University of Tennessee Athletics
Vol Freshmen Ready; Pettitt at U.S. Amateur
August 28, 2007 | Men's Golf
As the roughly 5,000 members of the new freshman class stepped on campus to begin the 2007-08 school year, among them were Robin Wingardh and Justin Walker, two new members of the UT men???s golf team.
These two freshmen will join a UT team that looks to defend their 2007 SEC Championship when the season gets underway Sept. 14-16 at the Carpet Capital Collegiate at The Farm in Dalton, Ga.
With the loss of Switzerland native Tino Weiss to graduation and senior Jonathan Mount to medical exemption, the Vols hope to get early contributions from both.
Wingardh hails from Morarp, Sweden. He finished eighth at the 2006 World Junior and tied for first at the 2006 European Junior.
"Robin has proven to be a top-five junior player in the world. His finishes at these events indicate that he is ready to play at the top levels of Division I golf," Kelson said.
Walker is from Greenbrier, Tenn., and attended Goodpasture Christian School. Walker was runner-up in the 2006 Tennessee State High School Class A-AA Championships. He also finished first in the Tennessee section of the 2006 Junior PGA Championships. His father, Jeff Walker, lettered as a member of the UT golf team in 1980.
"Justin is a rapidly developing young player that possesses an enormous amount of potential," Kelson said. "His length and power will be an incredible advantage."
PETTITT COMPETES AT 2007 U.S. AMATEUR
Tennessee senior and Murfreesboro native Philip Pettitt recently competed at the 2007 U.S. Amateur held at the Olympic Club in San Francisco, Calif., Aug. 20-26.
The tournament began with two rounds of stroke play held on the Ocean Course, a 6,786-yard, par-70 course. A cut was made after the two rounds of stroke play. Those making the cut qualified for the six rounds of match play which determined the champion.
Pettitt fired a scorecard of 72-76--148 over the first two rounds to finish at 8-over-par, missing the cut by one stroke.
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