Men's Golf Releases (2004-05) - All-ODAC Team - Guilford College

• GUILFORD PLACES FOUR ON ALL-ODAC GOLF TEAM

      Greensboro, NC (4/25/05) -- Guilford College sophomore Colin Clark earned his second straight Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Golfer of the Year Award and joined three teammates on the First Team All-ODAC squad, the league announced Monday. Junior Jeff Osberg, senior Dave Patterson and junior Brant Stovall also received First Team All-ODAC honors as Guilford occupied four of the squad's seven spots.

      Clark becomes the league's seventh two-time ODAC Golfer of the Year and the first since Guilford's Savio Nazareth '02 won the prize in 2001 and 2002. Clark leads the league with a 74.57 stroke average in 21 rounds. He earned all-tournament honors for finishing second at the ODAC Tournament April 23-24, his fourth runner-up effort of the spring. The 6-4 sophomore placed second in the 90-player Emory Spring Invitational after shooting a career-low 67 in the opening round and a two-day 143. Clark captured two ODAC Player of the Week Awards and won the Quakers' Most Valuable Player Award. The 2004 PING honorable mention All-American received Guilford's English Athletic Leadership and Best Undergraduate Male Athlete awards earlier this year.

      Osberg earned his first all-league commendation thanks to the finest season of his career. He stands second on the club and third in the ODAC with a 75.56 stroke average in 18 rounds. The 2004 Delaware State Amateur champion, Osberg has five top-10 finishes in 10 tournaments this year, including a second-place showing at the 22-team Pfeiffer/Pine Needles Invitational Feb. 28-Mar. 1, which helped him to ODAC Golfer of the Week honors.

      A three-time All-American, Patterson earned his third All-ODAC certificate after compiling a 76.29 stroke average in 21 rounds. He ranks fourth among the team's low scorers and seventh in the league. Patterson narrowly missed All-ODAC Tournament honors by placing eighth at the league championship, one of his five top-10 performances of the year in 11 events. He shot a season-low 68 on the way to a two-day 144 that shared eighth place in the Greensboro Invitational last October.

      Stovall, like Patterson, received his third First Team All-ODAC honor. He stands sixth in the league and third on the team with a 76.20 stroke average in 20 rounds. His two-day 144 placed second individually and helped Guilford win the prestigious Gordin Classic Oct. 10-11 in South Carolina. Stovall also garnered top-10 finishes at the Emory Spring Invitational (t-8th) and at the Tom O'Briant Memorial (t-8th).

      Coach Jack Jensen's Quakers are ranked third in the most recent Bridgestone/Golf Coaches Association of America Division III Poll. Guilford has won five events in 2004-05, but finished a disappointing third at the ODAC Championships April 23-24. Despite the subpar finish, Guilford expects its 13th bid to the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament, which will be held May 9-12 at the Mission Inn Resort in Howie-In-The-Hills, FL.