2010-11 Men's Golf Roster
Roster
Major Forbess
- Position:
- RH
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Jacksonville, Fla.
- High School:
- Fletcher HS
As a junior, 2009-10: Earned a redshirt season at UNF
As a sophomore, 2008-09: Played in just five events before injuring his wrist at the Schenkel E-Z-GO on March 22 … He had played in every spring tournament before the injury … Finished season with a 76.2 stroke average in 13 rounds … Top finish was 25th at the two-round Golden Ocala Invitational … Top three-round tournament was a tie for 35th at the SunTrust Gator Invitational where he shots a +6 (216), his low tournament of the year … Had two rounds at par or below, with top round a 70 in the second round of the Gator Invitational … Has a career stroke average of 76.3 through 34 rounds heading into his junior season.
As a freshman, 2007-08: Played in seven of 12 tournaments, recording a stroke average of 76.4 … An A-Sun All-Academic Selection … best finish was a tie for 39th at the General Jim Hackler Championship in Myrtle Beach, S.C., where he closed out the tournament with a 72 … duplicated that score of 72 in the second round of the Rio Pinar Invitational and the second round of the Gator Invitational … made starts in two of UNF’s three fall tournaments … led the team with 10 birdies in its first event of the year, the Shoal Creek Collegiate Championship.
High School: 2007 graduate of Fletcher High School, where he played for Ed Long and Keith Kennedy ... was a four-year member of his high school team ... helped his team to four conference championships and a pair of regional runner-up finishes ... all-state selection as a junior and senior as well as a four-time all-district and all-area selection ... claimed medalist honors in all but two matches his junior and seniors years, winning his regional tournament as a junior and finishing second as a senior ... named the 2006 and 2007 Florida Times-Union Player of the Year.
Amateur: Competed in the 2005 U.S. Amateur ... finished third in the 2007 Jacksonville City Amateur.
Juniors: Competed on the Future Collegians World Tour, Florida Junior Golf Association Tour and the Amateur Jacksonville Golf Association Tour ... finished second in the 2006 Mirosol Junior Championship with rounds of 69, 67 and 73.
Personal: Majoring in Sport Management ... born May 2, 1988... lists Jacksonville, Fla., as his hometown ... son of Patricia and Thomas Forbess and the youngest of three children ... father was a former pitcher at Florida State ... something he has always wanted to do is skydive ... favorite food is sushi, favorite movie is "Captain Ron" and favorite golfer is David Duval ... future goal is to play professional golf.
