Florida Gators

At Florida

2008-09: Earned NCAA All-Southeast Region honors and was named a second-team All-SEC performer … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the second year in a row … Started the season with four straight top-five finishes, including a tie for first at the Columbia Invitational, the highest finish of his Gator Career … Played in 11 tournaments and set a career-best in stroke average at 73.22 strokes through 32 rounds, the second-best stroke average on the team … Played 11 rounds at or under par and three tournaments under par, the second most on the team in each category … Totaled five top-five finishes on the season, equaling Billy Horschel for the most during the 2008-09 season … Had the third-best differentials (averaged 3.76 strokes off the lead per round) and percentage of rounds counted (81.03 percent) for the Gators on the season … Had a 71.65 stroke average through his first seven events … Shot 12-over par 225 at the NCAA Championships and tied for 89th … Finished 31st with a tournament total of 225 (+12) at the NCAA Southwest Regional and helped the team take first place … Competed at the SEC Championship for the Gators and shot 11-over par 227 for a share of 43rd … Totaled 233 (+17) in three rounds at the U.S. Collegiate … Tied for fourth at the Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational after shooting a second-round 68 (-4) and finishing the tournament at two-under 214 … Was the Gators’ second-highest finisher at the Southern Highlands Collegiate with a two-over par score of 218, tying for 11th … Fired a second-round 69 (-3) and tied for 27th at one-over par 217 in the Puerto Rico Classic … Finished fifth at the Gator Invitational with a three-under par score of 207, his lowest tournament score of the season … Carded back-to-back rounds under par (68-71=141, -5) at the Golden Ocala Collegiate to place second … Shot even-par 72 in the final round of the Columbia Invitational to earn a share of the tournament medalist honors and set a new career-best finish … Opened the season at the Duke Individual Collegiate and shot four-over par 217 to place second, marking the highest finish of his career to that point.

2007-08: An SEC Academic Honor Roll recipient … Helped the Gators earn their fifth-straight SunTrust Gator Invitational title, landing in a tie for 28^th place with a three-day score of 214 (67-72-76) … Made his first appearance at the PING/Golfweek Preview Invitational, finishing tied for 59th after firing 15-over 231 (81-76-74).

2006-07: Finished the year third on the team in stroke average (73.84) and scoring differential (3.84) … Turned in a one-over 281 (66-77-69-69) at the NCAA Championships to earn a share of 22nd place … His first-round 66 was a career-best 18-hole score, while his consecutive rounds of 69 represented a personal-best 36-hole count of 138 … His tournament total of 281 rates as the third-best four-round score in UF history … Used a first-round 72, his seventh round of the season at par or better, as a springboard to a five-over 221 (72-73-76) and a tie for 27th at the NCAA East Regional … Finished in a tie for 33rd at the SEC Championship with a 14-over 224 (79-69-76) … His second-round 69 was one of just four scores that met or bettered par on the tournament’s second day … Tied for 24th at the United States Collegiate Championship, carding a 10-over 226 (72-77-77) for the tournament … Fired a first-round 68 en route to a tie for 11th at the Chris Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational … Finished the tournament with a one-over total of 217 (68-77-72) to earn his best collegiate finish … Tied for 50th at the Puerto Rico Classic after posting a total of 223 (73-72-78, +7) … Played as an individual at the SunTrust Gator Invitational, tying for 20th behind a six-over score of 216 (72-71-73) … Finished in a tie for 77th with a total of 237 (78-74-85, +21) at the Isleworth Invitational … Carded rounds of 68-73-71 to reach a total of 212 (+2) to finish in a tie for 18th and help Florida win the PING/Golfweek Preview Invitational … Posted his first career top-20 finish at The Preview, and his opening-round 68 marked his first collegiate round below par … One of three freshmen to make his collegiate debut at the season-opening Inverness Invitational … Closed out the tournament with back-to-back rounds of 75 to finish tied for 37th at 232 (82-75-75, +19).

Amateur Competition: Held the 36-hole lead at the 2008 Players Amateur after shooting opening rounds of 69 and 64; shot 67 and 68 in the final two rounds to finish 12-under for the tournament in 5th place … Finished in a tie for eighth at the 2008 Southeastern Amateur … Tied for sixth at the 2007 Players Amateur with a 207 (-9) … In the 2007 Holiday Classic finished with a share of second place … Tied for 23rd at the Sahalee Players Championship with scores of 77-73-76-77 = 303 (+15) … Finished with a 72 at the Jacksonville local qualifier for the 2007 U.S. Open, earning a spot as the second alternate for regional competition … A three-time Rolex Junior All-American, earning his final honor in 2006 … Reached the semifinals of the 2006 Arizona Amateur, losing to eventual champion Charlie Beljan … Finished tied for 36th at the 2006 Pacific Coast Amateur … Qualified for the 2006 AJGA Cannon Cup Team, but decided to compete in the Pacific Coast Amateur … Placed first at the 2005 AJGA PING Phoenix Championship, where he shot a three-round total of 65-68-67 = 200 … Advanced to the quarterfinals at both the 2004 and 2005 U.S. Junior Amateur Championships … Named the 2004 FCWT Junior Tour Player of the Year.

Prep: Earned 2006 National High School Boys Senior Golf Athlete of the Year honors … Selected to the 2006 EA Sports High School Golf All-America Team … Arizona Republic and East Valley Tribune High School Player of the Year in 2005 … Won the Arizona 5A-II state championship in 2005, tying the lowest score in tournament history (134) … Captured 2005 Arizona 5A-II Super Regional co-medalist honors … 2004 and 2005 Scottsdale 5A High School City Champion … Won the Arizona 5A Regional Championship in 2003 … Served as team captain during the final two years of his prep career.

Personal: Chose Florida over Arizona, Arizona State, Oklahoma State and Southern California because of the school’s academic excellence and golf tradition … Future ambition is to play on the PGA Tour … Majoring in sport management.

Tim McKenney - Career Stats

Best Finish: T1, Columbia Invitational, 2008

Low Round: 66, NCAA Championships, 2007

Low Tourney Score: 207, SunTrust Gator Invitational, 2009