Michigan State Men s Golf Roster

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1 Spartan Quick Facts... Location: East Lansing, Mich Founded: 1855 Enrollment: 45,520 President: Dr. Lou Anna K. Simon Athletics Director: Mark Hollis Senior Women s Administrator: Shelley Appelbaum Men s Golf Administrator: Greg Ianni Athletic Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Big Ten Nickname: Spartans Colors: Green & White Home Course: Forest Akers West Course (7,013-yards, par 72) Coaching Staff... Head Coach: Sam Puryear Alma Mater: Tennessee State (1992) Office Phone: Office Fax: Assistant Coach: Casey Lubahn Alma Mater: Michigan State (2004) Office Phone: Office Fax: Men s Golf Mailing Address: Jenison Field House, East Lansing, MI Big Ten Championship Finish: 1st/11 Final National Ranking: 30th (Golfweek/Sagarin) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/1 Sports Information... Media Contact: Chad Erickson cerickson@ath.msu.edu Sports Information Phone: Sports Information Fax: Sports Information Address: Z-22 Breslin Center, East Lansing, MI Athletic Department Website: msuspartans.com Credits... The Michigan State Men s Golf Media Guide was written and designed by sports information intern Chad Erickson with assistance from former intern Celina Baguiao. Additional assistance from student interns Mike Wilk, Matt Benjamin, Vince Baker, Jessica Taylor, Sharon Studebaker, and Teddy Newton. Editorial assistance by Matt Larson. Photos by John Gwillim, Greg Anderson Photography, Harley Seeley (MSU Instructional Media Center), Erin Groom (MSU Instructional Media Center), Amir Gamzu (Wolverine Photo), Eric Bronson (Wolverine Photo), Peter Aiken, Kevin Fowler, and John Caldwell. Printing by Foresight Group, Lansing, Mich. Special thanks to Sam Puryear and the men s golf team for their assistance Michigan State Men s Golf Roster Name Eligibility Hometown/High School/Previous School Graham Baillargeon Fr. Mississauga, Ontario/St. Aloysius Gonzaga Ryan Brehm*** Sr. Mount Pleasant, Mich./Mount Pleasant Brandon Cigna Sr. Novi, Mich./Novi Steve Cuzzort ** Jr. Grosse Ile, Mich./Grosse Ile Jordan Ensrud Jr. Anoka, Minn./Anoka/Northern Colorado Payne Gniewek Fr. Trenton, Mich./Gabriel Richard Catholic Nathan Gunthorpe** Sr. Ovid, Mich./Ovid-Elsie Randy Hutchison* Jr. Traverse City, Mich./Traverse City Central Jack Newman* So. Des Moines, Iowa/Hoover Philip Snow Fr. Northville, Mich./Northville Grant Tungate** R-Jr. East Lansing, Mich./Okemos Head Coach: Sam Puryear (fi rst year, Tennessee State 92) Assistant Coach: Casey Lubahn (third year, Michigan State 04) * denotes letters earned 1

2 PREVIEW Spartans Head A New Direction With First Year Head Coach Sam Puryear First year head coach Sam Puryear is bringing a new attitude to the face of Michigan State men s golf. I just want to win, he said, when talking about his upcoming season. I would like to alter the mindset, for us to think globally and think about our brand, and know that we deserve to be at the top of the national level. Puryear s new direction includes a myriad of new things that he would like to incorporate into the Michigan State golf program. My hope is to bring a championship mentality to this program, said Puryear. We ll do that through a lot of hard work and a structured regimen; the complete component for a young man who is looking to play on the professional level someday. I want them to come to Michigan State to become a better student, a better golfer, a better citizen, and a better person. Last season, the Spartans graduated All- American and Big Ten Player of the Year Matt Harmon. Despite its loss, Michigan State retains the leadership of senior Ryan Brehm who currently holds the lowest career scoring average in school history. Brehm had an impressive start to the campaign, fi nishing the fall season with three fi rst-place fi nishes in the fi rst fi ve events. He took fi rst place while shooting a three-day total of 205 at the Fighting Irish Classic in early October, while placing second on the MSU all-time lowest 54-hole scoring list. In the second round of the Fighting Irish he shot a 64, tying MSU s all-time lowest 18-hole score. Both records were previously set by Brehm. Ryan is great player, Puryear explained. His morals, character, work ethic, and insatiable desire to win are what make him special. He is the kind of guy you love to have around because he s so coachable and he sets a great example for the inexperienced guys. As good as he is, I m actually expecting more from him this spring. He ll get even smarter and more savvy on the course, and his physical training and preperation will continue to improve. I think he really has the make-up of a very special player. In addition to Brehm, MSU holds onto the leadership of seniors Brandon Cigna and Nathan Gunthorpe. Cigna played in the Fighting Irish Invitational this fall, helping the Spartans to fi rst place as they fi nished the tournament with an 847, tying them for the second lowest team-score in MSU history. Gunthorpe played in the last tournament of the fall at the Big Ten/Pac 10 Challenge in Tacoma, Wash., where MSU fi nished in second place. Although they ve competed in only two events each since season, coach Puryear makes it clear that what they bring to the team is more than just competition on the course. Brandon and Nathan are both winners, and when you are a winner you bring that intangible to the table, said Puryear. They haven t had the success they would have liked to over the past year, but having that intangible as a winner makes them a great asset to our team. MSU s level of experience is certainly not a detriment to the team as it brings back two junior letterwinners and four total. Junior Randy Hutchison got off to a strong start this past fall. After competing in fi ve events last season, Hutchison has played RYAN BREHM in four of fi ve tournaments this fall and fi n- ished in the top-20 in three of four. His best fi nish came at the Gopher Invitational in mid-september where he shot a three-day total 221 ( ) to fi nish in 11th place. The sky is the limit for Randy, he s a real good player, said Puryear. I think he can pretty much be anything he wants to be as it relates to golf. Two-time letterwinner Steve Cuzzort has returned after competing in 10 events last season. He has played in three tournaments this fall and owns the third-best stroke average on the team (74.44). He had a career-best fi nish at this year s Inverness Intercollegiate, tying for third after shooting a three-round 211 ( ). Steve is a great kid, and great to have around, said Puryear. He loves golf for all the right reasons, and he plays it like it s meant to be played. He s a very important part of our team. Redshirt junior Grant Tungate competed in 12 events last season - third most on the team. He shot a season-best 217 ( ) at the Fossum Invitational and fi nished the season with a stroke average. Grant has a lot of ability, Puyear said. He is also a guy with amazing intangibles. He has vast knowledge of the game, he stays in shape, and he has fi erce competitive desires. Junior Jordan Ensrud is in his second season as a Michigan State Spartan. After transferring from Northern Colorado last season, he helped the Spartans to a fi rstplace fi nish at the Fighting Irish Invitational this fall and a second-place fi nish at the Big Ten/Pac 10 Challenge. Jordan is a great golfer and a great person, explained Puryear. He is a very hard worker, and before it s all said and done, I think he ll make a big impact for Michigan State golf. 2 Sophomore Jack Newman returns to the team after making an immediate impact as a freshman last season. Newman competed in 11 tournaments in and joins Ryan Brehm as the only player to compete in all fi ve events this fall. In his career at MSU, he s already posted six top-20 fi nishes, two in the top-10, and two top-fi ve s. His best fi nish came last year at the Fossum Invitational where he fi nished in a three-way tie for fi rst, after shooting a 206 ( ), tying him with former teammate Matt Harmon and Xavier s Jason Kokrak for the second-best score at the Fossum Invitational in

3 PREVIEW Baillargeon has made a quick impact for the Spartans in just his fi rst season, as he has competed in four of fi ve fall tournaments, fi nishing in the top-25 in two. His best fi nish came at the Fighting Irish Invitational as he fi nished tied for 16th with a 54-hole total of 217 ( ). Freshman Payne Gniewek was a four-year letterwinner at Gabriel Richard Catholic School in Trenton, Mich. As a senior, he was named to the all-state, all-catholic, and all-area teams. He was also named Catholic League Athlete of the Year and given the Mr. Golf Award. Gniewek was a Catholic League Championship medalist his sophomore and senior year, and Division III State Finals Medalist his senior year. JACK NEWMAN school history (205 - Luke Donald, Northwestern, 2001). The performance helped Michigan State to its eighth fi rst-place fi n- ish at the Fossum in school history and the fi rst since Newman was also the top Spartan fi nisher in the NCAA Championships last season fi nishing in 23rd place. Jack has unbelievable talent and ability, said Puryear. Simply put, Jack could potentially be one of the best to ever play at Michigan State. Graham Baillargeon heads this year s class of freshman. Baillargeon was a four-time letterwinner at St. Aloysius Gonzaga High School in Mississauga, Ontario. He competed in the Provincial Championship his sophomore through senior years; fi nishing 10th, second, and fi rst, respectively. He was voted Golf MVP his freshman and junior years, while placing fi rst in the Regional Championships in He was a 2006 U.S. Amateur qualfi er and has had nine fi rst-place fi nishes in his high school career. Baillargeon won the 2007 Canadian Junior Amateur and was recently named to Canada s 22-under developmental golf team by the Royal Canadian Golf Association (RCGA). Graham has that it factor, Puryear said. You can only give that to a few select athletes and I think Graham has it. That alone is going to allow him to be truly successful. He is a very special kid and he s very gifted. As he continues to mature through this game, we are going to see some amazing results. Philip Snow was a four-year letterwinner at Northville High School in Northville, Mich. He was named team MVP all four years of high school and earned all-conference honors his junior and senior year. Snow placed sixth in the state tournament his junior year and fourth place his senior year. He won the 2007 Michigan Junior Amateur shooting 8-under-par with rounds of 69, 69, and 70. Payne and Phil have been great contributors to our program so far, I give them a lot of credit, said Puryear. They are forcing everybody to step their games up, and they really have great games of their own. It s just a matter of time. They have strong work ethics, and they re maginifi cent people. The Spartans had a good start to the season as they fi nished second in the fi rst event of the year at the Inverness Intercollegiate. The team stumbled after fi n- ishing in seventh at both the Gopher Invitational and the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate. However, they bounced back in the last two tournaments of the fall, taking fi rst place, while posting an 847 ( ) at the Fighting Irish Invitational, the second-best fi nish in MSU history ( Fossum/ Spartan Invitational), then placing second at the Big Ten/Pac 10 Challenge to end the fall season. The Spartans tee off their spring season at the end of February in the Spartan Challenge at Port St. Lucie, Fla. (February 24). The team then travels to Houston, Texas, for the Green and White Challenge (March 8). Michigan State begins its three-round tournament schedule on March at the E-Z GO Schenkel in Stateboro, Ga. They then travel to Santa Cruz, Calif., to compete in the Western Intercollegiate on March GRAHAM BAILLARGEON Michigan State returns from its warm weather road trip for the Missouri Intercollegiate held in Columbia, Mo., on April 7-8. The remainder of MSU s schedule is all hosted by Big Ten schools. It starts with the Kepler Intercollegiate (April 12-13) hosted by Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio, where the Spartans fi nished in second place last season. The next tournament is in West Lafayette, Ind., where they will participate in the Boilermaker Invitational (April 19-20). MSU fi nished fi rst at last year s Invite, as Ryan Brehm fi nished fi rst overall. The Spartans return home for the Big Ten Championships, hosting the event for the sixth time since MSU won the Big Ten Championship in 2007, the third time in school history. The guys are really pumped for the Big Ten Tournament this year, said Coach Puryear. They are excited to be able to defend their crown on their own course. MSU hopes to return to Columbus, Ohio, on May for the NCAA Regional Championship. Ryan Brehm fi nished in 17th in regionals last season, as the Spartans fi nished eighth out of 27 teams. The Spartans wrap up the season May in the four-round NCAA Championships in West Lafayette, Ind., where they fi nished in 23rd place last spring. I like our chances versus anybody right now, said Puryear. I think we have one of the top-10 schedules in the country. We ve played a lot of the top teams in the nation and held our own so far, and I think it s only going to get better as the season goes on. I m very confi dent in where we are right now and where we are going. 3

4 Sam PURYEAR HEAD COACH FIRST YEAR TENNESSEE STATE (1992) Sam Puryear was named head coach of the Michigan State men s golf program on Aug. 22, Puryear comes to East Lansing after two seasons as an assistant coach at Stanford, where the Cardinal captured the 2007 NCAA Division I National Championship. He becomes the ninth coach in Michigan State history. Sam Puryear is a man who has been involved in the game of golf at all levels, from youth academies, to player development, to National Championship college programs, to developing relationships with the top players in the world, said former MSU Athletics Director Ron Mason. He is a great fi t for Michigan State, as he is well suited to keep the Spartans among the elite programs in the Big Ten and competitive on the national golf scene. I would like to extend a huge thanks to the Michigan State athletic family for giving me this incredible opportunity, said Puryear. I will be embarking upon a dream come true. I would also like to thank Stanford for providing me an opportunity to lay the groundwork for this dream. and driven to win, which lends itself towards team success. Winning a national championship at Stanford was a total team effort, where everyone made their own unique contribution. What Sam brought was a constant positive attitude and the belief that anything is possible when you put your mind to it. In just two years at Stanford, Puryear recruited several top-ranked freshman, including Joseph Bramlett (2007 U.S. China Cup Team and 2007 Second Team All-American) and Steve Ziegler (2007 Junior World Team). He also placed a heavy emphasis on player development as Rob Grube earned Second Team All-America honors in 2007, after being an honorable mention selection the prior two seasons. In total, fi ve Stanford student-athletes earned All-America accolades in Before joining Stanford, Puryear was executive director of East Lake Junior Golf Academy in Atlanta, where he managed the development of golf instruction and curriculum for an academy, serving more than 1,000 youth. While at the academy, he cultivated relationships with the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, and The Tour Championship, creating unique one-on-one play for Pro-Am events with academy youth and select Top 30 money winners, including Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, My goal for the Spartan program is to win on the national stage. We will strive to be the toughest, hardest working, most fi t, and best-prepared team in the country. I am confident in the administration, and I am very excited to work with one of the most talented groups of young men on a collegiate campus. Puryear joined the Stanford program in February 2006 as the fi rstever full-time assistant dedicated solely to the men s golf team at the school. He took part in a process that saw the Cardinal jump from a No. 42 team ranking all the way to No. 1, according to Golfweek, Nike Coaches Poll and Golf Stat. In 2006, Stanford fi nished sixth at the Pac-10 Championships and tied for 14th at the NCAA West Regionals. One year later, Puryear helped the Stanford program reach a different level. The Cardinal won a school-record seven tournaments and earned a No. 1 seed in the 2007 NCAA West Regional. At the NCAA Championships, Stanford captured the national title with a 12-stroke victory in Williamsburg, Va. 4 We are sorry to see Sam leave, but excited for him to get this opportunity, said Stanford head coach Conrad Ray. It has been great to have him as a part of the Stanford program over the last two seasons. His background is second to none. From all his work with the golf academies to his interaction with some of the world s top players, he has great experience. His biggest asset is his personality. He is competitive

5 and Phil Mickelson. Puryear created unprecedented opportunities for junior golfers to serve as interns with Turner Sports to work at the 2005 British Open at St. Andrews, Scotland. He also cultivated a relationship with Fortune magazine and created an internship for a female junior golfer. Under his guidance, the academy grew from 150 students in 1998 to 700 in Puryear has a proven track record for fundraising, campaigning, and program support. He recruited Chick-Fil-A as a $250,000 corporate partner for East Lake Golf Club. He raised thousands of dollars annually as district executive for Boy Scouts of America. He developed national relationships, which led to donated equipment, airline tickets, clothing, and supplies. This is a great hire for Michigan State University, said Stephen Hamblin, He has extensive experience in developing boards and working executive director of the American Junior Golf Association, and with key leaders in sports, banking and fi nance, entertainment, a 1979 letterwinner for the MSU golf team. I ve known Sam for 10 the legal sector, the nonprofit arena, and faith-based organizations. years, as we first met when he was at East Lake Junior Golf Academy. These relationships have led to the recruitment of top-level When I fi rst met him, I was immediately impressed with his morals volunteers and industry professionals. He also has worked closely and character, and the way in which he was driven to build character with PGA teaching professionals and executives from the USGA, in the youths that he worked with. Sam uses the game of golf as a the PGA of America, the PGA Tour, and The First Tee. vehicle to produce quality people, not just quality golfers. In that same way, he ll work with the young men at Michigan State to produce solid Puryear s accolades include being recognized by several media citizens in addition to top-notch golfers. outlets as a prominent spokesperson discussing the future of minorities in golf. He has served on a golf panel on CNN. Puryear s Sam will be terrifi c for Michigan State University, said Mike Perpich, work with student-athletes also has been featured on ESPN, Inside one of Golf Magazine s Top 100 Teachers at River Pines Golf in Alpharetta, the PGA TOUR, and the Disney Channel. His efforts contributed Ga. He knows how to treat people and he ll be great with to a larger community revitalization in metropolitan Atlanta that alumni and the entire university community. He s a great organizer and was prominently featured in Fortune magazine, New York Times, a terrific fundraiser. He s very good with young people, in helping them USA Today, Wall Street Journal and Atlanta Journal-Constitution. grow as people fi rst and as golfers second. At East Lake Junior Golf Puryear currently is featured with two former golf students on Academy, Sam took a group of kids that had nothing and had never the Disney Channel in a segment promoting kids following their even played golf. Out of that fi rst group, four of them received golf dreams. scholarships. Any kid that comes to play for Sam will be taken care of for life, and they ll become as good a golfer as they want to be. In 2007, the mayor of Winston-Salem, N.C., Puryear s hometown, proclaimed June 11 Samuel G. Puryear Jr. Day because of his While in Atlanta, he served as golf instructor for several youth and contribution to the game of golf and the local community. community organizations. His work with youth golfers has tangible results, as one former student was selected to play in the 2007 NCAA Puryear received his bachelor s degree in speech and theater from Division II Regionals. Two former students received full collegiate golf Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tenn. in A four-year scholarships. member of the golf team in the Ohio Valley Conference, he served as team captain in

6 Casey LUBAHN ASSISTANT COACH THIRD YEAR MICHIGAN STATE (2004) Casey Lubahn enters his third season as an assistant coach with the Michigan State men s golf program. A three-year member ( ) of the Spartan golf program, Lubahn is involved in all aspects of the golf program. He closed his playing days at MSU with the fi fth-lowest career stroke average in school history (75.00). As a senior in , Lubahn appeared in fi ve events for the Green and White, including making an appearance at the Big Ten Championships where he fi nished tied for 41st place. His best outing of the season came at the Fossum/Taylor Made Invitational, where he fi nished tied for 27th. In , Lubahn was one of only three Spartans to appear in all 12 events. His stroke average was second-lowest on the squad. He concluded the season with seven top-20 fi nishes, with his best outing coming at the Northern Intercollegiate, where he fi nished tied for fi fth with a 5-under-par total of 208 ( ). As well as hitting the links for the Spartans in tournament play, Lubahn has appeared at the U.S. Amateur Public Links twice and the Michigan Open Championship and the Michigan Amateur Championship four times. He was quarterfi nalist at the 2002 U.S. Amateur Public Links, losing to eventual champion and current PGA Tour player Ryan Moore. He also was a two-time semifi nalist in the Michigan Amateur. Prior to his arrival at MSU, Lubahn was a four-year letterwinner and captain at Cedar Springs High School, where he earned all-conference, all-area and all-state honors. Lubahn also captained the tennis team for two years. The Sand Lake, Mich. native received his bachelor s degree in IDS- Law and Society in May

7 Ryan BREHM SENIOR MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. MOUNT PLEASANT Ranks first all-time at MSU with a career scoring average. Fall 2007: Finished in the top-four in four out of fi ve tournaments, including three first-place finishes... Tied for first at the Inverness Intercollegiate ( ) at three-under-par, Finished fi rst at the Fighting Irish Classic shooting five-under par ( ), and tying his own school-record low 18-hole score of Won the Big Ten/Pac 10 Challenge shooting six-under par ( ) Finished tied for fourth at the Shoal Creek Invitational ( ). Summer 2007: Competed in the Summer World Games, helping Team USA to a sixth-place finish with a score of Finished in sixth place individually with a four-round total of 288 ( )... Defeated teammate Steve Cuzzort, 2 and 1, in the finals of the Michigan Amateur for his first win at the tournament : Named to the second team All-Big Ten squad and Academic All-Big Ten team Recorded four top-10 finishes on the year Recorded a total of 96 birdies for the season, averaging 2.53 per round Finished the season with fi ve even-par and seven sub-par rounds... Competed in all 13 events for the Spartans Placed first at the Boilermaker Invitational with a score of 142 (72-70), for his first career win at MSU Finished tied for fourth at the Big Ten Championship ( ) Was the top finisher for the Spartans at the NCAA Regionals with a 17th-place finish ( )... Tied for 116th at the NCAA Championships ( ). Summer 2006: Runner-up at the 95th Michigan Amateur Championship... Was the No. 7 seed at the 104th Western Amateur... At the Michigan Open Championship, posted a 72-hole score of 298 ( ) to finish 58th, the 18th-lowest amateur : Selected to PING All-Midwest Region Team... Selected as the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, the fi rst player in school history to earn the honor... Named to the All-Big Ten Second Team... Selected to the Big Ten All-Championship Team... Posted the third-lowest stroke average on the squad at His average ranked fifth on MSU s single-season chart... Appeared in all 11 events with six top-20 finishes, including three top-fi ve showings... Tied for 21st with a 225 in his first collegiate tournament, the Inverness Intercollegiate... Tied for ninth at both the Central Regional Challenge and the Duke Classic... Tied for fourth at the Border Olympics, after shooting a Placed second at the Big Ten Championships with a career-best 203 ( )... Tied the course and then-msu record for lowest 18-hole score with his second-round Tied for 66th at the NCAA Central Regional. Summer 2004: Tied for 31st at the Michigan Open Championship... Advanced to stroke play at the Michigan Amateur Championship, falling in the Final Eight... Finished tied for second in stroke play at the Michigan Amateur... Played at the 2004 Canadian Tours Player Championship at Wild Bluff Golf Course. High School: Four-year letterwinner in golf at Mount Pleasant... Michigan s Mr. Golf award winner in Three-time Boys All-State Super Team... Four-year all-state honoree... Three-time all-state Dream Team... Took medalist honors at the MHSAA Division 2 State Finals in 2000, 2001 and Finished fi fth at the MHSAA Division 2 State Finals in Mount Pleasant won the 2003 MHSAA Division 2 State Championship and was the runner-up in Averaged 72.5 as a junior and 70.9 as a senior... Served as golf team captain as a senior. Personal: Born April 9, Son of Michael and Debra Brehm Majoring in interdisciplinary studies Lists his family as his biggest golf infl uence... Notes Retief Goosen as his favorite golfer Career ambition is to play professional golf : Named to the All-Big Ten First Team Academic All-Big Ten and All-Midwest Region honoree... Appeared in all 11 events for the second consecutive season Qualifi ed as an individual for NCAA Regional play Finished the season with six rounds in the 60s and a team-leading scoring average Posted six top-20 finishes, including a pair of runner-ups Tied for second at the Duke Classic with an eight-under par 208 total, the sixth-lowest 54-hole score in program history Fired a school-record 64 in the fi rst round of the Big Ten Championship en route to a three-under par 281 total and second-place finish Posted a sixth-place finish at The Maxwell with a 207 ( ) total, the fourth-lowest 54-hole score in MSU history. Summer 2005: Became the first amateur since 1966 to make the cut at the Buick Open... Shot a 294 ( ) at the Buick Open en route to a 79thplace showing... Fired a 67 in the Buick Open qualifying to finish tied for third and earn an at-large bid... Finished eighth at the Michigan Open... Advanced to match play at the Michigan Amateur Championship... Qualified for the U.S. Amateur Championship. BREHM YEAR-BY-YEAR , , , (Fall) Career 121 8, Low Round: 64, at 2006 Big Ten Championship, 2007 Fighting Irish Invitational Low Tournament: 203, at 2005 Big Ten Championship 7

8 Brandon CIGNA SENIOR NOVI, MICH. NOVI Fall 2007: Competed in the Fighting Irish Classic and tied for 29th place ( ), while posting lowest round of collegiate career with a 69. Summer 2007: Finished tied for 80th at the Michigan Open Competed in the GAM Championship at Walnut Hills Country Club : Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors... Competed as an individual in the Fossum Invitational... Finished in a tie for 47th with a 54-hole total of 224 ( )... Had 10 birdies in three rounds.... Novi captured the 2002 State Championship (Division 1)... Averaged 74 as a senior... Member of the varsity bowling team in Was the 2003 U.S. Junior Amateur Alternate... Invited to the Williamson Cup... Posted a 72 scoring average on the Power-Bilt Junior Tour... Made the Sweet 16 at the GAM Junior with a 10th-place fi nish in stroke play... Four-year honor roll... Member of National Honor Society... Graduated Summa Cum Laude (Salutatorian) with a 3.96 grade-point average. Personal: Born Feb. 27, Son of Mark and Joy Cigna An accounting major Lists Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson as his favorite golfers Career ambition is to play on the PGA Tour. Summer 2006: Finished third in the stroke play qualifi er of the 95th Michigan Amateur Championship, posting a 36-hole total of 143 (72-71)... Semifi nalist at the Michigan Amateur Championship... At the Michigan Open, posted a 302 ( ) total to fi nish 70th, the 24th-lowest amateur... Posted a sixth-place fi nish at the Michigan Medal Play with a 286 ( ) total... Finished third at the Lee Gohs Classic with a four-under par total of : Named Academic All-Big Ten... Competed in four tournaments Finished the season with a scoring average Posted his second career top-20 fi nish with an 18th-place showing at the Topy Cup Competed at the Fossum Invitational as an individual, fi nishing 46th with a 229 total. Summer 2005: Competed on the Fidra Midwest Collegiate Series... Placed second at the tournament at Polo Fields Golf and Country Club and at Katke Cousins... Competed at the GAM Championship... Won the Lee Gohs Classic, shooting a : Appeared in three events, posting a stroke average... Placed 19th at his first collegiate event, the Landfall Tradition, with a 215 ( ) total... Tied for 46th at the Alabama Spring Invitational... Tied for 36th at the Fossum/TaylorMade Invitational. 8 Summer 2004: Played in the FCWT National Championship... Competed at both the Michigan Amateur and GAM Championship... Competed at the U.S. Open Qualifi er... Competed on the Fidra Midwest Collegiate Series... Placed third at the FMCS Tournament at Eaglecrest Golf Club and at Warren Golf Club. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Novi... First Team allstate in 2002 and Three-time All-Area Dream Team... Two-time First Team All-County... Team captain as a senior... Won the 2003 Michigan High School Athletic Association Regional Champion and was the 2002 regional runner-up... Placed fourth at the MHSAA State Finals in 2002 and was sixth in 2003 CIGNA YEAR-BY-YEAR (Fall) Career 27 2, Low Round: 69, at 2007 Fighting Irish Invitational Low Tournament: 215, at 2004 Landfall Tradition

9 Nathan GUNTHORPE SENIOR OVID, MICH. OVID-ELSIE Fall 2007: Competed in the Big Ten/Pac 10 Challenge and finished tied for 33rd place ( ). Summer 2005: Advanced to match play at the Michigan Amateur Championship, falling in the third round... Tied for 61st at the 2005 Michigan Open... Tied for sixth at the GAM Championship with a 217 ( ). Summer 2007: Finished tied for 24th at the Michigan Open : Played in one tournament... Posted a 220 ( ) at the Fossum Invitational and finished in a tie for 33rd as an individual hole total tied his lowest score to date... Recorded 10 birdies at the Spartans only home tournament and one sub-par round. Summer 2006: Qualifi ed for the 106th U.S. Amateur, carding a 150 (73-77) in stroke play qualifying... Finished 21st at the 85th GAM Championship with a 54-hole total of 219 ( )... Posted a 150 (73-77) total at the Michigan Open : Competed in seven tournaments Recorded a scoring average Academic All-Big Ten honoree... Finished 23rd and posted a 220 total at the Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge, his lowest 54-hole score of his career Posted a 222 total and fi nished 16th at the season-opening Topy Cup, his best fi nish of the season Competed at the Fossum Invitational and The Maxwell as an individual : Appeared in four events, recording a stroke average... Finished seventh with a 221, competing as an individual, in his fi rst collegiate event - the Alabama Spring Invitational... Placed 43rd at the Border Olympics and 71st at the Aggie Invitational... Shot a 234 at the Fossum Invitational. Summer 2004: Qualifi ed for the 2004 Michigan Open Championship... Placed 11th at the FCWT Mission Inn Masters and sixth at the FCWT Yankee Trace... Tied for eighth at the Lansing All-City Tournament. High School: Three-year letterwinner in golf at Ovid-Elsie (school did not have a team his freshman year)... Finished third at the 2003 MHSAA State Finals (Division 3) with a 146 and was third in 2002 with a Took medalist honors at the 2002 state regional tournament, placing third in Two-time fi rst team all-state... Three-year all-conference honoree and three-time team MVP... Lansing State Journal Dream Team in 2002 and Most Outstanding Player in the CSAA Conference... Team captain as a junior and senior... Averaged 35.6 for nine holes as a senior... Also earned two letters in basketball (2003 and 2004)... Participated on the Power-Bilt Junior Tour, fi nishing fi fth at the 2003 Tournament of Champions... Placed second at the tournament at Bucks Run and was tied for fi fth at the Treetops Tradition & Premier Tournament. Personal: Born April 26, Son of Jerry and Joan Gunthorpe A general business major Father golfed at Lansing Community College for two years and was his high school coach... Lists his dad as his biggest golf infl uence Career ambition is to play professional golf. GUNTHORPE YEAR-BY-YEAR , (Fall) Career 39 2, Low Round: 67, at 2007 Fossum/Spartan Invitational Low Tournament: 220, at 2007 Fossum/Spartan Invitational and 2005 Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge 9

10 Steve CUZZORT JUNIOR GROSSE ILE, MICH. GROSSE ILE Fall 2007: Finished tied for third in the first tournament of the year at the Inverness Intercollegiate, shooting two-under par for the tournament ( ), and recording a career low 18-hole score of 68 Competed in the Gopher Invitational, fi nished in a tie for 26th place ( ) and tied for 47th at the Shoal Creek Invitational ( ). Summer 2007: Won the 86th-Annual Golf Association of Michigan Championship, fi nishing seven-under par with a three-day total of 209 ( )... Was one of three golfers at the tournament to shoot even or under par in all three rounds... Finished second to teammate Ryan Brehm at the Michigan Amateur : Competed in nine events for the Spartans Recorded a season-best fi nish (15th) and round (69) at The Maxwell Completed the Big Ten Championship tied for 42nd with a score of 313 ( ) Recorded a 209 ( ) at The Maxwell for the lowest 54-hole score of his career. Summer 2006: Qualifi ed for match play at the 95th Michigan Amateur Championship Finished tied for fi fth at the 85th GAM Championship with a 54-hole total of 211 ( )... Won the Grosse Ile Invitational : Played in eight tournaments, including all six spring events Finished the season with a scoring average Posted a 22nd-place fi nish at the Big Ten Championship, his best finish of the season Fired a 223 total and fi nished 35th at his fi rst collegiate tournament, the Big Ten/Pac 10 Challenge Finished 48th at the Duke Classic with a 223 total, for his season low 54-hole score Posted a 22nd-place fi nish with a 300 total at the Big Ten Championship. Summer 2005: Played in the Horton Smith Championship, placing fourth... Competed at the Michigan Amateur Championship and the Michigan Tournament of Champions... Competed at the GAM Championship. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Grosse Ile... Grosse Ile won the Division III state championship in 2002 and Won the Division III individual title in 2003 and Carded a 138 (67-71) to beat his brother Jeff by one stroke in the 2003 state championship... Won the 2004 state title by nine strokes... Finished second in the voting for Michigan Mr. Golf in Member of the 2003 and 2004 Michigan Super Team... Earned all-state honors as a sophomore... Served as a captain from Three-time team MVP... Competed in the 2003 and 2004 Independent Insurance Agency Junior Championship, fi nishing sixth in Finished second at the 2004 GAM Championships, including shooting a second-round Competed in the 2005 Fuller Cup Matches. Personal: Born June 16, Son of Dwayne and Susan Cuzzort Brother Jeff is a professional golfer... Majoring in human resources Says his father and his brother Jeff are his biggest golf infl uences... Lists Retief Goosen as his favorite player... Career ambition is to play on the PGA Tour. CUZZORT YEAR-BY-YEAR , , (Fall) Career 63 4, Low Round: 68, at 2007 Inverness Intercollegiate Low Tournament: 209, at 2007 The Maxwell 10

11 Jordan ENSRUD JUNIOR ANOKA, MINN. ANOKA/NORTHERN COLORADO Fall 2007: Finished tied for 36th at the Fighting Irish Classic ( ) and tied for 33rd at the Big Ten/Pac 10 Challenge ( ). Summer 2007: Finished tied for 20th at the Minnesota Amateur at Hazeltine National Golf Club Tied for 49th at the Minnesota State Open Championship. Player of the Year as a sophomore... Had a 69.8 scoring average as a senior, helping him earn a slot on Minnesota s Minnesota/Wisconsin Cup team... Claimed medalist honors at the Tri-State Invitational (69-74), the Grand Slam (71-66), the TPC Invitational (72), the Early Bird Invitational (69) and the Dellwood Invitational (70)... Two-time Academic All-State selection. Personal: Born Nov. 18, Son of Wayne and Diane Ensrud... A fi nance major... Lists John Means, his golf pro, as his biggest golf infl uence... Career ambition is to make it to the PGA Tour : Competed in the Fossum Invitational as an individual... Tied for 33rd with a 54-hole total of 220 ( )... Posted fi ve birdies at the event. Prior to MSU: Spent three semesters at Northern Colorado... Participated in fi ve events in the fall of 2006, accumulating a 74.3 scoring average in 15 rounds... Finished 18th at the Ron Moore Invitational ( )... Took 15th at the Red and Purple Invitational ( )... Named to Division I Independent All-Newcomer Team... Played in six tournaments as a true freshman, fi nishing sixth on the team in stroke average (74.5)... finish of the season came at the Division I Independent Championships, where he fi nished in a tie for sixth ( )... Finished 38th at the Louisville Cardinal Intercollegiate, his fi rst collegiate event... Finished eighth at the Northwest Region Head-to-Head and second at the Air Force J.V. Invitational ( ). Summer 2006: Took fi rst in qualifying rounds for the Minnesota State Amateur and Minnesota State Opens with identical rounds of Finished 11th at the Minnesota State Am ( ) and 33rd at the Minnesota State Open ( ). High School: Four-year letterwinner at Anoka, helping the team to three conference championships and four regional runner-up finishes... Served as a captain for the Tornadoes as a senior... Was a threetime all-conference and all-state selection... Was named the AAU ENSRUD YEAR-BY-YEAR (Fall) Career Low Round: 70, at 2007 Fossum/Spartan Invitational Low Tournament: 220, at 2007 Fossum/Spartan Invitational 11

12 Randy HUTCHISON JUNIOR TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. TRAVERSE CITY CENTRAL Fall 2007: Played in four of fi ve tournaments, placing in the top- 20 in three of four Shot a 224 ( ) to tie for 30th at the Inverness Intercollegiate Tied for 11th at the Gopher Invitational ( ) Shot 221 at the Shoal Creek Invitational tying for 13th ( ) Finished tied for 16th at the Big Ten/Pac 10 Challenge shooting a three-day total of 225 ( )... Tied for second on the team in birdies with Jack Newman (31). Summer 2007: Tied with teamate Grant Tungate for fourth place at the Golf Association of Michigan Championship shooting a three-under par 213 for the tournament. times as a senior... Closed high school career with 16 first-place showings... Finished second at the conference championships as a freshman and was the medalist as a sophomore, junior and senior... Finished ninth at the state tournament as a freshman and placed third as a sophomore... Also earned two letters in basketball... Tied for fi fth at the 2004 AJGA Windy City Tournament and seventh at the 2004 Boyne Highlands Junior... Placed fi fth at the 2003 Boyne Highlands Junior. Personal: Born June 2, Son of James and Barb Hutchison... A kinesiology major Lists his dad as his biggest golf infl uence since he started him in the game of golf... Lists Phil Mickelson as his favorite player... Career ambition is to play on the PGA Tour : Participated in fi ve fall tournaments... Recorded two top-20 fi nishes... Had one eagle in the fall... Posted the best fi nish of any Spartan, placing 11th ( ) at the Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge. Summer 2006: Finished fourth at the 85th GAM Championship with a 54-hole total of 210 ( ) Qualifi ed for the 106th U.S. Amateur, carding a 152 (77-75) total in stroke play qualifying... Finished third overall and was the lowest amateur at the Michigan Open Championship, carding a 72-hole score of 280 ( ) : Played in eight tournaments, including the fi nal seven events of the season Finished the season with a scoring average and two top-20 fi nishes Posted a 217 total and fifth-place finish at the Landfall Tradition, his best score and finish of the season Tallied a 218 total at the Fossum Invitational to fi nish 13th, his second career top-20 fi nish... Posted a 302 total and a 26th-place fi nish at the 2006 Big Ten Championship. Summer 2005: Competed at the GAM and Michigan Amateur Championships... Advanced to the second round of match play at the Michigan Am... Played in the U.S. Amateur and Western Amateur Qualifying. 12 High School: Four-year letterwinner at Traverse City Central... Served as captain as a senior... Member of the All-State Super Team for three years... Earned all-league and all-area honors for four years... Graduated with every scoring record at TCC, including lowest career scoring average and lowest single round... As a junior, finished with a 71.8 average and set a school record for low 18-hole score with a Set the senior scoring record with a 72.7 average... Took tournament medalist honors fi ve HUTCHISON YEAR-BY-YEAR , , (Fall) Career 52 3, Low Round: 67, at 2007 Gopher Invitational Low Tournament: 217, at 2005 Landfall Tradition

13 Grant TUNGATE R-JUNIOR EAST LANSING, MICH. OKEMOS Fall 2007: Competed in the Gopher Invitational and tied for 50th place ( ). Summer 2007: Tied with teammate Randy Hutchison for fourth place at the Golf Association of Michigan Championship shooting a three-under par 213 for the tournament : Participated in 12 out of 13 tournaments for the Spartans... Top fi nisher for MSU at the Shoal Creek Invitational ( )... Finished the year with 68 birdies in 37 rounds - fourth most on the team... Shot career-low 217 ( ) at the 2007 Fossum/Spartan Invitational, tying for 21st place. Summer 2006: Qualifi ed for match play at the 95th Michigan Amateur Championship Finished 11th at the 85th GAM Championship with a 54-hole total of 216 ( )... At the Michigan Open Championship, posted a 72-hole score of 290 ( ), fi nishing tied for 33rd, the eighth-lowest amateur : Played in eight tournaments, including four spring events Finished the season with a scoring average, lowest among MSU s three freshmen Posted a 227 total at the Big Ten/Pac 10 Challenge in his collegiate debut Posted his best fi nish of the season at the Hackler Invitational, fi nishing tied for 29th with a 54-hole total of 225 Fired a 218 total at The Maxwell, his then-best 54-hole score of the year, while shooting a career-low third-round 69 Finished tied for 30th with a 304 total at the Big Ten Championship. Summer 2005: Qualified for the Western Amateur Championship after shooting a 71 in the Monday qualifier... Finished tied for 19th at the Michigan Tournament of Champions... Competed at the Michigan Amateur Championship and the Michigan Open... Tied for 21st at the GAM Championship : Redshirted. Summer 2004: Took medalist honors at the 2004 GAM Championship after shooting a three-under 210 ( )... Competed at the Western Amateur Championship... Tied for 16th at the 2004 Michigan Open... Tied for sixth at the 2004 AJGA Jr. Buick Open... Qualifi ed for the Michigan Amateur... Finished second at the Fidra Midwest Collegiate Series at the Meadows. High School: Three-year letterwinner at Okemos, serving as a captain for two years... Member of the 2003 All-State Super Team... First-team all-state as a junior and Michigan All-State Super Team member as a senior... All-state honorable mention as a sophomore... Three-time Lansing State Journal Dream Team member... Averaged 72.4 as a senior... Tied for fi rst at the East Lansing Invitational with a 138 (69-67)... Placed fourth at the 2003 Michigan Jr. Amateur, advancing to the semifinals of match play... Also earned two letters in basketball... Member of National Honor Society. Personal: Born Oct. 8, Son of Michael and Kathy Tungate A fi nance major Lists his dad as his biggest golf infl uence... Career ambition is to play on the PGA Tour and be a golf coach. TUNGATE YEAR-BY-YEAR , , (Fall) Career 63 4, Low Round: 69, at 2006 The Maxwell Low Tournament: 217, at 2007 Fossum/Spartan Invitational 13

14 Jack NEWMAN SOPHOMORE DES MOINES, IOWA HOOVER Fall 2007: Competed in all fi ve tournaments this fall Finished with a one-over par 211 ( ) at the Fighting Irish Invitational, while tying for fourth place Shot a 226 ( ) at the Inverness Intercollegiate and tied for 44th Tied for 26th at the Gopher Invitational, after shooting a three-day total of 228 ( ) and fi nishing tied for 26th Tied for 43rd at Shoal Creek ( ) Finished tied for 20th at the Big Ten/Pac 10 Challenge ( )... Tied for second most birdies on the team with Randy Hutchison (31). Summer 2007: Finished 16th at the Iowa Amateur Championship... Advanced to round of 32 at Iowa Match Play Championship... Medalist at U.S. Open Local Qualifying with a score of 70 at South Bend Country Club in South Bend, Ind : Competed in a total of 10 events on the season for the Spartans... Recorded his fi rst career win at the Fossum/ Spartan Invitational with a season-low 10-under par 206 ( ), tying with fellow Spartan Matt Harmon Recorded his best rounds of golf at The Maxwell and twice at the Fossum/Spartan Invitational (67) Finished tied for 12th at the Big Ten Championship with a 301 ( ). Summer 2006: Advanced to sectional qualifying of the U.S. Open Qualifiers... Qualified for the U.S. Amateur Public Links... Finished 14th at the Iowa Amateur, posting a 54-hole score of 223 ( )... Posted a fi fth-place fi nish at the Des Moines Men s City Tournament with a 215 ( ) total. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Hoover... Served as golf team captain his junior and senior seasons... Named 4A Iowa State Golfer of the Year in Won 4A State Golf Championship by four strokes with a 36-hole score of 138 (68-70)... Recorded a 70.1 scoring average as a senior, and did not fi nish lower than second in any high school tournament... Shot school-record rounds of 32 and 66 as a junior... Qualified for state tournament as a junior... Academic All-Conference in golf (four years), basketball (two years), baseball (two years), and swimming (one year)... Qualifi ed for the 2005 U.S. Junior Am... Won Low Am at Herman s Sani at 10-under par... Won Iowa Junior Tour Championship at seven-under par... Member of National Honor Society and National Council on Youth Leadership. Personal: Born Oct. 20, Son of Bob and Maribeth Newman... Brother Dave played basketball at Northwestern University and Drake University... Father played baseball for Illinois State... No-preference major... Lists father as his biggest golf infl uence... Names Adam Scott as his favorite golfer... Career ambition is to play on the PGA Tour. NEWMAN YEAR-BY-YEAR , (Fall) 15 1, Career 50 3, Low Round: 67, at 2007 Fossum/Spartan Invitational, The Maxwell Low Tournament: 206, at 2007 Fossum/Spartan Invitational

15 Graham Baillargeon FRESHMAN MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO ST. ALOYSIUS GONZAGA developmental team. Fall 2007: Played in four of five tournaments Tied for 66th at the Inverness Intercollegiate ( ) Tied for 43rd at the Shoal Creek Invitational ( ) Had best finish of the season tying for 16th at the Fighting Irish Classic with a three-day total of 217 ( ) Came in tied for 23rd at the Big Ten/ Pac 10 Challenge ( )... Was recently selected to Canada s 22-and-under Summer 2007: Finished tied for 12th at the Ontario Amateur Championship Tied for second at the Ontario Junior and Juvenile Boys Championship Won the Canadian Junior Boys Championship. High School: Four-year letterwinner in golf at St. Aloysius Gonzaga High School... Was golf team captain all four years in high school... Selected as Golf MVP all four years... Team made the Provincial Championship his sophomore through senior year, finishing 10th in 2005, fourth in 2006, and first in Placed first in the Regional Championships in and third in Qualfi ed for the U.S. Amateur in Champion of the Canadian Junior Amateur in Had nine first-place finishes in his career... Shot a personal-best low round of 67, fi nishing second in the Provincial Championship in Had a personal-best scoring average of 72.5 his senior year. Personal: Born Aug. 3, Son of David and Louise Baillargeon A no-preference major Lists golf coach Sean Foley, as his biggest golf infl uence and Fred Couples as his favorite golfer Career ambition is to be a professional golfer. BAILLARGEON YEAR-BY-YEAR 2007 (Fall) Low Round: 68, at 2007 Fighting Irish Invitational Low Tournament: 217, at 2007 Fighting Irish Invitational 15

16 Payne GNIEWEK FRESHMAN TRENTON, MICH. GABRIEL RICHARD CATHOLIC Fall 2007: Did not compete. Summer 2007: Advanced to semifi nals in match play at Michigan Junior State Amateur Tied for 28th at the AJGA Coca-Cola Junior Championship at Boyne Highlands. High School: Four-year letterwinner and two-year captain of Gabriel Richard Catholic High School golf team and earned the Mr. Golf Award his senior year... Was named all-state honorable mention, all-catholic, and all-area freshman and sophomore years... Junior year was named all-state and all-area... As a senior was named to the All-State Super Team, all-catholic, all-area, and named Catholic League Athlete of the Year... Was a Catholic League Championship medalist sophomore and senior year... Division-3 State Finals Medalist as a senior... Competed in the 2006 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. Personal: Born Nov. 24, Son of Brian Gniewek and Jane Nawrocki... Lists his parents as his non-sports heroes... Three people he would like to meet are Tiger Woods, Ben Hogan, and Martin Lawrence... Would like to break the record for most individual wins in his time at MSU. GNIEWEK YEAR-BY-YEAR 2007 (Fall) Did not compete. 16

17 Philip Snow FRESHMAN NORTHVILLE, MICH. NORTHVILLE Fall 2007: Did not compete. Summer 2007: Advanced to match play at the Michigan Amateur Stroke play medalist at the Michigan Junior State Amateur Was runner-up in match play at Michigan Junior State Amateur Finished tied for 10th at the Michigan Open Finished in a tie for 28th at the AJGA Coca-Cola Junior Championship at Boyne Highlands. High School: Four-year letterwinner in golf at Northville High School Received Team MVP all four years Earned all-conference, all-district, all-regional and all-state honors as a junior and senior Placed sixth as a junior in State Tournament Finished in fourth place as a senior in State Tournament Finished first in the following tournaments as a sophomore: NWJGT Triple Eagle, PJGT at Blackworth, and IJGT at Double Tree As a junior, fi nished fi rst in the Big 1, Regional Tournament, Power Built at East Lansing, and Michigan Junior Am Qualifi er Fouryear all-academic award winner with a 3.5 GPA. Personal: Born on Dec. 27, Son of Phil and Debra Snow Father is the linebackers coach for the Detroit Lions A business major Lists Tiger Woods as his biggest infl u- ence and favorite golfer Says career ambition is to compete on the PGA Tour. SNOW YEAR-BY-YEAR 2007 (Fall) Did not compete. 17