Will Snipes - Men's Golf - Vanderbilt University Athletics

Will Snipes Season 2011-12

Class Senior
Hometown McCallie
Bio

Honors
• 2013 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2013 SEC Community Works Team
• 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll

Senior (2012-13)
Played in six rounds and had a 74.5 stroke average for the season…Posted his low round of the year in the first round of the Carmel Cup (70)…Best finish of the season also came at the Carmel Cup, when he finished in a tie for 13th…Named to SEC[apos]s Community Service Team for his work away from course.

Junior (2011-12)
Played in 18 rounds and six events in 2011-12…Had two top five finishes…Best finish of the year came at Red Wolf Intercollegiate, when he tied for first with fellow teammate Charlie Ewing with a total of 209 (68-71-70)…Tied for fifth at the Carmel Cup with a total of 225 (78-74-73)…Low round of the season came in the opening round of the Red Wolf, when he shot a 68.

Sophomore (2010-11)
Played in seven events and 20 rounds as a sophomore, and had a stroke average of 75.4…Best finish came at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational, when he finished in a tie for 24th with a total of 225 (73-76-76)…Also placed in a tie for 26th at The Prestige at PGA West with a score of 223 (76-76-71)…Named to the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll for his work in the classroom.

Freshman (2009-10)
Played in seven tournaments and 19 rounds as a freshman, and had a stroke average of 75.68…Tied for 15th at the Gordin-Myers in his best finish of the season (81-75-77)…Posted a low round of 71 twice at the Gordin-Myers and at the Hummingbird Intercollegiate.

Amateur
Finished fifth at the 2009 AJGA (American Junior Golf Association) Southeast Junior Open with an even-par 213 over three rounds at the Vanderbilt Legends Club… A total of eight top-10 finishes on the SJGT (Southeastern Junior Golf Tour), including medalist honors at the 2006 Ol[apos] Colony Classic… Sixth place at the 2009 Carolinas/Georgia Junior Championship… Seventh place at the 2008 AJGA (American Junior Golf Association) Club Car Junior… Third place at the 2008 AJGA Rome Qualifier.

High School
Four-year varsity starter for coach Tony Meyers[apos] McCallie Blue Tornado… Won the 2008 Preview Championship with a school-record two-day total of 133… Came in third place at the 2008 TSSAA (Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association) State Golf Championship… As a senior captain, led McCallie to a victory over rival Baylor for the first time in 33 head-to-head matches… A member of the National Honor Society, Will was named to McCallie[apos]s Honor Roll and the Faculty Recognition List.

Personal
William Bradley Snipes, Jr…. Born Oct. 30, 1990, in Augusta, Ga…. Son of Jane and Brad Snipes… Oldest of three children has one brother, Tucker, and one sister, Mary Margaret… Major is Medicine, Health & Society.

Snipes[apos] Statistics:
Year | Rounds | Strokes | Average
2012-13 | 6 | 447 | 74.5
2011-12 | 18 | 1,356 | 75.3
2010-11 | 20 | 1,508 | 75.4
2009-10 | 19 | 1,438 | 75.7
Career | 63 | 4,749 | 75.4