2010-11 Men's Golf Roster
Biography
2010-11: Competed in 12 of the Huskies[apos] 13 tournaments ... Scorched Guyan Golf and Country Club for a first-round 66 (-5) in the Marshall Invitational ... Fired 212 (-1) for that event en route to a tie for 23rd ... Notched a tie for 33rd at the rain-shortened CSU/Telich Sun Life Financial Invitational ... Closed the Bearcat Invitational with a two-under-par 70, earning a tie for 20th ... Tied for 25th at the Boilermaker Invitational thanks to final-round 72 ... Capped off his Huskie career with his best-career MAC Championships performance, 25th place, at TPC River[apos]s Bend ... Recorded a season scoring average of 76.4.
2009-10: Played in two fall events for NIU ... Recorded a tie for 52nd at the Davidson Invitational ... Posted a second-round 75 en route to a tie for 71st at the APSU Intercollegiate ... Did not see tournament action in the spring for the Huskies.
2008-09: Competed in four of the Huskies[apos] five fall tournaments ... Compiled a 76.0 stroke average in 11 rounds ... Shot a season-low 73 and tied for seventh at the Davidson Invitational with rounds of 77-73-75 (225) to help NIU to the team title ... Earned a tie for 25th at the Nebraska Fairway Club Invitational with a six-over par 150 ... Recorded five rounds of 75 or lower on the year ... No. 2 Huskie finisher at the UTA Invitational where he tied for 32nd, highlighted by a second-round 75 ... Shot lowest total score of the season with his five-over 221 (73-73-75) at the Boilermaker Invitational ... Placed 45th at 2009 MAC Men[apos]s Golf Championships, highlighted by a third round one-over 73.
2007-08: Averaged 76.6 strokes in 32 rounds on the season ... Appeared in 12 of 13 events with one top-10 finish and three top-30 finishes for the year ... Had 10 rounds of 75 or lower and six below 73 on the year ... Finished in a tie for 29th at the MAC Championships after posting scores of 76-77-78-76 for a 72-hole total of 309... Tied for 32nd at both the UALR First Tee Intercollegiate and the Boilermaker Invitational, scoring a three-over 219 at the latter with rounds of 72-72-75 ... Was NIU[apos]s top finisher at the Boilermaker Invite ... Finished sixth at the season-opening Purdue Midwest Shootout with an even par 72 in the rain-shortened event ... Fired a low-round of 70 and placed 26th at the Belmont Fall Shootout (78-70-76) ... Closed out the Hoosier and Marshall invitationals with rounds of 74 and 75, respectively.
2006-07: Appeared in 10 events and averaged 77.4 strokes per round ... Placed 23rd at the Wolverine Invitational while recording a season-best three-round score of 217 (+4) ... Placed 26th at the Wexford Plantation Invitational.
Prep: A three-time team MVP and first-team All Upstate 8 Conference selection ... Earned first-team all-state honors as a senior ... Led Bartlett to the Upstate 8 Conference championship and the Geneva Regional Championship in 2005 ... Earned three tournament titles as a senior including the Chicago Invite (73), Elgin High School Invite (71) and Antioch Invite (69) ... Collected the Larkin Invite Championship with a two-under par 70 as a junior ... Holds the school record for 9-hole average at an even-par 36 ... Carded a four-under par and personal-best 32 at the Den.
Personal: Son of Thomas and Ruth Kay ... Business major ... Born Dec. 30, 1987.
CAREER STAT LINE
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Tournaments
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45 |
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Rounds |
130 |
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Scoring Average |
76.67 |
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Top 20s |
3 |
Last on 10/12/2010 at Bearcat Invitational
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Top 10s |
2 |
Last on 10/14/2008 at Davidson Invitational
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Best Tournament Finish |
6 |
9/8/2007 at Purdue Midwest Shootout
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Lowest Tournament to Par |
212 (-1)
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9/14/2010 at Marshall Invitational
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Lowest Round to Par |
66 (-5)
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9/13/2010 at Marshall Invitational, 1st Round
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Historical Player Information
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2006-07Freshman
6'0"
183 lbs
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2007-08Sophomore
6'0"
183 lbs
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2008-09Junior
6'0"
183 lbs
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2009-10Senior
6'0"
183 lbs
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2010-11Redshirt Senior
6'0"
183 lbs