On Saturday May 18, during the first round of the Austin Country Club Member/Member Tournament, Bill Netherton aced the par three second hole. He felt good about his chances of winning the closest to the hole contest for that hole and optomistic that the ace would win a skin for the day.
Sorry Bill, but Jim Thomas also aced the second hole later that day and that cancelled out the skin and halved the prize for the closest to the pin contest.
I wonder what the odds are of that happening?
The University of Texas Men's Golf Team finished third in the Fayetteville, Arkansas NCAA Division One Regional Golf Tournament. The top five teams from each of the six regional tournaments are advancing to the the NCAA National Championship to be held May 28-June 2 at the Crabapple Course of the Capital City Club in Atlanta, Georgia.
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-1 | F | +1 | 282 | 292 | 289 | 863 | ||
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+2 | F | +5 | 290 | 283 | 293 | 866 | ||
| 3 |
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+16 | F | +9 | 285 | 298 | 297 | 880 | ||
| 4 |
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+18 | F | +4 | 286 | 304 | 292 | 882 | ||
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+28 | F | +13 | 288 | 303 | 301 | 892 |
Senior Cody Gribble lead the UT Scoring with a three over total for 54 holes, good for a tie for 10th place. See the UT Players scores for each of the three rounds in the box below.
| Brandon Stone | E | +2 | +7 | |
| Cody Gribble | -2 | +2 | +3 | |
| Kramer Hickok | +2 | +2 | +1 | |
| Julio Vegas | +6 | D | +1 | |
| Toni Hakula | -3 | +4 | +4 |
Mario Clemens of SMU won the individual title with a three under par total.
See the final Team Leaderboard and Individual Scores at this link.
Brandon Pederson
Brandon began golfing with his Grandfather when he was 4 years old. He started out playing with The First Tee of Austin when he was 8, and played for 3 years, where he earned Player of the Year twice. He then joined the STPGA, where he played and competed for 5 years, winning 15 tournaments, and earning Player of the Year twice. One of his biggest accomplishments to date was winning the AJGA Randy Smith Classic at Texas Tech in 2009. He also followed that win up with a 5th place finish at the AJGA Mayakoba Junior Golf Classic at El Camaleon Golf Club in Playa delCarmen, Mexico in 2009. After playing on the Varsity Golf Team at Lake Travis High School for 4 years, they won the State Championship his senior year. Brandon currently attends and plays golf for Concordia University and will be a junior this fall.
Dillon VanEssen
Dillon began playing golf when he was 10 years old at Live Oak Golf Course in Lakeway, Texas. From 2006-2009 he played in over 22 South Texas PGA tournaments. In 2009 he joined the TJGT, TLJT and AJGA tours playing competitive golf. Dillion played on the State Champion Lake Travis High School team in 2012 and 2013. He was named First Team All-State in 2012. Bill Moretti, Van Johns, Erik Henson and many other Lake Travis high school golfers inspired him. Dillion plans to continue his competitive golf career at St. Edwards University this fall.
James Jasso
James was introduced to golf at the City of Austin Junior Golf Academy at the age of ten. He continued playing golf at The First Tee of Greater Austin, and became a junior golf coach when he was 16. James says that the 9 Core Values taught at the First Tee have greatly influenced his life on and off the course, especially confidence and perseverance. During his years at James Bowie High School, James played in the marching band for two years, was on the Varsity Golf Team, JV Lacrosse Team and Ultimate Frisbee Team. At the end of his junior year James earned the rank of Eagle Scout and was elected to serve as Vice President on Bowie's Student Council. He is a National Honor Society member, a National Hispanic Scholar and is graduating in the top 15% of his class. James will be studying Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M next school year, and will be playing club golf.
Kraig Zimmerhanzel
Kraig's love for the game was evident at a very early age. When he was 3 he started hitting shots along beside his father and was hitting off the tee not long after. He started competing in area junior tournaments at the age of 7 and at 10 became involved with the STPGA. For 8 years he competed in tournaments on all levels of the program from Little Linksters to the Prestige Tour. Kraig also played football, and baseball but golf was where his heart was. He played varsity golf all 4 years at Smithville High School and as a medalist is a District champion and four time Regional qualifier. The highlight of Kraig's high school golf career was winning the 2012 3A Texas State Golf Championship. He is excited to be furthering his golf career as a member of the Texas Lutheran University men's golf team and will be majoring in Accounting.
Leanne O'Donnell
Leanne is a Junior Art History and Writing double major, Arts Administration minor at Texas Christian University. Golf has always been an important part of her life; growing up the daughter of a golf pro, it was a way for her and her father to bond, and has provided her with many educational and personal growth opportunities for which Leanne is grateful. At TCU, Leanne is a member of the TCU triathlon team, is the Director of Student Programing for Student Activities community building organization, is a member of the Chancellor's Leadership Program, and serves on the Student Honors Cabinet, the student voice for the Honors College. Leanne hopes one day to work in arts industry either through museum career, or as an art appraiser for an auction house.
Michelle Hartenstein
Michelle just finished her junior year at Wake Forest University. She is majoring in Accountancy and minoring in Religion, and after she graduates next year she plans to return to Wake Forest for one more year to complete her Masters of Science in Accountancy. This past year Michelle served as co-captain of the golf team and is looking forward to her senior year. In addition to playing on the team, she also represents her team and Wake Forest on the Atlantic Coast Conference Student Athlete Advisory Committee. She is also involved with the Lutheran Campus Ministry, Accounting Society, and Volunteer Service Corps. This summer Michelle will be doing a finance internship in Atlanta and continuing to improve her golf game.
Shane Morris
Shane is a junior at Texas State right now with a selected major in the field of Biology and a minor in business management. He completed his basics at ACC and the George Hannon Scholarship paid for it completely. Shane still plays golf and has actually come up with a patented golf training aid. This fall semester he will be a continuing junior and has another year and a half to complete his degree plan. The thought of Texas State golf team this fall might be in mind.
Victoria Gomez
Victoria was introduced to golf by her father, who worked in the golf industry and taught her to play. It was their favorite father-daughter pastime. She started playing competitively in the seventh grade and by the time she was a freshman, she made the varsity team. Each year she enjoyed spending time with her teammates as they worked to improve their game. Senior year, she placed as the first medalist in District to advance to Regionals. Victoria will be heading to Texas A&M this fall to pursue a degree in Sports Management with a focus on golf. After college she hopes to work for a prestigious organization such as the PGA Tour, organizing and directing golf tournaments.
The University of Texas Men's Golf Team is in third place with one round left to play at the NCAA Regional Golf Championship being played at the Blessings Golf Club in Fayetteville, Arkansas. After posting a first round team total of 285, good for second place, the Longhorns shot 298 in the second round and dropped to third place at seven over par.
Arkansas is leading at three under, followed by Illinois at two under par. Texas is third at seven over, Oklahoma State is in fourth at 14 over and Kent State is fifth at fifteen over. Final round play concludes today, Saturday May 18.
The top five teams from each of the six NCAA D1 regional golf tournaments will advance to the national championship tournament. The UT Men's Golf Team is the current defending national champion.
The individual lead is shared by three players at four under par including Mario Clemens of SMU, Austin Cook of Arkansas and Mitchell McLeroy of Stephen F. Austin State
Individual scores for the Longhorns through two round include:
Cody Gribble – 70-74
Brandon Stone – 72-74
Kramer Hickok – 74-74
Julio Vegas – 78 – D
Toni Hakula – 75-76
To follow live scoring during the tournament, click here.
Elena Warren graduated from Del Valle High School in 2011. Her hard work as a golfer provided the opportunity to attend Mississippi State University on a golf scholarship beginning in 2012. Now, in 2013, the Mississippi State University Women's golf team will advance to the NCAA Championship Tournament for the first time and Elena Warren will be participating. Read about Elena's contribution to the Mississipi State Women's Golf Team's successful effort in their Regional Golf Tournament.
Read about Elena Warren's development as a high school golfer at Del Valle here.
The NCAA Division I Women's Regional Golf Championships will be held May 9-11 at the East, West and Central Championship sites. For a full field listing of teams and individuals at these regional sites, click here.
The University of Texas women will participate in the East Regional Championship to be held in Auburn, Alabama. Eight teams and two individuals will advance from each region.
The six regional championships for the NCAA Division I Golf Championship have been set and teams named. The defending national champion, The University of Texas, will participate in the regional tournament in Fayettville, Arkansas.
Click here for a complete listing of the teams and individuals participating in the regional championships.
The following post was forwarded from Mark McEntire, Golf Coach at the College of Charleston and includes comments about Austinite Alex Ellis, who plays for McEntire at CofC. Ellis is a former Westlake Golfer and 2011 Firecracker Open Champion.
Lorenzetti and Ellis Earn Spots in NCAA Regional Field
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Freshman Josh Lorenzetti (Columbia, S.C.) and junior Alex Ellis (Austin, Texas) will represent the College of Charleston men’s golf team in NCAA Regional play May 16-18 at The University Club in Baton Rouge, La., the NCAA announced Monday night.
Lorenzetti earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals by virtue of winning medalist honors at the 2013 Southern Conference Men’s Championship. Lorenzetti, the first freshman in CofC men’s golf history to win a conference championship, was the only player to shoot under-par in the SoCon Championship.
Ellis, who earned All-Conference honors and finished eighth at the SoCon Championship recorded four top-10 finishes on the season to receive an at-large bid as an individual in the NCAA Regional field.
With Lorenzetti and Ellis set to compete in the NCAA Regional, it marks the first time since 2003 that the men’s golf team has been represented in postseason competition. It is also the first time the Cougars have had two individuals qualify for postseason play.
Six 54-hole regional tournaments will be conducted May 16-18. Thirteen teams and ten individuals not on those teams will compete at each of three regionals while the other three regionals will have 14 teams and five individuals not on those teams. The low five teams and the low individual not on those teams from each regional will advance to the finals.
The finals will be conducted May 28-June 2, at The Capital City Club, Crabapple Course in Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia Institute of Technology is the host institution for this year’s championships.
“I’m very excited for Josh and Alex to represent us at the NCAA Regional,” CofC head coach Mark McEntire said. “We are in a very strong regional, but we will make the most of this opportunity and it’s a great thing for our program moving forward. It shows our program is moving in the right direction and with both of these guys coming back next year it will provide valuable experience and depth for our team next year.”
University Club of Baton Rouge – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Hosted by Louisiana State University
Teams
Alabama
Florida
LSU
Mississippi State
Houston
Northwestern
Tennessee
South Alabama
Coastal Carolina
UAB
Wichita State
Southeastern Louisiana
Houston Baptist
Individuals
Jonathan Grey, Georgia State
Tomasz Anderson, Jacksonville State
Josh Lorenzetti, College of Charleston
Alex Ellis, College of Charleston
Kamito Hirai, Winthrop
Blake Morris, Ole Miss
Sam Bernstein, Yale
Josh Waters, LIU Brooklyn
Steve Burak, Fairfield
Chris House, Navy
The Leander ISD has something to be proud about this week.LISD had four teams advance to the 4A State Golf Championships at the Onion Creek Club.Although none of the teams achieved the coveted state title, all of the teams should be proud of their success.The Cedar Park Timberwolves and the Vandergrift Vipers have a relationship that is rare in sports.Both teams are fierce competitors, bitter rivals, and good friends.In the post season, Cedar Park won district and finished second in regionals.Vandergrift finished second in district and third in regionals.This pattern would continue at the 4A State Championships.Cedar Park edged out Vandergrift by 4 shots to claim the 4A State Runners-up title; Vandergrift finished 3rd.The Timberwolves and Vipers also had a Ladies contingent at the State Championship.The Lady Timberwolves fired 323 both days for a 646 total and finished in 3rd place.The Lady Vipers finished 7th.
In the individual category, Dana Clary from Cedar Park finished tied for 2nd place, but lost in a sudden-death playoff to finish 3rd.Jordan Sanders from Cedar Park and William Martinez from Vandergrift both earned All-State Second Team honors finishing T7 and T10 respectively.
Congratulations to the Men’s and Ladies Teams from Cedar Park H.S. and Vandergrift H.S. for your fine play at the 4A State Championships.You made us proud.
Wes Skaggs
Lake Travis won both the Boys and Girls state 5-A Golf Championships at Morris Williams Golf Course in Austin, Texas. The boys staged a significant comeback victory by posting an eleven under par team total in the second round to overtake Mansfield and win by five shots. J. Ezell shot 31-35=66 to lead the effort, followed by Klein Klotz's 69 and 71's by Liu and Hearn.
The Girls, who lead after the first round, posted a second 299 team total to win by seven shots over Austin Westlake.
In the Boy's individual medalist race, Klein Klotz finished tied for second at -4 139 then won the playoff for the runner-up title by making a hole in one on the third hole of the playoff.
In the Girls individual medalist race, Sierra Sims finished in second place at three under par, three shots behind T. Coleman, who birdied the last three holes to post 67 in the second round for a total of six under par.
Follow the full field results and individual scores at this link.
