Newsmakers:
November 7, 2005
College
Round-up
Recently
retired from the LPGA Tour, three-time first team Rolex
Junior All-American Emilee Klein has
accepted the head-coaching job at the University of
Central Florida. Klein joined the LPGA in 1995 and ended
her career with three professional victories. The 1991
Rolex Junior Player of the Year attended Arizona State
University for two years before turning pro. The Orlando,
Fla., native plans to continue her education at UCF
while coaching.
Georgia
State earned top honors Sunday with a one-stroke victory
over the University of Florida at the Carpet Capital
Collegiate. Clemson freshman David May
had a second-place finish, helping the Tigers to a sixth-place
team finish. The 2005 Rolex Junior All-American carded
rounds of 68-74-65 207 to leave him at 9-under for the
tournament. His final-round 65 was the second best by
a freshman in Clemson history and his total of 207 tied
the record for the best 54-hole tournament total by
a freshman.
Maria
Martinez led the Auburn Tigers to a one-shot
victory on Sunday over the number one ranked Duke women’s
golf team. After posting a final-round 68, Martinez,
a 2000 Rolex Junior All-American, captured the nine-stroke
victory over Tennessee freshman Nicole Smith
and Alabama junior Jenny Suh.
Leading the second-place Blue Devils were former Rolex
Junior All-Americans Amanda Blumenherst
and Anna Grzebien. This was the first
fall loss for Duke since November 2002.
Erik
Flores tied for second with a 4-under-par tournament
total of 212 last week to help UCLA earn team honors
at the CordeValle Collegiate. Teammates Daniel Im and James Lee
finished tied for fourth.
Cal junior Michael Wilson earned individual
medalist honors at the event. Posting rounds of 69-70-67
– 206, Wilson finished six strokes ahead of the
pack.
Other
AJGA Alumni in Men’s College Golf…
Mark Cimarolli, a senior from the University
of Ohio, earned medalist honors at the Big East/MAC
Challenge…James Madison University’s Scott
Marino won the ODU/Seascape Invitational by
two strokes last week…University of Colorado senior
Edward McGlasson shot 4-over-par to
earn a one-stroke victory at the Tunica National Intercollegiate…Shawn
Hall, a sophomore at Charleston Southern, won
the Charleston Southern Fall Invitational last week
in a playoff with teammate Nick Olson. Their top scores
helped Charleston Southern walk away with the team victory…Xavier
junior John Streibich led his team
to a ten stroke team victory at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate
last week after winning in a playoff…Justin
Wenger, a junior at IUPUI, shot a 2-over-par
to win for the win at the Dayton Fall Invitational.
Other
AJGA Alumni in Women’s College Golf…
Stanford senior Kelly Husted earned
top honors at the Kent Youel Invitational with a nine-stroke
margin of victory…Hannah Jun,
Jane Park and Tiffany Joh
of UCLA went 1-2-3 last week at the Las Vegas Founders’
Collegiate Showdown. Their combined 24-under-par helped
UCLA earn top honors at the tournament…Renee
Skidmore’s 4-over-par tournament total
and first place finish helped lift the University of
Idaho to the top of the Edwin Watts/Palmetto Intercollegiate
last week.
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