Lim Named To All-Pac-12 First Team
May 07, 2012 | Men's Golf
May 7, 2012
USC senior Steve Lim earned his first career All-Pac-12 first team honor while sophomore Jeffrey Kang was named to the second team for the second year in row as the conference announced its award winners on Monday (May 7).
Lim, a second team selection in 2010 and 2011, earned first team honors thanks to a pair of top 3 finishes and five in the top 14 through the recently completed Pac-12 Championships. Ranked in the top 20 most of the season, Lim leads the Trojans with a 71.71 stroke average and is second on the team with six rounds in the 60s. He led USC to a four-stroke win at the Gifford Collegiate Championship to close the fall slate, notching his first-career collegiate victory with an 11-under 202 (66-67-69). He tied for third at the San Diego Intercollegiate with an even 216 (288-299-290 and tied for 11th at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters at 3-over 219 (75-70-74). He also tied for 13th at the U.S. Collegiate Championship at 1-under 215 (66-73-76) and tied for 14th at the Barona Collegiate Cup at 5-under 211 (70-73-68).
Kang earned second team honors for the second year in row thanks in part to a team-best seven rounds in the 60s through the Pac-12. He posted his first college victory after winning a one-hole playoff to nab the Amer Ari at Waikoloa Beach. He finished regulation at 11-under 205 (67-69-69) and used a par on the first playoff hole for the win. Kang, second on the team with a 72.00 stroke average, was also sixth at the Gifford Collegiate, tied for eighth at the San Diego Intercollegiate, tied for 10th at the U.S. Intercollegiate and was 12th at the Pac-12 Championships.
Juniors Martin Trainer and Sam Smith and freshman Anthony Paolucci all earned honorable mention notice. Trainer earned first team last year while Smith earned honorable mention for the second year in a row.
Oregon's Eugene Wong was named Pac-12 Player of the Year, Stanford's Patrick Rodgers was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and Cal's Steve Desimone was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year.
