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Tee Time: The 2008-2009 BYU Men's Golf team
by Daniel Whitehead, BYU Athletic Communications
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Top: Brady Johnson, Daniel Reid, Sterling Clark, Jordan Hammer, Mike Jurca, Stephen Archibald. Bottom: Esteban Calisto, Nick Killpack, Robbie Fillmore, Jordan Rodgers   (BYU Photo/Mark Philbrick)

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Get to know your 2008-2009 BYU men's golf team.


						TRIVIA
How old were you when you first started playing golf? 
Killpack:   4 years old
Johnson:   10 years old
Clark:     10 years old
Calisto:    3 years old
Reid:       4 years old
Rodgers:    5 years old
Archibald: 10 years old
Hammer:     5 years old
Jurca:      6 years old
Fillmore:

What has been the highlight of your athletic career?   
Killpack:   Member of the BYU golf team
Johnson:    Being a member of the BYU golf team
Clark:      Teeing it up in 1st place at the NCAA Tournament as a team
Calisto:    Player of the Year in Ecuador – 2004-05
Reid:       Tied for 1st in the Hogan Cup; playing for BYU
Rodgers:    1st touchdown in football and my first hole-in-one
Archibald:  1st Hole-in-one at Southgate golf course
Hammer:     3-time State champions at Dixie High – Individual medalist 2006
Jurca:      Winning state championships with my high school team
Fillmore:

What is the toughest golf course you've ever played on? 
Killpack:    Dixie Red Hills
Johnson:     The Golf Club of Georgia
Clark:       Bandon Dunes, Torrey Pines
Calisto:     Mirasol Country Club – Palm Beach, FL
Reid:        Cypress Point
Rodgers:     Bandon Dunes, Pacific Dunes
Archibald:   Torrey Pines
Hammer:      Torrey Pines
Jurca:       Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club
Fillmore:

What is your favorite golf course? 
Killpack:   Augusta
Johnson:    Gold Mountain or Murphy Creek
Clark:      Bandon Dunes
Calisto:    Quito Tennis and Golf Club “El Condado”
Reid:       Glenwild Golf Course
Rodgers:    Bandon Dunes
Archibald:  Torrey Pines
Hammer:     Torrey Pines
Jurca:      Dixie Red Hills Golf Course
Fillmore:

If you could change anything about golf, what would you change?  
Killpack:   Nothing
Johnson:    Relief from divots in the fairway
Clark:      How big the hole is
Calisto:    It’s a perfect game
Reid:       Make it more fair
Rodgers:    Fixing spike marks
Archibald:  Fixing spike marks
Hammer:     Being able to fix spike marks on the greens
Jurca:      Nothing – I love the game the way it is
Fillmore:

What do you like most about the game of golf? 
Killpack:   Everything
Johnson:    The competition
Clark:      Tee shots – seeing “tunnel vision”
Calisto:    Making putts
Reid:       The mental process
Rodgers:    The mental part
Archibald:  You’re on your own
Hammer:     It is all on you – there are no excuses
Jurca:      It’s the most challenging game on earth
Fillmore:

What is your favorite club to use or what is your favorite shot to take in golf? 
Killpack:   My wedges
Johnson:    The long wand
Clark:      Tight drive carrying over water or sinking a long putt to win
Calisto:    ---
Reid:       High cut with a 5-iron
Rodgers:    Putter, high draw
Archibald:  One-hop stop
Hammer:     Putter
Jurca:      I love hitting my 7-iron
Fillmore:

Who is your favorite athlete? 
Killpack:   Bo Jackson
Johnson:    Lee Westwood
Clark:      Michael Jordan
Calisto:    Jeferson Perez
Reid:       Dwayne Wade
Rodgers:    Walter Payton
Archibald:  Tiger Woods
Hammer:     Tiger Woods
Jurca:      Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan
Fillmore:

Who is the most famous person you have met? 
Killpack:   Jack Nicklaus
Johnson:    Todd Miller
Clark:      Mike Weir
Calisto:    Todd Miller
Reid:       Jack Nicklaus
Rodgers:    Karl Malone
Archibald:  Dr. J
Hammer:     Dr. J
Jurca:      Mehmet Okur
Fillmore:

If you could have dinner with any three people, who would you invite? 
Killpack:   Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods
Johnson:    My grandma, Ghandi, and Pierre Trudeau
Clark:      My sweet wife Alicia, my mom, and dad
Calisto:    Jack Nicklaus, my dad, and Tiger Woods
Reid:       My parents
Rodgers:    Walter Payton, Muhammad Ali, and Michael Jordan
Archibald:  Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods
Hammer:     Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and my dad
Jurca:      Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, and Brian Urlacher
Fillmore:

What is your favorite city to visit? 
Killpack:    Chicago
Johnson:     Victoria, British Colombia
Clark:       Seattle
Calisto:     Quito, Ecuador
Reid:        Grolon, Connecticut
Rodgers:     San Diego
Archibald:   Anywhere in Hawaii
Hammer:      ---
Jurca:       Chicago
Fillmore:

Who is the first person you call after a tournament? 
Killpack:    Dad and girlfriend
Johnson:     Dad
Clark:       My wife, Alicia
Calisto:     Dad
Reid:        Dad
Rodgers:     Mom
Archibald:   Dad
Hammer:      Mom or Dad
Jurca:       Dad
Fillmore:

What is your favorite holiday?
Killpack:    Christmas
Johnson:     Christmas
Clark:       Christmas
Calisto:     Christmas
Reid:        Christmas
Rodgers:     Christmas
Archibald:   Christmas
Hammer:      Christmas
Jurca:       Christmas
Fillmore:

What is your favorite color? 
Killpack:   Blue
Johnson:    Cougar blue
Clark:      Forest green
Calisto:    Cobalt
Reid:       Blue
Rodgers:    Baby blue
Archibald:  Gray
Hammer:     Blue
Jurca:      Baby blue
Fillmore: 
 
Favorite thing about BYU in general? 
Killpack:   The environment
Johnson:    The mountains and the sunshine
Clark:      Academics + close to home; morals
Calisto:    The golf team
Reid:       The tradition
Rodgers:    The golf team
Archibald:  The golf team
Hammer:     Being on the golf team with a bunch of good guys
Jurca:      Surrounded by good people
Fillmore:
						








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