2009-10 Men's Golf Roster
Roster
J.C. Horne
- Position:
- RH
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ormond Beach, Fla.
- High School:
- Seabreeze HS
As a junior, 2008-09: Played in 10 of UNF’s 12 events, playing 28 rounds, finishing the year with the squad’s top stroke average at 74.2 … Top finish was a tie for ninth at the Wolf Run Invitational where he shot a +9 (222) … Also had two other top 20 finishes … Had four rounds at par or below, with top round a 68 in the second round of the Jerry Pate Invitational, where he ended at plus-3 … Low tournament score was a 1-under at the Adilia Intercollegiate … Has a career stroke average of 74.2 through 88 rounds heading into his senior season.
As a sophomore, 2007-08: Played in 10 of the Ospreys’ 12 events, finishing the year tied for fourth on the squad with a 74.2 stroke average … led UNF at the NCAA East Regional, where he closed out the tournament with a 69, finishing 1-over-par for the event and in a tie for 47th … led the team in birdies at the Gridiron Classic (10), Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational (10) and Furman Intercollegiate (11) … best finish of the season was a tie for 10th at the A-Sun Championship where he fired a final round 69 to help lead the team to a conference title … preceded that event with a 2-under-par 70 in the final round of the Bank of America Intercollegiate … recorded a 72.8 final round scoring average.
As a freshman, 2006-07: One of three players to compete in every UNF tournament ... named an Atlantic Sun All-Freshman selection ... finished the year third on the team with a 74.2 stroke average, while averaging a 72.8 final round stroke average, which was tied for best on the team ... recorded a top five and three top-10 finishes on the year ... recorded five rounds under par ... opened the season with his best round of the year, a 68 at the Sanctuary Cove Preview ... went on to finish the event tied for second ... closed out the fall with rounds of 72-70 to finish tied for ninth at the Mason Rudolph Collegiate ... recorded rounds of 71 and 70 at the Gator Invitational before finishing with a 73 at the John Hayt Collegiate Invitational ... opened the Administaff ASU Invitational with a 70 before closing his next event - the Palisades Collegiate Classic with a 70 ... tied for ninth at the A-Sun Championship to close the year.
High School: 2006 honors graduate of Seabreeze High School, where he played for coach Kerry Kremer ... was a first team all-area selection all four years in high school ... won the 2006 Greater Halifax tournament, shooting a 66 ... captured the 2006 Five Star sub-district title ... recorded a pair of top-five finishes in regional play his junior and senior seasons, finishing tied for third as a junior and tied for fifth as a senior ... shot a 69 at the 2006 district tournament.
Amateur: Finished fourth in stroke play at the 2006 U.S. Public Links Championship before falling in the first round of match play in a sudden-death playoff ... won the U.S. Public Links qualifier at St. Johns Golf and Country Club, shooting rounds of 66 and 68 to take medalist honors by four strokes ... tied for 59th at the 2005 Porter Cup.
Personal: Majoring in communications ... born Nov. 13, 1987, in Daytona Beach, Fla., his hometown ... son of Lisa and Charles Horne ... has two younger brothers, Austin and Zachary ... hobbies include going to the beach ... lists his mom as the person he most admires ... favorite professional team is the Philadelphia Eagles ... favorite actor is Jim Carey ... favorite movie is "Wedding Crashers" ... future ambition is to play professional golf.
