Drew Lethem
10/24/2008 4:29:00 AM | General
CAREER-LOW ROUND: 67 at the PING Arizona Intercollegiate (1/29/08)
CAREER-LOW 54 HOLES: 213 at the PING Arizona Intercollegiate (1/29/08)
Qualified for the U.S. Amateur and the U.S. Amateur Public Links during the summer of 2008...
JUNIOR (2007-08): Played in 29 of 32 rounds... averaged 74.38, third-lowest on the team...
-- 4-over par at the MIzuno Southbridge Intercollegiate (75-70-75=220)
-- Tied for fifth at the Landfall Tradition (71-68-77=216)
-- In his first spring tournament shot even-par at the PING Arizona (67-77-69=213)
-- Carded 7-over 217 at the Gator Invitational (70-70-77)
-- Tied for 20th at SoCon Championship (75-74-74=223)
SOPHOMORE (2007): Joined the Eagles in the spring and competed in eight tournaments... finished with the team's third-lowest stroke average (74.29)...
-- Finished second on the team at the Augusta State Invitational (74-72-71=217)
-- Paced the team at Courtyard by Marriott Intercollegiate (73-72-70=215), tying for ninth
-- Tied for fourth at the SoCon Championship (75-69-73=217)
ODESSA COLLEGE: Competed during his freshman and partial sophomore year... as a freshman, garnered seven ?Top 10' finishes, won regional and conference individual championship titles, and won the 2006 Kansas State Amateur Championship... that same year, tied for first at the Collegiate Players Tour... in 2005 was the CPT medalist... the Wranglers won the conference and regional championships in 2006... in the fall during his sophomore year, earned the Andrew's College Am title and garnered three ?Top 10' finishes... chosen to represent the USA in the World University Golf Games held at Torino, Italy in September 2006 where he finished tied for 10th and helped his team to a second place finish... HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner... coached by Doc Courser... tabbed a member of the All-Conference teams as a sophomore, junior and senior... as a sophomore the Hawks garnered the Kansas 2002 State championship... All-State as a sophomore and junior, helping his team win the 2002 state championship title... member of the National Honor Society and served as the Hawks team captain during his junior and senior seasons... PERSONAL: Full name is Andrew Ryan Lethem... born December 4, 1985 in Kansas City, Kansas... moment in history he would like to see is the "Miracle on Ice" - the 1980 Olympics ice hockey match pitting USA against USSR... No. 1 sports highlight was hitting a hole-in-one during the 2008 Missouri Amateur, using a 7-iron on the 185-yard par 3... his friends and family have been a major influence, "For giving me all the support and funding through the years."... most admires (Kansas City, MO) golf instructor Bob Usher, "He had a good influence on my golf game and growing up."... enjoys golf, Frisbee, wakeboarding and lifting weights... favorite professional team is the Kansas City Royals... favorite musicians are Lil Wayne and CSNY... MAJOR: Finance with a minor in Marketing
