University of Tennessee Athletics
2012-13 Men's Golf Roster
Roster
Vandeventer, Jay

Jay Vandeventer
- Height:
- 6-null
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bristol, Tenn.
- High School:
- Chattanooga Baylor
Bio

CAREER SCORECARD (Through July 22, 2013)
Year | Trns. | Rds. | Strokes | Avg. | Low | High | Par or Better | T10 | T25 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009-10 | 10 | 30 | 2,250 | 75.00 | 69 | 85 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
2010-11 | 11 | 33 | 2,473 | 74.94 | 69 | 83 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
2011-12 | 11 | 32 | 2,353 | 73.53 | 68 | 86 | 13 | 4 | 6 |
2012-13 | 12 | 33 | 2,430 | 73.63 | 69 | 79 | 9 | 2 | 6 |
Totals | 44 | 128 | 9,506 | 74.26 | 68 | 86 | 36 | 7 | 16 |
CAREER EVENTS | ||
Senior (2012-13) | ||
Carpet Capital Collegiate | 75-75-75--225 | 51t |
Windon Memorial | 75-74-72--221 | 14 |
Bank of Tennessee | 71-73-71--215 | 11t |
Gifford Collegiate | 71-75-77--223 | 41t |
SeaBest Invitational | 74-69-79--222 | 6t |
John Hayt Invitational | 77-75--152 | 55t |
General Hackler Championship | 76-70-71--217 | 4 |
C&F Bank Intercollegiate | 74--74 | 40t |
Insperity Invitational | 71-75-70--216 | 13t |
SEC Championship | 75-74-76--225 | 50t |
NCAA Regional | 75-76-73--224 | 17t |
NCAA Championship | 75-71-70--216 | 93t |
Junior (2011-12) | ||
Carpet Capital Collegiate | 73-69-70--212 | 7 |
Rod Myers Invitational | 78-76-81--235 | 55 |
Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate | 79-75-76--230 | 50t |
Cabo Collegiate | 77-74-71--222 | 29t |
San Diego Intercollegiate | 74-75-71--220 | 10t |
John Hayt Collegiate | 72-70-73--215 | 6t |
Gen. Hackler Championship | 86-71-70--227 | 40t |
Collegiate Match Play Championship | Won 2, Lost 1, | Tied 1 |
Insperity ASU Invitational | 70-69-72--211 | 14t |
Yale Spring Opener | 72-75--147 | 6 |
SEC Championship | 75-74-76--225 | 51 |
NCAA Stanford Regional | 68-68-73--209 | 22t |
Sophomore (2010-11) | ||
Carpet Capital Collegiate | 71-73-78--222 | 30t |
Windon Memorial | 74-69-73--216 | 14t |
Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate | 83-77-81--241 | 74t |
Battle at the Beach | 70-70-73--213 | 10t |
John Hayt Collegiate | 72-81-77--230 | 54t |
Gen. Hackler Championship | 75-73-81--229 | 30t |
Schenkel Invitational | 76-73-76--225 | 55t |
Insperity ASU Invitational | 76-72-73--221 | 36t |
SEC Championship | 73-73-73--219 | 25t |
NCAA Indiana Regional | 74-76-75--225 | 45t |
NCAA Championship | 78-73-81--232 | 106t |
Freshman (2009-10) | ||
Carpet Capital Collegiate | 81-80-69--230 | 50t |
Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate | 75-73-74--222 | 40t |
UNCG Bridgestone | 70-72-74--216 | 26t |
Battle at the Beach | 71-73-79--223 | 58t |
Southern Highlands Collegiate | 81-81-85--247 | 75t |
Schenkel E-Z-Go | 74-76-71--221 | 41t |
Administaff ASU | 74-71-72--217 | 40t |
SEC Championship | 75-69-72--216 | 22t |
NCAA San Diego Regional | 74-75-77--226 | 39t |
NCAA Championship | 78-77-77--232 | 141t |
Awards & Honors
- 2010 Freshman All-SEC
- 2009 Golfweek Player of the Week
- 2009 AJGA All-America Honorable Mention
Senior (2012-13)
- Finished career ranked fifth all-time in career rounds played (128).
- Finished career ranked eighth all-time in career rounds of par or better (36).
- Had seven career Top-10 finishes.
- Started in every tournament for Vols in senior season.
- Finished career with a 74.26 stroke average.
- Helped UT to three NCAA Championships in four year career.
- Started in four SEC Championship, four NCAA regionals, and three NCAA Championships in career.
- Finished tied for 4th at the South Beach International Amateur: Recap
- Tied for 6th at the SeaBest Invitational after carding a 74-69-79--222 (+6), which helped Tennessee win their first collegiate team match of the season.
- Had the best finish of his career placing 4th at the General Hackler Championship after carding a 76-70-71--217 (+1).
- Graduated with a degree in Sport Management.
Junior (2011-12)
- Third on squad with a 73.53 scoring average and second with four top-10 finishes.
- Led team with 13 rounds of par or better, including mid-spring stretch of five straight rounds in stroke-play competition.
- Began season with solo seventh place finish at Carpet Capital Collegiate on scores of 73-69-70.
- Finished 10th at San Diego Intercollegiate, tying for tournament honors with 39 pars over the three rounds and scores of 74-75-71.
- Backed up that result with tie for sixth at the John Hayt Collegiate with scorecard of 72-70-73.
- Turned in 2-1-1 showing at Collegiate Match Play Championship.
- Tied for 14th at Insperity Augusta State Invitational after rounds of 70-69-72.
- Tied career best result with sixth-place finish at Yale Spring Opener, shooting 72-75.
- Tied for 22nd at NCAA Stanford Regional on strength of back-to-back collegiate-low rounds of 68 and closing 73.
Sophomore (2010-11)
- Improved scoring average to 74.94.
- Fifth on team with six rounds of par or better.
- Earned first collegiate top-10 with tie for 10th-place at Battle at the Beach.
- Opened that tournament with a pair of 70s en route to 213 total.
- Scored then best collegiate finish with 14th-place showing at Windon Memorial.
- Included was career-best matching 69 in second round.
- Finished season with three top-25s, including a tie for 25th at SEC Championship.
- In the Tennessee lineup for 11 of the 12 tournaments, including all eight during spring season.
- Placed seventh at 2011 Tennessee State Amateur for his third consecutive top-20 showing in that event.
- Fired rounds of 75-74-73 at Colonial Country Club in the Memphis suburb of Cordova to finish at 6-over 222, four strokes behind the champion.
Freshman (2009-10)
- Earned lineup spot for 10 tournaments and was fourth on team in rounds played with 30.
- Stroke average of 75.00 included eight rounds of par or better.
- Best rounds were 69 on final afternoon at Carpet Capital Collegiate, and 69 on second day of SEC Championship.
- Finished 22nd at SEC Championship to tie for Tennessee's best individual showing.
- Stroke average over his last five tournaments, including three in postseason, was 74.13.
- Named to Freshman All-SEC squad.
Prior to Tennessee
- AJGA All-America honorable mention for 2009.
- Tied for seventh at 2009 Tennessee State Amateur played at The Honors Course, defeating three members of UT golf team among 63-player field.
- Golfweek Magazine Player of the Week after winning AJGA's Junior Championship at The Virginian by 10 strokes.
- Attended The Baylor School in Chattanooga, where he helped Red Raiders to Tennessee Div. II-AA high school state championships all four seasons. Individual finishes at state tournament were 13th, fourth, second and third.
- Won 2007 IJGT Harbor Town Links Championships, shooting 68 in final round.
Personal
- Born Aug. 22, 1990, in Bristol, Tenn.
- Major: Sports Management
- Parents are John and Vera Vandeventer
- Biggest Influence: 'My family because they have been there for me from the beginning and every step of the way.'
- Hobbies: Basketball, Wakeboarding and Table Tennis.
- Favorite Actor: Will Ferrell
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