Troy University Athletics
2009 Golf Roster
Roster
Kyle Blackston
- Position:
- PLAYER
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 138
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Elizabethtown, Ky.
- High School:
- John Hardin High School
2009-10: Saw action in three of four fall events, posting a 74.7 scoring average ... Carded a second round 66 in the Sam H. Hall Intercollegiate, the lowest individual round of the fall for the Trojans ... Finished that event at one-under par, tied for 26th ... Struggled in his final two events, never managing to break par.
Prep: Played on the varsity team from 7th grade until the time he graduated high school under coaches Bobby Thomas and Loy Brashear … Was part of regional championship team in 9th, 10th, and 11th grade … Was state runner-up his senior year … Made the All-State second team as a sophomore and junior and the All-State first team as a senior … Named team player of the year sophomore, junior and senior years … Scored a 68 as a senior … Top 40 finisher in the Optimist International Tournament … A Florida Junior Golf champion … Placed third at the TPC Sawgrass SJGT tournament.
Personal: Full name is Richard Kyle Blackston … Was born on July 19, 1990, in Elizabethtown, Ky. … Is the son of David and Andrea Blackston … Has a brother, Drew Blackston (23) … Grandpa, Bill Evans, played baseball at Indiana University and continued to play in the minor leagues … Is undecided on his major.
| 2009-10 | ||||||
| Date | Event | Scores | Total | Place | ||
| 9/14-15 | Sam H. Hall Intercollegiate | 77-66-72 | 215 (-1) | t-26th | ||
| 10/5-6 | Louisiana Tech Squire Creek Classic |
75-79-77 | 231 (+15) | t-68th |
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| 11/1-2 | Renaissance Invitational |
73-79-74 | 226 (+10) | t-51st | ||
| Total | 74.7 | 672 (+24) | ||||
| Career Totals | ||||||
| Rounds | 9 |
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| Strokes | 672 |
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| Average | 74.7 | |||||
| Low Score | 66 |
