| Ravi Patel |
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General: Talented newcomer ... Youngest player in state history to capture Illinois' State Amateur crown ... Outstanding potential.
2007-08: Played in two fall tournaments, the Wolf Run Intercollegiate and Windon Memorial Classic ... Placed 57th at the Wolf Run and 40th in NU's home event ... Shot a 1-over 72, his best round of the season, in the second round of the Windon ... Played in five total events, posting a 77.15 stroke average ... Scored a fifth place finish at the Jacksonville Dual Match, shooting a 73 ... Shot a 74 during the second round of the Big Ten Championships.
High School: Won the 2007 Illinois State Amateur (-11), becoming the youngest player in state history to capture the title ... Top-ranked junior in Midwest and Illinois ... Finished in the top-15 at five AJGA events ... Earned victories at the 2006 AJGA Midwest Players Junior Championship and the 2006 FCWT Cog Hill Classic ... Qualified in 2005 and 2006 for the USGA Junior Amateur and advanced to the match-play portion in 2006 ... Named top player in Illinois by Junior Golf Scoreboard and ranked second in the Midwest by Golfweek Magazine ... All-state and team MVP as a high school freshman and became school's first player to advance to state in golf ... Did not play the next three years at the prep level due to IHSA rules ... Academic all-conference selection ... FCWT All-American (twice) ... Indian Prairie Scholar ... Academic Excellence Award all four years ... Coached by Spike Grossheuch.
Personal: Born Ravi S. Patel on 6/13/89 ... Son of Shailesh and Jaimini Patel ... Plans to major in economics.
Patel's Career Statistics
Year Rounds Strokes Average Low
2007-08 13 1003 77.15 72
Career 13 1003 77.15 72
