- Left team in July 2017 to turn pro after completing degree in May. He had one year of eligibility remaining.
2016-17
- 10 tournaments played with eight starts…counted in 17 of 22 team rounds.
- 74.14 stroke average was fourth on the team…12 par or better 18s with three in the 60s.
- Tied Etienne Brault and Wes Gosselin for the squad’s top score of the season recording 66 (-4) at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate…set new bests for first (68), second (66) and third round (70) scores (see below).
- Top finish was tied for 11th at Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate shooting 1-under 215.
- Best total was 2-under 214 at the AutoTrader.com Collegiate where he tied for 13th.
- 142 (+2) at Palmetto was best 36-hole score.
- Team leader in par 5 scoring (4.67) ending up 35 under for the long holes…third in par 4 scoring (4.20).
- 96 birdies…third-best average on the squad with 3.43 per 18…career-high-tying six in the second round at Palmetto and later at the Southern Intercollegiate…14 at Furman set a new tourney best.
- 274 pars…single-round high of 14 in round two of Firestone Invite…tied career high with 36 at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate.
- Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll…SoCon Honor Roll and Academic All-SoCon.
2015-16
- Seven tournament appearances with five starts…13 counting cards in 14 team rounds…second-best counting percentage (92.9%) on the team.
- Fourth-place finish at Janney VCU Shootout is best of his career…set new bests for 18 (70), 36 (140) and 54-hole (212) scores.
- Five par or better cards, four in the fall.
- Two eagles…first on the team with 0.10 per round average.
- 50 birdies with a career-high six starting out at VCU…also a new best total with 13 there as well.
- 204 pars…new highs of 15 for a round (AutoTrader.com Collegiate) and 36 for a tourney (AutoTrader).
- 4.0 both semesters…Dean’s List along with Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
- SoCon Honor Roll and Commissioner’s Medal winner.
2014-15
- Redshirted.
- Dean’s List along with Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2013-14
- Played in eight events, five as an individual.
- 75.50 scoring average…counted in six of nine team rounds.
- Four par or better rounds with a low of 70 (Brickyard & Pinetree).
- Tied for eighth at USA Individual (225).
- Low 54-hole score of 224 came as individual at Pinetree Intercollegiate.
- High of five birdies over 18 holes three times (AutoTrader/Pinetree/Bridgestone) and 10 for an event (Pinetree)…tourney-best 31 pars at the Carpet Capital Collegiate and an 18-hole high of 12 (Carpet Capital/Brickyard).
- Dean’s List along with Athletic Director’s and SoCon Honor Rolls.
FARRAGUT
- Had a decorated career playing for Jonathan Cox at Farragut…won the 2012 TSSAA Class 3A Championship in 2012 and was a two-time District 4-AAA Champ (2010, 2012).
- Won TSSAA Middle School State Title in 2009.
- 2012 PrepExtra Player of the Year and was a three-time first team PrepExtra selection (2010-12) …2012 PrepExtra Masters Champ.
- All-KIL three times as well (2010-12)…All-State in 2010 and 2012.
- Calhoun’s Knoxville High School Athlete of the Week in November of 2012…third in 2012 Tennessee Junior Amateur.
- Made it to the round of 32 in the 2011 U.S. Junior Amateur.
- One of the top juniors in Tennessee in 2013 Class.
- Only prep golfer on record to win TSSAA High School (2012) and Middle School Golf Championships (2009) in his career.
- Chose Chattanooga after visiting Alabama, Tennessee and Louisville.
PERSONAL
- Born June 1 in Knoxville.
- Son of Sam Thomas and Brigham Thomas…has an older brother, Patrick, and younger sister, Elizabeth.
- Honor student carrying a 3.8 grade point average in high school.
- Majoring in Business…graduated May 2017.
CAREER STATS
| Year |
Rounds |
Strokes |
Avg |
Counters |
60s |
Par/Better |
Wins |
Top 5s |
Top 10s |
| 2013-14 |
22 |
1661 |
75.50 |
6/9 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 2015-16 |
20 |
1520 |
76.00 |
13/14 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 2016-17 |
28 |
2076 |
74.14 |
17/22 |
3 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Totals |
70 |
5257 |
75.10 |
36/45 |
3 |
21 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
CAREER BESTS
Finish: 4, 2015 Janney VCU Shootout
Totals:
54-Hole: 212 (-4), 2015 Janney VCU Shootout
36-Hole: 140 (-4), 2015 Janney VCU Shootout
18-Hole: 66 (-4), 2017 Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate
Rounds:
1st: 68 (-3), 2016 Maui Jim Intercollegiate
2nd: 66 (-4), 2017 Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate
3rd: 70 (-2), 2017 Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate
