Sam Horsfield collected three SEC honors on Wednesday.
Horsfield Named SEC Freshman of the Year
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 | Men's Golf
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- University of Florida golfer Sam Horsfield was named the SEC Freshman of the Year, the league announced Wednesday. Horsfield also received First Team All-SEC and Freshman All-SEC honors, while junior Ryan Orr was selected to the conference's community service team.
Sam Horsfield – SEC Freshman of the Year, First Team All-SEC, Freshman All-SEC Team
Ryan Orr – SEC Community Service Team
COACH OF THE YEAR
Chris Haack, Georgia
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Lee McCoy, Georgia
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Sam Horsfield, FLORIDA
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Euan Walker, Missouri
FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC
Lee McCoy, Georgia
Sam Horsfield, FLORIDA
Michael Johnson, Auburn
Robby Shelton, Alabama
Matt NeSmith, South Carolina
Matthias Schwab, Vanderbilt
Zach Wright, LSU
Greyson Sigg, Georgia
SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC
Will Gordon, Vanderbilt
Tyler McDaniel, Kentucky
Taylor Moore, Arkansas
Patrick Martin, Vanderbilt
Davis Riley, Alabama
Sepp Straka, Georgia
Chandler Phillips, Texas A&M
Zach Healy, Georgia
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Patrick Martin, Vanderbilt
Sam Horsfield, FLORIDA
Will Gordon, Vanderbilt
Davis Riley, Alabama
Jacob Solomon, Auburn
COMMUNITY SERVICE TEAM
Robby Prater, Alabama
Taylor Moore, Arkansas
Jake Mondy, Auburn
Ryan Orr, FLORIDA
Jack Larkin, Georgia
Harrison Greenberry, Kentucky
Zach Wright, LSU
Forrest Gamble, Ole Miss
Ross Bell, Mississippi State
Hayden Buckley, Missouri
Brendan Gramley, South Carolina
Juan Carlos Serrano Guevara, Tennessee
Charlie Benell, Texas A&M
Carson Jacobs, Vanderbilt
Florida will learn which of six possible sites it will travel to for the NCAA Regional Championship when regional selections are announced on Golf Channel's Morning Drive show at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. The six regional tournaments, held May 16-18, will feature 81 teams and 45 individuals competing to earn one of 30 team and six individual spots in the NCAA Championship in Eugene, Ore., May 27 – June 1.
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Sam Horsfield – SEC Freshman of the Year, First Team All-SEC, Freshman All-SEC Team
- Three tournament titles (Sea Best Invitational, Mason Rudolph Championship, Southern Highlands Collegiate)
- Four SEC weekly honors in five spring tournaments
- Ben Hogan Award Semifinalist
- Jack Nicklaus Award Semifinalist
- Selected to compete for Team Europe in the 2016 Arnold Palmer Cup
- Career-low tournament score of -9 (201) ties for the sixth-lowest 54-hole score in school history
- Holds UF record for lowest freshman round (63)
- Only Florida freshman since 1977 to earn a trio of titles in a single season
- Tied for fifth at the SEC Championship
- Eight top-five finishes, including a streak of four-straight top-three performances
- Competed in every tournament for Florida, placing outside of the top 20 only once
- Highest-finishing Gator in seven events
- Owns team-best stroke average (70.33)
- No. 4 in Golfweek's Men's Collegiate Individual Ranking
- No. 7 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR)
Ryan Orr – SEC Community Service Team
- Participates in the Goodwill Gators program, which provides opportunities for student-athletes to give back to the community
- Heavily involved in volunteer efforts at J.J. Finley, a local elementary school where he logged more than 25 hours this year
- Assisted with the Miracle on Main event that gave families the opportunity to shop for holiday presents donated from the community and provided gifts for more than 1,000 kids
- Also gave a stadium tour, volunteered at an LPGA Golf event and worked with Gator Move, an initiative to educate and encourage healthy lifestyles for children
- Represents the men's golf team on UF's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
- 2015-16 marks the second-straight season Orr was named to the SEC Community Service team
COACH OF THE YEAR
Chris Haack, Georgia
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Lee McCoy, Georgia
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Sam Horsfield, FLORIDA
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Euan Walker, Missouri
FIRST TEAM ALL-SEC
Lee McCoy, Georgia
Sam Horsfield, FLORIDA
Michael Johnson, Auburn
Robby Shelton, Alabama
Matt NeSmith, South Carolina
Matthias Schwab, Vanderbilt
Zach Wright, LSU
Greyson Sigg, Georgia
SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC
Will Gordon, Vanderbilt
Tyler McDaniel, Kentucky
Taylor Moore, Arkansas
Patrick Martin, Vanderbilt
Davis Riley, Alabama
Sepp Straka, Georgia
Chandler Phillips, Texas A&M
Zach Healy, Georgia
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Patrick Martin, Vanderbilt
Sam Horsfield, FLORIDA
Will Gordon, Vanderbilt
Davis Riley, Alabama
Jacob Solomon, Auburn
COMMUNITY SERVICE TEAM
Robby Prater, Alabama
Taylor Moore, Arkansas
Jake Mondy, Auburn
Ryan Orr, FLORIDA
Jack Larkin, Georgia
Harrison Greenberry, Kentucky
Zach Wright, LSU
Forrest Gamble, Ole Miss
Ross Bell, Mississippi State
Hayden Buckley, Missouri
Brendan Gramley, South Carolina
Juan Carlos Serrano Guevara, Tennessee
Charlie Benell, Texas A&M
Carson Jacobs, Vanderbilt
Florida will learn which of six possible sites it will travel to for the NCAA Regional Championship when regional selections are announced on Golf Channel's Morning Drive show at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. The six regional tournaments, held May 16-18, will feature 81 teams and 45 individuals competing to earn one of 30 team and six individual spots in the NCAA Championship in Eugene, Ore., May 27 – June 1.
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