2017-18 Men's Golf Roster

Tim Casey

Andy Zhang

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Reunion, Fla.
  • High School Adirondack Learning Academy

Biography

COLLEGIATE BESTS
Best Finish: 1 twice (last 2018 Kissimmee NCAA Regional)
Low Round: 66 twice (last Third Round of 2018 SEC Championship)
Low Tournament Score: 203 (2018 Kissimmee NCAA Regional)
 
HONORS
  • 2018 Fred Haskins Award Finalist
  • 2018 PING All-Southeast Region Team
  • 2018 All-SEC First Team
  • 2017 All-SEC Freshman Team
 
2017-18 (Sophomore)
  • Finalist for the Fred Haskins Player of the Year Award
  • PING All-Southeast Region Team
  • Named to All-SEC First Team
  • Became the 24th player in program history to win the SEC Individual Championship
  • Captured back-to-back individual titles when he won the NCAA Regional in Kissimmee setting a career-low 13-under-par score
  • Finished seven of 10 tournaments inside of the 25 on the leaderboard which is best on the team
  • In the Gators lineup for all three of the team titles at the Trinity Forest, Southern Highlands and NCAA Regional
  • 26 of 30 (86.6 percent) rounds counted which was the highest amount and percentage on the team
 
2016-17 (Freshman)
  • Named to All-SEC Freshman Team
  • Recorded two top ten finishes in the Windon Memorial and SunTrust Gator Invitational
  • Finished four tournaments at or below par in 2016-17
  • Carded a career-low 209 54-holes at the Mason Rudolph
  • Posted the best Gator finish (T21) at the 2017 NCAA Regional Tournament
 
AMATEUR
  • Tied for third at the 2015 Junior Players Championship with rounds of 74-69-70
  • Was ranked No. 1 in Golfweek's Class of 2016 ranking in January and is ranked No. 2 in the most recent standings
  • Has competed in the U.S. Junior Amateur four times, advancing to the Round of 64 in 2012 and 2013, quarterfinals in 2014 and Round of 32 in 2015
  • Won the 2014 AJGA Thunderbird International Junior with rounds of 65-71-63
  • Fired rounds of 68-66 at the 2014 Florida Junior Tour at Banyan to take home the title
  • Was the runner-up at the 2014 AJGA CB&I Boys Championship after shooting 71-70-68
  • Earned runner-up honors at the 2014 Florida Junior Tour events at the Timacuan (73-65) and Amelia (71-71)
  • Won the 2013 Florida Junior Tour events at Old Corkscrew (73-75) and Carrollwood (69-74)
  • Carded rounds of 72-69 to become the runner-up at the 2013 Florida Junior Tour at Sara Bay
  • At the age of 14, became the youngest golfer to compete in the U.S. Open when he played in the 2012 event
  • Shot rounds of 70-65 to win the 2012 IMG Junior Golf Tour at World Golf Village
  • Took top honors at the 2012 FSGA Boys' Junior Championship with three-straight rounds of 70
  • Competed in the 2012 Omega European Masters
  • Won a pair of Florida Junior Tour events in 2011 at The Evergreen Club (70-73) and Lake Wales (70-68)
  • At the age of 10, won his division in the Junior World Championship at Torrey Pines
 
Andy Zhang – Career Stats
 
Year Tourn. Rds. Strokes Avg. Best Round 18 Best Round 54 Even or Under
Par Rds.		 Top-10
 
Finishes
’16-‘17 8 24 1,736 72.33 66 209 11 2
’17-18 10 30 2,133 71.10 66 203 18 4
Totals 18 54 3,869 71.64 66 203 29 6
 
2016-17 (Freshman Year)
Date Tournament (Site) Finish Score
9/25-26 Windon Memorial (Glenview, IL 6 68-70-75=213 (-3)
10/16/18 Tavistock Collegiate (Windermere, FL) T14 75-69-72=216 (E)
2/18-19 SunTrust Gator (Gainesville, FL) T6 72-73-66=211 (+1)
3/6-8 Southern Highlands (Las Vegas, NV) T37 76-76-72=224 (+8)
3/17-19 Schenkel Invitational (Statesboro, GA) T18 71-71-72=214 (-2)
3/31-4/2 Mason Rudolph (Nashville, TN) T12 69-67-73=209 (-4)
4/21-23 SEC Championship (St. Simons Island, GA) 63 77-74-75=226 (+16)
5/15-17 NCAA Regional (West Lafayette, IN) T21 76-73-74=223 (+7)
2017-18 (Sophomore Year)
Date Tournament (Site) Finish Score
9/8-10 Carpet Capital (Dalton, GA) T54 75-74-76=225 (+9)
9/24-26 Trinity Forest (Dallas, TX) T3 69-71-67=207 (-6)
10/1-3 Nike Collegiate (North Plains, OR) T6 68-70-74=212 (-1)
2/5-7 SunTrust Gator (Gainesville, FL) T22 72-71-68=211 (+1)
3/5-7 Southern Highlands (Las Vegas, NV) T20 73-74-71=218 (+2)
3/16-18 Schenkel Invite (Statesboro, GA) T17 73-71-70=214 (-2)
4/13-15 Mason Rudolph (Nashville, TN) 6 70-71-73=214 (+1)
4/25-29 SEC Championship (St. Simons Island, GA) 1 71-68-66=205 (-5)
5/14-16 NCAA Regional (Kissimmee, FL) 1 68-68-67=203 (-13)
5/25-30 NCAA Championship (Stillwater, OK) T78 74-74-76=224 (+8)

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    5'11" 185 lbs

  • 2017-18Sophomore

    5'11" 185 lbs

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