RECORDS TEAM Best team season average: 297.94, 2003-04 298.00, 2005-06 300.48, 2002-03 Best team fall average: 294.70, 2003 294.85, 2005 299.69, 2002 Best team spring average: 297.84, 2000 299.57, 2006 299.9, 2004 Best team 18-hole score: 277, James Madison Invitational, 10/11/05 (3rd round) 279, James Madison Invitational, 10/10/05 (1st round) 279, Rutherford Intercollegiate, 4/27/03 (2nd round) 281, James Madison Invitational, 10/10/05 (2nd round) 283, Seascape Collegiate, 10/31/05 (1st round) 286, Pirate Fall Intercollegiate, 10/23/01 (3rd round) 286, James Madison Invitational, 9/22/02 (2nd round) 287, ECU, 3/25/00 (2nd round) 288, LUFC, 9/15/97 (1st round) 288, LUFC, 9/15/97 (2nd round) 288, JMU Invitational, 9/23/01 (2nd round) Best team 36-hole score: 567, Rutherford Intercollegiate, 4/27/03 576, LUFC, 9/15/97 576, Pirate Fall Intercollegiate, 10/23/01 579, ECU, 3/24/00 582, Drew Upton Memorial Classic, 4/2/06 Best team 54-hole score: 837, James Madison Invitational, 10/10-11/05 860, Rutherford Intercollegiate, 4/26-27/03 867, Towson Invitational, 3/27-28/04 867, James Madison Invitational, 9/21-22/02 869, LUFC 9/15-16/97 Best team 72-hole score: 1232, NCAA Division II National Championships, 5/17-20/88 NCAA Tournament Play: Best Team 54-hole score: 916, NCAA District II, 4/17-19/92 Best Team 18-hole score: 293, NCAA Div. II Nationals, 5/20/88 Best team 72-hole score: 1232, NCAA Division II National Championships, 5/17-20/88 INDIVIDUAL Best 9-hole scores: 29,, 4/17/00 Big South Tournament 31,, 5/11/94, Iron Duke Classic & 10/31/94, ODU Seascape 32, Justin Jennings, 10/14/95, UT-Chattanooga 32, Andrew Braddock, 10/29/96, ODU Seascape 32, Mark Setsma, 9/15/97, LUFC Best 18-hole score: 63 (-9),, 4/17/00, Big South Tournament 65 (-6), Justin Jennings, 10/16/95, UT-Chattanooga 66 (-6),, 4/1/06, Drew Upton Memorial Classic 66 (-5),, 10/11/05, James Madison Invitational 67 (-5),, 4/18/06, Big South Championship 67 (-4),, 10/10/05, James Madison Invitational 67 (-5),, 10/17/05, Frank Landrey Invitational 67 (-5),, 11/8/94, CSU Inv. 67 (-4), Daniel Owen, 9/19/87, VMI-W&L Fall Classic Best 36-hole score: 136 (-8),, 4/17-18/00, Big South Tournament 136 (-8), Daniel Willis, 9/15/97, LUFC 137 (-7),, 5/12-13/95, Wofford College 136 (-6), Daniel Owen, 9/18-19/87, VMI-W&L Fall Classic 140 (-4),, 11/7-8/94, CSU Invitational 140 (-2), Justin Jennings, 10/15-16/95, UT-Chattanooga 140 (-4),, 4/26-27/03, Rutherford Intercollegiate 140 (-4), Nick Heyland, 4/26-27/03, Rutherford Intercollegiate 140 (-2), Joseph Notman, 9/21-22/02, JMU Invitational Best 54-hole score: 202,, 10/10-11/05, James Madison Invitational 209,, 4/17-19/00, Big South Tournament 211, Daniel Willis, 9/15-16/97, LUFC 212,, 10/10-11/05, James Madison Invitational 212,, 10/19-20/04, Pirate Fall Intercollegiate 213, Peter Hong, 10/10-11/05. James Madison Invitational 213,, 9/21-22/02, JMU Invitational Best 72-hole score: 305, Troy Dixon, 5/17-20/88, NCAA II National Champ. 306, Daniel Owen, 5/17-20/88, NCAA II National Champ. 306, Chris Turner, 5/17-20/88, NCAA II National Champ. Stroke Averages Best season stroke average: 73.12,, 1999-00 73.89,, 1994-95 74.51,, 2002-03 74.59,, 2005-06 74.76,, 2005-06 74.84,, 1994-95 Best fall stroke average: 73.2,, 2002 73.3 Nathan Schenz-Davis, 2005 73.4, 2005 73.5,, 1995 73.5, Chris Turner, 1992 74.2,, 2006 74.0,, 2002 74.6,, 1998 74.6,, 1994 74.6, Dale Tyre, 1991 Best spring stroke average: 71.8,, 2000 73.4,, 1995 74.3,, 2006 74.8,, 1995 75.4,, 2003 75.5,, 2003 75.6, Daniel Willis, 1998 75.6,, 2003 75.7,, 2007 75.8, Allen Hill, 2000 76.1, Todd Humrichouser, 2000 76.1, Chris Turner, 1992 MEDIA GUIDE 27
CLUBS GOLF CLUB 71 Spring, 2000 71.8 CLUB 73 1999-00 73.1 1994-95 73.9 Nathan Schenz-Davis 2005-06 73.3 Fall, 2002 73.2 Nathan Schenz-Davis Fall, 2005 73.3 Fall, 2003 73.3 Fall, 2005 73.4 Spring, 1995 73.4 Chris Turner Fall, 1992 73.5 Fall, 2003 73.7 CLUB 74 2002-03 74.5 2005-06 74.6 2005-06 74.8 1994-95 74.8 Chris Turner 1991-92 74.9 Fall, 2000 74.0 Jordan Michael Fall, 2003 74.1 Spring 2006 74.3 Dale Tyre Spring, 1991 74.6 Peter Hong Fall, 2005 74.7 Fall, 1994 74.7 Dan Willis Fall, 1997 74.7 Fall, 1998 74.8 Fall, 2005 74.9 Spring, 1995 74.9 Fall, 2002 74.9 CLUB 75 2003-04 75.0 2003-04 75.1 1998-99 75.1 Dan Willis 1997-98 75.2 2002-03 75.2 2003-04 75.3 2003-04 75.3 2005-06 75.4 2006-07 75.6 1994-95 75.6 2002-03 75.6 Stephen Hawk 2005-06 75.7 2005-06 75.8 Peter Hong 2005-06 75.9 Fall, 1999 75.1 Fall, 2005 75.4 Kenny Hobbs Fall, 1995 75.4 Spring, 2003 75.4 Spring, 2003 75.5 Jon Dickinson Spring, 2004 75.5 Spring, 2000 75.6 Mark Setsma Fall, 1995 75.6 Dan Willis Spring, 1998 75.6 Spring, 2003 75.6 Jon Wolfe Fall, 1997 75.7 Tom Giles Fall, 1997 75.7 Fall, 1995 75.7 Allen Hill Spring, 2000 75.8 Spring, 2004 75.8 Spring, 2006 75.9 Jonathan Dickinson Fall, 2002 75.9 CLUB 76 Tom Giles 1997-98 76.0 Jonathan Dickinson 2004-05 76.1 Andrew Nelson 2006-07 76.2 Stephen Hawk 2006-07 76.3 Josh Bain 2006-07 76.3 2004-05 76.3 Josh Bain 2004-05 76.4 1997-98 76.4 Todd Humrichouser 1998-99, 99-0076.4 Michael Turner 2006-07 76.5 Albie Powers 2005-06 76.6 2004-05 76.6 Kenny Hobbs 1995-96 76.6 Allen Hill 1999-00 76.6 Daniel Owen 1988-89 76.7 1993-94 76.7 Todd Humrichouser 1999-00 76.7 Jon Wolfe 1996-97 76.8 2002-03 76.8 Nick Heyland 2002-03 76.9 Spring, 1995 76.0 Daniel Owen Fall, 1987 76.0 Todd Humrichouser Spring, 2000 76.0 Fall, 2001 76.1 Fall, 1993 76.1 Spring, 1994 76.1 Chris Turner Spring, 1992 76.1 Nick Heyland Fall, 2002 76.1 Fall, 2000 76.2 Fall, 2005 76.3 Fall, 1994 76.3 Tom Giles Spring, 1998 76.3 Spring, 1998 76.3 Dan Myers Fall, 1996 76.3 Jared Albert Fall, 1997 76.3 Allen Hill Fall, 2001 76.3 Joseph Norman Fall, 2002 76.3 Spring, 2006 76.4 Zack Phillips Fall, 2002 76.4 Daniel Willis Fall, 1995 76.5 Justin Jennings Spring, 1998 76.5 Joseph Norman Fall, 2001 76.5 Rob McClellan Spring, 2000 76.6 Sam Nelson Fall, 2003 76.7 Fall, 1997 76.7 Jon Wolfe Fall, 1998 76.9 28 28
ALL-TIME ROSTER -AAAA- Albert, Jared 94-95-96-97 Anthony, Tom 91-92-93-95 Atkins, Todd 87 -BBBB- Bain, Joshua 05-06-07 Bathe, Jonathan 97 Battle, Jackson 03 Beckles, Anthony 03 Beigle, Jonathan 01-02-03 Black, Dan 89-90-91 Braddock, Andy 94-95-96-97 Brown, Josh 05 -CCCC- Calvo, Jay 06-07 Carey, Paul 01-02-03-04 Casabella, Todd 89-90-91-92 Casteel, Clark 89 Chamberlain, Kelly 90-91-92-93 Clarkson, Nathan 07 Coleman, Jamie 98 Collins, Wes 89 Corner, Andrew 96 Cousins, Kyle 98 -DDDD- Dickinson, Jonathan 02-03-04-05 Dixon, Troy 86-87-88-89 -EEEE- Easley, Chris 90-91-92-93 -FFFF- Ferguson, Ryan 97-98-99-00-01 -GGGG- Gifford, Troy 89 Giles, Tom 98 -HHHH- Hahn, John 94 Hailey, Jason 91-93 Hales, Greg 85 Hall, Chad 93-94-95-96 Hammond, Mark 07 Hathaway, B.J 89 Havill, John 86 Hawk, Stephen 06-07 Hayes, Bryan 97 Hendley, Chad 96 Henry, Jeremy 00 Heyland, Nick 01-02-03 Hill, Allen 98-99-00-01-02 Hobbs, Kenny 93-94-95-96 Hollingsworth, Mark 89-90 Holloway, John 85 Hong, Peter 03-05-06 Horstman, Peter 05-06-07 Howell, Chad 00 Hubbard, Danny 87 Hui, Gary 01-02-03 Humrichouser, Todd 98-99-00 Hurt, Brad 88-89-90 -MMMM- Mast, Joshua 06-07 Mastin, Bob 85-86 McClellan, Rob 98-99-00-01-02 McKeehan, Kevin 85-86-87-88 McKoy, Parker 05-06-07 McTavish, Chris 96-97 Miller, Daniel 87 Miller, David 85-86 Mitchell, Jordan 03-04 Moon, Clint 92 Moreno, Manuel 07 Morris, Mike 95-96 Mullins, Josh 01 Myers, Dan 9 6-97 -NNNN- Nelson, Andrew 07 Nelson, Sam 03-04-05-06 Norman, Joseph 01-02-03-04 -OOOO- Oatman, Tom 85 Overton, Scott 86-87-88 Owen, Daniel 86-87-88-89 -PPPP- Pacheco, Bryan 88-89 Park, John 87-88 Patrick, Lane 86-87-88-89 Phillips, Tyler 00 Phillips, Zack 03 Powers, Albie 02-03-05-06 -RRRR- Ragan, Brent 93 Richards, Matt 03 Roseberry, David 98 -SSSS- Schenz-Davis, Nathan 06-07 Setsma, Mark 95-96-97-98 Setsma, Todd 94-95 Shaner, Brad 89 Sharp, Jay 85-86-87-88 Shepard, Mike 85 Slack, Rick 89 Sorrel, John 98 Stiles, Garrick 90-91-92-93 Stoll, Andrew 01-02 Stortenbecker, Bob 86-87 Summers, Brad 87-88 Swift, Dean 86 -TTTT- Tefft, Scott 87 Thomas, Jeff 92-93-94-95 Thompson, Arnold 93-94 Thompson, Joey 05-06 Tipmore, Randy 98-99-00-01-02 Toburen, Toby 92 Turner, Andrew 03-04-05-06 Turner, Chris 89-90-91-92 Turner, Michael 06-07 Tyre, Dale 92 -JJJJ- Jennings, Justin 95-96-97-98 Johnson, Greg 87 Joo, Yong 97-98-99-00-01 Jutras, Brandon 01-02 -KKKK- Kincannon, Jason 98 Klinger, Eric 04-05 -LLLL- Leeds, Gary 92-93-94-95 Letz, Dean 90 Lomax, Denton 03 -WWWW- Wall, Kyle 85 Weissinger, Andy 96 White, Keith 88 Widrig, Doug 93 Williams, Barry 85 Williams, Trevor 03 Willis, Daniel 95-96-97-98 Wolfe, Jon 96-97-98 Wykes, Nathan 87 -YYYYYY- Yoo, James 00-01-03-04 -ZZZZZZ- Zanotti, Tony 03 MEDIA GUIDE 29 29
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS FOR ATHLETICS for Golf Big South Conference All-Academic Team Members 1997 Mark Setsma 1998 Mark Setsma 2001 Rob McClellan 2002 Rob McClellan 2004 Jonathan Dickinson 2005 Jonathan Dickinson 2006 2007 Big South Scholar-Athletes of the Year 1995 1996 Rock Royer/Mac Rivera Award Winner 1994 2006-07 Big South Conference Presidential Honor Roll Stephen Hawk Manuel Moreno Liberty s NCAA Division I CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Jason Benham 1998 - Third Team (Baseball) Jay Cline 2005 - Second Team (Football) Kristin Colson 2005 - Second Team (Volleyball) Holly Deem 1998 - Third Team (Track) Jarrod Everson 1998 - First Team (Football) 1997 - Second Team (Football) Megan Frazee 2008 - Second Team (Women s Basketball) Mike Gelatt 2007 - First Team (Men s Soccer) Jennifer Hodges 1999 - Third Team (Women s Soccer) Danielle McNaney 2005 - First Team (Track) 2004 - Second Team (Track) Heather Sagan 2002 - First Team (Track/Cross Country) Kristal Tharp 2005 - Second Team (Women s Basketball) Cathy Williams 1998 - Third Team (Cross Country) Arlene Zelinskas 2007 - Second Team (Track) GCAA Scholastic All-Americans Criteria: Approximately 40 Division I golfers are picked from 1,500 collegians each year for this honor. They must meet very high standards set by the Golf Coaches Association of America, which include academic, character and golf achievements. GOLF 30 Chris Easley 1992-1993 1994-1995 1995-1996 Mark Setsma 1997-1998 Rob McClellan 2001-02 Jonathan Dickinson 2003-04, 2004-05
1971 Lynchburg Baptist College was founded by Dr. Jerry Falwell, pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church. 1972-73 Lynchburg Baptist College was renamed Liberty Baptist College. The Flames joined the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletic (NAIA) as an associate member. 1980 Liberty Baptist joined the NCAA at the Division II level as an associate member. 1981 Liberty Baptist became a full fledged member of the at the NCAA Division II level. 1984 Liberty Baptist became eligible for NCAA Division II postseason participation. 1984-85 Golf competed as a club sport under the founder of the program, Mike Hall. Hall was named coach in June of 1984. 1985-86 Liberty Baptist College was renamed Liberty University. Liberty s golf program became an intercollegiate sport and played at the NCAA Division II level, where the Flames won the state championship. 1986-87 Liberty repeated as the Division II Virginia state champions. 1987-88 Liberty won its third straight Division II state championship. The Flames played at the NCAA Division II nationals and placed fifth in the nation. Daniel Owen and Chris Turner both earned All-America honors. 1988-89 The Flames golf program made the move to the NCAA Division I with the rest of Liberty s athletics department. 1992 Frank Landrey was named head golf coach on July 1. 1993 Chris Easley became the first Scholastic All-America golfer. The golf team ranked first out of 17 sports at LU with 3.05 G.P.A. 1994 The Flames recorded their first NCAA Division I tournament win at Davis and Elkins Invitational. Kenny Hobbs took medalist honors. Liberty won the First Annual LU/Water s Edge Classic. won the Charleston Southern Invitational and set numerous LU records. Liberty set a new team 18-hole record with a 289 at Charleston Southern. LIBERTY GOLF HISTORY 1995-96 The Flames shot a team 890 at Campbell for a major program win. Liberty s junior varsity team won its first NCAA Division I tournament at VMI. Jared Albert took the low medalist honors at VMI. Justin Jennings set a new record for the lowest 18-hole score with a 65 at Tenn.-Chattanooga. Chad Hall became the third Flames golfer to be selected to the Division I Scholastic All-America team. 1996-97 The Flames won their fifth tournament at Washington & Lee. Andy Braddock took the medalist honors for the event. 1997-98 Liberty won its sixth tournament at the Liberty University Fall Classic on the Seatrail Resort Byrd Course with a new record of 869, 54-hole total. Dan Willis led Flames with new 54-hole record of 211. His back-to-back 68s were also a 36-hole record of 136. Mark Setsma became the program s fourth Scholastic All-American. 1998 Liberty began competition in District 2 as Coach Landrey moved the Flames from District 3 north. 1999-2000 The Flames moved into the MEDIA GUIDE 31 31
GOLF LIBERTY GOLF HISTORY new millennium with a great program and some outstanding accomplishments. The golf program became the first Liberty team to beat Notre Dame, while notching its seventh Division I tournament win. Notre Dame was ranked 30th at the time by Rolex ranking. made Big South history as he broke the championship tournament record, compiling a 63 for the first round and going on to win the 54- hole event by six strokes at the Big South Tournament. Todd Humrichouser was ranked nationally in the top 25 for percentage in fairways. was named to the first all-virginia state team and placed fourth on the all-district II team. Both marked firsts in the history of the golf program. 2000-01 The Flames finished third at the Golden Horsehoe Invitational, recording their highest finish of the season. finished his career with the best overall average in the history of the program. Allen Hill scored a hole-inone at the Big South Championship, becoming the first player in Liberty golf history to record an ace at the Big South Championship. The Flames posted a 74.4 average in 111 rounds as a team. also recorded an ace in the Wolf Pack Classic. 2001 (Fall) The Flames set a record by shooting a two-under par 286 in the final round of the Pirate Fall Intercollegiate, hosted by East Carolina. The team also tied the school record for the best 36-hole score in the final two rounds of the same tournament, shooting a 576. 2002 (Fall) The Flames wrapped up the fall by winning the LU Fall Classic, with junior Paul Carey and freshman Jordan Mitchell tying for second individually. 2003 (Spring) The Flames earned an atlarge bid for the NCAA Regional, becoming the first Liberty athletic team to ever earn an at-large bid to an NCAA tournament. 2003-04 The Flames finished third at the MacDonald Cup and earned a second-place finish at the ODU/Seascape Golf Tournament. Liberty won the Drew Upton Golf Classic while setting a team record of 297.94 strokes per round. 2004 (Summer) Jeff Thomas was named the third golf coach in program history. 2004-05 The Flames had their best finish of the season when they placed second at the Scotty Duncan Memorial with a 594, which was good for 26-over par. Four players had averages below 77 with senior Jonathan Dickinson leading the way with a 76.1. 2005-06 Liberty was an NCAA East Regional participant, marking the second time in program history the Flames earned an at-large bid. 2003 and 2006 still serve as the only times a Liberty athletic team has earned an atlarge bid to the NCAA Tournament. For the first time in program history, seven players scored averages under 76. The Flames won three tournaments, including the Frank Landrey Invitational, Hargrove Davis Spring Classic and the William & Mary Invitational. Sophomore placed second at the Big South Championship when he shot a one-under par for the tournament, including a 67 in round two. May 15, 2007 Liberty University Founder and Chancellor Dr. Jerry Falwell went home to be with the Lord as he passed away at the age of 73. Seven days later, a funeral service was held at Thomas Road Baptist Church with 10 Liberty University studentathletes serving as honorable pallbearers, reflecting on Dr. Falwell s love for athletics. represented the golf program as one of the pallbearers. 32