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  Aaron Choi
Aaron Choi
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
San Diego, Calif.

High School:
Torrey Pines HS

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 173

Birthdate:
05/04/1982

As A Freshman (2000-01 Season)
Fall ('00):
Appeared in two tournaments, posting a stroke average of 72.83... Shot a 3-under 213, including a first-round 69, to place fourth at the Aztec Invitational... Shot an 8-over 224 at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate.

Spring ('01): Did not compete.

Redshirt Year (2001-02 Season) Utilized his redshirt season to concentrate on academics after playing as a freshman.

As A Sophomore (2002-03 Season)
Fall ('02):
Saw action in three fall events, including one as a starter, and averaged 73.44 over nine rounds... While playing for SDSU's Red Team at Barona, recorded his best career score with a ninth-place total of 4-under 212... Registered three under-par rounds during the season, including a career-best 68 in the second round at Barona... Played as an individual at the Wolf Pack Classic and tied for 29th place at 4-over 220... Started in the Aztecs' fall finale at Turtle Bay and shot 229.

Spring (03): Earned spot in SDSU's starting lineup and finished with the Aztecs' second best average of the year at 73.10... Played in a team high 10 tournaments in the spring including seven as a starter... Shot a career low 211 at the U.S. Intercollegiate to finish ninth, his first top-10 finish playing with the Aztecs' varsity squad... Fired a career-best 66 in the final round of the U.S. Intercollegiate, which was SDSU's second best score on the year... Finished 16th to help SDSU to a second place finish at the Mountain West Conference Championships after shooting three-over 219, the Aztecs' second best score at the tournament.

As A Junior (2003-04 Season)
Fall (`03):
Played in three events and posted a 74.88 stroke average in nine rounds... Led SDSU with a three-over 219 at the William Tucker Intercollegiate and finished 17th overall, his best finish of the fall... Recorded his best round, a two-under 70, at the Fresno Lexus Classic when he finished at five-over par 221.

Spring (04): Had his best outing at Texas A&M's Border Olympics with a four-under 212, including an opening-round 68, and finished seventh overall in the 93-golfer field...Recorded his second-best score of the spring (71) on five occasions...Finished 14th at the Battle of the Lakes in Lake San Marcos when he recorded consecutive rounds of 65...Played in every Aztec event except the Roadrunner Invitational in San Antonio.

As A Senior (2004-05 Season)
Fall (05):
Led SDSU in the fall with a stroke average of 71.87... Recorded two top-10 finishes and three times finished in the top 20 to lead San Diego State in both categories...Was San Diego State's top finisher in the Opus NW Husky Invitational and was sixth overall with a three-round 215, including a 70 and a 71 in the final two rounds to finish -1 for the event...Tied for 11th overall and led SDSU in the at the Tucker Invitational at New Mexico with an even-par 216...Best round of the fall was a 69 at the Fresno State Lexus Golf Classic and at The Gold Rush to open the fall season...In his 15 fall rounds, only had three rounds in which he shot a 74 or higher and worst score was a 75 in the opening tournament of the fall.

High School
Three-year letterman at Torrey Pines HS... Earned first-team all-CIF, first-team all-Avocado League and North County Player-of-the-Year honors as a senior... Was San Diego Junior Golfer of the Year... Named Union-Tribune athlete of the week and was a member of the U-T's all-academic team... Led the Falcons to the Avocado League Championship.

Personal
Aaron Choi was born May 4, 1982, in Guam... Parents are Rocky and Sunny Choi... Hospitality and Tourism Management major.

Choi's SDSU Scorecard

Fall 2004 Gold Rush 74-75-69-218 (31st) Husky 74-70-71-215 (6th) William Tucker 71-73-72-216 (11th) Fresno Lexus 69-72-70-211 (8th) Barona 73-72-71-218 (47th)

Spring 2004 John Burns 70-73-73-216 (48th) Aztec 75-75-150 (14th) CSU San Marcos 73-80-71-224 (18th) Oregon Duck 72-82-71-225 (26th) Border Olympics 68-73-71--212 (7th) ASU Thunderbird 72-78-71--221 (60th) US Intercollegiate 71-74-77--222 (36th) MWC Championship 78-80-76--234 (34th)

Fall 2003 William Tucker 74-73-73-219 (17th) Husky 78-78-78-234 (52nd) Fresno Lexus 77-70-74-221 (51st)

Spring 2003 John Burns 75-74-77-225 (72nd) Aztec 70-70-140 (2nd) CSU San Marcos 74-73-72-219 (12th) Southern Calif. 69-73-70-212 (2nd) Oregon 78-72-74-224 (45th) Border Olympics 70-77-75-222 (50th) ASU Thunderbird 69-72-75-216 (53rd) US Intercollegiate 74-71-66-211 (9th) MWC Championship 70-76-73-219 (16th) NCAA Regional 76-75-78-229 (78th)

Fall 2002 Wolf Pack 74-75-71--220 (29th) Barona (Red Team) 73-68-71--212 (9th) Turtle Bay 75-73-81--229 (51st)

Fall 2000 Tucker 76-74-74--224 (56th) Aztec 69-71-73--213 (4th)