2009-10 LSU Men's Golf Media Guide

09-10 Men’s Golf Contents

THIS IS LSU 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 14 16 18 19 20 21

Campus Life University Club LSU Golf House Practice Facilities Cox Communications Academic Center Athletic Training Strength and Conditioning Championship Tradition LSU Greats Prominent Alumni City of Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Athletics Director LSU Administration

PREVIEW 22 24 26

Season Preview Tournament Information SEC Opponents

THE TEAM 27 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37

Head Coach Chuck Winstead Assistant Coach Shane Warren Brent Blaum Brian Leveille Andrew Loupe John Peterson Clayton Rotz Austin Gutgsell Josh Jones Sang Yi

REVIEW 38 40 41 42 44

Season Review 2008-09 Final Statistics and Results 2008-09 Round-by-Round Results 2008-09 Tournament Summaries SEC Recap

HISTORY 45 46 48 49 50 52 53 56

All-Time Tournament Titles All-Time Honors LSU at the SEC Championships LSU at the NCAA Championships Record Book Tournament History Tigers on Tour Letterwinners

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Quick Facts University Location: Founded: Enrollment: Nickname: Home course: Mascot: Colors: Conference: Affiliation: President: Chancellor: Faculty Representative:

Media Information Baton Rouge, La. 1860 29,317 Tigers or Fighting Tigers The University Club (Par 72) Mike VI (Live Bengal Tiger) Purple and Gold Southeastern NCAA Division I Dr. John V. Lombardi Dr. Michael V. Martin Dydia DeLyser

Athletic Department Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics: Sr. Associate AD/Operations: Sr. Associate AD/Business: Sr. Associate AD/SWA: Sr. Associate AD/External Relations: Associate AD/Compliance: Associate AD/Operations: Associate AD/Student Services: Assistant AD/Facility Services: Assistant AD/Ticket Manager:

Joe Alleva Verge Ausberry Mark Ewing Judy Southard Herb Vincent Bo Bahnsen Eddie Nunez Miriam Segar Ronnie Haliburton Brian Broussard

Men’s Golf Staff Head Coach: Chuck Winstead

Alma Mater: LSU, 1991

Year at LSU: Fifth Assistant Coach: Shane Warren

Alma Mater: Alabama, 1994

Year at LSU: Fifth

Team Information 2008-09 Record: 94-49-6 2008-09 SEC Finish: T4th Postseason: NCAA South Central Regional Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/2 Top Returnees: Andrew Loupe (Jr.), John Peterson (Jr.), Clayton Rotz (Jr.),

Sang Yi (So.) Top Newcomers: None Inaugural Season: 1932 Tournament Titles: 107 NCAA Championships: 4 SEC Championships: 15

The 2009-10 LSU Men’s Golf Media Guide was written to provide members of the media with statistics and information needed to adequately cover the LSU men’s golf team. For further information on the team and the scheduling of interviews with head coach Chuck Winstead, assistant coach Shane Warren or any of the student-athletes, please contact Will Stafford in the LSU Sports Information Department at (225) 578-8226.

MAILING ADDRESS LSU Sports Information P.O. Box 25095 Baton Rouge, LA 70894-5095

OVERNIGHT MAILING ADDRESS Athletic Administration Building, Fifth Floor North Stadium Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70894

2009-10 Men’s Golf Schedule SEPTEMBER 27-28 PING/Golfweek Invitational

Bremerton, Wash.

Gold Mountain GC

OCTOBER 3-4 Gary Koch Invitational Tampa, Fla. 10-12 Brickyard Collegiate Championship Macon, Ga. 26-27 David Toms Intercollegiate at the CCLA Baton Rouge, La.

Old Memorial GC The Brickyard CC of Louisiana

FEBRUARY 13-14 Gator Invitational 28-2 John Hayt Invitational

Gainesville, Fla. Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Mark Bostick GC Sawgrass CC

MARCH 8-9 Louisiana Classics 19-21 Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational 28-30 Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate

Lafayette, La. Statesboro, Ga. Awendaw, S.C.

Oakbourne CC Forest Heights CC Bulls Bay GC

APRIL 5-6 Morris Williams Intercollegiate 16-18 SEC Men’s Golf Championships

Austin, Texas St. Simons Island, Ga.

Univ. of Texas GC Frederica GC

MAY 20-22 NCAA Regionals

TBA

TBA

JUNE 2-5 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships

Chattanooga, Tenn.

The Honors Course

Support Staff

Sports Information Assistant AD/Sports Information Director: Michael Bonnette Senior Associate SID: Kent Lowe Senior Associate SID: Bill Franques Associate SID: Matt Dunaway Associate SID: Bill Martin Associate SID: Will Stafford Graduate Assistant: Jake Terry Publications Director: Jason Feirman Graphic Design Coordinators: Krystal Bennett, Courtney Wilburn Publications Student Assistants: Kenli Langlois, Courtney Wimmert Photographer: Steve Franz Men’s Golf Contact: Will Stafford Secretary: Pat Fredericks Student Assistants: Molly Clark, Jesse Delerno, Ryan Ginn, Sidney Kleinpeter, Elizabeth Stuart, Chad Vignes

Will Stafford Sports Information

Katie o’brien Administrative Assistant

Jason Shaw Academic Counselor

Kristin price Learning Specialist

Bo Lowery Athletic Trainer

Juan pablo reggiardo Strength and Conditioning Coach

Contact Information (area code 225) Sports Information: Sports Information Fax: Will Stafford’s Cell: Will Stafford’s E-mail: Men’s Golf Office: LSU Athletic Department: Ticket Office: Website:

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578-8226 578-1861 436-4389 wstaff2@lsu.edu 578-1280 578-0628 578-2184 www.LSUsports.net

Credits

Editor: Will Stafford Editorial Assistance: Chad Vignes

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Design and Layout: Courtney Wilburn Jason Feirman Covers: Courtney Wilburn Jason Feirman

Photography: Steve Franz Andrew Fredrickson Bryan Wayne Printer: EBSCO Media

“LSU laid the groundwork for me being a professional in the way the school is run and the professors. Off the field, I learned to be a good person.

On the football field, it is the training, the hard work and the dedication. LSU teaches you everything you need to be successful.”

- Andrew Whitworth Cincinnati Bengals

Location: Baton Rouge, La. Founded: January 2, 1860 Enrollment: 29,317 President: Dr. John V. Lombardi Major Fields for Bachelor’s Degrees: 72 Major Fields for Master’s Degrees: 72 Major Fields for Doctoral Degrees: 54

Campus Life

LSU’s Memorial Tower (top main photo) was one of the first structures completed on the present campus and sits east of the quadrangle (above, left). It represents the University as a memorial to those who gave their lives during World War I. Although it currently houses the LSU Anglo-American Art Museum, plans are in process to return Memorial Tower to a military museum as originally intended. The University lakes (above, right) on the LSU campus give various recreational options.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College has, throughout its 145year history, served the people of Louisiana, the region, the nation, and the world. LSU is creating a revolution, one of pervasive change and advancement. For the past five years, the focus of the LSU community has been an increased commitment to excellence. Our progress has been dramatic and shows no sign of stopping.

Having witnessed many of yesterday’s possibilities become today’s tangible realities, the LSU community set forth to capitalize on its success. The goal was to improve our standing as a nationally competitive flagship university.

Following intense discussions among the LSU Board of Supervisors, campus administrators, faculty, and student leaders, the objectives required to reach this status crystallized, providing the impetus for LSU’s National Flagship Agenda.

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University club

For the past decade, the LSU men’s and women’s golf teams have called The University Club home. The course received the honor of being ranked the 13th best home for college golf in the country according to a survey published in the September 2005 issue of Golf Digest.

The evaluation by Golf Digest ranked the Top 15 home courses in college golf and included such criteria as shot values, resistance to scoring, course layout and design, memorability and conditioning.

Now plans are in the works for an even better championship course as the TAF will partner with LSU golf All-American and PGA star David Toms to redesign many of the U-Club’s holes to make it a sterner test of one’s golfing abilities.

“Being included in such a list is a nice honor,” said LSU head coach Chuck Winstead.

“Jim Lipe, the designer of the University Club, is an LSU alum and is a proven golf course architect. He’s been Jack Nicklaus’ right-hand man on his design team for years. It’s certainly a great honor to be included on the list.”

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The course opened in 1998 under the design of Lipe and is a par72 layout that plays with a championship yardage of 7,274 yards.

It is carved into nearly 300 acres of land just seven miles south of the LSU campus on Nicholson Drive.

It also boasts one of the nation’s finest practice facilities in The LSU Golf House, which opened to rave reviews in the fall of 2002. The Golf House includes a lavish meeting room, office space for the coaching staff and an area devoted to equipment repair and storage.

It also includes an indoor driving range and a learning center where each player can utilize video analysis to benefit his development in a classroom setting.

The course was built on land donated to the Tiger Athletic Foundation and subsequently leased to The University Club. The original vision that drove University Club’s development was having a premier course that would provide a place for TAF members to play, as well as a home for the men’s and women’s golf teams at LSU.

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LSU Golf house

The LSU Golf House opened in the fall of 2002 to rave reviews from players, coaches and members of the athletic administration alike. This $850,000 facility funded by the Tiger Athletic Foundation functions primarily as a golf-learning center for the LSU men’s and women’s teams where student-athletes are able to improve their skills at one of the premier practice facilities in the nation.

The Golf House features a lavish meeting room, office space for both the men’s and women’s coaching staffs and an area devoted to equipment repair and storage. It also includes locker rooms, an indoor driving range with two hitting bays and a state-of-the-art learning center which can utilize video analysis to benefit each player’s development in a classroom setting.

Outside the facility is a practice tee box that measures 100 yards in length, a brand new wedge game area built in 2007 and a 10,000 square-foot putting and pitching green surrounded by practice bunkers where players are able to practice in a spacious environment.

Chuck Winstead, who is the head coach of the men’s golf team and a Top 100 Teacher according to Golf Magazine, believes that having such a facility is essential in the development of his players and is evidence that LSU is committed to running a first-class program.

“The facility offers our student-athletes an environment second to none to excel and reach their potential,” Winstead said. “The combination of state-of-the-art technology to work on their game combined with our indoor putting area to fine-tune their stroke enables our players to maximize their ability. We are able to utilize the tools we have to get the best out of each player and teach them in a comfortable setting.”

LSU women’s head coach Karen Bahnsen echoed Winstead’s sentiments, saying that she enjoys having the opportunity to utilize the facility’s many features to teach her players in a productive atmosphere.

“There’s no question that the LSU Golf House offers our student-athletes state-of-the-art instructional technology to take their game to another level,” Bahnsen said. “Our two indoor hitting bays, club repair room with a lie and loft machine and video center allows each coach to teach the players in the most effective way possible. We also have a large meeting room that allows us to meet as a team and discuss course strategy and work with our team on all mental aspects of the game.”

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An inside view of the luxorious meeting and conference room.

Practice facilities

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Conference Room The lavish conference room at the LSU Golf House enables the LSU coaching staff and players to meet in a quiet, spacious area.

Locker Room

Video Analysis

The new Tiger locker room includes space for all the players to dress and store their equipment.

LSU head coach Chuck Winstead teaches his players using state-of-theart video technology that is second to none.

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Hitting Bay

Tee Box

The LSU Golf House at the University Club features an indoor driving range with two hitting bays that give the Tigers an opportunity to practice in a climate-controlled environment.

Members of the LSU men’s and women’s golf teams have the opportunity to practice in a spacious environment as The LSU Golf House features a large tee box measuring 100 yards in length.

Wedge Game

Putting Green

The practice facilities at The LSU Golf House feature a brand new wedge game area with three target greens, each measuring 2,000 square feet. Players can fine-tune their wedge game by hitting shots from all lies and angles up to 120 yards as the greens are guarded by rough and five bunkers. The project, designed by LSU alumni David Toms, Jim Lipe and Chuck Winstead, was completed in the summer of 2007.

In addition to building a new wedge game area, recent renovations to the practice facilities at The LSU Golf House saw the completion of a brand new putting green measuring 10,000 square feet along with an existing putting green measuring 14,000 square feet that has been overseeded with bent grass. In all, the improvements to the practice facilities at The LSU Golf House are estimated at $150,000.

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Bo Campbell Auditorium The 1,000-seat auditorium is used through the year as a classroom and lecture hall. Each seat in the auditorium has space for a laptop and a modem hookup, providing each student unlimited learning opportunities. The auditorium also contains a movie theatre size screen to aid professors with lectures and classroom activities.

COX COMMUNICATIONS

Academic Center

FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES

Study Area Included in the 54,000 square feet of the Academic Center are individual study areas as well as 14 private computer rooms for studentathletes to work one-on-one with tutors or by themselves.

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The Library The library provides a perfect setting for individual study, or with a tutor as a group.

Computer Stations

Throughout the Academic Center are 75 computer stations, providing student-athletes with a quiet working environment for research, writing and studying.

Amenities 4 54,000 square feet of working space 4 300 computer workstations 4 14 private computer rooms in a state-of-the-art computer lab 4 A dditional study rooms and classrooms for private or group study 4 Electronic scheduling of tutoring sessions A $15 million renovation to the Gym Armory in 2002 not only made it among the nation’s premier academic centers, but put it at the forefront. Improvements to the existing center give LSU studentathletes the best opportunity for success by providing access to the latest technology, as well as an array of expanded services.

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4 A 1,000-seat auditorium for classes and lectures

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Athletic training LSU boasts the largest and most complete athletic training facilities in all of collegiate athletics with both the Operations Center and the Broussard Center for Athletic Training in Tiger Stadium. Both are furnished with the latest in technology and equipment. The Operations Center training room features a full view of the practice fields, two hot/cold jacuzzis and an underwater treadmill. The Broussard Center includes an on-site x-ray room, an in-house pharmacy, as well as the largest hydrotherapy pool in both collegiate and professional sports. It is also one of the few collegiate training centers with a full-service pharmacy and a fullservice vision center.

Broussard Athletic

Training Center

The two-story, 22,000-square-foot facility contains 20 treatment tables with the newest forms of modalities available, 14 taping stations, a 1,600-square-foot rehabilitation area which contains the latest rehabilitation equipment including the Cybex Norm, Woodway treadmills and Body Master select rise equipment. LSU’s multi-million dollar athletic training facility is named in honor of Dr. Martin J. Broussard (left), the legendary trainer whose career spanned more than 40 years at LSU.

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Hydrotherapy Treatment An integral part of rehabbing and developing LSU student-athletes is the operations center’s hot/ cold jacuzzis and an underwater treadmill in a fully equipped Hydrotherapy room. The Broussard training center (above) boasts the largest hydrotherapy pool in both collegiate and professional sports.

The Operations Center houses one of the most complete strength training facilities in the nation. Completed in 2006, the weight room area includes 16 multi-purpose platform, bench, incline, squat and Olympic lifting stations, along with 12 dumbell bench stations.

Strength

& Conditioning Operations Center

WEIGHT ROOM

Custom Weights Custom irongrip dumbells, weights and equipment made by Body Masters and Eleiko. Watch and listen to state-of-the-art video and sound system.

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Championship LSU Athletics

TRADITION

The Nation’s Elite Teams

Baseball

The Team of the 90s returned to the top of 21st-century college baseball as LSU brought home a sixth national championship in its first season at New Alex Box Stadium. The Tigers knocked off top-seeded Texas in the best-of-three College World Series championship series and were sparked by a 14-game postseason winning streak.

Third-year head coach Paul Mainieri was the unanimous choice for National Coach of the Year as LSU finished the season with a 56-17 record, a Southeastern Conference regular season title and an SEC Tournament title.

Men’s Basketball

The LSU men’s basketball team captured its fourth SEC Western Division title this decade and won the Southeastern Conference regular season championship with a 13-3 record, winning the title by three games under first-year head coach Trent Johnson. LSU was 27-8 on the year and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Johnson was the consensus choice as SEC Coach of the Year and a finalist for three national coach of the year honors.

Gymnastics

The gymnastics team continued to show it is one of the nation’s elite programs in 2009 by advancing to the Super Six after capturing the NCAA Central Regional for the second year in a row. The regional championship marked the Tigers’ sixth overall, and the Super Six berth was the team’s second straight.

LSU has now made 25-consecutive postseason appearances.

Track & Field

The Tigers earned a pair of top-five finishes in NCAA competition with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships followed by a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The Lady Tigers finished sixth nationally during both the indoor and outdoor seasons while earning a pair of runner-up team finishes at the SEC Championships.

Soccer

The LSU soccer team continued its rise to national prominence with an outstanding 2008 season in which it captured its second-straight SEC Western Division championship and earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row. The Tigers recorded program bests with a 14-4-2 overall record and a 7-3-1 mark in SEC play, while they also finished second in the final SEC standings.

Ashleigh Clare-Kearney

Trindon Holliday

Tyson Jackson

Jared Mitchell

Marcus Thornton

LSU’s all-time leader in career individual titles with 114, Ashleigh Clare-Kearney became the fifth national champion in school history and the first LSU gymnast to capture two individual national titles. She became the Vault National Champion with a 9.9000 average and the Floor National Champion with a 9.9500 score. In addition, Clare-Kearney earned First Team All-America honors on vault, bars and floor.

Trindon Holliday wrapped up the 2009 season as the NCAA’s fastest man as he was crowned NCAA champion in the 100meter dash while setting a new personal best with the top time in the country at 10.00 seconds in the national final.

Holliday also earned a pair of runner-up finishes in NCAA competition during the 2009 season in the 60 meters indoors and 4x100-meter relay outdoors to finish with eight All-America honors for his career.

Tyson Jackson became the highest LSU defender to ever be picked in the NFL Draft when he was selected as the No. 3 overall pick by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2009 draft. A second team All-SEC selection, he finished his career with 122 tackles and 18.5 sacks while leading the Tigers to a fourth straight bowl victory in the 2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl against Georgia Tech.

Jared Mitchell became LSU’s first Major League Baseball first round draft selection since 2003 when he was taken No. 23 overall by the Chicago White Sox. The junior outfielder was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2009 College World Series following the Tigers’ run to a sixth national title. Mitchell, also a wide receiver on the gridiron, became just the second athlete in school history to win national titles in multiple sports.

The consensus Player of the Year for the Southeastern Conference as he led the Tigers to the regular season SEC championship with a 13-3 record.

Thornton averaged over 21 points a game and would be among the quickest Tigers to 1,000 points, reaching it in less than two years. Thornton was drafted in the second round by the Miami Heat and traded to the New Orleans Hornets.

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Men’s Track & Field/Football

Football

Baseball

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Men’s Basketball

From the football team’s 2007 Bowl Championship Series national title to the baseball team’s 2009 national championship, LSU is the home of the nation’s elite teams. The 2008-09 year was no exception.

Two Straight Top 10 Director’s Cup Finishes

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Another record-setting and historical season in LSU athletics was capped when the school recorded its second straight top 10 finish in the Learfield Sports Director’s Cup with a No. 9 showing among all Division I institutions.

The ninth-place finish comes on the heels of last year’s No. 8 national finish, which marks only the second time in school history that LSU has posted backto-back top 10 finishes in the Director’s Cup.

2008-09 Director’s Cup Standings 1. Stanford 2. North Carolina 3. Florida 4. Southern Cal 5. Michigan 6. Texas 7. California 8. Virginia 9. LSU 10. Ohio State

Elite Athletes

46 National Team Championships

Brittnee Cooper

John Peterson

Volleyball

Men’s Golf

Brittnee Cooper racked up All-SEC, All-Louisiana and All-AVCA South Region First-Team accolades after a breakout junior season posting 302 kills on a team-best .336 attack percentage.

She was a contributing member on the USA Volleyball Women’s National A2 Red Team that captured a silver medal at the USA Adult Championships in May 2009.

The LSU men’s golf team enjoyed its most successful season in a decade by winning three team titles in 2008-09, and John Peterson led the way with six top-10 finishes. Peterson earned his first career first-team All-SEC honor and became the first Tiger to earn All-America honors since 2003 as he was named a Second-Team All-American by PING and Golfweek.

Megan Falcon

Malorie Rutledge

Women’s Tennis

Soccer

Three-time All-American Megan Falcon left her mark on the women’s tennis program as she ended her college career with a 99-18 record and ranked eighth on LSU’s all-time wins list.

Falcon finished at No. 14 for her senior campaign and earned first team All-SEC honors for the third consecutive season.

Malorie Rutledge was named the program’s first SEC Offensive Player of the Year and consensus All-American in team history.

Rutledge helped the Tigers to a 14-4-2 overall record and school record 7-3-1 mark in SEC play while scoring nine goals and 18 assists for 36 points on the year.

Julius Gloeckner

Kirsten Shortridge

Men’s Swimming & Diving

Softball

The 2009 SEC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year for his sport, Julius Gloeckner earned three NCAA All-America honors and broke four individual school records last season. The senior swimmer was also a part of two relay records and led the team with 16 event victories during the dual-meet season.

A NFCA All-America Third-Team selection, Kirsten Shortridge ranked inside the SEC’s top seven in hits (80), batting average (.426), multi-hit games (26) and stolen bases (26). She also garnered All-SEC, All-Louisiana and NFCA All-South First-Team picks after her .426 average was second-highest in program history.

Samantha Henry

Women’s Track & Field LSU is world-renown for its sprint program, and Samantha Henry continued that tradition in 2009 while earning five All-America honors in NCAA competition. Henry proved to be the most dominant sprinter in the SEC while capturing three conference titles in the 60 meters and 200 meters.

Allison Hightower Women’s Basketball

Allison Hightower became the first player in school history to lead LSU in points, assists, steals and blocks in a single season. A State Farm All-America Honorable Mention and unanimous firstteam All-SEC selection, the junior guard guided the Lady Tigers to an 11th-straight NCAA Tournament appearance.

Megan McChrystal Women’s Golf

Jane Trepp

Women’s Swimming & Diving Jane Trepp enjoyed one of the finest seasons in recent program history, shattering three individual school records in three different stroke disciplines and playing a role on four recordbreaking relay squads. The sophomore also earned three NCAA All-America honors, including first-team recognition in the 200yard medley relay.

Michael Venus Men’s Tennis

Michael Venus imprinted his name among the LSU greats in the history books and wrote a new line of his own as he became the first Tiger to capture the ITA All-American Championship in the fall of 2008. The SEC Player of the Year earned both singles and doubles All-America status en route to compiling a team-best 26 victories during the season.

McCrystal became the first LSU women’s golfer in the 30-year history of the program to average less than 73 strokes per round for a full season as she earned first-team All-SEC honors and second-team All-America honors. She finished 12th nationally in the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships.

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Men’s Basketball (1) 1935 Boxing (1) 1949 Football (3) 1958, 2003, 2007 Men’s Golf (4) 1940, 1942, 1947, 1955 Men’s Indoor Track (2) 2001, 2004 Women’s Indoor Track(11) 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004 Men’s Outdoor Track (4) 1933, 1989, 1990, 2002 Women’s Outdoor Track (14) 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008 Baseball (6) 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009

115 SEC Team Championships Baseball (14) 1939, 1943, 1946, 1961, 1975, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2009 Men’s Basketball (10) 1935, 1953, 1954, 1979, 1981,

1985, 1991, 2000, 2006, 2009 Women’s Basketball (3) 2005, 2006, 2008 Football (10) 1935, 1936, 1958, 1961, 1970, 1986, 1988, 2001, 2003, 2007 Men’s Golf (15) 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1986, 1987 Women’s Golf (1) 1992 Gymnastics (1) 1981 Men’s Swimming & Diving (1) 1988 Men’s Tennis (4) 1976, 1985, 1998, 1999 Men’s Indoor Track (4) 1957, 1963, 1989, 1990 Women’s Indoor Track (11) 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2008 Men’s Outdoor Track (22) 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1988, 1989, 1990 Women’s Outdoor Track (10) 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2007, 2008 Softball (5) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 Volleyball (4) 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991 Overall NCAA Championships *

1. UCLA 104 2. Stanford 97 3. USC 88 4. Abilene Christian 54 5. Kenyon 53 6. Oklahoma State 48 7. LSU 42 7. Arkansas 41 9. Texas 39 10. College of New Jersey 37

Overall Women’s NCAA Championships

1. Stanford 37 2. UCLA 33 3. College of New Jersey 31 4. LSU 25 4. Kenyon 25 * - The NCAA does not recognize champions from the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision

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LSU GREATS

The following eight individuals are the only athletes to have their jerseys retired by LSU. Basketball has retired the No. 23 for Pete Maravich, No. 50 for Bob Pettit, Jr., No. 33 for Shaquille O’Neal and No. 40 for Rudy Macklin. Football’s only two retired jerseys are the No. 20 worn by Billy Cannon and the No. 37 worn by Tommy Casanova. Baseball retired the No. 15 in honor of longtime coach and athletics director emeritus Skip Bertman and the No. 20 for Ben McDonald. Casanova, Macklin and McDonald joined the prestigious list in May 2009.

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Pettit led LSU to its first NCAA Final Four in 1953 and he later became the first player in NBA history to exceed the 20,000-plus point barrier. Pettit is a member of the NBA Hall of Fame, and in 1997, he was named as one of the top 50 players in NBA history.

One of the true legends of college football in the South, Cannon was the 1959 Heisman Trophy winner and helped the Tigers to the 1958 national title. Cannon’s most memorable performance came in 1959 against Ole Miss when No. 1 LSU trailed No. 3 Ole Miss 3-0 in the fourth quarter. He fielded a punt, broke seven tackles and returned it 89 yards for the 7-3 victory. He went on to a successful 11-year professional career.

Bob Pettit

Billy Cannon

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“Pistol Pete,” Maravich still holds the NCAA record for career points with 3,667 and for career scoring average with 44.2 points a game.

He was selected the National Player of the Year in 1970 after leading the Tigers to the NIT Final Four. He scored 50-plus points an amazing 28 times. He went on to a 10-year professional career and was selected as one of the NBA’s 50 greatest players in 1997.

O’Neal was the first pick in the 1992 NBA Draft. He was named MVP of the league in 2000 and was a three-time NBA Finals MVP after leading the Los Angeles Lakers to three World Championships. At LSU, O’Neal averaged 21.6 points and 13.6 rebounds for his career, and in 1991, he was named the World’s Amateur Athlete of the Year as well as SEC Athlete of the Year and National Player of the Year. In 1997, he was named as one of the top 50 players in NBA history.

Pete Maravich

Shaquille O’Neal

WORLD-CLASS TIGERS

Seimone Augustus

• Two-time NCAA National Player of the Year • 2008 U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, WNBA star

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Ashleigh Clare-Kearney • In 2009, became first LSU gymnast to capture two individual national titles

Glen “Big Baby” Davis

• 2006 First-Team All-American • 2008 NBA World Champion Boston Celtics

Walter Davis

• Two-time track Olympian • 2002 SEC Male Athlete of the Year

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Sylvia Fowles

• Three-time All-American • 2008 U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist, WNBA star

About LSU Retired Jerseys

The retirement of the jerseys of Casanova, McDonald and Macklin comes under a new provision of the LSU jersey retirement bylaws that says the retirement of an athlete’s jersey in a particular sport does not preclude a current student-athlete in that sport from wearing the jersey number in that or any other sport, subject to the discretion of the head coach. This provision applies only to jerseys retired after January 1, 2007, so the numbers worn by Maravich, Pettit, O’Neal, Cannon and Bertman may never again be worn by future student-athletes in their respective sports. To have a jersey retired at LSU, an athlete must have completed intercollegiate competition for LSU a minimum of five years prior to nomination. Athletes must have demonstrated truly unusual and outstanding accomplishments, exceeding and in addition to all criteria used for Hall of Fame selection. Nominees must have a unanimous vote of support from the Hall of Fame committee.

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A legend in the college baseball ranks, Bertman created a dynasty at LSU, guiding the Tigers to five national titles in a 10-year stretch from 1991-2000. He also coached the United States to a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and was an assistant on the gold medal-winning U.S. squad in Seoul, Korea, in 1988.

Bertman retired from coaching following the 2001 season and is the LSU athletics director emeritus.

Bertman was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.

Tommy Casanova is the only threetime All-American in the history of LSU football and is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.

During his Tiger career from 1969-71, Casanova personified versatility for his myriad of talents as he played offense, defense, returned punts and kickoffs. One of just two three-time All-SEC performers at LSU, he played six seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL while earning his medical degree.

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Tommy Casanova

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Rudy Macklin was a two-time basketball All-American selection during his Tiger career from 1976-81 during which time he became LSU’s all-time leading rebounder with 1,276 boards and the second-leading scorer in school history behind only the legendary Pete Maravich with 2,080 points. He led the Tigers to two Elite Eight appearances and the 1981 Final Four in Philadelphia. He still holds the school single game rebound record with 32, a mark like some of the great records in any sport that may never be broken.

Ben McDonald won the prestigious Golden Spikes Award, given annually to the nation’s most outstanding player, in 1989 and is a member of the College Baseball Hall of Fame.

He led LSU to two College World Series appearances. In 1989, McDonald was also named National Player of the Year by Baseball America, The Sporting News and Collegiate Baseball as he went 14-4 with an ERA of 3.49 and an SEC record 202 strikeouts. He was selected by the Baltimore Orioles as the No. 1 pick in the major league draft in 1989 and went on to enjoy a 10-year major league career with the Orioles and the Milwaukee Brewers.

Rudy Macklin

Esther Jones

• 21-time track All-American • 1992 Olympic Gold medalist

Muna Lee

• 20-time track All-American • Two-time Olympian

Richard Thompson

• Eight-time track All-American • 2008 Olympic Silver medalist

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Ben McDonald

David Toms

• Two-time SEC Golfer of the Year • 2001 PGA Champion

Todd Walker

• All-time College World Series team • Former Major Leaguer

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3Shaquille O’Neal

A four-time NBA champion and 15-time All-Star, Shaquille O’Neal is one of the most dominant centers in league history. O’Neal, one of the most quotable athletes on the planet, joined the long list of prominent LSU alumni when he earned his degree in general studies in December 2000. O’Neal was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in June 2009.

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Seimone Augustus received her degree in 2005 after just three years at LSU and while earning NCAA Women’s Basketball National Player of the Year honors twice. She was the first pick of the 2006 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx and teamed with fellow LSU alum Sylvia Fowles to claim an Olympic gold medal for the United States in 2008.

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Sylvia Fowles was a two-time State Farm AllAmerican at LSU before going onto a career in the WNBA with the Chicago Sky. Fowles and Seimone Augustus became the first LSU basketball players to claim Olympic gold when they did so in 2008 for the United States. Fowles returned to LSU to get her degree in general studies in May 2009.

Prominent

LSU Alumni Eduardo Aguirre, Jr.

Kevin Faulk

Named the first Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for the Department of Homeland Security in 2003, Aguirre, Jr., was the U.S. Ambassador to Spain from 2005 until 2009.

Excelled in both the classroom and on the playing field as he graduated in just three years. Faulk is currently a member of the three-time Super Bowl champion New England Patriots.

Dr. James Andrews

Carlos Roberto Flores

Lod Cook

Jim Flores

A world-renowned orthopedic surgeon, Andrews is a 1963 graduate of LSU and a 1967 graduate of LSU Medical School.

While at LSU, Andrews won the SEC indoor and outdoor titles in the pole vault.

Cook graduated from LSU with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 1955 and then earned his Master’s degree in petro engineering in 1955. Cook served as CEO of ARCO for nine years.

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The president of Honduras from 1997-2001, Flores helped the nation recover after Hurricane Mitch devastated the country in 1998. Flores is married to the former Mary Carol Flake, also an alumnus of LSU.

Flores graduated with two bachelor’s of science degrees; one in corporate finance in 1981 and the second in petroleum land management in 1982. Flores is currently Chairman, President and CEO of Plains Exploration & Production Company.

LSU’s enrollment is more than 25,000 students, including more than 1,600 international students and nearly 5,000 graduate students.

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Dr. Larry O. Arthur - AIDS researcher.

John Ed Bradley - Sports Illustrated writer and

novelist, former LSU football player.

John Breaux - U.S. Senator (1987-2005) and U.S.

Congressman (1972-86) from Louisiana.

Wil Calhoun - Executive Producer of television sitcom “Friends.”

Cassandra Chandler - One of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s highest ranking African-American women as special agent in charge of the Norfolk Field office.

“Lightning Joe” Lawton Collins - Chief of

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Paul Groves - Award-winning tenor with the Metropolitian Opera.

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Rufus William (Bill) Harp - Television set decorator for series including “L.A. Law” and “Moonlighting.”

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Pat Hewlett - CIO of Exxon Mobil.

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Walter Hitesman - Former president, Reader’s

Digest.

Hubert Humphrey - U.S. vice president

(1965-69).

W. Vernon Jones - Senior Scientist for Suborbital Research, NASA headquarters.

Staff for President Harry Truman.

Bill Conti - Oscar-winning composer who has written theme music for several well-known movies, including “Rocky” and its sequels.

Eric Arturo Delvalle - President of Panama

Catherine D. “Kitty” Kimball - In 2009, was sworn in as first female to serve as chief justice of Louisiana’s highest court.

Delos “Kip” Knight - Vice president of marketing and brand management for eBay international.

(1985-1988).

Dr. Alexander William “Alex” Dunlap -

Current chief veterinarian for NASA who is responsible for all NASA policies related to animal health and welfare.

A. Wright Elliott - Retired executive vice president, Chase Manhattan Bank.

Graves Erskine - U.S. Marine Corps General

Russell Long - U.S. Senator from Louisiana

(1948-87).

Ray Marshall - Secretary of Labor under President Jimmy Carter.

Kenneth Brown

A 1995 graduate of LSU and the host of Home and Garden Television’s (HGTV) show “redesign,” Brown credits much of his success to LSU’s interior design program, which is ranked among the top 10 nationally. Brown’s show completed its first season in 2005.

Carolyn Bennett Patterson - Former senior editor, National Geographic.

James E. Maurin - Founding partner and CEO of

Stirling Properties, a national real estate services firm.

Grover Murray - Former president of Texas Tech

J. Howard Rambin - Former CEO and Chairman

Dolores Spikes - Former President of the Southern University System and the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore.

of the Board, Texaco.

Ray Strother - Author, political consultant.

David Suarez - Co-owner of Atlantic Company of

in WWII.

University.

Rex Reed - Drama critic, syndicated columnist.

Maxime A. Faget - Designed Mercury and Gemini

Jake Lee Netterville - Chairman of the board of

Maj. Gen. Thomas Rhame - Led 1st Infantry

America, Inc., which performed the historic restoration of the Washington Monument, the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum and the main U.S. Treasury Building.

Thomas O. Ryder - Chairman of the Board, The Reader’s Digest Association.

Rebeccca Wells - Author of the novel and film

spacecrafts.

Mary Carol Flake Flores - Former first lady of Honduras.

Postlethwaite and Netterville, the largest Louisianabased public accounting firm.

Edwin Newman - Longtime NBC News journalist

and author.

Murphy “Mike” Foster, Jr. - Former governor

of Louisiana (1996-2004).

Kevin Griffin - Lead singer of the platinum-selling rock band “Better Than Ezra.”

Michael Papajohn - Only actor to star in four

$150 million movies in the same calendar year doing so in 2009; former LSU baseball player.

Division against Iraq during Persian Gulf War.

Frances Seghers - Senior VP of Sony

Entertainment European Community Affairs, which includes Sony Music, Sony Pictures and Sony Playstation.

“Devine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.”

Joanne Woodward - Academy Award-winning actress and wife of Paul Newman.

Reinosuke Hara

Eddie J. Jones

Hara researched at LSU in the 1950s and then later received an honorary doctorate of science degree from LSU in 1992. He is the former President and CEO of Seiko Instruments.

The former president of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins franchise, the 37-year veteran of the NFL is currently a Trustee of the Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle Retirement and Disability Plan.

Mary L. Landrieu

Marty Sixkiller

Harry J. Longwell

James Carville

Landrieu became the first woman from Louisiana elected to a full term in the United States Senate in 1997.

Longwell graduated from LSU in 1963 with a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering and retired in 2004 as the Executive Vice President and Director of ExxonMobil.

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Senior Technical Director for PDI/ DreamWorks’ movies “Antz,” “Shrek,” “Shrek 2,” “Shrek the Third,” “Madagascar” and “Over the Hedge.”

Carville received both a bachelor’s degree and law degree from LSU and gained fame in the 1990s as the chief campaign strategist for Bill Clinton and Al Gore.

Carville also penned a best-selling memoir titled “All’s Fair: Love, War and Running for President.”

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The state capitol building of Louisiana, located in the heart of downtown Baton Rouge, is the tallest capitol building in the nation at 34 stories and overlooks the Mississippi River.

Baton

Distance Chart from Baton Rouge

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Atlanta, Ga. .......................7 hours Biloxi, Miss. . .....................2 hours Birmingham, Ala. . ............6 hours Dallas, Texas .....................6 1/2 hours Houston, Texas .................4 hours

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Jackson, Miss. ...................21/2 hours Jacksonville, Fla..................8 1/2 hours Little Rock, Ark...................6 hours Mobile, Ala. .......................3 hours Monroe, La.........................2 1/2 hours

New Orleans, La. . .............1 hour Orlando, Fla. . ....................10 hours Pensacola, Fla....................4 hours Shreveport, La. . ................4 hours

Hospitality and comfort are a Southern tradition practiced to perfection around Baton Rouge. Minutes from the city, ancient moss-draped oaks, fragrant honeysuckle, formal gardens and the finest examples of Southern architecture await. Combine this with the excitement of the mighty Mississippi River, Cajun music and a gourmet meal that is topped with freshly brewed cafe-au-lait at one of Baton Rouge’s fine restaurants.

So what does the future hold? Baton Rouge is now one of the fastest growing cities in the South -- a bustling Metropolis of cutting edge technology companies, high-powered law firms and forward thinking city leaders who passionately support the arts and promote the local economy. Old Man River just got an upgrade. Yes, this is one city that’s rolling on the river.

Proximity

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The Pelican State features the hustle and bustle of downtown New Orleans. Contrast that with the finest hunting, fishing and boating opportunities in the country making Louisiana the “Sportsman’s Paradise”.

Louisiana

THE PELICAN STATE L ouisiana, one of America’s most culturally and geographically diverse states, is located in the heart of the Deep South.

Adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico and dotted with hundreds of lakes and bayous, Louisiana is home to all types of terrain from swamps and marshes to lush forests and gentle hills.

3Unique Culture

Louisiana is home to Mardi Gras, a two-week party that includes more than 60 parades and millions of visitors from around the world. All year long New Orleans Jazz, Creole culture, stately riverboats and some of the finest cuisine in the world is mixed into the diverse and renowned culture of Louisiana.

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Foods like boiled crawfish, jambalaya, shrimp etouffee and gumbo make the cajun and creole cuisine of Louisiana the envy of the nation.

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Chancellor

Dr. John V. Lombardi President, Louisiana State University System

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Dr. John V. Lombardi is the fifth individual to serve as the President of the Louisiana State University System. As its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Lombardi oversees 11 institutions, including five academic campuses, as well as 10 public hospitals located throughout the state.

He is also a Professor of History at Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.

Dr. Lombardi was born in Los Angeles, Calif., and attended Pomona College, where he earned his bachelor’s degree. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in history from Columbia University. He joined the faculty in the Department of History at Indiana University, where he later served as Dean of International Programs and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

In 1987, he became Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the Johns Hopkins University. From 1990-1999, Dr. Lombardi was President of the University of Florida. Prior to his appointment as President of the LSU System, he served as Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

He is a Latin American historian with a special interest in Venezuela. Dr. Lombardi is also one of the country’s foremost authorities in higher education, serving as Co-Editor of The Top American Research Universities. He is the author of numerous professional publications, and along with his wife, Cathryn, co-authored a teaching atlas on Latin American history. He has taught courses in history, intercollegiate sports and university management.

Dr. John Lombardi with Mike the Tiger at the 2009 LSU Athletics Hall of Fame ceremony.

Dr. Michael V. Martin Chancellor, LSU

Dr. Michael V. Martin assumed the chancellorship of Louisiana State University and A&M College on August 1, 2008. Prior to his appointment as LSU’s eighth chancellor, Dr. Martin established a distinguished career in higher education, serving most recently as president of New Mexico State University.

Before arriving at NMSU in 2004, Dr. Martin served for six years as vice president for agriculture and natural resources at the University of Florida, leading the university’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. He was elevated to senior vice president of the University of Florida shortly before being selected as NMSU’s president. Previously, he was vice president for agricultural policy and the dean of the College of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences at the University of Minnesota. He began his academic career at Oregon State University as a faculty member in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.

An academic leader dedicated to the land-grant mission, Dr. Martin is recognized as a strong voice for higher education. In 2007, he received the Justin Smith Morrill Memorial Award, named after the author of the bill creating land-grant universities, which honors outstanding service on behalf of the land-grant mission. Only six individuals have been designated to receive this award since it was first given in 1980.

For his leadership in improving the quality of life for New Mexico citizens and future generations, he was awarded the 2008 Distinguished Leadership Award by Leadership New Mexico.

Other recent awards include his recognition as a powerbroker by The New Mexico Business Weekly in 2006, being named Outstanding Alumnus of Minnesota State University Mankato in 2006 and receiving the NMSU Social Justice Award in 2005.

Dr. Martin is involved in a wide array of professional and community organizations and activities.

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An active scholar, Dr. Martin has authored numerous book chapters and articles for academic journals, trade publications and the popular press and recently published pieces for The Chronicle of Higher Education and University Business.

Some of his philosophy is summed up in the following quote: “It is the tradition of land-grant universities to be non-traditional,” written as part of a 2001 article titled “The Land-Grant University in the 21st Century,” published in the Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. He traced the history of the land-grant movement from the mid-1800s and concluded that “the fundamental land-grant principles of accessibility, practical as well as classical education, research and discovery in the public interest, and connectedness to all the people remain powerful and profound.”

A native of Crosby, Minn., Dr. Martin earned a bachelor’s degree in business and economics and a master’s degree in economics at Mankato State College (Minnesota State University) in Minnesota. He received his Ph.D. in applied economics from the University of Minnesota in 1977.

Dr. Martin and his wife, Jan, have two children, both adopted from South Korea.

Amanda, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, is a graphic artist in Saint Paul, Minn. Sam, who holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota and a master’s from Sarah Lawrence College, is a genetics counselor at Beth Israel Hospital in New York City.

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Director of Athletics

Joe Alleva

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Joe Alleva enters his second year as LSU’s Director of Athletics after being hired to lead one of the nation’s most powerful athletic programs on April 4, 2008. Alleva joined LSU after 10 years of outstanding leadership as the director of athletics at Duke University. He officially took over at LSU on July 1, 2008.

Under Alleva’s guidance in 2008-09, LSU reached new heights in terms of athletic success while continuing to be recognized as one of the top enterprises in college athletics.

A veteran leader in college athletics, Alleva is dedicated to athletic and academic excellence. He is committed to providing the opportunities and the resources necessary for student-athletes to excel in competition, in the classroom and in the community.

Alleva, 56, is well-respected for sustaining high standards of excellence and integrity in athletic programs, hiring the finest coaches in the country and the high level of success achieved by studentathletes.

Under Alleva’s direction, all 20 LSU sports competed in NCAA post-season play for the first time in school history, and it culminated with the baseball team winning the national championship.

In addition, six teams finished in the top 10 nationally. The Tigers hold claim to being the only school in the Southeastern Conference to participate in a bowl game and the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments during 2008-09. Furthermore, LSU student-athletes volunteered a total of 2,360 hours for community service projects.

LSU earned a ninth-place ranking in the 2009 Learfield Director’s Cup, which measures the overall athletic success for institutions across the country.

LSU was second only to Florida in the Director’s Cup among SEC institutions as the Tigers accumulated points in 18 of a possible 20 categories in the standings, also a first for the school.

Upon being hired at LSU, Alleva immediately made an impact by hiring Trent Johnson to lead the men’s basketball program. Johnson, the 2009 SEC Coach of the Year, wasted little time in turning the Tigers into a winner as LSU claimed the 2009 SEC regular season title and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

LSU also had top 10 national finishes in gymnastics, men’s and women’s indoor track and field and men’s and women’s outdoor track and field.

Thirteen of LSU’s 20 sports finished the year ranked among the top 25 in the nation.

The Tiger football team capped their season with a record ninth-straight bowl appearance as LSU closed out 2008 with a 38-3 win over 14th-ranked Georgia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. During the offseason, Alleva helped secure the funding necessary for the addition of a state-of-the-art artificial turf practice field, which compliments the surface the Tigers have in their indoor practice facility. The addition of the outdoor artificial turf field gives the LSU football program one of the nation’s finest all-around facilities.

Not only did LSU teams set records but so did the fans as over 1.5 million fans filled venues on the LSU campus. LSU set the school record for overall attendance in the sports of football, baseball and softball.

Alleva oversaw the grand opening of two of the premier baseball and softball facilities in college athletics, Alex Box Stadium and Tiger Park.

LSU also broke ground on a basketball practice facility that will house both the men’s and women’s basketball teams starting in December of this year.

The new basketball practice facility will feature two full length courts as well as locker rooms and other amenities for both squads.

In addition, LSU opened a new gift center for its fans – the LSU SportsShop. The LSU SportsShop, a spectacular, free-standing facility that features the latest in LSU apparel and merchandise, is located adjacent to Mike’s Habitat.

Under Alleva’s guidance, LSU has one of the most lucrative apparel and shoe contracts with Nike while also having one of the nation’s most attractive multimedia rights contracts with CBS Collegiate Sports Properties. LSU athletic budget is now approaching $85 million, which allows the university to compete at the highest level in the nation.

Alleva has a long-term vision for continued improvements to LSU’s athletic facilities in order to insure that the Tigers are among the best in the country well into the 21st Century. One of his top priorities is the enhancement of Tiger Stadium and making Tiger Stadium and the North Stadium Drive corridor a showplace for the university. Alleva’s

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innovative plan is to make a plaza area between the Maravich Assembly Center and Tiger Stadium that would recognize LSU’s national championship teams and distinguished alumni. This special area, along with Mike’s Habitat, and the LSU SportsShop, would become the focal point for visitors to campus.

Alleva is also pursuing a major renovation to the golf course at the University Club and is developing plans for a new gymnastics practice facility, indoor tennis center and improved soccer and track facilities.

“Joe Alleva brings a wealth of experience and accomplishment to LSU,” LSU President John Lombardi said of hiring Alleva. “I’m confident we’ve found a new leader for LSU athletics who exemplifies the vision and integrity needed to lead our sports programs to new heights, a champion of student athletes who believes in the highest standards of competition both on the field and in the classroom.”

Alleva’s impressive tenure as director of athletics at Duke propelled the university into the ranks of America’s top all-around collegiate programs.

Among his outstanding list of accomplishments includes the greatest 10-year period in Duke athletics, winning more ACC and NCAA championships than in any other decade in school history.

Also, his fundraising reached extensive heights providing new facilities or renovations for all 26 sports at Duke, which enhanced the experience for every student-athlete.

Alleva is active on the national collegiate athletics scene, having served on the Football Bowl Certification Committee. He sat on several Atlantic Coast Conference committees and served on the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet.

Alleva majored in Finance at Lehigh University and received his bachelor’s degree in 1975. While at Lehigh, Alleva was the quarterback of the football team and team captain in 1974. Alleva also played on the Lehigh baseball team. He served as a graduate assistant football coach and earned an MBA in 1976.

Alleva began his 32-year career at Duke University in 1976. He spent 28 years in the athletic administration prior to becoming director of athletics in 1998.

Alleva played a key role in Durham’s community sports scene. He started Little League Baseball in Durham more than 20 years ago, and also began the American Legion baseball program

Alleva is a member of the North Carolina American Legion Hall of Fame, Suffern High School Hall of Fame and the Rockland County Hall of Fame.

Alleva and his wife, Annie, have three children, J.D., Jeff, and Jenny.

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Season Preview

After competing with one of the youngest starting lineups in the country last season, the LSU men’s golf team is more confident and more experienced heading into the 2009-10 season as the Tigers are poised to take the next step under head coach Chuck Winstead and compete for an SEC championship and a spot in the 30-team field at the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships.

Back to lead the way is the entire starting five that represented the LSU program at both the SEC Championships and NCAA South Central Regional a year ago. The Tigers finished in a tie for fourth place at the SEC Championships before placing sixth at the NCAA South Central Regional and missing a spot in the 2009 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships by just two shots.

Junior John Peterson is riding high following an All-American sophomore campaign in 2008-09 in which he established himself as one of the premier players in all of college golf.

Peterson was named a Second-Team All-American by both Golfweek and PING following his outstanding effort in finishing the campaign ranked No. 20 in Golfweek’s ranking of the top college golfers in the country. He led the Tigers with a 72.48 scoring average while racking up five top-five and six top-10 finishes on the year.

What is most impressive about Peterson’s performance is that he wrapped up the 2008-09 season with four-straight third-place finishes as an individual, including third-place efforts at both the SEC Men’s Golf Championships and NCAA South Central Regional. With his performance at the SEC Men’s Golf Championships, Peterson is the first LSU Tiger to earn a top-10 finish at the conference tournament since John Humphries in 2003 en route to receiving his first career first-team All-SEC honor. Not only that, but Peterson became the first LSU golfer to win an individual event title since Beck Troutman in 2005 with his victory at the 2009 John Hayt Invitational at Sawgrass Country Club.

But Peterson was not the only Tiger to shine in 2008-09 as Andrew Loupe also proved to be one of the premier performers in the SEC throughout the season. Loupe joined Peterson as the only Tigers to compete in all 11 tournaments on the year while finishing with a 73.7 scoring average, which ranked No. 2 on the

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team, while also capturing three top-10 finishes and six top-20 finishes.

The Tigers were also led by the performance of phenomenal freshman Sang Yi, who signed with LSU as one of the top recruits in the country for the Class of 2008. Yi earned a selection to the SEC All-Freshman Team after competing in 10 tournaments for LSU while averaging 74.3 strokes per round in his rookie season.

Yi was second on the team with three top-five finishes and four top-10 finishes on the year.

Junior Clayton Rotz and sophomore Josh Jones also make their return this fall to give LSU one of the more talented rosters in all of college golf.

The Tigers will kick off their season Sept. 27-28 with a trip to Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Wash., to compete in what might be their strongest tournament of the regular season with an appearance at the PING/Golfweek Invitational. The event features five teams that qualified for the eight-team match play competition to determine the national champion a year ago, including Arizona State, Oklahoma State, Southern California, Washington and NCAA champion Texas A&M. It doesn’t get any easier for the Tigers as they head to Old Memorial Golf Club in Tampa, Fla., the following week to compete in the Gary Koch Invitational from Oct. 3-4 before making their first ever appearance at the Brickyard Collegiate Championship in Macon, Ga., from Oct. 10-12.

LSU will wrap up a whirlwind fall season by playing host to the inaugural David Toms Intercollegiate at the Country Club of Louisiana as they welcome a regional field to Baton Rouge on Oct. 26-27. The tournament will feature a 14-team field as Auburn, Kent State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana Tech, Mississippi State, North Florida, Northwestern, Ole Miss, Pepperdine, Rice, South Alabama, Southeastern Louisiana and UAB will join the Tigers at the Country Club of Louisiana.

The spring season opens with a familiar trip to Gainesville, Fla., as the Tigers will compete in the SunTrust Gator Invitational at the Mark Bostick Golf Course from Feb. 13-14.

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LSU The team with the lowest score after three rounds of competition will play the team with the eighth-lowest score, the second-place team will play the seventhplace team and so on until a champion is crowned. The idea is that the newly established format will make the NCAA Championships an attractive option for television coverage in the future.

Teams will qualify for a spot in the 30-team field at the NCAA Championships through one of six NCAA Regional tournaments held across the country from May 20-22. Thirteen teams will be selected to compete in each regional tournament with the top-five teams earning a spot in the field at the 2010 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships.

They will then return to the state of Florida two weeks later looking to defend their team crown at the John Hayt Invitational to be held Feb. 28-March 2 at Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach. LSU earned a comfortable eightstroke victory over Arizona State at the 2009 John Hayt Invitational as Peterson led the way with his first career individual title at the event. LSU’s victory a year ago was the second of three team titles won during the course of the 2008-09 season.

LSU will have little time to rest in the month of March as it competes in three tournaments in consecutive weeks. The Tigers will travel to nearby Lafayette, La., on March 8-9 to tee it up in the Louisiana Classics at Oakbourne Country Club before making their annual trip to Statesboro, Ga., to compete in the Schenkel/EZ-Go Invitational to be held at Forest Heights Country Club from March 19-21.

They will then wrap up the month with an appearance at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate to be held March 28-30 at Bulls Bay Golf Club in Awendaw, S.C. Following its appearance in the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate, the squad will have one last opportunity to prepare for the postseason as it joins a strong field at the Morris Williams Intercollegiate hosted by the University of Texas. This marks the first time that the Tigers will compete in the event that will be held April 5-6 at the University of Texas Golf Course.

The SEC Men’s Golf Championships return to St. Simons Island, Ga., for the 10th-straight season with Frederica Golf Club playing host to the event for the third year in a row. This year’s tournament will be held April 16-17. Before moving to Frederica Golf Club in 2008, the nation’s most competitive conference championship called the Seaside Course at nearby Sea Island Golf Club its home for a total of seven seasons. LSU finished in a tie for fourth place in the 12-team field in 2009.

The NCAA’s new format for postseason play was a smashing success in 2009 as the Texas A&M Aggies were crowned national champions following an eightteam match play tournament.

The 2010 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships will be held at The Honors Course in Chattanooga, Tenn., from June 2-5. In the new format, the NCAA individual champion is determined following the conclusion of 54 holes of stroke play with the top eight teams in the 30-team field earning a spot in a singleelimination match play tournament to crown a national champion.

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Hometown (Previous School) Coral Gables, Fla. (Westminster Christian HS) Mandeville, La. (Mandeville HS) The Colony, Texas (Texas Home School) Basking Ridge, N.J. (Ridge HS) Baton Rouge, La. (Episcopal HS) Fort Worth, Texas (Paschal HS) Chambersburg, Pa. (Chambersburg Area Senior HS) Carrollton, Texas (Hebron HS)

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Tournament Informaton PING/Golfweek Invitational

Date: Sept. 27-28, 2009 Host: Washington Location: Bremerton, Wash.

Course: Gold Mountain Golf Club Par: 72 Yardage: 7,111 Last Year’s Team Champion: Oklahoma State (843) Last Year’s Medalist: Morgann Hoffmann, Oklahoma State, and Robin Wingardh, Tennessee (207) Field: Alabama, Arizona State, Chattanooga, Colorado State, Indiana, Kent State, LSU, NC State, New Mexico, Oklahoma State, Southern California, TCU, Texas A&M, UNLV, Washington LSU’s 2008-09 Finish: Did not compete SID Contact: Brian Tom SID E-mail: briantom@u.washington.edu SID Office: (206) 897-1742 SID FAX: (206) 543-4668

Gary Koch Invitational

Date: Oct. 3-4, 2009 Host: Auburn & Kentucky Location: Tampa, Fla. Course: Old Memorial Golf Club Par: 72 Yardage: 7,389 Last Year’s Team Champion: None Last Year’s Medalist: None Field: Auburn, Augusta State, East Tennessee State, Georgia Southern, Florida, Florida State, Kentucky, North Carolina, North Florida, LSU, Ole Miss, South Florida, Texas Tech, UAB, Virginia LSU’s 2008-09 Finish: Did not compete SID Contact: Chuck Gallina SID E-mail: gallica@auburn.edu SID Phone: (334) 844-9807 SID FAX: (334) 844-9807

Brickyard Collegiate Championship

Date: Oct. 10-12, 2009 Host: Mercer Location: Macon, Ga. Course: The Brickyard at Riverside Par: 70 Yardage: 7,128 Last Year’s Team Champion: Georgia (859) Last Year’s Medalist: Cameron Tringale, Georgia Tech (211) Field: Augusta State, Chattanooga, Charlotte, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, LSU, Mercer, Michigan, North Florida, Ole Miss, Penn State, Virginia Commonwealth, Virginia Tech LSU’s 2008-09 Finish: Did not compete SID Contact: Andrew Tredway SID E-mail: tredway_aj@mercer.edu SID Phone: (478) 301-5349 SID FAX: (478) 301-5224

David Toms Intercollegiate at the CCLA

Date: Oct. 26-17, 2009 Host: LSU Location: Baton Rouge, La. Course: Country Club of Louisiana Par: 72 Yardage: 7,106 Last Year’s Team Champion: None Last Year’s Medalist: None Field: Auburn, Kent State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana Tech, LSU, Mississippi State, North Florida, Northwestern, Ole Miss, Pepperdine, Rice, South Alabama, Southeastern Louisiana, UAB LSU’s 2008-09 Finish: Did not compete SID Contact: Will Stafford SID E-mail: wstaff2@lsu.edu SID Phone: (225) 578-7947 SID FAX: (225) 578-1861

Gator Invitational

Date: Feb. 13-14, 2010 Host: Florida Location: Gainesville, Fla. Course: Mark Bostick Golf Course Par: 70 Yardage: 6,800 Last Year’s Team Champion: Florida (824) Last Year’s Medalist: Toby Ragland, Florida (205) Field: TBA LSU’s 2008-09 Finish: T6th SID Contact: Kate Manly SID E-mail: katem@gators.uaa.ufl.edu SID Phone: (352) 375-4683 ext. 6131 SID FAX: (352) 375-4809

John Hayt Invitational

Date: Feb. 28-March 2, 2010 Host: North Florida Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Course: Sawgrass Country Club Par: 72 Yardage: 6,925 Last Year’s Team Champion: LSU (885) Last Year’s Medalist: John Peterson, LSU (214) Field: Alabama, Arizona State, Chattanooga, Coastal Carolina, Duke, Furman, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, LSU, North Florida, TCU, Tennessee, Tulsa, UAB, UNC-Wilmington LSU’s 2008-09 Finish: 1st SID Contact: Jeff Wuerth SID E-mail: j.wuerth@unf.edu SID Phone: (904) 620-4027 SID FAX: (904) 620-2821

Tournament Informaton Louisiana Classics

Date: March 8-9, 2010 Host: Louisiana-Lafayette Location: Lafayette, La. Course: Oakbourne Country Club Par: 72 Yardage: 7,000 Last Year’s Team Champion: New Orleans (858) Last Year’s Medalist: Adam Cornelson, New Orleans (210) Field: TBA LSU’s 2008-09 Finish: Did not compete SID Contact: Daryl Cetnar SID E-mail: sportsinfo@louisiana.edu SID Phone: (337) 482-6331 SID FAX: (337) 482-6649

Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational Date: March 19-21, 2010 Host: Georgia Southern Location: Statesboro, Ga. Course: Forest Heights Country Club Par: 72 Yardage: 6,962 Last Year’s Team Champion: South Carolina (865) Last Year’s Medalist: Matt Hill, NC State (209) Field: TBA LSU’s 2008-09 Finish: T12th SID Contact: Liz Ryan SID E-mail: lryan@georgiasouthern.edu SID Phone: (912) 478-5071 SID FAX: (912) 681-0046

Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate Date: March 28-30, 2010 Host: College of Charleston Location: Awendaw, S.C. Course: Bulls Bay Golf Club Par: 71 Yardage: 7,261 Last Year’s Team Champion: Augusta State (835) Last Year’s Medalist: Janne Kaske, Augusta State (199) Field: TBA LSU’s 2008-09 Finish: 6th SID Contact: Simon Whitaker SID E-mail: whitakers@cofc.edu SID Phone: (843) 953-3683 SID FAX: (843) 953-6534

Morris Williams Intercollegiate

Date: April 5-6, 2010 Host: Texas Location: Austin, Texas Course: University of Texas Golf Club Par: 71 Yardage: 7,412 Last Year’s Team Champion: Oklahoma State (863) Last Year’s Medalist: Tom Glissmeyer, Southern California (212) Field: Arkansas, Baylor, Fresno State, Georgia, Kansas State, LSU, New Mexico, Oklahoma State, Pepperdine, SMU, Texas, Texas A&M, TCU, Texas Tech, Tulsa, UT-San Antonio LSU’s 2008-09 Finish: Did not compete SID Contact: Travis Feldhaus SID E-mail: travis.feldhaus@athletics.utexas.edu SID Phone: (512) 232-9460 SID FAX: (512) 471-6040

SEC Men’s Golf Championships

Date: April 16-18, 2010 Host: Southeastern Conference Location: St. Simons Island, Ga. Course: Frederica Golf Club Par: 72 Yardage: 7,217 Last Year’s Team Champion: Georgia (849) Last Year’s Medalist: Billy Horschel, Florida (206) Field: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt LSU’s 2008-09 Finish: T4th SID Contact: Charles Bloom SID E-mail: cbloom@sec.org SID Phone: (205) 458-3010 SID FAX: (205) 458-3030

NCAA Regionals

Date: May 20-22, 2010 LSU’s 2008-09 Finish: 6th at NCAA South Central Regional Regional Hosts: TBA 2009 Southeast Regional Champion: Central Florida (818) 2009 Southeast Regional Medalist: Tarquin McManus, Arizona (198) 2009 Northeast Regional Champion: Alabama (874) 2009 Northeast Regional Medalist: Hunter Hamrick, Alabama (212) 2009 Central Regional Champion: UCLA (863) 2009 Central Regional Medalist: Matt Hill, NC State (212) 2009 South Central Regional Champion: Oklahoma State (881) 2009 South Central Regional Medalist: Kevin Tway, Oklahoma State (216) 2009 Southwest Regional Champion: Florida (874) 2009 Southwest Regional Medalist: Lance Lopez, Texas (209) 2009 West Regional Champion: Arizona State (828) 2009 West Regional Medalist: Jesper Kennegard, Arizona State (204)

NCAA Men’s Golf Championships Date: June 2-5, 2010 Host: Chattanooga Location: Chattanooga, Tenn.

Course: The Honors Course 2009 NCAA Champion: Texas A&M 2009 NCAA Medalist: Matt Hill, NC State (207) Field: The top five teams from each NCAA Regional advance SID Contact: Donnie Wagner SID Phone: (317) 917-6813 SID FAX: (317) 917-6826

LSU INTRO This is LSU PREVIEW coaches players review history

SEC Opponents ALABAMA

GEORGIA

SOUTH CAROLINA

ARKANSAS

KENTUCKY

TENNESSEE

Location: Lexington, Ky. Enrollment: 27,000 Colors: Blue and White Nickname: Wildcats Home Course: University Club of Kentucky President: Dr. Lee T. Todd Jr. Athletics Director: Mitch Barnhart Men’s Golf Contact: Evan Crane Office Phone: (859) 257-3839 Office Fax: (859) 323-4310 E-mail address: wesley.crane@uky.edu Web site: www.ukathletics.com Head Coach (Season): Brian Craig (9th) Alma Mater (Year): Florida (1992) 2009 SEC Championships: 7th 2009 NCAA Southeast Regional: 9th 2009 NCAA Championships: Did not compete Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/1 Top Returnees: Jordan Blann, Alex Volpenhein Key Losses: Ben Fuqua, Andy Winings Top Newcomers: Michael Kania, Cody Martin, Chase Parker

Location: Knoxville, Tenn.

Enrollment: 26,400 Colors: Orange and White Nickname: Volunteers Home Course: Multiple President: Dr. John D. Petersen Athletics Director: Mike Hamilton Sports Information Director: Bud Ford Men’s Golf Contact: John Painter Office Phone: (865) 974-1097 Office Fax: (865) 974-1269 E-mail address: jpainter@tennessee.edu Web site: www.UTsports.com Head Coach (Season): Jim Kelson (11th) Alma Mater (Year): Alabama (1987) 2009 SEC Championships: 11th 2009 NCAA Northeast Regional: 2nd 2009 NCAA Championships: 12th Top Returnees: Darren Renwick, Robin Wingardh Key Loss: Chris Paisley Top Newcomers: Adam Myers, Jay Vandeventer

MISSISSIPPI STATE

VANDERBILT

Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala. Enrollment: 27,052 Colors: Crimson and White Nickname: Crimson Tide Home Course: Capstone Club President: Dr. Robert E. Whitt Athletics Director: Mal Moore Sports Information Director: Doug Walker Men’s Golf Contact: Josh Maxson Office Phone: (205) 348-6084 Office Fax: (205) 348-8841 E-mail address: jmaxson@ia.ua.edu Web site: www.rolltide.com Head Coach (Season): Jay Seawell (8th) Alma Mater (Year): South Carolina (1988) 2009 SEC Championships: 6th 2009 NCAA Northeast Regional: 1st 2009 NCAA Championships: T12th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/2 Top Returnees: Bud Cauley, Hunter Hamrick, Hunter Slatton Key Losses: Matt Hughes, Matthew Swan Top Newcomer: None Location: Fayetteville, Ark. Enrollment: 17,938 Colors: Cardinal and White Nickname: Razorbacks Home Course: Pinnacle Country Club President: Dr. B. Alan Sugg Athletics Director: Jeff Long Sports Information Director: Kevin Trainor Men’s Golf Contact: Jeri Thorpe Office Phone: (479) 575-5037 Office Fax: (479) 575-7428 E-mail address: jthorpe@uark.edu Web site: www.arkansasrazorbacks.com Head Coach (Season): Brad McMakin (4th) Alma Mater (Year): Oklahoma (1991) 2009 SEC Championships: 2nd 2009 NCAA South Central Regional: 2nd 2009 NCAA Championships: 2nd Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/5 Top Returnees: Sam Chavez, David Lingmerth, Ethan Tracy Key Losses: Andrew Landry, Will Osborne Top Newcomer: Austin Cook

AUBURN

Location: Auburn, Ala. Enrollment: 24,530 Colors: Burnt Orange and Navy Blue Nickname: Tigers Home Course: Multiple President: Jay Gogue Athletics Director: Jay Jacobs Sports Information Director: Kirk Sampson Men’s Golf Contact: Gary Thorne Office Phone: (334) 663-6650 Office Fax: (334) 844-9806 E-mail address: thorngw@gmail.com Web site: www.auburntigers.com Head Coach (Season): Nick Clinard (1st) Alma Mater: Wake Forest (1995) 2009 SEC Championships: 12th 2009 NCAA Regionals: Did not compete 2009 NCAA Championships: Did not compete Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/2 Top Returnees: Jackson Beindorf, Kyle Kopsick, Will McCurdy Key Loss: Glenn Northcutt Top Newcomers: None

FLORIDA

Location: Gainesville, Fla. Enrollment: 51,733 Colors: Orange and Blue Nickname: Gators Home Course: Mark Bostick Golf Course President: Dr. James Bernard Machen Athletics Director: Jeremy Foley Sports Information Director: Steve McClain Men’s Golf Contact: Kate Manly Office Phone: (352) 375-4683 ext. 6131 Office Fax: (352) 375-4809 E-mail address: katem@gators.uaa.ufl.edu Web site: www.gatorzone.com Head Coach (Season): Buddy Alexander (23rd) Alma Mater (Year): Georgia Southern (1975) 2009 SEC Championships: 3rd 2009 NCAA Southwest Regional: 1st 2009 NCAA Championships: 19th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/3 Top Returnees: Tyson Alexander, Andres Echavarria, Bank Vongvanij Key Losses: Billy Horschel, Toby Ragland, Will Strickler Top Newcomers: Phillip Choi, Tyler McCumber, Tommy Chung Hao Mou

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Location: Athens, Ga. Enrollment: 34,180 Colors: Red and Black Nickname: Bulldogs Home Course: University of Georgia Golf Club President: Dr. Michael F. Adams Athletics Director: Damon Evans Sports Information Director: Claude Felton Men’s Golf Contact: Steven Colquitt Office Phone: (706) 542-1621 Office Fax: (706) 542-9339 E-mail address: scolquitt@sports.uga.edu Web site: www.georgiadogs.com Head Coach (Season): Chris Haack (14th) Alma Mater (Year): Mellen (1986) 2009 SEC Championships: 1st 2009 NCAA Southeast Regional: 2nd 2009 NCAA Championships: 3rd Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/3 Top Returnees: Harris English, Russell Henley, Hudson Swafford Key Losses: Brian Harman, Adam Mitchell Top Newcomers: Brian Carter

Location: Starkville, Miss.

Enrollment: 17,824 Colors: Maroon and White Nickname: Bulldogs Home Course: Old Waverly GC, MSU Golf Course President: Dr. Robert Foglesong Athletics Director: Greg Byrne Media Relations Director: Mike Nemeth Men’s Golf Contact: Jan Blaine Office Phone: (662) 325-0968 Office Fax: (662) 325-2563 E-mail address: jrb362@msstate.edu Web site: www.mstateathletics.com Head Coach (Season): Clay Homan (7th) Alma Mater (Year): Mississippi State (1995) 2009 SEC Championships: 9th 2009 NCAA Southwest Regional: 10th 2009 NCAA Championships: Did not compete Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 3/5 Top Returnee: Brian Mason Key Losses: Matt Fast, Noah Goldman, Carlos Sainz Top Newcomers: Barrett Edens, Mike Genovese

OLE MISS

Location: Oxford, Miss.

Enrollment: 17,601 Colors: Cardinal Red and Navy Blue Nickname: Rebels Home Course: University of Mississippi Golf Course Chancellor: Dr. Robert C. Khayat Athletics Director: Pete Boone Sports Information Director: Langston Rogers Men’s Golf Contact: Kim Ling Office Phone: (662) 915-7522 Office Fax: (662) 915-7006 E-mail address: kling@olemiss.edu Web site: www.olemisssports.com Head Coach (Season): Ernest Ross (14th) Alma Mater (Year): Ole Miss (1974) 2009 SEC Championships: 8th 2009 NCAA Central Regional: T6th 2009 NCAA Championships: Did not compete Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/4 Top Returnees: Joe David, Jonathan Randolph Key Losses: Sean Dale, Jesse Speirs Top Newcomers: Chad Bounds, Pete Kellermann, Thomas Watkins

2009-10 LSU Men’s golf Media Guide

Location: Columbia, S.C. Enrollment: 25,077 Colors: Garnet and Black Nickname: Gamecocks Home Course: The University Club President: Dr. Harris Pastides Athletics Director: Eric Hyman Sports Information Director: Steve Fink Men’s Golf Contact: Wes Todd Office Phone: (803) 777-7872 Office Fax: (803) 777-2967 E-mail address: wesleyt@mailbox.sc.edu Web site: www.gamecocksonline.com Head Coach (Season): Bill McDonald (3rd) Alma Mater (Year): Georgia Tech (1989) 2009 SEC Championships: T4th 2009 NCAA Southeast Regional: T2nd 2009 NCAA Championships: 16th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 5/5 Top Returnees: George Bryan IV, Wesley Bryan, Patrick Rada Key Losses: Allen Koon, Mark Silvers III Top Newcomers: Dykes Harbin, Dean Hester

Location: Nashville, Tenn.

Enrollment: 6,584 Colors: Black and Gold Nickname: Commodores Home Course: The Legends Club of Tennessee Chancellor: Nicholas S. Zeppos Director of Sports Operations: Brock Williams Sports Information Director: Rod Williamson Men’s Golf Contact: Chris Weinman Office Phone: (615) 343-0019 Office Fax: (615) 343-7064 E-mail address: chris.weinman@vanderbilt.edu Web site: www.vucommodores.com Head Coach (Season): Tom Shaw (4th) Alma Mater (Year): Georgia Tech (1991) 2009 SEC Championships: 10th 2009 NCAA Central Regional: 10th 2009 NCAA Championships: Did not compete Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/3 Top Returnees: Trey Del Greco, Hudson Johnson Key Loss: Jon Curran Top Newcomer: Will Snipes, Ryan Thornton

Chuck

Winstead Head Coach • Fifth Season Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher < Golf Digest’s No. 1 Teacher in Louisiana <

The LSU men’s golf program has enjoyed a meteoric rise back to the pinnacle of college golf in just four short seasons under head coach Chuck Winstead, and if the 2008-09 campaign is any indication, the Tigers are poised to challenge for their first Southeastern Conference crown in 23 years this season with one of the more talented rosters in the country.

Winstead enters his fifth season leading a program with four NCAA championships and 15 SEC championships in its illustrious history, and he has quickly transformed the Tigers into a perennial postseason contender during his tenure in Baton Rouge.

The Tigers enjoyed their most successful season under Winstead a year ago after winning three tournament championships and earning a spot in the NCAA South Central Regional en route to finishing the season ranked No. 19 nationally in the final Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index of the top teams in all of college golf.

After capturing the team title at the Gopher Invitational in Wayzata, Minn., in its 2008-09 season opener, Winstead guided LSU to a pair of team championships during the spring season at the John Hayt Invitational in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., and the Reunion Intercollegiate in Jackson, Miss., in its regular season finale. It marked the first time since the 2003-04 season that the Tigers have won three team championships in a single season.

He then coached the Tigers to their best finish at the SEC Men’s Golf Championships in seven years as they tied for fourth place in the most competitive conference tournament in college golf. The team showed dramatic improvement from its eighth-place finish in 2008.

That performance earned LSU a No. 4 seed in the NCAA South Central Regional hosted by Oklahoma State University at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla. The Tigers earned a sixth-place finish in the event and just missed a spot in the 30-team field at the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships by a mere two strokes.

LSU’s performance in NCAA Regional play was also a tremendous improvement from a 22nd-place finish at the NCAA West Regional in 2008.

“We’re very proud of the progress that this program has made in just a few short years, but the work is never done,” Winstead said. “LSU Golf has a great and storied history on a national level, and there is no doubt that the foundation has

been laid for us to enjoy that kind of success once again. It’s a very exciting time to be an LSU Tiger.”

Winstead, a Ruston native who played at LSU from 198991, believes that the foundation of any successful program is built on recruiting the best high school athletes the sport has to offer.

In just four short seasons, Winstead has not only proven himself as one of the premier coaches in the game, but he has also established a reputation as being one of the nation’s top recruiters while attracting many of the elite junior golfers in the country to Baton Rouge since his first class in 2005. LSU will compete with one of the nation’s more talented rosters this season.

In November 2006, Winstead signed one of the nation’s elite recruiting classes as prep stars Andrew Loupe of Baton Rouge, La., John Peterson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Clayton Rotz of Chambersburg, Pa., decided to continue their careers in the purple and gold.

Each was the top recruit in his home state for the Class of 2007 and they have helped lead the Tigers back into the national spotlight as they enter their junior seasons this fall.

The trio has been a staple in the starting lineup since joining the program two seasons ago.

Peterson enjoyed a breakout sophomore season with his performance in 2008-09 as he finished the season ranked No. 20 in Golfweek’s ranking of the top college golfers in the country. He became the first LSU Tiger to earn All-America honors since John Humphries in 2003 with a pair of SecondTeam All-America selections from PING and Golfweek. Not only that, but he was selected a First-Team All-SEC performer in a vote of the league’s 12 head coaches.

Winstead continued to build a foundation on the recruiting trail in November 2007 while inking a class ranked No. 4 in the nation for the Class of 2008 according to Golfweek.

National blue chippers Sang Yi of Carrollton, Texas, John Jones of The Colony, Texas, and Austin Gutgsell of Mandeville, La., signed with LSU and will compete as sophomores for the Tigers this fall. Yi was the 12th-ranked junior golfer in the country and the 10th-ranked prospect in the Class of 2008 when he signed, while Jones was the nation’s 19th-ranked junior golfer and the 16th-ranked player in his classification according to the Golfweek Junior Rankings.

Winstead was a golfer at LSU from 1989-1991.

“LSU Golf has a great and storied history on a national level, and there is no doubt that the foundation has been laid for us to enjoy that kind of success once again. It’s a very exciting time to be an LSU Tiger.”

Past LSU Head Coaches 1932 1933-43 1944-45 1946-47 1948-60 1961-62 1961-62 1963-67 1968 1969 1970-71 1972-76 1977-82 1983-87 1988-98 1999-2004 2005-present

Ben Rizzuter Major J. Perry Cole Mike Donahue T.P. Heard Mike Barbato Henry Taylor* Fred Knight* Harry Taylor C.D. Smith Tommy Martty Ben Freeman, Jr. Bill Brogden Dave Sigler Buddy Alexander Britt Harrison Greg Jones Chuck Winstead

* - Henry Taylor and Fred Knight served as co-head coaches from 1961-62

The Chuck Winstead Resume

2005-present LSU men’s golf head coach 2000-06 Director of Instruction and owner of the Chuck Winstead Golf Academy in Baton Rouge 1998-2000 Director of Instruction at English Turn Golf and Country Club in New Orleans 1997-98 Director of Instruction and operations manager for the Nicklaus-Flick Golf Schools eastern United States headquarters 1996-97 Director of Instruction and Training for Golden Bear Golf Centers in North Palm Beach, Fla. 1994-98 Instructor for Nicklaus-Flick Golf Schools 1993-95 Head instructor for the Bob Toski Golf Learning Center in Sunrise, Fla. 1993 Teaching assistant at the Hank Haney Golf Ranch in McKinney, Texas 1989-91 Member of the LSU golf team

Yi was selected as a member of the SEC All-Freshman Team with his performance in 10 tournament appearances during his rookie season while proving to be one of the elite newcomers to the college game. Jones also cracked LSU’s five-man lineup in 10 tournaments, while Gutgsell made an impact with two tournament starts.

“LSU Golf will be a nationally competitive program again as we attract elite high school golfers to Baton Rouge and provide an environment for improvement that is second to none,” Winstead said. “We will provide our players with the opportunity to be the best they can be both on and off the course. There will be no other program in the country where a young man can go and have the resources he will find at LSU. We’re on the cutting-edge in all areas, and as a result, our players will achieve great things in the future.”

While the Tigers have enjoyed tremendous success on the course in four seasons under Winstead with one All-America, two All-SEC and four SEC All-Freshman performers, they have also achieved great success in the classroom with 27 selections to the SEC Academic Honor Roll during his tenure as head coach.

Winstead is considered one of the top teaching professionals in the country and has been a Golf Magazine Top 100 Teacher since 2005, joining the likes of Butch Harmon, Peter Kostis, Jim Flick and Tiger standout and recent LSU Hall of Fame inductee Eddie Merrins. In addition, Golf Digest has recognized Winstead as Louisiana’s Top Teacher since 2006.

He has been featured on The Golf Channel and frequently appears in such publications as Golf Magazine and Golf Tips Magazine for which he serves as Senior Instruction Editor.

Winstead’s credentials include a five-year association with Jack Nicklaus’ Golden Bear Golf, Inc., in North Palm Beach, Fla., where he served as Director of Instruction for Golden Bear Golf among other things. In this role, Winstead served as part of the senior management team responsible for developing, managing and initiating the launch of Jack Nicklaus Golf Academies throughout the world.

Prior to moving to the University Club in 2000 where he served as Director of Instruction and owner of the Chuck Winstead Golf Academy for five years prior to being named the Tigers’ head coach, Winstead served as Director of Instruction at English Turn Golf and Country Club in New Orleans from 1998-2000. In addition, he also served as the

head instructor for the Bob Toski Golf Learning Center in Sunrise, Fla., from 1993-95.

Winstead graduated from LSU in 1991. He and wife, Jennifer, are the proud parents of two sons – Trey, 10, and David, 7 – and are active members of First United Methodist Church in Baton Rouge.

Coach Winstead addresses the crowd at the Tee Off Reception in 2006.

Shane

Warren

Assistant Coach • Fifth Season

Shane Warren enters his fifth season as an assistant coach with the LSU men’s golf program as he is responsible for assisting head coach Chuck Winstead in LSU’s recruiting efforts, coordinating practice sessions, providing assistance at tournaments and handling all day-to-day responsibilities with the team.

With Warren’s assistance, the Tigers have advanced to NCAA postseason play in each of the last two seasons and are poised to advance to the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships for the first time in 13 seasons as they will open the 2009-10 campaign this fall with their most talented roster in more than a decade.

LSU just missed earning a spot in the 30-team field at the NCAA Championships in 2009 by two shots with a sixthplace finish at the 2009 NCAA South Central Regional.

“I’ve enjoyed every minute in my time here at LSU working with Chuck to help build the program into what it is today. And there is still a lot of work to be done,” Warren said. “I’m one of the fortunate few to wake up every day and do something that I love and am passionate about.

The opportunity to work alongside Chuck in this capacity is something that I am very proud of, and learning from him has been everything I knew it would be. I’m excited of what is to come for the LSU men’s golf program.”

Warren has demonstrated his recruiting prowess during his tenure as he helped LSU ink its best signing class in more than a decade with the nation’s fourth-ranked recruiting class for the Class of 2008 according to Golfweek. The Tigers welcomed standouts Sang Yi (Carrollton, Texas), Josh Jones (The Colony, Texas) and Austin Gutgsell (Mandeville, La.) to the team as the trio will compete as sophomores beginning this fall.

Yi was the 12th-ranked junior golfer in the country and the 10th-ranked prospect in the Class of 2008 when he signed, while Jones was the nation’s 19th-ranked junior golfer and the 16th-ranked player in his classification according to the Golfweek Junior Rankings. Gutgsell was also one of nation’s Top 100 recruits for the Class of 2008 as he was ranked No. 89 in the country.

This comes just one season after Warren helped sign one of the nation’s top classes in 2007 with the addition of Andrew Loupe (Baton Rouge, La.), John Peterson (Fort Worth, Texas) and Clayton Rotz (Chambersburg, Pa.) to the roster. Widely considered the top high school recruits in their

respective states, each has put their talent on display in their first two seasons with the program while earning SEC AllFreshman Team honors during their rookie seasons.

Peterson then became the first LSU Tiger in six years to earn All-America honors with his performance in 2009 as he was named a PING Second-Team All-American and a FirstTeam All-SEC selection for the first time in his career.

Warren served in the same capacity with head coach Karen Bahnsen and the nationally-ranked LSU women’s golf program from 2003 through the end of the 2006 season. He is considered one of the top assistant coaches in Division I college golf, and the National Golf Coaches Association Board of Directors named Warren the 2004-05 NGCA Assistant Coach of the Year in July 2005.

A native of Tuscaloosa, Ala., Warren came to LSU in 2003 after serving as an assistant coach for the Alabama women’s golf program from 1999-2002 and as an instructor for the Chuck Winstead Golf Academy at the University Club in 2003.

Under his guidance, the Lady Tigers went from a program that was ranked 55th nationally when he joined the staff to one that was ranked in the top 10 in his last two seasons with the team.

Prior to his stints at Alabama and LSU, Warren served two years as the assistant golf professional at Hidden Meadows Golf Club in Northport, Ala., and one year as the head golf instructor at the Golden Bear Golf Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He also served as an associate golf professional at Lago Mar Country Club in Plantation, Fla., and as an instructor for the Mark Wood Golf Learning Center in Fort Lauderdale.

The 39-year-old Warren graduated from the University of Alabama with a degree in sports and fitness management in 1994. He married the former Lauren Burger of New Orleans on March 10, 2007, and has two daughters – Caroline, 5, and Ellagrace, 1.

The Shane Warren Resume

2005-present LSU men’s golf assistant coach 2003-06 LSU women’s golf assistant coach 2003 Instructor at the Chuck Winstead Golf Academy 1999-2002 Alabama women’s golf assistant coach 1997-99 Assistant golf professional at Hidden Meadows Golf Club in Northport, Ala. 1996-97 Head golf instructor at the Golden Bear Golf Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 1995-96 Associate golf professional at Lago Mar Country Clubin Plantation, Fla. 1994-95 Instructor at the Mark Wood Golf Learning Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 1994 Graduated from Alabama with degree in sports and fitness management

Brent

Blaum 6-0 • Senior • 1L Coral Gables, Fla. Westminster Christian HS

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2009 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2004 U.S. Amateur Participant

JUNIOR SEASON (2008-09) Round-by-Round with Blaum 2008-09 SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) John Hayt Invitational (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (Awendaw, S.C.)

71-71-71 – 213 (t22) 74-76-81 – 231 (t44) 70-73-76 – 219 (t41)

2007-08 Squire Creek Invitational (Choudrant, La.) Seminole Intercollegiate (Tallahassee, Fla.)

73-78-73 – 224 (t50) 74-78-79 – 231 (57)

2006-07 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Birmingham, Ala.) Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate (Birmingham, Ala.) Oklahoma Intercollegiate (Edmond, Okla.)

John Hayt Invitational (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) Seminole Intercollegiate (Tallahassee, Fla.) Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (Awendaw, S.C.) SEC Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) Linger Longer Invitational (Evans, Ga.)

77-76-79 – 232 (t58) 71-74-81 – 226 (t57) 78-72-76 – 226 (t9) 77-81-77 – 235 (t63) 75-73-79 – 227 (t50) 74-76-77 – 227 (t54) 76-70-73 – 219 (t36) 80-79-69 – 228 (t40) 82-73-81 – 236 (t75)

Blaum’s Quick Facts

Rounds of par or better: 4 Low Round: 69 (-1) at SEC Men’s Golf Championships (April 20, 2007) Low Tournament: 213 (+3) at SunTrust Gator Invitational (Feb. 14-15, 2009) Top 10 Finishes: 1 Top 20 Finishes: 1 Best Finish: t9th at Oklahoma Intercollegiate (Oct. 15-17, 2006)

Blaum’s Career Totals

Year Tourn.

2006-07 9 2007-08 2 2008-09 3 Totals 14

Rounds Strokes Average 27 2,056 76.15 6 455 75.83 9 663 73.67 42 3,174 75.57

Cracked LSU’s starting lineup in three tournaments during the 2008-09 season … Fired three-straight rounds of 1-over 71 to finish in a tie for 22nd place at the Gator Invitational in his season opener … Helped the Tigers win the team championship at John Hayt Invitational on Feb. 24 while tying for 44th place at 15-over 231 … His 2-over 74 in the first round and 4-over 76 in the second round counted toward LSU’s final total at the John Hayt Invitational … Also saw action at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate from March 29-31 … Finished in a tie for 41st in the event at 6-over 219 … Finished the season with a career-low 73.67 scoring average in nine competitive rounds … Was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for his outstanding performance in the classroom.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2007-08) Made two tournament appearances for the Tigers as a sophomore, finishing the season with a 75.83 scoring average in six competitive rounds … Cracked LSU’s starting five at the Seminole Intercollegiate during the spring season …

Finished the tournament in 57th place with a 54-hole score of 15-over 231 …

Played as an individual at the Squire Creek Invitational, finishing in a tie for 50th place at 8-over 224.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2006-07) Enjoyed a solid rookie campaign for the Tigers while making nine tournament appearances in 2006-07 … Finished the season with the third-lowest stroke average on the team at 76.15 in 27 rounds … Made his collegiate debut in LSU’s season opener at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate on Sept. 25-26 … Tied for 58th place at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate with a 54-hole score of 16-over 232 … Earned his first career top-10 finish at the Oklahoma Intercollegiate (Oct. 15-17) where he tied for ninth place …

Posted a season-low tournament score of 6-over 219 at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (March 25-27) … Made his first career appearance at the SEC Men’s Golf Championships where he tied for 40th place with a 18-over 228, including a season-low 1-under 69 in the final round … Also cracked the lineup at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate (Oct. 9-10), John Hayt Invitational (Feb. 18-20), Seminole Intercollegiate (March 4-6), Schenkel/EZ-Go Invitational (March 17-18) and Linger Longer Invitational (May 13-14) …

Earned his first varsity letter.

PRIOR TO LSU Ranked among the top 100 seniors in the Class of 2006 by the National Junior Golf Scoreboard … Played varsity golf at Westminster Christian High School for seven years … Was a first-team all-county selection three times … Was also a four-year letterman in basketball and baseball while in high school … Junior career was highlighted by an appearance in the 104th

United States Amateur Championship as a high school sophomore in 2004 … Qualified for the championship by firing rounds of 66 and 70 to finish in second place in the qualifier at Grande Oaks Golf Club in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. … Was an active participant in the American Junior Golf Association …

Earned a fifth-place finish at the AJGA Fidelity Investments Championship in Bolton, Mass., for the 2004 season.

PERSONAL Full name is Brent Douglas Blaum … Born on March 11, 1988 … Son of Steve and Nancy Blaum … Has an older brother, Ryan, who was an AllAmerican golfer at Duke … Both parents attended LSU … Majoring in sports management at LSU … Plays right handed.

Brian

Leveille 5-8 • Senior • SQ Basking Ridge, N.J. Ridge HS

2009 SEC Community Service Team 2009 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2008 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2007 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2006 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

JUNIOR SEASON (2008-09) Did not see any tournament action for the Tigers during his junior season …

Proved to be a leader off the course as he was named to the SEC Community Service Team for the first time in his LSU career … Was also named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the fourth time.

Round-by-Round with Leveille 2006-07 Linger Longer Invitational (Evans, Ga.)

83-76-76 – 235 (74)

Leveille’s Quick Facts SOPHOMORE SEASON (2007-08) Did not compete for the Tigers during his sophomore season … Was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll following the spring semester.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2006-07) Cracked the Tigers’ five-man lineup once during the 2006-07 season … Made his first career tournament appearance at the Linger Longer Invitational in the season finale from May 13-14 … Finished the tournament in 74th place with a 54-hole score of 19-over par 235 … Posted rounds of 11-over 83, 4-over 76 and 4-over 76 at the par-72 Oconee Course at Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Ga. … Was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for his exemplary work in the classroom.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2005-06) Received a redshirt prior to the 2005-06 season.

PRIOR TO LSU Lettered three times for head coach Scott Neigel at Ridge High School …

Was a two-time all-conference and all-area player in New Jersey … Led team to the Somerset County Championship in 2002 and 2005 … Was the 2004 New Jersey Junior Amateur Champion … Was also the 2004 NJPGA Jr. Tour Championship runner-up.

PERSONAL Full name is Brian Anthony Leveille … Parents are Dave and Mary Leveille …

Father was a two-time letterwinner at LSU from 1982-83 … Has one brother, Kevin, and one sister, Colleen … Majoring in business … Plays right handed.

Rounds of par or better: None Low Round: 76 (+4) twice at Linger Longer Invitational (May 13-14, 2007) Low Tournament: 235 (+19) at Linger Longer Invitational (May 13-14, 2007) Top 10 Finishes: None Top 20 Finishes: None Best Finish: 74th at Linger Longer Invitational (May 13-14, 2007)

Leveille’s Career Totals Year Tourn.

2005-06 DNC 2006-07 1 2007-08 DNC 2008-09 DNC Totals 1

Rounds Strokes Average 3

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Andrew

Loupe 6-1 • Junior • 2L Baton Rouge, La. Episcopal HS

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2009 U.S. Amateur Participant 2009 LSWA Second-Team All-Louisiana 2009 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2008 SEC All-Freshman Team 2008 LSWA Second-Team All-Louisiana 2008 LSWA Louisiana Freshman of the Year

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008-09) Round-by-Round with Loupe 2008-09 Gopher Invitational (Wayzata, Minn.)

Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Birmingham, Ala.) Squire Creek Invitational (Choudrant, La.) Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational (Windermere, Fla.) SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) John Hayt Invitational (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (Awendaw, S.C.) Reunion Intercollegiate (Jackson, Miss.)

SEC Men’s Golf Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) NCAA South Central Regional (Stillwater, Okla.)

74-73-77 – 224 (t26) 75-73-75 – 223 (17) 72-70-71 – 213 (t11) 82-77-79 – 238 (t77) 74-70-71 – 215 (t26) 73-70-73 – 216 (t2) 72-77-74 – 223 (t42) 74-67-73 – 214 (t19) 79-74-71 – 224 (t5) 77-73-70 – 220 (t21) 72-74-77 – 223 (t9)

2007-08 Scenic City Invitational (Chattanooga, Tenn.)

Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Birmingham, Ala.) Squire Creek Invitational (Choudrant, La.) ClubGlove Intercollegiate (Somis, Calif.)

Bridgestone Collegiate Championship (Greensboro, N.C.) SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (Awendaw, S.C.) Bank of America Intercollegiate (Jackson, Miss) SEC Men’s Golf Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) NCAA West Regional (Bremerton, Wash.)

69-75-74 – 218 (t34) 75-77-74 – 226 (t32) 74-73-68 – 215 (t11) 83-76-86 – 245 (t49) 75-71-70 – 216 (t11) 68-65-72 – 205 (t4) 71-71-74 – 216 (E) 81-78-71 – 230 (72) 71-69-74 – 214 (t8) 76-73-75 – 224 (t37) 77-83-75 – 235 (t114)

Loupe’s Quick Facts

Rounds of par or better: 21 Low Round: 65 (-5) at SunTrust Gator Invitational (Feb. 9, 2008) Low Tournament: 205 (-5) at SunTrust Gator Invitational (Feb. 9-10, 2008) Top 10 Finishes: 5 Top 20 Finishes: 11 Best Finish: t2nd at John Hayt Invitational (Feb. 22-24, 2009)

Loupe’s Career Totals

Year Tourn.

2007-08 11 2008-09 11 Totals 22

Rounds Strokes Average 33 2,444 74.06 33 2,433 73.72 66 4,877 73.89

One of only two Tigers to compete in all 11 tournaments during the 2008-09 season … Finished the season with three top-10 and six top-20 finishes … Was the team’s second-leading scorer with a 73.72 scoring average in 33 competitive rounds … Improved from his 74.06 scoring average as a freshman … Recorded 10 rounds at par or better … Helped lead the Tigers to the team title at the John Hayt Invitational (Feb. 22-24) as he tied for second place on the leaderboard … Fired an even-par 216 in three rounds at the John Hayt Invitational to earn his best career finish as an LSU Tiger …

Also led LSU to victory at the Reunion Intercollegiate (April 5-7) with a tie for fifth place at 8-over 224 … Wrapped up the season with a top-10 finish in NCAA Regional play as he tied for ninth place at the NCAA South Central Regional with a 7-over 223 at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla. …

Finished in a tie for 21st place at the 2009 SEC Men’s Golf Championships at Frederica Golf Club in St. Simons, Island, Ga. … Posted top-20 finishes at the Squire Creek Invitational (T11th), Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (17th) and Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (19th) … Posted his lowest 54-hole score of the season at the Squire Creek Invitational, firing a 3-under 213 for three rounds … Lowest round was a 4-under 67 in the second round at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate on March 30 … Honored by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association as a second-team All-Louisiana selection for the second year in a row … Also earned his first selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Earned his second varsity letter.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08) Showed just why he was considered one of the nation’s top recruits with a successful freshman campaign in 2007-08 … A member of the nation’s fourth-ranked freshman class according to the Golfstat Top 25 Freshman Class Impact Ranking … Proved to be one of the top freshmen in the Southeastern Conference as he was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team following the season … Finished the season as the team leader with a 74.06 scoring average in 11 tournament appearances … His scoring average ranked seventh among freshmen in the SEC … Also tied fellow freshman Clayton Rotz for the team lead with two top-10 and five top-20 finishes on the season … Opened the spring season at the SunTrust Gator Invitational with his best career finish … Fired a season-low 5-under par 205 to finish the championship in a tie for fourth place … His 54-hole score at the Gator Invitational included a seasonal best 5-under 65 in the second round … Also posted a top-10 finish at the Bank of America Intercollegiate, finishing the tournament in a tie for eighth place at 2-under 214 … Added top-20 finishes at Squire Creek Invitational (T11th), Bridgestone Collegiate Championship (T11th) and the Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (T13th) … Made his first career appearance at the SEC Men’s Golf Championships, where he finished in a tie for 37th place … Helped lead the Tigers to their first NCAA Regional appearance since 2005 … Finished in a tie for 114th at the NCAA

West Regional in Bremerton, Wash. … Was honored for his performance by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association by being named the Louisiana Freshman of the Year and a second-team All-Louisiana selection … Earned his first varsity letter.

PRIOR TO LSU A member of one of the nation’s premier recruiting classes for the Class of 2007 … Signed with LSU as the No. 1 high school senior in the state of Louisiana … Was as the 19th-ranked junior golfer in the country according to the National Junior Golf Scoreboard when he signed with the Tigers in November 2006 … Junior career was highlighted by a pair of appearances in the United States Junior Amateur Championship and being a second alternate for the field in the 2005 U.S. Open Championship at Pinehurst No. 2 … Finished fourth at the 2006 Louisiana Amateur Championship at the Country Club of Louisiana with a score of 8-under par 280, including an 8-under 64 in the final round … Was the winner of the 2005 Louisiana Junior Amateur Championship after firing a 6-under 210 for three rounds … Enjoyed one of the most prolific high school careers in the history of the state … Earned six letters as a member of the golf team at Episcopal High School in Baton Rouge under the direction of head coach Andrew Wyly …

Led the Knights to two Class 2A state championships during his high school career … Was also a two-time individual state champion and three-time Baton Rouge metro champion … Wrapped up his high school career with a 69.0 scoring average in 2007 … Was the Class 2A state runner-up as a senior … Also a standout on the basketball court, was named The Advocate High School Athlete of the Year as a junior in 2006 … Finished his basketball career as a two-time all-state shooting guard under the tutelage of head coach Chris Beckman … Averaged 21.6 points per game on the hardwood during his senior season … Holds Episcopal’s all-time record for threepointers made in a game and a season … Invited to participate in the 2007 Louisiana High School Coaches Association All-Star Game but was forced to withdraw due to an injury.

PERSONAL Full name is Andrew Gravolet Loupe … Born on Nov. 22, 1988 … Parents are Jack and Gayle Loupe … Also has an older brother, Jack, who attended LSU …

Majoring in business management … Plays right handed.

John

Peterson 5-11 • Junior • 2L Fort Worth, Texas Paschal HS

2009 John Hayt Invitational Champion 2009 Golfweek Second-Team All-American 2009 PING Second-Team All-American 2009 PING All-Southeast Region 2009 First-Team All-SEC 2009 LSWA First-Team All-Louisiana 2009 LSWA Louisiana Player of the Year 2009 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2008 SEC All-Freshman Team

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2007-08) Enjoyed a breakout sophomore season in which he established himself as one of the premier players in all of college golf … Is the first LSU Tiger to earn All-America status since 2003 … Named a PING Second-Team All-American and PING All-Southeast Region Performer … Finished the 2008-09 campaign ranked No. 20 in Golfweek’s ranking of the top college golfers in the country … Cut nearly two strokes off his scoring average from the 2007-08 season as he led the team with a 72.48 stroke average in 33 competitive rounds … Recorded 17 rounds at par or better … One of only two Tigers to compete in all 11 tournaments on the season … Scoring average ranked No. 9 among all golfers in the Southeastern Conference …

Finished the season with a team-leading five top-five, six top-10 and eight top-20 finishes … Earned first-team All-SEC honors for his outstanding performance … Became the first LSU Tiger in four years to win medalist honors as he took home the individual title at the John Hayt Invitational on Feb. 24 with a 54-hole score of 2-under par 214 … Finished the season with four-straight third-place finishes individually at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (March 29-31), Reunion Intercollegiate (April 5-7), SEC Men’s Golf Championships (April 17-19) and NCAA South Central Regional (May 14-16) … Fired a season-low 8-under 205 to finish third at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate … Became the first LSU Tiger to earn a top-five finish at the SEC Championships since John Humphries in 2003 … Led the Tigers to a fourth-place finish at the conference tourney … Posted a 6-under 210 in three rounds at the SEC Championships … Also opened the season with a seventh-place finish at the Gopher Invitational (Sept. 12-14) … Just missed earning a spot in the NCAA Championships after tying for third place at the NCAA South Central Regional with a three-round score of 5-over 221 … Dropped a two-hole playoff with Baylor’s Cody Paladino for the individual qualifying spot to the NCAA Championships … Led the Tigers to three team titles at the Gopher Invitational, John Hayt Invitational and Reunion Intercollegiate … Earned his second varsity letter.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08) Teamed with fellow freshmen Andrew Loupe and Clayton Rotz to form one of the elite freshman classes in all of college golf … Finished the season as the nation’s fourth-ranked freshman class according to the Golfstat Top 25 Freshman Class Impact Ranking … Earned distinction as one of the top freshmen in the Southeastern Conference by being named to the inaugural SEC All-Freshman Team … Was the only Tiger to crack the starting lineup in all 12 tournaments during the 2007-08 season … Was second on the team with a 74.11 scoring average in 36 competitive rounds … Scoring average ranked eighth among freshmen in the SEC … Recorded 10 rounds at par or better … Fired a season low 4-under 67 in his very first round of collegiate competition … Posted one top-10 and two top-20 finishes in his rookie season … Helped lead the Tigers to a runner-up finish at the Bank of America

Intercollegiate (April 7-8) by tying for fifth place with a seasonal best score of 3-under 213 … Finished in a tie for 17th place in the individual standings at the ClubGlove Intercollegiate (Oct. 22-23) … Made his first career appearance at the SEC Men’s Golf Championships where he finished in a tie for 25th … Helped lead the Tigers to their first NCAA Regional appearance in three seasons … Finished tied for 101st at the 2008 NCAA West Regional in Bremerton, Wash. … Earned his first varsity letter.

HIGH SCHOOL Widely considered the top high school senior in the state of Texas for the Class of 2007 … Ranked among the nation’s Top 100 junior golfers regardless of class in the final Polo Junior Golf Rankings, National Junior Golf Scoreboard Rankings and Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index … One of the nation’s top performers as a member of the prestigious American Junior Golf Association … Won his first career AJGA event at the Fidelity Investments Junior Championship in June 2007 by firing an impressive 54-hole score of 10-under 206 at Redstone Golf Club in Humble, Texas … Earned a total of six top-10 finishes and never missed a cut in his career on the AJGA … Qualified for the match play competition at the 2006 United States Junior Amateur Championship at Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. …

Played his high school golf at Paschal High School under the direction of head coach Trampas Wilson … Was named the Golf Super Team Boys Player of the Year by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram following an outstanding senior season … Wrapped up his high school career by leading his team to back-to-back state titles at the University Interscholastic League Class 5A state tournament in 2006 and 2007 … Led his team’s championship charge in 2006 with six birdies on the back nine … Was the state runner-up as an individual during his senior season, posting rounds of 70 and 68 for the championship … Also won individual district and regional championships in addition to his runner-up finish at the state tournament … Named to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Boys Super Team on two other occasions … A firstteam all-state performer in 2006 and a three-time all-district selection in his high school career … Finished his senior season with six tournament victories and an impressive 70.5 scoring average … Lowest competitive round during his high school career was a 64.

PERSONAL Full name is John Herring Peterson … Born on April 18, 1989 … Son of David and Jan Peterson … Mother is a graduate of LSU … Has two younger brothers, Joel and Joshua … Also has a younger sister, Elizabeth … Plays right handed.

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Round-by-Round with Peterson 2008-09 Gopher Invitational (Wayzata, Minn.)

Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Birmingham, Ala.) Squire Creek Invitational (Choudrant, La.) Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational (Windermere, Fla.) SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) John Hayt Invitational (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (Awendaw, S.C.) Reunion Intercollegiate (Jackson, Miss.)

SEC Men’s Golf Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) NCAA South Central Regional (Stillwater, Okla.)

68-70-79 – 217 (7) 76-72-78 – 226 (t27) 69-71-73 – 213 (t11) 74-70-79 – 223 (t20) 73-73-72 – 218 (t50) 71-73-70 – 214 (1) 81-69-73 – 223 (t42) 68-67-70 – 205 (3) 72-75-75 – 222 (3) 71-71-68 – 210 (3) 70-76-75 – 221 (t3)

2007-08 Scenic City Invitational (Chattanooga, Tenn.)

Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Birmingham, Ala.) Squire Creek Invitational (Choudrant, La.) ClubGlove Intercollegiate (Somis, Calif.)

Bridgestone Collegiate Championship (Greensboro, N.C.) SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) Seminole Intercollegiate (Tallahassee, Fla.) Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (Awendaw, S.C.) Bank of America Intercollegiate (Jackson, Miss) SEC Men’s Golf Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) NCAA West Regional (Bremerton, Wash.)

67-71-77 – 215 (t23) 77-77-73 – 227 (t35) 77-74-71 – 222 (t40) 75-79-80 – 234 (t17) 75-70-74 – 219 (t23) 75-72-75 – 222 (t57) 71-75-79 – 225 (t39) 74-74-70 – 218 (t25) 72-76-72 – 220 (t37) 70-69-74 – 213 (t5) 71-75-75 – 221 (t25) 72-78-82 – 232 (t101)

Peterson’s Quick Facts

Rounds of par or better: 27 Low Round: 67 (-4) twice, last at Hootie at Bulls Bay (March 30, 2009) Low Tournament: 205 (-8) at Hootie at Bulls Bay (March 29-31, 2009) Top 10 Finishes: 7 Top 20 Finishes: 10 Best Finish: 1st at John Hayt Invitational (Feb. 22-24, 2009)

Peterson’s Career Totals

Year Tourn.

2007-08 12 2008-09 11 Totals 23

Rounds Strokes Average 36 2,668 74.11 33 2,392 72.48 69 5,060 73.33

Clayton

Rotz

5-10 • Junior • 2L Chambersburg, Pa. Chambersburg Area Senior HS

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2009 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2008 U.S. Amateur Participant 2008 SEC All-Freshman Team 2007 U.S. Amateur Participant 2005 U.S. Amateur Participant

Round-by-Round with Rotz

2008-09 Gopher Invitational (Wayzata, Minn.)

Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Birmingham, Ala.) Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (Awendaw, S.C.) Reunion Intercollegiate (Jackson, Miss.)

SEC Men’s Golf Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) NCAA South Central Regional (Stillwater, Okla.)

72-75-72 – 219 (t8) 77-WD-WD – WD 77-71-70 – 218 (t36) 76-74-75 – 225 (7) 81-75-65 – 221 (t27) 76-79-79 – 234 (t37)

2007-08 Scenic City Invitational (Chattanooga, Tenn.)

Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Birmingham, Ala.) Squire Creek Invitational (Choudrant, La.) ClubGlove Intercollegiate (Somis, Calif.)

Bridgestone Collegiate Championship (Greensboro, N.C.) Seminole Intercollegiate (Tallahassee, Fla.) Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (Awendaw, S.C.) Bank of America Intercollegiate (Jackson, Miss.)

SEC Men’s Golf Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) NCAA West Regional (Bremerton, Wash.)

72-69-73 – 214 (t17) 70-75-70 – 215 (t4) 70-73-71 – 214 (t8) 74-82-78 – 234 (t17) 75-80-72 – 227 (t57) 73-76-73 – 222 (t31) 68-72-75 – 215 (12) 72-75-75 – 222 (t49) 73-81-84 – 238 (t75) 74-79-81 – 234 (t59) 78-79-74 – 231 (t97)

Rotz’s Quick Facts

Rounds of par or better: 13 Low Round: 65 (-7) at SEC Championships (April 19, 2009) Low Tournament: 214 (-2) at Squire Creek Invitational (Oct. 15-16, 2007) Top 10 Finishes: 4 Top 20 Finishes: 7 Best Finish: t4th at Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Sept. 24-25, 2007)

Rotz’s Career Totals

Year Tourn.

2007-08 11 2008-09 6 Totals 17

Rounds Strokes Average 33 2,466 74.72 16 1,194 74.62 49 3,660 74.69

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008-09)

HIGH SCHOOL

Made six tournament appearances for the Tigers during his sophomore season … Finished the year with a 74.62 scoring average in 16 rounds … Five of his rounds were at par or better … Earned a pair of top-10 finishes on the season … Kicked off the season by tying for eighth place at the Gopher Invitational with a 54-hole score of 3-over par 219 … Helped lead the Tigers to the team championship at the Gopher Invitational … Also helped lead LSU to the team title at the Reunion Intercollegiate by finishing seventh in the individual standings at 9-over 225 … Finished in a tie for 27th place in his second career appearance at the SEC Men’s Golf Championships …

Posted a 5-over 221 in three rounds at the SEC Championships, including a career-low 7-under 65 in the final round on April 19 … Marked the lowest round in relation to par by an LSU golfer since Sept. 30, 1997, when Jeremy Wilkinson fired a 7-under 65 at the Tennessee Tournament of Champions … Posted an 18-over 234 to tie for 37th place at the NCAA South Central Regional at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla. … Was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the first time in his career … Earned his second varsity letter.

One of the premier high school prospects in the country for the Class of 2007 … Was ranked among the top 50 junior golfers in the country regardless of class in the Polo Junior Golf Rankings during the summer of his senior season … Wrapped up his career as a junior golfer with an appearance in the 107th United States Amateur Championship at The Olympic Club in San Francisco … Finished just one stroke off the cut line for the match play competition as he tied for 76th in stroke play with a 36-hole score of 8-over 140 … Was his second career appearance in the U.S. Amateur as he also teed off in the championship in 2005 as a high school sophomore … One of the more accomplished junior golfers on the amateur circuit as he made three-straight appearances in the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship from 2004-06 … Advanced to the sectional qualifying round for the U.S. Open Championship in 2006 and 2007 … Was the runner-up at the prestigious 90th Western Junior Championship during the summer of his senior season, firing a 72-hole score of 4-under 284 at the Wakonda Club in Des Moines, Iowa … Fired an impressive 4-under 68 in the final round … Also earned a top-five finish in the 2007 Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament of Champions at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown, Pa., near his hometown … Tied for fifth place with a 72-hole score of 1-under 279 for the championship, including a 4-under 66 in the first round … Finished an outstanding summer prior to his arrival in Baton Rouge with a 71.1 stroke average in tournament play … Considered the top junior golfer in his home state as he captured the Pennsylvania Junior Amateur Championship in July 2006 with a three-round score of 3-under 141, including a 5-under 67 in his final round … Developed his game against a difficult national schedule as he also earned a pair of top-10 finishes as a participant in the prestigious American Junior Golf Association.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08) An impact player for the Tigers after cracking the starting lineup in 11 of 12 tournaments during his freshman season … Proved to be one of the top freshmen in the Southeastern Conference as he was named to the inaugural SEC All-Freshman Team following the season … A member of the nation’s fourth-ranked freshman class according to the final Golfstat Top 25 Freshman Class Impact Ranking … Finished the season with a 74.7 stroke average in 33 competitive rounds … Eight of his rounds were at par or better … Fired his lowest round of the season at the Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational with a 4-under 68 in the opening round … Tied fellow freshman Andrew Loupe for the team lead with two top-10 and five top-20 finishes in 2007-08 … Posted back-to-back top-10 finishes during the fall season after tying for fourth place at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Sept. 24-25) and tying for eighth place at the Squire Creek Invitational (Oct. 15-16) … Fired his lowest tournament score of the season at the Squire Creek Invitational with a 2-under 214 in 54 holes … Also earned top-20 finishes at the Scenic City Invitational (T17th), ClubGlove Intercollegiate (T17th) and Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (12th) … Finished in a tie for 59th in his first career appearance at the SEC Men’s Golf Championships … Helped lead the Tigers to their first NCAA Regional appearance since 2004-05 … Tied for 97th place at the 2008 NCAA West Regional in Bremerton, Wash. … Continued his outstanding play during the summer as he participated in the U.S. Amateur Championship for the third time in his career … Qualified for the prestigious championship by finishing runner-up at the sectional qualifier at Blue Ridge Country Club in Harrisburg, Pa. … Recorded a 36-hole score of 4-over 144, including rounds of 1-over 71 and 3-over 73 at the sectional qualifier … Earned his first varsity letter.

PERSONAL Full name is Clayton Curtis Rotz … Born on Aug. 17, 1988 … Parents are Lynn and Lois Rotz … Has an older sister, Mallory, and a younger brother, Mitchell … Plays left handed.

Austin

Gutgsell 6-0 • Sophomore • SQ Mandeville, La. Mandeville HS

2009 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

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FRESHMAN SEASON (2008-09) Cracked the starting five in two tournaments during his true freshman season in 2008-09 … Made his collegiate debut Oct. 13-14 with an appearance at the Squire Creek Invitational … Finished in a tie for 30th place in the individual standings after posting three-straight rounds of 1-over 73 and a 54-hole score of 3-over 219 … All three rounds counted for LSU’s final team total as the Tigers finished runner-up in the event … Also cracked the lineup at the Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational as he finished the event in a tie for 68th place at 11-over 227 … Finished the season with a 74.33 scoring average in six competitive rounds … Was named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll for his outstanding performance in the classroom.

PRIOR TO LSU The top recruit in the state of Louisiana for the Class of 2008 … A member of the nation’s fourth-ranked recruiting class according to Golfweek … Was the 89th-ranked junior golfer in the country for the Class of 2008 according to the Golfweek Junior Rankings when he signed with LSU … Fired a 54-hole score of 11-under par 205 at Beaver Creek Golf Club in Zachary to capture the 2007 Louisiana Golf Association Junior Amateur Championship … Finished six strokes ahead of his nearest competitor … Earned a top-10 finish at the 32nd Westfield Junior PGA Championship in Westfield Center, Ohio, in 2007, firing a tournament-low 6-under 65 in the final round to finish in eighth place … Was an active participant in the American Junior Golf Association during his junior career … Won medalist honors at the 2007 AJGA Medicus Preseason Junior at Texarkana … Played high school golf at Mandeville High School … Led his team to three-straight district titles from 2005-07 and the regional title in 2006 … Guided the Skippers to runner-up finishes at both the regional and state tournaments in 2005 and 2007 … Finished his high school career as an impressive two-time all-district, all-metro, all-region and all-state performer in 2006 and 2007.

PERSONAL Full name is Austin Christopher Gutgsell … Born on March 27, 1990 … Son of Gregory and Jodie Gutgsell … Majoring in business … Plays right handed.

Round-by-Round with Peterson 2008-09 Squire Creek Invitational (Choudrant, La.) Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.)

73-73-73 – 219 (t30) 75-74-78 – 227 (t68)

Gutgsell’s Quick Facts

Rounds of par or better: None Low Round: 73 (+1) three times, last at Squire Creek Invitational (Oct. 14, 2008) Low Tournament: 219 (+3) at Squire Creek Invitational (Oct. 13-14, 2008) Top 10 Finishes: None Top 20 Finishes: None Best Finish: t30th at Squire Creek Invitational (Oct. 13-14, 2008)

Gutgsell’s Career Totals Year Tourn.

2008-09 2 Totals 2

Rounds Strokes Average 6 446 74.33 6 446 74.33

Josh

Jones 5-11 • Sophomore • 1L The Colony, Texas Texas Home School

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2008 U.S. Amateur Participant

Round-by-Round with Jones 2008-09 Gopher Invitational (Wayzata, Minn.)

Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Birmingham, Ala.) Squire Creek Invitational (Choudrant, La.) Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational (Windermere, Fla.) SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) John Hayt Invitational (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) Reunion Intercollegiate (Jackson, Miss.)

SEC Men’s Golf Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) NCAA South Central Regional (Stillwater, Okla.)

81-73-77 – 231 (t47) 73-70-77 – 220 (t9) 72-73-69 – 214 (t15) 76-73-80 – 229 (t47) 77-74-68 – 219 (t55) 78-76-78 – 232 (t48) 80-78-78 – 236 (93) 76-76-79 – 231 (t28) 78-78-74 – 230 (t52) 82-84-91 – 257 (t73)

Jones’ Quick Facts

Rounds of par or better: 4 Low Round: 69 (-3) at Squire Creek Invitational (Oct. 14, 2008) Low Tournament: 214 (-2) at Squire Creek Invitational (Oct. 13-14, 2008) Top 10 Finishes: 1 Top 20 Finishes: 2 Best Finish: t9th at Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Sept. 22-23, 2008)

Jones’ Career Totals

Year Tourn.

2008-09 10 Totals 10

Rounds Strokes Average 30 2,299 76.63 30 2,299 76.63

FRESHMAN SEASON (2008-09)

PERSONAL

Proved to be one of the top freshmen in the Southeastern Conference with his play in 2008-09 … Competed in 10 of 11 tournaments for the Tigers during his true freshman season … Finished the year with a 76.63 scoring average in 30 rounds … Recorded four rounds at par or better … Earned his first career top-10 finish at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate, where he tied for ninth place with a 54-hole score of 4-over par 220 … Also earned a top-20 finish at the Squire Creek Invitational, tying for 15th place with a season-low score of 2-under 214 … Lowest round of the season in relation to par was a 3-under 69 in the final round at the Squire Creek Invitational … Fired a 2-under 68 in the final round of the SunTrust Gator Invitational on Feb. 15 … Finished in a tie for 52nd place with a three-round total of 14-over 230 in his first career appearance at the SEC Men’s Golf Championships … Also cracked the starting five at the NCAA South Central Regional at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla. … Tied for 73rd place in NCAA Regional play … Helped lead the Tigers to team titles at the John Hayt Invitational (Feb. 22-24) and Reunion Intercollegiate (April 5-7) … Earned his first varsity letter.

Full name is Joshua David Jones … Born on Aug. 24, 1989 … Parents are Dave and Lisa Jones … Has four siblings: Sora, Matt, Johnny and Joseph …

Majoring in sports administration at LSU … Plays right handed.

PRIOR TO LSU One of the most decorated junior golfers in the country for the Class of 2008 … Was the 19th-ranked junior golfer overall and the 16th-ranked player in his classification when he signed with the Tigers in November 2007 … A member of the nation’s fourth-ranked recruiting class in the country for the Class of 2008 according to Golfweek … A proven winner who tested himself against the nation’s best junior golfers as an active participant in the American Junior Golf Association … Was named a three-time AJGA Rolex Junior All-American, including second-team honors in 2005 and 2006 and an honorable mention selection in 2007 … Was a finalist for the AJGA Jerry Cole Sportsmanship Award following the 2007 season … Racked up a total of 20 top-10 finishes in tournaments sponsored by the AJGA during his junior career, including an impressive seven runner-up finishes … A three-time participant in the prestigious AJGA Canon Cup, which matches the nation’s top 20 juniors from east of the Mississippi River against the top 20 juniors from the west in an event reminiscent of the Ryder Cup …

Helped lead the West squad to three straight Canon Cup victories from 2006-08 … Won numerous tournaments as a member of both the Northern Texas PGA Junior Tour and Texas Junior Golf Tour … Was also a three-time TJGT Player of the Year … Participated in the U.S. Amateur Championship for the first time in his young career in August 2008 … Qualified for the prestigious championship with a playoff victory in the sectional qualifier at Great Southwest Golf Club in Grand Prairie, Texas … Recorded a 36-hole score of 4-under 138 at the sectional qualifier, including rounds of 3-under 68 and 1-under 70.

Sang

Yi

6-0 • Sophomore • 1L Carrollton, Texas Hebron HS

2009 SEC All-Freshman Team 2009 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll 2009 LSWA First-Team All-Louisiana 2009 LSWA Louisiana Freshman of the Year

FRESHMAN SEASON (2008-09) One of the top freshmen in all of college golf during the 2008-09 season … Finished the season ranked among the top 150 players in the country in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index … Named to the SEC All-Freshman Team for his performance … Was also named a first-team All-Louisiana selection and the Louisiana Freshman of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association … Made 10 tournament appearances during his true freshman season … Wrapped up the season with a 74.33 scoring average in 30 rounds to rank as the No. 3 scorer on the team … Also ranked No. 8 among freshmen in the SEC with at least 20 rounds of competitive golf …

Recorded seven rounds at par or better … Was second on the team with four top-10 finishes … Tied for fifth place in his collegiate debut at the Gopher Invitational to lead the Tigers to the team title … Posted an even-par score of 216 at the Gopher Invitational … Posted back-to-back fourth-place finishes at the Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (March 20-22) and Reunion Intercollegiate (April 5-7) … Recorded his best 54-hole score of the season at the Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational, where he had a 2-under 214 in three rounds … Also finished in the top 10 at the SunTrust Gator Invitational (Feb. 14-15) with a 1-under par score of 209, including a 3-under 67 in the first and third rounds of the tournament … Carded a season-low 5-under 67 in the second round of the Squire Creek Invitational on Oct. 13 … Missed his only tournament of the season at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (March 29-31) while receiving his U.S. citizenship … Was named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll following the season … Earned his first varsity letter.

PRIOR TO LSU One of the top recruits in the country for the Class of 2008 … Was the 12th-ranked junior golfer in the country and the 10th-ranked prospect for the Class of 2008 according to the Golfweek Junior Rankings when he signed with LSU in November 2007 … A member of the fourth-ranked recruiting class in the country for the Class of 2008 according to Golfweek … Was an active participant as a member of the American Junior Golf Association … Earned a total of six top-10 finishes in AJGA sponsored events, while he captured the title at the 2007 AJGA PING Junior at The Woodlands in April 2007 … For his efforts, he was named a Second-Team Rolex Junior All-American following the 2007 season … Also earned extensive experience in match play as he helped lead the West squad to the team title at the 2007 AJGA Canon Cup after posting an impressive 3-1 record in match play competition … The Canon Cup matches the nation’s top 20 juniors from east of the Mississippi River against the top 20 juniors from the west in an event reminiscent of the Ryder Cup … Also advanced to the match play competition at the United States Junior Amateur Championship in 2004 and 2006 … Played his high school golf at Hebron High School in his hometown of Carrollton, Texas … Won individual medalist honors and guided his team

to the team title at the state tournament in 2005 … Was also named a first-team all-state performer the same year … Won individual district championships in 2006 and 2007.

PERSONAL Full name is Sang H Yi … Born in South Korea on Dec. 15, 1989 … Son of Chang and Hwa Yi … Majoring in marketing at LSU … Plays right handed.

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Round-by-Round with Yi

2008-09 Gopher Invitational (Wayzata, Minn.)

Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (Birmingham, Ala.) Squire Creek Invitational (Choudrant, La.) Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational (Windermere, Fla.) SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) John Hayt Invitational (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) Reunion Intercollegiate (Jackson, Miss.)

SEC Men’s Golf Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) NCAA South Central Regional (Stillwater, Okla.)

70-73-73 – 216 (t5) 77-73-77 – 227 (t31) 75-67-74 – 216 (t19) 76-76-76 – 228 (t41) 67-75-67 – 209 (t9) 78-82-73 – 233 (t56) 69-72-73 – 214 (t4) 73-78-72 – 223 (4) 75-75-75 – 225 (t39) 80-78-81 – 239 (t54)

Yi’s Quick Facts

Rounds of par or better: 7 Low Round: 67 (-5) at Squire Creek Invitational (Oct. 13, 2008) Low Tournament: 214 (-2) at Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (March 20-22, 2009) Top 10 Finishes: 4 Top 20 Finishes: 5 Best Finish: 4th twice, last at Reunion Intercollegiate (April 5-7, 2009)

Yi’s Career Totals Year Tourn.

2008-09 10 Totals 10

Rounds Strokes Average 30 2,230 74.33 30 2,230 74.33

Season Review

joining the nations elite The Tigers proved to be one of the top 20 programs nationwide in 2008-09 as they finished the season ranked No. 19 in the final Golfweek/ Sagarin Performance Index.

Season Review The 2008-09 season proved to be unlike any other for members of the LSU men’s golf team in their fourth season under the direction of head coach Chuck Winstead as the Tigers continued their climb toward the pinnacle of college golf.

For the first time this decade, the Tigers finished the season as a nationallyranked program while earning a No. 19 ranking in the final Golfweek/ Sagarin Performance Index released following the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships in June. LSU captured three tournament titles en route to earning a berth into the NCAA South Central Regional at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Okla., and missed qualifying for the NCAA Championships by the slimmest of margins with a sixth-place finish.

Despite missing the opportunity to compete for a national championship, the Tigers proved to have one of the more talented young rosters in all of college golf while competing for much of the season with three sophomores and two freshmen in the starting lineup.

As a sophomore, John Peterson enjoyed one of the most successful seasons at LSU in recent memory as he became the first Tiger since John Humphries in 2003 to earn All-America honors. Peterson was named a Second-Team All-American by both Golfweek and PING following his outstanding effort in finishing the campaign ranked No. 20 in Golfweek’s ranking of the top college golfers in the country.

Peterson led the Tigers with a 72.48 scoring average while racking up five topfive and six top-10 finishes on the year. He cut his scoring average by nearly two strokes from his freshman season.

What is most impressive about Peterson’s performance is that he wrapped up the 2008-09 season with four-straight third-place finishes as an individual, including third-place efforts at both the SEC Men’s Golf Championships and NCAA South Central Regional. With his performance at the SEC Men’s Golf Championships, Peterson is the first LSU Tiger to earn a top-10 finish at the conference tournament since John Humphries in 2003 en route to receiving his first career first-team All-SEC honor.

Not only that, but Peterson became the first LSU golfer to win an individual event title since Beck Troutman in 2005 with his victory at the 2009 John Hayt Invitational at Sawgrass Country Club.

But Peterson was not the only Tiger to shine in 2008-09 as Andrew Loupe also proved to be one of the premier performers in the SEC throughout the season. Loupe joined Peterson as the only Tigers to compete in all 11 tournaments on the year while finishing with a 73.7 scoring average, which ranked No. 2 on the team. He also captured three top-10 finishes and six top-20 finishes, including a runner-up finish to Peterson in the chase for medalist honors at the John Hayt Invitational.

Both Peterson and Loupe followed the collegiate season with their first ever appearance at the United States Amateur Championship as the 109th edition of the nation’s most prestigious amateur event was held at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., in August.

In addition, Loupe added the title of Louisiana Amateur champion to his resume in the offseason, while he also advanced to the quarterfinal round at the North & South Amateur Championship held at the historic Pinehurst No. 2 course in Pinehurst, N.C., during the summer.

The Tigers were also led by the performance of phenomenal freshman Sang Yi, who signed with LSU as one of the top recruits in the country for the Class of 2008.

Yi earned a selection to the SEC All-Freshman Team after competing in 10 tournaments for LSU while averaging 74.3 strokes per round in his rookie season.

Yi was second on the team with three top-five finishes and four top-10 finishes on the year, while earning a seasonal best fourth-place finish in leading the Tigers to the team title at the Reunion Intercollegiate to end the regular season.

In fact, the Tigers earned three tournament titles during the 2008-09 season with victories at the Gopher Invitational in their season opener, the John Hayt Invitational and the Reunion Intercollegiate in their regular season finale. It marked the first time since the 2003-04 season that LSU had captured three tournament titles in a single season. And by opening the campaign with a win at the Gopher Invitational, the Tigers captured a team title for the first time since winning the 2005 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate.

The Tigers tied the 24th-ranked Texas Longhorns for the team championship at the Gopher Invite after posting a 54-hole score of 8-over par 872 at Spring Hill Golf Club in Wayzata, Minn. It also marked the first time since winning the 2003 Baylor Invitational that three Tigers finished in the top 10 of the leaderboard as Yi tied for fifth place, Peterson took seventh place and Clayton Rotz tied for eighth place.

LSU’s win at the Gopher Invitational marked its only tournament victory of the 2008 fall season, which also included a runner-up finish at the Squire Creek Invitational, a seventh-place finish at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate and a 15th-place finish at the Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational.

LSU started to roll during the 2009 spring season when it earned a victory at the John Hayt Invite held at Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., from Feb. 21-23.

The Tigers battled 10th-ranked Arizona State through the first two rounds and carried a two-stroke lead into the final round when they posted a team round of 6-over 294 to win the team championship by a comfortable eight shots. LSU finished the weekend with a team total of 21-over 885 in 54 holes, while the Sun Devils finished eight strokes back in second place at 28-over 893.

Peterson led the way with his first career tournament title as he fired rounds of 1-under 71, 1-over 73 and 2-under 70 to finish two shots clear of the field with a three-day total of 2-under 214. In fact, Peterson finished two shots clear of Loupe in the chase for medalist honors as Loupe finished the event at even-par 216 for his best career finish in an LSU uniform.

The Tigers continued their march toward NCAA postseason play with an impressive three-stroke victory at the Reunion Intercollegiate held at Reunion Golf and Country Club in Jackson, Miss.

With an impressive four Tigers finishing in the top 10 of the final leaderboard, the Tigers posted a 54-hole score of 25-over 889 to win their third team championship of the campaign, while the Arkansas Razorbacks finished three shots back in second place at 28-over 892.

As he did for much of the spring season, Peterson led the charge with a thirdplace finish while firing a 6-over par score of 222 in three rounds. Yi finished one shot back in fourth place at 7-over 223, while Loupe tied for fifth place at 8-over 224 and Rotz finished in seventh place at 9-over 225. It was the first time that four LSU Tigers earned top-10 finishes in the same event in more than 15 years.

LSU also prepared for its postseason run with a pair of sixth-place team finishes in its annual trips to the SunTrust Gator Invitational and Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate, while it also tied for 12th place at the prestigious Schenkel/EZ-Go Invitational.

With the regular season in the books, the Tigers made their annual trip to St. Simons Island, Ga., to compete in perhaps the most competitive conference tournament in all of college golf with an appearance in the 2009 SEC Men’s Golf Championships from April 17-19. Frederica Golf Club was host for the event for the second year in a row.

After struggling through the first two rounds while sitting in 10th place with a 36-hole score of 19-over 595, the Tigers lit up the course in the final round with their lowest team score in 23 years to earn an improbable fourth-place tie for its best finish at the SEC Championships since 2002.

With Rotz firing a career-low round of 7-under 65 and Peterson adding an impressive 4-under 68, the Tigers fired a tournament-low 11-under par 277 in the final round to finish at 8-over 872 for the event.

Peterson continued his All-America campaign with a third-place finish in the individual standings while posting a 54-hole score of 6-under 210, becoming the first LSU Tiger since 2003 to finish in the top 10 of the leaderboard at the SEC Championships. Loupe finished in a tie for 21st place at 4-over 220, while Rotz tied for 27th place at 5-over 221 following his 65 in the final round. Yi and fellow freshman Josh Jones also made their first career appearances at the SEC Championships.

As expected, the Tigers earned an NCAA Regional berth as they were tabbed the No. 4 seed in the NCAA South Central Regional hosted by Oklahoma State University at Karsten Creek in Stillwater, Okla. LSU wrapped up its season with a sixth-place finish in their second-straight regional appearance as they just missed earning a spot in the NCAA Championships by two shots. The squad placed sixth with a score of 53-over 917 in three rounds.

2009-10 LSU Men’s golf Media Guide

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2008-09 Final Statistics and Results

Head Coach Chuck Winstead helps Sang Yi read a putt at the 2009 SEC Men’s Golf Championships.

2008-09 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PLAYER

TOURNAMENTS

ROUNDS

STROKES

AVERAGE

LOW ROUND

RDS PAR OR BETTER

TOP 10s

TOP 20s

John Peterson Brent Blaum Andrew Loupe Austin Gutgsell Sang Yi Jarrod Barsamian Clayton Rotz Josh Jones

11 3 11 2 10 4 6 10

33 9 33 6 30 12 16 30

2,392 663 2,433 446 2,230 894 1,194 2,299

72.5 73.7 73.7 74.3 74.3 74.5 74.6 76.6

67 70 67 73 67 68 65 68

17 1 10 0 7 3 5 4

6 0 3 0 4 1 2 1

8 0 6 0 5 1 2 2

2008-09 TEAM TOURNAMENT RESULTS DATE

TOURNAMENT

LSU FINISH

LSU SCORE

Sept. 12-14

Sept. 22-23

Oct. 13-14

Oct. 26-28

Feb. 14-15

Feb. 22-24

March 20-22

March 29-31

April 6-7

April 17-19

May 14-16

Gopher Invitational CHAMPION: LSU/Texas Shoal Creek Intercollegiate CHAMPION: Baylor Squire Creek Invitational CHAMPION: New Orleans Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational CHAMPION: Georgia Gator Invitational CHAMPION: Florida John Hayt Invitational CHAMPION: LSU Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational CHAMPION: South Carolina Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate CHAMPION: Augusta State Reunion Intercollegiate CHAMPION: LSU SEC Men’s Golf Championships CHAMPION: Georgia NCAA South Central Regional CHAMPION: Oklahoma State

t1st (12) Host: Minnesota t7th (12) Host: UAB 2nd (16) Host: Louisiana Tech 15th (18) Host: Central Florida t6th (14) Host: Florida 1st (15) Host: North Florida t12th (18) Host: Georgia Southern 6th (15) Host: College of Charleston 1st (15) Host: Ole Miss t4th (12) Host: SEC 6th (13) Host: Oklahoma State

284-289-299 -- 872 +8 Course: Spring Hill Golf Club 301-288-307 -- 896 +32 Course: Shoal Creek Country Club 286-281-286 -- 853 -11 Course: Squire Creek Country Club 302-296-313 -- 911 +47 Course: Isleworth Golf and Country Club 285-288-277 -- 850 +10 Course: Mark Bostick Golf Course 296-295-294 -- 885 +21 Course: Sawgrass Country Club 296-292-298 -- 886 +22 Course: Forest Heights Country Club 289-275-287 -- 851 -1 Course: Bulls Bay Golf Club 297-299-293 -- 889 +25 Course: Reunion Golf and Country Club 301-294-277 -- 872 +8 Course: Frederica Golf Club 298-307-312 -- 917 +53 Course: Karsten Creek Golf Club

2008-09 Round-by-Round Results JARROD BARSAMIAN

Squire Creek Invitational Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational John Hayt Invitational Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate

BRENT BLAUM

SunTrust Gator Invitational John Hayt Invitational Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate

AUSTIN GUTGSELL Squire Creek Invitational Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational

JOSH JONES

Gopher Invitational Shoal Creek Intercollegiate Squire Creek Invitational Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational SunTrust Gator Invitational John Hayt Invitational Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational Reunion Intercollegiate SEC Men’s Golf Championships NCAA South Central Regional

ANDREW LOUPE

Gopher Invitational Shoal Creek Intercollegiate Squire Creek Invitational Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational SunTrust Gator Invitational John Hayt Invitational Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate Reunion Intercollegiate SEC Men’s Golf Championships NCAA South Central Regional

JOHN PETERSON

Gopher Invitational Shoal Creek Intercollegiate Squire Creek Invitational Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational SunTrust Gator Invitational John Hayt Invitational Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate Reunion Intercollegiate SEC Men’s Golf Championships NCAA South Central Regional

CLAYTON ROTZ

Gopher Invitational Shoal Creek Intercollegiate Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate Reunion Intercollegiate SEC Men’s Golf Championships NCAA South Central Regional

SANG YI

Gopher Invitational Shoal Creek Intercollegiate Squire Creek Invitational Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational SunTrust Gator Invitational John Hayt Invitational Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational Reunion Intercollegiate SEC Men’s Golf Championships NCAA South Central Regional

68-69-73 -- 210 (t6) 76-79-79 -- 234 (t67) 78-78-73 -- 229 (t30) 77-70-74 -- 221 (t50) 71-71-71 -- 213 (t22) 74-76-81 -- 231 (t44) 70-73-76 -- 219 (t41) 73-73-73 -- 219 (t30) 75-74-78 -- 227 (t68) 81-73-77 -- 231 (t47) 73-70-77 -- 220 (t9) 72-73-69 -- 214 (t15) 76-73-80 -- 229 (t47) 77-74-68 -- 219 (t55) 78-76-78 -- 232 (t48) 80-78-78 -- 236 (93) 76-76-79 -- 231 (t28) 78-78-74 -- 230 (t52) 82-84-91 -- 257 (t73)

Overall Record: 94-49-6 (3 wins) Gopher Invitational

284-289-299 -- 872

(t1st of 12)

Shoal Creek Intercollegiate

301-288-307 -- 896

(t7th of 12)

Squire Creek Invitational

286-281-286 -- 853

(2nd of 16)

Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational

302-296-313 -- 911

(15th of 18)

SunTrust Gator Invitational

285-288-277 -- 850

(t6th of 14)

John Hayt Invitational

296-295-294 -- 885

(1st of 15)

Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational

296-292-298 -- 886

(t12th of 18)

Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate

289-275-287 -- 851

(6th of 15)

Reunion Intercollegiate

297-299-293 -- 889

(1st of 15)

SEC Men’s Golf Championships

301-294-277 -- 872

(t4th of 12)

NCAA South Central Regional

298-307-312 -- 917

(6th of 13)

74-73-77 -- 224 (t26) 75-73-75 -- 223 (17) 72-70-71 -- 213 (t11) 82-77-79 -- 238 (t77) 74-70-71 -- 215 (t26) 73-70-73 -- 216 (t2) 72-77-74 -- 223 (t42) 74-67-73 -- 214 (t19) 79-74-71 -- 224 (t5) 77-73-70 -- 220 (t21) 72-74-77 -- 223 (t9) 68-70-79 -- 217 (7) 76-72-78 -- 226 (t27) 69-71-73 -- 213 (t11) 74-70-79 -- 223 (t20) 73-73-72 -- 218 (t50) 71-73-70 -- 214 (1) 81-69-73 -- 223 (t42) 68-67-70 -- 205 (3) 72-75-75 -- 222 (3) 71-71-68 -- 210 (3) 70-76-75 -- 221 (t3)

Brent Blaum

72-75-72 -- 219 (t8) 74-WD-WD -- WD 77-71-70 -- 218 (t36) 76-74-75 -- 225 (7) 81-75-65 -- 221 (t27) 76-79-79 -- 234 (t37) 70-73-73 -- 216 (t5) 77-73-77 -- 227 (t31) 75-67-74 -- 216 (t19) 76-76-76 -- 228 (t41) 67-75-67 -- 209 (t9) 78-82-73 -- 233 (t56) 69-72-73 -- 214 (t4) 73-78-72 -- 223 (4) 75-75-75 -- 225 (t39) 80-78-81 -- 239 (t54)

Jarrod Barsamian

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2008-09 Tournament Summaries Gopher Invitational

Sept. 12-14, 2008 Wayzata, Minn.

Spring Hill Golf Club (Par 72) The Tigers kicked off the 2008-09 season with a bang by sharing the team championship at the Gopher Invitational and ending a three-year drought with their first team title since 2005. The Tigers were impressive from the start as they fired a 54-hole score of 8-over par 872 to tie the Texas Longhorns for the team crown, while national power Washington finished seven shots back in third. Not only that, but it marked the first time since winning the team title at the 2003 Baylor Invitational that three Tigers finished among the top 10 of the leaderboard as freshman sensation Sang Yi tied for fifth place, sophomore John Peterson placed seventh and sophomore Clayton Rotz tied for eighth place.

Team Results

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LSU Texas Washington Iowa Wisconsin

284-289-299 -- 872 +8 282-295-295 -- 872 +8 292-297-290 -- 879 +15 299-281-303 -- 883 +19 304-285-295 -- 884 +20

Oct. 26-28, 2008 Windermere, Fla. Isleworth Golf and Country Club (Par 72) The 2009 Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational proved to be the strongest tournament in which the Tigers competed all year long as seven teams ranked in the top 10 and 12 teams ranked in the top 20 of the Golfstat Top 25 entering the event. LSU earned a 15th-place finish in the 18-team field after posting a three-day total of 47-over par 911. The Georgia Bulldogs ran away with the team title while firing a 3-over 867 in three rounds, finishing 17 strokes clear of runner-up Alabama. Peterson was the Tigers’ top finisher as he tied for 20th place at 7-over 223.

Team Results

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Georgia Alabama Indiana Texas Tech Southern California LSU

294-277-296 -- 867 +3 287-291-306 -- 884 +20 289-285-312 -- 886 +22 294-292-302 -- 888 +24 290-289-315 -- 894 +30 302-296-313 -- 911 +47

Gator Invitational

Shoal Creek Intercollegiate

Sept. 22-23, 2008 Birmingham, Ala. Shoal Creek Country Club (Par 72) LSU followed its season opener with its annual appearance in the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate, where the team finished in a tie for seventh place in the 12-team field with a three-round score of 32-over 896. Freshman Josh Jones led the way for the Tigers with his first career top-10 finish as he tied for ninth place individually with a 54-hole score of 4-over 220. His performance included an impressive round of 2-under 70 for the second round. Sophomore Andrew Loupe added a respectable 17th-place finish in the individual standings after posting a 7-over 223.

Feb. 14-15, 2009 Gainesville, Fla. Mark Bostick Golf Course (Par 70) With the fall season in the rearview mirror, the Tigers kicked off the spring season with their annual trip to Gainesville, Fla., to compete in the Gator Invitational hosted by the University of Florida. And for the second year in a row, LSU tied for sixth place in the final team standings after posting a 10-over 850 for three rounds. Yi earned his second top-10 finish of the season as he led the Tigers by tying for ninth place with a 54-hole effort of 1-under par 209, including a pair of 3-under 67s in the first and third rounds of the tournament. The homestanding Gators won the team crown by 18 shots with a score of 16-under 824.

Team Results

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288-293-299 -- 880 +16 298-294-290 -- 882 +18 301-294-295 -- 890 +26 300-295-297 -- 892 +28 300-296-297 -- 893 +29 301-288-307 -- 896 +32

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Squire Creek Invitational

John Hayt Invitational

Team Results

Team Results

Oct. 13-14, 2008 Choudrant, La. Squire Creek Country Club (Par 72) Despite firing its lowest 54-hole score since the 2004 season, the Tigers came up short in its bid to win its second tournament championship of the fall in what proved to be an exciting final round at the Squire Creek Invitational.

LSU earned a runner-up finish in the team standings after falling to the University of New Orleans in a one-hole, five-man playoff. The teams wrapped up the final round in a tie at 11-under par 853 for the championship. Peterson and Loupe each tied for 11th place at 3-under par 213 to lead the Tigers.

Senior Jarrod Barsamian tied for sixth place at 6-under 210 while competing as an individual.

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New Orleans LSU Ole Miss Louisville Louisiana-Lafayette Nevada

292-275-286 -- 853 -11 286-281-286 -- 853 -11 291-284-281 -- 856 -8 284-288-287 -- 859 -5 290-284-288 -- 862 -2 295-279-288 -- 862 -2

269-276-279 -- 824 -16 274-281-287 -- 842 +2 281-285-280 -- 846 +6 288-282-277 -- 847 +7 279-284-285 -- 848 +8 285-288-277 -- 850 +10

Feb. 22-24, 2009 Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Sawgrass Country Club (Par 72) With one tournament title already under their belt on the season, the Tigers blew away the competition at the John Hayt Invitational to win their second team championship of 2008-09, firing a 21-over par 885 to finish eight shots clear of 10th-ranked Arizona State. Not only did the Tigers take home the team title, but Peterson was the individual medalist after firing a 2-under 214 for three rounds to become the first LSU Tiger to win an individual title in four years. Loupe nearly won the individual title himself as he finished two shots back in a tie for second place at even-par 216 for the lowest finish of his collegiate career.

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2008-09 Tournament Summaries Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational

March 20-22, 2009 Statesboro, Ga. Forest Heights Country Club (Par 72) After winning its second team championship of the season at the John Hayt Invitational, LSU made its annual trip to Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro, Ga., to compete in the Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational. Led by Yi’s third top-10 finish of the season, the Tigers tied for 12th place in the final team standings with a 54-hole score of 22-over 886. Yi tied for fourth place individually as he fired rounds of 3-under 69, even-par 72 and 1-over 73 to finish the week at 2-under 214. It marked Yi’s best finish of his freshman season as he cemented his place on the SEC All-Freshman Team.

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South Carolina Tennessee NC State Florida Kentucky LSU

291-288-286 -- 865 +1 287-293-287 -- 867 +3 295-287-285 -- 867 +3 292-287-291 -- 870 +6 297-287-291 -- 875 +11 296-292-298 -- 886 +22

Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate

March 29-31, 2009 Awendaw, S.C. Bulls Bay Golf Club (Par 71) While the Tigers earned a respectable sixth-place finish in the 15-team field at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate, Peterson officially kicked off his All-American campaign by earning his first of four-straight third-place finishes in individual competition. Peterson fired a career-low 8-under 205 in three rounds at the par-71 layout that included rounds of 3-under 68, 4-under 67 and 1-under 70 for the week. It marked Peterson’s third top-10 finish of the season as he joined Yi in a tie for the team lead. Loupe also earned a top-20 finish at the Hootie as he tied for 19th place with a 54-hole score of 1-over par 214. The Tigers earned a sixth-place finish with a 1-under 851 for three rounds.

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286-272-277 -- 835 -17 288-278-277 -- 843 -9 291-279-276 -- 846 -6 291-274-283 -- 848 -4 289-279-282 -- 850 -2 289-275-287 -- 851 -1

Reunion Intercollegiate

SEC Men’s Golf Championships

April 17-19, 2009 St. Simons Island, Ga. Frederica Golf Club (Par 72) Just when it seemed the Tigers were destined for a modest finish at the 2009 SEC Men’s Golf Championships, the team blistered the par-72 course at Frederica Golf Club with its lowest score in 23 years at 11-under par 277 to finish the final round in a fourth-place tie overall. The Tigers tied the South Carolina Gamecocks in the final team standings with a three-round score of 8-over par 872. Rotz led the way in the final round by firing a career-low 7-under 65, while it was Peterson setting the pace throughout the weekend by earning a third-place finish with a 54-hole score of 6-under 210. Peterson’s performance marked the first time that an LSU Tiger earned a top-10 finish at the SEC Championships since the 2003 season when John Humphries accomplished the feat. It also solidified his status as a First-Team All-SEC performer.

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282-281-286 -- 849 -15 290-283-289 -- 862 -2 292-285-288 -- 865 +1 301-294-277 -- 872 +8 293-286-293 -- 872 +8

NCAA South Central Regional

May 14-16, 2009 Stillwater, Okla.

Karsten Creek Golf Club (Par 72) The Tigers saw their 2008-09 season come to an end at the NCAA South Central Regional as they narrowly missed the opportunity to compete at the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships with a sixth-place finish in the regional event. The top-five teams at the NCAA South Central Regional earned the right to compete at the NCAA Championships. LSU finished three shots out of fifth place after posting a 54-hole score of 53-over par 917 at Karsten Creek Golf Club. Peterson once again stole the show by tying for third place at 5-over 221, while Loupe also earned a top-10 finish at the regional by tying for ninth place at 7-over 223.

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Oklahoma State Arkansas Chattanooga TCU Northwestern LSU

296-289-296 -- 881 +17 298-301-304 -- 903 +39 298-300-309 -- 907 +43 299-310-305 -- 914 +50 302-302-310 -- 914 +50 298-307-312 -- 917 +53

April 6-7, 2009 Jackson, Miss.

Reunion Golf Club (Par 72) With only one tournament remaining before the start of postseason play, LSU wrapped up the regular season with its third team title of the 2008-09 campaign at the Reunion Intercollegiate as it posted a score of 25-over 889 in three rounds to finish three shots ahead of the Arkansas Razorbacks in the final team standings. It marked the first time since the 2003-04 season that the Tigers won three team championships in a single season. A record four LSU Tigers finished in the top 10 of the final leaderboard, led by Peterson’s second-straight third-place finish after firing a 6-over 222. Yi picked up his fourth top-10 finish of the season with a fourth-place finish, while Loupe tied for fifth and Rotz placed seventh individually.

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297-299-293 -- 889 +25 297-302-293 -- 892 +28 306-296-298 -- 900 +36 311-303-288 -- 902 +38 314-298-302 -- 914 +50

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SEC Recap 2009

All-SEC Team First Team

Bud Cauley, Fr., Alabama Harris English, So., Georgia Brian Harman, Sr., Georgia Russell Henley, So., Georgia Billy Horschel, Sr., Florida Andrew Landry, Sr., Arkansas Chris Paisley, Sr., Tennessee John Peterson, So., LSU Hudson Swafford, Jr., Georgia

Southeastern Conference Setting the Standard for Intercollegiate Athletics in Golf

SEC Golfers are Leaders on the Links

Throughout the rich history of the Southeastern Conference the league has provided a strong tradition of excellence on the links with its men’s golf programs, and the 2008-09 season was no different.

Six teams earned the right to compete at the 2009 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships, and all six finished among the top 20 teams in the nation in the final team standings, including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. In fact, Arkansas finished as the NCAA runner-up after advancing to the national championship match where it fell to Texas A&M.

Georgia also advanced to the national semifinal in the newly established match play competition at the NCAA Championships where it was eliminated by Arkansas for the right to advance to the national championship match. Tennessee nearly qualified for one of the eight spots in the match play competition with a 12th-place finish, while Alabama was 15th, South Carolina was 16th and Florida was 19th.

Two Georgia golfers also finished among the top 10 performers in the individual competition as Brian Harman and Russell Henley each tied for ninth place.

The conference has captured 10 NCAA team titles in its history with four belonging to both LSU and Florida, while Georgia has added a pair of its own. A total of 44 SEC teams have finished in the Top 10 at the NCAA Championships since 1985.

Individually, the SEC has witnessed six national champions with Florida’s Nick Gilliam being the most recent medalist in 2001. In addition, 43 individuals have finished in the top 10 of the leaderboard at the NCAA Championships since 1985, which includes both Harman and Henley a year ago.

Second Team

George Bryan IV, Jr., South Carolina Joe David, Fr., Ole Miss David Lingmerth, Jr., Arkansas Tim McKenney, Jr., Florida Adam Mitchell, Sr., Georgia Mark Silvers III, Sr., South Carolina Robin Wingardh, So., Tennessee Andy Winings, Sr., Kentucky

All-Freshman Team Wesley Bryan, South Carolina Bud Cauley, Alabama Sean Dale, Ole Miss Joe David, Ole Miss Hunter Hamrick, Alabama Darren Renwick, Tennessee Ethan Tracy, Arkansas Sang Yi, LSU

Men’s

SEC Coach of the Year Brad McMakin, Arkansas

SEC Player of the Year Billy Horschel, Florida

SEC Freshman of the Year Bud Cauley, Alabama

SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Mark Silvers III, South Carolina

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Seven SEC teams finished the season ranked in the final Golfweek Top 25 with a total of 25 individuals ranked in the final Golfweek Top 100 in 2009.

10 NCAA team titles and six NCAA individual champions all-time.

31 First-Team All-Americans since 1990.

SEC Golfer of the Week Week 1 -- Glenn Northcutt, Auburn Week 2 -- Russell Henley, Georgia Week 3 -- Toby Ragland, Florida Week 4 -- George Bryan IV, South Carolina Week 5 -- Bud Cauley, Alabama

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43 individuals have placed in the top 10 of the leaderboard at the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships since 1985.

2009 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS

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Billy Horschel, Florida Carlos Sainz, Mississipi State John Peterson, LSU Brian Harman, Georgia Bud Cauley, Alabama Harris English, Georgia David Lingmerth, Arkansas Jordan Blann, Kentucky Andrew Landry, Arkansas Wesley Bryan, South Carolina Adam Mitchell, Georgia

68-67-71 -- 206 -10 71-68-69 -- 208 -8 71-71-68 -- 210 -6 70-72-69 -- 211 -5 73-70-69 -- 212 -4 70-74-68 -- 212 -4 70-69-73 -- 212 -4 67-70-76 -- 213 -3 73-71-70 -- 214 -2 75-69-71 -- 215 -1 72-69-74 -- 215 -1

All-Time Tournament Titles 1935-36

1974-75

Southern Intercollegiate

LSU Invitational Centenary Classic Jim Corbett Classic

1936-37

SEC Championships Southern Intercollegiate

1937-38

SEC Championships Southern Intercollegiate

1938-39

SEC Championship

1939-40

LSU’s Winningest Coaches

INTRO

Coach

Years

Tournament Titles

This is LSU

Britt Harrison

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PREVIEW

Mike Barbato

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coaches

Maj. J. Perry Cole

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players

Bill Brogden

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11

review

Greg Jones

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history

1978-79

Buddy Alexander

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10

Harry Taylor

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1975-76

LSU-Tulane Invitational Florida Invitational

1976-77

Seminole Classic Jim Corbett Classic

1977-78

SEC Championships Southern Intercollegiate NCAA Championships

Louisiana Intercollegiate

1941-42

Southern Mississippi Invitational Broadwater Beach Invitational

SEC Championships Southern Intercollegiate NCAA Championships

1980-81

Seminole Classic New Orleans Invitational

SEC Championships SEC Championships NCAA Championships

Yale Fall Intercollegiate Morton Braswell Intercollegiate Louisiana Intercollegiate Orange Lake Intercollegiate

SEC Championships Southern Intercollegiate

Southern Mississippi-Laurel C.C. Inv. UNO Invitational

Gulf Coast Invitational

Southern Mississippi-Laurel C.C. Inv. Gator Invitational Country Club of Jackson Invitational SEC Championships

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1947-48

1948-49 1949-50

Gulf Coast Invitational

1952-53

SEC Championships

1953-54

Southern Intercollegiate SEC Championships

1954-55

NCAA Championships

1955-56

All-America (Team Match)

1958-59

All-America (Two Ball)

1959-60

All-America (Team Match) All-America (Best Ball) Southern Intercollegiate SEC Championships All-America (Two Ball)

1960-61

LSU Invitational

1961-62

1983-84

1984-85 1985-86

1986-87

Country Club of Jackson Invitational SEC Championships

1987-88

1988-89

LSU National Collegiate Invitational Florida Southern Invitational Golf Digest Collegiate Invitational Chris Schenkel Invitational Taylor Made Doral Park Intercollegiate

1991-92

Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate

1993-94

Country Club of Louisiana Intercollegiate Southeastern Intercollegiate Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate

Buckhaults Invitational

Louisiana Classic All-American Intercollegiate

Buckhaults Invitational

1965-66

LSU Invitational Southern Intercollegiate SEC Championships

1966-67

1995-1996

Reliastar Classic Ping-Tulsa Invitational Blue-Gray Intercollegiate

1998-99

2005 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate

The Bridges All-American

2000-01

B.O. Van Hook Invitational L.R. Goldman Invitational SEC Championships

Tennessee Tournament of Champions Country Club of Louisiana Intercollegiate LSU Spring Invitational

B.O. Van Hook Invitational

Gator Invitational LSU Spring Invitational

1967-68

1968-69

B.O. Van Hook Invitational

1969-70

2002-03

LSU Spring Invitational

2003-04

McNeese Invitational

2004-05

1971-72

Jim Corbett Classic

1972-73

Louisiana Intercollegiate Port Malabar Invitational Jim Corbett Classic

1973-74

Louisiana Intercollegiate Jim Corbett Classic

The Tigers captured the first team title of the Chuck Winstead era at the inaugural Shoal Creek Intercollegiate.

2001-02

LSU Invitational Tulane Invitational Louisiana Intercollegiate

1970-71

1986-87 Men’s Golf Team: (seated L-R) Coach Buddy Alexander, Tommie Mudd (standing L-R) Michael Finney, Greg Lesher, Andrew Purnell, Duane Lorio, Rob McNamara, David Toms, William Lanier

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1987 SEC Champions

Gator Invitational Jerry Pate Invitational

LSU Invitational

1963-64

LSU

Baylor Invitational Country Club of Louisiana Intercollegiate LSU Spring Invitational LSU Spring Invitational

2005-06

Shoal Creek Intercollegiate

2008-09

Gopher Invitational John Hayt Invitational Reunion Intercollegiate

2009 John Hayt Invitational

LSU’s victory at the 2009 John Hayt Invitational was one of three tournament titles won in the 2008-09 season.

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All-America

Selections Year

Golfer

Selection

1937 1941 1943 1948 1952 1953 1954 1955 1962 1965 1966 1967

1969 1970 1973 1974 1975 1979 1980 1981 1984

1985 1986

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1990 1991 1992 1994 1996 1997 2001 2003 2009

Fred Haas, Jr. Earl Stewart Sonny Ellis Gardner Dickinson Eddie Merrins Eddie Merrins Eddie Merrins Johnny Pott Howell Fraser B.R. McLendon B.R. McLendon B.R. McLendon Randy Wolff Vaughn Moise Jimmy Wittenberg Dick Clark Stan Lee Stan Lee Wayne DeFrancesco John Salamone John Salamone Fred Dupre Emlyn Aubrey Rob McNamara Rob McNamara Emlyn Aubrey Rob McNamara David Toms David Toms Greg Lesher Fredrik Lindgren David Toms Greg Lesher Perry Moss Perry Moss Rett Crowder Scott Sterling Brian Bateman P.J. Smith Alan Morgan John Humphries John Peterson

First Team First Team First Team First Team

First Team Second Team Honorable Mention Second Team First Team Honorable Mention Third Team Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Second Team Second Team First Team Honorable Mention Second Team Third Team Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Third Team Second Team Honorable Mention First Team Honorable Mention Honorable Mention First Team Second Team Honorable Mention Second Team Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Third Team Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Second Team

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B.R. McLendon

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Greg Lesher Fredrik Lindgren Rett Crowder Brian Bateman Chip McDonald Brian Bateman

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All-SEC

Selections Year

Golfer

1970 Jimmy Wittenberg

Vaughn Moise

Tommy Evans 1971 Jimmy Wittenberg

Mike Drury 1972 Shelby Houston 1974 Dick Clark

Stan Lee 1975 Stan Lee

Louis Lee

Jim Adams 1976 Louis Lee

Frank Gusmus 1977 Steve Cromwell 1978 Louis Lee

Gary Marlowe

1979 Wayne DeFrancesco

John Salamone

1982 Dudley Bienvenu 1983 Fred DuPre

Emlyn Aubrey 1984 Fred DuPre

Emlyn Aubrey

Rob McNamara

1985 Rob McNamara 1986 Emlyn Aubrey

Rob McNamara

David Toms 1987 David Toms

Rob McNamara

Selection

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First Team First Team Second Team First Team Second Team First Team First Team First Team First Team Second Team Second Team Second Team Second Team First Team Second Team Second Team Freshman of the Year First Team First Team Player of the Year Second Team First Team Second Team First Team First Team Second Team Freshman of the Year First Team First Team First Team Freshman of the Year First Team First Team Player of the Year

1988 David Toms

Greg Lesher 1989 David Toms

Greg Lesher

Fredrik Lindgren 1990 Perry Moss

Greg Lesher 1991 Perry Moss

Rett Crowder 1992 Rett Crowder 1993 Scott Sterling 1994 Scott Sterling

Brian Bateman 1995 Brian Bateman 1996 Brian Bateman 1997 P.J. Smith 1998 P.J. Smith 1999 Jeremy Wilkinson 2000 Alan Morgan 2001 Alan Morgan

John Humphries 2002 Nathan Goulding

Heath West 2003 John Humphries 2004 Heath West 2005 Chris Wells 2007 Chris Wells 2008 Andrew Loupe 2008 John Peterson 2008 Clayton Rotz 2009 John Peterson 2009 Sang Yi

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LSU FINISH (SCORE)

1937 1st (614) 1938 1st (608) 1939 1st (604) 1940 1st (601) 1941 1942 1st (597) 1943-45 No Tournaments- World War II 1946 1st (604) 1947 1st (633) 1948 1st (303) 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1st (586) 1954 1st (576) 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1st (573) 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 T3rd (596) 1966 1st (854) 1967 1st (872) 1968 9th (898) 1969 3rd (1108) 1970 2nd (1106) 1971 4th (1132) 1972 5th (1159) 1973 4th (1134) 1974 2nd (1128) 1975 2nd (1112) 1976 3rd (1101) 1977 4th (1092) 1978 3rd (1164) 1979 5th (895) 1980 6th (912) 1981 t3rd (887) 1982 7th (904) 1983 6th (898) 1984 2nd (885) 1985 6th (889) 1986 1st (871) 1987 1st (869) 1988 2nd (872) 1989 2nd (890) 1990 9th (896) 1991 5th (879) 1992 4th (881) 1993 4th (885) 1994 7th (889) 1995 7th (874) 1996 9th (883) 1997 3rd (889) 1998 8th (588) 1999 t6th (982) 2000 5th (882) 2001 8th (887) 2002 t4th (874) 2003 12th (917) 2004 8th (875) 2005 t6th (899) 2006 6th (868) 2007 9th (892) 2008 t8th (888) 2009 t4th (872)

CHAMPION (SCORE)

MEDALIST (SCORE)

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LSU (614) LSU (608) LSU (604) LSU (601) Georgia (616) LSU (597)

Vincent D’Antoni, Tennessee Henry Castillo, LSU Sonny Swift, Georgia Henry Castillo, LSU Earl Stewart, LSU Arnold Blum, Georgia

Baton Rouge, La. Baton Rouge, La. Baton Rouge, La. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga.

LSU (604) LSU (633) LSU (303) Georgia Tech (303) Georgia (1200) Georgia (579) Georgia (591) LSU (586) LSU (576) Florida (575) Florida (591) Georgia (590) Georgia (593) Georgia (583) LSU (573) Georgia (570) Georgia (1170) Georgia (589) Georgia (581) Georgia (575) LSU (854) LSU (872) Florida (848) Georgia (1099) Georgia (1105) Georgia (1099) Georiga (1117) Florida (1099) Florida (1104) Florida (1101) Auburn (1094) Georgia (1073) Georgia (1142) Alabama (876) Tennessee (884) Auburn (884) Georgia (873) Georgia (881) Ole Miss (881) Florida (868) LSU (871) LSU (869) Georgia (854) Florida (874) Tennessee (866) Florida (860) Florida (876) Florida (847) Florida (860) Arkansas (855) Miss. State (859) Miss. State (879) Georgia (567) Florida (901) Georgia (852) Georgia (841) Auburn (857) Florida (856) Georgia (843) Kentucky (875) Georgia (827) Tennessee (869) Alabama (853) Georgia (849)

George Hamer, Georgia Athens, Ga. Joe Moore, LSU Athens, Ga. Albert Swann, Georgia Tech Athens, Ga. Hal Spears, Georgia Athens, Ga. John Owens, Kentucky Athens, Ga. Griffin Moody, Georgia Athens, Ga. Bobby Hill, Alabama Athens, Ga. Eddie Merrins, LSU Athens, Ga. Eddie Merrins, LSU Athens, Ga. Lester Kelly, Georgia Athens, Ga. Dave Ragan, Florida Athens, Ga. Tom Aaron, Florida Athens, Ga. Tom Aaron, Florida Athens, Ga. Bob Moser, Georgia Athens, Ga. Doug Essig, LSU/Cobby Ware, Georgia Athens, Ga. Howell Fraser, LSU Athens, Ga. David Boyd, Georgia Athens, Ga. Jim Gabrielsen, Georgia/Jack Oliver, Georgia Athens, Ga. Bert Greene, Tennessee Athens, Ga. B.R. McLendon, LSU (282) Athens, Ga. B.R. McLendon, LSU (210) Baton Rouge, La. B.R. McLendon, LSU (212) Gainesville, Fla. Steven Melnyk, Florida (204) Knoxville, Tenn.

Vaughn Moise, LSU (212) Athens, Ga. Tommy Valentine, Georgia (213) Callaway Gardens, Ga. Jimmy McQuillian, Florida (215) Callaway Gardens, Ga. Mickey Mabry, Tennessee (217) Callaway Gardens, Ga. Gary Koch, Florida (212) Callaway Gardens, Ga. Gary Koch, Florida (214) Dothan, Ala. Phil Hancock, Florida (214) Dothan, Ala. Phil Hancock, Florida (207) Decatur, Ala. Sam Trahan, Florida (209) Decatur, Ala. Larry Rinker, Florida (222) Birmingham, Ala. Wayne DeFrancesco, LSU (212) Birmingham, Ala. Rick Pearson, Florida (215) Augusta, Ga. John Salamone, LSU (211) Augusta, Ga. Randy Watkins, Ole Miss (211) Augusta, Ga. Dave Peege, Ole Miss (213) Augusta, Ga. Emlyn Aubrey, LSU (213) Augusta, Ga. Peter Persons, Georgia (213) Florence, Ala. Chip Sullivan, Ole Miss (210) Florence, Ala. David Toms, LSU (205) Florence, Ala. Lan Gooch, Ole Miss (209) Florence, Ala. Chris DiMarco, Florida (215) Louisville, Ky. Mike Sposa, Tennessee (210) Jackson, Miss.

Jimmy Green, Auburn (205) West Point, Miss.

Brian Gay, Florida (211) St. Francisville, La. Guy Hill, Florida (206) Jacksonville, Fla. Brian Gay, Florida (213) Fairfield Glade,Tenn.

Bud Still, Arkansas (206) Nashville, Tenn.

Graham Davidson, Miss. State (205) Birmingham, Ala. Bryant MacKellar, Auburn (210) Opelika, Ala. Eric Ecker, South Carolina (136) Athens, Ga. Camilo Bendetti, Florida (212) Lexington, Ky. Roland Thatcher, Auburn (208) Killen, Ala. Bryant Odom, Georgia (207) St. Simons Island, Ga. Camilo Benedetti, Florida (210) St. Simons Island, Ga. Brett Stegmaier, Florida (203) St. Simons Island, Ga. Brendon Todd, Georgia (207) St. Simons Island, Ga. David Skinns, Tennessee (210) St. Simons Island, Ga. Brett Stegmaier, Florida (205) St. Simons Island, Ga. Patton Kizzire, Auburn (211) St. Simons Island, Ga. Michael Thompson, Alabama (208) St. Simons Island, Ga. Billy Horschel, Florida (206) St. Simons Island, Ga.

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LSU’S SEC INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS YEAR 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1947 1953 1954 1960 1961 1965 1966 1967 1969 1979 1981 1984 1987

SCORE 146 141 140 140 142 138 286 284 283 281 282 210 212 212 212 211 213 205

PLAYER Fred Haas, Jr. Henry Castillo Henry Castillo Henry Castillo Earl Stewart Joe Moore Eddie Merrins Eddie Merrins Don Essig Howard Fraser B.R. McLendon B.R. McLendon B.R. McLendon Vaughn Moise Wayne DeFrancesco John Salamone Emlyn Aubrey David Toms

SITE Baton Rouge, La. Baton Rouge, La. Baton Rouge, La. Baton Rouge, La. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Baton Rouge, La. Gainesville, Fla. Birmingham, Ala. Augusta, Ga. Augusta, Ga. Augusta, Ga. Florence, Ala.

LSU’S SEC TEAM CHAMPIONS YEAR 1937 1938 1939 1940 1942 1946 1947 1948 1953 1954 1960 1966 1967 1986 1987

SCORE 614 608 604 601 597 604 633 303 586 576 573 854 872 871 869

PLAYER Maj. J. Perry Cole Maj. J. Perry Cole Maj. J. Perry Cole Maj. J. Perry Cole Maj. J. Perry Cole T.P. Heard T.P. Heard Mike Barbato Mike Barbato Mike Barbato Mike Barbato Harry Taylor Harry Taylor Buddy Alexander Buddy Alexander

SITE Baton Rouge, La. Baton Rouge, La. Baton Rouge, La. Baton Rouge, La. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Baton Rouge, La. Gainesville, Fla. Florence, Ala. Florence, Ala.

ALL-TIME SEC TEAM TITLES 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

8.

Georgia LSU Florida Tennessee Auburn Mississippi State Alabama Georgia Tech Ole Miss Arkansas Kentucky

25 15 13 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1

Emlyn Aubrey • 1984 SEC Champion

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NCAA Championships LSU TOP 10 NCAA TEAM FINISHES YEAR

FINISH

1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1946 1947 1948 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1966 1967 1984 1985 1986 1988

SCORE

5th t1st 2nd t1st 3rd 5th 1st 2nd 7th 3rd 4th 1st 9th t8th 3rd t6th t9th 10th t8th

CHAMPION/SCORE

617 601 599 590 621 629 606 588 602 581 582 574 613 607 591 1162 1196 1175 1173

PLAYER

1985 1986 1987 1988

1989 1991

FINISH

Rob McNamara Emlyn Aubrey Rob McNamara David Toms Greg Lesher Fredrik Lindgren Fredrik Lindgren Perry Moss Scott Sterling

t10th t3rd 16th 5th t16th t19th t17th t4th t18th

Wakonda C.C., Des Moines, Iowa Edwanok C.C., Manchester, Vt. Ohio State Scarlet, Columbus, Ohio South Bend C.C., South Bend, Ind. Olympia Field C.C. Springdale C.C., Princeton, N.J. Univ. of Michigan Course, Anne Arbor, Mich.

Stanford Univ. Course, Palo Alto, Calif.

Purdue Univ. Course, W. Lafayette, Ind. Broadmoor G. C., Colorado Springs, Colo.

Braeburn C.C., Houston, Texas Holston Hills C.C., Knoxville, Tenn.

Ohio State Scarlet, Columbus, Ohio Stanford Univ. Course, Palo Alto, Calif.

Shawnee G.C., Delaware, Pa. Bear Creek Golf World, Houston, Texas Grenelefe G.C., Haines City, Fla. Bermuda Run C.C., Winston Salem, N.C. Oaktree Country Club, Edmond, Okla.

LSU’S TEAM NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS (SINCE 1985)

LSU’S TOP 25 NCAA INDIVIDUAL FINISHES (SINCE 1985) YEAR

SITE

Stanford (612) LSU, Princeton (601) Stanford (580) LSU, Princeton (590) Yale (614) Stanford (619) LSU (606) San Jose State (579) North Texas State (573) Stanford (578) SMU (572) LSU (574) Houston (601) Houston (582) Houston (585) Houston (1145) Houston (1172) Wake Forest (1156) Oklahoma (1139)

SCORE

291 287 293 288 293 294 289 212 218

YEAR

PLAYER

1986 1987 1988 1989 1991 1992 1993 1994 1997

10th t14th t20th t8th 30th 22nd t17th 22nd 18th

FINISH(SCORE)

(1175) (1200) (907) (1173) (1228) (588) (597) (591) (590)

SITE

Winston-Salem, N.C. Columbus, Ohio Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Edmond, Okla.

New Haven, Conn.

Albuquerque, N.M. Lexing­­ton, Ky. McKinney, Texas Lake Forest, Ill.

LSU’S NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS

LSU’S NCAA TEAM CHAMPIONS YEAR

SCORE

COACH

SITE

1940 1942 1947 1955

601 590 606 574

Maj. J. Perry Cole Maj. J. Perry Cole T.P. Heard Mike Barbato

Ekwanok C.C., Manchester, Vt. South Bend C.C., South Bend, Ind. Univ. of Michigan Course, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Holston Hills C.C., Knoxville, Tenn.

Fred Haas, Jr. • 1937 NCAA Champion

YEAR

PLAYER

SITE­

1937 1941

Fred Haas, Jr. Earl Stewart

Oakmont C.C., Oakmont, Pa. Scarlet Course, Columbus, Ohio

1940 National Champions

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1955 National Champions

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TOP 20 STROKE AVERAGES (SINCE 1982)

PLAYER

AVG.

RDS.

PLAYER

RDS.

AVG.

YEAR

YEAR

PLAYER

AVG.

RDS.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

72.17 72.81 72.93 73.00 73.16 73.20 73.22 73.31 73.36 73.51 73.65 73.91 73.92 74.20 74.21

75 132 160 76 99 143 143 141 141 130 119 139 130 127 133

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

43 39 35 35 40 43 38 34 37 33 35 39 42 37 36 37 27 34 35 32

71.27 71.54 71.60 71.91 72.00 72.23 72.32 72.35 72.43 72.48 72.60 72.61 72.64 72.65 72.67 72.68 72.78 72.79 72.80 72.81

1989 2001 1993 1993 1986 1988 2003 2002 1989 2009 1993 1988 1991 1986 1984 1997 2001 2002 2004 1990

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 2008-09

Rob McNamara Emlyn Aubrey Rob McNamara David Toms David Toms Perry Moss Perry Moss Rett Crowder Scott Sterling Scott Sterling Brian Bateman Brian Bateman P.J. Smith P.J. Smith Jeremy Wilkinson Alan Morgan Nathan Goulding Heath West John Humphries Heath West Chris Wells Andrew Lanahan Chris Wells Andrew Loupe John Peterson

73.32 72.00 73.38 72.61 71.27 72.81 72.64 73.57 71.60 73.54 73.25 72.84 72.67 73.08 73.21 72.86 72.77 72.35 72.31 72.80 72.83 73.37 73.00 74.06 72.48

40 40 37 39 43 32 42 40 35 35 35 38 37 37 32 36 27 34 38 35 36 27 30 33 33

Alan Morgan (1999-2001) Heath West (2002-05) David Toms (1985-89) Fredrik Lindgren (1987-89) Chris Wells (2004-07) Rob McNamara (1983-87) Brian Bateman (1993-96) John Humphries (1999-2003) Greg Lesher (1986-90) P.J. Smith (1995-97) Perry Moss (1987-91) Scott Sterling (1990-94) Emlyn Aubrey (1982-86) Bob Friend (1982-86) Jeremy Wilkinson (1996-99)

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David Toms Alan Morgan Scott Sterling Craig Webb Emlyn Aubrey Greg Lesher John Humphries Heath West Fredrik Lindgren John Peterson Brian Bateman David Toms Perry Moss Rob McNamara Fred Dupre P. J. Smith Nathan Goulding Nathan Goulding Heath West Perry Moss

YEARLY STROKE AVG. LEADERS (SINCE 1985)

CAREER TOP-10 FINISHES (SINCE 1982)

CAREER TOP-20 FINISHES (SINCE 1985)

CAREER TOURN. VICTORIES (SINCE 1982)

PLAYER

NO.

PLAYER

NO.

PLAYER

NO.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

13.

16.

18.

19.

29 22 20 19 16 14 13 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 7 7 6 5 5

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

9.

12.

13.

14.

15.

17.

19.

37 29 28 27 25 23 20 20 18 18 18 17 15 13 11 11 10 10 9 9

1.

2.

3.

5.

6 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

David Toms (1985-89) Rob McNamara (1983-87) Emlyn Aubrey (1982-86) Brian Bateman (1993-96) Greg Lesher (1986-90) Jeremy Wilkinson (1996-99) P.J. Smith (1995-97) John Humphries (1999-2003) Bob Friend (1982-86) Fredrik Lindgren (1987-89) Rett Crowder (1988-92) Scott Sterling (1990-94) Alan Morgan (1999-2001) Heath West (2002-2005) Chris Wells (2004-07) John Peterson (2007-present) Tommie Mudd (1983-87) Nathan Goulding (2000-02) Andrew Loupe (2007-present) Phil Schmitt (1992-96)

David Toms (1985-89) P.J. Smith (1995-97) Brian Bateman (1993-96) Greg Lesher (1986-90) Heath West (2002-05) Scott Sterling (1990-94) Perry Moss (1987-91) Rett Crowder (1989-92) Jeremy Wilkinson (1996-99) Alan Morgan (1999-2001) John Humphries (1999-2003) Fredrik Lindgren (1987-89) Chris Wells (2004-07) Craig Webb (1989-93) Andrew Loupe (2007-present) Phil Schmitt (1992-96) John Peterson (2007-present) Andrew Lanahan (2003-06) Adam Manuel (1995-98) Nathan Goulding (2000-02)

David Toms (1985-89) Rob McNamara (1983-87) Perry Moss (1987-91) Alan Morgan (1999-2001) John Peterson (2007-present) Beck Troutman (2004-08) Emlyn Aubrey (1982-86) Tommie Mudd (1983-87) Greg Lesher (1986-90) Scott Sterling (1990-94) Brian Bateman (1992-96) John Humphries (1999-2003)

BEST TEAM ROUNDS (SINCE 1985)

BEST TEAM TOURNAMENT SCORES (SINCE 1985)

BEST IND. TOURNAMENT SCORES (SINCE 1985)

SCORE

TOURNAMENT

SCORE

TOURNAMENT

SCORE

PLAYER

-11 -11 -11 -11 -10 -10 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -8 -8 -8 -8 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7 -7

SEC Championships, 2009, 3rd rd.

CCLA Intercollegiate, 2000, 2nd rd.

Chris Schenkel Invite, 1986, 2nd rd.

Tar Heel Invitational, 1986, 2nd rd.

University Club Inter., 2004, 2nd rd.

Billy Hitchcock Invite, 1992, 2nd rd.

Hootie at Bulls Bay, 2009, 2nd rd.

Bank of America Inter., 2008, 2nd rd.

LSU Spring Invite, 2002, 1st rd.

CCLA Intercollegiate, 2001, 2nd rd.

Gary Koch Invite, 2000, 3rd rd.

Henry Homberg Invite, 1987, 1st rd.

Tar Heel Invitational, 1986, 2nd rd.

Mercedes-Benz Coll., 1998, 1st rd.

ReliaStar Collegiate, 1997, 2nd rd.

Henry Homberg Invite, 1987, 2nd rd LSU National Invite, 1985, 2nd rd.

Squire Creek Invitational, 2008, 2nd rd.

Squire Creek Invitational, 2007, 3rd rd.

Scenic City Invitational, 2007, 2nd rd.

Gator Invitational, 2001, 1st rd.

LSU Spring Invite, 2001, 2nd rd.

Tourn. of Champions, 2000, 1st rd.

ReliaStar Collegiate, 1995, 3rd rd.

CC of Jackson Invite, 1986, 2nd rd.

-16 -15 -15 -13 -13 -12 -12 -11 -11 -9 -9 -9 -8 -8 -7 -7 -5 -4 -4 -3 -2 -2 -2

University Club Intercollegiate, 2004 Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate, 1994 Chris Schenkel Invitational, 1986 LSU Spring Invitational, 2004 Tournament of Champions, 2000 Chris Shenkel Invitational, 1989 Henry Homberg Invitational, 1987 Squire Creek Invitational, 2008 LSU National Invitational, 1990 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, 2006 Mercedes-Benz Collegiate, 2001 Country Club of Jackson Invite, 1987 Bank of America Intercollegiate, 2008 CCLA Intercollegiate, 2000 CCLA Intercollegiate, 2003 Henry Homberg Invitational, 1986 Tournament of Champions, 1995 Tournament of Champions, 1996 Country Club of Jackson Invite, 1986 Golf Digest Collegiate, 1989 Squire Creek Invitational, 2007 LSU National Invitational, 1988 Taylor Made Red River, 1988

-11 -11 -10 -10 -10 -9 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -7 -7 -7 -7 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6

Perry Moss (LSU National Invite, 1990) David Toms (SEC Championships, 1987) Chris Wells (UC Intercollegiate, 2004) Alan Morgan (CCLA Intercollegiate, 2000) David Toms (Golf Digest Collegiate, 1988) Greg Lesher (LSU National Invite, 1989) John Peterson (Hootie at Bulls Bay, 2009) Chris Wells (Jerry Pate Intercollegiate, 2006) Alan Morgan (ASU Invitational, 2001) Greg Lesher (Chris Schenkel Invite, 1988) David Toms (Jerry Pate Intercollegiate, 1988) Emlyn Aubrey (Chris Schenkel Invite, 1986) Jeremy Wilkinson (Southeastern Inv., 2000) Scott Sterling (Southeastern Invite, 1994) David Toms (Sun Bowl Invitational, 1989) Rob McNamara (Chris Schenkel Inv., 1986) John Peterson (SEC Championships, 2009) Jarrod Barsamian (Squire Creek Invite, 2008) Nathan Goulding (Gator Invite, 2002) Nathan Goulding (Tourn. of Champs, 2001) John Humphries (CCLA Inter., 2000) P.J. Smith (Sun Bowl Invitational, 1997) Brian Bateman (Blue-Gray Inter., 1996) Rett Crowder (Billy Hitchcock Invite, 1992) David Toms (Gator Invite, 1989)

(277) (277) (277) (281) (278) (278) (275) (279) (279) (279) (279) (279) (283) (280) (280) (280) (280) (281) (281) (277) (273) (281) (281) (281) (281)

(848) (849) (849) (851) (851) (852) (852) (853) (853) (843) (855) (855) (856) (856) (857) (857) (859) (860) (860) (861) (862) (862) (862)

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(205) (205) (206) (206) (206) (207) (205) (205) (208) (208) (208) (208) (209) (209) (209) (209) (210) (210) (204) (210) (210) (210) (210) (210) (204)

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PLAYER

TOURNAMENT

SCORE

1985 1985 1987 1987 1987 1987 1988 1989 1989 1989 1989 1991 1994 1996 2001 2001 2003 2005 2009

Rob McNamara Rob McNamara David Toms Rob McNamara Tommie Mudd David Toms David Toms David Toms David Toms David Toms Greg Lesher Perry Moss Scott Sterling Brian Bateman Alan Morgan Alan Morgan John Humphries Beck Troutman John Peterson

University of New Orleans Invitational Country Club of Jackson Invitational LSU National Invitational Miami-Doral Park National Invitational Country Club of Jackson Invitational SEC Championships Jerry Pate Intercollegiate Golf Digest Collegiate Invitational Florida Southern-Imperial Lakes Classic Gator Invitational LSU National Invitational LSU National Invitational Southeastern Intercollegiate PING-Tulsa Invitational Tennessee Tournament of Champions Country Club of Louisiana Intercollegiate LSU Spring Invitational LSU Spring Invitational John Hayt Invitational

139 207 212 213 210 205 208 206 205 204 207 205 209 216 209 206 211 211 214

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Beck Troutman

LOW ROUNDS (SINCE 1982) PLAYER

CLASS

SCORE

Tommie Mudd Greg Lesher David Toms Perry Moss Rett Crowder Perry Moss Perry Moss Scott Sterling Jeremy Wilkinson Garrett Runion Andrew Loupe Clayton Rotz Fred Dupre Rob McNamara Emlyn Aubrey David Toms David Toms David Toms Brian Bateman Craig Taylor Nathan Goulding Alan Morgan Andrew Lanahan Chris Wells Brent Struthers

So. Jr. So. So. So. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. So. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. So.

63 72 64 70 65 72 65 72 65 65 70 65 72 65 72 65 72 65 71 65 70 65 72 66 71 66 70 66 72 66 72 66 72 66 70 66 72 66 72 66 70 66 70 66 72 66 72 66 71

PAR

TOURNAMENT

DATE

SITE

LSU Invitational Gator Invitional SEC Championships Florida Southern Inv. Taylor Made/Doral Park Gator Invitational Southern Intercollegiate Carpet Capital Classic Tennessee Tournament of Champions Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate Gator Invitational SEC Championships Braswell Intercollegiate Gator Invitational Chris Schenkel Invitational Country Club of Jackson Inv. Chris Schenkel Invitational Gator Invitational CCLA Invitational Gary Koch-Cleveland Golf Intercollegiate Gator Invitational Gator Invitational Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational University Club Intercollegiate Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions

1985 2/10/89 5/17/87 3/3-5/89 2/24/90 2/11/90 11/11/90 9/21/91 9/30/97 9/27/04 2/9/08 4/19/09 1983 2/14-16/86 1986 4/19/87 4/22/88 2/10/89 11/30/94 10/16/00 2/10/01 2/10/01 3/20/04 10/25/04 9/13/05

Sherwood Forest CC - Baton Rouge, La. University Course - Gainesville, Fla. Turtle Point Yacht Club - Florence, Ala. Imperial Lakes CC - Lakeland, Fla. Doral Park CC - Miami, Fla. University Course - Gainesville, Fla. Athens CC - Athens, Ga. The Farm - Dalton, Ga. Holston Hills CC - Knoxville, Tenn.

Vanderbilt Legends Club - Nashville, Tenn.

Mark Bostic GC - Gainesville, Fla. Frederica GC - St. Simons Island, Ga. Shreveport CC - Shreveport, La. University Course - Gainesville, Fla. Forest Heights CC - Statesboro, Ga. Jackson CC - Jackson, Miss.

Forest Heights CC - Statesboro, Ga. University Course - Gainesville, Fla. CCLA - Baton Rouge, La. Old Memorial Golf Club - Tampa, Fla. University Course - Gainesville, Fla. University Course - Gainesville, Fla. Forest Heights Country Club - Statesboro, Ga. University Club - Baton Rouge, La. Holston Hills CC - Knoxville, Tenn.

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1993-2003 Intercollegiate

LSU National

Country Club of Louisiana

YEAR

TEAM CHAMPION (SCORE)

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION (SCORE)

YEAR

TEAM CHAMPION (SCORE)

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION (SCORE)

REVIEW

1961

LSU (591)

Howell Fraser, LSU (145)

1993

LSU (879)

Ryan Perna, North Florida (215)

HISTORY

1962

LSU (578)

Roy Pace, Louisiana Tech (142)

1994

Tennessee (884)

Jamie Neher, Tennessee (213)

1963

Memphis State (579)

Buddy Short, Southwestern La. (138)

1995

Georgia (881)

Simon Cooke, Virginia (214)

1964

LSU (584)

John Lamey, Alabama (142)

1996

Auburn (865)

Michael Connell, Mississippi State (207)

1965

LSU (591)

Pat O’Brien, McNeese State (140)

1997

Georgia (857)

Jeremy Parrot, Georgia (207)

1966

LSU (577)

B.R. McLendon, LSU (141)

1998

East Tennessee State (862) David Christensen, East Tennessee State (209)

1967

Houston (849)

B.R. McLendon, LSU (208)

1999

North Florida (880)

David Bennett, North Florida (211)

1968

Memphis State (573)

Jimmy Day, LSU (133)

2000

LSU (856)

Alan Morgan, LSU (206)

1969

Houston (849)

John Mahaffey, Houston (208)

2001

UAB (856)

Graeme McDowell, UAB (204)

1970

LSU (1,340)

Gary Bennett, Memphis State (279)

2002

No Tournament

No Tournament

1971

Houston (1,439)

Jim McLean, Houston (282)

2003

LSU (851)

Michael Thompson, Tulane (207)

1972

Houston (1,430)

Mike Drury, LSU (278)

1973

Houston (1,073)

Bill Rogers, Houston (208)

1974

Houston (1,076)

Keith Fergus, Houston (212)

1975

LSU (1,063)

Bruce Douglass, Murray State (207)

1976

LSU (592)

Allen Ritchie, Alabama (144)

1977

Houston (1,082)

Jerry Anderson, Texas (212)

1978

Oklahoma State (1,067)

Mark Tinder, Oral Roberts (207)

1979

Oral Roberts (842)

Mark Tinder, Oral Roberts (204)

1980

Houston (854)

Hal Sutton, Centenary (208)

1981

Oral Roberts (858)

Joe Rassett, Oral Roberts (206)

1982

UCLA (831)

Jay Delsing, UCLA (202)

1983

Texas (562)

Mark Brooks, Texas (138)

1984

Houston (847)

John Slaughter, Houston (206)

1985

Oklahoma (870)

David Peege, Ole Miss (210)

1986

Florida (856)

Philip Jonas, Lamar (206)

1987

LSU (863)

David Toms, LSU (212)

1988

Arizona State (1,091)

Dave Miley, Ole Miss (210)

1989

LSU (862)

Greg Lesher, LSU (207)

1990

Clemson (875)

Oswald Drawdy, Clemson (209)

1991

Florida (846)

Perry Moss, LSU (205)

1992

Florida (896)

Carl Paulson, South Carolina (215)

David Toms

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Toms PGA Tour

Victories

> PGA Tour

Highlights • 12 career PGA Tour victories • Won his first career major championship at the 2001 PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club in Duluth, Ga. • Won 2001 Compaq Classic of New Orleans in front of a home crowd at English Turn Golf and Country Club • 2002, 2004 and 2006 Ryder Cup team member • 2003, 2005 and 2007 Presidents Cup team member • Led the U.S. squad with a 4-0-1 record at The Presidents Cup in 2007 • Has finished top 10 in major championships eight times in his PGA Tour career • Has earned a total of 94 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events during his career • Ranks No. 7 in career earnings on the PGA Tour with $31,264,180 as of July 24, 2009

1997 Quad City Classic 1999 Sprint International 1999 Buick Challenge 2000 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill 2001 Compaq Classic of New Orleans 2001 PGA Championship 2001 Michelob Championship at Kingsmill 2003 Wachovia Championship 2003 FebEx St. Jude Classic 2004 Feb Ex St. Jude Classic 2005 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship 2006 Sony Open

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Bateman > Career Highlights • 2007 Buick Open Champion • 2007 Finalist for the PGA Tour Comeback Player of the Year • Has earned four career top 10-finishes on the PGA Tour, including third-place finishes at the 2004 Honda Classic and the 2006 Deutsche Bank Championship • Has appeared in three major championships during his professional career, including the PGA Championship in 2004 and 2007, and the Masters Tournament in 2008 • Has received $3,854,108 in earnings during his six-year career on the PGA Tour • Was a collegiate All-American at LSU in 1996 • Earned three All-SEC selections with the Tigers from 1994-96

Scott

Sterling > Career Highlights • Made his PGA Tour debut at the 2008 Sony Open in Hawaii • Was a participant in the 2008 U.S. Open Championship at Torrey Pines • Cracked the top 10 of the leaderboard at the 2008 Children’s Miracle Network Classic, where he earned his best career finish by tying for sixth place • Nearly cracked the top 10 of the leaderboard at the 2009 Valero Texas Open, where he earned his best finish of the 2009 season by tying for 11th place • Has earned four top-20 finishes in PGA Tour events during his career • Received his PGA Tour card for the 2008 season after finishing in the top 25 of the Nationwide Tour Money List in 2007 • Has earned a total of $912,065 in his two seasons on the PGA Tour • Picked up his first career win on the Nationwide Tour at the 2007 Jacob’s Creek Open Championship • Was a collegiate All-American at LSU in 1994 • Earned a pair of All-SEC selections with the Tigers in 1993 and 1994

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DAVID TOMS Turned Professional: 1989 Joined PGA Tour: 1992 Best Finish: 1st (12 times) Career Earnings: $31,264,180*

BRIAN BATEMAN Turned Professional: 1996 Joined PGA Tour: 2002 Best Finish: 1st (2007 Buick Open) Career Earnings: $3,854,108*

SCOTT STERLING Turned Professional: 1995 Joined PGA Tour: 2007 Best Finish: T6th (2008 Children’s Miracle Network Classic) Career Earnings: $912,065*

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B

H

Adams, Jim (1973-74-75-76) Adams, Wright Jr. (1934-37) Aitchison, David (2003) Amerman, Wink (1999) Anthony, Richard (1966) Aubrey, Emlyn (1983-84-85-86) Aydlett, Brandon (2003-04-05)

Barsamian, Jarrod (2006-07-08-09) Bateman, Brian (1993-94-95) Beard, Tommy (1953-54-55-56) Beckers, Michael (2000) Biancalana, Roy (1980-81-82) Bienvenu, Dudley (1982) Bigham, Neil (1957) Blaum, Brent (2007) Bourgeois, Jason (1993-94) Byman, Pete (1980-81-82-83)

C

Caldwell, Bill (1972) Calhoun, Cecil (1953-54-55-56) Carmichael, Sam (1959-60-61) Castillo, Henry (1938-39-40) Clark, Dick (1972-73-74-75) Clark, Frank (1950-51) Cole, Henry (1965-66-67) Collier, Jo (1971-72) Crowder, Rett (1989-90-91-92) Cuthbert, Tommy (1969)

D

Daigle, William (1968-69) Day, Jimmy (1966-67-68) DeBaus, Claude (1951) DeFrancesco, Wayne (1979-80) Dickinson, Gardner (1948) Dodson, Bill (1957) Doss, Jackie (1952) Downie, Michael (1964-65) Dressler, Billy (2000-01) Drury, Mike (1970-71-72) DuPre, Fred (1980-81-83-84)

E

Elkins, Tommy (1965-66) Ellis, Sonny (1948) Ervin, Tucker (2002-03) Essig, Don (1958-59-60) Evans, Tommy (1970)

F

Faulds, Thomas (1980) Ferrell, William (1962-63) Finkelstein, Maury (1962-63-64) Finney, Michael (1987-88-89) Fraser, Howell (1960-61-62) Friend, Bob (1983-84-85-86)

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Gatlin, Butch (1963-64) Gaudin, Russ (1962-63-64) Goodwin, Mark (1972) Goulding, Nathan (2001) Guido, Paul (1979) Gusmus, Frank (1974-75-76)

Haas, Fred (1935-36-37) Harrell, Bobby (1952) Harris, Billy (1979-80) Harris, Chad (1995) Hebert, Junius (1948) Henriksen, Steve (1977-78) Hitchcock, Brett (1998-99) Hoffman, Tico (1977-78-79) Holmes, Jim (1975-77) Hoover, Tom (1962-63) Horrell, Jason (2002-03-04) Houston, Shelby (1973-74-75) Huguet, Marty (1969) Humphries, Earl (1971-72-73) Humphries, Jason (1998-99-00) Humphries, John (2000-01-02-03)

I

Inman, Scott (1981-83-84)

Jones, Josh (2009) Jordan, Mart (1950)

K

Kaufman, Jeff (1984) Keck, Mike (1966-67) Kendall, John (1993-94) Kennedy, Ian (1997-98) Killeen, Rob (1981)

N

T

Nevils, Rich (1964-65) Noonan, Brian (2006-07-08) Nutt, Julio (1992-93-94)

O’Neill, Jack (1960-61) Osberg, Rick (1971)

Taylor, Craig (2000-01) Thomas, Phil (1964) Thornton, Pressly (1948) Timbrook Bud (1948-49-50) Todd, Ray (1959) Toms, David (1986-87-88-89) Torda, Jay (1975) Troutman, Beck (2005-06-07-08)

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LaBauve, Mike (1975) Lach, Bryant (2007-08) Lanahan, Andrew (2004-06) Lanier, William (1987-88-89) LaPonzina, Johnny (1967-68-69) Larson, Jason (1992) Lee, Chip (2001) Lee, Louis (1975-76-77-78) Lee, Stan (1974-75) Leoffler, Ed (1950) LeSage, Tony (1951) Lesher, Greg (1987-88-89-90) Leveille, Dave (1982-83) Lindgren, Fredrik (1988-89) Little, Judge (1991-92-93-94) Loe, Lamar (1952-54) Lorio, Duane (1987) Loupe, Andrew (2008-09) Loupe, Chris (1998-99) Love, Sam (1958-59-60) Lyons, Eddie (1975-76)

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Salamone, John (1978-79-80-81) Sample, John (1959-61-62) Schmitt, Phil (1993-94-95) Schroeder, Mike (1972-73-75) Self, Neil (2002) Shaw, Jake (2004-05) Shaw, Robert (1973) Silman, Teddy (1970-71-72) Silvers, Mark (1965) Smith, Aaron (2003-04-05-06) Smith, P.J. (1995-96-97-98) Spencer, John (1958-59-60-61) Spiller, Lindsey (1975) Sterling, Scott (1991-92-93) Stewart, Earl (1940-41-42) Stewart, Travis (1999) Struthers, Brent (2005-06)

Park, Don (1952) Peterson, John (2008-09) Poerschke, Fred (1951) Points, D.A. (1996) Pollett, David (2003-04) Pott, Johnny (1953-54-55) Prather, Garrett (2000-01-02-04) Purnell, Andy (1987)

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Magee, Gary (1970) Mangum, James (1954-55-56) Manuel, Adam (1995-96-97-98) Marlowe, Gary (1979) Martin, Bill (1964) Mason, Greg (2004) McDonald, Chip (1995-96) McDonald, Maxwell (1968-69-70) McLendon, B.R. “Mac” (1965-66-67) McNamara, Rob (1984-85-86-87) Merrins, Eddie (1952-53-54) Miller, Bo (1994-95) Moise, Vaughn (1968-69-70) Morgan, Alan (2000-01) Morrow, Tommy (1952-53-54) Moss, Perry (1989-90-91) Mudd, Tommie (1984-85-86-87)

Raulerson, Charles (1985) Rheams, David (1955) Rickles, Jay (1971-72) Riemann, Jeff (2003-04-05) Rivers, Jack (1971-72) Ross, Eddie (1959-60-61) Rotz, Clayton (2008-09) Runion, Garrett (2004-05)

2009-10 LSU MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE

Vallillo, Michael (1998-99-2000)

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Weaver, Bert (1952-53) Weaver, Bret (1978) Webb, Chris (1985) Webb, Craig (1990-91-92) Wells, Chris (2005-06-07) West, Heath (2002-03-04-05) Wienerwitz, Trae, (1997-98-99) Wilkinson, Jeremy (1997-98-99-2000) Willie, Jep (1969) Winstead, Chuck (1991) Wittenberg, Jimmy (1969-70-71) Wolff, Randy (1965-66-67) Wulff, Tommy (1956-57-58)

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Yerger, Dave (1986) Yi, Sang (2009) Active Players In Boldface The LSU Sports Information Office will appreciate your assistance in correcting any errors or ommissions.