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 |
Name | Cl. | Hometown/Previous School
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Guillermo Estivill | Fr. | Rio Cuarto, Cordoba, Argentina |
Johnny Travale | So. | Stoney Creek, Ontario/Kent State |
Teddy Tetak | So. | Limbach, Slovakia/South Carolina |
Artem Yalovenko | Fr. | Moscow, Russia |
Juan Delgado | Fr. | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Jordan Sarhaddi | Fr. | 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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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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