2016-17 Men's Golf Roster
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Jorge Garcia
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Anaco, Venezuela
- High School:
- American Heritage
COLLEGIATE BESTS
Best Finish: T4 (Sea Best Invitational, 2016)
Low Round: 64 (Jerry Pate National, 2015)
Low Tourney Score: 208 (Jerry Pate National, 2015)
2016-17 (SOPHOMORE)
- Finished the season with eight rounds and one tournament under par (Tavistock Collegiate)
- Recorded two top 10 finishes in back-to-back tournaments (Nike Invitational, Tavistock Collegiate)
- Carded a season-low 69 three times including twice at the Tavistock Collegiate
- Wrapped up the season with seven top-25 performances, the second-most on the 2015-16 team
- Placed in top 10 three times, highlighted by a tie for fourth at the Sea Best Invitational
- Fired a season-low 6-under 64 in the second round of the Jerry Pate National to tie for sixth
- Only one of two UF golfers to compete in every tournament
- Ranked No. 2 on the squad for most birdies collected in the 2015-16 season with a total of 117
AMATEUR
- Received an exemption to compete in the 2015 U.S. Amateur by holding a top-50 spot in a June World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR)
- Represented Venezuela in the 2015 Pan-American Games, tying for eighth
- Captured the 2015 Terra Cotta Invitational title by shooting 64-68-70
- Collected a top-10 finish at the 2015 Latin American Amateur Championship
- Two-time TOYOTA Junior Golf World Cup Champion, shooting 12-under par in 2013 and firing rounds of 64-68-64-67 to capture the crown in 2014
- Won the 2014 AJGA TaylorMade-adidas Golf Junior at Innisbrook with rounds of 71-70-67
- Captured the 2013 individual title at the AJGA Thunderbird International Junior event by recording rounds of 68-68-70
- Won the South American Junior Championship in 2013 and 2014
- Finished on top at the 2013 AJGA Puerto Rico Junior Open with rounds of 63-71-72
- Led his team to the World Junior Championship in 2013
- Helped his team to three South American Junior Championships
- First-team Rolex Junior All-American in 2013 & 2014
PREP
- Three-time American Heritage Player of the Year
Jorge Garcia – Career Stats
| Best Rounds | Best Rounds | Even or Under | Top-10 | |||||
| Year | Tourn. | Rds. | Strokes | Avg. | 18 | 54 | Par Rds. | Finishes |
| ’15-‘16 ’16-‘17 |
13 7 |
40 21 |
2,917 1,530 |
72.93 72.86 |
64 69 |
208 211 |
11 8 |
3 2 |
| Totals | 20 | 61 | 4,447 | 72.90 | 64 | 208 | 19 | 5 |
2015-16 (Freshman Year)
| Date | Tournament (Site) | Finish | Score |
| 9/11-13 | Carpet Capital (Dalton, Ga.) | T39 | 76-79-73=228 (+12) |
| 9/25-27 | DSG Collegiate (Kingston Springs, Tenn.) | T31 | 73-71-75=219 (+6) |
| 9/5/6 | Jerry Pate National (Birmingham, Ala.) | T6 | 75-64-69=208 (-2) |
| 10/18-20 | Tavistock Challenge (Winderemere, Fla.) | T20 | 76-74-71=221 (+5) |
| 10/26/27 | FGCU Classic (Naples, Fla.) | T7 | 76-70-73=219 (+3) |
| 2/1/2 | Sea Best Invitational (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) | T4 | 66-72-71=209 (T4) |
| 2/20-21 | SunTrust Gator (Gainesville, Fla.) | T19 | 70-71-69=210 (E) |
| 3/7-9 | SH Collegiate (Las Vegas, Nev.) | T19 | 73-72-76=221 (+5) |
| 3/21/22 | Valspar Collegiate (Palm City, Fla.) | T50 | 76-74-74=224 (+11) |
| 4/2/3 | Mason Rudolph (Franklin, Tenn.) | 13 | 72-74-70=216 (+3) |
| 4/15-17 | SEC Championship (St. Simons, Ga.) | T38 | 73-73-77=223 (+13) |
| 5/16-18 | NCAA Regional (Kohler, Wis.) | T38 | 71-74-75=220 (+4) |
| 5/27-30 | NCAA Championship (Eugene, Ore.) | 78 | 71-75-76-77=299 (+19) |
2016-17 (Sophomore Year)
| Date | Tournament (Site) | Finish | Score |
| 9/9-11 | Carpet Capital (Dalton, Ga.) | T30 | 71-76-71=218 (+2) |
| 10/2-4 | Nike Invitational (Dallas, Texas) | T8 | 70-70-71=211 (+1) |
| 10/16-18 | Tavistock Collegiate (Winderemere, Fla.) | T7 | 69-73-69=211 (-5) |
| 2/6-7 | Sea Best Invitational (Ponte Vera, Fla.) | T30 | 73-70-76=219 (+9) |
| 2/18-19 | SunTrust Gator (Gainesville, Fla.) | T16 | 69-71-75=215 (+5) |
| 3/6-7 | Sothern Highlands (Las Vegas, Nev.) | T71 | 79-78-78=236 (+20) |
| 4/21-23 | SEC Championship (St. Simons, Ga.) | T50 | 71-78-71=220 (+10) |
SEC Champions - Men's Golf
Monday, April 28
One-on-One with J.C. Deacon - Florida Men's Golf
Thursday, April 17
Noah Kent Media Availability at The Masters
Tuesday, April 08
Gators Invite Recap 2-16-25
Wednesday, February 19
