BLOOMINGTON, IL (June 12, 2008)-After a stellar season on the links, Hampden-Sydney's golf team received a final ranking of No. 27 out of all 346 NCAA Division III golf teams according to GOLFSTAT, the NCAA's official source for college golf scores and statistics. Hampden-Sydney, which featured three standout senior players in Bob Boykin (Virginia Beach, VA/Cox), Nick Combs (Newport News, VA/Menchville) and Rob Shrader (Midlothian, VA/Midlothian), also completed the season ranked No. 8 in the South Region according to the GOLFSTAT ranking system.

Three young Tigers have also qualified for one or more Virginia State Golf Association (VSGA) tournaments. On June 9, rising sophomore Sam Wallace III (Williamsburg, VA/Jamestown) successfully qualified for both the VSGA Amateur Championship and SunTrust State Open of Virginia with a two-day score of 148 at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club in Williamsburg. Classmate Michael Dowd (Richmond, VA/Collegiate) also qualified for the VSGA Amateur Championship with a two-day total of 145 at Stonehenge Golf and Country Club in Richmond on June 2.

2008-2009 Hampden-Sydney recruit Ronnie Fultz, who hails from Fieldale, VA, shot a blistering 145 in two-days of competition at the Danville Golf Club in Danville on June 9 to qualify for both the VSGA Amateur and SunTrust State Open.

All three players are expected to be in action in coming weeks with the VSGA State Amateur Championship set for June 24-28 at Kingsmill's River Course and the SunTrust State Open of Virginia scheduled for July 17-20 at Independence Golf Club.