Height: | 5-8 |
Weight: | 170 |
Year: | Sr. |
Hometown: | Irwin, PA |
High School: | Penn-Trafford |
Major: | Business |
Parents: | Richard & Jane |
Senior (2009-10):
Was the lone Emory player to compete in all 11 of the
team's tournaments, registering 26 rounds of action ... Averaged
78.2 strokes per 18 holes ... Posted three rounds of par or
lower including a 67 during the first round of the Oglethorpe/Royal
Lakes Invitational that ranked as the best score of the year by any
Eagle and that tied for the third-lowest mark in the history
of the program ... Earned third team All-America honors after
finishing 17th at the NCAA Championships ... Paced the Emory
contingent and finished sixth out of 87 players at the
Oglethorpe/Royal Lakes Invitational (Oct. 19-20) ... Strong effort
at the Greensboro College Invitational (Sept. 28-29) with a
team-best mark of one-over par 145 (73-27), good for a
seventh-place tie in the 71-player field ... Second-best score of
the season was a one-under par 71 during the third round of the
NCAA Championships which represented the best performance by any
Emory player during the tournament ... Member of the 2009-10
Division III Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar Team ... UAA
All-Academic Team honoree.
Junior (2008-09):
Totaled five rounds of action over two tournaments ... Was hampered
by a wrist injury ... Led the Emory contingent with an
opening-round 72 at the Rhodes College Fall Classic and ended up
shooting a 153, good for a 34th-place tie out of 106 players ...
Also competed in the 54-hole Macdonald Cup.
Sophomore (2007-08):
Logged a total of nine rounds over four tournaments ... Saw action
at the Pine Needles Intercollegiate, Callaway Intercollegiate and
Jekyll Island Invitational tournaments during the spring portion of
the schedule ... Best 18-hole performance was a 75 during the
second round of of the Pine Needles Intercollegiate where he
finished 22nd out of 56 entries with a 36-hole effort of 153
(78-75).
Freshman (2006-07):
Lone competition came at the Emory Spring Invitational (Apr. 8-9)
where he recored a 158 (81-77).
Prior to Emory: Was a four-year member of the Penn-Trafford High
School golf team where he played for Walt Bechtell ... Recorded a
fourth-place finish at the Pennsylvania State Championships his
senior year ... Had a nine-hole average of 38.2 strokes his final
campaign ... Two-time Section I, Division I champion ... Also
played basketball for four years.
Personal: Born June 27, 1987 ... Member of the
Emory Chess Club and Young Democrats Club.
Stats
Year | Rounds | Strokes | Average | Low Round |
2006-07 | 2 | 158 | 79.0 | 77 |
2007-08 | 9 | 715 | 79.4 | 75 |
2008-09 | 5 | 394 | 78.8 | 72 |
2009-10 | 26 | 2033 | 78.2 | 67 |
TOTALS | 42 | 3300 | 78.57 | 67 |
(Quote): "I chose Emory because the school combines strong academics, unlimited resources, a beautiful campus and a top-notch golf program. In my opinion, there are few other schools that can match the opportunities presented at Emory."