James Erkenbeck

	Class: RS Junior
	Hometown: San Diego, Calif.
	High School: Torrey Pines HS

	Height / Weight: 6-2 / 160
	Birthdate: 08/26/1989
	Experience: 2L

01/31/2012

John Catlin Wins Ping Arizona Intercollegiate with Final Round 67

Lobo finish in third as a team

01/30/2012

No. 25 Lobos Sit in Fourth After Day One of Arizona Intercollegiate

John Catlin in third with a 6-under 136

01/29/2012

Lobo Men's Golf Team Begins Spring Season

24th-ranked team headed to Arizona on Monday

10/30/2011

Lobo Men's Golf Aims for Two in Texas

Nationally ranked UNM finishes its fall schedule with the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate in Dallas

10/18/2011

UNM Men's Golf: Lone Stars in Texas

Lobos earn first tournament victory in 13 months

05/26/2010

Men's Golf - NCAA West Regional Part II

Images from the final day of competition at the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Golf West Regional

05/24/2010

Men's Golf - NCAA West Regional Part I

Images from the men's golf team's trip to the Seattle area for the 2010 NCAA West Regional Tournament

2011-12 (JUNIOR): Advanced to the round of 16 after finishing in a tie for 20th place in stroke play at the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. The event took place from June 27-July 2 at the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort in Bandon, Ore.

2010-11: Redshirted in 2010-11...Second on the squad with 25 varsity tournaments, four top-10 and 15 top-25 finishes to his credit, Erkenbeck should again prove to be a force for the Lobos in 2011-12...Has ranked in the top top-250 among all collegiate golfers both his freshman and sophomore years, finishing the 2008-09 season ranked 115 and the 2009-10 season ranked 248.

2009-10 (SOPHOMORE): Strung together six consecutive top-25 finishes while competing in 12 varsity tournaments...finished as the top scorer for the Lobos in five events...Posted three top-10 finishes, highlighted by a third-place finish at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational...Carded 6-under-par 65 in the second round at the Alister MacKenzie - the lowest round recorded by any Lobo last season...won two of three matches to help propel the Lobos to the team championship at the Callaway Collegiate Match Play Championships...Team-low 73.31 stroke average over 35 varsity rounds...Notched five rounds in the 60s and 14 rounds at par or lower.

2008-09 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 13 varsity events as a true freshman, averaging 72.79 strokes per round - second best on the team...Medalled at the John Burns Intercollegiate, carding an 11-under-par 69-71-65=205...Carded six rounds in the 60s and 15 rounds at par or better...Finished the season ranked No. 115 nationally. HIGH SCHOOL: 2008 graduate of Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, Calif...finished fourth in the high school state championships in 2007...eighth in the 2007 junior world championships...2007 U.S. Junior Amateur match play qualifier...2008 California Amateur quarterfinalist.

PERSONAL: Born August 26, 1989, full name is James Dalton Erkenbeck...son of Shauna Buffington and Jim Erkenbeck...has one younger brother, Hunter...hobbies include writing and playing basketball, soccer and surfing...Favorite food is pizza...Favorite movie is Step Brothers...Favorite athletes are Tiger Woods and Kobe Bryant...majoring in Communications.