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David Snyder - Men's Golf - University of Kentucky Athletics

DavidSnyder

  • class Redshirt Senior
  • High school Somerset

2014-15 (Junior): Led the Wildcats in every statistical category as a junior … Fired a career-low 72.00 average in 35 total rounds during his third season … Also posted career-bests of 18 par or better rounds and eight total top-20 finishes and four top 10s … Earned selection as an individual to the NCAA Lubbock Regional where he placed in a tie for 39th after firing a season-low 66 in the opening round of action … Carded a fourth place finish at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate with rounds of 71-74-73 … Notched a tie for 13th at the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate which included back-to-back rounds of 71 to end the tournament … Tied for ninth at the Schenkel Invitational and was under par during all three rounds … Posted an 11th place finish at the Gary Koch Invite which included a second-round 68 … Tied for 31st at the SEC Championships … Captured the UK Bluegrass Invitational crown with rounds of 73 and 74.

2013-14 (Redshirt Sophomore): Turned in a career year for UK as he competed in all 12 tournaments, while ranking third on the team in scoring average at 72.94… Third on the team with four top-10 finishes and had seven total top 20 finishes… Finished the season with two top-five finishes at the SEC Championship and Bluegrass Invitational… Carded a 5-under par, 205, at the SEC Championship to tie for fifth place… His final round of 65 was a career best, while his three-day score of 205 also set a new career best… At the Bluegrass Invitational, he posted a 4-under par, 212, to tie him for fourth place and helping UK win the team title… Posted a 215 (68-75-72) at the Schenkel Invitational to tie for 10th place… In the season-opening tournament, the Northern Intercollegiate, he tied for ninth with a 217 (67-72-78).

2012-13 (Sophomore): Competed in all four fall tournaments before redshirting due to an injury … Best tournament was a tied for eighth finish at the Saint Mary’s Invitational, shooting even par with a 54-hole score of 216 (74 – 70 – 72).

Summer 2012: Qualified for the 2012 U.S. Amateur

2011-12 (Freshman): Put together a very strong freshman campaign, starting in each of Kentucky’s final eight tournaments … Had a season-low 54-hole total of 4-under-par 212 at the Hootie at Bulls?Bay Intercollegiate, finishing in a tie for second … His 4-under-par 212 was second-best 54-hole total on the team … Carded eight rounds of even- or under-par in his 29 rounds played … Had two top-10 finishes, including a second-place finish at the Hootie at Bulls Bay, and tied for 10th at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate.

Summer of 2011: Came in sixth place at the Kentucky State Amateur with a 54-hole total of 217 (70, 71, 76).

High School: Finished in fifth place at the Kentucky State High School Tournament in 2010 … Was an All-State golfer during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons … Competed at the AJGA at the Greenbrier in 2010, finishing in third place with a 54-hole total of 73, 72, 69 … Competed at the AJGA at the Virginian in 2009, finishing in third place with a 54-hole total of 75, 70, 73 … Played basketball his freshman year.

Personal: Son of Jeffry and Angela Snyder … Has one older brother, Kyle, and one older sister, Dana.

Year Tournaments Rounds Strokes Avg. Low Round
2011-12 10 29 2,148 74.07 68
2013-14 12 36 2,626 72.94 65
2014-15 12 35 2,520 72.00 66
Career 34 100 7,294 72.94 65
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