Tom Gempel

Height:
6-2
Weight:
185
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Parker, Colo.
High School:
Ponderosa/Northern Colorado

College?This Season (Sr.): One of three seniors on the team, but did not qualify for the travel squad for any of the fall tournaments.

2007-08 (Sr.-RS): He had a redshirt year available to him, thus he took it and put himself in position to graduate when his eligibility runs out. He participated in all team practices.

2006-07 (Jr.): He averaged 78.8 strokes for 12 rounds after he transferred to Colorado from Northern Colorado in January; he was immediately eligible to play in the spring. In his first tournament as a Buff, he tied for 17th at the Houston All-American, as his 75-73-73?221 scorecard was the second best effort by a CU player in the tournament as he helped lead CU to a sixth place showing. That turned out to be his best tournament of the spring, as he played in three other meets; he did shoot an even-par 72 in the first round of CU’s own Stevinson Ranch Invitational, and came back with a final round 78 at the Big 12 Championships after struggling to a pair of 88s to open the event.

At Northern Colorado?2004-06 (Fr./Soph./Jr.): In earning two letters before leaving UNC playing for coach Wally Goodwin, he was third on the team in stroke average as a freshman (77.1) and led the team as a sophomore (73.1, which included a team-best 72.6 in the spring); he had a 76.8 for nine rounds the fall semester before transferring. He had a breakout campaign as a sophomore, with his top varsity finish as a Bear was a ninth place effort in the U.S. Intercollegiate hosted by Stanford, with rounds of 73 and 71 to finish at 144 (+4). He tied for 12th at the Division I Independent Championships with a score of 223 (+7), as he helped the Bears to the team title at the event. He also played in two “B” team events, winning the Air Force J.V. Invitational (68-71-72?211, -5) and finishing eighth at the Northwest Region Head-to-Head with a score of 220 (+4). As a freshman, he played in five tournaments, with two top 20 finishes, averaging 77.07 strokes per his 14 rounds. His top efforts were an 11th place in the Colorado Mines/Regis Invitational and 18th in UNC’s invitational.

High School?He lettered three times under coach John Moss at Ponderosa, where he was a two-time all-state selection for the Mustangs. A three-time all-league selection, he was a team captain his junior and senior years and was the 2003 regional champion. He was the runner-up in the Colorado state championships his junior year (72-72?144 at par-70 Inverness Golf Club), where he lost to future teammate Derek Tolan and tied another, Michael Baird for second). As a senior, he was the regional champion and tied for 28th in the state meet (77-74?151 at par-71 Bookcliff Country Club). He owned stroke averages of 74.3 as a sophomore, 72.7 as a junior and 71.8 as a senior.

Other?2008: Finished sixth with teammate Luke Symons in the Colorado Golf Association’s Two-Man Championship at Eagle Ranch Golf Course (72-74?146). He tied for eighth in the CGA’s State Stroke Play Championship, recording a 71-70-71?212 (+2) effort at Pinehurst Country Club in Denver. 2007: He won the Boomerang Invitational, carding a 71-70?141, defeating teammate Patrick Grady in a playoff for the title. He placed third in the Highland Hills Invitational (72-69?141). He tied for 11th in the CGA’s Stroke Play Championship, turning in a 72-73-71-75?291 (+3) effort at Murphy Greek Golf Course in Aurora. 2004: He tied for sixth in the CGA Match Play Championship qualifying round with a 70; he won his first round match but fell in the second. 2003: He was 15th in the Colorado Junior Stroke Play Championship, as he recorded a 73-79-69?221 scorecard at Denver’s City Park Golf Course; his final round 69 was the third best posted on the last day. He tied for 10th in the Colorado Junior Match Play qualifying (71), but lost in the first round. 2002: He was 20th in the Junior Stroke Play Championship with an 81-74-74?229 effort at Green Valley Ranch Golf Course.

Best Career Round In Competition?65 (September 2006, Northern Colorado Invitational, Greeley Country Club).

Academics?He is majoring in Business Management at Colorado, and is also interested in finance. He was a Scholar-Athlete at Northern Colorado, and was also a member of the 2005-06 Division I Independent All-Academic Team. A four-year member of the honor roll as a prep.

Personal?Born September 4, 1986 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He loves the outdoors and his hobbies include all sports and water skiing. He calls himself the “charter member of the Derek Tolan Fan Club.”

Statistics Overall--------------------------------------- Spring------------------ Fall-----------------------

Season Rd Strokes Avg. Lo Hi Rd Strk Avg. Rd Strk Avg.

2004-05 (at N. Colorado) 14 1079 77.07 71 82 8 617 77.13 6 462 77.00

2005-06 (at N. Colorado) 11 804 73.09 69 78 8 581 72.63 3 223 74.33

2006-07 (at N. Colorado) 9 691 76.78 73 81 --- ------ ---.--- 9 691 76.78

2006-07 (at Colorado) 12 946 78.83 72 88 12 946 78.83 --- ------ ---.---

Totals 46 3520 76.52 69 88 28 2144 76.57 18 1376 76.44

At Colorado 12 946 78.83 72 88 12 946 78.83 --- ------- ---.---

Rounds Toward Team Scoring: 30 of 43 (69.8%; At Colorado: 5 of 9, 55.6%).

Stroke Count In Relation To Par (+222/+4.83): +72/+5.14 (2004-05); +16/+1.45 (2005-06); +134/+6.38 (2006-07).

Finishes?Wins: 0 Top 5: 0 Top 10: 2 Top 20: 5

Fall 2004 (At Northern Colorado)

Ron Moore Invitational...................... 75-74-82?231 + 15 76th

Northern Colorado Invitational.......... 72-77-82?231 + 15 t18th

Spring 2005 (At Northern Colorado)

Pioneer Classic................................ 76-71-77?224 + 8 t61st

UALR First Tee Collegiate................ 82-76-82?240 + 24 t79th

Colorado Mines-Regis Invitational.... 78-75?153 + 10 t11th

Fall 2005 (At Northern Colorado)

Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate........... 76-73-74?223 + 7 t43rd

Spring 2006 (At Northern Colorado)

Ron Moore Invitational...................... 74-71-69?214 - 2 t22nd

U.S. Intercollegiate........................... 73-71?144 + 4 t9th

Div. I Independent Championship..... 74-78-71?223 + 7 t12th

Fall 2006 (At Northern Colorado)

Windon Memorial Classic................. 77-80-81?238 + 25 t51st

The Prestige At PGA West............... 74-73-75?222 + 6 t27th

Pacific Invitational............................. 80-78-73?231 + 15 t53rd

Spring 2007

Houston All-American...................... 75-73-73?221 + 5 t17th

Louisiana Classics........................... 77-79-75?231 + 15 72nd

*CU-Stevinson Ranch Invitational..... 72-87-81?240 + 24 t62nd

Big 12 Championships...................... 88-88-78?254 + 44 60th

(*?competed individually.)

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