Complete NCAA Championship Notes (.PDF)
A top 20 finisher each of the past two seasons, No. 17 Kent State heads to the 2012 NCAA Championship held at Riviera Country Club (Calif.) May 29- June 3 looking to continue its run of postseason successes.? Making their 16th finals appearance in school history, the Golden Flashes hold the distinction of being one of only eight schools have reach the Championship in each of the last three years and are one of only five in the 2012 field to finish in the top 20 during that span. ?
Kent State is the 16th seed in the 30-team field bringing a national ranking of 17 by Golfstat.com and16 by Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings.
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Golden Flashes Line-Up
Representing the Golden Flashes this week are senior Mackenzie Hughes (72.8) junior Kevin Miller (73.1), sophomores Taylor Pendrith (72.5), Corey Conners (71.8) & Kyle Kmiecik (74.3)
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Quick Flashes
? Kent State has five team wins this season tying the team for the fifth most in the nation
? The Golden Flashes are one of only 10 teams to have finished in the top 20 at the NCAA Championship in each of the last two years.? Of the 10 teams only five are in the 2012 Championship field (Kent State, Texas A&M, UCLA, USC, Illinois)
? Kent State?s string of three straight finals appearances is tied for the 7th longest in the nation
? Head Coach Herb Page is the longest tenured coach with a team at the 2012 NCAA Championship having led the Golden Flashes for the past 34 years. ?
? Coach Page is also the second winningest coach having led Kent State to 77 team titles in his tenure
? The 40-shot victory at the MAC Championship by Kent State was the widest margin of victory by any conference champion in 2012
? Kent State?s line-up consists of three of the top six men?s amateur players in Canada according to the World Golf Amateur rankings (No. 2 Corey Conners, No. 5 Mackenzie Hughes, No. 6 Taylor Pendrith)
? Four players in the Golden Flashes? line-up are ranked in the nation?s top 150 by Golfweek/Sagarin. Corey Conners 63; Taylor Pendrith 72; Mackenzie Hughes 108; Kevin Miller 142
? Kent State men?s golf earned a 3.344 GPA for the spring semester marking the third highest semester team GPA in program history
Format
Hosted by USC, the 2012 NCAA Championship consists of 54-holes of stroke play over three days at the par 71, 7,292-yard Riviera Country Club.? The 30 teams will compete head-to-head starting on Tuesday, May 29.? First round play for the Golden Flashes starts at 7:00 a.m. (PST) off hole No. 1.? After the three rounds are complete, an individual medalist will be crowned and the top eight teams will advanced to a single elimination match-play bracket with 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6 and 4 vs 5. Teams will be seeded in order of their stroke play finish. Match-play quarterfinals start on Friday, June 1 with the semifinals on June 2 and championship match on June 3.???? ?
The Forcast
Tuesday: Mainly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s
Wednesday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s ?
Thursday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
The Course
Riviera, which opened for play in 1927, has hosted the 1998 U.S. Senior Open, the 1995 and 1983 PGA Championships and the 1948 U.S. Open, which was the first time the U.S. Open was played west of the Rockies. The Club began hosting the Los Angeles Open in 1929, an event that was reincarnated as the Northern Trust Open. The 2012 NCAA Championships will mark the first time Riviera has hosted an amateur event.? The course has also been selected to host the 2017 U.S. Amateur Championship. ?
Third Straight Finals Appearance
The Golden Flashes? third consecutive NCAA Championship appearance this season marks the program?s longest streak since qualifying for four straight from 1992-1995.? The streak also equals the seventh longest active streak in the nation. ?
Longest current streak of NCAA finals
1.? Florida?? ?? 12 straight
2.? UCLA?? ???? 10 straight
3.? USC?? ??????? 6 straight
?? ? Texas?? ????? 6 straight
5.? Texas A&M? 5 straight
?? ? Illinois?? ???? 5 straight
7.? Kent State?? 3 straight
?? ? California??? 3 straight
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Top 20 NCAA Finishes In 2010, 2011
Kent State is among an elite group of only 10 schools that have finished top 20 at the NCAA Championship each of the past two seasons. Of the 10 only five have qualified for the 2012 Championship. ?
Schools With A Top 20 Finish at the NCAA Finals in 2010 & 2011
?? ??? ?????????????????? 2010*?? ?2011*? 2012
Arizona State?? ????? T-8th?? ?18th?? ?DNQ
Augusta State?? ????? 6th?? ?? 7th?? ?? DNQ
Georgia Tech?? ??????? 3rd?? ?? 2nd?? ? DNQ
Illinois?? ???????????????? 19th?? ?3rd?? ?
Kent State?? ????????? 20th?? ?T-19th
Oklahoma State?? ?? 1st?? ???? 4th?? ? DNQ
San Diego?? ????????? T-8th?? T-16th?? DNQ
Texas A&M?? ???????? 13th?? ??? 9th?? ?
UCLA?? ?????????????? T-16th?? ?? 1st
USC?? ????????????????? 15th?? ?? T-12th
*stroke play finishes
Page the winningest and Longest Tenured Coach At NCAA Finals
Now in his 34th year at the helm, Golden Flashes? Head Coach Herb Page is the longest tenured coach with a team at the 2012 NCAA Championship.? His success go beyond his years coached as he also has led Kent State to the second most team titles - 77 in all - among any other coach in the field. Florida?s Bubby Alexander is first with 79.
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In addition Page?s 14 appearances with Kent State are the third most by any coach in the field with their current team.
Longest Tenured Coaches at the 2012 NCAA Championship ?
1.?? ?34 years?? ?Kent State ? Herb Page
2.?? ?33 years ?? Cal ? Steve Desimone
3. ?? 29 years?? ?Virginia Tech - Jay Hardwick
4.?? ?26 years?? ?Tulsa - Bill Brogden
5.?? ?25 years?? ?Florida ? Buddy Alexander
6.?? ?24 years?? ?TCU - Bill Montigel
(with current school)
Most NCAA Finals Among 2012 Field ?
1.?? ?24 appearances ?? Florida ? Buddy Alexander
2.?? ?14 appearances??? Kent State ? Herb Page
?? ??? 14 appearances?? ?Georgia - Chris Haack
4.?? ?13 appearances??? TCU - Bill Montigel
(with current school)
Playing the field
For the second straight year Kent State heads to the NCAA finals having gone up against 20 of the 29 teams in the field.? The Golden Flashes have totaled 36 rounds with an 18-17-1 record.
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Kent State NCAA Championship History
The 2012 season marks the 25th time Kent State has qualified for NCAA play. The Golden Flashes are making their 16th appearance at the NCAA Championship and fourth in the last five years.
Kent State tied for 19th at the NCAA Championship a year ago led by Kevin Miller?s 223 which tied him for 38th. ?
In the 2008 visit, David Markle led the team to a program-best sixth-place finish at Purdue University?s Kampen Course. With a 1204 team score over 72-holes, Kent State placed just 10 strokes back of national champion UCLA. Now a pro on the now on the eGolf Professional Tour, Markle tied for ninth on his way to earning All-American honors.
Current PGA Tour member Ben Curtis and Nationwide Tour member Jon Mills, along with Danny Sahl, Brian Miller and Jonah Karzmer, led the Kent State program to a ninth-place finish at the 2000 Championship held at Grand National Lake Course in Opelika, Okla. Sahl tied for 24th with a four-under 284 to pace the team.
The Golden Flashes finished 13th at the 1994 Championship held at Stonebridge Country Club in McKinney, Tex. behind the play of All-American Eric Frishette and current Ohio State head coach Donnie Darr, who each tied for 25th overall at even-par 288. Also representing Kent State were current Nationwide tour members Brian DeCorso and Kevin Kraft along with Boo Blackman.
Hahn?s performance last year equlaed that of Mills who now shares the top individual finish for Kent State.? Mills shot a six-under 282 and placed sixth in 2001 at the Duke University Golf Club after he tied for 30th with Curtis in 2000.
In 1990, Brian Bridges won the Ben Hogan Award and tied for 17th after shooting a two-over 290 at Innisbrook Resort in Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Kent State Tied For the 4th Most Team Wins in 2011-12
Kent State has taken home five team titles this season equaling the second most in a single season in program history.? The Golden Flashes won the Inverness, Bank of Tennessee, Irish Creek, Robert Kepler and the MAC Championship.
Teams with the Most wins in 2012
1. ? Texas?? ?????????? 7 wins
?? ?? Oregon?? ??????? 7 wins
3.?? Arkansas?? ????? 6 wins
4.?? Kent State?? ??? 5 wins
?? ?? California?? ????? 5 wins
?? ?? UNLV?? ??????????? 5 wins
?? ?? North Florida?? ?5 wins
?? ?? San Diego St??? 5 wins
Balanced Line-up For Kent State
Four different individuals have been the top finisher at least three times each for Kent State in 12 events this year
Top Finishers for Kent State in 2012
1. Taylor Pendrith?? ????? 4 times
??? Kevin Miller?? ?????????? 4 times
3. Mackenzie Hughes?? ?3 times
?? ?Corey Conners?? ????? 3 times
Young Team Still Has plenty of NCAA Experience
Despite having only one senior on the roster, the Golden Flashes line-up is still full of NCAA experience combining for 39 rounds of postseason play
Rounds In NCAA Postseason Regional + Championship
?? ?Mackenzie Hughes?? ?18
?? ?Kevin Miller?? ?????????? 15
?? ?Taylor Pendrith?? ????? 9
?? ?Corey Conners?? ????? 6
?? ?Kyle Kmiecik?? ???????? 6
?? ?Total?? ??????????????????? 54
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee
The Golden Flashes line-up features three of the top six Canadian Amateur golfers as rated by the? World Golf Rankings (as of May 13). ? ?
Top Canadian Amateurs
1. ?? Eugene Wong, Oregon
2.?? ?Corey Conners, Kent State
3.?? ?Albin Choi, NC State
4.?? ?Justin Shin, New Mexico State
5.?? ?Mackenzie Hughes, Kent State
6.?? ?Taylor Pendrith, Kent State
World Golf Rankings (as of May 6).
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 | Golfweek/Sagarin ranking: 108 2011-12 Stroke Average: 72.8 Lowest round in 2011-12: 65 Irish Creek Collegiate (2nd round) Lowest tournament round in 2011-12: Irish Creek Collegiate (69-68-70=207) Notes: Kent State?s lone senior ? Has five top 10 finishes in 11 events this season ? His career 73.68 scoring average is currently the fifth lowest in Kent State history | ? |
? | Golfweek/Sagarin ranking: 142 2011-12 Stroke Average: 73.1 Lowest round in 2011-12: 68 (2x) last at NCAA Central Regional (2nd round) Lowest tournament round in 2011-12: NCAA Central Regional (73-68-69=210) Notes: Named First Team All-MAC in 2011 & 2012 ? Has finished top 20 at the NCAA Regional each of the past three seasons ? Finished runner-up at the 2012 MAC Championship ? Has four top 10 finishes on the year ? Named the MAC Golfer of the Week (Oct. 26) ? Ended the fall placing 13th or higher in each of the last four tournaments ? Finished a team best T12 at the Jack Nicklaus Invitational that included 10 of the top 55 schools in the nation ? Advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2011 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship this past summer | ? |
? | Golfweek/Sagarin ranking: ?72 2011-12 Stroke Average: 72.5 Lowest round in 2011-12: 65 Barona Collegiate Cup (1st Round) Lowest tournament round in 2011-12: Barona Collegiate Cup (65-72-68=205) Notes: First Team All-MAC in 2012 ? Leads the team with six top 10s and 11 top 25s in 13 events on the year ? Has been named the MAC Golfer of the Week four times this season (Oct. 19; Mar. 30, April 4) ? Finished runner-up in the Barona Collegiate Cup with 11 under par ? Finished runner-up at the Inverness Intercollegiate with a one-under 70 ? Shot a non-competitive course record 62 at Windmill Lakes in a team qualifer on Sept. 4 | ? |
? | Golfweek/Sagarin ranking: 63 2011-12 Stroke Average: 71.8 Lowest round in 2011-12: 66 Barona Collegiate Cup (1st round) Lowest tournament round in 2011-12: Desert Intercollegiate (67-75-68=210) Notes: 2012 MAC Golfer of the Year ? Finished in the top 25 in 10 of his 11 events this season ? Has been named the MAC Golfer of the Week two times (Oct. 19; Mar. 2) ? Finished runner-up by a single stroke at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate in Kent State's first event this spring ? Tied for third at the Bank of Tennessee (75-71-70=216) ? Was in the Kent State line-up at the Inverness Intercollegiate shooting a 74 ? Particpiated in 10 events last season averaging 75.57 strokes per round ? Shot a final round 75 and had two counters in three rounds for the team at the 2011 NCAA Championship | ? |
? | ? Golfweek/Sagarin ranking: 276 2011-12 Stroke Average: 74.3 Lowest round in 2011-12: 67 Bank of Tennessee (3rd Round) Lowest tournament round in 2011-12: Irish Creek Collegiate (69-68-70=207) Notes: Has three top 10 finishes in 10 events this season (Inverness Intercollegiate, Bank of Tennessee and Irish Creek Collegiate) ? Transfered to Kent State from Ole Miss ? Fired a season low and a field best 67 in the final round of the Bank of Tennessee to finish tied for 10th ? Shot a 72 and finished tied for seventh at the Inverness Intercollegiate in first round with the Golden Flashes this season ? In High School he had top 10 finishes in the Ohio State Championship in 2007, 2008 and 2009 ? Ranked the No.1 player in Ohio for 2010 | ? |
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