- Tyson Alexander
- Height
- 6' 1"
- CLASS
- JR
- Hometown
- Gainesville, Fla. (Buchholz)
- Weight
- 165 lbs.
- Experience
- 2L
- School
At
2008-09: Earned NCAA All-Southeast Region Honors after posting five top-20 finishes on the season … Competed in 11 tournaments and averaged a career-best 73.31 strokes for the season … Had the second most rounds counted on the season with 29.5 out of 32 (92.19 percent) … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the second year in a row … Earned a spot in NCAA postseason action for the second time … Was the second highest Florida golfer at the NCAA Championships, shooting 11-over par 224 to tie for 79th … Helped the Gators win the NCAA Southwest Regional with a four-over par 217, good enough for a share of seventh place … Tied for 17th at the SEC Championship and helped UF to a third place finish carding three-over par 219 … Shot a final-round 70 (-2) at the U.S. Collegiate Championship to reach eight-under par for the tournament and tie for 28th … Finished at four-over par 220 in a tie for 32nd at the Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational … Shot one-under par 71 in the opening round of the Puerto Rico Classic and finished at five-over par for the tournament, tied for 46th … Averaged 69.33 strokes at the Gator Invitational and tied for sixth at two-under par 208 for the tournament … Highest finish of the season came at the Golden Ocala Collegiate, shooting two-under par 142 in the 36-hole event … First top-20 finish of the season came at the Columbia Invitational, where he shot 13-over par 229 and tied for 13th … Shot 10-over par 223 at the prestigious PING/Golfweek Preview Invitational for a share of 38th … Opened the season with a tie for 26th finish at the Carpet Capital Collegiate after shooting a final round 70 (-2).
2007-08: Received SEC Academic Honor Roll recognition … Shot 11 rounds at or under par and tied for the lead among Gator golfers with four eagles on the year … Competed in 36 rounds, the second-highest number of appearances on the team … Made his first appearance at the NCAA Championships, placing in a tie for 43rd with a 72-hole score of 307 (75-74-80-78) … Ranked second among Gators, carding an 11-over 224 (71-77-76) at the NCAA Central Regional … Tied for 25th place at the SEC Championships with a 5-over 221 final score … Tied teammate Toby Ragland for 10th in the match versus Florida State with a 1-over 145 … Finished in a tie for 19th alongside teammate Manuel Villegas, shooting a solid one-over 214 (71-70-73) at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate … Shot 76-75-72 = 223 (+7) at the Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational to finish in a tie for 51st … Helped the Gators to a fifth place finish at the John Hayt Invitational with a 242 … Capped a career-best weekend at that Gator Invitational with a final round 2-under 68 to finish with a 6-under 204 … His third place finish at the home event was a career best, as was the 4-under 66 that he carded in the first round … Shot 11-over 224 (73-74-77) at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate for a share of 58th place … Led the Gators at the PING/Golfweek Preview Invitational with a share of 23rd place after shooting six-over 222 (77-75-70) … Shot eight-over par 224 (74-76-74) for a share of 44th place at the Carpet Capital Collegiate … Shot 68 in the second round of the Inverness Invitational, firing a four-over 217 (76-68-73), for his first career top-10 finish.
2006-07: Earned a share of 38th at the SEC Championships with a three-round total of 227 (81-72-74, +17) … Placed 76th at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship with a three-round total of 238 (78-77-83, +22) … Shot season-low rounds on consecutive days, firing a second-round 69 and a final-round 68, to finish the Puerto Rico Classic tied for 12th with a two-under score of 214 (77-69-68) … The performance in San Juan marked his second-straight top-15 finish, and was his first final total in red numbers … Finished in a tie for 15th with a score of 215 (71-72-72, +5) as Florida won the SunTrust Gator Invitational … Helped the Gators to a fourth-place finish at the Collegiate Match Play Championship, posting a 1-2-0 record … One of three freshmen to make his collegiate debut at the season-opening Inverness Invitational … Finished in a tie for 43rd after carding a score 234 (77-78-79, +21), including a second-round eagle.
Amateur Competition:
Finished tied for 13th at the 2008 Players Amateur at seven-under par … Shot a second-round 65 and finished in a tie for 15th at the 2008 Southern Amateur … Qualified for the 2008 U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst CC … Competed in the 107th U.S. Amateur at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, Calif., firing back-to-back 77 tallies in the stroke play portion … Reached the semifinals of the 2007 Florida Match Amateurs … Finished in a tie for third at the 2007 Florida State Amateur … Advanced to quarterfinals of match play at 2007 Western Amateur, shooting four-under 276 (71-72-64-69) during the stroke play segment at Point O’Woods Golf Club in Benton Harbor, Mich. … Defeated fellow Gator Manuel Villegas to advance to the final eight players … Made a double-eagle from the fairway of the 13th hole during his third round 64 … Tied for 28th at the 2007 Azalea Amateur Invitational with a four-round total of 290 (75-70-71-74, +6) … Competed in the 2006 Western Amateur, finishing tied for 55th with a score of 222 (72-71-79, +12) … Took first at the 2006 FCWT Gainesville with a final-round 63 … Earned runner-up honors at the 2006 Florida Junior Championship …
Placed first at the 2005 Southern Junior Championship … Won the 2005 Alachua County Amateur …
Claimed medalist honors at the 2004 Gator Open … Qualified for the 2005 U.S. Junior Championship and the 2004 U.S. Amateur.
Prep: Named the 2004 Gainesville Sun Player of the Year … A two-time Alachua County Player of the Year selection … Named team MVP two-consecutive seasons … Served as team captain twice … Also played three years of high school basketball.
Personal: His father is the head golf coach at UF … Chose Florida over Alabama because of the strength of schedule, history and coaching staff … Lists his hobbies as playing sports and hanging out with friends … Future ambition is to be a professional golfer … Majoring in sport management.
Tyson Alexander - 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 |
6 |
15 |
1,128 |
75.20 |
68 |
214 |
2 |
0 |
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2007-08 |
11 |
36 |
2,667 |
74.08 |
66 |
204 |
11 |
2 |
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2008-09 |
11 |
32 |
2,346 |
73.31 |
68 |
208 |
10 |
3 |
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Totals |
28 |
83 |
6,141 |
73.99 |
66 |
204 |
23 |
5 |
Best Finish: 3rd, Gator Invitational, 2008
Low Round: 66, Gator Invitational, 2008
Low Tourney Score: 204, Gator Invitational, 2008
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2008-09 (Junior Season) |
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Date |
Tournament (Site) |
Finish |
Score |
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9/12-14 |
Carpet Capital Collegiate (Dalton, Ga.) |
T26 |
77-72-70=219 (+3) |
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9/28-30 |
PING/Golfweek Preview Inv. (Toledo, Ohio) |
T38 |
73-77-73=223 (+10) |
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10/24-26 |
Columbia Invitational (Galloway, N.J.) |
T13 |
79-74-76=229 (+16) |
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2/2 |
Golden Ocala Collegiate (Ocala, Fla.) |
T5 |
73-69=142 (-2) |
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2/14-15 |
Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) |
T6 |
68-71-69=208 (-2) |
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2/27-3/1 |
Puerto Rico Classic (San Juan, P.R.) |
T46 |
71-76-74=221 (+5) |
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3/20-22 |
Schenkel E-Z-Go Inv. (Statesboro, Ga.) |
T32 |
73-75-72=220 (+4) |
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4/5-7 |
U.S. Collegiate Championship (Atlanta, Ga. ) |
T28 |
74-80-70=224 (+8) |
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4/17-19 |
SEC Championship (St. Simons Island, Ga.) |
T17 |
76-73-70=219 (+3) |
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5/14-16 |
NCAA Southwest Regional (Austin, Texas) |
T7 |
75-68-74=217 (+4) |
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5/26-30 |
NCAA Championship (Toledo, Ohio) |
T79 |
77-75-72=224 (+11) |
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2007-08 (Sophomore Season) |
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Date |
Tournament (Site) |
Finish |
Score |
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9/10-11 |
Inverness Invitational (Toledo, Ohio) |
T10 |
76-68-73 = 217 (+4) |
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9/14-16 |
Carpet Capital Collegiate (Dalton, Ga.) |
T44 |
74-76-74 = 224 (+8) |
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9/22-23 |
PING/Golfweek Preview Invitational (West Lafayette, Ind.) |
T23 |
77-75-70 = 222 (+6) |
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10/8-9 |
Jerry Pate (Birmingham, Ala.) |
T58 |
73-74-77 = 224 (+11) |
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2/9-10 |
SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) |
3 |
66-70-68 = 204 (-6) |
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2/17-19 |
John Hayt Invitational (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) |
80 |
83-79-80 = 242 (+26) |
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3/14-16 |
Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) |
T51 |
76-75-72 = 223 (+7) |
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3/23-25 |
Hootie at Bulls Bay Invitational (Awendaw, S.C.) |
T19 |
71-70-73 = 214 (+1) |
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4/6 |
vs. Florida State (Thomasville, Ga.) |
T10 |
72-63 = 145 (+1) |
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4/18-20 |
SEC Championships (St. Simons Island, Ga.) |
T25 |
73-72-76 = 221 (+5) |
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5/15-17 |
NCAA Central Regional (Columbus, Ohio) |
T20 |
71-77-76 = 224 (+11) |
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5/28-31 |
NCAA Championships (West Lafayette, Ind.) |
T43 |
75-74-80-78 = 307 (+19) |
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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 |
77-78-79 = 234 (+21) |
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10/29-31 |
Collegiate Match Play Championship (Fort Worth, Texas) |
1-2-0 |
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2/10-11 |
SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) |
T15 |
71-72-72 = 215 (+5) |
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2/25-27 |
Puerto Rico Classic (San Juan, Puerto Rico) |
T12 |
77-69-68 = 214 (-2) |
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3/9-11 |
Southern Highlands Collegiate (Las Vegas, Nev.) |
76 |
78-77-83 = 238 (+22) |
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4/20-22 |
SEC Championships (Sea Island, Ga.) |
T38 |
81-72-74 = 227 (+17) |
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