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Three More Join Men's Golf

ORLANDO (UCFKnights.com) – Head Coach Bryce Wallor announced the final touches on the newcomers for the 2019-2020 season with four freshman and two transfers.

2019 UCF Men's Golf Signing Class
NameCl.Hometown/Previous School
Guillermo EstivillFr.Rio Cuarto, Cordoba, Argentina
Johnny TravaleSo.Stoney Creek, Ontario/Kent State
Teddy TetakSo.Limbach, Slovakia/South Carolina
Artem YalovenkoFr.Moscow, Russia
Juan DelgadoFr.Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Jordan SarhaddiFr.Land O’ Lakes, Fla.  

 

Guillermo Estivill
Freshman  Rio Cuarto, Cordoba, Argentina

Prior to UCF:

  • Finished tied for 10th at the 2019 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup Boys Championship with 72-68-67-70 in June
  • Two-time representative of Argentina at the Toyota Junior World Championship in both 2018 and 2019
  • Was a Argentine Amateur Stroke Play Medalist (70-66) in February of 2019
  • Won the Campeonato de la Provincia de Cordoba Tournament
  • Was the Torneo Internacional Copa Juan Carlos Tailhade Championship with scores of 70-68-69-70
  • Held a World Amateur Golf Ranking of 492

 

Johnny Travale
Sophomore  Stoney Creek, Ontario/Kent State

Prior to UCF:

  • Member of the Canadian National Junior Team (2018)
  • Two-time United States Junior Contestant in 2016 and 2018
  • Two-time Canadian Mizuno National Champion in 2015 and 2017
  • 2015 Ontario Bantam Champion
  • 2016 Ontario Juvenile Champion
  • Finished 14th at the Canadian Men's Amateur Championship in 2018
  • Carried a 72.64 stroke average during his rookie season at Kent State
  • Finished sixth at the Hootie at the Bull's Bay Intercollegiate during his spring season at Kent State
  • Finished 12th at the Royal Oaks Collegiate in 2018
  • Finished 14th at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate in 2018

 

Teddy Tetak
Sophomore  Limbach, Slovakia/South Carolina

Prior to UCF:

  • Had five wins in junior golf career with several other top-five finishes competing in AJGA events
  • Member of the Slovakian Junior National men's golf team
  • Won the Slovak Junior Championship and finished runner-up in the Slovak Amateur Championship
  • Finished runner-up at the 2017 Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship, leading the field in birdies and eagles
  • Won his qualifier at Longboat Key Golf Club in Florida to punch ticket to the 2017 USGA U.S. Junior Amateur
  • Advanced to match play at the 2017 USGA U.S. Junior Amateur and ended with T-15th finish in stroke play
  • His 65 (-6) in the final round of stroke play at the U.S. Junior Amateur was the lowest in the field
  • Tied for sixth at the Swiss International Amateur Championship (70-70-72-68)
  • Tied for eighth at the German International Amateur Championship (74-70-74-68)
  • Finished tied for ninth at the Georgia Southern Individual Collegiate (76-70-69)
  • Golfed in two events as a freshman at South Carolina averaging 74.17 strokes per round

 

Artem Yalovenko
Freshman  Moscow, Russia

Prior to UCF:

  • Held a Junior Golf Scoreboard ranking of 309
  • Best ranking in AJGA Rolex is 198
  • Held a Junior Golf Scoreboard scoring average of 74.65
  • Is a member of the Russian International and Russian Junior Team
  • Named to the 2017 ACDS Junior All-Star Team
  • Participated in the 2014 M2M Russian Open European Tour Event
  • Is a four-Time Russian Junior Champion (2014-2018)
  • 2018 Russian Amateur Champion (77-73-69-72)
  • Won the AJGA Hale Irwin Colorado Junior by Transamerica Tournament in 2017 with rounds of 72-70-67
  • Participated in the 2018 British Boys Tournament
  • Recorded a sixth-place finish at the 2018 AJGA Foley Performance Academy at Eaglesdream Junior Championship (70-72-75)
  • Finished 8th place overall at the St Augustine Amateur with rounds of 67-72-72

 

Juan Delgado
Freshman  Santo Domingo, DR

Prior to UCF:

  • Held a Junior Golf Scoreboard ranking of 116
  • Was ranked 73rd by AJGA Rolex rankings in the fall
  • Has an average score of 73.82 according to the Junior Golf Scoreboard
  • Is a XXV Campeonatos Nacionales Juveniles Medalist with rounds of 70-70-71
  • Finished second at the 2018 AJGA Sergio and Angela Garcia Foundation Junior Championship (74-71-71)
  • Registered a 15th place at the 2018 AJGA Wyndham Invitational presented by BB&T (74-76-68-67)

 

Jordan Sarhaddi
Freshman  Land O’ Lakes, Fla.

Prior to UCF:

  • Holds a Junior Golf Scoreboard ranking of 28
  • Is currently ranked sixth in the state of Florida
  • Was ranked 273rd by AJGA Rolex rankings
  • Averages 71.69 strokes per round according to the Junior Golf Scoreboard
  • 2018 FSGA Boys’ Match Play Championship Stroke Play Medalist (67-69)
  • Finished fifth at the 2018 FSGA Boys’ Junior Amateur Championship (72-69-70)
  • Recorded a nice eighth place finish at the 69th Annual Press Thornton Future Masters (69-70-69)

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