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May 25, 2013

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CAL TO PLAY AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP MAY 28 - JUNE 2
No. 1 Cal will play for a school-record fourth consecutive season and 12th time overall at the NCAA Championship from Tuesday-Sunday, May 28 - June 2, 2013. Cal will be the top-seed at the 2013 edition of the event hosted by Georgia Tech at the par-70, 7,319-yard Crabapple Course at the Capital City Club. The teams will play 18 of the 54 stroke-play holes on each of the first three days, with the top eight squads moving on to match play competition starting Friday, May 31. Tee times from the first and 10th holes for each of the three days of stroke play begin at 7 a.m. ET/4 a.m. PT. Each of the 30 teams and the six individuals in the field are scheduled to play a single round of 18 holes each day. Cal will play along with second-seed Alabama and third-seed UCLA in the first and second rounds on Tuesday and Wednesday. The first of five threesomes from the trio of teams consisting of one player from each squad will tee off Tuesday on the 10th hole at 12:20 p.m. ET/9:20 a.m. PT. On Wednesday, the first threesome from the trio will tee off on the first hole at 7 a.m. ET/4 a.m. PT. On both days, each of the following four threesomes from the trio of teams will follow in 10-minute intervals. Specific tee times and pairings for Thursday's final round of stroke play will be determined based upon results following the first 36 holes. The scoring format of the stroke-play portion of the event will consist of five players per team, with the top four scores in each round counting towards the team total. Match-play quarterfinals will be contested on Friday, with the semifinals on Saturday and the championship match Sunday. Match-play action starts from the first tee each day at 10 a.m. ET/7 a.m. PT, with the remainder of the quarterfinal matches and the second semifinal match following in 45-minute intervals. A total of five points will be available with one point awarded for each individual match. The first team to win three points will be the winner of the match.

FOLLOW THE 2013 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP LIVE ONLINE
The 2013 NCAA Championship can be followed live online by visiting CalBears.com, which will link to live scoring provided by golfstat.com throughout the tournament along with a daily recap, complete results, links to related information and much more at the end of each day's action. There will also be a live video webstream provided by NCAA.com for the final four days of the six-day event (webstream schedule below). In addition, there is a tournament central website located at NCAA.com. In addtion, fans can check out the latest updates and be part of the conversation on Twitter by following @CalMensGolf. When tweeting about the Cal men's golf team, fans can help spread the word by using the suggested hashtag #CalMensGolf. The suggested hashtag for the NCAA Championship is #NCAAGolf.

2013 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP WEBSTREAM SCHEDULE
Thursday, May 30: Noon - 5 p.m.
Friday, May 31: 10:15 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Saturday, June 1: 10:15 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Sunday, June 2: 10:15 a.m. - Noon
*All Times Pacific

2012-13 CAL SEASON ARGUABLY THE BEST EVER IN COLLEGE GOLF
The 2012-13 Cal men's golf team has arguably registered the best season in the history of college golf heading into the 2013 NCAA Championship. Cal's 11 wins in its first 13 tournaments has set a modern-era NCAA single-season win record previously established by Oklahoma State in 1985-86. Cal has won outright on 10 occasions (Gopher Invitational, Pac-12 Preview, Alister MacKenzie Invitational, Isleworth Collegiate Invitational, John A. Burns Intercollegiate, Fresno State Lexus Classic, Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters, Western Intercollegiate, Pac-12 Championship, NCAA Pullman Regional) while sharing the team title with host Georgia Tech at the PING/Golfweek Preview. Not only has Cal won 11 of its first 13 tournaments in 2012-13 but when the team's record against all of the opponents in its fields is individually added up, the Bears are an astounding 177-3-1 (173-3-1 vs. Division I opponents). The three losses came to New Mexico and TCU when the Bears finished third behind those schools at the Arizona Intercollegiate and to UNLV when the Bears were second one shot behind the Runnin' Rebels at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational. The one tie happened when Cal shared the PING/Golfweek Preview title with host Georgia Tech. In their 11 tournament wins, the Bears have compiled a total margin of victory of 162 strokes for a 14.72 stroke average per win, including a season-high 37-shot win over host Fresno State at the Fresno State Lexus Classic. During the two tournaments Cal has not won, the Bears have finished a combined four shots off pace of the leaders.

AMAZINGLY SUCCESSFUL TWO-YEAR RUN
Cal has been on an amazing run going back to the beginning of the 2011-12 campaign. Cal has been victorious in 17 of its last 27 events since the beginning of 2011-12 and has finished in the top five in all 27. The Bears may have foreshadowed their 2012-13 season with a season of firsts in 2011-12 when Cal made its first trip to match play at the NCAA Championship and recorded its first NCAA match-play victory in the quarterfinals over San Diego State. Cal tied for third at the NCAA's in 2012 for its second-highest finish ever at the event after the team's lone national title in 2004. Cal also captured its first NCAA Regional and Pac-12 titles that it defended in 2013, posted a then school-record six wins (doubled the previous mark) that have since been surpassed in 2012-13, and had top-five finishes in all 14 events for the first time in school history.

CAL'S 2013 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP LINEUP
Cal's lineup for the 2013 NCAA Championship is listed below along with each player's 2012-13 and career stroke-play events, rounds, averages, and current Golfweek and Golfstat national rankings.

                Season Season  Season   Career  Career  Career  Golfweek    Golfstat
No. Name            Events Rounds  Avg. Events  Rounds  Avg.    Ranking Ranking
1. Michael Weaver      11    34  70.88   33  100 71.93   9   12
2. Joël Stalter        11  34  70.68   25  78  71.95   12  15
3. Brandon Hagy        12  37  71.00   33  102 71.82   25  29
4. Max Homa            13  40  70.83   47  144 71.81   19  22
5. Michael Kim         13   40  70.10   25  77  70.73   1   1

LOW STROKE AVERAGES
All five Cal players in the team's lineup for the 2013 NCAA Championship have stroke average at or under 71.00 in 2012-13 and under 72.00 for their collegiate careers.

2013 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP WEATHER FORECAST
The weather forecast for the the 2013 NCAA Championship calls for high temperatures in the low and mid-80's and lows in the low and mid-60's throughout the six days of the event. Winds are expected to be calm up to 6 miles per hour each day from the east and southeast. The forecast includes a daily 0-10 percent chance of rain with mostly sunny or partly cloudy skies.

2013 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP TICKETS/PARKING
Tickets may be purchased online at ncaa.com/tickets, by calling the Georgia Tech Ticket Office (1-888-TECH-TIX) or in person at the ticket office at 150 Bobby Dodd Way, Atlanta, Ga. Ticket prices for all six days of the NCAA Championship are $50 for adults and $35 for youths (18 years of age and under, or college student with current student ID) and seniors (55 and up). Single day/round tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for youths and seniors. A junior golf (under 14 years old and no higher than eighth grade) may obtain a ticket at no charge in conjunction with the purchase of a paid general admission ticket each day of the tournament. Tickets must be picked up at will call each tournament day, and juniors must have a photo ID available to obtain free ticket. Tickets will also be available at the gate each day during the competition. Parking will be available at the Capital City Club during each of the six days of the event and Tuesday-Thursday at the Mill Springs Academy with shuttles running to the Capital City Club clubhouse. Parking is free.

CAL'S TEAM NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
Cal will be making its school-record fourth consecutive appearance at the NCAA Championship, as well as its ninth since the Regional format began in 1988 and 12th overall. The team's eight previous appearances since Regional play began have come in 1995, '98, '99, 2000, '04, '10, '11 and '12. Cal won its lone national title in 2004, with its next highest finish coming with a semifinal match-play showing in 2012 that left the Bears tied for third. Cal was also sixth in 1995; 15th, tied for 16th and tied for 17th, respectively from 1998-2000; tied for 19th in 2011 and 23rd in 2010. Cal also played in the event prior to the beginning of the Regional format in 1939 (16th), 1948 (T20th) and 1949 (17th). Cal's lone match-play participation came in 2012 when the Golden Bears were 1-1 with a 3-2 quarterfinal victory over San Diego State and a 3-2 semifinal loss to Alabama.

CAL'S 2013 LINEUP NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
All five players in the Cal lineup at the 2013 NCAA Championship - Michael Weaver, Joël Stalter, Brandon Hagy, Max Homa and Michael Kim - have experience playing at the NCAA Championship. Homa has played in each of the last three NCAA Championship events and has the second-highest individual finish ever by a Cal player when he tied for ninth in 2012, while he was tied for 17th in 2011 and tied for 86th in 2010. Weaver and Hagy have each played in the NCAA Championship on two previous occasions. Weaver had the best individual showing ever by a Cal player at the NCAA Championship when he tied for eighth in 2011, while he also tied for 41st in 2010. Hagy tied for 45th in 2012 and finished 135th in 2010. Kim and Stalter both made their first NCAA Championship appearance in 2012, with Kim tying for 61st and Stalter tying for 89th.

CAL AT LAST YEAR'S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP ... Full Recap
Cal's historic 2012-13 season finally ended with a 3-2 loss to Alabama in the semifinals of the 2012 NCAA Championship at The Riviera Country Club. Prior to the semifinal loss, Cal had picked up its first NCAA Championship match-play win ever with a 3-2 quarterfinal victory over San Diego State as well as its first NCAA Championship match-play appearance. Michael Kim was 2-0 during the team's two matches, while Max Homa and Joël Stalter were 1-1, and Brandon Hagy was 0-2. Cal (295-289-287 - 871, +19) was one of eight teams to qualify for match play at the NCAA Championship by tying for fourth during the 54-hole stroke-play portion of the event. Homa (76-70-68 - 214, +1) led the Bears with the second-best individual finish ever by a Cal golfer at the NCAA Championship, tying for ninth overall to rank second only to the eighth-place tie Michael Weaver recorded in 2011. Hagy (71-73-75 - 219, +6) was the next Cal player on the leader board in a tie for 45th. Pace Johnson (72-78-72 - 222, +9) and Kim (76-73-73 - 222, +9) tied for 61st, while Stalter (78-73-74 - 225, +12) tied for 89th.

ALL FIVE PLAYERS IN NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP LINEUP ARE 2012-13 INDIVIDUAL MEDALISTS
All five Cal players in the lineup for the 2013 NCAA Championship have won individual medalist honors during the 2012-13 season, combining for nine individual medalist honors with all of them coming over its last 10 events. Cal has also had at least one individual in the top two in 12 of 13 tournaments overall in 2012-13. Michael Kim has been an individual medalist in a school-record four events (Isleworth Collegiate Invitational, Arizona Intercollegiate, Fresno State Lexus Classic, Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters), while Joël Stalter has been individual medalist twice (Arizona Intercollegiate, John A. Burns Intercollegiate). Brandon Hagy (Alister MacKenzie Invitational), Max Homa (Pac-12 Championship) and Michael Weaver (NCAA Pullman Regional) have won once each. Kim and Stalter shared the Arizona Intercollegiate title, while Weaver was the co-individual medalist with USC's Sam Smith at the NCAA Pullman Regional and Kim was one of four players to reach a playoff at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters. The other six individual medalist honors were won in outright fashion. Before the current run started Cal's last individual victory came when Eric Mina won the 2010 Pac-10 Championship.

KIM WITH 10 OF CAL'S 37 TOP-10 INDIVIDUAL FINISHES
Michael Kim has finished in the top 10 in 10 of Cal's 13 events in 2012-13, with his three finishes outside the top 10 all tied for 11th place showings. Cal has a total of 37 top-10 individual finishes. Max Homa and Michael Weaver are tied for second on the club with seven, while Brandon Hagy and Joël Stalter have each have finished in the top 10 six times, and James Yoon has added one. Cal had a season-high-tying four top-10 finishers in back-to-back tournaments at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate and Fresno State Lexus Classic, including the top three individuals in both events for the first time in school history.

NATIONAL LEADERS
Cal leads the nation in nine of 14 team categories in the latest national statistics complied by Golfstat as of May 23, 2013, including average score (71.07), versus par (-0.17), par-three scoring (3.12), par-four scoring (4.06), par-five scoring (4.65), birdies (748), subpar strokes/round (3.77), greens in regulation (70.5%) and putts on the green in regulation (1.832). Individually, Cal's national leaders as of the last Golfstat report on May 7, 2013 include Max Homa (Low Round, tied, 61), Brandon Hagy (Greens in Regulation, 74.8%) and Michael Kim (Sand Saves, 78.9%; Short Game, 73.6%). Cal's complete national team and individual stroke-play stats and rankings can be found online at Golfstat.com.

NO. 1 TEAM FOR MOST OF THE SEASON
Cal has spent nearly the entire 2012-13 season as the nation's No. 1 ranked team. The Bears first moved into the top spot in the Golfstat, Golfweek and GolfWorld/Nike national polls that followed their victory at the PING/Golfweek Preview in late September of 2012 and have not left the top spot in any of them since.

THREE BEARS RANKED NO. 1 IN 2012-13
Michael Kim is the nation's No. 1 player in the latest rankings released by both Golfweek (5/19/13) and Golfstat (5/21/13) and has been since reaching a playoff to earn individual medalist honors at the prestigious Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters played March 8-10, 2013. Cal currently has five of the nation's top 25 players according to Golfweek as Michael Weaver (No. 9), Joël Stalter (No. 12), Max Homa (No. 19) and Brandon Hagy (No. 25) are listed along with Kim. In the Golfstat rankings, Kim is joined in the top 30 by Weaver (No. 12), Stalter (No. 15), Homa (No. 22) and Hagy (No. 29). Homa was the nation's top-ranked golfer in both sets of rankings in late September and early October of 2012, while Stalter held the top spot in both in February and March of 2013. The trio represent the first three Cal players to ever be ranked No. 1 nationally.

CAL'S 2012-13 HONORS AND AWARDS
National Player of the Year candidate Michael Kim leads Cal's list of honors and award recipients in 2012-13. Kim is the No. 1 candidate for the Haskins Award given annually to the nation's top collegiate player by Golfweek and was one of three national finalists for The Ben Hogan Award presented to the best college golfer by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Below is a complete list of honors earned by members of the 2012-13 Cal men's golf team, with a specific date listed if it is for an honor during a specific period of time other than the entire 2012-13 season.

Shotaro Ban - Team Co-Most Improved Player, Team First-Year `Big C' Award
Cal Team - Cal Athletics Men's Team of the Year at the Oskis, Golfweek Co-Team of the Week (October 2, 2012), Golfweek Team of the Week (September 17, 2012; October 29, 2012; February 25, 2013; March 11, 2013; April 16, 2013; May 6, 2013; May 20, 2013)
Steve Desimone (Head Coach) - Jack Lemmon Ambassador of Golf Award (2012), Pac-12 Coach of the Year
Brandon Hagy - Capital One Academic All-District® 8 Men's At-Large First-Team, Second-Team All-Pac-12, Team Ben Furth Award, The Ben Hogan Award Watch List
Max Homa - California Muscle Milk Student-Athlete (April 22, 2013), First-Team All-Pac-12, Golfweek Player of the Week (May 6, 2013), Pac-12 Player of the Month (September 2012, April 2013), Team Coaches Award, The Ben Hogan Award Watch List
Walker Huddy - Team First-Year `Big C' Award
Michael Kim - California Muscle Milk Student-Athlete (March 12, 2013), First-Team All-Pac-12, Golfweek Player of the Week (October 29, 2012; February 4, 2013), Haskins Award Watch List (Current No. 1 Ranking), Pac-12 Men's Golfer of the Month (October 2012, March 2013), Pac-12 Men's Golfer of the Year, Sports Illustrated Faces In The Crowd (May 22, 2013), Team MVP, The Ben Hogan Award National Finalist
Cameron Shaw - Team Co-Most Improved Player
Joël Stalter - Golfweek Player of the Week (February 25, 2013), Haskins Award Watch List (Current No. 9 Ranking), Pac-12 Player of the Month (February 2013), Second-Team All-Pac-12
Michael Weaver - California Muscle Milk Student-Athlete (May 6, 2013), First-Team All-Pac-12, The Ben Hogan Award Watch List
James Yoon - Team First-Year `Big C' Award, Team Freshman of the Year

MICHAEL KIM SELECTED BY SPORTS ILLUSTRATED FOR FACES IN THE CROWD
Michael Kim was selected by Sports Illustrated as one of the publication's "Faces in the Crowd" in the edition that hit newsstands May 22, 2013.

CAL DOMINATES ALL-PAC-12 HONORS
For the first time in school history Cal had five players on the 2012-13 All-Pac-12 Men's Golf teams voted on by the league's coaches. Steve Desimone was also named the league's Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season and third time in his career, while Michael Kim was the league's Men's Golfer of the Year and one of three first-team selections along with Max Homa and Michael Weaver. Brandon Hagy and Joël Stalter were second-team picks.

CAL FIRST TEAM TO SWEEP PAC-12 MEN'S GOLFER OF THE MONTH SELECTIONS
Cal became the first team to ever sweep Pac-12 Men's Golfer of the Month honors for an entire season in 2012-13. Max Homa both started and closed out the run by earning the honor for his play in September of 2012 and April of 2013. Michael Kim (October 2012, March 2013) was also honored twice, while Joël Stalter was selected once (February 2013).

TEAM AWARDS
Michael Kim was named the team's Most Valuable Player, while>Shotaro Ban (Co-Most Improved Player, First-Year `Big-C' Award), Brandon Hagy (Ben Furth Award), Max Homa (Coaches Award),>Walker Huddy (First-Year `Big-C' Award),Cameron Shaw (Co-Most Improved Player) and James Yoon (First-Year `Big-C' Award, Freshman of the Year) also received awards.

WEAVER MAKES CAL HISTORY AT 2013 MASTERS
Michael Weaver made Cal history when he became the program's first current golfer to play in the Masters in 2013. Weaver (78-74 - 152, +8) played in the first and second rounds of the event on April 11 and 12. Although he did not make the cut, Weaver was tied for second among the six amateurs that participated in the event. Weaver missed Cal's final two regular-season tournaments at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational and Western Intercollegiate to prepare for and play in the Masters before returning to the lineup for the last two events at the Pac-12 Championship and NCAA Pullman Regional, finishing second and sharing individual medalist honors in the two collegiate events he has played at since returning from Augusta. Weaver finished as the runner up at the 2012 U.S. Amateur to earn both his Masters invitation as well as an exemption into the 2013 U.S. Open to be played June 13-16 at the East Course at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa.

THREE CAL PLAYERS NAMED TO PALMER CUP
Michael Kim (Team USA), Joël Stalter (Team Europe) and Michael Weaver (Team USA) have been named to represent their respective countries in the 2013 edition of the Palmer Cup to be held June 7-9 at Wilmington Country Club in Wilmington, Del. The event features two teams of 10 collegiate players each from the United States and Europe squaring off in a match-play style format reminiscent of the Ryder Cup. All three Cal players selected for the teams finished among the top six in the final Palmer Cup Ranking for either Team USA or Team Europe, with the top six players in the ranking for each team automatically qualifying for the event. Kim was the No. 1 ranked player for the United States, while Stalter and Weaver were both No. 6 in the rankings for their respective squads. Brandon Hagy and Max Homa were also ranked on the Team USA list at No. 14 and No. 17, respectively.

CAPITAL CITY CLUB HISTORY
Cal has played once at The Capital City Club when the Golden Bears shared the 2012 PING/Golfweek Preview crown with host Georgia Tech. The venue has been host to competitive golf for nearly a century with more than 30 city, state, and national level golf tournaments having been held at CCC, including PGA TOUR and LPGA TOUR events. Visit capitalcityclub.com for a full history. Highlights include ...
1916 - Bobby Jones won the Georgia State Amateur Championship at the CCC Brookhaven course
1945 - Byron Nelson won the Atlanta Open at Brookhaven, one of 11 PGA TOUR victories in a row, which is still a PGA TOUR record
1948 - Gene Dahlbender, Jr. won the Southern Amateur at Brookhaven
1953 - Louise Suggs, one of the founders of the LPGA TOUR, won the Women's Western Open at Brookhaven
2003 - The Crabapple Course hosted the World Golf Championship won by Tiger Woods
2012 - American Junior Golf Association Rolex Tournament of Champions
2012 - PING/Golfweek Preview

HEAD COACH STEVE DESIMONE
Head coach Steve Desimone is in his 34th season at the helm of the Cal men's golf team in 2012-13 and has the Golden Bears in the NCAA Championship for a school-record fourth consecutive season, as well as the ninth time since the current NCAA Regional format began in 1988 and on the 12th occasion in school history. Desimone directed Cal to its lone NCAA title in 2004 during one of the program's 11 previous NCAA Championship appearances. Desimone also led Cal to its first NCAA Regional and Pac-12 titles in 2012 before defending both crowns in 2013 for the 54th and 55th overall tournament wins of his career. Desimone has taken a team to NCAA Regional action 18 times with a current streak of seven in a row that began in 2007 and is one shy of the school-record eight straight from 1997-2004. The 2012-13 team has established a modern-era NCAA single-season win record previously established by the 1985-86 Oklahoma State squad by winning 11 of its first 13 tournaments. Dating back to the beginning of the 2011-12 campaign, Cal has captured 17 of its last 27 events overall and has finished in the top five in all 27. Desimone has been named the Pac-12 Men's Golf Coach of the Year for each of the last two seasons for the second and third times in his career (also 1986-87 Pac-10 Co-Coach of the Year) and has had his club ranked No. 1 nationally since shortly after winning the PING/Golfweek Preview in late September of 2012. Here are some of his thoughts on ...

Qualifying for the NCAA Championship
"The goal has been to get to Atlanta from the moment we lost last year in the semis. We've accomplished that, and now we're looking forward to getting there and getting started."

Breaking the modern-era NCAA win record
"I've been doing this for 34 years and there's never been a team that's been close to this. There are a lot of reasons for it, but primarily it has happened because these guys have understood all along what was out there for us and they've worked so hard. They are the epitome of a team."

Michael Kim being the top candidate for the Haskins Award
Michael Kim should win this honor going away. There is no question that Michael should be the front runner. If anything else happens we're all going to be terribly disappointed. Michael has clearly had the best college season of any player. Michael's numbers are so overwhelming in every respect it's hard to believe that he's not going to be selected as National Player of the Year."

Cal's fourth consecutive appearance at NCAA Championship
"It's exciting stuff. When you look at the players who have been here over the last four years it is no coincidence that we've gone four years in a row. We've had a succession of really strong teams. It's a tremendous accomplishment. It is a first, but it's not going to be the last."

Cal's opportunity at the 2013 NCAA Championship
"We know what's out there, history beckons. We've already become the best team in the history of college golf. Now what we'd like to do is put an exclamation point on that and let people take some shots at it."

Cal's success in 2012-13
"Ever since we've won at the Pac-12 Championship, it has been more front and center just how historic this year has been. We can't hide from it; we're not going to hide from it."

The team's play of late
"I think the guys would agree that we weren't as sharp at the NCAA Regional as we were at Los Angeles Country Club [for the Pac-12 Championship]. I think probably our best tournament of the year was at LACC. I do think that we definitely stepped back a little bit, not totally, at the NCAA Regional. But we've been all golf since finishing up school last Thursday, and I think we will be sharper at the NCAA Championship than we were at the NCAA Regional."

The Capital City Club Crabapple Course
"We played there in the fall, we played well. It sets up very nicely for us. It's a ball-strikers golf course, it's a strong golf course. The greens are excellent. It was clear that we were comfortable with the golf course. All of us feel having played the course last fall that we have a really good game plan for the golf course and that we definitely will be ready to play."

The field at the NCAA Championship
"Holy Toledo, you can just run down the seedings. The top 10 is solid from top to bottom and then there are some really good teams in the top 20 that seem to be peaking. It's the best tournament of the season. You know what you're getting into. It's the best in college golf. We're going to have to play better than we have all year if we're going to run the table."

The match-play portion of the NCAA Championship
"Match play is its own experience in that rather than counting strokes, we're counting holes and that is a different game than stroke play at times. I really respected Texas for what they did last year as the No. 1 team in the country for most of last year, the No. 1 seed coming out of NCAA stroke-play and gping on to win the NCAA title in match play. But over the last four years, they are the only top-ranked team to do it. We know what the challenge is. If we're fortunate and good enough to advance to match play we're going to have to play well each day to put ourselves in a position to win. I don't think any of the coaches or any of the players would disagree with the fact that we are not identifying the best team. If you're going to identify the best team you're going to do it over four rounds of stroke play. Match play is a little quirky. But match play is a tradition in the sport that goes back to the very beginning of golf. That tradition has been reborn in the format that we have. That format has been endorsed. We all have to live by it and whether we like it or not, if you're going to win the championship you're going to have to play well in stroke play and win three rounds of match play. Those are the rules."

Being named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year
"It's a huge honor and gratifying to be selected by your fellow coaches. It's recognition that we've had an historic year."

Being the No. 1 team in the country
"It's great, it's fun and it has expectations. We know that we've got people that want to be a part of what's going on and knock us off, but I'd rather be in this position than anyplace else. It's a real honor to be the No. 1 team in the country, make no mistake about it, and our job is to be there at the end of the season."

UPDATED COACHING BIOGRAPHIES
Visit the 2012-13 roster online at CalBears.com (calbears.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/cal-m-golf-mtt.html) for links to updated bios for head coach Steve Desimone, associate head coach Walter Chun and volunteer assistant Gene Bakkum.

EXTENSIVE MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA ATTENTION ON THE GOLDEN BEARS
The Cal men's golf program and its players have been the subject of extensive media coverage in 2012-13, including national features by the Associated Press, Global Golf Post, Golf Channel, Golfweek, Golf World, Los Angeles Daily News, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Santa Clarita Valley Signal and The Telegraph (Macon, Georgia). The story of the team and its individuals have also been prominently featured locally by the Bay Area News Group, Daily Cal, Fresno Bee, San Francisco Chronicle and San Francisco Examiner, as well as on radio and television stations Comcast SportsNet, KNBR, KPIX 5 (CBS affiliate), KGO 7 (ABC affiliate) and the Pac-12 Networks. The team also has active Twitter (clip page at CalBears.com.

2012-13 TOURNAMENTS
Cal Wins Gopher Invitational to Open Season (Sept. 9-10, 2012) ... Full Recap
Cal (274-290-298 - 862, -2) started its 2012-13 season with a victory at the Gopher Invitational hosted by Minnesota at the Spring Hill Golf Club. Cal maintained the 14-stroke advantage over second-place SMU (303-275-298 - 876, +12) that the Golden Bears began the third and final round with. Cal had three of the top four golfers on the final individual leader board. Max Homa (67-70-77 - 214, -2) and Michael Kim (71-72-71 - 214, -2) tied for second, with both players one shot behind individual medalist Corey Conners of Kent State (75-70-68 - 213, -3). Brandon Hagy (66-75-75 - 216, E) finished fourth two shots behind his teammates and three stroke off the lead. Michael Weaver (70-73-78 - 221, +5) tied for ninth, while>Walker Huddy (76-78-75 - 229, +13) tied for 29th. Huddy moved up 25 spots on the final day with his best round of the event.

Cal Rallies for Co-Title at PING/Golfweek Preview (Sept. 23-25, 2012) ... Full Recap
Cal (289-280-276 - 845, +5) ended up with a co-title at the PING/Golfweek Preview along with host Georgia Tech (287-282-276 - 845, +5) after the conclusion of action at the 54-hole event at the Crabapple Course at the Capital City Club. Cal's four scorers played the final four holes in two-under par, while Georgia Tech's top four players were one-over par down the stretch on the same four holes. The Golden Bears stormed back from a nine-shot deficit after the opening round by tying for the best team round of the day during both the second and third rounds. Cal was tied for eighth after the first 18 holes of the event, before moving into a tie for third three shots off the lead heading into the final round. Michael Weaver (71-70-69 - 210, E) and Max Homa (71-70-69 - 210, E) were among a group of eight players that tied for second place, two strokes back of individual medalist Tom Berry of San Diego State, who was the only player in a field of 75 to shoot under par for the tournament (67-69-72 - 208, -2). Michael Kim (73-68-70 - 211, +1) tied for 10th, while Brandon Hagy (74-76-68 - 218, +8) carded his best round of the tournament in the final round to move up 27 spots into a tie for 39th and>Walker Huddy (76-72-73 - 221, +11) tied for 54th.

Cal Wins Pac-12 Preview in Dominating Fashion (Oct. 8-9, 2012) ... Full Recap
Cal (285-273-277 - 835, -29) fired the best team score of the day in the third and final round of action on its way to victory at the inaugural Pac-12 Preview at Witch Hollow Course at the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club. The Bears finished the 54-hole event hosted by Oregon State seven shots ahead of second-place Washington (277-281-284 - 842, -22). Cal was a winner for a third straight match, opening the season with three straight victories for the first time. Cal had trailed by as many as 15 strokes at one point after a rough start on its first nine holes of the tournament, but rallied to play the final 45 holes in an astonishing 36-under par. All five Cal players were under par with Michael Kim (71-69-70 - 210, -6) the Bears' top finisher in a tie for sixth. Joël Stalter (72-72-67 - 211, -5) tied for eighth, while Brandon Hagy (77-68-67 - 212, -4) and Max Homa (72-67-73 - 212, -4) tied for 14th, and Michael Weaver (70-69-76 - 215, -1) tied for 22nd.

Cal Stays Unbeaten with MacKenzie Win (Oct. 15-16, 2012) ... Full Recap
Cal (265-268-273 - 806, -46) won its fourth consecutive tournament to open the season at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational hosted by the Golden Bears at Meadow Club. Cal has won its own tournament for four consecutive seasons and seven times in 10 tries since the event began in 2002. Cal had the best team score in each of the 54-hole event's three rounds and won by 20 strokes. Brandon Hagy (64-62-72 - 198, -15) recorded his first collegiate win and became Cal's first individual medalist since Eric Mina won the crown at the 2010 Pac-10 Championship to lead the way. Joël Stalter (70-65-68 - 203, -10) tied for third, while Michael Kim (64-71-69 - 204, -9) and Max Homa (67-70-68 - 205, -8) tied for fifth. Michael Weaver (70-72-68 - 210, -3) vaulted up 20 spots in the final round to tie for 14th.

Cal Finishes Unbeaten Fall with Isleworth Victory (Oct. 21-23, 2012) ... Full Recap
Cal (284-295-289 - 868, +4) completed the first unbeaten fall season in school history by scratching out a two-stroke win at the prestigious Isleworth Collegiate Invitational co-hosted by Texas Tech and UCF at the Isleworth Golf & Country Club. Michael Kim (67-72-73 - 212) won his first collegiate individual title to lead the Golden Bears. Michael Weaver (68-76-71 - 215, -1) finished fourth and was one of only four players under par for the tournament. Brandon Hagy (73-73-73 - 219, +3) tied for ninth, while Max Homa (78-76-72 - 226, +10) played a big role in the team's win by coming through with a huge even-par final round after being 10 shots over par through 36 holes and finished tied for 37th, moving up 20 spots during the final round. Joël Stalter (76-74-77 - 227, +11) tied for 40th.

Cal Finishes Third at Arizona Intercollegiate (Jan. 28-29, 2013) ... Full Recap
Cal (281-284-282 - 847, -5) had its dreams of an unbeaten season end in the first tournament of the spring schedule as the Golden Bears finished third at the 2013 Arizona Intercollegiate although Michael Kim (70-69-65 - 204, -9) and Joël Stalter (65-69-70 - 204, -9) did share individual medalist honors. Kim won his second straight collegiate event dating back to his previous outing at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational. Michael Weaver (73-76-73 - 222, +9) ended in a tie for 39th place, while Brandon Hagy (79-70-77 - 226, +13) and Max Homa (73-79-74 - 226, +13) tied for 57th. Playing as an individual,>Shotaro Ban tied for 54th (81-69-75 - 225, +12). New Mexico (285-278-281 - 844, -8) won the team title, while TCU (280-282-284 - 846, -6) finished second.

Milestone Win for Cal at John A. Burns Intercollegiate (Feb. 20-22, 2013)
Cal (284-282-284 - 850, -14) picked up a milestone win at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate with its sixth victory in seven outings in 2012-13 to tie a school record. The win was also Cal's third in a row at the event and the 50th career win for head coach Steve Desimone. Cal finished 27 strokes ahead of its nearest competitor New Mexico (287-303-287 - 877, +13), who entered the tournament as the nation's No. 4 team according to Golfweek. Cal also had the top team score during each round of the event. Joël Stalter (67-70-67 - 204, -8) ran away with an eight-stroke victory for his second win in as many outings. Max Homa (71-68-73 - 212, -4) and Michael Weaver (72-70-72 - 214, -2) placed second and third, while Michael Kim (74-75-72 - 221, +5) tied for ninth and James Yoon (78-74-75 - 227, +11) tied for 33rd in his collegiate debut.

Cal Sets School Record with Seventh Win at Fresno State Lexus Classic (Mar. 4-5, 2013)... Full Recap
Cal (346-348-343 - 1037, -43) set a school record with its seventh win in eight tournaments in 2012-13 and shot a season-best-tying 43-under par with a dominating 37-stroke victory that was its biggest of the season at the Fresno State Lexus Classic. Michael Kim (68-65-67 - 200, -16) tied a school record with his third victory of the season, while Brandon Hagy (68-69-69 - 206, -10) and Michael Weaver (69-68-70 - 207, -9) finished second and third as the Golden Bears posted the top team score in each of the event's three rounds. The 1-2-3 individual finish of Kim, Hagy and Weaver marked the second consecutive tournament that Cal players were in the top three spots after having never done it before in the history of the program. Weaver was the only player to be a member of both trios with third-place finishes in both events. Joël Stalter (69-73-68 - 210, -6) tied for seventh, while Max Homa (73-73-69 - 215, -1) tied for 22nd and James Yoon (72-73-74 - 219, +3) tied for 35th.

Cal Closes Out Win at Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters (Mar. 8-10, 2013) ... Full Recap
Cal (285-280-291 - 856, -8) posted a convincing 13-stroke win at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters for its eighth victory in nine tournaments in 2012-13. Cal won the prestigious event hosted by UNLV at the Southern Highlands Golf Club for the first time in a field that featured 12 of the nation's top 13 teams. Michael Kim (76-67-69 - 212, -4) finished in a four-way tie for the lead at the end of 54 holes of regulation before Stanford's Patrick Rodgers won the playoff on the first extra hole with a birdie on 18. Kim shared at least a part of an individual win for the fourth time in his last five tournaments and extended Cal's streak of at least sharing individual medalist honors to six events in a row. Each of Cal's five players finished among the top 11 on the final leader board. Max Homa (72-72-73 - 217, +1) tied for seventh, while Brandon Hagy (69-75-74 - 218, +2), Joël Stalter (72-70-76 - 218, +2) and Michael Weaver (72-71-75 - 218, +2) were each part of a five-way tie for 11th.

Cal Finishes Second at ASU Thunderbird Invitational (Apr. 5-7, 2013) ... Full Recap
Cal (284-282-278 - 844, -8) finished one stroke behind winner UNLV (283-283-277 - 843, -9) at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational hosted by Arizona State at the ASU Karsten Golf Course. Brandon Hagy (70-65-68 - 203, -10) tied for second on the final player leader board a shot behind individual medalist Nick Chianello of Oregon State (64-68-70 - 202, -11). Michael Kim (69-71-72 - 212, -1) tied for 11th, while Joël Stalter (73-76-66 - 215, +2) tied for 23rd, Max Homa (73-70-74 - 217, +4) tied for 33rd and James Yoon (72-76-72 - 220, +7) tied for 46th. Cal played the first of two consecutive tournaments to end the regular season without Michael Weaver, who was preparing to become the first current Cal men's golfer to ever play in the Masters.

Cal Storms Back for Western Intercollegiate Win (Apr. 13-14, 2013) ... Full Recap
Cal (350-361-340 - 1051, +1) won for the ninth time in 11 tournaments in 2012-13 after a third and final round of 10-under par at the Western Intercollegiate that head coach Steve Desimone claimed "was certainly one of the best and maybe the best" in school history. The final-round performance at the event hosted by San Jose State at Pasatiempo Golf Club turned a nine-point deficit at the start of the final round to second-round leader UCLA (341-361-362 - 1064, +14) into a 13-shot win over the second-place Bruins. Cal won the event for the second time in its 67-year history and first since 1950. Max Homa (67-73-66 - 206, -4) and Michael Kim (67-73-66 - 206, -4) tied for second. James Yoon (71-72-67 - 210, E) tied for seventh, while Brandon Hagy (73-72-71 - 216, +6) tied for 19th, Joël Stalter (76-71-70 - 217, +7) tied for 23rd and>Walker Huddy (72-75-71 - 218, +8) tied for 29th.

Cal Ties NCAA Win Record by Defending Pac-12 Title (Apr. 29 - May 1, 2013)... Full Recap
Cal (338-357-361-350 - 1406, +6) tied the single-season modern-era NCAA victory record and defended its conference title by winning the Pac-12 Championship hosted by UCLA at the North Course at Los Angeles Country Club. The Golden Bears finished nine shots ahead of second-place and host No. 3 UCLA (346-358-354-357 - 1415, +15) and more than 25 strokes ahead of every other club in a 12-team tournament field that featured six of the nation's top 11 squads. Southern California native Max Homa (61-70-71-69 - 271, -9) led the effort by becoming the third player in Cal history to win conference individual medalist honors. Homa broke the course record with his opening-round nine-under par 61 that was also his collegiate low and equaled the lowest round shot in the nation in 2012-13. Both the team and Homa led from wire-to-wire, topping the leaderboards after each of the four rounds of the event. Homa finished five strokes ahead of teammate and second-place finisher Michael Weaver (65-69-74-68 - 276, -4) to give Cal the top two finishers. Brandon Hagy (68-76-71-72 - 287, +7) and Michael Kim (71-73-72-71 - 287, +7) tied for 11th, while Joël Stalter (73-72-73-70 - 288, +8) tied for 15th and James Yoon (74-73-75-73 - 295, +15) tied for 32nd.

Cal Breaks NCAA Win Record with Regional Victory (May 16-18, 2013)... Full Recap
Cal (265-276-280 - 821, -43) broke the modern-era NCAA single-season win record, captured its second straight NCAA Regional title and equaled a season-low 43-under par team score with a 20-stroke victory at the NCAA Pullman Regional for its 11th win in 13 tournaments in 2012-13. Cal had the best team score in each of the first two rounds and tied for the best score with second-place TCU in the third round. Michael Weaver (65-67-70 - 202, -14) became Cal's first NCAA Regional individual medalist and also won his first collegiate tournament to lead the way, sharing the individual title with Sam Smith of USC (62-64-76 - 202, -14). Weaver also became the fifth Cal player to win an individual title in 2012-13, with all five of those players among the top 11 on the final player leaderboard at the NCAA Pullman Regional. Joël Stalter (65-68-73 - 206, -10) and Brandon Hagy (66-73-69 - 208) finished third and fifth to give Cal three of the top five finishers, while Max Homa (70-73-68 - 211, -5) and Michael Kim (69-68-74 - 211, -5) tied for 11th.

SEEDING AND RANKING THE 2013 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD
The field for the 2013 NCAA Championship consists of 30 teams and six individuals not from one of those teams. Each team qualified by finishing in the top five at one of six NCAA Regionals played across the nation May 16-18, while the top individual not from a qualifying team at each NCAA Regional also advanced to the NCAA Championship to play as an individual. See the complete list of participating teams and individuals below, along with their NCAA Championship seed; Golfstat, Golfweek and GolfWorld/Nike rankings, as well as NCAA Regional and finish.

2013 NCAA Championship Field
Seed, Team - (Golfstat Ranking, Golfweek Ranking, GolfWorld/Nike Ranking - NCAA Regional Finish)
1. Cal (1, 1, 1 - NCAA Pullman Regional, 1st)
2. Alabama (2, 2, 2 - NCAA Baton Rouge Regional, 1st)
3. UCLA (3, 4, T4 - NCAA Tempe Regional, 1st)
4. Texas (4, 3, 3 - NCAA Fayetteville Regional, 3rd)
5. Washington (6, 6, 6 - NCAA Tallahassee Regional, 2nd)
6. New Mexico (5, 5, T4 - NCAA Columbus Regional, 1st)
7. Georgia Tech (7, 8, 8 - NCAA Tallahassee Regional, 4th)
8. Arkansas (12, 13, 13 - NCAA Fayetteville Regional, 2nd)
9. TCU (11, 7, 9 - NCAA Pullman Regional, 2nd)
10. Florida (10, 12, T11 - NCAA Baton Rouge Regional, 2nd)
11. USC (13, 17, 16 - NCAA Pullman Regional, 4th)
12. Georgia (15, 15, 15 - NCAA Tempe Regional, 2nd)
13. Florida State (14, 10, 12 - NCAA Tallahassee Regional, 3rd)
14. North Florida (19, 16, 19 - NCAA Tallahassee Regional, 1st)
15. Illinois (33, 22, NA - NCAA Fayetteville Regional, 1st)
16. Oklahoma State (16, 11, 14 - NCAA Fayetteville Regional, 4th)
17. LSU (17, 18, 17 - NCAA Baton Rouge Regional, 3rd)
18. Auburn (18, 19, 18 - NCAA Columbus Regional, 2nd)
19. South Carolina (20, 24, 20 - NCAA Columbus Regional, 3rd)
20. Texas A&M (22, 20, 22 - NCAA Tempe Regional, 4th)
21. Saint Mary's (24, 27, 25 - NCAA Pullman Regional, 3rd)
22. Kent State (28, 23, 23 - NCAA Fayetteville Regional, 5th)
23. Oklahoma (30, 25, NA - NCAA Tallahassee Regional, 5th)
24. UNLV (32, 29, NA - NCAA Columbus Regional, 4th)
25. UCF (39, 41, NA - NCAA Tempe Regional, 3rd)
26. Tennessee (38, 30, NA - NCAA Baton Rouge Regional, 4th)
27. Arizona State (52, 40, NA - NCAA Tempe Regional, 5th)
28. Texas Tech (41, 37, NA - NCAA Columbus Regional, 5th)
29. Coastal Carolina (50, 44, NA - NCAA Baton Rouge Regional, 5th)
30. Ball State (61, 56, NA - NCAA Pullman Regional, 5th)
*Rankings last updated: Golfweek (5/19/13), Golfstat (5/21/13)

NCAA Championship Individuals - (Golfstat Ranking, Golfweek Ranking,- NCAA Regional Finish)
Rodolfo Cazaubon, North Texas (46, 41 - NCAA Pullman Regional, T6th)
Mario Clemens, SMU (142, 95 - NCAA Fayetteville Regional, 1st)
Dustin Korte, Austin Peay State (165, 244 - NCAA Tempe Regional, 8th)
*Tyler Klava, South Alabama (None, 243 - NCAA Baton Rouge Regional, T6th)
Denny McCarthy, Virginia (95, 87 - NCAA Columbus Regional, T2nd)
Daniel Walker, Richmond (102, 176 - NCAA Tallahassee Regional, T2nd)
*Advanced after winning a one-hole sudden death playoff for the individual spot
Rankings last updated: Golfweek (5/19/13), Golfstat (5/21/13)