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GENERAL INFORMATION Location .............................................................................................................................................Oxford, Mississippi Founded......................................................................................................................................................Nov. 6, 1848 Enrollment .......................................................................................................................................................... 20,824 Nickname ..............................................................................................................................................................Rebels Colors ................................................................................................................................. Cardinal Red and Navy Blue Conference.................................................................................................................................................Southeastern Chancellor .......................................................................................................................................... Dr. Daniel W. Jones Athletics Director ..........................................................................................................................................Pete Boone Executive Associate AD/SWA................................................................................................................Lynnette Johnson Home Course ................................................................................................................................. Ole Miss Golf Course
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WOMEN’S GOLF STAFF Head Coach ................................................................................................................................................. Ernest Ross Alma Mater.............................................................................................................................................. Ole Miss, 1974 Year at Ole Miss .......................................................................................................................................................16th Assistant Coach .......................................................................................................................................... Jack O’Keefe Alma Mater........................................................................................................................................................Arkansas Year at Ole Miss ...................................................................................................................................................Second Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer ..............................................................................................................Jon Williams Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach ................................................................................................John Simmons Golf Office Phone ................................................................................................................................. (662) 832-9998 Golf FAX Number.................................................................................................................................. (662) 234-8376 Golf Senior Staff Assistant ............................................................................................................... Katherine Thornton Phone Number..................................................................................................................................... (662) 915-7546 2011-12 TEAM INFORMATION Letterwinners Returning/Lost ....................................................................................................................................6/1 Top Returnee (s) ................................................................................................Joe David, Billy Brozovich, Tom Brown Top Newcomers ......................................................................................................................... Blake Morris, Joe Lewis ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS Assistant AD/Media and Public Relations .................................................................................................Kyle Campbell Associate Director (Men’s Golf) ........................................................................................................................ Kim Ling Office Number ......................................................................................................................................(662) 915-7522 Cell Number .........................................................................................................................................(662) 801-2578 FAX Number .........................................................................................................................................(662) 915-7006 Email .................................................................................................................................................kling@olemiss.edu Associate Director ........................................................................................................................................Bill Bunting Associate Director ......................................................................................................................................... Joey Jones Assistant Director ..................................................................................................................................Daniel Snowden Assistant Director .................................................................................................................................... Kristen Saibini Graduate Assistants................................................................................................................. Nathan Booth, John Holt Senior Staff Assistant .......................................................................................................................... Ashley Mangrum Mailing Address ...........................................................................................................................................PO Box 217 University, MS 38677 Overnight Address ..................................................................................................................... 908 All-American Drive Oxford, MS 38655 Athletics Web Site......................................................................................................................www.OleMissSports.com University Web Site ..............................................................................................................................www.OleMiss.edu Athletics Twitter .......................................................................................................................................@OleMissNow MG Twitter ..............................................................................................................................................@OleMissMGolf Facebook .................................................................................................................wwww.facebook.com/OleMissMGolf www.facebook.com/OleMissSports Blog .................................................................................................................................. www.OleMissSportsBlog.com
CREDITS Editor: Kim Ling Photography: Kevin Bain, Joey Brent, Tim Cowie, Joey Jones, Robert Jordan, Nathan Latil, Wistar Lewis, Kim Ling, Ernest Ross, Will Smith and PGA TOUR. 2 | REBEL GOLF 2011-12
THIS IS OLE MISS 3-15 3 ............................................................ Rebels on Tour 4 .................................................................. Rebel Pride 5 ....................................................Academic Excellence 6-7 ................................................Outstanding Athletics 8-9 ....................................The University of Mississippi 10-11 ............................................................ The Grove 12 .....................................................Oxford, Mississippi 13 .............................................Strength & Conditioning 14 ..................................................................... The SEC COACHES AND STAFF 15-20 15-17 .....................................Head Coach Ernest Ross 18 .................................... Assistant Coach Jack O’Keefe 19 .............................................................Support Staff 20 ............................................................Administration 2012 REBELS 21-37 21 .............................................................. 2012 Roster 22-27 ..................................................... Senior Profiles 28-29 ........................................................Junior Profile 30-33 .............................................Sophomore Profiles 34-37 ...............................................Newcomer Profiles REBEL INTERCOLLEGIATE 38 38 ....................................BancorpSouth Intercollegiate 2010-11 REVIEW 39-41 39 ........................................................2010-11 Review 40-41 ................................................. 2010-11 Results HISTORY 42-50 42 .............................................................All-Americans 43 ................................................................SEC Honors 44 ...................................................... All-SEC Selections 45 ............................................................. NCAA History 46 ........................................... Team/Individual Records 47 ............................................ Team Tournament Titles 48 ......................................Individual Tournament Titles 49 ..........................................................Cary Middlecoff 50 .............................................................Letterwinners ATHLETICS SUPPORT/FACILITIES 51-IBC 51 .......................................................Athletics Support 52-54 ................................................ Athletics Facilities 55-IBC.........................................Ole Miss Golf Facilities ON THE COVER Featured on the cover of the 2012 Ole Miss Men’s Golf Guide is senior Joe David. © COPYRIGHT UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI
The 2012 Ole Miss Men’s Golf Guide was published by the University of Mississippi Athletics Media Relations Office and designed by Kim Ling using Adobe InDesign CS3 and Adobe Photoshop CS3. All contents of this issue are copyrighted 2012 by the University of Mississippi. Reproduction without written permission is strictly prohibited. 9 NCAA APPEARANCES | 1 SEC CHAMPIONSIHP
Vance Veazey has eight professional wins, including four on the Nationwide Tour. He has played on the PGA Tour, most recently in 2010.
Cary Middlecoff entered the PGA TOUR in 1947, and from 1947 to 1961, he won more than 40 tour events and finished runner-up on the money list four times. Middlecoff’s best year came in 1955 when he won six titles, including The Masters. In 1974, he was inducted into the PGA Hall of Fame. He became the 48th member of the PGA/World Golf Hall of Fame in 1986
Callum Macaulay (left) has played on the European Tour and the Challenge Tour since turning pro in 2007. Kyle Ellis (below) won his first professional event in 2010 on the NGA Pro Tour. Former All-American Jonathan Randolph (bottom right) is in his first year on the NGA Pro Tour.
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“I have benefited greatly by being an Ole Miss Rebel. My entire professional career has been guided by my association with Ole Miss and its staff and alumni. When I qualified for the PGA TOUR, the alumni were my sponsors and supporters, and every career move since has been with the help and influence of Ole Miss. I am eternally grateful and appreciative of all Ole Miss has done for me. And now my son is getting the same opportunity, as a member of the golf team. How can it get better than that?” - RANDY WATKINS Former Tournament Director of the PGA TOUR’s Viking Classic
“The years I spent at Ole Miss were a great learning experience for me as a person and a golfer. I feel I learned as many life lessons as I did about my golf game. The challenges of playing with and against the best players in the country taught me that if I wanted to become a professional golfer, I would have to set high goals for myself and work hard to achieve them. I am sure Coach Ross had his challenges with me, but his wisdom and persistence taught me to strive to be the player I had dreamed of being since I was a young junior golfer. Coach Ross had a great impact on me as a person and golfer, and I will always enjoy our friendship. Go Rebels!” - VANCE VEAZEY PGA Professional
“My experience at Ole Miss was absolutely incredible. What coach Ross has done to expand the program is phenomenal. From the expansion of the practice facilities to the new van. I had the time of my life at Ole Miss and would recommend it to anyone.” - CALLUM MACAULAY European Tour Professional
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Ole Miss student-athletes not only have the opportunity to play in one of the best conferences in the nation, they also attend a university that is world-renowned for its academics. The Office of Student-Athlete Academic Support has made great strides in improving the environment for Ole Miss student-athletes. Numerous full-time academic counselors, learning specialists and tutors, and the $5 million FedEx Academic Support Center, completed in May 2007, provides the perfect environment for learning. Last year, Ole Miss men’s golf had more than its share of student-athletes named to the school’s various academic honor rolls, while placing two players on Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Rolls. With Ole Miss athletics taking its place among the best in the nation, the Student-Athlete Academic Support staff hopes that Ole Miss graduates of today have a great impact in the future of tomorrow.
2011 SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
Chad Bounds
Tom Brown
The Rebels posted a perfect 1000 single year APR score in the latest results released in May of 2011.
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2009 AND 2010 COTTON BOWL CHAMPIONS
ATHLETICS
MIKE WALLACE
Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XLV Led NFL with seven 100-yard games in 2010
BRITTNEY REESE
3-time defending world long jump champion 2008 Olympian
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CHRIS COGHLAN
Florida Marlins 2009 NL Rookie of the Year
JONATHAN RANDOLPH
RICKY ROBERTSON
2010 All-American Men & Women advanced to 2011 NCAAs
4-time All-American 4-time SEC high jump champion
OLE MISS IN 2010-11 16 All-America selections 28 All-Conference selections 135 Academic All-Conference selections
26 National academic honorees 8 Postseason team participants 7 Professional draft picks
MARCEL THIEMANN
REGINA THOMAS
ARMINTIE PRICE
CHRIS WARREN
2010 All-American Led team to 2010 NCAAs
2011 All-American Men & Women advanced to 2011 NCAAs
2007 WNBA Rookie of the Year Helped lead team two WNBA Finals
2-time All-SEC 2011 NCAA free throw champion
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THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI
Log on to OleMiss.edu to find out everything that’s happening at the University of Mississippi.
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Ole Miss was the center of worldwide attention as the host of the first presidential debate of 2008 between Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama, held Sept. 26 at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts on campus.
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Regarded as one of the world’s top sporting traditions, tailgating on football Saturdays at Ole Miss is one of those activities that every sports fan should take the opportunity to indulge in at some point in their life. Ten acres of lush green grass, watched over by majestic oak trees in the middle of the Ole Miss campus, are transformed from a tranquil picnic spot into tailgating paradise when thousands of football fans crowd into every corner of the land. Weaving through the myriad of red and blue tents, one is bound to encounter a few of the most extravagant set-ups in all of tailgating fine china, chandeliers, big-screen satellite TVs. Of course, many tents are a bit simpler, but the unique atmosphere still encourages sundresses and high heels for the ladies and coats and ties for the men. Food and drink are abundant. “Hotty Toddy” can always be heard chanted among the trees. Champions walk through it. There is nowhere else like it. It is ... The Grove.
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Nation’s No. 1 Tailgating School (Sports Illustrated)
Nation’s No. 2 College Football Tailgating Spot (ESPN)
“The Holy Grail of tailgating sites” (The Sporting News)
“The mother and mistress of outdoor ritual mayhem” (New York Times)
“The mecca of tailgating in American sports” (Columbia Missourian)
“In Oxford lies the most magical place on all of God’s green, football-playing Earth: the Grove.” (SI on Campus)
“I still remember the first time I came here on my official visit. Walking through The Grove, the whole atmosphere was just UNBELIEVABLE.” - Patrick Willis, San Francisco 49ers Pro Bowl linebacker
WALK OF Rebel players and coaches have paraded through the Grove and been greeted by thousands of admirers two hours before each football game since 1983.
“I can say in definitive terms that there isn’t a better place to spend a college football Saturday than at The Grove, followed by an SEC battle at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.” - Mel Kiper Jr., ESPN
Log on to OleMissSports.com for “Tailgating Tips” and a complete history of Grove traditions.
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ANNUAL DOUBLE DECKER ARTS FESTIVAL
MISSISSIPPI No. 1 Most Beautiful Campus (Newsweek) Top 6 College Towns in America (USA Today) 100 Best Small Towns (USA Today) Top 100 Places to Live (Money Magazine) No. 15 Fastest-Growing Small Town (Forbes)
“I wish everybody could come here. I feel sorry for the people that have never been to Oxford, Mississippi. They don’t know what they’re missing.” - Eli Manning
Oxford’s thriving music scene has recently welcomed such acts as American Idol winner David Cook, Vince Gill, B.B. King, Soulja Boy, Three 6 Mafia and Wilco. Artists that have recorded at local Sweet Tea Studios include the Counting Crows, Gavin DeGraw, Ben Folds, the Hives, Jars of Clay and Modest Mouse. Oxford’s Lyric was recently named one of the top 100 music club venues in the world by Pollstar, the leading concert industry trade publication.
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Celebrities such as Samuel L. Jackson and Faith Hill regularly visit Oxford for charity events and performances.
SEC ... PLAY WITH THE BEST • The SEC has won 10 men’s golf NCAA crowns in its history with the latest coming in 2005, when Georgia captured the national championship. Since 1985, the SEC has captured four team titles.
SEC IN 2011 • Eight teams qualified for NCAA Regionals in 2011 with six advancing to the NCAA Finals. Georgia finished runner-up.
• Since 1985, 48 SEC men’s teams have finished in the top 10 of the NCAA Championships, 37 since 1990.
• 3 SEC teams finished in the top 15 at the 2011 NCAA Finals
• Individually, the SEC has six national champions, with LSU’s John Peterson winning the last title in 2011. Since 1985, there have been 43 top-10 individual finishes at the NCAA Championships.
• Seven teams ranked in the Golfweek.com final Top 25 in 2011 • 20 individuals were among Golfweek.com’s final Top 100 in 2011, including Ole Miss’ Jonathan Randolph at No. 56.
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Ross’ 15 years as a head coach in the SEC rank as the second most behind Florida coach Buddy Alexander (24 years).
ERNEST ROSS HEAD COACH | 16th SEASON | OLE MISS | 1974 In 15 seasons at Ole Miss, head coach Ernest Ross has led the Rebels to seven NCAA appearances, including a fourth place finish in 1985, the 1984 SEC Championship, 27 regular-season tournament titles and been named SEC Coach of the Year twice. In 2004, Ross returned to his alma mater and a program he once built to SEC and national prominence. After spending 16 years as the head professional at the Country Club of Jackson, Ross returned to his first love - coaching - and immediately set out to steer the Rebels back to the pinnacle of college golf. Since his return, the Rebels have made five consecutive NCAA Regional appearances, had eight players garner All-SEC honors and one make All-American. RECENT SUCCESS Last year, Ole Miss made its fifth consecutive NCAA Regional appearance as the Rebels competed in the East Regional in Blacksburg, Va. Joe David led the Rebels, tying for 10th at the regional. Jonathan Randolph ended his outstanding career earning All-SEC honors for the second consecutive year. The 2010 season saw the Rebels compete in the NCAA Southeast Regional in Alpharetta, Ga. Mississippi native Jonathan Randolph had a banner year on the course, becoming the ninth All-American in the history of the program and earning All-SEC first team honors. He ended the year ranked No. 6 in Golfweek. Randolph posted the lowest stroke average (70.44) in the SEC and in the history of Ole Miss men’s golf. In 2009, Ole Miss participated in the NCAA Central Regional in Bowling Green, Ky. They just missed out on advancing to the NCAA Finals, finishing sixth. Jonathan Randolph tied for seventh to lead the Rebels and earned 9 ALL-AMERICANS | 21 ALL-SEC SEC SELECTIONS
PING All-South Region honors along with freshman Joe David. David also earned All-SEC second team honors and made the SEC All-Freshman Team. Off the course, Stefan Strandlund earned Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) All-Scholar honors. In 2008, the Rebels qualified for the NCAA East Regional on the heels of capturing four tournament titles. Ole Miss made history on Oct. 23, 2007, winning the rainshortened Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate (for the second year in a row), to become the first team in Rebel history to win three consecutive golf tournaments. The streak began with the Memphis Intercollegiate, and then the Rebels won the Squire Creek Invitational. In the spring, the Rebels held off then No. 2 Georgia to capture the Linger-Longer Invitational at Reynolds Plantation. Jesse Speirs earned second team All-SEC honors and Jonathan Randolph made the SEC All-Freshman Team. A highlight in 2008, the Rebels hosted the first annual BancorpSouth Intercollegiate at Reunion Golf and Country Club. The tournament was a success, and this year’s field will feature another strong regional field. After a six-year absence from postseason play, Ross guided the Rebels to the 2007 NCAA East Regional and a fourth place finish at the SEC Championship. The team led the field after day one and ended up with their best finish in 19 years. Will Roebuck turned in the best showing for a Rebel at the SECs since 1996, with his fourth place effort. Callum Macaulay earned All-SEC honors and led the Rebels in stroke average. ROSS RETURNS Soon after Ross’ return in the fall of 2004 the Rebels enjoyed one of the biggest turnarounds in school history. The improvement over the course of just one
season was staggering and almost hard to believe. Just five months after finishing last at the SEC Championships, Ole Miss claimed its first tournament title since March 21, 1999, with a first-place effort (279-278-284-841) at the 15-team Raising Cane Classic in Hattiesburg, Miss. In Ross’ first season back, Jordan Dempsey registered one of the most successful five-week periods of any individual in school history. Dempsey closed out the fall season in 2004 with a nine-under-par 207 (69-69-69) at the University Club Intercollegiate after posting four straight top-five finishes -- fourth at the Raising Cane Classic, second at the Mason Rudolph Championships, a tie for second at the Memphis Intercollegiate and a tie for third at the Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Intercollegiate. Dempsey did not stop there as he went on to earn All-SEC first team honors and was selected to play in the NCAA East Regional as an individual. He concluded the 2004-05 season with the lowest stroke average in the SEC at 71.47. In 2005-06, the Rebels won three tournaments, including the Squire Creek Invitational, the Magnolia Cup and the USA Spring Classic. BUILDING THE FOUNDATION A native Mississippian, Ross played for the Rebels in the 70s and later became the head coach in 1979. In his first stint with the Rebels (1979-87), Ross produced great results. After the Rebels finished ninth at the SEC Championships during his first season, Ross guided Ole Miss to a second-place effort in 1982 and the conference crown in 1984. Ross was named SEC Coach of the Year in both `82 and ‘84. OLEMISSSPORTS.COM | 15
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DEANS OF SEC MEN’S GOLF Active Coaches ................................................................................................Years in SEC Buddy Alexander (Florida).......................................................................................................................................... 24 ERNEST ROSS (OLE MISS) .............................................................................................. 15 Chris Haack (Georgia) ................................................................................................................................................ 14 Jim Kelson (Tennessee) .............................................................................................................................................. 13 Jay Seawell (Alabama) ................................................................................................................................................ 10 Brian Craig (Kentucky) ............................................................................................................................................... 10 Under his guidance, the Rebels made back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 1984 and 1985. The ‘85 campaign ended with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Ross also led the Rebels to 16 regularseason tournament titles during his first stint in Oxford. Several individual accomplishments were also seen during Ross’ first eight seasons at Ole Miss. Randy Watkins (1982), Dave Peege (1984 & 1985) and Darren Cole (1984 & 1985) earned All-America honors. Peege also picked up SEC Player of the Year accolades in 1984, while Peege and Cole were named Co-Players of the Year in 1985. PLAYERS ACHIEVE SUCCESS AFTER OLE MISS Many of Ross’ players have gone on to experience success in both the amateur and professional ranks. Vance Veazey, who played for Ross in the late 80s, earned his PGA TOUR card for 2010 after finishing among the top 25 on the Nationwide Tour in 2009. He won the first event (Panama Digicel Championship) of the year on the Nationwide Tour and posted three top-10 finishes. Callum Macaulay finished up his career at Ole Miss in 2007 and enjoyed a highly-successful amateur career before turning pro. Macaulay made it to the semifinals of the 2007 British Amateur, considered the top amateur tournament in Europe, and won his first ever national championship, capturing the 2008 Scottish Amateur. He won the Scottish Golf Order of Merit in 2007, and was ranked among the top 20 in the World Golf Amateur Rankings. In the fall of 2008, he helped lead Scotland to their first ever World Amateur Team Championship. Macaulay qualified for the 2009 European Tour and earned a career-best second-place finish at the Madeira Islands Open BPI, narrowly missing the win. Former and current Rebels have competed in the U.S. Amateur, including current senior Jonathan Randolph
and junior Joe David, who both qualified in 2009. Randolph advanced to match play. Chip Sullivan, the director of golf at Hanging Rock Golf Club in Salem, Va., won the 2007 PGA Club Professional National Championship and helped the United States reclaim the PGA Cup later that year. In the summer of 2008, he became the first reigning PGA Professional National Champion to compete in the Japan PGA Championship, where he tied for 18th. Sullivan has also competed in several PGA Tour events that season. Since turning professional in 1987, Sullivan has won more than 80 PGA-sanctioned events. Jordan Dempsey won his first pro title in 2007, claiming the NGA Hooter’s Buffalo Run Casino Classic. In 2008, Chris Rogers qualified for the PGA TOUR’s Stanford St. Jude (Memphis, Tenn.) and just missed making the cut. In May of 2009, Rogers captured the Walnut Creek Championship of the eGolf Professional Tour. Mississippi native Kyle Ellis earned his first professional victory in the summer of 2010, capturing the NGA Hooter’s Chattahoochee Hospice Classic. OTHER CAREER SUCCESS Ross’ experience extends beyond coaching, as he also has a great deal of experience in golf course management, having worked at several country clubs throughout the United States. Prior to his first appointment at Ole Miss, Ross was employed at the Grenada Country Club(Grenada, Miss.), the Country Club of Darien (Darien, Conn.) and the Leflore Country Club (Greenwood, Miss.). In between his coaching stints, Ross was the head professional at Tiger Point Golf and Country Club (Gulf Breeze, Fla.) for one year and the head pro at the Country Club of Jackson (Miss.) for 16 years. Ross is a four-time Mississippi PGA Player of the Year, a four-time Mississippi PGA Chapter Champion, a
ERNEST ROSS FILE PERSONAL • Married to the former Julianna Muse • Has two sons, Don and Christian EDUCATION • The University of Mississippi, 1974 PLAYING EXPERIENCE • 1971-73 Ole Miss golf team • Four-time Mississippi PGA Player of the Year • Two-time Gulf States PGA Champion COACHING/TEACHING EXPERIENCE • 1979-87: Ole Miss Coach • Head Professional at Tiger Point Country Club, 1988 • Head Professional at Jackson Country Club, 1989-2004 • 2004-Present: Ole Miss Coach COACHING MILESTONES • 7 NCAA appearances • 4th place finish at 1985 NCAA Championships • 1984 SEC Champion • 6 All-Americans • 21 All-SEC selections • 1984 and 1985 SEC Players of the Year • 1982 SEC Freshman of the Year • Three SEC Medalists • 27 regular-season tournament titles COACHING/TEACHING HONORS • 1982, 1984 SEC Coach of the Year • PGA Master Professional • Gulf States PGA Teacher of the Year in 1994 • Private Clubs PGA Merchandiser of the Year in 1995 • Mississippi PGA Professional of the Year in 2001 • Golf Digest Mississippi No. 1 Teacher in 2001 and 2002 • Gulf States PGA Junior Golf Leader in 2003 • Inducted into Ole Miss Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988
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A PLAYERS’ COACH Dave Peege Former PGA Touring Professional ... 1984, 1985 All-American ... 1984, 1985 SEC Player of the Year ... 1983 SEC Medalist ... 1982 SEC Freshman of the Year. “Coach Ross is the best college golf coach in the country. It takes time to build a program and there is no doubt in my mind that he will have the Rebel program back in the top 20. I always knew he cared about me. It’s been 23 years since I left Oxford, and I am still getting calls from him to make sure that me and my family are doing well. I could only hope that if my two sons play a sport on the college level that they have a coach half as good as Coach Ross.”
Chip Sullivan PGA Professional and Director of Golf at Hanging Rock Golf Club in Virginia ... 2007 PGA Professional National Champion ... Has won more than 80 PGA sanctioned events ... 1986 SEC Medalist ... 1986 All-SEC Selection. “My entire outlook on the game of golf, and the golfing lifestyle changed drastically after I met Coach Ross. Transferring to Ole Miss from the University of Houston, I was in the mindset that there was nothing in life more important than golf. Coach Ross quickly taught me that golf is a game of balance, and only when each area of my life is disciplined and in harmony, in addition to my hard work on the course, then would my game fall into place. It may have taken me awhile to fully understand his teachings, but now I credit a huge part of my golfing success, as well as my success as a husband and father, to him. My respect for Ernest Ross as a coach, as a fellow PGA Professional, and as a genuinely devoted human being, is unending.”
two-time Gulf States PGA Section Champion and the 1991 Gulf States PGA Match Play Champion. His best professional finish was a 19th-place effort on the 1991 Ben Hogan Tour. Ross has attended over 25 National PGA Seminars, taught at the PGA National Junior Golf Academy, achieved PGA Master Professional status and passed the PGA Specialty Certification in both Golf Cart Fleet Management and Teaching. He was selected Gulf States PGA Teacher of the Year in 1994, Private Clubs PGA Merchandiser of the Year in 1995, Mississippi PGA Professional of the Year in 2001, Golf Digest Mississippi No. 1 Teacher in 2001 and 2002 and Gulf States PGA Junior Golf Leader in 2003. He has served as Tournament Chairman of the Skytel Invitational and the Farm Bureau Invitational, plus Sponsor Chairman of the Farm Bureau Invitational. FAMILY Ross is a 1974 Ole Miss graduate and 1998 Ole Miss Athletic Hall of Fame inductee. He and his wife, the former Julianna Muse, have two sons, Don and Christian.
Randy Watkins Former member of the PGA Tour ... Owns and operates two golf courses in Mississippi ... Tournament Director for the Viking Classic (formerly the Southern Farm Bureau Invitational), the PGA Tour event in Mississippi ... 1982 All-American ... 1982 SEC Medalist ... All-SEC in 1982 and 1983. “Coach Ross is one of the finest coaches in the country. He is a dedicated teacher and a perfectionist that understands the differences in all his players. He is always searching for new ways to help his players become better golfers, students and young men. He has had a great impact on my life as he has helped teach me the value of hard work and dedication. He is a tremendous asset to Ole Miss and will always field a team that is competitive and representative of our fine University. I am proud now to call him my friend and also proud to encourage all young golfers and their parents to call Ole Miss home.”
Callum Macaulay European Tour professional ... All-SEC in 2007. “Coach Ross has done an amazing job. He’s got great ambition, and I think it’s carried over to the team and the facilities. He came here with a plan, he knew what he wanted to do, and he’s managed to do it. He’s a really positive person, and if he wants something done, that’s what he’ll do.”
The Ross Family: Ernest, Don, Christian and Juliana
Jonathan Randolph 2010 All-American ... Ended the year ranked No. 6 in the nation ... 2010 All-SEC first team selection ... Posted the lowest stroke average in a season by a Rebel with an SEC-leading 70.44 ... Won three times and finished in the top three six times. “I really love Coach Ross. He’s done a great job with all the facilities up here. When he was recruiting me, he was building a new driving range. He’s gotten us a new chipping area, putting area and a sprinter van. I got on board with someone who loved golf as much as I did and wanted us to get better. He’s doing everything he can to facilitate me getting better and moving on to the next level. It was the best fit for me.”
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JACK O’KEEFE FILE
JACK O’KEEFE ASSISTANT COACH | 2nd SEASON | ARKANSAS When Ole Miss head coach Ernest Ross was in search of a new assistant coach prior to last year, he wanted someone that could help take the team to the next level. He found that guy in Jack O’Keefe, who brought with him a wealth of experience as a player at the highest level, in addition to his coaching credentials. O’Keefe is in his second year with the program after coaching the University of Central Arkansas golf team from 2007-2010. In his first season with the Rebels, O’Keefe helped guide the team to its fifth consecutive NCAA Regional appearance. He helped coach All-American Jonathan Randolph to another All-SEC season. While at Central Arkansas, O’Keefe helped the Bears jump up in the rankings from 139th at the beginning of the 2009-10 season all the way to 63rd in the year end Golfweek poll. O’Keefe guided Central Arkansas to a runner-up finish in the Southland Conference in 2010 and placed all five players on the All-Southland Conference Team (the only team to have five players make All-Conference). During the last four seasons, O’Keefe’s teams won seven team tournaments (four in the 2009-10 season), and had six individual medalists. Prior to coaching at Central Arkansas, O’Keefe was the head golf professional at Hot Springs Country Club in Hot Springs, Ark. While at Hot Springs Country Club, O’Keefe directed over 200 tournaments annually and
also taught over 400 lessons each year. He also directed the junior golf camps each year with over 60 juniors participating each summer. “We’re very excited to have Jack O’Keefe as part of our program. He brings great credentials to the job with TOUR experience and teaching ability. He did an oustanding job while at Central Arkansas, and is already making an impact with us.” -- Head Coach Ernest Ross O’Keefe played professionally for 10 years all over the world. His highlights included earning his PGA Tour card in 1997 (175th on Official PGA Tour Money List), competing in the U.S. Open in 1996 at Oakland Hills (7271-76-76), competing on the Nike Tour in 1996 (15th on Official Nike Tour Money List), 1995 Player of the Year honors on the Hooters Tour ($100,000 Bonus), 1995 International Rookie of the Year, and 1994 Australasian Tour Rookie of the Year (19th on Official Australasian Tour Money List). An accomplished college golfer at the University of Arkansas, O’Keefe was a four-time All-American, two-time All SEC performer, All SWC performer and had three individual victories as his teams at Arkansas won 10 team tournament titles his last two years.
PERSONAL • Wife: Susan •Children: Lucy, John Freeman, Henry and Hogan EDUCATION • Arkansas, 2010 PLAYING EXPERIENCE • 1989-93 Arkansas Golf Team • Played professionally 10 years COACHING/TEACHING EXPERIENCE • 2010-Present: Ole Miss Assistant Coach • 2007-10: Central Arkansas Assistant Coach • Head Professional at Hot Springs Country Club HONORS • Four-Time All-American • Two-Time All-SEC • All SWC • Earned PGA TOUR card in 1997 • Played in 1996 U.S. Open at Oakland Hills • 1995 Hooters Tour Player of the Year • 1995 International Rookie of the Year • 1994 Australasian Tour Rookie of the Year O’Keefe specializes in course management, short game fundamentals, golf swing analysis and player development. Other responsibilities include recruiting, scheduling of practices, and academic support and supervision. O’Keefe graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in Industrial and Technology Education. O’Keefe and his wife Susan, have four children, Lucy, John Freeman, Henry and Hogan.
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Lynnette
Johnson Executive Associate Athletics Director
Lynnette Johnson is in her 22nd year overall with Ole Miss Athletics. Currently, she is in her 13th year as a Sport Administrator and Senior Woman Administrator. She is the Sport Administrator for eight intercollegiate programs, which include: soccer, volleyball, rifle, women’s basketball, men’s and women’s golf and tennis. She also handles multiple internal and external operations involving all sports programs and several departments. During her first nine years, Johnson was a member of the Sports Medicine staff. She became the first female head athletic trainer in the Southeastern Conference in 1997. During her 13 years as a sport administrator, the programs that she has worked with have been very successful. Collectively, they have won three SEC Regular Season titles, 14 Western Division titles, three SEC Tournament titles and made over 30 NCAA tournament appearances; which include several Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight and Final Four appearances. Individual student-athlete accomplishments have been just as impressive with multiple All-America honors, SEC Champions, NCAA Champions and two Olympians. Johnson is also responsible for coordinating and bidding all NCAA and SEC postsea-
Zach Nutt Academic Counselor
Kim Ling Associate Media Relations Director
son events held on campus. Ole Miss has hosted SEC men’s and women’s tennis, track and field, cross country, softball and soccer and is scheduled to host the SEC Women’s Tennis Championship in April 2012. The NCAA has also found a home at Ole Miss, hosting men’s and women’s tennis regionals, five baseball regionals and three baseball super regionals. Academically, the teams are excelling in the classroom as well; putting up high graduation rates, multiple Academic All-America honors and Taylor Medalists, as well as the first athlete to be inducted into the school’s Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society chapter. The Pittsburgh, Pa., native is a 1988 graduate of East Carolina University and a 1990 graduate of Ole Miss with a master’s degree in Education. She is married to Tal Johnson and the couple has two daughters, Alexandria and Samantha.
John Simmons Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
Alicia Meredith Event Management Coordinator
Katherine Thornton Senior Staff Assistant
ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the University of Mississippi Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is to advance the University’s role as a major comprehensive institution of higher learning dedicated to teaching, research, and service. The Department will produce competitive and entertaining athletic teams, by recruiting qualified student-athletes, coaches and staff from diverse backgrounds, providing equal opportunities regardless of ethnicity or gender. The Department will prepare student-athletes to be productive members of society by assisting in their development of academic, athletic, social, and leadership skills within an environment which fosters integrity, sportsmanship, and emotional, physical, and mental well being. Operating within the principles of sound fiscal management, the Department will sponsor athletic teams which reflect the interest of the citizens of Mississippi and promote enthusiasm, financial support, cohesiveness, and loyalty within the University community. Demonstrating leadership in all decisions which impact the University, the Southeastern Conference, and the National Collegiate Athletics Association, the Department will conduct itself in an ethical and honest manner. 9 ALL-AMERICANS | 21 ALL-SEC SEC SELECTIONS
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ADMINISTRATION
DR. DANIEL W. JONES | CHANCELLOR
PETE BOONE | ATHLETICS DIRECTOR
From an early age, Dr. Daniel W. Jones knew his career aspirations revolved around medicine and leadership. And while a physician leading a comprehensive university isn’t a common arrangement, Jones’ appointment as the 16th chancellor of the University of Mississippi is no surprise to anyone familiar with his record of leadership and achievements at the UM Medical Center in Jackson and the American Heart Association. Jones became chancellor on July 1, 2009, and oversees the campuses in Oxford, Jackson, Southaven, Tupelo and Grenada. Vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine since 2003, Jones served as the Medical Center’s chief executive officer, overseeing five schools and the health system. Under his leadership, UMMC restructured its clinical enterprise to create a more agile, market-responsive organization focused on quality, efficiency and clinical leadership. The work resulted in a turnaround in financial performance and selection as one of the Thomson Top 100 Hospitals in America. Jones’ leadership team also expanded the Medical Center’s commitment to minority scholarships, rural medicine and the elimination of health disparities. Enrollment of underrepresented medical students increased 80 percent in five years. They also led a campaign that raised $53 million, expanded the medical school’s class size from 100 students to 120 students per class and reorganized the medical faculty clinical practice plan from 17 individual practice groups to a single, unified one, facilitating more efficient management and improved patient care. Under his watch, the Medical Center’s research enterprise has been reinvigorated with completion of the Arthur C. Guyton Research Center, acquisition of funding for a research park and increased research funding. A native Mississippian, Jones graduated from Mississippi College in 1971, earned his M.D. in 1975 at UMMC and completed his residency in internal medicine there in 1978. He had a private practice in Laurel, then went to Korea as a medical missionary in 1985. He returned to the UM Medical Center as a faculty member in 1992 and was named the school’s Herbert G. Langford Professor of Medicine in 1998. He directed the hypertension division and led many clinical studies funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of health. He played a crucial role in the acquisition of funding from NHLBI to create the Jackson Heart Study and was its first principal investigator. As the only large scale study of cardiovascular risk factors in African-Americans, Jones had to overcome the understandable reluctance of African Americans to participate in research and to build consensus among the three participating institutions - Jackson State University, Tougaloo College and UMMC. Neither had ever collaborated in such a massive undertaking. The new chancellor began volunteering for the American Heart Association 20 years ago and became its national president in 2007-2008. He was one of the early voices in AHA leadership to call attention to the growing problem of childhood obesity and heart disease in women. He was AHA’s national spokesperson on high blood pressure. Jones is married to Lydia Channell Jones, also a Mississippi College graduate. They have two children, Jennifer Jones Flechas of Oxford and Jason Jones of Clinton.
In his 13 years as the University of Mississippi’s Director of Athletics, Pete Boone has overseen dramatic facility improvements across the athletics department, allowing Ole Miss student-athletes and teams to compete at the highest levels in the nation’s most competitive conference. Boone’s personal relationship with Ole Miss runs deep, beginning in 1968 when the Grenada, Miss., native first stepped on the Oxford campus as a center on the Rebel football team, playing first for legendary coach John Vaught and then coach Billy Kinard as he earned three letters (1970-72). During Boone’s 13 years as Director of Athletics, Ole Miss has experienced continued growth from adding sports to his overseeing in excess of $140 million in athletics improvements. A number of projects are currently in the final planning stages or recently completed as Ole Miss continues to meet the challenges of the 21st century both on and off the field of competition. Nearing completion is a $3 million renovation of the Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center, site of many men’s and women’s NCAA Regionals and host of the 2012 Women’s SEC Tournament. Several major projects are on the horizon with the launching of the Forward Together campaign that includes plans for a new arena, a north end zone expansion of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium and other projects. Under Boone’s watch, the athletics department remains committed to young men and women student-athletes and their parents, promising to provide a positive environment of support to help them achieve their maximum potential in their academic and athletic pursuits. The FedEx StudentAthlete Academic Support Center’s front-line technology and classroom environment provide Ole Miss student-athletes one of the best learning environments in the country. While Boone’s focus has been to provide student-athletes, coaches and administrative staff with every opportunity to succeed, he has represented Ole Miss and the Southeastern Conference on a number of regional and national committees. In August of 2008, Boone was elected Chairman of the SEC Athletics Directors Committee. Boone, a 1972 graduate of Ole Miss with a bachelor’s degree in banking and finance, is married to the former Scottye Howard of Grenada. The couple has two sons, Taylor and Lexie. Taylor is married to the former Laurel Joachim of Atlanta, Ga. Taylor and Laurel have two future Ole Miss Rebels -- a son, Morgan (9) and a daughter, Pharis Louise (4). Lexie is married to the former Kim Deuel of Binghamton, N.Y.
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9 NCAA APPEARANCES | 1 SEC CHAMPIONSIHP
MEET THE REBELS 2011-12 ROSTER NAME Alvaro Beltran Chad Bounds Tom Brown Billy Brozovich Joe David Chris Ingham Joe Lewis Blake Morris Chris Mullhaupt Thomas Watkins
YR Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So.
HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Valencia, Spain (Caxton College) Meridian, Miss. (Lamar) Hertfordshire, England (Sir John Lawes School) Greenville, Miss. (Washington) Madison, Tenn. (Goodpasture) Miami, Fla. (Gulliver Prep) Savannah, Ga. (Savannah Country Day School) Waterbury, Conn. (Berkeley Prep) Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academies) Madison, Miss. (Madison Central)
Head Coach: Ernest Ross Assistant Coach: Jack O’Keefe PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Billy BROZOVICH Chris MULLHAUPT
Bra-ZO-Vich MULL-hop
9 ALL-AMERICANS | 21 ALL-SEC SEC SELECTIONS
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Billy
BROZOVICH Senior
22 | REBEL GOLF 2011-12
9 NCAA APPEARANCES | 1 SEC CHAMPIONSIHP
PLAYER PROFILES
GREENVILLE, MISS. | WASHINGTON HS
SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL UMAA HONOR ROLL BROZOVICH BY THE NUMBERS YEAR Fall 2011 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09
ROUNDS 14 32 34 9
AVG. 72.86 75.13 73.62 77.89
212 ... The final round 65 was a career-low ... His fifth-place finish is a career-best ... Tied for 12th at the Mason Rudolph Championship with a 70-73-69-212 ... In summer 2010, won the Greenville Invitational ... Second at the Greenwood Invitational, 16th at the State Amateur ... Qualified for the Southern Amateur.
a T39th at the Reunion Intercollegiate ... In summer of 2008 finished seventh at the Mississippi State Amateur, placed second at the Mississippi State Open (winner of amateur division), tied for second at the Greenwood Invitational and won the Greenville Invitational ... Made the UMAA Honor Roll in the fall.
2009-10 (SOPHOMORE) Competed in all 12 tournaments ... Third on the team in stroke average with a 73.62 ... Posted three top-20 finishes ... Tied for 11th at the David Toms Intercollegiate with a 69-70-72--211 to help the Rebels finish fourth ... Tied for 16th at the Mason Rudolph with a 68-72--140 ... Tied for 20th at the Schenkel E-Z-GO- Invitational with a 74-7371--218 to the Rebels tie for fifth ... Shot even par 72 on the final day of the SEC Championship, as the Rebels rallied for a second place finish ... In the summer won the Greenville Invitational with a 67-66--133 ... Won the Greenwood Invitational with a 64-70-69--203 ... Qualified for the Southern Amateur.
2007-08 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted.
2008-09 (RS-FRESHMAN) Competed in three tournaments ... Best finish was
PRIOR TO OLE MISS Lettered in golf, football, soccer and baseball at Washington High School in Greenville ... Was the starting quarterback for the football team ... AAA State Golf Champions in eighth, ninth and 10th grade ... AAA Individual State Champion as a junior and senior ... Posted low scoring average at North State junior year ... Won the Exxon-BFI Junior at Greenville in the summer of 2006, and had several top 10s in national and regional tournaments. PERSONAL Son of William and Rhonda Brozovich ... Born September 28, 1988 ... Majoring in Business ... Full name is William Brozovich.
FALL 2011 (SENIOR) Second on the team in stroke average with a 72.86 ... Posted one top-five, one top-10 and two top20 finishes ... Equaled his career low 18-hole score with a 65 in the first round of the Sam Hall Intercollegiate ... Earned a career-best T3rd at the Mason Rudolph Championship with a career-low 54-hole 208. SUMMER 2011 Top 10 finish at the Mississippi State Amateur Championship ... Runner-up at the W.E. Cole Cotton States Invitational ... Won the Greenville Invitational. 2010-11 (JUNIOR) Played in all 11 tournaments ... Posted one topfive, one top-10 and two top-20 finishes ... Tied for fifth at the Brickyard Collegiate with a 72-75-65--
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Low 18 (Single Round) ................................................................................................................................................................... 65 (Twice, MR: Sam Hall Intercollegiate, Fall 2011) Low 54 (Tournament) ......................................................................................................................................................................... 208 (Mason Rudolph Championship, Fall 2011) Best Individual Finish .......................................................................................................................................................................... T3rd (Mason Rudolph Championship, Fall 2011) Top Five Finishes ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Top 10 Finishes ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Top 20 Finishes ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 9 ALL-AMERICANS | 21 ALL-SEC SEC SELECTIONS
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Joe
DAVID Senior
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9 NCAA APPEARANCES | 1 SEC CHAMPIONSIHP
PLAYER PROFILES
MADISON, TENN. | GOODPASTURE HS
ALL-SEC DAVID BY THE NUMBERS YEAR Fall 2011 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09
ROUNDS 14 32 34 35
AVG. 70.79 72.31 73.35 72.83
FALL 2011 (SENIOR) Led the team and ranked second in the SEC with a 70.79 stroke average ... Just four 10ths of a point behind the leader ... Posted three top-five and four top-10 finishes in five events ... Did not finish outside the top 20 in all five tournaments ... Recorded a career-best 54-hole score of 206 at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate to finish fifth ... Tied for third at the Mason Rudolph Championship with a 208 ... Tied for third at the David Toms Intercollegiate ... Tallied eight rounds in the 60s ... 10 of his 14 rounds were at or under par. SUMMER 2011 Qualified for the U.S. Amateur Public Links and advanced to match play ... Qualified for the Southern Amateur Championship ... Tied for 17th at Tennessee State Amateur. 2010-11 (JUNIOR) Second on the team with a 72.31 stroke average
... Posted two top-10 and seven top-20 finishes ... Helped lead the Rebels to the NCAA East Regional ... Tied for 10th at the NCAA East Regional with back-to-back 71s ... Finished 10th at the John Hayt Collegiate with a 70-72-75--217 ...Tied for 19th at the Carpet Capital Collegiate with a second round 69 ... Tied for 17th at the Mason Rudolph Championship with a second round 69 ... Tied for 11th at the Suntrust Gator Invitational with a 72-73-70-215 ... Tied for 15th at the Chris Schenkel shooting 70-69 in the last two rounds ... In summer of 2010 finished sixth in the Tennessee State Amateur ... Placed seventh in the Capitol City Pro-Am Tournament and was the low amateur at 16-under.
Seminole Intercollegiate with a 67-72-79--218 ... Tied for 14th at the Chris Schenkel E-Z-Go with a 77-67-73--217 ... Tied for 18th at the Reunion Intercollegiate with 78-79-72--229 ... Tied for 16th at the NCAA Central Regional with a 74-72-74--220 ... Posted 17 rounds at par or better ... Part of the fourth best freshman class as ranked by Golfstat.
2009-10 (SOPHOMORE) Played in all 12 tournaments ... Second on the team in stroke average with a 73.35 ... Posted one top10 and four top-20 finishes ... Fired a career-best 63 on the final day of the SEC Championship to help lead the Rebels to a second place finish ... Finished 15th at the SEC Championship ... Tied for sixth at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate to help Ole Miss claim the title ...Tied for 11th at the David Toms Intercollegiate to help the Rebels to a fourth-place finish ... Posted 13 rounds at par or better ... Finished fifth at the Tennessee State Amateur in the summer ... Qualified for the U.S. Amateur, finishing third at the qualifier with a 69-65--134.
PERSONAL Son of Billy and Tina Sells ... Born September 20, 1989 ... Majoring in Business Management ... Full name is Joseph Tyler David ... Nickname is Jose’.
PRIOR TO OLE MISS Won the Jerry Cole Sportsmanship Award ...Tied for 1st at the 2008 Tennessee State Amateur, before losing in a playoff ... 2006 and 2007 Tennessee Boys Junior Champion ... 2005 and 2007 Tennessee High School Champion.
2008-09 (FRESHMAN) Played in all 12 tournaments...Led the team with a 72.83 stroke average... Earned All-SEC honors ... Named to the All-SEC Freshman Team ... Named to the Ping Southeast Region Team ... Posted two top five, three top 10 and seven top 20 finishes ... Tied for fourth at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate with a 73-7373--219 ... Tied for second at the Squire Creek Intercollegiate with a 70-69-69-208 ... Tied for 14th at the Bank of Tennessee with a 76-71-71--218 ... Tied for sixth at the Rio Pinar Invitational with a 72-73-68--213 ... Tied for 13th at the
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Low 18 (Single Round) ..............................................................................................................................................................................................63 (SEC Championship, 2009-10) Low 54 (Tournament) ................................................................................................................................................................................... 206 (Sam Hall Intercollegiate, Fall 2011) Best Individual Finish ..............................................................................................................................................................................T2nd (Squire Creek Intercollegiate, 2008-09) Top 5 Finishes ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 Top 10 Finishes ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 Top 20 Finishes ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................23 9 ALL-AMERICANS | 21 ALL-SEC SEC SELECTIONS
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Chris
MULLHAUPT Senior
26 | REBEL GOLF 2011-12
9 NCAA APPEARANCES | 1 SEC CHAMPIONSIHP
PLAYER PROFILES
BRADENTON, FLA. | IMG ACADEMIES 2007-08 (FRESHMAN) Played in four of six tournaments ... Posted one top-five finish ... Shot a 71-73--144 to tie for fifth at the Memphis Intercollegiate helping the Rebels to their first of three straight tournament titles.
SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL UMAA HONOR ROLL MULLHAUPT BY THE NUMBERS YEAR 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09 2007-08
ROUNDS 3 5 NA 21
AVG. 77.30 77.00 NA 75.19
PRIOR TO OLE MISS 2006-07 and 2005-06 FCWT All-American ... Earned five top-10s in AJGA events ... Champion of the 2007 FCWT at Wedgefield ... Runner-up at the 2006 FCWT event in Naples ... Runner-up at the 2007 FCWT event in Orange Lakes ... Top five finish at the AJGA Randall Parker Shootout in 2005 ... Earned a sixth place finish at the Florida Public Links in 2007 ... Graduated high school with high honors. PERSONAL Son of Elaine Mullhaupt...Born September 10, 1987...Majoring in Business...Full name is Chris Mullhaupt.
2010-11 (JUNIOR) Played in one tournament. SUMMER 2010 Earned a sixth place finish at the Florida State PubLinks Championship with a 73-69-68--210. 2009-10 (JUNIOR) Played in two tournaments ... Finished tied for seventh at the Florida Pub-Links in the summer ... Qualified for the Southern Amateur Championship. 2008-09 (SOPHOMORE) Did not compete in any tournaments ... Shot 71-73-144 at the Pacific Northwest Amateur to qualify for match play, in the summer of 2008 ... Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... Made the UMAA Honor Roll in the spring.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Low 18 (Single Round) ................................................................................................................................................................ 71, Twice, Last (Memphis Intercollegiate, 2007-08) Low 54 (Tournament) ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 221 (Scenic City Invitational, 2007-08) Best Individual Finish ....................................................................................................................................................................................T5th (Memphis Intercollegiate, 2007-08) Top 5 Finishes ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1 Top 10 Finishes ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1 Top 20 Finishes ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1 9 ALL-AMERICANS | 21 ALL-SEC SEC SELECTIONS
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Chad
BOUNDS Junior
28 | REBEL GOLF 2011-12
9 NCAA APPEARANCES | 1 SEC CHAMPIONSIHP
PLAYER PROFILES
MERIDIAN, MISS. | LAMAR HS 2009-10 (FRESHMAN) Played in three tournaments ...Shot a low round of 70 at the Gary Koch Intercollegiate ... Named to the SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll ... Made the Chancellor’s Honor Roll both semesters.
SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL CHANCELLOR’S HONOR ROLL
PRIOR TO OLE MISS Owns two top five and seven top 20 finishes in AJGA tournaments ... Finished second at the AJGA Charles Howell III Championship in 2008 ... Third at the AJGA Steelwood Junior presented by AT&T in 2009 ... Won the Mississippi State Games Tournament by 10 shots in 2009 ... Finished second at the 2009 Mississippi State Junior ... Named Mississippi Athlete of the Year for golf in 2009 ... Finished tied for ninth at the Southern Junior in 2009 ... Won Pros of Tomorrow tournament in 2008 ... Ranked No. 1 Junior in Mississippi in 2008 and 2009 ...
Also played basketball and soccer in high school ... Outstanding student ... Finished third in his class at Lamar High School ... Member of the Honor Roll from 2006-2008 ... Member of the Principal’s List in 2009 ... Made a 30 on the ACT ... Highest overall average in English (2006, 2008) ... Highest overall yearly average in History (2008) ... Highest overall yearly average in Physical Science (2006). PERSONAL Son of Dale Bounds ... Born January 21, 1991 ... Majoring in Biology ... Full name is Chad William Bounds ... Mother, Dale, played golf at Alabama ... Uncle, Don Bounds, played golf at Southern Miss.
BOUNDS BY THE NUMBERS YEAR Fall 2011 2010-11 2009-10
ROUNDS 3 20 8
AVG. 77.33 78.45 77.12
FALL 2011 (JUNIOR) Played in one tournament. SUMMER 2011 Qualified for the Mississippi State Amateur with the low qualifying round of 66 at the Tupelo Country Club ... Tied for 10th at Mississippi State Amateur ... Tied for sixth at the Greenwood Invitational ... 2010-11 Played in seven tournaments ... Posted a seasonlow round of 71 at the Carpet Capital Collegiate ... Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... Made the Chancellor’s Honor Roll in the fall and spring ... In the summer of 2010, tied for fifth at U.S. Amateur Qualifier ... Tied for 27th at Mississippi State Amateur.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Low 18 (Single Round) ...................................................................................................................................................................................70 (Gary Koch Intercollegiate, 2009-10) Low 54 (Tournament) ................................................................................................................................................................................. 221 (Gary Koch Intercollegiate, 2009-10) Best Individual Finish ..................................................................................................................................................................................T41st (Carpet Capital Collegiate, 2010-11) Top Five Finishes ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ NA Top 10 Finishes .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... NA Top 20 Finishes .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... NA 9 ALL-AMERICANS | 21 ALL-SEC SEC SELECTIONS
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Tom
BROWN Sophomore
30 | REBEL GOLF 2011-12
9 NCAA APPEARANCES | 1 SEC CHAMPIONSIHP
PLAYER PROFILES
HERTFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND | SIR JOHN LAWES SCHOOL finish ... Finished seventh at the Squire Creek Intercollegiate to help the Rebels claim second ... Shot a low round of 70 three times ... Made the UMAA Honor Roll in the fall and the Chancellor’s Honor Roll in the spring.
FRESHMAN ALL-SEC SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL CHANCELLOR’S HONOR ROLL
PRIOR TO OLE MISS Qualified for the top 64 at the Men’s English Amateur in July of 2009 ... Played for the England Schools in September of 2008 ... Finished eighth in the English National Schools in July of 2008 ... Tied for second in the Southeast Schools in April of 2008 ... Tied for 48th in the Carris Trophy in July 2008. PERSONAL Son of Ken and Dawn Brown ... Born April 7, 1990 ... Majoring in Exercise Science.
BROWN BY THE NUMBERS YEAR Fall 2011 2010-11 2009-10
ROUNDS 14 3 34
AVG. 74.50 72.33 74.82
FALL 2011 (RS-SOPHOMORE) Competed for the Rebels for the first time in more than a year after missing virtually all of the 201011 season... Played in all five tournaments ... Shot a career-low 71-72-72--215 at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate. 2010-11 (SOPHOMORE) Played in one tournament (David Toms Intercollegiate) in the fall and tied for 29th with a 75-7072--217 ... Missed the remainder of the season with an injured wrist ... Had surgery on his wrist ... Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... Made the Chancellor’s Honor Roll in the spring and the UMAA Honor Roll in the fall. 2009-10 (FRESHMAN) Played in all 12 tournaments ... Named to the AllSEC Freshman Team ... Finished with a 74.82 stroke average ... Posted one top-10 and one top-20
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Low 18 (Single Round) .............................................................................................................................................................70 (4 times, MR: David Toms Intercollegiate, 2010-11) Low 54 (Tournament) ................................................................................................................................................................................... 215 ( Sam Hall Intercollegiate, Fall 2011) Best Individual Finish ..................................................................................................................................................................................7th (Squire Creek Intercollegiate, 2009-10) Top Five Finishes ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................NA Top 10 Finishes ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1 Top 20 Finishes ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1 9 ALL-AMERICANS | 21 ALL-SEC SEC SELECTIONS
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Thomas
WATKINS Sophomore
32 | REBEL GOLF 2011-12
9 NCAA APPEARANCES | 1 SEC CHAMPIONSIHP
PLAYER PROFILES
MADISON, MISS. | MADISON CENTRAL Country Club ... Finished fourth at the 2009 5A State Championship, missing out on a playoff by a shot. PERSONAL Son of Randy and Carol Watkins ... Born May 17, 1990 ... Majoring in Business Management ... Dad Randy played golf for the Rebels from 1980-83 and was an All-American and the 1982 SEC Champion.
WATKINS BY THE NUMBERS YEAR Fall 2011 2010-11
ROUNDS 2 3
AVG. 81.50 76.00
2010-11 (RS-FRESHMAN) Played in one tournament ... Shot a season-low 71 in the final round of the Mason Rudolph Championship to help the Rebels to a third place finish ... In the summer, top 20 at the Mississippi State Amateur ... Competed in the Players Amateur ... Qualified for Match Play at the Cotton States ... Top five at the Randy Watkins Amateur Invitational ... Tied for first at the Lake Caroline Club Championship. SUMMER 2010 Top 20 at the Mississippi State Amateur ... Competed in the Players Amateur ... Qualified for Match Play at the Cotton States ... Top five at the Randy Watkins Amateur Invitational ... Tied for first at the Lake Caroline Club Championship. 2009-10 Redshirted. PRIOR TO OLE MISS Won 5A State Championship as a junior in 2008 ... Finished second at the 2009 Mississippi State Amateur ... Earned second at the SJGT event at Vestavia
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Low 18 (Single Round) ...........................................................................................................................................................................71 (Mason Rudolph Championship, 2010-11) Low 54 (Tournament) ..........................................................................................................................................................................228 (Mason Rudolph Championship, 2010-11) Best Individual Finish .........................................................................................................................................................................T75th (Mason Rudolph Championship, 2010-11) Top Five Finishes ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ NA Top 10 Finishes .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... NA Top 20 Finishes .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... NA 9 ALL-AMERICANS | 21 ALL-SEC SEC SELECTIONS
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Alvaro
BELTRAN Freshman
VALENCIA, SPAIN | CAXTON COLLEGE PRIOR TO OLE MISS One of the top junior players to come out of Spain in 2011 ... Spent time at the IMG David Leadbetter Golf Academy in Bradenton, Fla ... Earned top-10 finish at an IMG Tour event in 2011 ... Member of the Spain National Team ... Recorded two top-five finishes in the National Tournament as a junior ... Top 10 in high school class. PERSONAL Son of Juan Beltran and Maria Deseos Tolosa ... Born June 9, 1992 ... Majoring in Business Finance.
Chris
INGHAM Freshman
MIAMI, FL | GULLIVER PREP PRIOR TO OLE MISS AJGA Junior All-Star Aspen Winner in 2008 ... AJGA Junior All-Star All-American Team in 2008 ... FCWT National Championship winner in 2008 ... Two Florida Junior Tour Wins, 2008 and 2009 ... Ranked as high as No. 89 as a sophomore in 2008-09 by Golfweek ... Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2011. PERSONAL Son of Kenneth and Linda Ingham ... Born March 3, 1993 ... Majoring in Business.
Joe
LEWIS Freshman
SAVANNAH, GA | SAVANNAH COUNTRY DAY PRIOR TO OLE MISS AJGA Frederica Open winner in 2011 ... Hardaway Invitational winner in 2011 ... Rebel Invitational winner in 2011 ... Regional winner in 2010 and 2011 ... MVP junior and senior years ... Honor Roll member sophomore-senior year ... Second place in the science fair freshman year. PERSONAL Son of Wistar and Deborah Lewis ... Born December 2, 1992 ... Majoring in Business. LEWIS BY THE NUMBERS YEAR Fall 2011
ROUNDS 14
AVG. 73.50
Blake
MORRIS Freshman
WATERBURY, CT | BERKELEY PREP PRIOR TO OLE MISS Ranked top 50 in the AJGA Polo Golf Rankings ... FCWT first team All-American ... Tied for third at the 2011 Verizon Jr. Heritage ... Tied for third at the 2010 Verizon Jr. Heritage ... Tied for 14th at the 2009 Verizon Jr. Heritage ... 2008 AJGA Fidelity Investments Champion ... 2007 U.S. Junior Qualifier ... Tied for eighth at the 2009 Rolex Tournament of Champions ... Tied for fourth at the 2009 Dixie Am at age 17 (youngest ever in top five) ... Tied for third at the St. Augustine Am in 2010 ... Tied for 19th at the 2011 Monroe Invitational ... Runner-up in 2008 Connecticut State Junior Am ... Tied for 18th at 2010, 2011 Terra Cotta Invitational ... Participant in the 2011 Northeast Amateur PERSONAL Son of William and Michelle Morris ... Born January 22, 1993 ... Enrolled in College of Liberal Arts. MORRIS BY THE NUMBERS YEAR Fall 2011
ROUNDS 12
AVG. 73.50
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Ole Miss will host the fifth annual BancorpSouth Intercollegiate in 2012 at Reunion Golf and Country Club, in Madison, Miss. The two-day event will take place April 2-3. Founded in 2004, Reunion Golf and Country Club was designed by Bob Cupp. Reunion has hosted the 2007 State Amateur Championship, U.S. Amateur Qualifiers and the 2006 U.S. Mid-Amateur Qualifier. “Ole Miss is proud to host this fine tournament at such an outstanding course and club,” head coach Ernest Ross said. “Reunion will test the skills of every golfer, and I know everyone will have a great experience in Madison, Miss.”
TEAM CHAMPIONS
REUNION GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB
INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS
2008 Champion - Chattanooga (283-280-289--852) Runner-Up - LSU (284-279-293--856)
2008 Medalist - Zach Sucher, UAB (69-70-68--207) Runner-Up - Jonathan Randolph, Ole Miss (66-69-74--209)
2009 Champion - LSU (297-299-293--889) Runner-Up - Arkansas (297-302-293--892)
2009 Medalist - Andrew Landry, Arkansas (72-72-71--215) Runner-Up - Adam Hoffman, Vanderbilt (71-72-75--218)
2010 Champion - North Florida (286-282-278--846) Runner-Up - Florida (272-289-286--847)
2010 Medalist - Tyson Alexander, Florida (64-71-70--205) Runner-Up - Tim McKenney, Florida (63-71-72--206)
2011 Champion - South Alabama (285-286-571) Runner-Up -Southern Mississippi (290-287-577)
2011 Medalist - Philipp Westermann, Southeastern Louisiana (68-70-138) Runner-Up -Lane Hulse, South Alabama (68-71-139)
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2010-11 REVIEW
REBELS MAKE FIFTH STRAIGHT NCAA APPEARANCE FIVE IN A ROW Ole Miss made its 10th NCAA appearance in 2011 and fifth in a row since head coach Ernest Ross returned to lead the program in 2004. The Rebels participated in the NCAA East Regional. in Blacksburg, Va. Ole Miss first made the tournament in 1984 under Ross’ first tenure with the program. In 1985, the Rebels posted their best ever finish (4th). Prior to 2007, Ole Miss participated in NCAA Regionals in 1999, 2000 and 2001. DAVID GRABS TOP 10 AT REGIONAL Joe David earned his first ever top-10 finish at NCAA Regionals, as he shot a 77-71-71--219 to tie for 10th at the NCAA Southeast Regional in Blacksburg, Va. As a team, the Rebels finished 10th wtih a 916. ALL SEC HONOREE Jonathan Randolph picked up the third All SEC honor of his career being named to the All-SEC second team. Randolph became the seventh player in the history of the program to earn All-SEC first or second team honors more than once. He was named to the first team in 2010 and made the All-Freshman Team in 2008. RANDOLPH MAKES PING ALL-REGION TEAM Jonathan Randolph earned Division I PING All-Southeast Region honors for the third consecutive year. Randolph, a native of Brandon, Miss., concluded an outstanding career at Ole Miss in 2011. He earned All-SEC honors
again, posted four top-five and six top-10 finishes and led the Rebels with a 71.77 stroke average.
had a great week reaching the semifinals of match play before falling.
HIGH FIVES Ole Miss posted three top fives in 11 tournaments last year. The Rebels finished third in the Mason Rudolph Championship and fifth in both the Brickyard Collegiate Championship and the BancorpSouth Intercollegiate.
RANDOLPH MAKES CUT AT PGA EVENT Jonathan Randolph was thrilled to receive another sponsor’s exemption into the Viking Classic last summer, and he made good on that exemption, making his first protournament cut. The All-American and All-SEC honoree carded back-to-back 72s in the third round and fourth rounds to finish tied for 64th.
RANDOLPH ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS Jonathan Randolph etched his named in the Ole Miss record books with a stellar career. He set the record for lowest stroke average in a season at 70.44 as a junior. In addition, Randolph won three times during his career and posted 15 career top-five and 21 career top-10 finishes to rank third all-time in both categories. RANDOLPH EARNS TOP 10 AT JONES CUP Jonathan Randolph earned a top-10 finish at the prestigious Jones Cup Invitational in 2011, tying for eighth. It marked the highest finish for a Rebel at this event. Randolph came into the final round just three back and birdied two of the first three holes to get within one of the lead before finishing eighth. RANDOLPH, DAVID SHINE AT U.S. PUBLIC LINKS Ole Miss golf as on display prominently at the 2011 U.S. Am Public Links, as Jonathan Randolph and Joe David both qualified and advanced to match play. Randolph
LEWIS WINS AJGA EVENT Current freshman Joe Lewis, of Savannah, Ga., earned his first AJGA victory at the Frederica Junior Open with an 11-under-par 205 tournament total at the Frederica Golf Club in August of 2011. REBELS NAMED TO SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL Chad Bounds and Tom Brown were among 61 Ole Miss student-athletes to be named to the 2011 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll. Each student-athlete must 1) have a GPA of 3.00 for either the preceding academic year or have a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or above at the nominating institution; 2) be on scholarship, a letter winner or have participated on a varsity team for two years if nonscholarship; 3) have completed 24 semester hours of non-remedial credit at the nominating institution; and 4) have been a member of the varsity team for the sport’s entire NCAA Championship segment.
Jonathan Randolph earned All-SEC second team honors in 2011 becoming the seventh player in the history of the program to earn All-SEC honors more than once.
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FALL 2011 CUMULATIVE STROKE AVERAGES NAME Joe David Billy Brozovich Joe Lewis Blake Morris Tom Brown Chad Bounds Thomas Watkins TEAM
TOURN. 5 5 5 4 5 1 1 5
RNDS 14 14 14 12 14 3 2 14
STROKES 991 1020 1029 882 1043 232 163 4061
AVG. 70.79 72.86 73.50 73.50 74.50 77.33 81.50 290.07
BEST 18 68 65 68 66 71 75 81 275
BEST 54 206 208 212 215 215 232 --845
TOP 5 3 1 ----------2
TOP 10 4 1 1 --------5
TOP 20 5 2 1 -----------
BEST FINISH T3rd T3rd T9th T29th T29th 79th 82nd 2nd
2010-11 CUMULATIVE STROKE AVERAGES NAME Jonathan Randolph Joe David Zach Primavera T13th Billy Brozovich Pete Kellermann Thomas Watkins Chris Mullhaupt Chad Bounds Kyle Kmiecik Tom Brown TEAM
TOURN. 12 11 6
RNDS 35 32 17
STROKES 2512 2314 1267
AVG. 71.77 72.31 74.53
BEST 18 65 68 69
BEST 54 207 214 216
TOP 5 4 -----
TOP 10 6 2 ---
TOP 20 8 7 1
BEST FINISH T3rd 10th
11 3 1 1 7 3 1 11
32 9 3 3 20 9 3 32
2404 675 228 232 1569 722 217 9386
75.13 75.00 76.00 77.33 78.45 80.22 72.33 293.31
65 71 71 76 71 75 70 280
212 216 228 232 226 233 217 847
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2010-11 TOURNAMENT-BY-TOURNAMENT RESULTS CARPET CAPITAL COLLEGIATE Sept. 10-12 Dalton, Ga. (The Farm) TEAM STANDINGS 1. Alabama 2. Wake Forest T3. Georgia Tech T3. Clemson 5. Auburn T6. Georgia T6. Texas Tech T8. Tennessee T8. Chattanooga 10. Ole Miss 11. East Tennessee St. 12. South Carolina OLE MISS GOLFERS T19. Joe David T27. Jonathan Randolph T41. Chad Bounds T53. Pete Kellermann T55. Billy Brozovich
280-287-289--856 289-284-287--860 287-284-291--862 283-283-296--862 285-290-292--867 288-284-304--876 300-284-292--876 294-288-298--880 290-285-305--880 311-286-300--897 295-302-302--899 298-297-307--902 76-69-74--219 75-75-71--221 79-71-76--226 81-73-79--233 81-73-80--234
MASON RUDOLPH CHAMPIONSHIP Sept. 24-26 Franklin, Tenn. (Legends Club) TEAM STANDINGS 1. Memphis 274-284-284--842 2. South Carolina 285-279-280--844 3. Ole Miss 282-285--280--847 4. Oklahoma 274-292-282--848 5. Middle Tennessee 292-284-274--850 6. Vanderbilt 285-286-285--856 T7. Chattanooga 290-282-286--858 T7. Davidson College 287-287-284--858 9. Akron 289-287-290--866 40 | REBEL GOLF 2011-12
10. Mississippi State 11. Arkansas State 12. South Alabama 13. Georgia State 14. Tennessee-Martin 15. Western Carolina 16. Belmont 17. Lipscomb OLE MISS GOLFERS T4. Jonathan Randolph T12. Billy Brozovich T17. Joe David T29. Pete Kellermann T75. Thomas Watkins
292-290-287--869 293-290-287--870 294-294-283--871 306-287-291--884 302-288-298--888 294-293-302--889 301-296-302--899 297-315-300--912 71-70-68--209 70-73-69--212 70-69-75--214 71-73-72--216 78-79-71--228
BRICKYARD COLLEGIATE Oct. 8-10 Macon, Ga. (The Brickyard at Riverside) TEAM STANDINGS 1. Georgia 2. Augusta State 3. Florida State 4. Georgia Tech 5. Ole Miss 6. Chattanooga 7. Clemson 8. Virginia Tech 9. Texas-Arlington 10. Oklahoma 11. North Florida 12. Colorado State 13. Mercer University 14. Gonzaga University 15. Boston College OLE MISS GOLFERS T5. Billy Brozovich
287-284-286--857 289-294-275--858 298-282-283--863 291-289-287--867 297-294-280--871 292-291-289--872 291-301-281--873 298-293-283--874 292-298-285--875 293-296-292--881 288-301-293--882 295-303-294--892 305-294-294--893 298-302-305--905 317-316-311--944 72-75-65--212
T16. Jonathan Randolph T25. Joe David T47. Pete Kellermann 73. Chris Mullhaupt
73-74-69--216 74-71-74--219 80-74-72--226 78-76-78--232
DAVID TOMS INTERCOLLEGIATE Oct. 18-19 Baton Rouge, La. (The Country Club of Louisiana) TEAM STANDINGS 1. LSU 2. Arkansas 3. South Alabama T4. Middle Tennessee State T4. North Florida 6. Southeastern La. 7. Ole Miss 8. Louisiana-Lafayette 9. Kansas State 10. Mississippi State 11. UAB 12. Louisiana Tech 13. Georgia Southern 14.Rice OLE MISS GOLFERS T12. Jonathan Randolph T29. Tom Brown T33. Joe David T58. Billy Brozovich 77. Kyle Kmiecik
283-276-289--848 283-283-284--850 284-286-285--855 287-282-297--866 288-285-293--866 300-279-294--873 288-295-291--874 293-289-293--875 301-288-287--876 293-285-301--879 297-291-295--883 294-291-303--888 304-289-299--892 287-304-302--893 66-73-74--213 75-70-72--217 76-74-68--218 71-81-77--229 81-78-86--245
SUNTRUST GATOR INVITATIONAL Feb. 12-13 Gainesville, Fla. (Mark Bostik Golf Course) 1. Florida
281-282-281--844 9 NCAA APPEARANCES | 1 SEC CHAMPIONSIHP
2010-11 REViEW 2. Auburn 3. LSU 4. North Florida 5. UCF 6. Coastal Carolina 7. Florida State 8. Lamar 9. Ole Miss 10. UAB 11. Jacksonville Univ. 12. Mississippi State 13. Georgia Southern 14. Georgia State OLE MISS GOLFERS T7. Jonathan Randolph T11. Joe David T41. Zach Primavera T41. Billy Brozovich 70. Chad Bounds
291-278-284--853 294-280-288--862 291-288-287--866 292-283-292--867 289-295-284--868 295-289-285--869 296-291-286--873 292-291-292--875 298-302-299--899 310-301-290--901 303-296-304--903 310-301-298--909 308-298-305--911 70-70-72--212 72-73-70--215 75-72-77--224 75-76-73--224 80-77-81--238
JOHN HAYT COLLEGIATE Feb. 27-March 1 Ponte Vedra, Fla. (Sawgrass Country Club) TEAM STANDINGS 1. Arkansas 2. Auburn 3. LSU 4. UCF 5. Tennessee T6. Florida T6. Ole Miss 8. Tulsa 9. TCU 10. Coastal Carolina 11. Mercer 12. North Florida 13. Georgia Southern 14. Jacksonville 15. UAB OLE MISS GOLFERS 5. Jonathan Randolph 10. Joe David T31. Zach Primavera T63. Billy Brozovich 81. Chad Bounds
285-299-283--867 282-295-292--869 284-300-287--871 289-297-293--879 289-295-298--882 286-304-295--885 293-300-292--885 290-308-292--890 282-304-306--892 287-310-298--895 294-303-301--898 292-309-303--904 292-311-307--910 307-297-308--912 297-312-304--913 73-69-72--214 70-72-75--217 77-77-70--224 75-82-75--232 75-84-87--246
CHRIS SCHENKEL INVITATIONAL March 18-20 Statesboro, Ga. (Forest Heights Country Club) TEAM STANDINGS T1. Auburn T1. Florida 3. Virginia 4. LSU 5. North Florida 6. North Carolina State T7. North Carolina T7. Minnesota T7. Georgia Southern 10. Tennessee 11. Ole Miss 12. Notre Dame T13. Vanderbilt T13. Kentucky 15. Mississippi State OLE MISS GOLFERS T13. Zach Primavera T15. Joe David T46. Jonathan Randolph T63. Billy Brozovich T78. Kyle Kmiecik
279-275-294--848 282-278-288--848 277-293-293--858 287-277-298--862 291-282-290--863 292-278-295--865 292-292-296--880 301-280-299--880 297-285-298--880 289-289-303--881 304-292-287--883 291-287-310--888 302-287-307--896 306-292-298--896 303-302-311--916 72-75-69--216 78-70-69--217 74-74-75--223 81-73-74--228 80-75-78--233
9 ALL-AMERICANS | 21 ALL-SEC SEC SELECTIONS
HOOTIE @ BULLS BAY INTERCOLLEGIATE March 27-29 Awendaw, S.C. (Bulls Bay) TEAM STANDINGS 1. LSU 2. Augusta State T3. Auburn T3. Duke T5. Wake Forest T5. Texas A&M T5. North Carolina State 8. Florida 9. Ole Miss T10. North Florida T10. Virginia 12. North Carolina 13. South Carolina 14. Kentucky 15. College of Charleston OLE MISS GOLFERS T3. Jonathan Randolph 16. Joe David T55. Billy Brozovich T62. Chad Bounds T67. Zach Primavera
281-284-284--849 281-282-287--850 281-288-286--855 288-291-276--855 280-288-288--856 282-288-286--856 288-285-283--856 288-292-289--869 289-289-294--872 287-298-292--877 294-292-291--877 306-288-285--879 297-298-288--883 301-289-294--884 306-302-304--912 68-69-72--209 70-72-72--214 76-73-77--226 77-75-78--230 75-84-73--232
BANCORPSOUTH INTERCOLLEGIATE April 4-5 Madison, Miss. (Reunion Golf and Country Club) TEAM STANDINGS 1. South Alabama 2. Southern Mississippi 3. Southeastern Louisiana 4. UCF 5. Ole Miss 6. Middle Tennessee State 7. Louisiana Tech 8. Central Arkansas T9. UNCG T9. Memphis 11. UAB 12. Vanderbilt 13. Rice 14. Mississippi State 15. Jackson State OLE MISS GOLFERS T5. Jonathan Randolph T17. Joe David T30. Zach Primavera T35. Billy Brozovich T62. Chad Bounds
76-69-74--219 75-76-73--224 76-77-72--225 76-81-82--239
NCAA EAST REGIONAL May 19-21 Blacksburg, Va. (Pete Dye River Course) TEAM STANDINGS 1. Duke 2. Georgia Tech 3. Oklahoma 4. LSU 5. Kent State 6. Virginia Tech 7. Coastal Carolina 8. Virginia 9. East Carolina 10. Ole Miss 11. UNC Wilmington 12. Lamar 13. Yale OLE MISS GOLFERS T10. Joe David T42. Jonathan Randolph T59. Billy Brozovich T63. Chad Bounds 72. Kyle Kmiecik
295-290-280--865 289-293-287--869 296-292-287--875 305-291-284--880 296-296-301--893 300-300-296--896 299-300-299--898 305-297-298--900 302-304-300--906 311-306-299--916 304-314-300--918 311-301-309--921 313-305-305--923 77-71-71--219 81-75-72--228 79-80-75--234 74-80-81--235 81-82-81--244
285-286--571 290-287--577 284-296--580 287-294--581 293-289--582 292-291--583 293-291--584 291-294--585 291-295--586 295-291--586 297-291--588 298-299--597 294-305--599 300-308--608 309-304--613 74-67--141 72-74--146 72-75--147 75-73--148 76-79--155
SEC CHAMPIONSHIP April 15-17 St. Simon’s Island, Ga. (Seaside Golf Club) TEAM STANDINGS 1. Florida 2. Alabama 3. Tennessee 4. Georgia 5. LSU 6. Arkansas 7. Auburn 8. Ole Miss 9. Kentucky 10. South Carolina 11. Mississippi State 12. Vanderbilt OLE MISS GOLFERS T14. Joe David
T25. Jonathan Randolph T39. Zach Primavera T41. Billy Brozovich T59. Chad Bounds
285-282-281--848 291-285-278--854 286-287-283--856 292-288-282--862 292-291-282--865 286-294-290--870 292-294-286--872 303-291-290--884 293-297-295--885 294-295-298--887 299-310-293--902 299-308-299--906
Joe David earned his first ever top-10 finish at NCAA Regionals, shooting a 77-71-71--219 to tie for 10th at the NCAA East Regional to lead the Rebels.
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ALL-AMERICANS CARY MIDDLECOFF • 1939
DARREN COLE • 1984, 1985
JON BARTLETT • 2000
Cary Middlecoff distinguished himself as the greatest golfer in Ole Miss history and one of the best the Mid-South has ever known. Middlecoff was Ole Miss’ first golf All-American in 1939. He entered the PGA Tour in 1947, and from 1947 to 1961, Middlecoff won more than 40 tour events and about $250,000. He finished runner-up on the money list four times. Middlecoff won the 1949 and 1956 U.S. Opens and the 1955 Masters. In 1974 Middlecoff was inducted into the PGA Hall of Fame. He became the 48th member of the PGA/World Golf Hall of Fame in 1986. After retiring from competition, Middlecoff spent 15 years as a network television golf commentator. Middlecoff died Sept. 1, 1998 of heart failure at the age of 77.
Darren Cole picked up honorable mention All-America honors in 1984 and made the second team in 1985. He was a member of the 1984 SEC Championship team as well as consecutive NCAA Teams in ‘84 and ‘85. Cole was the SEC Co-Player of the Year in 1985 with teammate Dave Peege. He earned AllSEC first team honors in 1984 and ‘85 and second team honors in 1986. He ranks first in the Ole Miss record books with 26 top-10 finishes in his career and second with 16 top-five showings. His 71.70 stroke average in the 1984-85 season ranks as the third best all-time.
Jon Bartlett spent two years with the Rebels in 1999 and 2000 and led the team to consecutive NCAA appearances. Bartlett earned honorable mention All-America honors in 2000 as well as All-SEC accolades. He finished the season with four top-five, eight top10 and 11 top-20 finishes. Bartlett advanced to the NCAA Championships in 2000 as an individual and shot a careerbest 66 in the second round on his way to a tie for 24th. He finished with a 71.77 stroke average for the season and ended the year ranked No. 29 by Golfweek.
LAN GOOCH • 1988 RANDY WATKINS • 1982 Randy Watkins enjoyed a fine career for the Rebels from 1980-83, earning honorable mention All-America status in 1982. He captured medalist honors in helping lead Ole Miss to a second-place finish at the SEC Championships in 1982. Watkins picked up first team All-SEC honors in 1982 and 1983. He is tied with four other players for the lowest three-round score in the history of Ole Miss men’s golf, and ranks second in tournament victories, with four. A former member of the PGA Tour, Watkins owns and operates two golf courses in Mississippi. He currently serves as Tournament Director for the Viking Classic (formerly the Southern Farm Bureau Invitational), the PGA Tour event in Mississippi.
Lan Gooch arrived at Ole Miss in the fall of 1985, and it wasn’t long before he became a part of history with the Rebel golf team. In his first year, the team finished fourth at the NCAA Championships. Gooch is one of 11 Rebels to compete in the NCAA Championships as an individual. An All-SEC selection in 1987 and 1988, Gooch was also named an Honorable Mention All-American following his senior campaign in 1988. That season, he also claimed medalist honors at the SEC Championship. Following his collegiate career, Gooch continued playing, qualifying for the PGA Tour in 1998. Gooch is currently the head pro at the Natchez Trace Golf Club in Saltillo, Miss.
BRIAN ROWELL • 1995 DAVE PEEGE • 1984, 1985 Dave Peege earned first team All-American honors in back-to-back years (198485), while helping lead the Rebels to unprecedented heights. As a sophomore in 1983, Peege was selected to the All-SEC first team and took medalist honors at the SEC Championships. In 1984 Peege helped lead the Rebels to the SEC Championship and the team’s first ever NCAA Championship appearance, while earning SEC Player of the Year honors along the way. His senior season, Peege was named SEC Co-Player of the year with teammate Darren Cole and helped lead the Rebels to their best finish (fourth) ever at the NCAA Championships. 42 | REBEL GOLF 2011-12
Brian Rowell lettered four years for the Rebels in the middle 90s, and had his best season in 1995, earning honorable mention All-America honors. He qualified for the NCAA East Regional and just missed making the NCAA Championships. Rowell, an All-SEC first-team selection, won one title and had seven top-five finishes that year while closing with a 72.52 stroke average. He followed up the ‘95 campaign with his second consecutive trip to the NCAA East Regional, concluding the season with five top-10 and seven top-20 finishes. Rowell earned All-SEC honors for the second year in a row after finishing as the runner-up at the SEC Championships.
JORDAN DEMPSEY • 2005 Jordan Dempsey played three years for the Rebels and turned in one of the finest seasons in Ole Miss history, earning honorable mention All-America honors in 2005. He finished that season with the lowest stroke average in the SEC at 71.47, which still ranks as the second lowest ever at Ole Miss. Dempsey, who earned All-SEC first team honors, qualified for the 2005 NCAA East Regional as an individual. He won his first ever professional title in 2007, capturing the NGA Hooter’s Tour Buffalo Run Classic in Miami, Okla.
JONATHAN RANDOLPH • 2010 Jonathan Randolph became the ninth All-American in the history of the program in 2010, earning first team honors from the Golf Coaches of America Association (GCAA) and Golfweek. He is the second first team AllAmerican in the program’s history. Randolph produced one of the best seasons in Ole Miss history, finishing with the lowest stroke average (70.44) in a season by a Rebel and ending the year ranked No. 6 nationally. He earned first team All-SEC honors and led the league in stroke average all season. Randolph won three times in 2010 and posted eight top-five finishes, including third at the SEC Championships and the NCAA East Regional. In addition, Randoph was selected to the All-Nicklaus Team and was a member of the winning United States Palmer Cup Team. He went 3-1-0 at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland in helping the U.S. reclaim the cup.
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HISTORY AND RECORDS
SEC HONORS SEC COACH OF THE YEAR
SEC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Ernest Ross 1982 and 1984
Dave Peege 1982
SEC PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
Dave Peege 1984 1985 (Co-Player of the Year)
Darren Cole 1985 (Co-Player of the Year)
SEC MEDALISTS
Randy Watkins 1982
Dave Peege 1983
Dave Peege sank this putt on the second hole of sudden death to capture the 1983 SEC Championship over Wayne Smith of Georgia. Peege fired a 69-73-71--213 to win the title, one of seven victories during Peege’s career at Ole Miss. Chip Sullivan 1986 9 ALL-AMERICANS | 21 ALL-SEC SEC SELECTIONS
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ALL-SEC SELECTIONS
Jon Bartlett First Team, 2000
Tom Brown Freshman Team, 2010
Tim Cantwell Second Team, 1994
Darren Cole First Team, 1984, 85 Second Team, 1986
Sean Dale Freshman Team, 2009
Joe David Second Team, 2009 Freshman Team, 2009
Jordan Dempsey First Team, 2005
Lan Gooch First Team, 1987, 88
Pete Kellermann Freshman Team, 2010
Clay Long Second Team, 1972
Callum Macaulay Second Team, 2007
Gary Martin Second Team, 1982
Dave Miley Second Team, 1987, 89
Troy Muller Second Team, 2001
Dave Peege First Team, 1983, 84, 85
Lane Pippin Second Team, 1997
Jonathan Randolph Freshman Team, 2008 First Team, 2010
Brian Rowell First Team, 19895, 96
Haymes Snedeker First Team, 1999
Jesse Speirs Second Team, 2008
Chip Sullivan First Team, 1986
Randy Watkins First Team, 1982, 83
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HISTORY AND RECORDS
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES 1968 NCAA Championship University Course • Las Cruces, N.M. June 17-22 • (Individual only) Chuck Rea Neal Lovelady 1972 NCAA Championship Cape Coral Golf Resort • Cape Coral, Fla. June 21-24 • (Individual only) Clay Long 1984 NCAA Championship Bear Creek GolfWorld • Houston, Texas May 23-26 • 302-288-293--883 • 20th Darren Cole 73-71-71-75--290 (T24) Dave Peege 73-70-72-75--290 (T24) Duane Lorio 76-76-74--226 Chip Sullivan 81-72-76--229 Gary Martin 80-75-77--232
1985 NCAA Championship Grenelefe Resort • Haines City, Fla. May 22-25 • 290-296-302-298--1186 • 4th Darren Cole 70-70-76-74--290 (T6) Glen Day 69-78-77-75--299 Dave Peege 76-78-72-74--300 Chip Sullivan 75-74-80-76--305 Duane Lorio 83-74-77-75--309
1999 NCAA Championship Hazeltine National GC • Chaska, Minn. June 2-5 • 299-319--618 • T24th Phil Caravia 75-77--152 (46) Chris Malloy 74-79--153 Troy Muller 74-83--157 Jon Bartlett 76-81--157 Haymes Snedeker 76-82--158
1986 NCAA Championship Bermuda Run CC • Winston Salem, N.C. May 28-31 • (Individual only) Chip Sullivan 78-79-81--238
2000 NCAA Championship Grand National • Opelika, Ala. May 31-June 3 • (Individual only) Jon Bartlett 75-66-73-70--284 (T24)
1988 NCAA Championship N. Ranch CC • Westlake Village, Calif. May 25-28 • (Individual only) Lan Gooch 78-80--158
2001 NCAA Championship Duke University Course • Durham, N.C. June • 296-296--592 • T18 J.J. Thompson 74-73--147 (T49) Andrew Medley 73-74--147 (T49) Troy Muller 76-73--149 Phil Caravia 74-76--150 Tommy Clement 75-76--151
NCAA REGIONAL APPEARANCES 1989 NCAA East Regional Long Bay Club • Myrtle Beach, S.C. May 25-27 • (Individual only) Dave Miley 73-73-79--225 1995 NCAA East Regional Yale University GC • New Haven, Conn. May 18-20 • (Individual only) Brian Rowell 73-79-77--229 (T78) 1996 NCAA East Regional The Monster Course • West Point, N.Y. May 16-18 • (Individual only) Brian Rowell 78-75-78--231 (T53) 1997 NCAA Championship Cascades Course • Hot Springs, Va. May 15-17 • (Individual only) Lane Pippin 77-73-82--232 (T80) 1999 NCAA East Regional Rhode Island CC • Barrington, R.I. May 20-22 • 292-289-294--875 • 9th Troy Muller 71-72-74--217 (T24) Haymes Snedeker 72-73-73--218 Chris Malloy 74-74-72--220 Jon Bartlett 77-70-75--222 Phil Caravia 75-78-76--229 2000 NCAA Central Regional Victoria Country Club • Victoria, Texas May 18-20 • 289-294-283--866 • 11th Jon Bartlett 72-71-68--211 (T10) Troy Muller 70-74-71--215 Andrew Medley 73-75-72--220 Phil Caravia 74-74-73-221 Chris Malloy 76-78-72--226 2001 NCAA East Regional Golden Horseshoe GC • Williamsburg, Va. May 17-19 • 285-291-280--856 • T10th Phil Caravia 73-68-68--209 (T8) Andrew Medley 70-73-68--211 Troy Muller 69-73-71--213 J.J. Thompson 73-77-73--223 Tommy Clement 74-78-75--227 9 ALL-AMERICANS | 21 ALL-SEC SEC SELECTIONS
2007 NCAA East Regional Golf Club of Georgia • Alpharetta, Ga. May 17-19 • 309-297-297--903 • 17th David Marino 75-75-74--224 (T50) Will Roebuck 80-74-71--225 Chris Rogers 76-76-74--226 Callum Macaulay 79-72-79--230 Brice Bailey 79-79-78--236 2008 NCAA East Regional Council Fire Golf Club • Chattanooga, Tenn. May 15-17 • 293-291-287--871 • 25th Jonathan Randolph 73-68-73--214 (T47) Kyle Ellis 73-72-71--216 Jesse Speirs 74-75-71--220 David Marino 73-76-76--225 Johnny Delprete 87-79-72--238
2010 NCAA Southeast Regional Capital City Club at Crabapple • Alpharetta, Ga. May 20-22 • 301-285-287--873 • T6th T3. Jonathan Randolph 68-72-69--209 T34. Joe David 75-69-74--218 T58. Billy Brozovich 80-73-70--223 T63. Pete Kellermann 79-71-74--224 T72. Tom Brown 79-76-75--230 2011 NCAA East Regional Pete Dye River Course • Blacksburg, Va. May 19-21 • 311-306-299--916 • 10th T10. Joe David 77-71-71--219 T42. Jonathan Randolph 81-75-72--228 T59. Billy Brozovich 79-80-75--234 T63. Chad Bounds 74-80-81--235 72. Kyle Kmiecik 81-82-81--244
2009 NCAA Central Regional Club at Olde Stone • Bowling Green, Ky. May 14-16 • 296-299-290--885 • T6th Jonathan Randolph 74-71-71--216 (T7th) Joe David 74-72-74--220 Jesse Speirs 71-81-77--229 Will Roebuck 85-76-69--230 Billy Brozovich 77-80-76--233
1985 TEAM - FOURTH AT NCAAS
Ole Miss earned its highest finish ever at the NCAA Team Championships, shooting a 290-296-302-298--1186 to finish fourth at the Grenelefe Resort in Haines City, Fla., May 22-25, 1985.
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TEAM RECORDS MOST TOP FIVE FINISHES, SEASON 11 1983-84 10 2000-01 9 1984-85 8 1982-83 8 1994-95 MOST VICTORIES, SEASON 6 1983-84 (Spring Hill, New Orleans, Panhandle, Country Club of Jackson, Red Carpet, SEC Championship) MOST TOP TEN FINISHES, SEASON 13 1984-85 12 2000-01 12 1999-00 12 1983-84 12 1999-00 11 1998-99 11 1994-95
MOST ROUNDS UNDER PAR, SEASON 17 1983-84 16 2007-08
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MOST ROUNDS PAR OR BETTER, SEASON 17 1983-84 16 2007-08
LOWEST TOTAL FOR A TOURNAMENT 828 1982 Mississippi Intercollegiate 832 2001 Gator Invitational 833 1984 Gator Invitational 839 1985 Chris Schenkel Intercollegiate 840 2004 University Club Intercollegiate 841 2004 Raising Cane Classic 842 2009 Gator Invitational 843 2001 Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate 849 1998 Gary Koch/Cleveland Intercollegiate 849 2009 David Toms Intercollegiate 849 2010 SEC Championship
LOWEST TOTAL FOR SINGLE ROUND 272 2001 Gator Invitational 274 1982 Mississippi Intercollegiate 275 1983 Spring Hill Intercollegiate 275 2009 Mason Rudolph Championship 276 2005 All South Collegiate Invitational 276 2001 Gator Invitational 276 2001 Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate 276 1982 Mississippi Intercollegiate 276 1984 Gator Invitational 277 2008 Linger-Longer Invitational 277 2000 Gator Invitational
1985 Chris Schenkel Intercollegiate 1985 Gator Intercollegiate 2010 SEC Championship
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS MOST TOP FIVE FINISHES, SEASON 9 Dave Peege, 1983-84 8 Brian Rowell, 1994-95 8 Jonathan Randolph, 2009-10 7 Jordan Dempsey, 2004-05 6 Darren Cole, 1983-84 MOST TOP FIVE FINISHES, CAREER 17 Dave Peege, 1982-85 16 Darren Cole, 1983-86 13 Brian Rowell, 1992-93; 1995-96 12 Jonathan Randolph, 2008-Present MOST TOP TEN FINISHES, SEASON 10 Dave Peege, 1983-84 9 Jordan Dempsey, 2004-05 9 Darren Cole, 1984-85 9 Jonathan Randolph, 2009-10 8 Jon Bartlett, 1999-00 8 Darren Cole, 1983-84 8 Brian Rowell, 1994-95 MOST TOP TEN FINISHES, CAREER 26 Darren Cole, 1983-86 22 Dave Peege, 1982-85 18 Jon Bartlett, 1999-00 17 Brian Rowell, 1992-93; 1995-96 17 Jonathan Randolph, 2008-2011 14 Kyle Ellis, 2004-08 LOWEST SINGLE ROUND SCORE 62 Dave Peege, 1985 Gator Intercollegiate (2nd rnd)* 63 Darren Cole, 1985 Chris Schenkel Intercoll. (3rd rnd) 63 Joe David, 2010 SEC Championship (3rd rnd) 64 Lan Gooch , 1987 Gator Intercollegiate (1st rnd) 64 Mark Mills, 1987 Gator Intercollegiate (1st rnd) 64 Jonathan Randolph, 2009, Mason Rudolph Championship (1st rnd) 65 Kyle Ellis, 2004 Raising Cane Classic (2nd rnd) 65 Randy Watkins, 1982 Miss. Intercollegiate (3rd rnd) 65 Dave Peege, 1983 Miss. Intercollegiate (3rd rnd) 65 Lane Pippin, 1997 Gator Invitational (1st rnd) 65 J.J. Thompson, 2001 Gator Invitational (2nd rnd) 65 Jonathan Randolph, 2008 Rio Pinar Invitational (1st rnd) *Tournament Record
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LOWEST TWO-ROUND SCORE 131 Dave Peege 131 Jonathan Randolph
1985 Gator Intercollegiate 2009 Mason Rudolph Championship
LOWEST THREE-ROUND SCORE 203 Haymes Snedeker 203 Dave Peege 203 Dave Peege 203 Randy Watkins 203 Troy Muller
1998 Gary Koch/Cleveland Intercollegiate 1985 Gator Intercollegiate 1983 Mississippi Intercollegiate 1982 Mississippi Intercollegiate 2001 Gator Invitational
LOWEST STROKE AVERAGE, SEASON 70.44 Jonathan Randolph 2009-10 70.80 Dave Peege 1983-84 71.47 Jordan Dempsey 2004-05 71.70 Darren Cole 1984-85 MOST ROUNDS UNDER PAR, SEASON 22 Dave Peege 1983-84 16 Jordan Dempsey 2004-05 14 Haymes Snedeker 1998-99 13 Jonathan Randolph 2007-08 MOST ROUNDS PAR OR BETTER, SEASON 28 Jonathan Randolph 2009-10 27 Dave Peege 1983-84 22 Kyle Ellis 2007-08 19 Jordan Dempsey 2004-05 18 Haymes Snedeker 1998-99 MOST ROUNDS IN THE 60s IN A SEASON 14 Jonathan Randolph 2009-10 8 Jonathan Randolph 2007-08 MOST TOURNAMENT VICTORIES 7 Dave Peege 1981 Memphis State Tiger Intercollegiate, 1983 SEC Championship, 1984 Pan American Intercollegiate, 1984 Gator Invitational, 1984 Red Carpet, Intercollegiate, 1984 LSU Invitational, 1985 Gator Intercollegiate 4 Randy Watkins 1982 Country Club of Jackson, 1982 SEC Championship, 1982 Mississippi Intercollegiate, 1983 Panhandle Intercollegiate
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TEAM TOURNAMENT TITLES TOURNAMENT Mississippi Intercollegiate Mississippi Intercollegiate Mississippi Intercollegiate Buckhaults Invitational Mississippi Intercollegiate Mississippi Intercollegiate Mississippi State Invitational Southern Miss Invitational Mississippi Intercollegiate Arkansas State/ Delta State Arkansas State/ Eastern Illinois Centenary Classic Mid South Classic Mississippi Intercollegiate Country Club of Jackson Memphis State Tiger Intercollegiate Mississippi Intercollegiate Mississippi Intercollegiate New Orleans Intercollegiate Spring Hill Intercollegiate UNO-Marriott Intercollegiate Panhandle Intercollegiate Country Club of Jackson Red Carpet Intercollegiate SEC Championship Dixie Intercollegiate Panhandle Intercollegiate Country Club of Jackson Chris Schenkel Intercollegiate Cape Coral Intercollegiate Fairfield Bay Classic Pepsi USF Invitational Mississippi Coca-Cola Invitational Fairfield Bay/Pepsi Invitational Legends/Pepsi Intercollegiate SLU-Mardi Gras Invitational Gary Koch/Cleveland Intercollegiate Alabama Spring Invitational Raising Cane Classic All South Collegiate Invitational Magnolia Cup Squire Creek Invitational USA Spring Golf Classic Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate Memphis Intercollegiate Squire Creek Invitational Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate Linger-Longer Invitational Mobile Bay Intercollegiate
DATE 1954 1955 1966 Mar. 18, 1966 1967 1968 1969 1969 1971 Spring 1972 1973 Fall 1972 Fall 1974 Fall 1975 1981 Oct. 16-18, 1981 Nov. 1-2, 1981 Oct. 3-4, 1982 Mar. 3-5, 1983 Nov. 11-12, 1983 Mar. 1-3, 1984 Mar. 13-16, 1984 Apr. 6-8, 1984 Apr. 20, 1984 May 11-13, 1984 Nov. 2-4, 1984 Mar. 13-15, 1985 Apr. 19-21, 1985 Apr. 26-28, 1985 Mar. 12-14, 1986 Sept. 12-13, 1987 Mar. 15-17, 1991 Oct. 12-13, 1992 Oct. 18-19, 1993 Sept. 19-20, 1994 Mar. 30-31, 1998 Oct. 19-20, 1998 Mar. 19-21, 1999 Sept. 20-21, 2004 Feb. 14-15, 2005 Sept. 23, 2005 Oct. 17-18, 2005 Mar. 13-14, 2006 Oct. 22-24, 2006 Oct. 8-9, 2007 Oct. 15-16, 2007 Oct. 21-23, 2007 Mar. 14-16, 2008 Feb. 21-23, 2010
SCORE 279-289--568 577 586 863 598 601 616 1116 572 392 365 N/A N/A N/A 872 299-297-309--905 293-299-284--876 276-278-274--828 299-308-300--907 302-275--577 308-291-285--884 297-291-292--880 292-281-283--856 292 297-293-291--881 287-298-288--873 286-300-290--876 288-290-279--857 277-280-282--839 289-296-282--867 291-281-304--876 289-302-292--883 299-292--591 290-282--572 293-292--585 293-284-287--864 279-283-287--849 281-290-285--856 279-278-284--841 292-276--568 277 281-284-290--855 279-287-290--856 290-296-290--876 280-292--872 282-292-286--860 283 277-292-287--856 291-285-301--877
HIGHEST UM FINISH/PLACE (SCORE) Lewis Culley Jr. (138) Lewis Culley Jr. (139) Jim Gamblin (145) Chuck Rea (141) Chuck Rea (N/A)
Clay Long (N/A) Leigh Brannan/1st (144) Leigh Brannan/2nd (144) Rick Kies/1st (211) Dave Peege/1st (215) Randy Watkins/2nd (215) Randy Watkins/1st (203) Randy Watkins/3rd (224) Matt Long/2nd (136) Darren Cole/2nd (216) Dave Peege/2nd (216) Dave Peege/2nd (211) Dave Peege/1st (70) Dave Peege/2nd (213) Darren Cole/1st (213) Darren Cole/2nd (209) Dave Peege/T2nd (209) Darren Cole/2nd (205) Will Pritchard/T4th (215) Jeff Daves/1st (216) John Pinel/T2nd (215) Tim Cantwell/1st (142) William Power/1st (141) John Howard/6th (145) Lane Pippin/1st (211) Haymes Snedeker/1st (203) Haymes Snedeker/2nd (211) Kyle Ellis/T1st (206) Jordan Demspey/T1st (139) Jamie Howarth/2nd (67) Chris Rogers/T1st (211) Kyle Ellis/1st (212) Callum Macaulay/T5th (216) Jesse Speirs/2nd (139) Kyle Ellis/T5th (215) Jonathan Randolph and Jesse Speirs/T3rd (69) David Marino/T3rd (213) Jonathan Randolph/T3rd (215)
2010 Mobile Bay Intercollegiate Champion The Rebels won the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate in 2010 for Ole Miss’ 11th tournament title since head coach Ernest Ross returned to lead the program in 2004. During his first stint as the Rebel head coach from 1979-87, Ole Miss won 17 times. In between the two coaching stints, the Rebels won just seven times.
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INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT TITLES NAME Lewis Culley Jr. Lewis Culley Jr. Van Lee Jimmy Hoppin Jim Gamblin Chuck Rea Chuck Rea Bill Lovelady Clay Long Leigh Brannan Leigh Brannan Johnny Lang Rick Kies Dave Peege Randy Watkins Randy Watkins Randy Watkins Randy Watkins Dave Peege Dave Peege Dave Peege Dave Peege Dave Peege Darren Cole Dave Peege Chip Sullivan Lan Gooch Jeff Daves Dave Miley Lan Gooch Tim Cantwell William Power Brian Rowell Brian Rowell Lane Pippin Haymes Snedeker Haymes Snedeker Troy Muller Troy Muller Jordan Dempsey Kyle Ellis Jonathan Randolph Jonathan Randolph Jonathan Randolph
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TOURNAMENT Mississippi Intercollegiate Mississippi Intercollegiate Mississippi Intercollegiate Mississippi Intercollegiate Mississippi Intercollegiate Mississippi Intercollegiate Mississippi Intercollegiate Mississippi Intercollegiate Centenary Classic Mid South Classic Mississippi Intercollegiate Southern Junior-Senior Country Club of Jackson Memphis State Tiger Intercollegiate Country Club of Jackson SEC Championship Mississippi Intercollegiate Panhandle Intercollegiate SEC Championship Pan American Intercollegiate Gator Invitational Red Carpet Intercollegiate LSU National Invitational Dixie Intercollegiate Gator Intercollegiate SEC Championship Dixie Intercollegiate Fairfield Bay Classic LSU Invitational SEC Championship Mississippi Coca-Cola Invitational Fairfield Bay/Pepsi Invitational Mercedes Benz Collegiate Legends/Pepsi Intercollegiate SLU-Mardi Gras Invitational Gary Koch/Cleveland Intercollegiate Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate Gary Koch/Cleveland Intercollegiate Louisiana Classic All South Collegiate Invitational USA Spring Golf Classic Mason Rudolph Championship Gator Invitational Chris Schenkel
DATE 1954 1955 1963 1964 1966 1967 1968 1969 1972 Fall 1974 Fall 1974 Spring 1975 1981 Oct. 16-18, 1981 Apr. 16-18, 1982 May 13-15, 1982 Oct. 3-4, 1982 Mar. 16-18, 1983 May 13-15, 1983 Feb. 7-11, 1984 Feb. 17-19, 1984 Apr. 20, 1984 Oct. 3-5, 1984 Nov. 2-4, 1984 Feb. 15-17, 1985 May 16-18, 1986 Oct. 25-26, 1986 Sept. 12-13, 1987 Sept. 29-30, 1987 May 13-15, 1988 Oct. 12-13, 1992 Oct. 18-19, 1993 Feb. 24-26, 1995 Sept. 18-19, 1995 Mar. 30-31, 1998 Oct. 19-20, 1998 Apr. 9-11, 1999 Oct. 16-17, 2000 Mar. 12-13, 2001 Feb. 14-15, 2005 Mar. 13-14, 2006 Sept. 25-27, 2009 Feb. 13-14, 2010 Mar. 19-21, 2010
SCORE 138 139 146 137 145 141 N/A 150 N/A 72-72--144 67-69--136 69-71--140 211 69-74-72--215 68-73-72--213 71-70-70--211 68-70-65--203 216 69-73-71--213 68-70-69--207 69-67-68--204 70 69-71-70--210 75-70-68--213 69-62-72--203 68-74-68--210 66-70-73--209 71-68-77--216 71-65-74--210 70-70-69--209 69-73--142 74-67--141 70-74-70--214 71-71--142 70-74-67--211 67-68-68--203 69-71-68--208 74-68-69--211 68-71--139 72-67--139 68-73-71--212 64-67--131 71-72-67--210 70-69-72--211
TEAM FINISH/SCORE 1st/568 1st/577 2nd/607 2nd/563 1st/586 1st/598 1st 2nd N/A 1st T2nd 8th 1st/872 1st/299-297-307--905 5th/296-294-291--881 2nd/286-296-298--880 1st/276-278-274--828 2nd/878 4th/293-298-297--888 6th/288-290-298--876 2nd/282-295-276--833 1st/292 4th/294-293--877 1st/287-298-288--873 9th/302-277-292--871 3rd/287-304-294--885 2nd/288-291-291--870 1st/291-281-304--876 3rd/367-366-365--1098 T3rd/294-289-292--875 1st/299-292--591 1st/290-282--572 2nd/289-309-293--891 T4th/297-293--590 1st/293-284-287--864 1st/279-283-287--849 3rd/290-293-284--867 2nd/292-286-288--866 3rd/284-294--572 1st/292-276--568 1st/279-287-290--856 7th/275-291--566 10th/299-289-298--886 T5th/287-290-294--871
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CARY MIDDLECOFF Ole Miss Golf’s First All-American PGA/World Golf Hall of Fame Inductee Cary Middlecoff, a Memphis, Tenn., native, distinguished himself as the greatest golfer in Ole Miss history and one of the best the Mid-South has ever known. Middlecoff was Ole Miss’ first golf AllAmerican in 1939. Middlecoff earned his dental degrees and was part of the Army Dental Corps in World War II. During a military leave in 1945, the 23-year-old Army Lieutenant left his mark on the golfing world when he won the North-South Open in Pinehurst, N.C. He was the first and only amateur ever to win that event when it was part of the the PGA tour. After leaving the military at the rank of Captain, Middlecoff went to work in his father’s dental office in Memphis. He never intended to make a career out of professional golf, but his father, Dr. H.F. Middlecoff, encouraged him to make a living playing golf. He entered the PGA tour in 1947, and from 1947 to 1961, Middlecoff won more than 40 tour events and about $250,000. He finished runner-up on the money list four times. In his first season, Middlecoff won the Charlotte Open and collected $2,000, a huge paycheck for that era. Middlecoff went on to win $10,000 that year. The rest of the story is history. Middlecoff won the 1949 and 1956 U.S. Opens and the 1955 Masters. He was runner-up in the 1957 U.S. Open and finished second twice in the Masters, 1948 and 1959. Middlecoff just missed winning the 1955 PGA Championship as he was edged out by Doug Ford. Middlecoff’s best year came in 1955 when he won six titles (The Masters, Crosby, St. Petersburg, Western, Miller Open and Cavalcade of Golf) and was the second leading money earner. He also finished second on the money list in 1949, 1951 and 1952, captured the Vardon Trophy in 1956 with a 70.35 stroke average and competed on winning Ryder Cup teams in 1953, 1955 and 1959. In 1974, Middlecoff was inducted by the PGA of America (in conjunction with golf writers and a panel of other experts) into the PGA Hall of Fame. He became the 48th member of the PGA/World Golf Hall of Fame in 1986. Middlecoff was one of the first inductees into the PGA Hall of Fame along with Sam Snead, Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen. His induction ceremonies were appropriately conducted at Pinehurst, N.C., the new home of the Golf Hall of Fame and the golf resort where he won his first professional tournament. In 1990, Middlecoff became a member of the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame and in 1996 was selected to the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1987. After retiring from competition, Middlecoff spent 15 years as a network television golf commentator. Middlecoff died Sept. 1, 1998, of heart failure at age 77.
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Above: Cary Middlecoff (third from right) stands for a group shot with his teammates at Ole Miss. Below: An article in PGA Magazine in 1986 with an interview with Dr. Middlecoff. Middlecoff was inducted into the PGA/World Golf Hall of Fame following a career of more than 40 tour wins that included: the 1955 Masters and two U.S. Open titles (1949, 1956). He was also a member of three winning Ryder Cup teams (1953, 33 and 59).
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OLE MISS MEN’S GOLF LETTERWINNERS SINCE 1950 ... A ... Derek Abel .......................................................................... 2006 Charles Allen ....................................................................... 1951 Matt Armstrong ............................................................1996; 98 Doug Auw.................................................................1989-90-91 George Ayers ...................................................................... 1957 ... B ... Brice Bailey ..............................................................2005-06-07 Ed Barnett .......................................................................... 1975 Jerry Barrier ....................................................................... 1953 Jon Bartlett ...............................................................1999-2000 Jim Beavers .................................................................. 1990-91 Brewer Binion ..................................................................... 2005 Larry Blatt .......................................................................... 2006 Joe Bonargo.......................................................1992-93-94-95 Lucas Boyd ............................................................... 2003,2005 Bedford Bradley ................................................1952-53-54-55 Leigh Brannan .............................................................. 1975-76 Nick Brown...............................................................1992-93-94 Chad Bounds........................................... 2010-11 Tom Brown............................................. 2010-11 Billy Brozovich ................................... 2009-10-11 Buddy Bryant................................................................ 1984-85 Tommy Butler................................................................ 1958-59 ... C ... Bill Cagle ............................................................................. 1952 John Campbell ............................................................... 1974-75 Tim Cantwell .............................................................1992-93-94 Phil Caravia ................................................... 1998-99-2000-01 Jimmy Carle ..............................................................1989-90-91 Dean Causey ....................................................................... 1975 Ray Chaote.......................................................................... 1950 Tommy Clement............................................................. 2001-02 Billy Coffee .................................................................... 1951-52 Darren Cole .......................................................1983-84-85-86 Willis Connell ............................................................1953-54-55 Jim Cooper .......................................................................... 1950 Clayton Covey................................................................1987; 89 Bill Crenshaw ...................................................................... 1954 Lewis Culley Jr. .........................................................1954-55-56 Maxie Cupit ......................................................................... 1976 ... D ... Sean Dale............................................................................ 2009 Jeff Dandurand ..................................................1980-81-82-83 Rob Darden................................................................... 1990-91 Jeff Daves ..........................................................1986-87-88-89 Joe David .......................................... 2009-10-11 Floyd Davis.......................................................................... 1960 Scott Davis .................................................................... 1989-90 Bobby Day ...............................................................1967-68-69 Glen Day........................................................................ 1984-86 Ramsey Day ........................................................................ 1995 Felder Dearman .................................................................. 1950 Raymond Dearman ............................................................. 1960 Johnny Delprete ............................................................ 2008-09 Johnny Dement .......................................................1964-65-66 Jordan Dempsey ......................................................2002-03-05 Cedric Denis ....................................................................... 2000 Jack Dilworth ...........................................................1987; 89-90 Ladd Dilworth ..................................................................... 1985 Robert Dreyfus ....................................................... 1999; 2001 Ben Dupont........................................................1995-96-97-98 ... E ... F ... Kyle Ellis........................................................2004-05-06, 2008 Brendan Fisher ............................................................. 2000-01 Buzz Fly .............................................................................. 1976 Dave Foley .................................................................... 1986-88 Don Fruge ................................................................1965-66-67 ... G ... Stephen Gaia ...................................................................... 1997 Jarrod Gardner...................................................2002-03-04-05 Ed Gattlin ...................................................................... 1961-62 Robert Genin............................................................1962-63-64 50 | REBEL GOLF 2011-12
Charles Gillis ....................................................................... 1953 Lan Gooch..........................................................1985-86-87-88 Joe Rice Goodman......................................................... 1958-59 Charles Graeber.......................................................1962-63-64 Ken Graeber ............................................................1971-72-73 Adam Grogan ..................................................................... 1995 William Grubbs ................................................................... 1992 Josh Gunn .......................................................................... 1994 ... H ... Justin Hacker................................................................. 1992-93 John Harless ....................................................................... 1988 Greg Heinecke .............................................................. 1990-91 Michael Hodges .................................................................. 1999 Mark Hodgins ..................................................................... 1990 Jimmy Hoppen..........................................................1963-64-65 Barry House ....................................................................... 1976 Allen Hovious ................................................................ 1967-68 John Howard ...........................................................1994-95; 97 Jamie Howarth .................................................................... 2006 Thad Hudgens .................................................. 1992; 94-95-96 ... J ... K ... Bob Jones .......................................................................... 1952 Bryan Kane ................................................................... 2002-03 Pete Kellermann ................................................................. 2010 Peter Kelly........................................................................... 1997 Rick Kies ............................................................1979-80-81-82 Jeff King ....................................................................1990-1991 Kmiecik, Kyle ...................................................................... 2011 ... L ... Ben Lane ...........................................................1989-90-91-92 Dale Lane............................................................................ 1961 Johnny Lang .................................................................. 1975-76 Gregory Lawrence .............................................................. 1960 J.J. Lawrence ....................................................................... 1952 Lanne Lawson..................................................................... 1992 Jimmy Lear .......................................................................... 1953 Van Lee ....................................................................1962-63-64 Jonathan Lenz..................................................................... 2003 David Lingle .......................................................1972-73-74-75 Clay Long .................................................................1971-72-73 Matt Long ........................................................................... 1984 Sam Longston Jr............................................................ 1961-62 Duane Lorio .............................................................1983-84-85 Bill Lovelady.......................................................1967-68-69-70 Neal Lovelady ............................................................... 1967-68 Ben Lowery................................................................... 2001-02 Al Lyle ........................................................................... 1958-59 ... M ... Callum Macaulay ................................................2004-05-06-07 Chris Malloy...............................................................1999-2000 David Marino......................................................2005-06-07-08 Farley McElroy .........................................................1951-52-53 Ham McGuire ...................................................................... 1984 Bobby Maddox .........................................................1971-72-73 Dwight Maddox ................................................................... 1967 Gary Martin ........................................................1981-82-83-84 Andrew Medley ........................................................2000-01-02 Ryan Michals .............................................................2004-2005 Dave Miley..........................................................1986-87-88-89 Mark Mills ...............................................................1987; 89-90 Luke Minor .......................................................................... 1990 Troy Muller ....................................................1997; 99-2000-01 Chris Mullhaupt ................................... 2008, 2011 Hugh Muse.................................................................... 2008-09 ... N ... O ... Dave Nichols ............................................................1962-63-64 Don Noblitt ...............................................................1972-73-74 Gene Odom ......................................................................... 1973 John Openshaw .................................................................. 1961 ... P ... Pat Palmer ................................................................... 1984-85 Bobby Parker...........................................................1964-65-66
Dave Peege ......................................................1982-83-84-85 Jim Pegues ......................................................................... 1950 John Pegues ................................................................ 1950-51 John Pinel .........................................................1990-91-92-93 Lane Pippin .................................................................. 1997-98 Jack Pittman ................................................................. 1960-61 Chris Polk ............................................................................ 1981 William Power ....................................................1991-92-93-94 Greg Price .......................................................................... 1996 Primavera, Zach ................................................................. 2011 Will Pritchard .....................................................1986-87-88-89 Peter Pugh II ..........................................................1996; 98-99 Bill Pullen .................................................................1975-1976 Buck Purselley .............................................................. 2000-01 ... R ... Jonathan Randolph ............................................2008-09-10-11 Cary Rawlings .............................................................. 1970-71 David Ray ..........................................................1972-73-74-75 Charles Rea ............................................................1966-67-68 Greg Richey ........................................................................ 1980 Mike Riley ..........................................................1980-81-82-83 Warren Rodgers .......................................................... 1967-68 Will Roebuck ....................................................... 2006-07, 2009 Chris Rogers ......................................................2004-05-06-07 Fletcher Rosenbaum .......................................................... 1951 Ernest Ross ............................................................1971-72-73 Ralph Ross .................................................. 1971-72-73-74-75 Brian Rowell ..................................................... 1992-93; 95-96 Gary Ryan .......................................................................... 1967 ... S ... Danny Sanford ................................................................... 1998 Terry Schad ............................................................1964-65-66 Ryan Schwartz .................................................1995-96-97-98 Nick Shelton ...................................................................... 1991 Alex Shields Jr. ............................................................. 1957-58 David Shields ................................................................ 2003-04 Haymes Snedeker .............................................1996-97-98-99 Chris Shuler ....................................................................... 1989 Jesse Speirs .................................................................. 2008-09 Pope Spruiell ................................................................ 2003-04 Jim Stahnke .............................................................1969-70-71 Bill Stallings ....................................................................... 1957 Stefan Strandlund ............................................................... 2009 Chip Sullivan ...........................................................1984-85-86 Adam Swope ............................................................2004-05-06 Brian Swope..............................................................2002-2003 ... T ... V ... Denzil Taylor ................................................................. 1958-59 Dow Taylor .......................................................................... 1994 Robert Temple .........................................................1969-70-71 J.J. Thompson ...................................................................... 2001 Bob Travis ........................................................1954-55-56-57 Dennis Troy ................................................................... 1970-71 Jan A. Tyler.......................................................................... 1957 Neil Valentine ...................................................................... 1972 Gene Van Cleve ........................................................1958-59-60 Vance Veazey ................................................................ 1987-88 ... W ... Larry Wagster ............................................................... 1960-61 Randy Watkins....................................................1980-81-82-83 Thomas Watkins ...........................................2011 Chuck Webb ........................................................................ 1969 Alex Weddington ......................................................1971-72-73 Neil White Jr. ........................................................................ 1962 Will White .................................................................1995-96-97 Jimmy Whitten .........................................................1962-63-64 Dick Wilkerson ............................................................. 1958-59 Greg Williams ...................................................................... 1980 Wayne Williams ............................................................. 1958-59 Wes Willis ................................................................1996; 98-99 Bill Woodbury ...................................................................... 1980 BOLD indicates current player 9 NCAA APPEARANCES | 1 SEC CHAMPIONSIHP
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OLE MISS SPORTS MEDICINE Prevention. Treatment. Rehabilitation. Education. Those are the four primary phases of athletic training, and the Ole Miss Sports Medicine staff strives to fulfill all four areas when working with the student-athletes on a daily basis. “Our Athletic Trainers are allied healthcare professionals and we strive to provide quality healthcare based on the latest in medical research,” said Shannon Singletary, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine/Strength & Conditioning. “By Shannon Singletary doing this we hope to not only provide our athletes with a better Senior Associate AD chance of winning on the field, but also give them an opportunity to lead a healthy lifestyle.” Led by a medical director and a full-time director of musculoskeletal medicine, Ole Miss student-athletes are offered the best care possible by the Sports Medicine staff, which includes 10 full-time athletic trainers, three graduate assistants and several student assistants. The staff serves the student-athletes nearly around-the-clock and at numerous facilities on campus. The Athletic Trainers begin treatments and rehabilitation as early as 6:30 a.m. and are available until the last student-athlete is through. There are currently six athletic training facilities on campus. The staff treats out of two primary athletic training rooms, in the Indoor Practice Facility and the Starnes Athletic Training Center, with four other satellite athletic training rooms, located at Tad Smith Coliseum, Basketball Practice Facility, Gillom Center and Oxford-University Stadium/Swayze Field. The IPF, Starnes Center and BPF training rooms are stocked with equipment such as
stationary bikes, hand weights, therapeutic modalities, and recent technology like underwater treadmills and Biodex testing equipment. Each component is strategically designed to not only give the student-athletes the best care, but also to aid in returning them to competition as quickly and safely as possible. Singletary, though, said the emphasis is on the student-athlete’s health, first and foremost. Erin Pauley is in her second season as the graduate assistant athletic trainer for women’s tennis. Ole Miss Sports Medicine has strong working relationships with local physicians and Baptist Memorial Hospital, located less than five minutes from the campus. In addition, specialists from the University’s Medical Center are often consulted.
REBEL READY Rebel Ready - CHAMPS Life Skills is a well-rounded program for student-athletes to develop individual skills necessary to lead successful lives and become leaders for our communities and nation. The program consists of five vital components: • The Commitment to Academic Excellence is promoted through a full range of services that include orientation, advising, tutoring, academic skills training and the recognition of academic excellence. • The Commitment to Athletic Excellence is developed by the department’s 10 women and eight men intercollegiate sports teams. The sponsorship is based on equity and compliance to all University, NCAA and Southeastern Conference rules and regulations.
• The Commitment to Career Development is a joint effort of the Ole Miss Athletic Department and Career Center. The goal is to prepare student-athletes for their transition out of sports and into the career development process. Career development components of the program include special workshops and programs for student-athletes and a senior resume brochure. • The Commitment to Personal Development is promoted through life skills and personal development seminars and sponsorship of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. • The Commitment to Service is promoted—in conjunction with the University Counseling Center—through many community service projects throughout the year. The Ole Miss student-athletes are very involved in the community and the community service program continues to grow.
NCAA COMPLIANCE Who Is A Prospect?
A prospective student-athlete is defined as an athlete who has begun classes for the ninth grade. However, it is possible for a younger student to be considered a prospect if the institution (or a representative of its athletic interests) provides the student (or family member) benefits not provided to prospects generally.
Who May Contact a Prospect During the Recruiting Process?
All in-person, on and off-campus recruiting contacts with a prospect (or family) are limited to authorized institutional staff members or full-time enrolled students at the institution. All other persons are prohibited from engaging in any personal, telephone or written contact with the prospect (or family) for encouraging participation in the institution’s athletics programs.
How and When May a Prospect Be Contacted?
In all sports, a prospect may not be contacted in-person, off-campus until their senior year in high school. Prospects may not receive correspondence from an institution until their junior year in high school (exception: men’s basketball - June 15 after sophomore year). Questionnaires and camp brochures may be sent prior to the junior year.
When May a Prospect Visit an Institution's Campus?
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tion for dates. There is no limit to the number of times a prospect may visit a campus at his/her own expense. Prospects may receive an expense paid visit (“official visit”) only after they have begun classes for their senior year and have registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center and submitted transcripts and test scores to the institution. Prospects are limited to a maximum of five official visits with no more than one per institution.
What is Considered "Being Recruited?"
A prospect is considered recruited if a coach, staff member or representative of the institution’s athletic interest (booster) attempts to persuade a prospect (or family member) to enroll at their institution and participate in the athletics program. A student is considered “recruited” if any of the following actions are taken: 1) the institution provides the prospect with an “official visit” (i.e., expenses paid) to its campus; 2) a coach arranges for an in-person, off-campus (home or prospect’s school) encounter with the prospect; 3) receiving more than one telephone call from a coach for recruiting purposes; 4) issuing an NLI or university athletic scholarship.
What Should a Prospect Do During the Recruiting Process?
Prospects should register with the NCAA Eligibility Center during their junior year in high school. Contact your high school guidance counselor or call the NCAA Eligibility Center at (877) 262-1492 for more information. The NCAA publishes “The Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete,” which may be downloaded from the NCAA website. If you should have any questions, visit the Compliance web page at www.OleMissSports.com or call the University of Mississippi Athletic Compliance Office at (662) 915-1594. OLEMISSSPORTS.COM | 51
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VAUGHT-HEMINGWAY STADIUM
Home to great college football battles each fall, the fan experience at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium was even further enhanced in 2008 with the $6 million addition of one of nation’s largest high-definition video scoreboards at a college stadium.
PALMER/SALLOUM TENNIS CENTER
OLE MISS SOFTBALL COMPLEX
OLE MISS SOCCER STADIUM
Already one of the nation’s top tennis facilities, a major renovation/expansion is nearing completion.
The softball complex, which underwent a $1.2 million renovation in 2006, served as host to the 2011 SEC Championship.
Ole Miss has regularly ranked among the nation’s top 30 soccer attendance leaders.
GILLOM CENTER
OLE MISS TRACK & FIELD COMPLEX
PATRICIA C. LAMAR CENTER
The center of the Ole Miss women’s sports complex is a championship venue for volleyball and indoor tennis.
This nine-lane, mondo-surface facility served as host of the 2004 SEC Outdoor Championships.
The Patricia C. Lamar National Guard Readiness Center is easily one of the top college rifle facilities in the nation.
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TAD SMITH COLISEUM FUTURE HOME OF BASKETBALL
Tad Smith Coliseum has seen facility records for attendance in recent years. In fact, seven of the 15 largest crowds in arena history have come in the last three years.
BASKETBALL PRACTICE FACILITY
The basketball teams received a boost with the addition of the Basketball Practice Facility which was completed in December of 2009.
OU-STADIUM/ SWAYZE FIELD
The Forward Together campaign seeks to raise $150 million in support of a comprehensive initiative aimed at a new facility construction and existing facility enhancements for Ole Miss Athletics. Projects include a new basketball arena, improvements to Vaught-Hemingway Stadium including a north end zone expansion, and improvements to other existing athletics facilities
The NCAA Tournament runs through Oxford as Swayze Field has hosted three Super Regionals in six years. Mike Bianco’s program has consistently drawn some of the nation’s top baseball crowds.
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OLE MISS ATHLETICS FACILITIES FEDEX ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER
INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY
FedEx Corporation announced on April 14, 2005, a $2.5 million gift over five years to The University of Mississippi to create an academic support center for student-athletes. In May 2007, the vision became reality as the FedEx Student-Athlete Academic Support Center opened its doors to Rebel athletes. The center provides state-of-the-art computer facilities and space for study halls and tutoring for men and women studentathletes, as well as additional classrooms for all students. “FedEx has always been a strong supporter of educational initiatives at all levels,” said Mike Glenn, executive vice president, marketing development and corporate communications. “This contribution to The University of Mississippi is an extension of our commitment to helping improve the academic resources available to students, and student-athletes in particular.” Glenn said FedEx and Ole Miss are committed to providing a strong academic foundation to enable students to reach their full potential. The money has been used to renovate a portion of the Starnes Athletic Center—which formerly housed football locker rooms, a weight room and training facilities—next to VaughtHemingway Stadium on All-American Drive. The 22,500-square-foot building now houses the Office of Student-Athlete Academic Support, including offices, conference rooms, 20 large and small group tutoring rooms, a large study area, a multi-media classroom, computer lab and 150-seat high-tech auditorium. The project was completed in May 2007 with an approximate cost of $5 million. “American public universities are the best in the world largely because of the generosity of American corporations,” said then-Ole Miss Chancellor Robert Khayat. “FedEx sets the standard for philanthropy by which others are measured. In this case, Ole Miss student-athletes are the primary beneficiaries, but all our students will benefit and, as a result, our entire state benefits.” In addition to its latest gift to the University, FedEx supports several endowed scholarship programs, the Whitten Chair in Law, the Lott Leadership Institute, the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation and William Faulkner’s historic home, Rowan Oak.
Among the finest facilities in all of college athletics, the Ole Miss Indoor Practice Facility is the crown jewel in the growing athletics compound surrounding Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. “With the addition of this magnificent indoor facility, we find that Ole Miss athletes and coaches have the opportunity to practice and play games in state-of-the-art facilities, on the finest fields and courts,” thenOle Miss Chancellor Robert C. Khayat said at the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 22, 2004. “They are in a position of being nationally competitive. As we look forward to finding out what is going to happen in athletics at this university and with the university in general, we can move forward knowing that we have provided the infrastructure and facilities that needed to be provided.” Located beside the South End Zone of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, the Rebels moved into the spectacular $18 million multi-purpose structure in fall 2004. The 150,000-square-foot enclosure is a result of UM's Commitment to Excellence in Athletics Campaign, a $35 million initiative to upgrade the university's athletics programs. In addition to the IPF, the campaign has also resulted in a recently built golf facility, renovations to C.M. “Tad” Smith Coliseum and a recently constructed track and field complex, which sits just south of the IPF. Also, an endowment has been created to fund scholarships and maintain the new facilities. Numerous Rebel supporters contributed financially to the construction of the indoor practice facility, including legendary Rebel quarterback Archie Manning. In May 2004, former Ole Miss running back Deuce McAllister donated $1 million toward the building of the facility. The architects of the facility were Ferguson & Associates of Jackson.
ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
STARNES ATHLETIC TRAINING CENTER
Continuing the trend of athletics facility growth that has occurred under Pete Boone, the University provided the Rebels' leadership with a new state-of-the-art home with the opening of the Athletics Administration Building in January 2008. Construction began in August 2006 on the approximately $4.5 million facility, which put all the various facets of the Ole Miss administration under one roof for the first time. Each of the major departments - business, compliance, facilities, media relations, marketing/productions and the UMAA Foundation - has its own wing with spacious offices. Formerly the location of the John White Building and home of the university Physical Plant, the Athletics Administration Building is conveniently situated north of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium and close to other athletics facilities, providing a central location for coaches and student-athletes. Highlighting the amenities is an advanced video production studio and control room, which operates the production in the TV studio as well as on the video boards at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Tad Smith Coliseum and Oxford-University Stadium. The multi-functional video area is high definition throughout. For visitors walking through the lobby, the building is enhanced with cutting-edge graphics and images from Ole Miss history. The walls are covered with photos of great athletes, ecstatic crowds and memorable publications, while flat screen, plasma televisions are available throughout the facility. With key personnel all under one roof, the Athletics Administration Building provides a much needed cohesiveness to the everyday operation of the University as it strives to achieve its overall goal for success in athletics.
Every aspect of Ole Miss Athletics is geared toward the success of its student-athletes. The Michael S. Starnes Athletic Training Center provides a valuable role in the development and display of that success. The multi-purpose Starnes Center has undergone many transformations through the years. It currently houses Ole Miss Sports Medicine, FCA and CHAMPS Life Skills headquarters and includes a 10,000-square-foot weight room and a sizeable memorabilia collection. Formerly the Doc Knight Field House, the Training Center stands just north of VaughtHemingway Stadium and within walking distance of Tad Smith Coliseum, Swayze Field and the main athletics office complex. The primary training room on the Ole Miss campus is used by several Rebel sports. The training area has four offices for the athletic training staff, room for at least 13 treatment tables, six taping stations and countless rehabilitation equipment. It also contains a wet room with a whirlpool that help make up an environment for top-notch care and injury prevention for Rebel athletes. The facility extends to the east into a similar structure which holds a massive weight room, a lobby, conference room and offices. Connected to the west end is the FedEx Academic Support Center, a state-of-the-art complex opened in May 2007. Starnes, the building’s benefactor, donated $1 million toward the facility as part of an extensive $2.5 million renovation in 1995. A 1968 Ole Miss graduate, Starnes is president of Tennessee California Express, Inc., a transportation company. Much of the history and the many accolades of Rebel athletics are displayed in two rooms on the second floor of the Starnes Center that make up Hollingsworth-Manning Hall. Dr. Jerry Hollingsworth, an Ole Miss alumnus and general practitioner in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., joined forces with former Rebel quarterback Archie Manning to establish the recruitment/memorabilia center. It is faithfully maintained and updated by Langston Rogers, Senior Associate Athletics Director Emeritus.
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FACILITIES The men’s and women’s golf teams can practice rain or shine now with the addition of the Herrington Golf Center. The 3,600-square-foot indooroutdoor practice facility includes hitting and video bays. The building, made possible by a generous gift from Clay and Elinor Herrington, sits adjacent to the Whitten Golf House.
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The Rebels have their own driving range, which opened in the fall of 2006. In 2009 a short game facility was completed allowing the Rebels the ability to practice chipping and putting right outside the Whitten Golf House.
GOLF HOUSE The Whitten Golf House houses team meeting rooms, locker rooms for both teams, coaches offices and areas for storage and repair of golf equipment as well as a state of the art putting area upstairs.
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