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SHOAL CREEK INTERCOLLEGIATE (Sept. 22-23 at Birmingham, Ala.) MACDONALD CUP (Oct. 4-5 at New Haven, Conn.) BAYLOR INVITATIONAL (Oct. 27-28 at Dallas, Texas) HAWAII-HILO INTERCOLLEGIATE (Feb. 4-6 at Waikoloa, Hawaii)
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From Left to Right: Eric Durbin, Tyler Rody, Ben Blundell and Riley Pumphrey
NC AA REGIONAL (May 14-16 at TBD) N C A A C H A M P I O N S H I P S (May 25-29 at Toledo, Ohio)
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The guide was printed by Transcript Press at no cost to the taxpayers of the state of Oklahoma. The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer (March 2009). The OU Media Relations Department and Sooner golf team thanks Charlie Snider for his effort in preparing this publication.
GUIDE DESIGN AND WRITING
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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COVER DESIGN
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PUBLICATION EDITORS
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“My time at OU was wonderful and I would not trade it for the world. I think it’s made me who I am today and I’m very content with my life and how things are going in my life.” - ANTHONY KIM
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TWO-TIME PGA TOUR WINNER • MORE THAN $8 MILLION IN CAREER EARNINGS • 2008 RYDER CUP CHAMPION THREE-TIME OU ALL-AMERICAN • MEMBER OF 2006 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP SQUAD • ‘06 BEN HOGAN AWARD FINALIST
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One of the most recognizable names in the collegiate ranks, the University of Oklahoma has become the symbol for success in athletics and academics. The Princeton Review ranks OU among the best in the nation in terms of academic excellence and cost for students, while the athletics department is consistently in the top 25 of the U.S. Sports Academy’s Director’s Cup Standings.
SEASON OUTLOOK
The Sooners’ tournament schedule takes the team across the country as OU attempts to bring its second Big 12 title in four seasons back to Norman. The slate features four fall events and six regularseason spring events before entering postseason play in Hutchinson, Kan., at the Big 12 Championship.
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Although the 2008-09 roster does not include a senior, it is filled with experience as four members of the junior class have seen significant action since their freshmen seasons and are joined by a trio of sophomores who all competed in at least one event last season as well. The roster is rounded out by the addition of four freshmen, all of whom hail from Oklahoma.
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Phillip Bryan, who was a mainstay in the Sooner lineup from 2004-2008, remains on the Oklahoma squad as assistant coach.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
HISTORY All-Americans.....................................................82 All-Time Coaches.................................................83 All-Time Victories............................................... 83 OU Golf Records................................................. 86 Letterwinners.................................................... 95
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THE SOONERS Player Profiles.....................................................48
2007-08 REVIEW Season Recap......................................................74 Individual Statistics............................................ 75 Team Statistics................................................... 76 Tournament Results........................................... 77
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2008-09 SEASON Season Preview...................................................42 Roster Breakdown...............................................43 Tournament Information.....................................45
THE STAFF Assistant Coach Phillip Bryan............................. 63 Support Staff......................................................64 President David L. Boren ................................... 68 VP/Director of Athletics Joe Castiglione..............69 Administration....................................................71
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BOOMER SOONER Tournament Schedule.......................................... 1 Roster................................................................... 4 Quick Facts........................................................... 4 Media Information............................................... 7 University of Oklahoma.........................................8 Academics...........................................................10 Athletics Excellence.............................................20 Tradition.............................................................24 Facilities..............................................................26 Big 12 Conference...............................................28 Golf Facilities.......................................................36 Driving Directions...............................................40
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FORMER SOONER ALL-AMERICAN AND 2004 BRITISH OPEN CHAMPION
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Few schools can match the storied history of the OU men’s golf program. The Sooners are synonymous with excellence on and off the golf course, boasting 48 All-Americans, 14 conference titles, the 1998 NCAA national title, as well as many Oklahoma golfers being honored with numerous academic accolades.
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OU advanced to the 2008 NCAA Regional Tournament for the eighth consecutive year under head coach Jim Ragan, continuing the streak of a postseason berth in every season of his Oklahoma tenure. The Sooners finished just four strokes shy of earning a berth at the NCAA Championships after besting four top-25 squads at the NCAA West Regional.
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Location.......................................... Norman, Okla. Enrollment ................................................. 29,721 Founded ........................................................ 1890 Nickname ................................................. Sooners Colors ...................................... Crimson and Cream Conference ...................................................Big 12 President . ....................................... David L. Boren Athletics Director ........................... Joe Castiglione Website ..................................... SoonerSports.com Home Course . .............Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club Par . ...........................................................72 Yardage ................................................7,380 Course Phone ....................... (405) 325-6716
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COACHING STAFF Assistant Coach.................................. Phillip Bryan Alma Mater .........................Oklahoma, 2008 Years in Collegiate Coaching ................... First
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By Classification Senior.................................................................. 0 Junior .................................................................. 4 Sophomore ..........................................................3 Freshmen (Includes Redshirt-Freshmen) ............. 5 Total ...................................................................12 Newcomers ..........................................................4 By State Texas.................................................................... 5 Oklahoma............................................................ 5 Kansas . ................................................................1 Louisiana . ........................................................... 1
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PROGRAM HISTORY National Championships ........................ One (‘89) Regional Championships......... Three (‘89, ’95, ‘01) Conference Championships.................................14 Tournament Victories..................... 21 (Since 1980)
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TEAM INFORMATION 2007-08 Big 12 Finish................................ Seventh Postseason................. 13th at NCAA West Regional Returners....................................................... Eight Ben Blundell ..................... Rowlett, Texas, Jr. Eric Durbin ....................... Houston, Texas, Jr. Cameron Meyers ............. Edmond, Okla., So. Liam Logan ................. Fort Worth, Texas, So. Riley Pumphrey . .... Georgetown, Texas, R-Fr. Spencer Rives ......................Lafayette, La., Jr. Tyler Rody . .........................Andover, Kan., Jr. Ryan Sirman . ........................Tyler, Texas, So. Newcomers..................................................... Four Brandon Bell .....................Norman, Okla., Fr. Tyler Rice ........................... Duncan, Okla., Fr. Cole Wiederkehr .................... Tulsa, Okla., Fr. Chris Wilson . .........................Tulsa, Okla., So. Letterwinners Lost........................................... One Phillip Bryan ......................... Mustang, Okla. MEDIA INFORMATION OU Men’s Golf Contact....................... Phillip Rogers Office Phone . ....................... (405) 325-8413 Cell Phone ............................ (405) 880-0794 Fax ....................................... (405) 325-7623 Email ...........................philliprogers@ou.edu
ON PAR WITH THE PROS The Sooners have competed at many notable venues that have played host to major golf events or have been selected by various publications as among the best in America. Below is a glimpse of some recent OU tournament destinations.
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Southern Hills Country Club ................................... Tulsa, Okla. Oak Tree Golf Club ............................................. Edmond, Okla. Prairie Dunes Country Club ............................Hutchinson, Kan. Ohio State Scarlet Course ................................ Columbus, Ohio Shoal Creek Golf Club.................................... Birmingham, Ala. Olympia Fields Golf Club ............................. Olympia Fields, Ill. Rio Mar Country Club ............................. San Juan, Puerto Rico Kings’ Golf Course . ............................ Waikoloa Village, Hawaii RedStone Golf Club ........................................... Houston, Texas Whispering Pines Golf Club .................................. Trinity, Texas Inverness Club....................................................... Toledo, Ohio Rich Harvest Links ........................................... Sugar Grove, Ill. Long Cove Club . ............................................ Hilton Head, S.C.
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Horton left OU as the most decorated gymnast in the school’s long and rich history. The Houston, Texas, native guided the OU men’s gymnastics team to three national championships and four conference championships during his tenure. Shortly after bringing the national title back to Oklahoma in the spring of 2008 and earning the Nissen Emery Award as the nation’s top college gymnast, Horton led underdog Team USA to the bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics and picked up an individual silver in the high bar.
BLAKE GRIFFIN, BASKETBALL
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Currently a sophomore on the Oklahoma Sooners men’s basketball team, Griffin came to OU as one of the state’s most highly rated recruits and did not disappoint. The Oklahoma City native was a consensus All-Big 12 first team pick and member of the extraordinary All-Big 12 rookie team in 2008. He was the 2009 consensus national player of the year and is widely considered as the top prospect for the 2009 NBA Draft.
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Year in and year out, OU’s season in review stacks up favorably with most school’s history section. 2008 was no different as Sooners were making a name for themselves all across the globe. One of the unique aspects of being a student-athlete at the University of Oklahoma is the chance to surround yourself with athletes competing at the highest levels, regardless of the event being contested. Look at the top-25 rankings for any sport and chances are you’ll find the Sooners. OU is the home of Olympic medalists, Heisman Trophy winners, Ryder Cup champions, All-Americans, doctors, lawyers, ESPN broadcasters and best of all... you could be next.
ATHLETICS EXCELLENCE AROSS THE BOARD ANTHONY KIM, GOLF
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A three-time All-American and 2004 NCAA Freshman of the Year in men’s golf while a Sooner, Kim exploded on the professional scene with a second-place finish in his debut tournament and is regarded as the greatest challenger to Tiger Woods’ current domination of golf. As the pacesetter in the U.S.’s Ryder Cup victory, Kim earned two PGA Tour victories in 2008 and finished fourth in the FedEx Cup standings.
ADRIAN PETERSON, FOOTBALL
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Selected in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings, Peterson electrified fans with a recordbreaking rookie season. The Palestine, Texas, native set the NFL’s single-game rushing mark at 296 yards and ranked second overall in rushing yardage at season’s end. Named the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year, Peterson started at running back for the NFC in the Pro Bowl and earned MVP honors.
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The only four-time All-American in women’s college basketball, Paris became the fifth Sooner in program history to be drafted in WNBA Draft’s first round when she was selected seventh overall by the Sacramento Monarchs.
Senior Associate Athletics Director for Communications kmossman@ou.edu
MIKE HOUCK Associate Media Relations Director mhouck@ou.edu
Associate Media Relations Director jaredthompson@ou.edu
Media Relations Main Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (405) 325-8231 Media Relations Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (405) 325-7623 University of Oklahoma Athletics Media Relations McClendon Center, Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Suite 2525, 180 W Brooks St, Norman, OK 73019 SoonerSports.com The latest, official information on Oklahoma golf is available at SoonerSports.com. Log on for complete media services including statistics, rosters, bios, schedules and more.
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DAVID BASSITY Assistant Media Relations Director dbassity@ou.edu
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CASSIE GAGE Assistant Media Relations Director cassie@ou.edu
CRAIG MORAN Assistant Media Relations Director cmoran@ou.edu
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MITCH HECKART Media Relations Graduate Assistant mitch86@ou.edu
PHILLIP ROGERS Media Relations Graduate Assistant philliprogers@ou.edu
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LESLIE KOCH Media Relations Student Assistant lesali@ou.edu
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STEPHANIE TURNER Media Relations Student Assistant stephanieturner@ou.edu
MATT WILSON Media Relations Student Assistant mwilson75@ou.edu
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THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA F L AG S H I P E D U C AT I O N A L I N S T I T U T I O N O F T H E S O O N E R S TAT E
The University of Oklahoma is experiencing a golden era in the history of a great institution. The quality of new students is soaring and donor confidence is at an all-time high. Over the last decade, OU’s donor base has expanded at a staggering rate to over 100,000 people. President David L. Boren has spurred significant changes that have resulted in a learning environment of the highest order. As a result, the state of Oklahoma enjoys resources that impact everything from medical science to the arts for many years to come. The University of Oklahoma has long embraced the great tradition of Sooner athletics. With competitive facilities all located on the main campus, including several near the heart of the university, student-athletes and their classmates mingle comfortably in an environment that fosters an attitude of excellence, regardless of the endeavor.
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The University of Oklahoma ranks number one among comprehensive public universities in the per capita number of freshman National Merit Scholars. OU is among the top universities in the nation in Goldwater Scholarship for math and science winners, with 12 in the past four years. OU boasts an enrollment of 26,219 students and 1,368 full-time faculty. The Norman campus maintains a student to instructor ratio of less than 20:1. OU has 20 colleges offering 158 majors at the baccalaureate level and 167 majors at the master’s level. The university’s annual operating budget is more than $1.4 billion.
THE SEED SOWER OU produced its 27th Rhodes Scholar last year ranking it highly among public institutions nationwide in the total number of Rhodes Scholars.
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W H AT D O Y O U K N O W A B O U T O U ? • OU ranks number one in the nation among all public universities in the number of National Merit Scholars enrolled per capita. • The Princeton Review ranks OU among the best in the nation in terms of academic excellence and cost for students.
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• OU ranks first in the Big 12 and at the top in the nation in international reciprocal exchange agreements with universities around the world. The University has 174 student exchange agreements with universities in 66 countries. More than 1,500 students from almost 100 countries are enrolled on OU’s Norman campus. • OU is one of the few public universities in the nation to cap the class size of first-year English composition courses at no more than 19 students as well as all Honors courses. • OU’s business entrepreneurship program ranks among the 10 best in the United States.
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• The Joe C. and Carole Kerr McClendon Honors College at OU is the largest honors program among public universities in the United States. Almost 2,900 students participate in small Honors seminar classes. • OU ranks in the top 10 in the nation among most wired colleges, one of only a few universities to achieve the ranking two years in a row.
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The recent Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium expansion and improvement included remodeled office space in the facility’s north end. The largest piece of that project was the Prentice Gautt Academic Center. Some 35,000 square feet are dedicated to the academic pursuits of Sooner student-athletes. Indeed, there is considerable emphasis on classroom performance at OU. The center staff has achievement as its focus, a fact that is reflected in a graduation rate that continues to increase. In addition to its academic work, the staff assists in several life skills areas designed to enrich students in a broad range of tasks.
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Some 35,000 square feet are dedicated to the academic pursuits of Oklahoma student-athletes at the Prentice Gautt Academic Center in the stadium’s north end. Prentice Gautt wore No. 38 during his Sooner career from 195659. The first African-American to receive an athletics scholarship at OU, the academic center is named in his honor. More than 50 businesses attend the annual OU Athletics Department career fair. The event offers employers and job seekers time to meet one-on-one to discuss opportunities.
The Prentice Gautt Academic Center is available more than 90 hours per week for OU student-athletes.
The Prentice Gautt Academic Center’s computer labs for OU student-athletes house more than 100 desktop units and over 40 laptops available to check out.
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“His personal example of quiet courage, grace under pressure and dedication to the university helped open the doors of opportunity for countless number of African-American and minority student-athletes who have followed him into collegiate athletics.”
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“It is appropriate that this center be named after Prentice Gautt,” University of Oklahoma President David L. Boren said. “His personal values and character, along with his leadership as associate commissioner of the Big 12 Conference, continues to bring pride to his alma mater.
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The OU Academics Center that today’s student-athletes use every day now bears the name of the man who left an indelible legacy for Sooner Athletics and helped change a society in the process.
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The trio is most recent example of the academic success that has become a staple of the Oklahoma men’s golf program.
In 2003, OU produced a nation-leading and program-record three GCAA All-American Scholars in Flores, Manor and Martin.
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Bryan was named first team Academic All-Big 12 for the third consecutive season in 2008 en route to a spot as a Golf Coaches Association of America All-America Scholar, while Craig Lurie earned Academic All-Big 12 honors as a senior in ‘05. In 2004, OU placed its three seniors - Martin Flores, Doug Manor and Blake Martin - on the Academic All-Big 12 first team. Martin was also named a Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar by the GCAA.
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Juniors Tyler Rody (left) and Ben Blundell (right) were recognized as Academic All-Big 12 Men’s golf team members in 2008, alongside current assistant coach Phillip Bryan.
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Ranked Sixth in CNN/Money Magazine’s 100 Best Places to Live With top education from young to adult, a stable economy, more than 1,400 restaurants and 100 golf courses within a 15-minute commute, the country’s most affordable real estate and great sports entertainment, citizens are finding food, fun and fortune in Norman.
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Norman is an ever-changing city of more than 100,000 residents. Located in the heart of the state, it has grown to become the third largest city in Oklahoma. Despite its continuous growth, it has maintained the spirit and serenity of a small, close-knit community. Since the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889, Norman has grown into a popular and smart city. The spirit of Norman and its citizens is unwavering and uncompromising. While other towns were clamoring to become the state capital, Norman residents wanted to have the first state university. When the first OU president got off the train and saw a prairie, he saw opportunity. As home to the state’s premier educational institution, Norman boasts an excellent quality of life and is a city that thrives on and celebrates the diversity of its community. Legendary University of Oklahoma football coach Barry Switzer called Norman “a university town with a championship spirit.” Norman continually exhibits its love for sports by hosting numerous local and national athletic events.
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The Oklahoma City metropolitan area has a population of more than one million people. OKC is the largest city in the state and one of the 25 largest cities in the United States. Norman is the third largest city in the state with more than 100,000 residents. Despite its growth, the city nurtures and maintains its small, college town atmosphere. Located just 18 miles north of Norman, the state’s capital, Oklahoma City, offers all the trappings of a large metropolitan area within an easy drive. The average annual temperature in Norman. The area enjoys a temperate climate with mild winters and four distinct seasons with a warm spring and fall. Due to its central location, Norman is a quick 196-mile drive from Dallas. Roughly 20 percent of OU’s students are from Texas and choose to come north.
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Oklahoma City has become a haven for exciting sports action. It is home to four professional sports team and is the permanent host of the NCAA College Softball World Series. Located just southeast of downtown, Bricktown is Oklahoma City’s entertainment and dining district. Restaurants with a total capacity of more than 4,000 seats, shopping, and a generous helping of turn-of-the-century charm has turned Bricktown into a hotspot for Oklahoma City nights.
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Oklahoma City offers a variety of attractions and activities different from any other place in the country. Oklahoma City sprawls across 625 square miles of America’s heartland. The city’s metro population numbers more than one million -- a third of the entire state’s population.
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Oklahoma City, the state’s capital, is located just 18 miles north of the Norman campus. It was the first city settled in the Land Run of 1889 because of its position at the center of the state.
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OKLAHOMA CITY IS THE NBA’S NEWEST CITY AFTER BECOMING THE SUCCESSOR OF THE SEATTLE SUPERSONICS’ NOW-DEFUNCT FRANCHISE. THE OKC THUNDER BEGAN PLAY AT THE FORD CENTER IN 2008-09.
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University President David L. Boren (left) and Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Programs and Director of Athletics Joe Castiglione.
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• OU’s Campaign for Scholarships has allowed the university to double new scholarships for students in just four years. • The Campaign for Scholarships is continuing, and in March 2008 surpassed its goal of raising $100 million for endowed scholarships. To date, almost $115 million in scholarship endowments have been donated or pledged. • OU is one of only 25 public universities in America with an endowment above $1.1 billion and has increased from 100 to 539, the number of endowed faculty positions in the past 13 years, demonstrating a strong commitment to excellence. • OU continues to break private fund-raising records, with more than $1.4 billion in gifts and pledges since 1994, which has provided funding for dramatic capital improvements, the growth in faculty endowment and student scholarships. • OU has the academically highest ranked student body at a public university in Oklahoma • Since 1994, research and sponsored programs expenditures at OU have more than doubled, and OU continues to set new records for funding for externally sponsored research. OU ended FY 2008 with total expenditures of more than $275 million.
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“The University of Oklahoma is truly a great university. It is becoming a pacesetter for public higher education in the United States. We must no longer keep the university’s excellence a secret! It’s time for us to let others know about the strengths of our university and our determination to make it even better.”
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THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA OVERVIEW Created by the Oklahoma Territorial Legislature in 1890, the University of Oklahoma is a doctoral degreegranting research university serving the educational, cultural, economic and health care needs of the state, region and nation.
• The OU Health Sciences Center in FY 2008 continued its impressive rate of research growth by achieving more than $141 million in federal, state, corporate and nonprofit or foundation grants and contracts. Funding from the National Institutes of Health – considered to be the gold standard for research – was $51 million.
The Norman campus serves as home to all of the university’s academic programs except health-related fields. Both the Norman and Health Sciences Center colleges offer programs at the Schusterman Center, the site of OU-Tulsa. The OU Health Sciences Center, which is located in Oklahoma City, is one of only four comprehensive academic health centers in the nation with seven professional colleges. OU enrolls more than 30,000 students, has more than 2,300 full-time faculty members, and has 20 colleges offering 158 majors at the baccalaureate level, 166 majors at the master’s level, 81 majors at the doctoral level, 26 majors at the doctoral professional level, and 24 graduate certificates. The university’s annual operating budget is $1.46 billion. The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution.
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• Since 1995, almost $1.5 billion in construction projects have been completed, are under way or are forthcoming on OU’s three campuses, the largest of which is the $67 million National Weather Center. • OU is home to one of the two largest natural history museums in the world associated with a university. The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History has more than 7 million artifacts and contains 195,000 square feet on 40 acres of land. The museum exhibits include the largest Apatosaurus on display in the world and the oldest work of art ever found in North America — a lightning bolt painted on an extinct bison skull. • The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s collections total more than 10,000 works of art, including OU’s Weitzenhoffer Collection of French Impressionism, the single most important gift of art ever given to a U.S. public university; the Adkins Collection, among the most important private collections in the nation of works by the Taos artists as well as Native American works of art; the former U.S. State Department Embassy art collection; and the Dorothy Dunn collection of Native American art.
As the state of Oklahoma celebrated its centennial in 2007, OU commemorated the occasion with a colorful depiction of several common state themes, created entirely out of flowers, on the University’s south oval.
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• Set to open in 2010, the OU Cancer Institute is on track to become Oklahoma’s first and only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. Achieving this designation, the gold standard for cancer research and care in the United States, means that Oklahomans will no longer need to travel 450 miles out of state for comprehensive, state-of-the-art cancer care.
• The University of Oklahoma Libraries has added its 5 millionth volume, continuing a commanding lead as the state’s largest research library and claiming one of the top two spots in size among Big 12 libraries. • OU’s Julian P. Kanter Political Commercial Archive houses the world’s largest collection of political commercials. With more than 90,000 commercials, the archive includes political advertisements dating back to 1936 for radio and 1950 for television. •The highly acclaimed journal of international literature, World Literature Today, is published at the University of Oklahoma.
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• A major beautification campaign has transformed the appearance of the OU Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City. The project replaced a divided highway through campus with seven tiered gardens featuring traditional OU arches at each end. The pedestrian walkway’s landmarks include an OU Seed Sower sculpture at the west end, a clock tower at the east end, and a 70-foot granite fountain in the center.
• The University of Oklahoma maintains one of the three most important collections of early manuscripts in the history of science in the United States. It includes Galileo’s own copy of his work, which first used the telescope to support the Copernican theory, with corrections in his own handwriting.
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• The University of Oklahoma has established a comprehensive diabetes center with operations on the OU campuses in Oklahoma City and Tulsa to provide statewide leadership in diabetes treatment, research, prevention, information, education and awareness. The Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center provides access to the latest developments in diabetes care and management through the clinical trials hosted by the center.
• About 125 of OU Physicians’ doctors are OU Children’s Physicians. These boardcertified pediatric specialists committed their training and, now, their practices to the care of children. Many children with birth defects, critical injuries or serious diseases who can’t be helped elsewhere come to OU Children’s Physicians. Oklahoma doctors and parents rely on OU Children’s Physicians depth of experience, nationally renowned expertise and sensitivity to children’s emotional needs.
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• OU’s Western History Collection is one of the largest collections in the world of documents and photographs, including a rare multivolume portfolio on the Indians of the United States and Alaska by Edward S. Curtis.
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• For the outdoor improvements to the Norman campus — gardens, fountains, sculptures, benches — the University of Oklahoma has won first place in the education category for Beautification and Landscaping in the statewide environmental competition. Gifts of over $3 million have permanently endowed OU’s gardens.
• The OU Cousins program matches U.S. and international students to share informal and social experiences. Students may volunteer to live on international floors with half of the residents from the United States and half from other countries.
• With nearly 400 doctors, OU Physicians is the state’s largest physician group. Our practice encompasses almost every adult and child specialty. Many OU Physicians have expertise in the management of complex conditions that is unavailable anywhere else in the state, region or sometimes even the nation. Some have pioneered surgical procedures or innovations in patient care that are world firsts.
• Dance Magazine places the OU School of Dance in the top three of all dance programs in the country. • OU’s 271-acre Research Campus is anchored by the Stephenson Research and Technology Center, where cutting-edge research into life science fields ranging from robotics to genomic studies is taking place, and the National Weather Center, which houses OU’s academic and research programs in meteorology and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Norman-based weather, research and operations programs.
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• OU is home to the Neustadt International Prize for Literature, considered to be second in prestige only to the Nobel Prize and often referred to as the “American Nobel.” Twenty–six Neustadt laureates, candidates and jurors have won the Nobel Prize in the past 38 years
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• OU has strong programs in international and area studies, with an International Programs Center led by Zach P. Messitte, a foreign policy expert with a doctorate in international politics whose experience includes working for the United Nations and CNN.
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LEARNING CENTERS: KERR CAREER CENTER Whether student-athletes are freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors or graduates, they will benefit from the services of the Kerr Career Center. It provides a system of services that educates and guides students through the career development process.
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The Career Center is dedicated to helping students make the transition from college to career by developing an individualized career plan where they gather information to assist in making a decision about a career; obtain information on the suitable career list; explore classes and publications in the field as well as obtain experience; and gain knowledge and skills necessary for résumé writing, job-related letter writing and interviewing techniques. PRENTICE GAUTT ACADEMIC CENTER In the 1950s, he came to OU to play football, and, in the process, broke down barriers and crushed stereotypes. Today, OU student-athletes use the Prentice Gautt Academic Center to break another kind of stereotype. The center that today’s student-athletes use everyday now bears the name of the man who left an indelible legacy for Sooner Athletics and helped change a society in the process.
The Career Center is a link with the campus Careers Services Office and offers student-athletes a wide array of effective job hunting skills, training and career services.
The formal dedication of the Prentice Gautt Academic Center was held Friday, Sept. 17, 1999. The proposal to re-name the center was approved by the OU Board of Regents in March 1999. The professional consultants of the Prentice Gautt Academic Center help student-athletes with a variety of academic tasks, from learning strategy instruction to any stage of the writing process including preparing for an essay exam and the formal research paper. The goal is to help student-athletes develop the strategies they need to be successful by encouraging the use of the center for all facets of the learning and writing processes encountered in college. The Prentice Gautt Academic Center provides studentathletes with a state-of-the-art academic support facility. The environment encourages a collaboration between staff members and student-athletes. In addition, it is highly conducive to learning in all areas of students’ academic endeavors and features seven learning centers. Located on the second and third floors in the north end of the Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, the Academic Center houses Academic Counseling Offices, the Kerr Foundation Computer Centers, Learning and Skill Development Centers for communication, reading, study skills, math and foreign languages, the Kerr Career Center, the Thompson Writing Center, Mentoring Office and study areas.
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KERR FOUNDATION COMPUTER CENTERS In the 21st century, computers have become an integral part of the learning experience. Students need access to computers and their resources almost daily. The Kerr Foundation Computer Centers are here to meet these technological needs. We provide each student with the equipment and support necessary to succeed. There are currently two computer centers within the Prentice Gautt Academic Center. These centers house nearly 200 computers and are available exclusively to our student-athletes. This ensures that they will never go without computer access. Students also enjoy a large amount of storage space on our athletic network. Laptop computers are checked out to students when the computer centers are unavailable. This allows access to our network and resources 24 hours a day. The laptop program is very important in helping our athletes stay on top of their schoolwork when traveling. Group training is provided for all new student-athletes during the first week of supervised study. This helps familiarize each student with our resources and procedures. Individual training sessions are available to each student and lab technicians are always on hand to help.
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THE PATH TO GRADUATION Center can help. It provides reading and studying techniques and instructs how to make direct applications to current resources. Consultation, computer-assisted instruction, tutoring and independent activities are available.
COMMUNICATIONS CENTER A recent addition to the academic center focuses on developing communication and public speaking skills for student-athletes. This state-of-the-art center, coordinated by a broadcast professional, builds strong media relations skills through the use of video equipment.
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STUDY SKILLS CENTER If students have trouble with assigned textbook readings or studying, the Reading and Study Skills
STEP TWO: Skill Development Tutorial Program - A comprehensive tutoring program of approximately 60 tutors provides one-to-one and small-group instruction. Student-athletes are assisted with study skills, problem-solving techniques and specific course material. Athletic Student Life Office counselors may recommend tutors or a student-athlete may request one independently.
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MATH CENTER If performing math functions is a problem, the solution is the Math Center. As a supplement to class instruction, the Math Center provides all levels of math computations, concepts and problems to help students review course material. In addition, it offers personal and group tutoring sessions to assist with math assignments.
STEP ONE: Assessment New Student-Athlete Assessment - The levels of academic preparation, educational orientation and career interests for all incoming student-athletes are evaluated. A staff learning specialist administers a variety of academic skills and career interest assessments. Individual academic support plans are then tailored to match a student-athlete’s academic skills and career interests. Further, all new studentathletes are required to participate in a University orientation, which includes assessment in mathematics placement and foreign language, among others.
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KERR FOUNDATION FOREIGN LANGUAGE CENTERS To assist you in speaking, listening, reading and writing in other languages, the Kerr Foundation Foreign Language Center offers a multimedia environment that provides instruction in all foreign languages and in English as a second language. On an individual basis, students have the option of working with computers, audio-visual equipment and tutors in order to enhance their language experience.
Computer Skills - Understanding computers and having access to them on a regular basis are essential to today’s successful student. The two Athletic Computer Centers, also located in the Prentice Gautt Academic Center, provide student-athletes with computer knowledge and access. The Athletic Computer Centers are open six days a week with extended hours offered during peak times. Made possible from a $250,000 Kerr Foundation matching grant, the Athletic Computer Centers are equipped with more than 200 state-of-theart computers, including Macintosh and Windowscompatible computers with color monitors, CD-ROM drives and modems. High-speed high-resolution laser printers, digital camera, video equipment and a scanner are also available for student-athlete use. Software in use includes all popular word processing programs, spreadsheet programs, Power Point programs, databases and desktop publishing/graphic design programs. In addition, course-related software packages are available. Computer training courses are provided each semester and portable computers are available to student-athletes who need computer access after 11 p.m. Approximately 80 portables are also available to teams when traveling.
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Thompson Writing Center Because learning and writing are essential life long skills which can always be strengthened, the Writing and Study Skills Center offers personalized instruction to student-athletes who seek assistance in refreshing, reviewing, or improving these skills.
Study Skills - The Study Skills Center provides studentathletes with assistance in college reading strategies and individual instruction for reading improvement. Meanwhile, the Thompson Writing Center offers a dynamic, positive atmosphere to help student-athletes generate ideas and strategies for writing assignments. Consultants help student-athletes organize papers, review grammatical basics, develop proofreading and library research skills, and design résumés. A learning specialist regularly conducts time management and study skills workshops. The staff’s goal is to help student-athletes become independent writers and learners in the academic environment.
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The Kerr Foundation Computer Centers have been a model for other universities around the country. We plan on being a leader in the future as well. Upgrades are scheduled annually for both centers. A deep commitment from the Athletics Department ensures that the excellence in the computer centers will continue for a long time.
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STUDENT SUPPORT Foreign Language - The Kerr Foundation Foreign Language Center was established to assist studentathletes with speaking, listening, reading and writing in different languages. The Center, coordinated by a Modern Languages department instructor, offers a topnotch multimedia environment for all foreign language instruction. Math Skills - Realizing the increasing role mathematics plays in society today, the Prentice Gautt Academic Center aims to help all student-athletes achieve an understanding of math and related topics in their course work. The Mathematics Center offers regular instruction for student-athletes placed in preparatory mathematics courses and tutorial consultation in all math and statistics courses. Career Preparation - At OU, non-athletic career preparation is enhanced through workshops in résumé development, job search strategies, interviewing skills and graduate school preparation assistance. The Sooner Career Program is dedicated to educating student-athletes about the world of work and providing a transition from college athletics to their first careers. The program includes the OU Career Fair, career information seminars, opportunities for summer internships in various fields, an employment referral service and mentorship opportunities for graduating student-athletes. The Career Center, an exciting learning center, allows student-athletes the opportunity to explore potential careers and majors through a variety of resources. Additionally, student-athletes are able to take personality and career inventories via computer. The Sooner Career Program is jointly sponsored by the OU Athletic Department, the Sooner Club and the “O” Club. Supervised Study - Supervised study is a monitored study program designed to provide new studentathletes with organized study and tutoring time in an environment conducive to successful academic performance. Supervised study is located in the Prentice Gautt Academic Center, is held throughout the day and offers student-athletes a flexible study schedule.
Communication Skills - Communicating well is an essential skill in successful personal and professional interaction for OU student-athletes. The OU Communications Center offers training for effective oral communication and media relations. A working media conference room featuring a stage anda modern audio-visual systems is available in a state-of-the-art communications center. STEP THREE: Counseling Personal Career Counseling - Student-athletes receive caring, professional support from Dr. Gerald Gurney and his staff at all levels. This support may take several forms, including career choice, academic or personal decisions. Academic Counseling and Advisement - Four professional athletic academic counselors are present to help student-athletes through the educational process. Approximately one counselor per 100 student-athletes is available to assist the student-athletes with planning class schedules, choosing degree programs and setting personal and academic goals. Academic Monitoring - Course attendance and course performance are checked a minimum of four times per semester for each student-athlete participating in the intercollegiate athletic program.
STEP FOUR: Faculty Relations Faculty Guest Program - The faculty guest program’s purpose is to enhance the athletic department’s relationship with the faculty and staff. Faculty members are selected to be guest coaches for the week in all sports throughout the academic year. During that time, the faculty guests are provided with a list of planned activities that are designed to give them an opportunity to experience various aspects of the athletic department’s operations and introduce them to student-athlete lifestyles and expectations. STEP FIVE: Resident Life Sooner Housing Center - Student-athletes reside in a variety of University housing environments, including the Sooner Housing Center. The Sooner Housing Center, managed by Athletic Student Life staff, is located across the street from the Gaylord Familty - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. It provides a living environment that is conducive to the academic and personal development of student-athletes. The Sooner Housing Center was the winner of the 1998, 2003 and 2005 President’s Trophy for the outstanding housing center on the OU campus and was recognized for its contribution to academic excellence, innovative programming and campus diversity. The Sooner Housing Center was also selected as the President’s Trophy runner-up in 1997, 2000 and 2006.
Personal Health and Nutritional Counseling - The personal health and nutritional needs of studentathletes are monitored by the OU Sports Medicine staff of physicians and certified athletic trainers. The Wagner Dining Center makes every effort to accommodate the special dietary and nutritional requirements of OU student-athletes. The cafeteria serves all three meals with several healthy entrees to choose from. The menu is designed to meet the nutritional needs of every individual student-athlete by allowing each athlete to choose from a variety of options to accommodate the unique demands of his/her schedule. In addition, a pilot program to promote substance abuse awareness requires student-athletes to enroll in a campus personal health course focusing on substance abuse, human sexuality, nutrition and stress management.
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STUDENT SUPPORT Advisement Academic Advising Services, considered a campus advising unit, are conveniently located within the center. The athletic department employs four professional, full-time counselors who are here to help student-athletes through the educational process. Athletic academic counselors are often available on a walk-in basis as well as through scheduled appointments. Athletic academic counselors assist studentathletes with planning their class schedules and deciding on a degree program that will suit the needs of the student-athletes.
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Student-Athlete Advisory Committee - Student-athletel eaders from each sport comprise the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, which aims to improve communication with the athletic and University administration regarding studentathletes’ needs and concerns. The Student-Athlete Advisory Board developed a community outreach partnership with the Oklahoma Youth Center, a local residential facility for physically, mentally and sexually abused children. The board also designs programs that encourage excellence in academics and social responsibility and serve to represent student-athletes on campus-wide committees.
THE PRENTICE GAUTT ACADEMIC MENTORING PROGRAM Mentors are assigned by academic counselors to designated student-athletes to assist them with study skills, problem solving techniques, and time management. The primary goal of the mentoring program is to create an environment conducive to student-athlete success in the university academic setting. Athletic Student Life promotes this environment of academic success through several methods. Arriving at a college campus can be very intimidating for both freshmen and transfer students. Our program provides a mentor to help familiarize the student-athlete with the academic and social culture at OU, thus helping to ease the transition to the University setting. student-athletes.
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Academics Awards Program - The OU Athletic Student Life program places special emphasis upon recognition of outstanding academic performances by studentathletes. Scholar-athletes with a 3.0 GPA and above are recognized each semester at halftime of a football or men’s basketball game. An awards banquet is held in the spring to recognize scholar-athletes and special award winners. Graduating student-athletes receive recognition prior to OU’s graduation ceremonies in May during a reception. Each is given an “O” ring, representing their athletic participation and graduation from The University of Oklahoma. All scholarship student-athletes who exhaust their eligibility within eight semesters may receive an additional year of financial aid within a six-year period.
ACADEMIC ASSISTANCE AND TUTORING Tutors are available to assist student-athletes in all subject areas. Individual or small group sessions can be arranged with content experts either allocated by Academic Services or personally requested by the student-athlete. Academic Services also provides revision groups, study sessions and weekly instruction on an individual or group basis in order to ensure student-athlete success.
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STEP SIX: Life Skills, Academic Recognition, Graduation/Post Eligibility, Community Service and Student-Athlete Leadership Life Skills Program - OU is a member of the NCAA’s Life Skills Program and is dedicated to contributing to the growth and development of student-athletes through academic excellence, athletic excellence, personal development, community service and career development. The OU Athletic Department offers and maintains a strong commitment through comprehensive programs to fully develop the student-athletes’ academic and personal potential, while enjoying the highest levels of athletic competition.
Supervised Study Supervised study is a monitored study program designed to provide student-athletes with organized study and tutoring time in a flexible environment conducive to successful learning. Supervised study is required for all first-semester freshmen, transfer student-athletes, student-athletes with a cumulative GPA below 2.50, and any student-athlete who the coaching staff and the Student Life academic staff believe would benefit from the experience. Supervised study is flexible for all student-athletes. All freshman and transfer student-athletes are required to put in 10 hours a week in their first semester at the University. Any study area or learning center is available for use during these times.
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Assessment The academic assessment process begins with an entry-level assessment of all incoming student-athletes. This assessment is designed to help student-athletes know their strengths and weaknesses in content areas such as reading, writing, and mathematics. With this information, we can determine if student-athletes have the skills necessary to succeed in standard entry-level courses. Some results from this initial assessment may require additional testing, enrollment in developmental courses and academic services, or programs recommended based on individual needs. The ultimate purpose of our assessment is to ensure that student-athletes have the appropriate academic support services to achieve academic success.
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Psychological Counseling and Sport Psychology The Prentice Gautt Academic Center is staffed with a licensed Counseling Psychologist to provide a wide array of counseling and performance enhancing services. Studentathletes may visit the staff psychologist to confidentially discuss anything impacting their academic, athletic or personal lives.
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The University of Oklahoma athletics program boasts a tradition that few schools can rival. Over the years, Sooner squads have combined for 26 team national championships including eight in men’s gymnastics, seven in football, seven in wrestling, two in baseball, one in men’s golf and one in softball. The Sooner tradition isn’t something buried in the past. It inspires OU’s student-athletes to greater heights every season. In 2004-05, the Sooner football team competed in its second national championship in just four years and, in 2008, the men’s gymnastics team earned its fifth national title in seven seasons. In 2002, the Sooner men’s and women’s basketball teams carved their spot in history by advancing to the NCAA Final Four -- only the third time in NCAA history a school accomplished the feat with both teams in the same year. The OU women added another first in 200506, becoming the first team men’s or women’s, in Big 12 history to go 16-0 in league play.
When OU student-athletes raise the trophy of another championship, the hands responsible for hoisting that trophy symbolize thousands of Sooners around the globe. The following represents a closer look at the tradition powering the Oklahoma Sooners: • Oklahoma was playing football before it was a state. It’s only one of two Division I football programs to win seven or more national championships. And OU is the only Division I football program ever to record 47 straight victories. • Oklahoma gymnastics great Bart Conner won two NCAA all-around crowns and led the Sooners to two NCAA titles in 1977 and 1978. A three-time Olympian (1976, ‘80, ‘84), Conner won two gold medals in 1984. He was instrumental in the foundation of the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City.
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• Sooner football has accumulated seven national championships, 41 conference titles, 24 bowl championships, 144 All-Americans and had 334 players drafted by the NFL, including 37 first-round selections and three No. 1 picks: Lee Roy Selmon (1976), Billy Sims (1980) and Brian Bosworth (1987—supplemental). • Oklahoma’s storied wrestling program has amassed 23 conference titles and seven national championships. OU has produced 252 All-Americans and its 65 individual national champions ranks third all-time. • The OU women’s basketball team became the first team to go a combined 19-0 against league opponents, and was one of only four teams nationally to run the table against their league in 2005-06. Next season, OU enter with a 17-game regular season and a 20-game winning streak against conference foes. The unprecedented run netted the Sherri Coale-led Sooners their fourth regular season Big 12 Championship and their third Big 12 Tournament Championship, both league highs. OU’s 19-game winning streak topped the previous best of 18 set by the 2000-01 team.
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teams combined for 74 wins -- the most ever for those three sports by a Division I school in a single season. Oklahoma went 11-2 in football, 31-5 in men’s basketball and 32-4 in women’s basketball. The University of Oklahoma now stands alone in college sports’ 30-30-10 club, created exclusively by OU. Oklahoma’s student-athletes continue to lead in the classroom and their actions in the community are exemplary. With the Great Expectations campaign, Oklahoma continues to build the finest facilities in the nation. Each day, it becomes more evident that the University of Oklahoma has become one of the finest comprehensive athletics program in the country.
• Oklahoma defeated UCLA in the 2000 Women’s College World Series to capture the school’s first softball national championship. The Sooners won 66 games, broke 15 school records, had four All-Americans, the WCWS Most Outstanding Player, three WCWS all-tournament team members, a Big 12 title, a No. 1 ranking and the National Coaching Staff of the Year. The Sooners became just the second non-West Coast team in NCAA history to win a softball national championship. • The OU men’s basketball team has competed in 26 postseason tournaments in the last 27 years. Last season OU produced its 31st winning season in the last 32 years. No other Big 12 team can boast as many winning campaigns in the span.
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• The Oklahoma men’s golf program has produced 47 All-Americans, eight three-time All-Americans, eight individual conference champions, 14 conference titles and the 1989 national championship.
• The Oklahoma baseball team swept through its regional tournament and the World Series without a loss to capture the 1994 national championship. The Sooners topped off a 42-17 regular season with the school’s second national baseball title.
• Oklahoma men’s basketball great Mookie Blaylock holds the NCAA-single game record for steals in a contest with 13. He accomplished the feat twice in games against Centenary on Dec. 12, 1987, and LoyolaMarymount on Dec. 17, 1988.
• Oklahoma baseball won the 1951 College World Series with a come-from-behind win over Tennessee in the championship game to become the first team in history to claim the title after winning the double-elimination tournament without a defeat.
• Former OU letterwinners Michael Blackwood (track and field), Jonathan Horton (men’s gymnastics) and Danny McFarlane (track and field) represented Oklahoma at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
• Three-time OU All-American Anthony Kim won the 2008 AT&T National in early July, becoming the first American golfer under the age of 25 to win twice in one year on the PGA Tour since Tiger Woods.
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The men’s gymnastics squad won its fifth The OU men’s gymnastics squad won its fifth NCAA NCAA Championship in seven seasons in 2008. National Championship in the past seven seasons in 2008.
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• OU football has produced four Heisman Trophy winners: halfback Billy Vessels won the award in 1952, tailback Steve Owens won in 1969, halfback Billy Sims won in 1978, and quarterback Jason White brought the trophy back to Norman in 2003. OU players have captured 34 national player of the year awards and the Sooners have also produced five Outland Trophies, four Walter Camp Trophies, four Butkus Award winners, three Lombardi Awards, three Thorpe Awards, three Davey O’Brien Awards, two Bronko Nagurski Awards, two Maxwell Awards, one Tatupu Award and one Bednarik.
• Oklahoma wrestling has produced 18 Olympians who have collectively won three gold and two silver medals. Brothers Dave and Mark Schultz both won gold in the 1984 games.
• Sooner basketball great Stacey Dales graduated as the most decorated player in the program’s history in 2002. She was the WNBA’s third overall draft pick by the Washington Mystics. In addition to leading OU to the 2002 national championship game, Dales was a twotime consensus All-American, two-time Big 12 Player of the Year, four-time Academic All-Big 12 selection, and two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American.
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• Oklahoma golf’s Charlie Coe was one of the most celebrated amateur players in the history of the game. During his career, Coe captured U.S. amateur crowns in 1949, 1958 and 1959. He also played in 19 straight Masters Tournaments. Coe competed on the Walker Cup teams of 1949, 1951 and 1953.
• Oklahoma basketball great Wayman Tisdale was a three-time All-American for the Sooners from 1983-85 and is the all-time leading scorer and rebounder in OU history. He was a member of the 1984 gold-medalwinning U.S. Olympic team and was recently named the greatest player ever in the Big Eight Conference by a panel of longtime conference media observers and officials. Tisdale’s No. 23 jersey was retired by Oklahoma in 1997 -- the first jersey ever retired by OU in any sport.
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• Oklahoma football has placed 23 former Sooners into the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, including three head coaches: Bennie Owen in 1951, Bud Wilkinson in 1969 and Barry Switzer in 2001.
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Behind a first team All-Big 12 performance from freshman forward Blake Griffin, head coach Jeff Capel’s Sooners posted a 23-12 overall record, finished in fourth place in the conference race and participated in the program’s 21st NCAA Tournament in the past 26 years (only six schools have made more appearances during the span). A No. 6 seed in the NCAA East Regional, OU disposed of No. 11 seed Saint Joseph’s 72-64 in Birmingham, Ala., behind a career-high 25 points from David Godbold to become one of the last 32 teams standing.
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The Sooners (12-1) became the first football team in the Big 12 Conference to win three straight Big 12 Championships as Oklahoma dominated Missouri, 62-21, in the Big 12 Championship game in Kansas City. The Sooners claimed the program’s sixth conference title in nine seasons and 42nd overall. Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford leads the Sooners to the BCS National Championship game against Florida on Jan. 8. Its the Sooners sixth BCS bowl in the last seven years and the fourth appearance in the national title game since 2000.
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Jessica Eldridge closed out her impressive OU career with a fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA Cross Country Championships. Eldridge was named to the 2007 Division I Midwest All-Region Cross Country team along with sophomore Jon Grey and freshman Kevin Schwab after the trio recorded top-25 finishes in the NCAA Midwest Regional. All scoring Sooner men finished in the top 50 at the NCAA Midwest Regional as the team finished fifth. Eldridge also recorded her fourth All-Big 12 honor with a seventh-place finish, leading her team to a sixth-place finish in head coach Martin Smith’s third season, a two-spot jump from the previous year.
The University of Oklahoma women’s basketball team finished the 2007-08 season with a 22-9 overall record, a No. 19 ranking and a 10th straight postseason appearance. OU reached the NCAA Tournament for the ninth straight year, defeating Illinois State to advance past the first round for the third straight year before falling in an overtime thriller to Notre Dame in the second round. Oklahoma ranked No. 3 nationally in average home attendance, trailing only Tennessee and Connecticut, with 10,254 fans in attendance per game at the Lloyd Noble Center. Head coach Sherri Coale earned her 250th win as the Sooners’ head coach while Courtney Paris earned consensus AllAmerica honors for a third straight season, becoming the first Sooner to do so, and was named the Big 12’s Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.
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When all was said and done, the 2007-08 Sooners had captured three tournament championships and qualified for the NCAA West Regional, their first appearance in the NCAA Regional Championships since 2004. The Sooners were victorious at the season-opening Badger Invitational Sept. 9-10 in Madison, Wis., the Price’s “Give ‘Em Five” Intercollegiate Oct. 15-17 in Las Cruces, N.M., and at their home tournament, the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic April 6-7. Senior Kelly Jacques recorded eight top15 finishes in OU’s 11 tournaments in 2007-08. Junior Kendall Dye recorded her first career tournament victory at the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic with a 2-under-par score of 214
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Etching its name in the record books on multiple occasions, the Sooners clinched their first Big 12 title since 2004 in dramatic come-from-behind fashion and placed eighth at the NCAA Championships, tying the ‘07 squad for the best finish in program history at the season-ending event. Senior Kiara Redmond capped off her illustrious career with four additional All-America honors to move her career total to nine - the highest tally of any gymnast in program history. The ’08 campaign started with 21 straight victories, including all 18 regular-season meetings as the Sooners became the only team in the country to post an undefeated regular season.
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In 2008, head coach Sunny Golloway led the OU baseball team into the championship round of an NCAA Regional for the third time in his four years at the helm. The Sooners advanced to their 31st NCAA Tournament after a strong finish to the season which included an appearance in the Big 12 Championship where OU was one game away from playing for the conference title. In the Tempe Regional, OU defeated No. 22 Vanderbilt twice and was eliminated by the host school and fourthranked team in the country, Arizona State. Three Sooners, Aljay Davis, Aaron Baker and Mike Gosse, were named to the All-Tournament team, giving OU 13 regional honorees since Golloway took over at the end of the 2005 season. Oklahoma finished 36-26-1 overall in 2008 and was the top hitting program in Big 12 action.
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Ranked second heading into the 2008 NCAA Championships and facing No. 1 Stanford on its home floor in Palo Alto, Calif., the Sooners surged ahead of the Cardinal on the final routine of the night to claim their eighth national championship and fifth in the last seven years. Horton, who won the 2008 Nissen-Emery Award, concluded his career as the most decorated gymnast in OU history by claiming an individual national championship on the still rings and earning All-America honors for his runner-up finish in the all-around as well as on rings and parallel bars. The Houston, Texas, native finished with six career individual NCAA titles and 18 career All-America honors during his time in Norman. Both records were previously held by two-time Olympic gold-medalist Bart Conner.
The Sooners reached the double-digit mark in All-America honors with six coming at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and four at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Two of the All-Americans, Shardae Boutte and Latoya Greaves, recorded a sweep of the Big 12 Conference titles, claiming indoor and outdoor titles in the triple jump and hurdles, respectively. Both the men’s and women’s teams reached their highest national rankings, the men at No. 3 during the indoor season and the women at No. 16 in the outdoor season. The Oklahoma men closed out the indoor season with a 15th-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Eleven student-athletes were named to the Big 12 Conference’s 2008 Academic All-Big 12 Track and field teams including Amy Backel and Catherine Odell with perfect 4.0 GPAs.
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The Sooners finished the 2008 season strong with a 2-3-1 mark down the stretch. OU (3-15-1 overall, 2-7-1 Big 12) finished one win shy of qualifying for the Big 12 Championship. Sophomore forward Whitney Palmer was named to the All-Big 12 second team after leading the Sooners in goals scored for the second consecutive season. Palmer’s eight goals was tied for sixth in the Big 12 at the end of the regular season and is the tied for the third most in OU single-season history. The Sooners placed six members on the 2008 Academic All-Big 12 first team. OU has accumulated at least six or more first team academic honorees in each of the last five seasons. Sophomore defender Claire West was named to ESPN The Magazine’s Academic AllDistrict VI third team.
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The University of Oklahoma women’s tennis team went 11-12 and 4-8 in the Big 12 with a young squad. The Sooners had three true freshmen playing in their top six, including standout Ana-Maria Constantinescu, who was named the ITA Central Regional Rookie of the Year after the season ended. Constantinescu led the Sooners at the No. 1 position, earning a 15-5 overall record and a 7-4 Big 12 mark. Constantinescu was also recognized by the University of Oklahoma athletics department as a 2008 recipient of the Jay Myers Award and earned a spot on the 2008 All-Big 12 team.
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The Sooner wrestling squad completed the 2007-08 regular season with a 14-5 dual record, its most wins since winning 14 in 2004. It also marked the 13th straight season that head coach Jack Spates had led the OU program to at least 10 wins. That feat was accomplished with six underclassmen becoming staples in the starting lineup. Seven of Oklahoma’s victories during the campaign came against teams that placed in the top 30 at the NCAA Championships (No. 5 OSU, No. 16 Pitt, No. 18 Navy, No. 25 North Carolina, No. 26 Cal Poly, and tied for No. 28 was Michigan State and Arizona State). The OU squad caught fire midseason by reeling off seven straight victories, beginning with a win over at Central Oklahoma on Dec. 7.
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The Sooners advanced to their third Super Regional in the last four years and finished the season with an overall record of 47-14, marking the 15th straight season that the Oklahoma program has notched a 40-win season. The Sooners are the only team in Big 12 Conference history to notch 40-win seasons in each of the 13 years since the league. Oklahoma was solid in conference action as the Sooners produced a 16-2 record in the Big 12, with its only two losses coming to regular season and postseason champion Texas A&M. OU claimed its eighth regional championship in the last nine years to advance to its third Super Regional in the last four years.
With a young squad, the 2008 Oklahoma volleyball team surpassed expectations. The team finished 12-16 overall, 8-12 in Big 12 play for a seventh-place finish. The Sooners started three freshmen and one transfer for the majority of the year - the only team in the league to have that young of a core. The Sooners faced one of the nation’s toughest schedules - playing nationally-ranked Southern California, San Diego and Cal Poly in non-conference play. During the conference season, OU tallied its biggest win in school history, upending then-third-ranked Texas in Austin on Oct. 29, 2008. It was Oklahoma’s first win over a top five opponent and the Sooners’ second win in the series. Despite failing to make the NCAA Tournament, the 2008 team garnered much-need experience to carry the team far into the future. The freshmen duo of Caitlin Higgins and Brianne Barker were named to the Big 12 all-Freshman team. Higgins earned the AVCA/Sports Imports National Player of the Week honor on Nov. 4.
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The Sooners excelled on their home court where they won eight matches, including their lone Big 12 victory, as the Sooners flirted with a top-30 ranking all season. Andrei Daescu was the lone Sooner selected to play in the NCAA Championships as OU finished the season with a record of 11-13 and ended Big 12 play with a record of 1-5. Daescu and Federico Chavarria earned All-Big 12 honors while Ryan Thomas earned his third consecutive Academic All-Big 12 honor.
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OKLAHOMA’S RICH TRADITION The University of Oklahoma has a long and storied history. The rich tradition has given birth to some of the most recognized pageantry in all of college athletics. Here is a look at the origin of some of the elements that create the wonderful atmosphere so unique to OU:
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College sports fans are hard-pressed to find a nickname that is as unique and as tied-in to a state’s history as a Sooner. The University of Oklahoma is the only school known as Sooners and those who claim that they are Sooners say it with pride. The Oklahoma Territory opened with the Land Run of 1889. Settlers from across the globe, seeking free land, made their way to the prairies of the plains to stake their claim. One of the few rules to claiming a lot of land was that all participants were to start at the same time, on the boom of a cannon. All settlers who started then were labeled as “Boomers” and the ones who went too soon were called “Sooners.” OU athletic teams were called either Rough Riders or Boomers for 10 years before the current Sooner nickname emerged in 1908. The university actually derived its name from a pep club called “The Sooner Rooters.” The success of University of Oklahoma athletic teams over the years has made the nickname synonymous with winning.
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One of the most recognizable college fight songs in the country, Boomer Sooner immediately evokes enthusiasm from OU fans and sends chills down the spines of those who dare to oppose them. In 1905, Arthur M. Alden, a student in history and physiology whose father was a Norman jeweler, wrote the lyrics to the fight song, borrowing the tune from Yale University’s Boola Boola but improvising the words. A year later, an addition was made to it from North Carolina’s I’m a Tarheel Born and the two combined to form the university’s fight song today. Though the tune was first made known by Yale, the everlasting success of Sooner squads has taken the melody of Boomer Sooner to national popularity. Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner Boomer Sooner, OK U! Oklahoma, Oklahoma Oklahoma, Oklahoma Oklahoma, Oklahoma Oklahoma, OK U! I’m a Sooner born and Sooner bred and when I die, I’ll be Sooner dead Rah Oklahoma, Rah Oklahoma Rah Oklahoma, OK U!
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The OU Chant is a loyalty song that is sung before every home football game, before and after every men’s and women’s basketball games and at the end of many athletic and university functions. Every fan who wears the official colors, each current student and student-athlete and all OU alumni are encouraged to stand and raise one finger in the air during the playing of the Chant -- a symbolic gesture that shows those who do not know what it means to be a Sooner, the greatness of the university and the unity between all Sooners. The Chant was written in 1936 by Jessie Lone Clarkson Gilkey, who directed the OU girl’s glee club from 1936 to 1938 and was voted Outstanding Faculty Woman in 1937. O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A Our chant rolls on and on! Thousands strong Join heart and song In alma mater’s praise Of campus beautiful by day and night Of colors proudly gleaming Red and White ‘Neath a western sky OU’s chant will never die. Live on University!
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In the early years of the 1900s, both townspeople of Norman and students of OU participated in a band that played for football games. Professor John Merrill started the first band in 1901, which was composed mostly of townspeople and disbanded after each football season. Lloyd Curtis, a cornetist, founded the first continuous student band in 1904.
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The Sooner Schooner is a Conestoga, or covered wagon, reminiscent of the mode of travel used by pioneers who settled Oklahoma. The Schooner is powered by matching white ponies named Boomer and Sooner, and it ventures onto Owen Field in a triumphant victory ride after OU scores. Although the Schooner was introduced in 1964, it did not become the official mascot until 1980. The Schooner is well-recognized by college athletics fans across the country and makes regular appearances at university functions.
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The student body approved with great enthusiasm and immediately pennants, banners, badges and decorations of every description appeared on the streets, in the windows, at chapel, in classrooms, and all public places; however, local merchants could not supply the demand. Even though the school colors have evolved to red and white over the years, you can ask any self-respecting Sooner what the colors are and they will proudly announce “Crimson and Cream.”
PRIDE OF OKLAHOMA
The Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band has been supporting Sooner Spirit for nearly a century. Unlike many other college bands, which began as military drill units, the Pride of Oklahoma had its beginnings as a pep band.
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In the fall of 1895, Miss May Overstreet, the only woman on the faculty, was asked to chair a committee to select the colors of the university. The committee decided the colors should be crimson and cream and an elaborate display of the colors was draped above a platform before the student body.
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Today, the 300-member Pride of Oklahoma has members representing virtually every college and major on campus. The Pride of Oklahoma stands for excellence in musicianship, academics, school spirit, and commitment to our role in the surrounding community.
In the fall of 2005, the OU Athletics Deparment introduced costumed mascots. The new characters will act as an extension of the Sooner Schooner and its horses to be enjoyed by fans -- especially children -- at all OU athletics contests. The costumes feature traditional collegiate gear as part of their regular uniform, but will don team uniforms for football and men’s and women’s basketball. They were voted “Most Collegiate” by the Universal Cheerleading Association (UCA).
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Boomer Sooner rings out at the end of each rehearsal, and that song is the defining element of the University of Oklahoma. Not much can compare to the first “go-go” at a football game when the Pride of Oklahoma marches the interlocking OU down the field playing Boomer Sooner.
During OU football and baseball games from 19151928, Mex the Dog wore a red sweater with a letter “O” on the side. Mex died of old age on April 30, 1928, and he was so popular among students and faculty that the university closed for his funeral and procession on May 2, 1928.
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On gamedays, a sea of crimson rolls through OU’s home venues and all Sooners are urged to wear the official colors to show the rest of the country what school spirit and Sooner Pride is all about.
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TOP-NOTCH FACILITIES With one of the greatest winning traditions in intercollegiate athletics, the University of Oklahoma, its players, coaches and fans understand the meaning of “Great Expectations.” OU hopes for and expects great things from its athletics teams -- and the athletes and coaches expect the same from themselves. Time and time again, the Sooners have delivered on this expectation: 25 national championships, 208 conference titles and more than 1,000 All-Americans. The University of Oklahoma’s goal is to provide first-class facilities and resources for all the programs and endeavors sponsored by the institution. OU Athletics captures so much attention and interest that it requires the help and support of all Sooners to continue the tradition that all have enjoyed. With that in mind, OU launched “Great Expectations...The Campaign for Sooner Sports” in 1999. “Great Expectations - The Campaign for Sooner Sports,” a recently completed fund-raising effort, was about the continuation of a proud championship tradition. It was a five-year campaign launched with an eventual goal of $100 million, making possible an extraordinary era in new athletics facilities that has led to unprecedented athletic and academic success for OU studentathletes. Among the accomplishments made possible by Great Expectations’ donors: an expanded, renovated and more beautiful football stadium; two completely new facilities for men’s and women’s basketball at Lloyd Noble Center; new or renovated facilities for wrestling, softball, tennis, soccer and track and field; new strength and conditioning and sports medicine centers and an indoor training center.
Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium The $75 million expansion and renovation of OU’s football stadium, completed in 2004, transformed a towering concrete structure into a beautiful facility featuring the brick and cast stone that characterize OU’s historic buildings. The expansion added 8,000 seats, including 56 suites, on the east side. At the same time, the press box was remodeled and outfitted with several stateof-the-art features. This historical facility is the largest sports arena in the state, and following its recent expansion, now ranks among the 15 largest on-campus facilities in the nation. Everest Training Center Considered one of the premier indoor facilities in the country, the Everest Training Center is a 74,000-square-foot center that includes a full-size playing field, simulated stadium lighting, a complete scoreboard with play clocks, LED 40-yard timing devices and a ceiling that hangs 65 feet above the playing surface to allow for all kicking and throwing drills. McClendon Center for Intercollegiate Athletics While the football gameday facilities in the Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium may be more familiar to OU supporters, the north side McClendon Center for Intercollegiate Athletics is one of the most vital areas for OU’s entire athletics program as it is the center of student learning and athletics administration activities. Robin Siegfried and Family Strength and Conditioning Complex This 13,000-square-foot facility serves more than 400 athletes in OU’s 20 sports. The state-of-the-art facility inside the Barry Switzer Center has been central to OU’s success in recent years and helped develop OU’s reputation as the strength and conditioning field. Barry Switzer Center A special feature is the Barry Switzer Center on the south side of the Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, where OU’s storied football history is displayed, media conferences are held and recruits are entertained. The center recently experienced a significant upgrade to reflect this success and to fully realize the original vision as an exhibit area focusing on OU’s greatest victories and most successful coaching eras. Henry J. Freede, M.D., Sports Medicine Facility This 8,000-square-foot sports medicine facility within the Barry Switzer Center treats athletes from all 20 sports, ensuring the best possible health for OU student-athletes through preventative medicine and post-injury treatment and rehabilitation.
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Mary Jane Noble Women’s Basketball Center In 1975, the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation of Ardmore made the first million-dollar gift in OU history with its contribution to OU’s campaign to build a multi-purpose arena. In 1999, the foundation made another gift to support the renovation of the original center, adding first-class matching facilities for the men’s and women’s basketball teams. The Lloyd Noble Center addition includes two new full-sized practice courts for the men’s and women’s basketball teams.
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Bob and Ann Coleman Men’s Basketball Center The nearly 63,000-square-feet Lloyd Noble Center addition offers a matched set of men’s and women’s facilities, including full-sized practice courts, new team and coaches’ locker rooms, training rooms and steam/spa/sauna rooms. Office facilities and conference rooms provide views of the practice courts as special features and a shared weight training facility was created. The Keer-McGee Courtside Club gives fans a new venue for special events.
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John Jacobs Track and Field Complex The project, which was completed in spring 2004, includes a 25,000-square-foot building connecting the Mosier Indoor Practice Facility with the Everest Training Center. This new building includes track and field locker rooms, a sports medicine room and a video teaching room. The John Jacobs Track was altered and re-surfaced to include European Oval turns for a faster track and nine 48-inch wide lanes. Other improvements include upgrades of field event areas, placing them directionally north/south and east/west to take advantage of wind conditions; spectator seating for 2,000; new restrooms and concessions; and the installation of championship lighting.
complete interior renovation comprised of a resanded and repainted floor with four efficient practice courts and chair-back seating that offers fans more comfort. In addition, the entire facility was repainted and improvements were made to the HVAC system, sound system, lighting and scoreboards. The Sooners have also enjoyed renovations done to the training room as well as an upgrade to both the volleyball and wrestling locker rooms.
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John Crain Field at the OU Soccer Complex The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department and the soccer program enjoyed a $4.5 million expansion to the soccer stadium in 2006. In addition to a press box and a permanent grandstand,a multiuse building is located between John Crain Field at the OU Soccer Complex and the Headington Family Tennis Center at the corner of Chautauqua Avenue and Imhoff Road. The multi-purpose complex includes locker rooms, meeting and video rooms and officesfor the student-athletes and coaches.
Baseball Expansion Renovations to L. Dale Mitchell Park were completed when the press box underwent stateof-the-art improvements including four suites and a press area, the Mike Treps Media Room. The facility, which opened in 1982, hosted its first NCAA Regional in 2006.
Howard McCasland Field House The Field House is one of OU’s most historic buildings. Many OU alumni fondly recall the field house as the home of OU’s basketball program, which it was until Lloyd Noble Center opened in 1975. In 2005, the Field House underwent a $6 million facelift that included a
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Headington Family Tennis Center The construction of the $1.4 million, 12-court championship facility created for the tennis teams during the athletic campaign was particularly notable because it was donations exclusively from tennis lettermen who made the new courts possible. The tennis teams will also enjoy a multpurpose building in between the courts and the OU Soccer Complex. The facility includes locker rooms, meeting and video rooms and offices for the coaches and student athletes.
Softball Complex In 2002, the Robert E. Young and Family Softball Locker Room was added to the Softball Complex, giving the team a spacious and comfortable gathering place for preparation and relaxation. In 2003, the softball field was named in honor of retired softball coach and women’s administrator Marita Hynes.
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Fred & Mary Eddy Jones Foundation Red Room The Red Room is where OU football players meet as a team or offensive/defensive units to watch motivational videos before each game. OU’s offense and defense post their goals for each week, and the Sooner coach holds his post-game press conference in this area.
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She is the first athlete since the Big 12 was formed to earn the accolade. In addition to his athletic accomplishments, Augustin was an Academic AllAmerica First Team choice. In its history, the conference can boast of over 300 academic honorees, averaging more than 25 each season. The Big 12 can boast of other stories that combine on and off the field success. Patience Knight (Texas Tech) was the recipient of the Honda Inspiration Award in 2008, given to an outstanding female college athlete who overcomes adversity to excel in her sport. She was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in 2007, but rebounded to win All-America honors at the 2008 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships.
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The Big 12 Conference has established a consistent level of national success on the field and in the classroom as it enters its 13th season in 2008-09. Since it began play in 1996-97, the Conference can boast 31 team crowns and more than 385 individual NCAA Championships. The success continued during 2007-08 as Kansas captured the Big 12’s first national title in men’s basketball, while the league added 31 individual crowns. Over the past four seasons a total of 12 NCAA trophies have been hoisted by Big 12 institutions, with at least one national crown won in all but one year for the Conference, including each of the past 11 seasons. The Big 12 leads all conferences with five appearances in Bowl Championship Series title games. League squads have played for the football national championship five times in the last nine years with berths in 14 BCS games overall, including two in 2007. The Big 12 led all conferences with four teams ranked in the Top 10 in the final national polls a season ago. In addition, an all-time high eight league players earned consensus All-America recognition in 2007, more than any other conference. In basketball, nine men’s and women’s teams have advanced to their respective Final Fours in the past seven seasons as the Big 12 continues its place among the elite intercollegiate athletic conferences. The six men’s Final Four participants since 2002 is more than any conference. Numerous national honors have been won by basketball student-athletes during the league’s history, with Michael Beasley (Kansas State), D.J. Augustin (Texas) and Courtney Paris (Oklahoma) the most recent to garner accolades as consensus All-America in 2007-08. The Big 12 and its member institutions are committed to a competitive environment where sportsmanship and fair play take center stage. Whether on the field, in the classroom, or within the community the student-athletes, administrators, coaches and game officials of the Big 12 support the highest ideals in sportsmanship. Big 12 student-athletes also do well in garnering national academic recognition. Sarah Pavan (Nebraska) was named Academic All-America of the Year in volleyball the past two seasons by ESPN The Magazine and College Sports Information Directors of America with a 4.0 grade-point average in Biochemistry. She also won the national academic honor presented for all sports in 2006-07 and was named recipient of the prestigious 2006-07 Honda-Broderick Award as Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year.
At the end of each academic year, the Conference honors its top male and female student-athletes with the Big 12 Athlete of the Year and Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year awards. Institutions can also nominate student-athletes for the prestigious Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarships at the end of each academic year. A total of 201 scholars have received over $1.2 million in postgraduate financial aid through the first 12 years of the program. The Big 12 sponsors 21 sports. Men’s squads include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, swimming & diving, tennis and wrestling. Women’s teams are fielded in basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and volleyball. The conference is made up of 12 institutions that have shared many traditional rivalries throughout their histories. Member schools include Baylor University, University of Colorado, Iowa State University, University of Kansas, Kansas State University, University of Missouri, University of Nebraska, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, University of Texas, Texas A&M University and Texas Tech University. The institutions created a league that encompasses seven states, more than 45 million people and television households in 18 of the top 100 markets within its geographic footprint. The conference conducts championships for 20 of its 21 sports. Each championship helps to determine teams and/or individuals that will represent the Conference in national postseason competition. The winner of the Big 12 football championship game earns the league’s berth into the prestigious Bowl Championship Series. In the last several years the Big 12 has increased its bowl agreements and expanded television opportunities for all sports through contracts with ABC/ESPN, FSN and CBS College Sports. Most recently, the league renewed and expanded its multi-year arrangement with ABC/ESPN, Inc. The new contract begins in 2008-09. In its first 12 years, the Conference has distributed more than $1 billion to its 12 member institutions. The Big 12 staff administers to more than 4,600 student-athletes in 21 sports. The conference is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
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TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS 1. Rickie Fowler, Oklahoma State 72-68-71-68=279 (-9) 2. Kevin Tway, Oklahoma State 72-68-70-73=283 (-5) 3. Garrett Merrell, Texas Tech 76-67-68-74=285 (-3) 4. Chris Ward, Texas Tech 72-69-71-75=287 (-1) 5. Andrea Pavan, Texas A&M 76-71-67-74=288 (E)
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Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ames, Iowa Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,160 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cardinal and Gold Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cyclones Home Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Veenker Memorial Golf Course President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Gregory L. Geoffroy Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamie Pollard Head Coach (Season) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jay Horton (10th) 2008 Big 12 Championship Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9th NCAA Postseason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . None Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/5 Men’s Golf Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug Meyer Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (515) 294-5095 Office Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (515) 294-0558 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mediarelations@iastate.edu Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.Cyclones.com
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Trinity, Texas 7,470 Yards/Par 72 April 25-27, 2008
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boulder, Colo. Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,988 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silver, Gold and Black Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buffaloes Home Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interlocken Golf Resort President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Benson Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Bohn Head Coach (Season) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roy Edwards (3rd) 2008 Big 12 Championship Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10th NCAA Postseason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18th [NCAA Central Region] Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/2 Men’s Golf Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Plati Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (303) 492-5626 Office Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (303) 492-3811 E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . david.plati@colorado.edu Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.CUBuffs.com
THE STAFF
Whispering Pines Golf Club
cOLORADO
THE SOONERS
2008 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS
2008- 09 S E A S ON
BIG 12 STAFF Commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Beebe Deputy Commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Weiser Senior Associate Commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Allen Senior Associate Commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dru Hancock Associate Commissioner - Men’s Basketball & Game Mgmt. . . . . . John Underwood Chief Financial Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Pace Assistant Commissioner - Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Burda Assistant Commissioner - Events & Human Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brad Clements Assistant Commissioner - Governance & Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lori Ebihara Assistant Commissioner - Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dayna Scherf Assistant Commissioner - Football & Student Services . . . . . . . . . . Edward T. Stewart Director of Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keri Boyce Director of Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rob Carolla Director of Football Championship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donnie Duncan Director of Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maark Keith Coordinator of Football Officials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walt Anderson Associate Director of Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joni James Lehmann Assistant Director of Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmen Branch Assistant Director of Video Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Hollister Championships Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blair Beneke Business and Ticket Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Frick Executive Assistant to the Commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melanie Ellis Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regina Everett Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracy Hunt Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valerie Rocha Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brad Simmons Receptionist/Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Peterson Will Hancock Communications Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Felicia Michael Will Hancock Communications Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonnie Ryan Internet Services Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melanie Weiser
BAYLOR
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waco, Texas Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,174 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Green and Gold Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bears Home Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Twin Rivers Golf Club President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. David E. Garland Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ian McCaw Head Coach (Season) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Priest (6th) 2008 Big 12 Championship Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th NCAA Postseason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25th [NCAA Central Region] Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/4 Men’s Golf Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Yandle Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (254) 710-8119 Office Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (254) 710-1369 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher_Yandle@baylor.edu Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.BaylorBears.com
B OOME R S OONE R
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KANSAS
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lawrence, Kan. Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,613 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crimson and Blue Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayhawks Home Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alvamar Golf Club President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Robert Hemenway Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lew Perkins Head Coach (Season) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kit Grove (2nd) 2008 Big 12 Championship Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th NCAA Postseason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . None Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/1 Men’s Golf Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brian Harrison Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 864-3417 Office Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 864-7944 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kcjhawk3@ku.edu Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.KUAthletics.com
KANSAS STATE
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manhattan, Kan. Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,332 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purple and White Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wildcats Home Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colbert Hills President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Jon Wefald Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Krause Head Coach (Season) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Norris (12th) 2008 Big 12 Championship Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8th NCAA Postseason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . None Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/1 Men’s Golf Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Lackey Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 532-7708 Office Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (785) 532-6093 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rlackey@ksu.edu Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.K-StateSports.com
MISSOURI
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Columbia, Mo. Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,477 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old Gold and Black Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tigers Home Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Old Hawthorne President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Brady J. Deaton Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Alden Head Coach (Season) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Leroux (5th) 2008 Big 12 Championship Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12th NCAA Postseason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . None Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/2 Men’s Golf Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josh Murray Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 882-0711 Office Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (573) 882-4270 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . murrayjos@missouri.edu Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.MUTigers.com
NEBRASKA
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lincoln, Neb. Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,000 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scarlet and Cream Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cornhuskers, Huskers Home Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Firethorn GC/ Wilderness Ridge GC President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James B. Milliken Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Osborne Head Coach (Season) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Spangler (8th) 2008 Big 12 Championship Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11th NCAA Postseason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . None Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7/0 Men’s Golf Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nate Pohlen Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (402) 472-0694 Office Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (402) 472-2005 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . npohlen@huskers.edu Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.Huskers.com
OKLAHOMA STATE
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stillwater, Okla. Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,000 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orange and Black Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cowboys Home Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karsten Creek President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burns Hargis Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Holder Head Coach (Season) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike McGraw (14th) 2008 Big 12 Championship Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st NCAA Postseason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th [NCAA Championships] Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/0 Men’s Golf Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Cameron Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (405) 744-4853 Office Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (405) 744-7754 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ryan.cameron@okstate.edu Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.OKState.com
TEXAS
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Austin, Texas Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,738 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burnt Orange and White Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Longhorns Home Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Univeristy of Texas Golf Course President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . William Powers, Jr. Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeLoss Dodds Head Coach (Season) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Fields (9th) 2008 Big 12 Championship Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2nd NCAA Postseason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19th [NCAA Championships] Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N/A Men’s Golf Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Travis Feldhaus Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (512) 232-9460 Office Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (512) 472-6040 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . travis.feldhaus@athletics.utexas.edu Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.TexasSports.com
2008-09 OKL AHOMA MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE
BIG 12 CONFERENCE
TEXAS A&M
B OOME R S OONE R
TEXAS TECH
THE STAFF
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lubbock, Texas Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,000 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red and Black Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red Raiders Home Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Rawls Course President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Guy Bailey Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gerald Myers Head Coach (Season) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Sands (9th) 2008 Big 12 Championship Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd NCAA Postseason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12th [NCAA West Region] Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/0 Men’s Golf Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chris Cook Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (806) 742-2762 Office Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (806) 742-1970 Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . chris.cook@ttu.edu Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.TexasTech.com
THE SOONERS
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The University of Oklahoma golf program is committed to many things, including the community. One of the biggest projects marked on the yearly calendar is the Clubs for Kids event held at the Lakeview Golf Course in Ardmore, Okla. The annual event, which has provided clubs and instruction to more than 1,000 children, is held prior to The Maxwell each year. It provides an opportunity for southeastern Oklahoma’s youth to interact with the men’s golf team. It has become one of the most popular events for both the public and the team. Former Sooner golfer Bridger Cox, also an Ardmore, Okla., native, says this yearly event is about more than helping others. “Clubs for Kids is a chance for us to take a step back and remember what it was like when we were that age. I always went to Clubs for Kids when I was growing up and when you see these OU golfers, it’s a really big deal,” Cox said. “For us, this is something we can do to help out junior golf and encourage kids who might otherwise not play golf to participate. I wish that we could do the kinds of events more often because it really is rewarding to see how excited these kids get every year.” Organized by Lakeview golf professional Doug Hargis, in conjunction with The Maxwell Tournament chairman Bobby Bramlett, Clubs for Kids is a win-win situation for everyone. “We want to give the children in the community of Ardmore an opportunity to enjoy and learn about the great game of golf,” Bramlett said. “For the players, they get the chance to give something back to the game as ambassadors for the University of Oklahoma golf.”
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Bramlett says that Clubs for Kids plays an integral part in the success of The Maxwell Tournament as well as giving youngsters the opportunity to see the Sooners in tournament play. “We hold it the week before the tournament so it becomes an important momentum builder for The Maxwell. We let the children have the opportunity to see these young men and women again in action across the street at Dornick Hills.”
Former Oklahoma head coach Jim Ragan and three-time OU All-America honoree Anthony Kim are pictured during the Clubs for Kids benefit.
The annual event will take place again at the Lakeview Golf Course in early May.
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The NCAA allows each collegiate golf program one day of exempted competition against an alumni squad. This gives the current Sooner players the chance to meet and compete with some of the great players in Oklahoma golf history.
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“The purpose of the Vickers Cup is to build support for the golf program. It also provides the opportunity to bring some of the former players back so they can get involved with the program,” said former Sooner golfer Harry Turner. “Everyone just loves it because it is a great time to come back and be with former teammates. We also get a chance to be back on campus and be a part of this great program.”
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The Vickers Cup has quickly become one of the most popular events on the Sooner golf schedule. The tournament is a rare opportunity for the current OU squad to face an alumni team comprised of golf professionals and leading amateurs.
The Vickers Cup can be seen as an enjoyable learning experience for the current OU golfers and a fun time for the returning alumni.
The Chip In Club has been the golf teams booster/support group for more than 30 years. Through the dedication and generosity of its members, the Chip In Club has received contributions exceeding a million dollars and that has gone directly to the golf program to cover special projects to enhance the team.
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If you are not currently a Chip In Club member, we would love to have you join by contacting Charlie Snyder.
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This has created a great opportunity for the golf program to streamline its fund-raising efforts and get more people involved in a single event on an annual basis in the fall. This could not have come at a better time since 2009 will mark the 20th anniversary of the Oklahoma Sooners 1989 National Championship golf squad.
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Beginning in the fall of 2009, the Chip In Club’s annual fund-raiser will also include the former players that are/have played professional golf. Formerly known as the Sooners on Tour event held in May, the proceeds used to benefit the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club. In a joint effort between the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club and the golf program to create a partnership in our fund-raising efforts, a decision was made to move the Sooners on Tour event to the fall under the golf program’s umbrella and move the highly successful Sooners in the Desert event as the main fund-raising effort for the golf course.
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The event is named in honor of the Jim Vickers family, a tremendous supporter of the Sooner golf program.
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SOONERSPORTS.COM The Oklahoma’s official athletics site, SoonerSports.com, ranked in the top five across the board in CBS College Sports’ rankings of the 213 school and conference sites in its network for the past year. The University of Oklahoma, in conjunction with its multimedia rights partner, Sooner Sports Properties, signed on to become the latest partner in CBS College Sports Network, the industry leader for online networks. It operates Oklahoma’s official athletics Web site, providing Sooner fans with the most in-depth coverage and interactive content of Oklahoma sports that has ever been available. The new and improved Web site, SoonerSports.com, launched on July 1, 2007. The OU Athletics Department and CBS College Sports Network committed considerable research, planning and design resources in developing the new SoonerSports.com. OU is recognized as a leader in intercollegiate athletics and its official site follows in that tradition. For many, the site serves as the front door to the Sooner experience. SoonerSports.com also provides an integral link between OU studentathletes, their families, coaches, Oklahoma students, fans, prospective student-athletes, alumni, media, donors, corporate partners, the University and peer institutions in the Big 12 Conference and the NCAA. The site strengthens Oklahoma’s commitment in bringing its fans the most extensive coverage of the Sooners direct from Norman. By utilizing the latest technology, including webcasts, podcasts, RSS feeds, wireless services and more, OU presents fans with unprecedented opportunities to access official Sooner news, features and multimedia. In addition to Oklahoma All-Access, CBS College Sports Network launched a custom Web site with a variety of online features including an e-commerce store, photo galleries and CBS College Sports Network’s exclusive GameTrackerTM technology, which allows fans to follow live simulated game action, details and full play-by-play of their favorite Sooner sports. SoonerSports.com will also receive CBS College Sports Network’s industry-leading online and new media solutions, including access to new distribution platforms such as CBS2Go mobile and podcasting.
Sooner Sports Properties is a division of Learfield Sports, which administers multimedia rights for nearly 35 collegiate institutions and associations including fellow Big 12 members Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas State, Missouri and Texas A&M. The Dallas-based company also secures marketing partnerships for the Black Coaches Association (BCA) and provides exclusive sports programming to more than 1,000 radio stations throughout the country. Additionally, Team Services, LLC, a Learfield Sports company, specializes in venue naming rights, marketing research and sales consultation. CBS College Sports Network is the leading digital and cable programming company dedicated to college sports. Connecting more fans to more college sports than any other company, its many platforms for programming distribution include CBS College Sports TV, televising regular-season and championship events for 35 men’s and women’s college sports; sportsline. com/cbscollegesports and its network of more than 215 official athletic sites; CBS College Sports Network All Access, broadband services providing live audio and video of more than 10,000 events annually; as well as satellite television and radio, in-flight entertainment, wireless networks and more. Further information is available at www.sportsline.com/ cbscollegesports. SOONERSPORTSMEDIA.COM The OU Athletics Department provides an innovative service for media covering the Sooners. Log on to SoonerSportsMedia.com and download high-resolution action photos, mug shots, official OU logos, online credentials and more. Visit the site to request an account for access.
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HOME OF THE U.S. AMATEUR PUBLIC LINKS AS THE HOST OF THE 2009 U.S. AMATEUR PUBLIC LINKS CHAMPIONSHIP, THE JIMMIE AUSTIN OU GOLF CLUB BECOMES THE FIRST UNIVERSITY GOLF COURSE TO HOST THE HISTORIC TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1922.
The championship’s prime mover was James D. Standish Jr., of Detroit, who convinced his colleagues on the 1922 USGA Executive Committee that the time was right for such a grass-roots competition. Standish pointed to the public-course golfer, whose ranks were swelling following World War I, and to the growing number of municipal and daily-fee courses in America.
In 1923, the first team championship was conducted at the same time as the individual competition. East Potomac Park in Washington, D.C., was selected as the site, causing a great deal of excitement in the nation’s capital. President Warren G. Harding, a golf enthusiast, donated the team trophy. Harding wanted to enter the championship himself, but time didn’t permit, and besides, he was a member of at least one private club, which would preclude his entry. That those earliest championships drew upward of 18 teams representing cities from coast to coast, was a tribute to the spread of public-course golf in America. From the initial entry of 140 players, today’s annual entry has surged to a massive 6,000 competitors or more.
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The championship continues to attract bus drivers, bartenders, firemen, waiters, riveters, engineers, and college professors. It has also been a springboard for the likes of U.S. Open champions Ed Furgol, Tommy Bolt, and Ken Venturi; British Open champion Tony Lema; PGA champions Dave Marr and Bobby Nichols; and Masters winner George Archer. In 1959, it produced the first black winner of a USGA championship in William A. Wright, who later became a golf instructor.
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The first championship was conducted at the Ottawa Park Course in Toledo, Ohio. The USGA had no way of knowing how many players to expect, but a satisfying 140 entries were received. Less than half that number wore golf shoes.
The first champion was Eddie Held of St. Louis, who joined a private club soon after his victory and thus became ineligible to defend his title in 1923.
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The U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship has been an unqualified success since its inception in 1922, giving exposure to many public-course players who otherwise might not have an opportunity to compete in a national championship.
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Sooner golfer Hunter Haas made nine birdies and never trailed on his way to defeating Michael Kirk 4 and 3, in the 36-hole final match of the 1999 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship in Alton, Ill.
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College golf has experienced a level of competitiveness recently that was not present just a few years ago. Each year, more schools are putting forth the resources necessary to compete on a national level. The most expensive and difficult resource for any college program to attain is an exclusive practice facility for the members of the team. Through the dedication and enthusiastic support of the University and its donors, Oklahoma has built and opened the Charlie Coe Center to fill this need.
The Coe Center has gained a reputation as the model facility for college golf. Each year since its opening, several major Division I universities have inquired about copying the facility. Many have traveled to Norman for a first-hand look. Coe attended OU from 1946-48 and became one of the most celebrated amateur golfers in the game’s history. A two-time U.S. Amateur winner, Coe never turned professional, instead choosing to spend time with his wife and family. He made 19 Masters appearances and owns almost every Masters amateur record, including top-25 finishes (9); top-10 finishes (3); eagles (6), rounds played (67) and most times low amateur (6). The $1 million center, funded by private donations, is located at the south end of the driving range at the Jimmie Austin University of Oklahoma Golf Course, which underwent a $5 million facelift in 1997 and is currently scheduled to receive additional significant improvements. The 7,000-square foot, indoor-outdoor facility allows golfers a place to practice every day. There are three hitting bays that the players can use to practice with or without video. The video system is the most up-todate equipment on the market. The video cameras are integrated into a computer system that provides consistent clear images and feedback.
The 7,000-square foot, indoor-outdoor facility allows golfers a place to practice every day. There are three hitting bays that the players can use to practice with or without video. The video system is the most up-todate equipment on the market. The video cameras are integrated into a computer system that provides consistent clear images and feedback. The building also houses locker rooms and offices for both the men’s and women’s teams, as well as numerous items documenting the history of golf at the University of Oklahoma. Additionally, the center also includes an expansive outdoor practice area. Designed exclusively for the OU golf teams, this part of the complex is 225 yards wide and 90 yards deep. Opened in September of 1996, both the men’s and women’s golf teams have been training here with very positive results.
The center is located on the OU campus making it easily accessible for every Sooner golfer. The practice complex was developed by Tripp Davis, a former Sooner AllAmerican and member of the 1989 national champion OU golf team, in conjunction with Bob Cupp and Gregg Grost. Coach Ragan, along with golf course superintendent Jason Faires, have worked with Davis each season to make improvements to the Coe Center. The south end complex has two satellite chipping greens, as well as a 12,000-square foot bent grass chipping area with seven bunkers to cover a myriad of sand and stance possibilities. There is also a bent grass and Bermuda grass putting green.
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JIMMIE AUSTIN OU GOLF CLUB Originally created in 1950 by the innovative Perry Maxwell, the course went through a major facelift in 1995 under the direction of Bob Cupp. The University of Oklahoma spent nearly $5 million for the updated design which included a state-of-the-art irrigation system, seven new holes, changes to the other 11 holes and numerous improvements made to the club house and the practice range.
The course served as the site of the 1997 NCAA Men’s Central Regional, the 1997 Oklahoma State Amateur, the 1998 Big 12 Women’s Championship and is set to host the 2009 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship (July 13-15).
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Additionally, the front and back nines were flipped so the current number one is the old number 10 and vice versa. These recent upgrades are just the beginning of what is a much larger master plan to make the 7,430-yard Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club the top public venue in the state of Oklahoma.
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“Jimmie Austin was a great place to play while I was at OU,” said PGA Tour member Anthony Kim. “The convenience of the course being right on campus allowed me to work on my game even if I only had an hour or so. It was also a great place to hang out and grab breakfast or lunch.”
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Highlighting the changes made to the course in 2007 was the renovation of all greens and bunkers. The greens were switched to the A1/A4 strain of bentgrass, which is aggressive in choking out poa annua and is drought and heat tolerant. For the bunkers, the old characteristic of high-sodded faces was removed and replaced with new high-sand faces. Also installed were state-of-the-art draining technology and new south Texas. white sand from
The course’s other amenities include a full driving range including fairway bunker hitting areas, a chipping and sand play practice green and a practice putting green. The inside of the clubhouse also offers golfers a unique experience. Equipped with a great menu, Jimmie Austin houses a fully operating restaurant and sports grill. Enjoy your meal in the comfort of a dining area complete with large screen TVs and leather chairs for relaxing or outside on the patio overlooking the golf course. The patio, by design, allows onlookers to view the 18th and 9th greens as well as the 1st and 3rd tees.
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Named one of the most difficult courses by Golfweek magazine in 1999 and one of the best collegiate courses by Travel & Leisure magazine in 2001, the Jimmie Austin University of Oklahoma Golf Club has been renovated to test even the best golfer who dares to set foot on it.
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MEDIA OUTLETS ASSOCIATED PRESS Jeff Latzke Central Park One, Suite 202 Oklahoma City, OK 73105 405.525.2121 - Phone 405.524.7465 - Fax
KFOR (NBC CHANNEL 4) Bob Barry, Jr., Sports Director 444 E Britton Road Oklahoma City, OK 73114 405.478-6366 - Phone 405.478-6337 - Fax
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SOONERVISION Brandon Meier, Executive Producer 180 W. Brooks Norman, OK 73019 405.325.8875 - Phone TELEVISION & SATELLITE SERVICES Chris Turner, Special Production Coord. 1600 S. Jenkins Norman, OK 73019 405.325.6888 - Phone
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Assistant Coach Phillip Bryan.................................................................................. (405) 325-8486 E-mail................................................................................... phillip.bryan@ou.edu
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Accounting Beth Kelly.......................................................................................405.325.8452 Broadcasting/SoonerVision Brandon Meier................................................................................405.325.8875 Development Matt Roberts...................................................................................405.325.8237 Event Management Lindy Roberts..................................................................................405.325.8225 Facilities Danny Davis....................................................................................405.325.8235 Food Service Stacy Lemmert................................................................................405.325.8350 Graphic Design Scott Matthews...............................................................................405.325.8223 Internet Services Jason Matheson..............................................................................405.325.4274 Promotions Dave Haskin....................................................................................405.325.5482 Publications Debbie Copp...................................................................................405.325.8367 Sports Enhancement Jerry Schmidt..................................................................................405.325.8370 Sports Medicine Scott Anderson...............................................................................405.325.8332
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Baseball Sunny Golloway .............................................................................405.325.8354 (Oklahoma Christian, 1984) Basketball (Men) Jeff Capel........................................................................................405.325.4732 (Duke, 1997) Basketball (Women) Sherri Coale.....................................................................................405.325.8322 (Oklahoma Christian University, 1987) Cross Country/Track & Field Martin Smith..................................................................................405.325.8212 (Bridgewater College, 1974) Football Bob Stoops......................................................................................405.325.8245 (Iowa, 1983) Golf (Men) .......................................................................................................405.325.8342 Golf (Women) .......................................................................................................405.325.8343 Gymnastics (Men) Mark Williams.................................................................................405.325.8341 (Nebraska, 1980) Gymnastics (Women) K.J. Kindler......................................................................................405.325.6876 (Iowa State, 1992) Rowing Leeanne Crain.................................................................................405.325.6961 (UCLA, 1988) Soccer Nicole Nelson..................................................................................405.325.8296 (Oklahoma City, 1997) Softball Patty Gasso.....................................................................................405.325.8371 (Long Beach State, 1984) Tennis (Men) .......................................................................................................405.325.8362 Tennis (Women) Dave Mullins...................................................................................405.325.8325 (Fresno State, 2001) Volleyball Santiago Restrepo...........................................................................405.325.8364 (East Stroudsburg, 1986) Wrestling Jack Spates......................................................................................405.325.8209 (Slippery Rock, 1975)
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Director of Athletics Joe Castiglione................................................................................405.325.8208 Executive Associate Athletics Director Larry Naifeh....................................................................................405.325.8241 Senior Associate AD/Academics & Student Life Dr. Gerald Gurney............................................................................405.325.8398 Executive Director of Compliance Jason Leonard.................................................................................405.325.8316 Senior Associate AD/Communications Kenny Mossman..............................................................................405.325.8231 Senior Associate AD/SWA Gloria Navarez.................................................................................405.325.7718 Senior Associate AD/CFO Greg Phillips....................................................................................405.325.1868 Associate AD/Ticket Operations Billy Ray Johhnson..........................................................................405.325.8194 Assistant AD/Business Luther Lee.......................................................................................405.325.1844 Assistant AD/Development Matt Roberts...................................................................................405.325.8546 Assistant AD/Internal Operations Robert Smith..................................................................................405.325.8430 Assistant AD/Marketing Charlie Taylor..................................................................................405.325.7811 Assistant AD/General Manager of Lloyd Noble Center Greg Tipton.....................................................................................405.325.8379 Special Assistant to the AD Merv Johnson.................................................................................405.325.8262 Executive Director of Varsity O Association/Special Assistant to AD Joe Washington..............................................................................405.325.8224
Mailing Address............................................................................................. One Par Drive Norman, OK 73072
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FROM WILL ROGERS AIRPORT (OKLAHOMA CITY): Travel west on Interstate 44. Stay in lane to where I-240 begins. Exit right on to I-35 South (4A). Exit off the State Highway 9 interchange (108B). Travel east approximately two miles until reaching the Jenkins Avenue interchange and turn left. Travel Northbound until first traffic light, which is Constitution Street. Make a right turn on Constitution and travel eastbound until you reach the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club and the Charlie Coe Center on your left. FROM DALLAS-FT. WORTH AREA: Travel north on Interstate 35. Exit off the State Highway 9 interchange (108B). Travel east approximately two miles until reaching the Jenkins Avenue interchange and turn left. Travel Northbound until first traffic light, which is Constitution Street. Make a right turn on Constitution and travel eastbound until you reach the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club and the Charlie Coe Center on your left. RETURN TO OKC AIRPORT Drive I-35 north from Norman to I-240 west. Follow I-240 west to I-44 (I 240 automatically merges with I-44 just west of May Avenue). Take Exit 116B, Airport Road, exit on the left. Follow Airport Road west to Meridian Ave. Take the Meridian Avenue southbound exit and follow Meridian south approximately one mile to the airport.
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MEN’S GOLF OUTLOOK: OU carded four top-five finishes last season with a group that featured eight underclassmen on the 11-man roster. With another year of experience under their belts, the young, but talented, Sooners to challenge for tournament titles immediately. And challenge they have. OU won the 2008 Macdonald Cup in commanding fashion, besting the 14-team field by eight shots in New Haven, Conn., in early October. Oklahoma will rely on a trio of juniors in Ben Blundell, Eric Durbin and Tyler Rody to provide veteran leadership to the young Sooner squad. All three have competed regularly since joining the OU program, as the trio enters the 2008-09 season having played a combined 133 rounds in the crimson and cream. Junior Spencer Rives, the only other upperclassman on the OU roster, is the son of former Oklahoma All-American George Rives. The sophomore class of Liam Logan, Cameron Meyers and Ryan Sirman all saw action as freshmen last season. Logan and Sirman both carded top-25 finishes for the Sooners a year ago, playing in a combined 15 tournaments in their freshmen campaign. Meyers competed individually at the Oklahoma Intercollegiate in the fall of ‘07. Rounding out the sophomore class is transfer Chris Wilson, who joins the Sooners after a season at Baker University. The members of the freshman class have a chance to challenge for a starting spot immediately, as redshirt freshman Riley Pumphrey and true freshmen Brandon Bell, Tyler Rice and Cole Wiederkehr are talented enough to jump into the lineup at any time.
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Career rounds played for OU’s junior class entering the 2008-09 year.
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Underclassmen on the 2008-09 Oklahoma roster.
SEASON PREVIEW The schedule tests OU early as four tournaments take place at top-40 institutions from the final 2007-08 Golfweek rankings, including the season-opening Scenic City Invitational (Chattanooga was 12th in the final poll) on Sept. 8-9, where the Sooners placed 12th. OU returned to the southeast for the Shoal Creek Invitational on Sept. 22-23. Oklahoma finished 12th in the event that was hosted by UAB in Birmingham, Ala., against a competitive field that included the host squad Blazers, who ended last year ranked 27th in the country.
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2008-09 TOURNAMENT SLATE
After an off-week, the Sooners won the 2008 MacDonald Cup in New Haven, Conn., before concluding their fall tournament slate at the Baylor Invitational (Oct. 27-28) in Dallas, Texas.
Georgia Southern hosts the Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational on March 20-22 before the Sooners travel to Austin, Texas, for the Morris Williams Invitational March 30-31.
The 2009 Big 12 Championship will be held April 27-29 at Prairie Dunes Country Club with the NCAA Regional Championship scheduled for May 14-16 at three different locations. The NCAA Championships will be contested May 25-29 in Toledo, Ohio, at the Inverness Club.
THE SOONERS
OU concludes its regular season at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational in Tempe, Ariz., on April 10-11.
2008- 09 S E A S ON
Oklahoma opens the spring at the UH-Hilo Intercollegiate in Waikoloa, Hawaii, on Feb. 4-6. The squad returns to San Antonio, Texas, for the UT-San Antonio Intercollegiate for the second consecutive season (Feb. 16-17) before competing at the Fresno State Lexus Golf Classic in Fresno, Calif., (March 9-10) for the first time in 14 years.
“I feel that we have put together a very competitive schedule that will pit us against some of the top teams across the country week in and week out,” said Ragan. “Our goal every year is to work hard and get better for the start of the postseason and I believe that this schedule will have us ready to do just that.”
Seniors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 Juniors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Sophomores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Freshmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Bell, Brandon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. Blundell, Ben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jr. Durbin, Eric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jr. Logan, Liam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So. Meyers, Cameron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So. Pumphrey, Riley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R-Fr. Rice, Tyler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. Rives, Spencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jr. Rody, Tyler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jr. Sirman, Ryan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So. Wiederkehr, Cole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fr. Wilson, Chris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So.
By Classification
By State
Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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ROSTER BREAKDOWN
THE STAFF
C A M E R O N M E Y E R S | E D M O N D, O K L A .
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2007-08 SEASON STATS FOR RETURNING PLAYERS
BLUNDELL DURBIN LOGAN MEYERS RIVES RODY SIRMAN
TOURNAMENTS
ROUNDS
AVERAGE SCORE
VS. PAR
9 9 9 1 1 10 6
26 28 28 3 3 31 18
75.23 74.61 74.82 81.33 80.67 75.71 75.89
4.04 3.25 3.46 10.33 9.67 4.48 4.89
LOW ROUND
ROUNDS IN THE 60s
PAR OR BETTER ROUNDS
BEST FINISH
68 64 69 81 78 66 69
2 3 1 0 0 2 1
4 7 4 0 0 6 3
T24 T2 8 T51 T46 T3 T22
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Junior ERIC DURBIN leads all returnees in stroke average (74.61), low round (64), rounds in the 60s (three) and par or better rounds (seven) from 2007-08 competition.
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Durbin’s 64 in the first round of the ‘07 Scenic City Invitational was the lowest score by an OU golfer since John Kidwell’s 64 at the 2002 Big 12 Championship and just one stroke off of Todd Hamilton’s program-best 63 in the opening round of the 1987 Big Eight Championship.
CAREER STATS FOR CURRENT SOONERS (INCLUDES FALL ‘08 EVENTS)
BLUNDELL DURBIN LOGAN MEYERS PUMPHREY RIVES RODY SIRMAN WILSON
TOURNAMENTS
ROUNDS
AVERAGE SCORE
VS. PAR
23 15 13 2 4 2 14 8 2
64 46 40 5 12 6 43 24 6
75.22 75.04 74.23 79.00 72.92 79.83 75.95 76.21 72.17
4.05 4.09 2.90 8.40 1.67 8.83 4.65 4.96 1.67
LOW ROUND
ROUNDS IN THE 60s
PAR OR BETTER ROUNDS
BEST FINISH
65 64 67 73 65 75 66 69 71
5 3 4 0 2 0 2 1 0
12 7 8 0 5 0 7 4 1
T3 T2 2 T51 T2 T35 T3 T22 8
2008-09 OKL AHOMA MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Sept. 8-9, 2008
Oct. 4-5, 2008
Feb. 4-6, 2009
Chattanooga, Tenn. | The Honors Course
New Haven, Conn. | The Course at Yale
Mauna Lani, Hawai‘i | Waikoloa Village Golf Course
Par 72 | 6,999 Yards
Par 70 | 6,750 Yards
Par 70 | 6,738 Yards
GENERAL INFORMATION Host: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Round Format: 36/18 2008 Team Champion: Chattanooga (-45) 2008 Medalist: Matthew Carvell, SE La. (-18)
GENERAL INFORMATION Host: Yale University Round Format: 36/18 2008 Team Champion: Oklahoma (+20) 2008 Medalist: Jason Thresher, Bryant (-2)
GENERAL INFORMATION Host: University of Hawai’i Hilo Round Format: 18/18/18 2008 Team Champion: Stanford (-27) 2008 Medalist: Jesper Kennegard, ASU (-13)
MEDIA INFORMATION Tournament Contact: Jim Horten UTC Assistant Sports Information Director Phone: (423) 425-2122 Fax: (423) 425-4610 Email: James-Horten@utc.edu Website: www.gomocs.com
MEDIA INFORMATION Tournament Contact: Charley Moore Yale Sports Publicity - Golf Contact Phone: (203) 432-1455 Fax: (203) 432-1455 Email: charles.moore@yale.edu Website: www.yalebulldogs.com
MEDIA INFORMATION Tournament Contact: Kelly Leong UH-Hilo Director of Sports Information Phone: (808) 974-7606 Fax: (808) 974-7711 Email: vulcans@hawii.edu Website: http://vulcans.uhh.hawaii.edu
THE SOONERS
HAWAI‘I HILO INVITATIONAL
2008- 09 S E A S ON
MACDONALD CUP
B OOME R S OONE R
SCENIC CITY INVITATIONAL
THE STAFF
UT-SAN ANTONIO INTERCOLLEGIATE Feb. 16-17, 2009
Birmingham, Ala. | Shoal Creek Country Club
Dallas, Texas | Royal Oaks Country Club
San Antonio, Texas | Oak Hills Country Club
Par 72 | 7,114 Yards
Par 71 | 7,068 Yards
Par 71 | 6,765 Yards
GENERAL INFORMATION Host: UAB Round Format: 36/18 2008 Team Champion: Baylor (+11) 2008 Co-Medalists: Rhys Enoch, E. Tenn. St. (-2) Zack Sucher, UAB (-2) MEDIA INFORMATION Tournament Contact: Aaron Jordan UAB Associate Director of Media Relations Phone: (205) 934-7920 Fax: (205) 934-7505 Email: jordana@uab.edu Website: www.uabsports.com
GENERAL INFORMATION Host: Baylor University Round Format: 36/18 2008 Team Champion: Texas A&M (+18) 2008 Medalist: James Kwon, SMU (-1)
GENERAL INFORMATION Host: UT-San Antonio Round Format: 36/18 2008 Team Champion: Mississippi State (+12) 2008 Medalist: Noah Goldman, MSU (-1)
MEDIA INFORMATION Tournament Contact: Chris Yandle Baylor Assistant Sports Information Director Phone: (254) 710-8119 Fax: (254) 710-1369 Email: christopher_yandle@baylor.edu Website: www.baylorbears.com
MEDIA INFORMATION Tournament Contact: Carlos Valdez III UTSA Asst. Sports Information Director Phone: (210) 458-4930 Fax: (210) 458-4569 Email: carlos.valdez@utsa.edu Website: www.goutsa.com
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BAYLOR INVITATIONAL Oct. 27-28, 2008
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SHOAL CREEK INTERCOLLEGIATE Sept. 22-23, 2008
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MORRIS WILLIAMS INTERCOLLEGIATE
BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP
March 9-10, 2009
March 30-31, 2009
April 27-29, 2009
Fresno, Calif. | Fort Washington Country Club
Austin, Texas | The University of Texas Golf Club
Hutchinson, Kan. | Prairie Dunes Golf Club
Par 72 | 6,765 Yards
Par 71 | 7,412 Yards
Par 70 | 6,593 Yards
GENERAL INFORMATION Host: Fresno State University Round Format: 36/18 2008 Team Champion: San Diego State (-23) 2008 Medalist: Charlie Holland, LBSU (-9)
GENERAL INFORMATION Host: University of Texas Round Format: 36/18 2008 Team Champion: Texas (+16) 2008 Medalist: Bobby Hudson, Texas (-5)
GENERAL INFORMATION Host: Missouri Round Format: 36/18/18 2008 Team Champion: Oklahoma State (-11) 2008 Medalist: Rickie Fowler, OSU (-9)
MEDIA INFORMATION Tournament Contact: Steve Weakland Fresno State Director of Media Relations Phone: (559) 244-5615 Fax: (559) 244-6032 Email: sweaklan@csufresno.edu Website: www. gobulldogs.com
MEDIA INFORMATION Tournament Contact: Travis Feldhaus UT Assistant Media Relations Director Phone: (512) 232-9460 Fax: (512) 471-6040 Email: travis.feldhaus@athletics.utexas.edu Website: www.texassports.com
MEDIA INFORMATION Tournament Contact: Felicia Michael Big 12 Conference | Will Hancock Communications Assistant Phone: (469) 524-1039 Fax: (469) 524-1045 Email: fmichael@big12sports.com Website: www.big12sports.com
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TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
SCHENKEL E-Z-GO INVITATIONAL
ASU THUNDERBIRD INVITATIONAL
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
March 20-22, 2009
April 10-11, 2009
NCAA Regional Championships | May 14-16, 2009
Statesboro, Ga. | Forest Heights Country Club
Tempe, Ariz. | The Karsten Course
Par 72 | 6,962 Yards
Par 71 | 7,057 Yards
GENERAL INFORMATION Host: Georgia Southern Round Format: 18/18/18 2008 Team Champion: Alabama (-15) 2008 Medalist: George Bryan IV, S. Carolina (-8)
GENERAL INFORMATION Host: Arizona State University Round Format: 36/18 2008 Team Champion: Arizona State (-9) 2008 Medalist: Espen Kofstad, Denver (-3)
MEDIA INFORMATION Tournament Contact: Patrick Osterman GSU Assistant AD / Media Relations Director Phone: (912) 478-0352 Fax: (912) 478-0046 Email: prosterman@georgiasouthern.edu Website: www.georgiasoutherneagles.com
MEDIA INFORMATION Tournament Contact: Doug Tammaro Arizona State Media Relations Director Phone: (480) 965-5799 Fax: (480) 965-5408 Email: tammaro@asu.edu Website: www.thesundevils.com
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Galloway National Golf Club Galloway, N.J. Host: Columbia University
Red Tail Golf Club Sorrento, Fla. Host: University of Central Florida
University of Texas Golf Club Austin, Texas Host: University of Texas
The Club at Olde Stone Bowling Green, Ky. Host: Western Kentucky University
Lake Merced Golf Club Daly City, Calif. Host: University of San Francisco
Karsten Creek Golf Club Stillwater, Okla. Host: Oklahoma State University
NCAA National Championships | May 27-30, 2009 Host: University of Toledo Location: Toledo, Ohio | Course: Inverness Club 2008 Team Champion: UCLA (+42) 2008 Medalist: Kevin Chappell, UCLA (-2)
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BenBLUNDELL JUNIOR | 5-10 | ROWLET T,TEX AS | ROWLET T HS
AS A JUNIOR (2008-09):
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Tied for 10th at the Scenic City Invitational after three consecutive rounds of 70, which also marked a season low ... Finished in a share for 21st at the Baylor Intercollegiate after rounds of 73, 76 and 73 ... Also competed at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2007-08): BY THE NUMBERS...
2008-09 Tournaments ......................................... 3 Rounds .................................................. 8 Stroke Average ............................... 74.13 Low Round .......................................... 70 Best Finish . .................................... T10th Rounds in the 60s ................................. 0 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 3 2007-08 Tournaments ......................................... 9 Rounds ................................................ 26 Stroke Average ............................... 75.23 Low Round .......................................... 68 Best Finish . ...................................... 24th Rounds in the 60s ................................. 2 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 4 2006-07 Tournaments ....................................... 11 Rounds ................................................ 30 Stroke Average ............................... 75.50 Low Round .......................................... 65 Best Finish . ........................................ 3rd Rounds in the 60s ................................. 3 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 5 CAREER* Tournaments ....................................... 23 Rounds ................................................ 64 Stroke Average ............................... 75.22 Low Round .......................................... 65 Best Finish . .......................................... T3 Rounds in the 60s ................................. 5 Par or Better Rounds ........................... 12
Competed in nine tournaments for the Sooners ... Best finish came at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (24th) ... Recorded a scoring average of 75.23 on the year ... Low round of the season was a 68 ... Had four scores of par or better and a pair of rounds in the 60s.
AS A FRESHMAN (2006-07):
Started 11 of OU’s 12 tournaments on the year ... Tied for third at the Oklahoma Intercollegiate in just his second collegiate tournament, marking a season best for an OU individual ... Fired a then-course record, 7-under-par 65 to secure the opening-round lead at the CordeValle Collegiate ... Tied for 30th at the Big 12 Championships.
IN HIGH SCHOOL:
Garnered first team all-state accolades in 2006 ... Two-time district champion (2003, 2004) ... Qualified for the 2005 U.S. Junior Amateur.
THE FINAL WORD:
Full name is Benjamin McMurray Blundell ... Parents: Billy and Betsy Blundell ... Sister: Jessica Blundell ... Major: economics ... Enjoys football, basketball and ping-pong.
* Career stats includes 2008-09 fall events.
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EricDURBIN
J U N I O R | 6 - 4 | H O U S TO N , T E X A S | C Y P R E S S C R E E K HS
2008- 09 S E A S ON
AS A JUNIOR (2008-09):
Made a pair of starts in fall play ... Recorded three straight rounds of 74 to finish in a tie for 18th as the Sooners clinched the Macdonald Cup on October 5 ... Recorded a season-low 72 in the final round of the Baylor Intercollegiate.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2007-08):
AS A FRESHMAN (2006-07):
Made four tournament starts on the year ... Shot a season-low 71 in the second round of both the UH-Hilo Intercollegiate and The Maxwell ... Placed a season-best 37th as the Sooners hosted the Oklahoma Intercollegiate in October.
Won the 2005 Byron Nelson Junior Championship ... Winner of the AJGA Ashworth Junior Championship ... Finished seventh at Texas state championship.
THE FINAL WORD:
Parents: Gary and Jessica Durbin ... Major: business ... Father played golf at Penn State University while his mother played golf at Houston Baptist University ... Enjoys working out and hanging out with friends.
2008-09 Tournaments ......................................... 2 Rounds .................................................. 6 Stroke Average ............................... 75.00 Low Round .......................................... 72 Best Finish . .................................... T18th Rounds in the 60s ................................. 0 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 0 2007-08 Tournaments ......................................... 9 Rounds ................................................ 28 Stroke Average ............................... 74.61 Low Round .......................................... 64 Best Finish . ..................................... T2nd Rounds in the 60s ................................. 3 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 7
* Career stats includes 2008-09 fall events.
H ISTO RY
CAREER* Tournaments ....................................... 15 Rounds ................................................ 46 Stroke Average ............................... 75.04 Low Round .......................................... 64 Best Finish . .......................................... T2 Rounds in the 60s ................................. 3 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 7
SEASO N RE VIE W
2006-07 Tournaments ......................................... 4 Rounds ................................................ 12 Stroke Average ............................... 76.08 Low Round .......................................... 71 Best Finish . .................................... T37th Rounds in the 60s ................................. 0 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 0
THE STAFF
IN HIGH SCHOOL:
BY THE NUMBERS...
THE SOONERS
Competed in nine tournaments for the Sooners, playing a total of 28 rounds on the year ... Tied for second at the Scenic City Invitational, his best finish of the year ... Shot a 64 in the first round of the Scenic City Invitational, marking a career best and lowest round for an OU golfer since 1987 ... Had seven scores of par or better and three rounds in the 60s ... Season stroke average of 74.61 led all underclassmen.
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LiamLOGAN
S O P HOMORE | 5-10 | FORT WORTH,TEX AS | PA S C H A L HS AS A SOPHOMORE (2008-09):
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One of two Sooners who competed in all four fall events, recording a stroke average of 72.83 ... Notched three rounds in the 60s and four at par or better in 12 fall rounds ... Finished a career-best second at the Macdonald Cup, leading the OU squad to the tournament title ... Recorded a career-best 67 in the second round of the Macdonald Cup.
AS A FRESHMAN (2007-08): BY THE NUMBERS...
2008-09 Tournaments ......................................... 4 Rounds ................................................ 12 Stroke Average ............................... 72.83 Low Round .......................................... 67 Best Finish . ....................................... 2nd Rounds in the 60s ................................. 3 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 4 2007-08 Tournaments ......................................... 9 Rounds ................................................ 28 Stroke Average ............................... 74.82 Low Round .......................................... 69 Best Finish . ........................................ 8th Rounds in the 60s ................................. 1 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 4 CAREER* Tournaments ....................................... 13 Rounds ................................................ 40 Stroke Average ............................... 74.23 Low Round .......................................... 67 Best Finish . ....................................... 2nd Rounds in the 60s ................................. 4 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 8
Started in nine tournaments for Oklahoma as a true freshman ... Recorded a season stroke average of 74.82 in 28 rounds of action ... Placed a career-best eighth at the UTSA Intercollegiate at Oak Hills Country Club in San Antonio, Texas ... Fired four rounds at par or better, including a season-low 69.
IN HIGH SCHOOL:
Won back-to-back District 4-5A tournament titles as a sophomore and junior, earning first team all-district honors in the process ... Led Paschal to the state title his junior year, carding seven top-five finishes in 2006 tournaments ... Played out of Mira Vista Golf Club ... Impressive résumé included 24 top-five finishes since the summer of 2003.
THE FINAL WORD:
Full name is Patrick Liam Logan ... Father: Peter Riley ... Mother: Hui Chuan Chiang ... Siblings: Sian and Iian ... Major: entrepreneurship and venture management ... Enjoys college football.
* Career stats includes 2008-09 fall events.
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CameronMEYERS S O P H O M O R E | 6 - 5 | E D M O N D, O K LA. | E D M O N D N O R T H HS
2008- 09 S E A S ON
AS A SOPHOMORE (2008-09):
Helped OU to Macdonald Cup team title with rounds of 78 and 73 ... Recorded a scoring average of 75.50 during fall play.
AS A FRESHMAN (2007-08):
Placed 51st at the Oklahoma Intercollegiate in his only action of the year ... Recorded a scoring average of 81.33 in three rounds ... Low score of the tournament was an 81.
BY THE NUMBERS...
2008-09 Tournaments ......................................... 1 Rounds .................................................. 2 Stroke Average ............................... 75.50 Low Round .......................................... 73 Best Finish . ....................................... N/A Rounds in the 60s ................................. 0 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 0 2007-08 Tournaments ......................................... 1 Rounds .................................................. 3 Stroke Average ............................... 81.33 Low Round .......................................... 81 Best Finish . ..................................... T51st Rounds in the 60s ................................. 0 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 0
* Career stats includes 2008-09 fall events.
SEASO N RE VIE W
CAREER* Tournaments ......................................... 2 Rounds .................................................. 5 Stroke Average ............................... 79.00 Low Round .......................................... 73 Best Finish . ..................................... T51st Rounds in the 60s .................................. 0 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 0
THE STAFF
Ranked as the third best junior golfer in Oklahoma as a junior ... Competed for the 6A state champion and nationally ranked Edmond North Huskies ... Earned medalist honors on two occasions as a junior, including the conference tournament ... Had nine top-10 finishes as a junior, with a stroke average of 72.5 ... Earned first team all-city, all-conference and all-region honors ... Added seven top-10 finishes, again earning first-team city, conference and region honors and helped the Huskies to another 6A state crown as a sophomore ... Meyers earned 2004 stroke average champion honors after posting a mark of 69.0 for the season on the Oklahoma Junior Golf Tour ... Named the Daily Oklahoman athlete of the month.
THE SOONERS
IN HIGH SCHOOL:
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RileyPUMPHREY
RS-FRESHMAN | 6-0 | GEORGETOWN,TEXAS G E O R G E TO W N HS
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2008-09):
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Competed in all four fall events for the Sooners ... Fired a personal-best, 5-under-par 65 in the first round of the Macdonald Cup ... Tied for second at the Baylor Intercollegiate in a 66-player field that included four players ranked in the Golfweek top-35 ... Shared fifth at the Macdonald Cup to help Oklahoma to the team title ... Recorded a stroke average of 72.92 in 12 fall rounds ... Named Big 12 Golfer of the Month in October.
AS A FRESHMAN (2007-08): Redshirted
BY THE NUMBERS... 2008-09 Tournaments ......................................... 4 Rounds ................................................ 12 Stroke Average ............................... 72.92 Low Round .......................................... 65 Best Finish . ....................................... 2nd Rounds in the 60s ................................. 2 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 5 CAREER* Tournaments ......................................... 4 Rounds ................................................ 12 Stroke Average ............................... 72.92 Low Round .......................................... 65 Best Finish . ....................................... 2nd Rounds in the 60s ................................. 2 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 5
IN HIGH SCHOOL:
Established himself as one of the best junior golfers in the country in 2006 by shooting the lowest U.S. Junior Amateur qualifying total at any of the nationwide sites, a 10-under-par two-round score of 134 at Park City Golf Course, in Salt Lake City, Utah ... Score was aided by a first-round eight-under-par 64 ... Added two wins to his résumé in the fall of his senior season with a scoring average of 69.5 ... Won five individual titles on his way to all-state honors as a junior ... Led the Eagles to their first 5A state championship appearance in 2006 ... Won the District 15 5A crown and Region 2 5A title and finished the season with a 72.1 scoring average.
THE FINAL WORD:
Full name is Adrian Riley Pumphrey ... Parents: Jay and Cynthia Pumphrey ... Major: finance ... Enjoys watching sports, working out, hunting and fishing.
* Career stats includes 2008-09 fall events.
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SpencerRIVES
J U N I O R | 6 - 1 | L A FAY E T T E , L A . S T. T H O M A S M O R E H S
2008- 09 S E A S ON
AS A JUNIOR (2008-09):
Did not compete in any fall events.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2007-08):
Competed at the Oklahoma Intercollegiate as an individual ... Placed 46th in Edmond after recording a tournament scoring average of 80.67 ... Low round of the tournament was a 78.
Played as an individual in the Oklahoma Intercollegiate ... Finished in a tie for 35th after rounds of 80, 75 and 82.
AS A FRESHMAN (2005-06): Redshirted
IN HIGH SCHOOL:
THE FINAL WORD:
2007-08 Tournaments ......................................... 1 Rounds .................................................. 3 Stroke Average ............................... 80.67 Low Round .......................................... 78 Best Finish . .................................... T46th Rounds in the 60s ................................. 0 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 0 2006-07 Tournaments ......................................... 1 Rounds .................................................. 3 Stroke Average ............................... 79.00 Low Round .......................................... 75 Best Finish . .................................... T35th Rounds in the 60s ................................. 0 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 0
* Career stats includes 2008-09 fall events.
H ISTO RY
CAREER* Tournaments ......................................... 2 Rounds .................................................. 6 Stroke Average ............................... 79.83 Low Round .......................................... 75 Best Finish . ........................................ T35 Rounds in the 60s ................................. 0 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 0
SEASO N RE VIE W
Parents: George and Joanie Rives ... Full name is Jacob Spencer Rives ... Majoring in business management ... Hobbies include martial arts, working out, hunting and fishing ... Father was an OU golf All-America honoree.
2008-09 Tournaments ......................................... 0 Rounds .................................................. 0 Stroke Average .................................. N/A Low Round ........................................ N/A Best Finish . ....................................... N/A Rounds in the 60s ................................. 0 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 0
THE STAFF
Helped St. Thomas More to three consecutive Louisiana 4A state championships ... Was the individual state runner-up in 2004 ... Qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur in 2004.
BY THE NUMBERS...
THE SOONERS
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2006-07):
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JUNIOR | 6-0 | A N D O V E R , K AN. A N D O V E R C E N T R A L HS
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Competed in a pair of fall events for the Sooners ... Shot a season-best 73 in the final round of the Scenic City Invitational ... Recorded a stroke average of 76.33 in six fall rounds ... Had second-round scores that were at least six shots better than his opening-round score in each fall event.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2007-08): BY THE NUMBERS...
2008-09 Tournaments ......................................... 2 Rounds .................................................. 6 Stroke Average ............................... 76.33 Low Round .......................................... 73 Best Finish . ..................................... T41st Rounds in the 60s ................................. 0 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 0 2007-08 Tournaments ....................................... 10 Rounds ................................................ 31 Stroke Average ............................... 75.71 Low Round .......................................... 66 Best Finish . ...................................... T3rd Rounds in the 60s ................................. 2 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 6 2006-07 Tournaments ......................................... 2 Rounds .................................................. 6 Stroke Average ............................... 76.83 Low Round .......................................... 70 Best Finish . .................................... T35th Rounds in the 60s ................................. 0 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 1
Competed in 10 tournaments for the Sooners ... Best finish came at the Santa Clara Intercollegiate (3rd) ... Carded a top-15 showing at the Oklahoma Intercollegiate ... Recorded a scoring average of 75.71 on the year ... Low round of the season was a 66 ... Had six scores of par or better and a pair of rounds in the 60s.
AS A FRESHMAN (2006-07):
Made two starts for the Sooners during his freshman campaign ... Fired a first-round 75 at the General Jim Hackler Invitational on March 11 ... Carded a season-best score of 70 during the second round of The Maxwell where he played as an individual ... Finished in a season-best tie for 35th at the Maxwell.
IN HIGH SCHOOL:
Finished in the top five in 31 of his 39 high school tournaments ... Advanced to the round of 16 in the 2006 Kansas Amateur ... Finished second in the 2005 Future Collegians World Tour Castle Pines Tournament ... Tied for seventh at the 2002 Optimist International.
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Parents: Brent and Cindy Rody ... Siblings: Ryan and Amber ... Major: legal studies.
CAREER* Tournaments ....................................... 14 Rounds ................................................ 43 Stroke Average ............................... 75.95 Low Round .......................................... 66 Best Finish . .......................................... T3 Rounds in the 60s ................................. 2 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 7 * Career stats includes 2008-09 fall events.
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RyanSIRMAN
S O P H O M O RE | 6-1 | T Y L E R ,TEX AS G R AC E CO M M U N I T Y HS
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AS A SOPHOMORE (2008-09):
Started two events in fall action ... Fired a season-low 72 in the first round of the Scenic City Invitational ... Placed 49th at the Scenic City Invitational after following up his season-low round of 72 with scores of 75 and 73 ... Recorded a stroke average of 77.17 during fall play ... Also competed at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (58th).
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Major: business ... Parents: Gary and Lori Sirman ... Father played golf for Stephen F. Austin ... Likes to watch sports and listen to music in his spare time.
2008-09 Tournaments ......................................... 2 Rounds .................................................. 6 Stroke Average ............................... 77.17 Low Round .......................................... 72 Best Finish . ........................................ T49 Rounds in the 60s ................................. 0 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 1 2007-08 Tournaments ......................................... 6 Rounds ................................................ 18 Stroke Average ............................... 75.89 Low Round .......................................... 69 Best Finish . ................................... T22nd Rounds in the 60s ................................. 1 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 3
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CAREER* Tournaments ......................................... 8 Rounds ................................................ 24 Stroke Average ............................... 76.21 Low Round .......................................... 69 Best Finish . ........................................ T22 Rounds in the 60s ................................. 1 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 4
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Boasted an impressive streak of seven consecutive tournament victories, including the 2007 Texas Junior Golf Tour Championship ... Three-time Texas all-state honoree ... Qualified for match play at the 2006 U.S. Junior Amateur, losing to 2004 U.S. Amateur champion Sihwan Kim ... Led Grace Community High School to state titles in 2004 and 2006 ... Carded three top-12 finishes in 2006 American Junior Golf Association nationwide events ... Competed in 38 tournament rounds during a span of one year in high school, compiling a stroke average of 72 with 15 rounds under par and 10 wins.
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Competed in six tournaments for the Sooners in his rookie campaign ... Recorded a scoring average of 75.89 in 18 rounds of action ... Competed individually at the Oklahoma Intercollegiate ... Posted his best collegiate finish with a share of 22nd place ... Fired three rounds of par or better golf on the season, including a season-best score of 69.
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SOPHOMORE | 5-10 | TULSA,OKLA. | (BAKER UNIV.) CASCIA HALL HS AS A SOPHOMORE (2008-09):
BEFORE OU: BY THE NUMBERS...
2008-09 Tournaments ......................................... 2 Rounds .................................................. 6 Stroke Average ............................... 72.17 Low Round .......................................... 71 Best Finish . ........................................ 8th Rounds in the 60s ................................. 0 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 1
Won two NAIA tournaments while competing for Baker University ... Named Heart of America Athletics allconference in 2008 ... Earned all-state accolades in 2007 ... Was a two-time runner-up finisher at the state tournament ... Also played basketball his freshman year ... Was an AP Scholar and deans list honoree.
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Full name is Christopher David Wilson ... Parents: Jack and Patricia Wilson ... Sister: Emily ... Major: zoology ... Enjoys playing the piano and playing poker.
CAREER* Tournaments ......................................... 2 Rounds .................................................. 6 Stroke Average ............................... 72.17 Low Round .......................................... 71 Best Finish . ........................................ 8th Rounds in the 60s ................................. 0 Par or Better Rounds ............................. 1 * Career stats includes 2008-09 fall events, but not Wilson’s stats previous to OU.
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Competed in two fall events as a true freshman ... Stroke average of 72.17 in six fall rounds was the lowest on the team during fall play ... Finished a career-best eighth at the Macdonald Cup as OU won the team title ... Carded rounds of 71, 74 and 71 at the Macdonald Cup ... Tied for ninth at the Baylor Intercollegiate ... Second-round score of 71 at the Baylor Intercollegiate marked his first collegiate round at par or better.
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F R E SHMAN | 6-1 | NORMAN,OKLA. | N O R M A N N O R T H HS 2008- 09 S E A S ON
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Lettered twice in golf at Norman North (‘07, ‘08) ... Named an Oklahoma Academic Scholar and AP Scholar ... Also played basketball.
THE FINAL WORD:
Full name is Brandon James Bell ... Parents: John and Pam Bell ... Sister: Morgan Bell ... Major: undecided.
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F R E S H MA N | 6-2 | D U N C A N ,OKLA. D U N C A N HS
IN HIGH SCHOOL:
Oklahoma State Amateur semifinalist in 2007 ... Carded four top-10 finishes in AJGA events in ‘07 ... Earned all-state honors and the Kevin Whipple Award in high school ... Lettered all four years in golf at Duncan HS ... Also lettered in basketball one year.
THE FINAL WORD:
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Full name is Tyler Brent Rice ... Parents: Don and Lisa Rice ... Three brothers: Steve, Brad and Michael ... Major: business management ... Enjoys hunting and fishing when off the golf course.
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IN HIGH SCHOOL:
Garnered first-team all-state accolades and won the all-state tournament in 2008 ... Finished fifth at the 6A state tournament as a senior ... First-team all-metro as a senior and second-team all-metro as a junior ... Carded four top-15 finishes in AJGA competition.
THE FINAL WORD:
Born: Dec. 19, 1989 ... Full name is Cole Thomas Wiederkehr ... Parents: David and Patty Wiederkehr ... Two sisters: Paige (16) and Brooke (14) ... Major: engineering ... Enjoys playing basketball and tennis.
BY THE NUMBERS...
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ASSISTANT COACH | FIRST SEASON
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ormer University of Oklahoma golfer Phillip Bryan was named assistant coach of the Sooner men’s golf program on May 30, 2008. A four-year letterman with the Sooners, Bryan was a member of the 2006 Big 12 Championship squad that took home the conference title at Southern Hills in Tulsa. A senior in 2007-08, the Mustang, Okla., native capped off his collegiate career by being named to the PING All-Region team in 2008 and also earned AllAmerica Scholar honors from the Golf Coaches Association of America during his senior campaign. “Phillip represented the University of Oklahoma in a first class way as a student-athlete and I have no doubt that he will do the same as our assistant coach,” said former head coach Jim Ragan. “He carried himself with class and displayed a work ethic second to none while playing at OU. He took care of business in the classroom, at practice and competed at the highest level of Division I golf with as much determination as I have ever seen.”
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Bryan also earned Academic All-Big 12 distinction every year he was eligible for league acclaim. “I would like to thank Coach Ragan and the administration for this opportunity,” said Bryan. “I am very excited about the future and contributing to the success of the Oklahoma golf program.” Bryan was the most recent recipient of the Charlie Coe award at OU which recognizes the most valuable player on the men’s golf squad. Bryan carried a 73.71 stroke average his senior year to lead the team.
Hometown .................................................. Mustang, Okla. High School . .................................................... Mustang HS College ................................................................ Oklahoma
PLAYING EXPERIENCE 1983-84 .............................................................. Oklahoma
COACHING EXPERIENCE 2008-Present....................................................... Oklahoma
Before attending OU, Bryan won the National PGA Junior Championship and notched several top American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) finishes. Added Ragan, “Phillip has earned the respect of everyone he has come into contact with during his time at OU -- current and former players, the administration and other coaches, fellow competitors, alumni, donors and parents. He has the values and character that will be a positive influence on each of our players.” Bryan graduated from Mustang High School in Mustang, Okla., before attending the University of Oklahoma.
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ATHLETICS TRAINER | 22ND SEASON
Amen’slexgolfBrownsquad.begins his 22nd season as the athletics trainer for the OU
Brown also serves as the head trainer for the men’s basketball squad, the women’s golf and soccer teams and worked with the OU football program for seven seasons.
In 1997, the National Athletic Trainers Association honored Brown with the 25-year award, an honor bestowed on select individuals recognizing their long-standing commitment to the field of work.
Schnebel serves as the team physician. Dr. Schnebel is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and practices at the McBride Clinic in Oklahoma City along with the University of Oklahoma Department of Orthopaedics Division of Sports Medicine. Highly praised for his work in the field, Dr. Schnebel served as the head physician for the 2000 United States Olympic Team in Sydney, Australia, as well as the team doctor for the 1998 US. Goodwill Games. The Topeka, Kan., native was also on the medical staff for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga. Schnebel was named valedictorian of both his high school class in Alva, Okla., and at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. He went on to graduate with distinction from the Oklahoma College of Medicine in 1981, where he was also a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. Completing his internship at the University of Oklahoma Department of Surgery, Schnebel also completed his residency at OU with the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Serving as the orthopaedic consultant for each of OU’s varsity sports teams, Schnebel is also the author of numerous professional articles on sports medicine. He and his wife, Kelli, are the parents of three daughters (Jessica, Bailey and Addison) and a son (Chase).
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An avid golfer with a single-digit handicap, Brown has five holes-in-one to his credit. The Appalachian State University graduate has two daughters (Evelyn, 21, and Erica, 19).
In his 13th season working with the OU men’s golf team, Dr. Brock
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The Durham, N.C., native has served as a member of the medical staff for two U.S. Olympic Festivals and as a trainer for the basketball tryouts for the 1990 World University Games and Goodwill Games.
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A certified member of the National Athletics Trainers Association and the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure advisory committee on athletics training, Brown has won several awards for his training abilities and has served on numerous advisory commissions on sports medicine.
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PHILLIP ROGERS
ACADEMIC ADVISOR | 15TH SEASON
MEDIA RELATIONS | THIRD SEASON
Egolfntering his third year as the media relations contact for the OU men’s squad is Phillip Rogers. The Enid, Okla., native handles all publicity
Idepartment, n his 15th year as the academic counselor for the OU athletics C.B. Elder advises student-athletes and assists them
requests and is responsible for the creation of the squad’s annual media guide.
in developing a strategy for academic success and progress toward graduation.
Rogers is in his second year of working toward a master’s degree in Adult and Higher Education with an emphasis in Intercollegiate Athletics Administration.
Elder, who also serves as the academic advisor for both OU basketball squads, as well as the men’s track and field and cross country teams, is an active member of the National Academic Advising Association and the National Association of Academic Advisors for Athletics.
The 25-year-old Rogers began working with the men’s golf squad as an undergraduate student during the 2006-07 season. In addition to his media relations role with the men’s golf squad, Rogers has also assisted as tournament contact for the Oklahoma Intercollegiate and The Maxwell golf events. Additionally, Rogers serves as the sports information director for the Big 12 Champion OU women’s gymnastics squad, where he served as media coordinator for both the Big 12 Championship and NCAA South Central Regional.
The Farmington, Mo., native previously served as an academic counselor at OU’s University College from 1989-94. Elder was also the director of housing at Texas Wesleyan College from 1985-89 and the coordinator of OU’s intramural sports from 1979-84. Elder received a bachelor’s degree from Missouri in 1977 before earning a master’s degree in education from OU in 1985. He and his wife, Lina, reside in Norman.
Rogers’ media guides have been voted among the best in the country by the College Sports Information Directors of America, with his 2008 women’s gymnastics guide being named third best in the NCAA. Rogers earned a bachelor of arts degree in journalism (public relations emphasis) from the University of Oklahoma in 2007. A single-digit-handicap golfer, Rogers has a pair of holes-in-one to his credit. He resides in Norman. 2008-09 OKL AHOMA MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE
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CHARLIE SNIDER
CHIP IN CLUB PRESIDENT | SEVENTH SEASON
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harlie Snider is in his seventh year as the president of the Chip In Club. A native of Waurika, Okla., he currently resides in Norman. Snider graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1970, receiving a degree in petroleum land management. He also served in the United States Army, including a tour of duty in Vietnam. Snider worked in the oil and gas exploration and production business for 30 years with Ashland Oil, Inc. and Hamill Resources Inc., in Houston, Texas. He retired in 2000 as vice president of Hamill Resources, Inc. While working with Hamill Resources, Inc., Snider also served on the company’s board of directors. Currently he is a Vice President/Director of the Hamill Foundation in Houston.
“Charlie Snider has done a great job as the president of the Chip In Club. His enthusiasm for the golf program and Sooner Athletics shows in the effort he puts into this position,” coach Jim Ragan said. “I feel very fortunate to have Charlie and the Chip In Club as integral parts of our golf program at OU. I cannot begin to express how fortunate our program is to have Charlie involved.”
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Snider is a life member of the OU Alumni Association and a member of the OU PLM/EM Alumni Association. He is a member and former chair of the Energy Management Board of Advisors in OU’s Michael F. Price College of Business. Snider is also a Certified Professional Landman and a member of the American Association of Professional Landmen.
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During his many years in Houston, Texas, he was a long-time member of the Champions Golf Club in Houston and has assisted with organizing several “Houston Playdays,” fund-raising events for the University of Oklahoma men’s golf team.
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• L. Keith Price Family • Pat Proctor • Jay Pumphrey • Brad Purcell • Gary & Chris Purcell • Jim Ragan • Mike Ray • J.R. Reskovac • Bobby Richardson • Ron Ripley • Mr. & Mrs. John W. Ritz • George Rives • Genave Rogers • Michael Keith Rose • Renn Rothrock • R. L. Rountree • Houston Satterwhite, Jr. • Bill Saxon • Bruce R. Scott • Hal Seward • Dick Seyboldt • Gary and Lori Sirman • Charles W. Snider • Steve Snider • Robert L. Stephenson • Neal Tomlins • John Eugene Torbett • Harry Turner • James W. Vickers • Cyril Wagner, Jr. • Joshua A. Walker • Mark Weibel • Renee Wills • Mark Witt • Kevin Wright • Michael Wright • Richard Wright • Jamie Young • Dornick Hills Country Club • Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club • Norville Oil Co., L.L.C. • Oak Tree Golf Club • Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club • Quail Creek Golf & Country Club • Sooner Pipe, L.L.C. • The Trails Golf Club • Top of the World Hat Co. • Winter Creek Golf Club
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• Donald B. Halverstadt • Todd Hamilton • Mike Hammond • Clayton Harmon • Terry Harris • Bud Hebert • Jim Hess • John Hillis • Jeff Hirzel • Gordon Holland • Larry C. Houchin • Bob Hubbard • Gary Jarmon • C.W. & Janet Johnson • Cooper Johnson • Brad Kelly • J. Michael Kelly • Clinton H. Koerth • Stephen C. Lindgren • Wyman Loveless • David Lurie • Dwight Mackie • Andrew Magee • Doug Manor • Fred M. Marks • A. P. Martin • Grant Masson • Carl Mayhall • Mike Mayhall • John McClure • George E. McDonald • James McColl • Jere McKenney • Robert A. Meek • A.G. Meyers • David & Mary Moffett • Robert & Beverly Morris • Dr. Gene L Muse • Joe Nick • Allan Neustadt • Ben E. Newcomer • C. D. Northcutt • William L. Oliver, Jr. • Richard L. O’Shields • Steve Owens • Tinker Owens • Owen M. Panner • J. Durwood Pate • Greg Price
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• Jim Ahern • Carl Anderson III • Edward D. Anderson • Randy Anderson • Mr. Richard G. Askew • Marty Askins • Jimmie L. Austin • John Austin • Mark D. Austin • Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Austin • Jim Awtrey • J. Andy Bass • John Baumert • Thomas W. Beck • John Bell • Rick Bell • Tom S. Bomford • Nanette Bramlett • Robert W. Bramlett • Jerry Broms • Alex Brown • Dave Bryan • Richard Buchanan • Mike Cawley • Clyde Chrisman • Charlie Coe Family • Mike Cohlmia • Adam Cox • G. Bridger Cox • Cary Cozby • Chance Cozby • Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Cozby • Robert L. Crout III • Tripp Davis • Christopher J. Dobbins • Scott E. Dreyer • Donald T. Duke • Kevin Dukes • Gary Durbin • Carl & Susan Edwards • Loren “Buddy” Ellis • Robert S. Ellis • Lary England • Mr. & Mrs. G. N. Furseth • Martin D. Garber, Jr. • Robert Gray • Greg Grost • Hugh F. Grover • Hunter Haas
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The University of Oklahoma Chip in Club was established in 1981 with the commitment of providing support for the OU men’s golf program. The athletics department, along with the OU coaches and the team, would like to thank the many supporters of the Oklahoma men’s golf program.
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Congress more efficient and responsive by streamlining congressional bureaucracy, reducing staff sizes and reforming procedures to end legislative gridlock.
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT 15th Year at OU David L. Boren, who has served Oklahoma as governor and U.S. senator, became the 13th president of the University of Oklahoma in November 1994. He is the first person in state history to have served in all three positions. Boren is widely respected for his academic credentials, his longtime support of education, and for his distinguished political career as a reformer of the American political system. A graduate of Yale University in 1963, Boren majored in American history, graduated in the top one percent of his class and was elected Phi Beta Kappa. He was selected as a Rhodes Scholar and earned a master’s degree in politics, philosophy and economics from Oxford University, England, in 1965. In 1968, he received a law degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law, where he was on the Law Review, elected to the Order of the Coif, and won the Bledsoe Prize as the outstanding graduate by a vote of the faculty. As Oklahoma’s governor from 1974 through 1978, Boren promoted key educational initiatives that have had an enduring impact on Oklahoma. Established during his tenure were: the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute, the Scholar-Leadership Enrichment Program, and the Oklahoma Physicians Manpower Training Program, which provides scholarships for medical students and medical personnel who commit to practice in underserved rural areas. Also, the first state funding for Gifted and Talented classes was provided in 1976 and, from 1976 through 1978, Oklahoma ranked first among all states in the percentage increases of funding for higher education. One of Boren’s most far-reaching projects in promoting quality education at all levels is the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, which he founded in 1985. The foundation recognizes outstanding public school students and teachers and helps establish private local foundations to help give academic endowment grants to local public schools. As a senator, he was the author of the National Security Education Act in 1992, which provides scholarships for study abroad and for learning additional languages, as well as legislation to restore the tax deductibility of gifts of appreciated property to universities in 1993. Boren, also a former state legislator, spent nearly three decades in elective politics before becoming the president of the University of Oklahoma. Boren was the youngest governor in the nation when he served from 1974 to 1978. Known as a reformer, Boren campaigned with a broom as his symbol. During his term, he instituted many progressive programs, including conflict-of-interest rules, campaign-financing disclosure, stronger open meeting laws for public bodies, more competitive bidding on state government contracts and reform of the state’s prison system, including expanded education programs for first-time offenders and the largest expansion of the work-release program in state history. During his time in the U.S. Senate from 1979 to 1994, Boren served on the Senate Finance and Agriculture Committees and was the longest-serving chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. From his days as a state legislator and governor of Oklahoma to Washington, Boren carried a commitment to reform, leading numerous efforts to make government work better for American citizens. As chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, he strengthened oversight of secret government programs and reformed the procedures for Presidential notice of such programs to Congress. For more than 10 years, he led the fight for congressional campaign finance reform and for legislation discouraging administration and congressional staff from cashing in on government experience and contacts by becoming lobbyists. In addition, he introduced legislation seeking to limit gifts and travel subsidies that government workers, including members of Congress, can receive from lobbyists. Boren also chaired the special 1992-93 Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress, which produced proposals to make
Boren left the U.S. Senate in 1994 with an approval rating of 91 percent after being re-elected with 83 percent of the vote in 1990, the highest percentage in the nation in a U.S. Senate contest in that election year. Boren served from 1988 to 1997 on the Yale University Board of Trustees. His university experience also includes four years on the faculty of Oklahoma Baptist University, where he was chairman of the Department of Political Science and chairman of the Division of Social Sciences. In 1993, the American Association of University Professors presented Boren with the Henry Yost Award as Education Advocate of the Year. In April 2004, Boren received the Mory’s Cup from the Mory’s Association at Yale University. In making the presentation to Boren it was noted that he was the first Yale graduate in the university’s history extending over three centuries to have served as a Governor, U.S. Senator and President of a major university. Under Boren’s leadership, the University of Oklahoma has developed and emerged as a “pacesetter university in American public higher education,” with 20 major new programs initiated since his inauguration. They include establishment of the Honors College, the Charles M. Russell Center for the Study of Art of the American West, a new expository writing program for freshmen modeled on the program at Harvard, an interdisciplinary religious studies program, the Artist-in-Residence Program, the International Programs Center, and the Faculty-in-Residence Program putting faculty family apartments in student residence halls. The Retired Professors Program has been started, bringing 50 retired full professors back to the University to teach freshmen. The number of new facilities started or completed on the campus during the Boren years has matched the explosion in new programs. Since 1994, almost $1 billion in construction projects have been completed or are under way on OU’s three campuses. Among the largest of the current projects are the $18.7 million renovation and expansion of historic Holmberg Hall, home of music and dance programs; the $67 million National Weather Center; the $19 million addition to the Michael F. Price College of Business; the $17 million Gaylord Hall for journalism and mass communication; the $27 million Stephenson Research and Technology Center; and the $83.5 million stadium project. The Health Sciences Center has a new Student Union, and the new $24 million Stanton L. Young Biomedical Research Center. Above all, the Boren years have been marked by an emphasis on putting students first. There is not a university president in the country who is more committed to students as his number one priority. He teaches a freshman-level course in political science each semester and is one of the few presidents of major universities to teach. Boren is married to Molly Shi Boren, a former judge and English teacher. Molly Boren has two degrees from the University of Oklahoma: a master’s degree in English and a Juris Doctor degree from the OU College of Law. A native of Seminole, Boren has two children, Carrie Christine Boren, an Episcopal minister, and David Daniel Boren, a member of the United States Congress from Oklahoma. Devoting much of his life to public service, Boren drew from the example of his parents, the late Congressman Lyle H. Boren and Christine Boren. He and his wife are the proud grandparents of Janna Lou Boren.
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ATHLETICS DIRECTOR JOE CASTIGLIONE u VICE PRESIDENT FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS PROGRAMS AND DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS 11th Year at OU
Other highlights of Castiglione’s tenure include:
Each of those characteristics, standing alone, describes the 11th director of athletics in University of Oklahoma history. However, just as he has brought together different groups who are committed to one goal, you must combine those traits to get the complete picture of the person who has led the OU athletics department since 1998.
Quick to give credit to the student-athletes and coaches, the staff and the university administration, the donors and the fans, Castiglione was the one who implemented the changes that led to success. When he was hired in 1998, the search committee believed they had found a rising star in the field of intercollegiate athletics administration. Everything that has happened since his arrival at OU has cemented that reputation.
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His commitment to the success of student-athletes led NCAA President Dr. Myles Brand to appoint him as chair of the Football Academic Progress Rate (APR) Working Group in June of 2008. This group, which includes presidents, chancellors, conference commissioners, faculty athletics representatives, athletics directors and head football coaches, has been given the charge to review the APR as it pertains to Division I football student-athletes. When the study is complete, the group will report back to Dr. Brand and the NCAA Board of Directors with their findings, evaluations and recommendations for improvement.
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His peers have honored him for the department’s achievements as well. In October 2004, the Bobby Dodd Foundation named him Athletics Director of the Year. In 2003, he was inducted into the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators Hall of Fame. In June 2001, he received the General Robert R. Neyland Athletic Director Award for lifetime achievement from the AllAmerican Football Foundation. The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) named him Central Region AD of the Year in 2000. Perhaps his most unique achievement over the last 10 years, though, came when he received his master’s of education degree from OU in May 2007. To understand the need for education and lifelong learning, OU’s student-athletes just have to look at their AD who started and completed his master’s degree while running the department and maintaining his priorities to his family. He quickly put his experience to use as an adjunct professor in the College of Education teaching a graduate class in Marketing and Development.
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The accomplishments of the department and its student-athletes, coaches and staff have earned national recognition for the university and the department. Recognized as the 2007 PRISM Award winner by the School of Sports Management at the University of Massachusetts, OU was just the second Division I winner and all of the programs recognized by the selection panel were started under Castiglione’s leadership. The PRISM Award annually recognizes one Division I intercollegiate athletics department that demonstrates industry-leading excellence and innovation in sports management.
Credited with energizing OU’s fund-raising efforts, Castiglione was instrumental in the athletics department’s major campaign, Great Expectations: The Campaign For Sooner Sports. The campaign ended in November of 2003 with more than $125 million raised. The figure has grown to almost $200 million since then as the department continues its approach, and largest fund-raising effort in OU athletics history including projects that impact each of OU’s nearly 500 student-athletes. It has become a national model for intercollegiate athletics.
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Joe Castiglione has established a pattern of excellence that few in his profession can match. In an environment where every decision is made reflecting the department’s mission statement “Inspiring champions today … Preparing leaders for tomorrow,” forming the background, Castiglione is leading the department that has written one of the most successful eras in school history.
• An annual finish among the top 25 in the standings for the Director’s Cup which measures overall athletics success in eight of the last nine years, including an all-time program best of 15th in 2003-2004. OU ranked 23rd in the 2007-08 standings. • The Sooner men’s gymnastics team won its eighth NCAA title in 2008. It marked the fifth national championship for the program in the last seven years. The Sooners were led by OU’s most decorated gymnast in school history and latest Olympian, Jonathan Horton, who will be representing the U.S. in Beijing in August. • A total of 29 OU teams that have ranked among the top 10 in season-ending polls. • A school-record and Big 12-best graduation rate of 74% in 2003. • Three appearances in the BCS National Championship Game and the college football national championship in 2000. • Appearances by the men’s and women’s basketball teams in their respective Final Fours in 2002. • A Division I record of 74 combined victories produced by the football team and both basketball squads in the 2001-02 school year. • An average of more than 17 out of 20 OU teams per year represented in postseason play. A total of 18 of OU’s 20 teams advanced to NCAA competition in 2007-08 and conference titles were produced by football, men’s gymnastics and women’s gymnastics.
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The 11th director of athletics at the University of Oklahoma has celebrated seven national team championships and over 40 conference team titles; record numbers of graduating student-athletes and record-setting grade point averages for Sooner teams; dramatically increased donor giving; huge increases in ticket sales for all sports; major facility improvements, and development and construction of new facilities. And, as aggressive as the push to improve, expand and excel has been, he has produced a balanced budget in every year of his tenure, a first since the early 1980s.
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Active on the national and conference level, he is currently serving on the Gatorade Collegiate Advisory Board and the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame Board of Directors. He served two terms as chair of the Big 12 Board of Athletics Directors and is a past president of the Division I-A Athletic Directors Association and NACDA. He served a four-year term on the NCAA Championship/Competition Cabinet and the NCAA Baseball Committee and is a past member of the NCAA Football Special Events Certification Committee. He recently agreed to serve on the NCAA Diversity Leadership Strategic Planning Committee and the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Discussion Group. In 2007, he was named to the Phi Delta Theta Foundation Board of Trustees. He is a highly requested speaker at annual conventions and continuing education institutes.
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In her fourth year as OU’s Faculty Athletics Representative, Connie Dillon is familiar with the department’s commitment to student-athletes and its role in shaping Big 12 and NCAA policies, having served on the Athletics Council for many years.
Castiglione has cultivated over 20 multi-million dollar gifts, including the largest capital gifts in history for athletics at OU, and some of the largest ever for the university as a whole. He has driven dramatic facilities projects, including a $70 million renovation and expansion of Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Others include a $17.2 million renovation of Lloyd Noble Center; phase I of The Headington Family Tennis Complex; John Jacobs Track and Field Complex; the Everest Training Facility, one of the largest indoor practice areas in the country; and construction of the Gregg & Betsy Wadley Indoor Tennis Center. Other projects completed in his tenure have included the redesign of the Sooner football practice fields; the Port Robertson Wrestling Facility; phase I & II of the Sooner Soccer Complex, expansion of the Viersen Gymnastics Pavilion as well as additional renovations to the McCasland Field House; L. Dale Mitchell Park, the Charlie Coe Golf Learning Center, the OU Softball Complex and Barry Switzer Center. His administrative work, which has seen significant reorganization and the hiring of 12 head coaches, also included the negotiation of multi-million dollar multi-media rights contract that produces more than $8 million in annual revenue for the athletics department. His leadership was instrumental as well as the Sooners added their 21st athletics team to the OU family, women’s rowing (which will begin competition in the fall of 2008) and the design and construction of the new McClendon Boathouse on the Oklahoma River. Castiglione was hired on April 30, 1998, after serving as athletics director at Missouri. In his 17-year career with the Tigers, Castiglione, who was named director of athletics at Missouri on Dec. 15, 1993, was credited with rebuilding sports programs, hiring outstanding coaches, implementing an innovative master plan for facilities, inspiring record-setting increases in fund-raising and balancing the budget in each of his five years as athletics director.
Dillon, a professor and director of the Research Center for Continuing Professional and Higher Education at the University of Oklahoma since July 1998, was named to the position of Faculty Athletics Representative in the summer of 2005 following the retirement of long-time representative Dan Gibbens. Dillon, whose career at OU began initially in 1977, received her master’s degree in public administration from OU in 1975 and earned her Ph.D. in education technology from OU in 1980. She has worked for the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and has held academic positions at Montana State University and the University of Oklahoma. She also served as the director of media services and telecommunications at Cameron University. Since returning to OU in 1988, Dillon has served as chair of both the Norman campus Faculty Senate and the OU Athletics Council. She served in the Faculty Senate for eight years and has been a member of the Athletics Council and NCAA certification committees since 1992. She has received the UOSA Outstanding Professor Award and served on many search committees for academic and athletic appointments. She is a well-published author in the distance learning field and received the Elizabeth Powell Award for excellence in research in educational telecommunications. She has served on several scholarly juries, panels and professional committees.
A 1979 Maryland graduate, Castiglione received the University’s Distinguished Alumnus Award in April 2007. He began his career as the sports promotions director at Rice. He then worked a year as director of athletic fund-raising at Georgetown before being hired in 1981 at Missouri as director of communications and marketing.
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DR. GERALD GURNEY
JASON LEONARD
KENNY MOSSMAN
GLORIA NEVAREZ
GREG PHILLIPS
BILLY RAY JOHNSON
LUTHER LEE
DR. NICKI MOORE
MATT ROBERTS
Executive Associate AD
Senior Associate AD (Academics and Student Life)
Executive Director of Compliance
Senior Associate AD (Communications)
Senior Associate AD (Senior Woman Administrator)
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Senior Associate AD (Chief Financial Officer)
Associate AD (Ticket Operations)
Assistant AD (Business)
Assistant AD (Psychological Resources)
Assistant AD (Development)
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Assistant AD (Marketing)
GREG TIPTON
Assistant AD/General Manager of Lloyd Noble Center
MERV JOHNSON
Special Assistant to the Athletics Director
JOE WASHINGTON
Executive Director of Varsity O Association/Special Assistant to the Athletics Director
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The mission of the University of Oklahoma Athletics Department is to inspire champions today and prepare leaders for tomorrow by providing an excellent environment to enable student-athletes to achieve their highest academic, athletic and personal aspirations.
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SUNNY GOLLOWAY
JEFF CAPEL
SHERRI COALE
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MARK WILLIAMS
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Men’s Gymnastics
NICOLE NELSON Women’s Soccer
K.J. KINDLER
Women’s Gymnastics
DAVID MULLINS
PATTY GASSO
Women’s Tennis
Softball
SANTIAGO RESTREPO Women’s Volleyball
JACK SPATES Wrestling
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EARNING THEIR STRIPES SEASON REVIEW: Nine of the 10 roster spots on the 2007-08 men’s golf squad were filled by underclassmen, yet eighth-year head coach Jim Ragan led the Sooners to nine top-10 finishes and a spot in the NCAA West Regional to close the season.
Lone upperclassman Phillip Bryan paced the team, carrying a 73.71 stroke average for the season. The Mustang, Okla., senior also made a name for himself off the course, earning Academic All-Big 12 honors for the third consecutive season, GCAA All-America Scholar status and a spot on the PING All-Region team. Bryan earned the Charlie Coe Award as OU’s most valuable player on the year, but the younger players certainly made their presence known. Sophomore Eric Durbin fired an opening round 7-under-par 64 at the Scenic City Invitational in early September to take the first-round lead. The round marked the lowest score for an OU golfer since John Kidwell shot the same score in the 2001 Big 12 Championship and was just one stroke shy of three-time All-American Todd Hamilton’s 63 in the Big Eight Championship in 1987. Fellow sophomore Jesse Schutte carded the second lowest round of the year with a 5-under-par 65 in the second round of the UH-Hilo Intercollegiate on Feb. 7.
The squad concluded the 2007-08 season with a 13th-place finish at the NCAA West Regional in Bremerton, Wash. The Sooners narrowly missed a berth in the NCAA Championships, finishing just four strokes behind Pepperdine. Bryan was named the program’s assistant coach on May 30. A four-year OU letterman, Bryan was a member of the 2006 Big 12 Championship squad that took home the conference title at Southern Hills in Tulsa.
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Last year’s Sooner squad tallied 14 eagles, ranking 37th in the country Birdies by the OU squad last season
2007-08 RESULTS Date Sept. 10-11 Sept. 24-25 Oct. 14-15 Oct. 22-23
Tournament Scenic City Invitational Shoal Creek Intercollegiate Oklahoma Intercollegiate Santa Clara Invitational
Site Chattanooga, Tenn. Birmingham, Ala. Edmond, Okla. San Jose, Calif.
Score 847 (-5) 887 (+23) 912 (+60) 861 (-3)
Place/Teams 3rd/17 T5th/12 6th/11 3rd/14
Site Waikoloa, Hawaii San Antonio, Texas Westlake Village, Calif. San Diego, Calif. Tempe, Ariz. Trinity, Texas Ardmore, Okla. Bremerton, Wash.
Score 848 (+8) 874 (+22) 907 (+55) 888 (+24) 880 (+28) 1200 (+48) 849 (+9) 892 (+28)
Place/Teams 13th/18 3rd/16 9th/13 11th/12 T10th/15 7th/12 9th/10 13th/27
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FALL 2007 TEAM RESULTS
Tournament UH-Hilo Intercollegiate UT-San Antonio Intercollegiate USC Collegiate Invitational Barona Collegiate Cup ASU Thunderbird Invitational Big 12 Championships The Perry Maxwell Invitational NCAA West Regional
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Date Feb. 6-8 Feb. 18-19 March 3-4 March 17-18 April 11-13 April 25-27 May 10-11 May 15-17
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SPRING 2008 TEAM RESULTS
2007-2008 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Low 68 66 64 78 66 65 69 81 69
Average 75.23 73.71 74.61 80.67 75.71 73.74 74.82 81.33 75.89
Rounds Counted Towards Team Score (Percentage) 20/26 (76.9) 33/34 (97.1) 24/28 (85.7) 0/0 Senior Phillip Bryan (pictured above) had a 19/31 (61.3) staggering 97.1 percent of his rounds counted 29/34 (85.3) towards OU’s team score during the 2007-08 season. 18/28 (64.3) 0/0 8/18 (44.4)
EVENTS 23 43 15 13 4 2 14 23 8 2
ROUNDS STROKE AVERAGE 64 75.22 128 75.18 46 75.04 40 74.23 12 72.92 6 79.83 43 75.95 68 74.21 24 76.21 6 72.17
BEST ROUND 65 66 64 67 65 75 66 65 69 71
BEST FINISH T3 T2 T2 2 T2 T35 T3 T5 T22 8
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NAME HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL Ben Blundell Rowlett, Texas/Rowlett HS Phillip Bryan Mustang, Okla./Mustang HS Eric Durbin Houston, Texas/Cypress Creek HS Liam Logan Fort Worth, Texas/Paschal HS Riley Pumphrey Georgetown, Texas/Georgetown HS Spencer Rives Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More HS Tyler Rody Andover, Kan./Andover Central HS Jesse Schutte Florence, Ore./Siuslaw HS Ryan Sirman Tyler, Texas/Grace Community HS Chris Wilson Tulsa, Okla./Cascia Hall HS
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Player Rounds Best Finish Ben Blundell 26 T24th Phillip Bryan 34 T2nd Eric Durbin 28 T2nd Spencer Rives 3 T46th Tyler Rody 31 T3rd Jesse Schutte 34 T11th Liam Logan 28 8th Cameron Meyers 3 T51st Ryan Sirman 18 T22nd
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TOURNAMENT
09/10-11 Scenic City Inv. 09/24-25 Shoal Creek Int. 10/14-16 Oklahoma Int. 10/22-23 SCU Inv. 02/06-08 UH-Hilo Inv. 02/18-19 UTSA Inv. 03/03-04 Barona Coll. Cup 04/11-13 ASU Thunderbird Inv. 04/25-27 Big 12 Championships 05/10-11 The Maxwell 05/15-17 NCAA West Regional
FINISH REGION FINISH
* -- Finish against teams in same region as OU.
3/17 T5/12 6/11 3/14 13/18 3/16 11/12 T9/15 7/12 9/10 13/27
2/9 1/1 1/3 1/1 4/5 2/13 6/6 3/3 7/12 7/8 3/6
TOTAL
847(-5) 887(+23) 912(+60) 861(-3) 848(+8) 874(+22) 888(+24) 880(+28) 1200(+48) 881(+41) 892(+28)
ROUND ONE 277(-7) 292(+4) 311(+27) 288(E) 277(-3) 291(+7) 292(+4) 293(+9) 295(+7) 293(+13) 306(+18)
ROUND TWO 286(+2) 296(+8) 294(+10) 277(-11) 276(-4) 297(+13) 298(+10) 296(+12) 297(+9) 285(+5) 289(+1)
ROUND THREE 284(E) 299(+11) 307(+23) 296(+8) 295(+15) 286(+2) 298(+10) 291(+7) 308(+20) 303(+23) 297(+9)
2007-08 NOTABLE TEAM STATISTICS Tournaments Rounds Average Score Average Team Score First Round Average Last Round Average Par 3 Scoring Par 4 Scoring Par 5 Scoring Eagles Birdies Subpar Strokes/Round Pars Per Round Bogeys Per Round Double Bogeys Per Round Other Scores Per Round
12 37 74.64 293.97 74.59 75.07 3.27 4.25 4.85 14 444 2.79 10.31 4.12 0.70 0.15
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2007-08 TOURNAMENT STANDINGS B OOME R S OONE R
Council Fire Golf Club Chattanooga, Tenn. 6,961 Yards/Par 71 Sept. 10-11, 2007
Shoal Creek Country Club Birmingham, Ala. 7,154 Yards/Par 72 Sept. 24-25, 2007
TOP 10 TEAMS 1. Texas Tech ...................293-285-295= 873 (+9) 2. UAB ............................288-295-295= 878 (+14) 3. Auburn .......................303-282-295= 880 (+16) 4. Mississippi State .........297-293-296= 886 (+22) T5. North Florida ..............292-299-296= 887 (+23) T5. OKLAHOMA ..............292-296-299= 887 (+23) T7. UCF .............................298-293-297= 888 (+24) T7. Michigan State............302-296-290= 888 (+24) 9. Georgia Southern........307-289-295= 891 (+27) 10. LSU .............................298-298-296= 892 (+28)
OKLAHOMA INTERCOLLEGIATE Oak Tree Golf Club Edmond, Okla. 7,412 Yards/Par 71 Oct. 14-16, 2007
TOP 10 TEAMS T1. SMU* . ........................307-281-304= 892 (+40) T1. Texas Tech ...................299-294-299= 892 (+40) 3. Arkansas . ...................305-296-298= 899 (+47) 4. Texas A&M . ................296-297-307= 900 (+48) 5. Baylor .........................306-292-306= 904 (+52) 6. OKLAHOMA ..............311-294-307= 912 (+60) 7. Santa Clara .................317-311-302= 930 (+78) 8. Tulsa ...........................321-298-316= 935 (+83) 9. ORU.............................317-307-314= 938 (+86) 10. UT-San Antonio...........322-304-331= 957 (+105)
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TOP 10 TEAMS 1. Charlotte.....................272-271-280= 823 (-29) 2. UT-Chattanooga..........272-275-282= 829 (-23) 3. OKLAHOMA................277-286-284= 847 (-5) 4. LSU..............................277-286-291= 854 (+2) 5. Middle Tenn. State . ....281-282-294= 857 (+5) T6. Mississippi State..........287-288-290= 865 (+13) T6. Mississippi...................281-300-284= 865 (+13) T6. Southeastern La..........285-282-298= 865 (+13) 9. Akron . ........................283-288-298= 869 (+17) 10. South Florida...............290-291-290= 871 (+19)
SHOAL CREEK INTERCOLLEGIATE
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Eric Durbin’s 64 in the first round of the Scenic City Invitational tied for the second lowest score by a Big 12 golfer during the 2007-08 year.
* Won on second playoff hole. TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS 1. Jason Turner, Arkansas 72-71-72=215 (+2) 2. Will Griffin, Texas Tech 69-74-73=216 (+3) 3. Ben Tewes, SMU 77-68-73=218 (+5) T4. David Lingmerth, Arkansas 77-71-74=222 (+9) T4. Cody Paladino, Baylor 77-68-77=222 (+9)
OKLAHOMA SCORES T2. Eric Durbin . ................64-72-70=206 (-7) T6. Phillip Bryan . .............66-70-71=207 (-6) T26. Jesse Schutte ..............73-73-70=216 (+3) T46. Ben Blundell ...............74-71-75=220 (+7) T57. Tyler Rody . .................75-74-73=222 (+9)
OKLAHOMA SCORES T13. Phillip Bryan . .............74-74-73=221 (+5) T13. Eric Durbin . ................72-71-78=221 (+5) T24. Ben Blundell . .............70-80-73=223 (+7) T39. Tyler Rody . .................76-74-78=228 (+12) T49. Ryan Sirman ...............80-77-75=232 (+16)
OKLAHOMA SCORES T15. Jesse Schutte ..............80-74-73=227 (+14) T15. Tyler Rody . .................79-69-79=227 (+14) T18. Eric Durbin . ................76-73-79=238 (+15) T27. Phillip Bryan . .............78-78-76=232 (+19) T35. Ben Blundell . .............78-79-79=236 (+23)
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TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS T1. Brad Smith, UAB 73-71-69=213 (-3) T1. Will Griffin, Texas Tech 72-71-70=213 (-3) 3. Zach Sucher, UAB 69-73-72=214 (-2) T4. Ryan Brehm, Michigan State 74-70-71=215 (-1) T4. Patton Kizzire, Auburn 75-68-72=215 (-1) T4. Clayton Rotz, LSU 70-75-70=215 (-1)
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TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS 1. Corey Nagy, Charlotte 68-68-68=204 (-9) T2. ERIC DURBIN, OKLAHOMA 64-72-70=206 (-7) T2. Chas Narramore, Middle Tennessee State 67-70-69=206 (-7) T2. Ben Rickett, UT-Chattanooga 72-68-66=206 (-7) T2. Stefan Wiedergruen, Charlotte 68-65-73=206 (-7)
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2007-08 TOURNAMENT STANDINGS SANTA CLARA INVITATIONAL Silver Creek Valley Country Club San Jose, Calif. 7,004 Yards/Par 72 Oct. 22-23, 2007
UH-HILO INVITATIONAL
UTSA INTERCOLLEGIATE
Waikoloa Village, Hawaii 6,783 Yards/Par 70 Feb. 6-8, 2008
San Antonio, Texas 6,765 Yards/Par 71 Feb. 18-19, 2008
Waikoloa Village Golf Course
Oak Hills Country Club
TOP 10 TEAMS 1. Portland......................283-290-285= 858 (-6) 2. Santa Clara..................290-284-285= 859 (-5) 3. OKLAHOMA ..............288-277-296= 861 (-3) 4. CSU-Northridge...........288-293-287= 868 (+4) 5. British Columbia .........293-293-284= 870 (+6) 6. Boise State..................285-296-297= 878 (+14) 7. Campbell.....................311-285-288= 884 (+20) 8. Sacramento State........295-302-291= 888 (+24) 9. Gonzaga......................293-293-306= 891 (+27) 10. Kennesaw State ..........309-295-292= 896 (+32)
TOP 10 TEAMS 1. Stanford......................275-263-275= 813 (-27) T2. Arizona State...............271-272-273= 816 (-24) T2. USC..............................274-270-272= 816 (-24) 4. Georgia Tech................275-272-277= 824 (-16) 5. Texas Tech ...................271-275-283= 829 (-11) T6. Oregon State...............273-278-281= 832 (-8) T6. Washington.................280-270-282= 832 (-8) 8. Oregon........................279-276-280= 835 (-5) 9. TCU..............................284-275-280= 839 (-1) 10. UC-Davis......................288-277-279= 844 (+4) 13. OKLAHOMA................277-276-295= 848 (+8)
TOP 10 TEAMS 1. Mississippi ..................292-275-297= 864 (+24) 2. Texas Tech ...................286-287-300= 870 (+30) 3. OKLAHOMA ..............291-297-286= 871 (+31) 4. Wichita State ..............288-298-289= 875 (+35) 5. Louisiana Monroe........289-299-293= 876 (+36) 6. Sam Houston State......300-285-302= 877 (+37) 7. Air Force......................303-301-284= 884 (+44) T8. DePaul.........................303-299-288= 885 (+45) T8. UT-San Antonio...........303-287-300= 886 (+46) 10. Central Arkansas..........305-290-301= 907 (+67) 10. Stephen F. Austin . ......301-297-298= 907 (+67)
TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS 1. Nick Delio, CSU-Northridge 69-67-67=203 (-13) 2. Tim Lynch, Santa Clara 73-66-70=209 (-7) T3. TYLER RODY, OKLAHOMA 71-66-73=210 (-6) T3. Joel Johnson, Portland 71-71-68=210 (-6) 5. ERIC DURBIN, OKLAHOMA 71-69-73=213 (-3)
TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS 1. Jesper Kennegard, Arizona State 68-63-66=197 (-13) T2. Rob Grube, Stanford 65-67-67=199 (-11) T2. Sihwan Kim, Stanford 69-63-67=199 (-11) 4. Cameron Tringale, Georgia Tech 65-67-68=200 (-10) 5. Jamie Lovemark, USC 66-65-70=201 (-9)
TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS 1. Noah Goldman, Mississippi 73-64-75=212 (-1) T2. Garrett Merrell, Texas Tech 70-69-74=213 (E) T2. PHILLIP BRYAN, OKLAHOMA 70-72-71=213 (E) T5. Josh Oller, Mississippi 71-68-75=214 (+1) T5. Nathan McMullen, Louisiana Monroe 69-75-70=214 (+1) T5. Simon Merry, UT-San Antonio 73-67-74=214 (+1)
OKLAHOMA SCORES T3. Tyler Rody . .................71-66-73=210 (-6) T5. Eric Durbin . ................71-69-73=213 (-3) T21. Jesse Schutte ..............72-71-77=220 (+4) T21. Phillip Bryan . .............74-73-73=220 (+4) T47. Ryan Sirman ...............79-71-77=227 (+11)
OKLAHOMA SCORES T11. Jesse Schutte...............68-65-72=205 (-5) T39. Ben Blundell................72-68-72=212 (+2) T51. Eric Durbin . ................69-71-74=214 (+4) T73. Ryan Sirman................69-72-77=218 (+8) 90. Tyler Rody....................71-75-79=225 (+15)
OKLAHOMA SCORES T2. Phillip Bryan . .............70-72-71=213 (E) 8. Liam Logan . ...............74-72-70=216 (+3) T18. Jesse Schutte...............70-74-77=221 (+8) T53. Ben Blundell . .............77-79-73=229 (+16) 79. Eric Durbin . ................85-81-72=238 (+25)
Liam Logan competed in nine tournaments as a true freshman during the 2007-08 season, carding a stroke average of 74.82 on the year. That included a season-low 69 in the third round of the Big 12 Championship.
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North Ranch Country Club
Karsten Golf Course
Westlake Village, Calif. 6,869 Yards/Par 71 March 3-4, 2008
Tempe, Ariz. 7,057 Yards/Par 71 April 11-13, 2008
Lakeside, Calif. 7,393 Yards/Par 72 March 17-18, 2008
TOP 10 TEAMS 1. Texas A&M . ................277-279-271= 827 (-37) 2. San Diego State...........288-286-273= 847 (-17) 3. San Diego ...................280-292-279= 851 (-13) 4. Oklahoma State ..........289-287-277= 853 (-11) 5. SMU . ..........................291-283-286= 860 (-4) 6. Wichita State...............289-289-283= 861 (-3) 7. Nevada........................298-283-283= 864 (E) 8. Arizona........................297-285-287= 869 (+5) 9. Illinois.........................299-288-287= 874 (+10) 10. Denver.........................300-296-290= 886 (+22) 11. OKLAHOMA...............292-298-298= 888 (+24) TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS 1. Nacho Elvira, Texas A&M 67-71-66=204 (-12) T2. David Palm, San Diego State 71-67-69=207 (-9) T2. Andrea Pavan, Texas A&M 68-70-69=207 (-9) T4. Bronson Burgoon, Texas A&M 71-69-68=208 (-8) T4. Ryan Spears, Wichita State 70-70-68=208 (-8)
OKLAHOMA SCORES T38. Eric Durbin . ................73-73-74=220 (+7) T40. Ben Blundell . .............77-75-69=221 (+8) T52. Phillip Bryan . .............71-75-77=223 (+10) T52. Jesse Schutte ..............72-73-78=223 (+10) T65. Liam Logan . ...............78-76-71=225 (+12)
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OKLAHOMA SCORES T17. Jesse Schutte ..............71-71-73=215 (-1) T47. Eric Durbin . ................74-77-75=226 (+10) T47. Phillip Bryan . .............74-75-77=226 (+10) 53. Liam Logan . ...............73-75-79=227 (+11) 60. Ben Blundell . .............WD-78-73=151 (+7)
TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS 1. Espen Kofstad, Denver 70-72-68=210 (-3) 2. Knut Borsheim, ASU 73-68-70=211 (-2) T3. Riley Arp, Colorado State 70-70-72=212 (-1) T3. Jesper Kennegard, ASU 75-68-69=212 (-1) T3. Braxton Marquez, ASU 66-73-73=212 (-1)
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THE STAFF
OKLAHOMA SCORES T14. Phillip Bryan . .............77-76-71=224 (+11) T30. Liam Logan . ...............78-74-76=228 (+15) T45. Ben Blundell ...............77-76-79=232 (+19) T45. Jesse Schutte ..............74-76-82=232 (+19) T64. Tyler Rody . .................82-82-73=237 (+24)
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TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS 1. Tim Sluiter, USC 73-75-70=218 (+5) 2. Matthew Giles, USC 68-77-74=219 (+6) T3. Dodge Kemmer, Stanford 72-78-70=220 (+7) T3. Sihwan Kim, Stanford 78-69-73=220 (+7) T3. Chris Paisley, Tennessee 77-71-72=220 (+7) T3. Josh Sandman, Notre Dame 72-75-73=220 (+7)
TOP 10 TEAMS 1. Arizona State...............279-279-285= 843 (-9) 2. Arizona State (B).........279-286-287= 852 (E) T3. Texas A&M . ................287-289-283= 859 (+7) T3. Colorado State ............280-288-291= 859 (+7) 5. Denver ........................285-284-291= 860 (+8) 6. Oregon........................291-281-295= 867 (+15) 7. Baylor..........................291-288-293= 872 (+20) 8. San Diego State...........304-282-290= 876 (+24) 9. California.....................295-293-289= 877 (+25) T10. OKLAHOMA................293-296-291= 880 (+28) T10. Arizona .......................295-284-301= 880 (+28)
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TOP 10 TEAMS 1. Southern Cal ...............284-307-294= 885 (+33) 2. Tennessee....................318-286-285= 889 (+37) 3. Stanford......................305-297-288= 890 (+38) 4. Pepperdine..................309-287-302= 898 (+46) 5. California.....................310-297-292= 899 (+47) T6. BYU.............................311-290-301= 902 (+50) T6. Washington.................305-298-299= 902 (+50) 8. Loyola-Marymount.....307-296-300= 903 (+51) 9. OKLAHOMA...............306-302-299= 907 (+55) 10. Oregon State...............314-303-294= 911 (+59)
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Ardmore, Okla. 6,453 Yards/Par 70 May 10-11, 2008
Bremerton, Wash. 7,111 Yards/Par 72 May 15-17, 2008
TOP 10 TEAMS 1. Oklahoma State ..........285-282-283-291=1141 (-11) 2. Texas ..........................288-294-286-293=1161 (+9) 3. Texas Tech ...................302-282-282-299=1165 (+13) 4. Texas A&M ..................299-284-294-301=1178 (+26) 5. Baylor .........................298-296-298-299=1191 (+39) 6. Kansas ........................303-295-298-298=1194 (+42) 7. OKLAHOMA ..............295-297-308-300=1200 (+48) 8. Kansas State ...............297-307-301-297=1202 (+50) 9. Iowa State...................298-313-292-303=1206 (+54) 10. Colorado......................311-303-296-298=1208 (+56)
TOP 10 TEAMS 1. Oklahoma State ..........266-274-269= 809 (-31) 2. Michigan.....................270-267-275= 812 (-28) 3. Wichita State ..............271-273-275= 819 (-21) 4. Oklahoma City Univ. ...270-273-278= 821 (-19) 5. Middle Tenn. St. ..........271-276-276= 823 (-17) 6. SMU . ..........................273-279-277= 829 (-11) 7. Tulsa ...........................274-276-282= 832 (-8) 8. Colorado .....................282-278-274= 834 (-6) 9. OKLAHOMA ..............282-278-289= 849 (+9) 10. Missouri......................280-287-288= 855 (+15)
TOP 10 TEAMS 1. USC . ...........................291-283-288= 862 (-2) 2. Oregon........................289-290-285= 864 (E) 3. Clemson......................295-285-287= 867 (+3) 4. Washington ................291-294-289= 874 (+10) 5. UCLA . .........................291-294-291= 876 (+12) 6. Stanford......................296-297-285= 878 (+14) 7. Saint Mary (CA)...........294-301-289= 884 (+20) 8. Arizona State...............304-285-296= 885 (+21) T9. Pepperdine..................292-301-295= 888 (+24) T9. San Diego State...........302-303-283= 888 (+24) T9. Texas...........................299-299-290= 888 (+24) 13. OKLAHOMA................306-289-297= 892 (+28)
TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS 1. Rickie Fowler, Oklahoma State 72-68-71-68=279 (-9) 2. Kevin Tway, Oklahoma State 72-68-70-73=283 (-5) 3. Garrett Merrell, Texas Tech 76-67-68-74=285 (-3) 4. Chris Ward, Texas Tech 72-69-71-75=287 (-1) 5. Andrea Pavan, Texas A&M 76-71-67-74=288 (E)
TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS 1. Bill Rankin, Michigan 67-66-69=202 (-8) 2. Kevin Tway, Oklahoma State 67-69-70=206 (-4) 3. Anthony Michael, Oklahoma City Univ. 65-72-70=207 (-3) T4. Chas Narramore, Middle Tennessee St. 69-72-68=209 (-1) T4. Tim Schaetzel, Michigan 66-72-71=209 (-1)
OKLAHOMA SCORES T18. Jesse Schutte ..............73-74-76-73=296 (+8) 30. Phillip Bryan . .............76-74-79-72=301 (+13) T31. Liam Logan.................76-78-69-79=302 (+14) T33. Tyler Rody . .................70-71-86-77=304 (+16) T59. Eric Durbin . ................79-82-84-78=323 (+35)
OKLAHOMA SCORES T27. Liam Logan . ...............72-72-74=218 (+8) 35. Ben Blundell . .............75-69-76=220 (+10) 40. Tyler Rody . .................74-73-75=222 (+12) 54. Jesse Schutte ..............72-71-85=228 (+18) 60. Ryan Sirman................80-81-78=239 (+29)
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TOP FIVE INDIVIDUALS 1. Joey Benedetti, Oregon 69-69-69=207 (-9) T2. Rory Hie, USC 72-70-69=211 (-5) T2. Michael McRae, St. Mary’s (CA) 72-69-70=211 (-5) T2. Nick Taylor, Washington 71-69-71=211 (-5) 5. Sihwan Kim, Stanford 73-71-68=212 (-4) OKLAHOMA SCORES T23. Phillip Bryan..............74-72-73=219 (+3) T30. Liam Logan................76-70-75=221 (+5) T46. Jesse Schutte.............77-71-76=224 (+8) T101. Ben Blundell..............85-80-73=232 (+16) T139. Tyler Rody..................91-76-81=247 (+31)
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1952 1961 1969 1970 1973 1974 1975 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2002 2004 2005 2006
JIM VICKERS ROBERT O. SMITH GEORGE RIVES CARL HIGGENS JIM ZIMMERMAN MARK WITT MARK WITT BILL HILDENBRAND ANDREW MAGEE ANDREW MAGEE GREG TURNER JIM BEGWIN ANDREW MAGEE GREG TURNER TODD HAMILTON GRANT WAITE TODD HAMILTON GLEN DAY TODD HAMILTON DOUG MARTIN CRAIG PERKS GRANT WAITE GLEN DAY DOUG MARTIN MATTHEW LANE RICK BELL TRIPP DAVIS MATTHEW LANE JEFF LEE DOUG MARTIN MATTHEW LANE JEFF LEE JEFF LEE PATRICK LANE GRANT MASSON CRAIG COZBY PATRICK LEE CRAIG COZBY GRANT MASSON GRANT MASSON HUNTER HAAS HUNTER HASS CODY FREEMAN JOHN KIDWELL CARLOS DEL MORAL ANTHONY KIM ANTHONY KIM ANTHONY KIM
Jim Vickers 1952
Robert O. Smith 1961
George Rives 1969
Carl Higgins 1970
Jim Zimmerman 1973
Mark Witt 1974, 1975
Bill Hildenbrand 1982
Andrew Magee 1982, 1983, 1984
Greg Turner 1983, 1984
Jim Begwin 1984
Todd Hamilton 1985, 1986, 1987
Craig Perks 1987
Grant Waite 1985, 1987
Glen Day 1987, 1988
Doug Martin 1987, 1988, 1989
Matthew Lane 1988, 1989, 1990
Rick Bell 1989
Tripp Davis 1989
Jeff Lee 1989, 1990, 1991
Patrick Lee 1992, 1994
Grant Masson 1993, 1995, 1996
Craig Cozby 1994, 1995
Hunter Haas 1998, 1999
Cody Freeman 2002
John Kidwell 2002
Carlos Del Moral 2004
Anthony Kim 2004, 2005, 2006
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Harvey Penick Intercollegiate John Burns Intercollegiate Rafael Alarcon Invitational Grenelefe Invitational All-College Classic Houston All-American Intercollegiate U.S.-Japan Friendship Intercollegiate Louisiana Classic Tour Tulsa Intercollegiate Tucker Intercollegiate Butler National Intercollegiate John Burns Intercollegiate Louisiana Classic Forest Hills Intercollegiate NCAA Central Regional NCAA Championship Big Eight Conference Championship Golf Digest Rolex Invitational NCAA Central Regional The Ridges Intercollegiate The Windon Memorial Classic LSU Invitational NCAA Central Regional Big 12 Conference Championship Macdonald Cup
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Andrew Magee, analyst with The Golf Channel for The Approach with Callaway Golf and for the Sprint Pre-Game and Post-Game shows, won five events en route to garnering AllAmerica status three times during his OU career.
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Event John Burns Intercollegiate Lamar Invitational Rafael Alarcon Invitational Houston Intercollegiate Big Eight Conference Championship Morris Williams Intercollegiate All-College Classic Henry Holmberg Invitational Southeastern Intercollegiate Big Eight Conference Championship Houston All-American Intercollegiate U.S.-Japan Friendship Intercollegiate UNLV Rebel Classic Houston All-American Intercollegiate Chris Schenkle Intercollegiate Tucker Invitational Taylor Made Red River Classic Louisiana Classic John Burns Intercollegiate Golf World Palmetto Dunes Intercollegiate Taylor Made Red River Classic Louisiana Classic Golf Digest Rolex Invitational The Maxwell Morris Williams Intercollegiate Golf World Palmetto Dunes Intercollegiate ASU Thunderbird Invitational Taylor Made Red River Classic Big 12 Conference Championship Sooner Invitational Taylor Made Waikoloa Intercollegiate Texas A&M Aggie Invitational Big 12 Championship Ashworth Invitational Hall of Fame Invitational
THE STAFF
Player Andrew Magee Andrew Magee Andrew Magee Andrew Magee Andrew Magee Greg Turner Cliff Pierce Jim Begwin Todd Hamilton Grant Waite Todd Hamilton Todd Hamilton Grant Waite Todd Hamilton Doug Martin Matthew Lane Doug Martin Ricky Bell Doug Martin Jeff Lee Patrick Lee Patrick Lee Craig Cozby Patrick Lee Grant Masson Grant Masson Jeff Mixon Hunter Haas Hunter Haas John Kidwell Anthony Kim Anthony Kim Anthony Kim Anthony Kim Anthony Kim
Achievements First head coach; Coached two individual NCAA Champions Team won Big Seven title Had three top-five finishes in conference OU was 81-33-1 in dual matches; Three league titles Led OU to a 49-11 dual record Had a 26-9 dual record and a 15th-place finish at NCAA Three NCAA appearances, including an 11th-place tie in 1974 The 1963 Big Eight champion; First coach to stress conditioning Youngest OU head coach; Coached Andrew Magee Teams finished eighth and third in NCAA 1989 NCAA team champion; 1992 Big Eight team champion Guided the Sooners to OU’s first Big 12 title in 2006
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Year 1981 1982 1982 1983 1983 1983 1984 1985 1985 1985 1986 1986 1986 1987 1987 1988 1988 1989 1989 1990 1993 1994 1994 1994 1995 1995 1997 1997 1998 2003 2004 2005 2005 2006
Tenure 1933-51 1952 1953-54 1955-65 1966-67 1968-71 1972-77 1978-79 1980-81 1982-85 1986-99 2000-09
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Coach Bruce Drake Ted Gwin Pete Elliot Bob James Clyde “Bud” Cronin Ray Thurmond Jim Awtrey Robert Smith Lynn Blevins David Yates Gregg Grost Jim Ragan
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All-College Classic.......................................................................... ‘80-7th, ’81-6th, ’82-3rd, ’83-3rd, ’84-1st Ashworth Invitational.................................................................... ‘06-T4th Augusta College Intercollegiate...................................................... ’89-1st, ’90-2nd, ’92-10th, ’93-3rd Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate........................................................ ‘00-4th Boilermaker Invitational.................................................................‘04-10th, ‘07-13th Border Olympics..............................................................................’82-5th, ’83-5th, ’85-4th, ’86-7th Butler National Intercollegiate........................................................’81-3rd, ’87-4th, ’88-1st, ’89-2nd Carpet Capital Classic..................................................................... ’90-18th, ’02-8th, ’03-15th, ‘04-15th, ‘06-18th Chris Schenkle Intercollegiate.........................................................’86-7th, ’87-2nd Cleveland Golf Classic (Southwestern Intercollegiate).................... ’83-3rd, ’84-8th, ’85-5th, ’86-7th, ’87-6th, ’94-12th, ’95-2nd, ‘97-11th, ‘99-T8th, ‘00-12th, ’01-11th, ’03-3rd Colorado State Ram Invitational......................................................‘99-2nd Conquistadore Invitational............................................................. ’84-3rd CordeValle Collegiate......................................................................’06-17th Country Club of Louisiana................................................................’96-11th, ‘97-9th Duke Golf Classic.............................................................................‘00-15th Fall College Golf Classic.................................................................. ’85-6th Fighting Illini Invitational...............................................................’06-12th Florida Southern Invitational..........................................................’80-8th Fresno Classic..................................................................................’82-9th, ’94-2nd Gator Invitational............................................................................’85-10th Gary Koch Intercollegiate................................................................‘88-9th, ‘99-9th General Jim Hackler Collegiate Invitational.....................................‘07-16th Golf Digest Intercollegiate...............................................................’89-10th, ’91-16th, ’92-12th, ’93-13th, ’94-1st, ’95-10th, ’96-13th Golfweek Preview Invitational........................................................’89-9th, ’90-13th, ’92-12th, ’93-2nd, ’94-3rd, ’01-9th Golf World Intercollegiate...............................................................’86-9th, ’87-10th, ’88-9th, ’89-4th, ’90-9th, ’91-12th, ’92-12th, ’93-4th, ’94-8th, ’95-3rd, ’96-T15th Golf World Invitational....................................................................‘01-11th Grenelefe Invitational . ...................................................................’80-8th, ’83-1st, ’84-2nd Hall of Fame Invitational.................................................................‘04-4th, ‘05-T8th, ‘06-T3rd Harvey Penick Intercollegiate..........................................................’80-1st, ’82-10th, ’83-8th, ’84-12th, ’86-3rd, ’91-3rd Henry Homberg Invitational...........................................................’84-3rd, ’85-6th, ’86-13th Houston All-American Intercollegiate.............................................’80-17th, ’82-5th, ’83-5th, ’84-2nd, ’86-1st, ’87-5th Houston Intercollegiate...................................................................’82-2nd, ’83-3rd Inverness Intercollegiate.................................................................‘00-2nd, ’03-4th, ‘04-4th
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John Burns Intercollegiate.................................’80-6th, ’81-1st, ’86-5th, ’87-2nd, ’88-6th, ’89-1st, ’90-6th, ’92-9th, ’93-9th, ’94-10th, ’95-10th, ’96-6th, ‘97-5th, ’98-9th, ‘99-5th, ‘00-10th Kansas Invitational...........................................’83-3rd Karsten Creek Collegiate...................................’96-11th Lamar Invitational............................................’82-2nd, ’83-5th Louisiana Classic..............................................’86-7th, ’87-1st, ’88-WD, ’89-1st, ’92-2nd, ’93-3rd, ’94-3rd, ‘97-6th, ’98-7th, ‘99-T7th, ‘00-9th LSU Invitational................................................’82-4th, ’84-1st, ’85-4th UNLV Rebel Classic...........................................’86-4th, ’89-6th, ’91-6th Miami-Doral Park Invitational..........................’88-9th Mississippi State Invitational............................’85-6th Missouri Bluff Intercollegiate...........................’95-8th, ’96-8th, ‘97-T3rd Missouri District V Invitational.........................’85-2nd Morris Williams Intercollegiate.........................’80-13th, ’82-2nd, ’83-3rd, ’84-5th, ’85-7th, ’86-6th, ’87-7th, ’88-3rd, ’89-4th, ’90-3rd, ’91-3rd, ’92-7th, ’94-10th, ’95-3rd, ’96-7th, ‘97-9th, ’98-9th, ‘99-12th, ‘00-11th, ‘01-3rd, ‘02-5th, ‘04-8th, ‘05-6th, ‘06-5th, ‘07-T9th Oklahoma Intercollegiate ................................’06-5th Pan American Intercollegiate...........................’80-11th, ’82-6th, ’84-3rd, ’93-4th Jerry Pate Intercollegiate..................................’95-11th Pepperdine Club Grove Intercollegiate.............‘02-3rd Persimmon Ridge Intercollegiate.....................’92-3rd Pinehurst Intercollegiate..................................’80-14th Ping Arizona Invitational..................................’90-11th, ’91-8th, ’92-10th, ’93-14th, ’94-4th Ping Oak Tree Intercollegiate............................’87-5th, ’88-8th, ’90-7th, ’91-6th, ’95-7th, ’96-8th Pretige At PGA West.........................................’03-11th, ‘04-11th, ‘05-5th Puerto Rico Classic...........................................‘01-5th, ’02-10th, ’03-8th, ‘04-3rd, ‘05-11th Oklahoma Intercollegiate.................................’06-5th, ‘07-6th Rafael Alarcon Invitational...............................’82-1st, ’83-6th, ’84-5th, ’85-11th, ’86-8th, ’87-5th, ’88-9th Reliastar Collegiate..........................................’97-3rd Ridges Intercollegiate......................................’98-3rd, ‘99-1st, ‘00-6th, ‘01-3rd, ’03-7th, ‘04-7th, ‘05-4th, ‘06-13th Santa Clara Invitational....................................’07-3rd Scenic City Invitational.....................................’07-3rd Shoal Creek Invitational...................................’07-5th Southeastern Intercollegiate............................’85-5th Southern Intercollegiate..................................’83-8th Southwest Spring Classic..................................’80-5th Sun Devil Thunderbird Intercollegiate..............‘82-8th, ’83-10th, ’84-4th, ’88-6th, ’89-5th, ’90-11th, ’92-13th, ’93-6th, ‘94-4th, ‘95-8th, ‘97-9th, ‘98-9th, ‘99-11th, ‘00-8th, ‘01-14th, ‘02-12th, ’03-5th, ‘07-9th Taylor Made Big Island Classic..........................’91-10th, ’92-7th, ’01-5th, ‘02-2nd, ’03-T3rd Taylor Made Red River Classic...........................’88-2nd, ’89-4th, ’90-3rd, ’91-11th, ’92-13th, ’93-2nd, ’94-4th,’95-5th, ’96-12th, ‘97-5th, ’98-6th, ‘99-T8th, ‘00-4th, ‘01-8th Taylor Made Waikoloa Intercollegiate...............‘03-3rd, ‘04-5th, ‘05-18th The Maxwell....................................................’92-3rd, ’93-2nd, ’94-4th, ’95-3rd, ’96-2nd ‘97-5th, ’98-5th, ‘99-8th, ‘00-9th, ‘01-4th, ‘02-3rd, ’03-5th, ‘04-3rd, ‘05-6th, ‘06-3rd, ‘07-7th The Shootout...................................................’87-3rd Sooner Invitational..........................................’02-2nd Aggie Invitational............................................‘05-4th, ‘06-T8th Topy Cup..........................................................‘86-1st, ‘90-5th, ’95-4th Tour Tulsa Intercollegiate..................................’87-1st, ’88-8th, ’93-4th Tucker Intercollegiate.......................................’83-3rd, ’84-2nd, ’88-1st, ’91-14th, ’94-5th, ’96-15th, ‘97-T7th, ‘99-5th, ’02-11th Tucson Intercollegiate......................................’83-3rd UCF Budget Classic...........................................’90-8th UH-Hilo Intercollegiate....................................‘06-T9th, ‘07-17th U.S. Collegiate..................................................‘99-5th USC Collegiate Invitational...............................‘07-8th U.S. Intercollegiate...........................................’91-14th, ’98-9th UTEP Intercollegiate.........................................‘97-3rd Wake Forest Invitational...................................’85-3rd Wheatshocker Invitational...............................’80-2nd, ’81-6th, 82-2nd Windon Memorial Classic.................................‘98-7th, ‘00-1st, ‘04-5th, ‘05-11th
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Todd Hamilton Eric Durbin Doug Manor John Kidwell Jeff Lee Doug Martin Riley Pumphrey Jesse Schutte Ben Blundell Anthony Kim Jim Renner John Kidwell Chris Cureton Hunter Haas Phillip Bryan Tyler Rody Justin Fraley Anthony Kim Anthony Kim Phillip Bryan Jim Renner John Kidwell Martin Flores Cody Freeman Cody Freeman Matt Cohn Chris James Hunter Haas Jeff Mixon Alex Munoz Grant Masson Craig Cozby Patrick Lee Matthew Lane Jeff Lee Grant Waite
Big Eight Championship 1 Scenic City Invitational 1 The Maxwell 2 Big 12 Championship 1 Big Eight Championship X Taylormade Red River Classic X MacDonald Cup 1 UH Hilo Invitational 2 CordeValle Collegiate 1 NCAA Central Regional 3 Bank of Tennessee @ The Ridges 3 Sooner Invitational 2 Taylor Made Red River Classic 3 Taylor Made Red River Classic 1 Scenic City Invitational 1 SCU Invitational 2 UH Hilo Intercollegiate 1 Taylor Made/Waikoloa Int. 3 The Maxwell 1 Puerto Rico Classic 1 Taylor Made/Waikoloa Int. 3 The Maxwell 3 Sooner Invitational 2 Men’s Big 12 Championship 2 Taylor Made Red River Classic 3 NCAA Championship 3 Taylor Made Red River Classic 1 Colorado St. Univ. Invitation 2 Cleveland Golf Intercollegiate 3 NCAA Central Regional 1 Cleveland Golf/Morris Williams 3 Ping Arizona Intercollegiate 2 Taylor Made Red River Classic 1 William H. Tucker X Taylor Made Red River Classic X Big Eight Championship X
63 64 64 64 64 64 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66 66
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Sooner Invitational 2 Taylor Made/Waikoloa Inter. 3 Taylor Made Red River Classic 3 The Maxwell 2 Men’s Big 12 Championship 2 UH Hilo Invitational 2 ASU Thunderbird Invitational 3 Ping Arizona Intercollegiate 2 Scenic City Invitational 1 SCU Invitational 2 UH Hilo Invitational 1 Taylor Made/Waikoloa Inter. 3 ASU Thunderbird Invitational 1 NCAA Central Regional 2 The Maxwell 2 The Maxwell 2 Taylor Made Red River Classic 2 Taylor Made Red River Classic 2 The Maxwell 1 Colorado St. Univ. Invitation 2
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2005-06 2006-07 2004-05 1983-84 1991-92 1991-92 2005-06 1992-93 2007-08 1993-94 1992-93 1988-89 1999-00 2000-01 1993-94 1992-93 2001-02 1995-96 1994-95 2000-01 2001-02 2007-08
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The Maxwell The Maxwell The Maxwell All College Classic The Maxwell Big Eight Championship Taylor Made Red River Classic The Maxwell Scenic City Invitational NCAA National Championship Ping Arizona Intercollegiate John A. Burns Intercollegiate Taylor Made Red River Classic Big 12 Championship Taylor Made Red River Classic Taylor Made Red River Classic Taylor Made Red River Classic NCAA Central Regional NCAA Central Regional ASU Thunderbird Invitational Ridges Intercollegiate UH-Hilo Intercollegiate
Score
815 820 827 833 842 842 845 845 847 847 847 847 849 853 853 853 854 854 854 856 857 857
PROGRAM RECORDS SINCE 1993 S C O R I N G AV E R A G E Rnds 33 38 33 27 44 30 33 44 40 27 40 33.5
Avg. To Par 71.36 -0.18 71.55 0.18 71.94 0.39 71.93 0.48 72.09 0.57 72.00 0.60 72.12 0.67 72.57 1.05 72.63 1.15 72.52 1.19 73.13 1.40 72.93 1.43
Season 1993-94 2005-06 2004-05 1997-98 1999-00 2001-02 2003-04 1996-97 1998-99 1995-96 2002-03 1994-95 1993-94
Name Patrick Lee Anthony Kim Anthony Kim Hunter Haas Matt Cohn John Kidwell Anthony Kim Jeff Mixon Hunter Haas Grant Masson John Kidwell Grant Masson Craig Cozby
Rounds 15 9 11 14 8 10 11 11 13 13 14 15 15
Wins 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Hunter Haas (1997-1999) recorded 22 rounds at par or better during the 19981999 season, an OU record he shares with Anthony Kim.
Season 2004-05 1998-99 1993-94 1993-94 1998-99 2001-02 2001-02 2003-04 2000-01 1997-98 2002-03 1994-95 1994-95 2005-06 2002-03
Season 1993-94 1993-94 1993-94 1994-95 2000-01 2000-01 1994-95 2002-03 1997-98 1997-98 1995-96 1994-95 2003-04 1998-99 1998-99 1995-96
Name Anthony Kim Hunter Haas Patrick Lee Craig Cozby Kevin Muncrief Cody Freeman John Kidwell Anthony Kim Matt Cohn Hunter Haas John Kidwell Craig Cozby Grant Masson Anthony Kim Doug Manor
Rnds Par or Better Rounds 33.0 22 38.0 22 44.0 22 44.0 20 38.0 19 33.0 18 30.0 17 33.0 17 41.0 17 40.0 16 40.5 16 40.0 15 41.0 15 27.0 14 37.5 14
Current PGA Tour member Cody Freeman recorded 40 rounds at par or better in his 115 career rounds for the Sooners from 1999-2002.
Name Patrick Lee Derek Freeman Craig Cozby Patrick Lee Matt Cohn Martin Flores Grant Masson John Kidwell Kevin Muncrief Hunter Haas Grant Masson Craig Cozby Martin Flores Kevin Muncrief Hunter Haas Chance Cozby
Rounds Played 44.0 44.0 44.0 42.0 41.0 41.0 41.0 40.5 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 39.0 38.0 38.0 38.0
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PGA Tour star Anthony Kim left his mark on the OU record books during his time in Norman. Kim holds Sooner records for career wins (5), career rounds at par or better (53), career scoring average (71.73) and season scoring average (71.36).
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R O U N D S P L AY E D THE SOONERS
PA R OR BETTER ROUNDS
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Name Anthony Kim Hunter Haas Anthony Kim Anthony Kim Patrick Lee John Kidwell Cody Freeman Craig Cozby Hunter Haas Carlos Del Moral Craig Cozby Blake Martin
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Tourn. 31 30 37 28 45 26 28 30
Wins 5 3 3 2 2 1 1 1
Career 04,05,06 94,95 97,98,99 95,96 00,01,02,03 96,97,98,99 00,01,02,03 94,95
C A R E E R R O U N D S AT PA R O R B E T T E R Name Anthony Kim Martin Flores Hunter Haas John Kidwell Cody Freeman Craig Cozby Kevin Muncrief Kelsey Cline Patrick Lee Matt Cohn Grant Masson Chris James Blake Martin Phillip Bryan Chance Cozby
Rounds 93.0 144.5 106.0 131.5 115.0 84.0 124.0 131.0 86.0 83.0 81.0 118.0 81.5 128.0 138.0
Par or Better 53 46 45 44 40 35 35 34 31 29 26 26 25 22 22
Career 04,05,06 01,02,03,04 97,98,99 00,01,02,03 99,00,01,02 94,95 95,96,98,99 98,99,00,01 94,95 00,01,02,03 95,96 96,97,99,00 01,02,03,04 05,06,07,08 96,97,98,99
Competing for the Sooners from 2001-2004, Martin Flores is the all-time rounds played leader at Oklahoma with 144.5. Forty-six of those rounds were played at par or better, a mark that ranks second only to Anthony Kim’s 53.
C A R E E R R O U N D S P L AY E D Name Martin Flores Chance Cozby John Kidwell Kelsey Cline Phillip Bryan Kevin Muncrief Chris James Cody Freeman Hunter Haas Anthony Kim Patrick Lee J.D. Robertson Craig Cozby Matt Cohn Blake Martin
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All-American Carlos Del Moral finished seventh at the Madrid Masters last fall.
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Rounds 144.5 138.0 131.5 131.0 128.0 124.0 118.0 115.0 106.0 93.0 86.0 86.0 84.0 83.0 81.5
Career 01,02,03,04 96,97,98,99 00,01,02,03 98,99,00,01 05,06,07,08 95,96,98,99 96,97,99,00 99,00,01,02 97,98,99 04,05,06 94,95 99,00,01,02 94,95 00,01,02,03 01,02,03,04
PROGRAM RECORDS SINCE 1993 Coach Jim Ragan Jim Ragan Jim Ragan Greg Grost Gregg Grost Gregg Grost Jim Ragan Jim Ragan Gregg Grost Gregg Grost Jim Ragan Jim Ragan Gregg Grost
Rnds 33.0 37.5 39.0 44.0 38.0 42.0 33.0 41.0 45.0 40.0 37.0 33.0 40.0
Avg. To Par 290.58 4.76 291.09 5.09 292.03 6.18 292.43 6.34 292.87 7.08 293.74 7.17 294.27 8.09 294.41 8.27 294.73 8.51 294.60 8.70 293.97 8.89 294.48 9.03 296.58 10.38
Coach Gregg Grost Jim Ragan Jim Ragan Jim Ragan Gregg Grost Gregg Grost Greg Grost
Rnds 16 14 3 11 14 15 15
Wins 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
Season 1993-94 1998-99 2002-03 2003-04 2001-02 2000-01 1997-98 1994-95 1999-00 2004-05 2007-08 2005-06 1996-97
Coach Greg Grost Gregg Grost Jim Ragan Jim Ragan Jim Ragan Jim Ragan Gregg Grost Gregg Grost Gregg Grost Jim Ragan Jim Ragan Jim Ragan Gregg Grost
Rnds 44.0 38.0 37.5 39.0 33.0 41.0 40.0 42.0 45.0 33.0 37.0 33.0 40.0
Par or Better Rnds 14 13 12 11 10 10 8 8 8 6 6 4 4
Alex Brown (left) and Coach Ragan at the 2006 Big 12 Championships.
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Season 1999-00 2000-01 2008-09 2005-06 1995-96 1994-95 1993-94
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Season 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 1993-94 1998-99 1994-95 2004-05 2000-01 1999-00 1997-98 2007-08 2005-06 1996-97
Under head coach Jim Ragan, the 2001-02 Oklahoma squad posted a tournament team average of 290.58, the lowest average score for any OU golf squad in the last 15 seasons.
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Medalist
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1935 Big Six Conference 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942-45 1946 1947 1948 Big Seven Conference 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 Big Eight Conference 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996* 1997 Big 12 Conference 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
OU (631) OU/NU (617) NU (612) OU (638) KU (644) ISU (635) OU No Tournament OU (608) OU/KU OU (584) MU (608) KU (604) OU (929) OU (934) ISU (909) CU (890) OU/CU (916) OU (890) OU (920) OSU (898) OSU (890) OSU (879) OSU (865) OSU (844) OSU (849) OSU (845) OSU (900) OSU (854) OSU (592) CU (857) OSU (866) OSU (886) OSU (865) OSU (864) OSU (847) OSU (886) OSU (876) OSU (878) OSU (878) OSU (858) OSU (888) OSU (868) OSU (857) OSU (870) OSU (888) MU (903) OSU (869) OSU (866) OSU (837) OSU (861) OSU (875) OSU (849) OSU (889) OU (866) OSU (888) OSU (883) OSU (858) OSU (895) OSU (882) OSU (898) KU (857) OSU (851) BU (894) UT (850) UT (894) UT (864) OSU (868) OU (858) OSU (866) OSU (1141)
NU (689) KU (624) OU (620) NU (652) OU (645) OU (649) ISU/NU
Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
1st 1st (T) 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 1st (T)
NU (635) ISU NU (597) OU (626) OU (605) NU (946) NU (944) CU (949) OU (895) ISU (917) KU (901) KU (939) OU (911) MU (932) KU (927) CU (892) OU (868) OU (869) OU (869) OU (928) CU (864) OU (607) OSU (861) OU (877) OU (917) MU (905) MU (890) NU (869) OU (894) OU (902) CU (923) OU (916) NU (907) CU (915) CU (891) CU (864) OU (886) OU (901) OU/OSU (908) OU (888) OU (872) OU (842) OU (875) OU (875) OU (880) OU (917) OSU (868) KU (889) KU (888) KU (880) OU (895) UT (892) UT (905) NU (859) KU (863) OU/UT (904) OSU (851) OSU (898) OU (870) OU (877) UT (862) A&M (873) UT (1161)
Unknown Unknown Charlie Coe, OU (136) Dick Ashley, KU (149) Joe Gifford, NU (145) Graham Hunt, KU (226) Joe Gifford, NU (229) Dan Molyneaux, ISU (224) Keith Alexander, CU (216) Bob Richards, KU (222) Bob Richards, KU (214) Jack Moore, OU (223) Abe Justice, OSU (213) Jim Wright, OSU (219) Jim Wright, OSU (212) Bob Smith, OU (213) Dick Cammon, OSU (200) George Hixon, OSU (209) George Hixon, OSU (207) Bob Dickson, OSU (218) Hale Irwin, CU (208) Hale Irwin, CU (146) Grier Jones, OSU (210) Skip Graham, OU (214) Mike Holder, OSU (219) Danny Edwards, OSU (216) Danny Edwards, OSU (211) Don Bliss, OSU (209) Jamie Gonzales, OSU (219) Tom Jones, OSU (217) Lindy Miller, OSU (217) Lindy Miller, OSU (220) Lindy Miller, OSU (212) Bob Tway, OSU (215) Rafael Alarcon, OSU (213) Terry Kahl, CU (211) Willlie Wood, OSU (211) Andrew Magee, OU (216) Scott Verplank, OSU (220) Grant Waite, OU (212) Brian Watts, OSU (211) Michael Bradley, OSU (206) E.J. Pfister, OSU (213) Kevin Wentworth, OSU Kevin Wentworth, OSU Matt Gogel, KU (219) Alan Bratton, OSU (210) Bobby Kalinowski, CU (210) Bobby Kalinowski, CU (217) Alan Bratton, OSU (211) Kris Cox, OSU (217) Leif Westerberg, OSU (211) Hunter Haas, OU (218) David Gossett, TX (209) Charles Howell, OSU (200) Worth Williams, BU (215) Anders Hultman, OSU (203) Hunter Mahan, OSU (208) Jason Hartwick Texas (204) Anthony Kim, OU (208) Matthew Rosenfeld, UT (210) Pablo Martin, OSU (211) Rickie Fowler, OSU (279)
1st 1st (T) 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 1st (T) 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 7th 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 4th 7th 4th 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st (T) 2nd 2nd 1st 4th 3rd 3rd 1st (T) 5th 4th T8th 7th 2nd (T) 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 5th 7th
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Site Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln, Neb. Ames, Iowa Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln, Neb. Unknown Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln, Neb. Lincoln, Neb. Kansas City, Mo. Norman, Okla. Ames, Iowa Boulder, Colo. Lawrence, Kan. Manhattan, Kan. Lincoln, Neb Ames, Iowa Norman, Okla. Ames, Iowa Boulder, Colo. Columbia, Mo. Lawrence, Kan. Stillwater, Okla. Lincoln, Neb. Columbia, Mo. Norman, Okla. Boulder, Colo. Ames, Iowa Lawrence, Kan. Stillwater, Okla. Boulder, Colo. Manhattan, Kan. Lincoln, Neb. Norman, Okla. Columbia, Mo. Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence, Kan. Oklahoma City, Okla. Osage Beach,Mo. Hutchinson, Kan. Tulsa, Okla. Tulsa, Okla. Edmond, Kan. Leawood, Kan. Hutchinson, Kan. Hutchinson, Kan. Hutchinson, Kan. Hutchinson, Kan. Hutchinson, Kan. Hutchinson, Kan. Hutchinson, Kan. Hutchinson, Kan. Hutchinson, Kan. Hutchinson, Kan. Hutchinson, Kan. Tulsa, Okla. Hutchinson, Kan. Trinity, Texas Tulsa, Okla. Hutchinson, Kan. Trinity, Texas
CONFERENCE RECORDS Lowest Winning Score (54 Holes) 200 Charles Howell, Oklahoma State, 2000 203 Anders Hultman, Oklahoma State, 2002 204 Jason Hartwick, Texas, 2004
Largest Margin of Victory 12 Oklahoma State, 2000 10 Baylor, 2001 10 Oklahoma State, 1997
Largest Margin of Victory 13 Hunter Mahan, Oklahoma State, 2003 10 Charles Howell, Oklahoma State, 2000 9 Jason Hartwick, Texas, 2004
Lowest Score, One Round 272 Oklahoma State, 2000 (2nd) 274 Oklahoma, 2002 (2nd) 277 Oklahoma State, 2002 (3rd)
Lowest Score, One Round 64 John Kidwell, Oklahoma, 2002 65 Jason Hartwick, Texas, 2002 65 Jamie McLeary, Baylor, 2002
(1st) (2nd) (3rd)
Lowest Score, After Two Rounds 557 Oklahoma, 2002 (283-274) 559 Oklahoma State, 2000 (287-272) 567 Texas, 2002 (285-282)
Lowest Score, After Two Rounds 132 Charles Howell, Oklahoma State, 2000 133 John Kidwell, Oklahoma, 2002 135 Cody Freeman, Oklahoma, 2002 135 Leif Westerberg, Oklahoma State, 1997
(66-66) (64-69) (69-66) (67-68)
Lowest Score, 54 Holes 200 Charles Howell, Oklahoma State, 2000 203 Anders Hultman, Oklahoma State, 2002 203 John Kidwell, Oklahoma, 2002
(66-66-68) (70-68-65) (64-69-70)
Lowest Score, 54 Holes 850 Texas, 2002 (285-282-283) 851 Oklahoma State, 2002 (287-287-277) 851 Oklahoma State, 2000 (287-272-292)
Lowest Second Round Score 272 Oklahoma State, 2000 Lowest Third Round Score 277 Oklahoma State, 2002
Lowest Second Round Score 65 Jason Hartwick, Texas (2002) Lowest Third Round Score 65 Jamie McLeary, Baylor (2002)
Coach of the Year 1997 -- Dale Anderson, Iowa State 1998 -- Mike Holder, Oklahoma State 1999 -- Ross Randall, Kansas 2000 -- Mark Simpson, Colorado Mike Holder, Oklahoma State 2001 -- Tim Hobby, Baylor 2002 -- John Fields, Texas 2003 -- John Fields, Texas 2004 -- John Fields, Texas 2005 -- Mike Holder, Oklahoma State 2006 -- Jim Ragan, Oklahoma 2007 -- Mike McGraw, Oklahoma State 2008 -- Mike McGraw, Oklahoma State
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Newcomer of the Year 1998 -- Charles Howell, Oklahoma State, Fr. 1999 -- David Gossett, Texas, Fr. 2000 -- Kane Webber, Colorado, Fr. 2001 -- Jason Hartwick, Texas, Fr. 2002 -- Jamie McLeary, Baylor, Jr. 2003 -- Matthew Rosenfeld, Texas, Fr. 2004 -- Anthony Kim, Oklahoma, Fr. 2005 -- Pablo Martin, Oklahoma State, Fr. 2006 -- Jonathan Moore, Oklahoma State, Fr. 2007 -- Jesse Schutte, Oklahoma, Fr. 2008 -- Rickie Fowler, Oklahoma State, Fr.
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Player of the Year 1997 -- Leif Westerberg, Oklahoma State, Sr. 1998 -- Hunter Haas, Oklahoma, Jr. 1999 -- David Gossett, Texas, Fr. 2000 -- Charles Howell, Oklahoma State, Jr. 2001 -- Anders Hultman, Oklahoma State, Jr. 2002 -- Hunter Mahan, Oklahoma State, So. 2003 -- Hunter Mahan, Oklahoma State, So. 2004 -- Jason Hartwick, Texas, Sr. 2005 -- Anthony Kim, Oklahoma, So. 2006 -- Pablo Martin, Oklahoma State, So. 2007 -- Pablo Martin, Oklahoma State, Jr. 2008 -- Rickie Fowler, Oklahoma State, Fr.
Lowest First Round Score 64 John Kidwell, Oklahoma (2002)
THE STAFF
Lowest First Round Score 283 Oklahoma, 2002
(66-66-68) (70-68-65) won playoff (70-66-68)
THE SOONERS
Lowest Winning Score (54 Holes) 850 Texas, 2002 (285-282-283) 851 Oklahoma State, 2000 (287-272-292) 857 Kansas, 1999 (286-284-287)
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CAREER TOTAL SCORING TOURNAMENTS ROUNDS AVERAGE Todd Ballje 6 18.0 77.44 Ben Blundell 23 64.0 75.22 Lane Branam 1 3.0 80.33 Rodrigo Breton 26 72.0 75.68 McCrae Brunker 4 12.0 76.67 Phillip Bryan 43 128.0 75.18 Blaine Butner 1 3.0 78.33 Kelsey Cline 45 131.0 74.40 Matt Cohn 28 83.0 74.00 Adam Cox 6 16.0 75.56 Bridger Cox 6 18.0 75.83 Chance Cozby 48 138.0 75.14 Craig Cozby 30 84.0 72.83 Chris Cureton 16 46.0 75.28 John Dailey 3 8.0 74.63 Carlos Del Moral 14 42.0 73.00 Eric Durbin 15 46.0 75.04 Chris Edgmon 19 53.0 74.74 Ryan Fauchier 1 3.0 75.33 Brodie Flanders 23 66.5 75.95 Martin Flores 49 144.5 73.83 Parker Foster 15 41.5 75.78 Justin Fraley 18 54.0 75.20 Cody Freeman 39 115.0 73.43 Derek Freeman 15 44.0 74.14 John French 10 29.0 78.86 Jordi Garcia 2 6.0 73.50 Hunter Haas 37 106.0 72.77 Chris Hirzel 9 25.0 77.64 Zac Hirzel 1 3.0 76.67 Chad Homsey 5 14.0 80.50 Nate Hybl 1 3.0 76.00 Chris James 41 118.0 74.86 Brian Johnson 12 36.0 77.11 Cooper Johnson 19 57.0 75.79 Dax Johnston 14 37.0 75.16 Brandon Jung 1 3.0 83.33 Brad Kelly 9 26.0 77.35 John Kidwell 45 131.5 73.65 Anthony Kim 31 93.0 71.73 Nicolas Kvarnstrom 1 3.0 75.67 Shawn LaFontaine 19 57.0 75.46 Matt Larson 3 7.0 77.00 Patrick Lee 30 86.0 73.30 Liam Logan 13 40.0 74.23 Craig Lurie 9 27.0 76.07 Doug Manor 26 76.5 74.10 Blake Martin 28 81.5 74.05 Grant Masson 28 81.0 73.54 Cameron Meyers 2 5.0 79.00 Daniel Mitchell 2 6.0 77.00 Jeff Mixon 26 75.0 75.96
VS. LOW ROUNDS IN PAR OR FINISH PAR ROUND THE 60s BETTER PERCENTAGE WINS 5.94 68 1 3 39.5% 0 4.05 65 5 12 44.7% 0 9.33 78 0 0 2.2% 0 4.25 69 2 11 43.9% 0 5.17 71 0 1 14.8% 0 3.86 66 6 22 47.0% 0 7.33 74 0 0 29.5% 0 2.86 67 7 34 57.2% 0 2.65 66 7 29 59.1% 1 4.44 69 1 2 47.0% 0 4.83 73 0 0 17.4% 0 3.62 67 6 22 52.8% 0 1.21 66 8 35 80.8% 1 3.91 65 2 8 45.5% 0 3.00 72 0 0 35.7% 0 1.57 67 6 17 69.3% 0 4.09 64 3 7 47.2% 0 3.19 68 4 12 58.9% 0 5.33 74 0 0 29.1% 0 4.54 67 6 11 41.7% 0 2.33 66 8 46 63.5% 0 4.77 68 1 8 44.5% 0 3.81 66 2 7 47.6% 0 1.96 66 14 40 67.1% 0 2.61 70 0 13 63.1% 0 7.59 72 0 1 25.5% 0 1.50 68 1 1 36.2% 0 1.34 65 16 45 74.3% 3 6.60 70 0 2 25.5% 0 6.67 73 0 0 24.4% 0 9.79 75 0 0 13.4% 0 4.00 73 0 0 2.4% 0 3.37 66 5 26 56.3% 0 5.61 71 0 5 30.2% 0 4.47 68 1 9 41.0% 0 3.41 69 1 7 56.6% 0 13.33 81 0 0 1.3% 0 6.50 72 0 0 29.3% 0 2.15 64 19 44 63.6% 2 0.22 65 25 53 87.9% 5 5.67 71 0 0 38.9% 0 4.04 68 3 8 44.7% 0 6.14 72 0 0 73.1% 0 1.72 66 11 31 73.4% 3 2.90 67 4 8 61.6% 0 4.30 71 0 6 23.7% 0 2.72 64 6 20 58.1% 0 2.63 67 9 25 55.4% 0 1.95 66 5 26 76.4% 2 8.40 73 0 0 19.4% 0 5.50 73 0 0 27.5% 0 4.60 66 4 12 40.2% 1
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BEST FINISH T6 T3 88 2 T 53 T2 T 32 T2 1 4 T 49 2 T1 T 26 T 43 T4 T2 T3 T 57 2 2 3 T5 2 T6 T 17 T 68 1 T 23 T 60 T 53 84 T3 T 13 T 12 T 13 79 T 25 1 1 T 56 T9 5 1 2 T 41 3 4 1 T 51 48 1
YEARS PLAYED 96,97 07,08,09 05 97,98,00,01 97 05,06,07,08 07 98,99,00,01 00,01,02,03 99,00 00,01,02 96,97,98,99 94,95 00,01 94 04,05 07,08,09 94,95,96 97 03,04,05,06 01,02,03,04 00,01,02,03 05,06 99,00,01,02 94 94,96 05 97,98,99 95,96,97,98 98 98,00,01 00 96,97,99,00 94,95,96 97,98,99,00 95 00 94,95,96 00,01,02,03 04,05,06 95 05,06 00 94,95 08,09 04,05 01,02,03,04 01,02,03,04 95,96 08,09 04 96,97,98,99
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS SINCE 1994 BEST FINISH 42 82 2 T4 45 T2 58 T8 T 35 T9 T3 T 29 T5 T8 T 22 T 26 T 15 79 8 T 11
YEARS PLAYED 96 95 95,96,98,99 94,95,96 07 09 02,03,04 03,04 07,08 99,00,01,02 07,08,09 97 07,08 05,06,07 08,09 96,97 03,06 98 09 07
THE STAFF
Former Sooner Cody Freeman captured his first PGA Tour card in 2008. Freeman played in 28 events as a PGA Tour rookie, making six cuts including a string of four cuts in five events starting with the RBC Canadian Open late last July.
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VS. LOW ROUNDS IN PAR OR FINISH PAR ROUND THE 60s BETTER PERCENTAGE WINS 6.00 74 0 0 43.8% 0 8.00 74 0 0 10.0% 0 3.00 68 9 35 63.9% 0 4.00 66 4 12 48.4% 0 8.67 74 0 0 4.4% 0 1.67 65 2 5 71.4% 0 7.67 72 0 0 8.9% 0 2.75 65 4 14 56.5% 0 8.83 75 0 0 25.5% 0 3.26 67 5 20 50.9% 0 4.65 66 2 7 32.7% 0 3.33 70 0 2 43.5% 0 3.04 65 5 18 56.4% 0 4.36 68 1 11 45.6% 0 4.96 69 1 4 32.8% 0 6.55 70 0 3 23.3% 0 5.24 72 0 1 24.3% 0 10.33 78 0 0 0.0% 0 1.67 71 0 1 89.5% 0 3.15 68 2 7 55.6% 0
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CAREER TOTAL SCORING TOURNAMENTS ROUNDS AVERAGE Russ Moyer 1 3.0 76.00 Russell Moyer 1 3.0 78.00 Kevin Muncrief 43 124.0 74.42 Alex Munoz 26 77.0 75.61 Brandon Pelletier 2 6.0 79.17 Riley Pumphrey 4 12.0 72.92 Brad Purcell 5 15.0 78.47 Jim Renner 15 42.5 74.28 Spencer Rives 2 6.0 79.83 J.D. Robertson 29 86.0 74.74 Tyler Rody 14 43.0 75.95 Aaron Saint 4 12.0 74.58 Jesse Schutte 23 68.0 74.21 Nick Sheedy 23 67.0 75.73 Ryan Sirman 8 24.0 76.21 Teddy Smith 10 29.0 78.14 Robert Stone 4 10.5 77.24 Brian Wackerly 1 3.0 80.33 Chris Wilson 2 6.0 72.17 J.J. Wood 12 34.0 74.26
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1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 2000 2001 2004 2006
Finish
Todd Hamilton....................... T-6th (290) Glen Day................................ T-9th (291) Glen Day................................ T-19th (294) Doug Martin/Ricky Bell . ....... T-2nd (285) Matthew Lane....................... 5th (286) Jeff Lee.................................. T-10th (291) Derek Freeman...................... T-42nd (292) Grant Masson........................ T-24th (293) .............................................. missed cut .............................................. missed cut .............................................. missed cut .............................................. missed cut Matt Cohn.............................. T-38th (287) Martin Flores......................... T-46th (295) Anthony Kim......................... T-55th (219) .............................................. missed cut
NCAA Postseason Bests Best First Round Player
Score
Year
Alex Munoz...................66............... 1995 Jeff Lee..........................66............... 1989* Hunter Haas..................67............... 1998 Justin Fraley..................70............... 2006* Blake Martin.................70............... 2004 Martin Flores.................70............... 2001 Chris James...................70............... 1997 Ricky Bell......................70............... 1990* Glen Day........................70............... 1987* Phillip Bryan.................71............... 2006* Brodie Flanders.............71............... 2006* Carlos Del Moral............71............... 2004 Matt Cohn.....................71............... 2001* Kevin Muncrief..............71............... 1996 Chance Cozby................71............... 1998* Dax Johnston................71............... 1993 Grant Masson................71............... 1992 Patrick Lee.....................71............... 1992* Craig Perks....................71............... 1987* Cody Freeman...............71............... 2000 Matt Cohn.....................71............... 2000*
Best Second Round (Continued) Jesse Schutte................ 71................ 2008 Anthony Kim................ 71................ 2006 Anthony Kim................ 71................ 2004 Matt Cohn.................... 71................ 2001 Chris Cureton................ 71................ 2000* Chris James.................. 71................ 1996 Kevin Muncrief.............71................1996 Patrick Lee................... 71................1995 Patrick Lee....................71................1992 Derek Freeman.............71................1992* Grant Masson...............71................1991 *NCAA Championship
Best Third Round
Player Score Year Matt Cohn..............................66................... 2000* Chance Cozby.........................68................... 1998 Cody Freeman........................69................... 2000 Kelsey Cline............................69................... 1998 Grant Masson.........................69................... 1995 Matthew Lane........................69................... 1989* Ricky Bell...............................69................... 1989* Anthony Kim..........................70................... 2006 Patrick Lee..............................70................... 1995 Derek Freeman.......................70................... 1994 Grant Masson.........................70................... 1993 Chris Cureton..........................70................... 2000 Chris James............................71................... 2000 J.D. Robertson........................71................... 2000 Chris James............................71................... 1997 Hunter Haas...........................71................... 1997 Craig Cozby............................71................... 1993 Derek Freeman.......................71................... 1993* Patrick Lee..............................71................... 1991 Doug Martin...........................71................... 1989* *NCAA Championship
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Best Second Round Player
Score
Year
Patrick Lee.................... 67................ 1992* Cody Freeman.............. 67................ 2000 Matt Cohn.................... 67................ 2000 Doug Martin................. 68................ 1986* Hunter Haas................. 69................ 1998 Craig Cozby.................. 69................ 1994 Ricky Bell..................... 69................ 1989 Liam Logan.................. 70................ 2008 Doug Manor................. 70................ 2002 Kelsey Cline.................. 70................ 2001* Martin Flores................ 70................ 2001* Martin Flores................ 70................ 2001 Chris James.................. 70................ 2000 Grant Masson............... 70................ 1995 Craig Cozby.................. 70................ 1995 Derek Freeman............. 70................ 1994 Patrick Lee.................... 70................ 1994* Chris Edgmon............... 70................ 1994
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Player Score Year Jim Begwin............................63................... 1984 Doug Martin...........................67................... 1989 Dax Johnston.........................67................... 1993 Tripp Davis.............................71................... 1989 Todd Hamilton.......................71................... 1987 Mathew Lane.........................71................... 1988 Doug Martin...........................72................... 1987 Jeff Lee...................................73................... 1990 Derek Freeman.......................73................... 1991 Grant Masson.........................73................... 1992 Patrick Lee..............................73................... 1992 (All NCAA Championship Scores)
Best Consecutive Rounds
Player Year Total Cody Freeman............ 2000.............136 (2nd – 67/3rd – 69) Hunter Haas............... 1998.............136 (1st – 67/2nd – 69) Jeff Lee....................... 1989.............137 (1st – 66/2nd – 71) Craig Cozby................ 1994.............140 (2nd – 69/3rd – 71) Patrick Lee.................. 1982.............138 (1st – 71/2nd– 67)* Doug Martin............... 1989.............138 (3rd – 71/4th – 67)* Matt Cohn.................. 2000.............139 (2nd – 73/3rd– 66)* Martin Flores.............. 2001.............140 (1st – 70/2nd – 70 ) Matt Cohn.................. 2000.............140 (2nd – 67/3rd – 73) Derek Freeman........... 1994 ............140 (2nd – 70/3rd – 70) Anthony Kim.............. 2006.............141 (2nd – 71/3rd – 70) Chris James................ 2000.............141 (2nd – 70/3rd – 71) Kelsey Cline................ 1998.............141 (2nd – 72/3rd – 69) Patrick Lee.................. 1995.............141 (2nd – 71/3rd – 70) Craig Cozby................ 1994.............141 (1st – 72/2nd – 69) *NCAA Championship
Liam Logan’s 70 in the second round of the 2008 NCAA West Regional was the lowest second round by an OU golfer in any postseason event since 2002.
ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS Year
Finish
Year
Finish
Babcock, Robert 1959 Ball, Stan 1975, 76, 77, 78 Ballje, Todd 1996, 97 Bass, John 1970, 71 Baumert, John 1979 Beck, Thomas 1954, 55 Begwin, Jimmy 1983, 84, 85, 86 Bell, Ricky 1989, 90 Beverly Jr., William 1981, 82, 83 Black, Bill 1958 Black, Tom 1956, 58 Blevins, Lynn 1974, 75, 76, 77 BLUNDELL, BEN 2006, 07, 08 Bowers, Donald 1950, 51 Breton, Rodrigo 1997, 98, 00, 01 Briggs, Bill 1936 Brooks, Mark 1978, 79, 80 Brunker, McCrae 1997 Bryan, David 1970 Bryan, Phillip 2005,06, 07, 08 Butler, Brian 1971
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Dailey, John 1992, 93, 94 Daubert, C. Robert 1951 Davis, Tripp 1988, 89, 90 Day, Glen 1987, 88
–F–
Faulkenberry, Robert 1950, 51 Fauchier, Ryan 1997 Flanders, Brodie 2003, 04, 05,06 Flores, Martin 2001, 02, 03, 04 Foster, Parker 2000, 01, 02, 03 Fraley, Justin 2005,06 Freeman, Cody 1999, 00, 01, 02 Freeman, Derek 1991, 92, 93, 94 French, John 1994 Friedman, Stuart 1969, 71 Fromuth, Mike 1979, 80 Fryer, Don 1993
–G–
Gable, Tom 1938, 39 Gandy, Harry 1935 Garber, Martin 1964, 65 Gates, Martin 1988 Gorgas, Chester 1957, 59 Graham, Robert 1967, 68 Graves, Todd 1990 Gwin, Ted 1940, 41, 42
–H–
Haas, Hunter 1997, 98, 99 Hamilton, Todd 1984, 85, 86, 87 Hammond, Michael 1979, 80, 81, 82 Hankinson, Maurice 1935 Hartley, Barry 1990 Hesler, Howie 1959 Higgins, Carl 1966, 67 Hildenbrand, Bill 1980, 81, 82 Hirzel, Chris 1995, 96, 97, 98 Hirzel, Zac 1997, 98 Homsey, Chad, 1998, 99, 00, 01 Hopson, Michael 1967 Hubbard, Mickey 1953, 54 Hultquist, Mike 1976 Huston, Chip (mgr.) 1999 Hutchins, Charles 1940, 41
–J–
James, Chris 1996, 97, 98, 99 Jacobs, John D. 1946 Jarmon, Gary 1961, 62, 63 Jenkins, Charles 1975
–K–
Kaneda, Albert 1991, 92 Keel, Jerry 1965, 66 Kelly, Brad 1993, 94, 96 Kelly, Donnie H. 1981 Kelson, Jim 1983 Kidwell, John 2000, 01, 02, 03 Kim, Anthony 2004, 05,06 Kirk Jr., James L. 1975, 76 Koerth, Clinton 1991, 93 Krahl, Scott Michael 1987
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LaFontaine, Shawn 2005,06 Laharl, Harold W. 1940, 41 Lambertz, Richard 1960 Lane, Matthew 1988, 89, 90 Lapalme, Jerry 1967, 68 Larson, Matt, 2000 Lee, Jeff 1988, 89, 90, 91 Lee, Patrick 1991, 92, 94 Lewis, James 1952 Lindgren, Steve 1973 Lisle, David 1975, 76 Lochridge, Bob 1953 LOGAN, LIAM 2007, 08 Loveless, Wyman Dale 1970, 71, 72 Lurie, Craig 2004, 05 Lurie, David Samuel 1971
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Magee, Andrew 1981, 82, 83, 84 Manasse, Blair 1989 Manor, Doug, 2001, 02, 03, 04 Martin, Blake, 2001, 02, 03, 04 Martin, Doug 1986, 87, 88, 89 Martin, Richard 1960 Masson, Grant 1992, 93, 95, 96 Matheson, Donald 1952 Mavis, Todd 1982, 83 May, Rusty 1992 Mayo, Rich 1992, 93 McClung, Michael 1975, 76, 77, 78 McClure, John 1980 McColl, James W. 1975, 78, 79 McMakin, Brad 1986, 88, 89, 90 Meek, Robert A. 1950, 51, 52 Merchant, Paul 1948, 49 Mesch, Marvin 1938, 39, 40 Metcalf, Tom 1965, 66
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Edgmon, Chris 1993, 94 Edwards, Kenneth 1952, 53, 54 Edwards, Rex 1938, 39 Emery, Walter 1935
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Cahoon, Harold 1958, 59, 60 Chrisman, Clyde 1969, 70, 71, 72 Cline, Kelsey 1998, 99, 00 ,01 Coatney, Charles 1973 Coe, Charles 1946, 47, 48 Cohn, Matt 2000, 01, 02, 03 Colliate, Jay 1976, 77 Collier, Terry 1977, 78, 79, 80 Combs, Mike 1989 Connell, Dave 1937 Corbyn, G.S. 1938 Cox, Adam 1999, 00 Cox, Bridger, 2000, 01, 02 Cox Jr., Robert Lewis 1971 Cozby, Cary 1990, 91, 92 Cozby, Chance 1996, 97, 98, 99 Cozby, Craig 1992, 93, 94 Craig, Billy 1937, 38, 39 Cross, Bill 1946 Cureton, Chris 2000, 01
–E–
Johnson, Brian 1993, 94 Johnson, Cooper 1997, 98, 99, 00 Johnson, John B. 1952, 53, 54, 55 Johnson, Steve 1967, 68, 69 Johnson, Vic 1937, 39 Johnston, Dax 1995 Johnson, Don Robert, 1971, 72
THE STAFF
1939..........................................8th 1946..........................................8th 1963..........................................10th 1965..........................................24th 1967..........................................16th 1969..........................................15th 1973..........................................15th 1974..........................................T11th 1976..........................................T20th 1981..........................................30th 1982..........................................17th 1983..........................................T8th 1984..........................................3rd 1985..........................................8th 1986..........................................3rd 1987..........................................3rd 1988..........................................2nd 1989..........................................1st 1990..........................................5th 1991..........................................21st 1992..........................................14th 1993..........................................9th 1994..........................................T28th 1995..........................................T16th 1996..........................................26th 1998..........................................29th 2000..........................................T23rd 2001..........................................T12th 2004..........................................T21st 2006..........................................29th
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Del Moral, Carlos 2004 Dixon, J.C. 1957 DURBIN, ERIC 2006, 07, 08,
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NCAA Championship Finishes
Aickin, Phil 1983 Amspacher, James 1936, 37 Anderson, C.L. 1947 Askins Jr., Ollie Martin 1979 Austin, Mark 1993 Awtrey, Jim 1963, 64
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MEYERS, CAMERON 2008 Miles, John 1970, 71 Mitcham, Frank 1940 Mitchell, Daniel 2004 Mixon, Jeff 1996, 97, 98, 99 Moore, Jack 1957 Morris, Robert 1970 Murcer, Todd 1989, 90, 91, 92 Muncrief, Kevin 1995, 96, 98, 99 Muñoz, Alex 1994, 95, 96
–N–
Nash III, Edward C. 1981 Nick, Joe 1980, 81, 82 Nickell, Jerry 1972 Noever, Robert 1952, 53, 55 Norville, Richard S. 1946, 47, 48, 49 Nottingham, Jack 1962, 63 –O–
–O–
Oliver Jr., William L. 1959 Orr, Dick 1965
–P–
Palacios, Tom 1956 Panner, Owen M. 1947, 48, 49 Pate, James E. 1938 Perks, Craig 1986, 87 Pettit, John 1955 Pierce, Clifton 1984, 85 Polk, Charlie 1973 Pruett, Jack 1940, 41 Purcell, Brad 2002, 03, 04
–T–
Tarwater, Bill 1968 Tate, Lance 1990 Teeter, George Howard 1940, 41 Terry, Gary 1963, 64 Thrower, Tommy 1938 Tilley, Dwayne 1970, 71, 72 Turner, Greg 1983, 84 Turner, Harry 1974, 75, 76, 78 Tyden, Richard 1979
–U–
Underwood, Guy 1938
–V–
Vickers, James W. 1950, 52, 54 Vickers, Robert 1955, 56
–W–
–R–
Ray, Mike 1980, 82 Renner, Jim 2003 Reeves, James 1970, 72 Reynolds, Greg 1982 Richardson, Bob 1956, 57, 58 Rieder, Geoffrey 1974 Rives, George 1967, 68 RIVES, SPENCER 2006, 07, 08 Robertson, J.D. 1999, 00, 01, 02 RODY, TYLER 2006, 07, 08 Rogers Jr., E.J. 1949 Rogers, John P. 1951 Rossi, Michael 1973 Ryan, Bob 1960, 61, 62 Ryden, Richard 1979
–S–
Sheedy, Nick 2005,06, 07 Sheffield, David 1985, 87 Simpson, Billy 1936, 37 SIRMAN, RYAN 2008 Smith Jr., Charles E. 1941 Smith, Donald A. 1961 Smith, Robert O. 1961, 62, 63 Smith, Teddy 1997 Smoot, Leonard 1958 Speegle, Wayne 1947, 48, 49, 50 St. John, Arthur 1935, 36 Stephenson, Robert L. 1971, 72 Stevens, Donald T. 1964, 65, 66 Stone, Robert 2003
Saint, Aaron 1997 Satterwhite Jr., H. Houston 1962 Schutte, Jesse 2006, 07, 08 Scott, Bruce Robert 1971, 72, 73 Scrutchfield, Fred 1959, 61, 62 Sewell Jr., F.A. 1946
Wackerly, Brian 1998 Wagner, Jeffrey 1985 Waite, Grant 1984, 85, 86, 87 Walser, Steve 1974, 75, 76, 77 Weaver, Robert 1959 Webb, Chris 1984 Weibel, Mark A. 1983, 84, 85 White, David 1990 Wilkinson, Bruce W. 1964, 66 Wilson, Barry Wynn 1969 Witt, Mark 1973, 74, 75 Woliner, David 1990, 91, 92 Wood, J.J. 2007
–Z–
Zimmerman, Jim 1973, 74
On the cover of the Sept. 14, 1959, issue of Sports Illustrated, OU legend Charlie Coe (1946-48) is widely considered the greatest amateur golfer of all time. A two-time U.S. Amateur winner, Coe never turned professional, instead choosing to spend time with his wife and family after serving as a WWII pilot and playing golf collegiately at Oklahoma. Winner of the Big Seven Conference Championship all three years, Coe won the U.S. Amateur in 1949, beating Rufus King 11 & 10 in the finals, and won it again in 1958 with a 5 & 4 victory over Tommy Aaron. He finished runner-up to Jack Nicklaus in the 1959 tournament. Coe also took home medalist honors at the Western Amateur in 1950, and made the finals of the British Amateur in 1951, losing to Dick Chapman. Coe played on six Walker Cup teams from 1949 to 1963, including playing captain on the 1959 team, and was non-playing captain on a seventh team in 1957. The owner of almost every Masters amateur record, Coe made 19 Masters appearances. A sampling of his Masters records includes: most cuts made (8); top-24 finishes (9); top-10 finishes (3); eagles (6), rounds played (67) and most times low amateur (6). Coe also holds the amateur records for best finish (2nd in 1961), lowest third round score (67 in 1959), and lowest 72-hole score (281 in 1961). In 1961, Coe rallied from six shots down on the final day to finish one stroke behind Gary Player. In 1964, Coe received the Bobby Jones Award, given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf.
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