Michael Raines

2010-11
Competed in one varsity event and two Garnet Team events… Shot 86-79-79=244 at Kiawah Intercollegiate to tie for 57th place… Tied for 14th in first Garnet Team event, shooting 81-74-77=232 at Rees Jones Intercollegiate…Also played in Barefoot at the Beach, shooting 80-80-73=233 to tie for 54th.

2009-10
Redshirted after suffering an injury during practice in the fall…Was ineligible to play in the fall after transferring from Berry College.

PRIOR TO SOUTH CAROLINA – Played baseball at Berry College (Rome, Ga.) for one year…Graduated from Harrison High School in 2007…Was named All-Atlanta Journal-Constitution and All-Marietta Daily Journal for two years… Won the regional title three years in a row… Never finished out of the top five at the state championship… Tied for ninth in the 2009 Atlanta Open as an amateur… Was Marietta Country Club junior champion in 2005… Qualified for 2009 Georgia Amateur, Southeastern Amateur and Atlanta Open.

PERSONAL – Full name is Michael Brent Raines Jr…. Born December 18, 1988… Parents are Mike and Donna Raines… Has a sister, Brooke… His uncle, Mike Rhodes, played quarterback for Georgia Tech and the Atlanta Falcons… Plans to major in psychology or biology.