Men's Golf - 2005-06 Profile - Guilford College

Joseph Poplin

6-0, Jr., Eden, NC

2005-06: Played in all 11 events this year and ranks 21st in Guilford history... his best performance was a third-place finish in the Emory Invitaional, where he shot 77-70-147... he shot a 74-76-150 at the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Championships, where he finished fifth... he tied the school record with a 66 at the Marine Federal Credit Union Intercollegiate March 31... his two-day 138 at the same tournament ranks third in school history... received his first all-league commendation this year and his second career All-ODAC Tournament honor... he also received Second Team PING All-America honors by virtue of his finish at the NCAA Division III Championships tournament where he placed 13th and shot a 76-74-77-75-302... received the ODAC Golfer of the Week and the Guilford College Student-Athlete of the Week awards for the week ending April 4... 2004-05: Had three top-10 finishes. placed third at the Tom O'Briant Memorial with a one-round score of 72. recorded the seventh-lowest stroke average on the team. shot a first-round 70 at the Marine Federal Credit Union Intercollegiate to match his career-low round. 2003-04: Earned the fifth spot in Guilford's lineup during fall qualifying and kept it. posted the team's sixth-lowest stroke average. earned all-tournament honors by finishing fourth at the ODAC Championships with a two-day 150. shot a two-round 150 for 17th place in the Uwharrie Point Johnny Palmer Invitational... Personal: Member of Guilford's Spring 2004 Student-Athlete Honor Roll. missed the cut and placed 93rd after two rounds of the 2004 North Carolina Amateur Championship. lettered four years at Morehead H.S. for Coach Jamie Gilley '96, a former Guilford golfer. four-time all-conference honoree. played basketball for two years. National Honor Society member. born 1/19/85 in Albemarle, NC. son of Randy and Debbie Poplin. sport management major.

 

Year Rounds Strokes Average Low NCAA
2003-04 24 1850 77.08 70 308/T48
2004-05 25 1944 77.76 70 320/T81st
2005-06 26 1950 75 66 302/T13th
Total 75 5744 76.58 66 -