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Archer Price
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-9
- Hometown:
- Gastonia, N.C.
- High School:
- Gaston Day
Honors and Awards
2017-18 second-team All-Sun Belt
2017-18 Sun Belt Commissioner's List
2016-17 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
2016-17 second-team All-Sun Belt
2015-16 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
Senior (2017-18): Ranked fifth in the SBC in scoring average with a mark of 72.34 • Notched three top-10 and six top-20 finishes • Shot 72 or better in 17 of 32 rounds • Tied for second at the Schenkel Invitational • Tied for fourth at the Fighting Irish Classic and tied for third at the Palmetto Invitational • Won semifinal match at the Sun Belt Championship to help the Eagles reach the finals • Shot a low round of 67 three times • His three-round total of 205 was the second lowest for an Eagle at the Schenkel Invitational.
Junior (2016-17): Named second-team All-Sun Belt • Logged eight top-30 finishes and tied for 10th at the Sun Belt Championship • Ranked third on the team in scoring average (72.72) and carded par or better in 17 rounds • Won both of his matches in match play at the Sun Belt Championship • Took sixth at the Invitational at The Ocean Course and tied for 12th at the Schenkel Invitational • Shot a season low 69 at The Ocean Course • Placed 11th at the GS Individual Collegiate and tied for 25th at the NCAA Austin Regional.
Sophomore (2015-16): Notched four top-25 finishes • Played in 10 of 11 tournaments and five of six in the spring • Finished with a 73.20 scoring average • Tied for 12th at the Sun Belt Championship for his best finish of the season (69-71-75=215, +2) • Tied for 15th at the Cabo del Sol Intercollegiate (77-70-72=219, +3) • Best round of the season was a 67 at the FAU Slomin Autism Invite.
Freshman (2014-15): Played in nine of 11 tournaments and finished fourth on the team in stroke average with 74.46 • Best finish was a T5 at the Wendy's Kiawah Classic when he posted a 3-under-par 213 • Competed in the lineup at the Sun Belt Championship and tied for 21st to help the Eagles win the title • Low round was 70, which he shot three times - at the Wendy's Kiawah Classic, Schenkel Invitational and Palmetto Intercollegiate.
Prep: Won six letters for coach Troy Carter at Gaston Day • Won 2A individual state title in 2010 and 2013 • Four-time all-state selection • Conference MVP in 2010, 2012 and 2013 and named all-conference five straight seasons • Posted a 71 stroke average as a senior • Led the Spartans to three straight conference titles from 2012-2014 • Ranked as high as 38th in the country in the 2014 high school class in the Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings • At age 15, became the youngest to win the Men’s County Amateur Championship in 2010, and he won the tournament again in 2013, setting a record with the largest margin of victory at 11 strokes (66-73-66=205) • Won the American Junior Golf Association event at St. James Plantation (74-72=146), and his other junior golf highlights include a third-place finish in the AJGA Brian Harman Junior Championship (72-70=142), a ninth-place outing at the AJGA IZOD Championship (72-67-71=210) and a seventh-place finish at the Southern Junior Golf Championship (74-75-70=219) • Won the 2013 Future Collegiate World Tour at Duke • Tied for 14th at the 2014 Palmetto Amateur June 4-7 and shot 73-72-70-69 • Tied for 13th at the 2014 Golden Isles Invitational July 2-4 after posting a 73-72-72 • Tied for 24th in 2014 Oglethorpe Invitational July 25-27 after posting 70-64-75.
Personal: Born Archer Maxwell Price May 3, 1995, in Shelby, N.C. • The son of Kim and Kay Price • Has one younger sibling, Avery, who is on the Georgia Southern men's golf team • Mother, Kay, played tennis at Clemson.
Major: Management
2017-18 second-team All-Sun Belt
2017-18 Sun Belt Commissioner's List
2016-17 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
2016-17 second-team All-Sun Belt
2015-16 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
Senior (2017-18): Ranked fifth in the SBC in scoring average with a mark of 72.34 • Notched three top-10 and six top-20 finishes • Shot 72 or better in 17 of 32 rounds • Tied for second at the Schenkel Invitational • Tied for fourth at the Fighting Irish Classic and tied for third at the Palmetto Invitational • Won semifinal match at the Sun Belt Championship to help the Eagles reach the finals • Shot a low round of 67 three times • His three-round total of 205 was the second lowest for an Eagle at the Schenkel Invitational.
Junior (2016-17): Named second-team All-Sun Belt • Logged eight top-30 finishes and tied for 10th at the Sun Belt Championship • Ranked third on the team in scoring average (72.72) and carded par or better in 17 rounds • Won both of his matches in match play at the Sun Belt Championship • Took sixth at the Invitational at The Ocean Course and tied for 12th at the Schenkel Invitational • Shot a season low 69 at The Ocean Course • Placed 11th at the GS Individual Collegiate and tied for 25th at the NCAA Austin Regional.
Sophomore (2015-16): Notched four top-25 finishes • Played in 10 of 11 tournaments and five of six in the spring • Finished with a 73.20 scoring average • Tied for 12th at the Sun Belt Championship for his best finish of the season (69-71-75=215, +2) • Tied for 15th at the Cabo del Sol Intercollegiate (77-70-72=219, +3) • Best round of the season was a 67 at the FAU Slomin Autism Invite.
Freshman (2014-15): Played in nine of 11 tournaments and finished fourth on the team in stroke average with 74.46 • Best finish was a T5 at the Wendy's Kiawah Classic when he posted a 3-under-par 213 • Competed in the lineup at the Sun Belt Championship and tied for 21st to help the Eagles win the title • Low round was 70, which he shot three times - at the Wendy's Kiawah Classic, Schenkel Invitational and Palmetto Intercollegiate.
Prep: Won six letters for coach Troy Carter at Gaston Day • Won 2A individual state title in 2010 and 2013 • Four-time all-state selection • Conference MVP in 2010, 2012 and 2013 and named all-conference five straight seasons • Posted a 71 stroke average as a senior • Led the Spartans to three straight conference titles from 2012-2014 • Ranked as high as 38th in the country in the 2014 high school class in the Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings • At age 15, became the youngest to win the Men’s County Amateur Championship in 2010, and he won the tournament again in 2013, setting a record with the largest margin of victory at 11 strokes (66-73-66=205) • Won the American Junior Golf Association event at St. James Plantation (74-72=146), and his other junior golf highlights include a third-place finish in the AJGA Brian Harman Junior Championship (72-70=142), a ninth-place outing at the AJGA IZOD Championship (72-67-71=210) and a seventh-place finish at the Southern Junior Golf Championship (74-75-70=219) • Won the 2013 Future Collegiate World Tour at Duke • Tied for 14th at the 2014 Palmetto Amateur June 4-7 and shot 73-72-70-69 • Tied for 13th at the 2014 Golden Isles Invitational July 2-4 after posting a 73-72-72 • Tied for 24th in 2014 Oglethorpe Invitational July 25-27 after posting 70-64-75.
Personal: Born Archer Maxwell Price May 3, 1995, in Shelby, N.C. • The son of Kim and Kay Price • Has one younger sibling, Avery, who is on the Georgia Southern men's golf team • Mother, Kay, played tennis at Clemson.
Major: Management
| Career Snapshot | ||||||||||
| Year | Starts | Rds | Strk | Avg. | Low Rd. | Low 54 | Top Finish | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-20 |
| 2014-15 | 9 | 26 | 1936 | 74.46 | 70 (3 times) | 213 (-3) | T5-Wendy's | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015-16 | 10 | 29 | 2123 | 73.20 | 67-FAU | 215 (+2) | T12-SBC | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016-17 | 12 | 36 | 2618 | 72.72 | 69-twice | 211 (-5) | 6-Ocean | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017-18 | 11 | 32 | 2315 | 72.34 | 67-3 times | 205 (-11) | T2-Schenkel | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Total | 42 | 123 | 8992 | 73.15 | 67-FAU | 211 (-5) | T5-Wendy's | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| Career Scorecard | |||
| 2014-15 | |||
| Tournament | Scores | Par | Finish |
| Shoal Creek Intercollegiate | 76-76-76=228 | +12 | T40 |
| Wendy's Kiawah Classic | 72-70-71-213 | -3 | T5 |
| Gator Invitational | 75-79-72=226 | +16 | T51 |
| Wexford Intercollegiate | 76-78=154 | +10 | T41 |
| Palmetto Intercollegiate | 70-76-72=218 | +8 | T53 |
| Schenkel Invitational | 70-71-78=219 | +3 | T54 |
| Mason Rudolph Championship | 78-77-75=230 | +17 | T61 |
| Sun Belt Championship | 73-72-74=219 | +6 | T21 |
| NCAA Nobelsville Regional | 73-79-77=229 | +13 | T51 |
| 2015-16 | |||
| Tournament | Scores | Par | Finish |
| Invitational at the Ocean Course | 72-80-74=226 | +10 | T25 |
| Sun Belt Preview | 73-72-79=224 | +11 | T39 |
| Cabo Del Sol Intercollegiate | 77-70-72=219 | +3 | T15 |
| Camden Collegiate Invitational | 73-72-72=217 | +7 | T18 |
| Kiawah Classic by Aramark | 77-73=150 | +6 | T53 |
| Palmetto Invitational | 69-77-75=221 | +11 | T41 |
| Schenkel Invitational | 70-75-73=218 | +2 | T54 |
| FAU Slomin Autism Invite | 67-76-72=215 | +2 | T20 |
| Coca-Cola Wofford Invitational | 70-73-75=218 | +2 | T26 |
| Sun Belt Championship | 69-71-75=215 | +2 | T12 |
| 2016-17 | |||
| Tournament | Scores | Par | Finish |
| Invitational at The Ocean Course | 71-71-69=211 | -5 | 6 |
| Wolfpack Collegiate | 76-72-78=226 | +13 | T64 |
| AutoTrader.com Collegiate | 73-73-71=217 | +1 | T28 |
| Warrior Princeville Invitational | 73-71-78=222 | +6 | T52 |
| GS Individual Collegiate | 70-75-74=219 | +3 | 11 |
| Gator Invitational | 74-71-70=215 | +5 | T16 |
| Palmetto Invitational | 71-72-76=219 | +8 | T30 |
| Schenkel Invitational | 71-70-71=212 | -4 | T12 |
| Furman Intercollegiate | 75-75-71=221 | +5 | T60 |
| Gary Koch Invitational | 77-74-72=223 | +7 | T44 |
| Sun Belt Championship | 73-74-69=216 | +3 | T10 |
| NCAA Austin Regional | 73-70-74=217 | +4 | T25 |
| 2017-18 | |||
| Tournament | Scores | Par | Finish |
| Shoal Creek Invitational | 72-72-71=215 | -1 | T11 |
| Fighting Irish Classic | 70-69-67=206 | -4 | T4 |
| AutoTrader Collegiate Classic | 72-68-78=218 | +2 | T12 |
| Warrior Princeville Invitational | 77-74-76=227 | +11 | T98 |
| GS Individual Collegiate | 76-78=154 | +10 | T23 |
| Gator Invitational | 72-73-73=218 | +8 | T55 |
| Palmetto Invitational | 67-72-69=208 | -2 | T3 |
| Schenkel Invitational | 67-69-69=205 | -11 | T2 |
| The Hootie at Bulls Bay | 79-75-74=228 | +12 | 66 |
| Gary Koch Invitational | 73-73-69=215 | -1 | T20 |
| Sun Belt Championship | 79-69-73=221 | +8 | 25 |
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