2012 Winthrop Men's Golf Media Guide

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Men’s Golf

Brandon TruesdaleBrandon TruesdaleSeniorSenior

Jordan SeaseJordan SeaseSeniorSenior

Kamito HiraiKamito HiraiJuniorJunior

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2011-12 Men’s Golf Roster2011-12 Men’s Golf RosterName Class Ht. Wt. Hometown Previous SchoolName Class Ht. Wt. Hometown Previous SchoolKyle Bearden Sr. 5-8 155 Barnwell, SC Barnwell H.S.Kyle Bearden Sr. 5-8 155 Barnwell, SC Barnwell H.S.Cameron Bell R-Jr. 6-2 165 Charlotte, NC North Mecklenburg H.S.Cameron Bell R-Jr. 6-2 165 Charlotte, NC North Mecklenburg H.S.Taylor Dickson Fr. 6-1 225 Gastonia, NC Forestview H.S.Taylor Dickson Fr. 6-1 225 Gastonia, NC Forestview H.S.Kamito Hirai Jr. 5-10 165 Summerville, SC Pinewood PrepKamito Hirai Jr. 5-10 165 Summerville, SC Pinewood PrepDamon Postal So. 5-10 160 Blythewood, SC Blythewood H.S.Damon Postal So. 5-10 160 Blythewood, SC Blythewood H.S.Jordan Sease Sr. 5-8 150 Lexington, SC Lexington H.S.Jordan Sease Sr. 5-8 150 Lexington, SC Lexington H.S.Walt Todd R-So. 6-0 165 Laurens, SC Laurens H.S.Walt Todd R-So. 6-0 165 Laurens, SC Laurens H.S.Brandon Truesdale Sr. 6-0 160 Winnsboro, SC Richard Winn AcademyBrandon Truesdale Sr. 6-0 160 Winnsboro, SC Richard Winn Academy

Coaching StaffCoaching StaffKevin Pendley Head Coach (6th Season)Kevin Pendley Head Coach (6th Season)

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Members of the 2011-12 Winthrop Men’s Golf Team are, front row, from left to right: Walt Todd, Cameron Bell, Brandon Members of the 2011-12 Winthrop Men’s Golf Team are, front row, from left to right: Walt Todd, Cameron Bell, Brandon Truesdale, Taylor Dickson; back row, from left to right: Kyle Bearden, Kamito Hirai, Head Coach Kevin Pendley, Jordan Truesdale, Taylor Dickson; back row, from left to right: Kyle Bearden, Kamito Hirai, Head Coach Kevin Pendley, Jordan Sease, Damon PostalSease, Damon Postal

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2011-2012 QUICK FACTSLocation: Rock Hill, SCFounded: 1886Enrollment: 6,400Affi liation: NCAA Division IConference: Big South ConferenceNickname: EaglesColors: Garnet (PMS 201) and Gold (PMS 123)President: Dr. Anthony J. DiGiorgioAlma Mater/Year: Gannon/ 1964Athletic Director: Tom HickmanAlma Mater/Year: Wake Forest/ 1970

MEDIA RELATIONSAsst. AD for Media Relations/Golf Contact: Jack FrostAlma Mater/Year: Eastern Kentucky/ 1972Offi ce Phone: (803) 323-2129 ext. 6245E-Mail Address: [email protected]. Media Relations Director: Brett ReddenOffi ce Phone: (803) 323-2129 ext. 6246E-Mail Address: [email protected] Relations Assistant: Wesley HerringE-Mail Address: [email protected] ce Phone: (803) 323-2129, ext. 6067FAX Phone: (803) 323-2433Mailing Address: Winthrop Coliseum 1162 Eden Terrace Rock Hill, SC 29733

COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Kevin PendleyAlma Mater/Year: Winthrop/1998Years At Winthrop: 6th yearOffi ce Phone: (803) 323-2129 ext. 6238Strength Coach: Hayes Galitski Athletic Trainer: Jeff Lahr

TABLE OF CONTENTS2011-12 Roster ............................... IFCTable of Contents/Quick Facts .........3The University .................................4-5President Anthony J. DiGiorgio .......6Athletic Department Staff .................7Outstanding Facilities .......................8A Great Location ................................9Golf Facility ......................................10Athletic Training .............................. 11Student Services .............................12Strength & Conditioning ............13-14Head Coach Kevin Pendley .......15-16Season Outlook ...............................17Meet The Team ............................18-262011 Fall Statistics...........................27Big South Conference ................28-29Big South Honors ............................30Postseason Honors .........................31Record Book ...............................32-34Radio/TV Roster .............................IBC2011-12 Schedule.........................OBC

CREDITSThe 2011-12 Winthrop men’s golf media guide was designed, written and edited by Wesley Herring, Media Relations Assistant. Photo ser-vices were provided by Jack Frost, Winthrop Assistant AD/Media Relations and Sideline Sports. For more information, please contact the Winthrop Media Relations Offi ce at 803-323-2129, ext. 6245.

ON THE COVERThe 2011-12 Winthrop Men’s Golf Media Guide features on the cover, from left to right: senior Brandon Truesdale, senior Jordan Sease and junior Kamito Hirai

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This is This is Winthrop Winthrop University University

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ounded in 1886, Winthrop University ounded in 1886, Winthrop University is rated as one of the top regional is rated as one of the top regional higher education institutions in the nation.higher education institutions in the nation. The picturesque campus is ideally The picturesque campus is ideally located in the beautiful upstate section of located in the beautiful upstate section of South Carolina in the growing city of Rock South Carolina in the growing city of Rock Hill and only 30 minutes from Charlotte, North Hill and only 30 minutes from Charlotte, North Carolina. Winthrop’s 100-acre main campus Carolina. Winthrop’s 100-acre main campus and its 300-acre athletic complex is home to a and its 300-acre athletic complex is home to a student body that numbers nearly 6,400.student body that numbers nearly 6,400. Winthrop is large enough to offer Winthrop is large enough to offer a wide range of academic and extra-curricular a wide range of academic and extra-curricular opportunities found at larger universities opportunities found at larger universities while at the same time small enough while at the same time small enough to encourage personal interaction with to encourage personal interaction with professors and staff. professors and staff.

Steeped in tradition, Winthrop is a public Steeped in tradition, Winthrop is a public institution with regional prominence. At institution with regional prominence. At Winthrop, students excel in an academic Winthrop, students excel in an academic environment that is second to none among environment that is second to none among South Carolina’s senior colleges and South Carolina’s senior colleges and teaching universities. Unique academic teaching universities. Unique academic course offerings and modern, well-equipped course offerings and modern, well-equipped facilities guarantee a national-caliber facilities guarantee a national-caliber education. With all that Winthrop has to offer, education. With all that Winthrop has to offer, it should be no surprise that U.S. News & it should be no surprise that U.S. News & World Report has ranked Winthrop as a top World Report has ranked Winthrop as a top ten Southern regional public university for 20 ten Southern regional public university for 20 consecutive issues while Consumer Digest consecutive issues while Consumer Digest ranks Winthrop as one of the top 50 Best ranks Winthrop as one of the top 50 Best Values in Colleges and Values in Colleges and Universities.Universities.

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“We at Winthrop encourage excellence in all endeavors, both in the classroom and in the playing arena.”

Winthrop President Anthony DiGiorgio and First Lady Gale

Now in his 23rd year as president of Winthrop University, Dr. Anthony J. DiGiorgio believes that attaining excellence requires three things:• caring more than some might think is wise,• risking more than some might think is safe, and• dreaming more than some might think is practical.

That approach has resulted in Dr. DiGiorgio now being the longest- serving president of any public university in South Carolina, while Winthrop University has grown from a regional college with a venerable history to a national-caliber compre-hensive university that helps set the pace for quality higher education. Today, Winthrop University is regularly rated among the top public institutions of its kind in the South by U.S. News and World Report, winning accolades for: academic excellence emphasis on students’ personal character development commitment to diversity award-winning student programming sound fi scal management, and overall institutional excellence.

National publications, including Barron’s Best Buys and The Princeton Review, also rate Winthrop University among the “best buy, best value” institutions in the nation. U.S. News and World Report in 2010 also named Winthrop to its “Keep An Eye On These Schools” list of institutions that have recently made “the most promising and innovative changes in academics, faculty, students, campus or facilities.” Some of the University’s notable accomplishments during Dr. DiGiorgio’s tenure include: the designation change from Winthrop College to Win- throp University in 1992; Winthrop’s fi rst capital campaign, which raised $31.2 mil-

lion for scholarships, academic program enhancements and more faculty development and research opportunities; more than $120 million in capital building projects that have adapted the University’s historic campus to contem- porary needs, including a new Life Sciences Building; The Courtyard residence hall; Owens Hall, a general use academic building; the West Center for Health, Physical Education and Wellness; Carroll Hall, an academic facility for the College of Business Administration, the Culp Chiller Plant. and the DiGiorgio Campus Center, named for President DiGiorgio and his wife, Gale. Dr. DiGiorgio began his presidency by articulating a “Vision of Distinction” for Winthrop, then leading the university community in designing a series of annual work plans that advance the goals encompassed by the vision. Each new year’s work plan builds on the foundation of the previous year’s achievements. DiGiorgio likens it to a family’s achievements, with each new generation building on the foundation of its elders — an observation drawn from his own youth. The son of an immigrant bricklayer, Dr. DiGiorgio was born in Sharon, Pa. Like many immigrants to America, the DiGiorgios found that hard work and persistence were the keys to survival – key elements that characterize the DiGiorgio leadership style today. After receiving his undergraduate degree at Gannon Col-lege, Dr. DiGiorgio earned his master’s and doctoral degrees from Purdue University, where he later became an instructor and Assistant to the Dean of Humanities, Social Science and Education. In 1970, he began 19 years of service at The Col-lege of New Jersey, where he served in a number of positions, including Vice President for Academic Affairs. Dr. DiGiorgio has served two terms on the board of direc-tors of the NCAA Board and its executive committee, as well as two terms as president of the Big South Conference, He currently chairs the Membership Committee. In addition, he has served on the board of directors of the Charlotte branch of the Federal Reserve Bank, Richmond District, and in 2009-2010 began a second term on the board of the Charlotte Regional Partnership, a regional economic development organization serving 2.5 million people in both Carolinas.

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Tom HickmanDirector of Athletics Tom Hickman is in his 16th year as Winthrop’s director of athletics. He was appointed to the position in July of 1996 after serving as associate athletic director for seven years. The North Carolina native gradu-ated from Wake Forest University in 1970, and also received his master’s

degree from Wake Forest in 1974. Hickman is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), and is a former member of the NCAA Div. I Management Council, the NCAA Legislative Review and Interpretations Committee, the NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee, and currently serves on the Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet. He serves on the Big South Confer-ence Budget and Basketball Tournament committees. He and his wife, Karen, are parents of two sons, Wesley and Brett, and a daughter, Lauren.

Jack FrostAssistant AD

for Media Relations

Jeff LahrAssistant AD

for Athletic Training

Brett ReddenAssistant Director Media Relations

Wesley HerringMedia Relations

Assistant

Debbie NewsomeAthletic

Business Manager

Evelyne WeeksNCAA FacultyRepresentative

Greg Adamson Assistant

Strength Coach

Diane WrightAdministrative

Assistant

Gail LittleAdministrative

Assistant

Linda DorsettMembership

Services Coordinator

Kathy BoulwareAdministrative

Assistant

Kathy BoulwareAdministrative

Danielle RibbonsAssistant

Athletic Trainer

Charlie HartAssistant

Athletic Trainer

Aimee KlineDirector of

Marketing & Promotions

Dan HopperAssistant AD

for Marketing & Sales

Larry McLaineTicket

Manager

Everett HuttoDirector ofNew Media

Dan MurrayAssociate AD

for Facilities Operations

Scott McDonaldAssociate AD

for Compliance, Student Services & Donor Relations

Brittany BinghamAssistant

Athletic Trainer

Sharen DuBardDirector of Eagle Club/Varsity Club

Kelvin ThomasDirector of

Video Services

Claire Mooney-Melvin Academic Services

Intern

Hayes GalitskiHead

Strength Coach

Dan LundyAssistant

Athletic Trainer

Kathy BoulwareAdministrativeKelly McGinnisAdministrative

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Norma McDuffi eDirector of CHAMPS/

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Belk Track ComplexBelk Track Complex

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Memorial CourtsMemorial Courts

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Winthrop is located just 20 minutes from downtown Charlotte, NC and the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport. Professional sports teams such as the Carolina Panthers of the NFL, the NBA Charlotte Bobcats and the AAA Baseball Charlotte Knights are also located within a few miles of the Winthrop campus. Historic downtown Rock Hill with itsrestaurants and pubs is only a short distance from campus .

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Jeff Lahr is in his 18th year as Winthrop’s head athletic trainer. A native of Whitehouse, Ohio, Lahr earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Toledo in 1989 and received his master’s degree in sports medicine from Michigan State in 1991. He is a member of the National Ath-letic Trainers Association (NATA), and began his professional career in 1991 at North Carolina Central in Durham.

He and his wife, Marta, are the parents of two sons, A.J., age 15, and Tyler, age 14 and a daughter, Kendall, age 13. The Lahrs reside in Rock Hill.

Winthrop provides fi ve full-time certifi ed athletic trainers along with three graduate assistant trainers. Winthrop’s Athletic Training staff’s goal is to attain excellence in all aspects of sports medicine. The staff works hard to deliver the highest quality health care to all of its student-athletes. Jeff Lahr, Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Training, is in his 18th year at Winthrop. The full-time staff of assistant athletic trainers includes Brittany Bingham, Danielle Ribbons, Daniel Lundy, and Charlie Hart. Several students enrolled in the University’s athletic training program are also involved in helping with daily training room and game management duties. The University athletic training department is teamed up with Dr. John Temple, a former member of the Winthrop men’s basketball team who serves on staff at Ortho Carolina, and Dr. Derrick Blackwell of Piedmont Family Practice at Tega Cay to provide the best healthcare for its student-athletes.

Brittany BinghamAssistant

Dan LundyAssistant

Charlie HartAssistant

Dr. Derrick BlackwellTeam Physican

Amy Humphries

Dr. John TempleTeam Physican

Carlie Clark

Graduate Assistants

Jeff LahrAsst. AD for Athletic Training

Danielle RibbonsAssistant

Kelly Wright

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Winthrop Athletics is strongly committed to the welfare and support of its student-athletes through its Academics, Student Services and Compliance offi ces. Winthrop’s committment to academic integrity is demonstrated by providing its student-athletes with a variety of resources which are housed in the Rock Hill Coca-Cola Academic Resource Center to help them achieve success in the classroom. The academic staff works closely with its student-athletes throughout their entire experience at Winthrop University to ensure their academic success. Services include advising student-athletes regarding general academic issues, NCAA academic eligibility and degree planning. Winthrop also assists students with the University academic requirements - proper counseling to student-athletes in academic planning matters such as goal setting, plans of study, schedule building, choosing majors and degree requirements. The academic services staff also makes student-athletes aware of the NCAA, Big South Conference, and Winthrop University academic policies that affect their academic progress.

Winthrop Athletics holds its staff and student-athletes to the highest standards of honesty, fairness, and professional ethics. A student-athlete computer lab in the coliseum is provided for the athletes during set hours as well. Tutoring is also provided to all student-athletes. The Academic Coordinator works closely with the academic departments of Winthrop to provide student-athletes with highly recommended and trained tutors. Study Hall is one area utilized to assist student-athletes in developing effective time management skills. All incoming student-athletes (freshmen and transfers) are required to complete a prescribed number of study hall hours each week.

Computer lab is available to student-athletes

Winthrop’s Student Athlete Advisory Council plays a key role in serving needs of the student-athletes

CHAMPS/Life Skills Programs Winthrop University is committed to providing the student-athlete with personal development opportunities that will challenge and enhance the individual’s collegiate experience. The program is designed to provide the student-athlete with leadership and service learning experiences. In addition, programs and seminars address career development, academic success, and personal achievement. The CHAMPS/Life Skills Program (Challenging Athletes Minds for Personal Success) was founded in 1991 by the NCAA Foundation and the Division 1-A Athletic Directors’ Association. As part of the CHAMPS/Life Skills Program, the Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) was formed to hear the “voice” of student-athletes, help provide feedback to the Coordinator and allow student-athletes a voice in certain policies and events pertaining to them.

Student-Athlete Advisory Council The Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) is a representative body of every varsity sport at Winthrop University. The Council is student-athlete led. Representatives of each athletic team work with the CHAMPS/Life Skills Coordinator to oversee the program and make sure the program is meeting the needs of the Winthrop University student-athletes. Through the efforts of SAAC, Winthrop has won the 2009, 2010 and 2011 Kallander Cup from the Big South Conference for its community service.

Joanna HarrisDirector of Academic

& Student-Athlete Services

Scott McDonaldAssoc. AD for Compliance,

Student Services & Donor Relations

Norma McDuffi eCHAMPS/Life Skills Director

Senior Women’s Administrator

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Since Winthrop began its Since Winthrop began its Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning program eight years ago, it has program eight years ago, it has quickly become very valuable to quickly become very valuable to the success of Winthrop Athletics. the success of Winthrop Athletics. The program was created to aid The program was created to aid in injury prevention and improve in injury prevention and improve the athletes performance. All the athletes performance. All student-athletes receive personal student-athletes receive personal instructions and attention.instructions and attention. Hayes Galitski serves as head Hayes Galitski serves as head strength coach and is beginning strength coach and is beginning his fourth year in that role after his fourth year in that role after one year as the assistant strength one year as the assistant strength coach. He is responsible for coach. He is responsible for

designing and implementing designing and implementing the strength and conditioning the strength and conditioning programs for all 18 sports teams. programs for all 18 sports teams. Greg Adamson is in his fi rst year Greg Adamson is in his fi rst year as an assistant coach while Kaley as an assistant coach while Kaley Viola is beginning her fi rst year Viola is beginning her fi rst year as a graduate assistant. strength as a graduate assistant. strength coach.coach.

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Kevin PendleyKevin PendleyHead CoachHead Coach6th Season6th SeasonWinthrop, 1998Winthrop, 1998

Kevin Pendley, a former golf standout at Winthrop, is entering his sixth season as the head men’s golf coach. He replaced former longtime golf coach Eddie Wel-don, who retired following the 2006 season. Pendley, a native of Greenwood, SC, was the Big South's fi rst two-time Men's Golfer of the Year and Indi-vidual Medalist in 1997 and 1998. He also was the con-ference's third-ever four-time All-Conference performer (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998), along with former Eagle Paul Tomlinson, and is now just one of six men's golfers in league history with this distinction. Pendley also earned Big South Rookie of the Year recognition in 1995. He carded a 6-under 210 (69-69-72) in his 1998 Big South Conference Championship victory, which was the fi fth-lowest at the time and remains tied for the ninth-low-est individual score in conference championship history. Pendley helped Winthrop to a runner-up fi nish in the 1997 Big South Championship, which is tied for the squad's best fi nish for the conference championship in program history, and was a member of the 1996 Eagles squad that set a school record for lowest 36-hole score of 571 at Old Dominion’s Seascape Collegiate, a record that stood for seven years. In only his fi fth tournament as Winthrop’s coach, his team broke the 36-hole record by four strokes on the same course where Pendley and his teammates set the record seven years prior. He also has the most tournament victories in Eagle history with fi ve

Pendley later played professionally for seven years, including the NGA Hooters Tour in 1998, 1999 and 2002, and the Buy.com Tour in 2000 and 2001. He ranked third on the NGA Hooters Tour money list in 2002. After playing on the Hooters Tour and Buy.com Tour, Pendley played on the Nationwide Tour in 2003 and 2004, with his best career fi nish on the Nationwide Tour came at the 2001 Mark Christopher Charity Classic in Rancho Cucamonga, CA where he tied for fourth. Pendley had fi ve career top 10 fi nishes on the Nationwide Tour. His lone professional victory Pendley came on the NGA Hooters Tour in 2002 at the Louisiana Classic in Monroe, LA. Pendley concluded his professional career with fi ve Top 10 fi nishes. He left the professional tour in 2005 to work for Cherokee National Life Insurance as a South Carolina service representative. During his six-year tenure as head coach of the men’s golf team, Pendley has coached four All-Confer-ence performers in Brent Martin (2007) and Kamito Hirai (2010, 2011) and Brandon Truesdale (2011). He has also had one Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year in Pete

Alminas, who received the award in 2008, and his 2010 squad received the Big South Team Sportsmanship Award. He was inducted into the 2008 Win-throp Athletics Hall of Fame and the Big South Conference Hall of Fame in 2010. Pendley and his wife, Krista, are the parents of one son, Landon, 4.

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Season OutlookSeason Outlook

Eagles’ Season Goals Attainable Entering Eagles’ Season Goals Attainable Entering 2011-12 Campaign2011-12 Campaign

Winthrop head coach Kevin Pendley enters his sixth season with the men’s golf program, and is very excited about his 2011-12 squad after a solid fall sea-son on the golf course. “I am looking forward to seeing our guys compete this year,” he said. “We had some very good moments and some not so good moments, and we need to be more consistent but have the guys to get the job done.” Pendley is looking forward to the spring season and seeing which of his players will step up, and help the Eagles capture a Big South Conference Cham-pionship. He also feels the spring will be an exiciting time for Winthrop since the goals the team has set out for itself are within reach. “Our focus this season is to get better every day and focus on the things we can control…our effort level, focus, preparation, etc,” he stated. “When we do that, we play well. The weeks we struggled we did not prepare well or had distractions on and off the course. I am looking forward to seeing who steps up and who goes the extra mile. All of our goals are in front of us and attainable, and that is exciting. It should be a fun season.” The Eagles started the 2011 fall season on a positive note picking up its fi rst team victory at The Maryland Intercollegiate while also having two of their players, sophomore Damon Postal (Blythewood, SC/Blythewood H.S.) and

freshman Taylor Dickson (Gastonia, NC/Forestview H.S.), tie for fi rst place at the tournament. The fi rst place fi nish by Winthrop was the team’s fi rst win since the 2007-08 season, and the fi rst place fi nishes by Postal and Dickson were also the fi rst by an individual player since Kelly Manders in 2007-08. Postal also set a school record at The Maryland Interco-legiate with a low round of 63, breaking the previous mark of 64 set by Manders in 64. Postal completed the fall with a 79.11 stroke average and competed in nine rounds. Junior Kamito Hirai (Summerville, SC/Pinewood Prep), a two-time All-Conference performer, enjoyed a suc-cessful fall season as he led the Eagles with a 72.25 stroke average and two top 10 fi nishes, including a sixth place fi nish at the Amelia Island Intercollegiate. He was one of three players on the roster to play in all 12 rounds during the fall, and fi nished eighth in the Big South in scoring average. Dickson compiled the second-best mark for Winthrop in the fall with a 74.50 stroke average and one top 10 fi nish, and his best round of 65 is tied for third-lowest in program history. He also joined Hirai in playing a team-best 12 rounds. Seniors Brandon Truesdale (Winnsboro, SC/Richard Winn Acade-my) and Jordan Sease (Lexington, SC/Lexington H.S.) each posted solid fall campaigns by fi nishing third and fourth in stroke average at 75.44 and 75.67,

respectively. Truesdale played in nine rounds during the fall and had a best fi n-ish of tied for 36th place at The Maryland Intercollegiate, where he also had a best round of 72. Sease had two top 10 fi n-ishes, with a best of tied for eighth place at The Maryland Intercollegiate. He was the other Eagle to play in all 12 rounds during the fall, and posted a best round of 68 on three different occasions. Redshirt-junior Cameron Bell (Charlotte, NC/N. Mecklenburg H.S.) participated in six rounds back in the fall and recorded a stroke average of 75.83. His best fi nish came at the ODU/OBX Collegiate where he was tied for 26th place, and also had a best round of 69 at the tournament. Redshirt-sophomore Walt Todd (Laurens, SC/Laurens H.S.) appeared in just one tournament in the fall, the Amelia Island Intercollegiate, and had a stroke average of 75.00. He fi nished tied for 32nd place at the Amelia Island Inter-collegiate and had a best round of 71. Senior Kyle Bearden (Barnwell, SC/Barnwell H.S.) will redshirt this season. The 2011 fall schedule for the Eagles consisted of four tournament, The Mary-land Intercollegiate (Sept. 11-13), The Rees Jones Intercollegiate (Oct. 2-4), The ODU/OBX Invitational (Oct. 22-25) and The Amelia Island Intercollegiate (Nov. 6-8). The 2012 spring season for Winthrop gets underway Feb. 19-21 in Houston, TX at The Rice Intercollegiate, and will follow that trip Mar. 4-6 at The Samford Intercollegiate in Hoover, AL. The fi nal two tournaments for the month of March consist of The Furman Intercollegiate in Greenville, SC (Mar. 17-20) and The C&F Bank Intercollegiate in Williamsburg, VA (Mar. 24-27). The River Landing Intercol-legiate in Wallace, NC (Apr. 5-7) will be the fi nal regular season tournament for the Eagles before participating in the Big South Conference Championship. Winthrop will host the 2012 Big South Conference Championship, which will be played Apr. 15-18 at The Patriot Golf Club in Ninety Six, SC.

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Kyle BeardenKyle BeardenSr., 5-8, 155Sr., 5-8, 155Barnwell, SCBarnwell, SCBarnwell H.S.Barnwell H.S.

Fall Highlights (2011)Will redshirt this season

Junior Highlights (2010-11)Appeared in 25 rounds as a junior and compiled 1885 total strokes. Re-corded a 75.40 stroke average. Had a best fi nish of tied for 22nd at the Rio Pinar Invitational and best round of 70 at the River Landing Intercollegiate.

Sophomore Highlights (2009-10)Finished the season 15th in the Big South with a 75.12 stroke average, which was also second-best on the team. Had one top 10 fi nish, his best of the season, at the Big South Conference Championships where he fi nished tied for 10th place. Was second on the team in rounds played with 26 and 1953 total strokes. His best round of 70 came at The Hummingbird Intercollegiate.

Freshman Highlights (2008-09)Was tied for fi rst on the team in rounds played with 31 and second with 2377 total strokes. Had a 76.68 stroke average, which was third-best on the team. Had a best round of 69 at The Sam Hall Intercollegiate and best fi nish of tied for 17th at the Big South Conference Championships.

Amateur and High School HighlightsWas the sixth-ranked senior and 15th overall in the state of South Carolina by the Heritage Classic Foundation South Carolina Junior Golf Rankings. Finished tied for 25th at the 2008 South Carolina Amateur Championship. Won the 2006 Carolina PGA Junior Championship and recorded a second-place fi nish at the 2007 Jimmy Self Junior Classic. Placed 10th at the 2007 Junior Azalea Championship. Was a three-time member of the South Carolina Class AA All-State Team.

PersonalBorn on January 30, 1990. Is the son of Keith and Karen Bearden. Major-ing in Business Marketing.

Coach Pendley on Bearden “Kyle Bearden, who is redshirting this year, has been a great leader for the team. He and Kamito both have taken on a great role as leaders in various ways and that is great to see. Their leadership is as good as we have ever had.”


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Fall Highlights (2011)Played in six rounds during the fall and compiled 455 total strokes. Posted a stroke average of 75.83. Had a best round of 69 and best fi nish of tied for 26th at the ODU/OBX Collegiate.

Redshirt-Sophomore Highlights (2010-11)Posted a stroke average of 80.42 and 965 total strokes in 12 rounds played. Played in three rounds as an individual. Had a best round of 74 at The Sam Hall Intercollegiate and best fi nish of 48th at the Rees Jones Intercollegiate, both of which came during the fall season.

Redshirt-Freshman Highlights (2009-10)Finished his redshirt-freshman season fi fth on the team in rounds played with 21 and compiled 1611 total strokes. Recorded a 76.71 stroke average. Posted a best round of 69 and best fi nish of tied for fi fth at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate. Had one of the team’s four top 10 fi nishes during the season.

Amateur and High School HighlightsWas the 20th-ranked senior in the state of North Carolina by the Caroli-nas Golf Association. Won the 2007 Carmel Junior Invitational. Finished in seventh place at the 2007 Joe Cheves Invitational. Placed 13th at the Carolinas Junior Championship in 2007. Made the cut at the 2008 North Carolina Amateur Championship.

PersonalBorn on March 25, 1990. Is the son of Edgar and Kimberly Bell. Majoring in Sport Management.

Coach Pendley on Bell“Cameron Bell is gaining confi dence everyday. He struggled last year driv-ing the golf ball, but has worked really hard and is seeing the results of that hard work and has given us a boost.”


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Taylor DicksonTaylor DicksonFr., 6-1, 225Fr., 6-1, 225Gastonia, NCGastonia, NCForestview H.S.Forestview H.S.


Fall Highlights (2011)Posted the third and fourth top scores in the Big South with a 65 and 66 at the Maryland Intercollegiate. Finished tied for fi rst place in his fi rst col-legiate event at the Maryland Intercollegiate. Tied for team-high in number of rounds played with 12, and had a total of 894 strokes. Finished the fall season with a 74.50 stroke average. Had one top 10 fi nish.

Amateur and High School HighlightsAttended Forestview High School and played under head coach Ken Beaty. Lettered in varsity golf from 2007-11.

PersonalBorn on October 7, 1992. Is the son of Ralph and Anne Dickson. Unde-cided on his major.

Coach Pendley on Dickson“Taylor Dickson has come in and given us a great boost. Not many guys show up as a freshman and shoot 65-66 their fi rst day of competition and win their fi rst college golf tournament. He is a great combinatioon of power and fi nesse, which is hard to teach. A special talent.”

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Kamito HiraiKamito HiraiJr., 5-10, 175Jr., 5-10, 175Summerville, SCSummerville, SCPinewood PrepPinewood Prep


Fall Highlights (2011)Finished the fall eighth in the Big South with a 72.25 stroke average. Was tied for the team-lead in top 10 fi nishes with two, and had a best fi nish of sixth place at the Amelia Island Intercollegiate. Tied for fi rst in rounds played with 12 and posted 867 total strokes. Recorded a best rouund of 68 two different times. Was the team’s top fi nisher at the Rees Jones Invita-tional and Amelia Island Intercollegiate.

Sophomore Highlights (2010-11)Named to the Big South All-Conference Team for the second straight season and fi nished 10th in the conference with a 74.08 stroke average. Finished tied for second on the team with 25 rounds played and had 1857 total strokes. Posted two top 10 fi nishes and had a best fi nish of tied for eighth twice. His best round of 69 came at the River Landing Intercolle-giate.

Freshman Highlights (2009-10)Posted the 13th-best scoring average in the Big South at 75.03 and was named to the Big South All-Conference Team. Had one top 10 fi nish as a freshman. Played in a team-high 29 rounds and recorded 2176 total strokes. His best fi nish of tied for fourth came at the Big South Conference Championships and best round of 70 was at The Sam Hall Intercollegiate.

Amateur and High School HighlightsRanked 63rd in the nation by Golfweek/Sagarin Ratings and 34th in the class of 2009. Won the 2008 Ballantyne Junior. Finished in third place at the 2008 South Carolina Junior Championship. Qualifi ed for the 2008 SC Team in the SC-GA Team Matches.

PersonalBorn on August 29, 1991. Is the son of Takayuki and Chie Hirai. Majoring in International Business.

Coach Pendley on Hirai“Kamito Hirai has been a rock for us and is developing into a solid top of the lineup guy for us. I never worry about him...he shows up everyday and provides us with a stable leader.”

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Damon PostalDamon PostalSo., 5-10, 160So., 5-10, 160Blythewood, SCBlythewood, SCBlythewood H.S.Blythewood H.S.


Fall Highlights (2011)Posted the best round of any player in the Big South with a 63 in the fall-opener at the Maryland Intercollegiate. The round of 63 was his best of the fall. Played in nine rounds with a stroke average of 79.11 and 712 total strokes. Won his fi rst collegiate tournament at the Maryland Intercollegiate where he tied for fi rst. It was also his lone top 10 fi nish of the fall.

Freshman Highlights (2010-11)Finished the season tied for second on the team in rounds played with 25 and recorded 1890 total strokes. Had a stroke average of 75.60. Posted a best round of 70 at the Mizuno Savannah Intercollegiate and best fi nish of tied for 13th at the Samford Intercollegiate.

Amateur and High School HighlightsWas a two-time Class AAAA All-State honoree. Named All-Region and All-Area in 2009 and 2010. Recognized as the Region Player of the Year in 2010. Member of the 2010 Class AAAA State Championship team at Blythewood. Finished runner-up at the 2010 Southern Cross. Advanced to the round of 32 at the 2009 U.S. Junior Championship.

PersonalBorn on January 13, 1992. Is the son of Lee and Melinda Postal. Majoring in Accounting.

Coach Pendley on Postal“Damon Postal is going to be an important player for us. When he plays with confi dence and believes in himself, he is an All-Conference and All-American type player. We need him to believe in himself more and the sky is the limit.”

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Jordan SeaseJordan SeaseSr., 5-8, 150Sr., 5-8, 150Lexington, SCLexington, SCLexington H.S.Lexington H.S.


Fall Highlights (2011)Finished the fall tied for the team-lead in rounds played at 12 and compiled 908 total strokes. Posted a 75.67 stroke average, which ranked fourth on the team. Had two top 10 fi nishes and had a best fi nish of tied for eighth at the Maryland Intercollegiate. Recorded a best round of 68 three times.

Junior Highlights (2010-11)Ranked 20th in the Big South with a 74.96 scoring average. Had a team-high 28 rounds played and 2099 total strokes. Had one top 10 fi nish, when he fi nished tied for fourth at the Mizuno Savannah Intercollegiate. Also posted a best round of 68 at the Mizuno Savannah Intercollegiate.

Sophomore Highlights (2009-10)Was third on the team with 24 rounds played as a sophomore to go with his 1859 total strokes. Had a stroke average of 77.46. Posted a best fi nish of tied for 14th and best round of 70 at the Big South Conference Champi-onships. Played in three rounds as an individual.

Freshman Highlights (2008-09)Played in 10 rounds as a freshman and posted a 77.80 stroke average and 778 total strokes. Had a best round of 70 at the Palisades Collegiate Clas-sic and best fi nish of 29th at the Big South Conference Championships.

Amateur and High School HighlightsNamed All-Region 5-AAAA as a senior. Had a sixth place fi nish at the 2007 and 2008 Capital City Classic. Finished third at the 2008 Caddie Clas-sic by the South Carolina Junior Golf Association. His uncle, Tim Sease, played golf for Winthrop in 1989.

PersonalBorn on March 21, 1990. Is the son of Todd and Deanna Sease. Majoring in Business.

Coach Pendley on Sease“Jordan Sease gives us great experience and some fi repower. He needs to be more consistent mentally, but he is in position for a great senior season.”

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Walt ToddWalt ToddR-So., 6-0, 165R-So., 6-0, 165Laurens, SCLaurens, SCLaurens H.S.Laurens H.S.


Fall Highlights (2011)Played in three rounds as an individual and posted 225 total strokes to go with a 75.00 stroke average. Had his best round of 71 and best fi nish of tied for 32nd at the Amelia Island Intercollegiate.

Redshirt-Freshman Highlights (2010-11)Appeared in three rounds as an individual and recorded 245 total strokes. Posted a stroke average of 81.67. Had a best round of 74 and best fi nish of 81st at the Mizuno Savannah Intercollegiate.

Freshman Highlights (2009-10)Redshirted

Amateur and High School HighlightsRanked 20th overall and 10th in the class of 2009 by the Heritage Classic Foundation South Carolina Junior Golf Rankings. Captured the 2008 Rice Planters Junior Championship. Was a semi-fi nalist at the 2008 South Car-olina Junior Match Play Championship. Named to the 2007 Class AAAA All-State Team. His mother, Lynne, graduated from Winthrop in 1984.

PersonalBorn on May 11, 1991. Is the son of Walter and Lynne Todd. Majoring in History.

Coach Pendley on Todd“Walt Todd has shown us a lot in practice and his time in the lineup that he could factor in and give us a spark in the spring as well. I am really proud of his development on and off the course.”

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Brandon TruesdaleBrandon TruesdaleSr., 6-0, 160Sr., 6-0, 160Winnsboro, SCWinnsboro, SCRichard Winn AcademyRichard Winn Academy


Fall Highlights (2011)Finished the fall tied for fourth on the team with nine rounds played and had 679 total strokes. Posted a 75.44 stroke average. Had a best round of 72 and best fi nish of tied for 36th at the Maryland Intercollegiate to open the fall sesaon.

Junior Highlights (2010-11)Tied for 13th in the Big South with a 74.28 stroke average and was named to the Big South All-Conference Team. Finished in the top 10 twice and had a best fi nish of tied for eighth at the Big South Conference Champion-ships. Played in 25 rounds and compiled 1857 total strokes. Had a best round of 68 at the Rio Pinar Invitational.

Sophomore Highlights (2009-10)Played in 17 rounds, three as an individial, as a sophomore and recorded 1303 total strokes. Posted a stroke average of 76.65. Had a best fi nish of tied for 20th and best round of 68 at The Hummingbird Intercollegiate.

Freshman Highlights (2008-09)Was tied for fourth on the team in rounds played at 22 and posted a 77.14 stroke average to go with 1697 total strokes. Had his best round of 72 at the Raines Development Intercollegiate and best fi nish of tied for 53rd twice.

Amateur and High School HighlightsWas the seventh-ranked senior and 17th overall in the Heritage Classic Foundation South Carolina Junior Golf Rankings. Finished in third place at the 2007 Jimmy Self Junior Classic. Posted a ninth place fi nish at the 2007 South Carolina Junior Championship. Placed 11th at the 2007 Carolinas Junior Championship. Was a member of the SCISA First Team All-State as a senior at Richard Winn Academy.

PersonalBorn on March 11, 1990. Is the son of Darryl and Melinda Truesdale. Majoring in History.

Coach Pendley on Truesdale“Brandon Truesdale is a steady force for us. He is not fl ashy but knows his strengths and weaknesses, and manages his game really well. We need him to be in the lineup for us to be successful.”

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DATE TOURNAMENT PLACE/SITE TEAM SCORE TOP TEAM FINISHER SCORES -/+ PARSept. 12-13 at Maryland Intercollegiate 1st/13 277-267-285 = 829 T-1. Postal, Dickson 206 -7Oct. 3-4 at Rees Jones Invitational 12th/13 313-318-308 = 939 T-15. Kamito Hirai 225 (75-73-77) +9Oct. 23-25 at ODU/OBX Collegiate 4th/18 291-286-296 = 873 T-10. Jordan Sease 216 (77-71-68) ENov. 7-8 at Amelia Island Intercollegiate 12th/15 307-291-315 = 913 6. Kamito Hirai 214 (75-68-72) -2 12-ROUND AVERAGE = 296.17

GOLFER YR ROUNDS STROKES AVERAGE BEST ROUND (TOURNAMENT) BEST FINISH TOP 10sKamito Hirai Jr. 12 867 72.25 68 (twice) 6th (Amelia Island Intercollegiate) 2Taylor Dickson Fr. 12 894 74.50 65 (Maryland Intercollegiate) T-1st (Maryland Intercollegiate) 1Brandon Truesdale Sr. 9 679 75.44 72 (Maryland Intercollegiate) T-36th (Maryland Intercollegiate)Jordan Sease Sr. 12 908 75.67 68 (three times) T-8th (Maryland Intercollegiate) 2Cameron Bell R-Jr. 6 455 75.83 69 (ODU/OBX Collegiate) T-26th (ODU/OBX Collegiate)Damon Postal So. 9 712 79.11 63 (Maryland Intercollegiate) T-1st (Maryland Intercollegiate) 1

LESS THAN 50% OF TEAM’S ROUNDSWalt Todd R-So. 3 225 75.00 71 (Amelia Island Intercollegiate) T-32nd (Amelia Island Intercollegiate)

Rounds played as an Individual: Walt Todd (3)

2011 Fall Statistics2011 Fall Statistics

Jordan SeaseJordan Sease Kamito HiraiKamito Hirai

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Big South ConferenceBig South Conference

The Big South The Big South ConferenceConference

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KYLE KALLANDERCommissioner

DAWN TURNERAssoc. Commissioner

CHAD COOKAsst. Commissioner

of Marketing

NIC BOWMANAssistant Diretor of

Public Relations

MARK BRYANTDirector of New Media

MARK SIMPSONAsst. Commissionerof Public Relations

The Big South Conference has enjoyed unprecedented achievements and unparal-leled success in league history over the past few years. Since its founding in 1983, the Big South Conference has matured into a competitive leader in college athletics, actively pursuing excellence on the fi eld of play and in the classroom. The league’s growing presence as an NCAA Division I athletic conference is evident by athletic accomplishments on the national stage, innovative marketing and media partnerships, increased television packages and quality athletic competition while intentionally fostering the academic, personal, social, athletic and leadership development of each student-athlete. The Big South Conference was formed on August 21, 1983, when Charles-ton Southern (then Baptist College) athletic director Howard Bagwell and Augusta president George Christenberry began recruiting members into the Big South, re-ceiving initial commitments from Augusta, Charleston Southern, Campbell, Coastal Carolina and Winthrop. One month later, Dr. Edward M. Singleton was selected as the league’s fi rst commissioner and continued to solicit new members. His efforts led to the additions of Armstrong State, Radford and UNC Asheville, giving the Big South more than the required six members to constitute an offi cial conference. The Big South’s fi rst year of competition was the Fall of 1984, and in September, 1986, the Big South Conference was granted full-fl edged NCAA Division I status. During its infancy and prior to securing automatic bids to NCAA Championships, the Big South made early strides in earning at-large berths in several national postseason events, including volleyball, women’s basketball and women’s golf. The league received its fi rst automatic bid in 1990 to the NCAA Baseball Championship. In 1989, George F. “Buddy” Sasser replaced the retiring Dr. Singleton as commissioner. Under Sasser’s leadership, the conference implemented its fi rst public relations and compliance programs, and introduced its fi rst-ever men’s basketball televi-sion package, featuring the Big South competing among some of the fi nest teams in the nation. In August 1996, Kyle B. Kalland-er replaced Sasser as the league’s third commissioner, and in is 12 years at the helm of the Big South, Kallander has been instrumental in aggressively promoting the conference to new levels. The conference’s on-fi eld accomplishments have been duplicated in the classroom. Annually, more than 40 percent of the conference’s student-athletes are named to the Big South’s Presidential Honor Roll for maintaining a cumulative 3.0 grade-point average, and the league has had almost 100 Academic All-Americans in its quarter-century of existence. The conference is made up of 11 full-time members which include Campbell, Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina, Gardner-Webb, High Point, Liberty, UNC Asheville, Presbyterian College, Radford, VMI and Winthrop.

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Golfer of the Year/MedalistYear Player School1985 Mike Gill Augusta1986 Taylor Smith Augusta1987 Gary Hobgood Campbell1988 Roger Rowland Augusta1989 Dirk Fennie Campbell1990 Paul Tomlinson Winthrop1991 Trevor Gliwski CCU1992 Brad Wilson Campbell1993 Troy Ferris Campbell1994 Chris Winchip Winthrop1995 Wil Weldon CCU1996 Michael Way UNCG1997 Kevin Pendley Winthrop1998 Kevin Pendley Winthrop1999 Brad Hastings CCU2000 Yong Joo Liberty2001 Rafeal Vera CCU2002 Kyle Christman Winthrop2003 Paul Reed CSU

Golfer of the YearYear Player School2004 Alvaro Velasco CCU2005 Dustin Johnson CCU2006 Dustin Johnson CCU2007 Dustin Johnson CCU2008 Tripp McAllister CCU2009 Zack Byrd CCU 2010 Robert Karlsson Liberty2011 Robert Karlsson Liberty

Championship MedalistYear Player School2004 Alvaro Velasco CCU2005 Zack Byrd CCU2006 Shawn Hall CSU2007 Dustin Johnson CCU2008 David Dannelly CCU2009 Zack Byrd CCU2010 Robert Karlsson Liberty2011 Preston Dembowiak Liberty*From 1985-2003, the Conference Championship Medalist was named Big South Golfer ofthe Year. Beginning in 2004, the Golfer of the Year was voted on separately prior to theChampionships.

Rookie/Freshman of the YearYear Player School1994 Steve Armstrong Campbell1995 Kevin Pendley Winthrop1996 Nick Varney UNCG1997 Danny Mamo UNCG1998 Julian James CCU1999 Eric Hooke Radford2000 Matt Mondorf Winthrop2001 Matt Johnson Winthrop2002 James Hockman Elon2003 Andrew Turner Liberty2004 Nick Olson CSU2005 Zack Byrd CCU2006 Ryan Wilson High Point2007 J.T. Clendenin BSC2008 Tripp McAllister CCU2009 Robert Karlsson Liberty2010 Max McKay Liberty2011 Chase Marinell Liberty*From 1994-2003, the highest fi nishing freshman was named Big South Freshman of the Year.Beginning in 2004, the Freshman of the Year was voted on separately prior to the Championships.

Coach of the YearYear Coach School1985 Ernie Lanford Augusta1986 Ernie Lanford Augusta1987 Ernie Lanford Augusta1988 Billy Bernier CCU1989 Wendall Carr Campbell1990 Ernie Lanford Augusta1991 Ernie Lanford Augusta1992 John Crooks Campbell1993 John Crooks Campbell1994 John Crooks Campbell1995 Bud Hall UNCG 1996 Bud Hall UNCG1997 Todd McCorkle CCU1998 Donald Clement CCU1999 Donald Clement CCU2000 Donald Clement CCU2001 Howard Vroon CSU2002 Allen Terrell CCU2003 Howard Vroon CSU2004 Allen Terrell CCU2005 Allen Terrell CCU Howard Vroon CSU2006 Allen Terrell CCU2007 Allen Terrell CCU2008 Michael Grant Radford2009 Allen Terrell CCU2010 Jeff Thomas Liberty2011 Jeff Thomas Liberty

Scholar-Athlete of the YearYear Player School1995 Todd Setsman Liberty1996 Chris Hall Liberty1997 James Gardas CSU1998 James Gardas CSU1999 James Gardas CSU2000 Brian Hanczaryk Winthrop2001 John Marshall Elon2002 Kyle Christman Winthrop2003 Kyle Christman Winthrop2004 Kyle Christman Winthrop2005 Jonathan Dickinson Liberty2006 Alex Krempa BSC2007 Chase Wilson High Point2008 Pete Alminas Winthrop2009 Herve Gevers CSU Zack Byrd CCU2010 Scott Wheeler GWU2011 Preston Dembowiak Liberty

Team Sportsmanship AwardYear School Coach2006 Radford Michael Grant2007 Radford Michael Grant2008 Liberty Jeff Thomas2009 Liberty Jeff Thomas2010 Charleston Southern Mike Wilson Liberty Jeff Thomas Winthrop Kevin Pendley2011 Gardner-Webb Tee Burton Liberty Jeff Thomas

Big South HonorsBig South Honors

Kevin PendleyKevin Pendley

Paul TomlinsonPaul Tomlinson

Kyle ChristmanKyle Christman

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Big South All-ConferenceYear Player1986 Casey Smith Randy Adams Steve Augenstein1987 Joey Pinder1988 Joey Pinder Randy Adams1989 David English Randy Adams1990 Paul Tomlinson Doug Cook1991 Paul Tomlinson Chris Winchip Tim Beckham1992 Paul Tomlinson Chris Winchip1994 Chris Winchip Paul Tomlinson1995 Kevin Pendley Tim Tunstall1996 Jon Marron Kevin Pendley1997 Kevin Pendley Tim Tunstall1998 Kevin Pendley1999 Kenny Doerrer Tim Tunstall2000 Brian Hanczaryk2001 Matt Johnson2002 Kyle Christman Matt Johnson2003 Matt Johnson

*Beginning in 2004, half of the All-Confer-ence team is determined by regular-sea-son performance prior to the Champion-ships, with the remaining spots awarded to the fi ve highest fi nishers not among those initially announced2004 Matt Johnson Paul Heiser2005 Steve Alminas Luke Elfner2007 Brent Martin2010 Kamito Hirai2011 Kamito Hirai Brandon TruesdaleBig South All-Academic Year Player1998 Brian Hanczaryk1999 Brian Hanczaryk2000 Brian Hanczaryk2001 Daniel Morley2002 Kyle Christman2003 Kyle Christman2004 Kyle Christman2006 Pete Alminas2007 Pete Alminas

2008 Pete Alminas2009 Cipriano Ayala

Big South Golfer of the WeekDate Player9/13/2002 Matt Johnson9/22/2002 Luke Elfner3/27/2003 Matt Johnson9/30/2003 Matt Johnson3/3/2005 Pete Alminas4/14/2005 Luke Elfner9/29/2005 Steve Alminas10/20/2005 Brent Martin3/30/2006 Brent Martin11/3/2006 Paul Heiser10/11/2007 Jacob Carlsson10/18/2007 Kelly Manders11/1/2007 Pete Alminas2/21/2008 Kelly Manders3/20/2008 Andrew Mespelt10/16/2008 Brent Martin11/7/2008 Kelly Manders

Big South Individual MedalistYear Player Score1990 Paul Tomlinson 222 (+6)1994 Chris Winchip 207 (-9)1997 Kevin Pendley 219 (+3)1998 Kevin Pendley 210 (-6)

Big South Presidential ScholarsPlayer YearMaury Clodfelter 1988, 1989, 1990Rod Miller 1989Pat Murchison 1991, 1992Chad Brown 1994, 1995, 1996Brett Ashworth 1995Chad Thomason 1995Jason Duncan 1995, 1996Brandon Wallace 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998Jason Meadows 1996Tim Tunstall 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000Kevin Pendley 1997

Brian Hanczaryk 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000Kenny Doerrer 1998Daniel Morley 2000, 2001Gil Davis 2001Billy Hackett 2001Chuck Brueggeman 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004Kyle Christman 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004Jeremy Dodds 2002

Matt Mondorff 2002Steve Alminas 2005, 2006Luke Elfner 2005, 2006Geoff Heller 2005Pete Alminas 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008Andrew Buergler 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009Michael Goldberg 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008Paul Heiser 2006Dan Hogan 2006Matt Wilson 2006Trevor Muffl ey 2006, 2008Cipriano Ayala 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011Jacob Carlsson 2008Cameron Bell 2011John Conners 2011Damon Postal 2011

GolfWeek National Player of the WeekDate Player10/22/2007 Kelly Manders

CoSIDA Academic All-DistrictYear Player2004 Kyle Christman (2nd Team)

GCAA/Cleveland Golf All-America ScholarsYear Player1999 Tim Tunstall2008 Pete Alminas

Postseason HonorsPostseason Honors

Matt Johnson and Kyle Matt Johnson and Kyle ChristmanChristman

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Player: Season Scoring AverageSeason Name Rounds Avg. Score 1993-94 Chris Winchip 25.0 71.92 2003-04 Matt Johnson 27.0 72.41 1996-97 Kevin Pendley 22.0 72.77 1999-00 Kenny Doerrer 23.0 73.09 1997-98 Kevin Pendley 27.0 72.67 2006-07 Kelly Manders 27.0 73.07 2000-01 Matt Johnson 28.0 73.96 1996-97 Tim Tunstall 22.0 73.95 2006-07 Andrew Buergler 20.0 73.50 2007-08 Pete Alminas 30.0 74.13 2002-03 Matt Johnson 26.0 73.54 2006-07 Pete Alminas 27.0 73.78 1998-99 Tim Tunstall 23.0 73.87 2001-02 Billy Hall 26.0 74.38 2005-06 Steve Alminas 26.0 74.002008-09 Kelly Manders 31.0 74.422009-10 Kamito Hirai 29.0 75.032009-10 Kyle Bearden 26.0 75.12

Player: Season WinsSeason Name Tournaments Wins1993-94 Chris Winchip 9 41996-97 Kevin Pendley 9 21997-98 Kevin Pendley 10 22000-01 Matt Johnson 11 22011-12 Damon Postal 3 12011-12 Taylor Dickson 4 11997-98 Chris Chamberlin 6 12000-01 Kenny Doerrer 9 11999-00 Kenny Doerrer 9 11998-99 Tim Tunstall 9 11995-96 Kevin Pendley 9 12005-06 Steve Alminas 10 12003-04 Matt Johnson 10 12000-01 Kyle Christman 10 12007-08 Kelly Manders 11 12002-03 Matt Johnson 11 12001-02 Kyle Christman 11 1

Team: Season WinsSeason Coach Tournaments Wins2005-06 Eddie Weldon 10 22011-12 Kevin Pendley 4 11994-95 Eddie Weldon 8 11993-94 Eddie Weldon 8 11996-97 Eddie Weldon 9 12006-07 Kevin Pendley 10 12007-08 Kevin Pendley 11 12004-05 Eddie Weldon 11 12002-03 Eddie Weldon 11 12001-02 Eddie Weldon 11 12000-01 Eddie Weldon 11 1


Kelly MandersKelly Manders

Matt JohnsonMatt Johnson

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Player: Low RoundSeason Name Tournament Round Score2011-12 Damon Postal Maryland Intercollegiate 2 632006-07 Kelly Manders ODU/Seascape 1 642011-12 Taylor Dickson Maryland Intercollegiate 2 652007-08 Kelly Manders Mizuno Southbridge Intercollegiate 3 652005-06 Steve Alminas Navy Fall Invitational 2 662005-06 Steve Alminas The McLaughlin 1 661993-94 Chris Winchip Big South Conference Championship 3 662006-07 Paul Heiser ODU/Seascape 1 672005-06 Brent Martin RE/Max-UTC Fall Classic 2 672005-06 Paul Heiser The McLaughlin 1 672003-04 Matt Johnson ODU/Seascape 2 672001-02 Billy Hall Florida A&M Springtime 1 672001-02 Kyle Christman PUPS Big South Men’s Championship 2 672001-02 Matt Johnson Winthrop Waterford Invitational 2 672000-01 Kenny Doerrer Stetson Intercollegiate 1 672000-01 Matt Johnson Chattanooga Intercollegiate 2 671993-94 Chris Winchip Kiawah Island Intercollegiate 3 672011-12 Kamito Hirai Maryland Intercollegiate 3 682011-12 Kamito Hirai Amelia Island Intercollegiate 2 681994-95 Kevin Pendley Big South Conference Championship 3 681997-98 Henrik Bresslin Big South Conference Championship 1 682007-08 Cipriano Ayala Mizuno Southbridge Intercollegiate 1 682007-08 Kelly Manders Mizuno Southbridge Intercollegiate 2 682008-09 Kyle Bearden Sam Hall Intercollegiate 1 68

Player: Career WinsName Tournaments Wins CareerKevin Pendley 36 5 1995-98Chris Winchip 9 4 1994Matt Johnson 41 4 2001-04Kenny Doerrer 27 2 1998-01Kyle Christman 41 2 2001-04Damon Postal 12 1 2010-PresentTaylor Dickson 4 1 2011-PresentChris Chamberlin 19 1 1998-00Kelly Manders 27 1 2006-09Tim Tunstall 34 1 1995-99Steve Alminas 41 1 2003-06

Player: Career Par or Better RoundsName Rounds Par or Less CareerKevin Pendley 94.0 35 1995-98Matt Johnson 103.0 31 2001-04Pete Alminas 108.0 29 2005-08Kelly Manders 104.0 28 2006-09Steve Alminas 103.0 23 2003-06Kenny Doerrer 68.0 22 1998-01Tim Tunstall 87.0 21 1995-99Brent Martin 99.0 19 2006-09Kyle Christman 104.0 18 2001-04Chris Winchip 25.0 15 1994-95Billy Hall 65.0 11 2000-02Sam McCrorey 40.0 9 2001-02Brian Hanczaryk 79.0 9 1997-00Chuck Brueggemann 50.0 8 2001-04Luke Elfner 91.0 7 2002-05


Eddie WeldonEddie Weldon

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Kyle BeardenKyle Bearden Cameron BellCameron Bell Taylor DicksonTaylor Dickson

Kamito HiraiKamito Hirai Damon PostalDamon Postal Jordan SeaseJordan Sease

Walt ToddWalt Todd Brandon TruesdaleBrandon Truesdale Kevin PendleyKevin Pendley

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2011-12 Men’s Golf Schedule2011-12 Men’s Golf ScheduleFall Fall Date Event LocationDate Event Location9/11-9/13 Maryland Intercollegiate Cambridge, MD9/11-9/13 Maryland Intercollegiate Cambridge, MD

10/2-10/4 Rees Jones Intercollegiate Daufuskie Island, SC10/2-10/4 Rees Jones Intercollegiate Daufuskie Island, SC

10/22-10/25 ODU/Kilmarlic Invitational Outer Banks, NC10/22-10/25 ODU/Kilmarlic Invitational Outer Banks, NC

11/6-11/8 Amelia National Intercollegiate Fernandina Beach, FL11/6-11/8 Amelia National Intercollegiate Fernandina Beach, FL

SpringSpring2/19-2/21 Rice Intercollegiate Houston, TX2/19-2/21 Rice Intercollegiate Houston, TX

3/4-3/6 Samford Intercollegiate Hoover, AL3/4-3/6 Samford Intercollegiate Hoover, AL

3/17-3/20 Furman Intercollegiate Greenville, SC3/17-3/20 Furman Intercollegiate Greenville, SC

3/24-3/27 C&F Bank Intercollegiate Williamsburg, VA3/24-3/27 C&F Bank Intercollegiate Williamsburg, VA

4/5-4/7 River Landing Intercollegiate Wallace, NC4/5-4/7 River Landing Intercollegiate Wallace, NC

4/15-4/18 4/15-4/18 Big South Conference ChampionshipsBig South Conference Championships Ninety-Six, SC Ninety-Six, SC

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