May 11, 2007

JSU's Raul Cortes shot a 70, which places him in a tie for second place after the first 18-holes in the Division I men's individual standings at the 21st PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championshipstandings at the 21st PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship. Over 170 contestants from 36 colleges and universities, representing 13 countries comprise the field for the 2007 PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship. State Farm Insurance and The Golf Channel have combined to produce a one-hour Championship highlight programs, which will air on June 6 at 3:00 P.M. EDT and on June 23 at 4:00 P.M. EDT. The major renovations to both the Ryder and Wanamaker Courses were designed by Tom Fazio. The updates to the courses include a conversion of all putting surfaces, the restoration of bunkers, the addition of landscape around the course and drainage improvements. Both courses have received major accolades over the last few years. The Ryder Course was rated the past two years as one of the "Top 50 Courses for Women" by Golf for Women magazine. The Wanamaker Course has been listed in Golf Digest's "Best New Affordable Courses in America" and in Golf Magazine's "The Top 10 Courses You Can Play in Florida. "The PGA of America is proud to host the 21st Minority Collegiate Golf Championship," said PGA of America President Brian Whitcomb. "The PGA Golf Club is a wonderful venue and we are so pleased to have the student athletes competing here for a 10th consecutive year." The PGA of America is the world's largest working sports organization comprised of 28,000 men and women golf Professionals who are the recognized experts in growing, teaching and managing the game of golf while serving millions of people throughout its 41 PGA Sections nationwide. Since its founding in 1916, The PGA of America has enhanced its leadership position in a $62 billion-a-year industry by growing the game of golf through its premier spectator events, world-class education and training programs, significant philanthropic outreach initiatives, and award-winning golf promotions. Today's PGA Professional is the public's link to the game, serving an essential role in the operation of golf facilities throughout the country. - First-Round Scores to Follow - The 21st PGA Minority Collegiate Golf ChampionshipThe PGA Golf ClubRyder and Wanamaker CoursesPort St. Lucie, Fla.May 11-13 DIVISION I TEAM 1 Texas Pan American 2862 Armen Kirakossian 34-35--69T 6 Colin Norris 36--35--71T 6 Shane Pearce 34-37--71T 26 Kyle Tudi 37-38--75T 32 High Wongchindawest 37-39--76 2 Florida A&M Univ. 2881 James Petty 35-33--68T 3 Jason Still 35-35--70T 13 Doug Smith 38-34--72T 40 Stanley Wilson 40-38--78T 44 Gallop Franklin 38-41*79 3 Savannah State U. 290T 6 Jon Lehman 36-35--71T 13 Zac Gelow 35-37--72T 13 Riley Baxter 36-36--72T 26 Billy Daly 37-38--75T 26 Jamie Montgomery 36-39--75 4 Bethune-Cookman Col. 292T 6 Daniel Venema 35-36--71T 13 Carl Corbin 38-34--72T 22 Greg Goad 37-37--74T 26 Troy Coker 39-36--75T 34 Juan Ronderos 40-37--77 5 Southern University 293T 6 Dustin Thompson 38-33--71T 13 Gregory Alex Scott 33-39--72T 13 Patrick Phillips 36-36--72T 40 Brette Maynard 39-39--7848 Ervin Nixon 38-43--81 6 Jackson State Univ. 295T 3 Raul Cortes 34-36--7021 Michael Chappell 37-36--73T 26 Reggie Newton 36-39--75T 34 Michael Bailey 39-38--77T 34 Rodney Mundia 38-39--77 7 Texas Southern U. 296T 3 Jacob Sriven 33-37--70T 22 Devon Robinson 39-35--74T 22 Riccardo Davis 37-37--74T 40 John P. Thornton 39-39--7847 Corey Woodard 39-41--80 8 South Carolina State 298T 13 Aaron Robinson 38-34--72T 22 Robert A. Biggers 37-37--74T 26 Hector Arroyaue 38-37--75T 34 Cory Jozefiak 39-38--77T 40 Matthew Gilliard 37-41--78 9 Alabama State U. 304T 6 Devin Crenshaw 34-37--71T 13 Todd Hutcheson 33-39--72T 44 Brendan Prouse 37-42--79T 49 Kyle Demester 39-43--8255 Myron Miles 41-44--85 10 Alabama A & M 318T 6 Tyler Kirby 37-34--71T 34 Nigel Hoover 39-38--77T 52 Roderick Jackson 42-42--8456 Larry Benson Dorse 44-42--8658 William Miller 48-45--93 11 Hampton University 321T 34 Reggie Robinson 40-37--77T 44 Gene Fletcher 41-38--79T 49 Christopher Frazier 38-44--8251 Dominic Dinkins 43-40--83T 52 Jared Williams 41-43--84 12 Winston-Salem St. U 360T 32 Joshua Vogler 39-37--76T 52 Jerell Fields 41-43--8457 Steven Mason 45-45--9059 Corey Toole 58-52--11060 Berhane Yohannes 55-60--115 DIVISION II TEAM 1 Fayetteville St. U. 2851 Derek Scott 32-36--68T 2 Ian Milne 35-36--71T 2 Joel Lynn 36-35--71T 9 Jeremy Ringled 38-37--75T 16 Brandon Smith 42-36--78 2 Morehouse College 301T 2 Philip Allen 36-35--71T 9 Bilal Numan 37-38--75T 12 Esquire Ward 34-42--76T 20 Edward Hills 38-41--79T 22 Steven Wooten 41-39--80 3 Lincoln University 3035 Dan Frost 36-37--73T 12 Kortland Ware 37-39--76T 14 Rodolfo Gamino 39-38--77T 14 Keith Ware 40-37--77T 20 Aaron Murphy 40-39--79 4 Virginia State U. 316T 6 Jerel Whiting 36-38--74T 6 Greg Hunt 40-34--74T 16 Kalani Britos 42-36--7833 Brandon Williams 46-44--90 5 Paine College 320T 9 Eric Stallings 36-39--75T 16 Chauncey Davis 41-37--78 T 26 Antwan Hawthorne 42-40--82T 28 Ryan Oden 42-43--85 6 St. Augustine's Col. 331T 6 Julius Wells 36-38--74T 22 Aaron Oliver 38-42--80T 30 Larry Whiteside 45-41--8634 Justin Scunlock 44-47--91 7 Kentucky State U. 341T 26 Nick Morrow 44-38--82T 28 James Andersen 41-44--85T 30 Marcus Pipes 42-44--8632 Patrick Lawrence 42-46--8835 Walker Kinne 46-46--92 8 N. Carolina Central 358T 16 Maylon James Fowler 35-43--7825 Chris Winters 40-41--8139 Cameron Singleton 49-49--9840 DeAndres Royal 48-53--10142 Maurice Roseboro 55-73--128 9 Johnson C. Smith U. 368T 22 Enobong Udo 39-41--8036 Jamaal A. Brown 46-48--94T 37 Herbert L. Collins 51-46--97T 37 Julien Polk 47-50--9741 George Harkess 56-57--113 NAIA DIVISION 1 Johnson & Wales U-FL 283T 1 Dave Tobon 35-33--68T 1 Shawn Scott 35-33--684 Jess Houston 38-35--735 David Vanegas 39-35--74T 7 Daniel Weisenberg 38-39--77 2 Edward Waters Coll. 3023 Brendon Ehlers 35-34--696 Brad Morrison 35-40--75T 7 Sam Aiden 42-35--779 Kyle Lofin 38-43--8110 Dwayne Cormier 46-42--88 WOMEN'S DIVISION 1 Bethune-Cookman Col. 3121 Fern Grimshaw 39-37--762 Ebonie Burgess 38-39--773 Matilda Creime 41-37--787 Becky Dowell 42-39--81T 9 Maria Garrido 40-43--83 2 Texas-Pan American 3244 Mariale Camey 40-39--79T 5 Elizabeth Rodriguez 37-43--808 Rebecca DeLeon 40-42--82T 9 Jennifer Marks 39-44--83T 9 Bronwyn Sandberg 39-44--83 3 South Carolina St. 354T 5 Addi McLaren 42-38--8012 Geneva Mackey 42-42--8414 Jennie McCollum 43-51--94T 15 Danielle Williams 45-51--9620 Alexis Abrams 57-61--118 4 Hampton University 38613 Lauren Davis 43-47--90T 15 Britney Alford 44-52--96T 17 Aisha Barnes 50-50--100T 17 Christina Cheek 51-49--10019 Antoinese Hill 57-57--114 MEN'S INDEPENDENT DIVISION T 1 Steven Frazier Houston 37-33--70T 1 Vincent Johnson Oregon St. 35-35--703 James Stewart NM ST PGM 38-36--74T 4 Sergio Ednesss Jnsn&WlsFL 40-35--75T 4 Christopher Nireto NM ST PGM 38-37--75T 4 Omar Whittaker NM ST PGM 38-37--75T 7 Jose Gutierrez Louisbg CC 38-38--76T 7 Tyler Jaramillo NM ST PGM 38-38--76T 7 Anthony Romero NM ST PGM 39-37--7610 Henry Stetina NM ST PGM 41-36--7711 Willie Mack Beth-Cookm 39-39--7812 Julian Gil Jnsn&WlsFL 42-37--79T 13 Justin Ford Clemson 39-41--80T 13 Josue' Garza Louisbg CC 44-36--8015 Kevin Lyles Fay'vil.St 43-38--81T 16 Galen Aldrich Benedict 46-36--82T 16 Frederico Castillo NM ST PGM 40-42--8218 Devon Reymond Grambling 46-37--8319 Charlo Riney Ed. Waters 42-42--8420 Jose Bautista NM ST PGM 44-41--8521 Steve Hogan Creighton 45-42--8722 Shane Phillips Tx. South. 47-41--8823 Clarone Mitchner St. Pauls 44-46--9024 Brennan Thomas S Carolina 43-50--93 WOMEN'S DIVISION 1 Georgette Rollo Tx Souther 45-38--832 Maria Urquiola BCC 41-44--853 Sara Young Florida St 40-46--864 Deztany Jackson ODU 41-46--875 Ashleigh Anderson Florida St 41-48--896 Melissa Uriegas Tx-Pan Am 43-48--917 Tiffany Mason VA St, Uni 50-52--1028 Shalice Sabra Benedict 56-63--1199 Kellie Ross Baldwn-Wal 60-61--12110 Cynthia Jordan Benedict 73-74--14711 Letricia Carter Benedict 84-80--164WD Aja Trotter Benedict.