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Summer 2014: Finished tied for 15th in qualifying for the U.S. Amateur Championship after carding a 69 in the first of two rounds ... Posted a 70 in the second round of both the Dogwood Invitational and Western Amateur.

2013-14: The Sun Belt Conference Golfer of the Year and a first-team all-league selection ... Ranked second on the team and third in the SBC with a 72.74 stroke average ... Finished in the top 10 in seven tournaments and had nine top-20 results, carding a score of par or better in 20 rounds ... Had a 54-hole total below par on five occasions while posting eight rounds in the 60s ... Was the league’s golfer of the month in September after recording two top-three finishes, six rounds of par or lower and a 69.17 stroke average in two tournaments during the opening month of the campaign ... Recorded career-low totals for 18 and 54 holes — firing a 6-under-par 65 in the opening round and 8-under-par 205 over two days — at the season-opening Sam Hall Intercollegiate ... Followed that up by matching the best finish of his career with a tie for second at the Columbia Regional Preview, ending with a 6-under-par 210 54-hole score after shooting a 3-under-par 69 in each of the last two rounds ... Carded consecutive 3-under-par 69s on the first day of the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic, tying for eighth individually in the field of 84 ... Finished ninth at The Invitational at The Ocean Course to close out the fall, ending the event with scores of 72 and 1-under-par 71 for a 217 total ... Ended up tied for seventh with a 3-under-par 213 54-hole score at the Linger Longer Invitational after opening the event with a 6-under-par 66 ... Tied for ninth at both the Samford Intercollegiate and Old Waverly Collegiate Championship, helping the Jags win the team title at the former while shooting par or better twice at the latter en route to a 1-under-par 215 three-round total ... Closed the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate with scores of 72 and 71, tying for 14th with a 54-hole 218 score ... Began the Memphis Intercollegiate with a 2-under-par 70, going on to tie for 18th place at the end of the tournament, carding the same score in the middle of three rounds at the Tiger Invitational hosted by Auburn ... Had an even-par 72 on the second day of the conference championship, then opened the NCAA East Regional with a team-best 3-under-par 68 to help the Jaguars stand tihrd in the team standings after 18 holes.

Summer 2013: Qualified for the Southern Amateur Championship, tying for 15th place with a 6-under-par 282 four-round score ... Placed seventh in a field of 90 at the Dogwood Invitational, posting a 13-under-par 275 72-hole total; that included carding a 4-under-par 68 in each of the first three rounds of the event ... Was 4-under-par on the second of two days attempting to qualify for the U.S. Amateur Championship ... Recorded a 69 in the final round of the Monroe Invitational.

2012-13: A first-team all-Sun Belt Conference selection ... One of two individuals to participate in all 13 events ... Paced USA in scoring average (73.79) while tying for the team lead with four top-10 and seven top-20 finishes, and 13 rounds at or below par ... Ranked sixth in the Sun Belt in stroke average ... Had back-to-back rounds of 74 on the first two days of the NCAA Southeast Regional before going on to tie for 40th place in the individual standings ... Fired a career-low 7-under-par 206 over 54 holes at the season-opening Sam Hall Intercollegiate, placing second out of 87 individuals at the event ... Carded a career-best 4-under-par 67 in the second round of the tournament, following up with a 69 on the last day ... Also tied for second at the David Toms Intercollegiate, posting a 1-over-par 73 in each of the final two rounds for a 221 total ... Recorded a 54-hole score of even-par 213 at the Mason Rudolph Championship en route to tying for 10th individually; he led the squad in each of the first two rounds with a 72 and 2-under-par 69, adding another 72 on the final day of the tournament ... Ended the fall season tying for 10th place at the Pinetree Intercollegiate highlighted by a 4-under-par 68 over the middle 18 holes ... Fired a 1-under-par 69 in each of the last two rounds of the SunTrust Gator Invitational to tie for 17th place in the individual standings ... Tied for 22nd with a 221 total at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate after an even-par 72 on the final day ... Also posted an even-par 72 over the last 18 holes of the Louisiana Classics, tying for 26th place with a 221 three-round score ... Recorded a 3-under-par 69 in the opening round of the Tiger Invitational as well as a 73 in the first round of the Memphis Intercollegiate ... Totalled a 222 54-hole score to tie for 20th place at the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship after a 1-under-par 71 in the opening round ... Began the Sun Belt Championships with a 1-under-par 71 also, placing 21st in the individual standings with a 224 three-day total.

Summer 2012: Advanced to the Southern Amateur Championship and the Dogwood Invitational with qualifying scores of 69 and 64, respectively ... Led the Georgia Amateur Championship after two rounds, going on to tie for third place with a 72-hole 3-under-par 285 total ... Fired a 4-under-par 68 on the second day of the tournament, playing in the final group over the weekend.

2011-12: The only newcomer to play in all 11 events, ranked fourth on the team and 25th in the Sun Belt Conference with an average of 74.60 shots per round ... Shot par or better in six rounds and posted a pair of top-20 results ... Best finish was a tie for 14th place in his collegiate debut at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate, where he shot a 1-under-par 70 over the first 18 holes and a career-low 2-under-par 69 on the final day en route to a 54-hole total of 2-under-par 211 ... Carded a 226 54-hole score to tie for 20th place at the SBC Championships ... Recorded a 72 in each of the last two rounds of the SunTrust Gator Invitational, leading the Jaguars after tying for 23rd with a 220 total ... Tied for 27th at the Firestone Invitational, closing out the event with a 2-under-par 70 for a 2-over-par 218 three-round score ... Ended in a tie for 27th place at the Memphis Intercollegiate after posting a 73 in the second round ... Fired an even-par 72 in the first and last rounds of the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate, tying for 34th with a 222 54-hole score ... Recorded a 220 three-round total at the Louisiana Classics, tying for 37th place after posting a 73 over the opening and final 18 holes ... Shot a 1-under-par 71 in the second round of the David Toms Intercollegiate, ending the tournament tied for 48th place ... Had a 74 in both rounds of the BancorpSouth Intercollegiate.

Summer 2011: Finished eighth in a pair of events in a week span, qualifiers for the Southern and Georgia State Amateur Championships ... Carded a 72 in the second round, following up with a 69 in the third — his best score of the summer — to come in 25th out of 144 competitors at the Georgia Amateur ... Came in 12th out of 100 individuals at the Dogwood Invitational qualifier after shooting a 73.

Amateur Highlights: After the conclusion of his high school season, Garretson recorded four consecutive top-20 finishes over the summer at junior events in 2010 ... Shot 74, 74, 73 to finish 16th out of 72 individuals at the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Junior at Steelwood presented by AT&T, and two weeks later used a 54-hole score of 216 to come in ninth place in a field of 142 at the Georgia Junior Championship ... After shooting a 73 in each of the first two rounds, he fired a 70 on the final day of the tournament ... Came in 13th place at the Burgett H. Mooney Jr. Rome Classic the following week, opening with another 70 en route to posting a 217 total ... Added a seventh-place finish at the AJGA Nashville Junior the last week of July, posting rounds of 71, 72 and 71 for a 214 score over 54 holes ... Also was the medalist at the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour’s Highland Oaks Junior Classic in March, using a final-round 72 to best a field of 58 competitors ... Earned three letters at Harrison High ... As a junior, he helped the Hoyas win both AAAAA state and region championships in the spring ... Carded a 73 at the state championships — finishing fourth individually — as HHS won in a playoff ... At the region tournament, he fired a season-low 2-under-par 70 ... Was also part of a squad that recorded a runner-up finish at the state tournament his sophomore season.

Personal: Full name is Michael O’Keeffe Garretson ... Born May 11, 1993, in Atlanta, Ga. ... Son of Mike and Lila Garretson ... In his spare time likes to play ping-pong ... Also recruited by Louisville ... Favorite movie is “21” ... Favorite team is the Atlanta Braves ... Favorite golfer is Steve Stricker ... Favorite musical artist is John Mayer ... Favorite food is pizza ... Favorite subject is math ... A business administration major.