2022-23 Men's Golf Roster
Biography
** ASUN Champion (2022)
** CSC Academic All-District Team (2023)
** ASUN Academic Honor Roll (2022-23 | 2021-22 | 2020-21 | 2019-20)
CAREER NOTES
Best 18: 68 (2nd Rd, 2023 ASUN Championship)
Best 54: 208 (2023 ASUN Championship)
Top Finish: T10th at 2022 Veterans Intercollegiate
Top 10 finishes: 1
Top 25 finishes: 6
Rounds under par: 10
Rounds in 60s: 2
2022-23
- Played in 10 events, eight as a member of the team, with a scoring average of 73.11 per round
- Shot seven total rounds under par on the season and finished three tournaments under par
- Best 18-hole score was 4-under 68 in the second round of the ASUN Championship
- Finished last five of six rounds of the season under par at the ASUN and NCAA meets
- His season-best finish, as well as career-best 54-hole score, was also at the conference meet after sharing 14th overall at 8-under 208
- Finished among the top 25 individuals three times at the Rod Myers Invitational, Mason Rudolph Championship and ASUN Championship
- Helped Ospreys to four top-five finishes, including team runner-up finish at the ASUN Championship
- Had 13 total competitive rounds played count towards the team's score
- Became the first Osprey in program history to be awarded CSC Academic All-District honors
2021-22
- Played in five events with a scoring average of 75.20 per tournament
- Made UNF debut as individual at Veterans Intercollegiate with score of 1-over 217
- Also had best finish at Veterans Intercollegiate after holding share of 10th
- Shot two total rounds under par at Bucknell and Florida Gulf Coast
- Best 18-hole score at 2-under 70 in final round at Veterans Intercollegiate and 1-under 70 in second round at Coral Creek Club Invitational
- Made team debut for Ospreys at General Hackler Championship with score of 6-over 222 after playing three tournaments as an individual
- Best 54-hole score was even-par 213 (72-70-71) at General Hackler Championship helping team share sixth place
- Finished once in top 10 and three times in top 25 of player's leaderboard
- Had 2-for-3 (66.6%) of competitive rounds counted towards team score
2020-21
- Did not participate in any events
Prior to UNF
- Played fall semester of freshman season at Southeastern Louisiana
- Took part in five tournaments boasting a stroke average of 75.79
- Carded two rounds at par or better including a collegiate best 1-under 71 in the final round of the David Toms Intercollegiate
- Best finish of T32 came at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate
Amateur || Juniors
- Qualified for 2019 US Junior Amateur
- Participated on several Amateur tours including AJGT, SJGT and TFGT
- Reached quarterfinals of match play at the 2018 SJGT State Match Play Championship
- Member of the Louisiana Junior Cup East team
- Runner-up at the 2019 Bancorp South Coast Amateur
- Placed fourth in stroke play at W.E. Cole Cotton Invitational, reached semifinals of match play portion
Personal
- Born on December 27
- Son of Jason and Andria Yates
- A homeschool graduate
- Majoring in sport management
Historical Player Information
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2020-21Sophomore
Right-handed
6'0"
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2021-22Sophomore
Right-handed
6'0"
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2022-23Redshirt Junior
Right-handed
6'0"
