2018-19 Men's Golf Roster

Vanderbilt Athletics

Gordon Neale

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 165
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Dove Canyon, Calif.
  • Highschool Tesoro

Biography

COLLEGIATE BESTS
Best Finish: 2nd (3x)
Low Round: 63 (Third Round of the 2017 Trinity Forest)
Low Tournament Score: 205 (2017 Mason Rudolph Championship)
 
HONORS

  • 2018 All-SEC Second Team
  • 2017 All-SEC Second Team
  • 2016 PING Honorable Mention All-American
  • 2016 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
  • 2016 Golfweek Third-Team All-American
2018-19 (Senior)
  • Only Florida golfer to be in the lineup for all 11 tournaments this season
  • Finished first on the team in eagles (7) and second in birdies (103)
  • Stroke average of 72.44 was third lowest for the Gators
  • Carded a season 67 in the third round of the Trinity Forest
  • Had a career-best regulation finish of T1 at the Sea Best Invitational and finished T2 in the playoff
2017-18 (Junior)
  • Named to the All-SEC Second Team
  • Only Florida golfer to be in the lineup for all 11 tournaments this season
  • Finished first on the team in birdies (122) and second on the team in eagles (4)
  • Stroke average of 71.48 was second lowest for the Gators
  • Carded a career-low 63 in the third round of the Trinity Forest to help him to a career-best finish of second
  • Only player in program history to have a stoke average of 72.00 or lower in the first three seasons on campus
2016-17 (Sophomore)
  • Named to the All-SEC Second Team
  • One of two Florida golfers to play in all 33 rounds
  • Finished second on the team in eagles (3) and third on the team in birdies (101)
  • Stroke average of 71.93 was third lowest for the Gators
  • Carded a season-low 65 at the first round of the SEC Championships
  • Posted a career-low tournament score of 205 (-8) at the Mason Rudolph Championship
 
2015-16 (Freshman)
  • Named a PING Honorable Mention All-American
  • Honored as a Golfweek Third-Team All-American
  • Stroke average of 71.23 is the third-best freshman stroke average and ninth-best single-season stroke average in UF Records (dating back to 1981-82)
  • Posted the lowest final-round score at the SEC Championship to place fourth and earn the best finish among all SEC freshmen
  • Carded a 5-under 208 at the Mason Rudolph Championship to earn runner-up honors
  • Wrapped up his freshman season with a tie for 26th at the NCAA Championship
  • Average differential of 2.95 ranked second on the 2015-16 Florida squad
 
AMATEUR
  • Selected as a member of the 2014 Junior Ryder Cup Team
  • Finished second at the 2014 AJGA Heather Farr Classic with rounds of 67-68-71
  • Placed third at the 2014 Callaway Junior World Golf Championships
  • Earned runner-up honors at the Junior PGA Championship in 2014 (72-64-73-67)
  • Recorded rounds of 74-69-68-66 to tie for seventh at the 2014 Rolex Tournament of Champions
  • Earned a fourth-place finish at the 2013 HP Boys Championship
 
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    5'9" 165 lbs
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    5'9" 165 lbs
  • 2017-18Junior

    5'9" 165 lbs
  • 2018-19Senior

    5'9" 165 lbs