Texas Tech University Athletics
Three Red Raiders Named PING All-Region
June 08, 2017 | Men's Golf
Tech has an All-Region performer for the third-straight year
LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech men's golfers Hannes Ronneblad, Fredrik Nilehn and Ivan Ramirez have been named to the PING All-Central Region Team, as announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
This marks the third-straight season a Red Raider golfer has earned this honor, and the second-straight year for Ronneblad.
Ronneblad started all 12 events for the Red Raiders and registered a 72.0 scoring average, which ranks fourth all-time at Tech. His 21 under-par rounds, four top-10 finishes, and low round of 65 were all team bests. His 65 came in the first round of the Bandon Dunes Championship, where he won the individual title. Ronneblad is tied for fourth all-time at Tech with two individual titles.
A member of the 2017 All-Big 12 Tournament Team, Nilehn Started his Red Raider career with a bang, snagging the individual title at the Carmel Cup with a with 14-under 202, after which he was named Big 12 Golfer of the Month for the month of September. He kept that momentum going into the spring by winning the individual title at the Amer Ari Invitational, by going 67-66-67, three of the Red Raiders' 11 best rounds of the season, as Tech took the team title. Nilehn's 54-hole score of 200 at the Amer Ari is a school record. Nilehn also finished the season with a scoring average of 72.33, the ninth-best in school history. Nilehn's two individual wins are already tied for fourth in school history.
Also a member of the 2017 All-Big 12 Tournament Team with a sixth-place finish at Prairie Dunes, Ramirez played in all 12 tournaments for the Red Raiders. He finished the season with a 72.2 scoring average, which is tied for sixth in school history. He recorded two top-10 finishes and 16 under-par rounds, highlighted by a final-round 67 at the Prestige at PGA West. Ramirez also had a strong fall campaign, placing in the top 20 in all three fall tournaments.
Both Ronneblad and Nilehn qualified to represent Europe in the Palmer Cup, which begins tomorrow, June 9, in Atlanta.
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This marks the third-straight season a Red Raider golfer has earned this honor, and the second-straight year for Ronneblad.
Ronneblad started all 12 events for the Red Raiders and registered a 72.0 scoring average, which ranks fourth all-time at Tech. His 21 under-par rounds, four top-10 finishes, and low round of 65 were all team bests. His 65 came in the first round of the Bandon Dunes Championship, where he won the individual title. Ronneblad is tied for fourth all-time at Tech with two individual titles.
A member of the 2017 All-Big 12 Tournament Team, Nilehn Started his Red Raider career with a bang, snagging the individual title at the Carmel Cup with a with 14-under 202, after which he was named Big 12 Golfer of the Month for the month of September. He kept that momentum going into the spring by winning the individual title at the Amer Ari Invitational, by going 67-66-67, three of the Red Raiders' 11 best rounds of the season, as Tech took the team title. Nilehn's 54-hole score of 200 at the Amer Ari is a school record. Nilehn also finished the season with a scoring average of 72.33, the ninth-best in school history. Nilehn's two individual wins are already tied for fourth in school history.
Also a member of the 2017 All-Big 12 Tournament Team with a sixth-place finish at Prairie Dunes, Ramirez played in all 12 tournaments for the Red Raiders. He finished the season with a 72.2 scoring average, which is tied for sixth in school history. He recorded two top-10 finishes and 16 under-par rounds, highlighted by a final-round 67 at the Prestige at PGA West. Ramirez also had a strong fall campaign, placing in the top 20 in all three fall tournaments.
Both Ronneblad and Nilehn qualified to represent Europe in the Palmer Cup, which begins tomorrow, June 9, in Atlanta.
For more information on Texas Tech Men's Golf, follow the program's Twitter account, @TTUMensGolf, and like Texas Tech Men's Golf on Facebook.
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