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Jun 10, 2009 4:46 pm US/Mountain

CU Duo Named Honorable Mention All Americans

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University of Colorado seniors-turned-professionals Pat Grady and Derek Tolan have both been named honorable mention PING All-Americans, as well as earning first-team All-Central Region honors, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced Wednesday.

The two finished 1-2 in practically every team statistical category and led the Buffs to a second place finish in the Big 12 Championships. Both won two tournaments over the course of the season.

"We're really proud of Pat and Derek," CU head coach Roy Edwards said. "They had tremendous seasons this year, and we couldn't have asked for better leadership. It's a great honor to be named an All-American, and it's something they'll cherish for the rest of their lives."

A total of 63 players earned All-America honors for 2009; 10 players each were named to the first, second and third teams, while 33 earned honorable mention honors.

Tolan claimed CU's stroke average title with a 71.90 figure, while Grady finished second at 71.98; the two wound up separated by just three strokes over 40 rounds and 720 holes. The two battled to the end for that honor, as it was the first time since the 1982-83 season that the stroke average champion was decided in the final round of the year.

It was the first time in school history that two players recorded sub-72 average in the same year; in fact, Tolan and Grady posted the second and third best season stroke averages in CU history; only Kane Webber's 71.46 number in 2003-04 was better, and the two finished just ahead of Hale Irwin's 72.04 average his junior year in 1965-66.

Grady finished with a 71.32 stroke average for the spring, the second best figure in school history; Webber averaged 71.30 in the spring of 2004.

Tolan finished his career with 151 rounds played, the third most all-time at Colorado as he trailed only Rick Cramer (159, 1978-82) and Terry Kahl (152, 1976-81).

Grady and Tolan also did damage on other CU all-time lists. Grady finished eighth in all-time top five finishes (8), eighth in top 10 efforts (12) and ninth in top 20 finishes (17), while Tolan was 11th in top five (5), second in top 10 (18) while tying for third in top 20 (25) efforts. Both set the school record for the most rounds in the 60s in a single season with 10.