After celebrating the third regional title in school history last weekend Kent State

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1 2010 NCAA Championship Todd Vatter, Asst. Dir. of Athletic Communications Men s Golf Contact tvatter1@kent.edu Work: (330) Cell: (330) Fax: (330) Schedule & results Date Tournament Finish/Top Individual Sept Maryland Intercollegiate 5th of 15 Cambridge, Md./River Marsh Golf Club Brett Cairns, t-5th Sept PING / Golfweek Preview 11th of 15 Bremerton, Wash./Gold Mountain Club Mackenzie Hughes, t-12th Oct. 4-5 Windon Memorial Classic 3rd of 15 Glencoe, Ill./Skokie CC Brett Cairns, t-1st Oct Bank of Tennessee at the Ridges 12th of 15 Jonesborough, Tenn./The Ridges Golf and CC John Hahn, t-11th Oct David Toms Intercollegiate t-2nd of 14 Baton Rouge, La./Country Club of Louisiana John Hahn, 3rd Nov Western Refining All-American Classic No team score El Paso, Tex./El Paso Country Club John Hahn, 8th Feb Puerto Rico Classic 9th of 15 Rio Grande, P.R./Rio Mar River Course Hahn/Miller, t-23rd Mar General Hackler 9th of 12 Murrells Inlet, S.C./TPC of Mrytle Beach Brett Cairns, t-12th Mar Fireline Towson Invitational 2nd of 19 Grasonville, Md./Prospect Bay Country Club Mackenzie Hughes, 1st Apr. 3-4 Administaff ASU Invitational 11th of 18 Augusta, Ga./Forest Hills Golf Club John Hahn, t-24th Apr Kepler Intercollegiate 5th of 11 Columbus, Ohio/Scarlet Course Mackenzie Hughes, t-7th Apr Aggie Invitational 10th of 12 Bryan, Tex./Traditions Club Brett Cairns, t-8th Apr. 30-May 2 MAC Championship 1st of 9 Nashport, Ohio./Lonaberger Golf Course Cairns/Hahn, t-1st May NCAA East Regional t-1st of 14 New Haven, Conn./The Course at Yale Kevin Miller, t-4th June 2-5 NCAA Championship Chattanooga, Tenn./The Honors Course roster Name Class Hometown/High School Stéphane Boudreau Fr. Dieppe, New Brunswick (Dieppe) Brett Cairns Jr. Courtland, Ontario (Holy Trinity) Isaac Charette Fr. Hudson, Ohio (Hudson) John Furlong Jr. Medina, Ohio (Medina) John Hahn Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Hudson H.S. [Ohio]) Mackenzie Hughes So. Dundas, Ontario (Highland Secondary) Kevin Miller Fr. Dover, Ohio (Sugarcreek Garaway) J.P. Paiement Jr. Des Ruisseaux, Quebec (Polyvalente St. Joseph) Nathan Tarter Fr. Mogadore, Ohio (Mogadore) Head Coach: Herb Page (32nd year, Kent State 74) Associate Head Coach: Rob Wakeling (2nd year, Kent State 94) Bold golfers are playing this week Kent State NCAA REGIONAL APPEARANCES Kent State NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES After celebrating the third regional title in school history last weekend Kent State turns its focus to the 113th edition of the Men s Golf NCAA Championship held this week at The Honors Course in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Golden Flashes, which recorded a program-best sixth-place finish at the 2008 NCAA Finals, are making their 14th Championship appearance and 11th in the past 20 years. Championship Format The 30 teams with compete head-to-head in 54-holes of stroke play over three days starting on Tuesday, June 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 4 with the semifinals on June 5 and championship match on June 6. Live scoring is available on Participating Teams Of the 30-teams in the 2010 NCAA Championship, Kent State is one of 22 that has qualified in two of the past three years. The Golden Flashes are seeded 16th. KSU Line-Up Brett Cairns, Isaac Charette, John Hahn, Mackenzie Hughes and Kevin Miller. The Golden Flashes will carry the same line-up that tied for first at the East Regional and also walked away with a 22-stroke victory at the MAC Championship. Juniors John Hahn and Brett Cairns were also in the lineup for Kent State during the 2008 NCAA Championship run. An All-American last season, Hahn finished tied for eighth at the East Regional for his second straight top 10 regional showing. He leads the team with a 72.1 scoring average and nine top 20 finishes this season. Hahn s 72.4 career average is the second lowest in school history behind only current PGA pro Ben Curtis. In 2008 the two-time MAC Golfer of the Year tied for 33rd with a 305 ( ). Cairns was named the MAC Golfer of the Year this season after posting two wins and a 72.2 scoring average. In addition to his two victories, the Courtland, Ontario product recorded six top 10 finishes and had 19 rounds of par or better. With three straight rounds of 70, he finished tied for 21st with an even par 210 at The Course at Yale last weekend. Earlier this spring in the second round of the Aggie Invitational, he shot a 62 (-10) which is tied for the lowest round in the nation this season. He is ranked No 74 in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin Ratings. Cairns tied for 43rd in 2008 with a 307 ( ). Sophomore Mackenzie Hughes is third on the team with a The Field 1. Oregon 2. Stanford 3. Oklahoma State 4. Washington 5. Texas 6. Texas Tech 7. Texas A&M 8. USC 9. Augusta State 10. Florida State 11. Clemson 12. UCLA 13. Florida 14. Georgia Tech 15. UNLV 16. Kent State 17. TCU 18. San Diego 19. California 20. Arizona State 21. Oregon State 22. North Florida 23. Duke 24. Tennessee 25. Penn State 26. Virginia 27. Illinois 28. LSU 29. Baylor 30. Ga. Southern 72.9 scoring average. He has put together 17 rounds of par or better and five top 10 finishes including medalist honors at the Fireline Towson Intercollegiate. He tied for 24th at the East Regional with a one-over 211 ( ). Making the Golden Flashes biggest impact last weekend was freshman Kevin Miller. Miller had the best showing of his career tying for fourth place to lead the team. The 2010 MAC Freshman of the Year carded a four-under 206 ( ) including a chip-in birdie on KSU s final hole of the tournament that gave the Golden Flashes a share of the regional title. In eight spring events he has recorded a 73.4 scoring average. Another freshman, Isaac Charette rounds out the line-up. Charette has played in 22 rounds covering seven events this season. 1

2 The course Nestled at the foot of the White Oak Mountains The Honors Course is a Pete Dye Design that will feature a par 72, 7,395-yard layout for the NCAA Championship. The last time The Honors hosted in 1996, Arizona State won the team title while and Tiger Woods of Stanford claimed medalist honors despite shooting an 80 in the final round. Junior John Hahn is familiar with the course. The summer before his freshman season at Kent State, Hahn participated in the 2007 Canon Cup, a AJGA all-star event that put East vs. West (divided by the Mississippi River) up against each other in a team match play format. Kent State NCAA Championship History The 2010 season marks the 23rd time Kent State has qualified for NCAA play. The Golden Flashes are making their 14th appearance at the NCAA Championship and second in the last three years. In their last visit in 2008, David Markle and current juniors Brett Cairns and John Hahn 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 Canadian 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 KSU were current Nationwide tour members Brian DeCorso and Kevin Kraft along with Boo Blackman. Mills owns the top individual finish for Kent State shooting a six-under 282 and placing sixth in 2001 at the Duke University Golf Club after tying for 30th with Curtis in 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. The Forecast (From weather.com) Tuesday: Partly cloudy with a stray thunderstorm. Highs in the upper 80s. Wednesday: A few thunderstorms possible. Highs in the mid 80s. Thursday: Scattered thunderstorms possible. Highs in the mid 80s. Friday: Partly cloudy, chance of a thunderstorm. Highs in the mid 80s. Saturday: Partly cloudy, chance of a thunderstorm. Highs in the mid 80s. Sunday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s. Winning Streak Still Alive With a tie for first at the NCAA East Regional and the MAC Championship title the event before, the Golden Flashes have won their last two tournaments. Kent State is one of only three teams in the NCAA Championship field with a current two tournament winning streak. Washington won the West Regional also claimed the Pac-10 title in its previous tournament. Oklahoma State meanwhile won the Southeast Regional and the Big 12 tournament. In fact of the seven teams that won or tied for a regional title this year there are only three conferences represented (Mid-American, Big 12 and Pac 10) NCAA Regional Winners East Regional: Kent State (Mid-American) Texas (Big 12) South Central Regional: Texas Tech (Big 12) Central Regional: Stanford (Pac 10) Southeast Regional: Oklahoma State (Big 12) Southwest Regional: Oregon (Pac 10) West Regional: Washington (Pac 10) Cairns owns nation s Lowest Round In the second round of the Aggie Invitational hosted by Texas A&M at the Traditions Course April 17 & 18 Kent State junior Brett Cairns fired a school-record 10-under 62. Cairns 62 helped vault him to an eighth place finish in the nationally ranked field and stands tied for the lowest round in the nation this season. Following two straight pars to start the round, he would birdie six of his next seven holes with only a bogey on No. 16 in between. At five-under thru 10 holes, Cairns knocked his second shot, three-wood from 247-yards out, on the par-five third to within about four-feet of the pin. The ensuing putt pushed him to seven-under before two more birdies on Nos. 6 and 7 had him down to nine-under and on pace to match Ryan Yip s KSU record of 63 set in the first round of the 2005 Mid-American Conference Championship. But Cairns was not in the mood for sharing as he tapped in his ninth birdie of the round on his final hole, the par five tenth. KSU 54-hole Record goes Down at NCAA East Regional Not only did Kent State tie for the third regional title in school history last weekend, the Golden Flashes also put together the lowest 54-hole team score in school history. With an 835 ( ) over three rounds the squad bested the 836 shot by the team at the Taylor Made Red River Classic. Fourth Youngest Team in the Field With two juniors, one sophomore and two freshmen, Kent State s quintet makes up the fourth youngest lineup in the NCAA Championship field. Youngest Line-ups in the 2010 NCAA Championship 1. UCLA 2 Sophomores 3 Freshmen 2. USC 1 Junior 1 Sophomore 3 Freshmen 3. Cal 2 Juniors 3 Freshmen 4. Kent State 2 Juniors 1 Sophomore 2 Freshmen 5. Baylor 2 Juniors 2 Sophomore 1 Freshman Hahn 2009 Western amateur Champ John Hahn capped off his summer of 2009 by winning the prestigious 107th Western Amateur. Held Aug. 3-8 at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Ill. this past year, Hahn became just the third Ohioian ever to win the event and joined an impressive honor roll of champions that includes Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Justin Leonard, Chirs DiMarco and Francis Ouimet. After shooting a two-over, 286 ( ) in stroke play Hahn won a playoff with Adam Long of Duke just to advance to the 16-man match-play bracket. He then defeated stroke-play champion Chen-Tsung Pan 1-up in the first round of match-play, before dispatching Byeong-Hun An 5-and-3 in the quarterfinals. The semifinals had Hahn matched up against Bud Cauley of Alabama, who Hahn tied for third with at the 2009 NCAA Central Regional. Kent State s shining star came through and never trailed in a 2-and-1 victory over the Crimson Tide All-American. In the final Hahn was exceptional as he posted a 3-and-2 win over Illinois Zach Barlow. He never trailed after the opening hole and took control by winning four holes in a row starting at No. 3. At the 16th, Hahn rolled his 25-foot birdie try to 2 1/2 feet and after Barlow missed his 12-foot birdie putt, Hahn tapped in for the victory. One of 32 Players to Compete in the All-American Classic In late November, Hahn was one of 32 players in the nation selected to play in the Western Refining All- American Classic. He shot a six-under 207 ( ) to finish in eighth place at the tournament which consisted of all the returning All-Americans from of the 32 playing in the field will be playing this week. 2

3 Individual NCAA Records: Best Individual Finish at Regionals: 1. First Jon Mills ( =202 [-11]) 2. Second Donnie Darr ( =212 [-4]) 1995 (Bentwater C.C., Montgomery, Texas) Second Donnie Darr ( =215 [-1]) 1993 (Scarlet Golf Course, Columbus, Ohio) Second Kevin Kraft ( =215 [-1]) 1993 (Scarlet Golf Course, Columbus, Ohio) 5. T-Third John Hahn ( =217 [+4]) 2009 (Galloway G. C., Galloway, N.J.) Third Bryan DeCorso ( =209 [-4]) 1994 (Oklahoma City C.C., Oklahoma City, Okla.) Best Individual Finish at Nationals: 1. Sixth Jon Mills ( =282 [-6]) 2001 (Duke University Golf Club, Durham, N.C.) 2. T-Ninth David Markle ( =297 [+9]) 2008 (Purdue Kampen Course, West Lafayette, Ind.) 3. 17th Brian Bridges ( =290 [+2]) 1990 (Innisbrook Resort, Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 4. T-23rd David Ludlow ( =303) [+15]) 2008 (Purdue Kampen Course, West Lafayette, Ind.) 5. 24th Danny Sahl ( =284 [-4]) Lowest Single-Round Score at Regionals: (-6) third round Jon Mills (-5) second round Jon Mills (-3) third round John Hahn 67 (-3) first round Kevin Miller 67 (-4) second round John Hahn 2009 (Galloway G. C., Galloway, N.J.) 67 (-4) third round Ben Curtis 67 (-5) first round Jon Mills 2001 (Karsten Creek Golf Club, Stillwater, Okla.) Lowest Single-Round Score at Nationals: (-7) third round Donnie Darr 1994 (Stonebridge C.C., McKinney, Texas) (-5) third round Jon Mills 2001 (Duke University Golf Club, Durham, N.C.) (-3) third round Danny Sahl 69 (-3) second round Jon Mills 69 (-3) third round Ben Curtis Lowest Three-Round Score at Regionals: (-11) Jon Mills (-4) Kevin Miller (-2) John Hahn (-7) Bryan DeCorso 1994 (Oklahoma City C.C., Oklahoma City, Okla.) (E) Brett Cairns Lowest Four-Round Score at Nationals: (-6) Jon Mills 2001 (Duke University Golf Club, Durham, N.C.) (-4) Danny Sahl (-3) Jon Mills 285 (-3) Ben Curtis (E) Donnie Darr 1994 (Stonebridge C.C., McKinney, Texas) 288 (E) Eric Frishette 1994 (Stonebridge C.C., McKinney, Texas) Kent State MEN S GOLF NCAA Tournament Records NCAA Championship FINISHES Year Location Course Team Finish (Score) KSU Top Individual (Place) 2010 Chattanooga, Tenn. The Honors Course 2008 West Lafayette, Ind. Kampen Course 6th (1204) David Markle (T-9th) 2004 Hot Springs, Va. Homestead Resort Cascades 24th (881) Ryan Yip and Peter Laws (MC) 2001 Durham, N.C. Duke University G.C. 30th (620) Jon Mills (6th) 2000 Opelika, Okla. Grand National Lakes 9th (1,141) Danny Sahl (T-24th) 1998 Albuquerque, N.M. UNM Championship Course 24th (583) Ben Curtis and Jon Mills (MC) 1995 Columbus, Ohio Scarlet Course 26th (603) Todd Lancaster (MC) 1994 McKinney, Tex. Stonebridge CC 13th (1,160) Donnie Darr, Eric Frishette (T-25th) 1993 Lexington, Ky. Championship G.C. 27th (616) Rob Wakeling (MC) 1992 Albuquerque, N.M. UNM Championship Course 25th (592) Eric Frishette and Kevin Kraft (MC) 1990 Tarpon Springs, Fla. Innisbrook Resort t-18th (1,196) Brian Bridges (17th) 1984 Houston Tex. Bear Creek Golf World 24th (889) Karl Zoller (MC) 1977 Hamilton, N.Y Colgate University 23rd (637) Steve Saal (MC) 1954 Houston, Tex. 18th (629) Team NCAA Records: Best Team Finish at Regionals: 1. T-First ( =835 [-5]) First ( =883 [+19]) 2001 (Karsten Creek Golf Club, Stillwater, Okla.) First ( =870 [+6]) 1993 (Scarlet Golf Course, Columbus, Ohio) 4. Second ( =849 [-3]) 5. Third ( =863 [-1]) 1995 (Bentwater Country Club, Montgomery, Texas) Best Team Finish at Nationals: 1. Sixth ( =1,204 [+52]) 2008 (Purdue Kampen Course, West Lafayette, Ind.) 2. Ninth ( =1,141 [-11]) 3. 13th ( =1,160 [+8]) 1994 (Stonebridge Country Club, McKinney, Texas) 4. 18th ( =1,196 [+42]) 1990 (Innisbrook Golf Resort, Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 5. 24th ( =583 [+7]) 1998 (UNM Championship Course, Albuquerque, N.M.) 24th ( =881 [+19]) 2004 (The Cascades at The Homestead, Hot Springs, Va.) Lowest Single-Round Score at Regionals: (-11) third round (-3) first round (-2) second round (E) third round (-5) first round 1995 (Bentwater Country Club, Montgomery, Texas) 283 (-1) second round 1994 (Oklahoma City C.C., Oklahoma City, Okla.) Lowest Single-Round Score at Nationals: (-9) third round (-5) third round 1994 (Stonebridge Country Club, McKinney, Texas) 283 (-5) second round (E) first round 288 (+8) second round 2004 (The Cascades at The Homestead, Hot Springs, Va.) Lowest Three-Round Score at Regionals: (-5) (-3) (+6) (Oklahoma City C.C., Oklahoma City, Okla.) (-1) (Bentwater Country Club, Montgomery, Texas) (+15) (Oak Hills Country Club, San Antonio, Texas) Lowest Four-Round Score at Nationals: 1. 1,141 (-11) (Grand National Lakes Course, Opelika, Ala.) 2. 1,160 (+8) (Stonebridge Country Club, McKinney, Texas) 3. 1,196 (+44) (Innisbrook Golf Resort, Tarpan Springs, Fla.) 3

4 Career Wins 1. Eric Frishette Karl Zoeller Jon Mills John Hahn pres. Donnie Darr David Morland Brian Bridges Ryan Yip Brett Cairns pres. Ben Curtis Bryan DeCorso Kevin Kraft Brian Tisdelle Chuck Crawford Mark Wise Tommy Wiegand Career Top-10 Finishes 1. Ben Curtis Eric Frishette Jon Mills Brian Bridges Karl Zoeller John Hahn pres. 7. Donnie Darr David Morland Chuck Crawford Ryan Yip Todd Lancaster Career Stroke Average (50 round minimum) 1. Ben Curtis John Hahn present 3. Jon Mills Brett Cairns present 5. Peter Laws Ryan Yip Mackenzie Hughes present 8. Eric Frishette David Markle Bryan DeCorso School Records KENT STATE TOP-10 LIST ( to present) Season Stroke Average 1. Ben Curtis Jon Mills Ben Curtis Jon Mills John Hahn John Hahn Brett Cairns Ben Curtis Ryan Yip Peter Laws Lowest 18-Hole Scores 1. Brett Cairns Aggie Invitational 2. Ryan Yip MAC Championship 3. Tommy Wiegand MAC Championship 4. John Hahn ASU Invitational Steve Lohmeyer Big Red Classic Jon Mills NCAA Central Regional Ben Curtis COMPAQ U.S. Collegiate Ben Curtis Taylor Made Red River Classic Danny Sahl MAC Championship Jon Mills MAC Championship Danny Sahl Wolverine Invitational Jon Mills Cobra Firestone Bryan DeCorso Augusta College Donnie Darr NCAA Championship Kevin Kraft MAC Championship Lowest 54-Hole Scores 1. Ben Curtis Taylor Made Red River Classic 2. Jon Mills NCAA Central Regional 3. John Hahn Boilermaker Invitational Marc Bourgeois Mattaponi Springs Shootout Jon Mills Taylor Made Red River Classic 6. Kevin Miller NCAA East Regional John Hahn David Toms Intercollegiate John Hahn David Toms Intercollegiate Ben Curtis Savane All-American Classic 10. John Hahn All-American Classic John Hahn Wolf Run Intercollegiate Ben Curtis Dr. Pepper Invitational Jon Mills Cobra Collegiate Lowest 18-Hole Team Scores MAC Championship MAC Championship Big Red Classic Boilermaker Invitational NCAA Central Regional Administaff ASU Invitational Administaff ASU Invitational Taylor Made Red River Classic Cobra Firestone NCAA East Regional Windon Memorial Lowest 54-Hole Team Scores NCAA East Regional Taylor Made Red River Classic Boilermaker Invitational Administaff ASU Invitational David Toms Intercollegiate Windon Memorial NCAA Central Regional Dr. Pepper Intercollegiate Cobra Collegiate Towson Invitational Mattaponi Springs Shootout Entire Tournament in the 60s Brian Bridges 1991 John Hancock Ben Curtis 1999 Taylor Made Red River Classic Jon Mills 2000 Taylor Made Red River Classic Bold indicates current golfer KENT STATE YEAR-BY-YEAR ( to present) The NCAA began a regional playoff format in 1989 with a set number of teams advancing from three regions until In 2009 the field split into six regions with the top five teams at each site advancing to the NCAA Championship. Kent State has earned a regional berth in 19 of the 22 years the regional system has been in place and in 11 of those trips, the Golden Flashes have moved on to the NCAA Championship. (Bold denotes NCAA Championship berths) Year MAC Finish KSU Top Individual NCAA Regional Finish KSU Top Individual NCAA Championship Finish KSU Top Individual st (1,150) John Hahn, Brett Cairns (T-1st) T-1st (835) Kevin Miller (T-4th) st (1,136) John Hahn (1st) 8th (906) John Hahn (T-3rd) nd (1,172) John Hahn (3rd) T-8th (898) David Markle (T-17th) 6th (1,204) David Markle (T-9th) rd (1,147) Peter Ahn (3rd) st (1,153) Marc Bourgeois, Tommy Wiegand (T-1st) 20th (909) Tom Ballinger (T-63rd) st (1,119) Ryan Yip, Tommy Wiegand (T-1st) T-17th (880) Tommy Wiegand (T-43rd) rd (880) Marc Bourgeois (T-6th) 10th (910) Ryan Yip (7th) 24th (881) Peter Laws, Ryan Yip (MC) st (1,174) Peter Laws, Steve Lohmeyer (T-3rd) T-17th (879) Joe Hurtuk (T-27th) rd (1,177) Steve Lohmeyer (6th) st (1,142) Jon Mills (1st) 1st (883) Jon Mills (4th) 30th (620) Jon Mills (6th) st (1,125) Ben Curtis (1st) 2nd (849) Jon Mills (1st) 9th (1,141) Danny Sahl (T-24th) st (1,439) Danny Sahl (1st) T-10th (897) Ben Curtis (T-20th) st (1,465) Danny Sahl (3rd) 10th (868) Ben Curtis (T-10th) 24th (583) Ben Curtis, Jon Mills (MC) st (1,139) Todd Lancaster (3rd) Ben Curtis (T-75th) 1996 T-2nd (1,133) Ben Curtis (T-3rd) 14th (892) Donnie Darr (T-19th) st (1,480) Bryan DeCorso (1st) 3rd (863) Donnie Darr (2nd) 26th (603) Todd Lancaster (MC) st (1,467) John Bernatovicz (1st) 4th (858) Bryan DeCorso (3rd) 13th (1,160) Donnie Darr, Eric Frishette (T-25th) st (1,440) Eric Frishette (1st) 1st (870) Donnie Darr, Kevin Kraft (T-2nd) T-27th (616) Rob Wakeling (MC) st (1,463) Eric Frishette (T-3rd) 7th (895) Kevin Kraft (T-29th) T-25th (592) Eric Frishette, Kevin Kraft (MC) nd (1,433) Dave Morland IV (1st) 12th (888) Brian Bridges, David Morland (T-25th) nd (1,523) Brian Bridges (2nd) 4th (893) Brian Bridges (T-4th) T-18th (1,196) Brian Bridges (T-17th) nd (1,488) Rob Moss (T-2nd) 12th (911) David Morland (T-25th) 4

5 9/12-13/ Maryland Intercollegiate River Marsh Course -- Cambridge, Md. Par 71, 6766 yards teams, 81 players Kent State th Brett Cairns t-5th Mackenzie Hughes t-14th John Hahn t-18th J.P. Paiement t-35th John Furong th North Carolina st VCU nd North Carolina St rd Virginia th Kent State th Maryland th Akron th Old Dominion th Towson th Texas St th East Carolina th Xavier th Georgetown th William & Mary th Pennsylvania th 9/27-28/ PING/Golfweek Preview Gold Mountain Golf Club -- Bremerton, Wash. Par 72, 7152 yards teams, 75 players Kent State th Mackenzie Hughes t-12th Brett Cairns t-36th John Hahn t-51st J.P. Paiement t-51st Isaac Charette t-70th Oklahoma State st Washington nd Arizona State rd N.C. State th Texas A&M th New Mexico th USC th TCU t-8th UNLV t-8th LSU th Kent State th Alabama th Colorado State th Chattanooga th Indiana th 10/4-5/ Windon Memorial Skokie Country Club -- Glencoe, Ill. Par 71, 7081 yards teams, 81 players Kent State rd Brett Cairns t-1st Mackenzie Hughes t-5th John Hahn t-9th Nathan Tarter t-65th Kevin Miller t-76th Illinois st Northwestern nd Kent State rd Eastern Michigan th Michigan th Coastal Carolina th Tennessee th Minnesota t-8th Purdue t-8th Indiana th UC Davis th California th Tulsa th Old Dominion th Northern Illinois th Kent State MEN S GOLF Individual statistics Low Low Par/- # Finish Top Player Rounds Strokes 54-holes Round Rounds Evnts W-L% Average John Hahn Brett Cairns Mackenzie Hughes Kevin Miller J.P. Paiement Isaac Charette Nathan Tarter John Furlong PLAYER TEAM /16-18/ Bank of Tennessee The Ridges -- Jonesborough, Tenn. Par 72, 7147 yards teams, 81 players Kent State th John Hahn t-11th Brett Cairns t-32nd Mackenzie Hughes t-32nd Nathan Tarter t-71st Kevin Miller th Oregon State t-1st Tennessee t-1st Virginia rd Virginia Tech th Duke th East Tenn. State th Wake Forest th Missouri th North Carolina th N.C. State th UNC Wilmington th Kent State th Auburn th Coastal Carolina th UAB th 10/26-27/ David Toms Intercollegiate Country Club of Louisiana -- Baton Rouge, LA Par 71, 6849 yards teams, 75 players Kent State t-2nd John Hahn rd Mackenzie Hughes th Brett Cairns E t-19th Isaac Charette t-45th J.P. Paiement t-54th LSU st Kent State t-2nd North Florida t-2nd Mississippi th Rice t-5th SE Louisiana t-5th Pepperdine th Mississippi State th Auburn th Louisiana Tech th UAB th South Alabama th Northwestern th Louisiana Lafayette th 11/23-24/ Western Refining All-American Classic El Paso C.C. -- El Paso, Tex. Par 71, 6842 yards -- 0 teams, 32 players Kent State John Hahn th 2/21-23/ Puerto Rico Classic Rio Mar River Course -- Rio Grande, P.R. Par 72, 6902 yards teams, 75 players Kent State th John Hahn t-23rd Kevin Miller t-23rd Brett Cairns t-32nd Mackenzie Hughes t-49th Nathan Tarter t-68th Texas st Oklahoma State nd Clemson rd Northwestern th Georgia Tech th Georgia t-6th Purdue t-6th East. Tenn. State th Kent State th Oklahoma th Alabama th Virginia Tech th Michigan t-13th Ohio State t-13th UNC Greensboro th 3/14-15/ General Hackler TPC of Myrtle Beach -- Murrells Inlet, S.C. Par 72, 6950 yards teams, 72 players Kent State th Brett Cairns t-7th Mackenzie Hughes t-36th Kevin Miller t-43rd J.P. Paiement# t-50th Isaac Charette t-57th John Furlong t-69th East Tenn. State st Coastal Carolina nd Augusta State rd Pepperdine th Wake Forest th North Carolina St th UNC Wilmington th Duke th Kent State th Lamar th Minnesota th Kennesaw St th # Indicates individual player 5

6 /27-28/ Fireline Towson Invitational Prospect Bay Country Club -- Grasonville, Md. Par 72, 6659 yards teams, 96 players Kent State nd Mackenzie Hughes st Brett Cairns t-6th Kevin Miller t-6th J.P. Paiement# t-14th Isaac Charette t-16th John Hahn t-16th John Furlong# t-23rd Nathan Tarter# t-77th UNC Greensboro st Kent State nd Campbell rd Delaware t-4th Towson t-4th Longwood th Columbia t-7th Rhode Island t-7th Boston College t-9th Loyola (Md.) t-9th Drexel th Georgetown t-12th William & Mary t-12th Cornell th Army th Seton Hall th LIU th Siena th Mount St. Mary s th # Indicates individual player 4/3-4/ Administaff ASU Invitational Forest Hills Golf Club -- Augusta, Ga. Par 72, 7231 yards teams, 93 players Kent State E 11th John Hahn t-24th Brett Cairns E t-35th J.P. Paiement E t-35th Mackenzie Hughes t-65th Kevin Miller t-73rd Augusta State st South Carolina nd Duke rd Clemson th Tennessee th Georgia Southern th UNC Greensboro th Illinois th Chattanooga th Alabama th Kent State E 11th Virginia Tech th S.C. Aiken th Coastal Carolina th Lamar th Houston th Georgia State th Minnesota th 4/10-11/ Robert Kepler Intercollegiate Scarlet Course -- Columbus, Ohio Par 71, 7451 yards teams, 63 players Kent State th Mackenzie Hughes t-7th John Hahn t-15th Kevin Miller t-15th Brett Cairns t-21st Isaac Charette# t-58th J.P. Paiement t-58th Eastern Michigan st Penn State nd Northwestern rd Oklahoma th Kent State th Charlotte th Ohio State th Wisconsin th Houston t-9th North Texas t-9th Xavier th # Indicates individual player 4/17-18/ Aggie Invitational Traditions Golf Club -- Bryan, Tex. Par 72, 7146 yards teams, 78 players Kent State th Brett Cairns t-8th Kevin Miller t-26th John Hahn t-43rd Mackenzie Hughes t-64th Nathan Tarter t-64th John Furlong t-75th Texas A&M st Oklahoma State nd Texas Tech rd San Diego State th Texas th TCU th Baylor th New Mexico th SMU th Kent State th Colorado th Tex.-San Antonio th 4/30-5/2/ MAC Championship Longaberger Golf Club -- Nashport, Ohio Par 72, 7243 yards -- 9 teams, 45 players Kent State st Brett Cairns t-1st John Hahn t-1st Mackenzie Hughes rd Kevin Miller t-13th Isaac Charette th Kent State st Eastern Michigan nd Akron rd Miami th Ohio th Northern Illinois th Toledo th Ball State th Bowling Green th 5/20-22/ NCAA East Regional The Course at Yale -- New Haven, Conn. Par 70, 6749 yards teams, 75 players Kent State t-1st Kevin Miller t-4th John Hahn t-8th Brett Cairns E t-21st Mackenzie Hughes t-24th Isaac Charette th Kent State t-1st Texas t-1st UCLA rd Penn State th Virginia th Charlotte t-6th East Tenn. State t-6th South Carolina th Alabama th UNC Wilmington th SE Louisiana th Vanderbilt th Columbia th Lafayette th 2010 Mid-American Conference Awards MAC GOLFER OF THE YEAR Bret Cairns - Kent State MAC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Kevin Miller - Kent State MAC COACH OF THE YEAR Herb Page - Kent State FIRST TEAM ALL-MAC John Hahn - Kent State Brett Cairns - Kent State Mackenzie Hughes - Kent State Cam Burke - Eastern Michigan Marty Jeppesen - Eastern Michigan Nathan Sutherland - Miami Academic ALL-MAC John Hahn - Kent State Mackenzie Hughes - Kent State Brad Larente, Eastern Michigan Ross Cosat, Ball State Jean-Hubert Trahan, Toledo 6

7 bio sketches & career statistics John Hahn Jr. Las Vegas, Nev. Hudson H.S. [Ohio] 2009 Honorable Mention All-American 2009 Western Amateur Champion MAC Golfer of the Year in 2008 and 2009 MAC Medalist in 2009 and Co-Medalist in 2010 with teammate Brett Cairns One of 32 players to compete in the Western Refining All-American Classic in November Shot a six-under 206 ( ) to finish tied for eighth Leads team with a stroke average this season Shot a career low 65 in the second round of the Administaff ASU Invitational Ranked 97th in the country by Golfweek/Sagarin Shot a final round 67 to finish tied for 8th at the NCAA East Regional Has finished top 10 in the NCAA Regional each of the past two seasons Named to the Hogan Award watch list at the start of the year Hahn s career statistics TOTALS Brett Cairns Jr. Courtland, Ontario Holy Trinity 2010 MAC Golfer of the Year Was the co-medalist at the 2010 MAC Championship (-3, 285= ) and the Fall 2009 Windon Memorial (+1, 214= ) Shot the nation s lowest round and a school record 62 (-10) in the second round of the Aggie Invitational Ranked 74 in the country by Golfweek/Sagarin Leads the team with 19 rounds of par or better, including 12 this spring Also has a team best.784 finish percentage Second on the team with a scoring average Has six top 10 finishes in 13 events Is the only Golden Flashes to have played every round (119) for Kent State the past three years Cairns career statistics TOTALS Mackenzie Hughes So. Dundas, Ontario Highland Secondary One of only two (Brett Cairns) golfers on the team to have all 40 rounds played count for KSU this season First Team All-MAC and Academic All-MAC selection Leads the team with four top five finishes Won the 2010 Fireline Towson Invitational for his first collegiate win. Shot a final round 66 to finish with a three-under 213 ( ) Tied for first on the team with a first round average Second on the team behind Cairns with 17 rounds of par or better Wrapped up his 2009 summer by tying for third at the Canadian Men s Amateur Championship. Also had two runner-up finishes at the Canadian Junior and the Ontario Junior Was named the 2009 MAC Freshman of the Year last season Has lowered his scoring average by more than two full strokes from to Hughes career statistics TOTALS

8 bio sketches & career statistics Kevin Miller Fr. Dover, Ohio Sugarcreek Garaway 2010 MAC Freshman of the Year Had a career best T-4th finish at the NCAA East Regional with a three-under 206 ( ). His 206 is the second lowest individual NCAA regional score in school history The last guy on the course for KSU, he chipped-in for birdie on No. 18 to move KSU into a tie for the East Regional title Recorded a scoring average and a.669 finish percentage in eight spring events One of just 11 players ever to win back-to-back individual medalist honors at the Ohio high school state tournament when he accomplished the feat as a junior and a senior miller s career statistics TOTALS Isaac Charette Fr. Hudson, Ohio Hudson Has played in seven events and 21 rounds this season for KSU Produced eight counters Shot a season low 54-hole total of 220 ( ) at the David Toms Intercollegiate Finished a season best T-16th at the Fireline Towson Invitational with an eight-over 224 ( ) Shot 73 or lower in the opening round of four of his seven events miller s career statistics TOTALS Herb Page Head Coach 32nd Season Kent State 72 Head Coach at Kent State since 1978 Led the Kent State golf team to a program best sixth-place finish at the 2008 NCAA Championship. Also finished ninth in 2000 Led the Golden Flashes to NCAA regional titles in 1993, 2001 and 2010 Guided KSU to its highest-ever national ranking in 1997 (seventh) Has coached Kent State to 15 MAC titles and 20 trips to NCAA competition Was selected as Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009 and 2010; and shared the honor three other times Honored as NCAA District IV Coach of the Year in 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000 and 2001 Was a member of Kent State s 1972 Mid-American Conference championship football team where he was a teammate of NFL Hall of Famer Jack Lambert Recipient of the 2008 GCAA Labron Harris Award Inducted into Northern Ohio PGA Hall of Fame in 2005 Inducted into the Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame in 2004 Inducted into the Varsity K Alumni Association Hall of Fame in