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Fred Allen Meyer - Men's Golf - University of Kentucky Athletics

Fred AllenMeyer

  • class Senior
  • Hometown Nicholasville, Ky.
  • Major Management
  • High school West Jessamine
2018-19 (Senior): December graduate of Kentucky with a degree in management … One of two Wildcats to make all 11 starts for the Wildcats this season … Best finish came at the Shoal Creek Invitational where he tied for ninth … He posted a career-low round of 65 in the second round … That total was one shot off the team-low round of the season and one shot off the lowest registered under Brian Craig … Also scored a tie for 10th at the General Hackler Collegiate with a season-low 54-hole total of 212 … Had a tie for 16th at the Schenkel Invitational to finish the season with three top-20 finishes … Had 12 par-or-better rounds, including a third and final round of 1-under par at the NCAA Athens Regional to conclude his career … Posted a career-low stroke average of 73.27 … Academic All-SEC Team member.

2017-18 (Junior): Made 10 starts on the season, including the SEC Championship, the NCAA College Station Regional and the NCAA Championship … Notched career-lows in 54-hole total (208 at the Bearcat Invitational) and 18-hole round (68 in the second round of the Bearcat) … Had two top-20 finishes on the year, including a career-best tie for sixth at the Gary Koch Invitational to help the Cats to a team win … He also tied for 11th at the Bearcat Invitational, another team win … Shot a career-low 73.39 for the season with 11 par-or-better rounds … Academic All-SEC Team member.

2016-17 (Sophomore): Competed in all 11 events for UK … Matched his career-low round (69) twice during the first round of the season at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate, where he tied for 14th place, and the final round of the Kenny Perry Invitational en route to his season-high finish tied for eighth place …  Picked up two top-10 and four top-20 finishes … Achieved eight even- or better rounds … Tied for ninth place (E) at the General Hackler Championship when he competed as an individual … Finished tied for 12th place (-2) following two under-par rounds at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate … Held a 75.0 stroke average through his 31 rounds … An All-SEC Academic Team member. 

2015-16 (Redshirt Freshman): After not playing competitive golf for 17 months, he returned to the course for consecutive starts in the spring … He owned a 74.67 stroke average for the season and carded a career-low round of 69 during the third round of his first tournament of the year … He earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors following that triumph … Meyer tied for 52nd at the Puerto Rico Classic and then turned in a tie for 31st, the second best finish on the team, at the Tiger Invitational. 

2014-15 (Freshman): Saw action in the team’s opening event of the season before suffering a season-ending injury that kept him out of competition for the remainder of the year … Placed in a tie for 49th overall at The Invitational at The Ocean Course with rounds of 74-80-75 and a stroke average of 76.33 in his only competition of the season.
High School: Won two individual KHSAA State Championships and was named the John Owens Kentucky Amateur of the Year … Also earned AJGA Rolex All-America honors …. Registered a 68.6 scoring average, while posting a low round of 64 as a senior … Throughout his career, he played in seven KHSAA state tournaments and was named to the All-State Team all four years of high school … Also claimed six AJGA top five finishes.
Personal: Son of Russell and Alison Meyer … Has one sister, Edie … Born on Feb. 13 … Major is management.

Meyer’s Career Stats

 Year  Tournaments  Rounds  Strokes  Average  Low Round
 2014-15  1  3  229  76.33  74
 2015-16  2  6  448  74.67  69
 2016-17  11  31  2,326  75.03  69
 2017-18       11  33  2,422  73.39  68
 2018-19  11  33  2,418  73.27  65
 Career  36  106  7,843  73.99  65
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