J.T. Griffin

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Two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection who played his way into the lineup for post-season as a sophomore by playing solid golf on some of the more difficult courses the Jackets played … Played as a counting member of Tech[apos]s travel team in 38 of 39 events, from the 2008 Southern Highlands Collegiate through the end of his senior year … Career stroke average of 72.94 over 122 rounds ranks 12th in Tech history … Had 15 career top-10 finishes in 42 events … Graduated in May, 2011 with his bachelor[apos]s degree in Management … Red-shirted in 2006-07 after failing to qualify for the travel squad.

2010-11: All-ACC selection who finished the spring ranked No. 11 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index, No. 16 in the Golfstat Cup … Led the team and ranked second in the ACC with a 71.54 stroke average for 35 rounds … Average average was a half-stroke better than his junior year mark … Had seven top-10 finishes and four others in the top 20 … Best finishes – T2 at the Western Refining College All-American and 3rd at the ACC Championship … Finished T7 at the USCC, T8 in Puerto Rico … Had a 788-114 record against all opposition, 55-41-7 against players ranked in the top 50 nationally … Had 22 rounds of par or better, nine under 70.

2009-10: Honorable mention All-American by the GCAA, third-team by Golfweek …Ranked No. 28 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index, No. 38 in the Golfstat Cup … All-ACC selection who led team and ranked third in the ACC with a 71.94 stroke average for 31 rounds … Stroke average was nearly 2.5 strokes per round better than his sophomore mark, and his last-round average was more than two shots better … Had six top-10 finishes and one other in the top 20 … Best was a T2 at the Brickyard Collegiate, has a T3 at the NCAA Southeast Regional and three other T4[apos]s … Had a 832-172-45 heat-to-head record against Division I opposition, 106-79-16 against players ranked in the top 100 nationally … Ranked fourth nationally in birdie conversion, 16th in subpar strokes per round, 38th in par-5 scoring average (4.65) and 38th in putting par … Last-round average of 71.50 ranked 55th nationally … Had 20 rounds of par or better, 10 under 70, both of which led the team.

2008-09: Posted two top-10 finishes as a sophomore, a tie for third at the Brickyard Collegiate and a tie for fourth at the United States Collegiate … Had team[apos]s second-best stroke average at 74.00, including a 74.42 norm in 21 spring rounds … Eight rounds of par or better in the spring … Ranked No. 118 in most recent Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index … Had a 536-369-40 head-to-head record against the 22nd-most difficult opposition.

2007-08: Played six events total, including the ACC Championship and the NCAA regional … Averaged 75.35 strokes in 20 rounds … Tied for 40th at the Isleworth-UCF Collegiate, tied for 33rd at the United States Collegiate … Counted for the team in 12 of 17 team rounds … Closed well, pacing Tech on the final day of the NCAA Central Regional with a 74 … Averaged 73.57 in final rounds.

ACC Championship experience: T43 in 2008, T27 in 2009, T23 in 2010 and 3rd in 2011 … Has averaged 72.58 in 12 rounds.

NCAA Championship experience: Finished T4, T11 and T17 in his last three regionals, best NCAA Finals finish was T17 in 2011 … 72.95 stroke average in 21 regional and Finals rounds … Went 1-1 in NCAA match play.

Amateur: 2011: Finished second in the Azalea Invitational amateur event in Charleston in March … T7 (7-under 137) in the U.S. Open sectional qualifier at Hawks Ridge Golf Club … 2010: Medalist at U.S. Amateur Public Links, T5 at Dogwood Invitational, 23rd at Northeast Amateur, T24 at Sunnehanna Amateur … 2009: Qualified for U.S. Amateur by winning sectional at Vienna, Va. … T-3rd at Players Amateur (3-under 285) … 2008: T12 at Dogwood Amateur, closing with 65-67 … T17 at the Players Amateur (6-under-par) … 2007: Qualified for the U.S. Amateur, but did not advance from stroke play … 2005: Missed the cut at the 2005 U.S. Amateur at Merion … Reached the quarterfinals of match play as the 2005 Carolinas Amateur … 2004: Lost in the first round of match play at the 2004 U.S. Amateur at Winged Foot.

High School: Four-year all-state player at Fike High School, where he helped the school win region championships in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 … Won the North Carolina AAA state title in 2004, as well as region titles in 2003, 2004 and 2005 … Also lettered one year as a guard in basketball.

Junior Golf: Ranked No. 41 by the Junior Golf Scoreboard … Third at the 2005 Sea Island Junior Golf Classic, seventh at the 2005 AJGA Golf Pride Junior Classic … 13th at the 2005 MCI Junior Heritage.

Personal: Full name is John Tyler Griffin, goes by [quote]J.T.[quote] … Born May 8, 1987 in Wilson, N.C. … Son of John and Julie Griffin … Graduated in May, 2011 with his bachelor[apos]s degree in Management.

Collegiate Tournament Results

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Low round: 65 (-6), Western Refining College All-American, 2010
Low tournament score: 204 (-9), Western Refining College All-American, 2010
Best finish: T2, Brickyard Collegiate, 2009; Western Refining College All-American, 2010