Random facts, the final episode of Quantum Leap had the main character, "Sam", leap into August 8, 1953. At the newsstand that week, Time magazine (August 3 edition) had Allen W. Dulles on the cover. Dulles was the first civilian director of the CIA. The Boeing "Triple Seven" is 3 feet shorter in height than the Boeing 747. Novelist John Grisham graduated from Mississippi State. SEC men.
This week we look at Power 5 college golf program rosters and their respective junior rankings. Here are the men of the SEC.
Georgia has won a conference-best 29 conference titles, nearly doubling LSU (16) who has the second most. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and LSU have all claimed NCAA team national titles with LSU's 2015 squad being the most recent. Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt all participated in last year's National Championship at Grayhawk, with Vanderbilt making match play.
Random facts, the New Hampshire Gazette is the oldest, still active, newspaper in the United States. It was founded in 1756. The nation's oldest, still active, gas station is Reighard's, at 3205 Sixth Avenue, in Altoona, PA. Guion S. Bluford was the first African-American man in space and graduated from Penn State. Penn State softball defeated #1 ranked Michigan on February 18, 2006 in Gainesville, Florida. Boom, SEC women's golf.
This week we look at Power 5 college golf program rosters and their respective junior rankings. Now on the clock, SEC Women.
Georgia (with 11), Auburn (10), and Florida (9) lead in Conference Championships. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi have all won team National Championships. Seven programs qualified for the NCAA Championship last spring at Grayhawk: Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, and South Carolina. The Ole Miss Rebels won the National Title.
Random facts, there are four true deserts in the US; Great Basin, Mojave, Sonoran, and Chihuahuan. Marines do not eat crayons. (Have you heard that meme before? I hadn't until just now looking for these "facts"). Bruce Lee attended the University of Washington! He could beat up everybody. UW brings us to PAC 12 men's golf.
This week we look at Power 5 college golf program rosters and their respective junior rankings. This is the Pac 12 men.
Arizona State and Oregon State represented the Pac 12 at the NCAA Men's National Championship last spring, with the host Sun Devils falling in the semifinals to Oklahoma. Six programs have won a team national title in golf, Arizona, Arizona State, California, Oregon. Southern Cal has won the most conference titles, with 20.
Random facts, the moon takes about a month to orbit the Earth. The Andes Mountain ranges are the longest continental mountain range in the world. Sushi originated in Southeast Asia, not Japan. Kim Gordon, bassist, and vocalist for the band Sonic Youth is the daughter of a former Dean of Faculty at UCLA. She attended University Elementary School, a progressive elementary school affiliated with UCLA. And that's the route from the moon to Pac 12 women's golf, via alt-rock!
This week we look at Power 5 college golf program rosters and their respective junior rankings. Pac 12 women, please stand up.
The Pac 12 conference championship in women's golf is quite possibly the most competitive. Arizona and Arizona State have the most conference titles with 8. Southern Cal and UCLA each have 7. No conference has that many teams that close to each other. Six programs have captured national titles, Arizona, Arizona State, Stanford, UCLA, USC, and Washington. Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, and USC all qualified for nationals at Grayhawk last spring.
Random facts, Rhode Island is the smallest state, followed by Delaware, then Connecticut. There are 17 zoos in Texas. The Hobbit is the best-selling book of all time. Orson Bean, who voiced the character of Bilbo Baggins in the 1977 movie the Hobbit, was born in Burlington, Vermont. Author Ally Carter, a.k.a. Sarah Leigh Fogleman, is a graduate of Oklahoma State. Big 12!
This week we look at Power 5 college golf program rosters and their respective junior rankings. Below are the women of the Big 12.
The Oklahoma State women won their 10th Big 12 Conference title last year, their 24th conference title overall. They, along with Baylor and Texas made the NCAA Championship last spring. The only school in the Big 12 to have won a National Title, however, is the 1983 Texas Christian team. However, the Big 12 can claim 3 individual National Champs. In the conference's inaugural year, 1997, Texas Heather Bowie won. In 2010, Oklahoma State's Caroline Hedwall won. And, in 2012, it was Oklahoma's Chirapat Jao-Javanil.