StephenPowers

– 2013-14 Division I PING Southeast All-Region Team
– 2012-13 Division I PING Midwest All-Region Team
– 2011-12 Academic All-SEC
– 2010-11 Academic All-SEC

2013-14 (Senior): Competed in all 12 tournaments during his final collegiate season…First on the team in stroke average at a career-best 71.94 and six top-10 finishes, while leading the team with nine total top 20 finishes… Named to the Division I PING Southeast All-Region Team… Tied for 29th in his final collegiate tournament at the NCAA Championship… Finished in fifth place in the NCAA Raleigh Regional with a score of 5-under par, 208 (67-68-73)… Carded a 1-under par, 215, at the Bluegrass Invitational to place him in a tie for seventh… Scored a season-best 211 (69-75-67) at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate to place him sixth… Tied for sixth at the Schenkel Invitational with a 3-under par, 214… Opened the spring season by tying for third place at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate with a 3-under par, 213… The third place tie was his highest finish of the season… Tied for ninth at the Wolf Run Invitational with a 220 (77-68-75).

2012-13 (Junior): Named to the Division I PING Midwest All-Region Team … Finished the season with the second-lowest stroke average on the team at 74.33 … Competed in all 12 tournaments, recording team-highs with four top-10 and five top-20 finishes … Best finish came at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate, where he placed tied for fifth at 2-over-par … Led UK in six of its 12 tournaments, while posting a season-low round of 6-under-par, 66 in the second round of the Saint Mary’s Invitational … Fired season-best 54-hole score of 214 (68 – 72 – 74) at the USF Invitational, placing tied for sixth … Other top-10 finishes came at the Saint Mary’s Invitational and the Tiger Invitational where he placed tied for sixth in each tournament.

Summer 2012: Finished tied for seventh in the Northern Amateur, shooting seven under for the tournament.

2011-12 (Sophomore): Started in every tournament … Shot a season-low 54-hole total of 214 at the SEC Championship … Tied for the team lead at the SEC Championships, finishing tied for 19th at 4-over par … Shot a season-low round of 2-under-par 69 in the final round of the UK Bluegrass Fall Invitational … Shot 10 rounds of even- or under-par … Had a season-best finish of tying for 13th at the UK Bluegrass Fall Invitational … Finished in a tie for 20th at the Bearcat Invitational.

2010-11 (Freshman): Played in eight events for the Wildcats, finishing second on the team in season stroke average with a mark of 74.55 … Had the round of the year for Kentucky when he shot a 6-under par 65 in the second round of the UK Bluegrass Invitational, which was the lowest round of the tournament by any golfer … The score also tied the second best 18-hole round score in the Brian Craig Era (2001-present) … Had two top-10 finishes on the year, ending the UK Bluegrass Invitational tied for second and posting a 7-over par 217 to finish tied for 19th at the SEC Championships … Parker finished first or second on the UK team in its final three events.

Summer 2010: Qualified and played in the Illinois State Amateur Championship.

High School: A four-year letterman at Neuqua Valley High School under head coach Spike Grosshuesch … In 2009, finished first in the Upstate Eight Conference Championship with a score of 69 and 31st out of 105 golfers in the Illinois High School Association State Championship … Also finished first in the 2009 Providence Catholic Tournament with a score of 71 … In 2007, posted a No. 1 finish at the ISHA High School Sectional Tournament and finished in the top 20 at the ISHA State Championship … Had a successful junior golf career, finishing first in the 2009 United State Golf Association Amateur Qualifier and 15th in the 2009 USGA Junior Amateur Championship stroke play competition … Played in the USGA Amateur Championship in 2009 … Finished in the top 10 at the AJGA Midwest Junior Players Championship and the Future Collegians World Tour Whistling Straits Classic while taking home top honors in the Mid-American Junior Golf Tour Memorial Day Invitational and the Chick Evan Jr. Match Play Championship … Was an Upstate Eight Conference Player of the Year in 2008 on top of receiving a Upstate Eight All-Conference award in 2007, 2008 and 2009 … High school MVP in 2008 and 2009, holding 15 school records, including single-season and career scoring average, and single season and career high in birdies, eagles and greens in regulation.

Personal: Son of John and Joanne Powers … Has older sibling, his brother JJ Powers … Father was on the men’s soccer team at Binghamton University in New York.