Gene Zeigler

AWARDS/HONORS

2021-22 (FRESHMAN)

Saw action in eight stroke play events in first season on campus with five appearances in the lineup and another start at SEC Match Play in the fall
Finished the year with a 75.13 scoring average and four rounds of par or better in 23 rounds played
T-56^th at NCAA Norman Regional (May 17-19) with a 54-hole score of 226 (+10) ; shot career-best score of 66 (-6) in the opening round to grab the 18-hole lead by two shots
Was subbed into the lineup right before the start of the second round of stroke play at the SEC Championship (April 20-22) ; shot 76 (+6) and 72 (+2) the final two days of the event
Played as an individual in three spring events: Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 13-15), General Hackler Championship (March 13-14) and the Hootie at Bulls Bay (March 27-29)
T-25^th at the Daniel Island Intercollegiate (Oct. 31-Nov. 1) with a 54-hole score of 220 (+4)
Had an impressive Gamecock debut at the J.T. Poston Invitational (Sept. 27-28) ; helped lead the team to a win and finished T-15^th at 3-under for the tournament ; opened his college career with a 68 (-3) in round one at Country Club of Sapphire Valley

PRIOR TO SOUTH CAROLINA

Top-ranked player in the state in the final SCJGA rankings
T-9^th at the 2021 U.S. Junior Amateur at Pinehurst ; made it to the quarterfinals of match play where he fell 1-up to Luke Potter after he birdied the final two holes
Also T-9^th at the 63^rd SCGA Junior Championship
Four-time Region Player of the Year and two-time state champion for the Trinity Collegiate Titans (Darlington, S.C.)
2021 Southern Cross Invitational Champion
2020 Patriot Invitational Champion
2020 Cardinal Newman Invitational Champion
2020 SCJGA Beth Daniel Junior Azalea runner-up
2020 CGA Carolinas Junior Boys runner-up
2019 SCGA and CGA Player of the Year
2019 Fall Challenge Champion
2019 Anderson Brothers Invitational Champion
AP Scholar and member of the National Honor Society