By Sean Reider / Journal Staff Writer
By all accounts, it was supposed to be a regular freshman year for Clark Sonnenberg.
One of Albuquerque’s best junior golfers would play a little here, a little there and develop behind a UNM men’s golf team roster filled with veteran talent. But there were no plans for him to be a rotation piece, a mainstay on a team bound to compete for a national championship.
“By no means did we expect him (to play) in every event the way he has,” head coach Jake Harrington said Monday, “and nor did we expect him to step up as big as he did.”
Sonnenberg turned in a 4-under 68 during the second round of last week’s NCAA Tallahassee Regional, a crucial performance on a day when only one Lobo shot under par. With the final round looming, the Albuquerque Academy graduate helped steady his “dream school” on the leaderboard — all as a freshman who wasn’t expected to be there in the first place.