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Lynn University

2015-16 Men's Golf

Elliott Whitley

  • Height 5-10
  • Year Senior

Biography

Junior (2014-15): Appeared in all 13 tournaments…named a PING/GCAA Honorable Mention All-American and PING/GCAA All-South Region selection…honored as a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-American Scholar…logged a 73 scoring average with six top-10 finishes…was second on the team in top-10 finishes and third in stroke average…carded 15 rounds of par or better…started the year by shooting a career-low four-under par 66 en route to a personal-best 36-hole score of 140 to tie for eighth at the Saint Leo Invite (9/23)…notched a career-best 54-hole score of 210 following rounds of 67-67-76 to finish as the runner-up at the McDonough Cup (10/28)…rattled off three consecutive top-10 finishes at the Buccaneer Invite (3/31), SSC Championship (4/14) and NCAA South/Southeast Super Regional (5/6)…posted rounds of 71-71-70 for a two-under par 212 at the Buccaneer Invite to tie for fourth…tied for ninth at the SSC Championship with a 54-hole score of 215 to earn All-Tournament accolades…tied for eighth at the South Region Tournament with a 215 total…shot a 227 in the stroke portion of the NCAA Division II National Championship (5/20) but went 3-0-0 in match play with rounds of 71-67-69 to help team to national runner-up finish…earned SSC Commissioner Honor Roll recognition for earning a 3.2 grade point average or better.

Sophomore (2013-14): Appeared in 12 tournaments…named a PING/GCAA Honorable Mention All-American, First Team All-Sunshine State Conference and PING/GCAA All-South Region selection…was the 26th ranked player in the nation and eighth-ranked player in the SSC…led the team with a 73.17 stroke average in 36 rounds played and was tied with the team lead for top-10 finishes with five…made his debut at the GolfWeek DII Invite (9/30-31) where he tied for 11th with scores of 78-80-72 for a 230 total…earned first top-10 finish after tying for eighth at the Guy Harvey Invite (10/7-8) with a three-under 69 in the final round en route to a two-under par 214 total…tied for third individually at the Titan Winter Invite (2/3-4) where he fired rounds of 70-69-73 for a personal-best four-under par 212…posted another top-three finish at the Pirate Invite (2/23-24) with a career-low 211 score…tied for 10th with an even par 216 at the Argonaut Invite (3/30-31)…shot a career-best four-under par 68 in the opening round of the SSC Championship (4/13-15) where he tied for sixth individually…posted back-to-back scores of 225 at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional (5/5-7) and NCAA Division II National Championship (5/19-21) where he finished tied for 36th and 38th, respectively…shot a 73 to win his head-to-head battle in match play versus Chico State (5/22)…earned SSC Commissioner Honor Roll recognition for earning a 3.2 grade point average or better.

Prior to Lynn: Attended New Mexico Junior College for one year…named a NGCA First Team All-America…logged a 73.14 stroke average with seven top-five and 10 top-10 finishes…ranked rank seventh at the NJCAA Division I level and 113th overall in the nation among all NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA divisions…tied for third place at the NJCAA National Championship with scores of 75-72-66-69...named the NMJC Most Valuable Golfer.

Personal: Born August 16, 1992…son of Brett and Tracy Whitley…has one sibling; Tami…business administration major…enjoys playing and watching hockey and fishing in his spare time…favorite athlete is Payne Stewart…favorite movie is American Gangster…would most like to visit Australia.


Low 18 Score: 66/Saint Leo Invite (9/23/14)
Low 18 Par: -6 under par 66/Saint Leo Invite (9/23/14)
Low 36 Score: 140/Saint Leo Invite (9/23/14)
Low 36 Par: -4 under par 140/Saint Leo Invite (9/23/14)
Low 54 Score:  210/McDonough Cup (10/28/14)
Low 54 Par: -4 under par 212 and 210/Titan Winter Invite (2/3-4/2014) & McDonough Cup (10/28/14)

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Senior

    5'10" 225 lbs
  • 2014-15Senior

    5'10" 225 lbs
  • 2015-16Senior

    5'10" 225 lbs