Men's Golf

Jack Moore (first row, center) along with his mother and father join Coach Griebel (second row, far right) and former Fighting Bee and current Rockridge head coach Mike Foley ('78) as Moore signs on to be a Bee in 2007.

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 St. Ambrose University Men’s Golf Coach Jeff Griebel is excited to announce the signing of one of the top high school golfers from the Quad City area.

 Jack Moore, a senior at Rockridge High School (Taylor Ridge, Illinois) has signed a letter of intent and will attend St. Ambrose in the fall 2007.  He is the son of Teresa & Jerry Moore of Andalusia, Illinois.

 Moore qualified for the Illinois High School Class A State Tournament both his junior & senior seasons at Rockridge.  He was named to the Argus/Dispatch All Area Boy’s Golf High School All-Star Team in 2006.  Moore tied for 4th at the 2006 IHSA Class A sectional tournament at Gibson Woods Golf Course in Monmouth, Illinois.

 He was recipient of the Rockridge High School Boy’s Golf Most Improved Player Award in 2006. 

 “We are very pleased to have a player the caliber of Jack Moore joining our golf program at St. Ambrose next season, “said Coach Griebel.  “He has played for a very talented and successful high school program at Rockridge High School and will bring experience and confidence to our team next fall.”

 Moore will be joining a St. Ambrose golf team that has won the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Region 7 Championship and qualified for the NAIA National Golf Tournament nine of the last ten years.  St. Ambrose had a school record 3rd place team finish at the 2004 NAIA Men’s Golf National Tournament and finished 4th in 2006. They are currently ranked 4th in the NAIA Men’s Golf National Poll.