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[mjadams]

Rueben G. was there still in USF gear cheering them on. Seems like a good guy til the very end.

[Mama_Bull]

12 minutes ago, mjadams said:

Rueben G. was there still in USF gear cheering them on. Seems like a good guy til the very end.

Nice.

Joey Knight‏ @TBTimes_Bulls  1h1 hour ago

 

Look who was out supporting the Bulls today. @ErRuben33 remains as quality an individual as they come.

[CousinRicky]

Just a few notes from the event.  Saw Jimmy just before teeing off on the back 9. He wasn't very happy with his game today.  Chris DiMarco, the father, is as down to earth a guy as you'd ever want to meet for a pro athlete.  As mj (edit: and mama) above mentioned Reuben was there. Got a chance to speak with him. He was a bit vague about the transfer but said he needed a change and he loves the people here, will miss the school and he thinks CBG will do good things.  He was there supporting his buddy Correa (sp?).  Our first time going to one of these collegiate events. Much different atmosphere than the Valspar. Would definitely do it again.  The players appreciated the support and thanked people for coming out after the round. Asked Joey Knight if he had been there all day but said he got there about 90 minutes before the end (when we saw him). 

Edited April 25, 2017 by Bourbon Bull

[Mama_Bull]

8 minutes ago, Bourbon Bull said:

Just a few notes from the event.  Saw Jimmy just before teeing off on the back 9. He wasn't very happy with his game today.  Chris DiMarco, the father, is as down to earth a guy as you'd ever want to meet for a pro athlete.  As mj (edit: and mama) above mentioned Reuben was there. Got a chance to speak with him. He was a bit vague about the transfer but said he needed a change and he loves the people here, will miss the school and he thinks CBG will do good things.  He was there supporting his buddy Correa (sp?).  Our first time going to one of these collegiate events. Much different atmosphere than the Valspar. Would definitely do it again.  The players appreciated the support and thanked people for coming out after the round. Asked Joey Knight if he had been there all day but said he got there about 90 minutes before the end (when we saw him). 

Jimmy is coming off a hand injury which is still bothering him 

Because of that, he missed the last tourney.

He decided to play just on Friday. So he was rusty.

A USF golf assistant has been walking the course with him the entire tourney, to give him some assurance.

Under the circumstances he did really well.

[Mama_Bull]

 

Golf Week article:

South Florida wins AAC men's title in wire-to-wire fashion

 

USF Athletics

 

 

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By: Brentley Romine | April 25, 2017 5:08 pm

Here is a recap of the American Athletic Conference Championship at Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor, Fla., which concluded Tuesday:

FULL RESULTS: Team | Individual

TEAM CHAMPION: South Florida never trailed, shooting 5-over 857 and winning by 15 shots over Houston and Cincinnati. South Florida’s Cristian DiMarco, son of former PGA Tour player Chris DiMarco, led the way for the Bulls by finishing second at 1 under. South Florida also got a T-3 finish from Florida Southern transfer Jimmy Jones, son of the late Dawn Coe-Jones, who played on the LPGA and died last November. The Bulls have now won three of the past four AAC titles, including two straight. The victory also continues USF’s solid play the last month, which has included a win at the Old Waverly Collegiate and a fourth at the Wolfpack Spring Open. The Bulls were below .500 before those events, but are now safely above that mark – not that it matters now, anyway, as the Bulls are conference champs.

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION: Houston’s Michael Perras beat DiMarco in a playoff after both players shot 1-under 212.

QUOTABLE: “We’ve had a little bit of a disappointing year, to be quite honest, but we’ve played really well this month of April. We were below the .500 number heading into Mississippi State’s event and won there, and went up and played solid at N.C. State and got above .500 for the first time all year. … That gave us a lot of confidence and what they put together the last three days on that golf course (Innisbrook) – the wind was blowing, it was firm and fast, it’s a PGA Tour golf course – I’m extremely proud of the guys.” – USF head coach Steve Bradley

 

CHIP SHOTS: UCF was in line to finish second, but Donnie Trosper signed an incorrect scorecard and was disqualified from the final round, so the Knights had to count a 78 and finished fourth at 25 over. But the Knights, ranked  46th by Golfstat entering the event, will make an NCAA regional. … So will Houston, which is ranked 54th. … For Cincinnati it will be close, it just depends on how high its T-2 finish moves the Bearcats, who played their way above .500, up from No. 87. The magic number is around 68. … SMU, below .500, will not be eligible for a regional.

http://golfweek.com/2017/04/25/south-florida-wins-aac-mens-title-in-wire-to-wire-fashion/

Edited April 26, 2017 by Mama_Bull

[Mama_Bull]

• Interviews

  Brooks Koepka & Chase Koepka comment before Zurich

   

  You can watch that video by clicking on the camera icon next to their names on the leaderboard.

   

  http://www.pgatour.com/leaderboard.html

[Mama_Bull]

The team Of Chase Koepka and his brother Brooks shot a 69 (-3) in the first round of the  Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

This is the first opportunity for Chase to play in a PGA tour event.

If their team finishes in the top 10, then Chase would earn a spot in next weeks PGA tour stop, The Wells Fargo Championship.

http://www.pgatour.com/leaderboard.html

 

Edited April 27, 2017 by Mama_Bull

[Mama_Bull]

Meanwhile, Joaquin Niemann will be looking to defend his title at the Sergio Garcia Foundation Junior Championship, May 5-7, 2017.

 

Sergio Garcia Foundation Junior Championship

Panther Lake at Orange County National

Winter Garden, Fla. | May 6 - 8, 2016

https://www.ajga.org/microsite/index.asp?TN=2016008#R2Results

https://rankings.ajga.org/boys-ranking

 

Edited April 27, 2017 by Mama_Bull

[Mama_Bull]

Good article.

Zurich Classic a family affair for the Brothers Koepka

AVONDALE, La. – The lone brother act at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans – Brooks Koepka teaming with his younger brother, Chase – started somewhat slowly at TPC Louisiana but heated up for five birdies on their closing nine, the Koepkas shooting a solid 3-under 69 in the opening-day, alternate-shot format...

 

...Chase Koepka, like his brother, was a three-time All-American in college (Brooks at Florida State; Chase at University of South Florida) and he hopes to follow in his brother’s footsteps in trying to play his way into a European Tour card through the European Challenge Tour. Chase has conditional status on that tour this year, and will start his schedule next month....

http://golfweek.com/2017/04/27/zurich-classic-a-family-affair-for-the-brothers-koepka/

 

Coincidentally, former USF golfer Oscar Fraustro is playing on the Web.com tour this week at the El Bosque Mexico Championship by Innova. After the first round, he is in 33rd place at -2.

http://www.pgatour.com/webcom/leaderboard.html

 

Edited April 28, 2017 by Mama_Bull

[Mama_Bull]

Second round still in progress:

PGA Tour - Chase/Brooks Koepka (-10) T-11.

Web.com Tour - Oscar Fraustro (-1) T-45.