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  Armando Favela

Armando Favela

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Tijuana, Mexico

High School:
St. Augustine

Height:
5-8

2008-09: Closed out his career as the most accomplished golfer in Loyola history...earned All-Horizon League accolades for the third straight season and led the team with a 73.8 average, which ranks second in school history...recorded seven top-ten finishes and had nine round of even or below par...graduated with the lowest career average (74.7) in school history...named to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team after finishing seventh at the League Championship with a 221 (76-76-69)...earned medalist honors on three occasions and placed second at one other meet...recorded three straight sub-70 rounds in the fall, resulting in back-to-back medalist honors against Green Bay (68) and at the IPFW Fall Classic (66-68-74=208)...also placed first overall at the Hiddenbrooke Intercollegiate with a 54-hole mark of 221 (71-78-72)...named team MVP...two-time Horizon League Golfer of the Week honoree.

2007-08: Had another stellar season, leading the team with a 75.3 average while appearing in all 30 rounds...earned All-Horizon League honors and was also named to the Horizon League All-Tournament Team after tying for sixth place with a 223 (76-74-73)...posted four top-ten finishes...recorded four under-par rounds, including a career-low, six-under 65 in round one at the IPFW Fall Classic...earned medalist honors by notching a 220 (71-77-72) at the Caputo Invitational...tied for fourth at the IPFW Fall Classic with a 207 (65-70-72)...finished tied for ninth with a 222 (74-75-73) at the Cleveland State Invitational...earned medalist honors in the men's independent division at the 22nd PGA Minority Collegiate Championship...named Loyola's Player of the Year...qualified for the U.S. Amateur Championship held in Pinehurst, N.C., Aug. 18-24, and posted a 152 (76-76) in stroke play.

2006-07: In a record-setting season, posted the lowest single-season average in Loyola history (73.6) en route to All-Horizon League honors...recorded five top-ten finishes, including a tie for ninth place at the Horizon League Championship with a 229 (74-75-80)...turned in six under-par rounds during the course of the season, including four rounds under 70...tied for fifth at the season-opening Hawkeye Intercollegiate with a 54-hole total of 218 (72-69-77)...shot a career-best 68 in round two at the Murray State Invitational...tied for sixth at the IPFW Fall Classic with a 141 (69-72)...tied for fourth at the Ft. Lauderdale Spring Classic with a 142 (69-73)...named Loyola's Player of the Year.

2005-06: Ranked third on the team with a 76.0 average...was part of a freshman class that was ranked in the Top 25 in Golfstat's Freshman Impact Rankings in October...one of three Ramblers to appear in all 10 events and 28 rounds...tied for 19th at the Horizon League Championships with a 222 (77-70-75)...fired a two-under 70, which matched his season low, at the league championships...tied for 16th at the Rambler Invitational with a 235 (76-80-79)...led Loyola with a 10th-place showing at the GEICO Direct Spring Invite, where he shot an even-par 72 in the opening round...shot an even-par 71 in round two at the IPFW Fall Classic to help the Ramblers to a team title...finished tied for 11th with a 230 (79-72-79) at the Ironhorse Intercollegiate...placed eighth at the Butler Fall Invite, shooting a 144 (70-74)...posted five rounds of even-par or lower.

High School: Finished second in the San Diego City Match Play Championships...team MVP in 2004...helped his team to the 2005 state title...also helped St. Augustine to sectional titles in 2002 and 2004...placed second at the Mexican National Junior Championship...honor roll student as a senior.

 

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