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2016-17 Men's Golf Roster

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Jona Scott

Jona Scott

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    New Haven, VT
  • High School:
    Mt. Abraham

Summary

Biography

At UR 2016-17: Carded a scoring average of 79.71 (fourth on UR) during senior season, competing in eight events for the Yellowjackets...Wasn an Honorable Mention All-Liberty League performer and selected as conference Performer of the Week twice...Had two top-10 finishes and ended in 8th place overall at the Liberty League Tournament (combined Fall and Spring) with a 72-hole score of 316...Recorded a low round of 74 twice on the season...Shot rounds of 76 and 74 to finish T-7th at the Hershey Cup with a season low 36-hole score of 150...Ends career with a 77.80 scoring average, ranking 8th in Rochester history...Selected to UAA and Liberty League All-Academic team for the third straight season...Earned GCAA All-America Scholar accolades.

At UR 2015-16: Led all Rochester golfers in scoring as a junior, averaging 76.65 strokes over 17 rounds (8 events)...Recorded a team best W-L% of 793 and had two rounds at par or better, including a 2-under 70 at the Jekyll Island Invitational when he finished in T-12th of 150 golfers...Had season best finish of T-4th at the Liberty League Fall Tournament after rounds of 76 and 73 and turned that into an overall Liberty League finish of T-11th combining the fall and spring scores...Was selected 1st Team All-Liberty League and 1st Team All-UAA following the season, the only UR player to be named 1st team by both conferences...Ended T-10th at the Hershey Cup, helping UR finish in 3rd place of 15 schools...Was a two-time UAA Athlete of the Week, one-time Liberty League Performer of the Week...Academically honored by UAA and Liberty League as All-Academic team member and was chosen to the GCAA Scholar All-America team.

At UR 2014-15: The sophomore was one of three golfers to play in all 10 events, ending the season with a 76.82 scoring average, good for third on UR...Was a 1st team All-UAA selection after his T-5th place finish in Florida, aiding in Rochester's championship winning performance...Named to GCAA/PING All-Northeast region team...Carded season best round of 69 (-3) during UR's school record breaking 280 (-8) during the 2nd round of the Liberty League Fall Qualifier, helping UR capture the team title...Finished T-2nd in the event with a two round score of 143 (-1)...Defeated over 70% of opponents during the season...Two time UAA Athlete of the Week...Honored by UAA and Liberty League as member of All-Academic Team.

At UR 2013-14: Freshman appeared in nine events for Rochester, compiling a scoring average of 78.3, fifth on UR...Played 18 rounds, carding a low score of 74 twice on the season...Earned two top-10 finishes, including one at the Liberty League Fall Qualifier (t-9th) which earned him 2nd Team All-Liberty League honors.

HS: Graduated from Mt. Abraham HS where he participated in basketball and golf...Golf team captain sophomore through senior year...Led basketball team senior season when he earned the coaches award in both sports...Named to the Tri-State Team his freshman, sophomore and junior years on the golf team...Golf scoring average went down every year on varsity with his low round of 68 (-4) coming in the Metro Championship...3-time Metero and Sectional Champion along with a state title as a senior...2011 qualifier for the United States Junior Amateur Championship when he also captured the Vermont Junior PGA State Match Play title.

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