2017-18 Men's Golf Roster
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Andy Zhang
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Reunion, Fla.
- High School:
- Adirondack Learning Academy
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
2017-18 (Sophomore)
2016-17 (Freshman)
AMATEUR
Andy Zhang – Career Stats
2016-17 (Freshman Year)
2017-18 (Sophomore Year)
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) |
| 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) |
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