NORMAN, Okla. – Paul-Arthur Roth (Virginia Beach, Va./Frank W. Cox) finished his rookie season with an NCAA Division II/Ping All-Atlantic Region honor as announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) on Tuesday afternoon.
Roth is one of 59 players across eight regions to be honored by the GCAA on Tuesday after an excellent rookie season, which saw him finish the year ranked 13
th in the Atlantic Region with a 74.5 adjusted scoring average in 27 rounds over the course of 12 tournaments, including the NCAA Atlantic/East Regional Championships at Sunnehanna Country Club in early May.
Roth recorded four top-five finishes in his rookie season as a Golden Ram, including his first Tournament victory at the King University Invitational in Tennessee in his second collegiate start in September, and a fifth-place finish at the PSAC Men's Golf Championships in October, which helped West Chester to the PSAC Tournament crown. In Tennessee, Roth finished the Tournament at -7 with an opening round of 68 and a second round of 65 to climb five spots in the final round and capture his first Tournament crown.
Roth is one of six players from the PSAC to earn All-Region honors on Tuesday, as he is joined by Giovanni Delorenzi, Mattia Parrini, and Ramus Seppanen of Gannon, Eli Ropietski of Pitt-Johnstown, and Alex Swinnerton of IUP.
Division II PING All-Region Teams
Atlantic
Hector Arriaga, Glenville State
Christopher Baguma, Virginia State
Giovanni Delorenzi, Gannon
Justin Doerr, West Liberty
Godfrey Nsubuga, Winston-Salem State
Mattia Parrini, Gannon
Eli Ropietski, Pitt-Johnstown
Paul-Arthur Roth, West Chester
Pau Sanchez, Charleston (WV)
Rasmus Seppanen, Gannon
Alex Swinnerton, IUP
Milo Thim, Point Park
About PING
PING designs, manufactures and markets a complete line of golf equipment including metal woods, irons, wedges, putters and golf bags. The family-owned company was founded in 1959 in the garage of the late Karsten Solheim, a mechanical engineer with an extensive background in the aerospace and computer industries. His frustration with his putting inspired him to design his own putter, which created a "pinging" sound when striking a golf ball. This sound was the source of the name now synonymous with innovation, quality and service throughout the world of golf. Solheim and his company are credited with numerous innovations that became industry standards, including perimeter weighting, custom fitting and the use of investment casting in the manufacturing of golf clubs. His insistence on adhering to strict engineering principles and tight manufacturing tolerances raised the level of product performance and quality throughout the golf industry. Solheim is the only person to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame as a golf club manufacturer. Today, the Phoenix-based company is under the direction of Solheim's grandson, John K. Solheim, who leads a team of more than 800 dedicated employees committed to helping improve the games of golfers around the world.
