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At Charlotte: Stefan emerged as a top flight collegiate player, winning two prestigious events in the fall and adding a runner-up finish to earn Golf World's 2007-08 Mid-Year National Player of the Year Award and the program's first-ever national individual #1 ranking ... named GCAA all-South Region, Stefan was ranked in the top 100 of college rankings at the end of 2007-08 and in the top 100 of the World Amateur Golf Rankings ... a 2008 GCAA all-America Scholar.
2007-08: GCAA/PING all-South Region performer ... was named Golf World's Mid-Year National Player of the Year after posting two individual titles (-7, 209 at PING/Golfweek Preview; -17, 199 at Pacific) and a second-place finish (-7, 206 at Scenic City) in the four events in the fall of 2007 ... remarkable fall was capped by a stunning birdie-birdie-birdie finish at the Pacific Invitational to claim medalist honors with a school-record -17, 199 and rally Charlotte to its fourth straight stroke-play victory ... posted a team-best 69.8 stroke average in the fall and was ranked for a period as the nation's number one golfer ... finished fall season ranked 10th by Golfstat and 12th by GolfWeek ... finished 2007-08 season ranked 64th by Golfweek and 84th by Golfstat ... also named Golf World's Mid-Year Surprise of the Year ... shot a personal-best single round 65 at the Scenic City Invitational.
Summer, 2007: Won the Luxembourg Invitational.
2006-07: Competed in nine events, including three as an individual/B ... posted a 72.5 stroke average that included a 72.4 stroke average while in the starting lineup ... outings in the starting spot included a -2, 214 at the Pacific Invitational; a -1, 215 at the Fossum Invitational, an E, 216 at the Palisades, a +1, 217 at the Mattaponi Springs Shootout and a +1, 217 at the Atlantic 10 Championships ... also won the Hargett Invitational (-2, 142) as an individual and shot a -1, 215 to lead the 49ers B team to 3rd-place finish at the First Energy Tournament in Akron, Ohio.
2005-06: Competed in five events, as a freshman, including four as an individual ... lone performance in the lineup was a +4, 217 as Charlotte took 2nd-place at the Wolverine Intercollegiate ... finished in the top 10, individually, with a +7, 223 at the 49er Collegiate Classic ... added a +8, 224 at the Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate.
Previous Experience: A member of the German Men's National Team ... placed 3rd at the 2004 German Amateur (73-74 -- 147) ... placed 2nd at the Luxembourg Amateur (72-74-146) ... 2nd at the Belgian Amateur ... 7th at Portuguese Amateur ... 8th at the Finnish amateur ... won the 2005 Collegiate Players Tour (CPT) event at Disney World (68-72-70 -- 210) by two strokes ... finished 2nd at Regent Park Golf Club's CPT event (69-69-72 -- 210) ... placed 4th at the 2005 Greystone Invitational (Birmingham, Ala.) with a -1, 215 (72-67-76) ... led team to first place at the 2002 German Team Championship and 10th at the European Boys Team Championship.
Personal: Son of Dieter Wiedergruen ... has a sister, Jana ... majoring in International Business ... born July 21, 1984 ... Named to Chancellor's (3.8+) List in Spring, 2008 and Athletic Director's (3.0-3.39) List in Fall, 2007 and named to A-10 golf all-Academic team.
Career Bests:
Round: 65, `07-08 Scenic City
Tournament: -17, 199* @ 2007-08 Pacific
Season: 72.43, 2007-08
Hi Rank: #1, Golfweek Oct. 22, 2007
2007-08 Final Ranks:
Golfstat: 84
Golfweek: 64
World Amateur Rankings: 78 (thru July, 08)
Note:
#1-ranked golfer during Fall, 2007
Top Finishes:
1st @ 2007-08 Pacific Invite (-17, 199*)
1st @ 2007-08 PING/Golfweek (-7, 209)
1st @ 2006-07 Hargett (JV) (-2, 142)
2nd @ 2007-08 Scenic City (-7, 206)
5th @ 2007-08 Atlantic 10 (-5, 211)
* - school record
Top SCORES:
-17, 199* @ 2007-08 Pacific Invitational
-7, 206 @ 2007-08 Scenic City
-7, 209 @ 2007-08 PING/Golfweek
-5, 211 @ 2007-08 Atlantic 10
-2, 214 @ 2007-08 Palisades (ind.)
-2, 214 @ 2006-07 Pacific Invitational
-1, 215 @ 2006-07 Fossum Invite
-1, 215 @ 2006-07 First Energy (B)
Honors and Awards:
Individual accomplishments:
2007-08 GCAA all-America Scholar
2007-08 PING/Golfweek all-South Region
2007-08 all-Atlantic 10 (T5th)
2007-08 all-Atlantic 10 Academic Team
2007-08 Golf World Mid-Year National Player of the Year
Team accomplishments:
2006; 2007 Atlantic 10 Champions
2006; 2007 NCAA Championship qualifier
Year Tourneys Rounds Strokes Low Rd. Stroke Avg.2007-08 12^ 37 2680 65 72.43 2006-07 9> 26 1885 67 72.5 2005-06 5~ 15 1115 69 74.3 Career 26 78 5680 65 72.82
