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2017-18 Men's Golf Roster

Archer Price

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-9
  • Hometown Gastonia, N.C.
  • High School Gaston Day

Biography

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

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

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    5'9"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    5'9"
  • 2016-17Junior

    5'9"
  • 2017-18Senior

    5'9"