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2007-08 Season
Became the first Aztec golfer to capture Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year accolades ... Cracked the starting lineup in all 15 tournaments ... Finished second on the squad with a 72.83 stroke average.
Fall: Saw action in all four tournaments in his first semester on Montezuma Mesa ... Began his Aztec career by tying for 19th at the William H. Tucker Invitational after carding a 5-over 221 ... Had both rounds count towards the team score at the rain-shortened Husky Invitational ... Helped the Scarlet and Black capture the team title at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational after shooting a 1-under 212 ... Also competed at the inaugural Sycuan Collegiate Invitational.
Spring: Second on the team with a 72.10 stroke average through 10 events ... Posted his first collegiate top-10 finish after tying for seventh at the PING Arizona Intercollegiate with a combined 5-under 208 ... Tied teammate Jamie Puterbaugh for third place at the all-city SDSU Intercollegiate Classic ... Shot a pair of 69s over the final two rounds of the John Burns Intercollegiate to finish in a tie for 10th at 8-under 208 ... Came away with his highest finish as an Aztec at the Fresno State Lexus Classic, tying for first place with a collegiate-best 9-under 207... Also established a new standard during the final round of SDSU's Barona Collegiate Cup, carding a career-low 65 en route to a 17th-place showing of 1-under 215 ... Tied for 11th along with teammate Aaron Goldberg at the Oregon Duck Invitational with a combined 5-over 221 to help the Aztecs capture their third team title of the season ... Was SDSU's top finisher at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational after tying for 14th with a 2-over 213 ... Also posted the Aztecs lowest score at the U.S. Intercollegiate, shooting a 3-over 213 to tie for 13th ... Recorded SDSU's second-lowest score during the final round of the MWC Championships with an even-par 71 ... Tied for 26th at the event with a combined 7-over 220 ... Made par on the first hole of a three-team sudden-death playoff at the NCAA West Regional as the Aztecs carded a combined 2-under par, along with Texas, to earn a spot in the national championships ... finished in a tie for 52nd with his best round of even-par 72 coming in the third round of the NCAA finals ... Won the Southwestern Amateur Championship at the Twin Warriors Golf Club in Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M., by overcoming a three-stroke deficit to finish at 5-under 283 in June ... Reached the semifinals of the 97th California Amateur Championship at Lakeside Golf Club in Toluca Lake, Calif. ... Was a 2008 SCGA match play champion and Cal State amateur stroke play medalist.
High School: Two-year varsity letterwinner at Royal High ... Carded the lowest scoring average in school history with a 71.19 as a senior ... Shot 15 rounds under par and 11 rounds in the 60s ... Recorded five consecutive rounds under par in the postseason .... Named first-team all-Marmonte League and All-Ventura County and LA County Player of the Year ... Earned first-team all-state and all-CIF honors ... Advanced to the state finals as an individual while his team placed second in the state ... Selected first-team all-Marmonte League, All-Ventura County and All-LA County as junior ... Qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur in 2006 ... Finished second in two AJGA tournaments ... Shot a final round 62 to earn a spot in a playoff at the Bobby Chapman Invitational.
Personal: Born Aug. 11, 1989 ... Son of Richard and Patricia Hoffenberg ... Played varsity football his junior year ... Brother, Danny, competed on the golf team at Fresno State ... Hobbies include going to the beach, working out and watching college football ... Lists Tiger Woods and Floyd Mayweather Jr. as his favorite athletes and the Los Angeles Dodgers as his favorite sports team ... Also recruited by Fresno State, Pepperdine, Long Beach State, San Jose State and Southern Cal.
Hoffenberg's SDSU Scorecard
Spring 2008
PING Ariz. 71-70-67--208 (t-7th)
SDSU Intercollegiate 78-72--150 (t-3rd)
John Burns 70-69-69--208 (t-10th)
Fresno St. Lexus 69-68-70--207 (t-1st)
Barona 73-77-65--215 (t-17th)
Oregon Duck 73-77-71--221 (t-11th)
ASU Thunderbird 77-70-68--215 (t-14th)
US Intercollegiate 68-74-71--213 (t-13th)
MWC Championships 74-75-71--220 (t-26th)
NCAA West Regionals 76-81-77--234 (t-111th)
NCAA Championships 84-75-72-78--309 (t-52nd)
Fall 2007
Wm. H. Tucker 73-73-75--221 (t-19th)
Husky Invitational 76-74--150 (t-20th)
Alister MacKenzie 70-70-72--212 (t-32nd)
Sycuan Collegiate DQ-DQ-76--76 (100th)
