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2017-18 Men's Golf Roster

Thadd Obency II

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 160
  • Hometown Wheeling, W. Va.
  • High School Wheeling Park
  • Previous School UCF

Biography

Honors
2017-18 GCAA All-America Scholar
2017-18 All-Sun Belt Third Team



2017-18 (Senior)

  • A third-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection
  • Named the Sun Belt Golfer of the Week on Sept. 21
  • Played in all 12 events on the season
  • Posted a stroke average of 73.22 over 36 rounds of play on the year
  • Totaled five top-20 individual finishes, including placing in a tie for second-place overall at the Janney VCU Shootout with a 54-hole score of 207, -9 under par
  • Carded five rounds in the 60s and 14 rounds of par or better on the year
  • His 14 rounds of par or better was tied for the 13th most in CCU's single-season history
  • Also named a GCAA All-America Scholar


2016-17 (Junior)

  • Played in all 10 events and posted a scoring average of 73.96, third-best on the team
  • Shot three rounds in the 60, but had a team-best nine rounds of par or better
  • Was the team's top finisher three times, including the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate, John Hayt Collegiate, and Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate
  • Shot a 2-under 214 (74-69-71) and tied for 22nd at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate
  • Had a top 20 finish at the East Carolina Intercollegiate, carding a 227 (74-74-79)
  • Earned Dean's List honors in the fall of 2016
  • Received Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List recognition for posting at least a 3.5 GPA for the 2016-17 academic year


2015-16 (Sophomore)

  • Played in seven of CCU's 10 events and finished third on the team with a 75.0 scoring average
  • Shot par or better in four of his last nine rounds of the season
  • Carded a career-low 68 in the second round of the Palmetto Invite and was the team's top finisher at the event, placing 41st
  • Shot a career-low 2-over par 218 (71-76-71) and placed a season-high 26th at the Coca-Cola Wofford Invitational
  • Named to the 2015-16 Big South Presidential Honor Roll for posting at least a 3.0 for the academic year


Prior to Coastal Carolina

  • Spent one season at UCF in 2014-15
  • Played in three events for the Golden Knights
  • Recorded top 25 finish in the Hartford Hawks Invitational, carding a season-low round of 72 in the opening round
  • In the summer of 2015, posted a final-round 59 to win the Kalkreuth Amateur Golf Classic with a 36-hole total of 126 (67-59)
  • Won two West Virginia individual state championships and was runner-up once
  • Additionally led Wheeling Park to two team state championships
  • Was ranked among the top 20 in the 2014 Polo golf ranking and had stroke average of 72.7, which was among the top 10 in the rankings
  • Placed sixth in the 2014 West Virginia Amateur and was named the West Virginia Junior Player of the Year in 2011
  • In addition to his success on the course, he was a three-time Ohio Valley Conference All-Academic Athlete

     

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Sophomore

    5'9" 160 lbs
  • 2016-17Junior

    5'9" 160 lbs
  • 2017-18Senior

    5'9" 160 lbs