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2017-18 Men's Golf Roster

Dan Groover

Jonas Vaisanen

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-3
  • Hometown Karrby, Finland
  • High School Austin Peay

Biography

Honors and Awards
2017-18 Sun Belt Commissioner's List
2016-17 Sun Belt Commissioner's List
2015-16 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll

Senior (2017-18): Recorded a 75.75 scoring average in eight rounds and three tournaments • Shot a 1-under 215 to tie for 23rd at the Schenkel Invitational.

Junior (2016-17): Posted a 75.66 scoring average in five events and 15 rounds • Played in two tournaments in the fall and three in the spring • Tied for 16th at the GS Individual Collegiate • Shot a season low 72 three times, including the first round of the Schenkel Invitational.

Sophomore (2015-16): Logged four top-30 finishes • Played in 10 of 11 tournaments and recorded a 74.24 scoring average • Shot par or better in six of his last 11 rounds of the campaign • Carded a season-low 69 four times • Tied for fifth at the FAU Slomin Autism Invite (69-69-71=209, -4) • Tied for 18th at the Camden Collegiate (73-75-69=217, +7).

Highlights before Georgia Southern
Finland's Boys National Team member
Started all 5 events as a freshman in the fall at Austin Peay and had three top-25 finishes
Shot 69-72-70 to finish T9 in his final event of the fall at the F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate
Recorded a +2.1 handicap
2013 European Boys Team Championship representation
2011 Finnish Boys Match Play Championship – Overall Champion
2013 Finnish Boys Match Play Championship – Stroke play medalist
Various representation National tournaments for U18 & U21 teams throughout Europe
Reached a national junior ranking as high as #2 in Finland
Graduated with an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma in Finland, 2013
Posted a 3.83 GPA in his freshman year fall semester

Personal: Born Jonas Emil Vaisanen May 19, 1995, in Helsinki, Finland • The son of Eva and Ilkka • Has an older brother, Linus, who played golf at Central Florida and now plays professionally in Europe.

Major: Finance

Career Snapshot
Year Starts Rds Strk Avg. Low Rd. Low 54 Top Finish Top-5 Top-10 Top-20
2015-16 10 29 2153 74.24 69-3 times 209 (-4) T5-FAU 1 1 2
2016-17 5 15 1135 75.66 72-3 times 221 (+5) T16 -GS 0 0 1
2017-18 3 8 606 75.75 71-Schenkel 215 (-1) T23-Schenkel 0 0 0
Total 18 52 3894 74.88 69-3 times 209 (-4) T5-FAU 1 1 3

Career Scorecard
2015-16
Tournament Scores Par Finish
Invitational at The Ocean Course 74-77-81=232 +16 T46
Sun Belt Preview 70-77-73=220 +7 30
Cabo Del Sol Intercollegiate 73-73-75=221 +5 T21
Camden Collegiate Invitational 73-75-69=217 +7 T18
Kiawah Classic by Aramark 73-79=152 +8 T66
Gator Invitational 72-83-77=232 +22 T72
Schenkel Invitational 70-72-74=216 E T47
FAU Slomin Autism Invite 69-69-71=209 -4 T5
Coca-Cola Wofford Invitational 75-78-69=222 +8 T43
Sun Belt Championship 74-77-81=232 +19 50
2016-17
Tournament Scores Par Finish
Invitational at The Ocean Course 80-76-80=236 +20 T85
AutoTrader.com Collegiate 73-80-75=228 +12 70
GS Individual Collegiate 75-76-72=223 +7 T16
Gator Invitational 79-76-72=227 +17 T72
Schenkel Invitational 72-75-74=221 +5 T40
2017-18
Tournament Scores Par Finish
GS Individual Collegiate 80-78=158 +14 T36
Schenkel Invitational 72-72-71=215 -1 T23
The Hootie at Bulls Bay 75-80-78=233 +17 72

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Sophomore

    6'3"
  • 2016-17Junior

    6'3"
  • 2017-18Senior

    6'3"