- Andres Echavarria
- Height
- 5' 10"
- CLASS
- FR
- Hometown
- Medellin, Colombia (Columbus School)
- Weight
- 145 lbs.
- Experience
- HS
- School
2010-11: Named a semifinalist for the Ben Hogan Award…Earned All-SEC first-team honors…Named to the PING Division I Third Team…Named to the PING Division I All-Region Team…Shot a 233 at the NCAA Championships…Finished one stroke behind the leader in fourth place at the NCAA Regional to give Florida a first-place finish…Won the SEC Championship Individual Title in a playoff for his second medalist honor in 2011…Shot two rounds under or at par to tie for 11th at the Schenkel Invitational…Finished in a tie for 13th at the Bandon Dunes Championship…Won the Gator Invitational in a playoff for his second-career win…Recorded a seventh-place finish to help his team win the JU Invitational…Finished tied for seventh in the Gators’ first-place finish at the Olympia Fields Invitational.
2009-10: Named to the PING Division I All-Region Team…Earned SEC Academic Honor Roll honors for the second-straight year…Finished with a 73.0 stroke average, after playing all but one tournament for Florida… Tied for the team-lead with three top-20 finishes…Made his NCAA Championships debut and tied for 34th with an even-par 216 (73-70-73)…Helped UF qualify for its 10th-straight NCAA Championships appearance after tying for 32nd with a 214 (74-69-71, +4) at the NCAA Central Regional…Had his best event of his career at the Golden Ocala Invitational where he earned his first individual win and set a career low with a first round score of 65 (-7)...Finished the Golden Ocala with a 36-hole score of 132 (-12)…Tied for 12th place as the Gators tied for second at the SEC Championship where he carded a one-over 211 (69-72-70)…Shot a 13-over 229 to finish in a tie for 71st at the Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational…Finished in a tie for 67th with a 27-over 243 (73-85-85) at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters in Las Vegas…Rounded out UF’s lineup in a tie for 79th at the John Hayt Invitational with a 240 (82-82-76, +24)…Tied teammates Tyson Alexander and Tim McKenney for third at the SunTrust Gator Invitational with a final score of 212 (+2)…Matched his previous career mark for lowest tournament score with a three-under 210 (72-70-68) at the PING Arizona Invitational where he tied for 16th place…Tied for 20th place after carding an eight-over 224 (75-74-75) at the Isleworth Invitational…Carded a five-under 211 (70-69-72) to tie for 10th place at the Gary Koch Invitational…Made his season debut at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational and tied for third place with a three-over 213 (74-71-68).
2008-09: Appeared in four tournaments on the season, playing in the team lineup three times … Averaged 74.92 strokes through 12 rounds … Earned SEC Academic Honor Roll recognition … Played in the prestigious U.S. Collegiate Championship and tied for 77th … Finished 14th at the Gator Invitational shooting even-par 210 as an individual … Led the team with a five-over par score of 218 at the PING/Golfweek Preview Invitational and tied for 21st place … Opened the season at the Carpet Capital Collegiate with a 49th place finish, carding a 224 (+8).
2007-08: Redshirted and did not see any action.
2006-07: Finished in a tie for 49th at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship with a score of 230 (+14) … Tied for 40th at the SunTrust Gator Invitational after recording a total of 71-75-75 = 221 (+11) … Tied his 18-hole career best in the first round with a score of 71 … Helped the Gators win the PING/Golfweek Preview Invitational with a six-over 216 (72-73-71), good for a share of 34th place … His final-round 71 marked a career best … One of three freshmen to make his collegiate debut at the season-opening Inverness Invitational … Carded a 234 (77-80-77) to finish in a tie for 43rd.
Amateur Competition: Finished tied for 33rd at the 2008 Players Amateur at two-under par…Was the medalist in the qualifier tournament and competed in the 107th U.S. Amateur at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, Calif., shooting 15-over 155 (75-80) in the stroke play portion … Tied for third at the 2007 Copa de las Americas … Appeared in the 2007 Western Amateur at Point O’Woods Golf and Country Club at Benton Harbor, Mich., shooting nine-over 289 (71-73-73-72) and finishing in a tie for 40th place … Named a 2006 AJGA All-American … Earned 2006 Rolex Junior All-America honors … Won the 2006 South American Junior Championship as an individual and with his Columbian team … Tied for 28th with a score of 286 (-2), helping Colombia tie for 22nd at the 2006 World Amateur Team Championships … Advanced to the first round of match play at the 106th U.S. Amateur Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn., after firing a four-over 147 in stroke play … Won the 2005 Doral Publix by shooting four-under for the tournament … Earned runner-up honors at the 2005 Orange Bowl tournament … Placed third at the 2005 Junior World Cup … Finished second at the match-play Colombian Open in 2004.
Prep: Led his team to a runner-up finish with a 28-under performance at the World Golf Cup Championship in Japan … Earned the Best Senior Award at the Pendleton School … Also played soccer and tennis in high school.
HONORS
2011 Ben Hogan Award Semifinalist
2011 All-SEC First Team
2011 Division I PING All-America Third Team
2011 PING Division I All-Region Team
2010 PING Division I All-Region Team
2010 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2009 SEC Academic Honor Roll
Andres Echavarria - Career Stats
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Best Rounds |
Even or Under |
Top-10 |
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Year |
Tourneys |
Rds |
Strokes |
Avg. |
18 |
54 |
Par Rds. |
Finishes |
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2006-07 |
4 |
12 |
901 |
75.08 |
71 |
216 |
0 |
0 |
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2007-08 |
did not compete |
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2008-09 |
4 |
12 |
899 |
74.92 |
68 |
210 |
5 |
0 |
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2009-10 |
12 |
35 |
2,555 |
73.00 |
65 |
210 |
14 |
4 |
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2010-11 |
9 |
27 |
1,939 |
71.81 |
67 |
207 |
13 |
5 |
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Totals: |
29 |
86 |
6,294 |
73.19 |
65 |
207 |
32 |
9 |
Best Finish: 1, 2x, last at Gator Invitational, 2011
Low Round: 65, Golden Ocala Invitational, 2010
Low Tourney Score: 207, NCAA Southeast Regional, 2011
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2010-11 (Redshirt Senior Season) |
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Date |
Tournament (Site) |
Finish |
Score |
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9/17-19 |
Olympia Fields Invitational (Chicago) |
T5 |
72-67-73 = 212 (+2) |
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10/11-12 |
Jerry Pate Invitational (Birmingham, Ala.) |
T19 |
73-72-71 = 216 (+6) |
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1/31-2/1 |
JU Invitational (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) |
7 |
73-70-73 = 216 (E) |
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2/12-13 |
Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) |
1 |
69-70-71 = 210 (E) |
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3/11-12 |
Bandon Dunes (Bandon, Ore.) |
T13 |
70-73-78 = 221 (+5) |
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3/17-19 |
Schenkel Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) |
T11 |
72-70-73 = 215 (-1) |
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4/15-17 |
SEC Championship (St. Simons Island, Ga.) |
1 |
70-70-69 = 209 (-1) |
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5/19-21 |
NCAA Southeast Regional (Ocala, Fla.) |
4 |
71-68-68 = 207 (-9) |
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5/31-6/2 |
NCAA Championships (Stillwater, Okla.) |
T113 |
74-76-83 = 233 (+17) |
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2009-10 (Redshirt Junior Season) |
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Date |
Tournament (Site) |
Finish |
Score |
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9/18-20 |
Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational (Olympia Fields, Ill.) |
T3 |
74-71-68 = 213 (+3) |
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10/3-4 |
Gary Koch Invitational (Tampa, Fla.) |
T10 |
70-69-72 = 211 (-5) |
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10/25-27 |
Isleworth Invitational (Windermere, Fla.) |
T20 |
75-74-75 = 224 (+8) |
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2/1-2 |
PING Arizona Invitational (Tucson, Ariz.) |
T16 |
72-70-68 = 210 (-3) |
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2/13-14 |
SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) |
T3 |
68-74-70 = 212 (+2) |
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2/28-3/2 |
John Hayt Invitational (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) |
T79 |
82-82-76 = 240 (+24) |
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3/12-14 |
Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters (Las Vegas, Nev.) |
T67 |
73-85-85 = 243 (+27) |
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3/19-21 |
Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) |
T71 |
80-74-75 = 229 (+13) |
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4/16-18 |
SEC Championship (Sea Island, Ga.) |
T12 |
69-72-70 = 211 (+1) |
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5/6 |
Golden Ocala Invitational (Ocala, Fla.) |
1 |
65-67 = 132 (-12) |
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5/20-22 |
NCAA Central Regional (South Bend, Ind.) |
T32 |
74-69-71 = 214 (+4) |
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6/1-3 |
NCAA Championships (Ooltewah, Tenn.) |
T34 |
73-70-73 = 216 (E) |
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2008-09 (Redshirt Sophomore Season) |
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Date |
Tournament (Site) |
Finish |
Score |
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9/12-14 |
Carpet Capital Collegiate (Dalton, Ga.) |
T49 |
77-75-72=224 (+8) |
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9/28-30 |
PING/Golfweek Preview Invitational (Toledo, Ohio) |
T21 |
68-79-71=218 (+5) |
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2/14-15 |
Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) |
14 |
71-69-70=210 (E) |
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4/5-7 |
U.S. Collegiate Championship (Atlanta, Ga.) |
T77 |
76-85-86=247 (+31) |
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2006-07 (Freshman Season) |
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Date |
Tournament (Site) |
Finish |
Score |
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9/11-12 |
Inverness Invitational (Toledo, Ohio) |
T43 |
77-80-77 = 234 (+21) |
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10/2-4 |
PING/Golfweek Preview Invitational (Williamsburg, Va.) |
T34 |
72-73-71 = 216 (+6) |
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2/10-11 |
SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) |
T40 |
71-75-75 = 221 (+11) |
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3/9-11 |
Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship (Las Vegas, Nev.) |
T49 |
73-76-81 = 230 (+14) |
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