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Robin Wingardh Senior (Fall 2010)

Class Junior Height/Weight 5-9/165 Hometown Morarp, Sweden Last School Ronnoskwa Skolan Parents Juha & Charlotte Wingardh UT Superlatives • 2010-11 Team Captain

2010-2011

• 2010 SEC Fall Golf Honor Roll • 2010 All-SEC (2nd Team) • 2009 Ping All-Southeast Region • 2009 All-SEC (2nd Team) • 2008 Freshman All-SEC

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• Team captain led Vols with 71.92 stroke average.

• Finished among top 20 in all four tournaments for second fall in a row.

• Seven of his 12 rounds were par or better.

• Nearly claimed medalist honors at Isleworth Collegiate Invitational, finishing second.

• Low round was 68 at Isleworth.

• Named to SEC Fall Golf Honor Roll.

Junior (2009-10)

• Led Vols with 72.89 stroke average and 18 rounds of par or better.

• Best round was 66 at Administaff ASU Invitational.

• Opened with third-place finish at Carpet Capital Collegiate and ninth at Windon Memorial.

• Led Vols with four top-10 finishes and 18 rounds of par or better.

• Guided Vols into NCAA Championship with 10th-place showing at San Diego Regional.

• All-SEC second team.

Sophomore (2008-09)

• Earned first collegiate victory, tying for medalist honors at 2008 Ping/Golfweek Preview Invitational.

• Fired 54-hole total of 207 at Toledo’s Inverness Club.

• Second on squad with 72.86 stroke average and 14 rounds of par or better. Also second on team with three top 10s.

• Best round was 66 at Wolf Pack Classic.

• Led Vols with 16th-place finish at SEC Championships.

• Ping All-Southeast Region honoree by Golf Coaches Association.

• All-SEC second team.

• Teamed with Chris Paisley to contribute to 13-11 Palmer Cup victory

by European side at Denver’s Cherry Hills Country Club.

Freshman (2007-08)

• Competed in all but one tournament for UT during season.

• Best finish came at Turtle Bay Intercollegiate, where he finished tied for fifth after career low, 54-hole total of 202.

• Also set career low round with a 9-under-par 63 on opening 18.

• Earned second top-10 when he tied for 10th at Arizona Intercollegiate.

Career Events Fall 2010

Carpet Capital Collegiate Windon Memorial Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate Isleworth Collegiate Invitational

2009-10

Carpet Capital Collegiate Windon Memorial Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate UNCG Bridgestone Battle at the Beach John Hayt Collegiate Southern Highlands Collegiate Schenkel E-Z-Go Administaff ASU SEC Championship NCAA San Diego Regional NCAA Championship

2008-09

Carpet Capital Collegiate PING/Golfweek Preview Wolf Pack Classic Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate Arizona Invitational John Hayt Collegiate Braveheart Classic Schenkel E-Z-Go Administaff ASU SEC Championship NCAA Northeast Regional NCAA Championship

2007-08

Carpet Capital Collegiate Olympia Fields Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate Turtle Bay Ping/Arizona Intercollegiate John Hayt Collegiate USC Collegiate Schenkel E-Z-Go Administaff/ASU SEC Championship

73-69-75—217 71-71-75—217 74-70-71—215 71-68-75—214

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72-71-68—211 73-74-72—219 72-72-72—216 71-69-74—214 78-74-70—222 77-72-76—225 74-78-80—232 76-72-72—220 70-66-71—207 69-74-77—220 71-75-73—219 74-72-73—219

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75-72-70—217 69-67-71—207 77-66-74—217 76-74-72—222 74-76-73—223 76-77-73—226 71-75-73—219 69-75-74—218 70-69-69—208 77-71-70—218 80-72-75—227 73-72-76—221

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71-73-76—220 72-79-76—224 72-69-72—213 63-70-69—202 66-75-69—210 75-76-80—231 79-71-75—225 69-74-73—216 74-74——148 74-70-75—219

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The Vols • Ended season with a 73.70 scoring average and nine rounds of par-or-better.

• Missed NCAA Central Regional with illness.

• Named to 2008 SEC All-Freshman team.

• Finished eighth at the 2006 World Junior.

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Prior to Tennessee

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• Tied for first at the 2006 European Junior.

• Member of the Swedish National team eight times.

• Winner of Order of Merit Tour Elite in 2006.

• Finished first at the 2006 Swedish Men’s Team Championships.

• Attended Ronnoskwa Skolan.

Career Scorecard Trns.

10 12 12 4 38

Rds. 29 36 36 12 113

Strokes 2,119 2,623 2,624 863 8,229

Avg. 73.07 72.86 72.89 71.92 72.82

Low 63 66 66 68 63

High 80 80 80 75 80

<Par 9 14 18 7 48

T10 2 3 4 1 10

T20 4 7 6 4 21

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year 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Totals

Low Round 63 (-9), 2007 Turtle Bay. Low Tournament Score 202 (-14), 2007 Turtle Bay. Best Finish 1st-t, 2008 Ping/Golfweek Preview.

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Justin Walker Career Events

Junior (Fall 2009)

Fall 2010

• Played in the Windon Memorial, finishing 78th.

Windon Memorial

Sophomore (2009-10) Class Sophomore Height/Weight 5-11/170 Hometown Greenbrier Last School Goodpasture High School Parents Jeff & Elise Walker UT Superlatives • 2010 Academic All-SEC • 2009 Academic All-SEC • 2008 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

• Earned lineup position in all four fall tournaments.

• Improved scoring average from freshman year by three strokes to 76.07.

• Had best career finish of 30th at Windon Memorial.

• Posted 77 on final day at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate, which wound up as tie-breaking result to lift Vols past Oregon State in scorecard playoff.

• Opened that tournament with collegiate-low score of 70 en route to personal best 222 and tie for 40th.

2009-10

Carpet Capital Collegiate Windon Memorial Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate UNCG Bridgestone John Hayt Collegiate

2008-09

Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate Braveheart Classic

79-75-79—233

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76-73-77—226 77-75-73—225 70-75-77—222 77-75-78—230 80-78-80—238

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76-77-82—235 80-79-81—240

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Freshman (2008-09)

• Made first collegiate appearance at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate in October.

• Fired 54-hole total of 235 and finished tied for 67th.

• Best round was 76 at BTI. • Redshirted 2007-08 season.

Prior to Tennessee

• Runner-up at 2006 Tennessee State Class A-AA Championships.

• High school team won 2005 State Class A-AA Championship in 2005.

• Finished first in the Tennessee Section of the 2006 Junior PGA Championships.

Career Scorecard year 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Totals

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2 5 1 8

Rds. 6 15 3 24

Strokes 475 1,141 233 1,849

Avg. 79.17 76.07 77.67 77.04

Low 76 70 75 70

High 82 80 79 82

<Par 0 1 0 1

T10 0 0 0 0

T20 0 0 0 0

Low Round 70 (-2), 2000 Bank of Tenn. Intercollegiate. Low Tournament Score 222, 2009 Bank of Tenn. Intercollegiate. Best Finish 30th, 2009 Windon Memorial.

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Darren Renwick Junior (Fall 2010)

Class Junior Height/Weight 6-2/190 Hometown Worthing, England Last School Our Lady of Sion School Parents Keith & Nicky Renwick UT Superlatives • 2010 Academic All-SEC

2010-2011

• SEC Golfer of the Week (Oct. 21, 2009) • 2009 Freshman All-SEC • 2009 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

• Played in four tournaments, highlighted by fourth-place showing at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate.

• All three rounds there under par (71-71-69) for second top-five in as many years at that event.

Sophomore (2009-10)

• Captured first collegiate tournament championship with co-medalist honors at Carpet Capital Collegiate.

• All three rounds were under par, including final day 69 that was personal best at that time.

• Finished with his lowest collegiate score of 210 (6 under par).

• Win helped Vols to first team title at that prestigious event in school history, claiming 12-stroke margin over second-place Chattanooga.

• Finished second at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate.

• Included there was collegiate-low score of 67 in second round. On final day, drained 40-foot birdie putt on 18th hole to push Vols to eventual scorecard-playoff victory over Oregon State.

• Named SEC Golfer of the Week on Oct. 21 for his early-season efforts.

• Earned three more top 20s.

• Finished second at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate.

Freshman (2008-09)

• Competed in 11 tournaments, including all three postseason events.

• Best finish was seventh at NCAA Northeast Regional, helping Vols to NCAA Championship berth. Placed 54th in finals at Inverness Club.

• Placed ninth at Arizona Invitational with season-low score of 213.

• Fired three rounds of 70 for season-low score.

• Five top-20 finishes and two top-10s.

• Scoring average (74.06) and number of rounds of par or better (7) were

Career Events Fall 2010

Carpet Capital Collegiate Windon Memorial Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate Isleworth Collegiate Invitational

2009-10

Carpet Capital Collegiate Windon Memorial Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate UNCG Bridgestone Battle at the Beach John Hayt Collegiate Southern Highlands Collegiate Schenkel E-Z-Go Administaff ASU SEC Championship NCAA San Diego Regional NCAA Championship

2008-09

Carpet Capital Collegiate Ping/Golfweek Preview Wolf Pack Classic Arizona Invitational John Hayt Collegiate Braveheart Classic Schenkel E-Z-Go Administaff ASU SEC Championship NCAA Northeast Regional NCAA Championships

78-75-74—227 86-73-72—231 71-71-69—211 83-75-80—238

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71-70-69—210 75-73-77—225 74-67-72—213 72-72-70—214 73-68-77—218 77-71-75—223 76-84-80—240 74-76-76—226 69-68-73—210 73-71-73—217 77-73-75—225 82-77-79—238

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76-72-70—218 76-77-78—231 75-75-77—227 70-71-72—213 75-76-74—225 75-74-76—225 74-70-73—217 74-72-76—222 77-74-74—225 71-72-77—220 76-73-72—221

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Career Scorecard year 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Totals

Trns.

11 12 4 27

Rds. 33 36 12 81

Strokes 2,444 2,659 907 6,010

Avg. 74.06 73.86 75.58 74.20

Low 70 67 69 67

High 78 84 86 86

<Par 7 12 3 22

T10 2 2 1 5

T20 5 5 1 11

Low Round 67 (-5), 2009 Bank of Tenn. Intercollegiate. Low Tournament Score 210, 2009 Carpet Capital Collegiate. Best Finish 1st-t, 2009 Carpet Capital Collegiate.

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• In 2006, he finished fourth in the McEvoy Trophy and in 2007 represented England in a quadrangular match in South Africa while finishing sixth in the McEvoy Trophy.

• Also won the Jean Case Salver (Best 15 and under) at the McGregor Trophy in 2004.

• He was the champion at the 2005 Douglas John Trophy and champion of the 2006 and 2007 Faldo Junior Series.

• Member of the first-place England team at the prestigious Boys Home internationals golf tournament in summer 2007.

• Finished sixth at the 2007 Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters.

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both fourth on squad.

• Named to Freshman All-SEC squad.

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Garrick Porteous • Best finish was 30th at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate. Included season-low 69 in final round.

Sophomore (2009-10) Class Junior Height/Weight 6-1/182 Hometown Morpeth, England Last School King Edward VI School Parents John & Sian Porteous

• Closed Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational with collegiate-best 66 that led to 12th-place finish, which also was collegiate high.

• Steady throughout, with no finish lower that 55th.

• Stroke average of 73.88 was fourth on team; seven rounds of par or better was fifth.

• Saved some of his best golf for postseason. Finished 22nd at SEC Championships and then claimed 14th at NCAA San Diego Regional, thanks to closing 71 that helped Vols advance.

Freshman (2008-09)

• Earned NCAA Northeast Regional starting nod and responded with 30th-place showing. Scored for Vols in first two rounds (74-73) to help squad claim NCAA Championship berth.

• Highest individual finish was tie for 26th at Wolf Pack Classic.

• Low round of 71 came on final day at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate.

Prior to Tennessee

• Runner-up in the Fairhaven Trophy and third in the 2007 Carris Trophy.

• Also competed in the quadrangular match in South Africa, where in 2007 his team finished second.

• Represented England’s 18 and under team in the 2007 World Teams

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Junior (Fall 10)

Career Events Fall 2010

Carpet Capital Collegiate Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate Isleworth Collegiate Invitational

2009-10

Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate John Hayt Collegiate Southern Highlands Collegiate Schenkel E-Z-Go Administaff ASU SEC Championship NCAA San Diego Regional NCAA Championship

2008-09

Wolf Pack Classic Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate Administaff ASU NCAA Northeast Regional NCAA Championships

72-75-80—227 76-76-69—221 76-77-76—229

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75-71-76—222 75-75-76—226 77-79-78—234 78-72-66—216 71-74-75—220 70-72-74—216 77-73-71—221 73-70-75—218

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73-73-72—218 82-74-71—227 73-76-72—221 74-73-80—227 77-82-75—234

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Challenge in Niagara Falls, Canada, where the team finished second and he finished fifth individually.

Career Scorecard year 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Totals

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5 8 3 16

Rds. 15 24 9 48

Strokes 1,127 1,773 677 3,577

Avg. 75.13 73.88 75.22 74.52

Low 71 66 69 66

High 82 79 80 82

<Par 3 7 2 12

T10 0 0 0 0

T20 0 2 0 2

Low Round 66 (-6), 2010 Schenkel E-Z-Go. Low Tournament Score 216, 2010 Schenkel E-Z-Go/SEC Championship. Best Finish 12th, 2010 Schenkel E-Z-Go.

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Jay Vandeventer Sophomore (Fall 2010)

• Scored best collegiate finish with 14th-place showing at Windon Memorial.

• Included was career-best matching 69 in second round.

Class Sophomore Height/Weight 6-3/200 Hometown Bristol Last School The Baylor School, Chattanooga Parents John & Vera Vandeventer UT Superlatives

2010-2011

• 2010 Freshman All-SEC

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Freshman (2009-10)

• Earned lineup spot for 10 tournaments and was fourth on team in rounds played with 30.

• Stroke average of 75.00 included eight rounds of par or better.

• Best rounds were 69 on final afternoon at Carpet Capital Collegiate, and 69 on second day of SEC Championship.

• Finished 22nd at SEC Championship to tie for Tennessee’s best individual showing.

• Stroke average over his last five tournaments, including three in postseason, was 74.13.

• Named to Freshman All-SEC squad.

Prior to Tennessee

• AJGA All-America honorable mention for 2009.

• Tied for seventh at 2009 Tennessee State Amateur played at The Honors Course, defeating three current Vols teammates among 63-player field.

• Golfweek Magazine Player of the Week after winning AJGA’s Junior Championship at the Virginian by 10 strokes.

• Attended The Baylor School in Chattanooga, where he helped Red Raid-

Career Events Fall 2010

Carpet Capital Collegiate Windon Memorial Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate

2009-10

Carpet Capital Collegiate Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate UNCG Bridgestone Battle at the Beach Southern Highlands Collegiate Schenkel E-Z-Go Administaff ASU SEC Championship NCAA San Diego Regional NCAA Championship

71-73-78—222 74-69-73—216 83-77-81—241

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81-80-69—230 75-73-74—222 70-72-74—216 71-73-79—223 81-81-85—247 74-76-71—221 74-71-72—217 75-69-72—216 74-75-77—226 78-77-77—232

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ers to Tennessee Div. II-AA high school state championships all four seasons. Individual finishes at state tournament were 13th, fourth, second and third.

• Won 2007 IJGT Harbor Town Links Championships, shooting 68 in final round.

Career Scorecard year 2009-10 2010-11 Totals

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10 3 13

Rds. 30 9 39

Strokes 2,250 679 2,929

Avg. 75.00 75.44 75.10

Low Round 69 (-3), 2009 Carpet Capital Collegiate/2010 Windon Memorial.

Low Tournament Score 216, 2009 UNCG Bridgestone/SEC Championship/Windon Memorial.

Best Finish 14th, 2010 Windon Memorial.

Low 69 69 69

High 85 83 85

<Par 8 2 10

T10 0 0 0

T20 0 1 1

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Brandon Rodgers Freshman (Fall 2010)

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• Earned place in Vols lineup three times in four fall events.

• Best showing was in collegiate debut at Carpet Capital Collegiate, where he finished 30th.

• Put together rounds of 71-71 over tournament’s final two days.

Height/Weight 5-9/165

• Helped Farragut High School squad to consecutive Class AAA state championships in 2008 and 2009.

• Team was first repeat winner of McDonald’s Tournament of Champions in Kingsport.

• Captured 2008 Stanford Financial Junior Championship at TPCSouthwind in Memphis by eight shots.

• Rodgers’ parents, Deborah and Bryan, both are UT graduates.

Bryan Rodgers also has experienced success playing the Tennessee amateur golf circuit over past 20 years.

Last School Farragut High School

Carpet Capital Collegiate Windon Memorial Isleworth Collegiate Invitational

Parents Bryan & Deborah Rodgers

Fall 2010

80-71-71—222 79-81-77—237 86-75-86—247

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Career Scorecard Trns.

3

Rds. 9

Strokes 706

Avg. 78.44

Low 71

High 86

<Par 2

T10 0

T20 0

Low Round 71, 2010 Carpet Capital Collegiate (twice). Low Tournament Score 222, 2010 Carpet Capital Collegiate. Best Finish 30th, 2010 Carpet Capital Collegiate.

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Danny Keddie Prior to Tennessee

Class Freshman Height/Weight 5-10/172

• 2008 Lincolnshire County champion as 16-year-old, winning at Woodhall Spa Golf Club, the UK’s National Golf Centre, by four shots. Victory qualified him for England Golf Union Champions Event.

• Selected in both 2008 and 2009 to England Golf Union Midlands Region Coaching Group, just one level below his nation’s countrywide team.

• Won 2008 Belton Park club championship with tournament record score of 137 over two days.

• For 2008 North of England Open Amateur Youths Championship at Middlesbrough Golf Club, finished third in under-18 division with four-day total of 5-over-par 285.

• In 2007 Faldo Series for ages 17 and under, played in grand final at Celtic Manor in Wales (current Vols teammate Darren Renwick was winner of that age group). Also competed in 2007 Andalusia European Junior Masters at Valderrama, Spain, finishing fourth.

Hometown Lincoln, England Last School Robert Pattison School Parents James & Patricia Keddie Tennessee Volunteers Golf • 21

Max Smith Freshman (Fall 2010)

• Competed in two fall tournaments.

• Best round was 73 on second day of Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate. Best tournament score was 226 at same event.

• Finished in a tie for 37th amid impressive field at Isleworth Collegiate near Orlando.

Prior to Tennessee

Class Freshman Height/Weight 6-3/205

• Captured prestigious Peter McEvoy Trophy in 2009 to earn one of four places on England team at World Junior Championships in Japan.

• England finished third and Smith shot 71-71-68-67--277 to finish fifth individually among junior golfing elite.

• Selected to Great Britain and Ireland team for 2009 Jacques Leglise Trophy competition against continent of Europe.

• Captain of England’s Boys Home International squad.

Hometown Berkshire, England

Career Events

Last School MIllfield School

Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate Isleworth Collegiate

Parents Peter & Valerie Smith

Fall 2010

78-73-75—226 79-76-74—229

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year 2010-11

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2

Rds. 6

52 37t

Strokes 455

Avg. 75.83

Low 73

High 79

<Par 0

T10 0

T20 0

Low Round 73, 2010 Bank of Tenn. Intercollegiate. Low Tournament Score 226, 2010 Bank of Tenn. Intercollegiate. Best Finish 37th, 2010 Isleworth Collegiate.

Marshall Talkington Freshman (Fall 2010)

• Appeared as an individual in the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate, finishing 72nd.

2009-2010

Prior to Tennessee

Class Freshman

• Captured 2010 Bubba Conlee National Junior Golf Tournament in Bartlett. Finished three-day event at Quail Ridge Golf Course as only player under par, shooting 69-69-71--209 to win by two.

• Tied for 15th in the 2009 Tennessee State Amateur held at The Honors Course.

• Tied for runner-up medal at 2008 AJGA Knoxville Open and captured the 2009 Baylor Preview championship.

• Father, Tom, is PGA Professional and he and his wife, Dana, own Jackson National Golf Club.

Height/Weight 5-9/165 Hometown Jackson Last School University School of Jackson Parents Tom & Dana Talkington

Career Events Fall 2010

Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate

78-82-78—238

Career Scorecard

year 2010-11

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1

Rds. 3

72t

Strokes 238

Avg. 79.33

Low 78

High 82

<Par 0

T10 0

T20 0

Low Round 78, 2010 Bank of Tenn. Intercollegiate. Low Tournament Score 238, 2010 Bank of Tenn. Intercollegiate. Best Finish 72nd, 2010 Bank of Tenn. Intercollegiate.

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