Duke University Quick Facts. Table of Contents The Karcher-Ingram Golf Center IFC-1 Team Picture Quick Facts 2

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1 Table of Contents The Karcher-Ingram Golf Center IFC-1 Team Picture IFC Quick Facts 2 Coca-Cola Duke Golf Classic 2 07 Fall Recap 3 Head Coach O.D. Vincent 4-5 Tribute to Rod Myers 5 Assistant Coach Ryan Ressa Roster 6 Team Sponsors 6 Bryce Mueller 7 Skip Murphy 8 Michael Quagliano 9 Michae Schachner 10 Andrew Giuliani 11 Justin Hare 12 Clark Klaasen 13 Jeff Edelman 14 Brian Kim 15 Adam Long 16 Chance Pipitone 17 Eric Shultz 18 Matw Pierce 19 Wes Roach Statistics Results 21 Honors & Awards 22 NCAA History 23 Indivial Records Letterwinners 26 International Competition 27 Blue Devils In The PGA Duke Hall of Famers 30 Duke All-Americas 31 Duke University Golf Club 32 Local Courses Playing Privileges 33 Duke University Rod Myers Training Center IBC Schele OBC 07 Coca-Cola Duke Golf Classic Co-Champions - Tennessee-Chattanooga & Duke Duke Golf Classic Sponsored By Coca-Cola For past 33 years, Duke University has hosted an intercollegiate men s golf tournament featuring some of most talented teams players in country. For first 17 years, from 1974 to 1990, tournament was a spring event known as Iron Duke Classic. In fall of 1982, Duke also began hosting John Ryan Memorial. The university hosted both events, one in fall anor in spring, until season. In , two events combined to form John Ryan Iron Duke Classic. The Classic was held each spring for next four years, n moved to fall in campaign. Over past 10 years, Duke has received support from various sponsors to host Duke Classic. This year, Duke golf program is very pleased to have Durham Coca-Cola Bottling Company Coca-Cola USA as title sponsors for event. The University thanks Coca-Cola as well as corporate partners; Dick s Sporting Goods, Kroger, Sourn Caterers XM Satellite Radio for ir generous support. John H. Ryan Memorial From 1982 to 1995, this tournament was held in memory of John H. Ryan, Jr., a Duke student in class of 1984 member of golf team, who died in a summer boating accident prior to his junior year. He was selected by Golf Magazine to 1979 All-American Junior Golf Team. A highly valued member of Duke golf team a two-year letterman, John was a young man who exemplified sportsmanship, talent a genuine love for his fellow students teammates. He was a gentle person a strong sense of responsibility, an unassuming presence a quiet determination. He will always be remembered for honorable qualities that he exhibited ring his lifetime. Duke University Quick Facts Location Durham, N.C. Founded 1838 as Trinity College Enrollment 6,197 President Dr. Richard H. Brodhead Athletics Director Joe Alleva Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Atlantic Coast Nickname Blue Devils School Colors Royal Blue & White Head Coach O.D. Vincent Alma Mater Washington 91 odvincent@aa.ke.e Office Phone Assistant Coach Ryan Ressa Alma Mater Washington State 03 rressa@aa.ke.e Office Phone Golf Mailing Address Duke Men s Golf Box Duke Golf Club Durham, N.C Team Information Lettermen Returning/Lost 11/3 Top Five Returning 4 (Klaasen, Long, Quagliano, Schachner) Top Five Lost 1 07 ACC Finish t-4th 07 NCAA Finish t-13th Sports Information Golf SID Matt Plizga plizga@ke.e Office Phone (919) Cell Phone (919) SID Fax (919) Blue Devil Home Course The Duke University Golf Club, which served as host of NCAA Men s Golf Championships, is home venue for Blue Devil golf team. The course is located on west end of Duke campus. The course was designed by Robert Trent Jones opened in In 1994, course was redesigned by Jones son, Rees. The facility plays host annually to Duke Golf Classic, an intercollegiate men s golf tournament which has featured great teams players over 34-year history of event. Opened Sept. 26, 1957 Par 36-36=72 Yardage (Devil) 7105 Slope 141 Rating 73.9 Credits The Duke Men s Golf Media Guide is a proct of Duke Sports Information office. Editors/Designers: Grant Hawkins, Matt Plizga, Chris Cook, Curtis Snyder Cover Design: Grant Hawkins Design Photography: Kenny Capps, Pete Clawson, Duke University Photography; Bruce Feeley, Radi Nabulsi of Bull Moose Photography, Nancy Myers, PGA Tour Images, Dennis Satyshur, Rob Skinner, Univ. of Central Florida Photography Printer: McCain Printing of Danville, Va. light giate t had while Scha five on th T ner s over ninth der-p Carp ish t tied his fi place strai by s three unde a 71 unde playe Nam Clar Ada Mich Skip Eric Jeff Mat Bryc Mich Wes Just And

2 .C. ge 97 ad eva n I ast vils ite ent ssa olf 51 lub 08 1/ th 3th zga rved en s d on rent urse uke rnayers The Duke men s golf team had a successful fall season highlighted by a tie for first place at Coca-Cola Duke Golf Classic a fourth place finish at TOPY Cup US-Japan Intercollegiate Sophomore Adam Long junior Clark Klaasen were top performers of fall, posting 71.8 stroke averages. Long had a third place showing at Coca-Cola Duke Golf Classic, while Klaasen recorded a pair of top 10 finishes. Senior Michael Schachner also had two top 10 finishes led team five rounds under par. Schachner s 72.0 average was also third on team. Duke opened fall a fourth place finish in Japan at TOPY Cup US-Japan Intercollegiate Schachner shot three straight rounds of 70 (-2) to finish tied for seventh overall a six-under 210. Klaasen also posted a top 10 (tninth) finish after shooting a =211. Long also shot under-par for tournament a three-under 213 ( ). Klaasen led Blue Devils to a fifth place showing at Carpet Capital Collegiate an even-par 216 ( ) to finish tied for 10th. Long finished a six-over par 222 to finish tied for 35th along teammate Matw Pierce, playing in his first collegiate tournament. At Olympia Fields CC/Fighting Illini Invitational, Duke placed sixth overall Long posting top indivial finish a tie for 12th. Klaasen finished tied for 21st for his third straight top 25 showing. The Blue Devils claimed ir only win over fall season by shooting a 22-under 842 to tie Tennessee-Chattanooga for team title at Coca-Cola Duke Golf Classic. Long fired three consecutive rounds of under-par golf en route to an eightunder 8 ( ) a third place finish. Schachner shot a =9 (-7) to finish fourth Klaasen fired a threeunder 213 to finish tied for 11th overall. Freshman Wes Roach played his best tournament of fall finished tied for th Senior Michael Schachner a one-over 217. Duke closed out fall at Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship in Greensboro, Ga. The Blue Devils dropped ir opening match to Florida before being eliminated from consolation bracket by top-ranked Charlotte, Andrew Giuliani posted Duke s lone win against 49ers, while Klaasen halved his match. TOPY Cup U.S.-Japan Intercollegiate Championship Sept. 3-5 Tanagura Densha CC (Fukushima, Japan) 7,127 yards Par-72 Duke: =852 (-12) - 4th of 10 Michael Schachner =210-6 T-7th Clark Klaasen =211-5 T-9th Adam Long =213-3 T-13th Jeff Edelman = th Michael Quagliano = T-28th Carpet Capital Collegiate Sept The Farm GC (Dalton, Ga.) 7,012 yards Par-72 Duke: =880 (+16) - 5th of 18 Clark Klaasen =216 E T-10th Adam Long = T-35th Matw Pierce = T-35th Wes Roach = T-40th Michael Schachner = T-60th Olympia Fields CC/Fighting Illini Invitational Sept. 30-Oct. 1 Olympia Fields CC (Olympia Fields, Ill.) 7,0 yards Par-70 Duke: =877 (+37) - 6th of 12 Adam Long = T-12th Clark Klaasen = T-21st Matw Pierce = T-28th Andrew Giuliani = T-36th Wes Roach = T-43th Coca-Cola Duke Golf Classic Oct. 7-8 Duke University GC (Durham, N.C.) 7,111 yards Par-72 Duke: =842 (-22) - T-1st of 15 Adam Long =8-8 3rd Michael Schachner =9-7 T-4th Clark Klaasen =213-3 T-11th Wes Roach = T-th Matw Pierce = T-25th Eric Schultz* = T-28th Skip Murphy* = T-28th Jeff Edelman* =2 +4 T-38th Bryce Mueller* = T-47th Justin Hare* = T-51st Andrew Giuliani* = T-60th Brian Kim* = T-67th * played as an indivial Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championship Oct Lake Oconee Course (Greensboro, GA) vs. Florida L, Matw Pierce halved Bank Vongvanij Wes Roach lost Billy Horschel, 2 1 Andrew Giuliani lost Will Strickler, 2 1 Clark Klaasan lost Toby Ragl, 3 2 Michael Schachner lost Manuel Villegas, 6 5 vs. Charlotte L, Andrew Giuliani def. Trevor Murphy, 1-up Clark Klaasan halved Stefan Wiedergruen Wes Roach lost Corey Nagy, 1-up Adam Long lost Andrew DiBitetto, 1-up Michael Schachner lost Jonas Ener Hedin, 8 7 is a fice. Matt son, Radi ers, ner, Name Trns. Rds. Str. Avg Best Finish (Event) Clark Klaasen T-9th (TOPY Cup) Adam Long rd (Coca-Cola Duke Golf Classic) Michael Schachner T-4th (Coca-Cola Duke Golf Classic) Skip Murphy T-28th (Coca-Cola Duke Golf Classic) Eric Schultz T-28th (Coca-Cola Duke Golf Classic) Jeff Edelman th (TOPY Cup) Matw Pierce T-25th (Coca-Cola Duke Golf Classic) Bryce Mueller T-47th (Coca-Cola Duke Golf Classic) Michael Quagliano T-28th (TOPY Cup) Wes Roach T-th (Coca-Cola Duke Golf Classic) Justin Hare T-51st (Coca-Cola Duke Golf Classic) Andrew Giuliani T-36th (Illini Invitational)

3 O.D. Vincent Head Coach First Year Washington 91 O.D. Vincent is in his first year at helm of Duke men s golf program after guiding UCLA Washington to nine NCAA Championship appearances in 11 seasons as a head coach. Vincent, 1999 National Coach of Year a three-time Pac-10 Coach of Year, has led his teams to 44 team tournament titles, a figure that ranks among nation s top 10 among active coaches. Vincent led UCLA golf program to a pair of Pac-10 crowns four top-10 NCAA Championship finishes from In five years Bruins, Vincent s squads proced 35 tournament wins two NCAA Regional trophies. UCLA also finished fourth or better in Pac-10 in all five season under Vincent. Indivially, 12 players won a combined 21 tournament titles, including a pair of Pac-10 NCAA Regional medalists, ring Vincent s tenure at UCLA. Vincent also upgraded UCLA s on campus practice facilities, fundraising efforts, recruiting results. In 05 06, UCLA was proclaimed nation s Best Balanced golf program by Golf Digest. The survey ranks more than 1,000 schools academics, facilities, coaching, climate golf. Last season, Bruins won five team titles finished seventh at NCAA Championship for second straight season. In 05-06, Vincent guided Bruins to 11 team titles, including Pac-10 title. Vincent claimed conference coach of year honors for third time in his career was also named 06 Pacific Region Coach of Year. In his third year at UCLA, Vincent led team to tournament wins at inaugural Gold Rush, The Prestige Cougar Invitational. Vincent led Bruins to a combined 16 tournament wins in his first two seasons at UCLA, including a pair of NCAA Regional titles. The Bruins finished season ranked No.1 by Golfstat after winning nine tournaments, including six Gold events. The team also finished second at NCAA In his first year at UCLA, Vincent led team to 03 Pac-10 championship, school s first conference title in 18 years third place finish at NCAA The Bruins closed Vincent s Coaching Resume year ranked among top 10 in every major collegiate golf ranking, while Vincent earned Pac-10 Pacific Region Coach of Year honors. Vincent coached eight All-Americas (11 selections), 12 All- Pac-10 performers, three Pac-10 All-Academic team members three Academic All-Americas while at UCLA. Vincent began his coaching career at Washington in 1995 led his alma mater to four NCAA Tournament appearances nine event championships. He received co-pac 10 Coach of Year, District VIII Coach of Year National Coach of Year accolades in 1999 after helping Huskies to three tournament wins, a fourth place showing in conference a fourth place finish at NCAA Championships. hono conf Vinc Natio cour Cham Men of W cham claim conf singl titles hono awar socio P Britis an o In L mem ing pas men vers of t in h dev taki son Dur 30 t NCA Conference Regional NCAA Academic Academic Years Wins Finish Finish Finish All-Americas All-Americas All-Conference All-Conference Washington th t-9th dnq th 8th 30th th 11th dnq th 7th 4th th 8th 30th th 10th 26th UCLA st 1st 3rd rd 1st 2nd th t-4th 30th st 7th t-7th nd 2nd t-7th Totals 44 2 titles 11 berths 9 berths Golf first plac coa Al Ma Bil Elli Ro Bra O.D Ch Ro Elli

4 golf ach All ear ent lace While at Washington, Vincent mentored a pair of All-America honorees in Troy Kelly Brock MacKenzie as well as 13 allconference choices fi ve Pac-10 All-Academic selections. Vincent was also instrumental in development of Washington National, Huskies home course that opened in 00. The course later served as site for 02 NCAA Women s Golf Championships ( Duke claiming title) 03 NCAA Men s Golf West Regional ( UCLA winning crown). Vincent, considered one of finest players in University of Washington history, guided Huskies to 1988 Pac-10 championship Washington s first league crown in 25 years by claiming medalist honors as a sophomore. Vincent was an allconference All-America selection after posting a Washington single-season record eight top-10 finishes, including two indivial titles. He is only golfer in Pac-10 history to earn medalist honors as a player later garner league s coach of year award. After graating from Washington in 1991 a degree in sociology, Vincent became only American golfer to qualify for PGA s European Tour in He earned a spot in 1992 British Open was among leaders at Muirfield after shooting an opening round 67. Born Orrin Daniel Vincent in Seattle, Wash., on July 8, 1968, he is married to former Jana Ellis, who earned All- America honors as a swimmer at Washington Florida. The couple resides in Durham ir two children Prada (5) Phar (1). In Lasting Memory of Former Head Coach Rod Myers The Duke University Athletic Department lost a valuable member of its family on Friday, March 30, 07, passing of men s golf head coach Rod Myers. Myers was 67 passed away at Duke University Medical Center after a battle an acute form of leukemia. The 34-year mentor of Duke men s golf program was one of mainstays of Duke University athletic department a very well respected member of golf community. Myers achieved many personal professional milestones in his career but is best remembered for his contributions to development of thouss of young golfers. After graating from Ohio Wesleyan in 1961, Myers joined coaching circle as an assistant coach at Maryl before taking head coaching at Ohio State in After seven seasons in Columbus, he became head coach at Duke in During his 34 years Blue Devils, Myers guided Duke to 30 tournament victories, 05 ACC Championship seven NCAA Championship appearances. In 05, he was selected as ACC Coach of Year Golfweek s National Coach of Year after leading Duke to its first ACC Championship since 1966 a school-record eighthplace tie at NCAA Championships. While at helm of Duke men s golf team, Myers coached 16 All-Americas, nine Academic All-Americas, 24 All- All-Time Duke Head Coaches Marshall Crichton Bill Jennings 1930 Ellis Dumpy Hagler (Spring) Rod Myers (Fall) Brad Sparling 07 (Spring) O.D. Vincent (Fall) 07-present Championships by Coaches Rod Myers 30 Ellis Dumpy Hagler 26 ACC selections three ACC indivial champions. In 07, university named golf training center after him an endowed athletic scholarship was created in his honor. During his 37 years as a member of PGA of America, Myers was a Master PGA Professional, served on staff of Arnold Palmer Golf Academy, was a member of PGA Rules Committee officiated at every Masters Championship from A PGA professional while at Ohio State, Myers was a former president treasurer of Golf Coaches Association of America a former chairman of NCAA Golf Committee USGA Rules Committee. In 07, Myers received Labron Harris, Sr. award which is presented to college or high school coach PGA professional whose support of game through teaching, coaching involvement in community has helped ensure continued growth of game represent finest qualities game has to offer. Myers, a native of Springfield, Ohio, was incted into Golf Coaches Association Hall of Fame in May of 1986, was also named to Ohio Wesleyan Sports Hall of Fame Springfield (Ohio) High School Hall of Fame. On February 17, 07, Myers was incted into Carolinas PGA Golf Professional Hall of Fame.

5 Ryan Ressa Ast. Coach First Year Washington State 03 Ryan Ressa is in his first year as an assistant coach at Duke after spending previous two years as an assistant coach at University of San Diego. Ressa hled a wide range of ties for head coach Tim Mickelson, younger bror of PGA tour pro Phil Mickelson, ring his two years at San Diego. Last season, Ressa helped Toreros to seven top 5 tournament finishes, including a second place finish at West Coast Conference In his first year at San Diego, he helped team to four top 5 finishes a berth in 05 NCAA West Regional Prior to joining Toreros staff, Ressa spent two years as an assistant at Washington State. As an assistant coach Cougars, he gained experience in recruiting, practice planning, academic support services, tournament travel program budgeting, while helping team to five top 5 tournament finishes. Ressa has also worked as a lead instructor at Stanford Golf Camp for past four summers. A native of Pullman, Wash., Ressa was an accomplished golfer at Washington State posting four top 25 finishes in 02-03, including an eighth place showing at U.S. Intercollegiate at Stanford. Prior to transferring to Washington State, Ressa claimed 02 California Junior College State Championship while playing for College of Desert. He was also named Foothill Conference MVP, earned all-state honors was a member of Dean s List in Duke Men s Golf Roster Ressa, a graate of Pullman High School, earned four varsity letters in golf two in basketball ring his scholastic career. He also claimed Great Norrn District Championship was named team MVP before placing fifth at 2A State championship his senior season. Caro O Br Colle... ha at Pa Wes ACC tie a qual c a 21 aver Wind Merc Cour O Br... p play Ama Caro Name Year Hometown (High School) Jeff Edelman So. Southlake, Texas (Carroll Senior) Andrew Giuliani Jr. New York, N.Y. (St. Joseph [N.J.] Reg.) Justin Hare Jr. Charleston, S.C. (Porter-Gaud School) Brian Kim So. Yorba Linda, Calif. (Brea Olinda) Clark Klaasen Jr. Gr Rapids, Mich. (Gr Rapids Christian) Adam Long So. St. Louis, Mo. (Francis Howell) Bryce Mueller Sr. Durham, N.C. (Durham Academy) Skip Murphy Sr. Kiawah Isl, S.C. (Porter-Gaud School) Matw Pierce Fr. San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (Capistrano Valley) Chance Pipitone So. Houston, Texas (Strake Jesuit) Michael Quagliano Sr. Ardsley, N.Y. (Ardsley) Wes Roach Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. (Webb School of Knoxville) Michael Schachner Sr. Libertyville, Ill. (Libertyville) Eric Schultz So. Raleigh, N.C. (Ravenscroft Academy) Head Coach: O.D. Vincent Assistant Coach: Ryan Ressa The Duke University men s golf team would like to give a special thanks to TaylorMade adidas for ir support of program. TaylorMade adidas are official apparel choice for Blue Devil team. Acad all-c time his s ball majo Ye To