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Title: Alabama Golfer Bud Cauley Nominated for 2011 Ben Hogan Award
Post by: pmull on April 14, 2011, 12:59:13 PM
Alabama junior golfer Bud Cauley has been announced as one of 10 semifinalists for the 2011 Ben Hogan Award presented by Baird Private Wealth Management, in association with Colonial Country Club, The Friends of Golf (FOG) and the Golf Coaches Association of America.

The most prestigious award in men’s college golf, the Hogan is presented annually to the top men’s NCAA Division I, II or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer taking into account all collegiate and amateur competitions during a 12-month period.

Cauley, who was a finalist for last year's Hogan Award and a semifinalist in 2009, has one tournament victory and five top-10 finishes so far this season. He boasts 10 rounds in the 60’s, including a low of 65, and a 54-hole low of nine-under par 201 at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational which he won by five shots.

He boasts a crisp 70.48 stroke average and is currently ranked No. 6 the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index.

http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/041311aac.html


Title: Re: Alabama Golfer Bud Cauley Nominated for 2011 Ben Hogan Award
Post by: pmull on April 14, 2011, 01:00:42 PM
This is just another sign that all of our athlectic programs are improving and moving in the right direction.


Title: Re: Alabama Golfer Bud Cauley Nominated for 2011 Ben Hogan Award
Post by: SUPERCOACH on April 14, 2011, 02:38:48 PM
For those of us who don't play golf, what is a stroke average?


Title: Re: Alabama Golfer Bud Cauley Nominated for 2011 Ben Hogan Award
Post by: pmull on April 14, 2011, 02:41:39 PM
For those of us who don't play golf, what is a stroke average?

The average score of an 18 hole round of golf.

He is averaging under par.


Title: Re: Alabama Golfer Bud Cauley Nominated for 2011 Ben Hogan Award
Post by: SUPERCOACH on April 14, 2011, 03:11:02 PM
 :-[  Well that just seems obvious now.