Rafe Reynolds
- class Senior
- Hometown Greenville, S.C.
- High school Christ Church Episcopal
- class Senior
- Hometown Greenville, S.C.
- High school Christ Church Episcopal
Rafe Reynolds Bio
AWARDS/HONORS
- SEC Golfer of the Week (Feb. 15)
- GCAA Scholar All-American (2022-23)
- SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023)
- SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll (2020-21)
2023-24 (SENIOR)
- Had strong summer with three top-10 finishes ; was runner-up at the South Carolina Amateur Championship (Aug. 3-6), shooting 279 (-9) over the course of 72 holes at Musgrove Mill with three scores in the 60s
- T-3rd at the Southeastern Amateur (July 27-29) with a 54-hole score of 201 (-9) ; opened the tournament with a 6-under 64 at Country Club of Columbus
- Finished T-8th at the Rice Planters Amateur (June 21-23) ; shot 210 (-6) with a final round 66 (-6) at Snee Farm Country Club
2022-23 (JUNIOR)
- Played in nine events, logging a season scoring average of 72.08 ; had three top-10 finishes including his first career victory
- T-62nd at the SEC Championship (April 19-21) with a 54-hole score of 224
- Won The Camden One Day on April 1 with a score of 65 (-5) at Camden Country Club
- Finished sixth at the Palmetto Intercollegiate with a 54-hole total of 208 (-2), helping lead the team to a comfortable win
- Had career best showing in major collegiate event after T-2nd finish at the Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 12-14) to open the spring ; shot 206 (-10) with red number scores of 70-69-67 ; performance earned him SEC Golfer of the Week honors for the first time in his career
- Defeated Sarut Vongchaisit of Ole Miss 3&2 at The SEC Match Play (Sept. 27)
2021-22 (SOPHOMORE)
- Saw action in seven of the team’s stroke play events for the Gamecocks, recording a season scoring average of 72.08 ; shot par or better 10 times in 24 rounds played
- Was in the lineup for all three of the team’s victories during the season
- T-47th at the NCAA Norman Regional (May 16-18) after shooting 223 (+7)
- T-54th at the SEC Championship (April 21-23) with a 54-hole tally of 220 (+10)
- Had back-to-back T-21st finishes at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (March 27-29) and General Hackler Championship (March 13-14) with identical scores of 214 (-2) ; shot a career-best score of 67 (-5) in the opening round of the Hootie
- Helped the team to victory at the Palmetto Intercollegiate (March 7-8) with a career-best T-4th finish thanks to a 54-hole score of 210 (E) ; fired a 68 (-2) in the final round
- Went 1-3 at SEC Match Play (Oct. 10-12) picking up a 1-up victory in the team’s 4-1 opening round win vs. Florida
- Made season debut at the J.T. Poston Invitational (Sept. 27-28) and finished 27th with a score of 213 (E)
2020-21 (FRESHMAN)
- Saw action in three tournaments (two starts), posting a 74.67 scoring average with two rounds of par or better (nine rounds played)
- Started for the second time in the regular season finale at the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational (April 3-4); shot 232 (+16) and T-72nd
- Played as an individual at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (March 28-30); posted a 54-hole score of 227 (+11) and T-78th
- Made his first career start in Garnet and Black at the all-SEC Legends Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 25-27); T-40th in his debut with an even par 54-hole score of 213 (70-71-72)
PRIOR TO SOUTH CAROLINA
- Ranked 18thin the Junior Rankings of the Carolinas
- Region Player of the Year as a junior, individual state champion as a sophomore
- Took second at the 2018 AJGA Junior at RiverWatch and fourth at the 2018 AJGA Colonial Junior
- Finished sixth at the 2019 Future Masters
- Was seventh at the 2018 TaylorMade/adidas Golf Boys Junior All-Star
- Had a top-20 finish at the 2018 SC Amateur Championship
PERSONAL
- Son of Steve and Lelia Reynolds – has two older brothers: Stephen (played golf at Furman) and Harry (played golf at Indiana)
- Parents both swam collegiately at Furman
- Turkey sandwich is go-to meal before starting a round
- Uses state quarters as his ball markers during competitive play
- Believes Chick-fil-A is indeed the home of the original chicken sandwich
- Favorite course to play in South Carolina is Congaree
- Dream car is an older Mustang
- Favorite movie is Good Will Hunting and favorite TV show is The Office
- Favorite spot on campus is Williams-Brice Stadium
- Mass communications major
CAREER STATISTICS
Year | Events | Rounds | Low 54 | Low 18 | Par/Better | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Strokes | Average |
2020-21 | 3 | 9 | 213 | 70 | 2 | – | – | – | 672 | 74.67 |
2021-22 | 8 | 24 | 210 | 67 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1,730 | 72.08 |
2022-23 | 10 | 27 | 206 | 65 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1,950 | 72.22 |
2023-24 | ||||||||||
Total | 21 | 60 | 206 | 65 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4,344 | 72.40 |