2010-11: Named a semifinalist for the Ben Hogan Award… Earned All-SEC first-team honors… Named to the PING Division I Third Team… Named to the PING Division I All-Region Team… Shot a 233 at the NCAA Championships… Finished one stroke behind the leader in fourth place at the NCAA Regional to give Florida a first-place finish… Won the SEC Championship Individual Title in a playoff for his second medalist honor in 2011… Shot two rounds under or at par to tie for 11th at the Schenkel Invitational… Finished in a tie for 13th at the Bandon Dunes Championship… Won the Gator Invitational in a playoff for his second-career win… Recorded a seventh-place finish to help his team win the JU Invitational… Finished tied for seventh in the Gators’ first-place finish at the Olympia Fields Invitational.
2009-10: Named to the PING Division I All-Region Team… Earned SEC Academic Honor Roll honors for the second-straight year… Finished with a 73.0 stroke average, after playing all but one tournament for Florida… Tied for the team-lead with three top-20 finishes… Made his NCAA Championships debut and tied for 34th with an even-par 216 (73-70-73)… Helped UF qualify for its 10th-straight NCAA Championships appearance after tying for 32nd with a 214 (74-69-71, +4) at the NCAA Central Regional… Had his best event of his career at the Golden Ocala Invitational where he earned his first individual win and set a career low with a first round score of 65 (-7)...Finished the Golden Ocala with a 36-hole score of 132 (-12)… Tied for 12th place as the Gators tied for second at the SEC Championship where he carded a one-over 211 (69-72-70)… Shot a 13-over 229 to finish in a tie for 71st at the Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational… Finished in a tie for 67th with a 27-over 243 (73-85-85) at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters in Las Vegas… Rounded out UF’s lineup in a tie for 79th at the John Hayt Invitational with a 240 (82-82-76, +24)… Tied teammates Tyson Alexander and Tim McKenney for third at the SunTrust Gator Invitational with a final score of 212 (+2)… Matched his previous career mark for lowest tournament score with a three-under 210 (72-70-68) at the PING Arizona Invitational where he tied for 16th place… Tied for 20th place after carding an eight-over 224 (75-74-75) at the Isleworth Invitational… Carded a five-under 211 (70-69-72) to tie for 10th place at the Gary Koch Invitational… Made his season debut at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational and tied for third place with a three-over 213 (74-71-68).
2008-09: Appeared in four tournaments on the season, playing in the team lineup three times … Averaged 74.92 strokes through 12 rounds … Earned SEC Academic Honor Roll recognition … Played in the prestigious U.S. Collegiate Championship and tied for 77th … Finished 14th at the Gator Invitational shooting even-par 210 as an individual … Led the team with a five-over par score of 218 at the PING/Golfweek Preview Invitational and tied for 21st place … Opened the season at the Carpet Capital Collegiate with a 49th place finish, carding a 224 (+8).
2007-08: Redshirted and did not see any action.
2006-07: Finished in a tie for 49th at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship with a score of 230 (+14) … Tied for 40th at the SunTrust Gator Invitational after recording a total of 71-75-75 = 221 (+11) … Tied his 18-hole career best in the first round with a score of 71 … Helped the Gators win the PING/Golfweek Preview Invitational with a six-over 216 (72-73-71), good for a share of 34th place … His final-round 71 marked a career best … One of three freshmen to make his collegiate debut at the season-opening Inverness Invitational … Carded a 234 (77-80-77) to finish in a tie for 43rd.
Amateur Competition: Finished tied for 33rd at the 2008 Players Amateur at two-under par… Was the medalist in the qualifier tournament and competed in the 107th U.S. Amateur at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, Calif., shooting 15-over 155 (75-80) in the stroke play portion … Tied for third at the 2007 Copa de las Americas … Appeared in the 2007 Western Amateur at Point O’Woods Golf and Country Club at Benton Harbor, Mich., shooting nine-over 289 (71-73-73-72) and finishing in a tie for 40th place … Named a 2006 AJGA All-American … Earned 2006 Rolex Junior All-America honors … Won the 2006 South American Junior Championship as an individual and with his Columbian team … Tied for 28th with a score of 286 (-2), helping Colombia tie for 22nd at the 2006 World Amateur Team Championships … Advanced to the first round of match play at the 106th U.S. Amateur Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn., after firing a four-over 147 in stroke play … Won the 2005 Doral Publix by shooting four-under for the tournament … Earned runner-up honors at the 2005 Orange Bowl tournament … Placed third at the 2005 Junior World Cup … Finished second at the match-play Colombian Open in 2004.
Prep: Led his team to a runner-up finish with a 28-under performance at the World Golf Cup Championship in Japan … Earned the Best Senior Award at the Pendleton School … Also played soccer and tennis in high school.
HONORS
2011 Ben Hogan Award Semifinalist
2011 All-SEC First Team
2011 Division I PING All-America Third Team
2011 PING Division I All-Region Team
2010 PING Division I All-Region Team
2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2009 SEC Academic Honor Roll
Andres Echavarria - Career Stats
| | | | | Best Rounds | Even or Under | Top-10 |
Year | Tourneys | Rds | Strokes | Avg. | 18 | 54 | Par Rds. | Finishes |
2006-07 | 4 | 12 | 901 | 75.08 | 71 | 216 | 0 | 0 |
2007-08 | did not compete |
2008-09 | 4 | 12 | 899 | 74.92 | 68 | 210 | 5 | 0 |
2009-10 | 12 | 35 | 2,555 | 73.00 | 65 | 210 | 14 | 4 |
2010-11 | 9 | 27 | 1,939 | 71.81 | 67 | 207 | 13 | 5 |
Totals: | 29 | 86 | 6,294 | 73.19 | 65 | 207 | 32 | 9 |
Best Finish: 1, 2x, last at Gator Invitational, 2011
Low Round: 65, Golden Ocala Invitational, 2010
Low Tourney Score: 207, NCAA Southeast Regional, 2011
2010-11 (Redshirt Senior Season) | | | |
Date | Tournament (Site) | Finish | Score | |
9/17-19 | Olympia Fields Invitational (Chicago) | T5 | 72-67-73 = 212 (+2) | |
10/11-12 | Jerry Pate Invitational (Birmingham, Ala.) | T19 | 73-72-71 = 216 (+6) | |
1/31-2/1 | JU Invitational (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) | 7 | 73-70-73 = 216 (E) | |
2/12-13 | Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) | 1 | 69-70-71 = 210 (E) | |
3/11-12 | Bandon Dunes (Bandon, Ore.) | T13 | 70-73-78 = 221 (+5) | |
3/17-19 | Schenkel Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) | T11 | 72-70-73 = 215 (-1) | |
4/15-17 | SEC Championship (St. Simons Island, Ga.) | 1 | 70-70-69 = 209 (-1) | |
5/19-21 | NCAA Southeast Regional (Ocala, Fla.) | 4 | 71-68-68 = 207 (-9) | |
5/31-6/2 | NCAA Championships (Stillwater, Okla.) | T113 | 74-76-83 = 233 (+17) | |
2009-10 (Redshirt Junior Season) | | |
Date | Tournament (Site) | Finish | Score |
9/18-20 | Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational (Olympia Fields, Ill.) | T3 | 74-71-68 = 213 (+3) |
10/3-4 | Gary Koch Invitational (Tampa, Fla.) | T10 | 70-69-72 = 211 (-5) |
10/25-27 | Isleworth Invitational (Windermere, Fla.) | T20 | 75-74-75 = 224 (+8) |
2/1-2 | PING Arizona Invitational (Tucson, Ariz.) | T16 | 72-70-68 = 210 (-3) |
2/13-14 | SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) | T3 | 68-74-70 = 212 (+2) |
2/28-3/2 | John Hayt Invitational (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) | T79 | 82-82-76 = 240 (+24) |
3/12-14 | Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters (Las Vegas, Nev.) | T67 | 73-85-85 = 243 (+27) |
3/19-21 | Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) | T71 | 80-74-75 = 229 (+13) |
4/16-18 | SEC Championship (Sea Island, Ga.) | T12 | 69-72-70 = 211 (+1) |
5/6 | Golden Ocala Invitational (Ocala, Fla.) | 1 | 65-67 = 132 (-12) |
5/20-22 | NCAA Central Regional (South Bend, Ind.) | T32 | 74-69-71 = 214 (+4) |
6/1-3 | NCAA Championships (Ooltewah, Tenn.) | T34 | 73-70-73 = 216 (E) |
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2008-09 (Redshirt Sophomore Season) | | |
Date | Tournament (Site) | Finish | Score |
9/12-14 | Carpet Capital Collegiate (Dalton, Ga.) | T49 | 77-75-72=224 (+8) |
9/28-30 | PING/Golfweek Preview Invitational (Toledo, Ohio) | T21 | 68-79-71=218 (+5) |
2/14-15 | Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) | 14 | 71-69-70=210 (E) |
4/5-7 | U.S. Collegiate Championship (Atlanta, Ga.) | T77 | 76-85-86=247 (+31) |
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2006-07 (Freshman Season) | | |
Date | Tournament (Site) | Finish | Score |
9/11-12 | Inverness Invitational (Toledo, Ohio) | T43 | 77-80-77 = 234 (+21) |
10/2-4 | PING/Golfweek Preview Invitational (Williamsburg, Va.) | T34 | 72-73-71 = 216 (+6) |
2/10-11 | SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) | T40 | 71-75-75 = 221 (+11) |
3/9-11 | Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship (Las Vegas, Nev.) | T49 | 73-76-81 = 230 (+14) |
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