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Jake Maples
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- McDonough, Ga.
- High School:
- Union Grove
- Prev School:
- Central Alabama CC
Honors and Awards
2020-21 third-team All-Sun Belt
2020-21 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 Named to GS President’s List in the spring
2020-21 GCAA All-American Scholar
2019-20 GCAA All-American Scholar
2019-20 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 Named to GS Dean's List in fall
2018-19 third-team All-Sun Belt
2018-19 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
2018-19 Named to GS Dean's List in the spring
Fifth Year (2020-21): Played in all 10 tournaments and posted a 73.90 scoring average • Shot 72 or better in 11 rounds and carded a season-low 68 twice • Tallied five top-25 finishes, including two top-5s • Tied for 25th in stroke play at the Sun Belt Championship and went 2-0 in match play, winning both matches in a combined 28 holes.
Senior (2019-20): Ranked 12th in the Sun Belt and fourth on the team with a 71.72 scoring average • Low round was a 65 in the first round of the JT Poston Invitational • Shot a GS career low there with a 205 (-8) and finished ninth • Won the GS Individual Collegiate after posting a 210 (-6) • Tied for ninth at the Colleton River Collegiate and shot 214 (-2) • Posted 10 rounds of par or better • Was in the lineup for both of the Eagles’ team tournament wins.
Junior (2018-19): 72.93 scoring average ranked fourth on the team • Had four top-25 finishes • Tied for 15th at the Sun Belt Championship after shooting a season-low 66 in the final round • Won his match in the Sun Belt Match Play semifinals • Shot 4-under and finished ninth at the Stanford Regional to help the Eagles advance to the NCAA Finals • Placed second in the Georgia Southern Individual Collegiate, his best finish of the season, to open the spring • Tied for 12th at the Colleton River Collegiate • Shot 72 or better 12 times, including all three rounds of the Stanford Regional • Injuries held him out of four events in the fall.
Before Georgia Southern:
NJCAA Golfstat ranking as high as 8
The 2018 Patriot All-American Invitational invitee
2018 PING 1st Team All American
2018 NJCAA National All-Tournament Team
2018 Central Alabama Community College Golf Player of the Year
2018 Nick Ward Memorial Award recipient
2018 Brad Willis Memorial Award recipient
2018 Jack Nicklaus Award semi-finalist
2018 NJCAA Region XXII All – Region Team
2017 NJCAA District 4 All-District Team
2017 Central Alabama Community College Golf Player of the Year
2017 NJCAA Freshman All American
Member of the 2017 NJCAA Academic National Championship team
Junior College Tournament Top-10s
August 2017 – May 2018
Wallace State Fall Invite; Cross Creek Golf Club; 72-72-73; 5/49
District 4 Preview; Duran Golf Club; 71-75-76 5/50
MGCCC Fall Invite; Grand Bear Golf Club; 72-76; T8/97
Titan Winter Invite; Suntree Country Club;71-73-73 T9/70
2017 Trojan Invite; Wynlakes Golf & Country Club; 72-71;T2/68
Calhoun Spring Invite; Point Mallard Golf Club; 71-74; 3/32
Ron Marshall Spring Fling; Goose Pond Colony; 74-75-67;Win/92
Glen Lakes Invitational; Glen Lakes Golf Club, Foley, AL; 72-73-68; T1/76
NJCAA Region 22 Championship; Good Pond Colony; 70-69-70; T2/44
NJCAA District 4 Championship; Duran Golf Club; 70-74-75; T6/52
NJCAA Men’s National Championship D1; The Rawls Course 72-67-73-72 T8/106
August 2016-May 2017
Montgomery Country Club Invitational; 71-69-72; T-4/65
District Preview; Brewton County Club; 74-76-73; T-7/49
Calhoun Fall Invitational; Point Mallard Golf Course: 79-76-78; T-10/35
CACC Fall Invitational; Willow Point Country Club; 75-71; 5/53
Titan Winter Invitational; Suntree Country Club; 71-74-77; T-10/81
Faulkner State Invitational; Rock Creek Golf Club; 75-75; T-10/64
Ron Marshall Spring Fling; Goose Pond Colony; 73-71-73; 1/99 playoff win
Glenlakes Invitational; Glenlakes Golf Club; 78-76-71; 4/37
Personal: Born Sept. 11, 1997, in McDonough Ga. • The son of Robert and Carla Maples.
Major: Management.
2020-21 third-team All-Sun Belt
2020-21 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 Named to GS President’s List in the spring
2020-21 GCAA All-American Scholar
2019-20 GCAA All-American Scholar
2019-20 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 Named to GS Dean's List in fall
2018-19 third-team All-Sun Belt
2018-19 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll
2018-19 Named to GS Dean's List in the spring
Fifth Year (2020-21): Played in all 10 tournaments and posted a 73.90 scoring average • Shot 72 or better in 11 rounds and carded a season-low 68 twice • Tallied five top-25 finishes, including two top-5s • Tied for 25th in stroke play at the Sun Belt Championship and went 2-0 in match play, winning both matches in a combined 28 holes.
Senior (2019-20): Ranked 12th in the Sun Belt and fourth on the team with a 71.72 scoring average • Low round was a 65 in the first round of the JT Poston Invitational • Shot a GS career low there with a 205 (-8) and finished ninth • Won the GS Individual Collegiate after posting a 210 (-6) • Tied for ninth at the Colleton River Collegiate and shot 214 (-2) • Posted 10 rounds of par or better • Was in the lineup for both of the Eagles’ team tournament wins.
Junior (2018-19): 72.93 scoring average ranked fourth on the team • Had four top-25 finishes • Tied for 15th at the Sun Belt Championship after shooting a season-low 66 in the final round • Won his match in the Sun Belt Match Play semifinals • Shot 4-under and finished ninth at the Stanford Regional to help the Eagles advance to the NCAA Finals • Placed second in the Georgia Southern Individual Collegiate, his best finish of the season, to open the spring • Tied for 12th at the Colleton River Collegiate • Shot 72 or better 12 times, including all three rounds of the Stanford Regional • Injuries held him out of four events in the fall.
Before Georgia Southern:
NJCAA Golfstat ranking as high as 8
The 2018 Patriot All-American Invitational invitee
2018 PING 1st Team All American
2018 NJCAA National All-Tournament Team
2018 Central Alabama Community College Golf Player of the Year
2018 Nick Ward Memorial Award recipient
2018 Brad Willis Memorial Award recipient
2018 Jack Nicklaus Award semi-finalist
2018 NJCAA Region XXII All – Region Team
2017 NJCAA District 4 All-District Team
2017 Central Alabama Community College Golf Player of the Year
2017 NJCAA Freshman All American
Member of the 2017 NJCAA Academic National Championship team
Junior College Tournament Top-10s
August 2017 – May 2018
Wallace State Fall Invite; Cross Creek Golf Club; 72-72-73; 5/49
District 4 Preview; Duran Golf Club; 71-75-76 5/50
MGCCC Fall Invite; Grand Bear Golf Club; 72-76; T8/97
Titan Winter Invite; Suntree Country Club;71-73-73 T9/70
2017 Trojan Invite; Wynlakes Golf & Country Club; 72-71;T2/68
Calhoun Spring Invite; Point Mallard Golf Club; 71-74; 3/32
Ron Marshall Spring Fling; Goose Pond Colony; 74-75-67;Win/92
Glen Lakes Invitational; Glen Lakes Golf Club, Foley, AL; 72-73-68; T1/76
NJCAA Region 22 Championship; Good Pond Colony; 70-69-70; T2/44
NJCAA District 4 Championship; Duran Golf Club; 70-74-75; T6/52
NJCAA Men’s National Championship D1; The Rawls Course 72-67-73-72 T8/106
August 2016-May 2017
Montgomery Country Club Invitational; 71-69-72; T-4/65
District Preview; Brewton County Club; 74-76-73; T-7/49
Calhoun Fall Invitational; Point Mallard Golf Course: 79-76-78; T-10/35
CACC Fall Invitational; Willow Point Country Club; 75-71; 5/53
Titan Winter Invitational; Suntree Country Club; 71-74-77; T-10/81
Faulkner State Invitational; Rock Creek Golf Club; 75-75; T-10/64
Ron Marshall Spring Fling; Goose Pond Colony; 73-71-73; 1/99 playoff win
Glenlakes Invitational; Glenlakes Golf Club; 78-76-71; 4/37
Personal: Born Sept. 11, 1997, in McDonough Ga. • The son of Robert and Carla Maples.
Major: Management.
| Career Snapshot | ||||||||||
| Year | Starts | Rds | Strk | Avg. | Low Rd. | Low 54 | Top Finish | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-20 |
| 2018-19 | 10 | 29 | 2115 | 72.93 | 66-SBC | 206 (-7) | 2-GS Indy | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019-20 | 6 | 18 | 1291 | 71.72 | 65-Poston | 205 (-8) | 1-GS Indy | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020-21 | 11 | 33 | 2436 | 73.82 | 68-Twice | 209 (-7) | 2-Bash | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | 27 | 80 | 5842 | 73.03 | 65-Poston | 205 (-8) | 1-GS Indy | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Career Scorecard | |||
| 2018-19 | |||
| Tournament | Scores | Par | Finish |
| Invitational at The Ocean Course* | 73-78=151 | +9 | T36 |
| GS Individual Collegiate | 74-69-67=210 | -6 | 2 |
| Gator Invitational | 75-76-77=228 | +18 | T75 |
| Colleton River Collegiate* | 71-75-71=217 | +1 | T12 |
| Schenkel Invitational | 79-72-69=220 | +4 | T28 |
| Tar Heel Collegiate | 74-74-75=223 | +7 | T31 |
| Mason Rudolph Invitational* | 75-69-68=212 | -1 | T21 |
| Sun Belt Championship | 70-74-66=210 | -3 | T15 |
| NCAA Stanford Regional | 67-71-68=206 | -4 | 9 |
| NCAA Championships | 79-77-82=238 | +22 | -- |
| *Played as an individual | |||
| 2019-20 | |||
| Tournament | Scores | Par | Finish |
| JT Poston Invitational | 65-73-67=205 | -8 | 9 |
| Fighting Irish Classic | 78-77-74=229 | +16 | 74 |
| White Sands Intercollegiate | 76-74-68=218 | +2 | T52 |
| GS Individual Collegiate | 72-70-68=210 | -6 | 1 |
| Gator Invitational | 75-70-70=215 | +5 | T24 |
| Colleton River Collegiate | 71-70-73=214 | -2 | T9 |
| 2020-21 | |||
| Tournament | Scores | Par | Finish |
| Scenic City Collegiate | 84-77-77=238 | +22 | 38 |
| Graeme McDowell Invitational | 71-76-79=226 | +10 | T38 |
| Bash in the Boro | 68-69-72=209 | -7 | 2 |
| Gator Invitational | 71-69-70=210 | E | T48 |
| Seminole Invitational | 76-73-74=223 | +7 | T44 |
| Spartan Collegiate | 73-70-68=211 | -5 | T4 |
| Auburn Tiger Invitational | 74-75-70=219 | +3 | T43 |
| Schenkel Invitational | 72-74-74=220 | +4 | T21 |
| Mountaineer Invitational | 78-75-74=227 | +11 | T23 |
| Sun Belt Championship | 79-77-78=234 | +18 | T25 |
| NCAA Tallahassee Regional | 75-70-74=219 | +3 | T37 |
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