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Summer 2007 -- Won the stroke play competition at the Western Amateur with scores of 70-65-65-71 -- 271 (-9) before falling in the first round of match play ... Lost 2-up to Kyle Hosick ... Tied for fifth at the Scratch Players Championship with scores of 69-69-68-71--277 (-7) ... Tied for 16th at the Southern Amateur with scores of 71-68-73-71--283 (-5).
2006-07 -- Earned 3rd Team GCAA All-America honors and 2nd Team All-Pac-10 acclaim ... Selected to the GCAA All-Pacific Region Team ... Selected GolfWorld Player of the Week for Mar. 16 and GolfWeek POW for Mar. 12 ... Won the CS Bakersfield tournament in February with scores of 65-67-70--202 (-14) ... Also won the Southern Highlands Invitational with scores of 69-72-72--213 (-3) ... Birdied the final hole to win at Southern Highlands ... Recorded three runnerup results: 2nd at the Husky Invitational, T-2nd at The Prestige and T-2nd at the Cougar Invitational ... At The Prestige, he played the final 36 holes in eight-under par and finished three strokes back ... Tied for 12th at the Pac-10 Championships after posting two rounds of 71 (-1) to finish at 286 (-2) ... Posted two rounds of 68 (-2) at the NCAA Championship and tied for 22nd ... Led the team with 16 rounds under par and tied for the team lead with 10 rounds under 70 ... Ranked second on the team in scoring average (71.7) and Top 10 finishes (7).
Summer 2006 -- Tied for 52nd at the U.S. Amateur Publinks with scores of 73-76--149 ... In match play, he was defeated in the first round by Anthony Kim, 2 and 1 ... Tied for 18th at the Dogwood Invitational with scores of 73-71-66-71--281 (-7) ... Tied for 16th at the Scratch Players with scores of 76-69-70-37--252 (E) [the final nine holes were cancelled due to inclement weather] ... Won the Sao Paulo Amateur in his native Brazil with scores of 71-67--138 (-4).
2005-06 -- Earned Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 honors ... Won a pair of tournaments as a freshman: the Cougar Invitational with scores of 70-69-71--210 (-6) and the Battle of Monarch Bay (tied) with scores of 71-76--147 (+3) ... Stroke average of 73.3 ranked third on the team ... Recorded 12 rounds under par, tied for second on the team ... Five rounds under 70 tied for second on the team ... Seven Top 20 finishes also tied for second on the team ... Tied for second at the Braveheart Classic and placed third at the Pala Mesa Invitational.
Summer 2005 -- Tied for 14th at the California State Fair Amateur with scores of 68-72-73--213 (-3) ... Tied for fourth at the AJGA Heather Farr Classic with scores of 74-67--141 (-1).
Junior Golf -- Two-time AJGA All-American ... In 2005, he tied for fourth at the Heather Farr Classic at Longbow GC with scores of 74-67--141 (-1) ... Tied for 16th at the 2005 Thunderbird International Junior at Grayhawk GC with scores of 72-67-76--215 (-1) ... Tied for sixth at the AJGA Polo Championship in stroke play with scores of 71-70--141 (-3) ... Lost in 20 holes in the first round of match play ... Tied for sixth at the Lennar Jr. at Mission Hills with three rounds of 70 to finish at 210 (-6) ... Recorded five other Top 20 finishes at AJGA events ... In 2003 he won the L.A. City Junior Championship with scores of 68-73 -- 141 ... Also won the AJGA PING at Sunriver Resort with scores of 65-69-68--202 (-11) ... Recorded two other Top 20 finishes ... Finished fifth at the 2002 Junior World Championship with scores of 72-70-70--212.
High School -- Lettered four years for Coach Devin Kushi at Torrance HS ... Two-time Ocean League individual champion ... Four-time All-Ocean League selection ... 2005 Ocean League Player of the Year ... Finished fifth in the 2005 CIF tournament ... 2004 CIF Southern Section individual champion ... 2003-04 Torrance HS Golf MVP.
Personal -- Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil ... Chose UCLA because "it has been my dream to get into UCLA since I came to America" ... Enjoys playing golf because "it's competitive, it teaches you about life" ... Biggest thrill "was been being admitted to UCLA" ... Admires Phil Mickelson ... Has three sisters ... Undeclared major.
Career Statistics
|
Year |
Starts |
Rds |
Victories |
Top
10 |
Top
20 |
Rnds < 70=""> |
Rnds < par=""> |
Avg. |
Low |
|
2005-06 |
12 |
34 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
12 |
73.1 |
67 |
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2006-07 |
14 |
44 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
16 |
72.4 |
65 |
|
Totals |
26 |
78 |
4 |
11 |
15 |
15 |
28 |
72.4 |
65 |
