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  Andrea Pavan

Andrea Pavan

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Rome, Italy

High School:
inst. St. Dominique

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 180

Birthdate:
04/27/1989

Experience:
2L

Fall 2009 (Senior): Finished fall schedule ranked No. 44 nationally by Golfweek...led team with 72.17 stroke average...closed fall with two straight top-five finishes...had seven rounds of par or better...tied for fourth at the Lone Star Invitational (73-68-68=210)...tied for fifth at the Baylor Intercollegiate (70-72-69=211).

2008-09 (Junior): Earned All-Big 12 honors...led team to NCAA title with resounding 8 and 7 and 7 and 6 victories in final two matches...ranked second on the team with a 73.23 stroke average...played in all 12 tournaments...runner-up to teammate Bronson Burgoon at Adams Cup of Newport (69-72-70=211)...posted eight top-25 finishes, including four top-10s...placed eighth at Big 12 Championship (78-68-73-73=292)...tied for fourth at Callaway Match Play Qualifier (70-74=144)...tied for fifth at Morris Williams Intercollegiate (71-71-78=220)...went 2-1 at Callaway Match Play Championship.

2007-08 (Sophomore): Earned PING All-Region honors...ranked second on team with 73.84 scoring average...appeared in 10 tournaments...posted four top-10 finishes...tied for second at the Barona Collegiate Cup (68-70-69=207)...placed fifth at the Big 12 Championship (76-71-67-74=288)...had no bogies in third-round 67...tied for 29th at NCAA Championship (75-73-77-79=304)...placed ninth at the Inverness Intercollegiate and the Oklahoma Intercollegiate in the fall.

2006-07 (Freshman): Played in one tournament after entering A&M at midterm...tied for 56th at the Southern Highlands Collegiate (78-74-80=232).

Other: Advanced to final eight at 2009 Western Amateur...posted a 2-1-1 record to lead Team Europe to victory against Team USA in the 2009 Palmer Cup...played for the Continent of Europe in the 2008 St. Andrews Trophy in Scotland, going 2-0 in singles play...advanced to quarterfinals at 2008 British Amateur...won the 2006 Omnium Championship, a professional event on the Italian Tour, as an amateur...posted rounds of 68-68-69-70=275 (13-under par) to win by one shot...victory landed him a spot in the 2007 Italian Open...top-ranked junior golfer in Italy...won the 2005 Italian Amateur Stroke Play and Italian Junior Match Play...medalist at the 2005 Italian National Junior, winning by six strokes (67-67=134)...has been a member of the Italian National Team since 2002...represented Italy at the 2005 European Junior Team Championships and the 2005 Spirit International in Trinity, Texas.

Personal: Andrea Pavan is the son of Tiziano and Barbara Pavan of Rome, Italy...born April 27, 1989 in Rome...economics major...began playing golf at age 6...has recorded two aces...favorite pro is Ernie Els...favorite course is Les Bordes in France...played with Ireland's Paul McKinley, a former member of the European Ryder Cup Team, at the 2007 Italian Open...also recruited by Virginia.

Career Statistics
No No Avg. Vs. National Low In. Par or Fin. Best
Season Tour Rds. Score Par Rating Rd. 60s better Pct. Wins Fin.
2006-07 1 3.0 77.33 5.33 None 74 0 0 29.5% 0 T 56
2007-08 10 32.0 73.84 2.12 331 67 5 10 67.3% 0 T 2
2008-09 12 35.0 73.23 1.80 222 68 5 15 72.9% 0 2
2009-10 4 12.0 72.17 0.42 124 68 3 6 78.7% 0 T 4
Career 27 82.0 73.46 1.85 67 13 31 70.1% 0 2

2006-07 (Freshman)
The International Collegiate Did Not Play
The Inverness Intercollegiate Did Not Play
William H. Tucker Intercollegiate Did Not Play
PING/Golfweek Preview Did Not Play
Isleworth/UCF Collegiate Invitational Did Not Play
Callaway Match Play Championships Did Not Play
John A. Burns Intercollegiate Did Not Play
Southern Highlands Collegiate 78-74-80=232 T-56th
Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational Did Not Play
Morris Williams Intercollegiate Did Not Play
National Invitational Tournament Did Not Play
ASU Thunderbird Invitational Did Not Play
Big 12 Championship Did Not Play
NCAA Central Regional Did Not Play

2007-08 (Sophomore)
Inverness Intercollegiate 72-71-73=216 9th
PING/Golfweek Preview 79-69-76=224 T-34th
Oklahoma Intercollegiate 79-73-73=225 T-9th
Isleworth/UCF Collegiate Invitational Did Not Play
CordeValle Collegiate 69-80-75=224 T-40th
John A. Burns Intercollegiate 71-70-73=214 T-43rd
Southern Highlands Collegiate Did Not Play
Barona Collegiate Cup 68-70-69=207 T-2nd
U.S. Collegiate Championship 90-73-73=236 T-68th
ASU Thunderbird Invitational Did Not Play
Big 12 Championship 76-71-67-74=288 5th
NCAA Central Regional 74-72-79=225 T-33rd
NCAA Championship 75-73-77-79=304 T-29th

2008-09 (Junior)
Adams Cup of Newport 69-72-70=211 2nd
Ping/Golfweek Preview 76-81-78=235 T-71st
Baylor Intercollegiate 72-74-72=218 T-12th
John Burns Intercollegiate 75-69-69=213 T-24th
Southern Highlands Intercollegiate 76-73-72=221 T-19th
Callaway Match Play Qualifier 70-74=144 T-4th
Callaway Match Play Championship 2-1 record
Morris Williams Intercollegiate 71-71-78=220 T-5th
U.S. Collegiate Championship 75-71-80=226 T-37th
Aggie Invitational 69-77=146 T-16th
Big 12 Championship 78-68-73-73=292 8th
NCAA West Regional 72=71-72=215 T-27th
NCAA Championship 76-72-74=222 T-60th
NCAA Championship (match play) 2-1 record

Fall 2009 (Senior)
Tucker Intercollegiate 71-71-74=216 T-18th
Ping-Golfweek Preview 82-74-73=229 T-41st
Lone Star Invitational 73-68-69=210 T-4th
Baylor Intercollegiate 70-72-69=211 T-5th

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