Lobo golfer Choi transferring to Pepperdine

Sam Choi, who was named a PING honorable mention All-American the past two seasons for the University of New Mexico, is transferring to play golf for Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.

Sam Choi (UNM photo)Choi, who earned All-Mountain West Conference honors four straight years, finished his senior season with a 70.44 stroke average the second-best season average in program history.

The Anaheim, California product has one year of eligibility remaining due to the extra year the NCAA granted after the coronavirus shortened-season in 2020.

“He’s a great player,” UNM coach Glen Millican said. “We’ve had a lot of great players and they all leave at some point. We thought he was going to…