2007-08 Men's Golf Roster

Tyler Brown

  • Height 5-7
  • Weight 143
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
  • Highschool North Florida

Biography

At Florida
(2006-07) Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Finished 80th at the NCAA Championships with a four-round total of 300 (71-79-75-75, +20) … Claimed a share of 32nd place at the NCAA East Regional with a six-over 222 (78-70-74) … Tied for fourth at the SEC Championship, matching his best finish as a Gator, with a six-over total of 216 (75-69-72) … His second-round 69 equaled the best single-round score of his UF tenure … Extended Florida’s streak of having at least one top-five finisher at the conference championship to seven years … Earned a tie for 20th at the United States Collegiate Championship, matching the best UF finish at the event … Opened the final day in a tie for 29th, but moved up nine spots on the strength of a third-round 73 … Finished the tournament with a nine-over total of 225 (77-75-73) … Recorded a seven-over score of 223 (77-72-74) at the Chris Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational, which was good for a share of 34th place … His second-round 72 was the team’s lowest of the day … Played as an individual at the SunTrust Gator Invitational, finishing in a tie for fourth with a two-over 212 (69-71-72) … The effort marked his first top-five finish as a Gator, and his first-round 69 represented his lowest single-round score at UF … Went 0-3-0 at the Collegiate Match Play Championship … Made his Gator debut at the Carpet Capital Collegiate, finishing in a tie for 79th after shooting rounds of 78-70-80 to finish with a 12-over 228 … Recorded his first below-par round with Gators on the second day with a 70 (-2) that included six birdies.

At North Florida
Played two years at North Florida before transferring to Florida, competing in 21 tournaments for the Ospreys … Tied for second at the 2005 Mercedes-Benz Collegiate … Earned a fifth-place tie at the Jim Hackler Collegiate in 2005 … Finished in a tie for second place at the 2004 Windon Memorial.

Amateur Competition
Fired a 72 at the St. Augustine local qualifier for the 2007 U.S. Open, finishing as the second alternate for regional action … Placed second at the 2006 Gate Open, posting a score of 69-73-68 = 210 (-4) … Earned runner-up honors at the 2005 Southeast Amateur with a score of 68-71-73-68 = 280 (-4).

Prep

Named the Florida Times-Union Player of the Year in 2002 … Earned all-district and all-region honors during his prep career … Led Nease High School to back-to-back state titles in 2000 and 2001.

Tyler Brown - Career Stats
          Best Rounds Even or Under Top-10
Year Tourneys Rds Strokes Avg. 18 54 Par Rds. Finishes
2006-07 8 22 1,626 73.91 69 212 5 2

Best Finish: T4, twice (last: SEC Championship, 2007)
Low Round: 69, twice (last: SEC Championship, 2007)
Low Tourney Score: 212, SunTrust Gator Invitational, 2007

2006-07 (Junior Season)
Date Tournament (Site) Finish Score
9/15-17 Carpet Capital Collegiate (Rocky Face, Ga.) T79 78-70-80 = 228 (+12)
10/29-31 Collegiate Match Play Championship (Fort Worth, Texas) 0-3-0  
2/10-11 SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) T4 69-71-72 = 212 (+2)
3/17-18 Chris Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) T34 77-72-74 = 223 (+7)
4/9-11 United States Collegiate Championship (Alpharetta, Ga.) T20 77-75-73 = 225 (+9)
4/20-22 SEC Championship (Sea Island, Ga.) T4 77-69-72 = 216 (+6)
5/17-19 NCAA East Regional (Alpharetta, Ga.) T32 78-70-74 = 222 (+6)
5/30-6/2 NCAA Championships (Williamsburg, Va.) 80 71-79-75-75 = 300 (+20)

Historical Player Information

  • 2006-07Junior

    5'7" 143 lbs
  • 2007-08Senior

    5'7" 143 lbs