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2008-09 Men's Golf Roster

Daniel Burns

  • Position Player
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Statesville, N.C.
  • Highschool Statesville High

Biography

Fall 2008: Third on the team in scoring average with 73.36 strokes per round ... Finished in the top 20 in two of the team’s five events ... Opened the year by tying for second at the Palmer’s Toyota Fall Intercollegiate, carding season-best scores of 67 in both rounds of the first day en route to a 9-under-par finish ... Best round at Mason Rudolph Championship was a 73 on the second day, as he helped USA to a sixth-place finish in a field of 17 teams ... Shot a 4-over-par 148 at the Memphis Intercollegiate, tying for 13th in a field of 90 individuals ... Closed the Squire Creek Invitational with scores of 70 and 68 on the par-72 course, ending the event 5-over par ... Lowest round at the UNCG Bridgestone Golf Collegiate was a 2-over-par 74.

Summer 2008: Carded rounds of 76, 68 and 66 for a top-10 finish at the Alabama Open ... Was the runner-up at the Firecracker Invitational.

2007-08: Finished second on the team with a 73.04 stroke average, which ranked 10th in the Sun Belt Conference ... Had three top-20 finishes in the spring including a 19th at the Sun Belt Championships ... Opened the Bank of America Intercollegiate hosted by Mississippi with a 69 ? his best round of the spring ? finishing with a three-round total of 227 ... Finished in second place at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate with a 1-over-par 217 after closing with a score of 70 on the final day ... Tied for 19th at the Linger Longer Invitational after carding a 4-over-par 220 ... Had a three-day total of 222 at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate ... Finished 13th at the rain-shortened Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate with an even-par 71 ... Posted a 4-over-par total of 148 at the Memphis Intercollegiate ... Won his first collegiate tournament at the USA Jaguar Intercollegiate held at Azalea City Golf Course ... Fired rounds of 65, 70 and 68 to finish 13 under par, winning on the first hole of a two-man playoff.

2006-07: Played in nine matches as a sophomore and finished fourth on the team with a 75.28 stroke average ... Fired his lowest round of the year, a 3-under-par 69, at the Carter Plantation Intercollegiate ... Also had his best finish of the year at the Carter Plantation Intercollegiate, coming in second place to be named to the all-tournament team ... Named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2005-06: Tied for 16th in first match of the season at the Reynolds Plantation Classic in Atlanta ... Tied for fifth, with a low round of 70, at the Rio Pinar Intercollegiate.

High School Highlights: Lettered in golf four years ... Was a four-time all-conference selection ... Twice won the regional championship ... Three-time county Player of the Year ... Selected conference Player of the Year on three occasions ... Tied for second at the North Carolina AJGA twice ... Played in the Polo, Rolex, HP, and Footjoy majors ... Ranked in the Golfweek top 25 with a 70.31 scoring average.

Personal: Full name is Daniel Allen Burns ... Born Sept. 26, 1986, in LaGrange, Ga ... Son of Jerry and Liz Burns ... Favorite athlete is Davis Love III ... Majoring in leisure studies.

Historical Player Information

  • 2005Redshirt Freshman

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  • 2006Sophomore

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  • 2007Junior

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  • 2008Senior

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