2017 LSU Men's Golf Media Guide by LSU Athletics

Table of Contents Intro

1 Contents/Credits 2 Quick Facts 3 Why LSU? 4 University Club 5 Bilyeu Golf Practice Facility 6 Practice Facilities 8 University Club Layout

Preview

14 Season Preview 16 Tournament Information

Coaches

18 Head Coach Chuck Winstead 20 Assistant Coach Garrett Runion

Tigers

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Rhyne Jones Brandon Pierce Eric Ricard Blake Caldwell Sam Burns Luis Gagne Nathan Jeansonne Drew Gonzales Carter Toms

Review

30 32 33 34 36 37

2015-16 Season Review 2015-16 Statistics & Results 2015-16 Round-by-Round Results 2015-16 Tournament Summaries 2015-16 SEC Recap Tigers on the PGA TOUR

History

40 2015 NCAA Champions 42 NCAA Semifinals: LSU vs. Georgia 44 NCAA Quarterfinals: LSU vs. Vanderbilt 46 2015 SEC Champions 48 2014 NCAA Semifinalists 50 John Peterson: NCAA Champion 52 Tigers in Major Championships 53 2012 U.S. Open Championship 54 LSU at the SEC Championships 55 LSU at the NCAA Championships 56 Record Book 58 All-Time Tournament Wins 59 Home Tournament History 60 All-Time Honors 62 Letterwinners

LSU

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Campus Life LSU Board of Supervisors President Dr. F. King Alexander Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics Joe Alleva Athletics Administration Academic Success Championship Legacy LSU Greats Prominent Alumni LSU Athletic Hall of Fame LSU Social Media

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Quick Facts

UNIVERSITY Location: Baton Rouge, La. Founded: 1860 Enrollment: 31,527 Nickname: Tigers or Fighting Tigers Home Course: The University Club (Par 72) Mascot: Mike VI (Live Bengal Tiger) Colors: Purple and Gold Conference: Southeastern Affiliation: NCAA Division I President: Dr. F. King Alexander Faculty Representative: Dr. Bill DeMastes

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics: Deputy Director of Athletics: Deputy Director of Athletics: Sr. Associate AD/Chief Financial Officer: Sr. Associate AD/Sr. Woman Administrator: Sr. Associate AD/Compliance & Planning: Sr. Associate AD/Athletic Facility Management: Associate AD/Ticket Manager: Associate AD/Facilities & Project Development: Assistant AD/Marketing: Assistant AD/Fiscal Operations:

Joe Alleva Eddie Nunez Verge Ausberry Mark Ewing Miriam Segar Bo Bahnsen Ronnie Haliburton Brian Broussard Emmitt David Matt Shanklin Neal Lamonica

MEN’S GOLF STAFF Head Coach: Chuck Winstead Alma Mater: LSU, 1991 Season at LSU: 12th Assistant Coach: Garrett Runion Alma Mater: LSU, 2008 Season at LSU: Fifth

2016-17 MEN’S GOLF SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER 9-11 Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic 23-25 Maui Jim Intercollegiate

Rocky Face, Ga. Scottsdale, Ariz.

The Farm GC Mirabel GC

OCTOBER 8-9 David Toms Intercollegiate 21-23 Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate

Baton Rouge, La. Alpharetta, Ga.

University Club The GC of Georgia

NOVEMBER 4-6 Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic

Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii

Ka’anapali GC

FEBRUARY 20-22 The Prestige at PGA West 27-28 Louisiana Classics

La Quinta, Calif. Lafayette, La.

PGA West Oakbourne CC

MARCH 11-12 General Hackler Championship 19-21 Valspar Collegiate Invitational

Myrtle Beach, S.C. Palm City, Fla.

Dunes GC Floridian GC

APRIL 1-2 Aggie Invitational 21-24 SEC Men’s Golf Championships

College Station, Texas St. Simons Island, Ga.

Traditions Club Sea Island GC

MAY 15-17 NCAA Baton Rouge Regional 26-31 NCAA Men’s Golf Championships

Baton Rouge, La. Sugar Grove, Ill.

University Club Rich Harvest Farms

SUPPORT STAFF

TEAM INFORMATION 2015-16 Record: 125-45-5 2015-16 SEC Finish: 5th Postseason: NCAA Quarterfinalists Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/1 Top Returnees: Sam Burns (So.), Luis Gagne (So.), Eric Ricard (Jr.), Brandon Pierce (Jr.) Top Newcomers: Drew Gonzales (Fr.), Carter Toms (Fr.) Inaugural Season: 1932 Tournament Titles: 128 NCAA Championships: 5 SEC Championships: 16

WILL STAFFORD Athletic Communications

KATIE O’BRIEN Administrative Assistant

KIRSTIN DeFUSCO Academic Counselor

SPORTS INFORMATION Sr. Associate AD/Athletic Communications Director: Senior Associate Communications Director Senior Associate Communications Director: Senior Associate Communications Director: Associate Communications Director: Associate Communications Director: Associate Communications Director: Executive Director of Creative Services: Creative Services Manager: Creative Services Coordinator: Creative Services Coordinator: Staff Photographer: Staff Photographer: Men’s Golf Contact: Administrative Specialist:

Michael Bonnette Kent Lowe Bill Franques Jennifer Rodrigues Brandon Berrio Will Stafford Clyde Verdin Jason Feirman PJ Odom Amanda Qubty Clint Self Steve Franz Chris Parent Will Stafford Pam LeBlanc

CONTACT INFORMATION (AREA CODE 225) LSU Athletic Communications: 578-8226 LSU Athletic Communications Fax: 578-1861 Will Stafford’s Cell: 436-4389 Will Stafford’s E-mail: wstaff2@lsu.edu Men’s Golf Office: 578-1280 LSU Athletic Department: 578-0628 Ticket Office: 578-2184 Website: www.LSUsports.net

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CORY COUTURE Athletic Trainer

RICK LEFEBVRE Strength & Conditioning Coach

MEDIA INFORMATION The 2016-17 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 Garrett Runion or any of the student-athletes, please contact Will Stafford in the LSU Athletic Communications Department at (225) 578-8226.

MAILING ADDRESS

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LSU Sports Information LSU Box 25095 Baton Rouge, LA 70803

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

CREDITS Editor: Design and Layout: Covers: Photography:

Will Stafford PJ Odom PJ Odom Steve Franz Chris Parent Tim Cowie

Why LSU?

David Toms

2001 PGA Champion 13-time PGA TOUR Winner

“As far back as I can remember, I have literally bled purple and gold. It never crossed my mind that there was anywhere else to go other than LSU. The experiences and relationships that I developed at LSU have been an integral part of my life. No other colleges existed in my mind. I am fortunate to have attended a place that I considered a dream and look forward to my association with the University until the day I die.”

“I came to LSU to improve myself as a player and to have an awesome experience as a student-athlete. I was able to do both while playing for a great coach in Chuck Winstead and a great program he has continued to build at LSU. It really helped me get to where I am today. After graduating, I bought a house in Baton Rouge and have always enjoyed my time here.”

John Peterson

PGA TOUR Veteran 2011 NCAA Champion

“I’ve bled purple and gold from Day One. I grew up an LSU fan in Baton Rouge, my parents went there and I had always wanted to go to school there. I had that opportunity when it came down to deciding where I wanted to continue my career. It’s the best University on the planet, and I’m proud to call it my home.”

Andrew Loupe

PGA TOUR Veteran 2-time NCAA All-American

“Both of my parents played golf for LSU, so it was always my dream to play golf there too. At LSU, you are given the opportunity to play and practice at top-notch facilities and play one of the best schedules in the country. I got better every year at LSU and made lasting relationships with my coaches coaches and teammates. I truly believe this is why I will be playing on the PGA TOUR next year.”

Smylie Kaufman

PGA TOUR Veteran PGA TOUR Winner

Did You Know? • In the 2009 and 2010 editions of U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges, LSU is ranked in the first tier for “Best National Universities.” • LSU is the only public university in Louisiana designated as having very high research activity (RU/VH) by the prestigious Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the highest ranking awarded to doctorate-granting institutions. • LSU was named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. • LSU earned the prestigious Carnegie Community Engagement and Outreach

classification in 2008, one of 68 public institutions nationally with this elective classification based on community engagement. •L SU is one of only a handful of universities in the nation having land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant status. •L SU currently ranks among the Top 30 public universities in total research awards. The University’s total federal

funding, from agencies such as the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and the Department of Homeland Security has increased 86 percent or more than $90 million over the last five years. • Newsweek magazine named LSU the “Most Diverse” school in the nation in the Sept. 3, 2003, issue. The enrollment consists of 24 percent minority students.

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University Club

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University CLUB

For more than a decade, the LSU men’s and women’s golf teams have called University Club home. The course received the honor of being ranked the 13thbest 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. After undergoing extensive renovations in 2010, the home of LSU’s nationallyranked men’s and women’s programs features a newly-designed par-72 layout that will serve as an impressive showpiece for generations to come. The course at the University Club was redesigned under the guidance of LSU

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legend and PGA TOUR pro David Toms and renowned golf course architect Jim Lipe, who designed the original University Club in 1998. The course is carved into nearly 300 acres of land just seven miles south of the LSU campus on Nicholson Drive. It came as no surprise that the University Club was selected as an NCAA Men’s Golf Regional host site during the 2013 season, marking the first time in the illustrious history of the LSU Men’s Golf program that the Tigers served as hosts to an NCAA postseason tournament on its home course. The men’s team has again been chosen to play host to NCAA Regional competition in the spring of 2017, while the Lady Tigers hosted a women’s regional in 2015. The challenging 18-hole, par-72 course at University Club plays to 7,700 yards from its championship tees and features wide fairways bordered by pine hammocks and native grasses, in addition to 2,000 feet of beautiful bulkhead. Four additional sets of tees are also available for players of all ages and skill levels. In addition, the lake areas have been increased by 110,000 cubic yards in total and more than 500 trees have been added throughout the course to provide a challenging test of golf for anyone playing the University Club. Not only that, but the course now has one of the most impressive finishing holes in golf as the 18th hole on the back nine features a new championship “Tiger” tee with a beautiful six-foot high wood bulkhead. The lake was expanded near the green, where an additional 180 feet of bulkhead was also added. 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. The course opened for members on Oct. 22, 1998. The swimming and tennis facility adjacent to the course opened in the summer of 2000. The Tiger Athletic Foundation is a private, non-profit corporation that serves as the fund-raising and development arm of the LSU athletics department. Each year, the TAF underwrites scholarship and academics awards, as well as capital development projects for LSU athletics.

Bilyeu Golf Practice Facility

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Bilyeu Golf PRACTICE FACILITY

On April 15, 2011, the former LSU Golf House was renamed the Bilyeu Golf Practice Facility in honor of Mary and Woody Bilyeu following their generous donation toward the redesign of the new University Club and practice facility. Donations raised by the Tiger Athletic Foundation allowed for extensive renovations to the University Club and practice facility in 2010, creating a more challenging venue for collegiate golfers while attracting championship level events to the University Club. The NCAA subsequently awarded the University Club the honor of serving as one of six host sites for the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Regionals. The Bilyeu Golf Practice Facility first 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 TAF 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 nation’s best practice facilities. The Bilyeu Practice Facility 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 the latest technology and 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 firstclass 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.”

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Practice Facilities

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Practice FACILITIES

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

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

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LSU utilizes TrackMan technology to improve each player’s game with properly-fitted equipment tailored to their specific needs. Each player is able to obtain exact yardages for each club in his bag while measuring various aspects of his swing, such as launch angle, spin rate, attack angle, clubhead speed, ball speed and much more.

An inside view of the luxorious meeting and conference room.

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WEDGE GAME

PUTTING GREEN

TEE BOX

The practice facilities at the Bilyeu Golf Practice Facility feature a 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 Bilyeu Golf Practice Facility 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 Bilyeu Golf Practice Facility are estimated at $150,000.

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

Club Repair The Bilyeu Golf Practice Facility is blessed with a state-of-the-art club repair room that allows the players to re-grip clubs, re-shaft clubs and check and change the lies and lofts of each club, including woods and putters, to ensure your set is where you want it.

SAM PuttLab The SAM (Science and Motion) PuttLab uses the same basic principles as TrackMan technology, but with putting. The Tigers are able to fine-tune their putting stroke from the feedback SAM provides about the angle of the putter face at set up, impact and through the stroke.

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University Club Hole-By-Hole

No. 3

In its original state, through the summer of 2009, the University Club played at just over 7,200 yards from its Tiger Tees and just over 6,000 yards for the early LSU Women’s Golf Classics. Now the course measures out at a hefty 7,700 yards from the Tiger Tees

and an impressive 6,602 yards from member tees. Here are some characteristics of the course and pictures of the holes (tees are listed in the following order: Tiger-Scratch-MemberSenior-Ladies/Juniors).

Distances Tiger Tee – 3892-3808 – 7700 Scratch – 3648-3586 – 7234 Member -- 3377-3225 – 6602

No. 1 – Par 4 – 456-402-385-349-274

A championship tee lengthened the hole by 50 yards. The former waste bunker on the left side was replaced by an area of pine hammock and several trees planted in the right rough. On the approach shot, players have to watch for a grass hollow that replaced greenside bunkers. No. 2 – Par 4 – 447-435-382-324-312

A good hole that didn’t need a lot of change. Two bunkers tempt those looking to carry a drive and the raised left side of the green creates a top shelf pin placement. No. 3 – Par 5 – 673-632-578-542-496

Can you say long? The No. 1 handicap hole on the course had 53 yards added to its Tiger distance and features native grass areas down both sides of a fairway that was much easier to hit. The water has been expanded off the tee, replacing the old fairway bunker. The elevated green makes a more demanding approach.

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Senior – 3043-2935 – 5978 Ladies/Juniors – 2660-2643 -- 5303

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Hole 4-5-6

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No. 4

No. 6

No. 4 – Par 4 – 375-341-315-288-231

This was a short par-four that some long hitters could put the ball at the edge of the green with an accurate drive. That task is a little tougher as the left side water now extends into the fairway. The green has been extended back for an additional hole location. No. 5 – Par 3 – 189-172-155-137-96

This picturesque par-three loses the wide bail-out area on the right as you look from the tee. The lake extends closer to the green making accuracy everything from the tee box. No. 6 – Par 5 – 573-554-522-478-450

This hole has a whole new identity with a new lake down the entire length of the hole. A creek also crosses the fairway, directly in the landing zone of most hitters. The creek extends into a pond at the green making the approach shot more demanding.

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Holes 7-8-9

No. 7

No. 7 – Par 4 – 471-457-431-401-349

The beginning of a tough stretch of three holes to close the front nine. Native grasses replaced the wetlands in front of the tee box. A fairway bunker has been added and a grass hollow is now left of the green. No. 8 – Par 3 – 222-188-166-130-107

The long par-three eighth hole has undergone a complete renovation. The tee box has been reshaped and elevated by seven feet. The water on the hole has expanded to the front left of the green. The putting surface has been reshaped with three new bunkers. No. 9 – Par 4 – 486-467-443-394-345

The second-longest par-four on the course has several trees down the right side. Waste bunkers have been replaced by pine hammock areas and native grass comes into play on the left side. The result is a tighter landing area to try to place a drive.

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Holes 10-11-12

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No. 11

No. 10

No. 10 – Par 4 – 484-444-402-354-327

Golfers will notice the trees down the left side that give the hole definition. The approach shot will have to avoid pine hammocks short and right of the green. No. 11 – Par 5 – 567-557-516-484-429

This long par-five has native dunes on the left side. A fairway bunker in the middle of the fairway that is 110 yards out from the green will cause approach problems. The water down the right has been extended close to the newly-elevated green, placing a premium on getting the ball to the hole. No. 12 – Par 4 – 422-410-368-350-307

Several trees will cause problems with errant drives on both sides of the hole. A new sand bunker has replaced a grass bunker in front of the green. An accurate tee shot is a must.

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Holes 13-14-15

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No. 14

No. 13 – Par 3 – 209-179-151-141-119

This has always been one of the best holes on the course. Some trees have been added and the green expanded to add hole locations. A straightforward tee shot is necessary with severe bunkers on the left side of the green. No. 14 – Par 4 – 460-448-404-351-317

One of the more intimidating holes on the course with an uncompromising dogleg left leaving little room for error off the tee. Water has been extended into the fairway on the left side and pine hammocks down the right. The green has been expanded to the back and to the right. No. 15 – Par 4 – 365-347-327-287-244

This hole probably had some of the biggest changes on the golf course. There is a new elevated tee box and the right side of the hole features mounding with native grasses. The fairway has been reshaped and bunkers added on the left. The hole has the potential to be played as a drivable par-four.

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Holes 16-17-18

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No. 16

No. 17

No. 16 – Par 3 – 253-215-167-144-117

This hole now could play 250 yards over water from the Tiger tee as opposed to the former distance of 188 yards. The existing green has been expanded to the right to allow more hole locations. Water has been added to the right of the green. No. 17 – Par 5 – 551-528-501-452-443

The hole has several trees down the right side of the entire hole. The water on the left expands toward the fairway approaching the hole. A lake at the green makes an accurate approach imperative. Long hitters can reach the green in two. No. 18 – Par 4 – 497-458-389-372-340

The U-Club’s signature hole is one of the best finishing holes in the state. Native grasses are both right and left on this dogleg left hole. The lake, which has always been in play off the tee, has been expanded near the green, replacing the left greenside bunker. There is 180 feet of bulkhead bordering the left side of the green.

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CONTENDERS AGAIN!

Tigers Join National Championship Chase Again in 2017 The LSU Tigers announced their arrival as a national championship contender to the rest of the country three seasons ago during the 2014 spring season while advancing to the NCAA Semifinals of match play at the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships. They went a step further in 2015 by advancing to the NCAA Championship Match and scoring a 4-1 victory over the USC Trojans to capture the program’s fifth national championship all-time and its first in 60 years. The Tigers capped that season as NCAA Champions after also claiming the SEC title as the nation’s premier program. LSU put up a strong defense of its crown at the NCAA Championships last June while advancing to the Match Play Eight for the thirdstraight season, joining Illinois as the only two programs to advance to match play each year since 2014. The Tigers suffered a 3.5-1.5 defeat to eventual national champion Oregon in the national quarterfinals on the Ducks’ home course at Eugene Country Club. With a lineup loaded with five All-Americans in senior Zach Wright, juniors Brandon Pierce and Eric Ricard and freshmen Sam Burns and Luis Gagne, the Tigers played as the No. 3 seed in match play at the NCAA Championships after taking third place in stroke-play qualifying with a final score of 16-over par in 72 holes. By officially tying for fifth place in the final team race at the 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships, the Tigers earned a top-five national finish in three-straight years for the fourth time in school history. They also finished

among the Top 5 nationally five-straight times from 1939-43, as well as three-straight times from 1946-48 and 1953-55 before their current run. While returning Wright, Pierce and Ricard from their NCAA-title-winning lineup, Burns and Gagne were the ones leading the Tigers back to the Match Play Eight while tying one another for 13th place on the final stroke-play leaderboard at the NCAA Championships, firing matching scores of 4-over par 284 on the par-70 course at Eugene Country Club. While also winning team titles at the David Toms Intercollegiate during the 2015 fall season and both The Prestige at PGA West and Tiger Classic in the spring, the Tigers were once again among the elite programs across the country while defending their national championship. 2015-16 was a season that saw three Tigers earn All-America honors for the third year in a row and just the fourth time in program history. Wright was honored as a Second-Team All-American by PING and Golfweek, while he was also joined by both Burns and Gagne as honorable-mention selections on the PING All-America Teams as announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America following the NCAA Championships. With Burns and Gagne both returning as sophomores alongside 2015 All-Americans Pierce and Ricard as seniors, it came as no surprise wen the Tigers teed off in September with a No. 7 national ranking in the Bushnell/ Golfweek Preseason Coaches’ Top 25 poll and an

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eye of joining the SEC and NCAA championship chase once again. LSU will kick start their 2017 spring season with two tournament titles already under their belt from the fall after winning the Maui Jim Intercollegiate in Arizona back in September with a record-setting performance and defending their home turf at the University Club with a win at the David Toms Intercollegiate in October. Gagne sparked the Tigers to a title sweep at Mirabel Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, when he fired 17-under par 196 for three rounds to set the lowest tournament score by an LSU Tiger in more than 30 years while claiming his first career medalist honor. The Tigers also set a school record touranment score of 41-under 811 en route to the victory. The Tigers completed their second-straight title sweep at the David Toms Intercollegiate as Gagne tied Burns, Pierce and Ricard as quad-medalists at 1-under par to lead the team to a 35-shot victory in its home event at 11-under. LSU also placed fourth in its fall opener at the Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic in September followed by an 11th-place finish at The Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate in October and a thirdplace finish at the Ka’anapli Collegiate Classic in Hawaii in November. Burns is already a Haskins Award candidate with his performance this season after wrapping up the fall season as the No. 4-ranked player in the country by Golfweek and the No. 5-ranked player nationally by Golfstat. He is the team’s leading scorer with a 69.00 stroke average in

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Luis Gagne

Brandon Pierce

18 rounds played through his victory at the 42nd Sun Bowl Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic at El Paso Country Club in November. Burns has cracked the Top 10 in each of his six collegiate appearances so far this season after also tying for sixth place at the Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic, placing eighth at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate and tying for ninth place at The Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate along with his two wins. Gagne, a match-play quarterfinalist at the 116th United States Amateur Championship last summer, is also ranked as high as No. 43 by Golfweek and No. 97 by Golfstat with his efforts in the 2016 fall season. He follows Burns with the second-lowest scoring average on the team at 70.78 strokes per round through the fall. Pierce boasts three top-10 finishes in his five starts heading into the 2017 spring season as a third Tiger to crack Golfweek’s Top 50 nationally as the No. 48-ranked player in the country this season. With a current career-low scoring average of 71.00 to his name, Pierce is also the No. 78-ranked player nationally in the final Golfstat player rankings in the fall season. Also solidifying their place in LSU’s lineup with outstanding fall seasons were Ricard and sophomore Nathan Jeansonne. Ranking fourth in the lineup with a 71.83 scoring average in four tournament appearances, Jeansonne tied for seventh place at the David Toms Intercollegiate for his first Top 10 of the campaign. Ricard rounds out the lineup with a 72.33 scoring average with one win and Top 10 of his own. Also looking to earn their spot in the lineup as the Tigers compete for SEC and NCAA championships again this spring will be senior Rhyne Jones, junior Blake Caldwell and freshmen Drew Gonzales and Carter Toms. The Tigers will compete in five regular-season tournaments in the 2017 spring season as

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they are set to defend their team title at The Prestige at PGA West in their opener Feb. 20-22 before also competing at the Louisiana Classics (Feb. 27-28), General Hackler Championship (March 11-12), Valspar Collegiate Invitational (March 19-21) and Aggie Invitational (April 1-2). The SEC Men’s Golf Championships return to the Seaside Course at Sea Island Golf Club for the 17th-straight season as the Tigers look to contend once again April 21-24 to kick off the championship season. LSU will then look to qualify for the 30-team field at the NCAA Championships with a top-five team finish as they play host to the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional being held May 15-17 at the University Club. By qualifying, the Tigers would compete at the NCAA Championships for the seventh time in eight seasons dating back to 2010. This year’s NCAA Championships will be held at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois. The NCAA’s match-play format for postseason play has been a smashing success since it was instituted in 2009 as Texas A&M (2009), Augusta State (2010, 2011), Texas (2012), Alabama (2013, 2014), LSU (2015) and Oregon (2016) have been crowned national champions in the NCAA Cham-

pionship Match. Northern Illinois will play host to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships at Rich Harvest Farms from May 26-31. In its current format, the top eight teams from a field of 30 teams earning a place for a seeded matchplay tournament to crown this season’s national champion. The Top 15 teams through three rounds will make the cut and advance to a fourth and final round of qualifying with the match-play field set after 72 holes of stroke play. The team with the lowest score in stroke play will meet the team with the eighth-lowest score, the second-place team will meet the seventh-place team and so on in single-elimination match play until a champion is crowned. The current format is a more attractive option for television as Golf Channel has featured live coverage of the NCAA Championships in each of the last three seasons, and will continue this spring at Rich Harvest Farms.

2016-17 LSU MEN’S GOLF ROSTER NAME Sam Burns Blake Caldwell Luis Gagne Drew Gonzales Nathan Jeansonne Rhyne Jones Brandon Pierce Eric Ricard Carter Toms

HT. 6-1 5-9 5-9 5-10 5-9 5-9 5-9 6-1 5-9

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

EXP. 1L 2L 1L HS 1L 1L 3L 3L HS

HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) Shreveport, La. (Calvary Baptist Academy) Ponchatoula, La. (Ponchatoula HS) Orlando, Fla. (Orlando Christian Prep) Lafayette, La. (St. Thomas More HS) Keithville, La. (Calvary Baptist Academy) Blowing Rock, N.C. (Christ School/Nevada) Covington, La. (St. Paul’s HS) Shreveport, La. (Loyola College Prep) Shreveport, La. (C.E. Byrd HS)

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Tournament Information

Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic

Date: Sept. 9-11, 2016 Host: The Farm Golf Club Location: Rocky Face, Georgia Course: The Farm Golf Club Par: 72 Yardage: 7,012 Last Year’s Team Champion: Auburn (868) Last Year’s Medalists: Jacob Joiner, Georgia Tech (212) Field: Alabama, Auburn, Chattanooga, Clemson, Dalton State, Florida, Georgia Tech, Kennesaw State, LSU, Memphis, North Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia LSU’s 2015-16 Finish: 4th SID Contact: Ross Newton SID E-mail: newton@optilink.us SID Office: (706) 226-9171 SID Cell Phone: (706) 218-0263

Maui Jim Intercollegiate

Date: Sept. 23-25, 2016 Host: Georgia State Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Course: Mirabel Golf Club Par: 71 Yardage: 7,147 Last Year’s Team Champion: None Last Year’s Medalists: None Field: Augusta, Baylor, California, Chattanooga, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Grand Canyon, Hawaii, Houston, Kansas, Kent State, LSU, Notre Dame, South Carolina, South Florida, UAB LSU’s 2015-16 Finish: Did Not Compete SID Contact: Mike Holmes SID E-mail: rholmes@gsu.edu SID Phone: (404) 413-4033 SID FAX: (404) 651-3204

David Toms Intercollegiate

Date: Oct. 8-9, 2016 Host: LSU Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Course: The University Club Par: 72 Yardage: 7,220 Last Year’s Team Champion: LSU (864) Last Year’s Medalist: Eric Ricard, LSU (206) Field: Central Arkanas, DePaul, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisiana Tech, LSU, McNeese State, Navy, North Texas, Pennsylvania, South Alabama, Southeastern Louisiana, Southern Illinois, Western Carolina LSU’s 2015-16 Finish: 1st SID Contact: Will Stafford SID E-mail: wstaff2@lsu.edu SID Phone: (225) 578-7947 SID FAX: (225) 578-1861

Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate

Date: Oct. 21-23, 2016 Host: Georgia Tech Location: Alpharetta, Georgia Course: The Golf Club of Georgia Par: 72 Yardage: 7,017 Last Year’s Team Co-Champions: Auburn & Wake Forest (855) Last Year’s Co-Medalists: Derek Bard, Virginia; Will Long, Auburn; Maverick McNealy, Stanford; Cameron Young, Wake Forest (210) Field: Auburn, Clemson, Duke, East Tennessee State, Georgia Tech, LSU, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Stanford, Southern California, TCU,

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Texas, Texas A&M, UCLA, Villanova, Virginia, Wake Forest LSU’s 2015-16 Finish: 11th SID Contact: Mike Stamus SID E-mail: mstamus@athletics.gatech.edu SID Phone: (404) 894-5445 SID FAX: (404) 894-1248

Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic

Date: Nov. 4-6, 2016 Host: Hawaii Location: Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii Course: Ka’anapali Golf Club (Royal Course) Par: 71 Yardage: 6,700 Last Year’s Team Champion: Oklahoma (837) Last Year’s Medalist: Zach Healy, Georgia (205) Field: Ball State, Boise State, Bowling Green, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Northridge, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia State, Gonzaga, Hawaii, Hawii-Hilo, Houston, Kansas, Long Beach State, Loyola Marymount, LSU, Minnesota, North Florida, Oklahoma, Sacramento State, South Carolina, Texas-San Antonio, UC-Santa Barbara, UNC-Wilmington LSU’s 2015-16 Finish: Did Not Compete Media Contact: Derek Inouchi Media E-mail: inouchi@hawaii.edu Media Office Phone: (808) 956-4478 Media Cell Phone: (808) 954-0234

The Prestige at PGA West

Date: Feb. 20-22, 2017 Co-Hosts: Stanford & UC-Davis Location: La Quinta, California Course: PGA West - Greg Norman Course Par: 72 Yardage: 7,156 Last Year’s Team Champion: LSU (826) Last Year’s Medalist: Zach Wright, LSU (201) Field: Arizona State, East Tennessee State, Iowa State, LSU, Oklahoma, Pepperdine, Saint Mary’s, San Diego State, Stanford, Texas Tech, UC-Davis, University of Stirling LSU’s 2015-16 Finish: 1st SID Contact: Mike Robles SID E-mail: merobles@ucdavis.edu SID Phone: (530) 752-3680 SID FAX: (530) 754-5674

Louisiana Classics

Date: Feb. 27-28, 2017 Host: Louisiana-Lafayette Location: Lafayette, Louisiana Course: Oakbourne Country Club Par: 72 Yardage: 6,898 Last Year’s Team Champion: Illinois (849) Last Year’s Medalist: Ben Welle, Kansas (209) Field: Illinois, Kent State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana Tech, LSU, Missouri-Kansas City, Sam Houston State, Southeastern Louisiana, Southern Illinois, Southern Miss, Texas A&M, Texas-Arlington, TexasSan Antonio, Texas State, Toledo LSU’s 2015-16 Finish: Did Not Compete SID Contact: Jeff Schneider SID E-mail: jeff@louisiana.edu SID Phone: (337) 482-6332 SID FAX: (337) 482-6649

Tournament Information General Hackler Championship

Date: March 11-12, 2017 Host: Coastal Carolina Location: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Course: Dunes Golf Club Par: 72 Yardage: 7,233 Last Year’s Team Champion: South Carolina (841) Last Year’s Co-Medalists: Matthew NeSmith, South Carolina; Jimmy Stanger, Virginia (207) Field: Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina, East Carolina, East Tennessee State, Iowa State, Kent State, Kentucky, LSU, NC State, North Florida, Pepperdine, South Carolina, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest LSU’s 2015-16 Finish: Did Not Compete SID Contact: Mike Cawood SID E-mail: cawood@coastal.edu SID Phone: (843) 349-2822 SID FAX: (843) 349-2819

Valspar Collegiate Invitational

Date: March 19-21, 2017 Co-Hosts: Arkansas & Lamar Location: Palm City, Florida Course: Floridian Golf Club Par: 72 Yardage: 6,916 Last Year’s Team Champion: Texas (855) Last Year’s Medalist: Zach Wright, LSU (211) Field: Arkansas, Florida, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Houston, Illinois, Kent State, Lamar, LSU, Oklahoma State, SMU, South Florida, Tennessee, Texas A&M, UCLA LSU’s 2015-16 Finish: 2nd SID Contact: David Beall SID E-mail: jdb048@uark.edu SID Phone: (479) 575-2752 SID FAX: (479) 575-7428

Aggie Invitational

Date: April 1-2, 2017 Host: Texas A&M Location: Bryan, Texas Course: The Traditions Club Par: 72 Yardage: 7,146 Last Year’s Team Champion: Oklahoma State (864) Last Year’s Co-Medalists: Alvaro Ortiz, Arkansas; Kristoffer Ventura, Oklahoma State (212) Field: Arkansas, Baylor, Kent State, LSU, Michigan, New Mexico State, North Carolina, North Texas, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, TexasSan Antonio, Texas Tech LSU’s 2015-16 Finish: 2nd SID Contact: Adam Quisenberry SID E-mail: aquisenberry@athletics.tamu.edu SID Phone: (979) 862-5453 SID FAX: (979) 845-6825

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Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt LSU’s 2015-16 Finish: 5th SID Contact: Chuck Dunlap SID E-mail: cdunlap@sec.org SID Phone: (205) 458-3010 SID FAX: (205) 458-3030

NCAA Regionals Date: May 15-17, 2017 LSU’s 2015-16 Finish: T-3rd at NCAA Franklin Regional Regional Host: LSU (The University Club, Baton Rouge, La.) Regional Host: Middle Tennessee State (The Grove, Murfreesboro, Tenn.) Regional Host: Purdue (Kampen Course, West Lafayette, Ind.) Regional Host: Stanford (Stanford Golf Course, Palo Alto, Calif.) Regional Host: Texas (University of Texas Golf Club, Austin, Texas) Regional Host: Washington (Washington National Golf Club, Auburn, Wash.) 2015 Albuquerque Regional Champion: Arizona State (876) 2015 Albuquerque Regional Medalist: Jon Rahm, Arizona State (212) 2015 Franklin Regional Champion: Texas (819) 2015 Franklin Regional Medalist: Michael Perras, Houston (200) 2015 Kohler Regional Champion: Illinois (853) 2015 Kohler Regional Medalist: Tee-k Kelly, Ohio State (209) 2015 Stillwater Regional Champion: Oklahoma State (871) 2015 Stillwater Regional Medalist: Kristoffer Ventura, Oklahoma State (216) 2015 Tucson Regional Champion: Stanford (833) 2015 Tucson Regional Medalist: Franklin Huang, Stanford (204) 2015 Tuscaloosa Regional Champion: Georgia (848) 2015 Tuscaloosa Regional Medalist: Greyson Sigg, Georgia (207)

NCAA Men’s Golf Championships Date: May 26-31, 2017 LSU’s 2015-16 Finish: T-5th (NCAA Quarterfinals) Host: Northern Illinois Location: Sugar Grove, Illinois Course: Rich Harvest Farms 2016 NCAA Champion: Oregon 2016 NCAA Medalist: Aaron Wise, Oregon (275) Field: The top five teams from each NCAA Regional advance SID Contact: Donnie Wagner SID Phone: (317) 917-6813 SID FAX: (317) 917-6826

SEC Men’s Golf Championships

Date: April 21-24, 2017 Host: Southeastern Conference Location: St. Simons Island, Georgia Course: Sea Island Golf Club - Seaside Course Par: 70 Yardage: 6,898 Last Year’s Team Champion: Georgia (853) Last Year’s Medalist: Lee McCoy, Georgia (207) Field: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU,

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CHUCK WINSTEAD HEAD COACH 12TH SEASON

June 3, 2015, is a day that will live long in the memory of the LSU Tigers. It was on that day at Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida, when head coach Chuck Winstead and the Tigers lifted the national championship trophy for the fifth time in school history and the first time in 60 years. With a 4-1 defeat of the USC Trojans in the NCAA Championship Match, the Tigers capped a historic run at the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships and returned to the top of college golf. The Tigers had a taste of the title a season before in 2014 while reaching the Final Four of match play for the first time. They finished the job a year later when five All-Americans took down SEC rivals Vanderbilt and Georgia in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds before taming the Trojans in the finals in one of the most comprehensive victories in NCAA Championship Match history. The Tigers earned the No. 7 seed in match play after finishing stroke-play qualifying with a score of 17-over par in four rounds at Concession Golf Club. Seniors Stewart Jolly and Ben Taylor, both AllAmericans following LSU’s Final Four run in 2014, joined junior Zach Wright and sophomores Brandon Pierce and Eric Ricard in winning LSU’s first national championship since 1955 and a fifth for a program that also claimed titles back in 1940, 1942 and 1947. Pierce and Wright both capped an All-American 2015 spring season by tying for 11th place on the NCAA Championship leaderboard with even-par scores of 288 to lead the Tigers back into match play for the second year in a row. Pierce, who broke David Toms’ single-season scoring record of 71.26 from 1988-89 with a career best 71.16 as the team’s leading scorer in 2014-15, was named a Golfweek Third-Team All-American and PING Honorable Mention All-American by the Golf Coaches Association of America following his breakout sophomore season. Wright and Ricard scored PING Honorable Mention AllAmerican accolades of their own in the wake of LSU’s national championship victory. In fact, Pierce (71.16), Wright (72.03) and Ricard (72.11) all smashed career-low scoring averages by an average of 2.53 strokes per round to establish themselves among the elite players in college golf in the 2014-15 season. Each also picked up his first career All-

SEC award with second-team selections along with Jolly, who ended his collegiate career as a two-time All-SEC performer. The Tigers were also crowned SEC Champions for the first time in 28 years and the 16th time in their history when they scored a three-stroke victory over Vanderbilt and South Carolina at the 2015 SEC Championships returning to Sea Island Golf Club’s Seaside Course in St. Simons Island, Georgia. A season after finishing second to Alabama in the final team standings, the Tigers took down the Tide with a score of 13-under par 827 to win their first conference title since the 1987 spring season. While winning regular-season titles at the Golfweek Conference Challenge (Sept. 14-16), David Toms Intercollegiate (Oct. 4-5) and Talis Park Challenge (March 15-16), the Tigers equaled a team record with five tournament wins a year ago that they last achieved during the 1959-60 campaign. 2014-15 was a season 10 years in the making as Winstead – the SEC Coach of the Year and Golfweek National Coach of the Year that season – has been the architect of LSU’s return to the nation’s elite. The foundation Winstead has laid since his appointment in the summer of 2005 will have the Tigers competing for SEC and NCAA championships for years to come. They nearly defended their national championship a year ago while returning to the Match Play Eight for the third year in a row as quarterfinalists at the 2016 NCAA Championships held at Eugene (Ore.) Country Club. That’s where Sam Burns and Luis Gagne capped their debut season as All-Americans by tying for 13th place nationally as the top Tigers in the NCAA field. Winstead has led a program that has produced 16 All-American selections, 10 All-SEC performers with 17 all-conference honors, two Academic All-Americans and 17 individual tournament champions in his tenure. The Tigers have also competed in nine-straight NCAA Regionals from 2008-16 while claiming a spot in the NCAA Championships in six of the last seven seasons in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. Winstead is the winningest coach in the program’s history with 25 tournament championships in his 11 years as head coach. Ten Tigers have also captured 17 medalist honors since Winstead’s first season as head coach in 2005-06. LSU’s rise to the top of college golf was first felt at

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the 2011 NCAA Championships when John Peterson claimed the program’s first individual championship in 70 years with his winning performance at Oklahoma State’s Karsten Creek Golf Club. That’s when the former three-time All-American and emerging PGA TOUR standout fired a 5-under par 211 for three rounds of stroke play to win the national title and join former Tiger champions Fred Haas, Jr. (1937) and Earl Stewart (1941). Peterson had a strong start to his professional career that included a tie for fourth place in his major championship debut at the 2012 United States

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Open Championship held at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, California, and making the cut in his Masters debut in 2013. Peterson will compete as a card-carrying member of the PGA TOUR again in 2016-17 while earning more than $2 million since turning professional following his senior season in 2011. Andrew Loupe, a two-time All-American and teammate of Peterson while at LSU, will also compete as a fully-exempt member in the PGA TOUR during the 2016-17 season as he retained his TOUR card thanks to his performance this past season. Loupe, who became the second former LSU Tiger to win a Web.com Tour event title in 2015 with his victory at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, has earned six career top-10 finishes on the PGA TOUR while approaching $2 million in career earnings. Another former student under Winstead’s teaching at LSU is also off to a flying start in his PGA TOUR career as Smylie Kaufman is already an emerging star after wrapping up his rookie season in 2015-16 with more than $2.5 million in earnings on the year. Kaufman’s rookie season was highlighted by his first career victory at the 2015 Shriners Hospital for Children Open in just his fifth career PGA TOUR start along with four top-10 and 10 top-25 finishes. Kaufman, a former PING All-Southeast Region performer and member of LSU’s 2014 Final Four team while in Baton Rouge, is a two-time professional winner after also claiming his first career Web.com Tour victory at the United Leasing Championship in May 2015. Winstead’s reputation as one of the top golf teachers in the country has been reflected in LSU’s performance on the course over the past 10 seasons as the team’s scoring average has dropped dramatically since his first season as head coach in 2005-06. After averaging 295.6 shots per round as a team during his inaugural season, the Tigers lowered their scoring average each season at 296.7 in 2006-07, 293.6 in 2007-08, 293.4 in 2008-09, 290.6 in 2009-10 and 290.5 in 2010-11. LSU’s team averaged was even more impressive the last three years at 287.3 in 2013-14, 285.8 in 2014-15 and 286.9 in 2015-16. His instructional skills have been recognized by many of the leading golf publications nationally throughout his career, including the honor of being selected as a Golf Magazine Top 100 Instructor in America since 2005.

Golf Digest has also recognized Winstead’s instructional prowess as one of the nation’s top golf teachers. He has appeared on Golf Channel, most recently as a featured guest on “School of Golf” with Martin Hall, and has also contributed to various golf publications including GOLF Magazine and GolfTips. While the Tigers have excelled on the course, LSU’s student-athletes have also achieved great success in the classroom with a total of 62 selections to the SEC Academic Honor Roll during Winstead’s tenure as head coach. In 2011, two Tigers were chosen as Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars as standouts Austin Gutgsell and Sang Yi were recognized for their academic performance. In support of this effort, Winstead provided the vision and oversight for a multi-million dollar renovation project to The University Club golf course and LSU’s Bilyeu Golf Practice Facility in 2010. The course is now recognized as one of the best in the country and will host an NCAA Men’s Golf Regional in 2017 after already hosting the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional in May 2013. Winstead’s credentials include an association with

Jack Nicklaus’ Golden Bear Golf, Inc., in North Palm Beach, Florida, in the mid-to-late 1990s where he served as part of the senior management team developing, managing and initiating the launch of Golden Bear Golf Centers worldwide. Winstead has been linked with The University Club since 2000 where he has served as the Director of Instruction and owner of the Chuck Winstead Golf Academy. Winstead was named a Director of Instruction at English Turn Golf & Country Club in New Orleans from 19982000. In addition, he was a head instructor for the Bob Toski Learning Center in Sunrise, Florida, from 1993-95. After graduating from LSU in 1991, Winstead embarked on a career as a professional golfer with a stint on the South American tour before launching his teaching career. He and his wife, Jennifer, are the proud parents of two sons – Trey, 18, and David, 15 – and are active members of First United Methodist Church in Baton Rouge.

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GARRETT RUNION ASSISTANT COACH FIFTH SEASON

2016 Jan Strickland Award Finalist 2012 Dave Williams Award 2012 Sunshine State Conference Coach of the Year 2012 Eaton Golf Pride South Region Coach of the Year The 2014-15 season is one for the ages in the history of the LSU Men’s Golf program as the Tigers staked their claim as the premier program in college golf with a 4-1 win over the USC Trojans in the NCAA Championship Match to cap their run to the national title at the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships. It was the program’s fifth national championship all-time, and first in 60 years after they were also crowned champions in 1940, 1942, 1947 and 1955. The Tigers had a taste of the title a season before in 2014 while reaching the Final Four of match play for the first time. They finished the job the following spring when five All-Americans took down SEC rivals Vanderbilt and Georgia in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds before taming the Trojans in the finals in one of the most comprehensive victories in the NCAA Championship Match. Seniors Stewart Jolly and Ben Taylor, both AllAmericans following LSU’s Final Four run in 2014, joined junior Zach Wright and sophomores Brandon Pierce and Eric Ricard as one of the most celebrated teams in the history of LSU Athletics while winning the school’s 47th NCAA team championship. The Tigers earned the No. 7 seed in match play after finishing in seventh place in the stroke play qualifying with their score of 17-over par in four rounds at Concession Golf Club. Pierce and Wright both capped an All-American 2015 spring season by tying for 11th place on the NCAA Championship leaderboard with even-par scores of 288 to lead the Tigers back into match play for the second year in a row after they officially tied for third place nationally in 2014. Pierce, who broke David Toms’ single-season scoring record of 71.26 from 1988-89 with a career best 71.16 as the team’s leading scorer in 2014-15, was named a Golfweek Third-Team All-American and PING Honorable Mention All-American by the Golf Coaches Association of America following his breakout sophomore season. Wright and Ricard scored PING Honorable Mention All-American accolades of their own in the wake of LSU’s national championship victory. The Tigers were also crowned SEC Champions for the first time in 28 years and the 16th time in

their history when they scored a three-stroke victory over Vanderbilt and South Carolina at the 2015 SEC Championships. A season after finishing second to Alabama in the team standings, the Tigers took down the Tide with a score of 13-under par 827 to win their first conference title since the 1987 spring season. The Tigers nearly defended their national championship a year ago while returning to the Match Play Eight for the third year in a row as quarterfinalists at the 2016 NCAA Championships held at Eugene (Ore.) Country Club. That’s where Sam Burns and Luis Gagne capped their debut season as All-Americans by tying for 13th place nationally as the top Tigers in the NCAA field. Instrumental in LSU’s return to national prominence has been former Tiger and 2016 Jan Strickland Award finalist Garrett Runion, who enters his fifth season back with the program as a member of head coach Chuck Winstead’s staff after returning to his alma mater prior to the 2012-13 campaign. Winstead announced on June 22, 2012, that Runion would return to LSU as an assistant coach for the program after he guided the Sharks of Nova Southeastern University to the NCAA Division II national championship in his one and only season as head coach in 2011-12. Runion’s first season back in Baton Rouge proved to be another strong campaign for the Tigers as they again qualified for the 2013 NCAA Championships. LSU tied for 23rd place at the NCAA Championship held at Atlanta’s Capital City Club to highlight a season that also saw the squad claim team titles in back-to-back events at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate and David Toms Intercollegiate in the fall season of 2012. Runion has been part of four-straight teams to earn a spot in the 30-team NCAA field as LSU has qualified in six of the last seven years in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. The Tigers have also been rewarded for their outstanding performance on the course, led by Curtis Thompson’s breakthrough sophomore season in 2012-13 as an Honorable Mention All-American and First-Team All-SEC performer for the first time in his career. Junior Andrew Presley was also named a Second-Team All-SEC performer for the secondstraight season. Thompson earned a repeat selection as an Honorable Mention All-American and Second-Team All-SEC performer in 2014 as three Tigers were recognized as All-Americans following the team’s

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historic Final Four run. Jolly took Third-Team AllAmerica honors along with a First-Team All-SEC selection, while Taylor joined Thompson as an Honorable Mention All-American following the NCAA Final Four. Not only did Pierce, Ricard and Wright earn their first career All-SEC honors in 2015, but they joined Jolly as second-team selections after leading the Tigers to the SEC Championship that season. Wright followed with a First-Team All-SEC selection in a senior season in 2016 in which he also claimed a Second-Team All-America honor from both PING and Golfweek. In all, the Tigers have captured 11 team and 11 individual titles in tournament play along with 10 AllAmerican selections and nine All-SEC honors since Runion’s return to Baton Rouge in the fall of 2012. Runion has returned to his alma mater following a 2011-12 season in which he led Nova Southeastern to the NCAA Division II title with a dominating 5-0 win over Chico State University in the title match held on May 19, 2012, at Cardinal Club Golf Course in Simpsonville, Kentucky. Their run to the national championship highlighted a historic season for the Nova Southeastern Sharks as they also won the Sunshine State Conference championship during the 2012 spring season. Runion was recognized as the recipient of the Dave Williams Award as the NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year, as well as earning Sunshine State Conference Coach of the Year and Eaton Golf Pride South Region Coach of the Year awards for the 2011-12 season. Runion actually served two seasons at Nova Southeastern as the team also captured the SCC title during a strong 2010-11 campaign in which he served as the program’s assistant head coach. A native of Orlando, Florida, Runion was a threeyear letterwinner during his collegiate career with the Tigers as he called Baton Rouge home in four seasons from 2003-08. A four-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and three-time SEC Community Service Team selection, Runion graduated from LSU in the May 2008 with his Bachelor of Arts & Science degree in general studies. He also serves as the Assistant Coach Representative for NCAA Division I on the National Golf Coaches Association of America’s National Advisory Board. Runion and his wife, Meghan, have one son, Reid Shaffer Runion, aka “Rocket,” who was born on March 20, 2015.

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RHYNE JONES 5 FT, 9 IN

BLOWING ROCK, NORTH CAROLINA

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JONES’ QUICK FACTS Rounds of par or better: 1 Low Round: 72 (E) at Golfweek Conference Challenge (Sept. 27, 2015) Low Tournament: 225 (+9) at Golfweek Conference Challenge (Sept. 25-27, 2015) Top 10 Finishes: 1 Top 20 Finishes: 1 Best Finish: T-7th at Tiger Classic (March 29, 2016) Jones’ Career Totals Year Tourn. Rounds 2014-15 1 3 2015-16 3 8 Totals 4 11

Strokes Average 231 77.00 603 75.38 834 75.82

2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll JUNIOR SEASON (2015-16) Made his first appearance in LSU’s lineup at the Golfweek Conference Challenge during the 2015 fall season … Tied for 51st place with a tournament score of 9-over par 225 in the event held at Spirit Hollow Golf Club in Burlington, Iowa … Carded a career-low round as an LSU Tiger of even-par 72 in the final round at the Golfweek Conference Challenge … Followed by tying for 39th place at LSU’s David Toms Intercollegiate while playing as an individual … Posted a 54-hole score of 15-over 231 in three rounds played at the University Club, including a 1-over 73 in the second round … Tied for seventh place in the final standings at the Tiger Classic during the 2016 spring season with a two-round total of 3-over 147 at the University Club … Ended the season with a 75.38 scoring average in eight rounds played on the year … Honored for his academic performance with a selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Earned his first varsity letter with the Tigers. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2014-15) Made one tournament appearance in his first season with the Tigers as a sophomore in 2014-15 … Teed off as an individual at the David Toms Intercollegiate held at The

University Club in Baton Rouge … Tied for 30th place on the final leaderboard with a 54-hole score of 15-over par 231, including his season-low round of 3-over par 75 in the second round … Ended the season with a 77.00 scoring average in three rounds played on the year. PRIOR TO LSU The top performer for the University of Nevada Wolf Pack during his true freshman season at the collegiate level in 2013-14 … Ended his rookie campaign as the team’s leading scorer with a 73.37 scoring average in 12 tournament starts on the season … Earned a pair of top-five individual finishes to highlight his freshman season … Was named the Mountain West Conference Golfer of the Week after firing a 36-hole score of 4-under par 140 and tying for fourth place on the leaderboard at the John Burns Intercollegiate held at Wailua Golf Club in Lihue, Hawaii … Also tied for third place at the Fresno State Classic with a score of 2-over par 218 in three rounds played at San Joaquin Country Club in Fresno, California … Fired his lowest 54-hole tournament score at the SCVB Pacific Invitational, where he tied for 19th place at even-par 213, including a seasonlow 4-under 67 in the second round … Tied for 27th place at the 2014 Mountain West Conference Championships … Attended Christ School in Arden, North Carolina, during his prep career … Led his high school team to a pair of North Carolina state championships in 2010 and 2012 … Individually, finished in third place in 2010 and fourth place in 2012 at the state tournament while earning all-state honors in both seasons … Was a three-time all-conference performer during his high school career from 2010-12 … A standout performer in junior golf nationally during his prep career as a member of the American Junior Golf Association … Winner of the 2011 AJGA Preseason at Chateau Elan in Braselton, Georgia … Winner of the 2011 International Junior Masters held in East Aurora, New York

… Earned a 13th-place finish at the 2012 Junior PGA Championship held in Ft. Wayne, Indiana … Was twice an alternate for the United States Junior Amateur Championship in 2010 and 2012. PERSONAL Parents are Jonathan and Debbie Jones … Has an older sister, Darcy … Most memorable sports moment was holing out for eagle at the 2012 Junior PGA Championship in front of the Golf Channel cameras and making ESPN’s SportsCenter Top 10 Plays of the Day … Plays right-handed … Plans to pursue a degree in mass communication at LSU.

ROUND-BY-ROUND WITH JONES 2015-16 Golfweek Conference Challenge (Burlington, Iowa) 77-76-72 – 225 (t51) David Toms Intercollegiate (Baton Rouge, La.) 82-73-76 – 231 (t39) Tiger Classic (Baton Rouge, La.) 73-74 – 147 (t7) 2014-15 David Toms Intercollegiate (Baton Rouge, La.) 79-75-77 – 231 (t30)

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BRANDON PIERCE 5 FT, 9 IN HEIGHT

SENIOR CLASS

COVINGTON, LOUISIANA HOMETOWN

ST. PAUL’S SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL

EXPERIENCE

PIERCE’S QUICK FACTS Rounds of par or better: 30 Low Round: 65 (-5) at NCAA New Haven Regional (May 16, 2015) Low Tournament: 209 (-7) at The Prestige at PGA West (Feb. 16-18, 2015) Top 10 Finishes: 6 Top 20 Finishes: 12 Best Finish: T-6th at Valspar Invitational at Floridian (March 23-24, 2015) Pierce’s Career Totals Year Tourn. Rounds Strokes Average 9 665 73.89 2013-14 3 2014-15 8 25 1,779 71.16 2015-16 11 33 2,416 73.21 67 4,860 72.54 Totals 22 2016 U.S. Amateur Round of 32 2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2015 Golfweek Third-Team All-American 2015 PING Honorable Mention All-American 2015 Second-Team All-SEC 2015 PING All-Southeast Region 2015 LSWA Louisiana Collegiate Player of the Year 2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll JUNIOR SEASON (2015-16) Ended his junior season as the No. 96-ranked player in the country in the final Golfstat individual player rankings released following the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships … Tied for 26th place in 72 holes of stroke play at the NCAA Championships with a final score of 7-over par 287, including back-to-back rounds of 1-under 69 in the third and fourth rounds at Eugene (Ore.) Country Club … Opened the championship season by tying for 13th place at the SEC Championships with a 54-hole score of 7-over 217 at Sea Island Golf Club’s Seaside Course … Followed by tying for 45th place at the NCAA Franklin Regional held at the Vanderbilt Legends Club to help the Tigers tie for third place in the team standings and earn a return trip to the NCAA Championships … Part of a record-setting Tiger team at the 2016 Prestige at PGA West where he placed sixth individually with a season-low score of 5-under 208 in three rounds played at PGA West in La Quinta, California … Earned two top-10 finishes on the season as he also tied for fifth place at LSU’s Tiger Classic held at the University Club during the spring season … Ended the season with a 73.21 scoring average in 33 rounds of stroke play on the season … 12 of his 33 rounds were at par or better … Recognized for his academic achievement with a selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the second-straight season … Earned his third varsity letter. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2014-15) One of the NCAA’s Top 30 players in the final season rankings for both Golfstat (23) and Golfweek (28) released following the NCAA Championships … Golfweek Third-Team AllAmerican and PING Honorable Mention All-American … Also a PING All-Southeast Region performer for the first time …

Voted a Second-Team All-SEC selection by the league’s head coaches … Enjoyed a record-setting sophomore season in which he broke David Toms’ single-season scoring record by an LSU Tiger with a team-leading 71.16 stroke average in his eight tournament starts during the 2015 spring season … 15 of his 25 rounds played on the season were at par or better … Earned three top-10 finishes and seven top-20 finishes in his eight tournament starts for the Tigers during the spring season … Posted a 2-0-1 mark in his three matches at the NCAA Championships to help the Tigers win their fifth national championship in program history and LSU’s first in 60 years since 1955 … Matched Zach Wright as the top Tigers in stroke play qualifying at the NCAA Championships by tying for 11th place with a final score of even-par 288 in four rounds played at Concession Golf Club … Led LSU’s charge up the team standings in the final round at the NCAA New Haven Regional with a career-low round of 5-under par 65 on the final day of action at The Course at Yale … Cracked the Top 20 in a tie for 17th place at the NCAA New Haven Regional with his final score of 1-over 211 … Earned a top-10 individual finish in his SEC Championships debut to help lead the Tigers to their 16th SEC team championship in program history and their first in 28 years since 1987 … Fired a career-low tournament score of 7-under par 209 to tie for 10th place in his sophomore debut at The Prestige at PGA West … Also cracked the Top 10 of the leaderboard at the Valspar Invitational at Floridian with a final score of 3-under 210 … Added top-20 finishes at the Querencia Cabo Collegiate (T20) and Talis Park Challenge (T13) during the 2015 spring season … Did not compete during the 2014 fall season while recovering from a back injury that sidelined him for much of the spring during his freshman campaign … Honored for his performance in the classroom as a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the first time in his time as a Tiger … Earned his second varsity letter. FRESHMAN SEASON (2013-14) Played in three tournaments as a true freshman in 2013-14 … Earned his first collegiate top-10 finish by tying for ninth place on the final leaderboard at the Louisiana Classics held at Oakbourne Country Club in Lafayette during the 2014 spring season … Made his collegiate debut at the Golfweek Conference Challenge held at Spirit Hollow Golf Club in Burlington, Iowa, during the 2013 fall season … Tied for 34th place with a 54-hole score of 6-over par 222 in his first collegiate event … Earned a spot in LSU’s five-man starting lineup at the David Toms Intercollegiate held at the University Club in Baton Rouge … Tied for 45th place at the David Toms Intercollegiate with a score of 13-over par 229 for 54 holes … Ended his freshman season with a 73.89 scoring average for his three tournament appearances … Three of his nine rounds were at par or better … Saw his spring season cut short due to a back injury … Earned his first varsity letter. PRIOR TO LSU Emerged as one of the nation’s elite prep prospects with his performance during the 2012 season … Honored as a Rolex Junior Second-Team All-American by the American Junior Golf Association in 2012 … Signed with LSU as the No. 10-ranked prep recruit nationally for the Class of 2013 in the prestigious Polo Junior Golf Rankings … Also ranked No. 25 nationally by the National Junior Golf Scoreboard and No. 60 in the country by Golfweek among high school seniors …

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Solidified his position among the nation’s premier recruits by tying for third place on the leaderboard at the 2012 AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions held at the Crabapple Course at Capital City Club in Alpharetta, Georgia … Earned five top-10 finishes in AJGA events during his breakout 2012 season … Saw action at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, where he tied for fifth place on the leaderboard at The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by TaylorMade-adidas Golf … Won an AJGA title for the first time at the 2010 Sean O’Hair Junior All-Star Championship with a career-low AJGA tournament score of 10-under par 206 at The Rawls Course in Lubbock, Texas … Earned his first career Class 5A all-state selection while competing for St. Paul’s School in 2012 … Earned back-to-back All-District 7-5A selections in 2011 and 2012. PERSONAL Full name is Brandon Chavgney Pierce … Born on Aug. 18, 1994 … Parents are Chavgney and Rebecca Pierce … Has one younger sister, Brittany … Father played basketball at LSU … Mother played college volleyball … Maintained a 4.31 cumulative grade-point average on a 4.0 scale during his prep career at St. Paul’s School in Covington … Was an HP Scholastic Junior All-America Team selection in 2011 and 2012 … An active member of his community as the founder of Brandon’s Birdies … Has helped raise more than $50,000 for local children’s charities in the New Orleans area since 2009 while leading Brandon’s Birdies … Honored by the United States Golf Association and the AJGA as the 2012 recipient of the prestigious USGA-AJGA Presidents’ Leadership Award … Majoring in sport administration with a concentration in sport commerce.

ROUND-BY-ROUND WITH PIERCE 2015-16 David Toms Intercollegiate (Baton Rouge, La.) 83-74-71 – 228 (t28) United States Collegiate Championship (Alpharetta, Ga.) 75-72-72 – 219 (t31) Sun Bowl All-America Golf Classic (El Paso, Texas) 71-75-78 – 224 (17) The Prestige at PGA West (La Quinta, Calif.) 69-68-71 – 208 (6) Querencia Cabo Collegiate (Cabo San Lucas, Mexico) 76-74-72 – 222 (t49) Valspar Collegiate Invitational (Palm City, Fla.) 72-76-73 – 221 (t31) Tiger Classic (Baton Rouge, La.) 76-70 – 146 (t5) Aggie Invitational (Bryan, Texas) 74-74-79 – 227 (t43) SEC Men’s Golf Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 71-75-71 – 217 (t13) NCAA Franklin Regional (Franklin, Tenn.) 76-70-71 – 217 (t45) NCAA Men’s Golf Championships (Eugene, Ore.) 73-76-69-69 – 287 (t26) 2014-15 The Prestige at PGA West (La Quinta, Calif.) 68-72-69 – 209 (t10) Querencia Cabo Collegiate (Cabo San Lucas, Mexico) 73-72-71 – 216 (t20) Talis Park Challenge (Naples, Fla.) 71-71-70 – 212 (t13) Valspar Invitational at Floridian (Palm City, Fla.) 69-70-71 – 210 (t6) Aggie Invitational (Bryan, Texas) 75-78-73 – 226 (t26) SEC Men’s Golf Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 67-68-72 – 207 (t9) NCAA New Haven Regional (New Haven, Conn.) 73-73-65 – 211 (t17) NCAA Men’s Golf Championships (Bradenton, Fla.) 71-71-73-73 – 288 (t11) 2013-14 Golfweek Conference Challenge (Burlington, Iowa) David Toms Intercollegiate (Baton Rouge, La.) Louisiana Classics (Lafayette, La.)

76-73-73 – 222 (t34) 79-71-79 – 229 (t45) 70-73-71 – 214 (t9)

Tigers

TIGERS

ERIC RICARD 6 FT, 1 IN HEIGHT

SENIOR CLASS

SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA HOMETOWN

LOYOLA COLLEGE PREP HIGH SCHOOL

EXPERIENCE

RICARD’S QUICK FACTS Rounds of par or better: 32 Low Round: 65 (-7), twice, last at NCAA Franklin Regional (May 17, 2016) Low Tournament: 206 (-10) at David Toms Intercollegiate (Oct. 10-11, 2016) Top 10 Finishes: 7 Top 20 Finishes: 9 Best Finish: 2nd at Golfweek Conference Challenge (Sept. 14-16, 2014) Ricard’s Career Totals Year Tourn. Rounds Strokes 2013-14 4 12 905 2014-15 12 37 2,668 12 36 2,633 2015-16 Totals 28 85 6,206

Average 75.42 72.11 73.14 73.01

2016 Tiger Classic Co-Champion 2016 LSWA Second-Team All-Louisiana 2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll 2015 David Toms Intercollegiate Champion 2015 PING Honorable Mention All-American 2015 Second-Team All-SEC 2015 PING All-Southeast Region JUNIOR SEASON (2015-16) Nearly cracked the Top 100 players in college golf as a junior in 2015-16 as the No. 101-ranked player nationally in Golfweek’s final individual player rankings … Tied for 22nd place in 72 holes of stroke play at the NCAA Championships with a final score of 6-over par 286 … Sparked LSU’s return to the NCAA Championships by tying for ninth place on the leaderboard at the NCAA Franklin Regional held at the Vanderbilt Legends Club … Posted a final score of 8-under par 208 at the NCAA Franklin Regional, including matching his career-low round of 7-under par 65 in the second round … Opened the championship season by tying for 36th place at the SEC Championships … Won his first career tournament title at LSU’s David Toms Intercollegiate during the 2015 fall season where he fired a career-low tournament score of 10-under par 206 … First fired his career-low of 7-under 65 in the second round followed by a 4-under 68 in the final round in the event held at the University Club in Baton Rouge … Co-champion of the Tiger Classic event held during the 2016 spring season with a final 36-hole score of 1-under par 143 … Ended the season with a 73.14 scoring average in 36 rounds of stroke play … 14 of his 36 rounds on the season were at par or better … Honored for his academic performance with a selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll following the season … Earned his third varsity letter. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2014-15) One of the nation’s top-ranked players as the No. 61-ranked player nationally by Golfweek and the No. 62-ranked player nationally by Golfstat in the final individual rankings for the 2014-15 season … Earned All-SEC and All-America

honors for the first time in his collegiate career … Named a PING Honorable Mention All-American by the Golf Coaches Association of America … Voted a Second-Team All-SEC performer in a vote of the league’s head coaches … Also named to the PING All-Southeast Region Team for the first time … Posted a career-low 72.11 scoring average to rank third on the team in 2014-15 … 17 of his 37 rounds played were at par or better … Earned four top-10 finishes and five top-20 finishes in his 12 tournament starts on the campaign … Posted a 2-0-1 mark in his three matches at the NCAA Championships to help the Tigers win their fifth national championship in program history … Finished in a tie for 27th place in stroke play at the NCAA Championships after posting a 72-hole score of 4-over par 292 … Tied for 34th place overall at the NCAA New Haven Regional where the Tigers climbed five spots up the team standings in the final round to grab the fifth and final spot into the NCAA Championships … Tied for 37th place in his SEC Championships debut with a final score of 3-over par 213 at Sea Island Golf Club’s Seaside Course … Earned his best career tournament finish to date in second place at the Golfweek Conference Challenge to help lead the Tigers to their first of five team titles on the season … Added a 5-under 211 to tie for eighth place overall at the United States Collegiate Championship in the team’s fall finale … Opened the 2015 spring season by firing a career-low tournament score of 9-under par 207 to tie for seventh place at The Prestige at PGA West … Also tied for eighth place on the leaderboard with a score of 3-under 210 in LSU’s victory at the Talis Park Challenge during the spring season … Added a top-20 finish at the Valspar Invitational at Floridian where he tied for 16th place overall … Picked up his second varsity letter with the Tigers. FRESHMAN SEASON (2013-14) Made four tournament appearances in his debut season with the Tigers in 2013-14 … Ended his true freshman season with a 75.42 scoring average in 12 rounds played on the year … Made his collegiate debut at the David Toms Intercollegiate held at the University Club in Baton Rouge during the 2013 fall season … Tied for 35th place with a 54-hole score of 10-over par 226 while playing as an individual in his debut event … Followed by earning a spot in LSU’s five-man starting lineup in the team’s fall finale at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational … Fired a season-low and career-low round of 1-under par 71 in the first round at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational before tying for 38th place in the event … Finished in 63rd place at The Prestige at PGA West after posting a tournament score of 13-over par 226 in LSU’s spring season opener … Tied for 55th place at the Querencia Cabo Collegiate … Earned his first varsity letter. PRIOR TO LSU One of the nation’s premier prep prospects to sign a National Letter of Intent in the Class of 2013 … Signed with the Tigers as the No. 15-ranked recruit in the country for the Class of 2013 by Golfweek … Also ranked No. 21 by the National Junior Golf Scoreboard and No. 35 in the Polo Junior Golf Rankings in his graduating class … Ranked No. 30 by Golfweek, No. 37 by the National Junior Golf Scoreboard and No. 77 by the Polo Junior Golf Rankings regardless of classification at the time of his signing … Honored as a 2011 Rolex Junior Honorable Mention All-American by the American Junior Golf Association … Solidified his reputation

as one of the elite junior golfers in the country with a run to the Sweet 16 in match play at the 2012 United States Junior Amateur Championship held at The Golf Club of New England in Stratham, New Hampshire … A two-time tournament champion as a member of the AJGA … Earned four career top-10 finishes in AJGA sponsored events during an outstanding prep career … Fired rounds of 5-under 67 and 4-under 68 to claim the 2012 Louisiana Class 3A state title as a junior with a 36-hole score of 9-under par 135 at Beaver Creek Golf Club in Zachary, Louisiana … Won the Class 3A state crown as a sophomore in 2011 with a two-round total of 3-under 142. PERSONAL Full name is Eric Nicholas Ricard … Born on Sept. 27, 1994 … Parents are Frank and Leah Ricard … Has one older sister, Lauren … Father played tennis at Louisiana College during his collegiate career … Held a 3.52 cumulative grade-point average at Loyola College Prep … Plays right-handed … Majoring in general business.

ROUND-BY-ROUND WITH RICARD 2015-16 Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic (Rocky Face, Ga.) 72-78-78 – 228 (t39) Golfweek Conference Challenge (Burlington, Iowa) 76-72-77 – 225 (t51) 73-65-68 – 206 (1) David Toms Intercollegiate (Baton Rouge, La.) United States Collegiate Championship (Alpharetta, Ga.) 72-77-77 – 226 (t60) The Prestige at PGA West (La Quinta, Calif.) 70-75-67 – 212 (t14) Querencia Cabo Collegiate (Cabo San Lucas, Mexico) 78-69-78 – 225 (t60) Valspar Collegiate Invitational (Palm City, Fla.) 74-80-75 – 229 (t63) Tiger Classic (Baton Rouge, La.) 71-72 – 143 (t1) Aggie Invitational (Bryan, Texas) 74-79-70 – 223 (t24) SEC Men’s Golf Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 71-69-82 – 222 (t36) NCAA Franklin Regional (Franklin, Tenn.) 74-65-69 – 208 (t9) NCAA Men’s Golf Championships (Eugene, Ore.) 71-71-72-72 – 286 (t22) 2014-15 Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic(Rocky Face, Ga.) 73-74-75 – 222 (t48) Golfweek Conference Challenge (Burlington, Iowa) 69-71-71 – 211 (2) David Toms Intercollegiate (Baton Rouge, La.) 80-76-76 – 232 (t33) United States Collegiate Championship (Alpharetta, Ga.) 74-68-69 – 211 (t8) The Prestige at PGA West (La Quinta, Calif.) 71-70-66 – 207 (t7) Querencia Cabo Collegiate (Cabo San Lucas, Mexico) 75-72-71 – 218 (t31) Talis Park Challenge (Naples, Fla.) 73-68-69 – 210 (t8) Valspar Invitational at Floridian (Palm City, Fla.) 67-74-71 – 212 (t16) Aggie Invitational (Bryan, Texas) 74-74-77 – 225 (t21) SEC Men’s Golf Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 69-71-73 – 213 (t31) NCAA New Haven Regional (New Haven, Conn.) 74-72-69 – 215 (t34) NCAA Men’s Golf Championships (Bradenton, Fla.) 72-74-68-78 – 292 (t27) 2013-14 David Toms Intercollegiate (Baton Rouge, La.) Isleworth Collegiate Invitational (Windermere, Fla.) The Prestige at PGA West (La Quinta, Calif.) Querencia Cabo Collegiate (Cabo San Lucas, Mexico)

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77-73-76 – 226 (t35) 71-74-77 – 222 (t38) 79-73-74 – 226 (63) 76-81-74 – 231 (t55)

TIGERS

Tigers

BLAKE CALDWELL 5 FT, 9 IN

PONCHATOULA, LOUISIANA

JUNIOR

PONCHATOULA HS

HEIGHT

CLASS

HOMETOWN

HIGH SCHOOL

EXPERIENCE

CALDWELL’S QUICK FACTS Rounds of par or better: 1 Low Round: 71 (-1) at Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic (Sept. 12, 2015) Low Tournament: 223 (+7) at Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic (Sept. 11-13, 2015) Top 10 Finishes: None Top 20 Finishes: 3 Best Finish: 19th at David Toms Intercollegiate (Oct. 10-11, 2015) Caldwell’s Career Totals Year Tourn. Rounds Strokes Average 2014-15 4 11 838 76.18 2015-16 4 11 835 75.91 Totals 22 67 4,860

72.54

2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll SOPHOMORE SEASON (2015-16) Cracked LSU’s lineup in its season opener at the Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic where he tied for 19th place with a three-round score of 7-over par 223 … Fired a career-low round of 1-under par 71 in the second round followed by a 1-over par 73 in the final round to break into the Top 20 of the final leaderboard in the event held at The Farm Golf Club … Followed with a 19th-place finish while playing as an individual at LSU’s David Toms intercollegiate where he posted a final score of 9-over 225 in three rounds at the University Club … Again featured in the lineup in LSU’s 2015 fall finale at the United States Collegiate Championship held at the Country Club of Georgia where he tied for 85th place at 17-over 233 for the tournament … Placed 15th overall at the Tiger Classic in his only appearance of the 2016 spring season … Finished his sophomore season with a 75.91 scoring average in 11 rounds played for the year … Enjoyed a record-setting performance at the Hardee’s Collegiate Tour Championship at Perdido Bay Golf Club in Florida during the summer … Winning tournament score of 18-under par 198 smashed the previous tournament record on the Southeastern Collegiate Golf Tour by seven strokes … His second-round 62 at Perdido Bay Golf Club is also the lowest single round ever recorded by a player on the SECGT … Finished nine shots ahead of West Florida’s Christian Bosso on the final leaderboard at the event … Tied for second place with a final 36-hole score of 6-under 136 in the U.S. Amateur sectional qualifier held at the Links on the

Bayou in Alexandria, Louisiana … Honored for his academic performance with a selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Earned his second varsity letter. FRESHMAN SEASON (2014-15) Played in four tournaments in his debut season with the Tigers in 2014-15 … Helped the Tigers take home the team title at the Golfweek Conference Challenge by tying for 29th place with a final score of 9-over par 225 in the event held at Spirit Hollow Golf Club in Burlington, Iowa … Fired season-low and career-low rounds of 1-over par 73 in the first and third rounds at the Golfweek Conference Challenge … Followed by tying for 38th place with a score of 17-over 233 while playing as an individual at the David Toms Intercollegiate held at The University Club in Baton Rouge during the 2014 fall season … Opened the 2015 spring season by tying for 71st place at 13-over 229 at The Prestige at PGA West held at the Greg Norman Course in La Quinta, California … Matched his season-low round of 1-over 73 in the final round at The Prestige at PGA West … Withdrew from the Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic with illness after posting rounds of 5-over 77 and 2-over 74 in his first two collegiate rounds at The Farm Golf Club in Rocky Face, Georgia … Ended his freshman season with a 76.18 scoring average in 11 rounds played on the season … Followed the collegiate season by claiming a second-place finish on the final leaderboard at the 96th Louisiana Golf Association Amateur Championship held at Bayou DeSiard Country Club in Monroe … Fired a tournament score of 8-under par 280 in four rounds to finish one shot off the lead at the 2015 LGA Amateur Championship … Appearance at the LGA Amateur included scores of 3-under 69 in the first round and 5-under 67 in the second round at Bayou DeSiard Country Club … Earned his first varsity letter in his debut season with the Tigers in 2014-15. PRIOR TO LSU The No. 1-ranked prep recruit in the state of Louisiana for the Class of 2014 … Was the topranked junior golfer in the state during his senior season at Ponchatoula High School by the National Junior Golf Scoreboard … Helped lead Ponchatoula High School to the Louisiana Class 5A state championship for the first time in school history in 2011 … Runner-up in the regional and state championships in Class 5A during his sophomore season in 2012 … Followed with a junior season in 2013 in which he won a district title before repeating his runner-up finish at the regional championship

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and earning sixth place at the Class 5A state championship … Wrapped up his prep career at Ponchatoula High School as a senior in 2014 by tying for third place at regionals and tying for fourth place at the state championship … Active in junior golf nationally as a member of the American Junior Golf Association and Arrowhead Junior Tour … Honored as an AJGA HP Junior All-American Honor Roll member following his junior season in 2013 … Fired a 54-hole score of 1-over par to tie for second place on the final leaderboard at the 2013 AJGA at The Bluffs held in St. Francisville, Louisiana … A winner of three Arrowhead Junior Tour events during the 2013 season with a combined score of 11-under par in his three victories … Honored as the 2013 Arrowhead Junior Golf Tour Player of the Year for his performance … Was a two-time member of the Louisiana Junior Cup Team in 2011 and 2012 … Won the clinching match to secure the Louisiana Junior Cup for the East team in 2012 … Awarded the inaugural Frank Mackel Scholarship by the Kelly Gibson Foundation for his outstanding academic and community service achievement throughout his career for Ponchatoula High School. PERSONAL Full name is Joseph Blake Caldwell … Born on Oct. 12, 1995 … Parents are Bill, Jr., and Andre Caldwell … Has three brothers, Bill III, David and Justin … Mother and father both played golf at LSU during their collegiate careers … Was an honor student during his prep career as he graduated Magna Cum Laude at Ponchatoula High School … Plans to major in business at LSU. ROUND-BY-ROUND WITH CALDWELL 2015-16 Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic (Rocky Face, Ga.) 79-71-73 – 223 (t19) David Toms Intercollegiate (Baton Rouge, La.) 73-77-75 – 225 (19) United States Collegiate Championship (Alpharetta, Ga.) 78-79-76 – 233 (t85) Tiger Classic (Baton Rouge, La.) 78-76 – 154 (15) 2014-15 Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic (Rocky Face, Ga.) Golfweek Conference Challenge (Burlington, Iowa) David Toms Intercollegiate (Baton Rouge, La.) The Prestige at PGA West (La Quinta, Calif.)

77-74-WD – 151 73-79-73 – 225 (t29) 82-74-77 – 233 (t38) 81-75-73 – 229 (t71)

Tigers

TIGERS

SAM BURNS 6 FT, 1 IN

SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA

SOPHOMORE

CALVARY BAPTIST ACADEMY

HEIGHT

CLASS

HOMETOWN

HIGH SCHOOL

EXPERIENCE

BURNS QUICK FACTS Rounds of par or better: 15 Low Round: 67 (-4), twice, last at Valspar Collegiate Invitational (March 22, 2016) Low Tournament: 209 (-7) at NCAA Franklin Regional (May 16-18, 2016) Top 10 Finishes: 1 Top 20 Finishes: 8 Best Finish: 4th at Tiger Classic (March 29, 2016) Burns’ Career Totals Year Tourn. Rounds Strokes Average 2015-16 12 36 2,607 72.42 Totals 12 36 2,607 72.42

2016 PING Honorable Mention All-American 2016 PING All-Southeast Region FRESHMAN SEASON (2015-16) One of the elite players in college golf as a freshman as he finished the 2015-16 campaign as the No. 35-ranked player nationally in Golfstat’s final individual player rankings … Also the No. 55-ranked player in college golf in the final individual player rankings released by Golfweek following the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships … Honored as a PING Honorable Mention All-American by the Golf Coaches Association of America … Also picked up a PING All-Southeast Region selection ... A catalyst in the Tigers advancing to match play at the NCAA Championships for the third-straight season … Matched fellow freshman Luis Gagne as the top Tigers in stroke play at the NCAA Championships, tying for 13th place with a final score of 4-over par 284 in 72 holes played at Eugene (Ore.) Country Club … Helped lead the Tigers back to the NCAA Championships by tying for 14th place on the final leaderboard at the NCAA Franklin Regional where he posted a season-low score of 7-under par 209 for 54 holes … Fired rounds of 2-under 70 in the first round and a season-low 5-under 67 in the second round at the NCAA Franklin Regional held at the Vanderbilt Legends Club … Opened the championship season by tying for 25th place at the SEC Championships held at Sea Island Golf Club’s Seaside Course in St. Simons Island, Georgia … Earned a top-20 finish in his collegiate debut at the Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic in LSU’s fall opener in 2015 … Fired a 3-under 69 in his first career round at The Farm Golf Club … Also earned top-20 finishes at the Golfweek Conference Challenge (T16) during the fall season and Prestige at PGA West (T14), Valspar Collegiate Invitational (T12) and Aggie Invitational (T16) during the spring season … Placed fourth overall in the 36-hole Tiger Classic held at the University Club during the spring … Also featured in

LSU’s lineup at the David Toms Intercollegiate (T28), United States Collegiate Championship (T25) and East Lake Cup in the fall and Querencia Cabo Collegiate (T49) in the spring … Finished the season as LSU’s secondleading scorer for the 2015-16 season with a 72.42 scoring average while appearing in all 13 collegiate events for the year … 15 of his 36 rounds of stroke play were at par or better … Followed the collegiate season by advancing to the Round of 32 of match play at the 116th United States Amateur Championship held at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan … Earned the No. 29 seed in U.S. Amateur match play after tying for 19th place in stroke play with a two-round total of 1-under par 139 … Earned his first varsity letter. PRIOR TO LSU The No. 1-ranked junior golf recruit in the United States for the Class of 2015 … The No. 1-ranked junior golfer in the country, regardless of high school classification, in both the Golfweek Junior Golf Rankings and Polo Junior Golf Rankings on National Signing Day … The No. 3-ranked junior golfer nationally in the final National Junior Golf Scoreboard Boys Rankings released prior to National Signing Day … Also ranked among the top amateurs worldwide as the No. 12-ranked amateur golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking … One of the most decorated members of the American Junior Golf Association during his junior career … A threetime AJGA Rolex Junior All-American during his prep career, earning first-team honors in 2014, second-team honors in 2013 and honorable mention honors in 2012 … Honored as the AJGA Rolex Junior Player of the Year for his performance during the 2014 season … Crowned champion of the 2014 AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions held at Richland Country Club in Nashville, Tennessee … Fired a tournament-record score of 21-under par 267 to take the title by three shots at the 2014 AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions, including back-to-back rounds of 7-under par 65 in the second and third rounds … Followed his victory at the AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions by taking the title at the 2014 Junior PGA Championship by two strokes with his winning score of 14-under par 274 at Miramont Country Club in Bryan, Texas … Victory at the 2014 Junior PGA Championship also featured a 7-under par 65 in the third round … Tied for fifth place in two other top AJGA events at The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by TaylorMade-adidas Golf and The PING Invitational to finish off the 2014 season … Other top-10 finishes during the 2013-14 AJGA season include a third place at the Thunderbird International Junior, a tie for fifth place at the Polo Golf Junior Classic, a ninth place at the CB&I Boys Championship at Carlton Woods and a tie for ninth place at the Western Junior Championship … Has earned 17 career top-10 finishes as a member of the American Junior Golf Association … Capitalized on his success during the AJGA season by competing for the United States at the 2014 Junior Ryder Cup held

at Blairgowie Golf Club in Blairgowie, Scotland … Was unbeaten with a 2-0-1 record in three matches to help lead the United States to a dominant 16-8 victory over the Europeans in the two-day Junior Ryder Cup held Sept. 22-23, 2014 … Tied for third place in two rounds of stroke-play qualifying before advancing to the Round of 32 in match play at the 114th United States Amateur Championship held at the Atlanta Athletic Club from Aug. 11-17, 2014 … Earned the No. 5 seed in match play at the 2014 U.S. Amateur Championship after firing a total of 5-under par 138 in two rounds of stroke-play qualifying … Lost a playoff for the 2014 Sunnehanna Amateur title after tying for first place after 72 holes with a score of 6-under par 274 in the event held at Sunnehanna Country Club in Johnstown, Pennsylvania … Officially finished as the runner-up at the 2014 Sunnehanna Amateur … Helped lead the West squad to back-to-back AJGA Wyndham Cup titles in 2013 and 2014 … One of the most decorated junior golfers in the history of high school golf in the state of Louisiana … Helped lead Calvary Baptist Academy to a total of fivestraight Louisiana High School Athletics Association state championships from 2010-14 … A three-time individual state champion during his time at Calvary Baptist Academy … Won back-to-back LHSAA Division III state titles with winning scores of 2-under par 140 in 2013 and 8-under par 134 at East Ridge Country Club in Shreveport … Also crowned the LHSAA Division IV state champion in 2012 with a winning score of 6-under par 138 in the event held at Atchafalaya Country Club in Patterson, Louisiana. PERSONAL Full name is Samuel Holland Burns … Born on July 23, 1996 … Parents are Todd and Beth Burns … Has an older sister, Tori, and an older brother, Chase … Father and brother both played football at Louisiana Tech … An honor roll student during his prep career at Calvary Baptist Academy … Plans to pursue a degree in business management at LSU.

ROUND-BY-ROUND WITH BURNS 2015-16 Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic (Rocky Face, Ga.) 69-78-76 – 223 (t19) Golfweek Conference Challenge (Burlington, Iowa) 74-68-71 – 213 (t16) David Toms Intercollegiate (Baton Rouge, La.) 80-74-74 – 228 (t28) United States Collegiate Championship (Alpharetta, Ga.) 77-73-68 – 218 (t25) The Prestige at PGA West (La Quinta, Calif.) 70-75-67 – 212 (t14) Querencia Cabo Collegiate (Cabo San Lucas, Mexico) 72-75-75 – 222 (t49) Valspar Collegiate Invitational (Palm City, Fla.) 72-77-67 – 216 (t12) Tiger Classic (Baton Rouge, La.) 71-73 – 144 (4) Aggie Invitational (Bryan, Texas) 75-75-69 – 219 (t16) SEC Men’s Golf Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 78-72-69 – 219 (t25) NCAA Franklin Regional (Franklin, Tenn.) 70-67-72 – 209 (t14) NCAA Men’s Golf Championships (Eugene, Ore.) 74-68-69-73 – 284 (t13)

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LUIS GAGNE 5 FT, 9 IN

ORLANDO, FLORIDA

SOPHOMORE

ORLANDO CHRISTIAN PREP

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CLASS

HOMETOWN

HIGH SCHOOL

EXPERIENCE

GAGNE’S QUICK FACTS Rounds of par or better: 8 Low Round: 69 (-3), twice, last at NCAA Franklin Regional (May 16, 2016) Low Tournament: 212 (-1) at Valspar Collegiate Invitational (March 21-22, 2016) Top 10 Finishes: 3 Top 20 Finishes: 4 Best Finish: T-1st at Tiger Classic (March 29, 2016) Gagne’s Career Totals Year Tourn Rounds Strokes Average 2015-16 7 21 1,522 72.48 Totals 7 21 1,522 72.48

2016 U.S. Amateur Quarterfinals 2016 PING Honorable Mention All-American 2016 Golfweek Honorable Mention All-American 2016 PING All-Southeast Region 2016 LSWA Louisiana Freshman of the Year 2016 LSWA First-Team All-Louisiana FRESHMAN SEASON (2015-16) One of the top players in college golf during his freshman season while finishing the 2015-16 campaign as the No. 33-ranked player nationally in the final individual player rankings released by Golfstat and Golfweek … Earned Honorable Mention All-America honors from both PING and Golfweek for his outstanding performance … Also picked up a PING All-Southeast Region selection ... Honored by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association as the Louisiana Freshman of the Year and a First-Team All-Louisiana performer … Made seven tournament appearances in his debut season with the Tigers, including six starts during the 2016 spring season … A catalyst in the Tigers advancing to match play at the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships for the third-straight season … Matched fellow freshman Sam Burns as the top Tigers in stroke play at the NCAA Championships, tying for 13th place with a final score of 4-over par 284 in 72 holes played at Eugene (Ore.) Country Club … Halved his NCAA quarterfinal match with Oregon’s Thomas Lim as the Tigers fell, 3.5-1.5, to the eventual national champions … Tied for third place in his first spring event at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational with a final score of 1-under par 212 … Also fired 1-under par to tie for first place at LSU’s Tiger Classic with a 36-hole score of 143 and tie for fourth place at Texas A&M’s Aggie Invitational with a 54-hole score of 215 … Tied for 38th place at the SEC Championships before he tied for 39th place at the NCAA Franklin Regional … Fired season-low rounds of 3-under par 69 in the first rounds at the Aggie Invitational at

the Traditions Club and NCAA Franklin Regional at the Vanderbilt Legends Club … Tied for 45th place in his collegiate debut at the Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic where he posted a score of 13-over 229 in LSU’s 2015 fall opener at The Farm Golf Club in Rocky Face, Georgia … Finished the season as LSU’s third-leading scorer for the 2015-16 season with a 72.48 scoring average in his seven tournament appearances … Eight of his 21 rounds were at par or better … Followed the collegiate season by advancing to the quarterfinal round of match play at the 116th United States Amateur Championship held at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan … Was the No. 10 seed in U.S. Amateur match play after tying for sixth place in 36 holes of stroke-play qualifying with a score of 3-under par 137 … Defeated Harford’s Paul Pastore, 5-and-3, in the first round; Clemson’s Bryson Nimmer, 3-and-2, in the Round of 32 and Virginia’s Jimmy Stanger, 3-and-1, in the Sweet 16 of match play at the U.S. Amateur … Fell to USC’s Jonah Texeira, 3-and-2, in the quarterfinal round … Earned his first varsity letter at LSU. PRIOR TO LSU One of the Top 20 high school recruits in the United States in the Class of 2015 … Ranked as high as the No. 16-ranked recruit nationally in the Class of 2015 in the National Junior Golf Scoreboard Boys Rankings on National Signing Day … Also tabbed the No. 17-ranked recruit nationally in the Polo Junior Golf Rankings and the No. 22-ranked recruit nationally in the Golfweek Junior Golf Rankings for the Class of 2015 … Also ranked No. 20 in the National Junior Golf Scoreboard Boys Rankings, No. 24 in the Polo Junior Golf Rankings and No. 35 in the Golfweek Junior Golf Rankings regardless of high school classification on National Signing Day … A decorated member of the American Junior Golf Association during his junior career … Honored as an AJGA Rolex Honorable Mention Junior All-American with his performance during the 2013-14 season … Cracked the Top 10 of the final leaderboard at one of the most prestigious events on the AJGA calendar by tying for 10th place overall at the 2014 AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions … Fired a 72-hole score of 10-under par 278 to tie for 10th place at the 2014 AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions held at Richland Country Club in Nashville, Tennessee … Performance included a tournament-best score of 8-under 64 in the third round … Also earned a top-10 finish by tying for sixth place at the 2014 AJGA TaylorMade-adidas Golf Junior at Innisbrook hosted by Sean O’Hair … Highlighted his 2014 season by tying for second place on the final leaderboard at the 97th Western Junior Championship held at Flossmoor Country Club in Flossmoor, Illinois … Fired a 2-under par 286 in 72 holes to tie for second place at the 97th Western Junior Championship, including a 6-under 66 in the third round … Tied for 22nd place with a score of 1-over par 289 at the 2014 Junior PGA Championship held at Miramont

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Country Club in Bryan, Texas … A two-time qualifier for the United States Junior Amateur Championship during his prep career … Advanced to the Round of 32 of match play in his U.S. Junior Amateur debut in 2013 in the event held at Martis Camp Club in Truckee, California … Teed it up in stroke-play qualifying at the 2014 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas … Earned a pair of top-10 finishes in AJGA events during the 2013 season, including a third place at the AJGA Ocala-Marion Sports Commission Junior and a ninth place at the AJGA Junior at Innisbrook … Earned his first career top-10 finish in an AJGA-sponsored event at the 2011 Junior All-Star at Eagle Ridge where he won an eighth-place finish with his performance … Went out with a bang in his final regular-season tournament at the high school level as he fired an eye-popping 8-under 28 for nine holes while competing for Orlando Christian Prep in the event held at the North Shore Golf Club in Orlando, Florida … Followed his regular-season finale by being crowned the 2014 Florida Class 1A State Champion with a two-shot victory in the state finals held at Mission Inn Resort & Club in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida … Fired a 36-hole score of 1-under par 143 to capture the Florida Class 1A title in his senior season. PERSONAL Full name is Luis Gerardo Gagne … Born on Aug. 27, 1997 … Originally from Costa Rica … Parents are Michael and Graciela Gagne … Has two younger brothers, Michael, Jr. and Nathan, and one younger sister, Isabella … Plans to major in either business or accounting at LSU.

ROUND-BY-ROUND WITH GAGNE 2015-16 Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic (Rocky Face, Ga.) 78-75-76 – 229 (t45) Valspar Collegiate Invitational (Palm City, Fla.) 73-70-69 – 212 (t3) Tiger Classic (Baton Rouge, La.) 73-70 – 143 (t1) Aggie Invitational (Bryan, Texas) 69-75-71 – 215 (t4) SEC Men’s Golf Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 77-72-74 – 223 (t38) NCAA Franklin Regional (Franklin, Tenn.) 69-74-73 – 216 (t39) NCAA Men’s Golf Championships (Eugene, Ore.) 70-70-73-71 – 284 (t13)

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TIGERS

NATHAN JEANSONNE 5 FT, 9 IN

KEITHVILLE, LOUISIANA

SOPHOMORE

CALVARY BAPTIST ACADEMY

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CLASS

HOMETOWN

HIGH SCHOOL

EXPERIENCE

JEANSONNE’S QUICK FACTS Rounds of par or better: 6 Low Round: 64 (-7) at The Prestige at PGA West (Feb. 17, 2016) Low Tournament: 213 (-3) at David Toms Intercollegiate (Oct. 10-11, 2015) Top 10 Finishes: 1 Top 20 Finishes: 3 Best Finish: T-2nd at David Toms Intercollegiate (Oct. 10-11, 2015) Jeansonne’s Career Totals Year Tourn. Rounds Strokes Average 2015-16 5 14 1,021 72.93 Totals 5 14 1,021 72.93

FRESHMAN SEASON (2015-16) Appeared in five tournaments during his rookie season with the Tigers in 2015-16 … Fired a seasonlow tournament score of 3-under par 213 at LSU’s David Toms Intercollegiate to tie for second place on the final leaderboard … Opened the tournament with a round of 3-under 69 in the first round, followed by rounds of 1-under 71 in the second round and 1-over 73 in the final round to earn his best finish of the season and help the Tigers claim the team title … Fired the lowest round of the 2015-16 season by an LSU Tiger with a 7-under par 64 in the final round at The Prestige at PGA West to climb into a tie for 19th place on the final leaderboard … Finished at 1-over 214 in three rounds played at PGA West … He was the first LSU Tiger in 27 years to post a score of 64 or lower in a collegiate event … Proved to be the catalyst in the final round that propelled the Tigers to an 18-shot victory over Arizona State at The Prestige at PGA West ... Also tied for 19th place at the Tiger Classic held at the University Club during the spring season … Made his first tournament start for the Tigers at the Golfweek Conference Challenge at Spirit Hollow Golf Club in Burlington, Iowa, tying for 23rd place with a final score of even-par 216 … Also tied for 41st place at the Querencia Cabo Collegiate during the spring with a three-round score of 7-over par 220 … Ranked fourth on the team with a 72.93 scoring average in 14 rounds played during his freshman season in 2015-16 … Carded six rounds at par or better … Featured for the Tigers in the match play event at the inaugural East Lake Cup held at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta … Halved his match with Georgia standout Greyson

Sigg in the semifinal round before falling to USC’s Justin Suh in the team consolation match … Earned his first varsity letter. PRIOR TO LSU Ranked among the top-10 recruits nationally in the Class of 2015 by Golfweek … The No. 6-ranked prep recruit in the Class of 2015 and the No. 8-ranked junior golfer nationally regardless of class on National Signing Day according to the Golfweek Junior Golf Rankings … Also the No. 13-ranked high school recruit in the United States in the Class of 2015 in both the Polo Junior Golf Rankings and National Junior Golf Scoreboard Boys Rankings released prior to National Signing Day … A decorated member of the American Junior Golf Association during his junior golf career … Honored as an AJGA Rolex Second-Team Junior All-American for the 2014 season … Earned three top-10 finishes in eight starts in AJGA events during the 2013-14 season … Finished runner-up at the 2014 AJGA Goodman Networks Junior at Traditions held at Traditions Golf Club in Bryan, Texas … Fired rounds of 3-under 69, 1-over 73 and 1-under 71 for a 54-hole score of 3-under par 213 as the silver medalist at the 2014 AJGA Goodman Networks Junior at Traditions … Also tied for third-place finish in his first AJGA appearance of the 2013-14 season at the Polo Golf Junior Classic held at the Champion and Fazio courses at PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, in November 2013 … Advanced to the semifinals of match play at the 2013 AJGA Polo Golf Junior Classic … Finished in a tie for fifth place at the 2014 AJGA Thunderbird International Junior at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona … Fired an impressive 8-under par 208 to tie for fifth place in the event … Earned a pair of top-20 finishes in two of the premier AJGA events of the 2013-14 season by tying for 13th place at The PING Invitational and tying for 17th place at The Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by TaylorMade-adidas Golf … Captured two AJGA titles during his junior career … Won his first career AJGA championship as a 15-year-old with his victory at the 2012 Sooner Junior All-Star … Fired a winning score of 11-under par 205 to take the 2012 Sooner Junior All-Star title by 10 shots with rounds of 2-under 70, 7-under 65 and 2-under 70 … Captured the individual title at the 2013 AJGA David Toms Foundation Shreveport Junior held at Southern Trace Country Club in his hometown of Shreveport … Scored a four-shot victory in the event with a winning 54-hole score of 4-under par 212 … Competed at the AJGA Wyndham Cup for the first time in his junior career in 2014 …

Posted an impressive 3-1 record for four matches played at the 2014 AJGA Wyndham Cup to help lead the West squad to a successful defense of its title … Qualified for the match play competition at the 2014 United States Junior Amateur Championship held at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas … Advanced to the Round of 32 in match play at the 2014 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship after tying for 15th place in two rounds of stroke play with a 36-hole score of 2-under par 142 ... Cracked the Top 10 of the final leaderboard at the 2014 Junior PGA Championship by tying for seventh place with a 72-hole score of 2-under par 282, including a 4-under 68 in the final round at Miramont Country Club in Bryan, Texas … One of Louisiana’s most decorated junior golfers during his prep career at Calvary Baptist Academy in Shreveport … Helped lead Calvary Baptist Academy to a total of fivestraight Louisiana High School Athletics Association state championships from 2010-14 … Twice the LHSAA Division III state runner-up in 2013 and 2014 to teammate and fellow LSU recruit Sam Burns. PERSONAL Full name is Nathan Hunter Jeansonne … Born on Sept. 11, 1996 … Parents are Jerry and Julia Jeansonne … Has two older brothers, Marc and Jeremey … Brother, Jeremey, played college golf at McNeese State University before a five-year professional career … An honor roll student during his prep career at Calvary Baptist Academy with his 3.8 cumulative grade-point average … Plans to pursue a degree in business management at LSU.

ROUND-BY-ROUND WITH JEANSONNE 2015-16 Golfweek Conference Challenge (Burlington, Iowa) David Toms Intercollegiate (Baton Rouge, La.) The Prestige at PGA West (La Quinta, Calif.) Querencia Cabo Collegiate (Cabo San Lucas, Mexico) Tiger Classic (Baton Rouge, La.)

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76-71-69 – 216 (t23) 69-71-73 – 213 (t2) 75-75-64 – 214 (t19) 77-73-70 – 220 (t41) 82-76 – 158 (t19)

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Tigers

DREW GONZALES 5 FT, 10 IN

LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA

FRESHMAN

ST. THOMAS MORE HS

HEIGHT

CLASS

HOMETOWN

HIGH SCHOOL

EXPERIENCE

PRIOR TO LSU One of the top recruits in the state of Louisiana in the Class of 2016 … Signed with the Tigers following a 2015 season highlighted by an appearance at the United States Junior Amateur Championship held at Colleton River Plantation Club in Bluffton, South Carolina … Just missed qualifying for match play by one shot after posting a 36-hole score of 7-over par 151 in stroke-play qualifying … Won the U.S. Junior Amateur Qualifier at Hot Springs Country Club in Arkansas by two shots with a total score of 7-under par 137 in two rounds … Also earned an impressive 28th-place finish in a field of 140 competitors at the 2015 Southern Junior Championship held at the Club at Olde Stone in Bowling Green, Kentucky … Emerged as one of Louisiana’s rising stars as a sophomore in 2014 when he earned a thirdplace finish at the Louisiana Golf Association Junior Amateur Championship held at Links on the Bayou in Alexandria … Fired a 9-under 207 for three rounds to win the LGA Junior Amateur bronze medal, including a 4-under 68 in the final round … A standout performer competing in the American Junior Golf Association during the 2014 season while earning four top-15 finishes in five AJGA starts … Placed fourth at the 2014 AJGA Arrowhead Junior at The Bluffs in St. Francisville, Louisiana, for his best AJGA finish of the season … Finished in sixth place at the Killington Junior Golf Championship, ninth place at the AJGA St. Louis Junior and 14th place at the BillardFactory.com Junior Championship hosted by PR during the 2014 season … Also featured in two AJGA events during the 2013 season, including a seasonalbest finish of sixth place … Competed in the Future Masters in 2013, placing 34th out of 221 competitors in the event … Freshman season in 2013 was also highlighted by winning the Louisiana Division II individual state title and the Louisiana Tournament of Champions while competing for St. Thomas More High School.

PERSONAL Full name is Drew Nicholas Gonzales … Born on Nov. 3, 1997 … Parents are Doug Gonzales, Jr. and Diane Gonzales … Parents are LSU graduates … Paternal grandparents Doug Gonzales, Sr. and Gail Gonzales also graduated from LSU … Maternal grandfather, Dale Fridley, played college golf at Iowa State … Has one younger sister, Anna … An honor student at St. Thomas More High School while maintaining a 4.0 grade-point average during his prep career … Plans to major in either business or engineering at LSU.

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TIGERS

CARTER TOMS 5 FT, 9 IN HEIGHT

FRESHMAN CLASS

SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA HOMETOWN

C.E. BYRD HS HIGH SCHOOL

EXPERIENCE

PRIOR TO LSU One of the top recruits in the state of Louisiana in the Class of 2016 … Cemented his position as one of the state’s top junior golfers by capturing the Louisiana High School Athletics Association Division I State Championship with a brilliant performance at The Farm d’Allie in Carencro … Crowned the LHSAA Division I State Champion with an 11-shot victory as the only player in the field to finish under par in the 36-hole event … Fired rounds of 5-under par 67 in the first round and 4-under par 68 in the second round to finish at 9-under par and win the state title … Guided C.E. Byrd High School to its third-straight LHSAA Division I team state crown with his performance … Placed fourth individually at the state tournament to highlight his junior season with his high school team … Also earned individual finishes of seventh place as a freshman in 2013 and 24th place as a sophomore in 2014 at the Division I state tournament … Crowned the district and regional individual champion as a freshman in 2013 … Finished runner-up at the district tournament in 2014 and regional tournament in 2015 … Tied for third place individually at the 2015 Louisiana Golf Association Junior Amateur Championship held at Carter Plantation in Springfield … Fired a 36-hole score of 3-under par 141 during the event, including rounds of 2-under 70 in the first round and 1-under 71 in the second round … Earned his best finish in four appearances at the LGA Junior Amateur Championship following finishes of 35th place in 2012, 16th place in 2013 and 18th place in 2014 … A two-time winner as a member of the Arrowhead Junior Golf Tour with victories at Sherwood Forest in 2012 and The Island in 2014 … Earned his first career top-10 finish while competing in the American Junior Golf Association by tying for eighth place 2013 Arrowhead AJGA Junior at The Bluffs in St. Francisville, Louisiana … Also earned three other top-20 finishes at the Arrowhead AJGA Junior at The Bluffs (T12) and AJGA St. Louis Junior (T17) in 2014 and St. Francisville Area Foundation at The Bluffs (T12) in 2015 … Competed in the 2015 Junior PGA Championship held at Miramont Country Club in Bryan, Texas … Carded scores of 75 and 71 for his opening two rounds at the Junior PGA Championship in the summer of 2015 … Also competed as a member of the West squad at the Louisiana Junior Cup in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

a three-time All-American, three-time First-Team All-SEC performer and two-time SEC Player of the Year at LSU from 1985-89 … Father is also a 13-time PGA TOUR winner and 2001 PGA Champion during a decorated professional career … An honor student at C.E. Byrd High School while maintaining a 3.85 grade-point average during his prep career … Member of the National Honor Society … Ranked No. 50 in his senior class of 500 students at C.E. Byrd High School … Chosen by the faculty to be on his school’s Student Advisory Council all four years of high school … A member of the Byrd’s Student Council, Hive Leader for the student section at football and basketball games, Flag Runner for the football team as a junior and senior and secretary of the school’s Key Club service organization … Staff

member of High Life, Byrd’s student newspaper, serving as the sports editor during his senior year … Plans to major in petroleum engineering at LSU.

PERSONAL Full name is Carter Phillip Toms … Born on July 29, 1997 … Parents are David and Sonya Toms … Has a younger sister named Anna … Father, David, was

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REVIEW

Season Review

The Tigers qualified for the NCAA Championships for the sixth time in seven seasons in 2016.

TIGERS RETURN TO NCAA MATCH PLAY ... AGAIN!

WRIGHT REMAINS UNBEATEN IN NCAA MATCH PLAY

FRESHMEN LEAD TIGERS BACK TO MATCH PLAY

TIGERS QUALIFY AT NCAA FRANKLIN REGIONAL

The LSU Tigers arrived at Eugene Country Club in Oregon as the defending national champions following their 4-1 win over the USC Trojans in the NCAA Championship Match to cap the 2015 spring season. And they put up a strong defense of their title while advancing to the Match Play Eight at the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships for the thirdstraight season, joining Illinois as the only three teams nationally to advance to the eight-team match play in each season since 2014. The Tigers advanced to match play as the No. 3 seed after finishing third overall among the 30 teams in stroke-play qualifying at the NCAA Championships with a final score of 16-over par in 72 holes. LSU’s national-title defense ended in the national quarterfinals with a 3.5-1.5 defeat to host Oregon. The Ducks were crowned the 2016 NCAA Champions with a 3-2 win over the Texas Longhorns on their home course. Oregon junior Aaron Wise also won the NCAA individual title.

Despite returning three members of their NCAA-title-winning lineup in 2015 to the NCAA Championships last spring in senior Zach Wright and juniors Brandon Pierce and Eric Ricard, it proved to be two freshmen leading the Tigers back to the Match Play Eight as the team’s top performers in their championship debuts. Shreveport, Louisiana, native Sam Burns and Orlando, Florida, native Luis Gagne tied one another for 13th place overall on the final stroke play leaderboard at the 2016 NCAA Championships after posting matching scores of 4-over par 284 in 72 holes at Eugene Country Club. They were among three Tigers to be named All-Americans for their performance during the 2015-16 season with a pair of PING Honorable Mention All-American honors by the Golf Coaches Association of America.

WRIGHT WRAPS UP DECORATED CAREER

Not only were Sam Burns and Luis Gagne honored as All-Americans with their performance in 2015-16, but senior Zach Wright wrapped up his collegiate career as an All-American for the second time while picking up second-team honors from both PING and Golfweek. Also a First-Team All-SEC performer in his final season with the Tigers, Wright closed out his career with a career-low 71.51 scoring average while earning seven top-10 and 10 top-20 finishes in his 13 tournament appearances on the year. A member of LSU’s SEC and NCAA championship team in 2015, Wright went out as a two-time All-American and two-time All-SEC selection in his time in Baton Rouge after also earning Honorable Mention All-America and Second-Team All-SEC honors after his junior season.

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Zach Wright was certainly at the center of LSU’s return to the top of college golf throughout his time with the Tigers as he capped his career in 2016 with a perfect 6-0 record in match play at the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships from 2014-16. Wright was the lone Tiger to win both of his matches over UCLA’s Matt Pinizzotto and Alabama’s Cory Whitsett en route to the NCAA Semifinals as a sophomore in 2014. He then swept matches against Vanderbilt’s Carson Jacobs, Georgia’s Mookie Demoss and USC’s Sean Crocker to help the Tigers lift the NCAA Championship trophy as a junior in 2015. His 3-and-2 win over Crocker proved to be the title-clincher in the NCAA Championship Match at Concession Golf Club. While making a third-straight appearance for the Tigers in the Match Play Eight at the NCAA Championships a year ago, Wright was the lone player in the lineup to earn a victory with a 2-and-1 win over Oregon’s Edwin Yi to move to 6-0 for his career.

LSU earned the right to defend its national championship after tying for third place in the final team standings at the NCAA Franklin Regional with a final score of 25-under par 839 at the Vanderbilt Legends Club in the event hosted by the Commodores. It marked the sixth time in seven seasons for the Tigers to advance to the NCAA Championships from regional play. Their qualification from the NCAA Franklin Regional was secured with a 9-under par round of 279 on the final day. Junior Eric Ricard was the top Tiger in the field while cracking the Top 10 in the final standings with a total score of 8-under par 208 to tie for ninth place individually. Three teams qualifying from the NCAA Franklin Regional eventually advanced to the Match Play Eight at Eugene Country Club as the Tigers were joined by Texas and Vanderbilt.

DEFENDING SEC CHAMPIONS FINISH FIFTH

In defense of their SEC team title from 2015, the Tigers bounced back from an opening score of 14-over par 294 in the first round and played the final 36 holes at 10-over par as a team to earn a fifth-place finish at the 2016 SEC Men’s Golf Championships at Sea Island (Ga.) Golf Club’s Seaside Course. Freshman Sam Burns matched the team’s lowest individual round of the weekend with his 1-under par 69 in the final round to help move the Tigers three spots up the team standings after teeing it up in eighth place to start the day. Burns climbed 22 spots up the leaderboard in the final round as he carded four birdies and three bogeys on the day for a team-low 69. Brandon Pierce finished as the top Tiger with a final score of 7-over 217 as he sandwiched rounds of 1-over 71 around a 5-over 75 to tie for 13th place on the leaderboard.

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Luis Gagne (left) and Sam Burns (right) were the top Tigers at the NCAA Championships while tying for 13th in stroke play.

TIGERS OPEN SPRING WITH WIN IN CALIFORNIA

TIGERS TWICE RUNNERS-UP DOWN THE STRETCH

WRIGHT WINS TWO SPRING TITLES IN SENIOR SEASON

TIGERS SWEEP DAVID TOMS TITLES IN FALL SEASON

The Tigers made history in the final round at the 16th-annual Prestige at PGA West as they smashed school records with their 19-under par 265 on the afternoon and 26-under par 826 for the championship to cruise to the team title in their spring season opener at the Greg Norman Course. It took the Tigers just six holes to erase a five-shot deficit to second-round leader Arizona State at the start of the final round before storming to an 18-shot victory in the end as they claimed their second team title of the 2015-16 season. It marked the 24th team championship of the Chuck Winstead era while smashing their previous school-record score in relation to par of 21-under 843 that was actually set the previous year at The Prestige at PGA West in 2015.

There’s no doubt that Zach Wright kick started an All-American spring season by winning two individual titles in his first three starts at The Prestige at PGA West in February and Valspar Collegiate Invitational in March. He made it a clean sweep of team and individual titles at PGA West with a career-low tournament score of 12-under par 201 that included rounds of 3-under 68, 5-under 66 and 4-under 67 to finish two shots in front of San Diego State’s Ryann Ree on the final leaderboard. That was followed a month later with a playoff victory over Texas A&M’s Chandler Phillips at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational after the two SEC rivals posted tournament scores of 2-under 211 at Floridian National Golf Club. Wright won a one-hole, sudden-death playoff to capture his third career individual title with the Tigers after he also won the 2012 Louisiana Classic crown as a freshman.

GAGNE ESTABLISHES HIMSELF IN SPRING SEASON

Freshman Luis Gagne was a revelation for head coach Chuck Winstead and his Tiger teammates during the 2016 spring season as he cracked the lineup in each of the team’s final six tournaments of the season to help LSU make its return to the Match Play Eight at the NCAA Championships. After sitting out much of the fall season with an injury, Gagne returned to the lineup at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational in March and promptly tied for third place overall with a final score of 1-under par 212 to finish just one shot back of teammate Zach Wright at the top of the leaderboard. It sparked a run in which he also tied three teammates for the top spot at the 36-hole Tiger Classic and tied for fourth place at Texas A&M’s Aggie Invitational with matching scores of 1-under par. After appearing at the SEC Championships and NCAA Franklin Regional, Gagne joined fellow freshman Sam Burns as the leading Tigers in stroke play qualifying at the NCAA Championships where he tied for 13th. Gagne had a 72.48 scoring average in seven total appearances in 2015-16.

While opening their 2016 spring season with a win at The Prestige at PGA West in California, the Tigers built momentum heading into the championship season with a pair of runner-up finishes down the stretch at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational held at Floridian National Golf Club in Palm City, Florida, and the Aggie Invitational held at Traditions Golf Club in Bryan, Texas. With Zach Wright ledaing the way as the individual champion, the Tigers finished runner-up to the Texas Longhorns at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational with a final team score of 8-over par 860 for the championship. They were again runners-up to Big 12 Conference competition at the Aggie Invitational while finishing just two shots back of the Oklahoma State Cowboys with an effort of even-par 864.

Following a sluggish start to the 2015 fall season in which the Tigers placed fourth at the Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic and ninth at the Golfweek Conference Challenge, they defended their home course at The University Club in Baton Rouge while claiming their first tournament title of the season at the seventh-annual David Toms Intercollegiate. And they did so is dominating fashion as their winning score of even-par 864 was 16 shots clear of Kansas State in second place on the final team leaderboard. Eric Ricard also captured his first career individual title with a career-low tournament score of 10-under par 206, including rounds of 7-under par 65 in the second round and 4-under 68 in the final round. Freshman Nathan Jeansonne earned his best finish of the season with a tie for second place behind Ricard at 3-under 213.

WRIGHT REPRESENTS TEAM USA AT PALMER CUP

After wrapping up his collegiate career with the Tigers, Zach Wright wore the red, white and blue with Team USA while competing at the 2016 Arnold Palmer Cup held last summer at Formby Golf Club in Formby, Merseyside, England. Desite the United States falling to the Europeans by an 18.5-11.5 margin, Wright remained unbeaten in his four matches during the event with two wins and two draws. He capped his appearance in the Ryder Cupstyle event with a 3-and-1 victory over Augusta State’s Robin Petersson in singles play on the final day. The Arnold Palmer Cup is an annual event coordinated by the Golf Coaches Association of America that matches the best collegiate players from across the country against one another in a competition reminiscent of the Ryder Cup. Wright was among 10 American collegians chosen to compete in the 2016 event, and the second LSU Tiger in three years after former All-American Stewart Jolly made an appearnace following his senior season in 2014.

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Zach Wright ended his collegiate career by posting the fourth-lowest scoring average in school history!

2015-16 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS PLAYER

TOURNAMENTS

ROUNDS

STROKES

AVERAGE

LOW ROUND

RDS PAR OR BETTER

TOP 10s

TOP 20s

Zach Wright Sam Burns Luis Gagne Nathan Jeansonne Eric Ricard Brandon Pierce Rhyne Jones Blake Caldwell

13 12 7 5 12 11 3 4

39 36 21 14 36 33 8 11

2,789 2,607 1,522 1,021 2,633 2,416 603 835

71.51 72.42 72.48 72.93 73.14 73.21 75.38 75.91

66 67 69 64 65 68 72 71

21 15 8 6 14 12 1 1

7 1 3 1 3 2 1 0

10 8 4 3 4 4 1 2

2015-16 TOURNAMENT RESULTS DATE

Sept. 11-13 Sept. 25-27 Oct. 10-11 Oct. 16-18 Nov. 2-3 Feb. 15-17 Feb. 28-March 1 March 21-22 March 29 April 2-3 April 15-17 May 16-18 May 27-31

TOURNAMENT

Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic Champion: Auburn Golfweek Conference Challenge Champion: Iowa David Toms Intercollegiate Champion: LSU U.S. Collegiate Championship Co-Champions: Auburn & Wake Forest East Lake Cup Champion: Illinois The Prestige at PGA West Champion: LSU Querencia Cabo Collegiate Champion: Georgia Valspar Collegiate Invitational Champion: Texas Tiger Classic Champion: LSU Aggie Invitational Champion: Oklahoma State SEC Men’s Golf Championships Champion: Georgia NCAA Franklin Regional Champion: Texas NCAA Men’s Golf Championships Champion: Oregon

LSU FINISH

4th (15) Host: The Farm Golf Club 9th (15) Host: Iowa 1st (14) Host: LSU 11th (17) Host: Georgia Tech 4th (4) Host: Golf Channel 1st (14) Host: UC-Davis T-10th (15) Host: SMU 2nd (15) Host: Arkansas & Lamar 1st (6) Host: LSU 2nd (15) Host: Texas A&M 5th (14) Host: SEC T-3rd (13) Host: Vanderbilt T-5th (30) Host: Oregon

* - Lost to Oregon, 3.5-1.5, in the NCAA Quarterfinals.

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291-301-291 -- 883 +19 Course: The Farm Golf Club 298-286-285 -- 869 +5 Course: Spirit Hollow Golf Course 295-283-286 -- 864 E Course: University Club 297-293-288 -- 878 +14 Course: The Country Club of Georgia Lost to Georgia, 3.5-1.5; Lost to USC, 4-1 Course: East Lake Golf Club 277-284-265 -- 826 -26 Course: PGA West (Greg Norman Course) 295-289-289 -- 873 +21 Course: Querencia Golf Club 286-295-279 -- 860 +8 Course: Floridian Golf Club 287-283 -- 570 -6 Course: University Club 287-298-281 -- 866 +2 Course: Traditions Golf Club 294-286-284 -- 864 +24 Course: Sea Island Golf Club 288-272-279 -- 839 -25 Course: Vanderbilt Legends Club 286-282-283-285 -- 1136 +16* Course: Eugene Country Club

2015-16 Round-by-Round Results ERIC RICARD

Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic Golfweek Conference Challenge David Toms Intercollegiate United States Collegiate Championship The Prestige at PGA West Querencia Cabo Collegiate Valspar Collegiate Invitational Tiger Classic Aggie Invitational SEC Championships NCAA Franklin Regional NCAA Championships

72-78-78 -- 228 (t39) 76-72-77 -- 225 (t51) 73-65-68 -- 206 (1) 72-77-77 -- 226 (t60) 70-75-67 -- 212 (t14) 78-69-78 -- 225 (t60) 74-80-75 -- 229 (t63) 71-72 -- 143 (t1) 74-79-70 -- 223 (t24) 71-69-82 -- 222 (t36) 74-65-69 -- 208 (t9) 71-71-72-72 -- 286 (t22)

ZACH WRIGHT

Nathan Jeansonne

SAM BURNS

BLAKE CALDWELL

Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic David Toms Intercollegiate United States Collegiate Championship Tiger Classic

LUIS GAGNE

Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic Valspar Collegiate Invitational Tiger Classic Aggie Invitational SEC Championships NCAA Franklin Regional NCAA Championships

NATHAN JEANSONNE Golfweek Conference Challenge David Toms Intercollegiate The Prestige at PGA West Querencia Cabo Collegiate Tiger Classic

RHYNE JONES

Golfweek Conference Challenge David Toms Intercollegiate Tiger Classic

BRANDON PIERCE

David Toms Intercollegiate United States Collegiate Championship The Prestige at PGA West Querencia Cabo Collegiate Valspar Collegiate Invitational Tiger Classic Aggie Invitational SEC Championships NCAA Franklin Regional NCAA Championships

69-78-76 -- 223 (t19) 74-68-71 -- 213 (t16) 80-74-74 -- 228 (t28) 77-73-68 -- 218 (t25) 70-75-67 -- 212 (t14) 72-75-75 -- 222 (t49) 72-77-67 -- 216 (t12) 71-73 -- 144 (4) 75-75-69 -- 219 (t16) 78-72-69 -- 219 (t25) 70-67-72 -- 209 (t14) 74-68-69-73 -- 284 (t13)

79-71-73 -- 223 (t19) 73-77-75 -- 225 (19) 78-79-76 -- 233 (t85) 78-76 -- 154 (15)

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72-77-66 -- 215 (t4) 72-75-73 -- 220 (t38) 73-73-75 -- 221 (t8) 73-71-72 -- 216 (t18) 68-66-67 -- 201 (1) 70-73-72 -- 215 (t18) 69-72-70 -- 211 (1) 72-71 -- 143 (t1) 70-74-71 -- 215 (t4) 75-73-70 -- 218 (t18) 75-70-67 -- 212 (t22) 72-73-73-75 -- 293 (t60)

OVERALL RECORD: 125-45-5 (3 WINS) Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic Golfweek Conference Challenge David Toms Intercollegiate U.S. Collegiate Championship East Lake Cup The Prestige at PGA West Querencia Cabo Collegiate Valspar Collegiate Invitational Tiger Classic Aggie Invitational SEC Championships NCAA Franklin Regional NCAA Championships

291-301-291 -- 883 +19 4th of 14 298-286-285 -- 869 +5 9th of 15 295-283-286 -- 864 E 1st of 14 297-293-288 -- 878 +14 11th of 17 0-2 in Match Play 4th of 4 277-284-265 -- 826 -26 1st of 14 295-289-289 -- 873 +21 T-10th of 15 286-295-279 -- 860 +8 2nd of 15 287-283 -- 570 -6 1st of 6 287-298-281 -- 866 +2 2nd of 15 294-286-284 -- 864 +24 5th of 14 288-272-279 -- 839 -25 T-3rd of 14 286-282-283-285 -- 1136 +16 T-5th of 30*

* - Lost to Oregon, 3.5-1.5, in the NCAA Quarterfinals.

78-75-76 -- 229 (t45) 73-70-69 -- 212 (t3) 73-70 -- 143 (t1) 69-75-71 -- 215 (t4) 77-72-74 -- 223 (t38) 69-74-73 -- 216 (t39) 70-70-73-71 -- 284 (t13) 76-71-69 -- 216 (t23) 69-71-73 -- 213 (t2) 75-75-64 -- 215 (t19) 77-73-70 -- 220 (t41) 82-76 -- 158 (t19) 77-76-72 -- 225 (t51) 82-73-76 -- 231 (t39) 73-74 -- 147 (t7) 83-74-71 -- 228 (t28) 75-72-72 -- 219 (t31) 69-68-71 -- 208 (6) 76-74-72 -- 222 (t49) 72-76-73 -- 221 (t31) 76-70 -- 146 (t5) 74-74-79 -- 227 (t43) 71-75-71 -- 217 (t45) 76-70-71 -- 217 (t45) 73-76-69-69 -- 287 (t26)

Luis Gagne

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CARPET CAPITAL COLLEGIATE CLASSIC

Sept. 11-13, 2015 Rocky Face, Georgia The Farm Golf Club (Par 72) LSU’s senior All-American Zach Wright played a nearly flawless final round at The Farm Golf Club while firing a 6-under par 66 to tie for fourth place individually and lead the No. 2-ranked LSU Tigers into fourth place in the final team standings at the 27th-annual Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic. With one eagle, five birdies and just one bogey on his scorecard, Wright soared 18 spots up the leaderboard into a tie for fourth place at 1-under par 215 to earn his first top-10 finish of the 2015-16 season. After teeing off in the final round alone in sixth place in the team standings, the defending NCAA Champion Tigers equaled their first-round score with a 3-over par 291 while climbing two spots into fourth place in the final team standings at 19-over par 883. The Auburn Tigers outclassed the rest of the 15-team field this weekend while taking home a nine-shot victory over runner-up Clemson TEAM RESULTS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Auburn Clemson South Carolina LSU Georgia Tech

293-288-287 -- 868 +4 296-287-294 -- 877 +13 289-295-296 -- 880 +16 291-301-291 -- 883 +19 286-296-303 -- 885 +21

GOLFWEEK CONFERENCE CHALLENGE

Sept. 25-27, 2015 Burlington, Iowa Spirit Hollow Golf Course (Par 72) Freshman Nathan Jeansonne followed his previous best round of 1-under par 71 in the second round with a new career low of 3-under par 69 in the final round to tie for 23rd place in his collegiate debut with the Tigers while guiding the team into ninth place in the final standings. Fellow freshman Sam Burns also broke par for the second-straight day as he followed his career-low round of 4-under 68 in the second round with a 1-under 71 in the final round to finish as the top Tiger in the event in a tie for 16th place overall. Burns earned a top-20 finish for the second time in as many starts after tying for 19th place in his debut at the Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic two weeks prior. Junior Rhyne Jones fired his low round as an LSU Tiger with an evenpar 72 in the finale. TEAM RESULTS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 9.

Iowa NC State Idaho Kansas State Charleston Southern LSU

284-273-285 -- 842 -22 269-295-281 -- 845 -19 293-277-276 -- 846 -18 290-279-283 -- 852 -12 281-293-281 -- 855 -9 298-286-285 -- 869 +5

DAVID TOMS INTERCOLLEGIATE

Oct. 10-11, 2015 Baton Rouge, Louisiana University Club (Par 72) When a Shreveport guy wins a tournament named in honor of one of the school and North Louisiana’s top pro golfers, it’s a big deal. For Shreveport native and Loyola Prep alum Eric Ricard, his win in the David Toms Intercollegiate event at the University Club of Baton Rouge marked the second time that he has won an event that carried the name of the LSU All-American, PGA major champion and Shreveport-Bossier City native. Ricard captured the 2012 AJGA David Toms Foundation junior event at Shreveport’s Southern Trace. In the final round, Ricard cemented the individual championship with a 54-hole total of 10-under par score of 206 over the 7,000-yard plus par 72 layout. One of those other Shreveport-area golfers, freshman Nathan Jeansonne, of Keithville and Calvary Baptist Academy, finished tied for second in the tournament at 3-under par 213 on rounds of 71, 73 and a 3-under best of 69. Also in the top 10 for the Tigers was the lone senior, Zach Wright, finishing tied for eighth with a 5-over score of 221. The LSU victory as a team marked their fifth in the seven years of the David Toms Intercollegiate that dates back to 2009. TEAM RESULTS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

LSU Kansas State Liberty Iowa Louisiana-Lafayette

295-283-286 -- 864 E 291-297-292 -- 880 +16 288-301-297 -- 886 +22 292-300-298 -- 890 +22 306-306-288 -- 900 +36

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Oct. 16-18, 2015 Alpharetta, Georgia The Golf Club of Georgia (Par 72) Freshman standout Sam Burns fired a bogey-free round of 4-under par 68 in the final round at the United States Collegiate Championship to match the lowest round of his young career and move the Tigers up one spot to 11th place in the final standings of the event held at the Country Club of Georgia. Burns equaled his career-low round of 68 that he also fired in the second round at the Golfweek Conference Challenge back on Sept. 26 en route to his best career finish of a tie for 16th place individually. Senior Zach Wright was the top Tiger on the weekend as he followed rounds of 1-over 73 on Friday and 1-under 71 on Saturday with an even-par 72 on Sunday to tie for 18th place individually with his final score of even-par 216. TEAM RESULTS

T1. T1. 3. 4. 5. 11.

Auburn Wake Forest Clemson Florida State Georgia Tech LSU

285-285-285 -- 855 -9 284-285-286 -- 855 -9 286-293-280 -- 859 -5 282-290-288 -- 860 -4 286-299-282 -- 867 +3 297-293-288 -- 878 +14

EAST LAKE CUP

Nov. 2-3, 2015 Atlanta, Ga. East Lake Golf Club (Par 72) Junior All-American Brandon Pierce closed out a 2-and-1 victory over USC standout Andrew Levitt late in the match, but the defending national champion LSU Tigers fell to the Trojans by a 4-1 margin in their consolation match at the inaugural East Lake Cup held this week at historic East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. The Trojans turned the tables on the Tigers as they took third place in the event by a 4-1 margin after LSU won the national championship by an identical scoreline over USC in the NCAA Championship Match in June 2015. The Tigers also dropped a 3.5-1.5 decision to Georgia in the semifinal round that resumed earlier in the day after play on the first day of competition was suspended. Pierce put the Tigers on the scoreboard in the afternoon’s consolation match with a narrow win over Levitt as he bounced back from a 7-and-5 defeat to Georgia’s Jaime Lopez Rivarola earlier in the day. LSU’s freshman Sam Burns opened his day by putting the Tigers on the scoreboard against Georgia in their semifinal match with a 4-and-3 win against Sepp Straka, but fell 3-and-2 to Trojan All-American Sean Crocker in the consolation match.

THE PRESTIGE AT PGA WEST

Feb. 15-17, 2016 La Quinta, California PGA West - Greg Norman Course (Par 71) The Tigers made history in the final round at the 16th-annual Prestige at PGA West as they smashed school records with their 19-under par 265 on the day and 26-under par 826 for the championship to cruise to the team title in the three-day event held at the Greg Norman Course. It took the Tigers just six holes to erase a five-shot deficit to second-round leader Arizona State at the start of the day before storming to a 18-shot victory in the end as they claimed their second team title on the 2015-16 season after defending their home turf at the David Toms Intercollegiate during the fall season. Senior All-American Zach Wright made it a clean sweep for the Tigers as he also captured the individual title by two shots over San Diego State’s Ryann Ree with a career-low score of 12-under par 201. Wright was among four Tigers to break par in the final round as he matched junior All-American Eric Ricard and freshman Sam Burns with scores of 4-under par 67, while freshman Nathan Jeansonne set the pace with a career-low, bogey-free round of 7-under 64 on the day to become the first LSU Tiger in 27 years to fire a round of 64 in a collegiate tournament. Junior All-American Brandon Pierce added an even-par round of 71 on the final day of the event to join Wright in the Top 10 of the final leaderboard and help the Tigers kick start their spring season with a resounding victory. TEAM RESULTS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

LSU Arizona State San Diego State Pepperdine Southern California

277-284-265 -- 826 -26 287-269-288 -- 844 -8 294-275-279 -- 848 -4 290-282-280 -- 852 E 285-293-279 -- 857 +5

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Feb. 28-March 1, 2016 Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Querencia Golf Club (Par 71) Freshman Nathan Jeansonne opened his final round with a hole-in-one on his very first shot of the day at the par-three 14th to quickly drop to 2-under par, and holed out with a team-low 1-under par 70 to highlight the final day of action at the Querencia Cabo Collegiate. Jeansonne’s scorecard also showed three birdies, two bogeys and one double bogey as he led the lineup in the final round with the Tigers tying for 10th place overall at 21-over par 873 for 54 holes. The Tigers also tallied matching scores of 1-over par 72 from Zach Wright and Brandon Pierce, while Sam Burns counted a score of 4-over 75 as the quartet combined to shoot a second-straight score of 5-over par 289 as a team. Wright was the lone Tiger to crack the Top 20 on the final individual leaderboard as he tied for 18th place after opening the championship with a round of 1-under 70 and 2-over 73. South Florida’s Aksel Olsen outlasted Arkansas’ Taylor Moore, Georgia Lee McCoy and California’s Collin Morikawa for the individual title with a final score of 9-under 204. TEAM RESULTS

1. 2. 3. T4. T4. T10.

Georgia South Florida Baylor California Stanford LSU

281-268-285 -- 834 -18 274-283-287 -- 844 -8 275-289-283 -- 847 -5 281-285-283 -- 849 -3 286-278-285 -- 849 -3 295-289-289 -- 873 +21

VALSPAR COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL

March 21-22, 2016 Palm City, Florida Floridian Golf Club (Par 71) After matching Texas A&M’s Chandler Phillips with the leading score in the field at 2-under par 211 after 54 holes, Zach Wright made par at the par-four 18th hole to win a one-hole, sudden-death playoff for the individual title to cap the final round at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational at Floridian National Golf Club. Wright matched his Aggie counterpart at 2-under par for the championship after firing a final round 1-under par 70 to set up a sudden-death playoff for the individual title and an exemption into the PGA TOUR’s Valspar Championship for the winner. It took just one hole for Wright to claim the crown as he made par with Phillips settling for second place with a bogey. Wright’s victory helped propel the 22nd-ranked Tigers to a wire-to-wire second-place finish in a loaded 15-team field as they teamed for the lowest round of the tournament at 5-under par 279. While Wright scored his second tournament title in three starts, freshman Luis Gagne finished one shot behind his teammate in a tie for third place at 1-under par 212. TEAM RESULTS

1. 2. T3. T3. T5. T5.

Texas LSU Texas A&M Oklahoma State South Carolina Illinois

283-287-285 -- 855 +3 286-295-279 -- 860 +8 294-290-287 -- 871 +19 295-288-288 -- 871 +19 294-298-282 -- 874 +22 295-295-284 -- 874 +22

AGGIE INVITATIONAL

April 2-3, 2016 Bryan, Texas Traditions Golf Club (Par 72) Four Tigers broke par in the final round at the Aggie Invitational to lead a furious comeback as the 17th-ranked Tigers fired a team score of 7-under par 281 on the day to finish two shots behind champion Oklahoma State in the final standings of their regular-season finale at Traditions Golf Club. Sam Burns led the lineup with a 3-under par 69, while Eric Ricard carded a 2-under 70 and Zach Wright and Luis Gagne added matching rounds of 1-under 71 to erase a 10-shot deficit to the 12th-ranked Cowboys to start the final round and finish just two shots back in second place with a 54-hole team score of 2-over par 866. LSU’s 7-under 281 in the final round was the low round of the tournament as the Tigers moved one spot up the leaderboard. TEAM RESULTS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Oklahoma State LSU Arkansas North Texas Baylor

283-292-289 -- 864 E 287-298-281 -- 866 +2 294-293-288 -- 875 +11 291-289-296 -- 876 +12 293-296-291 -- 880 +18

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April 15-17, 2016 St. Simons Island, Georgia Sea Island Golf Club (Par 70) Fifth-ranked LSU bounced back from an opening score of 14-over par 294 in the first round and played the final 36 holes at 10-over par as a team to earn a fifth-place finish at the 2016 Southeastern Conference Men’s Golf Championships at Sea Island Golf Club’s Seaside Course. The Tigers followed their 6-over 286 in the second round with a 4-over 284 in the final round to crack the Top 5 of the final team standings in fifth place at 24-over par 864 for the championship. Sam Burns matched the team’s lowest individual round for the weekend with his 1-under par 69 on the last day to help move the defending SEC Champions three spots up the team standings after teeing it up in eighth place to start the day. Brandon Pierce finished as the top Tiger on the weekend with a final score of 7-over par 217 as he sandwiched rounds of 1-over 71 around a 5-over 75 to tie for 13th place on the leaderboard. Zach Wright also cracked the Top 20 in his final SEC Championship as an LSU Tiger in a tie for 18th place after canceling three birdies with three bogeys for an even-par 70 and final 54-hole score of 8-over par 218 for the championship. TEAM RESULTS

1. 2. T3. T3. 5.

Georgia Texas A&M Arkansas Florida LSU

277-291-285 -- 853 +13 287-283-286 -- 856 +16 288-283-290 -- 861 +21 285-290-286 -- 861 +21 294-286-284 -- 864 +24

NCAA FRANKLIN REGIONAL

May 16-18, 2016 Franklin, Tennessee Vanderbilt Legends Club (Par 72) The LSU Tigers earned the right to defend their national championship later while making a sixth appearance at the NCAA Championships in seven seasons after tying for third place in the team standings at the NCAA Franklin Regional with a final score of 25-under par 839 at the Vanderbilt Legends Club. The Tigers teed off in the final round in third place in the overall team standings after 36 holes, and remained in a tie for third at the end of the day after posting a team score of 9-under 279 in the final round. The three returning members of the team’s national championship lineup all broke par in the final round to lead the Tigers back to the NCAA Championships. Zach Wright led the way with a brilliant final round of 5-under par 67, while Eric Ricard fired a 3-under 69 to finish in the Top 10 of the final leaderboard and Brandon Pierce added a 1-under 71 on the day. The top-five teams at the NCAA Franklin Regional all punched their ticket to the NCAA Championships being held May 27-June 1, led by the No. 1-seeded and No. 2-ranked Texas Longhorns at 45-under par 819 in three rounds played at the Vanderbilt Legends Club. TEAM RESULTS

1. 2. T3. T3. 5.

Texas Vanderbilt LSU Houston Virginia

268-271-280 -- 819 -45 285-277-268 -- 830 -34 288-272-279 -- 839 -25 293-274-272 -- 839 -25 285-271-286 -- 842 -22

NCAA MEN’S GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS

May 27-June 1, 2016 Eugene, Oregon Eugene Country Club (Par 70) The defending national champion Tigers advanced to the Match Play Eight at the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships for the third-straight season after earning the No. 3 seed in stroke play with a 72-hole score 16-over par where they met tournament host Oregon in the match play quarterfinals. While the Tigers returned Zach Wright Brandon Pierce and Eric Ricard from their title-winning lineup a season before, it was a pair of freshmen leading LSU back into match play as NCAA rookies Sam Burns and Luis Gagne tied one another for 13th place on the final stroke play leaderboard with matching scores of 4-over par 284 in their first NCAA Championship. The Tigers would fall to the eventual national champion Ducks on their home course by a 3.5-1.5 margin in the national quarterfinals as Oregon went on to defeat Texas, 3-2, for the 2016 title. By officially tying for fifth place, the Tigers earned a top-five national finish at the NCAA Championships in three-straight years for the fourth time in school history.

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2016 ALL-SEC TEAM Chandler Phillips, Texas A&M Davis Riley, Alabama Sepp Straka, Georgia

FIRST TEAM Lee McCoy, Georgia (SEC Medalist) Sam Horsfield, Florida Michael Johnson, Auburn Matthew NeSmith, South Carolina Matthias Schwab, Vanderbilt Robbie Shelton, Alabama Greyson Sigg, Georgia Zach Wright, LSU

SEC COACH OF THE YEAR Chris Haack, Georgia

SEC PLAYER OF THE YEAR

ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM

Lee McCoy, Georgia

Will Gordon, Vanderbilt Sam Horsfield, Florida Patrick Martin, Vanderbilt Davis Riley, Alabama Jacob Solomon, Auburn

SEC FRESHMEN OF THE YEAR Sam Horsfield, Florida

SEC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

SECOND TEAM Will Gordon, Vanderbilt Zach Healy, Georgia Patrick Martin, Vanderbilt Tyler McDaniel, Kentucky Taylor Moore, Arkansas

Euan Walker, Missouri

THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE SETTING THE STANDARD FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS IN GOLF

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 2015-16 season was no different as nine of the SEC’s 14 programs made an appearance at the 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships held at Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Oregon. That’s where the defending national champion LSU Tigers returned to the Match Play Eight for the thirdstraight season as the No. 3 seed thanks to a third-place finish in 72 holes of stroke play with a score of 16-over par. Although the SEC did not extend its run of threestraight years of producing the national championship team and five-straight years of seeing at least one conference program advance to the NCAA Championship Match, three SEC teams did feature in the Match Play Eight as LSU, South Carolina

MEN’S GOLF NOTES 8 13 SEC teams finished the season ranked in the final Golfweek Top 25, including four in the Top 10, along with a total of 27 individuals ranked in the final Golfweek Top 100 in 2016.

NCAA team titles and seven NCAA individual champions all-time.

and Vanderbilt all bowed out of the tournament in the national quarterfinals. While officially tying for fifth place overall, the Tigers earned their third-straight top-five national finish at the NCAA Championships for the fourth time in school history after also doing so five-straight times from 1939-43 and three-straight times from 1946-48 and 1953-55. While LSU, South Carolina and Vanderbilt all qualified among the eight teams in match play, Arkansas finished 12th, Kentucky finished 13th and Florida finished 15th in stroke play qualifying, while Alabama, Auburn and Georgia did not make the 15-team cut after 54 holes of stroke play. The conference has captured 13 NCAA team titles in its history with LSU owning a league-leading five titles all-time.

Top 10 team finishes at the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships since 1985.

Individuals have placed in the Top 10 of the leaderboard at the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships since 1985.

First-Team All-Americans since 1990.

2016 SEC RESULTS 1. 2. T3. T3. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

Georgia Texas A&M Arkansas Florida LSU Auburn Kentucky Vanderbilt Tennessee South Carolina Alabama Missouri Ole Miss Mississippi State

TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS 277-291-285 -- 853 +13 287-283-286 -- 856 +16 288-283-290 -- 861 +21 285-290-286 -- 861 +21 294-286-284 -- 864 +24 291-283-291 -- 865 +25 277-289-302 -- 868 +28 286-294-294 -- 874 +34 286-292-297 -- 875 +35 292-294-293 -- 879 +39 294-292-294 -- 880 +40 289-292-300 -- 881 +41 301-298-289 -- 888 +48 304-298-293 -- 895 +55

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1. 2. 3. 4. T5. T5. T5. T5. 9. T10. T10.

Lee McCoy, Georgia Tyler McDaniel, Kentucky Matt Gilchrist, Auburn Gordon Neale, Florida Andrew Lister, Texas A&M Chandler Phillips, Texas A&M Sam Horsfield, Florida Taylor Moore, Arkansas Charles Kim, Arkansas Greyson Sigg, Georgia Sean Kelly, South Carolina

68-70-69 -- 207 -3 68-72-69 -- 209 -1 68-71-71 -- 210 E 68-76-67 -- 211 +1 74-66-72 -- 212 +2 68-73-71 -- 212 +2 71-72-69 -- 212 +2 72-68-72 -- 212 +2 71-73-70 -- 214 +4 69-75-71 -- 215 +5 70-76-70 -- 215 +5

Tigers on the PGA TOUR

Turned Professional: Joined PGA TOUR: Best Finish: Career Earnings:

1989 1992 1st (13 times) $41,840,270

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DAVID TOMS

PGA TOUR VICTORIES

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 2011 Crowne Plaza Invitational

13 career PGA TOUR victories 2001 PGA Champion 2002, 2004 and 2006 Ryder Cup team member 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2011 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 11 times in his PGA TOUR career Ranks No. 10 in career PGA TOUR earnings with $41,840,270 as of Nov. 4, 2016.

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ANDREW LOUPE Turned Professional: 2011 2013 Joined PGA TOUR: Best PGA Finish: T-3rd (2016 CareerBuilder Challenge) Best Web.com Finish: 1st (2015 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship) $1,958,549 Career Earnings:

JOHN PETERSON Turned Professional: 2011 Joined PGA TOUR: 2013 Best Finish: T-4th (2012 U.S. Open) Career Earnings: $1,889,056

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SMYLIE KAUFMAN Turned Professional: 2014 2015 Joined PGA TOUR: Best PGA Finish: 1st (2015 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open) Best Web.com Finish: 1st (2015 United Leasing Championship Presented by PTI) $2,783,968 Career Earnings:

CURTIS THOMPSON Turned Professional: 2014 Joined Web.com Tour: 2014 Best Finish: T-3rd (2016 Panama Claro Championship) Career Earnings: $196,268

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2015 NCAA Champions

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National Champions!

Tigers Tame Trojans for NCAA Championship

Just as he did in the national semifinal against Georgia, LSU’s senior All-American Ben Taylor scored the deciding point by rolling in a nine-foot par putt at the par-four 18th hole to claim a 1-up victory over USC’s Bobby Gojuangco and hand the Tigers their fifth national championship with a 4-1 victory over the Trojans. With All-SEC standouts Zach Wright and Brandon Pierce already in the clubhouse with match wins of their own and watching nearby, Taylor made it 3-for-3 for the Tigers in the 2015 NCAA Championship Match by coming from behind on the back nine to defeat Gojuangco on the final hole and seal LSU’s victory. Pierce put the first point on the board for the Tigers with a 2-and-1 win over Rico Hoey, while Wright followed with a 3-and-2 victory over Sean Crocker to push LSU’s advantage to 2-0 as Taylor played the 18th hole. With All-SEC sophomore Eric Ricard defeating Jonah Texeira by a 1-up margin and senior All-American Stewart Jolly going 1-down to Eric Sugimoto, the Tigers were crowned national champions for the fifth time in team history with a 4-1 victory over the No. 5-seeded Trojans in the title match. They captured their first NCAA Championship in 60 years after also being crowned champions in 1940, 1942, 1947 and 1955. “I’m just so proud of these guys,” said LSU head coach Chuck Winstead of his team winning the national championship for the 2015 season. “It’s hard to get into a position to even have a chance to win this tournament, and then when you show up out here today and you still have the resolve to play the way we did, I’m very proud of the guys on this team.

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“There are a lot of people at LSU that care about men’s golf, and really the athletic department, so having graduated from LSU and being a Tiger, it’s very special. The supporters at LSU and the administration have very much supported us these 10 years. We didn’t do this by ourselves, so I think it means quite a lot. They’ve invested.” Taylor scored the third and deciding point to send the Tigers into the NCAA Championship Match a day before when he defeated Georgia’s Zach Healy by a 2-up margin on the 18th green in their semifinal match. The 18th hole was again the site of LSU’s match decider when Taylor rolled in his par putt from nine feet to close out his match with Gojuangco by a narrow 1-up scoreline and deliver the title to Baton Rouge for the first time in 60 years. But it was a match very much in the balance as Taylor found himself 1-down to his Trojan opponent after 16 holes and both players heading to the par-five 17th. Taylor went up by as many as two holes early on the back nine as he opened the side with a par at the par-four 10th hole to extend his lead, then dropped three-straight at Nos. 11-13 to fall 1-down to Gojuangco late in the match. That’s where he remained as both players put their drives in good positions in the fairway on the reachable 17th. Knowing that his opponent would likely make birdie, Taylor addressed his ball and fired a 4-iron from 258 yards to within five feet of the hole where he would knock down his putt for eagle and square the match. “Surprisingly not too bad,” Taylor said of his nerves as he prepared to hit his second shot into the 17th green. “Before I hit my shot Coach (Chuck Win-

2015 NCAA Champions stead) asked me, ‘Are you having fun?’ It was hard to say no because it was a lot of fun. It was a perfect club, a perfect yardage, and we knew it was going to be a good shot. To see it run up that tier and go to the back of that green by that back pin was pretty special.” Gojuangco’s bogey at No. 18 then opened the door for Taylor to seal the title for the Tigers as he buried his par putt after leaving his first putt well short of the cup from the back-left side of the green. “It was a perfect moment to end a perfect college career, and I couldn’t be happier. I’m emotional and don’t even know what else to say. It’s been a great day, and what a finish to my college career. I’m so happy, just a great feeling,” Taylor shared with Golf Channel’s Angela Hamann after the victory. “At first on the birdie putt, we knew that a two-putt was likely going to be good enough to win the national championship, but it was obviously a very fast putt that I left short. I had that putt in the practice round, about 10 feet down the hill. We had the line and I just had to put a good stroke on it.” Like Taylor, Pierce and Wright both ended their time at Concession Golf Club unbeaten in match play at the NCAA Championships to help lead the Tigers to the team title on a Wednesday afternoon that will live long in the memory. Pierce took down Hoey 2-and-1 to finish 2-0-1, while Wright closed out Crocker 3-and-2 to match Taylor’s perfect 3-0 record for the week. Pierce trailed only briefly in his match after making bogey at the par-four second hole to go 1-down to Hoey early on. He rebounded quickly with a birdie at the par-four fifth hole, before extending his lead to 2-up with a birdie at the par-four 12th hole and 3-up with an eagle at the par-five 13th hole. Despite falling back to 2-up with a bogey at the par-four 15th, Pierce held on for a 2-and-1 win for LSU’s first point in the match. Pierce handed Hoey his only defeat in three matches while running his own record to 2-0-1 after also defeating Vanderbilt’s Theo Humphrey 1-up in the quarterfinal round and squaring his match with Georgia’s Sepp Straka after 18 holes in the semifinal. It was an exclamation point onto the end of what was an All-American spring season for the Tiger sophomore. Wright led the Tigers into the final eight of match play at the NCAA Championships in each of the 2014 and 2015 seasons while posting a perfect 5-0 mark against the nation’s best. With his match against Crocker remaining all square through 13 holes, it was clear that Wright would have a say in which team would take home the national championship when he stepped up for his tee shot at No. 14 with just five holes to play. Wright then stormed to victory down the stretch when he made back-to-back pars at No. 14 and No. 15 and a birdie at the par-four 16th hole for a comfortable 3-and-2 win in the end. It proved to be an outstanding championship for Wright as he not only tied for 11th place to match Pierce as the top Tiger in 72 holes of stroke play, but he also captured LSU’s highest winning margins in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of match play on Tuesday with a 4-and-2 win over Vanderbilt’s Carson Jacobs and a 7-and-6 victory over Georgia’s Mookie DeMoss en route to the championship match. “Absolutely. I mean, I can be more aggressive so it definitely is not like a fear of losing,” Wright said of his ability to play his best golf in match play. “Because you only lose one hole, you don’t lose multiple strokes to the field. We came here on a mission to try and win this.” A fourth LSU Tiger in the lineup also remained unbeaten in match play as Ricard showed the nerves of a seasoned veteran while playing in his first career NCAA Championship. After finishing all square with Vanderbilt’s Zack Jaworski in the quarterfinal and scoring a decisive 4-and-3 victory over Georgia’s Greyson Sigg in the semifinal round, Ricard finished the title match against Texeira 1-up as they were called off the course after 16 holes once Taylor had sealed the match and the championship for the Tigers. Ricard also left Concession Golf Club with an unbeaten 2-0-1 mark in his NCAA Championship debut as he will team with Pierce and Wright in providing the Tigers with a strong foundation in the lineup as they look to be NCAA Champions once again in 2016 as they are sure to return one of the strongest teams in all of college golf in the spring. Jolly might have dropped his match to USC’s Sugimoto in the final, but the two-time All-SEC pick and All-American had nothing but great memories when looking back on his final NCAA Championship. “It means a lot,” Jolly shared of going out a national champion in his final tournament as a Tiger. “I’m out there playing with my brothers, and just couldn’t be more proud of them. This is what we worked for all year this year. We’ve worked so hard for this. The semifinals last year definitely stung a bit, and we came out here with a chip on our shoulder and got it done this year.” The Tigers not only made history by winning their fifth national champi-

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onship on the links in school history, but they also tied a team record with five wins in a season as they matched their single-season mark with five wins that was previously set during the 1959-60 season. The 2015 SEC Champions and NCAA Champions also took home the title from the Golfweek Conference Challenge (Sept. 14-16), David Toms Intercollegiate (Oct. 4-5) and Talis Park Challenge (March 15-16) during the 2014-15 campaign. By taking home the team title in the 2015 NCAA Championship Match, the Tigers also won LSU’s 47th national championship in school history as one of the most decorated athletic programs in all of college athletics.

NCAA Championship Match

Final Results – No. 7 LSU def. No. 5 USC, 4-1 Brandon Pierce (LSU) def. Rico Hoey (USC), 2&1 Ben Taylor (LSU) def. Bobby Gojuangco (USC), 1-up Zach Wright (LSU) def. Sean Crocker (USC), 3&2 Eric Ricard (LSU) def. Jonah Texeira (USC), 1-up Eric Sugimoto (USC) def. Stewart Jolly (LSU), 1-up

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NCAA Semifinals: LSU vs. Georgia

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National Champions!

Tigers Defeat Bulldogs in National Semifinals

After knocking off No. 2 seed Vanderbilt by a 3.5-1.5 margin in the national quarterfinals earlier in the day, the Tigers defeated No. 3 seed Georgia by the same scoreline in their semifinal match in the afternoon to advance to the NCAA Championship Match at the 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships. The Tigers earned the right to play for their first NCAA title in 60 years where they would meet the No. 5-seeded USC Trojans in the NCAA Championship Match airing live on Golf Channel. The Trojans defeated No. 1 seed Illinois by an identical score of 3.5-1.5 in their national semifinal to set up a title tilt with LSU in the final. While competing as the No. 5 seed in match play, USC opened with a comfortable 4-0 win over No. 4 seed Texas in the quarterfinal round.

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Senior All-American Ben Taylor scored the deciding point for the Tigers to send the team into the NCAA Championship Match as he defeated Georgia’s Zach Healy by a 2-up margin with a strong finish on the back nine. Second-Team All-SEC performers Zach Wright and Eric Ricard both cruised to comfortable victories over their Bulldog rivals as Wright scored a decisive 7-and-6 win over Mookie Demoss and Ricard followed with his 4-and3 win over Greyson Sigg to score the three points needed to win the match for the Tigers. Sophomore Brandon Pierce battled back from a three-hole deficit on the back nine to finish all square with Sepp Straka, while senior Stewart Jolly rounded out the semifinals with a narrow 2-and-1 defeat to Georgia’s Lee McCoy.

NCAA Semifinals: LSU vs. Georgia “I’m so proud of the guys,” said LSU head coach Chuck Winstead following his team’s semifinal victory. “This day was a long day. It takes a lot of focus and a lot of determination to play this much golf in these conditions, and you just have to kind of hang in there and keep playing. Our guys have had a nice year and have done some great things. They’ve worked really hard and are looking forward to tomorrow. “USC has a great team. Not only do they have a great team, but they’re playing really well here too. We’re playing well, so I know we’re all looking forward to getting out there and getting after it.” All eyes were on Taylor as he and Healy went to the back nine all square in their match that proved to be the decider in sending either the Tigers or Bulldogs to the championship finale. Taylor went 1-down in the match when he opened the back nine with a double bogey on the par-four 10th hole to hand the advantage over to Georgia. But the Tiger All-American ground out the required result after he again squared the match with a par at the par-four 12th before taking his first lead of the afternoon by rolling in a clutch six-foot putt for par at the par-four 15th. After halving Nos. 16 and 17, Taylor fired a 6-iron from 196 yards to within three feet of the pin for a tap-in birdie and a 2-up victory for LSU’s clinching third point. “The front nine was a massive grind. It was quite windy and really raining, so it was pretty tough to win holes and not give any away,” Taylor said of their front nine. “It cleared up on the back nine and we started hitting some proper golf shots. We had to go out and make birdies to win holes. The 17th was a good example because right when I made a birdie, (Zach Healy) came back and made birdie to extend the match. “That was huge and got us to the final for the first time in school history,” Taylor added of his 6-iron into the 18th green. “It was 196 yards downwind with the pin back left, and I just fired it right in there at the pin.” Wright’s match was never in doubt as he took an early 1-up lead with a par at the par-four second hole and never looked back while cruising to an easy victory in his match with DeMoss. He put together a run of four in a row as he went 4-up with pars at the par-five third, par-three fourth and par-four fifth holes. Wright dropped his only hole of the day with a bogey at the par-five seventh hole as his lead was cut to 3-up. But order was restored when Wright made par at the par-four eighth hole before closing out his match 7-and-6 with consecutive wins with a

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birdie at No. 10 and back-to-back pars at Nos. 11 and 12. With his 7-and-6 win over DeMoss, Wright remained unbeaten at 4-0 in his four career matches in match play at the NCAA Championships. He also defeated Vanderbilt’s Carson Jacobs by a 4-and-2 margin in their quarterfinals match, while also earning wins over UCLA’s Matt Pinizzotto (2-and-1) in the quarterfinal and Alabama’s Cory Whitsett (1-up) in the semifinal a season before in 2014. Like Wright, Ricard never trailed in his match against Sigg as he was quickly 1-up thanks to a par at the par-four first hole before extending his lead to 4-up with just six holes to play with a birdie at No. 7, par at No. 9 and birdie at No. 12. After trading the 13th and 14th holes, Ricard closed out the match 4-and-3 when he drained a lengthy birdie putt at the parfour 15th hole. “On this golf course, you have to be good off the tee and not make any silly mistakes to give a hole away. You have to make the other person beat you,” Taylor added. “That was my mindset. I was able to do that great on the back nine today. We’ll approach it the same way as we did today, same routing as we’ve had yesterday , the day before and really what we’ve done all year to get to the final.”

NCAA Match Play Semifinals Final Results – No. 7 LSU def. No. 3 Georgia, 3.5-1.5 Brandon Pierce (LSU) vs. Sepp Straka (UGA), A/S Ben Taylor (LSU) def. Zach Healy (UGA), 2-up Zach Wright (LSU) def. Mookie DeMoss (UGA), 7&6 Eric Ricard (LSU) def. Greyson Sigg (UGA), 4&3 Lee McCoy (UGA) def. Stewart Jolly (LSU), 2&1

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NCAA Quarterfinals: LSU vs. Vanderbilt

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National Champions!

LSU Advances to Second-Straight NCAA Semifinal

Brandon Pierce, Ben Taylor and Zach Wright were the first Tigers to tee off in LSU’s national quarterfinal match against Vanderbilt, and each defeated their Commodore rival to send the SEC Champions back to the Final Four of match play at the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships for the second-straight season. Pierce put the first point on the board for the Tigers with a narrow 1-up victory over Vanderbilt’s Theo Humphrey, while Taylor followed with a 3-and-2 victory over All-American Matthias Schwab and Wright kept his match play record undefeated with a 4-and-2 victory over Carson Jacobs as No. 7-seeded LSU earned a 3.5-1.5 win over the No. 2-seeded Commodores in the national quarterfinals. LSU’s All-SEC sophomore Eric Ricard played Zack Jaworski all square for 18 holes, while Stewart Jolly dropped a 3-and-2 decision to Vanderbilt’s SEC Player of the Year Hunter Stewart in their morning match. The Tigers advanced to the NCAA Final Four for the second-straight season where they set up an SEC showdown with No. 3 seed Georgia in their semifinal match after the Bulldogs closed out No. 6-seed South Florida by a decisive 4-1 margin in the quarterfinal round. LSU teed off against Georgia with experience on its side after advancing to the Final Four of match play the season before for its best finish at the NCAA Championships in 47 years. The Tigers, competing as the No. 3 seed after trying for second place in stroke play a year ago, took down No. 6 seed UCLA by a 4-1 margin in the national quarterfinals before falling to No. 2 seed and eventual national champion Alabama by the same score in the semifinal

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round. It marked LSU’s best NCAA finish since finishing in third place in 1967. Pierce put the first point on the board for the Tigers in the 2015 quarterfinal as he never trailed Humphrey before winning 1-up in 18 holes. He took a 1-up lead early in the match with a birdie at the par-five third hole before falling back to all square after dropping the par-three sixth hole with a bogey. Pierce then made back-to-back birdies at the par-four ninth and par-four 10th holes to take a 2-up lead to the back nine. After trading holes by dropping the par-three 11th and winning the parthree 14th, Pierce’s lead was erased when Humphrey birdied consecutive holes at the par-four 15th and par-four 16th holes to square the match on the back nine. Pierce seized control again when he chipped in for eagle from more than 50 feet on the par-five 17th hole before picking up for par at the par-four 18th hole for a 1-up win. Like Pierce, Taylor never trailed in his match with Schwab as he fired out of the gate by taking five of the first seven holes to make the turn with a commanding 5-up lead. Schwab would only manage to cut Taylor’s lead to 3-up on the back nine after the Tiger All-American dropped two holes with a par at the par-five 13th and bogey at the par-three 14th. Taylor improved his record to 2-1 in match play at the NCAA Championships as an LSU Tiger when he matched Schwab with a birdie at No. 15 and par at No. 16 to claim a 3-and-2 victory for LSU’s second win of the day. Wright, who won both of his matches in match play at the NCAA Championships a year ago, moved to 3-0 in his career with a 4-and-2 win over Jacobs in the deciding match to send the Tigers to the NCAA semifinals to play Georgia.

NCAA Quarterfinals: LSU vs. Vanderbilt Wright actually fell 2-down in the match after just four holes, but rebounded to square the match with consecutive pars at No. 5 and No. 6 where they remained going to the back nine. LSU’s Second-Team All-SEC selection then won four-straight holes on the back nine at Nos. 13-16 to seal the victory for the Tigers. The Tigers earned the No. 7 seed in match play following the final round with a final score of 17-over par 1,169 in stroke-play qualifying at the 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships that was held at Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida. After teeing off in the fourth round of stroke play in third place overall, the Tigers sealed their spot in the “Race for the Eight” for match play with a team score of 10-over par 298 in the final round to finish seventh in the field and take the No. 7 seed into the national quarterfinals to face the second seed Vanderbilt Commodores in the opening round of match play. Illinois, the NCAA runner-up in 2013, earned the top seed in match play after posting the lowest 72-hole score in the field at 3-over 1,155. Vanderbilt followed two shots back in second place at 5-over 1,157, while Texas and Georgia finished three shots off the pace in a tie for third place at 6-over 1,158. USC (1,161), South Florida (1,168), LSU (1,169) and UCLA (1,172) rounded out the eight-team field in the match play competition. Two Tigers nearly cracked the Top 10 of the leaderboard with their performance at the 2015 NCAA Championships as Wright and Pierce tied for 11th place in the final stroke-play standings. Pierce posted a 1-over par 73 and Wright added a 3-over par 75 in the final round as the two Second-Team All-SEC performers finished off matching 72-hole scores of 1-over par 289. Ricard was impressive in his NCAA Championship debut as he added a counting score of 6-over 78 for the Tigers in the final round for a total of 4-over 292 to tie for 27th place overall.

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NCAA Match Play Quarterfinals Final Results – No. 7 LSU def. No. 2 Vanderbilt, 3.5-1.5 Brandon Pierce (LSU) def. Theo Humphrey (VU), 1-up Ben Taylor (LSU) def. Matthias Schwab (VU), 3&2 Zach Wright (LSU) def. Carson Jacobs (VU), 4&2 Eric Ricard (LSU) vs. Zach Jaworski (VU), A/S Hunter Stewart (VU) def. Stewart Jolly (LSU), 3&2

NCAA Stroke Play Leaderboard Final Team Results (Top 10 Only) 1. Illinois 2. Vanderbilt T3. Georgia T3. Texas 5. Southern California 6. South Florida 7. LSU 8. UCLA 9. Georgia Tech 10. TCU

286-292-296-282 – 1155 +3 301-284-287-285 – 1157 +5 288-293-286-291 – 1158 +6 294-300-280-284 – 1158 +6 289-285-296-291 – 1161 +9 294-291-292-291 – 1168 +16 292-289-290 -298 – 1169 +17 294-304-280-294 – 1172 +20 293-295-290-297 – 1175 +23 296-293-291-299 – 1179 +27

NCAA Stroke Play Leaderboard Final Individual Results (Top 10 Only) 1. Bryson Dechambeau, SMU 2. Cheng-Tsung Pan, Washington T3. Thomas Detry, Illinois T3. Hunter Stewart, Vanderbilt 5. Paul Dunne, UAB 6. Claudio Correa, South Florida 7. Andrew Presley, TCU T8. Doug Ghim, Texas T8. Riley Davenport, Charlotte 10. Beau Hossler, Texas

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2015 SEC Championships

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SEC Champions!

Tigers Win First SEC Crown Since 1987

The LSU Tigers lifted the SEC Championship trophy for the first time in 28 seasons when they turned a three-shot deficit entering the final round into a three-shot victory with a winning score of 13-under par 827 at the 2015 SEC Men’s Golf Championships held at Sea Island Golf Club’s Seaside Course. Not since the sophomore season of the great David Toms in 1986-87 had the Tigers been crowned SEC Champions on the links, but the team of seniors Stewart Jolly and Ben Taylor, junior Zach Wright and sophomores Brandon Pierce and Eric Ricard earned their place in history as the champion golfers of the year for the 2014-15 season. They claimed the 16th SEC Championship in the program’s history to rank second all-time behind the 26 titles won by the Georgia Bulldogs while snapping Alabama’s run of three-straight wins from 2012-14. But the 2014 SEC runners-up appeared set for a second-straight silver-medal-winning finish at the championship as they fell five shots behind in second place to both three-time defending champion Alabama and title-challenging Vanderbilt on the back nine. They trailed the Crimson Tide by five shots as groups in the final wave began to make the turn before also falling five shots back of Vanderbilt late in the day. Closing at 1-under par as a team on the back nine and 2-under par over the final four holes, the Tigers staked their claim as SEC Champions as Alabama came in at 10-over par on the back nine with Vanderbilt posting its score of 4-over par on the final nine holes of the championship, including a cumulative 5-over par as a team through holes Nos. 15-18. With Jolly leading the way with a 1-under par 69, Taylor and Wright both

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firing matching scores of even-par 70 and Pierce adding a 2-over par 72 toward LSU’s team score in the final round, the Tigers took home the title with a total of 1-over 281 in the final round and winning effort of 13-under 827 in 54 holes played at the Seaside Course. The Commodores and South Carolina Gamecocks trailed three back in a tie for second place at 10-under 830 as each ended with an even-par 280 in the final round. Rounding out the Top 5 of the final team standings as this year’s SEC Men’s Golf Championships were Alabama and Auburn in a tie for fourth place at 7-under par 833. “It came down to the end, and our guys just kept playing,” said LSU head coach Chuck Winstead of his team’s performance late in the final round. “They really outplayed some great teams down the stretch. The course was tougher today, you could see that in the scores. It took a great amount of focus to get through it. They did that and competed very well all the way through the 54th hole. “The guys are thrilled, and I’m happy for them. They’ve worked hard to achieve something like this and certainly deserve it. We have five guys here who are not just very good players, but they’re all really competitive as a group. When you put our five guys up against some great teams that are here, they’re very competitive and want to take on the challenge of playing in a great championship event like we have here.” Jolly proved to be a catalyst in LSU’s charge on the back nine as he was the only Tiger to break par in the final round, firing a 1-under 69 to tie for fourth place at 5-under par 205 for the weekend.

2015 SEC Champions After making the turn at 2-over par for his round with bogeys at the parfour fourth and par-five seventh holes, Jolly ignited a furious finish to the championship when he holed a 4-iron from the fairway on the par-five 15th hole for eagle before carding a birdie at the par-three 17th hole en route to a team-low round of 69 on the afternoon. He cracked the Top 10 of the final SEC leaderboard for the first time in his four SEC starts with the Tigers as he eclipsed his previous best tournament finish when he tied for 21st place as a junior in 2014. “It’s huge for us,” Jolly exclaimed following the team trophy presentation. “I couldn’t be prouder of my teammates. We’ve had a good year, and this makes it a great year. I couldn’t be happier. It’s great that we all put it together when it mattered most. This is an awesome feeling.” Jolly talked about the shot that sparked his outstanding finish to the championship when he holed a 4-iron from 199 yards into the 15th green to level his score at even-par before finishing the day at 1-under. “I actually hit a bad drive into the fairway bunker, didn’t get a very good lie, so I had to lay it up into the fairway from there,” Jolly explained. “I’ve been hitting my irons pretty well lately, and the pin was back left of the green, so it set up a right-to-left shot shape. It suited my ball flight like I hit it. I had a really good number (yardage), it was a good 4-iron if I hit it correctly. “Coach (Winstead) and I were both talking to it like, ‘Please be good!’ He was having a little bit of fun saying, ‘Be the right club today!’ It was just perfect. It was the most amped up I’ve ever been on a golf course.” Jolly was among three Tigers to break into the Top 10 of the final leaderboard following the final round at the SEC Championships as Wright followed in a tie for sixth place at 4-under par 206 to claim his best finish in three career appearances and Pierce wrapped up the weekend in a tie for ninth place at 3-under par 207 while making his championship debut with the Tigers. After firing the lowest round of the weekend for the Tigers with his 4-under 66 in the second round, Wright closed out a top-10 finish with two birdies and two bogeys for an even-par round of 70 in the final round to improve his two prior finishes of tying for 36th place at the SEC Championships as a freshman in 2013 and as a sophomore in 2014. Pierce’s 2-over 72 was the final counting score for the Tigers in securing the team title. Both Taylor and Ricard tied one another for 31st place on the final leaderboard with matching tournament scores of 3-over par 213 for the championship. Like Wright, Taylor canceled out two birdies with two bogeys for an even-par 70 in the final round to his second-round output after opening the tournament with a 3-over par 73 in the first round. While making his SEC Championship debut alongside Pierce, Ricard counted a score of 1-under 69 before adding rounds of 1-over 71 and 3-over 73 to finish the event at 3-over 213. South Carolina’s Matthew NeSmith led wire-to-wire in claiming the SEC individual title as he followed rounds of 5-under 65 and 6-under 64 with a final-round 3-under 67 to take home a comfortable six-shot victory with a final score of 14-under par 196 for the championship. Auburn’s Ben Schlottman followed six shots back in second place with a 54-hole score of 8-under par 202. “There are so many people who have helped LSU Golf get back to this level during our time here. I’m happy for all of those who have given us so much support,” Winstead added. “Whether it be alumni, past members of our team, the administration and others, there are just so many people who have played a major part in this. We can’t thank them enough for helping us along the way.” Their victory at the 2015 SEC Men’s Golf Championships marked the fourth time during the 2014-15 season for the Tigers to be crowned team champions in their 10 tournament starts on the year. They also claimed team titles at the Golfweek Conference Challenge (Sept. 14-16) and David Toms Intercollegiate (Oct. 4-5) in the 2014 fall season and the Talis Park Challenge (March 15-16) earlier in the spring.

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Tigers Compete for National Championship in Match Play The LSU Tigers gave themselves an opportunity to win their first national championship in nearly 60 years after firing a team score of 4-under par 836 in 54 holes of medal play at the 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships while earning the No. 3 seed in the eight-team match-play tournament for the title in the event held May 23-28 at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kansas. It marked the first time in six seasons of the current format that the Tigers qualified for the eight-team, single-elimination tournament for the national championship dating back to NCAA’s adoption of match play since the 2008-09 season. Sparked by final rounds of 2-under par 70 by junior Ben Taylor and 1-under par 69 by senior Smylie Kaufman, the Tigers capped their third round of strokeplay qualifying with a team score of 1-under par 279 to finish as the runners-up to the No. 3-ranked Stanford Cardinal and in a tie for second place with the No. 1-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide among the 30 teams in medal play. Stanford ran away from the field with a 54-hole score of 13-under par 827 to claim the No. 1 seed in the match play quarterfinals. Alabama earned the No. 2 seed over the Tigers in match play with the second tiebreaker established by the NCAA of highest 54-hole score by one golfer in the lineup after both teams’ non-counting scores over the three rounds totaled 11-over par. LSU broke par in each of its three rounds in stroke play to clinch its first top-10 team finish at the NCAA Championships in 25 years, sandwiching scores of 1-under 279 in the first and third rounds around a 2-under 278 in the second round for a 54-hole score of 4-under par 836. The Tigers last cracked the Top 10 of the final team standings at the NCAA Championships in 1989 when they tied for eighth place nationally. It was the 20th time in the program’s history that the Tigers took home a top-10 team finish at the NCAA Championships, including four national titles claimed in 1940, 1942, 1947 and 1955. Their performance set up a quarterfinal match with No. 21-ranked UCLA as the Bruins nabbed the No. 6 seed thanks to an unbelievable display of putting on their back nine to finish off a round of 1-over 281 in the final round for a score of 4-over 844 for sixth place overall in stroke-play qualifying. No. 1 seed Stanford faced No. 8 seed Illinois after the Fighting Illini tied the SMU Mustangs for seventh place in the team standings at 5-over par 845 after 54 holes. No. 2 seed Alabama battled No. 7 seed SMU, and No. 4 seed Oklahoma State and No. 5 seed Georgia Tech featured in the remaining match after the Cowboys finished at even-par 840 and the Yellow Jackets ended at 1-over par 841. “Our guys are excited. They have worked hard this year, and are excited for the opportunity to play for a national championship,” LSU head coach Chuck Winstead said of his team’s qualification. “The reality of the NCAA Championships is that it is two tournaments here. We played very well in stroke play to put ourselves in this position, and now we’ll go to match play with the mindset to win. The teams we’ve brought here in the past few years have all had it in them to get to this point, but I’m so proud of these guys for believing in themselves and taking that next step up. “These guys are developing into a very good team. We’ll keep playing the type of golf we’ve been working toward, and see if we can’t get a little bit better

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every day. We’re looking forward to it.” After opening the championship with a 1-over 71, Taylor caught fire to finish as the top Tiger in the individual competition as he played his final 36 holes at 5-under par with scores of 3-under 67 and 2-under 68 to tie for sixth place on the final leaderboard at 4-under par 206 for the championship. It was the third time in five years for an LSU Tiger to crack the Top 10 of the final NCAA standing after three-time All-American John Peterson tied for sixth place as a junior in 2010 before being crowned the NCAA Champion as a senior in 2011. Taylor played a nearly flawless final round with three birdies and one bogey on his scorecard. After opening with six-straight pars, he reeled off three birdies over a four-hole stretch around the turn at the par-five seventh, par-four eighth and par-three 10th holes before making his lone bogey of the day at the parfour 13th hole to cap his afternoon with a team-leading 2-under par 68. It was an outstanding individual finish in the NCAA Championship

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FINAL TOP 10 TEAM LEADERBOARD

1. Stanford 281-267-279 – 827 -13 T2. LSU 279-278-279 – 836 -4 T2. Alabama 274-278-284 – 836 -4 4. Oklahoma State 277-279-284 – 840 E 5. Georgia Tech 277-282-282 – 841 +1 6. UCLA 279-284-281 – 844 +4 T7. SMU 275-285-285 – 845 +5 T7. Illinois 285-280-280 845 +5 9. South Carolina 272-292-282 – 846 +6

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FINAL TOP 10 INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD

1. Cameron Wilson, Stanford 71-63-70 – 204 -6 2. Ollie Schniederjans, Ga. Tech 71-65-68 – 204 -6 T3. David Boote, Stanford 73-67-65 – 205 -5 T3. James Ross, Houston 70-69-66 – 205 -5 T3. Robby Shelton, Alabama 72-65-68 – 205 -5 T6. Ben Taylor, LSU 71-67-68 – 206 -4 T6. Denny McCarthy, Virginia 65-71-70 – 206 -4 T6. Seth Reeves, Ga. Tech 66-72-68 – 206 -4 T9. Brian Campbell, Illinois 70-74-63 – 207 -3 T9. Sebastian Cappelen, Ark. 68-71-68 – 207 -3 T9. Lorens Chan, UCLA 70-70-67 – 207 -3 T9. Bryson Dechambeau, SMU 69-69-69 – 207 -3 T9. Toni Hakula, Texas 72-68-67 – 209 -3 T9. Ryan Zech, Missouri 70-69-68 – 207 -3

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Tigers Make Historic Run to NCAA Final Four debut for the junior from Leatherhead, Surrey, England, as Taylor joined the program in the summer of 2013 as a two-time NCAA Division II All-American. Kaufman and junior Curtis Thompson also broke par for 54 holes to lead the Tigers into match play as they tied one another for 19th place on the leaderboard at 1-under par 209 for the championship. Kaufman trailed Taylor by just one shot in the final round with his 1-under par 69 that featured an eagle at No. 7 and a birdie at the par-four 14th hole along with bogeys at the par-four ninth and par-four 16th holes. Thompson carded three birdies and three bogeys in the last round to take home his best career NCAA finish with an even-par 70 in Monday’s final round. Junior First-Team All-SEC and All-American standout Stewart Jolly added a 2-over 72 toward LSU’s team score in the final round as he finished off the individual competition in a tie for 55th place at 4-over 214 for the championship. Sophomore Zach Wright rounded out the lineup in a tie for 105th place at 9-over 219 that featured a 4-over 74 on the day. Stanford’s Cameron Wilson was crowned the 2014 NCAA Champion after defeating Georgia Tech standout Ollie Schniederjans in a three-hole, suddendeath playoff after the two All-Americans tied one another with matching 54-hole scores of 6-under par 204 in medal play. After earning the No. 3 seed in 54 holes of medal play, the Tigers made history in advancing to the NCAA Final Four of match play after scoring a decisive 4-1 victory over the No. 6-seeded UCLA Bruins in their quarterfinal match to set up an SEC showdown with No. 2 seed and defending national champion Alabama in the semifinal round at the 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships. Kaufman, Taylor, Thompson and Wright each put the Tigers on the scoreboard with wins in their respective matches as LSU cruised to the NCAA Semifinals to face the Crimson Tide with just one match separating them from a chance to play for their fifth national championship in the program’s history. Kaufman clinched the win for the Tigers with his 2-up victory over UCLA’s Jonathan Garrick in Match 3. In what proved to be a tight match throughout, neither led by more than one hole until Kaufman’s par at the par-four ninth hole that sealed his 2-up victory and gave the Tigers a clinching 3-1 advantage in the match with only Wright still on the course. Kaufman took the lead for good in his match with an eagle 3 at the par-five seventh hole to take a 1-up lead with just two holes to play. He finished his round at No. 9 after teeing off from the back nine to start the day. Taylor, the team’s top performer in stroke play qualifying, scored the first point for the Tigers in the quarterfinal as he stormed to a 4&3 victory over Bruin standout Anton Arboleda as they played only 15 holes in their match. Taylor was actually 2-down to Arboleda through 3 holes after teeing off from the back nine, but quickly squared the match with pars at the par-four 13th and par-three 15th holes. After grabbing a lead for the first time with a par at the par-four third hole, Taylor sealed the match by a score of 4&3 as he won four-straight holes at Nos. 3-6 to put the Tigers on the scoreboard. The Bruins won their only point for the match when Loren Chan drew UCLA level at 1-1 in with a 4&3 victory of his own over Tiger junior Stewart Jolly as they also picked up after 15 holes. But Thompson gave the Tigers a lead they would not relinquish thanks to his 1-up victory over Preston Valder as LSU regained the lead by a 2-1 margin.

The match came down to the final hole after they played 17 holes at all square. A par by Thompson and a double bogey by Valder on No. 9 gave the point to the Tigers for a crucial 2-1 advantage. After Kaufman clinched the quarterfinal victory for the Tigers, Wright polished off the win with his 2&1 victory over Matt Pinizzotto in Match 5. Wright found himself 2-down after just three holes, but bounced back for a 1-up lead at the turn with a birdie at the par-four 14th, a par at the par-three 15th and a birdie at the par-four 18th hole. Wright and Pinizzotto traded holes at No. 1 and No. 2, before Wright made birdie at No. 7 and par at No. 8 to finish his 2&1 victory in the match. Alabama, which also scored a 3-2 win in its quarterfinal match against No. 7 seed SMU, featured in the national championship match in each of the previous two seasons. The Crimson Tide won the program’s first national championship in 2013 with a 4-1 victory over Illinois in the national championship match after finishing as the NCAA runner-up to Texas in 2012. It’s a national semifinal that also featured the top two teams from the SEC Championship earlier in April 2014 when Alabama won its third-straight conference crown with the Tigers finishing as the SEC runners-up for the 201314 season. LSU and Alabama squared off on live television as Golf Channel broadcast both national semifinal matches on May 27, 2014, that also featured No. 1 seed Stanford against No. 4 seed Oklahoma State. The SEC rivals finished 54 holes of stroke play qualifying in a tie for second place in the team standings as both LSU and Alabama fired teams scores of 4-under par 836 in three rounds to earn their spot in the match-play competition. They had certainly matched one another shot-for-shot through five days of action at Prairie Dunes Country Club after advancing to the NCAA Final Four. LSU’s historic 2013-14 season came to an end for the Tigers as they went down by a 4-1 score to Alabama in the NCAA Semifinals. Wright was the lone Tiger to win his semifinal match as he scored a 1-up victory over Alabama’s senior All-American Cory Whitsett to put the Tigers on the scoreboard after the Crimson Tide had already clinched their spot in the national championship match. Alabama advanced to battle No. 4 seed Oklahoma State in the title match to wrap up the 2013-14 collegiate season, defeating the Cowboys by a 4-1 score to win its second-straight national championship. With their run to the NCAA Final Four, the Tigers earned their best team finish at the NCAA Championships since earning a third-place national finish in 1967, while they also finished among the nation’s top-10 teams for the first time in 25 years when they tied for eighth place in the event in David Toms’ senior season in 1989. Their performance capped an outstanding postseason run that featured a victory at Texas A&M’s Aggie Invitational in their regular-season finale before finishing as the SEC runners-up at the SEC Championships and tying for fourth place at the NCAA Columbia (Mo.) Regional in 2014.

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John Peterson: 2011 NCAA Champion

A member of the LSU men’s golf program was crowned individual medalist at the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships for the first time in 70 years as senior All-American John Peterson put an exclamation point onto the end of a heralded career on June 2, 2011, with a national championship after firing a 54-hole score of 5-under par 211 at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma. After firing a competitive course record 7-under 65 in the second round, Peterson finished with an even-par 72 in the final round for a dramatic one-shot victory over UCLA’s Patrick Cantlay. Peterson joined LSU greats Fred Haas, Jr. (1937) and Earl Stewart (1941) as an NCAA champion as he was the team’s top NCAA finisher since Perry Moss tied for fourth place in 1991.

The LSU golf program actually made history with Peterson’s victory as it became the first school during the history of the NCAA Championships to sweep the men’s and women’s individual crowns in the same season. Lady Tiger freshman Austin Ernst took home the NCAA women’s crown nearly two weeks before in the event hosted by Texas A&M at The Traditions Golf Club in College Station. “This is an unbelievable feeling. I can’t really describe it. It hasn’t sunk in for me yet,” Peterson said after his victory. “I’m probably most excited about getting to walk out to the 50-yard line in Tiger Stadium one night next year at a football game. If they let me do that, I want to walk out there in front of 90,000 people with Chuck (Winstead) and Shane (Warren) and these guys who’ve helped me.

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“I’m just so proud of this team and how far we’ve come these last four years. I know we would have liked to play better as a team this week, but we’ve had a great season.” After wrapping up his round at approximately 1:30 p.m. CDT with a one-shot lead over Georgia Tech star James White and a two-shot advantage over the contending trio of Cantlay, Harris English of Georgia and Luke Guthrie of Illinois, Peterson endured many anxious moments in the clubhouse while he watched the contenders try to match his number in the afternoon round at Karsten Creek. After White made bogey on the par-three No. 3 to drop to 3-under par for the championship, no one at the top of the leaderboard would pull to within one shot of Peterson again until the final group approached the par-five 18th hole when Cantlay stood over a 16-foot eagle putt trailing Peterson by two shots at 3-under par. Cantlay, the National Player of the Year who birdied the par-four 17th hole to draw to within two shots of Peterson’s lead, fired a 4-iron to within 16 feet of the flag on the 18th green to give himself a left-toright putt back up the hill for his eagle attempt. The UCLA freshman burned the right side of the cup before holing out with a birdie and ending a single stroke behind Peterson on the leaderboard with a score of 4-under 212 for three rounds. Five golfers finished four shots back in a tie for third place at 1-under 215, while White was five back in a tie for eighth place at evenpar 216 and English tied for 10th place at 1-over par 217. There’s no doubt that the championship was won on the back nine, which Peterson played at 13-under par for the tournament after playing the front nine at a combined 8-over par during his three rounds. “We went back to the hotel after the round,” Peterson said. “I just tried to keep my mind off of it as much as I could, but I had to charge up my phone because I was hitting refresh so many times. I probably won’t be able to even go to sleep tonight. I’m feeling so many different things

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right now.” Despite teeing off at 8:10 a.m. CDT as part of the very first wave of the day with a one-stroke lead for the first 36 holes, the final round proved to be anything but a smooth ride to the finish for Peterson as his national title hopes appeared dashed after turning with a 4-over 40 on his front nine. As the only championship contender on the course in the morning round, Peterson then found himself in a tie for 10th place as he headed to the back nine with a score of 1-under for the championship. But as he had done throughout his collegiate career, Peterson stormed back to retake the lead thanks to his near perfect back nine in which he carded four birdies with no bogeys for a 4-under par 32. After crawling back to 3-under par with birdies at the par-three 11th hole and par-five 14th hole, Peterson went out in style in his final round as an LSU Tiger with back-to-back birdies at the par-four 17th and par-five 18th holes. On the 17th hole, Peterson fired a 4-iron into the wind from 180 yards to within seven feet of the cup as he finished with a birdie. He then followed by hitting his second shot on the par-five 18th hole over the green with the ball coming to rest in the long rough. But he then took a full-swing flop shot that rolled five feet past the hole for yet another birdie opportunity. Peterson’s putt circled all 360 degrees of the cup before falling for a birdie, eliciting an emotional fist pump from the Tiger senior as he regained the overall lead. All Peterson could do at that point was just sit and wait as the rest of those trailing him on the leaderboard prepared to begin their rounds. It would be another six hours before Peterson learned his fate with Cantlay rolling his eagle putt wide right of the cup on the 54th and final hole of medal play. Peterson was actually on the driving range warming up for a potential playoff with Cantlay when he heard the news that the putt was missed and he had finally won his national

championship. A playoff for the NCAA title would have been a fitting end to Peterson’s senior season after competing in three already that spring. Peterson defeated teen phenom Jordan Speith to take home the Jones Cup before the start of the collegiate spring season in February 2011. He also dropped a pair of playoffs to Florida standout Andres Echavarria for the SEC individual title and teammate Andrew Loupe for a spot in the PGA Tour’s Zurich Classic leading up to NCAA postseason play. “I knew he (Patrick Cantlay) was going to make that putt and we would be going to a playoff. That is how this season has been for me this year,” Peterson said. “It’s funny how that seems to happen to me this year in the biggest tournaments. It was a great feeling when he missed his putt.” By winning the 2011 NCAA individual crown, Peterson capped one of the most prolific careers for an LSU Tiger as he became the fifth three-time All-American in program history, joining a list with the likes of Eddie Merrins (1952-54), B.R. McLendon (1965-67), Rob McNamara (1984-87) and David Toms (1986-89). Peterson led the way for the No. 9-ranked and No. 10-seeded Tigers throughout the week as LSU earned a 21st-place finish in the final team standings with a 54-hole team score of 41-over par 905. The Tigers improved upon their 24th-place finish at the NCAA Championships the season before with their top finish in the tournament since an 18thfinish in 1997. Junior Sang Yi carded his lowest score of the tournament in the final round with a 2-under par 70. Yi posted a total of four birdies to go along with just two bogeys to climb into a tie for 88th place in the final standings with a 54-hole score of 13-over 229. The Tigers also counted scores of 9-over par 81 by senior Ken Looper and 10-over par 82 by junior Austin Gutgsell as part of its team score of 17-over 305 in the final round. Looper

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wrapped up in a tie for 125th place at 21-over 237 on the week, while Gutgsell followed one shot back in 128th place at 22-over 238. Senior All-American Andrew Loupe shot an 18-over 90 in the final round to finish the event in a tie for 141st place overall in the event. Loupe still earned All-America honors as one of the nation’s top players of 2011. “We didn’t drive the ball straight enough this week to be successful as a team on this golf course,” said LSU head coach Chuck Winstead. “But you can’t take away from what this group has done for LSU Golf. I love these guys and wish this week would have gone better for them as a group. They’ve done things for their time here to restore this program to where it should be. I’m proud of each and every one of them.” Peterson also talked about his fellow seniors and the recognition they helped bring back to one of the most storied programs in all of college golf during their four years together. “It makes me extremely glad that I came to LSU,” Peterson said. “When I was coming out of high school, I was a pretty good player, but I wasn’t a great player by any means. We weren’t even that good when we got here four years ago. Andrew and I and the rest of this senior class have really pushed ourselves toward this point. It’s been an unbelievable time for us and we know this program is only going to get better.”

2011 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Final Medal Play Leaderboard

1. John Peterson, LSU 74-65-72 – 211 -5 2. Patrick Cantlay, UCLA 72-69-71 – 212 -4 T3. Lion Kim, Michigan 72-70-73 – 215 -1 T3. Cameron Peck, Texas A&M 68-74-73 – 215 -1 T3. Patrick Reed, Augusta State 69-75-71 – 215 -1 T3. J.J. Spaun, San Diego State 69-75-71 – 215 -1 T3. Peter Uihlein, Oklahoma State 73-69-73 – 215 -1 T8. Michael Weaver, California 71-71-74 – 216 E T8. Michael White, Georgia Tech 67-73-76 – 216 E T10. Todd Baek, San Diego State 72-72-73 – 217 +1 T10. Austin Cook, Arkansas 70-74-73 – 217 +1

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Tigers in Major Championships LSU Tigers have enjoyed tremendous success in major championships over the years as six program alums have accounted for 30 top-10 finishes since former NCAA champion Fred Haas, Jr., advanced to the quarterfinal round of match play at the 1952 PGA Championship held at Big Spring Country Club in Jefferson County, Kentucky. LSU great David Toms has claimed a school-record 11 top-10 finishes in major championships during his illustrious PGA TOUR career, including a win at the PGA Championship during the 2001 season. Tiger great Jay Hebert was also crowned a PGA Champion during his professional career in 1960 while totaling 10 top-10 finishes in majors in a career that spanned nearly a quarter century. Below are a listing of all top-10 finishes by LSU Tigers in major championships.

The Masters Place Player Year 10 Jay Hebert 1957 T9 Jay Hebert 1958 T8 Jay Hebert 1959 T10 Jay Hebert 1966 T6 David Toms 1998 T8 David Toms 2003 9 David Toms 2007

The U.S. Open Place Player Year T9 Jay Hebert 1953 T5 Fred Haas, Jr. 1954 T7 Jay Hebert 1958 T9 Gardner Dickinson 1961 T9 Johnny Pott 1964 T6 Gardner Dickinson 1967 T5 David Toms 2003 T5 David Toms 2007 T4 David Toms 2012 T4 John Peterson 2012

The British Open Place Player Year T4 David Toms 2000

The PGA Championship Place Player Year

Fred Haas, Jr.

Quarterfinals Fred Haas, Jr. 1952 7 Jay Hebert 1957 T5 Jay Hebert 1958 1 Jay Hebert 1960 T4 Johnny Pott 1961 10 Jay Hebert 1962 T8 Gardner Dickinson 1963 5 Gardner Dickinson 1965 1 David Toms 2001 T10 David Toms 2005 T4 David Toms 2011 7 David Toms 2013

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2012 U.S. Open Championship LSU GREATS MAKE HISTORY AT 112TH U.S. OPEN Two LSU Tigers finished among the Top 10 of the leaderboard in a major championship for the first time in program history when LSU greats David Toms and John Peterson matched one another with 72-hole scores of 3-over par 283 in four rounds at The Olympic Club to tie for fourth place at the 112th United States Open Championship held June 14-17, 2012. After playing alongside one another in the second to last pairing in Saturday’s third round, Toms wrapped up the championship with a 2-under par 68 and Peterson carded an even-par 70 on Father’s Day to tie Jim Furyk, Padraig Harrington and Jason Dufner for fourth place overall. They finished just two shots off the pace as Webb Simpson was crowned the 2012 U.S. Open champion after having a 1-over par 281 to become the 14th different major champion in a run of 14-straight majors. With their performance, both Toms and Peterson earned an exemption into the field for the 2013 Masters Tournament and 2013 U.S. Open Championship. Toms earned his best career finish at the U.S. Open and took home his 10th career top-10 finish in a major championship by tying for fourth place for the weekend. Toms had twice tied for fifth place at the U.S. Open in 2003 and 2007 as he posted his third top-10 finish in 16 career starts in the event. Toms was brilliant in firing the second-lowest round of Sunday’s finale as he quickly rebounded from his bogey at the par-four fifth hole with a birdie at the par-four seventh hole before making the turn at even in his round. He then made two birdies on the back nine at the par-four 12th and par-five 17th holes to card an impressive 2-under 68 and finish with a 72-hole score of 3-over 283. Toms was actually tied for the U.S. Open lead after 36 holes while entering the weekend sitting at the top of the leaderboard along with Tiger Woods and Furyk. “You battle a lot of emotions and put a lot of pressure on yourself to keep up,” Toms said of sharing the 36-hole lead. “Leading or being tied for the lead in the golf tournament, in the U.S. Open, was great. To be able to turn it around and play really solid golf after the way I played actually the last several tournaments has been nice, to be back in the hunt.” While Toms made 53 major championship appearances during his illustrious career on the PGA TOUR with his start at the 112th U.S. Open, Peterson made the most of his major championship debut after posting 1-over 71, even-par 70, 2-over 72 and even-par 70 for his 3-over par 283 for the championship. Peterson’s scorecard featured four birdies, two bogeys and one double bogey as he put himself in position to win the event, even dropping as low as 2-over par for the tournament with his birdie at the par-four 10th hole on the back nine of the final round. “I had my dad there (on Sunday), and it was Father’s Day,” Peterson said of his father, David. “It was tough because my grandmother (David’s mother) passed away the week before. He always told me that a great Father’s Day present would be for me to be playing (on Sunday) in the U.S. Open. So, that’s a thing I guess I’ll treasure the most from the week, him being there with me.” Peterson even provided one of the highlights of the weekend when he put himself in contention to win the U.S. Open title when he aced the par-three 13th hole with a 7-iron from 182 yards for what proved to be the only hole-in-one for the championship. “I never made one,” Peterson said. “I knew I had my yardage right when I hit it. When it landed it landed perfectly. You never expect it to go in though.” It marked the eighth time in U.S. Open history for an LSU Tiger to finish among the Top 10 of the leaderboard. Fred Haas, Jr., the 1937

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NCAA champion, was the first to do so after tying for fifth place back in 1954, while Gardner Dickinson twice cracked the U.S. Open Top 10 by tying for ninth place back in 1961 and tying for sixth place in 1967. Johnny Pott also tied for ninth place in 1964. And while LSU Tigers have earned a total of 20 top-10 finishes in the history of major championship golf on the PGA TOUR, Toms and Peterson are the first to do so on the same weekend.

112th U.S. Open Leaderboard 1. T2. T2. T4. T4. T4. T4. T4. 9. T10. T10. T10. T10. T10.

Webb Simpson Graeme McDowell Michael Thompson John Peterson David Toms Jason Dufner Jim Furyk Padraig Harrington Ernie Els Kevin Chappell Retief Goosen John Senden Lee Westwood Casey Wittenberg

281 +1 282 +2 282 +2 283 +3 283 +3 283 +3 283 +3 283 +3 284 +4 285 +5 285 +5 285 +5 285 +5 285 +5

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HISTORY YEAR

LSU at the SEC Championships LSU FINISH (SCORE)

CHAMPION (SCORE)

1937 1st (614) LSU (614) 1938 1st (608) LSU (608) 1939 1st (604) LSU (604) 1940 1st (601) LSU (601) 1941 Georgia (616) 1942 1st (597) LSU (597) 1943-45 No Tournaments- World War II 1946 1st (604) LSU (604) 1947 1st (633) LSU (633) 1948 1st (303) LSU (303) 1949 Georgia Tech (303) 1950 Georgia (1200) 1951 Georgia (579) 1952 Georgia (591) 1953 1st (586) LSU (586) 1954 1st (576) LSU (576) 1955 Florida (575) 1956 Florida (591) 1957 Georgia (590) 1958 Georgia (593) 1959 Georgia (583) 1960 1st (573) LSU (573) 1961 Georgia (570) 1962 Georgia (1170) 1963 Georgia (589) 1964 Georgia (581) 1965 T3rd (596) Georgia (575) 1966 1st (854) LSU (854) 1967 1st (872) LSU (872) 1968 9th (898) Florida (848) 1969 3rd (1108) Georgia (1099) 1970 2nd (1106) Georgia (1105) 1971 4th (1132) Georgia (1099) 1972 5th (1159) Georiga (1117) 1973 4th (1134) Florida (1099) 1974 2nd (1128) Florida (1104) 1975 2nd (1112) Florida (1101) 1976 3rd (1101) Auburn (1094) 1977 4th (1092) Georgia (1073) 1978 3rd (1164) Georgia (1142) 1979 5th (895) Alabama (876) 1980 6th (912) Tennessee (884) 1981 T3rd (887) Auburn (884) 1982 7th (904) Georgia (873) 1983 6th (898) Georgia (881) 1984 2nd (885) Ole Miss (881) 1985 6th (889) Florida (868) 1986 1st (871) LSU (871) 1987 1st (869) LSU (869) 1988 2nd (872) Georgia (854) 1989 2nd (890) Florida (874) 1990 9th (896) Tennessee (866) 1991 5th (879) Florida (860) 1992 4th (881) Florida (876) 1993 4th (885) Florida (847) 1994 7th (889) Florida (860) 1995 7th (874) Arkansas (855) 1996 9th (883) Miss. State (859) 1997 3rd (889) Miss. State (879) 1998 8th (588) Georgia (567) 1999 T6th (982) Florida (901) 2000 5th (882) Georgia (852) 2001 8th (887) Georgia (841) 2002 T4th (874) Auburn (857) 2003 12th (917) Florida (856) 2004 8th (875) Georgia (843) 2005 T6th (899) Kentucky (875) 2006 6th (868) Georgia (827) 2007 9th (892) Tennessee (869) 2008 T8th (888) Alabama (853) 2009 T4th (872) Georgia (849) 2010 5th (856) Georgia (844) 2011 5th (865) Florida (848) 2012 11th (877) Alabama (828) 2013 11th (881) Alabama (848) 2014 2nd (822) Alabama (806) 2015 1st (827) LSU (827) 2016 5th (864) Georgia (853)

MEDALIST (SCORE)

SITE

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.

George Hamer, Georgia Joe Moore, LSU Albert Swann, Georgia Tech Hal Spears, Georgia John Owens, Kentucky Griffin Moody, Georgia Bobby Hill, Alabama Eddie Merrins, LSU Eddie Merrins, LSU Lester Kelly, Georgia Dave Ragan, Florida Tom Aaron, Florida Tom Aaron, Florida Bob Moser, Georgia Doug Essig, LSU/Cobby Ware, Georgia Howell Fraser, LSU David Boyd, Georgia Jim Gabrielsen, Georgia/Jack Oliver, Georgia Bert Greene, Tennessee B.R. McLendon, LSU (282) B.R. McLendon, LSU (210) B.R. McLendon, LSU (212) Steven Melnyk, Florida (204) Vaughn Moise, LSU (212) Tommy Valentine, Georgia (213) Jimmy McQuillian, Florida (215) Mickey Mabry, Tennessee (217) Gary Koch, Florida (212) Gary Koch, Florida (214) Phil Hancock, Florida (214) Phil Hancock, Florida (207) Sam Trahan, Florida (209) Larry Rinker, Florida (222) Wayne DeFrancesco, LSU (212) Rick Pearson, Florida (215) John Salamone, LSU (211) Randy Watkins, Ole Miss (211) Dave Peege, Ole Miss (213) Emlyn Aubrey, LSU (213) Peter Persons, Georgia (213) Chip Sullivan, Ole Miss (210) David Toms, LSU (205) Lan Gooch, Ole Miss (209) Chris DiMarco, Florida (215) Mike Sposa, Tennessee (210) Jimmy Green, Auburn (205) Brian Gay, Florida (211) Guy Hill, Florida (206) Brian Gay, Florida (213) Bud Still, Arkansas (206) Graham Davidson, Miss. State (205) Bryant MacKellar, Auburn (210) Eric Ecker, South Carolina (136) Camilo Bendetti, Florida (212) Roland Thatcher, Auburn (208) Bryant Odom, Georgia (207) Camilo Benedetti, Florida (210) Brett Stegmaier, Florida (203) Brendon Todd, Georgia (207) David Skinns, Tennessee (210) Brett Stegmaier, Florida (205) Patton Kizzire, Auburn (211) Michael Thompson, Alabama (208) Billy Horschel, Florida (206) Russell Henley, Georgia (204) Andres Echavarria, Florida (209) Justin Thomas, Alabama (203) Sebastian Cappelen, Arkansas (202) Bobby Wyatt, Alabama (192) Matthew NeSmith, South Carolina (196) Lee McCoy, Georgia (207)

Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Baton Rouge, La. Gainesville, Fla. Knoxville, Tenn. Athens, Ga. Callaway Gardens, Ga. Callaway Gardens, Ga. Callaway Gardens, Ga. Callaway Gardens, Ga. Dothan, Ala. Dothan, Ala. Decatur, Ala. Decatur, Ala. Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham, Ala. Augusta, Ga. Augusta, Ga. Augusta, Ga. Augusta, Ga. Augusta, Ga. Florence, Ala. Florence, Ala. Florence, Ala. Florence, Ala. Louisville, Ky. Jackson, Miss. West Point, Miss. St. Francisville, La. Jacksonville, Fla. Fairfield Glade,Tenn. Nashville, Tenn. Birmingham, Ala. Opelika, Ala. Athens, Ga. Lexington, Ky. Killen, Ala. St. Simons Island, Ga. St. Simons Island, Ga. St. Simons Island, Ga. St. Simons Island, Ga. St. Simons Island, Ga. St. Simons Island, Ga. St. Simons Island, Ga. St. Simons Island, Ga. St. Simons Island, Ga. St. Simons Island, Ga. St. Simons Island, Ga. St. Simons Island, Ga. St. Simons Island, Ga. St. Simons Island, Ga. St. Simons Island, Ga. St. Simons Island, Ga.

LSU’S SEC INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS YEAR SCORE

PLAYER SITE

1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1947 1953 1954 1960 1961 1965 1966 1967 1969 1979 1981 1984 1987

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

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

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 SCORE COACHES

1937 1938 1939 1940 1942 1946 1947 1948 1953 1954 1960 1966 1967 1986 1987 2015

614 608 604 601 597 604 633 303 586 576 573 854 872 871 869 827

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 Chuck Winstead

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ALL-TIME SEC TEAM TITLES 1. Georgia 2. LSU 3. Florida 4. Alabama 5. Tennessee 6. Auburn Mississippi State 8. Arkansas Georgia Tech Kentucky Ole Miss

27 16 13 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 1

Emlyn Aubrey • 1984 SEC Champion

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LSU’S 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 1989 2014 2015 2016

5th T-1st 2nd T-1st 3rd 5th 1st 2nd 7th 3rd 4th 1st 9th T-8th 3rd T-6th T-9th 10th T-8th T-3rd 1st T-5th

SCORE

CHAMPION (SCORE)

617 601 599 590 621 629 606 588 602 581 582 574 613 607 591 1162 1196 1175 1173 836 1169 1136

LSU’S NCAA TEAM CHAMPIONS YEAR SCORE COACH

1940 1942 1947 1955 2015

601 590 606 574 4-1

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

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Ekwanok CC, Manchester, Vt. South Bend CC, South Bend, Ind. Univ. of Michigan Course, Ann Arbor, Mich. Holston Hills CC, Knoxville, Tenn. Concession GC, Bradenton, Fla.

LSU’S NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS YEAR PLAYER

1937 1941 2011

Fred Haas, Jr. Earl Stewart John Peterson

1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1991 2010 2011

PLAYER

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

2014 2015 2016

Wakonda CC, Des Moines, Iowa Edwanok CC, Manchester, Vt. The Scarlet Course, Columbus, Ohio South Bend CC, South Bend, Ind. Olympia Field C.C. Springdale CC, Princeton, N.J. University of Michigan Course, Ann Arbor, Mich. Stanford University Golf Course, Palo Alto, Calif. Purdue University Course, West Lafayette, Ind. Broadmoor GC, Colorado Springs, Colo. Braeburn CC, Houston, Texas Holston Hills CC, Knoxville, Tenn. The Scarlet Course, Columbus, Ohio Stanford University Golf Course, Palo Alto, Calif. Shawnee GC, Delaware, Pa. Bear Creek Golf World, Houston, Texas Grenelefe GC, Haines City, Fla. Bermuda Run CC, Winston Salem, N.C. Oaktree Country Club, Edmond, Okla. Prairie Dunes Country Club, Hutchinson, Kan. Concession Golf Club, Bradenton, Fla. Eugene Country Club, Eugene, Ore. Ben Taylor Smylie Kaufman Curtis Thompson Brandon Pierce Zach Wright Sam Burns Luis Gagne Eric Ricard

T-6th T-19th T-19th T-11th T-11th T-13th T-13th T-22nd

206 209 209 288 288 284 284 286

LSU’S TEAM NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS (SINCE 1985)

SITE YEAR

Oakmont CC, Oakmont, Pa. The Scarlet Course, Columbus, Ohio Karsten Creek GC, Stillwater, Okla.

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) Alabama (def. Oklahoma State, 4-1) LSU (def. Southern California, 4-1) Oregon (def. Texas, 3-2)

FINISH

T-10th T-3rd 16th 5th T-16th T-19th T-17th T-4th T-18th T-6th 1st

SCORE

291 287 293 288 293 294 289 212 218 211 211

Fred Haas, Jr. • 1937 NCAA Champion

FINISH

1986 1987 1988 1989 1991 1992 1993 1994 1997 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016

10th T-14th T-20th T-8th 30th 22nd T-17th 22nd 18th 24th 21st T-23rd T-3rd 1st T-5th

SCORE

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1175 Winston-Salem, N.C. 1200 Columbus, Ohio 907 Thousand Oaks, Calif. 1173 Edmond, Okla. 1228 New Haven, Conn. 588 Albuquerque, N.M. 597 Lexington, Ky. 591 McKinney, Texas 590 Lake Forest, Ill. 883 Chattanooga, Tenn. 905 Stillwater, Okla. 854 Atlanta, Ga. 836 (NCAA Semifinalists) Hutchinson, Kan. 1169 (4-1 in Final Match) Bradenton, Fla. 1136 (NCAA Quarterfinalists) Eugene, Ore.

1940 National Champions

Earl Stewart • 1941 NCAA Champion

1955 National Champions

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TOP 20 CAREER STROKE AVERAGES (SINCE 1982)

TOP 20 STROKE AVERAGES (SINCE 1982)

PLAYER

AVG. RDS.

PLAYER

RDS.

AVG.

YEAR

1. 2. 3. 4. 7. 8. 9. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

72.17 72.58 72.80 72.81 72.81 72.81 72.93 73.00 73.01 73.01 73.16 73.20 73.22 73.28 73.31 73.33 73.36 73.51 73.65 73.91

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.

25 43 36 39 39 39 34 35 36 35 24 38 40 34 37 30 43 38 38 34

71.16 71.27 71.50 71.51 71.53 71.54 71.56 71.60 71.78 71.91 72.00 72.00 72.00 72.03 72.11 72.20 72.23 72.29 72.32 72.35

2014-15 1988-89 2013-14 2015-16 2010-11 2000-01 2011-12 1992-93 2013-14 1992-93 2013-14 2009-10 1985-86 2014-15 2014-15 2013-14 1987-88 2009-10 2002-03 2001-02

Alan Morgan (1999-2001) John Peterson (2007-11) Stewart Jolly (2011-15) Zach Wright (2012-16) Curtis Thompson (2011-14) Heath West (2002-05) David Toms (1985-89) Fredrik Lindgren (1987-89) Eric Ricard (2013-present) Andrew Loupe (2007-11) Chris Wells (2004-07) Rob McNamara (1983-87) Brian Bateman (1993-96) Sang Yi (2008-12) John Humphries (1999-2003) Andrew Presley (2010-14) Greg Lesher (1986-90) P.J. Smith (1995-97) Perry Moss (1987-91) Scott Sterling (1990-94)

75 146 133 138 102 132 160 76 85 143 99 143 143 138 141 105 141 130 119 139

Brandon Pierce David Toms Stewart Jolly Zach Wright John Peterson Alan Morgan Sang Yi Scott Sterling Curtis Thompson Craig Webb Ben Taylor Andrew Loupe Emlyn Aubrey Zach Wright Eric Ricard Smylie Kaufman Greg Lesher John Peterson John Humphries Heath West

YEARLY STROKE AVG. LEADERS (SINCE 1985) YEAR

* - minimum 70 rounds

CAREER TOP-10 FINISHES (SINCE 1982)

CAREER TOP-20 FINISHES (SINCE 1985)

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 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

NO.

PLAYER

NO.

PLAYER

1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 11. 13. 14. 16. 19.

29 22 20 19 19 18 16 15 14 14 13 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 9 9

1. 2. 4. 5. 7. 10. 11. 12. 13. 15. 16. 19. 20.

37 29 29 28 27 27 25 25 25 23 22 21 20 20 19 18 18 18 17 15

1. 2. 3. 5. 9.

BEST TEAM ROUNDS (SINCE 1985) SCORE

-19 -17 -16 -15 -14 -13 -12 -12 -11 -11 -11 -11 -11 -11 -11 -11 -10 -10 -10 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9

265 263 272 273 274 275 268 276 273 277 277 273 277 277 277 281 278 278 278 279 279 279 279 275 279 279 279 279 279 283

BEST TEAM TOURNAMENT SCORES (SINCE 1985) TOURNAMENT

The Prestige at PGA West, 2016, 3rd rd. SEC Championships, 2014, 3rd rd. NCAA Franklin Regional, 2016, 2nd rd. The Prestige at PGA West, 2015, 3rd rd. NCAA Columbia Regional, 2014, 3rd rd. Gary Koch Invitational, 2009, 1st rd. NCAA New Haven Regional, 2015, 3rd rd. David Toms Intercollegiate, 2010, 2nd rd. Valspar Invitational at Floridian, 2015, 1st rd. Schenkel Invitational, 2011, 2nd rd. Louisiana Classics, 2010, 2nd rd. David Toms Intercollegiate, 2009, 2nd rd. SEC Championships, 2009, 3rd rd. CCLA Intercollegiate, 2000, 2nd rd. Chris Schenkel Invitational, 1986, 2nd rd. Tar Heel Invitational, 1986, 2nd rd. Golfweek Conference Challenge, 2014, 1st rd. University Club Intercollegiate, 2004, 2nd rd. Billy Hitchcock Invitational, 1992, 2nd rd. NCAA Franklin Regional, 2016, 3rd rd. U.S. Collegiate Championship, 2014, 2nd rd. LSU National Invitational, 2012, 3rd rd. Louisiana Classics, 2012, 2nd rd. Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate, 2009, 2nd rd. Bank of America Intercollegiate, 2008, 2nd rd. LSU Spring Invitational, 2002, 1st rd. CCLA Intercollegiate, 2001, 2nd rd. Gary Koch Invitational, 2000, 3rd rd. Henry Homberg Invitational, 1987, 1st rd. Tar Heel Invitational, 1986, 2nd rd.

David Toms (1985-89) Andrew Loupe (2007-11) P.J. Smith (1995-97) Brian Bateman (1993-96) John Peterson (2007-11) Greg Lesher (1986-90) Zach Wright (2012-16) Sang Yi (2008-12) Heath West (2002-05) Scott Sterling (1990-94) Stewart Jolly (2011-15) Curtis Thompson (2011-14) Rett Crowder (1989-92) Perry Moss (1987-91) Andrew Presley (2010-13) John Humphries (1999-2003) Alan Morgan (1999-2001) Jeremy Wilkinson (1996-99) Fredrik Lindgren (1987-89) Chris Wells (2004-07)

SCORE

-26 -25 -21 -19 -18 -17 -16 -16 -15 -15 -15 -15 -14 -13 -13 -13 -12 -12 -12 -11 -11 -11 -9 -9 -9 -9 -8 -8 -8

826 839 843 845 822 847 848 848 849 849 849 849 838 827 851 851 840 852 852 853 853 853 855 843 855 855 844 856 856

AVG.

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 72.00 71.53 71.56 73.00 71.50 71.16 71.51

RDS.

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 38 39 34 38 36 25 39

David Toms (1985-89) Rob McNamara (1983-87) Zach Wright (2012-16) Stewart Jolly (2011-15) Andrew Presley (2010-13) Austin Gutgsell (2008-12) John Peterson (2007-11) Alan Morgan (1999-2001) Perry Moss (1987-91) Eric Ricard (2013-present) Ben Taylor (2013-15) Myles Lewis (2011-15) Curtis Thompson (2011-14) Andrew Loupe (2007-11) Beck Troutman (2004-08) John Humphries (1999-2003) Brian Bateman (1992-96) Scott Sterling (1990-94) Greg Lesher (1986-90) Tommie Mudd (1983-87) Emlyn Aubrey (1982-86)

NO.

6 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

BEST IND. TOURNAMENT SCORES (SINCE 1985) TOURNAMENT

The Prestige at PGA West, 2016 NCAA Franklin Regional, 2016 The Prestige at PGA West, 2015 Louisiana Classics, 2014 SEC Championships, 2014 Louisiana Classics, 2012 David Toms Intercollegiate, 2010 University Club Intercollegiate, 2004 Golfweek Conference Challenge, 2014 NCAA Columbia Regional, 2014 Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate, 1994 Chris Schenkel Invitational, 1986 Talis Park Challenge, 2015 SEC Championships, 2015 LSU Spring Invitational, 2004 Tournament of Champions, 2000 Valspar Invitational at Floridian, 2015 Chris Schenkel Invitational, 1989 Henry Homberg Invitational, 1987 LSU National Invitational, 2012 Squire Creek Invitational, 2008 LSU National Invitational, 1990 Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic, 2014 Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, 2006 Mercedes-Benz Collegiate, 2001 Country Club of Jackson Invitational, 1987 David Toms Intercollegiate, 2009 Bank of America Intercollegiate, 2008 CCLA Intercollegiate, 2000

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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 Andrew Loupe John Peterson Sang Yi Curtis Thompson Stewart Jolly Brandon Pierce Zach Wright

CAREER TOURNAMENT WINS (SINCE 1982)

PLAYER

David Toms (1985-89) Rob McNamara (1983-87) Emlyn Aubrey (1982-86) John Peterson (2007-11) Brian Bateman (1993-96) Andrew Loupe (2007-11) Greg Lesher (1986-90) Sang Yi (2008-12) Zach Wright (2012-16) Jeremy Wilkinson (1996-99) Stewart Jolly (2011-15) P.J. Smith (1995-97) Andrew Presley (2010-14) John Humphries (1999-2003) Bob Friend (1982-86) Scott Sterling (1990-94) Rett Crowder (1988-92) Fredrik Lindgren (1987-89) Curtis Thompson (2011-14) Chris Wells (2004-07) Heath West (2002-05) Alan Morgan (1999-2001)

PLAYER

SCORE

-12 -12 -11 -11 -11 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -9 -9 -9 -9 -9 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8

PLAYER

201 Zach Wright (The Prestige at PGA West, 2016) 204 John Peterson (Gary Koch Invite, 2009) 199 Smylie Kaufman (SEC Championships, 2014) 205 Perry Moss (LSU National Invite, 1990) 205 David Toms (SEC Championships, 1987) 206 Eric Ricard (David Toms Intercollegiate, 2015) 206 Myles Lewis (The Prestige at PGA West, 2015) 203 Stewart Jolly (Valspar Invitational at Floridian, 2014) 206 Myles Lewis (Louisiana Classics, 2014) 206 Andrew Presley (Louisiana Classics, 2012) 206 Austin Gutgsell (David Toms Intercollegiate, 2010) 206 Chris Wells (UC Intercollegiate, 2004) 206 Alan Morgan (CCLA Intercollegiate, 2000) 206 David Toms (Golf Digest Collegiate, 1988) 207 Eric Ricard (The Prestige at PGA West, 2015) 207 Stewart Jolly (Golfweek Conference Challenge, 2014) 207 Stewart Jolly (Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic, 2014) 207 Austin Gutgsell (LSU National Invitational, 2012) 207 Greg Lesher (LSU National Invite, 1989) 208 Eric Ricard (NCAA Franklin Regional, 2016) 208 Andrew Presley (Argent Financial Classic, 2013) 208 Andrew Loupe (Louisiana Classics, 2010) 205 John Peterson (David Toms Intercollegiate, 2009) 205 John Peterson (Hootie at Bulls Bay, 2009) 205 Chris Wells (Jerry Pate Intercollegiate, 2006) 208 Alan Morgan (ASU Invitational, 2001) 208 Greg Lesher (Chris Schenkel Invite, 1988) 208 David Toms (Jerry Pate Intercollegiate, 1988) 208 Emlyn Aubrey (Chris Schenkel Invite, 1986)

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Smylie Kaufman

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Andrew Loupe

LSU’S INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS (SINCE 1985) YEAR PLAYER

TOURNAMENT

SCORE

1985 1985 1987 1987 1987 1987 1988 1989 1989 1989 1989 1991 1994 1996 2001 2001 2003 2005 2009 2010 2010 2011 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014 2014 2014 2015 2016 2016

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 David Toms Intercollegiate Louisiana Classics NCAA Championships LSU National Invitational Louisiana Classics Shoal Creek Intercollegiate Shoal Creek Intercollegiate David Toms Intercollegiate Louisiana Classics Golfweek Conference Challenge Louisiana Classics Golfweek Conference Challenge David Toms Intercollegiate David Toms Intercollegiate The Prestige at PGA West Valspar Collegiate Invitational

139 207 212 213 210 205 208 206 205 204 207 205 209 216 209 206 211 211 214 206 208 211 207 206 210 210 220 209 210 206 207 214 206 201 211

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 Austin Gutgsell Andrew Loupe John Peterson Austin Gutgsell Andrew Presley Stewart Jolly Curtis Thompson Andrew Presley Zach Wright Stewart Jolly Myles Lewis Stewart Jolly Ben Taylor Eric Ricard Zach Wright Zach Wright

Eric Ricard

LOW ROUNDS (SINCE 1985) PLAYER

CLASS

SCORE

Tommie Mudd Nathan Jeansonne Greg Lesher Eric Ricard Eric Ricard Brandon Pierce Ben Taylor Myles Lewis Austin Gutgsell Smylie Kaufman John Peterson Clayton Rotz Andrew Loupe Garrett Runion Jeremy Wilkinson Scott Sterling Perry Moss Perry Moss Rett Crowder Perry Moss David Toms

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

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

PAR

TOURNAMENT

DATE

LSU Invitational The Prestige at PGA West Gator Invitional NCAA Franklin Regional David Toms Intercollegiate NCAA New Haven Regional NCAA New Haven Regional The Prestige at PGA West LSU National Invitational Argent Financial Classic NCAA Championships SEC Championships Gator Invitational Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate Tennessee Tournament of Champions Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic Southern Intercollegiate Gator Invitational Taylor Made/Doral Park Florida Southern Invitational SEC Championships

1985 Sherwood Forest Country Club - Baton Rouge, La. 2/17/16 PGA West (Norman Course) - La Quinta, Calif. 2/10/89 University Course - Gainesville, Fla. 5/17/16 Vanderbilt Legends Club - Nashville, Tenn. 10/10/15 The University Club - Baton Rouge, La. 5/16/15 The Course at Yale - New Haven, Conn. 5/16/15 The Course at Yale - New Haven, Conn. 2/18/15 PGA West (Norman Course) - La Quinta, Calif. 4/1/12 The University Club - Baton Rouge, La. 3/11/12 Squire Creek Country Club - Choudrant, La. 6/1/11 Karsten Creek Golf Club - Stillwater, Okla. 4/19/09 Frederica Golf Club - St. Simons Island, Ga. 2/9/08 Mark Bostic Golf Course - Gainesville, Fla. 9/27/04 Vanderbilt Legends Club - Nashville, Tenn. 9/30/97 Holston Hills Country Club - Knoxville, Tenn. 9/21/91 The Farm Golf Club - Rocky Face, Ga. 11/11/90 Athens Country Club - Athens, Ga. 2/11/90 University Course - Gainesville, Fla. 2/24/90 Doral Park Country Club - Miami, Fla. 3/3-5/89 Imperial Lakes Country Club - Lakeland, Fla. 5/17/87 Turtle Point Yacht Club - Florence, Ala.

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HISTORY

2014 GOLFWEEK CONFERENCE CHALLENGE 1935-36 Southern Intercollegiate

1958-59 All-America (Two Ball)

1936-37 SEC Championships Southern Intercollegiate

1959-60 All-America (Team Match) All-America (Best Ball) Southern Intercollegiate SEC Championships All-America (Two Ball)

1937-38 SEC Championships Southern Intercollegiate

2015 DAVID TOMS INTERCOLLEGIATE 1973-74 Louisiana Intercollegiate Jim Corbett Classic 1974-75 LSU Invitational Centenary Classic Jim Corbett Classic 1975-76 LSU-Tulane Invitational Florida Invitational

1960-61 LSU Invitational

1938-39 SEC Championships

1961-62 LSU Invitational

1939-40 SEC Championships Southern Intercollegiate NCAA Championships

1976-77 Seminole Classic Jim Corbett Classic

1963-64 Buckhaults Invitational

1941-42 SEC Championships Southern Intercollegiate NCAA Championships

1977-78 Louisiana Intercollegiate

1964-65 Buckhaults Invitational

1978-79 Southern Mississippi Invitational Broadwater Beach Invitational

1965-66 LSU Invitational Southern Intercollegiate SEC Championships

1945-46 SEC Championships 1946-47 SEC Championships NCAA Championships

1980-81 Seminole Classic New Orleans Invitational

1966-67 B.O. Van Hook Invitational L.R. Goldman Invitational SEC Championships

1947-48 SEC Championships Southern Intercollegiate

1983-84 Yale Fall Intercollegiate Morton Braswell Intercollegiate Louisiana Intercollegiate Orange Lake Intercollegiate

1967-68 B.O. Van Hook Invitational

1948-49 Gulf Coast Invitational

1968-69 B.O. Van Hook Invitational

1949-50 Gulf Coast Invitational

1969-70 LSU Invitational Tulane Invitational Louisiana Intercollegiate

1952-53 SEC Championships

1984-85 USM-Laurel C.C. Invitational UNO Invitational 1985-86 USM-Laurel C.C. Invitational Gator Invitational Country Club of Jackson Invitational SEC Championships

1970-71 McNeese Invitational

1953-54 Southern Intercollegiate SEC Championships

1986-87 Country Club of Jackson Invitational SEC Championships

1971-72 Jim Corbett Classic

1954-55 NCAA Championships

1987-88 Gator Invitational Jerry Pate Invitational

1972-73 Louisiana Intercollegiate Port Malabar Invitational Jim Corbett Classic

1955-56 All-America (Team Match)

2016 PRESTIGE AT PGA WEST 1988-89 LSU National Invitational Florida Southern Invitational Golf Digest Collegiate Invitational Chris Schenkel Invitational 1990-91 Taylor Made Doral Park Intercollegiate

2005-06 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 2008-09 Gopher Invitational John Hayt Invitational Reunion Intercollegiate

1991-92 Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate

2009-10 David Toms Intercollegiate Louisiana Classics Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate

1993-94 Country Club of Louisiana Intercollegiate Southeastern Intercollegiate Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate

2010-11 Gopher Invitational David Toms Intercollegiate Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate LSU National Invitational

1994-95 Louisiana Classic All-American Intercollegiate

2011-12 Louisiana Classics Argent Financial Classic LSU National Invitational

1995-1996 Reliastar Classic Ping-Tulsa Invitational Blue-Gray Intercollegiate

2012-13 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate David Toms Intercollegiate

1998-99 The Bridges All-American

2013-14 Aggie Invitational

2000-01 Tennessee Tournament of Champions Country Club of Louisiana Intercollegiate LSU Spring Invitational

2014-15 Golfweek Conference Challenge David Toms Intercollegiate Talis Park Challenge SEC Championships NCAA Championships

2001-02 Gator Invitational LSU Spring Invitational

2015-16 David Toms Intercollegiate The Prestige at PGA West Tiger Classic

2002-03 LSU Spring Invitational 2003-04 Baylor Invitational Country Club of Louisiana Intercollegiate LSU Spring Invitational 2004-05 LSU Spring Invitational

LSU’S WINNINGEST COACHES COACH

YEARS

TOURNAMENT TITLES

COACH

YEARS

TOURNAMENT TITLES

COACH

YEARS

TOURNAMENT TITLES

Chuck Winstead

Maj. J. Perry Cole

Buddy Alexander

Britt Harrison

Bill Brogden

Harry Taylor

Mike Barbato

Greg Jones

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1993-2003

YEAR

LSU National Invitational TEAM CHAMPION (SCORE)

HISTORY

Country Club of Louisiana Intercollegiate

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION (SCORE)

YEAR

1961 LSU (591)

Howell Fraser, LSU (145)

1993 LSU (879)

Ryan Perna, North Florida (215)

1962 LSU (578)

Roy Pace, Louisiana Tech (142)

1994

Tennessee (884)

Jamie Neher, Tennessee (213)

1963

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

E. Tenn. State (862)

David Christensen, E. Tenn. 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)

1969

John Mahaffey, Houston (208)

2001

UAB (856)

Graeme McDowell, UAB (204)

1970 LSU (1,340)

Gary Bennett, Memphis State (279)

2002

No Tournament

1971

Jim McLean, Houston (282)

2003 LSU (851)

Memphis State (579)

Houston (849) Houston (1,439)

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

Dave Miley, Ole Miss (210)

Arizona State (1,091)

1989 LSU (862)

Greg Lesher, LSU (207)

1990

Oswald Drawdy, Clemson (209)

Clemson (875)

1991 Florida (846)

Perry Moss, LSU (205)

1992

Carl Paulson, South Carolina (215)

Florida (896)

2011 LSU (886)

Stephan Jaeger, Chattanooga (209)

2012 LSU (853)

Austin Gutgsell, LSU (207)

TEAM CHAMPION (SCORE)

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION (SCORE)

Alan Morgan, LSU (206)

Michael Thompson, Tulane (207)

2009-Present

David Toms Intercollegiate YEAR

TEAM CHAMPION (SCORE)

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION (SCORE)

2009 LSU (844)

Jade Scott, Rice (204)

2010 LSU (848)

Austin Gutgsell, LSU (206)

2011

Andrew Noto, Louisiana-Lafayette (208)

Oklahoma (862)

2012 LSU (897)

Andrew Presley, LSU (220)

2013

Grady Brame, Southeastern La. (209)

Southeastern La. (860)

2014 LSU (891)

Ben Taylor, LSU (214)

2015 LSU (864)

Eric Ricard, LSU (206

David Toms

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All-Time Honors

ALL-AMERICANS YEAR GOLFER

1937 1941 1943 1948 1952 1953 1954 1955 1962 1965 1966 1967 1969 1970 1973 1974 1975 1979 1980 1981 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1994 1996 1997 2001 2003 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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 Emlyn Aubrey Fred Dupre Rob McNamara Emlyn Aubrey Rob McNamara Rob McNamara David Toms Greg Lesher Fredrik Lindgren David Toms Greg Lesher David Toms Perry Moss Perry Moss Rett Crowder Scott Sterling Brian Bateman P.J. Smith Alan Morgan John Humphries John Peterson Andrew Loupe John Peterson Andrew Loupe John Peterson Sang Yi Curtis Thompson Stewart Jolly Ben Taylor Curtis Thompson Brandon Pierce Eric Ricard Zach Wright Sam Burns Luis Gagne Zach Wright

SELECTION

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

Eddie Merrins

B.R. McLendon

David Toms

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS YEAR

1989 1991 1995 1996 2011

GOLFER

Greg Lesher Fredrik Lindgren Rett Crowder Brian Bateman Chip McDonald Austin Gutgsell Sang Yi

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HISTORY

ALL-SEC SELECTIONS YEAR GOLFER

1970 Tommy Evans Vaughn Moise Jimmy Wittenberg 1971 Mike Drury Jimmy Wittenberg 1972 Shelby Houston 1974 Dick Clark Stan Lee 1975 Jim Adams Louis Lee Stan Lee 1976 Frank Gusmus Louis Lee 1977 Steve Cromwell 1978 Louis Lee Gary Marlowe 1979 Wayne DeFrancesco John Salamone 1982 Dudley Bienvenu 1983 Emlyn Aubrey Fred DuPre 1984 Emlyn Aubrey Fred DuPre Rob McNamara 1985 Rob McNamara 1986 Emlyn Aubrey Rob McNamara David Toms 1987 Rob McNamara David Toms 1988 Greg Lesher David Toms

SELECTION

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

Eric Ricard

Brandon Pierce YEAR GOLFER

1989 Greg Lesher Fredrik Lindgren David Toms 1990 Greg Lesher Perry Moss 1991 Rett Crowder Perry Moss 1992 Rett Crowder 1993 Scott Sterling 1994 Brian Bateman Scott Sterling 1995 Brian Bateman 1996 Brian Bateman 1997 P.J. Smith 1998 P.J. Smith Jeremy Wilkinson 1999 2000 Alan Morgan 2001 John Humphries Alan Morgan 2002 Nathan Goulding Heath West 2003 John Humphries 2004 Heath West Chris Wells 2005 2007 Chris Wells 2008 Andrew Loupe John Peterson Clayton Rotz John Peterson 2009 Sang Yi Andrew Loupe 2010 2011 Andrew Loupe John Peterson 2012 Andrew Presley Sang Yi 2013 Andrew Presley Curtis Thompson Stewart Jolly 2014 Curtis Thompson 2015 Stewart Jolly Brandon Pierce Eric Ricard Zach Wright 2016 Zach Wright

SELECTION

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

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Letterwinners

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) Burns, Sam (2016) Byman, Pete (1980-81-82-83)

Caldwell, Bill (1972) Caldwell, Blake (2015-16) Calhoun, Cecil (1953-54-55-56) Carmichael, Sam (1959-60-61) Castillo, Henry (1938-39-40) Castro, Franco (2011-12) 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)

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)

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

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)

Gagne, Luis (2016) Gatlin, Butch (1963-64) Gaudin, Russ (1962-63-64) Goodwin, Mark (1972) Goulding, Nathan (2001) Guido, Paul (1979) Gusmus, Frank (1974-75-76) Gutgsell, Austin (2010-11-12)

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)

Lorio, Duane (1987) Loupe, Andrew (2008-09-10-11) Loupe, Chris (1998-99) Love, Sam (1958-59-60) Lyons, Eddie (1975-76) Lyons, Landon (2012-12-13-14)

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)

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)

Inman, Scott (1981-83-84)

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

Taylor, Ben (2014-15) Taylor, Craig (2000-01) Thomas, Phil (1964) Thompson, Curtis (2012-13-14) 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)

Jeansonne, Nathan (2016) Jolly, Stewart (2012-13-14-15) Jones, Josh (2009-10) Jones, Rhyne (2016) Jordan, Mart (1950)

Kaufman, Jeff (1984) Kaufman, Smylie (2012-13-14) Keck, Mike (1966-67) Kendall, John (1993-94) Kennedy, Ian (1997-98) Killeen, Rob (1981)

LaBauve, Mike (1975) Lach, Bryant (2007-08) Lanahan, Andrew (2004-05-06) 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) Lewis, Myles (2012-13-14-15) Lindgren, Fredrik (1988-89) Little, Judge (1991-92-93-94) Loe, Lamar (1952-54) Looper, Ken (2011)

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

Park, Don (1952) Peterson, John (2008-09-10-11) Pierce, Brandon (2014-15-16) Poerschke, Fred (1951) Points, D.A. (1996) Pollett, David (2003-04) Pott, Johnny (1953-54-55) Prather, Garrett (2000-01-02-04) Presley, Andrew (2011-12-13) Purnell, Andy (1987)

Raulerson, Charles (1985) Rheams, David (1955) Ricard, Eric (2014-15-16) Rickles, Jay (1971-72) Riemann, Jeff (2003-04-05) Rivers, Jack (1971-72) Ross, Eddie (1959-60-61) Rotz, Clayton (2008-09-10-11) Runion, Garrett (2004-05)

Vallillo, Michael (1998-99-2000)

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) Wright, Zach (2013-14-15-16) Wulff, Tommy (1956-57-58)

Yerger, Dave (1986)

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CAMPUS LIFE Location: Baton Rouge, La. Founded: January 2, 1860 Enrollment: 31,527 President: Dr. F. King Alexander Major Fields for Bachelor’s Degrees: 72 Major Fields for Master’s Degrees: 72 Major Fields for Doctoral Degrees: 54

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. Students often enjoy concerts on the LSU Parade Ground (above, right).

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College has, throughout its 156-year history, served the people of Louisiana, the region, the nation and the world. LSU is creating a revolution, one of pervasive change and advancement. 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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Ronald Anderson Baton Rouge, La. Member-at-Large

Scott Angelle Breaux Bridge, La. District 3

Glenn Armentor Lafayette, La. District 3

Scott Ballard Covington, La. District 1 Chair-Elect

R. Blake Chatelain Alexandria, La. District 5

Ann Duplessis New Orleans, La. District 2 Past Chair

Zachary Faircloth Baton Rouge, La. Student Member

Stanley J. Jacobs New Orleans, La. District 1

Raymond Lasseigne Bossier City, La. District 4 Chair

Lee Mallett Iowa, La. Member-at-Large

Rolfe McCollister Baton Rouge, La. District 6

Jim McCrery Shreveport, La. District 4

James Moore Monroe, La. District 5

J. Stephen Perry New Orleans, La. Member-at-Large

James M. Williams Metairie, La. District 2

Robert Yarborough Baton Rouge, La. District 6

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Dr. F. King Alexander President, LSU

Dr. F. King Alexander is the President of Louisiana State University, which enrolls more than 45,000 students and includes institutions across Louisiana. He began at LSU on June 24, 2013. During his tenure as president, the university has seen consecutive record-breaking graduating classes in terms of both size and diversity and enrollment growth across all campuses. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Alexander was president of California State University, Long Beach (2005-2013) one of the nation’s largest public universities. During his more than seven-year tenure at California State University, Long Beach, Dr. Alexander was twice named the California State University Student Association (CSSA) “President of the Year,” which represents all 23 California State Universities and its more than 440,000 students. Prior to becoming president of California State University, Long Beach, Dr. Alexander was president of Murray State University in Kentucky (2001-05) and was a faculty member at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, where he was the director of the graduate higher education program. A Kentucky native who grew up in north Florida, Dr. Alexander received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in higher education administration with a focus on finance and educational policy analysis, and a Master of Science degree in comparative educational studies from the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. As a teacher and administrator, Dr. Alexander has received many

honors, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education Alumni Achievement Award (2002) and has research university faculty affiliations at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for the Study of Postsecondary Education (WISCAPE) and Cornell University Higher Education Research Institute (CHERI). Dr. Alexander also has been asked to represent public higher education colleges and universities on numerous occasions to the United State Congress on issues of college affordability, student indebtedness, and institutional efficiency and effectiveness in efforts to address many of the growing challenges facing American higher education. He has testified before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP), the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, and the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, to name a few. Due to his national recognition and involvement in higher education issues, Dr. Alexander has served on numerous U.S. higher education and statewide organizational leadership boards, and remains very active in policy and planning discussions. Dr. Alexander and his wife, Shenette, have three children: Kylie, Savannah and Madison.

Dr. Bill Demastes Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. Bill Demastes, a professor of English at LSU, is in his fifth year as Faculty Athletics Representative. Dr. Demastes earned his Ph.D. in English in 1986 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Field of Study of Drama as Genre and a specialization in 20th-Century American and British Drama. He earned his masters in English in June 1979 from the University of Georgia in Athens, where he specialized in 19th-Century American Literature. At LSU, he served as Associate Dean of the College of Arts and

Sciences from 2001-04 and Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department of English from 1999-2001 and 2010-11. He has also served as Associate Chair of the Department of English (1998-99); Director of the Master of Arts in Liberal Arts Program (1996-04); and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of English (1992-94; 2005-06). He was honored with the LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award in 2000, and in 2002 he won the LSU Distinguished Faculty Award. He was named in 2009 an LSU Rainmaker, which is given to the top 100 LSU Faculty. In 2010 and 2013 he received the Tiger Athletic Foundation Undergraduate Teaching Award, and in the summer of 2011, he was named the Harry Ransom Summer Fellowship recipient by the University of Texas.

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Joe Alleva LSU Vice Chancellor/Director of Athletics

Joe Alleva continues to bring unprecedented national recognition to LSU as Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics. Under Alleva’s leadership, LSU enjoys one of the country’s premier athletics programs with success on and off the field of competition. Now in his ninth year at LSU, Alleva is dedicated to athletic and academic excellence, and 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 joined the LSU family on April 4, 2008 after a highly successful tenure as director of athletics at Duke University for 10 years. He was named vice chancellor at LSU in August of 2009, marking the first time in school history that the director of athletics has also held a vice chancellor position. Alleva completed last spring a five-year term on the prestigious NCAA Men’s Basketball Committee, enhancing his reputation as one of the most respected athletic administrators in the country. He has been appointed to numerous national committees throughout his career, including the Football Bowl Certification Committee, the NCAA Division I Championships/ Competition Cabinet and several Southeastern Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference committees. Upon his arrival at LSU, Alleva unveiled a strategic master plan for the LSU athletics program -- “LSU: Defined by Excellence” -- to confirm the advancement and future of LSU Athletics as an exemplary enterprise. The central mission of the plan is to create an environment for student-athletes to reach their ultimate potential, prepare them to be champions in life and to set goals and values for the entire

athletics program. Living up to Alleva’s mantra of “competition, classroom, community,” a total of 83 proud Tigers received their degrees from the university during LSU commencement ceremonies in December and May. LSU’s Graduation Success Rate as reported by the NCAA remains at an alltime high for the university with a score of 84. LSU student-athletes in 2015-16 logged 5,612 hours in community service work across 21 sports through LSU’s “Geaux Givers” program. Alleva’s strong commitment to academics ensures that the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes is a first-class facility that cultivates success in the classroom and the development of life skills. And with an emphasis on community outreach programs, the implementation under Alleva’s direction of the “Geaux Givers” fosters a relationship between the local citizens and LSU student-athletes.

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Alleva has also bolstered the L-Club program to connect with former student-athletes, and he has supervised the thriving “Project Graduation” program in which former student-athletes return to LSU to earn their degrees. Alleva’s tenure has been distinguished by a number of significant athletic achievements, including four 10-win seasons and 78 total victories by the football team. The Tigers have played in a bowl game in each of Alleva’s eight gridiron seasons and LSU has finished in the Top 20 six times in that period. LSU under Alleva’s leadership has claimed the 2009 baseball national championship and three College World Series berths, the 2015 men’s golf national championship, two women’s basketball Sweet 16 appearances, four gymnastics Super Six berths, three softball College World Series appearances and 18 NCAA Top 5 finishes indoors and outdoors by the men’s and women’s

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track and field teams. The Tigers in the past eight seasons have earned 37 individual NCAA championships in the sports of men and women’s track and field, gymnastics, men’s golf and women’s golf. LSU has captured 14 Southeastern Conference team championships, and the Tigers have won 102 individual SEC titles during Alleva’s term. LSU in 2014-15 became the first school in SEC history to play in a football bowl game, have both its men’s and women’s basketball teams reach the NCAA Tournament, and advance to the College World Series in baseball and softball in the same athletic year. LSU enjoyed another banner year in 2015-16, as the school produced five Top 5 NCAA finishes and earned a No. 19 national ranking in the annual Learfield Directors’ Cup, which measures the overall excellence of collegiate athletic programs. Fifteen LSU teams competed in an NCAA championship event, and the Tigers finished in the Top 10 in seven sports. The Fighting Tiger football squad played in a bowl game for a schoolrecord 16th straight season and finished the year ranked No. 17 in the nation after posting a dominating 56-27 win over Texas Tech in the Texas Bowl. The gymnastics team completed the season No. 2 in the nation, the highest finish in program history, and the softball squad appeared in the Women’s College World Series for the second straight year, reaching the semifinals to finish No. 3 in the country. LSU’s storied track and field program produced three Top 10 finishes in 2015-16. The men’s team placed fourth at the NCAA Indoor Championships and fifth at the NCAA Outdoor meet, while the Lady Tigers placed sixth outdoors. The men’s golf team advanced to match play at the NCAA Championships for a school-record third straight season and the Tigers tied for fifth overall. LSU in 2016 became just the second baseball program in NCAA history to earn five straight NCAA Tournament National Seeds. The Tigers advanced to the NCAA Super Regionals and finished the year tied for ninth nationally. LSU advanced to the NCAA Tournament second round in both men’s and women’s tennis, while also reaching NCAA postseason in women’s golf, women’s soccer, and men’s and women’s swimming and diving. Alleva’s vision keeps LSU among the nation’s leaders in athletic facilities. Last year, LSU unveiled two new venues -- a magnificent Gymnastics Practice Facility and a tremendous Tennis Center featuring both indoor and outdoor courts. Construction will begin this year on a Nutrition Center within the expansive existing space at the South End of Tiger Stadium. The new facility will feature 30,000 square feet of dining and kitchen area and all of the elements necessary to ensure that the Tigers receive the absolute finest

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in dietary support. In the fall of 2014, LSU opened the expansion of the South End Zone of Tiger Stadium -- a project that added premium seating, general public seating and two state-of-the-art video boards -- continuing an effort to augment one of the most iconic venues in all of college sports. Since 2010, Alleva has directed an aggressive campaign to preserve and enhance the appearance of Tiger Stadium that has included the installation of new windows, lighting systems, gating systems, and championship plazas. The Football Operations Building is undergoing a significant renovation to maintain its status as a high-functioning workplace for coaches and players. LSU’s world-renowned track and field program in 2010 received a new running surface in Bernie Moore Stadium, and extensive renovations to the Maddox Field House in the spring of 2014 gave the Tigers a first-class indoor track and field venue. Alleva directed a major renovation to the University Club golf course that was completed in September 2010 and allows the LSU men’s and women’s golf teams to play on one of the most challenging courses in the country. An overhaul of the LSU soccer facility was completed in the fall of 2011, converting the stadium into fan-friendly venue. Alleva is an innovator with bold ideas that benefit all of Greater Baton Rouge. He has been instrumental in the planning of the Bayou Country Superfest, a three-day country music concert and festival held in Tiger Stadium each spring. The event attracts over 100,000 visitors to the LSU campus and makes a tremendous economic impact upon the local community. Alleva became director of athletics at Duke in 1998 and his impressive tenure there propelled the university into the ranks of America’s top allaround 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. Alleva, whose hometown is Suffern, N.Y., 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. While at Duke, Alleva played a key role in Durham’s community sports scene. He started Little League Baseball in Durham over 20 years ago, and he also began the American Legion baseball program. He is a member of the North Carolina American Legion Hall of Fame, the 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, and four grandchildren.

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LSU Athletic Administration - Senior Staff Verge Ausberry Deputy Director of Athletics

A former LSU football standout, Verge Ausberry joined the athletics administrative staff in August 2001 as the Associate Athletics Director for Operations and was appointed to the position of Senior Associate Athletics Director in May 2006. He was named Deputy Director of Athletics in January of 2016. Ausberry supervises and is responsible for football operations, football scheduling and football management. He also oversees the LSU men’s and women’s track and field programs, the equipment staff, the strength and conditioning staff, the Dr. Martin Broussard training room, the video department and football game management. Ausberry, from New Iberia, La., played inside linebacker for the Tigers, lettering in 1986-89. He was part of two SEC championship teams, playing on teams that went to four bowl games. Before joining the LSU athletic administration, he was very closely involved in the athletic program, first serving for almost seven years as a member of LSU’s highly regarded Academic Center for Athletes. After leaving the Academic Center, he moved in July 1999 to the Tiger Athletic Foundation staff as part of LSU’s fundraising arm. Ausberry received his Bachelor of Science degree in education in May of 1990, his Master of Education degree in May of 1992 and his specialist in higher education administration in 2004. He is presently a doctoral candidate in higher education administration at LSU. He is married to the former Cheri Morial of New Orleans and they have two boys, Austin (11) and Jaiden (10).

Bo Bahnsen

Senior Associate AD/Compliance and Planning Returning in 2009 to serve the department in the Compliance Office, Bahnsen is once again proving to be a very versatile member of the athletic department. Before moving back to Compliance, Bahnsen served the previous five years, in a valuable role as Associate Athletics Director for Internal Relations, overseeing the ticket office and all customer service operations. Prior to December of 2003, Bahnsen’s primary responsibility for the previous 14 years was to serve as LSU’s NCAA compliance officer. Bahnsen served as manager of the LSU basketball team as an undergraduate at LSU. In 1982, he became the administrative assistant for the men’s basketball team, where he worked for five years. In July 1987, he became administrative assistant to Athletics Director Joe Dean, overseeing the purchasing office and departmental travel operations until his promotion in 1989. In 1989, he was assigned his primary responsibility as NCAA compliance officer as assistant athletics director, and then was promoted to associate AD in 1996. Bahnsen has been responsible for overseeing the successful implementation of LSU’s Tradition Fund Program, a football-seating plan that requires contributions for the right to purchase approximately 45,000 seats in Tiger Stadium. In 2009, he helped organize the highly successful LSU celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Men’s Basketball Program. A native of Wharton, Texas, Bahnsen attended Wharton County Junior College for two years before transferring to LSU in 1979. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in physical education. Bahnsen, 57, is married to the former Karen Mayson, a former LSU golfer and current head coach of the Lady Tigers golf program. The couple has two children, Darren and Devin.

Mark Ewing

Senior Associate AD/Business Mark Ewing, a 32-year employee of Louisiana State University, is in his 16th year with the Athletics Department, and serves as the department’s Senior Associate Athletics Director for Business and the department’s Chief Financial Officer. His duties as the department’s Chief Financial Officer includes oversight of the departments over $126 million budget, management of the athletic business office, oversight of all travel, human resources, and purchasing. He also supervises the Athletic Ticket Office and serves as the liaison for concession operations. He is responsible for the department’s financial forecasting and provides the financial information necessary for funding athletic construction and maintenance projects. He also serves as the department’s administrator for men’s and women’s golf. Ewing came to athletics from LSU’s Office of Budget and Planning. He served as LSU’s Budget Director overseeing the development and management of the university operating budget. Ewing, who is a native of Pointe Coupee Parish, received a bachelor’s degree in finance from LSU in 1978 and a master’s degree in public administration from LSU in 1995. Ewing is married to the former Gail Ingram of Morgan City, Louisiana and they have three daughters, Andrea, Arleen and Molly Sue. He also has three grandaughters -- Ainsley Grace, Dorothy Claire and Evelyn McLain -- and one grandson, Parker Ryan.

Ronnie Haliburton

Senior Associate AD/Athletic Facility Management Ronnie Haliburton, who served as director of facility services in the LSU Athletics Department for three years, was promoted to Associate Athletics Director for Athletic Facility Management in March 2007. Haliburton came to the athletics department in December of 2003 from LSU’s facility maintenance department, where he served as manager for five years. He was responsible for the overall management of custodial operations, special events crews, stock room inventory and equipment repair. Haliburton played as a tight end for the LSU football team from 1986-89, and was a member of two Southeastern Conference championship teams. He later played for the Denver Broncos for three years.

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He first joined LSU in an administrative capacity in 1994 as resident assistant of Broussard Hall, then the school’s athletic dormitory, before moving to the weight room as a student assistant strength coach. Haliburton became a resident manager in 1996 before being named coordinator of residence life later that year. In 1998, he became Manager of Facility Maintenance at LSU.

Eddie Nuñez

Deputy Director of Athletics Eddie Nunez was named Deputy Director of Athletics in January of 2016. As a member of the Senior Management Team, Nuñez’s responsibilities include assisting in the oversight of day to day operations of the athletic department and serves as the sport administrator for the men’s basketball program, men’s and women’s tennis programs. In his role, he also oversees the planning and management of the athletic strategic plan, the Marketing/Promotions, Athletic Communications, Social and Digital Media, Creative Services, Video and Network Broadcast Services departments and directs all capital projects for the Athletic Department. Nuñez also serves as the Athletic Department’s liaison with LSU Sports Properties and the University Licensing and Brand Management as well as the Tiger Athletic Foundation. Under his guidance, the athletic department has experienced over $380 million dollars in renovations and construction of athletic facility projects. He also spearheaded the renegotiations of a 10 year multi-media rights agreement with Outfront Media Sports. During his time at LSU, he has been appointed to represent the department of athletics on various University and community committees. Nuñez joined the Athletics Department in October 2003 and was promoted to Associate Athletics Director for Operations and Project Development in June of 2007 and Senior Associate Athletic Director in 2009. Nuñez has 16 years of experience working in intercollegiate athletics. Nuñez came to LSU after two and half years as the Director of Game and Event Management at Vanderbilt University. At Vanderbilt, along with directing the Game and Event Management department, he also assisted in construction of numerous facilities. Prior to that, Nuñez served as men’s basketball administrative assistant coach at Marquette University for one year and two years as men’s basketball graduate assistant for coach Billy Donovan at the University of Florida. Nuñez, played two seasons on the University of Florida basketball team in 1996-97 and 1997-98. He transferred to Florida after playing two years and obtaining a degree from Miami-Dade Community College. The native of Miami, Fla., received his Associate degree in arts and architecture from Miami-Dade Community College in 1995, his Bachelor’s in Sports Management and Masters in Sports Administration from the University of Florida in 1998 and 2000, respectively. He is married to the former Jane Hess and the couple has two daughters, Elizabeth Kendall (7) and Anna Caldwell (5).

Miriam Segar Senior Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator Former LSU women’s basketball player Miriam Segar has been a part of the athletics administration since June of 1995 and is now the Senior Associate AD and the department’s Senior Woman Administrator after having served as Associate Athletics Director for Student Services since April 2007. She had served as Assistant Athletics Director since 2004. As LSU’s Senior Woman Administrator, Segar’s responsibilities include oversight of the highly successful Tiger Olympic Sports program. She also supervises the Tiger baseball program and the LSU cheerleaders. Segar began her administrative career at LSU as the compliance coordinator where she served for three years. Following that, in 1998, Segar was named the director of the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program where she worked until 2001 when she became the Director of Student Services. While working with CHAMPS/Life Skills, Segar guided the program to the Division I Athletic Directors Program of Excellence Award in 2001. Prior to returning to her alma mater, Segar spent one year at the SEC office as the championships assistant and the officiating assistant, assisting in the management of all SEC championships and tournaments and the coordination of women’s basketball officials. Segar, the 2006 Athletic Department Female Alumnus of the Year, was a three-year captain for the Lady Tigers basketball team and received four letters from 1990 to 1994. She earned the 1994 NCAA Post-graduate Scholarship and was a member of the 1994 NCAA All-Academic team. Segar and her husband Jamie have four children -- Grant, Reid, Maggie and Hayes.

Brian Broussard

Associate AD/Ticket Sales and Operations A 20-year veteran of the Athletics Department, including 16 years as ticket manager, Brian Broussard was promoted to Assistant Athletics Director for Ticket Operations in July 2007 and Associate AD in 2012. Broussard is responsible for revenue in excess of $50 million, which includes the management of ticket and parking sales and renewals for all sports, as well as Tradition Fund donations for football, men’s basketball and baseball. Broussard began at LSU in August 1996 as an assistant ticket manager responsible for men’s basketball sales and the day-to-day operations of ticket office. In March 2000, he was promoted to ticket manager, becoming responsible for the ticketing in all sports. Prior to joining the LSU staff, Broussard was the ticket manager at Northwestern State in 1996. He worked as a promotions assistant at the University of Miami in 1995 and was the gameday club manager for the New Orleans Saints in 1994. The Gretna native earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from LSU in 1993. He is married to the former Aimee Hodges of Alexandria.

LSU Athletic Administration - Senior Staff Emmett David

Associate AD/Facility and Project Development Emmett David joined the LSU Athletics Department in 2012 after serving as Director of the Office of Planning Design and Construction at LSU since June of 1996. He assists in facility and project development for the Athletic Department including the South Stadium addition and the recently completed tennis stadium, the gymnastics practice facility and other property holding enhancements. Among his responsibilities for the University was to serve as facility officer for Doctoral I Research Institution consisting of 11.2 million gross square feet with 250 primary buildings. He also was responsible for the 5-year Capital Outlay project planning of some $484 million, deferred maintenance reporting and funding; and, ADA and Life Safety Code deficiency projects, budgets and tracking of expenditures of some $200 million. He was responsible for nearly $800,000 in physical development on campus with projects such as Choppin Annex, Residential College, Business Education Complex, Raphael Semmes Parking Garage and numerous major maintenance, repair and restoration projects. He also coordinated and implemented master plans for such departments as Parking and Traffic, Athletics, Veterinary Medicine, Student Health Center, Union, University Recreation, South Campus and Residential Life. David developed long range planning of future projects and the impact of associated displacement and monitored and managed space inventory and he has served as a Staff Senator. David graduated from LSU with a Bachelor of Architecture in 1982 and his Master of Public Administration in 2006. He is a registered licensed architect by the state of Louisiana. Emmett and his wife Maurine have two children Chloe and Gabe, who are both residents of Baton Rouge.

Neal Lamonica Assistant AD/Fiscal Operations

Neal Lamonica, a member of the LSU Athletic Department staff since January 2000, was promoted to Assistant Athletic Director for Fiscal Operations in August 2013. His primary duties include monitoring the Athletic Department’s over $125 million budget, and assisting coaches and administrators in formulating budgets for future years. He also serves as the liaison to the athletic department’s retail sales operations and Tiger Booster Clubs. Lamonica began his professional career at LSU in 2000 in the athletic department compliance office before moving to the business office in June 2003. He served as Coordinator of Athletic Business until December 2005, when he was named Business Manager. Lamonica was promoted to Director of Fiscal Operations in November 2009. Lamonica received a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from LSU in 1998, and he earned an LSU master’s degree in business administration in 2003. Lamonica and his wife, Blythe, are the parents of three sons -- Davis, Sam Henry and Luke.

Mathew Shanklin Assistant AD/Marketing

Mathew Shanklin is in his fifth year at LSU serving as the Assistant Athletic Director of Marketing and as the General Business Manager for LSU Sports Properties, the multi-media rights holder for Tiger Athletics. Previously, Shanklin served 20 years as the Associate Athletic Director of Marketing and Licensing at the University of Arkansas. Shanklin supervises all operations and client services for LSU Sports Properties, while also managing the LSU Marketing efforts. Since joining LSU, he has implemented several new initiatives including the Bengal Brigade Street team and the new band pre-game presentation for men’s basketball. He also spearheaded the partnership with Halftime Live, coordinating the unique halftime concert with Grammy winners 3 Doors Down and the LSU Marching Band at the LSU-Texas A&M game in 2015. While at Arkansas, Shanklin was in charge of all department marketing/promotions, corporate sponsorships, advertising sales and coordinated all sales and programming for the football, basketball and baseball video boards. He was instrumental in developing the HogPen, a tailgating area for fans inside Baum Stadium, the Hog Spa hot tub area at Baum Stadium and the RBI Girls. Shanklin was instrumental in establishing the school’s first baseball radio network in 1992, one of the nation’s largest with more than 25 affiliates statewide as well as creating the first Hispanic radio network for the University of Arkansas. In 1998, Shanklin became the university’s licensing coordinator and under his direction, licensing revenues increased every quarter. Shanklin was assistant marketing director at East Carolina University for a year before going to Arkansas. He had served as an intern at Arkansas for five months before joining the ECU staff. A 1984 graduate of South Mecklenburg (N.C.) High School in Charlotte, N.C., where he lettered in baseball and soccer, Shanklin earned his degree in communications from North Carolina-Wilmington in 1988. A graduate of Ohio University’s highly respected sports administration program, Shanklin earned a master’s degree in that program in the fall of 1989. An avid golfer, Shanklin married the former Missy Emmerson of Jacksonville, Texas, in 2003. She has a daughter, Jordan (21) who attends LSU, and they are also the parents of Barbara Blake (11) and Izabella Grace (9).

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David Taylor

Assistant AD/Game-Event Management David Taylor, who has been a part of LSU’s game management team since September 2005, was promoted in August 2014 to Assistant Athletic Director of Game and Event Management. Taylor handles all aspects regarding game management of athletic events while overseeing a staff that helps coordinate all events within the LSU Athletic Department grounds. Taylor, who started as game management coordinator, was promoted to Assistant Director in 2006 and Associate Director in 2008. He assumed the directorship of Game and Event Management in September 2011. Prior to that, Taylor served as Assistant Coordinator of Athletic Facilities and Game Operations at Texas State University from 2003 to 2005. Taylor earned his B.S. degree from Texas-El Paso in 1999 and his Masters in Sports Management in 2003 from the University of Texas.

Blair Napolitano Assistant AD/Compliance

Blair Napolitano, who is in her 10th year with the LSU athletic department, was promoted to assistant athletic director in October 2014. She directs the day-to-day-operations of the compliance office, and her primary duties include researching and communicating with coaches, counselors and prospective student-athletes regarding prospect’s intital eligibility and amateurism status. She also serves on the liaison for student-athletes to the LSU admissions office, and she researches and provides interpretations on NCAA rules and SEC bylaws to coaches, staff and student-athletes. Napolitano began her LSU career as a compliance coordinator in October 2005, and she was named director of compliance in October 2009. A native of Baton Rouge, she earned her bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from LSU in 2005 while serving as a student manager for the track and field team from 2003-05. She received her Master’s degree in business administration from LSU in August 2010. Napolitano and her husband, Anthony, have one son, Carter, born in May 2015.

Wendy Nall

Assistant AD/Human Resources Wendy Nall has served in the LSU Athletics Human Resources department since 2001. She was promoted to Manager in 2003 and named an Assistant AD in November of 2015. Nall, graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond in May 2000 with a major in kinesiology with a sports administration concentration. She completed her Masters of Science at LSU in August 2001. Nall is married to husband Slater and they have two daughters; Kendall and Olivia.

Michael Bonnette Associate AD/Communications

Michael Bonnette enters his 17th year as LSU’s Communications Director and 10th as Associated Athletic Director. Bonnette was originally elevated to Sports Information Director in August of 2000 and the promoted to Assistant Athletic Director in July of 2004. As Communications Director, Bonnette serves as the chief contact for LSU’s nationally-ranked football team as well as overseeing all publicity activities for the 21 sports sponsored by the Athletic Department. The 46-year-old Bonnette, who served as an Associate Sports Information Director for seven years, is in his 23rd year with the LSU Athletic Department. His 2012 LSU Football media guide as named “Best in the Nation” by CoSIDA, one of several awards he has received from the organization and in the Louisiana Sports Writers Association annual writing contests. His 2014 football media guide was ranked second in the nation. The Lake Charles, La., native has been around the sports media profession his entire life as he is the son of retired McNeese State Sports Information Director Louis Bonnette, a member of the CoSIDA Hall of Fame. The field at Cowboy Stadium in Lake Charles is named “Louis Bonnette Field”. His brother, Matthew, continued the family tradition at McNeese by being named Sports Information Director in July 2012, following his Dad, who held that position for 46 years. Bonnette, who is a 1993 graduate of LSU, is past president of SIDs for the Southeastern Conference and is currently the vice-president for SIDs for the LSWA. He is married to the former Robin Arnaud of Opelousas, La and the couple has three sons: Peyton (18), Grant (17) and Max (11). Peyton recently graduated from University High and will be a freshman at LSU this fall.

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ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION

Wanda Carrier Administrative Asst. to the Athletic Director

Kristen Cain L Club, Special Events & Community Relations Coordinator

ATHLETIC TRAINING

Jackie McClendon Office Coordinator

Andy Barker Sr. Associate Athletic Trainer

Shawn Eddy Sr. Associate Athletic Trainer

Micki Collins Sr. Associate Athletic Trainer

Cory Couture Associate Athletic Trainer

BUSINESS OFFICE

Pam Workman Associate Athletic Trainer

Mallory Mickus Assistant Athletic Trainer

Hannah Roudebush Assistant Athletic Trainer

Alisha Tolbert Assistant Athletic Trainer

Josh Pratt Asst. Athletic Trainer & Drug Testing Coordinator

Lauren Reagan, RD Director of Sports Nutrition

Matthew LaBorde Business Manager

Hunter Geisman Assistant Business Manager

Terri Poleman Short’s Travel

MaryJane Merrill Travel Manager

Wanda Babin Accountant Tech

Wendy Carpenter Accountant Tech

Jeff deVeer Director of IT Services - Athletics

Mo Carney Assistant Director of IT Services

Bill Franques Sr. Associate Communications Director (Baseball)

Jennifer Rodrigues Sr. Associate Communications Director (FB, WB)

Will Stafford Assoc. Communications Director (SC, TF, MG)

Clyde Verdin Assoc. Communications Director (FB, SB)

COMMUNICATIONS

Lane Director IT Analyst

James Thomas Mail Services Administrator

Kent Lowe Sr. Assoc. Communications Director (MB, WG)

CREATIVE SERVICES

COMPLIANCE

Brandon Berrio Graduate Assistant (VB, Gym)

Pam LeBlanc Administrative Specialist

Matt Jakoubek Director of Compliance

Taylor Jacobs Compliance Coordinator

Shalini Gogawale Compliance Coordinator

Jason Feirman Executive Director for Creative Services

PJ Odom Creative Services Manager

FACILITIES & GROUNDS

Clint Self Creative Services Coordinator

Amanda Qubty Creative Services Coordinator

Steve Franz Staff Photographer

Chris Parent Staff Photographer

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Todd Jeansonne Director of Facilities & Grounds

Terrance Bold Asst. Director of Facilities & Grounds

Mark Lee Asst. Director of Facilities & Grounds

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GAME/EVENT MANAGEMENT

Flo Williams Manager of Facilities and Grounds

Hunter Sexton Assistant Manager of Facilities & Grounds

Amanda Adams Manager of Internal Projects and Facility Operations

Katie Gerlach External Events Coordinator

Kelly Willie Asst. Manager of Facilities and Grounds

Julie Cribbs Assoc. Director of Game/Event Management

Richard Dempsey Coordinator of Game/ Event Management

SPORTS PROPERTIES

John Ross Maher Coordinator of Game Event Management Parking Ops

Nicole Batista Graduate Assistant

Aaron Boseman Graduate Assistant

Kaylee Aulds Event Management Intern

Maddie Bray Event Management Intern

Ward Wyatt General Manager

Lance Burgos Assistant General Manager - Sales

Kevin Burke Director of Sales

Kevin Wagner Sr. Account Executive, Sales

Jake Sims Account Executive, Sales

Todd Politz Director of Digital Media

Wes Baylor Account Executive, Client Services

Emily Bloss Account Executive, Client Services

Logan Schroeder Account Executive, Client Services

MARKETING/PROMOTIONS

Brad Morales Account Executive, Operations

MARAVICH CENTER

Dreyfus Milstead Operations Manager

Brooke Hochstetler Administrative Asst., Client Services

Chris Blair Director of Radio Broadcasting

Daniel Nunes Director of Marketing

Jason Suitt Director of Fan Experience

Kyle Huber Assistant Marketing Director

Pauline Zernott Spirit Coordinator

Eric Donoval Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach (VB, MG)

Ricky Lefebvre Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach (MB)

Jake Riedel Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach (SD, TF, FB)

Travis Roy Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach (BSB, FB)

Eric Hummel Assistant Ticket Manager

Garrett Thibodeaux Assistant Ticket Manager

Elise Evans Accounting Manager

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

Ben Iannacchione Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach (VB, MG)

Earl Chevalier Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach (GYM, WG)

TICKET OFFICE

Melissa Moore Seal Assoc. Strength & Conditioning Coach (SB, WB, WT)

Will Wright Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach (SC, BSB)

Emily Hairston Strength & Conditioning GA

Tim Messa Director of Ticket Operations

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Cox Communications Academic Center

Ken Looper

A December 2011 graduate in marketing, Ken Looper recently earned his Web.com Tour card for the 2017 season after tying for eighth place at the recent Web.com Tour Q School Finals.

ACADEMIC SUCCESS

COX COMMUNICATIONS ACADEMIC CENTER FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES MODELS OF EXCELLENCE

Kenneth O. Miles

Assistant Vice Chancellor/ Executive Director

Walt Holliday

Director of Academic Affairs

Jason Shaw

Associate Director

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Calvin Marshall Academic Advisor

LSU, in particular the efforts of the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes, is one of eight colleges and universities nationwide that was honored by University Business magazine in its Spring 2016 Models of Excellence recognition program. The Models of Excellence program recognizes innovative approaches to encouraging and nurturing student success on campus. “For student-athletes, pressure bears down from all angles - from classroom expectations to media scrutiny,” says University Business senior editor Tim Goral. “LSU realizes the unique challenges this population faces, and offers a holistic solution that helps this group succeed outside of game day.”

Cox Communications Academic Center VALUES

Accountability Exhibiting the willingness to accept responsibility for your actions.

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“ENTER TO LEARN, LEAVE TO SERVE” STUDY AREA

Included in the 54,000 square feet of the Academic Center are individual study areas as well as 12 private computer rooms for student-athletes to work one-on-one with tutors or by themselves.

Commitment ledging excellence every day, P every meeting, every situation, every time.

Success chieving excellence in all that is A desired, planned or attempted.

Integrity dhering to a strict moral and A ethical code of behavior and action by consistently upholding rules, regulations and values.

Diversity mbracing and valuing the E differences we all bring to the table.

Teamwork aluing each other as members V of our team and working together to achieve common, agreed upon goals.

Service I ndividually and collectively, creating an environment of social awareness, establishing an appetite for helpfulness and discovering a world with issues greater than our own.

Education ostering a thirst for knowledge F and promoting the discipline to pursue life-long learning.

ACADEMIC CENTER

BO CAMPBELL AUDITORIUM

The 1,000-seat auditorium is used throughout 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.

A $15 million renovation to the Gym Armory in 2002 put the Cox Communications Academic Center For Student-Athletes at the forefront of today’s academic centers. The facility features over 54,000 square feet of working space, 136 computer workstations, study rooms and a 1,000-seat auditorium.

THE LIBRARY

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

VISION

To be the premier provider of transformative student-athlete support services.

MISSION

Our team is committed to challenging studentathletes to achieve their highest level of intellectual and personal development.

GOALS • • • •

Graduate our Student-Athletes Prepare Student-Athletes for Life after LSU Promote and Preserve Academic Integrity Through Education and Example Nurture the Personal Well-Being and Professional Aspirations of Our Team

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LSU Athletics - Championship Legacy

The Nation’s Elite Teams Gymnastics

After winning its fourth straight NCAA Regional championship, the LSU gymnastics team easily qualified for its fifth NCAA Super Six appearance with an outstanding performance in the NCAA Semifinal on April 15, 2016. In a season of fantastic performances, none was more exciting than the Super Six. In that championship meet, the Tigers rallied from behind to finish as the 2016 National Runner-Up, the best finish in school history. With a second-place finish in the Super Six, LSU defeated rivals Alabama, Florida and Georgia by posting a 197.450. Not only was it the highest finish in school history, it marked the fifth Super Six appearances in nine years and the third Top-5 national finish in the last four years, cementing LSU as one of the nation’s best gymnastics teams.

Track & Field

Softball

Men’s Golf

Women’s Tennis

Ashleigh Gnat

Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake

Ben Simmons

Sahvanna Jaquish

For the 15th time in 17 seasons, the Tigers cracked the Top 5 of the final men’s team standings at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2016. The Tigers tallied 41 points to take fifth place. The Lady Tigers clinched sixth place at the Outdoor Championships, giving the LSU track & field teams one of the best finishes of any team in 2016.

Ashleigh Gnat had one of the finest seasons in LSU gymnastics history. The junior ranked No. 1 nationally on vault and floor and led the nation with an LSU single-season record six perfect 10.0 scores. An 11-time All-American, Gnat was named the 2016 SEC Specialist of the Year, the 2016 Central Region Gymnast of the Year, and she won the SEC floor exercise title with a perfect 10 at the SEC Championship. She was a major catalyst in LSU’s national runner-up finish.

The LSU softball team has made three of its five total appearances in the Women’s College World Series in the last five years, qualifying for the postseason in each of the last 11 years which is a program-record run. In 2016 the Tigers finished third at the Women’s College World Series for the second-straight season, and the Tigers wrapped up the year with a 52-18 record.

Before anchoring the Tigers to the NCAA title in the 4x100meter relay to end the 2016 season, Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake won the SEC Commissioner’s Trophy as the top individual point scorer at the SEC Outdoor Championships. Mitchell-Blake was crowned the SEC Champion in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100-meter relay to become the first Tiger to sweep all three events since three-time Olympic Silver Medalist Richard Thompson in 2008.

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One year after clinching the NCAA national title, the LSU men’s golf team reached the quarterfinal round of match play at the NCAA Championships, making the 2016 season another rousing success. LSU is only the third team in the match-play era to qualify for “Match Play 8” in three-straight seasons, and the Tigers also earned a Top-5 finish for the third-consecutive season.

Ben Simmons was the consensus National Freshman of the Year and was named the SEC Freshman of the Year in 2015-16. The No. 1 overall draft pick of the Philadelphia 76ers, Simmons averaged 19.2 points, 11.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game, which ranked in the top five in the SEC in each category. Simmons also led all major conference players with 23 double-doubles and posted six of the SEC’s eight 20-10-5 games during the season.

The 2015-16 season marked another year of firsts for the LSU women’s tennis team under the direction of Julia and Michael Sell. LSU reached the ITA Team Indoor Championships for the first time in school history and also reached a program-best ranking on three separate occasions. The Lady Tigers cracked the Top 10 for the first time in program history, reaching No. 9 in March.

Sahvanna Jaquish became only the third player in LSU softball history to earn three All-America honors when she earned the distinction in 2016. She batted .343 with a team-high 19 doubles to go along with 13 home runs this past season. She tied her own school record of 76 RBI which also ranked fifth nationally. Jaquish started all but one of LSU’s 70 games and served as a catalyst in LSU’s run to a third-place national finish at the Women’s College World Series.

LSU Athletics - Championship Legacy Elite Student-Athletes

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47 National Team Championships

Baseball (6) 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009 1935 Men’s Basketball (1) Boxing (1) 1949 1958, 2003, 2007 Football (3) Men’s Golf (5) 1940, 1942, 1947, 1955, 2015 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

132 SEC Team Championships

Zach Wright

Alex Lange

MEN’S GOLF

BASEBALL

In his final season at LSU, Zach Wright led the Tigers back to match play at the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships for the third-straight season as they tied for fifth-place nationally in defense of their national championship from the spring of 2015. Wright was the team’s leading scorer with a career-low 71.51 scoring average while finishing the 2015-16 season as the No. 13-ranked player in the country in the final Golfweek rankings. Wright was honored for that performance as a PING Second-Team All-American by the Golf Coaches Association of America, as well as a First-Team All-SEC performer for the first time in his career.

Alex Lange in his first two seasons at LSU has established himself as one of the top pitchers in college baseball. The righthander was named the 2015 National Freshman Pitcher of the Year, the SEC Freshman of the Year and a First-Team All-American after posting a 12-0 mark and a 1.97 ERA with 131 strikeouts in 114 innings. He became the first freshman in LSU history to record over 100 strikeouts in a season, and he helped lead the Tigers to the College World Series. Lange fired 125 strikeouts in 111.2 innings in 2016, and he was named to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. Lange will enter the 2017 season with a 20-4 LSU career record in 34 starts with 256 strikeouts in 225.2 innings.

Baseball (16) 1939, 1943, 1946, 1961, 1975, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2015 Men’s Basketball (10) 1935, 1953, 1954, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1991, 2000, 2006, 2009 Women’s Basketball (3) 2005, 2006, 2008 Boxing (4) * 1935, 1938, 1939, 1940 Football (11) 1935, 1936, 1958, 1961, 1970, 1986, 1988, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2011 Men’s Golf (16) 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1986, 1987, 2015 Women’s Golf (1) 1992 1981 Gymnastics (1) Softball (5) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 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 (12) 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2008, 2011 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 (13) 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2007, 2008 2010, 2011, 2012 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2009 Volleyball (5) Wrestling (4) * 1970, 1971, 1978, 1979 * discontinued sports Overall NCAA Championships *

Jordan Daigle

Jorian Baucom

MEN’S TENNIS

SOCCER

Jordan Daigle spent his junior season exclusively on court one for the Tigers. He was named to the 2016 All-SEC Second Team, which marked the second time in his career that he earned All-SEC honors. Daigle and doubles partner Boris Arias finished the season ranked 13th in the nation after compiling a 16-11 record overall after advancing to their secondstraight NCAA Round of 16. Arias and Daigle were named ITA All-Americans in their second-straight season, which marked the first time in LSU history that a pair earned honors in back-to-back years.

Jorian Baucom proved to be one of the most prolific strikers in college soccer throughout the 2015 season while scoring 15 goals in 22 appearances on the season to lead the Tigers back to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in program history. Among her 15 goals were a team-leading five game-winning goals, including a 1-0 win over 15th-ranked and eventual NCAA runner-up Duke. Baucom’s performance earned her a First-Team AllSEC selection by the league’s head coaches and a First-Team All-South Region selection by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

1. UCLA 2. Stanford 3. USC 4. Kenyon 5. Abilene Christian 6. Oklahoma State 7. Penn State 8. Texas Arkansas 10. LSU

112 109 102 60 57 51 48 44 44 43

Overall Women’s NCAA Championships (Division I only)

1. Stanford 2. UCLA 3. North Carolina 4. LSU 5. Texas

47 39 30 25 23

* - The NCAA does not recognize champions from the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision

Top 20 Director’s Cup Finishes 10 of the Last 11 Years LSU has garnered a top-20 finish in the Learfield Sports Director’s Cup standings in ten of the last 11 years.

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2005-06 20th 2006-07 17th 2007-08 8th 2008-09 9th 2009-10 19th 2010-11 19th 2011-12 13th 2012-13 19th 2013-14 24th 2014-15 15th 2015-16 19th

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LSU GREATS

The following ten individuals are the only athletes to have their jerseys retired by LSU. Men’s 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. Women’s basketball retired the No. 33 for Seimone Augustus. 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 former athletics director Skip Bertman, the No. 19 for Ben McDonald and the No. 36 for Eddy Furniss. Augustus became the first woman in LSU Athletics history to have her jersey retired in January 2010. Furniss joined the prestigious list in April 2016.

50 BOB PETTIT

23 PETE MARAVICH

20 BILLY CANNON

33 SHAQUILLE O’NEAL

15 SKIP BERTMAN

40 RUDY MACKLIN

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.

Shaquille 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.

“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.

A legend in the college baseball ranks, Skip 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 served as LSU’s athletics director for seven years. Bertman was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.

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One of the true legends of college football in the South, Billy 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.

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.

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ABOUT LSU RETIRED JERSEYS

The retirement of the jerseys of Casanova, Furniss, McDonald, Macklin and Augustus 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.

37 TOMMY CASANOVA

Tommy Casanova is the only three-time 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 threetime All-SEC performers at LSU, he played six seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL while earning his medical degree.

19 BEN MCDONALD

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 named National Player of the Year by Baseball America, The Sporting News and Collegiate Baseball. 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.

33 SEIMONE AUGUSTUS

Seimone Augustus is the only women’s basketball player in school history to earn State Farm Coaches Association All-America honors three times: 2004, 2005 and 2006. Augustus became LSU’s first NCAA National Player of the Year, and she claimed the honor twice in 2005 and 2006. A 2006 graduate of LSU, Augustus was the 2012 WNBA Finals MVP after winning a world title. She also led the United States to Olympic gold medals at the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Games.

WORLD CLASS TIGERS

36 EDDY FURNISS

SYLVIA FOWLES

SUSAN JACKSON

• Three-time All-American •2 008, 2012 U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist • WNBA Finals MVP (2015)

• Three-time NCAA individual champion • 2009-10 SEC Female Athlete of the Year

RICHARD THOMPSON

DAVID TOMS

KIMBERLYN DUNCAN

• 2012 Bowerman Award winner • Seven-time NCAA Champion • 14-time track All-American

Eddy Furniss enjoyed one of the best four-season stretches (1995-98) in college baseball history. Furniss is still the Southeastern Conference alltime leader in hits (352), home runs (80), RBI (308), doubles (87) and total bases (689). He was selected in the fourth round of the 1998 Major League Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates and played five seasons in the minor leagues before retiring to concentrate on a career in medicine.

• Eight-time track All-American • 2012 Olympic Silver medalist •2 008 Olympic Silver medalist

• Two-time SEC Golfer of the Year • 2001 PGA Champion • 13-time PGA Tour winner

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PATRICK PETERSON

• Five-time NFL Pro Bowler (2011, ’12, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15) • Three-time NFL All-Pro (2011, ‘13, ‘15) •N FL Record most punt return yards by a rookie in a season

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Prominent LSU Alumni

LOLO JONES

A three-time national champion hurdler at LSU, Lolo Jones continues to take the sporting world by storm. Jones became an inspirational figure as a twotime World Indoor Champion and the world record holder in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.72. She competed in both the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympic Games and became the first LSU athlete to ever grace the cover of Time Magazine in July 2012. A 2005 graduate of LSU, Jones is now a two-sport star. She was named to the U.S. National Bobsled Team that went on to claim gold at the 2013 FIBT World Championships and compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

SHAQUILLE O’NEAL

A four-time NBA champion and 15-time All-Star, Shaquille O’Neal was one of the most dominant centers in NBA history. He announced his retirement from the NBA in June 2010 after a brilliant Hall of Fame career and has since become a television analyst on TNT. One of the most quotable figures on the planet, O’Neal earned his bachelor’s degree from LSU in December 2000. In 2011, he penned his own biography, “Shaq Uncut, My Story,” and then received his doctorate degree from Florida’s Barry University in May 2012.

PROMINENT LSU ALUMNI EDUARDO AGUIRRE, JR.

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.

SEIMONE AUGUSTUS

A two-time NCAA Women’s Basketball National Player of the Year, Augustus graduated from LSU in 2006. She is a two-time U.S. Olympic gold medalist and continues an All-Star pro career with the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx. She was named WNBA Finals MVP in 2012 after winning a WNBA title. She was selected to the 2016 U.S. Olympic team. JAMES CARVILLE

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 bestselling memoir titled “All’s Fair: Love, War and Running for President.”

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LOD COOK

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.

CARLOS ROBERTO FLORES

The president of Honduras from 1998-2002, 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.

JIM FLORES

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 serves as both chairman and CEO of Flores and Rucks, Inc., a publicly held independent oil and gas company.

LSU’s enrollment is more than 30,000 students, including more than 1,600 international students and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Dr. Larry O. Arthur - AIDS researcher Dr. Julian Bailes - expert in neurovascular disease. Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery an Co-Director of the NorthShore Neurological Institute John Ed Bradley - Former Sports Illustrated writer and novelist. Former LSU football player Donna Brazile - Vice Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee 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 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

Mary Carol Flake Flores - Former first lady of Honduras

Edwin Newman - Former NBC News journalist and author

Murphy “Mike” Foster, Jr. - Former governor of Louisiana (1996-2004)

Carolyn Bennett Patterson - Former senior editor, National Geographic

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

J. Howard Rambin - Former CEO and Chairman of the Board, Texaco

Paul Groves - Award-winning tenor with the Metropolitian Opera Reinosuke Hara - Former president and CEO of Seiko Instruments

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

Pat Bodin - Former CIO of Exxon Mobil

Steve Scalise - U.S. House Majority whip

Walter Hitesman - Former president, Reader’s Digest

Frances Seghers - Senior VP of Sony Entertainment European Community Affairs, which includes Sony Music, Sony Pictures and Sony Playstation

Adrian Mitchell - Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Crate & Barrel W. Vernon Jones - Senior Scientist for Suborbital Research, NASA headquarters

Delos “Kip” Knight - President of U.S. Retail Operations for H&R Block Harry J. Longwell – Former Executive Vice President and Director of Exxon Mobil Ray Marshall - Secretary of Labor under President Jimmy Carter

Dr. John Elstrott - Chairman, Whole Foods Market

James E. Maurin - Founding partner and CEO of Stirling Properties, a national real estate services firm

Graves Erskine - U.S. Marine Corps General in WWII Maxime A. Faget - Designed Mercury and Gemini spacecrafts

Maj. Gen. Thomas Rhame - Led 1st Infantry Division against Iraq during Persian Gulf War Thomas O. Ryder - Chairman of the Board, The Reader’s Digest Association

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

Eric Arturo Delvalle - President of Panama (1985-1988)

Rex Reed - Drama critic, syndicated columnist

Bill Harp - Television set decorator for series including “L.A. Law” and “The Carol Burnett Show”

Hubert Humphrey - U.S. vice president (1965-69)

Jake Lee Netterville - Former Managing Director of Postlethwaite & Netterville, the largest Louisiana-based public accounting firm

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Dolores Spikes - Former President of the Southern University System and the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Bernette Joshua Johnson - Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice; one of the first African-American women to attend LSU law school David Suarez - President and CEO of The Atlantic Company of America. Architect who restored the Washington Monument and the National Archives Building among others Olympia Vernon – Award-winning author and recipient of an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award for her debut novel, Eden Rebecca Wells - Author of the novel and film “Devine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood” Roger W. Jenkins - President and CEO of Murphy Oil Corporation

MIKE PAPAJOHN

The starting centerfielder on LSU’s inaugural College World Series team in 1986, Mike Papajohn today is a prominent actor in Hollywood. Papajohn was the only actor to star in four $150 million movies in the same calendar year, doing so in 2009. The LSU alumnus has appeared in blockbuster films: Spiderman, Terminator Salvation, For the Love of the Game and most recently in Jurassic World.

DR. JAMES ANDREWS

Arguably, the world’s most renowned orthopedic surgeon for knee and shoulder injuries, Andrews is a 1963 graduate of LSU and a 1967 graduate of LSU Medical School. He has worked on numerous all-star athletes, including Michael Jordan, Drew Brees, Brett Favre and Albert Pujols. Andrews is also the founder of the American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI).

SYLVIA FOWLES

SUZANNE PERRON

Fowles was a two-time WBCA first-team AllAmerican before her pro career with the WNBA’s Chicago Sky and Minnesota Lynx. She was named the WNBA Finals MVP in 2015. Fowles was a member of U.S. Olympic Gold Medal teams in 2008 Beijing and 2012 London, and was chosen again in 2016 to represent USA Basketball for the Rio Olympics.

A 1991 LSU graduate, Perron is a rising star in the design world having worked with top designers Vera Wang and Carolina Herrera. Perron has designed dresses for Hollywood stars Jennifer Lopez, Mariska Hargitay and Holly Hunter, among others.

JOHN HAVENS

MARTY SIXKILLER

A 1978 LSU graduate in geology, Havens is president of Seismic Exchange (SEI) and vicechairman of the Houston Astros. He is also owner of Cal-a-Vie Health Spa in San Diego that was voted the No. 1 destination spa by “Travel + Leisure” magazine in 2013.

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

MARY L. LANDRIEU

DAVID STEINER

Landrieu became the first woman from Louisiana selected to a full term in the United States Senate in 1996. In 2014 she was appointed chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

A 1982 LSU graduate, Steiner has served as the CEO of Waste Management since 2004. Under Steiner’s leadership, the Houston-based company was named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere in 2008.

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ABOVE: The 2015 LSU Athletic Hall of Fame induction class was joined on stage by the HOF members who attended the ceremony. RIGHT: In 2015, LSU Vice Chancellor/Athletics Director Joe Alleva presents Ebert Van Buren with his Hall of Fame plaque. Van buren played football from 1948-50 and was a team captain.

LSU Athletics Hall of Fame The LSU Athletics Hall of Fame showcases the finest student-athletes and coaches to wear the Purple and Gold. To be eligible for the LSU Hall of Fame in the Athlete category, an individual must have earned a college degree and gained national distinction through superlative performance. Hall of Fame candidates must also have established a personal reputation for character and citizenship. To be eligible in the Coach/Administrator category, the individual must have made significant contributions to LSU Athletics and gained national distinction through exceptional accomplishments in his or her field of expertise while establishing an image that reflects favorably upon the University. The LSU Athletics Hall of Fame presently includes 136 members, which includes the latest Class of 2015: gymnast April Burkholder; hurdler Kim Carson; javelin thrower and Olympian Laverne Eve; Olympic gold medalist in women’s basketball Sylvia Fowles; swimmer Todd Torres; football NFL All-Pro Ebert Van Buren; athletic trainer Mike Chambers, for whom LSU’s live mascot “Mike” The Tiger is named; and trainer Herman Lang, who worked with three generations of LSU athletes. The next class to the Hall will be inducted in 2017.

ADMINISTRATORS Jeff Boss, Equipment Manager Carl Maddox, Athletic Director ATHLETIC COUNCIL James F. Broussard ATHLETIC TRAINING Dr. Marty Broussard Mike Chambers Herman Lang BASEBALL Joe Bill Adcock Kurt Ainsworth Skip Bertman Alvin Dark Eddy Furniss Lloyd Peever Todd Walker MEN’S BASKETBALL Frank Brian Dale Brown Joe Dean

Durand “Rudy” Macklin Shaquille O’Neal Harry Rabenhorst Bob Pettit Malcolm “Sparky” Wade WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Seimone Augustus Dana “Pokey” Chatman Sylvia Fowles Sue Gunter Marie Ferdinand-Harris BOXING Calvin Clary Heston Daniel Robert L. “Bobby” Freeman Henry Glaze J.L. Golsan Al Michael Wilbert Moss William Snyder Parham Edsel “Tad” Thrash FOOTBALL Nacho Albergamo Charles Alexander

Billy Baggett George Bevan James Britt Percy Brown Billy Cannon Warren Capone Tommy Casanova Brad Davis Wendell Davis Paul Dietzel Robert Dugas Lawrence Dupont Tom Dutton Ronnie Estay Jesse Fatherree Kevin Faulk G.E. “Doc” Fenton Sid Fournet Newton C. Helm O.G. “Butch” Helveston Tommy Hodson R.B. Howell Clarence “Fatty” Ives Bert Jones Ken Kavanaugh, Sr. Kenny Konz Tyler LaFauci Clyde Lindsey Jerry Marchand Charlie Mason Kevin Mawae

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Charles McClendon Anthony McFarland Abe Mickal Fred Miller Doug Moreau Guy Nesom W.E. “Bill” Pitcher Ruffin G. Pleasant Warren Rabb Archie Ed Robertson Johnny Robinson Charles “Pinky” Rohm John J. Seip Norman Stevens Marvin “Moose” Stewart Jerry Stovall Charles “Bo” Strange Jimmy Taylor Gaynell Tinsley Y.A. Tittle Joe Tuminello Ebert Van Buren Steve Van Buren Abner Wimberly Roy “Moonie” Winston GOLF Henry Castillo Gardner E. Dickinson, Jr. Fred Haas, Jr.

Nominations Nominations for the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame are accepted each fall. Nomination forms may be obtained by calling (225) 578-3600, or may be downloaded at LSUsports.net/nominations.

J. Paul Leslie, Sr. Jenny Lidback B.R. “Mac” McClendon Eddie Merrins GYMNASTICS Jeanie Beadle-Staples April Burkholder Amy McClosky-McGinley Sandra Smith-Whitmire Jennifer Wood SOFTBALL Britni Sneed SWIMMING & DIVING Ashley Culpepper-Gluck Richard “Rick” Meador Bob Percy Todd Torres TENNIS Steve Faulk Donnie Leaycraft

TRACK & FIELD Nathan “Buddy” Blair Sidney Bowman Billy Brown Joseph T. Butler, Sr. Harry Carpenter Kim Carson Oris “Arky” Erwin Laverne Eve Matt Gordy Billy Hardin Glenn “Slats” Hardin D’Andre Hill Esther Jones Suzette Lee Robert Lowther R. Delmon McNabb Bernie Moore Al Moreau Eric Reid Rob Smith Lurline Struppeck Cheryl Taplin Jack Torrance Schowonda Williams VOLLEYBALL Dani Reis

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COACHES

Les Miles (FB) Dave Aranda (FB) Cam Cameron (FB) Dameyune Craig (FB) Steve Ensminger (FB) Jeff Grimes (FB) Jabbar Juluke (FB) Ed Orgeron (FB) Bradley Dale Peveto (FB) Corey Raymond (FB) Nolan Cain (BSB) Andy Cannizaro (BSB) Johnny Jones (MBB) Charlie Leonard (MBB) Brendan Suhr(MBB) Nikki Fargas (WBB) Tasha Butts (WBB) Mickie DeMoss(WBB) Russell Brock (BVB) Garrett Runion (MG) Karen Bahnsen (WG) Alexis Rather (WG) Jay Clark (GYM) Brian Lee (SOC) Beth Torina (SB) Howard Dobson (SB) Quinlan Duhon (SB) Lindsay Leftwich (SB) Dave Geyer (SD) Jeana Kempe (SD) Steve Mellor (SD) Jeff Brown (MT) Martin Stiegwardt (MT) Julia S. Sell (WT) Michael Sell (WT) Dennis Shaver (TF) Bennie Brazell (TF) Todd Lane (TF)

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