2017-18 Men's Golf Roster
Biography
Summer 2018: Won the Spirit of America Classic title for the second straight year — becoming the first repeat medalist at the event since 1988 and ’89 —after shooting in the 60s all four rounds to post a 12-under-par 272 total ... Posted at least five birdies in each round of the tournament highlighted by a 5-under-par 66 on the second day of play ... Made the cut at the Alabama State Amateur Championship with back-to-back 1-under-par 71s, going on to finish in a tie for 32nd place.
2017-18: Posted a career-low scoring average of 74.04 while competing in 10 of 11 events ... Was one of three players with 10 or more rounds at or below par ... Recorded best finish of his career after tying for second with a 4-under-par 212 total at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational to close out the fall campaign ... Shot a season-low 4-under-par 68 in the opening round of the event ... Tied for the best score on the team at previous tournament, Alabama’s Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, with a 213 54-hole total that included a 1-under-par 69 in the second round ... Fired a 3-under-par 69 over the final 18 holes of the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate to help the Jaguars finish with a season-best 12-under-par 276 group total while coming in second in a field of 16 teams ... Carded scores of 1-under-par 71 in the first and last rounds of the BIGHORN Invitational ... Shot an even-par 72 in each of the first two days of the All-American Intercollegiate ... Finished with an even-par 72 over the final 18 holes of the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship hosted by Mississippi State ... Also had a 72 in the last round of stroke play at the Sun Belt Conference Championship.
Summer 2017: Recorded an 8-under-par 280 to win the Mobile Metro, breaking par in three of four rounds ... Opened the event with a 6-under-par 66, then posted a score of 2-under-par 70 each of the last two days to claim the title ... Claimed medalist honors at the Spirit of America Championship by a four-stroke margin after posting a 277 72-hole score ... After making the cut recorded scores of 68 and 67 over the final two rounds ... Qualified for the 110th Southern Amateur Championship by shooting a 69 ... Fired a 2-under-par 70 in the second round of the tournament to make the cut ... Earned a top-20 finish at the Alabama State Amateur Championship with a 5-under-par 283 72-hole total, which included a 4-under-par 67 in the final round.
2016-17: Recorded a 74.12 scoring average over 17 rounds while playing in six tournaments ... Shot par or better on seven occasions while finishing among the top 20 twice ... Made his season debut at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational, the final event of the fall, and shot a 6-under-par 66 in the second of two rounds on the first day of play — matching the low 18-hole score by a Jaguar for the season — en route to a tie for 14th place with an even-par 216 total ... Posted a career-best 3-under-par 213 at the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate to begin the spring, firing a 2-under-par 69 in the opening round followed by an even-par 71 that afternoon ... Ended the event tied for third out of the 75 competitors in the field, the best finish of his career ... Recorded an even-par 72 in both rounds of the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship hosted by Mississippi State, placing among the top 25 with a 144 36-hole score ... Shot an even-par 71 in the final round of the Sun Belt Conference Championship, tying for the low score on the team, ending the tournament with a 221 two-day total ... Earned a 1 up victory over Triston Elston in the semifinals of the Southern Collegiate Match Play to help the Jags to a 4-1 win over Louisiana-Lafayette.
2015-16: Competed in eight events and 24 rounds in his first season at the collegiate level ... Recorded a 75.58 scoring average and seven rounds of par or lower ... Fired a season-best 3-under-par 68 in the final round of the Sun Belt Conference Championship to help South finish fourth in the team standings to qualify for match play on the last day of the event ... Was 23rd in the tournament’s individual standings with a 219 total over three days ... Posted a top-20 finish in his collegiate debut with a tie for 19th place in the individual standings at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate ... Led the team with a 2-under-par 69 in the second round, finishing the tournament with a 1-over-par 214 54-hole total ... Fired a 3-under-par 69 in the opening round of the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic, adding a 72 in the afternoon en route to a 217 total ... Tied for 23rd in a field of 88 at the event ... Was the Jaguars’ top finisher at the Bridgestone Golf Collegiate to conclude the fall campaign, posting scores of 72 and 71 on the first day before ending up in a tie for 33rd with a 221 total ... Also posted a 54-hole 221 score at the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate to begin the spring season, highlighted by an even-par 72 in the second round.
Summer 2015: Won the Southeastern Collegiate Golf Tour Perdido event with a 215 total over 54 holes, highlighted by a 69 in the second round ... Carded a 211 score to tie for third at the Alabama Open ... Recorded a 4-under-par 284 total at the Mobile Metro, beginning the tournament with a 3-under-par 69 ... Made the cut at the Alabama State Amateur Championship, shooting a 70 in the third round ... Shot a 71 in the second round of the Magnolia Amateur.
Amateur Highlights: A four-year letterwinner at Straughn High ... Was the third-ranked individual in the senior class in Alabama ... Earned medalist honors at the Alabama High School Athletic Association state 4A tournament, firing a 9-under-par 133 total to tie for the low mark in all tournament classifications ... Posted a state-record 66 in the opening round before following up with a 67 ... Was the medalist at the state 3A championship as a sophomore, tying for second at the event his junior year ... Finished among the top 20 in all but one of the 13 junior events he has competed at prior to his senior season, with that total including eight top-five results ... Picked up his first win of 2014 in March at the Central Alabama Junior Open before going on to also claim the Daily News Junior Classic over the summer ... Opened the 65th Annual Press Thornton Future Masters with a 66, following up with back-to-back 69s to place second in a field of 237 with a 204 54-hole score ... Carded a 66 in the second of three rounds at the 69th Alabama Boys State Junior Championship a month later en route to a third-place finish ... Fired a 64 in the opening round to end up second in qualifying for the field at the 34th Annual Bubba Conlee National Junior Tournament — where he would post a 68 on the second of three days — and in between he came in sixth out of 162 competitors at the 42nd Southern Junior Championship after opening play with a 69 ... As a junior, recorded a 70 in the second round for a 2-under-par 142 figure over 36 holes at the state championship ... Posted a 4-under-par 140 total following a 68 in the second round to claim the individual state title his sophomore year, helping SHS place fourth in the tournament as a team.
Personal: Full name is Brooks Wade Rabren ... Born Dec. 3, 1996, in Montgomery, Ala. ... Son of Doug and Kim Rabren ... Also recruited by Auburn, Mississippi State, Coastal Carolina, Troy and Southern Mississippi ... Favorite movie is “Caddyshack” ... Favorite book is “A River Runs Through It” ... Favorite team is the Atlanta Dream ... Favorite athlete is Jimmy Graham ... Favorite musical artists are the Grateful Dead, Widespread Panic and The Band ... Favorite subject is history ... Is a management major.
Historical Player Information
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2015-16Freshman
5'9"
155 lbs
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2016-17Sophomore
5'9"
155 lbs
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2017-18Junior
5'9"
160 lbs