second CPGA major championship by winning the 2005 North Carolina Open held at River Landing Country Club in Wallace, N.C. In the summer of 2009, Straub added to his long list of playing accomplishments as he finished second in the 43rd Annual North Carolina Open. His final score of four-under 209 (68-73-68) placed him in a tie for first among professional golfers. Along with his impressive showing at the North Carolina Open, Straub just missed his second U.S. Open as he advanced to the sectional qualifier. This past summer, Straub continued to add to his already successful playing resume as he captured the Carolinas PGA Section Johnny Palmer Trophy, which is awarded annually to the player who post the lowest nine-round stroke average in the Carolinas PGA Major Tournaments. On the course, he teamed with Wake Forest coach Jerry Haas to capture the 2013 AHEAD / E-Z-GO CPGA Pro-Pro Championship at Pinehurst Country Club. Because of his professional and teaching experience, Straub has a wealth of knowledge to share with his Wildcat players. “I don’t see any reason why we can’t compete for the conference championship year after year,” he said. Straub is married to Jennifer Straub, the head coach of the women’s cross country and track & field teams at Davidson. The couple has a son, William, 16, and a daughter, Sydnee, 12.
The Straub File
Full Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timothy M. Straub Date of Birth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 2, 1967 Hometown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orchard Park, N.Y. College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wake Forest ’89 Collegiate Accomplishments . 1987 ACC Individual Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Member of the 1986 NCAA Title Team Wife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jen Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William (16), Sydnee (12)
Playing Accomplishments
Qualified for the ‘98 U.S. Open at Olympic Club Johnny Palmer Trophy
Tournament Wins
2013 AHEAD/E-Z-GO CPGA Pro-Pro Championship 2010 Carolinas PGA Pro-Pro Championship 2005 North Carolina Open 2004 Coastal Federal Bank Carolinas Open 2003 Medalist at U.S. Open Local Qualifier
Coaching Honors
2003, 2005 SoCon Coach of the Year
Certifications
Class “A” PGA Professional
Sam ECHIKSON
Senior w Brussels, Belgium w European School 2012-13 Highlights
Named to the All-Conference squad after posting a 74.61 stroke average… led the team in scoring for most of the season… fired five rounds of par or better, including a season-low 69 in the second round of the Irish Creek Collegiate… captured the 2013 Davidson Invitational title with a 36-hole total of 145 (73-72)… recorded three other Top-10 showings, including a runner-up finish at the Waterville Collegiate Classic… finished the spring season with an average finish of 12th in five events.
2011-12 Highlights
Competed in nine of the Wildcats’ 10 tournaments… finished third on the team with a 74.27 stroke average… recorded a pair of top-10 finishes… Davidson’s top finisher on two separate occasions… fired six rounds of par or better… recorded a career-low 68 in the final round of the Firestone Invitational… placed a season-best tied for ninth at the Wexford Plantation Collegiate and Samford Intercollegiate… also recorded a top-20 finish in Davidson’s spring opener at the Seahawk Intercollegiate.
2010-11 Highlights
Finished the year third on the team with a 74.70 stroke average, competing in all nine tournaments … earned two top-20 finishes in the four fall events … placed 12th (223) in first-career collegiate event at The Invitational at The Ocean Course … fired low three-round score of the season (216) at the Mizuno Savannah Intercollegiate, placing 18th … placed 27th at 224 in the Davidson College Invitational … opened spring season with a season-best eighth-place finish, tying with teammate John Skeadas, at the Wexford Invitational … fired a season-low 68 at the Irish Creek Collegiate en route to a 27th-place finish at 219.
Prior to Davidson
Attended the European School of Brussels 3 ... and was a member of Belgium’s national team ... finished fourth in the 2009 Belgium National Stroke Play tournament and reached the third round of the 2009 British Boys Championship.
Personal
Son of William Echikson and Anu Ristola ... siblings Julia and Ben ... born in Paris, France ... majoring in art.
Echikson’s Career Scoring Totals
Year Rounds Strokes Avg. Top 5 Top 10 Low 18 Low 54 2010-2011 27 2017 74.70 0 1 68 216 2011-2012 26 1931 74.27 0 2 68 216 2012-2013 23 1716 74.61 2 4 69 214 Totals 76 5664 74.50 2 7 68 214
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Richard FOUNTAIN
Senior w Raleigh, N.C. w Needham Broughton 2012-13 Highlights
Named to the 2013 all-conference team… played his way on to the 2013 SoCon all-tournament team... led the Wildcats with a 73.81 stroke average... finished with three top-five showings and six top-10s in nine events... concluded the regular season with four straight top-10s, including a fifth place finish at the SoCon Championship... posted 13 rounds of par or better... named SoCon Golfer of the Week on April 10... carded a 36-hole total of two-under 142 to finish fifth at the Firestone Invitational... highlighted by a career-low six-under 66 in the second round, finished fourth at the Irish Creek Collegiate... finished T-17th at the NCAA Golf Regional with a 54-hole total of 211 (7168-72)… During the summer advanced to both the Men’s North & South Amateur Match Play and North Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship.
2011-12 Highlights
Named to the 2012 all-conference team… one of two Wildcats to compete in all 10 events… led the team in stroke average for the second straight season… posted three top-five finishes and four top-10s… was Davidson’s top finishers on four separate occasions… recorded 13 rounds of par or better… fired a season-low 67 in the second round of the Samford Intercollegiate… two-time SoCon Golfer of the Week… named SoCon Golfer of the Month in February following two top-five finishes… placed a season-best tied for second at the Samford Intercollegiate with a 54-hole total 213 (-3)… carded a final round 70 to finish tied for 10th at the 2012 SoCon Championships.
2010-11 Highlights
Became the first Davidson golfer since Rusty Boyd in 1973 to win individual medalist honors at the SoCon Tournament, thus earning the league’s automatic NCAA bid … fired a tournament-low, final-round, five-under-par 67, which included a birdie on the final hole, to win by one stroke at 207 (68-72-67), nine-under par … placed in a tie for 35th place at 226, 10-over-par at the NCAA Virginia Tech Regional at The Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech … led team in stroke average at 73.90, competing in 10 events … earned a 12th-place finish at 212 to lead the team in second collegiate event, the Mason Rudolph Championship … won the Mizuno Savannah Intercollegiate in a playoff with a season-low score of 206 (-10) in just his third collegiate outing … concluded fall with a 27th place finish (224) at the Davidson College Invitational … placed in a tie for the team lead with John Skeadas in 18th at 224 at the Seahawk Intercollegiate.
Prior to Davidson
Honors / Awards
2013 PING All-Region Selection 2013 NCAA At-Large Selection 2013 All-Conference Selection 2013 SoCon All-Tournament Member 2012 All-Conference Selection 2011 NCAA Automatic Qualifier 2011 Southern Conference Champion 2010 Mizuno Savannah Intercollegiate Champion
Four-year letter winner in golf at Needham Broughton … named to the all-conference team as a sophomore, junior, and senior … named first team all-state by the Carolinas Golf Association in 2009 … finished 11th at the 2009 Big I National Junior Fountain’s Career Scoring Totals Championship ... was ranked No. 67 by Golfweek in the class of 2010 ... tied the Year Rounds Strokes Avg. Top 5 Top 10 Low 18 Low 54 Carolina Country Club course record with a 59 … on honor roll all four years of high 2010-2011 30 2217 73.90 2 2 66 206 school.
Personal
The son of Richard and Emily Fountain… has four siblings, Mary Norris, Janie, Preyer, and Peter… major is political science.
2011-2012 30 2012-2013 26 Totals 86
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2197 73.23 3 1919 73.81 3 6333 73.63 8
4 6 12
69 66 66
213 211 206
Ralph BLASEY
Junior w Kensington, Md. w The Landon School 2012-13 Highlights
Appeared in five tournaments… finished with a 78.50 stroke average, while competing in 12 rounds… recorded a personal-best 17th place finish at the Waterville Collegiate… carded a career-low one-under 71 in the opening round of the Firestone Invitational.
2011-12 Highlights
Played in the final six tournaments of the campaign… recorded a 76.72 stroke average… fired a season-low 72 in the second round of the Irish Creek Collegiate… placed a season-best tied for 28th at the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate.
Prior to Davidson
Ranked seventh in the state of Maryland by Golfweek … three-time all-conference selection, two-year team captain and four-year letterwinner playing for The Landon School … owns top-five scoring average in the Landon Golf Hall of Fame … Washington Post All-Metropolitan Honorable Mention in 2010 … runner-up at the Bobby Gorin Junior Championship … took eighth in the Maryland State Junior Championship … totaled three top-20 finishes in American Junior Golf Association tournaments … was a semi-finalist at the Bobby Bowers Junior Championship in 2009 … honor roll student … founded the Catholic Bears Breakfast Club … selected to serve in the Learn Serve International Fellows Program.
Personal
Son of Ralph and Sandy Blasey … has two siblings, Kimberly and Nick … majoring in economics.
Blasey’s Career Scoring Totals
Year Rounds Strokes Avg. Top 5 Top 10 Low 18 Low 54 2011-2012 18 1381 76.72 0 0 72 223 2012-2013 9 707 78.56 0 0 71 238 Totals 27 2088 77.33 0 0 71 238
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Todd ECKSTEIN
Junior w Durham, N.C. w Trinity School of Durham 2012-13 Highlights
Competed in eight tournaments as a sophomore… named to the SoCon All-Tournament Team after posting a 54-hole score of 217 (+1)… led the Wildcats to their best finish in 40 years at the SoCon Tournament with a second-place showing… finished the season with a 76.40 stroke average… also helped Davidson to team titles at the Waterville Collegiate Classic and Davidson College Invitational with Top-15 finishes.
2011-12 Highlights
Competed in eight of Davidson’s 10 tournaments as a freshman… finished fourth on the team with a 76.04 stroke average… recorded back-to-back sub-par rounds of 70 and 71 to place a season-best tied for 23rd at the Invitational at the Ocean Course.
Prior to Davidson
Ranked sixth in the state of North Carolina by Carolinas Junior Golf … named to the North Carolina All-State team three times and won the individual state championship in 2011 … led the Trinity School of Durham to two NCISAA State Championships (2010 & 2011) … first Trinity School student to sign a National Letter of Intent … top-ranked 2011 graduating golfer in the Tarheel Youth Golf Association … won the 2011 New Brunswick (Canada) Junior Championship … was the TYGA State champion and the Mid Pines Junior champion in 2010 … placed second at the 2010 NCISAA State 1A High School Championship and ninth at the American Junior Golf Association Charles Howell Junior Championship … named to the 2011 AJGA HP Scholastic Honor Roll.
Personal
Son of Tim and Sue Eckstein … has two siblings, Tyler and Anna … father, Tim, was also his high school coach and played professionally … mother, Sue, played golf at Duke and professionally … major is political science.
Eckstein’s Career Scoring Totals
Year Rounds Strokes Avg. Top 5 Top 10 Low 18 Low 54 2011-2012 23 1749 76.04 0 0 70 220 2012-2013 20 1528 76.40 1 2 71 217 Totals 43 3277 76.20 1 2 70 217
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David SARGENT
Sophomore w Cornelius, N.C. w Hough 2012-13 Highlights
Competed in eight of the Wildcats’ nine tournaments as a freshman… finished the season with a 77.10 stroke average… recorded two Top-15 finishes, including a sixthplace showing at the Davidson College Invitational… posted a season-low 73 in the opening round of the Mason Rudolph and again in round two of the Irish Creek Collegiate.
Prior to Davidson
Ranked 151st in the country by the American Junior Golf Association... took medalist honors at North Carolina’s U.S. Junior Sectional Qualifier to earn a place in the 2011 U.S. Junior Championship... also won the state qualifying tournament for the 2011 Callaway Junior World Golf Championship... tied for 20th at the 2011 North Carolina Men’s Amateur and tied for 13th in the 2011 AJGA Webb Simpson Championship.
Personal
Born May 29, 1994... son of Lee and Janet Sargent... has two older brothers, Trip and Matt.
Sargent’s Career Scoring Totals
Year Rounds 2012-2013 21 Totals 21
Strokes 1619 1619
Avg. 77.10 77.10
Top 5 0 0
Top 10 1 1
Low 18 73 73
Low 54 223 223
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Alex NIANOURIS
Sophomore w Salisbury, N.C. w Salisbury 2012-13 Highlights
Appeared in four tournaments as a freshman… posted a season-low 73 in the opening round of the Irish Creek Collegiate… during the summer advanced to the finals of the North Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship.
Prior to Davidson
Ranked 75th in the nation on the National Junior Golf Scoreboard... led Salisbury High School team to the 2011 NCHSAA Team State Championship... tied for second at the 2011 Tarheel Youth Golf Association State Championship... placed fourth in the Dogwood Junior Championship and sixth in the 2011 North and South Junior Championship... advanced to the round of 16 of the North Carolina Men’s Amateur Match Play Championship.
Personal
Born March 20, 1994... son of Eric and Tami Nianouris... has a younger sister, Emma.
Nianouris’ Career Scoring Totals
Year Rounds 2012-2013 10 Totals 10
Strokes 800 800
Avg. 80.00 80.00
Top 5 0 0
Top 10 0 0
Low 18 73 73
Low 54 237 237
Andy SIMMONS
Freshman w Charlotte, N.C. w Myers Park Prior to Davidson
Two-time Southwestern 4A Conference Player of the Year… Qualified for the National Big “I” Junior Tournament in 2011 and 2012… Finished 16th in the event following his senior campaign… Ranked 3rd in the State of North Carolina and 34th Nationally by Junior Golf Scoreboard… In 2012 was named the Southern Mecklenburg Golfer of the Year.
Personal
Born August 30, 1994… Son Marci and L.D. Simmons ’81… His father was an All-SoCon Golfer in 1978… Has two siblings, Grace Lee and Will… Grace Lee also attends Davidson… Undecided on his academic major.
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2013-14 Player Statistics / Team Results 2013-14 Davidson Men’s Golf Player Statistics Player Richard Fountain
Events 10
Rds 26
Strokes 1919
Avg. 73.81
Low 66
Top 5 3
Top 10 6
Top Finish T-4th
Samuel Echikson
9
23
1716
74.61
69
1
4
1st
John Skeadas III
9
23
1738
75.57
70
1
2
1st
Todd Eckstein
8
20
1528
76.40
71
1
2
2nd
Ben Murray
1 2 153 76.50 74 0 0 T-19th
David Sargent
8
21
1619
77.10
73
0
1
T-6th
Ralph Blasey
5
12
942
78.50
71
0
0
T-17th
Alex Nianouris
4
10
800
80.00
73
0
0 9
T-17th
1st (2x)
Davidson Team
9
23
6875
298.91
282
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2013-14 Davidson Men’s Golf Team Results Dates Sept. 9-11
Tournament Invitational at the Ocean Course
DC/Teams 8/15
Rd. 1 306
Rd. 2 301
Rd. 3 319
Total 926
Average 308.6
Sept. 21-23
Mason Rudolph Championship
9/15
292
293
296
881
293.6
Oct. 8-9
The Firestone Invitational
3/17
289
294
--
583
291.5
Oct. 15-16
Waterville Collegiate Classic
1/4
312
306
--
618
309.0
Feb. 18-19
Wexford Plantation Collegiate
6/18
299
294
306
899
299.6
Mar. 4-5
Davidson College Invitational
1/11
297
299
--
596
298.0
Mar. 24-25
Seahawk Intercollegiate
5-12
305
312
--
617
308.5
April 6-7
Irish Creek Collegiate
5/17
289
282
298
869
289.6
April 21-23
Southern Conference Championship
2/11
297
294
295
886
295.3
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River Run Country Club River Run Country Club located in beautiful Davidson, N.C., is often noted for its championship golf course, recognized by Golf Reporter as one of the finest in the Southeast.
pared to the previous green which encompassed just over 3,000 sq. ft. With the expansion of the range area, golfers can now hit off of natural turf all year long. River Run’s majestic Jeffersonian clubhouse is as elegant as it is relaxing. Members can enjoy the chef ’s culinary skills in the Rotunda Dining Room or relax with friends in the Wildcat Lounge.
Designed to complement its’ natural setting, River Run weaves through a landscape of lakes, rolling hills, the Rocky River and centuries-old forests. Additionally, the course underwent a complete renovation in 2007, including rebuilding all of the greens and laser leveling all tee boxes. The renovation of the driving range and practice facility was completed in the spring of 2006. Now with one of the best practice areas in the Carolinas, the new practice green measures roughly 7,000 sq. ft., as com-
River Run has hosted some of the highest quality tournaments in the Southeast, including the 1994 & 2002 North Carolina Open, The Carolina PGA Club Pro Championship in 1997, 1998, and 2000, as well as the U.S. Amateur Qualifying tournament in 2003.
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Honors & Awards Southern Conference Team Championships Year 1954 1960 1966 1967 1968
Site Mid Pines, N.C. Southern Pines, N.C. Southern Pines, N.C. Myrtle Beach, S.C. Mrytle Beach, S.C.
Team Score 630 625 647 631 633
Southern Conference Individual Runner-Ups Name Sam Sloan George Leight Joe Jelks George Leight Rusty Boyd Alex Knoll
Year 1959 1966 1967 1968 1972 2007
Site Bethesda, Md. Southern Pines, N.C. Myrtle Beach, S.C. Myrtle Beach, S.C. Sanford, N.C. Florence, S.C.
Score 153 161 157 154 153 214
Southern Conference Coach of the Year Name Tim Straub
Year 2003, 2005
All-Southern Conference Name L.D. Simmons Sollie Foy Sollie Foy Jason Carlock Tim Dillon Michael Saari Richard Fountain John Skeadas
Southern All-Freshman Team Last year, Richard Fountain participated in the NCAA Tournament for the second time in his career.
NCAA Tournament Individual Participant Name Year Mike Spann 1967 Mike Spann 1968 Mike Spann 1969 Richard Fountain 2011 Richard Fountatin 2013
Site -- -- -- Radford, Va. Tallahassee, Fla.
Name Jackson Taylor Richard Fountain
Year 1978 1978 1979 1997 2005 2009 2012 2012
All-Americans Year 2009 2011
Year 1958 1960 1966 1967 1973 2011
Site Danville, Va. Mid Pines, N.C. Southern Pines, N.C. Myrtle Beach, S.C. Florence, S.C. Florence, S.C.
Score 145 148 160 153 215 207
Cleveland All-America Scholars Name Gates Grainger Jason Carlock Jason Lina Tim Dillon Alex Knoll Steve Mayo Michael Saari John Skeadas
Score 289 289 -226 211
Southern Conference Individual Medalists Name Bucky Dennis Verner Stanley Doug McKeever Mike Spann Rusty Boyd Richard Fountain
Name Mike Spann Rusty Boyd
PING All-Regional Team Mike Spann ’69 led Davidson to the Southern Conference Championship in 1967. He is the only Wildcat golfer to place in the top 20 of the NCAA Championships.
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Name Richard Fountain
Year 1968 1973 Year 1997 1997 1998 2005, 2006 2006 ,2007 2006, 2007 2009 2012, 2013 Year 2013
Year-By-Year SoCon Tournament Results
Year Finish Score Teams Year Finish Score Teams 1937 2nd 632 8 1988 7th 978 9 1939 3rd 644 4 1993 10th 1033 10 1940 3rd 631 5 1994 9th 979 10 1941 4th 678 6 1995 9th 946 10 1942 6th 665 7 1996 5th 949 10 1947 Did Not Compete 1997 8th 976 10 1948 6th 649 7 1998 T4th 901 11 1949 4th 635 10 1999 9th 956 12 1950 5th 609 8 2000 9th 934 12 1951 6th 689 6 2001 10th 896 12 1952 6th 612 6 2002 10th 606 12 1953 8th 642 9 2003 7th 904 11 1954 1st 630 7 2004 T6th 900 12 1955 4th 625 8 2005 3rd 890 12 1956 Did Not Compete 2006 5th 890 10 1957 4th 630 9 2007 8th 902 10 1958 2nd 610 10 2008 9th 910 10 1959 2nd 636 9 2009 7th 894 11 1960 1st 625 9 2010 10th 904 11 1961 5th 637 9 2011 8th 887 11 1962 7th 676 8 2012 9th 906 11 1963 2nd 628 8 2013 2nd 886 11 1964 6th 652 9 1965 2nd 631 9 (SoCon Tournament not held in 1943-46) 1966 1st 647 9 (Davidson not in SoCon in 1989-92) 1967 1st 631 8 1968 1st 633 9 1969 4th 785 7 1970 5th 814 8 1971 4th 784 6 1972 5th 811 5 1973 2nd 1152 8 1974 4th 1157 7 1975 8th 1255 8 1976 8th 1228 8 1977 8th 1243 8 1978 6th 1192 8 1979 7th 1208 9 1980 9th 1254 9 1981 7th 1206 9 1982 9th 1239 9 1983 9th 1008 9 1984 8th 1004 8 1985 8th 995 8 1986 7th 992 8 Last year’s second-place finish in the Southern Conference Championship 1987 8th 1019 9 was the Wildcats lowest finish in 40 years.
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2013-14 Davidson Men’s Golf
Jim MURPHY
Carol QUILLEN
Director of Athletics
Davidson College President
Jim Murphy was introduced as Davidson College’s Director of Athletics in November of 1995, returning to his alma mater to lead the Wildcats on the eve of their 100th anniversary of intercollegiate athletics and into the next century. Prior to his appointment at Davidson, Murphy, 53, spent 10 years as executive associate athletic director and chief financial officer for the Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Murphy, an Atlanta native, played football and baseball during his freshman year at Davidson. His experience has been invaluable as he guides a program which is unique in its desire for excellence in both athletics and academics and has one of the smallest enrollments among NCAA Division I schools. Reflecting his support of academics, Davidson’s NCAA graduation rate of 91 percent was the highest in Division I in 2001-02, second in 2002-03 with a rate of 97 percent and continues to be above 90 percent each year. “I firmly believe Davidson represents the ideal in college athletics and think the success of Davidson’s students, both in competition and after graduation proves that,” said Murphy. “It’s true that Davidson needs intercollegiate athletics, but intercollegiate athletics need Davidson even more.” Since Murphy’s return to Davidson, the Wildcats have pursued several major capital projects, including the creation of the highly-innovative $10 million Davidson Scholars Program, and major improvements have been completed in Belk Arena and at Smith Field at Richardson Stadium. In May of 2013, Murphy and President Quillen announced that Davidson College will join the highly competitive Atlantic 10 Conference in July of 2014. The last several years have seen the construction of the Belk Artificial Surface Field for field hockey, the new Alumni Stadium for soccer, Wilson Baseball Park and batting cages and the football stadium expansion project, which included a state-of-the-art weight room, a new press box and additional permanent seating. Murphy, the 2004 NACDA Division I-AA/I-AAA Southeast Region Athletic Director of the Year, served two terms on the prestigious NCAA Division I Management Council, a policy-making body within the NCAA governance structure. He chaired the Division I-AA Governance Committee and formerly served on the NCAA Division I Business and Finance Cabinet, the Division I Governance Committee and the Division I Finance Committee. From 2002-04, Murphy chaired the Athletic Directors Association of the Southern Conference. He was part of Charlotte’s successful bid to host the NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championships in 1999 and 2000 and also served as Tournament Director of the first and second-round games of the 2005 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship in Charlotte. Murphy is a past member of the DI Football Issues Committee and Past-President of the Football Championship Subdivision Athletic Directors Association. He was also a member of the NCAA Task Force on Recruiting, an 18-member panel charged with changing the culture of recruiting in intercollegiate athletics, and currently serves on the NCAA’s Fiscal Responsibility Oversight Group. A licensed Certified Public Accountant and 1978 graduate of Davidson with a degree in economics, he earned a Master of Science degree in management from Georgia Tech in 1979. He worked from 1979-85 as an audit manager with the international public accounting firm of KPMG Peat Marwick in Atlanta with responsibility for financial statement audits of public and private companies with up to $1 billion in assets. Murphy has been active in the community since his return to Davidson. He is involved with Social Venture Partners - Charlotte, chairs the Board of Managers of the Lake Norman YMCA, the Board of Directors of the Charlotte Regional Sports Commission, served three years on the Board of the Charlotte Council for Children and three years on the Board of Directors of the Town of Davidson Youth Baseball League. Murphy is married to Dr. Susan Roberts, a political science professor at Davidson, and his 24-year-old son, Matt, is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and works in advertising in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Carol Quillen, who was previously the vice president for international and interdisciplinary initiatives at Rice University, became the 18th president of Davidson College on August 1, 2011. Quillen has had a long and distinguished career at Rice. She joined the faculty as an assistant professor of history in 1990, and she earned promotion to associate professor in 1996. From 2004 to 2008, she served as the first director of Rice’s Boniuk Center for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, leading development of the center’s new mission and shaping an agenda that helped distinguish the center from other organizations. From 2006 to 2010, Quillen served as Rice’s vice provost for academic affairs, focusing particularly on developing initiatives that cross academic schools, faculty diversity and faculty development, and resource development. During this time, she worked with faculty to develop and secure funding for a new Center for Asian Studies and a new Institute for Urban Research. She co-chaired the president’s diversity task force, and instituted mentoring programs for junior faculty. As vice president for international and interdisciplinary initiatives, Quillen was responsible for developing and implementing Rice’s overall global strategy, which includes research partnerships, recruiting strategies, curricular revision and international opportunities for students. She also facilitates implementation of university-wide initiatives, including the Institute for Urban Research, Rice 360 (a global health effort), and collaborations with Baylor and other institutions within the Texas Medical Center. James W. Crownover, chair of Rice University’s Board of Trustees, said, “It’s an honor for Rice that one of ours has been chosen to lead a place as respected as Davidson. She will work hard, and she will succeed there.” Quillen grew up in New Castle, Del., a small town where she says “it was second nature to support the community and look out for other people.” A Presbyterian, she attended Quaker schools from pre-kindergarten through high school. She earned a B.A. degree in American history from the University of Chicago, graduating Phi Beta Kappa with special and general honors, then received a Ph.D. degree in European history from Princeton. A humanist whose academic interests include early modern European history, European intellectual history and gender studies, Quillen has written two books on Petrarch, as well as a number of scholarly articles, reviews and papers. She has received a number of teaching awards during her tenure at Rice. Quillen’s daughter, Caitlin, will be a first-year student at the University of North Carolina next fall. Quillen’s husband, Ken Kennedy-a computer pioneer who founded the computer science program at Rice—died of pancreatic cancer in 2007. “His greatest gift to me, and to the Rice community, was in living the life he would have chosen,” Quillen said. “That’s something I think about in a very profound way every day.” At Davidson, Quillen succeeds Tom Ross ‘72, who announced in August 2010 that he would step down to become president of the University of North Carolina system in January 2011.
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