UNIVERSITY OF 2008-09 MEN'S GOLF - Hartford Hawks
UNIVERSITY OF 2008-09 MEN'S GOLF - Hartford Hawks
UNIVERSITY OF 2008-09 MEN'S GOLF - Hartford Hawks
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PLAYER PR<strong>OF</strong>ILES<br />
Maki<br />
Kobayashi<br />
As a Sophomore in 2007-08: Played in seven tournaments ... logged 19 rounds and<br />
fi nished third on the team with a stroke average of 74.84 ... carded three rounds in the<br />
60s and six rounds of par or better ... fi nished fourth overall at the <strong>Hawks</strong> Invitational and<br />
broke par in two of the three rounds ... shot his low round of 67 at the Agua-Caliente Air<br />
Force Academy Collegiate Invitational and tied for 15th overall ... all three of his rounds<br />
at the Agua-Caliente were in the 60s, and his 54-hole total of 204 tied for second-best<br />
ever in school history ... named America Sky Men’s Golfer of the Week on September<br />
18 ... named to the PING New England Division I All-Region Team.<br />
As a Freshman in 2006-07: Played in 11 of 12 tournaments ... logged 28 rounds and<br />
fi nished with a stroke average of 75.28, second-best on the team ... placed third at the<br />
Purple & Red Invitational to help the <strong>Hawks</strong> take home the team title ... shot an opening<br />
round 66 at the Purple & Red Invitational and fi nished the tournament six shots under<br />
par ... recorded fi ve rounds of par or better and carded two rounds in the 60s ... tied<br />
for 16th overall at the <strong>Hawks</strong> Invitational ... led the team in four tournaments ... shot<br />
a team-low 226 and tied for 66th overall at the NCAA East Regional ... named to the<br />
PING New England Division I All-Region Team.<br />
Before <strong>Hartford</strong>: A 2006 graduate of Newington High School in Newington, CT ... a<br />
four-time <strong>Hartford</strong> Courant All-State selection and 2006 Connecticut State High School<br />
Player of the Year ... won the State Division I Championship as a senior with a round<br />
of 68 ... ranked #120 junior golfer in the Golfweek world rankings standing at #39 for<br />
2006 graduates ... reached the second round of match play at the 2005 U.S. Junior<br />
Amateur Championship ... also played in the 2002 U.S. Junior Championship at the<br />
age of 14 ... fi nished tied for 13th at the 2005 Westfi eld Junior PGA Championship in<br />
Ohio ... a fully exempt player on the AJGA circuit with several top-10 fi nishes across the<br />
country ... a top-30 fi nisher at the 2005 Optimist Championship and the Doral/Publix<br />
Junior Classic ... member of the United States Challenge Cup and fi nished third in the<br />
2005 Player of the Year standings ... career low round is 66 at Stanley Golf Course in<br />
the Westfi eld qualifi er.<br />
Personal: Born Masayuki T. Kobayashi on April 2, 1988 in Tokyo, Japan ... the son of<br />
Hiroaki and Holly Kobayashi ... has one older brother, Chaki, a four-year golf letterwinner<br />
and 2006 graduate of Dartmouth College ... enrolled in the College of Arts and<br />
Sciences ... majoring in communication.<br />
Junior<br />
Newington, CT<br />
Newington<br />
KOBAYASHI’S CAREER STATISTICS<br />
Year Rounds Strokes Average Low<br />
2006-07 28 2108 75.28 66<br />
2007-08 19 1422 74.84 67<br />
Career 47 3530 75.11 66<br />
WHAT’S IN THE BAG<br />
Driver<br />
Titleist 905 S<br />
Irons Titleist 670<br />
Putter<br />
Scotty Cameron Red X<br />
Balls<br />
Titleist Pro V1<br />
Lucky Charm<br />
Veronika’s hairband<br />
Favorite Club<br />
56 degree lob wedge<br />
Favorite Golfer<br />
Tiger Woods<br />
Favorite Golf Course<br />
Indian Hill CC<br />
(Newington, CT)<br />
HARTFORD MEN’S <strong>GOLF</strong> – 14 NCAA APPEARANCES<br />
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