Troy University Athletics
2024-25 Golf (M) Roster
Roster
Poppell, Lee

Lee Poppell
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Tallahassee, Fla.
- High School:
- Maclay School
Bio
2024-25 (Sophomore): Played in all 13 tournaments for the Trojans, helped lead Troy to its first-ever NCAA Championship appearance … Posted seven top 25 finishes and a pair inside the top 10 … Tied for ninth in Troy’s victory at the Daytona Beach Intercollegiate, thanks to a final round 68, and tied for 10th (Troy’s top finisher) at the Graeme McDowell Intercollegiate, shooting 6-under … Finished the season with a 73.26 stroke average and 1.56 score vs. par … Shot in the red 11 times and finished in the 60s four times … Tied for 18th at the NCAA Urbana Regional, as Troy finished fourth to qualify for the NCAA Championship … Won his match play contest in the Sun Belt Conference Semifinals (2&1) … His bag counted towards the team score in 33-of-39 rounds played … Strong 36-hole player, over final five tournaments of the year (not including NCAA Championship), combined to shoot 2-over in those 10 rounds ... Earned CSC Academic At-Large All-District honors
2023-24 (Freshman): Played in six events and 18 rounds in his freshman season ... Carded four rounds under par, all in the 60s ... Closed out the season with a 74.50 scoring average and 2.50 score vs. par ... Finished second at the MartinFed Turtle Point Classic, shooting 12-under with rounds of 67, 69 and 68; was named Sun Belt Golfer of the Week ... He tied for the lowest round by a Trojan golfer since at least the 2005-06 season and his 19 birdies were tied for the most in the field ... Followed that with a 3-over 219 at The Border Olympics, where he shot a second round 67 (-5) ... Qualified for the Southern Amateur Championship over the summer
High School: Finished second at the 2022 Florida Junior Tour Championship and tied for 34th at the 2022 Florida Amateur Championship ... Fired a 7-under 65 at the 2022 Big Bend Championship to win by six strokes, one of two major area tournaments in the Florida Panhandle, featuring more than 70 individuals ... Fired a 2-under 70 to win the district title later that spring ... Picked up a pair of individual titles on the Southeast Junior Golf Tour during the 2021 circuit, winning at Wynlakes and Sea Palms in addition to a fourth place finish at the Ben An Junior Championship ... Attended Lincoln High School as a freshman
Personal: Full name is Patterson Lee Poppell ... Son of Shelley and Patterson Poppell ... Born Dec. 14, 2004, in Tallahassee, Fla. ... Majoring in sport management
2023-24 (Freshman): Played in six events and 18 rounds in his freshman season ... Carded four rounds under par, all in the 60s ... Closed out the season with a 74.50 scoring average and 2.50 score vs. par ... Finished second at the MartinFed Turtle Point Classic, shooting 12-under with rounds of 67, 69 and 68; was named Sun Belt Golfer of the Week ... He tied for the lowest round by a Trojan golfer since at least the 2005-06 season and his 19 birdies were tied for the most in the field ... Followed that with a 3-over 219 at The Border Olympics, where he shot a second round 67 (-5) ... Qualified for the Southern Amateur Championship over the summer
High School: Finished second at the 2022 Florida Junior Tour Championship and tied for 34th at the 2022 Florida Amateur Championship ... Fired a 7-under 65 at the 2022 Big Bend Championship to win by six strokes, one of two major area tournaments in the Florida Panhandle, featuring more than 70 individuals ... Fired a 2-under 70 to win the district title later that spring ... Picked up a pair of individual titles on the Southeast Junior Golf Tour during the 2021 circuit, winning at Wynlakes and Sea Palms in addition to a fourth place finish at the Ben An Junior Championship ... Attended Lincoln High School as a freshman
Personal: Full name is Patterson Lee Poppell ... Son of Shelley and Patterson Poppell ... Born Dec. 14, 2004, in Tallahassee, Fla. ... Majoring in sport management
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