2010 Detroit Men's Golf Guide

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Credits

The 2010 Detroit Titans Men’s GolfGuide is a publication of the UDMSports Information Office.

Photography: Tim Busch, RafSuanes, Tim Zechar, UDM SportsInformation, Pjotrs Necajevs, MikeAlberts

Composition: Titan Graphics

Contents

UDM Practice Center ................... IFCTitan Golf Quick Facts ..................... 12010 Roster ....................................... 22010 Titan Schedule ......................... 3Detroit Golf Club .............................. 42009 Season Outlook ........................ 5Head Coach Mark Engel ................... 6Assistant Coach Luke LaFave .......... 7The Titan Golfers .............................. 92009 In Review .................................282008-09 UDM Scoreboard ................29Detroit Tournament Records ............30The Horizon League .........................32The Titan Tradition ..........................34Detroit Post-Season History ............36

On The Cover: Three-time All-Horizon League Titan senior DavidByrne

The University at a GlanceLocation ........................................................................................................... Detroit, MIEnrollment .................................................................................................................5,700Founded ...................................................................................................................... 1877Affiliation ............................................................................................. NCAA Division IConference ................................................................................................ Horizon LeagueNickname .................................................................................................................. TitansSchool Colors ................................................................................... Red, White and BluePresident ...........................................................................Fr. Gerard L. Stockhausen, S.J.Faculty Athletics Representative ................................................................... Erick BarnesTitan Athletics StaffAthletic Director ............................................................................................ Keri GaitherSenior Associate A.D. ......................................................................... Daron MontgomeryAssistant A.D./Business/SWA .......................................................................Teri KromreiAssistant A.D. for Sports Information ............................................................. Mark EngelAssistant A.D. for Facilities ........................................................................... Glenn KnottAssistant A.D for NCAA Compliance ........................................................... Steve CorderDirector of Marketing and Promotions ............................................. Brandon LongmeierDirector of Ticket Operations/Sales ............................................................ Greg HaapalaOffice Manager ................................................................................................ Lezly PruittAdministrative Interns ................................................. Emily Vannice, Michelle CorderoOlympic Sports Office Administrator ............................................................ Anita FosterAssistant SIDs .................................................................. P.J. Gradowski, Maggie WalshSports Information Assistant ................................................................... Scott KretzmannAssistant Facilities Manager ...................................................................................... TBAFacilities Assistant ........................................................................................ Jarrett AlfordAssistant Academics/Compliance Coordinator ...............................................Amy PalingCompliance Graduate Assistant ....................................................................... Joe MooreStrength and Conditioning Coach .................................................................... Joe TofferiAssistant Strength and Conditioning Coach ...................................................Nick WilsonStrength and Conditioning Assistants ................................ Adam Gentry, Stephanie LietoHead Athletic Trainer ................................................................................ Michael MillerAssistant Athletic Trainers ........................................Chris Hinderliter, Ashley VanMeterGraduate Assistant Trainer ............................................................................. Kristi LewisAthletic Training Interns ...................................................... Leha Dior, Alexandria PerryTeam Physician ............................................................................... Dr. Michael WorkingsEquipment Manager .................................................................................. Harvey TheeckEquipment/Facilities Assistant .................................................................. Casey HornungDetroit Titans GolfHead Coach ............................................................................ Mark Engel (Syracuse ’74)Assistant Coach ......................................................................... Luke LaFave (UDM ’02)Horizon League Championships ....................... 6 (1987, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007)NCAA Regional Appearances ............................................... 4 (2001, 2002, 2005, 2007)2009 Lettermen Returning/Lost ....................................................................................5/1Home Course ................................................................... Detroit Golf Club (Detroit, MI)UDM Athletics DirectoryAthletic Department Phone ...................................................................... (313) 993-1700Golf Coach’s Office Phone ...................................................................... (313) 993-1745Coach Engel’s e-mail ................................................................ [email protected] Information Office ........................................................................ (313) 993-1746Golf/Sports Information Fax .................................................................... (313) 993-1765Mailing Address .................................. 4001 West McNichols Road - Detroit, MI 48221


The 2010 Titans

2009-10 Detroit Titans Golf RosterName Class Hometown/High School

David Byrne Sr. Essex, ON/Essex

Jeff Clarridge Jr. Barrie, ON/Bear Creek

Mark Hicks So. Niagara-On-The-Lake, ON/Niagara

Adam Istvan Jr. Clarkston, MI/Seabury Hall (HI)/Hawaii Pacific

Sheldon Keyte Fr. Portage, MI/Hackett

Britt Pronk Jr. London, ON/St. Thomas Aquinas

Simon Reyers Fr. Kingston, ON/Holy Cross

Brian Sparks Sr. Shelby Township, MI/Lutheran North

Alex Watkins Sr. Coldwater, MI/Coldwater

Head Coach: Mark Engel (20th Season)

Assistant Coach: Luke LaFave (3rd Season)

David Byrne

Britt Pronk

Jeff Clarridge Mark Hicks Adam Istvan Sheldon Keyte

Simon Reyers Brian Sparks Alex Watkins


2009-10 Detroit ScheduleSept. 19-20 Spartan Classic (The Kingsley Club – Traverse City, MI)

Sept. 27-28 DePaul John Dallio Memorial (Ruffled Feathers GC – Lemont, IL)

Oct. 11-12 D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate (Weibring GC – Normal, IL)

Oct. 19-20 Georgetown Intercollegiate (Members Club at Four Streams – Beallsville, MD)

March 12-14 Mission Inn Spring Fling (Mission Inn Resort – Howey in the Hills, FL)

March 27-28 BSU Cardinal Classic (Sultan’s Run GC – Jasper, IN)

April 3-4 Adidas Hoosier Invitational (Championship GC – Bloomington, IN)

April 16-17 Detroit Titans Invitational (Prestwick Village GC – Highland, MI)

April 26-27 Horizon League Championship (Kearney Hill Links – Lexington, KY)

May 20-22 NCAA Regionals (sites TBA)

June 2-5 NCAA Championship (The Honors Course, Chattanooga, TN)

The 2010 Detroit Titans (front row, from left) - Brian Sparks, David Byrne, Britt Pronk. Back Row - Sheldon Keyte, AdamIstvan, Jeff Clarridge, Simon Reyers, Alex Watkins, Mark Hicks, Head Coach Mark Engel.


Detroit Golf ClubThe Titan golfers are continually

grateful to the members and staff ofhistoric Detroit Golf Club, who graciouslyallow the team to use the club as its homecourse. Located just five minutes from theUDM campus, DGC remains one of themost storied and prestigious country clubsin all of Michigan.

William R. Farrand founded DetroitGolf Club in 1899. At that time, the firstclub members played on a six-hole coursebuilt on rented farm land near WoodwardAvenue and Six Mile Road.

In 1914, world-renowned architectDonald Ross — who also designed suchchampionship courses as Oakland Hillsand Pinehurst No. 2, both past U.S. Opensites — began surveying a parcel of still-

rural land just north of that original DGClayout. Ross created Detroit Golf Club’scurrent 36 holes on that property. He waseven careful to preserve a trail-markingtree — which still stands today — thatIndians bent as a sapling to point the wayfrom the Detroit River to Saginaw.

Ross’ two courses at Detroit GolfClub — one of 14 charter members of theGolf Association of Michigan — openedin 1916. The North Course is still regardedas one of the top 10 courses in Michigan.Like the North, DGC’s devilish South is atrue test of golf. Both courses are heavilybunkered, an ingredient in most traditionalRoss designs, and are heavily wooded withlarge, mature trees.

After Ross completed his two-course

project, his brother Alex was hired to serveas the club’s golf professional, and he heldthat position for 31 years. His successor asclub pro was Horton Smith, who won theinaugural Masters in 1934 and played onseven Ryder Cup teams, never losing amatch between 1929 and ’41. Smith shotthe North Course record (29-33—62) in1948, some 11 years before he wasinducted into the PGA Hall of Fame.

A second former Ryder Cup player,Walter Burkemo — who won the 1953PGA Championship — is another well-known figure who has served as head proat Detroit Golf Club as is 1980 PGA ClubProfessional champion John Traub. JonGates, a past President of the MichiganPGA Section, is now in his ninth year asthe Club’s head professional.

The UDM men’s golf team practiceson both of DGC’s wonderful coursesthroughout the year. Additionally, theTitans make use of the club’s practicegreens and bunkers as well as its drivingrange, which was renovated in 1998, asthey work diligently to improve theirgames and get ready for their nexttournament.

The Golf Club annually hosts theHorton Smith Invitational on both of itscourses. Some of the best players in thestate are invited to this first major amateurtournament of each year. The field isalways regarded as the strongest at anyevent in the state, with the possibleexception of the Michigan Amateur. Anumber of past and present Titan golfers— among them Sean Hutchison, AdinLohry, John Minnich, Jason Paholsky,Cam Smith, Johnny Strawser and AdamWalicki, who tied for seventh place in2001 – have been invited to play in theHorton Smith over the years.

In 1992, Detroit Golf Club hosted theU.S. Mid-Amateur Championship won byDanny Yates. The 1999 Michigan AmateurChampionship was also staged at DGCduring its Centennial Anniversary, and thetournament was won by Randy Lewis in adramatic, 18th hole finish. The Golf Clubalso graciously opened its doors to stillanother tournament — the MidwesternCollegiate Conference Championship,hosted by UDM – in 2000.


UDM Spring OutlookIn his 20th season as the Detroit

Titans’ head golf coach, Mark Engel hasseen a lot. And he definitely likes what hesees in his latest edition as they prepare tochallenge for yet another Horizon Leaguechampionship.

Since recording UDM’s sixth men’sgolf conference title in 2007, the Titanscame in second by one shot in 2008, andsecond again, this time by five, a year ago.

“Some teams would be happy, orsatisfied, with a second-place finish in avery good league,” Engel noted. “Butwe’re just not one of those teams. Theguys have worked hard since last spring,and we’ve talked a lot about the goal ofgetting back on top. It’s a reachable goal,a very reachable goal, as long as everyonestays focused on what they have to do toget to the finish line.”

With two key seniors lost from that2008 team which came so close afterwinning no less than four in-seasontournaments – including three-timeHorizon League Player of the Year MarkSommerfeld – the Titans retooled quicklylast season without a single senior on theroster, but didn’t really have the depth

they do now. And that added ingredientshowed as they went through the fall withTop 6 finishes in all four of theirtournaments and ended up ranked amongthe Top 125 teams in the country.

The Detroit lineup features a three-time All-Horizon League senior in DavidByrne, who comes off an amazing fallcampaign. Byrne came back to schoolafter winning his third straight OntarioMatch Play championship and averaged71.6 strokes during September andOctober play. He went 4-for-4 finishing inthe Top 3 at UDM’s tournaments,including runner-up at DePaul’s JohnDallio Memorial and the GeorgetownIntercollegiate.

“Dave has been a very dependableplayer since he came to UDM, and nowhe’s an even more consistent player,”coach Engel said. “He’s really learnedhow to keep so-so rounds – by hisstandards – from becoming bad ones. He’scompletely focused on finishing hiscollege career on a high note, and I’mlooking for him to play at a very highlevel this spring.”

The Titans also return a pair ofjuniors who have earned high marksduring their first 2½ years at UDM.

One, Jeff Clarridge, was the 2008Horizon League Newcomer of the Year.The other, Britt Pronk, claimed a berth onthe 2009 All-Tournament team after tyingByrne for fourth place at the leaguechampionships. Each recorded a Top 10finish in the fall, Clarridge (tie for 10th) atMichigan State’s Spartan Classic andPronk (tie for sixth) at DePaul. And bothof them are armed with ample experienceto get the job done, having been installedin the lineup since the beginning of theirfreshman years.

“Like Dave, we’ll lean on Jeff andBritt a great deal again this spring,” Engelconfirmed. “They’ve each had some verygood rounds, and some very goodtournaments so far for us. The moreconsistent they ply this spring, the betterfor us, that’s for sure.”

To the three holdover starters, theTitans quickly added talented freshmanSimon Reyers, who saw action in each fallevent. He, too, reached a high water mark

at DePaul, claiming 15th place in the 16-team field as the Titans took second placeas a team.

The remaining spot in the lineupcame down to a dogfight, with holdoverstarter Mark Hicks and freshman SheldonKeyte both seeing playing time during thefall schedule. They’ll likely duel for astarting job again, with seniors BrianSparks and Alex Watkins, along withjunior transfer Adam Istvan, also in themix.

“I think the ability of the twofreshmen, and Mark’s year of experience,make us stronger this year. Simon andSheldon, for example, both came to UDMknowing what it took for their high schoolteams to win and what it took for them tobe successful individually. They’vebrought a lot to the table,” Engel noted.

“When you take that, and add it towhat guys like Dave, Jeff and Britt havebeen giving us, I do think we’re strongerthis year and it’s been showing. We allfeel like there’s some unfinished businessstill out there and we’ll do everything wecan to make sure it’s taken care of.”

David Byrne

Simon Reyers


Head Coach Mark EngelNow in his 20th year as the head

men’s golf coach at UDM, Mark Engelhas built Detroit into an annual HorizonLeague championship contender and theproof is in the best place possible – in theTitans’ trophy case.

UDM has been the league’s mostconsistent and dominant team over the last11 seasons, winning five championshipswhile also coming in second three timesand third on still another occasion withinthat span. The Titans captured coachEngel’s first conference title in 1999, thenfollowed in 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2007.They earned an automatic NCAA bid eachof those latter four years.

Engel – who was given the title ofDirector of Golf after launching thesuccessful UDM women’s golf program in2004 – was voted conference Coach of theYear by his fellow coaches in 1992, 1999and again in 2007. All told, the Titanshave won 19 tournaments and produced18 individual medalists during his tenure.

Coach Engel continually hits therecruiting trails hard and has brought ahighly-decorated cast of players to theTitan roster over the years. One of hisrecent proteges, Mark Sommerfeld, wasselected to the 2008 Canadian NationalAmateur Team. Another, Luke LaFave, isnow UDM’s assistant men’s golf coach.

Engel has coached 13 different All-League golfers as well as 23 Titans whohave been recognized on the conferenceAcademic Honor Roll and UDM’s firstfive GCAA All-America Scholars.

Coach Engel’s former players arewriting success stories for themselves inall walks of life, everywhere fromprofessional golf to law and dentistry. Onerecent Titan, 2002 senior Adam Walicki,reached match play at the U.S. AmateurChampionship, hosted at nearby OaklandHills. In 2003, Walicki also won the GolfAssociation of Michigan Championship,and he turned pro in 2005 beforeembarking on a career in investmentconsulting. He was inducted into the TitanSports Hall of Fame in 2010.

The Titans’ assistant coach for fouryears before assuming the head coachingreins in September of 1990, Engel is alsoUDM’s Assistant Athletic Director for

Sports Information. He served as MediaCoordinator when UDM hosted the 2008NCAA Men’s Basketball MidwestRegional and 2009 Final Four. This is his27th year at the University. He receivedthe 2005 Kathy Best Award – whichrecognizes the “quality and tireless workperformed by Detroit-area mediaprofessionals in sports-related public andmedia relations” – from the Detroit SportsBroadcasters Association.

Coach Engel is a product of thefamed S.I. Newhouse School of PublicCommunications at Syracuse University,where he shared play-by-play duties of SUsporting events with NBC’s Bob Costasduring their college days. Over the years,Engel has covered many professional andamateur golf tournaments for AssociatedPress. Additionally, he worked in mediarelations for the PGA of America at the2004 Ryder Cup. He has also beeninvolved in the local youth roller hockeycommunity, and served as manager ofTeam Michigan ’89 at the inaugural StateWars Championships 2005.

The 57-year-old Baltimore nativeand his wife Jan are the proud parents ofthree sons – Dave (28), a graduate ofUDM’s College of Engineering andScience, and twins Steve and Brian (21),hockey players themselves and two of theDetroit Red Wings’ biggest fans. Steveand Brian are juniors in UDM’s Collegeof Business Administration.

Coach Engel’s 20 Seasonsat UDM

5 Horizon LeagueChampionships

4 NCAA Regionals19 TournamentChampionships

18 Medalists13 All-Conference

Honorees3 HL Players of the Year6 HL Newcomers of the

Year5 All-America Scholars


Coach Engel’s Medalists

1999 Wright State Invitational2000 Ohio Collegiate Classic2001 MCC Championship2002 RMU/Duquesne Invitational2002 Horizon League Championship2005 Joe Cole Invitational2005 Horizon League Championship

Tournament Wins Under Coach Engel1993 Motor City Invitational1994 Sandhills Collegiate1994 Motor City Invitational1997 Oakland Invitational1999 MCC Championship1999 Kangaroo’s Colonial Classic

2006 IPFW Fall Classic2007 Horizon League Championship2007 DePaul John Dallio Memorial2007 IPFW Fall Classic2008 Fort Lauderdale Spring Classic2008 Detroit Titans Invitational

David Byrne2006 IPFW Classic

2007 HorizonLeague Champ.2009 Titans Inv.

Brent McClung2002 RMU/

Duquesne Invit.

Jason Hartman1999 MCC

Championship

Kevin Kinney1992 St. Clair

Invitational

Kevin Michalik1990 DaytonInvitational

Brian McMahon1995 DaytonInvitational

JeremyRothenberger

1994 Duquesne Inv.1996 Motor City Inv.

1997 Titans Inv.

Adam Walicki1999 Detroit Titans

Invitational

Mark Sommerfeld2007 Ft. Lauderdale Cl.2008 First Mkt. Bank

Intercollegiate2008 Titans Inv.

Brad Spears1997 Wright State

Invitational

Jason Paholsky1993 Motor City

Invitational1994 Sandhills

Collegiate


Asst. Coach Luke LaFaveLuke LaFave, a 2002 UDM grad and

a key contributor to the rise of the Titanmen’s golf program during his playingdays, returned to his alma mater lastspring as an assistant coach.

LaFave, 30, played an early, majorrole in the Titans’ recent run of success.The team has won five of the last 11Horizon League championships andLaFave played on the first three of them.He also served as an assistant brieflyduring the 2004-05 season, one in whichthe Titans went on to win still anotherleague crown.

“Luke set the standard for histeammates during his playing days and heset the bar high for future Titans with allof the success he had with us as a collegeplayer. I’m really glad that he’s back withus as an assistant,” said Mark Engel,who’s in his 20th year as the Titans’ headcoach. “Luke canteach our playersa lot, betweenhis technicalknowledge andhis backgroundas a competitor.If there’s a ‘TitanWay’ of doingthings, Lukeknows about itbecause hehelped create it.”

LaFavebroke in quicklyat UDM,finishing fourthat the 1999leaguechampionshipsas a freshman,earning all-conference andMCC Newcomerof the Yearrecognition inthe process. Hewas also secondindividually atthe 2002 leaguechampionships,

claiming a berth on the All-TournamentTeam and helping the Titans to theirsecond straight appearance in the NCAAGolf Regionals.

The latter conference tournamentmarked LaFave’s eighth Top 10 finish as acollege player. He broke par in two of histhree rounds at Green Bay Country Cluben route to his runner-up finish, and hiseven-par total 216 over 54 holes was acareer-best.

LaFave was highly-decorated off thecourse as well. He won the 2002President’s Award as UDM’s mostoutstanding senior student-athlete. He alsoreceived All-America Scholar recognitionfrom the Golf Coaches Association ofAmerica in 2001 and again in 2002,making him UDM’s first two-timerecipient of the award. He majored inmarketing at UDM.

LaFavecame to theUniversity aftera very successfuljunior golfcareer whichsaw him finish inthe Top 10 of theOntario JuniorTournament ofChampions onthree occasions,and in AmericanJunior GolfAssociationcompetitiontwice.

He turnedpro in 2003 andhas competedsuccessfully onthe Great LakesTour and severalother mini-tours.He also works asa national golftournamentdirector. LaFaveand his wifeVanessa residein Royal Oak.


Meet The Titans

Titan Seniors Brian Sparks - David Byrne - Alex WatkinsTitan Seniors Brian Sparks - David Byrne - Alex Watkins


David ByrneByrne Up Close:One of the premier golfers in the HorizonLeague over the last three years... Alreadyone of just three Titans who have beenvoted All-HL on three occasions… Hasposted 24 sub-par rounds and 19 Top 10finishes as a Titan... Received the UDMTitan Club Award for academic andathletic excellence and was named a 2009All-America Scholar by the Golf CoachesAssociation of America…Fall ’09:Ranked 73rd in the country among thecollege golfers by Golfstat after a sterlingfall run in which he put together fourstraight top three finishes… Took secondplace at DePaul and Georgetown and thirdat Michigan State and Illinois State…Last Season:Led the Titans with a 73.3 stroke averageand was their top finisher at fivetournaments… Won the Detroit TitansInvitational to end the regular seasonbefore tying for fourth place at theHorizon League Championship en route tohis third straight berth on the All-Tournament Team… Posted eight Top 20finishes – five of them in the Top 10 – innine events last year…

As A Titan:Was second in the Horizon League with a73.0 scoring average in his second collegeseason… Finished among the Top 5 infive tournaments as a sophomore,including runner-up at DePaul’s JohnDallio Memorial and fourth at the HLChampionships… Set a personal 54-holelow of 206 (66-68-72) as the Titans won asecond straight team title at the IPFW FallClassic… Was voted 2007 Newcomer ofthe Year and All-Horizon League by theconference coaches as a freshman... Setthe 18-hole school scoring record with a65 at IPFW en route to medalist honors...Posted a three-stroke victory at the HLChampionship, firing an even-par 216…Was voted UDM’s Newcomer of the Year(all sports) for 2006-07…Personal:Has compiled an outstanding record insummer play since joining the Titans…Has become the first player ever to winthree Ontario Men’s Match PlayChampionships, and he’s done it threeyears in a row (2007-08-09)… Alsocaptured the 2009 Ontario Champion ofChampions and Western Ontario Amateurcrowns while finishing ninth at theOntario Am and 29th at the Canadian Amlast summer, ending up third in theranking of Ontario men’s amateurs… In2008, in addition to his Ontario MatchPlay title, was sixth at the OntarioAmateur, fourth at the Ontario Championof Champions and 23rd at the CanadianAm… Also reached match play at theNorth and South Amateur while winning alocal qualifier by five strokes to play inhis first U.S. Amateur… Was ranked 44thnationally by the RCGA… Was rankedsecond among all men’s amateurs inOntario in 2008 after taking the top spotin ’07… At the 2007 Canadian Amateur,won two matches to reach the Round of16 before being ousted by the eventualrunner-up... Ranked 23rd on the RCGAMen’s Order of Merit at summer 2007’send... Earned a berth in the 2004 U.S.Junior Amateur Championship by winningthe local qualifier held in WestBloomfield... A year later, he finished 13that the Ontario Junior Championship, and33rd at the Canadian Junior… Serving asPresident of UDM’s Student-AthleteAdvisory Committee in 2009-10…Majoring in Education...

Senior•

Essex, ON•

Essex Secondary School•

Best Career Finish:1st, 2006 IPFW Classic

1st, 2007 Horizon League Ch.1st, 2009 Titans Invitational


Byrne’s Career StatisticsTop

Year Rounds Strokes Avg. 10/20 Low 18 Low 542006-07 24 1793 74.7 4/5 65 (IPFW) 215 (Yestingsmeier)2007-08 30 2190 73.0 6/8 66 (IPFW) 206 (IPFW)2008-09 22 1612 73.3 5/8 68 (Dallio) 214 (Dallio, Titans)Fall 2009 11 788 71.6 4/4 66 (twice) 208 (Spartan)Totals 87 6383 73.4 19/25 65 (IPFW) 206 (IPFW)


Brian SparksSparks Up Close:

An experienced player who quicklyadapted to the college game when hejoined the Titans... Did not see tournamentaction in the fall, but will again battle forregular playing duty this spring... Hasworked hard since his freshman year toadd distance off the tee... Relies heavilyon his touch around the greens… A goodstudent of the game who manages the golfcourse well… Knows how to play withinhimself...

Last Season:

Saw action in the Titan lineup six times asa junior… His best overall performancecame at Cleveland State, when he tied for48th place with a season-low 231 total…Fired a 73 in the closing round at CSU,his best tally of the year and one stroke

away from matching his college-lowround…

As A Titan:

Did not play as a sophomore whileworking on swing changes… Saw actionin all 11 of the Titans’ tournaments as afreshman... Finished the year with a 77.9stroke average... His best 18-hole score(72) and 54-hole total (221) both came atBall State’s Earl YestingsmeierInvitational as Sparks helped the Titans tosecond place in the 18-team field thatfall... Had his top individual finish on theleader board when he tied for 14th placeat the 2007 Fort Lauderdale SpringClassic... That was Sparks’ initial Top 20finish as a collegian… Closed out the yearwith a solid, one-over 73 at the NCAAWest Regional at Arizona State...

Personal:

Aligned himself with the Titans during theNCAA’s November, 2006 early signingperiod, right after the conclusion of hissenior golf season in high school...Finished second at the Division III StateChampionships that fall, leading to hisfourth appearance on the All-State Teamat season’s end... Also finished runner-upin Regional competition... Won the 25-team Gaylord Classic early in the 2005high school season... One year earlier, wasfifth at the state finals and won the MetroConference crown... Like UDM teammateDavid Byrne, Sparks won one of the twoMichigan local qualifiers to earn a berthin the 2004 U.S. Junior Championship atthe famed Olympic Club in SanFrancisco... Caddied for his classmate,Byrne, at the 2008 U.S. AmateurChampionship in Pinehurst… Was 17th atthe Michigan Junior Amateur in 2004,then third in 2005 and 12th a year later...Picked up Top 30 finishes at the AJGABuick Junior each of his last two summersbefore college... Qualified for his secondstraight Michigan Amateur in 2006...Loves college basketball’s “MarchMadness” almost as much as he doesgolf... Majoring in BusinessAdministration...

Senior•

Shelby Township, MI•

Lutheran North High School•

Best Career Finish:T14, 2007 Fort Lauderdale

Spring Classic


Sparks’ Career StatisticsTop

Year Rounds Strokes Avg. 10/20 Low 18 Low 542006-07 26 2027 77.9 0/1 72 (Yestingsmeier) 221 (Yestingsmeier)2008-09 22 1767 80.3 0/0 73 (Cleveland) 231 (Cleveland)Totals 48 3794 79.0 0/1 72 (Yestingsmeier) 221 (Yestingsmeier)


Alex WatkinsWatkins Up Close:

Came to UDM with an impressive playingresume... A member of UDM’s strong,three-man senior class… One of thelongest hitters on the team, which giveshim regular opportunities to reach par-5’sin two... Did not see action in the fall, butwill continue to battle for playing time inhis final spring at UDM…

Last Season:

Was part of the Titan lineup in two eventslast spring, at Indiana’s Hoosier Classic aswell as the Titans Invitational… His last-day 78 at Indiana was his seasoon-low…

As A Titan:

As a sophomore, cracked the lineup in thefirst tournament of the 2007-08 season,tying for 53rd place at Bowling Green’sJohn Piper Intercollegiate… Also gainedvaluable experience playing as anindividual in four other events… Finishedthe year with a 77.0 stroke average…Fired a career-low round of 70 in theclosing 18 holes of Wright State’s BullockIntercollegiate… Finished the tournamentwith a 222, his best 54-hole total atUDM… Saw his first college action as afreshman, playing as an individual in thefinal tournament of Detroit’s 2006 fallschedule... Carded rounds of 78 and 75 atthe IPFW Fall Classic, a tournamentwhich was won by Detroit...

Personal:

A November, 2005 signee who inked aNational Letter of Intent with UDM rightafter his senior golf season in highschool... Was a Division II All-Stateselection in 2004 and again in 2005...Played in three straight Michigan highschool state finals, only missing out by asingle stroke in his bid to return as asenior... Did claim medalist honors in thedistrict tournament, and also captured firstplace at the Traverse City Invitationalearly in the 2005 high school season...Finished seventh at the 2005 MichiganJunior Amateur, and was fifth in the statefinals of the Big I Junior Classic as heearned a berth in the nationalchampionship... Won two events and hadthe leading scoring average, whilefinishing second in Player of the YearPoints, on the PowerBilt Junior Tour thesame summer… Also finished 13th at thePlantations Junior Tour Tournament ofChampions in 2005... Qualified for theMichigan Open three straight years (2006-08)... Had a win, and three other Top 10finishes, on the PowerBilt Tour in 2006 ashe ended up eighth in stroke average andninth in Player of the Year points... Hasplayed a number of Fidra MidwestCollegiate Series tournaments the last twosummers to add competitive experience...Played varsity tennis as well as golf inhigh school... An Academic All-Stateselection in 2005, Watkins is majoring inFinance at UDM…

Senior•

Coldwater, MI•

Coldwater High School•

Best Career Finish:T13, 2008

Bullock Intercollegiate


Watkins’ Career StatisticsTop

Year Rounds Strokes Avg. 10/20 Low 18 Low 542006-07 2 153 76.5 0/0 75 (IPFW) –2007-08 14 1078 77.0 0/1 70 (Bullock) 222 (Bullock)2008-09 6 490 81.7 0/0 78 (Hoosier) 236 (Hoosier)Totals 22 1721 78.2 0/1 70 (Bullock) 222 (Bullock)


Jeff ClarridgeClarridge Up Close:

A good ball striker who has been a fixturein the Detroit playing rotation sincearriving on campus as a freshman... Hasalready posted eight sub-par rounds andeight Top 10 finishes through 2½ years…

Fall ’09:

Got off to a strong start at the MichiganState Spartan Classic as he helped theTitans to a top five finish as a team byfinishing 10th individually… Put togethera 68-72-74-214 card there, the opening 68representing his one-round best as aTitan… Also took 15th at Illinois State...

Last Season:

Matched his then career low, 69, whileclosing in a third-place tie individually atMichigan State’s Spartan Classic, helpingDetroit to a runner-up finish as a team…Was also UDM’s top individual on threeother occasions… Was named bothHorizon League Golfer and Scholar-

Athlete of the Week following his sixth-place finish (71-72–141) at the TreasureCoast Classic…

As A Titan:

Became the third Titan in four years to bevoted Horizon League Newcomer of theYear when he received the award in2008… Finished third on the team, andfifth in the league, with a 74.1 strokeaverage… Was Detroit’s top individualfinisher when he claimed a share of 10thplace at the Georgetown Intercollegiate…

Personal:

Has put together an impressive list ofaccomplishments during summer play inhis native Canada… Was a quarter-finalistat the 2009 Ontario Match PlayChampionship… Also finished 11th at theGlencoe Amateur in Alberta, 14th at theToronto Star Amateur, 43rd at the OntarioAm and 45th at the CanadianChampionships… Won a hotly-contested2008 Toronto Star Amateur title with aclutch eight-foot par putt on the finalhole… Also finished 21st at the OntarioAmateur and 14th at the Canadian Am thatsummer… Finished the year ranked 11thamong men’s amateurs by the GolfAssociation of Ontario… Signed withDetroit in November of 2006... Finishedfourth at the 2007 Ontario JuniorTournament of Champions, 14th at theOntario Junior Boys Championship and77th at the Canadian Juniors...Finishedrunner-up at the inaugural Greens andDreams Invitational in his final juniortournament... Was the individual medalistat the 2006 Williamson Cup competitionas Ontario won the team title... Clarridgealso finished tied for fourth at the 2006Ontario Junior Championship, and was26th at the Canadian Junior and 43rd atthe Ontario Men’s Amateur as well....Ended the 2006 summer season as the11th-ranked junior in Ontario, whilestanding 46th on the Royal Canadian GolfAssociation’s national Order of Merit...His sister, Tori, was an All-Mountain WestConference swimmer at New Mexico...Majoring in Business Administration…

Junior•

Barrie, ON•

Bear Creek Secondary School•


Spartan Classic


Clarridge’s Career StatisticsTop

Year Rounds Strokes Avg. 10/20 Low 18 Low 542007-08 27 2001 74.1 4/8 69 (3 times) 214 (Yestingsmeier, IPFW)2008-09 25 1866 74.6 3/5 69 (Spartan) 220 (Hoosier)Fall 2009 11 829 75.4 1/2 68 (Spartan) 214 (Spartan)Totals 63 4696 74.5 8/15 69 (4 times) 214 (3 times)


Adam IstvanIstvan Up Close:

Joined the 2009-10 Titan roster aftertransferring to UDM during the latesummer from Hawaii Pacific University…Arrived at Detroit with some solid collegeexperience at the Division II level underhis belt, and is anxious to make acontribution at Detroit… Did not playduring the fall campaign… One of thelongest hitters on the team, which he canuse to advantage, especially on par-5s…

College Career:

Spent two seasons as a starter at HawaiiPacific… Led the Sea Warriors to fourthplace at the 2009 PacWest ConferenceChampionships, finishing the tournamentin ninth place individually… Was selectedsecond-team all-conference as asophomore… Claimed 15th place at the2008 PacWest Championship – againHawaii Pacific’s top individual finisher –as a freshman…

Personal:

A graduate of Seabury Hall Academy inMaui, HI... Finished 11th at the Hawaiihigh school championship as a prepjunior… Also played volleyball andbasketball, in addition to golf, in highschool... Received the Spartan Award,2005 Player of the Year, and MILchampions for basketball in his senioryear… Qualified for the 2009 MichiganAmateur Championship in summer golfplay… Finished 11th in Player of the Yearpoints on the 2006 Adams Junior GolfTour, with top 10 finishes in five of the sixevents he played… Was the 2005 Playerof the Year on the Top 50 Junior Tour…Favorite athlete is Tiger Woods... Was arecipient of the 2007 DSIF Yasuko AsadaMemorial College Scholarship Award,presented to Hawaiian high school seniorsfor academic achievement, activeparticipation on their high school golfteams and full-time enrollment at anaccredited U.S. college or university…His uncle, Jerry Coyne, is a former U-Dbasketball player… Majoring inFinance…

Junior•

Clarkston, MI•

Seabury HallHigh School (HI)



Britt PronkPronk Up Close:

A two-year starter as a Titan... The team’slone lefthander ... Has soft hands aroundthe greens and one of the best swings onthe team... Has broken par in six roundsso far as a Titan…

Fall ’09:

Finished second on the team during thefall with a 74.9 stroke average… Wasamong the Titans’ top three scorers on theteam in three of the team’s fourtournaments… Repeated his success at the2008 John Dallio Memorial by comingback to claim a share of sixth place thisyear (72-73-75-220)…

Last Season:

Posted his top finish as a collegian atDePaul’s John Dallio Memorial when hegrabbed second place individually… Shota career-best five-under-par 211 for 54holes with rounds of 72, 71 and career-low 68 in leading Detroit to third place asa team… Cracked the Top 20 at the

Detroit Titans Invitational with an 18th-place finish, then capped off the season bytying teammate David Byrne for fourthplace at the 2009 Horizon LeagueChampionship…

As A Titan:

Played in all of Detroit’s 11 tournamentsas a freshman and finished the year with a75.5 stroke average… Had four Top 20finishes, with a personal best of 11th placeat the Horizon League Championship…

Personal:

Made a great showing at the 2009 TorontoStar Amateur, finishing in sixth place…Broke through with a big win a yearearlier when he captured the 2008 OntarioChampion of Champions title… Alsofinished 13th at the Toronto StarAmateur… Ended that year ranked 31stamong men’s amateurs in his nativeprovince by the Golf Association ofOntario… Signed with UDM inNovember of 2006, early in his final yearin high school... Finished the 2007summer season ranked 15th in Canada onthe RCGA Junior Boys Order of Merit...Finished seventh at the Ontario JuniorBoys Championship and 10th at theCanadian Junior in 2007... In men’samateur competition, came in 39th at theOntario Am, while reaching the secondround of match play at the CanadianChampionships... Ended the summer of2006 ranked 14th among junior boys bythe Golf Association of Ontario... Finishedeighth at the 2006 Ontario Junior, 13th atthe Junior Tournament of Champions and17th at the Ontario Future LinksChampionship, while also helping TeamOntario win the annual Williamson Cupmatches... Won the 2002 Ontario BantamChampionship as a 13-year-old, and isalso a past winner of the Tyson Tour, achampionship previously claimed bycurrent PGA Tour standout Mike Weir...His brother, Blake, plays professionalhockey in the Netherlands... Pronk’sfather, Bob, was a five-time Canadianwrestling champion... Majoring inBusiness Administration…

Junior•

London, ON•

St. Thomas AquinasSecondary School

•Best Career Finish:

2nd, 2008John Dallio Memorial


Pronk’s Career StatisticsTop

Year Rounds Strokes Avg. 10/20 Low 18 Low 542007-08 30 2265 75.5 0/4 70 (2 times) 215 (IPFW)2008-09 25 1883 75.3 2/4 68 (Dallio) 211 (Dallio)Fall 2009 11 824 74.9 1/2 71 (Spartan) 218 (Spartan)Totals 66 4972 75.3 3/10 68 (Dallio) 211 (Dallio)


Mark HicksHicks Up Close:

An experienced sophomore who made animmediate dent in the Titan playingrotation when he joined the team lastyear… Among the longest hitters on theUDM roster… Works hard on his toucharound the greens, an element that leads togood scoring…

Fall ’09:

Played in the first three tournaments of thefall season, with his best placing (T-35) at

DePaul’s John Dallio Memorial and hisbest 54-hole total, 229, in the season-opening Spartan Classic… Shot a fall-lowround of 75 over the second 18 holes atthe Spartan… Ended up with a 78.7 strokeaverage over nine rounds…

Last Season:

Played in all 10 of the Titans’ tournamentsas a freshman… Really broke from thegates quickly as he tied with teammateDavid Byrne for seventh placeindividually at the season-opening JohnPiper Intercollegiate at Bowling Green…Shot 221 at the Piper, still his best 54-holescore at Detroit… His second-round 70was the lowest 18-hole card he puttogether in his first college season… Took14th place at the Horizon LeagueChampionship – his second career Top 20finish – after closing the tournament withan even-par final round… Finished theseason fourth on the team with a 76.6stroke average…

Personal:

Enjoyed a good summer of 2009 in whichhe qualified for both the Ontario MatchPlay Championship – where he advancedto the Round of 32 – and the Toronto StarAmateur… Arrived at UDM in the Fall of2008 after standing out in his final seasonof junior golf… Tied for seventh at theOntario Junior Championship, 11th at theRCGA Future Links Ontario and 41st atthe Canadian Junior in ’08… Finishedrunner-up at the 2007 provincial highschool championships after finishing fifthin Ontario as a junior… Led his highschool to the OFSSA team championshipon each of those occasions… Won the2006 Ontario Junior Match PlayChampionship… En route to the victory,Hicks defeated his future collegeteammate Jeff Clarridge – a current UDMjunior – in the quarter-finals of thattournament… Hicks finished eighth at theRCGA Future Links QuebecChampionship in 2007, and 73rd at theCanadian Junior the same summer...Majoring in Business Administration…

Sophomore•

Niagara-On-The-Lake, ON•

Niagara Secondary School•


John Piper Intercollegiate


Hicks’ Career StatisticsTop

Year Rounds Strokes Avg. 10/20 Low 18 Low 542008-09 25 1914 76.6 1/3 70 (Piper) 221 (Piper)Fall 2009 9 708 78.7 0/0 75 (Spartan) 229 (Spartan)Totals 34 2622 77.1 1/3 70 (Piper) 221 (Piper)


Sheldon KeyteKeyte Up Close:

A talented freshman who brought a solidall-around game with him to UDM… Haswhat it takes to make a contribution to theTitan fortunes this spring… Can hit it longoff the tee, and has shown an ability to getup-and-down on the greens…

Fall ’09:

Joined the Titan starting lineup in time forthe last tournament of the fall, and posteda 75-76-151 score card at the GeorgetownIntercollegiate… That showing earnedhim a share of 28th place in the rain-shortened event…

Personal:

A three-time winner of the KalamazooJunior Golf Association Player of the YearAward (2006, 2008, 2009), as he becamethe first-ever multiple winner in KJGAhistory… Also won the 2009 Kalamazoo

Men’s City Championship… Was a three-time All-State selection in high school…Finished his prep career in great fashion,leading Kalamazoo Hackett to its firststate golf championship in 33 years…Individually, he lost in a three-hole playofffor Division 4 medalist honors… A yearearlier, as Hackett finished third inDivision 3, Keyte ended up thirdindividually as well… An all-conferencechoice all four years in high school…Signed with the Titans in November of2008, bringing an impressive junior golfresume with him to UDM… Scored a pairof Top 10 finishes in American JuniorGolf Association tournaments (second atthe Woodward Video Junior at theGreenbrier and ninth at the Randy WiseJunior Open in Flint) earlier that year…Missed qualifying for the U.S. Junior byjust one shot… Was sixth at the MichiganPGA Junior… Finished the year ranked117th nationally by the AJGA and 163rdby the National Junior Golf Scoreboard…In addition to golf, also played highschool basketball… Majoring in BusinessAdministration…

Freshman•

Portage, MI•

Hackett High School•


Georgetown Intercollegiate


Keyte’s Career StatisticsTop

Year Rounds Strokes Avg. 10/20 Low 18 Low 54Fall 2009 2 151 75.5 0/0 74 (Georgetown) –


Simon ReyersReyers Up Close:

Detroit’s latest recruit from Ontario whohas shown he is among the most talentednewcomers in the Horizon League thisyear… At 6-4, the tallest of the Titansdrives it straight off the tee, and has asolid short game to match… Grabbed hisshare of playing time right out of thegate…

Fall ’09:

Claimed a starting job right from the fall’soutset and never gave it back… Played inall four of Detroit’s tournaments andfinished with a 75.9 stroke average over11 rounds… His low 54-hole total (224)came at the season-opening SpartanClassic… His top individual placing alsoresulted in his first Top 20 finish as acollegian as he collected a share of 15thplace at DePaul’s John Dallio Memorial…Shot an 18-hole low round of 73 at bothMichigan State and Illinois State…

Personal:

Arrived at UDM after keeping his gamewell-honed during the summer months…Finished third at the 2009 Ontario BetterBall Championship, a two-man teamevent, and 34th at the Ontario Men’sAmateur… Also qualified for theCanadian Am… Signed with Detroit inNovember of 2008, following some stellarplay during his final year of junior golf…Placed 17th at the Ontario Junior Classic,20th at the RCGA Ontario Future LinksChampionship, 59th at the Ontario Men’sAmateur and 19th at the Ontario JuniorAm… Culminated his summer with a44th-place finish at the Canadian Junior…Also won the 2008 Kingston DistrictMen’s Amateur and his third straightKingston Junior title… Ended the summerranked 28th among Ontario junior golfersby the GAO… Later took 14th place atthe provincial high school championships,helping Holy Cross to a third-place teamfinish… Majoring in BusinessAdministration…Freshman

•Kingston, ON

•Holy Cross Secondary School

•Best Career Finish:

T15, 2009John Dallio Memorial


Reyers’ Career StatisticsTop

Year Rounds Strokes Avg. 10/20 Low 18 Low 54Fall 2009 11 835 75.9 0/1 73 (twice) 224 (Spartan)


2009 Season Review

The Titans on the InternetRegular updates and informationon the Titan Golf program, along

with Detroit’s other 18 varsityteams, are available throughout

the year at UDM’s officialathletics web site:

www.DetroitTitans.com

2008-09 HeadlinesTournament Runner-Up Finishes

Spartan ClassicHorizon League Championship

Individual MedalistDavid Byrne,

Detroit Titans Invitational

All-Horizon LeagueDavid Byrne

Horizon League All-TournamentDavid ByrneBritt Pronk

GCAA All-America ScholarDavid Byrne

Horizon League Golfer of the WeekBritt Pronk, Sept. 25, 2008

Jeff Clarridge, March 11, 2009David Byrne, April 22, 2009

David Byrne

Tough graduation losses aside, theTitans still crafted quite a successfulseason in 2009.

It might not have been expected bysome outsiders, what with a pair of four-year starters – three-time Horizon LeaguePlayer of the Year Mark Sommerfeld anddependable Mikhial Pasic – no longer in alineup that won four tournaments in 2007-08 and no senior on the 2009 playingroster at all. But UDM was quite solidnonetheless and battled hard for theconference championship, losing by fivestrokes after a two-day duel withCleveland State.

Three veterans anchored the lineupbeginning with David Byrne, an All-League golfer who succeeded Sommerfeldin the top spot in the Detroit lineup. Byrnerecorded Top 20 finishes in everytournament but one last year, averaged73.3 strokes on the season to pace theTitans and recorded his third straight topfour finish at the HL championships.

The season started off on a goodnote as Detroit claimed second place atMichigan State’s Spartan Classic. Byrneand sophomores Jeff Clarridge and BrittPronk maintained their positions at the topof the lineup as the season unfolded, whilefreshman Mark Hicks made his debut atNo. 4, where he’d play all season.

Later in the fall, the Titans wouldcontinue to shine, boasting high finishes atDePaul (third) and Cleveland State (fifth)along the way.

As the spring unfolded, Detroitstarted slowly on the course, but kept

gathering momentum as it headed into thepost-season. In the final tune-up beforemeeting all of their Horizon League rivals,Detroit kept climbing the leader board andtook third place at its own TitansInvitational while Byrne fired a two-under-par 214 to capture medalist honors.

At the league championships, theTitans moved up from second place afterRound 1 and vaulted into the 36-hole leadwith a three-shot advantage heading intothe final day.

They maintained their edge foranother nine, but were caught by aCleveland State charge as Detroit endedup settling for second place at the leaguetournament for a second straight season.

Byrne and Pronk tied for fourthplace individually as they both earned aspot on the 2009 All-Tournament Team,while Byrne also collected a third straightAll-Horizon League Award from thecoaches.

Byrne closed out the year byreceiving All-America Scholar recognitionfrom the Golf Coaches Association ofAmerica. As a team, the Titans received aPresidential Award from the GCAA forposting one of the seven highest DivisionI grade point averages in the country.


2008-09 UDM Statistics2008-09 Titan Tournament ResultsTournament Team Result Top Detroit PlayerJohn Piper Intercollegiate (Stone Ridge GC, Bowling Green, OH) 5th of 13 - 891 (295-295-301) Byrne/Hicks - T7 (221)*Spartan Classic (The Kingsley Club, Kingsley, MI) 2nd of 6 - 290 Clarridge - T3 (69)DePaul John Dallio Memorial (Ruffled Feathers GC, Lemont, IL) 3rd of 15 - 875 (290-300-285) Pronk - 2 (211)Cleveland State Invitational (Sand Ridge GC, Chardon, OH) 5th of 14 - 891 (296-293-302) Byrne - 8 (220)*Georgetown Intercollegiate (Members Club, Beallsville, MD) 10th of 12 - 619 (306-313) Clarridge - T27 (153)Treasure Coast Classic (Indian Hills GC, Fort Pierce, FL) 6th of 7 - 592 (298-294) Clarridge - T6 (143)First Market Bank Intercollegiate (Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg, VA) 16th of 22 - 612 (311-301) Byrne - T14 (147)adidas Hoosier Invitational (IU Championship GC, Bloomington, IN) 13th of 15 - 914 (297-304-313) Clarridge - T19 (220)Detroit Titans Invitational (The Golden Fox, Plymouth, MI) T-3rd of 13 - 903 (303-302-298) Byrne - 1 (214)Horizon League Championship (Kearney Hill Links, Lexington, KY) 2nd of 7 - 892 (300-296-296) Byrne/Pronk - T4 (220) (*Shortened due to weather)

2008-09 Individual Scoring AveragesGolfer Rounds Strokes Avg. Low 18David Byrne 22 1612 73.3 68 (Dallio)Jeff Clarridge 25 1866 74.6 69 (Spartan)Britt Pronk 25 1883 75.3 68 (Dallio)Mark Hicks 25 1914 76.6 70 (Piper)Nolan Knill 9 718 79.8 71 (Spartan)Brian Sparks 22 1767 80.3 73 (Cleveland)Alex Watkins 6 490 81.7 78 (Hoosier)Team 25 7479 299.2 285 (Dallio)

2009 Fall Tournament ResultsDate Tournament Team Result Top Detroit PlayerSept. 19-20 Spartan Classic (The Kingsley Club, Kingsley, MI) 5th of 13 - 864 (281-285-298) Byrne - T3 (208)Sept. 27-28 John Dallio Memorial (Ruffled Feathers GC, Lemont, IL) 2nd of 16 - 898 (305-289-304) Byrne - T2 (218)Oct. 11-12 D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate (Weibring GC, Normal, IL) T-3rd of 15 - 905 (302-297-306) Byrne - T3 (218)Oct. 19-20 *Georgetown Intercoll. (Four Streams, Beallsville, MD) 6th of 12 - 597 (299-298) Byrne - T2 (144) (*Shortened due to weather)

2009 Individual Fall Scoring AveragesGolfer Rounds Strokes Avg. Low 18David Byrne 11 788 71.6 66 (Spartan, Dallio)Britt Pronk 11 824 74.9 71 (Spartan)Jeff Clarridge 11 829 75.4 68 (Spartan)Sheldon Keyte 2 151 75.5 75 (Georgetown)Simon Reyers 11 835 75.9 73 (Spartan, Weibring)Mark Hicks 9 708 78.7 75 (Spartan)Team 11 3264 296.7 281 (Spartan)

Britt Pronk


Tournament Records54-Hole Team Tournament Total832 – 2007 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (270-275-287)848 – 2007 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational – Delaware CC (280-285-283)848 – 2006 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational – Delaware CC (286-274-288)851 – 2000 Ohio Collegiate Classic – Beechwood GC (282-281-288)856 – 2000 MCC Championship – Detroit Golf Club (285-285-286)864 – 2009 Spartan Classic – Kingsley Club (281-285-298)865 – 2001 Titans Invitational – Arbor Hills CC (290-281-294)867 – 2005 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational – Delaware CC (289-292-286)867 – 1999 The McLaughlin – Bethpage Park GC (296-286-285)875 – 2008 John Dallio Memorial – Ruffled Feathers GC (290-300-285)875 – 2004 APSU Intercollegiate – Links at Novadell (291-283-301)878 – 2008 Detroit Titans Invitational –Golden Fox GL (294-2880296)879 – 2004 John Piper Intercollegiate – Stone Ridge GC (293-287-299)880 – 2007 John Dallio Memorial – Ruffled Feathers GC (270-275-287)880 – 2003 Eastern Kentucky Invitational – Arlington GC (297-292-291)881 – 2001 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational – The Players Club (290-289-302)882 – 2008 Bullock Intercollegiate – Greene CC (295-294-293)882 – 1999 MCC Championship – Quail Hollow GC (292-293-297)883 – 2004 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational – Delaware CC (294-293-299)884 – 2005 John Piper Intercollegiate – Stone Ridge GC (289-290-305)887 – 2007 NCAA West Regional – Karsten GC (297-297-293)887 – 2006 John Dallio Memorial – Prairie Landing GC (305-293-289)888 – 2003 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational – The Players Club (291-293-304)

36-Hole Team Tournament Total560 – 2006 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (281-279)567 – 2008 Ft. Lauderdale Classic – Grande Oaks GC (284-283)576 – 2008 First Market Bank Intercollegiate – Kingsmill Resort (290-286)578 – 2007 Fort Lauderdale Classic – Grande Oaks GC (296-282)589 – 2007 William & Mary Invitational – Kingsmill Resort (294-295)592 – 2009 Treasure Coast Classic – Indian Hills GC (298-294)592 – 2001 Florida A&M Invitational – Hilaman GC (300-292)593 – 1999 Wright State Invitational – NCR CC/Greene CC (288-305)593 – 1998 Wright State Invitational – NCR CC/Greene CC (290-303)594 – 2006 Fort Lauderdale Classic – Grande Oaks GC (301-293)

18-Hole Round Total270 – 2007 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (1st round)274 – 2006 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational (2nd)275 – 2007 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (2nd)279 – 2006 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (2nd)280 – 2007 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational – Delaware CC (1st)281 – 2006 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (1st)281 – 2009 Spartan Classic – Kingsley Club (1st)

281 – 2001 Titans Invitational – Arbor Hills CC (2nd)281 – 2000 Ohio Collegiate Classic – Beechwood GC (2nd)282 – 2007 Fort Lauderdale Classic – Grande Oaks GC (2nd)282 – 2000 Ohio Collegiate Classic – Beechwood GC (1st)283 – 2008 Ft. Lauderdale Classic – Grande Oaks GC (2nd)283 – 2007 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational – Delaware CC (3rd)283 – 2004 APSU Intercollegiate – Links at Novadell (2nd)284 – 2008 Ft. Lauderdale Classic – Grande Oaks GC (1st)

Kyler Murphy

Mikhial Pasic


54-Hole Individual Totals205 – Kyler Murphy, 2005 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational – Delaware CC (67-69-69)206 – David Byrne, 2007 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (66-68-72)207 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2007 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational – Delaware CC (66-68-73)208 – David Byrne, 2009 Spartan Classic – Kingsley Club (66-66-76)208 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2007 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (65-68-75)209 – Mikhial Pasic, 2007 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (69-67-73)210 – Kyler Murphy, 2006 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational – Delaware CC (70-70-70)210 – Kyler Murphy, 2004 APSU Intercollegiate – Links at Novadell (71-67-72)211 – Britt Pronk, 2008 John Dallio Memorial – Ruffles Feathers GC (72-71-68)211 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2006 Horizon League Ch. – Plum Creek GC (69-69-73)211 – Johnny Strawser, 2001 Titans Invitational – Arbor Hills CC (69-68-74)211 – Brent McClung, 2000 Ohio Collegiate Classic – Beechwood GC (69-68-74)211 – Brad Spears, 2000 Ohio Collegiate Classic – Beechwood GC (69-68-74)211 – Johnny Strawser, 2000 MCC Championship – Detroit Golf Club (68-73-70)211 – Brad Spears, 1999 The McLaughlin – Bethpage Park GC (70-73-68)212 – Adam Walicki, 2001 Titans Invitational – Arbor Hills CC (73-70-69)213 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2008 Detroit Titans Invitational – Golden Fox GL (69-70-74)213 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2006 John Dallio Memorial – Prairie Landing GC (74-69-70)213 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2005 John Piper Intercoll. – Stone Ridge GC (68-71-74)213 – Adam Walicki, 1999 Titans Invitational – Arbor Hills CC (72-73-68)

36-Hole Individual Totals135 – David Byrne, 2006 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (65-70)136 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2007 Fort Lauderdale Classic – Grande Oaks GC (70-66)137 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2008 First Market Bank Intercoll. – Kingsmill Resort (68-69)138 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2008 Ft. Lauderdale Classic – Grande Oaks GC (68-70)139 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2007 William & Mary Invitational – Kingsmill Resort (70-69)140 – David Byrne, 2008 Ft. Lauderdale Classic – Grande Oaks GC (71-69)141 – David Byrne, 2008 First Market Bank Intercollegiate – Kingsmill Resort (72-69)141 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2007 Cincinnati Invitational – Hueston Woods GC (67-74)141 – Mikhial Pasic, 2006 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (72-69)142 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2006 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (73-69)142 – Kyler Murphy, 2006 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (71-71)143 – Jeff Clarridge, 2009 Treasure Coast Classic – Indian Hills GC (71-72)143 – David Byrne, 2007 William & Mary Invitational – Kingsmill Resort (77-66)143 – David Byrne, 2007 Fort Lauderdale Classic – Grande Oaks GC (76-67)143 – Adam Walicki, 2002 Florida A&M Invitational – Hilaman GC (68-75)143 – Brad Spears, 1998 Wright State Invitational – Greene CC (70-73)

18-Hole Round Totals65 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2007 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (1st)65 – David Byrne, 2006 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (1st)66 – David Byrne, 2009 John Dallio Memorial – Ruffled Feathers GC (2nd)66 – David Byrne, 2009 Spartan Classic – Kingsley Club (1st)66 – David Byrne, 2009 Spartan Classic – Kingsley Club (2nd)66 – David Byrne, 2007 IPFW Fall Classic – Deer Track GC (1st)66 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2007 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational – Delaware CC (1st)66 – David Byrne, 2007 William & Mary Invitational – Kingsmill Resort (2nd)66 – Mark Sommerfeld, 2007 Fort Lauderdale Classic – Grande Oaks GC (2nd)67 – on 11 occasions

The Titans would like to thankthe many generous alumni,family members and friends ofthe men’s golf program whosedonations to the Titan Clubdirectly contribute to thesuccess of the team. Fundsdesignated to support UDMGolf are used in a variety ofways by the Titans, includingtournament travel, practice andequipment purchases. Pleasecontact Coach Mark Engel formore information on how youcan support Titans Golf.

Supporting Titans Golf

Brad Spears


The Horizon League

The Titans’ Horizon League Honor RollPlayer of the YearMark Sommerfeld – 2006, 2007, 2008

Coach of the YearMark Engel – 1992, 1999, 2007Brad Kinsman – 1987

Newcomer of the YearDavid Byrne – 2007Jeff Clarridge – 2008Luke LaFave – 1999Brent McClung – 2001Jason Paholsky – 1992Mark Sommerfeld – 2005Johnny Strawser – 2000

All-Tournament TeamDavid Byrne – 2007, 2008, 2009Sean Hutchison – 2005Luke LaFave – 2002Brent McClung – 2001Jesse Maytham – 2001Kyler Murphy – 2004, 2005Mikhial Pasic – 2007Britt Pronk – 2009Mark Sommerfeld – 2005, 2006, 2007Johnny Strawser – 2002, 2003Adam Walicki – 2001

All-Conference TitansBob Beyer – 1988David Byrne – 2007, 2008, 2009Mike Cairns – 1987, 1988Norm Dickson – 1987, 1988Jason Hartman – 1998, 1999Dan Janssen – 1986Luke LaFave – 1999Jesse Maytham – 2004John Minnich – 1984Kyler Murphy – 2006Jason Paholsky – 1992, 1995Jeremy Rothenberger – 1996Corey Spanke – 1991Brad Spears – 1999, 2000Mark Sommerfeld – 2005, 2006, 2007 2008Johnny Strawser – 2000, 2002, 2003Adam Walicki – 2001, 2002

Conference MedalistDavid Byrne – 2007Jason Hartman – 1999

Jeff Clarridge

In its 31st season of operation in the2009-10 academic year, the HorizonLeague continues to aspire toward its goalof being one of the nation’s leadingathletics conferences while beingrecognized as a leader in the developmentof student-athletes as leaders and rolemodels.

The Horizon League membershipfeatures ten public and private institutionsthat have impressive academic reputationsand a storied tradition of broad-basedathletic programs. Membership includesButler, Cleveland State, Detroit, Illinois-Chicago, Loyola, Valparaiso, Wisconsin-Green Bay, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WrightState and Youngstown State.

The Horizon League’s primary focusis on adding value to the educationalexperience through its four platforms:athletic performance, academicachievement, community outreach, andpersonal responsibility and accountability.It is the League’s belief that athletics is a

powerful and visible resource tool that canbe used to enhance student-athletes’collegiate experience. The HorizonLeague’s goals are to enhance the holisticuniversity experience for the student-athlete, to create an affiliation ofinstitutions with similar athletic goals, andto adhere to the principals of integrity,diversity, excellence and growth. TheHorizon League sponsors competition in19 sports - nine for men (baseball,basketball, cross country, golf, soccer,swimming and diving, indoor track andfield, outdoor track and field and tennis)and ten for women (basketball, crosscountry, golf, soccer, softball, swimmingand diving, indoor track and field, outdoortrack and field, tennis and volleyball).

In addition to men’s golf, the Leaguealso receives automatic bids to NCAAchampionships in baseball, men’s andwomen’s basketball, men’s and women’ssoccer, softball, men’s and women’stennis, women’s volleyball, and for the

first time in League history, women’s golf.The Horizon League is headquartered inIndianapolis, the “Amateur Sports Capitalof the World,” with offices in the PanAmerican Plaza, located a block fromLucas Oil Stadium and just minutes fromConseco Fieldhouse, the State CapitolBuilding, Victory Field (home of theIndianapolis Indians) and the NCAAnational office.

A PROUD HISTORY Founded on June 16, 1979, as theMidwestern City Conference with sixcharter members, the League changed itsname to the Midwestern CollegiateConference in 1985 and added women’ssports for the 1986-87 academic year.Detroit joined in 1980

On June 4, 2001, the HorizonLeague unveiled its current name andushered in a new dynamic direction thathas brought the League closer to its statedgoal of being one of the nation’s top tencollegiate athletic conferences with a


1987Site: Golf Club of Indiana (Lebanon, IN)Lineup: Bob Beyer, Mike Cairns, Norm Dickson, Dan Janssen, Scott SosnowskiCoach: Brad KinsmanRunner-Up/Margin of Detroit Victory: Dayton, 12 strokes

1999Site: Quail Hollow Resort (Concord, OH)Lineup: Jason Hartman, Chris Hicks, Luke LaFave, Adin Lohry, Brad SpearsCoach: Mark EngelRunner-Up/Margin of Detroit Victory: Wright State, 27 strokes

2001Site: Cog Hill Golf and Country Club/Dubsdread Course (Lamont, IL)Starters: Luke LaFave, Brent McClung, Jesse Maytham, Johnny Strawser, Adam WalickiCoach: Mark EngelRunner-Up/Margin of Detroit Victory: UW-Green Bay, 6 strokes

2002Site: Green Bay Country Club (Green Bay, WI)Lineup: Luke LaFave, Brent McClung, Jesse Maytham, Johnny Strawser, Adam WalickiCoach: Mark EngelRunner-Up/Margin of Detroit Victory: Wright State, 10 strokes

2005Site: Royal American Links (Galena, OH)Lineup: Sean Hutchison, Kyler Murphy, Mikhial Pasic, Mark Sommerfeld, Mitch StarrCoach: Mark EngelRunner-Up/Margin of Detroit Victory: Wright State, 6 strokes

2007Site: Shaker Run Golf Club (Lebanon, OH)Lineup: David Byrne, Kyler Murphy, Mikhial Pasic, Mark Sommerfeld, Brian SparksCoach: Mark EngelRunner-Up/Margin of Detroit Victory: UW-Green Bay, 16 strokes

Detroit’s Horizon League Golf Champions

The 2001 Horizon League Champion Titans, Detroit’s first men’s golf team toadvance to the NCAA Regionals

focus on enhancing the student-athletes’experience by upgrading the League’smarket and competitive positions.

ATHLETIC SUCCESS In the past few years, the HorizonLeague has enjoyed unprecedentedsuccess on the national stage, highlightedby three Sweet Sixteen appearances(Butler 2003, 2007; Milwaukee 2005) andnine wins in the NCAA Men’s BasketballChampionship in the past seven seasons.

In other sports, League teams havewon at least one game in their respectiveNCAA Championships each of the lastseven seasons in men’s soccer (Milwaukee2002-05, UIC 2006-08), with UIC justone win away from the College Cup in2007. In softball, League teams won agame in the national tournament fourstraight years earlier in the decade (UIC2002, 2004; Wright State 2003; GreenBay 2005) while advancing into thesecond round in women’s soccer three ofthe last six seasons (Detroit 2004,Milwaukee 2005-06).

HORIZON LEAGUE NETWORKThe Horizon League and WebStream

Productions announced the launch of thecompletely redesigned Horizon LeagueNetwork web site this fall.

The site, which can be found atwww.HorizonLeagueNetwork.tv, servesas a portal to hundreds of live and on-demand videos while giving its users theability to interact on an array of socialmedia platforms.

HLN is the premier destination forfree, live video of Horizon League gamesand other on-demand features. TheNetwork will web cast more than 400events during the 2009-10 academic year.The HLN programming schedule includesmore than 170 Horizon League livebasketball games, highlights of all 19Horizon League post-seasonchampionships, behind-the-scenes storiesof Horizon League student-athletes,coaches and teams, and special eventssuch as the UDM commencementceremony

In addition to the incorporation ofFacebook and Twitter, the new HLN alsofeatures hundreds of photos, an integratedblog and a news aggregator.


The Titan Golf Tradition

1980 — Mickey Jacob1981 — Mickey Jacob1982 — John Minnich1983 — John Minnich1984 — Allan Brink1985 — Bob Schmid1986 — Bob Siminski1987 — Dan Janssen1988 — Mike Cairns1989 — Norm Dickson1990 — Bob Beyer1991 — Kevin Michalik1992 — Corey Spanke1993 — Kevin Kinney1994 — Jason Paholsky1995 — Jason Paholsky1996 — Jeremy Rothenberger1997 — John Golen1998 — Jeremy Rothenberger1999 — Brad Spears2000 — Adam Walicki2001 — Brent McClung2002 — Adam Walicki, Johnny Strawser2003 — Johnny Strawser2004 — Jesse Maytham2005 — Mark Sommerfeld2006 — Mark Sommerfeld2007 — Mark Sommerfeld2008 — Mark Sommerfeld2009 — David Byrne

Prof. William Kelly Joyce Men’s Golf MVP Award Winners

Mark SommerfeldCorey Spanke

Men’s golf was reinstated as avarsity sport at Detroit in the fall of 1977and, since that time, has become one ofUDM’s strongest intercollegiateprograms. UDM has won six HorizonLeague golf titles, matching Oral Robertsfor the most by any conference member inhistory.

The Titans have reached a zenith inthe last 11 years, dominating the HorizonLeague by winning their conferencechampionship five times while finishingsecond on three occasions and third stillanother. The most recent title came in2007, when Detroit led from start-to-finish en route to the coveted crown.Detroit crowded the top of the leaderboard – medalist David Byrne, MarkSommerfeld and Mikhial Pasic finished 1-3-4 individually – as the threesome each

made the All-Tournament squad andpropelled the Titans to a berth in the WestRegional at Arizona State.

Detroit’s recent conference trophyhaul began in 1999, when the Titans wontheir initial MCC (as the Horizon Leaguewas originally known) Championshipunder coach Mark Engel, and second ever.The win was claimed at Quail HollowCountry Club, near Cleveland, by astaggering 27 strokes. Detroit paced thattournament from start-to-finish, too. The’99 Titans placed three players – JasonHartman, Brad Spears and current UDMassistant coach Luke LaFave – on the all-conference team for the first time ever.Hartman fired a one-under-par 215 tobecome UDM’s first individualconference champion.

In 2001, Detroit earned its first-ever

automatic bid to the NCAA GolfRegionals – UDM would finish 24th inthe West at Oregon State that year – aftercapturing another conference crown. TheTitans led wire-to-wire at Cog HillCountry Club’s famed Dubsdread Course– longtime home of the PGA Tour’sWestern Open – and they ended uptopping UW-Green Bay by six shots.Titans Brent McClung, Jesse Maythamand Adam Walicki each finished in the topsix individually to make the All-Tournament Team.

A season later, the Titans – using thesame starting five as a year earlier –captured a second straight league title,coming in 10 strokes ahead of the field atGreen Bay Country Club. LaFave andJohnny Strawser finished 2-3 in theindividual standings to earn All-


Tournament honors as the Titans went onto their second straight berth in the NCAAWest Regionals, held that spring at NewMexico.

After a three-year absence from thetop of the standings, Detroit retooledsuccessfully and added another HLchampionship in 2005. This time, theTitans came from off the pace as theygrabbed the lead with a blistering secondround and extended their margin over thelast 18 holes for a 10-shot victory. ThreeTitans – Kyler Murphy, Sean Hutchisonand Sommerfeld – made the All-Tournament Team en route to thechampionship and a berth in the NCAACentral Regionals at Notre Dame.

Looking back past the start of therecent run, the 1999 championship wasactually the Titans’ second MCC golf titleever. The first came in 1987, when theywon the school’s initial MCCchampionship in any men’s sport. Undercoach Brad Kinsman, Detroit led wire-to-wire over 54 holes at the Golf Club ofIndiana, paced by sophomore MikeCairns, who came in second placeindividually.

In addition to their six league golfchampionships, the Titans have alsofinished second in the conference fivedifferent times (1986, 1988, 2000, 2008and 2009) and placed third on three otheroccasions (1989, 1992 and 2005).Seventeen different Titans have earnedAll-League honors in the past, withSommerfeld, a 2003 senior, the first to doit four straight times. Strawser and Byrnereceived the honor three times, whileseven others – Hartman, Cairns, LaFave,Spears, Walicki, Norm Dickson and JasonPaholsky – have all accepted the awardtwice.

In 2006, Sommerfeld became thefirst Titan to be named Horizon LeaguePlayer of the Year, and he repeated theaward in each of the next two years.Additionally, seven UDM golfers havebeen named Newcomer of the Year since1992.

The “original” era of Titans golf,which spanned the period of 1926 to ’61,saw the team make three entries into theNCAA Championships. Their best

showing came in 1951, when the Titanswere fourth in the tournament staged atOhio State’s Scarlet Course. Detroit juniorSam Kocsis was the qualifying medalistthat year, earning the Number 1 seed forthe match play tournament whichdetermined the individual nationalchampion.

Kocsis is one of six individuals withgolf ties who are now members of theUniversity’s Sports Hall of Fame. Alsoincluded are Walicki, who was inducted in2010; Kinsman, who coached the Titansfor 13 seasons and served as athleticdirector for 25 years; Bob Babbish, the1938 Western Amateur winner who was amatch play semi-finalist the next year atthe national college championships; TomWatrous, who was a three-year qualifierfor the NCAA Tournament and was alsoone of the top senior golfers in the state;and Prof. William Kelley Joyce, theteam’s coach for 26 years. The Titan golfMVP has received an award in his namesince 1980.Bob Babbish

Walicki joins Titan Sports Hall of Fame

The first player from the “modern era”of Detroit golf – since the program wasreinstated in the late Seventies – to jointhe prestigious Titan Sports Hall ofFame is a member of the 2010induction class, Adam Walicki. Walickiwas a two-time all-conference honoreewho led UDM to Horizon LeagueChampionships in 2001 and 2002 aswell as its first two berths in the NCAARegionals. He won the first tournamenthe ever played for UDM, the 1999Detroit Titans Invitational, and led theconference with a 73.7 stroke averagein 1999-2000. A two-time team MVP,Walicki went on to reach match play inthe 2002 U.S. Amateur and won the2003 Golf Association of MichiganChampionship.


Titan Post-Season History

Detroit’s NCAA Regional HistoryYear Tournament Finish Low Titan2001 West Regional 24th Brent McClung,

(Trysting Tree GC - Corvallis, OR) Jesse Maytham (231)2002 West Regional 26th Johnny Strawser (228)

(UNM Championship GC - Albuquerque, NM)2005 Central Regional 26th Mark Sommerfeld (226)

(Burke Memorial GC - South Bend, IN)2007 West Regional 25th Mark Sommerfeld (219)

(Karsten GC - Tempe, AZ)

Regional Record Book

Individual Low Round: 70, Jesse Maytham (2001 West Regional, 1st round) 70, David Byrne (2007 West Regional, 2nd round)

Team Low Round: 293 (2007 West Regional, 3rd round)Individual 54-Hole Score: 73-74-72–219, Mark Sommerfeld (2007 West Regional)Team 54-Hole Score: 297-297-293–887 (2007 West Regional)Individual Finish: T-90, Johnny Strawser (2002 West Regional)Team Finish: 24th (2001 West Regional) Johnny Strawser

The 2007 Titans at the NCAA West Regional

Since NCAA Golf’s post-seasonformat initiated automatic qualificationfor all Division I conference champions in2000, the Detroit Titans have made fourRegional appearances.

The first came in 2001, when UDMwon its third-ever Horizon LeagueChampionship to earn a selection to theNCAA West Regional, hosted at OregonState. Led by All-League golfer Adam

Walicki and Horizon League Newcomerof the Year Brent McClung, the Titansstood 13th after a stellar first round beforefinishing 24th at the end of 54 holes.

Walicki, McClung and the otherthree golfers who represented UDM atOregon State – Luke LaFave, JesseMaytham and Johnny Strawser – all madean NCAA return trip in 2002, competingin the West Regional at the University ofNew Mexico.

The Titans have also played in the2005 Central Regional at Notre Dameand, more recently, the 2007 WestRegional at Arizona State. On the oldhome course of former ASU All-Americanand current PGA star Phil Mickelson, theTitans put together their best score card,297-297-293—887, in four trips to theNCAA Regional. Mark Sommerfeld, whowas honored as the 2007 Horizon LeaguePlayer of the Year, also carded the Titans’lowest three-round total (219) in Regionalplay.

The “original” era of Detroit golf,which ended in 1961 when the programwas disbanded for nearly two decades,saw the Titans make three appearances inthe NCAA Championship – 1947, 1951and 1955. Detroit junior Sam Kocsis wasthe 1951 qualifying medalist.

Documents

2010 Detroit Men's Golf Guide