UC Riverside

2008-00 Competed in nine of 12 Highlander tournaments ... Shot a career-low 69 in the second round of the Saint Mary's Invitational on September 29-30 where he also carted his best three-round average of 76.0 ... Posted his career-best tournament finish with a T27 at the Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational on February 9-10 ...

High School Four-year letter win in golf at Diamond Ranch HS under coaches Tom Tolmachoff, Robert Barton, Kevin Doane, and Al Brown ... Led the Panthers to the Mt. Baldy League Championship his first two years ... Named league MVP as a sophomore ... Team finished second in the Miramonte League as a junior ... Team captain his final three years ... Received the Diamond Ranch HS Golf Eagle Award, Co-Most Valuable Golfer, and Birdie Award in 2006-07... Member of the Junior Amateur Golf Scholars ("JAGS") Gold Honors in 2005 and 2006, and member of the JAGS Silver Honors in 2007 ... Member of the 2007-08 JAGS All-Star Team ... Also wrestled as a freshman ... Member of the National Honor Roll and Principal's Honor Roll ... Selected as the 2007 Teacher's Choice Award ... Member of the Orchestra (violin and bass) for three years ... Member of the Junior State of America and Key Club ... Served as Juror for Teen Court as a junior ... Freshman Co-President ... Volunteered as a math tutor at Golden Springs Elementary School ... Volunteered with the junior golf program at Los Serranos Golf Course.

Personal Mark Anthony Alvarez is the son of Octavio and Marivic Alvarez ... Majoring in business administration ... Roots for the Los Angeles Lakers and Anaheim Angels ... Favorite authors include Michael Crichton and Aldous Huxley and enjoys reading A Brave New World and Timeline ... Favorite athletes are Tiger Woods and Randy Couture ... Watches Family Guy, UFC, and Myth Busters ... Listens to Sublime and Linkin Park ... Favorite movies are "Matrix", "Gladiator", and "Bill & Ted's Awesome Adventure" ... Enjoys eating Italian and Japanese food ... Hobbies include singing and working out ... Career goal is to become a successful professional golfer and business entrepreneur ... Most Memorable sports moment was a top-10 finish for the AJGA TomatoBank Southern CA Classic in 2007 after shooting 71-69-75 ... Considers Tiger Woods to be his biggest influence because he has great character, an excellent work ethic, and continually challenges himself to be the world's No. 1 golfer.

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Career Statistics (Through Spring 2009)

		Overall Finish	Avg.	vs. Par
Overall Averages	9 Tournaments	58.56	78.14	+ 6.68

2008-09 Round by Round Statistics

		Finish
Date	Event	Overall	Team	R1	R2	R3	Total	Avg	vs. Par
Sept. 29-30, 2009	Saint Mary's Invitational	T67	4	80	69	79	228	76.0	+15
Oct. 16-17, 2009	Del Walker Invitational	71	3	76	82	79	237	79.0	+24
Oct. 20-21, 2009	Sycuan Collegiate Invitational	T109	Ind.	80	77	77	234	78.0	+18
Feb. 9-10, 2009	Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invite	T27	1	78	74		152	76.0	+8
Feb. 27, 2009	UCR vs. Kansas St. Dual Match	T9	5	80			80	80.0	+8
March 2-3, 2009	Braveheart Classic	96	5	85	75	86	246	82.0	+30
March 27, 2009	Harvard vs UCR Dual Match	3	2	75			75	75.0	+3
March 30-31, 2009	Anteater Invitational	T35	2	77	83	74	234	78.0	+18
April 6-7, 2009	Wyoming Cowboy Classic	T110	4	90	71	72	233	77.7	+23
Tournament Avgs.	9 Tournaments	58.56						78.14	+ 6.68