The 2007 Sharks

1st Team

Wayne Merich (41) - Captain
Moorpark, CA
Amateur
Married 2 children

Played professionally 1993-2000. 2 professional wins. Regained Amateur Status 2000. Over 50 Amateur victories. Recent Wins: 2001 Ventura County Championship, 2001 Camarillo City Championship.
Course records(2): Sherwood CC – 62, Sterling Hills Golf Club – 63, Camarillo Springs – 63 (1993 before redesign)

Steve Pate
Birthplace: Ventura, CA
Turned Pro: 1983

Winner of six PGA TOUR events: 1987 Southwest Golf Classic. 1988 MONY Tournament of Champions, Shearson Lehman Hutton Andy Williams Open. 1991 Honda Classic. 1992 Buick Invitational of California. 1998 CVS Charity Classic. Other Victory JCPenney Classic [with Meg Mallon].

National Teams: Member of 1991 and 1999 Ryder Cup Teams; Kirin Cup, 1989; Dunhill Cup, 1991. 1983 Pac-10 champion and All-American at UCLA. Ranked 84th in career PGA Tour earnings of $8,018,208. Only David Duval's final-round 59 kept him from earning his seventh career PGA TOUR title at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. During third-round 65, tied Augusta National record with seven consecutive birdies. Named 1999 PGA TOUR Comeback Player of The Year. Course records: Sherwood CC – 62, Tierra Rejada - 63

Chris Zambri (37)
Camarillo, CA
Turned Pro: 1993
Married, 3 Children

USC Head Coach - played six seasons on the Nationwide Tour between 1997 and 2004. He finished as high as 19th on the circuit's money list in 1998, posting two second-place finishes that year. He competed in four PGA Tour events as well as the 1995 and 1999 U.S. Opens. All-Pac-10 (USC) second team selection in 1991 and 1993.
Course records: Sunset Hills CC – 61

Darren Angel (30)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Professional

3 time all America at ASU, 1996 NCAA champions, 1999 - 2000 Nike Tour member
Course records(5) : 60 Knollwood GC, 62 Talking Stick GC (Scottsdale, AZ),
63 Wood Ranch CC, 60 Porter Valley CC, 62 ASU Karsten course (Tempe, AZ)

Brian Helton (30)
Santa Barbara, CA
Professional
Married, 1 child

Played professional mini-tours 1999-2003. Sharks 2006 MVP
Recent Wins: RoadRunner Classic, NGA Hooters Tour Ranking School, Santa Barbara Classic
Course records(2): Sandpiper GC – 63, Montecito Country Club – 62

Rick Garboski (38) - Assistant Captain
Westlake Village, CA
Professional
Married, 3 Children (Triplets)

Winner of over 25 professional events. Played in 2 Buy.com events.
Course records(2): North Ranch CC - 62. Temecula Creek Inn – 64

Steve Holmes (35)
Simi Valley, CA
Professional
Single

Multiple professional wins - Including 2007 Cal Players tour at Sterling Hills. College golf at the University of Califorinia at Irvine; Played on the Nationwide and Gateway Tours.
Course record: Sterling Hills Golf Club - 60 (2007).

Roy Moon (24)
Simi Valley, CA
Professional
Single

Won 2003 SCGA Amateur, Medalist in 2003 CA am, NCAA All-American 2nd in 2004 Northeast Amateur, 2nd in 2003 pacific coast amateur, Ranked 6th in sagarin amateur rankings in june 2004, Invited to 2005 Walker Cup practice.
Best Rounds: 62 in Hawaii intercollegiate, 65 in 3rd round of 2004 NCAA Championships

J.T. Kohut (27)
Simi Valley, CA
Professional
Single

Multiple professional victories and leading money winner on the Pepsi Tour and the Players Tour. 1999 Oxnard City Champion.
Course Records: Camarillo Springs 63, Sunset Hills - 61, Wood Ranch - 63 (Blue Tees)

Mark Singer (41)
Simi Valley, CA
Professional
Single

Multiple pro wins,Played in U.S. Open

Darren Humphrey (33)
Simi Valley, CA
Professional
Single

4-time Thousand Oaks City Champion, 1995 UC Irvine Intercollegiate Champion, 1991 ESPN Junior Tour “Player of the Year”, 2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School participant
Course records: Marco Island GC - 67. Best Round: 64 – Sunset Hills CC - 2001

Nate Whitson (34)
Ventura, CA
Professional
Single

Course records:

John Ray Leary (27)
Woodland Hills, CA
Professional
Married

Plays on professional golf tours in California & Nevada. 2003 & 2005 Nissan Open Participant. '99 & '97 Buick Invitational participant. Multiple Nationwide Tour Events.
Course records: Coto De Caza GC - 64, Aviara Resort - 65

Brian Vranesh (29)
Newbury Park, CA
Professional
Single

2007 Nationwide Tour card holder - 13 events. 2007 Gateway Tour winner.
Course records: 62 - Redhawk Golf Club

Tommy Barber (25)
Burbank, CA
Professional
Single

2004 Stead Motor Shootout Champion, 2005 Spanos Tour Championship winner. 2001 - Thousand Oaks City Champion, 2002 Los Angeles City Champion, 2002 California Junior College State Champion.
Course records: Cross Creek - 64, Tustin Ranch - 65

John Poucher (24)
Santa Barbara, CA
Turned Pro: 2006
Single

1 Professional win, UCLA Golf Team 2003-2006, 2003 Fall Preview Winner, Two time US Amateur Qualifier 03 & 05, Southern Amateur Golfer of the Month Sept. of 03, and a two time all PAC-10 team selection.

Jason Pridmore (37)
Ventura, CA
Amateur
Single

Recent Wins: 2007 California Mid-Amateur, 2006 Orange County Amateur, Qualified for U.S. Amateur at Hazeltine National GC.
Course record: 67 - Hacienda Golf Club

John Billin (26)
Moorpark, CA
Professional

Head Golf Professional Los Robles Golf Course, Passed PAT in 2002 as second medalist; Southern Section Pro Scratch Champion in 2003, 4 hole-in-ones, 7 years teaching experience.
Low Round: 64 Sunset Hills