winner of the 2009 British Open at Turnberry.
Song, Thompson Join Castro as All-Americans
June 10, 2005 ATLANTA -
Georgia Tech seniors Chan Song and Nicholas Thompson have been named second-team All-Americans, joining first-team selection Roberto Castro, on teams announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America Friday.
The GCAA announced its first-team, as well as its national award winners, last Saturday following the conclusion of the NCAA Championship. The Yellow Jackets finished second in the NCAA Championship, and closed out the year ranked No. 3 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index.
It was the highest honor for Thompson, who earned All-America recognition for the fourth time (third team in 2004, honorable mention in 2002 and 2003). He joined David Duval and Bryce Molder as the only Tech golfers ever to earn All-America mention all four years of their careers, though Duval and Molder were first-team honorees each time.
Song made the team for the third time, having earned honorable mention recognition in 2002 and 2004, and is the seventh Tech golfer to have earned All-America recognition three times.
Song and Thompson tied for 27th place at the NCAA Championship last week, each concluding outstanding careers for the Yellow Jackets. Both earned their bachelors' degrees from Tech in May and have been named All-America Scholars by the GCAA.
Thompson, whose 72.05 career stroke average ranks fifth-best in Tech history, was a three-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference honoree and was a finalist this year for the Byron Nelson Award. The Coral Springs, Fla., native won one tournament and earned 15 top-10 finishes during his career. He finished his senior year ranked No. 16 individually in the Golfweek/Sagarin ratings.
Song, from Orlando, Fla., finished his career with a 72.75 stroke average, which was the seventh lowest in Tech history, and played in 48 of 49 tournaments during his career, earning 11 top-10 finishes. A two-time All-ACC choice and the 2002 ACC Rookie of the Year, Song was the ACC Championship runner-up this year and finished the season ranked No. 14 nationally.
Castro, who finished third in the NCAA Championship and led the Atlantic Coast Conference in stroke average, was named a first-team All-American by the GCAA last Saturday. An honorable mention All-American last year as a freshman, Castro became the ninth Yellow Jacket to earn first-team honors and first since Troy Matteson in 2003. He was ranked No. 4 among collegiate golfers at the end of the season.
First Team
Ryan Blaum, Duke
Roberto Castro, Georgia Tech
Rhys Davies, East Tennessee State
Matt Every, Florida
Anthony Kim, Oklahoma
James Lepp, Washington
Spencer Levin, New Mexico
Pablo Martin, Oklahoma State
Ryan Moore, UNLV
Aron Price, Georgia Southern
Michael Putnam, Pepperdine
Second Team
Oscar Alvarez, Brigham Young
David Denham, Georgia
Kalle Edberg, Augusta State
John Holmes, Kentucky
Chris Kirk, Georgia
Tyler Leon, Oklahoma State
Jeff Overton, Indiana
Chan Song, Georgia Tech
Nicholas Thompson, Georgia Tech
Brendon Todd, Georgia
Third Team
Mark Anderson, South Carolina
Alejandro Cañizares, Arizona State
Dustin Johnson, Coastal Carolina
J.J. Killeen, TCU
Bronson LaCassie, Minnesota
Ross McGowan, Tennessee
Alex Norén, Oklahoma State
Kyle Reifers, Wake Forest
Zack Robinson, Oklahoma State
David Skinns, Tennessee
Honorable Mention
Jeremy Alcorn, Baylor
Travis Bertoni, Cal Poly
Jordan Dempsey, Mississippi
Will Dodson, Southern Methodist
Rob Grube, Stanford
Scott Jamieson, Augusta State
Shawn Jasper, Missouri
Ryan Keeney, UNLV
Kevin Kisner, Georgia
Nathan Lashley, Arizona
Gregg LaVoie, Oregon
Niklas Lemke, Arizona State
Henry Liaw, Arizona
Luke List, Vanderbilt
Major Manning, Augusta State
David Palm, Georgia Southern
Matthew Rosenfeld, Texas
Richard Scott, Georgia
Michael Shachner, Duke
Webb Simpson, Wake Forest
Nathan Smith, Duke
Brett Stegmaier, Florida
Steve Tiley, Georgia State
Emmett Turner, Augusta State
Martin Ureta, North Carolina
Dawie VanDerWalt, Lamer
James Vargas, Florida
Lee Williams, Auburn
Taylor Wood, Southern California
Joshua Wooding, Southern California
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