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Rafe Reynolds

  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Greenville, S.C.
  • High school Christ Church Episcopal
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Greenville, S.C.
  • High school Christ Church Episcopal

Rafe Reynolds Bio

AWARDS/HONORS

  • SEC Golfer of the Week (2/15/23)
  • GCAA Scholar All-American (2022-23, 2023-24)
  • SEC Community Service Team (2024)
  • SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023, 2024)
  • SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll (2020-21)

2023-24 (SENIOR)

  • Played in nine events with eight starts in the lineup in his final season ; logged a scoring average of 72.92 with three top-20 finishes including a pair of top-fives ; shot par or better 11 times with four rounds in the 60s
  • Graduated in the spring and his 72.55 career scoring average was the 13th lowest in program history just behind All-American Jamie Wilson
  • Was subbed in for the second round of the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional (May 13-15) and shot 82 (+10) in his final appearance in Garnet and Black
  • Finished 64th at the SEC Championship (April 22-24) with a score of 229 (+19)
  • T-8th at the Wofford Invitational (April 15-16) helping the team to victory ; shot 212 (+2) with a final round 69 (-1)
  • Earned runner-up medalist honors to teammate Nathan Franks at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate (Feb. 3-4) ; shot season-low score of 207 (-8) with rounds of 72-67-69
  • Finished T-4th in the fall finale at the Daniel Island Intercollegiate with a 54-hole total of 211 (-5) ; fired rounds of 69-70-72
  • 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

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 9 25 208 67 11 2 3 3 1,823 72.92
Total 30 85 206 65 36 5 7 8 6,167 72.55

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