AUSTIN PLAYER PROFILE
ALEX WOODWARD
Alex Woodward was born August 8, 1989 and graduated from Heritage Hall High School in 2008. He went on to attend Con-cordia University Texas, where he played on the golf team. Cur-rently, Woodward works at ReNew Logic as a Sales Associate. In his free time, Woodward enjoys snowboarding, taking his dogs for walks, and travelling. A few of his biggest golf accom-plishments include:
• 2nd place in first college tournament
• Making the Rudy’s I-35 Cup Austin Team
• 2nd place in Mo Willy Spring Tournament
• Played over 50% of events in college
• 2019 TGA Shoot-out participant
RON KILBY
Ron Kilby has been married to his caddie Beck for 37 years. He and his wife have 3 children and 7 grandchildren. He grew up in Houston, Texas where he then went off to play golf for the Uni-versity of Houston. His golf accomplishments include :
• Member of the 1977 NCAA National Championship Team
• 1977 Honorable Mentionable All-American
• Competed in 17 USGA events:1 U.S. Jr. Am, 7 U.S. Ama-teurs, 4 U.S. Mid– Amateur, 2 U.S. Senior Opens, 3 U.S. Senior Amateurs
• 2011 and 2014 Texas Senior Amateur Champion
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RYAN O’REAR
Ryan O’Rear grew up in Belton, Texas. He has two siblings. He enjoys all sports and spending time with his friends. His golf accomplishments include:
• Winning 3 Texas 2A championships
• Qualifying for 3 U.S. Amateurs
• Playing at Baylor University for 4 years
• Winning 2 All-Pro Tour Events
• Reinstating Armature Status in 2018
BARRETT SANDEFUR
Barrett Sandefur was born April 11, 1983 and graduated from Round Rock High School in 2001. He attended and graduated from Texas Tech University in 2005. Barrett is a Real Estate Agent for Realty Austin. He and his wife, Diane have a daugh-ter, Carson. Barrett keeps busy off the course traveling, snow-boarding and doing anything his daughter enjoys. His top five golf accomplishments are:
• 1st – 2018 & 2016 Morris Williams Spring Mid-Am Cham-pionship
• T2 – 2016 Bluebonnet Cup
• 1st - 2017 Austin Mid-Am Match Play Championship
• T8- 2018 Texas Mid-Am Championship
ADAM WENNERSTROM
Adam Wennerstrom was born August 6, 1989. After he gradu-ated from Lake Travis in 2008, Wennerstrom attended The Uni-versity of Texas at Austin. He played on the college golf team until he graduated in 2012. In his free time, Adam enjoys many outdoor activities, working out, and carpentry projects. He cur-rently works as a project manager for Johnson-Lancaster & Ass. Inc. Below are a few of his top golf accomplishments:
• Member of the UT National Championship team in 2012
• 2007 Rolex Junior All American
• Texas 4A State Golf Champion in 2007
• First team Academic All Big XII in 2011 & 2012
• Reached 2nd stage of qualifying for 2007 US Open and Shell Open
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AUSTIN CAPTAIN PROFILE
CAPTAIN GREG SMITH
Captain Greg Smith has been a Club Professional for 23 years. He has been Head Professional at Barton Creek, Gleneagles Country Club, and Spanish Oaks. Golf accomplishments include NTPGA Pro-Assistant Champion in 2002.
ASSISTANT CAPTAIN IAN DAVIS
Assistant Captain Ian Davis: Tournament Director in he Hill Country with the Texas Golf Association. Assists in the manage-ment of TGA Competitions that include NTPGA Pro-Assistant Champion 2002.
ASSISTANT CAPTAIN PEACH REYNOLDS
Assistant Captain Peach Reynolds was born September 30, 1953. He attended high school in Streator Illinois and graduated in 1971. He went on to play golf for the University of Texas and graduated in 1975. When he’s not playing golf he enjoys spend-ing time with his wife Cynthia of 40 years and two children, Jay and Sarah. He also spends his time ushering for art events, doing kaleidoscopic photography and gardening. Some of Peach’s top amateur accomplishments are:
• Tied for 9th in USGA Senior 2013
• 2014 & 2015 Contestant in British Senior Amateur
• 2011 qualified for both USGA Senior and Mid-Am
• 2014 & 2016 member of Victorious Rudy’s I-35 Cup Team
• Champion at 2018 Austin Senior
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STEVE PATERSON
Steve Paterson was born January 6, 1976 and graduated from Plano Senior High School in 1994. After high school, he went on to play golf for Trinity University and graduated in 1998. Outside of golf, Steve enjoys basketball, tennis, and playing the guitar and piano. He is married to Meredith Paterson and has one daughter, Ruby - 3 years old. Paterson is currently a computer engineer for Qualcomm. His top five golf accomplishments are:
• Qualified for 2005, 2015 & 2017 USGA Mid-Amateur Championship
• 6 time club champion at Great Hills Country Club
• 5A State Team Champions in 1994
• Finished top 15 of Texas Amateur 3 times
• Winner of 10 Austin area tournaments
JAY REYNOLDS
Jay Reynolds was born in September 19, 1982 and graduated from Austin High School in 2001. He went on to attend the Uni-versity of New Mexico where he graduated in 2005 and played on the Men’s golf team - earning academic All-American Honors in 2004. When Jay isn’t on the course he enjoys doing some part time tour managing for Monte Montgomery and aging punkers NOFX. Jay is a real estate agent and owns Vacation Cake Rent-al. Jay is the son of fellow Rudy’s Cup teammate Peach. His top five golf accomplishments are:
• Winner of the 2007 Waterloo Open
• 2015 Austin City Men’s Champion with a course record, 60 at Lions Municipal in the 1st Round
• 3-time US Amateur and 3 time US Pub Links Participant
• 2001 Dixie Amateur Champion
• 2005 & 2007 Austin Open Champion
ALEX ELLIS
Alex Ellis was born 1991 and raised in Austin, Texas. He gradu-ated in 2010 from Westlake high school. Alex continued his golf-ing career at the College of Charleston SC where he also spent 3 season as assistant golf coach. After his recent move back to Austin, he now enjoys playing wolf , fishing, being outdoors, and all sports. His golf accomplishments include
• 2 time State champion from Westlake high school
• College of Charleston conference champion 2014
• 2 time all conference first team selection
• 2011 Fire Cracker Champion
• 5 victories on the Austin Amateur golf circuit
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CHRIS HARTENSTEIN
Chris Hartenstein was born June 22, 1962 and graduated from LBJ High School in 1980. Chris attended the University of Texas in Austin and graduated in 1984. When Chris isn’t on the golf course he keeps himself busy with traveling with his family, watching UT sports, and siting on The Texas Golf Association Board. He and his wife Susan have been married for 32 years and have three daughters, Michelle (27), Megan (24), and Macy (21). Chris is the Managing Director of Consero Global Solutions. His top five golf accomplishments are:
• Three-time Great Hills Club Champion
• Four-time Men’s City Senior Champion
• 2017 & 2018 USGA Senior Amateur
• Qualified for all the Rudy’s Cup teams since inception
• 2017 & 2018 TGA Shoot Out Participant
JOSH LUONGO
Josh Luongo was born January 24, 1983 and graduated from Leander High School in 2001. After high school, he went on to play golf for West Texas A&M and graduated in 2005. Outside of golf, Josh enjoys spending time with his family, and coaching his kid’s Little League team. Luongo is the VP of Data Analytics at Stellar Strategic Group. His top five golf accomplishments are:
• Champion – 2016 Central Texas Amateur Championship
• Medalist – 2016 Texas Mid-Amateur Qualifier
• Champion– 2007, 2008, 2009 Hill Country Amateur Cham-pionship
• Champion – 2004 Tall Tower Open
• Runner Up – 2004 NCAA South/South Central Regional
JACK CERSOSIMO
Jack Cersosimo grew up in the Austin area playing golf at Muny and Morris Williams. Jack loves to spend time with his family, watch Longhorn football, and spend time with friends, and jet ski with his family at Lake Travis. He is currently a sales repre-sentative for EZ links Golf with a specialization in golf manage-ment software.
• 2 -time NCAA Division III Championship qualifier
• 2 –time All American
• 2015 American Southwest Conference Individual Champion
• 2019 Firecracker Champion
• 2019 Men’s City Champion
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GENE BLACK
Gene Black was born May 2nd, 1963. He graduated from Moore High School in 1981 and went on to attend Southwestern Okla-homa State University, until he graduated in 1985. Black is a Ter-ritory Manager at PBE Jobbers Warehouse. Gene and his wife Angela have three children, Taysha, Austin and Korbin and three grandchildren. When Black is not at work or on the course, he enjoys fishing and Hot Rods. His top golf accomplishments in-clude:
• 2014 Austin Senior City Champion
• 2016 Low Senior Austin City Amateur
• 2007 Austin Spring Mid-Am Champion
• 2005 Low Amateur San Antonio Open
ROBERT EVANS Robert Evans was born February 10, 1984. He attended high school at Amarillo High and graduated in 2002. He then attended and graduated from Appalachian State University in 2008. Robert is a Sr. Software Architect & Engineering Manager at NSS Labs, a cyber security startup in Austin. He and his wife Adrianne have two children, Charlotte & Gibson. Robert enjoys traveling with his family, listening to bluegrass music and cooking. Just a few of his top amateur golf accomplishments are:
• Round of 64 at 2016 US Mid-Amateur
• 2012 US Mid-Amateur participant
• 2015 & 2018 Chester Cup Champion
• 2014 & 2019 Great Hills Club Champion
• 2018 Austin Mid-Am Match Paly Champion
• 2018 Hill Country Amateur Championship
JOHNATHAN ALDEN
Johnathan Alden was born March 7, 1988. He graduated from Westlake high school in 2006 where he was the captain of his golf team during his last year. Following high school, he went on to attend Trinity University where he was a 2 two-time Cleveland/Srixon All– American, four-time SCAC All–Conference team member, and 3 time team captain. Johnathan is currently the owner and managing partner of Worldwide Golf Adventures, an international golf tour operated based in Austin, Texas. He is married to his wife Lisa. His golf accomplishments include:
• 2013, 2016, 2017 Rudy’s I-35 Cup Team Member
• 2017 Austin Men’s City Championship
• 2019 The Cup at Great hills Champion