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2008-09 Men's Golf

Brett Rendina

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
  • Highschool Cardinal Newman

Biography


2008-09: Only player to compete in all 10 tournaments for Penn ... In 19 rounds, had a 75.5 stroke average ... Low round of 67 came in his final collegiate round, on Day 3 of the Ivy League Championships ... That was the low score among all players for the day ... Also shot 72 and 73 at Ivies for a three-day 212, which tied him for third overall and earned him All-Ivy honors ... Penn’s low scorer in four events, including three of five in the spring ... Finished second among Penn players two other times ... Did not finish after first-round DQ at Caves Valley Intercollegiate, came back with a second-round 74 ... Tied for 17th overall at Princeton Invitational (74-79--153) ... Tied for medalist honors with his 70 at Rehoboth Beach ... Penn’s low scorer, tied for eighth overall at GW Invitational (74-75--149) ... In the fall, tied for 36th overall at the Columbia Invitational (75-81-80--236) ... Penn’s low scorer, tied for 12th overall, at Big 5 Invitational (76-72--158) ... Shot 79 to tie for 61st overall at the Cornell Invitational ... Tied for 13th overall at the Rehoboth Beach Classic (76-77--153) ... Carded 74-76--150 to tie for 33rd at the season-opening Navy Fall Classic.


2007-08: Competed in eight of the nine events in which Penn participated ... Had a stroke average of 77.1 over 17 rounds ... Penn’s top finisher at the Big 5 Classic and tied for fifth overall (75-72--147) ... Tied for fourth at Don Mershon Classic, shooting 73-80--153 ... Had a low round of 72 at the Princeton Invitational where he tied for 65th (72-77-84--233) ... Tied for fifth at Penn vs. UC San Diego with a 77 ... Tied for 19th and was Penn’s second-best finisher at White Clay Creek Scotty Duncan (78-76--154) ... Placed 30th at Ivy League Championships, carding 78-83-78--239.


2006-07: Competed in two events, the Mcdonald Cup in the fall and the Braveheart Classic in the spring ... Tied for 73rd competing as an individual at Macdonald Cup (87-81-82--250) ... Fifth among Penn players, t-84th overall at the Braveheart (85-87-80--252).


2005-06: Did not see any match action.


High School: Three-year letterwinner at Cardinal Newman, captained the team senior year ... Honorable mention all-county all three years ... His senior year, Newman won county and regional championships and finished second in state tournament ... His junior year, team finished second in county and regionals, fifth in state tournament ... His sophomore year, second at regionals and fourth in country championships ... Graduated in the Top 10 of his class ... National Honor Society member.


Personal: Son of Barbara and Richard Rendina ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences as an economics major.


Historical Player Information

  • 2005-06Freshman

  • 2006-07Sophomore

  • 2007-08Junior

  • 2008-09Senior