Gene Zeigler
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Florence, S.C.
- High school Trinity Collegiate
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Florence, S.C.
- High school Trinity Collegiate
Gene Zeigler Bio
AWARDS/HONORS
- 2021-22 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
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-56th 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-25th 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-15th 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-9th 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-9th at the 63rd 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
PERSONAL
- Son of Ben and Belle Zeigler
- Mom played college basketball at Sewanee
- Lifelong Gamecock fan that committed after his freshman year of high school
- Undecided major
CAREER STATISTICS
Year | Events | Rounds | Low 54 | Low 18 | Par/Better | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Strokes | Average |
2021-22 | 8 | 23 | 210 | 66 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 1,728 | 75.13 |
2022-23 | ||||||||||
Total | 8 | 23 | 210 | 66 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 1,728 | 75.13 |