Golf: Fendt Awarded PING All-Region Honors

Golf: Fendt Awarded PING All-Region Honors

Golf: Fendt Awarded PING All-Region Honors

Division I PING All-Region Teams

Courtesy: RaginCajuns.com http://www.ragincajuns.com Philipp Fendt added to his 2011 season accolades as the Golf Coaches Association of America named him to the PING All-Central Region Team. Fendt, a three-time All-Sun Belt Conference selection, is the first Ragin’ Cajuns golfer to earn all-region honors under the direction of head coach Theo Sliman.

 

University of Louisiana rising senior Philipp Fendt was named to the PING All-Central Region Team, an honor bestowed by the Golf Coaches Association of America.

Fendt, a three-time All-Sun Belt Conference selection, is the first Ragin’ Cajuns golfer to earn all-region honors under the direction of head coach Theo Sliman.

The selection adds to his 2011 season accolades which includes All-Sun Belt Conference and All-Louisiana honors.

A total of 152 players across six regions – Northeast, East, Southeast, Midwest, Central and West – earned all-region honors for 2011. Fendt joins Jason Millard of Middle Tennessee (All-Southeast) and Carlos Ortiz of North Texas (All-Central) as the only three players from the Sun Belt Conference to receive all-region honors.

"This is a huge honor for Philipp (Fendt) and our program," Sliman said. "It’s a true testament of his hard work and determination.

"He moves a step closer toward reaching his personal goals, one of which is leaving the University as an All-American."

All-American selections will be release following the completion of the NCAA Championships currently being held at Karsten Creek Stillwater, Okla., through Sunday, June 5. Fendt seeks to become UL’s first All-American since 2001 (Richard Ainley).

Fendt averaged 72.16 strokes over 32 rounds this past season. His scoring average ranked among the Top 10 in the Sun Belt Conference. He posted five Top 10 finishes on the year and had 10 Top 25 showings.

At the Oak Hills Invitational, the Austrian native tied his career best finish after tying for third place. He earned his spot on the All-Sun Belt Golf Team after finishing in a tie for 8th place at the SBC Championships.

Fendt concluded his junior campaign at the NCAA Southeast Florida Regional in Ocala, Fla. He posted four birdies thru the last five holes to jump 15 spots up the leaderboard and wound up finishing 21^st at one-under (215).

"Philipp’s play has demonstrated a strong level of consistent play," Sliman mentioned. "This is an award that he will be able to draw upon during his senior year as well as the years to come."

PHILIP FENDT CAREER HONORS
2009 Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year
2009 All-Sun Belt Conference
2009 All-Louisiana
2010 All-Sun Belt Conference
2010 All-Louisiana
2011 All-Sun Belt Conference
2011 All-Louisiana
2011 PING All-Central Region

2011 PING All-Central Region Golf Team
Abraham Ancer, Oklahoma
Sebastian Cappelen, Arkansas
Sean Einhaus, Oklahoma State
Ignacio Elvira, Texas A&M
Philipp Fendt, Lousiana
Nils Floren, Texas Tech
Dylan Frittelli, Texas
Cody Gribble, Texas
Morgan Hoffmann, Oklahoma State
Tom Hoge, TCU
Bobby Hudson, Texas
Kelly Kraft, SMU
Jace Long, Missouri
Joakim Mikkelsen, Baylor
Carlos Ortiz, North Texas
Drew Page, Oklahoma State
Cameron Peck, Texas A&M
Jordan Russell, Texas A&M
Conrad Shindler, Texas A&M
Ryan Sirman, Oklahoma
Matt Smith, Texas Tech
Ethan Tracy, Arkansas
Kevin Tway, Oklahoma State
Peter Uihlein, Oklahoma State
Philipp Westermann, Southeastern Louisiana
Michael Whitehead, Rice

— Ragin’ Cajuns —