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2 UK MEN S GOLF FACT BOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents, Media Information and Schedule Quick Facts Roster Head Coach Brian Craig Assistant Coach Ben Fuqua Lukas Euler Jacob Cook Evan Cox Allen Hamilton Matt Liston Tyler Chip McDaniel Max Mehles Chris Meuth Fred Allen Meyer Cooper Musselman Fadhli Soetarso Stephen Stallings Season Statistics Team Statistics Honors and Awards Records and History Tournament History (Brian Craig Era) Tournament Records (Brian Craig Era) T M Deb Moore Men s golf contact MEDIA INFORMATION The University of Kentucky men s golf note packet is intended to answer any questions you might have about the season. If you need additional information, special stories, pictures, or have any questions, please feel free to contact the media relations office. I All interviews with the UK men s golf team student-athletes and coaches must be coordinated through the UK media relations office. Please make all interview requests at least 24 hours before the desired interview time to Deb Moore in media relations. C I Men s Golf Contact:.... Deb Moore Office Phone: (859) Fax: (859) deb.moore@uky.edu Website: UKathletics.com UK A A Joe Craft Center 338 Lexington Avenue Lexington, KY SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Date Tournament Course Location Sept Wolf Run Intercollegiate Wolf Run Golf Course Zionsville, Ind. Sept Cincinnati Intercollegiate Coldstream Country Club Cincinnati, Ohio Oct Kenny Perry Invitational The Club at Olde Stone Bowling Green, Ky. Oct David Miller Collegiate Invitational Steelwood Country Club Loxley, Ala. Feb Puerto Rico Classic Rio Mar (River Course) Puerto Rico March General Hackler Collegiate Dunes Club Myrtle Beach, S.C. March Schenkel Invitational Forest Heights Country Club Statesboro, Ga. March Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate Bulls Bay Golf Club Awendaw, S.C. April Gary Koch Invitational Caston Country Club Gastonia, N.C. April SEC Championship Seaside Golf Club St. Simons Island, Ga. May NCAA Regional Championship TBD TBD May NCAA Championship Rich Harvest Farms Sugar Grove, Ill. 1

3 QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY Location: Lexington, Ky. Founded: 1865 Enrollment: 30,000 Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue and White Conference: Southeastern Course: The University Club (Big Blue Course) President: Dr. Eli Capilouto (Alabama, 1971) Faculty Representative: Joseph L. Fink III (Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, 1970) UK website: uky.edu ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT INFORMATION Athletics Director: Mitch Barnhart (Ottawa, 1981) Deputy Director of Athletics: DeWayne Peevy Executive Associate Athletic Directors: Sandy Bell, Marc Hill, Jason Schlafer Senior Associate Athletic Directors: Rachel Baker, Candice Chaffin, Melissa Gleason, Russ Pear, Kevin Saal Associate Athletic Directors: Tim Bernal, Bob Bradley, Katie Eiserman, Nathan Schwake, Joe Sharpe, Stephanie Simmons Assistant Athletic Directors: Elizabeth Briggs, John Butler, Heather McAtee, Donnie Mefford, Tony Neely, Rodney Stiles, Amy Tilley, Chris Woolard UK Athletics Department: (859) COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Brian Craig Alma Mater: Florida (1992) Years at UK: 16th Year Years Coaching: 18th Year Assistant Coach: Ben Fuqua Alma Mater: Kentucky (2010) Years at UK: Second Year Director of Operations: Bettie Lou Evans Years at UK: 37th Year TEAM INFORMATION Letter winners returning/lost: 7/4 Top Returning Players: Lukas Euler, Chip McDaniel, Cooper Musselman, Stephen Stallings Newcomers (5): Jacob Cook, Evan Cox, Allen Hamilton, Matt Liston, Max Mehles Home Course: University Club of Kentucky Big Blue Course: (par 72, 7,013 yards) Wildcat Course: (par 71, 6,680 yards) Best Individual 54-hole Tournament Score: Cooper Musselman (208, Schenkel Invitational) NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY BRIAN CRAIG ERA Regional Appearances: Nine ( th, th, th, th, th, th, T4th, st, th) Last: 2014, 4th in NCAA Regional (Raleigh, N.C.) Championship Appearances: Six ( th, th, th, th, th, th) Last: 2015, 13th in NCAA Championship (Eugene, Ore.) Best Finish: Fifth in NCAA Championship in 2006 NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY ALL TIME Championship Appearances: Nine (1947, 1987, 1988, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2014, 2015) Best Finish: Fifth in NCAA Championship in 2006 MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF Asst. AD Media Relations: Tony Neely Director of Strategic Communication: Guy Ramsey Associate Media Relations Directors: Susan Lax, Eric Lindsey Assistant Media Relations Directors: Evan Crane, Deb Moore, Jake Most, Chris Shoals Media Relations Assistants: Steve Sommer Office Manager: Stephanie Guy Web Development: Tim Letcher CREATIVE SERVICES STAFF Director of Athletic Publications: Craig Hornberger Creative Director: Brandon Kolditz Assistant Director: Matt Taylor MEDIA RELATIONS PHONE/ADDRESS Media Relations Office: (859) Media Relations Fax: (859) Mailing Address: Media Relations, Joe Craft Center, 338 Lexington Ave., Lexington, KY Website: SEASON SEC Finish: 7th Tournaments: 11 Team Best Finish: 1st (The Grove Intercollegiate) Team Top Five Finishes: Seven - The Invitational at the Ocean Course (T3rd), Dick s Sporting Goods Challenge Cup (T5th), Crooked Stick Intercollegiate (4th), The Grove Intercollegiate (1st), Puerto Rico Classic (4th), Schenkel Invitational (T3rd), NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional (4th) Team Lowest 18-hole Round: 277 (Second round, Schenkel Invitational; First round, SEC Championship) Team Lowest 54-hole Score: 839 (Schenkel Invitational) Best Individual Finish: Chip McDaniel (1st, The Grove Intercollegiate) Best Individual 18-hole Round: Stephen Stallings, 65 (2nd, Schenkel Invitational) 2

4 ROSTER Jacob Cook Freshman Evan Cox Junior Lukas Euler Sophomore Allen Hamilton Freshman Matt Liston Freshman Chip McDaniel Junior Max Mehles Freshman Chris Meuth Junior Fred Allen Meyer Sophomore Cooper Musselman Junior Fadhli Soetarso Sophomore Stephen Stallings Senior Head Coach Brian Craig Assistant Coach Ben Fuqua KENTUCKY MEN S GOLF ROSTER Name Year Hometown/Previous School Major Jacob Cook Freshman Frankfort, Ky. (Franklin County) Kinesiology Evan Cox Junior Ashland, Ky. (Virginia Wesleyan) History Lukas Euler Sophomore Dieburg, Germany (Alfred-Delp Schule Dieburg) Finance Allen Hamilton Freshman Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier) Economics Matt Liston Freshman Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier) Finance Tyler Chip McDaniel Sophomore Manchester, Ky. (Clay County) Accounting Max Mehles Freshman Pulheim, Germany (Abtei-Gymnasium Brauweiler) Management Chris Meuth Junior Henderson, Ky. (Evansville Memorial) Economics Fred Allen Meyer Sophomore Nicholasville, Ky. (West Jessamine) Management Cooper Musselman Junior Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier) Communication Fadhli Soetarso Sophomore Jakarta, Indonesia (Global Jaya International) Finance Stephen Stallings Senior Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier) Economics Coaches: Head Coach: Brian Craig (Florida, 1992) Assistant Coach: Ben Fuqua (Kentucky, 2010) Front row L-R: Brian Craig, Matt Liston, Fadhli Soetarso, Cooper Musselman, Evan Cox, Chip McDaniel, Fred Allen Meyer Back row L-R: Ben Fuqua, Jacob Cook, Stephen Stallings, Chris Meuth, Lukas Euler, Allen Hamilton, Max Mehles 3

5 HEAD COACH BRIAN CRAIG Head coach Brian Craig with his wife, Tami, daughter, Katie Beth (far left), youngest son Philip (middle) and oldest son Carson (far right). Personal Birth date: Aug. 20, 1969 Hometown: Gastonia, N.C. Family: Tami (wife), Kati Beth (daughter), Carson and Philip (sons) Parents: Clarissa and the late Bill Craig Date hired at UK: July 24, 2001 Education High school: Ashbrook High School College: University of Florida, Three-year letterwinner - Three-year Academic All-SEC - Ranked among Florida s career leaders for most top-10 finishes. - Three SEC Championships - Member of the 1992 NCAA East Regional Championship team - Graduated with honors in economics 4 Brian Craig is in his 16th season as head coach of the University of Kentucky s men s golf team. In 15 seasons at the helm, Craig has elevated the program to unprecedented heights, taking the team to three top-10 NCAA finishes in 2003, 2005 and 2006 and the school s first Southeastern Conference title in Craig has reached success in 15 years that the Kentucky men s golf program took decades to accomplish. Since 1930, the Wildcats have finished in the top half of the SEC Championship a total of 11 times, with almost half of those finishes coming under Craig s tenure. However, more impressive for Craig s tenure is the fact that Kentucky has been to nine NCAA Championships since golf was started at Kentucky with Craig making the NCAA Championship six times including its most recent finish of 13th in The native of Gastonia, N.C., led UK to its first SEC Championship in 2005 and finished with a school-best fifth-place finish at the NCAA tourney in He earned SEC Coach of the Year honors in 2005 and was twice named the Eaton Golf Pride Regional Coach of the Year for the Midwest Region. Before coming to UK, Craig spent two years at the helm of the University of Central Florida s golf team. At UCF, Craig coached the Golden Knights to a second-place finish in the 2001 Trans America Athletic Conference Tournament. In his first recruiting class at UCF in 2000, Craig signed four nationally ranked golfers, three of whom made the TAAC s All-Freshman Team, including league Freshman of the Year. Before landing his first head-coaching job, Craig served as assistant coach at the University of Florida, his alma mater, for two years ( ). As a Gator assistant, Craig had the opportunity to mentor two All-Americans and seven All-SEC golfers, including 1999 SEC Player of the Year Steve Scott. He also helped guide Florida to the 1999 SEC Championship. Craig began a three-year professional career as a golfer shortly after graduating from UF with honors in economics in He competed in numerous mini-tour events, winning the Powerbilt Tour Northwoods Championship in 1995 and the 1996 Future Majors Tour Harbor Hills Championship. In 1994, Craig competed in the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club in Pittsburgh and finished sixth at the Jamaican Open. He finished 11th on the 1995 Powerbilt Tour money list and followed with a 15th-place ranking on the Golden Bear Tour money list in Craig finished his college career ranked among the leaders in University of Florida history for most top-10 finishes. He received Academic All-SEC honors three times in his career and was honored as an Academic All-American during his senior campaign in During his time at UF, Craig was a member of one of the most successful teams in school history as the Gators claimed runner-up honors at the 1990 NCAA Championships. Florida also won three SEC Championships in Craig s four years, as well as the 1992 NCAA East Region Championship title. Craig arrived at Florida in 1987 rated the fifth-best junior golfer in the nation. As an amateur golfer, he advanced to the semifinals of the Carolinas Amateur Championships in Craig won the Carolinas Junior Championship in In 1987, Craig won the Insurance Youth Classic, earning him an exemption into the 1988 PGA Tour Houston Open. Craig has been married for 21 years to his college sweetheart, Tami. They reside in Lexington with their three children, Katie Beth, Carson and Philip. Brian Craig is in his 16th season as the men s golf head coach. THE CRAIG FILE Collegiate Coaching Career 2001-Current: Kentucky Head Coach : Central Florida Head Coach : Florida Assistant Coach Notables - Eaton Golf Pride Midwest Coach of the Year: , Golf Coaches Association of America Regional Coach of the Year: 2004, NCAA Central Regional Champions: SEC Coach of the Year: SEC Champions: Led the Wildcats to three consecutive top-eight finishes at the NCAA Championships: (8th), (7th), (5th) - Has led UK to finish in the top half of the SEC Championship five times - Under Craig s tenure, UK has recorded more than half (six) of UK s NCAA Championship appearances

6 ASSISTANT COACH BEN FUQUA Former Wildcat great Ben Fuqua returned to the Big Blue Nation as an assistant coach for the Kentucky men s golf team in July of Fuqua was a former captain and four-year letterwinner for the Wildcats from It is with great enthusiasm that I announce Ben Fuqua as our new assistant coach, Craig said at the time of his hire. Ben played for us and was an exceptional player and a true servant leader as team captain. He has tremendous integrity and a passion for mentoring young people. Throw in the fact that he can flat-out teach putting and loves the University of Kentucky and we have a perfect match. I can t wait for Coach Fuqua to get started helping us pursue our goal of winning SEC and NCAA Championships. Fuqua (pronounced FEW-kway) began his career at Kentucky as a member of the 2005 SEC Championship squad. In all, he served as team captain for his final two seasons and appeared in 24 tournaments throughout his career. He claimed four top-five performances, which included one victory. In his first season as an assistant, Fuqua helped guide the Wildcats to a 13th place finish at the NCAA Championships. Sophomore Tyler Chip McDaniel became UK s first All-America selection since 2005 after finishing in the top five of six total events. Following his playing career, Fuqua played professional golf for three years before moving into the coaching ranks. Fuqua served as the head coach at Asbury University and Lexington Catholic High School from before serving as a volunteer assistant at Kentucky during the season. At Asbury, Fuqua helped direct Steven Brooks to the 2013 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Individual Championship. During his rise up the coaching ranks, Fuqua also served as a private golf instructor. The former 2003 Kentucky Mr. Golf and the 2003 KHSAA State Champion captured three United States Golf Association medals during his amateur career. He holds the UK record for a 54-hole tournament score (198) and was a two-time All-SEC Academic team member. Furthermore, he rose to a top-10 ranking in the GolfWeek Individual College Rankings during his junior season. A native of Danville, Ky., Fuqua earned a bachelor of arts in communications from Kentucky in Former Wildcat great Ben Fuqua returned to the Big Blue Nation as an assistant coach for the Kentucky men s golf team in July of Fuqua was a former captain and four-year letterwinner for the Wildcats from Former Wildcat great, Ben Fuqua is entering his second year with the Kentucky men s golf program as assistant coach. 5

7 JACOB COOK Freshman Frankfort, Ky. (Franklin County) High School: Hails from Frankfort, Kentucky, where he played his high school golf at Franklin County High School... A four-year letterwinner who caped his career owning every statistical record for Franklin County High including a 69.9 stroke average... A two-time Central Kentucky Golf Conference Player of the Year... Was twice tabbed to the All-State team... Tied for eighth in the KHSAA state tournament as a senior... High school team finished runner-up in back-to-back seasons at the state tournament... Seven-time Gene Hilen Cup Champion ( )... Steve Flesch/Covington Catholic champion... Central Kentucky Conference Tournament Champion in his final campaign... As a junior, he finished 11th at the state tournament... Won the Bullitt East Charger Open... Turned in a second-place finish at the American Junior Golf Association s (AJGA) Natural Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior tournament in Ashland, Kentucky... Earned a seventh-place finish at the Southern Junior Amateur event at The Club at Olde Stone in Bowling Green, Kentucky... A member of the Beta Club, National Honor Society, Student Council and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Personal: Son of Marsha and Dwayne Cook... Has a brother, Jonathan, and a sister, Rebecca... Born on Feb Major is kinesiology. EVAN COX Junior Ashland, Ky. (Virginia Wesleyan) Virginia Wesleyan: Claimed the 2016 NCAA Division III Tournament... First national champion in program history after he birdied the eighth hole in a playoff at Midvale Country Club... Named First-Team All-American, Old Dominion Athletic Conference Golfer of the Year, and All-ODAC First Team... Led the team with a 72.4 scoring average... In 10 events, he had four wins, which included a nine-stroke win margin at the ODAC Championship and a career-best round of 64 during his run at the Tom Kinder Memorial Tournament... Compiled seven top-five finishes and eight top-10 finishes... He finished in the top 25 in every tournament of his sophomore season... In his first collegiate season, he was named the ODAC Rookie of the Year and an All-ODAC Second team member... Led the Marlins in scoring average and nabbed three top-10 finishes, one of which came at the ODAC Championships. High School: Named to the 2012 Kentucky All-State Golf Team and to the All-Region 12 Golf Team... Region 12 Player of the Year Runner-Up while he competed in three Kentucky State Golf Championships at Paul G. Blazer High School... Course record-holder at Bellefonte Country Club with a score of Won the Tom Kinder Memorial at Lakeview Golf Club with scores of Also played baseball... A member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club and the Future Buisness Leaders of America. Personal: Son of Vonda and Brent Cox... Born on Feb Major is history. 6

8 LUKAS EULER Sophomore Dieburg, Germany (Alfred-Delp Schule) Academic All-SEC (Freshman): Competed in nine total events during the regular season for the Wildcats, including making the starting five for the NCAA Regional and Championships... Capped the year with a stroke average and turned in a lowround of Saved his best golf of the season for the biggest stage when he placed in a tie for sixth at the NCAA Regional... Posted rounds of to help send UK to the NCAA Championships... His best finish in the regular-season came in his first career start when he tied for 11th at the Invitational at The Ocean Course... Had six par-or-better rounds on the year... His 11th place finish at the Ocean Course was the second-best finish on the team for that tournament... Just missed out on a top-20 finish when he placed 23rd at the Crooked Stick Intercollegiate... Named to the All-SEC First Year Academic Team. High School: Euler comes to the Wildcats from Dieburg, Germany A prominent player in his native country which includes carding a course record, 9-under par (62) at the Zimmerner Golf Club His top performance came in the form of a second-place finish at the 2014 German Men s National Championship, falling in a playoff In addition to his runner-up finish at the men s National Championship, he placed fourth overall in the Boys Championship that same year He also represented Germany in the 2014 European Team Championships. ALLEN HAMILTON Freshman Louisville, Ky. (Saint Xavier) High School: Hails from Louisville, Kentucky... A four-year letterwinner for Saint Xavier High School where he was a teammate with classmate, Matt Liston... A two-time All-State performer who helped lead Saint Xavier to consecutive state championships his junior and season seasons... In 2015, St. X set the state record with a 22-stroke lead... Turned in a third-place finish at the state championships in 2014 behind rounds of 71 and 72 and again in 2015 with rounds of 65 and Garnered five top-15 finishes on the AJGA circuit... Carded a seventh place finish twice including at the prestigious 2015 Wells Fargo Jr. event... Was crowned the Golfweek 14U Player of the Year in Won the OtterCreek AJGA... Qualified for the Junior PGA Championship twice... Member of the National Honor Society and the Gentleman s Breakfast Club. Personal: Son of Kim and Vince Hamilton... Has a sister, Maddie... Born on March Major is economics... Father, played golf at UK... Sister, plays golf at Notre Dame. Personal: Son of Markus and Dagmas Euler... Has a brother, Johannes... Born on May Major is finance. THE EULER FILE Year Tournaments Rounds Strokes Avg. Low Round , Career ,

9 MATT LISTON Freshman Louisville, Ky. (Saint Xavier) High School: Hails from Louisville, Kentucky, and was a teammate with classmate Allen Hamilton at Saint Xavier... Saint Xavier captured two state championships in back-to-back seasons... Team set a state record by winning 2015 title by 22 strokes... An all-state performer during his fouryear tenure with Saint Xavier... Saint X team holds the state record for the low round and low total at the state tournament... A member of the Gentlemen s Breakfast Club and won the Legends Junior tournament on the AJGA... Carded a 14th place finish at the AJCA Rolex event, which is the most prestigious event on the junior schedule... He qualified for the U.S. Junior Championships in the summer of A member of the National Honor Society and the Gentleman s Breakfast Club. Personal: Son of Missy and Mark Liston... Has a brother, Michael and a sister, Caroline... Born on April Major is finance... Cousin of UK golfer Cooper Musselman... Another cousin, Tristen Fisher plays golf at TCU. CHIP MCDANIEL Junior Manchester, Ky. (Clay County) PING All-America Third Team All-SEC Second Team All-SEC Freshman Team Academic All-SEC Academic All-SEC (Sophomore): A 2016 PING Third- Team All-America selection... All-SEC second-team member... Started in all 11 tournaments for the Wildcats... Posted six top-10 finishes including a runner-up finish at the SEC Championship amd fourth at the NCAA Regional... Claimed the individual title at the Grove Intercollegiate... UK s top finisher at the NCAA Championships with a tie for 26th... Led the team with a stroke average... Turned in 20 rounds of par-or-better play... Tied for fourth at the Invitational at the Ocean Course to begin a fall season where he placed in the top five in all four events... Tied for fifth at the Dick s Sporting Goods Collegiate Challenge Cup which included an opening-round of 66 to begin the tournament... Was the runner-up at the Crooked Stick Intercollegiate highlighted by back-to-back rounds of Won the Intercollegiate at the Grove with rounds of 69 and Tied for 11th at the Puerto Rico Classic... Posted rounds of 68, 72 and 69 for a 1-under score at the SEC Championship (Freshman): Started 11 tournaments for the Wildcats in his freshman campaign and ranked second on the team with a stroke average... Notched 17 par or better rounds over 33 total rounds played, which ranked second on the squad... Earned All-SEC Freshman team honors after leading the Wildcats with an 11th place finish at the SEC Championships... Was selected as an individual participant at the NCAA Lubbock Regional... Had six total top-20 finishes and placed in the top 10 on two occasions... Captured the individual crown at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational with an 11-under par final score marking the first win of the season for any UK player... Began his collegiate career by finishing tops on the team in his opening tournament, a 14th place showing at The Invitational at The Ocean Course... Earned 19th place at the Wolf Run Tournament... Fired rounds of 67, 70, 68 en route to the win at Quail Valley... Placed 12th at the Schenkel Invite which included a career-low round of 66 in the final round of play... Was ninth at Hootie at the Bulls Bay with scores of 71, 71 and Fired rounds of 67, 70 and 71 at the SEC Championships. High School: 2013 National PGA Junior Champion with scores of Also captured the 2013 Kentucky State Amateur Champion ( ), where he won by six shots to tie the tournament record... Named the 2013 Kentucky Junior Amateur Champion for three straight years... Posted four consecutive top five finishes at the Kentucky High School state tournament and is a three-time KGA-PGA Junior Player of the Year... The 2011 Mr. Golf of Kentucky registered a scoring average of 69.8 during his senior season... Recorded his low round of 65 on three different occasions... Also a standout on the hardwood, where he was named First Team All-State and the 13th Region MVP... Helped lead the basketball team to a regional championship... In the classroom, McDaniel earned Academic All-State honors each year of high school and carried a 4.0 GPA. Personal: Son of Todd and Jennifer McDaniel... Has one brother, Todd who is a former member of the UK men s golf team... Born on Oct Major is accounting. THE MCDANIEL FILE Year Tournaments Rounds Strokes Avg. Low Round , , Career ,

10 MAX MEHLES Freshman Pulheim, Germany (Abtei-Gymnasium Brauweiler) High School: Succeeded on every level of competition... A two-time German individual champion... Represented Germany in every team event players were nominated for since Has competed in five European Team Championships and one World Cup... Placed third overall at the European Team Championship... Other top career finishes include fifth place at the French Amateur in 2014, 10th at the European Nations Cup Individual Stroke Play in 2016 and tied for 16th at the British Amateur in 2014 and Also competed in soccer. Personal: Son of Sabine and Volker Mehles... Born on Oct Has one brother, Leo... Major is management. CHRIS MEUTH Junior Henderson, Ky. (Evansville Memorial) Academic All-SEC Academic All-SEC Academic All-SEC (Sophomore): Made four starts in his sophomore campaign... Owned a stroke average and turned in his career-low round of 72 in the opening round of the Puerto Rico Classic Individual Tournament... He placed 12th at that tournament, his best finish of the year (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action in three events in his redshirt freshman season... Earned the final starting spot in the UK Bluegrass Invitational where he placed 12th overall... Competed at the USA Individual event where he turned in an 18th place showing... Fired his career-low round of 75 in the second round of play at the Gary Koch Invitational... Finished in a tie for 55th at that event... Concluded the season with a stroke average of (Freshman): Did not compete in any tournaments. High School: Three-year letterwinner in golf at Evansville Memorial High School... Won four high school invitationals and was named All-Southern Indiana Athletic Conference twice... Recorded 22 top-five finishes and 28 top 10 finishes in his career... Won more than 25 junior tournaments... Was the 2011 individual champion at the Plantation Big Blue Shootout, with scores of 73 and 74 in the 36-hole tournament and placed third at the Puma Hoosier Junior Championship with rounds of 76 and Placed second in the U.S. Junior Amateur qualifier in Set the Henderson Country Club course record in Sept with an 8-under-par, 64, while also breaking the school record with a nine-hole round of 29 in the 2010 tryouts... The three-time Academic All-City selection held a 3.98 GPA and ranked eighth in his class of 206 students... Was a 2013 academic first team all-state recipient and three-time All-Academic Southern Indiana Athletic Conference honoree. Personal: Son of Melissa and Chris Meuth Sr... Has one brother, Max... Born on March 6... Major is economics. THE MEUTH FILE Year Tournaments Rounds Strokes Avg. Low Round Career ,

11 FRED ALLEN MEYER Sophomore Nicholasville, Ky. (West Jessamine) COOPER MUSSLEMAN Junior Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier) Tiger Invitational Academic All-SEC Academic All-SEC (Redshirt Freshman): After not playing competitive golf for 17 months, he returned to the course for consecutive starts in the spring... He owned a stroke average for the season and carded a career-low round of 69 during the third round of his first tournament of the year... He earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors following that triumph... Meyer tied for 52nd at the Puerto Rico Classic and then turned in a tie for 31st, the second best finish on the team, at the (Freshman): Saw action in the team s opening event of the season before suffering a season-ending injury that kept him out of competition for the remainder of the year... Placed in a tie for 49th overall at The Invitational at The Ocean Course with rounds of and a stroke average of in his only competition of the season. High School: Won two individual KHSAA State Championships and was named the John Owens Kentucky Amateur of the Year... Also earned AJGA Rolex All-America honors... Registered a 68.6 scoring average, while posting a low round of 64 as a senior... Throughout his career, he played in seven KHSAA state tournaments and was named to the All-State Team all four years of high school... Also claimed six AJGA top five finishes. Personal: Son of Russell and Alison Meyer... Has one sister, Edie... Born on Feb Major is management Academic All-SEC (Sophomore): Started 10 tournaments for the Wildcats in his sophomore campaign... Logged four top-20 finishes and one top-10 finish... For the season, he averaged a stroke average with 13 par-or-better rounds which ranked second on the squad... Tied for 26th, the team lead, at the NCAA Championships... His first top-20 tournament of the season came at the Crooked Stick Intercollegiate which was followed by a 14th place showing at the Intercollegiate at the Grove to help UK to a first-place team finish... He led the team on the individual leaderboard in each of the first three spring tournaments which included a tie for 10th at the Schenkel Invitational behind rounds of 68, 70 and He turned in a career-best performance at the SEC Championship where he placed in a tie for 25th overall (Redshirt Freshman): Competed in all 11 events as a redshirt freshman... Earned a stroke average which ranked third on the squad... Logged two top 10 finishes and three in the top Posted a low round of 67 in his opening round of collegiate action at The Ocean Course... Tied for 14th and the team lead in his first career tournament with rounds of Posted nine total rounds of par or better... Shot 6-under par en route to a career-best finish of third at the Gary Koch Invitational... Logged rounds of in that tournament... Was just 2-over par in his first SEC Championships en route to a tie for 27th... Carded a second-place finish at the three-team UK Bluegrass Invitational to conclude his freshman campaign... Notched rounds of 75 and 73 and just three strokes off of teammate David Snyder who won the event (Freshman): Did not compete in any tournaments. High School: A four-year letterwinner out of St. Xavier High School with fellow freshman Stephen Stallings, where his teams earned 25 titles including a state championship and two runner-up finishes... Garnered four individual titles, while setting the low round record of 63 at The Classic played at Kearney Hills Golf Links... Won over 20 junior golf tournaments and was a member of the USA Team compiling a record of during the US Challenge Cup in Boston, Mass... Other accolades included the 2012 Marty Donlon award for the lowest stroke average at St. Xavier with a 71.5 average and the 2011 Brother Benjamin award for all-around excellence in athletics, academics and sportsmanship. Personal: Born on Oct Son of JoAnn and Chester Musselman... Father also played golf at Kentucky... Has one sister, Taylor... Major is communication... Cousin is current UK golfer, Matt Liston. THE MEYER FILE Year Tournaments Rounds Strokes Avg. Low Round Career THE MUSSELMAN FILE Year Tournaments Rounds Strokes Avg. Low Round , , Career ,

12 FADHLI SOETARSO Sophomore Jakarta, Indonesia (Global Jaya Int.) Academic All-SEC (Freshman): Did not appear in any tournaments during his freshman season. High School: Soetarso is one of the top amateur players from Indonesia and has a wealth of top-level tournament experience Competed in the South East Asian Games in Singapore as a part of his native country and as an individual in the summer of 2015 Won his first major junior tournament in 2012 Claimed the title by eight strokes at the Indonesia s National Junior Championships, where he carded rounds of Qualified for the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final held in Mission Hills, China in both 2014 and 2015 During the 2015 competition, he fired scores of and finished in a tie for eighth overall Also garnered a fifth-place finish at the 80th Singha Thailand Amateur Open Earned the fifth-place showing with rounds of in the four-round event Finished as the low amateur at the 2014 Bank BRI Indonesia Open Tied for 38th in the Asian Tour event with rounds of Personal: Son of Dading Soetarso and Andri Roesli... Has one sister, Anna... Born on April Major is finance STEPHEN STALLINGS JR. Senior Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier) Academic All-SEC Academic All-SEC Academic All-SEC (Junior): Made all 11 starts for the Wildcats during his junior season... Owned a career-low stroke average and a careerlow round of 65 in this third season... Posted four top-20 finishes and a pair of top-10 finishes on the season... Logged 10 par-or-better rounds... Tied for ninth at the Dick s Sporting Goods Collegiate Challenge Cup... Turned in a tie for 17th at the Crooked Stick Intercollegiate... Tied for eighth en route to helping UK to a first-place team finish at the Intercollegiate at The Grove... Earned a tie for 15th at the Schenkel Invitational which included a second-round score of Captured a career-best finish at the SEC Championship when he tied for 25th overall... Tied for 21st at the NCAA Regional to help UK to an appearance at the NCAA Championships (Sophomore): Enjoyed a career-best year with 10 tournaments played and a stroke average over 29 total rounds of play... His per stroke average ranked fourth on the team... Posted three top-20 finishes during his sophomore campaign and fired a career-low round of Had five par or better rounds on the year... Tied for 33rd in the season s opening event which included an opening-round Placed 10th at the USA Individual event with rounds of Tied for 25th at the Querencia Cabo Collegiate which included a final round Tied for 11th at the Gary Koch Invitational after enjoying rounds of Competed at the SEC Championships and had a back-to-back rounds of 73 to end the tournament... Took third place at the UK Bluegrass Invitational (Freshman): Played in three tournaments and finished the season with a stroke average of Tied for 27th in the Bluegrass Invitational with a 54-hole score of 224 ( )... His first round score of 70 was a UK personal best... Carded a 227 ( ) at the Invitational at The Ocean Course to tie for 33rd. High School: Teammates with fellow golfer Cooper Musselman at St. Xavier High School... Was the 2011 individual high school Kentucky State Champion... In 2012, he was named to the Kentucky All-State Team after three individual tournament wins, two runner-up finishes and claiming third at the Kentucky High School Championship... The four-year letterwinner posted a scoring average and recorded six top-15 finishes in American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) and Professional Golf Association sponsored tournaments, including a fourth-place finish at the 2011 Natural Resource with a low round of Named the 2012 Kentucky High School Coaches Association Senior of the Year... Stallings was a member of the 2011 AJGA Scholastic Honor Roll and 2012 AJGA United States Golf Association Presidents Leadership Award Honorable Mention... Finalist for 2013 AJGA-USGA Presidential Leadership Award... Earned the 2012 Louisville Catholic Sports Community Leadership Award... Was a fouryear honor roll student. Personal: Born on Dec Son of Steve and Pam Stallings... Father played golf at LSU, while uncle Gerry Willinger played college football at Cornell... Has one sister, Samantha... Major is economics. THE STALLINGS FILE Year Tournaments Rounds Strokes Avg. Low Round , , Career ,

13 SEASON STATISTICS TEAM RESULTS Date Tournament R1 R2 R3 Score Place Top Finisher (Place) 9/11-12 The Invitational at The Ocean Course T3 McDaniel (T4th) 9/25-27 Dick s Sporting Goods Challenge Cup T5 McDaniel (T5th) 10/12-13 Crooked Stick Intercollegiate McDaniel (2nd) 10/25-27 The Grove Intercollegiate / 1st McDaniel (1st) 2/21-23 Puerto Rico Classic th McDaniel/Musselman (T11th) 3/6-8 Tiger Invitational th Musselman (T28th) 3/18-20 Schenkel Invitational T3rd Musselman (T10th) 4/3-5 Hootie at Bulls Bay th Snyder (T26th) 4/15-17 SEC Championship th McDaniel (2nd) 5/16-18 NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional th McDaniel (T4th) 5/27-30 NCAA Championship 54-Hole Stroke Play th Musselman (T20th) NCAA Championships Qualifying Round 294 1,157 13th Musselman/McDaniel (T26th) INDIVIDUAL RESULTS Player Events Rds Strokes Avg. Low 18 Low 54 Top 10 Top 20 Best Finish (Tournament) Lukas Euler , T11 (Ocean Coruse) Harrison Greenberry Jalen Ledger , (Ocean Course) Leo Li Chip McDaniel , st (The Grove) Chris Meuth T68 (Ocean Course) Fred Allen Meyer T31 (Tiger Invite) Cooper Musselman , T10 (Schenkel) David Snyder , T19 (Ocean Course) Fadhli Soetarso Stephen Stallings , T8 (The Grove) TEAM TOTALS , st (The Grove) TOURNAMENT-BY-TOURNAMENT BREAKDOWN The Invitational at The Ocean Course Sept , The Ocean Course Kiawah Island, S.C. 7,115 yards, par 72, 54-hole event Player R1 R2 R3 Total Place Chip McDaniel T4 Lukas Euler T11 David Snyder T19 Stephen Stallings T32 Cooper Musselman T46 Chris Meuth T68 *Jalen Ledger Dick s Sporting Goods Collegiate Challenge Cup Sept , Golf Club of Tennessee Kingston Springs, Tenn. 7,184 yards, par 71, 54-hole event Player R1 R2 R3 Total Place Chip McDaniel T5 Stephen Stallings T9 David Snyder T23 Jalen Ledger T50 Lukas Euler T55 Crooked Stick Intercollegiate Oct , Crooked Stick Golf Club Carmel, Ind. 7,290 yards, par 72, 54-hole event Player R1 R2 R3 Total Place Chip McDaniel nd Stephen Stallings T17 Cooper Musselman T20 Lukas Euler T23 David Snyder T51 12 David Snyder, UK s lone senior, played in all 11 tournaments.

14 SEASON STATS CONT. TOURNAMENT-BY-TOURNAMENT BREAKDOWN CONT. The Intercollegiate at The Grove Oct , The Grove College Grove, Tenn. 7,368 yards, par 72, 36-hole event Player R1 R2 Total Place Chip McDaniel st Stephen Stallings T8th Cooper Musselman T14th David Snyder T26th Lukas Euler T49th *Jalen Ledger T57th *Chris Meuth th Puerto Rico Classic Feb , Rio Mar Beach and Spa Resort s River Course Rio Grande, Puerto Rico 6,945 yards, par 72, 54-hole event Player R1 R2 R3 Total Place Cooper Musselman T11th Chip McDaniel T11th Stephen Stallings T27th David Snyder T39th Fred Allen Meyer T52nd **Puerto Rico Classic Individual Tournament Feb , The Ocean Course Rio Grande, Puerto Rico 6,716 yards, par 71, 54-hole event Player R1 R2 R3 Total Place *Lukas Euler th *Jalen Ledger T9th *Chris Meuth th Tiger Invitational March 6-8, Grand National Lake Course Opelika, Ala. 7,149 yards, par 72, 54-hole event Tyler Chip McDaniel won the Intercollegiate at The Grove to end the fall season. Player R1 R2 R3 Total Place Cooper Musselman T28 Chip McDaniel T31 Fred Allen Meyer T31 David Snyder T43 Stephen Stallings T63 *Chris Meuth T78 Schenkel Invitational March 18-20, Forest Heights Country Club Statesboro, Ga. 6,962 yards, par 72, 54-hole event Player R1 R2 R3 Total Place Cooper Musselman T10 Stephen Stallings T15 David Snyder T21 Chip McDaniel T34 Jalen Ledger T54 *Lukas Euler T73 Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate April 3-5, Bulls Bay Golf Club Awendaw, S.C. 7,363 yards, par 72, 54-hole event Player R1 R2 R3 Total Place David Snyder T26 Stephen Stallings T44 Cooper Musselman T46 Lukas Euler T46 Chip McDaniel T66 Cooper Musselman led UK on the individual leaderboard in each of the first three spring tournaments. 13

15 SEASON STATS CONT. TOURNAMENT-BY-TOURNAMENT BREAKDOWN CONT. SEC Championship April 15-17, Sea Island Golf Club Seaside Course St. Simons Island, Ga. 7,005 yards, par 70, 54-hole event Player R1 R2 R3 Total Place Chip McDaniel nd Cooper Musselman T25th Stephen Stallings T25th David Snyder T32nd Jalen Ledger T69th NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional May 16-18, Ol Colony Golf Complex Tuscaloosa, Ala. 7,514 yards, par 72, 54-hole event Player R1 R2 R3 Total Place Chip McDaniel T4th Lukas Euler T6th Stephen Stallings T21st David Snyder T25th Cooper Musselman T56th NCAA Championship May 27-30, Eugene Country Club Eugene, Ore. 7,014 yards, par 70, 72-hole event Player R1 R2 R3 R4 Total Place Chip McDaniel T26 Cooper Musselman T26 Stephen Stallings T66 David Snyder T66 Lukas Euler T79 Stephen Stallings had his best finish of his career at the SEC Championship in Fourth-place NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional squad (L-R): Assistant coach Ben Fuqua, Lukas Euler, Cooper Musselman, Stephen Stallings, David Snyder, Chip McDaniel, Head coach Brian Craig 14

16 SEASON STATS CONT. PLAYER BREAKDOWN BY TOURNAMENT Lukas Euler, Fr., Dieburg, Germany Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total Place The Invit. at the Ocean Course T11 Dick s Sporting Goods T55 Crooked Stick Intercollegiate T23 The Intercollegiate at the Grove T49th *Puerto Rico Classic Individual th *Schenkel Invitational T73 Hootie at Bulls Bay T46 NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional T6th NCAA Championship T79 Jalen Ledger, Fr., Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Event R1 R2 R3 Total Place The Invit. at the Ocean Course Dick s Sporting Goods T50 *The Intercollegiate at the Grove T49 *Puerto Rico Classic Individual T9th Schenkel Invitational T54 SEC Championship T69th Tyler Chip McDaniel, So., Manchester, Ky. Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total Place The Invit. at the Ocean Course T4 Dick s Sporting Goods Collegiate T5 Crooked Stick Intercollegiate nd The Intercollegiate at the Grove st Puerto Rico Classic T11th Tiger Invitational T31 Schenkel Invitational T34 Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate T66 SEC Championship nd NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional T4th NCAA Championship T26 Freshman Lukas Euler was the only freshman on the starting five at the NCAA Championship. Chris Meuth, So., Henderson, Ky. Event R1 R2 R3 Total Place The Invit. at the Ocean Course T68 *The Intercollegiate at the Grove th *Puerto Rico Classic Individual th *Tiger Invitational T78 Fred Allen Meyer, Fr., Nicholasville, Ky. Event R1 R2 R3 Total Place Puerto Rico Classic T52nd Tiger Invitational T31 Cooper Musselman, So., Louisville, Ky. Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total Place The Invit. at the Ocean Course T46 Crooked Stick Intercollegiate T20 The Intercollegiate at the Grove T14th Puerto Rico Classic T11th Tiger Invitational T28 Schenkel Invitational T10 Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate T46 SEC Championship T25th NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional T56th NCAA Championship T26 Chip McDaniel was named second-team All-SEC after turning in a runner-up finish at the SEC Championships. 15

17 PLAYER BREAKDOWN BY TOURNAMENT David Snyder, Sr., Somerset, Ky. Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total Place The Invit. at the Ocean Course T19 Dick s Sporting Goods Collegiate T23 Crooked Stick Intercollegiate T51 The Intercollegiate at the Grove T26th Puerto Rico Classic T39th Tiger Invitational T43 Schenkel Invitational T21 Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate T26 SEC Championship T32nd NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional T25th NCAA Championship T66 Stephen Stallings, Jr., Louisville, Ky. Event R1 R2 R3 R4 Total Place The Invit. at the Ocean Course T32 Dick s Sporting Goods Collegiate T9 Crooked Stick Intercollegiate T17 The Intercollegiate at the Grove T8th Puerto Rico Classic T27th Tiger Invitational T63 Schenkel Invitational T15 Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate T44 SEC Championship T25th NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional T21st NCAA Championship T66 David Snyder played in more than 100 career rounds. Stephen Stallings carded the team s lowest round of the season, a second-round 65 at the Schenkel Invitational. 16

18 TEAM STATISTICS Tournament Stroke Average Player s Name Rounds Played Stroke Average (+)/(-) Par Low 18 Low 54 Best Finish Lukas Euler t6 Jalen Ledger Chip McDaniel Chris Meuth Fred Allen Meyer t31 Cooper Musselman t10 David Snyder t19 Stephen Stallings t8 Stroke Differential (average strokes per round behind leader) Player s Name Player s Score First-Place Score Differential Rounds Average Lukas Euler Jalen Ledger Chip McDaniel Chris Meuth Fred Allen Meyer Cooper Musselman David Snyder Stephen Stallings Percent of Rounds Counted (not as an individual) Player s Name Counted Rounds Total Rounds Percentage Lukas Euler % Jalen Ledger % Chip McDaniel % Chris Meuth % Fred Allen Meyer % Cooper Musselman % David Snyder % Stephen Stallings % Percent of Top-20 Finishes Player s Name (E)/(-) Par Rounds Wins Top 5 s Top 10 s Top 20 s Total Top 20 s # of Tournaments Played % in Top 20 Lukas Euler % Jalen Ledger % Chip McDaniel % Chris Meuth % Fred Allen Meyer % Cooper Musselman % David Snyder % Stephen Stallings % 17