USF Men's Golf Reloading

[Mama_Bull]

Thanks for posting that great article on our 2017 commits.

BTW, I should have previously posted in this thread about another 2016 quality transfer, P. Singh, who is immediately eligible to play:

PRIYANSHU SINGH

 

 

Player Profile:

Height:	5'11"
Year:	Junior
Hometown:	Delhi, India
High School:	The Crenshaw School/Nova Southeastern

 

NOVA S.E.  (2014-15): Was Nova Southeastern's No. 3 in the season opener, the Saint Leo Invitational, and shot a 2-over-74 in his very first round with the squad (74-77—151)…Middle round at the Guy Harvey Invitational was a 1-over-par 73 (77-73-76—226)…Saved his best round for the final 18 of the fall, a 3-under 69 at the McDonough Cup, as part of a 10th-place even-par finish (74-73-69—216).

SPRING 2015: Wrapped up inaugural campaign with three individual honors — NCAA Third-Team All-American, NCAA Freshman All-American, and All-South Region…Had back-to-back top-10 finishes to open the spring, slotting eighth at the Matlock Collegiate Classic (71-70-71—212) and tying for third at the Armstrong Pirate Men's Invite (71-71-74—216)…His highest finish came at the Bobcat Invitational, earning second outright in a field of 92 (69-71-69—209)…Was 20th at the SSC Championships and 14th at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional…Was a spotless 3-0 during medal/match play as the Sharks took home their second National Championship in history.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attending The Crenshaw School for two seasons where he played for coach Donny Lee…Overall, competed for six years on the high school level…Was among the top-ranked international junior golfers, and would be 17th among native Floridians…In AJGA events, had four consecutive top-20 finishes, three placing him in the top five…He won the FCWT at Reunion Resort event with even-par total of 144 (72-72)…Made the cut at the U.S. Junior Amateur Championships after taking medalist honors at the qualifying event in Boynton Beach, Florida in late June (73-68--141).
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in communication…Lists his favorite food as butter chicken…Tiger Woods is his favorite professional athlete, while Mahatma Gandhi is his favorite historical person…Hobbies include water skiing, reading and power yoga…Son of Sukhbir Singh and Sunita Singh... Born on Sept. 15, 1996 in Delhi, India.

 

[Mama_Bull]

1 hour ago, Dogma said:

The Bulls already have a verbal commitment from Chile’s Joaquin Niemann, the world’s eighth-ranked amateur.

He is the #1 amateur player in Chile.

We currently have on our roster Claudio Correa who is the #2 amateur player in Chile. WAGR #51.

They will get an opportunity to play together at USF in 2017.

With WJ Lee also here in 2017, USF should then be in good position to realistically be a national championship contender.

[Brad]

The title reminded me of golf in West Virginia

[bullsbucsfan426]

We're a golf school! 

Seriously, we are good in pretty much every sport except men's basketball right now. 

[Triple B]

10 minutes ago, bullsbucsfan426 said:

We're a golf school! 

Seriously, we are good in pretty much every sport except men's basketball right now. 

Volleyball needs to step it up. Too much talent in this state to not be a seriously contender, at least occasionally, for conference title and/or NCAAT appearance. It's been 14 years since for both.

Maybe need to tap the international market like some other sports have ...

[Mama_Bull]

USF is ranked #22 in the preseason Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll.

http://golfweek.com/2016/08/26/college-golf-men-texas-preseason-no-1-bushnell-golfweek-coaches-poll-longhorns/

[Mama_Bull]

Although USF has not issued an official release for Men's Golf in the early signing period, Golf Week has compiled a list.

 

National Signing Day: Class of 2017 signings

By Golfweek Staff

Nov 9, 2016

 

It’s time to make things official.

Junior golfers around the country will be signing their national letters of intent during the early signing period, Nov. 9-16, andGolfweek will record the signings here as they roll in.

SOUTH FLORIDA

• Jonathon Cachon, Weston, Fla. (460)
• Won Jun Lee, Wesley Chapel, Fla. (5)
• Joaquin Niemann, Chile (9)

The number in parentheses is the Golf Week Boys ranking. So, USF has two incoming players ranked in the top 10. Only Alabama has two players with a combined better ranking.  (#3 and #6)

http://rankings.golfweek.com/rankings/default.asp?T=boys

J Niemann Is currently ranked #5 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, which includes a win this past week in a pro event. So, his GW ranking will likely improve, since that has not yet been added.

 

Joaquin Niemann

• 5WAGR POSITION
• CHILECOUNTRY
• 1116.2646POINTS AVERAGE

Niemann enjoyed a banner 2016 season that saw him win six times by the time he turned up in Mexico to represent Chile in the World Amateur Team Championship. The Santiago resident counted the IMG Junior World Championship among those victories. He took that championship in July, successfully defending the title he won 12 months earlier. Other wins included the Chilean International Junior Championship and the AJGA’s May Open. Other notable victories include the 2015 Canadian International Junior Challenge and the 2014 Orange Bowl. He has committed to play college golf for the University of South Florida beginning in 2017.

http://www.wagr.com/en/Ranking/Player.aspx?playerid=12017&ismens=True

 

[Mama_Bull]

Just as I posted that, USF issued their release.

USF

 

BULLS' SIGNING CLASS FEATURES TOP-NOTCH TALENT

November 16, 2016 
By  USF

 

 

 

By TOM ZEBOLD

USF Senior Writer

TAMPA, NOV. 16, 2016 – USF men’s golf added more top-level talent for the future with the signings of incoming freshmen Joaquin Niemann, Won Jun Lee and Jonny Cachon.

“I’m beyond excited, they’re great gets for USF,” head coach Steve Bradley said. “Joaquin is one of the top 10 amateurs in the world. Won Jun is a former No. 1 and one of the top five juniors in the U.S. Rounding it out with Jonny Cachon, he’s good now and he’s got a ton of upside.”

Niemann is in the No. 7 spot in the World Amateur Golf Rankings after winning six times already this year. Among those victories was a title defense at the IMG Junior World Championship. The native of Santiago, Chile played on his country’s squad at the World Amateur Team Championship with USF junior Claudio Correa. Niemann also is No. 10 in the latest American Junior Golf Association boys rankings.

Lee currently ranks fifth on the Golfweek/Sagarin Junior list and sits in the No. 11 spot in the AJGA’s boys rankings. The native of Seoul, South Korea is a two-time U.S. Junior Amateur quarterfinalist (2015-16) and he made the semifinals last year. Lee currently attends Saddlebrook High School in nearby Wesley Chapel and has earned Rolex Junior All-America honors.

Cachon qualified for the U.S. Junior Championship and advanced all the way to match play this summer. The standout from American Heritage School in Plantation, Fla., has really started the scratch the surface when it comes to his potential in the past year.

“He’s a little bit of a late bloomer. He’s grown quite a bit and when that happens your golf swing changes,” Bradley said. “I look at him as someone I hope can compete right away. If not, I know he’s going to work hard, he comes from a good family. He’s the future of our program.”

 

USF men’s golf returns four of seven players from the 2015-16 team that made program history with a return trip to the NCAA Championship. The Bulls have won the past two American Athletic Conference Championships in head coach Steve Bradley’s first two seasons with the program. Follow @USFMGolf on Twitter for the latest information concerning the program.

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[charsibb]

Wow, that's a great recruiting class!

[Mama_Bull]

1 hour ago, charsibb said:

Wow, that's a great recruiting class!

It really is unBULLievable!

Steve Bradley‏@stevbra

Steve Bradley Retweeted USF Men's Golf

HUGE day for our program! #5 in the world, #4 in the US, and a stud from FL. @joaconiemann @jonnycachon and #WonJunLee GO BULLS!

 

Edited November 16, 2016 by Mama_Bull