As a junior, 2009-10: UNF travel team member in seven events posting a 74.40 stroke average in 20 rounds of competition… Posted seven rounds under-par including a career-best matching 67 in the second round of the David Toms Intercollegiate… Team’s top finisher following a season best 9th place finish at the Gary Koch Intercollegiate featuring three rounds under par and a six-under total of 210… Tallied final round under-par performances three times… Earned A-Sun All-Academic recognition for classroom work
As a sophomore, 2008-09: Played in 11 of North Florida’s 12 events, playing 31 rounds … An A-Sun All-Academic Selection … Had fifth-best stroke average on the year at 75.2 … Had one top five finish, tying for third at the Furman Intercollegiate with a two-round 146 (+2) … Best three-round tournament was also a 2-over finish at the Atlantic Sun Championship where he finished tied for eighth, helping the Ospreys to a second-place finish … Also finished tied for 11th The Golden Ocala Invitational at +3 (147) … Had five rounds at par or below, with top round a 2-under 70 in the second round of the A-Sun Championship … Has a career stroke average of 74.7 through 65 rounds heading into his senior season.
As a freshman, 2007-08: Competed in all 12 of UNF’s events on the season, finishing the year tied for fourth with a 74.2 stroke average … earned Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman laurels … finished tied for second on the team with 82 birdies, while recording a UNF season-high 12 birdies at the Rio Pinar Invitational … was second on the team with three top-10 finishes and third with five top-20s … recorded the team’s lowest round of the year, shooting a 67 in the final round of the Rio Pinar … started his career with a 69 at the Shoal Creek Collegiate Championship en route to a top-10 finish … followed that up with another top-10 finish at the Gridiron Classic … best finish of the spring was a tie for 10th at the A-Sun Championship … fired an even par 71 in the second round of the NCAA East Regional.
High School: 2006 honors graduate of Cardinal Mooney High School, where he played for coach Mike Kennedy his final three years ... named a first team all-area selection as a sophomore, junior and senior ... qualified for the 2005 state high school tournament, winning his regional with a 68.
Amateur: Qualified for the 2007 U.S. Amateur at Olympic Club, losing out in the second round of match play after taking home medalist honors at his local qualifier ... 2007 Florida State Match Play runner-up ... won the 2007 Sarasota Men's City Championship, shooting three rounds in the 60s ... made it through local U.S. Open qualifying in the spring of 2007.
Juniors: Named a 2007 Future Collegians World Tour First Team All-American ... winner of the 2007 FCWT Innisbrook Open -- closing out the event with a 67 -- and the 2006 FCWT Golfweek Invitational ... won the 2004 Sarasota Junior Championship.
Personal: Majoring in Sport Management ... born Aug. 9, 1988... hometown is Bradenton, Fla. ... son of Katie and Mike Kennedy ... has an older brother, Greg, and a younger sister, Lauren.
