Honors
• 2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll
Senior (2012-13)
Played in three rounds at Mason Rudolph Championship…Averaged 75.67 strokes per round…Low round of 74 came in final round of Mason Rudolph.
Junior (2011-12)
Played in two tournaments and six rounds in 2011-12…Finished in 12 at the Carmel Cup and in a tie for 64h at the Mason Rudolph Championship…Low round of the year came in the final round of the Mason Rudolph, when he shot a 73.
Sophomore (2010-11)
Played in five tournaments and 14 rounds…Posted a stroke average of 76.1…top finish came at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate, when he placed in a tie for 15th out of 84 golfers with a total of 220 (73-73-74)…Named to the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll for his work in the classroom.
Freshman (2009-10)
Played in two events and five rounds for the Commodores, and had a stroke average of 77.60…Played in the Mason Rudolph and the Gordin-Myers…Low round of the year came in the first round of the Mason Rudolph when he shot a 67.
Amateur
Earned runner-up honors in the Tennessee State Junior twice… Also finished in second place two times at The Wally Invitational… Numerous top-5[apos]s in FCWT (Future Collegians World Tour) events… Finished tied for th sixth at the Cliffs, one of severals AJGA (American Junior Golf Association) top-10[apos]s to his credit… Made the cut at the Tennessee State Amateur at the Honors Course in Chattanooga, site of the 2010 NCAA National Championship.
High School
Four-year varsity starter for coach King Oehmig[apos]s Baylor Raiders… Helped lead squad to four consecutive state championships… Lew Oehmig Award recipient as a junior for a team-low scoring average of 69.3 strokes… Finished second in the state as a senior after coming in fifth as a junior… Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
Ryan Joseph Thornton… Born March 31, 1990 in Chattanooga, Tenn…. Son of Eileen and John Thornton… Middle of five children has a younger brother (Sam), a younger sister (Katie), an older brother (Johnny) and an older sister (Dori)… Ryan[apos]s older brother played tennis at the University of Tennessee… Graduated with a degree in human and organizational development at Vanderbilt[apos]s Peabody College in May of 2013.
Thornton[apos]s Statistics:
Year | Rounds | Strokes | Average
2012-13 | 3 | 227 | 75.7
2011-12 | 6 | 460 | 76.7
2010-11 | 14 | 1,066 | 76.1
2009-10 | 5 | 388 | 77.6
Career | 28 | 2,141 | 76.5