NORFOLK, VA. (April 24) - Old Dominion University Head Golf Coach, and 2000CAA Coach of the Year Dr. Murray Rudisill announced April 24 that Jonathan Evans(Guildford, England) and Bobby Fournier (East Greenwich, RI.) have signedletters-of-intent. Both golfers will be incoming freshmen in the fall.
Evans is the 1999 Southeast Boys Champion in England. He reached the final32 in the English Amateur and recently took fourth in the under 21 EnglishChampionships at the prestigious Rye Course.
Evans is leaning towards majoring in business at Old Dominion. "I choseOld Dominion because I liked the area and coach Rudisill," said Evans. He is theson of David and Lorraine Evans. He joins Geoffrey Harris (Reading, England andStephen Richards (Great Missenden, England) who were freshmen on this year's Monarchsquad. Harris was the CAA Rookie of the Year, the second straight year a Monarchnewcomer has earned that honor.
Bobby Fournier recently reached the semi-finals of the Rhode Island-Massachusetts Junior Match Play Challenge Cup Tournament. He qualified toplay in the U.S.Junior Amateur and the Junior World Classic.
Fournier took first in the Rhode Island Challenge Cup Junior Eliminator.He won five tournaments in 1999 and was a first team All-State selection. Hetook seventh at the AJGA in Hartford and is a member of the New England RiderCup squad.
"Coach Rudisill has a very successful program and I am looking forward toplaying at Old Dominion," said Fournier. He is the son of Bob and Andrea Fournier.
The 2000 Monarchs placed in the top ten in ten of their 12 tournaments thisseason. Last week, Old Dominion took third at the Colonial Athletic AssociationChampionships in Richmond, Va. The Monarchs ranked 49th in the nation byGolfstat.