Correa, DiMarco Earn PING All-Region Honors
By TOM ZEBOLD
USF Senior Writer
TAMPA, MAY 26, 2018 – No. 23 USF's
Claudio Correa and
Cristian DiMarco earned more recognition for their standout senior seasons by being named to the Division I PING All-Southeast Region Team on Saturday.
Correa collected the third all-region honor of his career from the Golf Coaches Association of America after leading the Bulls to their fourth straight American Athletic Conference Championship title in wire-to-wire fashion.
Correa was named conference player of the year after capturing The American tournament's individual crown with a three-shot victory on April 24. The Santiago, Chile native led the Bulls with six top-10 finishes and 11 top-25 performances after tying for 14
th place at the NCAA Kissimmee Regional. Correa's season scoring average of 71.14 ranks second in the program record books.
"He's the first guy I've had a chance to coach for four years," head coach
Steve Bradley said. "It's been an absolute privilege to have him on the team with the way he is with his teammates, recruits and the way he conducts himself in the classroom, on the course and in life. He embodies what you want in a student-athlete on the golf team."
DiMarco earned his first all-region honor after ranking second on the team with a 71.4 season stroke average, five top-10 finishes and 10 top-25 outings. The Longwood, Fla., native won his first individual title as a Bull in the fall opener at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate and tied for second at The American tournament.
"He's really transformed himself into a great golfer from when he came in during his sophomore year to exiting as a senior through his dedication to golf along with his health and fitness," Bradley said. "It's been fun to coach him and watch him progress. He has a bright future ahead and the next stepping stone for him is turning pro, just like the other seniors."
Correa and DiMarco both now own a share of the new USF season record with 23 rounds of par of better apiece. The impressive seniors also helped USF match the program season record of five tournament title victories ahead of the program's sixth straight NCAA Regional appearance.
Division I PING All-Southeast Region Team
Andrew Alligood, North Florida
Dawson Armstrong, Lipscomb
John Augenstein, Vanderbilt
Phillip Barbaree, LSU
Claudio Correa, USF
Trace Crowe, Auburn
Cristian DiMarco, USF
Harry Ellis, Florida State
Steven Fisk, Georgia Southern
Luis Gagne, LSU
Will Gordon, Vanderbilt
Lee Hodges, Alabama
Theo Humphrey, Vanderbilt
Philip Knowles, North Florida
Brandon Mancheno, Auburn
Patrick Martin, Vanderbilt
Gordon Neale, Florida
John Pak, Florida State
Raul Pereda, Jacksonville
Spencer Ralston, Georgia
Jovan Rebula, Auburn
Davis Riley, Alabama
Lorenzo Scalise, Tennessee
Ben Schlottman, Auburn
Braden Thornberry, Ole Miss
Travis Trace, North Florida
Andy Zhang, Florida
About USF Men's Golf
USF men's golf returns six players from the 2016-17 team that captured the program's third consecutive American Athletic Conference Championship title. This season, head coach Steve Bradley guided the Bulls to their fourth straight conference tournament title in wire-to-wire fashion. The latest title victory helped USF match the program season wins record of five set in 2014-15. Follow @USFMGolf on Twitter for the latest information concerning the program.
