University of South Alabama Athletics

2015-16: Recorded three top-20 finishes while participating in seven tournaments ... Had six scores of par or better in 21 rounds, finishing with a 75.38 stroke average ... Posted a 2-under-par 69 in his Jaguar debut, going on to tie for 18th place with a 217 three-round total at the Sun Belt Conference Fall Preview ... Led the Jags next time out with a career-best finish, a tie for 10th in a field of 88, at the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic ... Shot par or better in two of three rounds, opening with an even-par 72 while firing a 2-under-par 70 on the final day of the event for a 1-under-par 215 total ... Carded back-to-back 2-under-par 70s at the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate to open the spring season, tying for 17th in the individual standings with an even-par 216 54-hole score ... Fired a 2-under-par 69 at the Sun Belt Championship to help South qualify for match play on the final day of the event.

Amateur Highlights: Earned honorable mention All-America honors as a sophomore at Eastern Florida State JC after tying for 13th in the individual standings at the National Junior College Athletic Association national championship in Newton, Kan. ... Efforts helped the Titans finish second after winning a playoff ... Finished second in a field of 39 individuals at the NJCAA District 4 championship with a 217 total following a 2-under-par 70 in the final round as EFSC win the team title ... Carded a 72 to help the Titans to a dual-match victory over Florida Tech to conclude the regular season ... Shared honors for the low round with a 71 in a match against Guilford (N.C.) ... Earned medalist honors with the same score in a victory over St. Peter’s (N.J.) a week earlier ... Posted a top-five finish at the Doublegate Collegiate Invitational, highlighted by a 3-under-par 69 in the second round en route to an even-par 216 54-hole total ... Tied for eighth to help EFSC claim Florida Tech’s Panther Invitational, helping the Titans rise to No. 1 in Golfstat.com’s NJCAA rankings early in March ... Was a four-time all-country selection at LeCanto High, earning all-district accolades on three occasions ... Won the district title his junior year, finishing as runner-up at the event twice as well ... Helped the Panthers to the team title at the district tournament twice.

Personal: Full name is Drew E. Cooke ... Born Sept. 21, 1994, in Orlando, Fla. ... Son of Stan and Terri Cooke ... Father, Stan, played golf at Ohio State from 1979-83 ... Older sisters Taylor (swimming and cross country at Florida Gulf Coast) and Paige (track and field at South Florida) also competed collegiately ... Favorite movie is “22 Jump Street” ... Favorite book is the Bible ... Favorite athlete is Tiger Woods ... Favorite musical artist is Florida Georgia Line ... Favorite food is fish ... Favorite subject is math ... Likes lifting weights and working on automobiles in his spare time ... Major is interdisciplinary studies.