Troy University Athletics
2016-17 Golf (M) Roster
Roster
Clayton Vannoy
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pensacola, Fla.
- High School:
- Pensacola Catholic HS
2016 All-Sun Belt Second Team
2016-17 (Senior)
Led the Trojans and ranked fourth in the Sun Belt with a 72.08 stroke average; also led the Trojans with six rounds under par and a pair of top-10 finishes in the fall โฆ Peaked as high as No. 32 in the Golfstat national rankings after opening the season with six of his nine rounds under par; enters the spring ranked 145th nationally which leads the Sun Belt โฆ Leads the Sun Belt with a -0.19 adjusted score vs. par โฆ Named the Sun Belt Golfer of the Week after shooting a 7-under 209 at the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic โฆ Opened the season with back-to-back 2-under 214 performances, which were good for a tie for 11th at The Invitational at the Ocean Course and a second place finish at The Invitational at The Grove โฆ Posted the three best 36-hole totals of the fall (139, 141, 142) by a Trojan and the three best 54-hole scores of the fall (209, 214, 214) โฆ Second on the team with 90.3 percent of his rounds counting towards the team score
2015-16 (Junior)
Named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team after finishing the regular season ranked sixth in the Golfstat Sun Belt Comparative Rankings โฆ Led Troy with a 73.09 stroke average on the year and a 72.67 average in the spring โฆ Took home a fourth-place finish in the stroke play portion of the Sun Belt Championship and two match play victories where he didnโt trail over 35 holes played โฆ Opened the spring by tying for third place at the All-American Intercollegiate hosted by Houston; shot a 5-under 211, which ranked as the fifth-lowest 54-hole score of the year by a Trojan and the second-lowest on a par-72 course โฆ Second on the team with 11 rounds under par on the year and tied for fourth with three rounds in the 60s โฆ Led the Trojans with 90.1 percent (29-of-32) of his rounds counting towards the team card โฆ Troyโs best in the opening round of a tournament as he has averaged a 73.09 the first trip through the course โฆ Tied for fourth at the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic (-3) and tied for seventh at the Sun Belt Preview (-1) to tie for the team lead with four top-10 finishes โฆ Did not play a round over 77 the entire spring season and just one all year โฆ Fired a 5-under 66 in the second round of the Sun Belt Preview, which ranked as the second-best round of the year by a Trojan; his 139 over 36 holes at the Sun Belt Preview ranked as the fourth lowest of the year โฆ Picked upย victories over two players ranked in the top-20 nationally โ No. 13 Austin James (Charleston Southern) and No. 17 Chase Koepka (South Florida)
Finished fourth on the teamย with a 73.85ย stroke average after an impressive spring campaign (73.67) ... Playing as an individual, led Troy at the Seminole Intercollegiate (t18) after shooting a 3-under 213 (71-74-68) ... Tied for 11th playing as an individual at the Furman Intercollegiate after shooting even-par 216, including a 3-under 69 in the second round ... Finished the year with six rounds under par and three in the 60s; played 17 rounds over the course of the season ... Finished in third place out of 51 at the Savannah Quarters Individual Intercollegiate after shooting a 4-under 212 ... Played 10 of his 20ย rounds at 72 or lower ... His 143 over the opening 36 holes at Savannah was the seventh best by a Trojan this year, while his final 212 at the event was the third best 54-hole score of the year ... Also had the seventh best (212) and ninth best (216) 54-hole scores of the year on the team
2013-14 (Freshman)
Impressive right out of the gate with a 21stย place finish at the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic after shooting an 8-over 224 ... Carded a hole-in-one en route to a second round 3-under 69 in the event ... Finished the year with a 75.46 stroke average over 24 rounds and eight events โฆ His 69 at the AutoTrader was the lowest round of the fall by a Trojan, his 143 over the first 36 holes was tied for the second lowest and his 216 for the tournament was the lowest 54-hole score of the fall and third lowest overall by a Trojan โฆ Shot a 71 in the second round of the Seminole Intercollegiate ย
High School
Two-time all-city selection and two-time Pensacola Player of the Year โฆ Advanced to the regional final as a senior โฆ Also played tennis for the Crusaders
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Personal
Full name is Clayton Jeffrey Vannoy โฆ Son of Beverly and Jeffrey Vannoy โฆ Born Feb. 9, 1995, in Pensacola, Fla. โฆ Sister, Langley, played on the Troy womenโs golf team from 2011-15ย โฆ Majoring in social science
