Coastal Carolina University Athletics

Honors
2002 NCAA Regional participant
2001-02 All-Big South
2001 NCAA Regional participant
2000-01 All-Big South
2000-01 Big South Golfer of the Year
2000-01 Big South Champion


2002-03 (Senior)

• Played in 10 events on the season, posting a season stroke average of 74.28
• Season stroke average ranked third on the team
• Totaled 10 rounds of par or better on the season
• Recorded one top-10 finish and six top-20 finishes on the year
• Posted a ninth-place finish at the PUPS/Big South Conference Championship with rounds of 82, 72 and 71 for a score of 225
• Placed in a tie at 15th at the Rice Intercollegiate with a score of 224 with rounds of 74, 74 and 76
• Carded rounds of 68, 71 and 76 for a score of 215 to finish in a tie for 16th at the Beau Chene Collegiate
• Turned in a 19th-place finish at the UNF Palencia Collegiate Invitational (229), at the Birkdale Collegiate (146), and the Furman Intercollegiate (221)
• Finished in a tie for 21st overall with rounds of 72, 71 and 72 for a 54-hole score of 215 at the Pacific Invitational
• Also played at the Badger Invitational (226), the Cardinal Intercollegiate (224), and the Coastal Carolina Invitational (229)

2001-02 (Junior)

• Earned All-Big South honors for the second-straight season
• Finished fourth at the Big South Championship Tournament, shooting a 215 to help lead Coastal to the team title and an NCAA Regional berth
• Played in all 12 tournaments, posting a season stroke average of 73.97
• Totaled five rounds of par or better, including a low round 67
• Totaled four top-10 finishes on the year
• Finished third at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with rounds of 72, 68 and 73 for a score of 213
• Also placed eighth at the Pacific Invitational with a 54-hole score of 216 on rounds of 76, 67 and 73 

2000-01 (Sophomore)

• Honored as the Big South Golfer of the Year
• Won the 2001 Big South Championship Tournament with a 220, shooting a 69 in the final round to win
• Earned All-Big South accolades
• Played in eight events on the season and led the team with a 72.77 season stroke average
• His 72.77 season stroke average ranked as the fourth-best in CCU single-season history
• Carded nine rounds of par or better on the season
• Shot a school-record 66 in the final round to win the Cleveland Golf Collegiate in Aiken, S.C.
• His 137, 5-under par, score at the Cleveland Golf Collegiate was the second-lowest 36-hole tournament score in Coastal history
• Qualified as an individual for the NCAA East Regional, shooting a 216 to fie for 56th overall
• Finished the regular-season schedule with five-straight top-10 finishes, including wins at the Cleveland Golf Collegiate and Big South Championship
• His par-4 season scoring average of 4.1036 was a school record
• His par-3 season scoring average of 3.1029 was second in CCU single-season history

Prior to Coastal Carolina

• Transferred to Coastal Carolina from Autonomous University in Barcelona, Spain prior to the 2000-01 season
• Beat Sergio Garcia on the final hole to win the Spanish Championship

Personal

• Full name is Rafael Arroyo Vera
• Son of Rafael Vera and Francisca Arroyo
• Majoring in marketing