Fall 2010: Played in all five events, recording a 73.60 scoring average ... Ranked 14th in the Sun Belt Conference in stroke average ... Posted two top-20 finishes ... Finished at or below par in seven of 15 rounds ... Opened the year by placing fourth out of 86 individuals at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate, recording a career-low 6-under-par 207 54-hole score while competing as an individual ... Shot 1-under-par 71s in each of the first two rounds on the opening day of the event, then fired a career-best 4-under-par 67 over the last 18 holes ... Also was below par at the David Toms Intercollegiate, tying for 21st with a 1-under-par 215 three-round total ... Carded a 72 in each round the first day, following up with a 1-under-par 71 in the last round to help the Jaguars come in third in a field of 14 teams ... Had a 217 score at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, tying for 21st while USA placed fourth out of 12 teams ... Posted rounds of 72 and 71 on the first day of the tournament ... Recorded an even-par 71 to open the Mason Rudolph Invitational, adding a 72 on the second day en route to a 54-hole score of 219.
Summer 2010: Teamed with Garth Boyd to win the Azalea City Four Ball Championship ... Shot a 71 in the second of two qualifying rounds for the U.S. Amateur ... Tied for 52nd place at the Oglethorpe Invitational in Svannah, Ga., where he carded a low round of 74.
2009-10: Played 20 rounds in seven events, finishing with a 77.35 stroke average ... Low three-round total was a 6-over-par 222 at the USF Invitational, where he tied for 41st place out of 120 competitors ... Carded a season-low 2-under-par 70 in the second round of the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate to open the spring season, ending the tournament tied for 41st with a 226 54-hole score ... Fired a 1-over-par 72 in his Division I debut at the Mason Rudolph Invitational, tying for 58th place after 36 holes with a 6-over-par 148 total ... Matched the 72 for his lowest score of the fall in the second of three rounds at the Squire Creek Intercollegiate, ending the event with a total of 231 ... Also shot an even-par 72 on the final day of the Linger Longer Invitational ... Posted a 234 total at the David Toms Intercollegiate to end the fall season ... Named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.
Summer 2009: Carded eight rounds of 72 or better ... Finished sixth in qualifying for both the Southern and Florida State Amateurs by shooting 72 at both events ... Posted a 72 in each of the last two rounds at the Southeastern Amateur ... Recorded a four-day total of 287 at the Eastern Amateur, with a low score of 70 in the second round — that was his best 18 holes of the summer ... Collected a 72 in the second round of qualifying for the United States Amateur as well.
2008-09: Sat out the season as a redshirt ... A member of the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.
Junior College Highlights: Played two years at Brevard (Fla.) Community College, where he earned all-region honors his final season … Averaged 75.52 strokes per round while playing in 10 events … Recorded seven top-20 finishes, placing in the top 10 on four occasions … Efforts helped BCC climb to the top of the NJCAA’s poll in the spring … Shot back-to-back 76s in the opening rounds of the National Junior College Athletic Association Tournament, helping the Titans to a sixth-place tie … Hit first career hole in one on opening day of the event … Tied for 19th at the NJCAA District Championships, carding a low round of 72 on the second day of the event … Posted scores of 72, 71 and 73 for an even-par 216 finish at the Buccaneer Invitational hosted by Barry to tie for eighth (the field included 12 four-year schools) … Tied for fourth at Embry-Riddle’s Eagle Invitational with a three-round total of 221, as he opened the event with a one-under-par 71 … Had a 227 to tie for eighth at the Panther Invitational hosted by Florida Institute of Technology … Tied for 15th at the Faulkner State C.C. Spring Invitational … Opened the spring season by tying for 17th at the Titan Winter Invitational, carding a 73 on each of the first two days of the tournament … Also helped the Titans win the NJCAA Fall Preview, which featured a field that included 14 of the top teams in the country, where he opened the tournament with a first-round 74 … Was the only player on the BCC team to earn the school’s College Wide Academic Award, which is presented for excellence in the classroom and the community.
High School Highlights: Lettered for four years at Buchholz High In Gainesville … Helped the Bobcats to four straight district championships … BHS won the region title his first two seasons, finishing third at the state 2A championships his sophomore year … Won the SJGT Junior Classic, played at the University of Florida, with scores of 68 and 66.
Personal: Full name is Christian Pierre Blanchet ... Born Sept. 16, 1987, in Gainesville, Fla. … Son of Pierre and Lily Blanchet ... Qualified for the 2007 United States Amateur, played at the Olympic Club … Also advanced to the quarterfinals of the Florida State Match Play Tournament that summer … Favorite golfer is Tiger Woods … Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.
