April 18, 2006

For Immediate Release
Contact: Brandon Kolditz
wkolditz@memphis.edu, (901) 678-2444

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - University of Memphis head men's golf coach Grant Robbins announced today that Kyle Peterman has signed a national letter of intent to attend the university and participate in golf beginning in the fall.

Peterman, a senior at Williamsville High School in Sherman, Ill., is currently ranked No. 41 nationally in the class of 2006 by Golfweek Magazine. He is also the No. 1 ranked senior in Illinois by Golfweek. Peterman qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur in both 2004 and 2005 and finished third in the 2005 Illinois State High School Championship. He shot a 6-under par 66 to win the 2005 Havanna High School Invitational and finished third in the 2005 Pepsi Little Peoples Championship with scores of 69 and 71. Other highlights include an eighth place finish in the 2005 AJGA Indianas-Chicago Junior Open and tied for eighth at the FCWT Regional Championship at the TPC Sawgrass.

"Kyle is an extremely talented player, and he has excelled at the national level," Grant said. "He will come into our program next season with the ability to provide an immediate impact."

Other 2006 Memphis signees include Philip Bredding of Morristown, Tenn., Brandon Bunn of Knoxville, Tenn., and Hugo Lauzon of St. Jerome, Quebec.