Saddlebrook Prep Golf Alumni

Meghna Bal
Saddlebrook Prep - Class 2007

As a freshman (fall 2007) Earned three top-30 finishes with averaging a 76.86 in the fall ... Made her debut as a Jayhawk at Nebraska's Chip-N-Club Invitational, where she placed 29th after shooting a 234 ... Fired a third-rounds score of 73 to finish in a tie for 36th place with a score of 234 at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate ... Carded consecutive rounds of 74 and 75 for a 149 total at the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational, good enough to tie in seventh place ... Finished in a tie for 23rd place with a score of 229 at Price's "Give 'Em Five" Intercollegiate ... Concluded the fall season by firing a one-over-par 72 in the third round at the UA-Ann Rhoads Intercollegiate to launch her into a tie for 54th place.

High School: Two-time member of the Venezuelan Team at the Toyota World Cup in Japan

• Earned four FCWT Championships
• Champion of the 2004 Doral Publinx Jr. Classic
• Finished seventh at the 2007 Pensacola AJGA
• Finished 12th at the 2007 Jr. Orange Bowl
• Finished second at the 2006 Ashworth AJGA
• Earned a pair of IJGT Championships.

A young talent who saw limited tournament time as a freshman, but will look to make an impact in the Tars top-five as a sophomore. Attended Saddlebrook Academy, also the alma mater of former Tars All-American and National Champion Mariana De Biase.

2007-08: Saw action in six tournaments for the Tars, playing 16 rounds and posting a 79.56 stroke average. Finished a season’s best T13 at the Yale Women’s Intercollegiate. Shot a low round of 77 in the second round of the Ross Resorts Invitational-Mid Pines. Turned in best tournament score of 232 at the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational and finished T19. Named NGCA Academic All-America.

High School: Earned 2007 high school Player of the Year honors at Saddlebrook. Led her high school team to state runner-up finishes in 2006 and 2007 – team finished runner-up in 2005 state championship. Also an excellent student, earned Algebra and Economic honors. Member of the National Honor Society.

Brian Albertazzi
Saddlebrook Prep - Class 2006

Courtesy: Hartford Sports Information
Release: 01/29/2008

As a Freshman in 2007-08: Played in two tournaments ... logged five rounds and finished the fall season with a stroke average of 70.8 ... finished 20th at the Agua-Caliente Air Force Academy Collegiate Invitational and broke par in all three rounds ... shot his low round of 67 at the Agua-Caliente, and his 54-hole total of 206 was fifth best in school history.

Before Hartford: The top-ranked junior from the state of Vermont and the second-ranked junior golfer in New England at the time of his signing ... spent his senior year at Saddlebrook Prep in Tampa, FL and had an under par scoring average during the year while competing on the FCWT, IJGT and Florida Junior Tours ... in 10 events on the IJGT and FCWT tours, finished outside of the top 10 only three times, logged three top-three finishes and won one event ... prior to his time at Saddlebrook, he was a four-year letterwinner in hockey and golf at Woodstock Union High School ... had a stroke average of 74 throughout high school ... was the first alternate at the 2007 U.S. Amateur ... finished fifth at the Vermont Amateur in 2006 and 2007.

MGolf's Albertazzi Wins America Sky Championship Courtesy: Harford Sports Information Release 09/30/2008

NORTH FALMOUTH, MA – The University of Hartford men’s golf team finished as runner-up at the 2008 America Sky Championship and 16th at the Hawks Invitational on Tuesday afternoon at Ballymeade Country Club.

Sophomore Brian Albertazzi captured individual medalist honors for the America Sky Championship and was one of seven golfers to earn all-conference recognition. He also tied for third overall for the Hawks Invitational, as the two events were run concurrently. Albertazzi shot 69 in the final round to hold off DeBorba by a shot. He carded five birdies and two bogeys in his round to become the first Hartford golfer to earn medalist honors at the America Sky Championship in the conference’s short history.

Albertazzi wins Vermont Amateur 7.08
University of Hartford golfer scores three-shot victory
By John A. Fantino • Free Press staff writer • July 10, 2008 .

General Info: Should contend for the top spot in the starting lineup ... has won two collegiate titles ... 2006 PING All-America third team and 2005 PING All-America Honorable Mention ... two-time All-ACC selection (2006 and 2005) ... named to 2006 PING All-South Region team ... majoring in Management and Society.

Professional: Currently on the Canadian Professional Golf Tour. Finished 6th in the Sport Frances Open shooting 281.

Amateur: 2005 U.S. Amateur Public Links runner-up ... qualified for the 2005 U.S. Amateur ... tied for 12th at the 2005 Sunnehanna Amateur Tournament for Champions ... 2004 North and South Amateur champion ... 2003 AJGA First-Team All-America ... member of Canon Cup (East Team) ... runner-up at Hargray Invitational ... finished sixth at Rolex Tournament of Champions ... played in 2003 U.S. Amateur in Oakmont, Pa. after being the medalist at the U.S. Amateur Qualifier in Wisconsin.

Prep: Three-year golf letterman at Saddlebrook Prep in Tampa, Fla. ... 2002 Florida State Champion ... two-time Florida Regional Champion, 2000 and 2001 ... 2000 Florida District Champion ... honor student.

Highlights

• Winner of the 2000 Doral Publix Junior Championship.
• 2003 French Junior Girls' Amateur Champion.
• Recorded two wins in collegiate competition while at the University of Georgia.
• Two-time Sotheastern Conference (SEC) All-Conference Second Team selection (2003, 2004).
• Two-time winner of the University of Georgia Most Valuable Player Award (2003, 2005).
• 2005 NGCA All-American Honorable Mention selection.
• 2005 SEC All-Conference First Team selection.

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Young-A Yang
Saddlebrook Prep - Class 1997
LPGA Player Biography