Howard Jalving, Ryan Shedd and Tommy Yamaoka are among the numerous notable achievers in the long, successful history of Hope men's golf program. Here are five facts to know about the Flying Dutchmen.
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Best finish for the Flying Dutchmen at the NCAA Division III Championships. They came into the 2010 national tournament unranked in the national polls. Senior captain Steven Strock achieved All-America honors by finishing in a tie for 20th place among the 120 golfers and had a 74.25 stroke average for the tournament.
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Number of MIAA titles for the Flying Dutchmen. Nine of them have come since 2000.
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Number of Hope golfers to be medalists at the MIAA Conference Tournament, including the first Howard Jalving in 1947 and most recent Chris Ansel in 2010. Jalving also won it again in 1950, one season after teammate Bill Kloote did. The Flying Dutchmen earn the honor seven consecutive times between 1998-2004.
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Best 18-hole round by a Hope player in an MIAA regular season tournament. Ryan Shedd went that low in 2003 en route to MIAA Medalist and MIAA Most Valuable honors.
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Stroke average for junior Tommy Yamaoka at the 2007 Division III Championships, the lowest for a Hope golfer at nationals. Yamaoka was voted to this year's Ping All-America second team. He had tournament rounds of 77-75-78-76. Yamaoka was the national freshman of the year in 2005 and a two-time Most Valuable Golfer.
