2005-06 Men's Golf Roster
Roster
James Vargas
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Christopher Columbus HS
At Florida -
(2005-06) Earned third-team All-American honorsโฆNamed second-team All-SEC and PING All-Southeast Region Teamโฆ Completed his collegiate career by finished tied for 27th at the NCAA ChampionshipโฆCarded a 72-hole total of 71-74-72-72 = 289 (+1)โฆ Tied for 22nd at the NCAA West Regional with scores of 67-74-69 = 210 (-6)โฆ Had a terrific SEC Tournament with scores of 73-69-67 = 209 (+5)...Tied for the lowest score (67) during the third round to finish tied for seventhโฆTied for 31st at the United States Collegiate with scores of 72-77-75 = 224 (+8)...Matched his season-best score by carding a 67 during the final round of the Chris Schenkel E-Z Go Invitational...Finished tied for 10th with scores of 75-74-67 = 213 (E)...Finished tied for 20th at the Southern Highlands Collegiate with scores of 74-75-78= 227 (+11)...Tied for 38th at the Puerto Rico Classic with scores of 76-70-74 = 220 (+4)... Shot a third- round score of 68 to finish fourth at the SunTrust Gator Invitational...Did not compete at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate... Earned his second-consecutive top-10 finish at the Carpet Capital Collegiate...Finished tied for ninth with scores of 68-72-74 = 214 (-2)... Fired a season-best 67 and led after the first round at the Gary Koch InvitationalโฆFinished tied for seventh with scores of 67-73-72 = 212 (-4)... Did not compete at Shoal Creek...Competed at the Inverness Invitational and recorded scores of 79-78-73 = 230 (+17) to tie for 45th.
(2004-05) Earned PING honorable mention All-American honorsโฆNamed to the PING All-Southeast Region teamโฆFinished the 2005 NCAA Championships with a 10-over par score of 220โฆTied a career-best by carding a second-round score of 65 at the NCAA East Regional and finished the tournament at two-under par to tie for 21st-placeโฆEarned his best finish at the SEC Championships by carding rounds of 72-73-80 = (+15) as he tied for 22nd-placeโฆPosted his fifth top-20 finish of the season at the Morris Williams Invitational by scoring a six-over par tally of 222โฆShot a four-over score of 220 at the Chris Schenkel E-Z Go InvitationalโฆTied for 18th-place at the Southern Highlands CollegiateโฆFired his career-best round by opening the Puerto Rico Classic by shooting a seven-under par score of 65 while later adding the best tournament total score and overall finish in his Gator career at seven-under par 209 to tie for runner-up honorsโฆShot a 10-over 226 at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate to tie for 41st-placeโฆScored his first top-10 finish of the season by tying for ninth-place at the SunTrust Gator InvitationalโฆPosted a record of 2-1-1 at the Hooters Match Play ChampionshipsโฆTied for 61st-place at the Carpet Capital CollegiateโฆShot rounds of 77-74-73 = 224 (+8) at the Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf IntercollegiateโฆNarrowly missed placing in the top-20 at the NCAA Preview by carding rounds of 76-67-74 = 217 (+7) to tie for 21st.
(2003-04) Improved 22 positions from his freshman season by tying for 56th at the NCAA Championships with rounds of 73-73-75-76 = 297 (+17)โฆIn Vargas' first tournament of spring, he finished tied for 41st at the NCAA East Regional Championships with rounds of 72-74-74 = 220 (+10)โฆTied for 35th with rounds of 74-76-72 = 222 (+6) at the Gary Koch InvitationalโฆTied for 42nd at the Carpet Capital Collegiate with rounds of 75-74-73 = 222 to finish at six-overโฆTied for 17th at the NCAA Preview at +4โฆShot final round of 68 (-2)โฆFinished two strokes behind teammate Camilo Villegas in fourth at the Bank of Tennessee Classic to open the fall 2003 season...Had a hole-in-one and two eagles in tournament en route to shooting 212 (-4).
(2002-03) PING honorable mention All-AmericanโฆSoftspikes Freshman All-American team selectionโฆPING All-Southeast Regional Team selectionโฆFirst-team All-SEC selection...Tied for 78th at 317 (+29) at the NCAA ChampionshipsโฆTied for 18th with a 214 (-2) at the NCAA East Regional ... Shot a 215 (-1) to tie for 17th at the Atlanta Intercollegiate...Tied for 24th at the SEC Championships with a 221 (+11)...Finished fifth with a two-under 70 at the Auburn Multi-Match...Tied for 20th with a 216 (E) at the Schenkel Invitational...Highest Gator finisher with a 24th-place performance with a 217 (+1) at the Las Vegas Intercollegiate ... Finished in the top 10 in the first three tournaments of the spring and four straight stroke play tournaments...Named SEC Golfer of the Week on Feb. 27...Tied for ninth with a 217 (+1) at the Puerto Rico Classic...Shot a 214 (-2) to finish in a four-way tie for seventh at the Mercedes Benz Collegiate...Equaled his career best with a fourth-place finish at the Gator Invitational with a 215 (+5)...Competed in all three rounds of the Hooters Match-Play Championship and went 1-1-1...Won first-round match over Washington's Dan Potter (1-up)...Halved with Emmett Turner of Augusta State in the second round and lost to Texas' J.J. Wall in the third round (1-up)...Shot a 139 (-5) to garner first top-five finish of college career with a fourth-place finish at the Gary Koch Invitational...Tied for 32nd at 228 (+12) at the NCAA Preview...Within two strokes of the lead heading into the final round of the Preview...Finished T16 at the 2002 Carpet Capital Collegiate at two-under (214)...Fired a one-under 71 and four-under 68 in his first two collegiate rounds at the Collegiate.
Amateur Competition - Qualified for the 2005 U.S. Amateur Championship at the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, PaโฆFinished tied for 26th at the 2005 U.S Amateur Public Links Championship after recording a 75-70 = 145 (+5) performance during stroke-playโฆAt the 2004 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championships, he finished in a tie for 68th after carding rounds of 73-76 = 149 (+4)โฆFinished tied for 15th at 2004 Azalea Invitational with rounds of 72-70-70-68 = 280โฆAdvanced to the opening round of match play at the 2003 U.S. AmateurโฆWas the medalist at his U.S. Amateur qualifierโฆPlaced second at the 2003 Jones CupโฆTook ninth at the 2003 Monroe CupโฆTied for 35th at the Northeast AmateurโฆWas a sectional qualifier for the 2003 U.S. Public Links ChampionshipโฆWon 2001-02 the Golfweek/Titleist Junior Player of the Year Award...Winner of six national junior championships, including three-consecutive Doral Junior Classic Championships from 1999-2001, first place at the 2001 Orange Bowl Invitational, first at the 2001 Southern Junior Championship and first place at the 2000 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Junior ChampionshipโฆHas five national second-place finishes, five national third-place showings, four national fourth-place finishes and a fifth-place performance at the 2002 ROLEX Tournament of ChampionsโฆMedalist at the 2001 Polo Junior Classic...Four-time member of the Canon Cup East team from 1999-2002...Selected to the third Biennial Junior Match (Junior Ryder Cup) in 1999 and second Biennial IZZO Cup (Sweden) in 2000...Three-time American Junior Golf Association first-team All-American from 2000-02...Named to the AJGA All-American second team in 1999...Holds the United States Golf Association record for medallist at two USGA events in the same year (2001 U.S. Junior Amateur and 2001 U.S. Public Links Championship)...Tied USGA record for participating five times at the U.S. Junior Amateur from 1997-2001...Shot record-low round 65 for 18 holes at the 2001 U.S. Junior Amateur ... Shot record for lowest score through nine holes (30) at the 2001 U.S. Junior Amateur... Shot record-low 132 (-10) for 36 holes at the 2001 U.S. Junior AmateurโฆRecord-holder for lowest tournament score (-23) at the Orange Bowl International Junior Championship (2001) - the old record was (-15)โฆTied AJGA record for lowest 18-hole score with 63 at the 2001 Polo Junior ClassicโฆMedalist at three of the five U.S. Junior Amateur sectional qualifiersโฆCompeted in several amateur competitions following stellar junior career...Placed eighth at the 2002 Monroe InvitationalโฆFinished in 12th at the 2002 Northeast AmateurโฆPlaced 14th at the 2001 inaugural Jones Cup InvitationalโฆFinished 34th at the 2001 Sunnehanna Amateur...Reached the semifinals and earned medallist honors at the 1999 Terracotta Invitational...Advanced to the second round at the 2001 U.S. Public Links championshipโฆTook medallist honors at the 2001 U.S. Public Links sectional qualifier.
Prep - Holds record as a three-time Florida high school state champion in golf...Finished third in the FSHSA Championships in 2000...Led high school team to two state team championships (1999 & 2001)โฆNamed Florida Dairy Farmers Athlete of the Year (Golf) twice (1998-99 & 2001-02) and co-athlete in golf (1999-00)...Four-time Miami Herald All-Dade Player of the Year in Golf (1999-02)...Named to Miami Herald's All-Dade first team from 1999-02โฆReceived Christopher Columbus High School's Outstanding Athlete award for 2002โฆMember of the National Honor Society...Received high school's mathematics award.
| James Vargas Career Stats | ||||||||
| Best Rounds | Even or Under Par Rds. |
Top-10 Finishes |
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| Year | Tourneys | Rds | Strokes | Avg. | 18 | 54 | ||
| 2002-03 | 13 | 37 | 2,697 | 72.89 | 68 | 214 | 18 | 4 |
| 2003-04 | 6 | 18 | 1,317 | 73.17 | 68 | 212 | 5 | 1 |
| 2004-05 | 12 | 36 | 2,639 | 73.31 | 65 | 209 | 11 | 2 |
| 2005-06 | 11 | 34 | 2,463 | 72.44 | 67 | 209 | 15 | 5 |
| Totals: | 42 | 125 | 9,116 | 72.92 | 65 | 209 | 49 | 12 |
| Best Finish:T2nd, Puerto Rico Classic 2005 | ||||||||
| Low Round:65, twice: NCAA East Regional 2005; Puerto Rico Classic 2005 | ||||||||
| Low Tourney Score: 209 (-7), Puerto Rico Classic 2005, SEC Tournament 2006 | ||||||||
| 2005-06 (Senior Season) | |||
| Date | Tournament (Site) | Finish (Score) | |
| 9/19-20 | Inverness Invitational (Toledo, Ohio) | T45 | 79-78-73 = 230 (+17) |
| 10/ 10-11 | Gary Koch Invitational (Tampa, Fla) | T7 | 67-73-72 = 212 (-4) |
| 11/4-6 | Carpet Capital Collegiate (Dalton, Ga.) | T9 | 68-72-74 = 214 (-2) |
| 2/18-19 | SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) | 4th | 71-73-68 = 212 (+2) |
| 2/26-28 | Puerto Rico Classic (Rio Grande, P.R.) | T38 | 76-70-74 = 220 (+4) |
| 3/10-12 | Southern Highlands Collegiate (Las Vegas, Nev.) | T20 | 74-75-78 = 227 (+11) |
| 3/18-19 | Chris Schenkel E-Z Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) | T10 | 75-74-67 = 213 (E) |
| 4/10-11 | United States Collegiate (Atlanta, Ga.) | T31 | 72-77-75 = 224 (+8) |
| 4/21-23 | SEC Tournament (Sea Island, Ga.) | T7 | 73-69-67 = 209 (+5) |
| 5/18-20 | NCAA West Regional (Tucson, Ariz.) | T22 | 67-74-69 = 210 (-6) |
| 5/31-6/3 | NCAA Championship (Sunriver, Ore.) | T27 | 71-74-72-72 = 289 (+1) |
| 2004-05 (Junior Season) | |||
| Date | Tournament (Site) | Finish (Score) | |
| 9/26-27 | NCAA Preview (Baltimore, Md.) | T21st | 76-67-74- 217 (+7) |
| 10/11-12 | Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf (Tampa, Fla.) | T28th | 77-74-73- 224 (+8) |
| 11/5-7 | Carpet Capital Collegiate (Dalton, Ga.) | T61st | 79-77-76- 232 (+16) |
| 11/14-16 | Hooters Match Play (Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.) | 2-1-1 | |
| 2/5-6 | Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) | T9th | 70-72-72- 214 (+4) |
| 2/20-22 | Mercedes-Benz Collegiate (Ponte Vedra, Fla.) | T41st | 75-79-72- 226 (+10) |
| 2/27-3/1 | Puerto Rico Classic (San Juan, Puerto Rico) | T2nd | 65-73-71- 209 (-7) |
| 3/11-13 | Southern Highlands Collegiate (Las Vergas, Nev.) | T18th | 72-73-74- 219 (+3) |
| 3/19-20 | Chris Schenkel E-Z Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) | T17th | 72-74-74- 220 (+4) |
| 4/4-5 | Morris Williams (Austin, Texas) | T11th | 74-71-77- 222 (+6) |
| 4/15-17 | SEC Championships (Sea Island, Ga.) | T22nd | 72-73-80- 225 (+15) |
| 5/19-21 | NCAA East Regional (Nashville, Tenn.) | T21st | 71-65-75- 211 (-2) |
| 6/1-4 | NCAA Championships (Baltimore, Md.) | MC | 67-77-76- 220 (+10) |
| 2003-04 (Sophomore Season) | |||
| Date | Tournament (Site) | Finish (Score) | |
| 9/13-14 | Bank of Tennessee (Johnson City, Tenn.) | 4 th | 70-70-72 - 212 (-4) |
| 9/22-23 | NCAA Preview (Hot Springs, Va.) | T17th | 76-68 - 144 (+4) |
| 10/3-5 | Carpet Capital Collegiate (Dalton, Ga.) | T42nd | 75-74-73 - 222 (+6) |
| 10/20-21 | Gary Koch Invitational (Tampa, Fla.) | T35th | 74-76-72 - 222 (+6) |
| 5/20-22 | NCAA East Regional (New Haven, Conn.) | T41st | 72-74-74 - 220 (+10) |
| 6/1-4 | NCAA Championships (Hot Springs, Va.) | T56th | 73-73-75-76 - 297 (+17) |
| 2002-03 (Freshman Season) | |||
| Date | Tournament (Site) | Finish (Score) | |
| 9/27-29 | Carpet Capital Collegiate (Dalton, Ga.) | T16th | 71-68-75 - 214 (-2) |
| 10/7-8 | NCAA Fall Preview (Stillwater, Okla.) | T32nd | 73-72-83 - 228 (+12) |
| 10/14-15 | Gary Koch Invitational (Tampa, Fla.) | 4th | 69-70 - 139 (-5) |
| 2/8-9 | SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) | 4th | 72-71-72 - 215 (+5) |
| 2/17-18 | Mercedes Benz Collegiate (Ponte Vedra, Fla.) | T7th | 69-72-73 - 214 (-2) |
| 2/23-25 | Puerto Rico Classic (San Juan, PR) | T9th | 74-74-69 - 217 (+1) |
| 3/7-9 | Las Vegas Intercollegiate (Las Vegas, Nev.) | T24th | 74-71-72 - 217 (+1) |
| 3/22-23 | Chris Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) | T20th | 73-75-68 - 216 (E) |
| 4/20 | Auburn Multi-Match (Auburn, Ala.) | 5th | 70 (-2) |
| 4/25-27 | SEC Championships (Sea Island, Ga.) | T24th | 76-75-70 - 221 (+11) |
| 5/8-9 | Atlanta Intercollegiate (Stockbridge, Ga.) | T17th | 71-72-72 - 215 (-1) |
| 5/15-17 | NCAA East Regional (Auburn, Ala.) | T18th | 71-73-70 - 214 (-2) |
| 5/27-30 | NCAA Championships (Stillwater, Okla.) | 78th | 76-75-88-78 - 317 (+29) |
