ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Head Coach Glen Millican has announced the signing of two incoming freshman for the 2016-17 season.
The players, Sam Dickey and Rosswell Sinclair are both highly touted players with immense junior golfing experience and multiple tournament wins under their belts.
Millican has high hopes for the incoming recruiting class, and see’s the opportunity for depth and consistency to be added to the Lobo roster.
“Both Sam and Ross will be great additions to Lobo Golf next season. The complete a very strong class for us to add to a group that only loses one senior after this season. As seen by their accomplishments, they have both won and have both been tested against quality fields throughout their junior careers. I believe they will both make an impact early on and become great leaders as upperclassmen.”
Rosswell Sinclair, a native of Pretoria, South Africa, is currently ranked as the #1 Junior Golfer in South Africa according to the South African Golf Association.
Some highlights of his 2015 season include:
Champion of the 2015 Nomads South African Boys U19 Championship.
Champion of the 2015 Lion of Africa Junior Open.
Eventual champion of the 2015 AJGA Under Armour Championship held in Indiana, where he shot a final round 63 to erase a 8-shot deficit.
Current World Amateur Golf Ranking – #629
Sam Dickey, of Las Vegas, Nevada, signed his National Letter of Intent earlier on in the week. Dickey, a senior, previously attended An Arbor View High School and was the 2015 Southern Nevada Junior Championship winner, as well as the Champion of the 2014 Pahrump Valley (NV) Invitational.
Dickey, a three-time winner of the Las Vegas City Junior Championship, will join the Lobo Men’s Golf Team next fall after being coached by former NCAA All-American and PGA Tour golfer Bob May. Earlier this month he notched a second-place finish in this month’s Las Vegas City Amateur, posting rounds of 71-64.
His American Junior Golfing Association (AJGA) career includes seven top-20 finishes in 18 AJGA starts, including two top-10 finishes.
Other notable finishes include:
Two top-15 finishes in the Callaway Junior World Golf Championship.
Winner of the 2013 PING Junior Player Series Southern Nevada Junior Championship.
Second place in the 2012 Odyssey World Junior Golf Championship.
2012 Western States Players Cup champion.
Champion of the 2011 Texas-Oklahoma Junior.
Winner of over 60 junior golf tournaments from 2004-2015.