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Quoting John Sadie: "Chase possesses everything a player needs to be successful. He has great strength and a very good short game. His greatest strength is his confidence, which is never lacking.

As a sophomore, 2003-04 (East Tennessee State): Shot a 2003-04 season low 71 at the Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions during the fall of 2003 ended the fall with a 76.1 stroke average.

3 stroke average posted a low round of 66 at the Schenkel E-Z Go Invitational best finish of the year was a fifth-place finish at the Southern Conference Championship best round of the fall came at

1 Quoting John Sadie: "Chase possesses everything a player needs to be successful. He has great strength and a very good short game. His greatest strength is his confidence, which is never lacking. I personally love it. I only wish I had the privilege of coaching him longer." Sat out season under NCAA transfer rules. As a sophomore, (East Tennessee State): Shot a season low 71 at the Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions during the fall of 2003 ended the fall with a 76.1 stroke average. As a freshman, (East Tennessee State): Finished third on the team with a 74.3 stroke average posted a low round of 66 at the Schenkel E-Z Go Invitational best finish of the year was a fifth-place finish at the Southern Conference Championship best round of the fall came at the Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions, where he shot a 70 was fifth on the team in the fall with a stroke average. High School: 2001 graduate of Plant City High School in Plant City, Fla. was a four-year varsity letterwinner under coach Jim Black earned first team all-state, all-district and all-area honors as a senior (2001) won the Raider Invitational hosted by Plant City High School in 2000 with an 18-hole total of 70 tied for fifth at the 2001 state tournament where he shot a 69 finished first in districts that season was also a four-year letterwinner on the boy's soccer team was named the soccer team's MVP in 2001 and earned alldistrict honors as well. Amateur: Competed in U.S. Public Links qualifiers in 2002 and 2005 as well as the U.S. Open sectionals those same years. Senior Plant City, Fla. Juniors: Competed on the Future Masters Tour in 1998 and 1999, earning a top 10 finish on the tour both years followed his 1999 win at the Bagwell with Driver: Titleist 905 T 3-wood: Taylor-Made V-steel 15- degree Irons: Ping S59 Wedges: Cleveland 588 (54 and 57-degrees) Putter: Scotty Cameron Ball: Pro V1 X Glove: FootJoy Sta Soft Holes in one: 2 a second-place finish at the event in Personal: Majoring in business management born April 2, 1983, in his home town of Plant City, Fla. son of Tina White and Rick Baldwin has two older twin brothers, Blake and Josh and a younger brother, Tyler future ambition is to play professional golf the person in history he would most like to meet is Muhammad Ali. Chip-ins: Baldwin's favorite movie is The Shawshank Redemption, while his favorite actor is Denzel Washington and his favorite actress is Halle Berry. 23

2 Freshman Parkland, Fla. Quoting Coach Sadie: "Jeff is a freshman that will make an immediate impact on this team by his vast experience. He had a very successful junior golf career on the national scene and will use that for college. His short game is his strength, and he happens to hit it pretty darn good also." High School: 2005 graduate of North Broward Prep., where he played four years for Pat Chichester named district player of the year following his senior season preceded that with selections to the all-district first team as a junior and sophomore and all-district honorable mention honors as a freshman finished no lower than 13th in his final three years at the Florida High School Athletic Association State Tournament best finish at the event came his senior year when he finished fourth finished the 2002 FHSAA State Tournament in sixth, while finishing 13th in 2003 recorded high school career lows in the 2002 and 2004 state tournament with matching 70s graduated high school with a 3.1 GPA. Juniors: Competed on the American Junior Golf Association Tour, the Future Collegians World Tour and the Florida Junior Golf Association Tour took home medalist honors at the 2003 Innisbrook Christmas Classic and the 2003 Gator Junior Classic recorded top 10 finishes at the 2004 AJGA Ping Junior at Mirasol and the 2005 AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions finished fourth in the 2004 AJGA Kansas City Junior finished 18th at the 2005 Western Junior. Personal: Major is undecided born March 2, 1987, in El Paso, Texas hometown is Parkland, Fla. son of Michael and Cindy Dennis and the younger brother of Lauren his favorite golfer is Tiger Woods and favorite movie is Remember the Titans. Chip-ins: Dennis' nickname is J-Dizzle. Driver: Titleist 905 T 3-wood: Taylor Made V Steel Irons: Titleist 690 CB Wedges: Titleist Vokey (48, 54 and 60-degree) Hybrid: Titleist 503 H Putter: Titleist Scotty Cameron Laguna 2.5 Glove: Foot-Joy Sta-Sof Favorite Club: Lob wedge Favorite Course: Seaside at Sea Island, Ga. Holes in one: 4 24

Quoting Coach Sadie: "Without question the funniest person on the team with the ability to turn it off and beat your brains in on the golf course. Think of Phil Mickelson and you have Mike Giammaresi.

3 Quoting Coach Sadie: "Without question the funniest person on the team with the ability to turn it off and beat your brains in on the golf course. Think of Phil Mickelson and you have Mike Giammaresi. He is an awesome talent with strength, shot making ability and the ability to go low. The only difference in the two is that Phil is a lot cockier under that grin." As a sophomore, : Played in every event while leading the Ospreys in stroke average during the fall led the team with a 72.3 second round average finished in the top 25 in six events, with a season best tie for 10th at the Coastal Carolina Classic opened the year with a season-best 67 in the second round of the Mason Rudolph Collegiate led UNF with a tie for 19th at the Old Memorial/Gary Koch Intercollegiate closed the fall season with a 1-over par finish at the University Club Intercollegiate enjoyed his best stretch in the spring when he finished tied for 15th at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship, then followed that up with a tie for 23rd at the Seminole Intercollegiate, a tie for 10th at the Coastal Carolina Classic and a tie for 21st at the Augusta State Intercollegiate opened the A-Sun Championship with a 1-under-par 71 before shooting a 69 in the second round and a 73 in the third to finish even par and tied for 11th place. Previous School: Attended the University of Louisville. Junior Tampa, Fla. High School: 2003 graduate of Wharton High School, where he played for John Benson... was an all-conference and all-county selection all four years in high school... made three appearances at the state tournament and fired the lowest round in a regional twice. Juniors: Won the AJGA preseason tournament in Gainesville and finished second in the 2003 Optimist World Junior. Amateur: Qualified for the 2002 U.S. Amateur and U.S. Junior Amateur. Personal: Majoring in criminal justice... Driver: Taylor Made R7 born July 20, 1985, in Melbourne, Fla wood: Taylor Made V-steel hometown is Tampa... son of Donna and Phil Irons: Callaway X-16 pro series Giammaresi... enjoys listening to music and Wedges: Cleveland (54 and 60- collecting DVDs in his spare time... future degree) ambition is to play professional golf. Putter: Titleist Newport Ball: Titleist Pro V1 X Glove: Titleist Perma Soft Favorite Club: Driver Favorite Course: TPC at Sawgrass Valley Course Chip-ins: Not only is Phil Mickelson Giammaresi s favorite golfer, but he also does a dead-on impersonation of the two-time major winner. 25

Junior Pembroke, Mass. Quoting Coach Sadie: "Probably the hardest worker we have and the most improved in the last year. His greatest strength is driving the golf ball long and straight.

" As a sophomore, 2004-05: Made an appearance in two tournaments, earning one spot in the starting five did not play an event in the fall saw his first action in the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate

4 Junior Pembroke, Mass. Quoting Coach Sadie: "Probably the hardest worker we have and the most improved in the last year. His greatest strength is driving the golf ball long and straight. He is also very coachable and not afraid to listen to a coach that could once play the game." As a sophomore, : Made an appearance in two tournaments, earning one spot in the starting five did not play an event in the fall saw his first action in the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship, where he played as an individual and closed the tournament with a 2-under-par 70 cracked the starting five at the Seminole Intercollegiate, finishing 67th in the event. Previous School: Attended Jacksonville State University. High School: 2003 graduate of Saddlebrook High School also attended Silver Lake High School where he played golf for Ray Dand. Amateur: Competed in the Collegiate Players Tour event at Walt Disney World, finishing third after opening play with a 65 competed in the American Amateur Classic in May of 2005 and was an alternate for the 2005 U.S. Amateur made the Massachusetts Amateur quarterfinals in 2003 and the CYO Match Play semifinals in Personal: Majoring in communications born March 8, 1983, in Dorchester, Mass. hometown is Pembroke, Mass. son of Linda and Russ Haglund. Chip-ins: Not only is Haglund a golf fan, but he is also a hockey fan as well. His first athletic experience came on the ice when he was seven years old, and his favorite movie is Miracle. Driver: Taylor Made wood: Cleveland Launcher Irons: Cleveland TA 2 Wedges: Cleveland CG 10 Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport 2 Ball: Titleist Pro V1 X Glove: Titleist Favorite club: Driver 26

Sophomore Coral Gables, Fla. Quoting Coach Sadie: "Marco transferred in from Florida Atlantic and brings in a very sneaky good golf game. Putting is his strength and he is not afraid to show it.

28 stroke average showed steady improvement in the fall after beginning the season with a tie for 65th at the Sea Trail Men's Intercollegiate; he went on to finish no lower than a tie for 28th in his

5 Sophomore Coral Gables, Fla. Quoting Coach Sadie: "Marco transferred in from Florida Atlantic and brings in a very sneaky good golf game. Putting is his strength and he is not afraid to show it. I think he will end up being an awesome college golfer." As a freshman, (Florida Atlantic): Competed in all 11 of the Owls' events, finishing the season with four top 25 finishes and a stroke average showed steady improvement in the fall after beginning the season with a tie for 65th at the Sea Trail Men's Intercollegiate; he went on to finish no lower than a tie for 28th in his last three events fired a season-low 66 at the Pirate Fall Intercollegiate on Oct. 18 best finish of the season was a solo 12th at the Charleston Southern Fall Invitational Nov. 1-2 followed that up with a tie for 13th at the Golf Daytona Beach Invitational Nov. 8-9 recorded four top-30 finishes in the spring, culminating with a tie for 22nd at the Atlantic Sun Championship led the Owls in their second event of the spring, carding a tie for 30th at the Dick Witcoff/USF Invitational fired a 1-over- par 72 in the second round of the A-Sun Championship for his best round of the spring. High School: 2004 graduate of Christopher Columbus High School, where he played for David Riley four-year letterwinner who was an all-county selection every year of his high school career helped lead his team to the Florida 6A state title in 2001 and 2002 finished second in the 2001 district tournament, shooting a career-low 66. Juniors: Competed in the North and South Junior in 2002, finishing second in the event competed on the Future Master's Tours and in American Junior Golf Association events. Amateur: Has competed in the U.S. Amateur and the U.S. Public Links Championships. Driver: Ping G2 3-wood: Callaway Steelhead Irons: Ping I3 Wedges: Ping Tour Putter: Ben Hogan Ball: Pro V1 X Glove: FootJoy Favorite Club: Lob wedge Favorite Course: Pinehurst No. 2 Personal: Major is undecided Born Sept. 26, 1985, in Miami home is Coral Gables, Fla. son of Gemma and Marco Morales and has a sister, Gemma, and a half brother, Michael Leon enjoys basketball and fishing in his spare time. Chip-ins: Morales' favorite movie is Rounders and his favorite TV show is the Fresh Prince of Bellaire. 27

Sophomore Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Quoting Coach Sadie: "Brad is a tremendous talent that possesses the best fundamentals on the team and also has the makings of the most complete player on the team.

6 Sophomore Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Quoting Coach Sadie: "Brad is a tremendous talent that possesses the best fundamentals on the team and also has the makings of the most complete player on the team. As a freshman, he helped lead the team to a near win at last year's conference championship by having his best finish of the year." As a freshman, : Started six events with one top 10 finish on the year was a member of the starting five in five tournaments, while playing as an individual at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship started UNF's first two tournaments of the season, opening his collegiate career with a 4- over-par performance and a tie for 35th at the Mason Rudolph Collegiate fired three rounds in the 70s at the Windon Memorial in his final fall start cracked the starting lineup in three of the team's last four events, finishing strong at the A-Sun Championship opened the A-Sun Championship with a career-low 69 before shooting rounds of 73 and 70 to finish tied for ninth. High School: 2004 graduate of Nease High School, where he played for Bud Beech earned All-First Coast Team honors all four years in high school helped lead his team to two state championships. Juniors: Recorded eight top 15 finishes in national tournaments, including a second-place finish at the 2004 Future Collegiate World Tour event held at the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass finished second in the Florida State Junior Championships in 2003 finished as the points leader on the 1999 Titleist Junior Tour. Personal: Majoring in political science born Aug. 7, 1985, in Geneva, Ill. hometown is Ponte Vedra Beach son of Debbie and Chase Nelson hobbies include politics and cars has a future ambition of holding a political office. Chip-ins: Athletics run in the Nelson family, as Brad's father, Chase Nelson, played tennis at Taylor University and his younger sister, Brittany, has committed to play golf at Florida. Driver: Titleist 905T 3-wood: Titleist Irons: Titleist 705 Wedges: Titleist Vokey (48, 53 and 58-degree) Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport 2.5 Ball: Titleist Glove: Titleist 28

7 Quoting Coach Sadie: "Michael is the best team player I have ever coached. He cares about the overall success of the team as much as his own success. He is also an awesome talent that we found locally. He has the ability to hit all the shots and possesses a lot of strength." As a freshman, : Saw action in five events, including the first four of the spring season participated in every tournament UNF played in Florida (Old Memorial/Gary Koch, Gator Invitational, Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship and the Seminole Intercollegiate) the only event he played out of Florida was the Coastal Carolina Classic opened the MBCC with a 71, playing as an individual, to finish one stroke off the first-round lead best finish of the year was a tie for 23rd at the Seminole Intercollegiate. High School: 2004 graduate of Bishop Kenny High School, where he played for Pete Wood finished second in the 2002 district and regional tournaments won the 2003 Bolles Invitational with a 66 team captured district titles in 2002 and 2003 and a regional championship in Amateur: Qualified as a first alternate for the 2005 U.S. Amateur finished third in the 2005 Jacksonville Amateur. Juniors: Finished first at the JAGA Junior in 2003 with rounds of 71 and 63 carded a second-place finish at the Lauren S. Walker event on the SJGT Tour after rounds of 68 and 72. Sophomore Jacksonville, Fla. Personal: Major is undecided born June 26, 1986, in Jacksonville, his hometown son of Helen and Michael O'Neal enjoys playing tennis, X-Box, working out and hanging out with friends in his spare time. Driver: Taylor Made R580 3-Wood: Cleveland Launcher Irons: Ping S59 Tour Wedges: Cleveland CG10 Tour Putter: Ping Answer 2 Ball: Titleist Pro V1 Glove: Titleist Players Favorite Club: 8-iron Favorite Course: Seaside at Sea Island, Ga. Chip-ins: O'Neal's favorite movie is Lord of the Rings, while his favorite TV show is 24 and his favorite book is The Alchemist. 29

Pound for pound he is an awesome talent with as much fire as anybody I have ever coached. He will be a tremendous success in life.

8 Senior Panama City, Panama Quoting Coach Sadie: "Miguel comes from Panama where he is living the American Dream and taking advantage of it. He is one of the greatest student-athletes I have ever seen and has earned my respect more and more as a person. Pound for pound he is an awesome talent with as much fire as anybody I have ever coached. He will be a tremendous success in life." As a junior, : Played in all but one event, finishing second on the team with a 73.9 final-round scoring average opened the season with three finishes in the top 35 best showing in the fall came at the Windon Memorial where he finished tied for 29th, sandwiching a round of 72 around two rounds of 75 earned a start in the first three tournaments of the spring, with his best finish a tie for 41st coming at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship shot an even-par 72 to close the MBCC helped lead UNF to a second-place finish at the A-Sun Championship, opening the tournament with a careerbest 64 followed his 64 with rounds of 70 and 74 to finish 5-under and tied for fifth. As a sophomore, : Competed in seven events, finishing with a stroke average... best finish of the year, T-21, came at the Perry Maxwell Intercollegiate in Ardmore, Okla., where he closed with a was UNF's second-highest finisher in its last three events... fired a final-round 71 at the Intercollegiate in Raleigh, N.C., to help him earn a top 25 finish. As a freshman, : Played in all but one event, earning a stroke average of made his UNF debut with a 69 at the Windon Memorial Classic and closed the season with another 69 in the opening round of the Perry Maxwell Intercollegiate... took home a fifth-place finish at the Palencia Collegiate Invite... twenty seven of his 29 rounds were in the 70s or better. Chip-ins: Ordonez's favorite musical group is Fiel a la Vega and his favorite song is Elipsis de una Fuga. Amateur: Was the youngest player ever to win the Men's Central American Amateur, capturing the event in also won the Junior Central American Championship the same season... Competed in the 2002 Panama Open as an amateur, finishing 31st among 84 players at 2-under par... took home a top-20 finish in the 2001 Junior Orange Bowl and competed in the 1999 Simon Bolivor Cup for his native Panama. High School: 2002 graduate of Bradenton Academy where he was awarded the Best Student Award for business law and economics... did not play for high school golf team. Personal: Majoring in economics... born Nov. 10, 1983, in Panama City, Panama, his hometown... son of Miguel Ordonez and Berta Paredes... future ambitions are to be successful in both the golf and business world. Driver: Cleveland Launcher Comp wood: Callaway 4+ fairway wood Irons: Cleveland TA-7 Wedges: Cleveland (48, 54 and 58-degree) Hybrids: Taylor Made Rescue (19- degree) Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport 2.5 Ball: Pro V1 X Glove: FootJoy Sta-soft Favorite Club: Callaway 4+ fairway wood Favorite course: Augusta National/Gator Creek Holes in one: 2 30

Quoting Coach Sadie: "Jordan has a very good golf swing with a lot of power and raw talent. He is a junior college transfer from two-time defending champions Odessa Junior College.

9 Quoting Coach Sadie: "Jordan has a very good golf swing with a lot of power and raw talent. He is a junior college transfer from two-time defending champions Odessa Junior College." Previous School: Transferred from Odessa Junior College, where he played two years for coach Paul Chavez helped lead the Wranglers to back-to-back national titles. High School: 2003 graduate of Lee County High School in Sanford, N.C., where he played for Sonny Yow and Stuart Creighton all-conference selection as a senior and was named his team's MVP after his sophomore, junior and senior seasons fouryear varsity letterwinner for the Yellow Jackets best round in high school came at the Keith Hills High School Invitational, where he shot a 68 and finished second. Juniors: Competed in the 2002 U.S. Junior Amateur. Amateur: Competed in the U.S. Amateur and was an alternate at the U.S. Public Links championship. Personal: Major is undecided born March 11, 1985, in Sanford, N.C., his hometown son of Pam and Brooks Pomeranz and the younger brother of Courtney the person he most admires is his mom his future goal is to play professional golf and raise a family favorite professional athlete is Michael Jordan, while his favorite team is the Atlanta Braves enjoys hanging out with friends and listening to music in his spare time. Junior Sanford, N.C. Driver: Taylor Made R7 3-wood: Sonartec Irons: Titleist 980cb Wedges: Titleist Vokey Putter: Scotty Cameron Ball: Titleist Pro V1X Glove: Titleist Favorite Course: Pinehurst No. 2 Chip-ins: Pomeranz's sister, Courtney, competes on the LPGA Futures Tour. 31

Junior Jacksonville, Fla. Quoting Coach Sadie: "Probably the best short game of any player I have ever coached. When he is hitting it well I will put him up against anybody.

10 Junior Jacksonville, Fla. Quoting Coach Sadie: "Probably the best short game of any player I have ever coached. When he is hitting it well I will put him up against anybody. He is one of the hardest workers we have. He is also a member of one of the finest families I have had the privilege of meeting." As a sophomore, : Made appearances in eight of the team's 11 tournaments, including the last three of the season closed out the fall with his best performance of the year, a tie for 21st at the University Club Intercollegiate in Baton Rouge, La. opened that tournament with a 69 before shooting a 75 and closing it out with a 68 after earning a start to open play in the spring at the Gator Invitational, played as an individual at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate, closing the tournament with an even-par 72 closed out the year with a tie for 39th at the A-Sun Championship, shooting rounds of 75, 74 and 74. As a freshman, : Played in all 11 of UNF's events, finishing the year with the second best stroke average on the team... made a big splash on the collegiate golf scene by winning his fourth tournament of the year at the Country Club of Louisiana helped lead the Ospreys to a third-place finish at that event with rounds of , winning the event by three strokes his win was the first for an Osprey golfer since 2001 carded a sixthplace finish at the Windon Memorial with rounds of sandwiched his win by finishing tied for 27th in both the Old Memorial/Gary Koch Invitational and the Gator Invitational. High School: 2003 graduate of Bartram Trail High School was an all-county, all-district and all-region selection in high school as well as the county and district regional champion set the Bartram High School record for most wins, as well as most rounds under par and best all-time stroke average. Amateur: Competed in the 2004 U.S. Amateur finished tied for 19th at the 2003 Florida State Amateur won the 2003 Jacksonville Area Golf Association Hillyer Amateur with a four-round total of 213 (2-under par). Chip-ins: Young is the only player on the roster to come into the season with a collegiate win under his belt after he won the 2003 Country Club of Louisiana as a freshman. Juniors: Won the 2003 Future Collegians World Tour National Championship, finishing 10-under (69-65=134) at Doral captured medalist honors at the 2003 FCWT Eastern Regional and was named the FCWT Player of the Year in 2003 finished third at the Morgan Run AJGA in San Diego with a threeround total of 208. Personal: Majoring in business and finance born Dec. 28, 1984, in Tampa hometown is Jacksonville... son of Gail and Mike Young enjoys going to the beach in his spare time future ambition is to play golf on the PGA Tour. Driver: Titleist 905T 3-wood: Titleist 904F Irons: Titleist 990 Wedges: Cleveland 588 Hybrid: Taylor Made Rescue Putter: Titleist Scotty Cameron Ball: Titleist Pro V1 X Glove: Titleist Players Favorite Club: Putter Favorite Course: Sea Island Holes in One: 1 32

AUBURN MEN'S GOLF

AUBURN MEN'S GOLF 7 2006-07 TIGERS 8 2006-07 TIGERS BRENT Freshman RS Valley Head, Ala. (Fort Payne) COOPER Freshman (2006-07): Played in two events in the fall season... Had a 73.67 stroke average... Tied for 35th in the