- May 2017 Graduate.
- 2017 All-Southern Conference.
2016-17
- All-Southern Conference performer…started 11 of 12 appearances…28 of 31 cards counted to the team tally.
- Second in scoring average with a career-best 73.15…14 par or better rounds with a team-high seven in the 60s.
- One win with two top 5s and three top 10s…win came at the USA Individual which coincided with the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate own by teammate Wes Gosselin…shot 3-over 216 for first career collegiate win.
- Set new career bests for 18 (68), 36 (138) and 54-hole (211) scores.
- Low card of 68 was first turned in after second 18 of his win in Mobile…later matched at Furman, also over the second tour of the course.
- New low of 138 (-6) for 36 holes came at the AutoTrader.com Collegiate…was under par through 36 five times.
- 54-hole best of 5-under 211 came at the Firestone Invitational…tie for fifth there was first career top 5…shot par or better in five events.
- Was a close second to Gosselin (4.12) with a 4.13 average on par 4s…also second on the squad in pars (10.94/18), par or better holes (77.8%) and fewest scores higher than bogey (0.65).
- 101 birdies…career best for a season…tied career high for a round with seven over the second 18 at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate…career-best 13 for Maui Jim’s 54 holes…10 or more birdies in four events…12 rounds with four or more on the card.
- 372 pars…highest total on the squad, second-best per round average…tied for the team high of 15 in the first round of the Firestone Invite which ties a career high…tourney-best 40 at Furman set a new career high.
- Dean’s List and Athletics Director’s Honor Roll…SoCon Honor Roll.
2015-16
- Started all 12 team events…counted in 26 of 35 rounds.
- Third on the squad in scoring with a 75.23 average.
- Top result was tied for 24th at Janney VCU Shootout.
- Set new career lows for 18 (69-VCU), 36 (142-Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate) and 54-hole (218-Mobile) scores.
- 81 birdies in 35 cards is more than he had entering the season (71 in 44 rounds)…season-high six in round two of the Wolfpack Spring Intercollegiate…career-best 10 over 54 holes at VCU.
- 376 pars ranked second on the squad…career-best-tying 36 in Mobile…15 in the opening 18 at Mobile also tied a career high.
- Dean’s List and Athletics Director’s Honor Roll.
- SoCon Honor Roll.
2014-15
- Nine tournaments played with three starts…counted in seven of nine team rounds.
- 77.00 stroke average for the season…74.67 average in his three starts.
- Best finish on the season was tied for 24th at the Southern Conference Championships and Savannah Quarters Individual.
- 221 (+5) at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate was a new career-low 54-hole score…best 18 was even-par 72 at the Tar Heel (final round) and to open the Linger Longer Invitational…1-over 145 through 36 holes at the Linger Longer was one off his previous 36-hole record.
- 43 birdies…season-high four birdies at Tar Heel and Tiger Invitational…career-high nine for the tourney at the Tar Heel.
- 231 pars…career-best 36 at SoCon Championships…15 in the second, and final, 18 at the AutoTrader.com Collegiate is also a new career high.
- Athletics Director’s Honor Roll.
2013-14
- Started two events and played in five more as an individual.
- Best round of 70 came in three events: Pinetree Intercollegiate, Savannah Quarters Individual and Grub Mart Intercollegiate…best 54-hole total came at Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate shooting 223.
- Tourney high of eight birdies at Golfweek Conference Challenge and Savannah Quarters...18-hole best of seven in his second 18 at Savannah Quarters.
- Tournament-best 35 pars at Golfweek event where his 14 in the first round was a high as well.
- Athletics Director’s Honor Roll.
RINGGOLD
- Played for Slade Queen (2013) and David Gann (2010-12) at Ringgold High School in north Georgia.
- 2013 Class AAA Champion for the Tigers winning four times that season also capturing Cougar, Lion and Calhoun Invite titles.
- Won 2012 United States Junior Am qualifier shooting three-under par 141 at Old Fort Golf Club (Murfreesboro, Tenn.).
- Two-time winner on All-American Junior Golf Tour where he was 2012 Player of the Year…posted top 10’s at 2012 Tennessee Junior Am and AJGA Music City Junior.
PERSONAL
- Born March 3 in Chattanooga.
- Son of Marc and Angie Thomas…has an older sister Anna.
- Honor student in high school.
- Majoring in Exercise Science.
CAREER STATS
| Year |
Rounds |
Strokes |
Avg |
Counters |
60s |
Par/Better |
Wins |
Top 5s |
Top 10s |
| 2013-14 |
19 |
1432 |
75.37 |
5/6 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| 2014-15 |
22 |
1697 |
77.14 |
7/9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2015-16 |
35 |
2633 |
75.23 |
26/35 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2016-17 |
34 |
2487 |
73.15 |
28/31 |
7 |
14 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Totals |
110 |
8249 |
74.99 |
66/81 |
8 |
25 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
CAREER BESTS
Finish: T1st, 2017 USA Individual
Totals:
54-Hole: 211 (-5), 2016 Firestone Invitational
36-Hole: 138 (-6), 2016 AutoTrader.com Collegiate
18-Hole: 68 (-3/-4), 2017 USA Individual & Furman Intercollegiate
Rounds:
1st: 69 (-3), 2015 VCU Shootout & 2016 AutoTrader.com Collegiate
2nd: 68 (-3/-4), 2017 USA Individual & Furman Intercollegiate
3rd: 69 (-3), 2016 Turning Stone-Tiger Intercollegiate & Firestone Invite
