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2005-2006 FCWT All AmericansFCWT 2005-06 AWARDS
On Friday, May 26, 2006, the Future Collegians World Tour (FCWT) recognized the outstanding accomplishments of its members for the 2005-06 season at the Championship Dinner and Awards Ceremony. The awards presented were: Faces of the Future, Academic All-Americans, Boys 13-15 division teams, Girls 13-18 division teams, Boys 16-18 division teams, For the Good of the Game Award, Boys 13-15 East Region Player of the Year, Boys 13-15 Central Region Player of the Year, Boys 13-15 West Region Player of the Year, Girls 13-18 East Region Player of the Year, Girls 13-18 Central Region Player of the Year, Girls 13-18 West Region Player of the Year, Girls 13-18 Overall Player of the Year, Boys 16-18 Central Region Player of the Year, Boys 16-18 East Region Player of the Year, Boys 16-18 West Region Player of the Year, and the Boys 16-18 Overall Player of the Year
This award was established in 2005 to recognize the up and coming talent on the Future Collegians World Tour. Many of the players named to All-American teams in the older divisions got their start in the youngest divisions of the FCWT. We hope to see these players and many others on future All-American teams.
Each of these players won at least one event on the FCWT this season and 7 of them won more than one event this season. Collectively, they represent over 40 FCWT wins.
The members of the FCWT Faces of the Future team from the girls division are:
And from the boys division:
In 2004, the FCWT began recognizing the ACADEMIC achievements of its members. The recipients of the 2005-2006 award for Academic excellence are some of our strongest representatives to date. The competition this year was excellent. Players on this team had an average unweightedcurrent GPA of 3.944 and an average unweightedcumulative GPA of 3.962. They represent over 40 AP classes for the current school year and many have already successfully completed one or more AP classes in previous years. The minimum SAT Math score was 630 with seven players scoring a 710 or higher which is equivalent to the 95th percentile or better. On the SAT Reading test the average score obtained was 630 with 3 players scoring 680 or better which represents the 93rd percentile nationally. The average ACT score was a 31 with 4 players scoring a 30 or better which represents the 97th percentile. Other highlights include a student from a Top 100 high school as rated by NEWSWEEK magazine; a student going to Yale this fall; one going to Brown; a Wendy’s Heisman award recipient and a player who currently does research with a Doctor at Northwestern and has been offered an internship to work for a cure for diabetes.
This year’s members of the FCWT Academic All-American Award are:
The FCWT Boys 13-15 3rd Team All-Americans all either had a win or three Top 3 finishes or finished in the Top 10 in overall points in the Boys 13-15 division during the 2005-06 season. Collectively, this team represents 11 wins, 19 Top 3 finishes and 24 Top 5 finishes. This year’s recipients of the FCWT Jim McLean Boys 13-15 division 3rd Team All-American Award are:
The FCWT Boys 13-15 2nd Team All-American all had a win and at least one other Top 3 finish during the 2005-06 season. Collectively, this team represents 18 wins, 52 Top 3 finishes and 65 Top 5 finishes. This year’s recipients of the FCWT Jim McLean Boys 13-15 division 2nd Team All-American are:
The FCWT Boys 13-15 1st Team All-Americans all had more than one win during the 2005-06 season. Collectively, this team represents 23 wins, 34 Top 3 finishes and 45 Top 5 finishes. This year’s recipients of the FCWT Jim McLean Boys 13-15 division 1st Team All-American Award are:
The FCWT Laura Diaz 3rd Team All-Americans for 2005-06 all had a win or three Top 3 finishes or finished in the Top 10 in points for this season. Collectively, this team represents 8 wins, 15 Top 3 finishes and 25 Top 5 finishes. The recipients of the Third Team All-American award in the Laura Diaz 13-18 Girls division are:
The members of the FCWT Laura Diaz 2nd Team All-Americans all had a win and at least one other Top 3 finish during the 2005-06 season. Collectively, this team represents 13 wins, 36 Top 3 finishes and 42 Top 5 finishes. The recipients of the Second Team All-American award in the Laura Diaz 13-18 Girls division are:
The members of the FCWT Laura Diaz 1st Team All-Americans all had more than one win during the 2005-06 season. Collectively, this team represents 21 wins, 29 Top 3 finishes and 32 Top 5 finishes. The recipients of the First Team All-American award in the Laura Diaz 13-18 Girls division are:
The members of the FCWT Jim McLean Boys 16-18 division HONORABLE MENTION all finished in the Top 20 in the overall points standings for the 2005-06 season. Collectively, this team represents 18 Top 3 finishes and 31 Top 5 finishes. The recipients of the Honorable Mention All-American award in the Jim McLean Boys 16-18 division are:
The members of the FCWT Jim McLean Boys 16-18 division THIRD TEAM All-Americans all earned one win or three Top 3 finishes during the 2005-06 season. Collectively, this team represents 20 wins, 24 Top 3 finishes and 30 Top 5 finishes. The recipients of the THIRD TEAM All-American award in the Jim McLean Boys 16-18 division are:
The members of the FCWT Jim McLean Boys 16-18 division SECOND TEAM All-Americans all earned one win and another Top 3 finish during the 2005-06 season. Collectively, this team represents 15 wins, 34 Top 3 finishes and 39 Top 5 finishes. The recipients of the SECOND TEAM All-American award in the Jim McLean Boys 16-18 division are:
The members of the FCWT Jim McLean Boys 16-18 division FIRST TEAM All-Americans all earned more than one win during the 2005-06 season. Collectively, this team represents 17 wins, 23 Top 3 finishes and 28 Top 5 finishes. The recipients of the FIRST TEAM All-American award in the Jim McLean Boys 16-18 division are:
Jack Nicklaus is quoted as saying “A kid grows up a lot faster on the golf course. Golf teaches you how to behave.” The recipients of this next award embody that quotation. In 2004 the FCWT began selecting a player who symbolized the “greatest game ever played;” a player who represented the game of golf well under a variety of circumstances. Many players on the FCWT were nominated for this award this year, because many of you are that type of player.
During their seasons of play on the FCWT, the young people chosen for this award have been in the winner’s circle, have lost in “hard-fought” playoffs, and have had those “off” days when the ball just wasn’t going their way. Yet through it all their demeanor has been fitting of a Champion.
Arnold Palmer is quoted as saying “Success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind and character” and that is what this award is about ~ strength of character. This year’s recipients are: from Evansville, IN, Ellen Mueller and from Windermere, FL, Sam Saunders. PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
The Boys 13-15 East Region player of the Year won three events, had 4 Top 3 finishes and 6 Top 5 finishes during the 2005-06 season. Additionally when playing a combined division of 13-18 year old boys, he not only won the boys 13-15 division, he finished third in the overall competition. He finished tied for the Boys 13-15 division points title with 18900 points. The Boys 13-15 East Region Player of the Year from Cary, NC is 14 year old Michael Cromie.
This year’s Boys 13-15 Central Region player of the year won his first two FCWT events of the season. He then went on to add another Top 3 finish and a Top 5 finish before moving up to the Boys 16-18 division. This year’s Boys 13-15 Central Region Player of the Year from The Woodlands, TX, is Christopher Walker.
This year’s West Region player of the year won his first three FCWT events at the 13-15 division before moving up to the Boys 16-18 division. In his most recent FCWT tournament, he finished 5th in a very strong Boys 16-18 field. In 6 rounds of play at the 13-15 level his stroke average was 72.67. This year’s 13-15 West Region Player of the Year from Scottsdale, AZ, is Trent Sanders.
This young lady joined the FCWT this spring and never looked back. She played five events and won every one of them. She leads the Girls 13-18 division in scoring with an average of 70.55 and has carded 4 rounds in the 60s in FCWT tournament play. This year’s East Region FCWT Laura Diaz Player of the Year is Ji Young Oh of South Korea.
This young lady won her opening FCWT event and her final regular season event. In between she managed two additional wins, a runner-up and two other Top 10 finishes. She has proven herself a formidable competitor braving the elements in more than one event. She finished the season strong with three wins in a row. The FCWT Laura Diaz Central Region Player of the Year from Carmel, IN is Aimee Neff.
This year’s recipient was the only young lady from the West Region to win more than won FCWT event this season. Her wins came on opposite coasts in the fall and spring – further demonstrating the strength of her game. Currently ranked in the Top 15 in the Golfweek/Titleist rankings, the FCWT Laura Diaz West Region Player of the Year from Salinas, CA is Sydney Burlison.
The young lady selected to receive this award has demonstrated a golf game well beyond her years. She won 4 events this season, had 5 Top 3 finishes, 7 Top 5 finishes and finished in the Top 10 in all 8 of her events. She finished 1st in overall points in the Laura Diaz Girls division and was one of two players to win on both coasts. Currently ranked in the Top 75 girls in the Golfweek/Titleist rankings, the FCWT Laura Diaz Girls 13-18 Player of the Year is 14 year old Hannah Yun of Bradenton, FL.
This year’s Central Player of the Year is the only Boys 16-18 player from the Central Region with two wins. His first win came in November at the Far Oaks event and then he ended his season with an emotional win in a playoff at the Whistling Straits event. This year’s Central Region Player of the Year from Deephaven, MN is Donald Constable, Jr. The East Region player of the year was 3-3 in FCWT competition this season. He led the Boys 16-18 division in scoring with an average of 69.00 in 7 rounds of play. He is currently the # 1 ranked boys player in the Golfweek/Titleist rankings. This year’s East Region Player of the Year from Bradenton, FL is Peter Uihlein.
The West Region Player of the Year played 4 West Region events this season. He won twice and finished in second place twice. He carded 4 rounds in the 60s and is currently ranked in the Top 35 in the Golfweek/Titleist rankings. This year’s West Region player of the year is Geoff Gonzalez from Diablo, CA.
In 2001, this young man finished 4th at the FCWT Boys 11-12 National Championship. At the 2005, FCWT Boys 13-15 National Championship, he finished tied for 2nd. This season, as a junior, he has won four times, more than any other player in the Boys 16-18 division. He also had 6 Top 3 finishes and 7 Top 5 finishes. He finished 1st in the Boys 16-18 points standings for this season. He is currently ranked in the Top 30 players in the Boys Golfweek/Titleist rankings. This year’s Player of the Year from Heathrow, FL is Jhared Hack.
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