2014-15 Men's Golf Roster
Biography
Honors
2015 NCAA Regional participant
2014-15 All-Big South
2014 NCAA Regional participant
2013-14 All-Big South
2013 NCAA Championship participant
2013 NCAA Regional participant
2012-13 All-Big South
2013 Big South All-Championship Team
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2014-15 (Senior)
- Voted All-Big South to become the 11th Chanticleer to be named All-Big South at least three times
- Earned an at-large berth to the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional, placing 63rd overall
- Placed ninth at the Big South Championship, giving him three top-10 finishes at the Big South Championship for his career
- His three-round total of 213 was his best score at the Championship (70-69-74)
- Ranked second on the team with a 72.90 scoring average, 14th on the CCU single-season list
- Had 14 rounds of par or better, including eight rounds in the 60's
- Was medalist, finishing in a three-way tie for first after 54 holes at the Hootie @ Bulls Bay Intercollegiate to earn Big South Golfer of the Week honors
- Shot a career-low, 205, 11-under par (67-69-69), sixth-best 54-hole score in program history, at the Hootie @ Bulls Bay Intercollegiate
- Carded a 140, 4-under par (69-71), to finish sixth at the rain-shortened ETSU Bank of Tennessee event
- Selected to play in the prestigious Jones Cup Invitational, tying for 50th (77-80-73=230)
- Shot a course-record 66 at Cincinnati's Maketewa Country Club to win a local qualifier for the 2014 U.S. Open over the summer
- Advanced to play in a 36-hole sectional qualifier in Springfield, Ohio
- Placed fourth (top three earned automatic berth to U.S. Open) with a score of 137, 3-under par, (70-67)
- Was the No. 1 alternate from the site and ranked as the No. 3 overall alternate
- Joined the U.S. Open field after Thomas Bjorn was the third player to withdraw
2013-14 (Junior)
- Voted All-Big South for the second-straight year
- Earned an at-large berth to the NCAA Raleigh Regional, placing in a tie for 15th overall
- Was tied for 52nd after the first two rounds but finished with a 54-hole total of 214, +1Â (78-69-67), to rocket to his 15th-place finish at the regional
- Posted a career-low round of 67 at the postseason event
- Was fourth among the individuals vying for a spot to advance to the NCAA Championship
- Led the team with a 73.28 scoring average and was the team's top finisher in five of 11 team events, including four of the team's six spring events
- Had 17 rounds of par or better, including four rounds in the 60's
- Turned in four top-10 finishes on the season
- Was a two-time Big South Golfer of the Week selection
- Show a career-low 209 over 54 holes to place sixth at ETSU's Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate versus a field that featured six teams ranked among the nation's top 50
- Recorded scores of 71-69-69 with his 209, 7-under par, at the ETSU event being his career-best by eight strokes
- Claimed his first collegiate win as he shared medalist honors at the General Hackler Championship with a 216, even par, (73-71-72)
- Became the first Chanticleer to win the program's own tournament in the event's 13-year history, in which he led the field with 14 birdies over the 54 holes
- Placed seventh at the Big South Championship, shooting a 219, +3Â (71-78-70)
- Won the 113th North & South Amateur, the Ohio Amateur, and qualified for the U.S. Amateur Championship in the summer of 2013
- At the North & South Amateur, was the 16th seed after stroke play to qualify for match play where he defeated top seed Adam Schenk in 20 holes, ninth seed Mikey Moyers 5 and 4, 13th seed Max Greyserman 1 up, and 15th seed Zachary Bahchou 1 up
- Won the Ohio Amateur by two strokes, shooting rounds of 66, 69 and 73 for a tournament score of 208
- Qualified for the U.S. Amateur by shooting a 140 over two rounds at Cincinnati's Coldstream Country Club
- Shot 74-74 during stroke play at the U.S. Amateur to tie for 125th out of 312
2012-13 (Sophomore)
- Voted All-Big South
- Earned a spot on the Big South All-Championship Team after tying for fourth at the conference championship event with rounds of 75,73 and 73 for a 54-hole score of 221
- Played in all 14 events and posted a 73.87 scoring average to rank second on the team
- Had six top-20 finishes, including five in the top-10, and three in the top-five
- Tied for second at the Seahawk Intercollegiate, shooting a 148 on back-to-back rounds of 74 in the rain-shortened event
- Also tied for second at the three-team Furman Triangular (71-70=141)
- Carded a 75 (second-best on the team) in the final round of the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional to propel the Chants to fifth-place and qualify for the NCAA Championship
- Was the only Chant to improve his score in each round at the NCAA Championship, shooting 74-71-70 for a 215, +5, to tie for 85th
- Started strong in the fall, carding a 219, +3, to tie for 20th in the opening event at Air Force
- Recorded a 217, +1, at The Ridges to tie for 17th overall
2011-12 (Freshman)
- Played in eight of the 11 events, including once as an individual
- Averaged 76.29 strokes for his 24 rounds
- Shot a 71, 1-under par, in his first collegiate round at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational
- Carded a 71 in his final round at Furman to finish with a 228, +12
- Turned in a 224, +8, at Augusta State's Insperity Invitational
- Named to the 2011-12 Big South Presidential Honor Roll for posting at least a 3.0 for the academic year
Prior to Coastal Carolina
- Ranked as high as fourth on the Ohio Junior Golf rankings
- Highlights from 2010 include placing third at the AJGA Franklin (Tenn.) Junior Classic (75-68-68=211), tying for 11th at the Bubba Conlee National (77-69-69=215), tying for 12th at the AJGA Nemacolin Junior Classic (73-74-78=225), and placing 15th at the AJGA Columbus Junior (71-73-71=215)
- Placed fifth at the 2010 Ohio Division I state championship his senior season and tied for second at the 2009 State Championships, earning first-team all-state honors both years
- Was also the two-time Greater Catholic League Player of the Year
- Led Moeller to a sixth-place finish at the 2010 state championship after the team was the first to win the Greater Catholic League championship, the city championship, the sectional championship, and the district championship all in one season
- A three-time winner on the Plantations Junior Golf Tour; shooting 72-70 at Waldon Ponds (Hamilton, Ohio) in March 2010, 67-72 at Cherry Blossom (Georgetown, Ky.) in March 2010, and 69-70 at Tee-Zel Bluegrass Junior (Lexington, Ky.) in November 2009
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Historical Player Information
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2011-12Freshman
5'10"
0 lbs
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2012-13Sophomore
5'10"
0 lbs
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2013-14Junior
5'10"
180 lbs
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2014-15Senior
5'10"
180 lbs