Jimmy Stanger

Virginia
2016-17 (Senior)
· Named a first-team PING/GCAA All-American
· The first player in UVA history to earn first-team All-America honors
· Tabbed by Golfweek as a second-team All-American
· Picked up All-ACC honors for second consecutive season
· Named to PING All-Region team
· Won the ACC individual championship, becoming the third UVA golfer to capture the crown
· Shot 5-under 211 and needed a birdie on his final regulation hole and one in playoff to capture title
· Played 37 holes on final day of ACCs
· Ranked No. 33 by Golfstat and No. 17 by Golfweek
· Led the team with a 70.82 stroke average that ranked No. 3 in the ACC and No. 21 in the nation
· Ranked No. 5 in the nation in score vs. par (-1.09)
· Shot school record 10-under 62 in first round at John Burns Intercollegiate (Hawaii) in February which ties as fourth lowest round by a Division I player
· Ranked No. 26 in the nation with 140 birdies
· Tied for first at Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate
· Ended the fall ranked No. 2 in Golfstat standings
· 24 of his 34 rounds were par or better
· Posted team-high six top-10 finishes during the season
· Named ACC’s Golfer of the Month for October & April
· Helped U.S. team to 2017 Palmer Cup championship
· One of five finalists for the 2017 Byron Nelson Award
· Selected to the watch list for the Ben Hogan Award
· Named a semifinalist for the Jack Nicklaus Award
· Reached the round of 16 at the 2016 U.S. Amateur Championships and won the 2016 Southern Amateur tournament
· Invited to the Walker Cup practice sessions in Los Angeles in December of 2016
· Participated in the 2017 PGA Tour Valspar Championship on a sponsor’s exemption
· Played in 2017 British Amateur, tying for 23rd in stroke play to advance to match play

2015-16 (Junior)
• Named to All-ACC team
· Named to Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars team
· Selected to both the ACC All-Academic men’s golf team and the ACC Honor Roll
· Named to the Virginia State Golf Coaches Association’s all-state team (first team)
• Led team at NCAA Regional (Franklin) with sixth-place finish (-9, 207)
• That tied for fifth best finish by a Cavalier at NCAA Regional site
• Made a birdie putt on 18th hole to break tie with Washington for fifth place
• His 207 at NCAA Regional tied for low tourney score by UVA player this year … matching is 207 from General Hackler Championship
• NCAA Regional was his sixth top-10 finish of the season
• Was UVA’s No. 2 finisher at NCAAs, placing 67th
• Shot 1-under 69 during third round of NCAAs
• Ranked No. 59 by Golfstat and No. 78 by Golfweek
• Finished seventh ACC in stroke average
• Picked up first career win with tie for medalist at General Hackler Champ
• Posted low tourney score (207) and single round (66) at Hackler
• Tied Derek Bard in UVA’s last regular-season tourney as team’s top finisher, placing 8th at Wolfpack Intercollegiate
• Placed 16th at ACC Championships (E, 216)
• Was first or second for UVA in scoring in 9-of-12 tournaments
• Named to ACC Men’s Golf All-Academic team for second time

2014-15 (Sophomore)
• Helped UVa to an 18th-place finish at NCAA Championships
• Was the Cavaliers’ No. 2 finisher, placing 51st at +6, 222
• His final round birdie on par-5 18th hole at NCAA Regional broke tie with Wichita State for fifth place
• Was UVa’s No. 2 finisher at NCAA regional, placing 25th at +5, 221
• Played in 11 of 13 tournaments
• Led the team in scoring at the Northern Intercollegiate and Primland Challenge tournaments
• Reset low collegiate scoring mark with 6-under 210 at Primland
• Equaled his low 18-hole score with 5-under 67 at Primland, posting that number in both the second and third rounds
• Recognized on ACC Academic Honor Roll

2013-14 (Freshman)
• Played in nine tournaments during the season
• Combined with first-year Derek Bard to give UVa the No. 10 freshman class according to Golfstat
• Posted a stroke average of 73.44
• Top showing was at Schenkel Invitational where he placed third
• That tourney also provided him his low single-round score (67) and tournament score (212) on the season
• Had four top-25 finishes and came in 26th twice
• Tied for third at U.S. Open Local Qualifier (Trinity, Fla.) to advance to Sectional site
• Was 64th at NCAA Regional • Named to ACC Honor Roll

Amateur & Junior Golf Notes
· Won the 2016 Southern Amateur Championship in Myrtle Beach
· Reached the round of 16 at the 2016 U.S. Amateur Championships
•Qualified for a 2014 U.S. Open Sectional
•AJGA All-American in 2012 and 2013 • Was ranked No. 51 by American Junior Golf Association/Polo when he signed with UVa.
• Was ranked No. 63 by Junior Golf Scoreboard and No. 3 player in the state of Florida when he signed with the Cavaliers
• Ranked in top-10 by AJGA and Golfweek for 2013 high school class
• Placed fourth at 2013 Eastern Amateur
• Participated in 2013 Wyndham Club (East vs. West Coast)
• Tied for 11th at 2013 AJGA Thunderbird Invitational
• Was ninth at 2013 AJGA Innisbrook event
•Was top-20 at 2013 Dixie Amateur
• Tied for runner up at 2012 Jones Club and was fifth at 2011 Junior Jones Cup
• Tied for fifth at 2012 AJGA in Puerto Rico
•Florida Cup Team member in 2012 • Was ninth at 2012 Western Junior Championship
• Managed a runner-up finish at 2012 AJGA Colorado tourney
• Champion of 56th Florida State Boys Junior and tied for first the following year
• Won the HJGT 54-Hole Mid-Season Championship
• Was second at the AJGA Junior at Fox Hill
• Placed third at the FJT at Lake Jovita tournament

Gaither / Personal
• Was third in the Florida Boys 2A State Championship in 2012
• Was home schooled, but competed for Gaither High School team golf for coach Dwane Olinger
• A four-time All-Hillsborough County first-team selection
• Was selected as the Hillsborough County Player of the Year in 2011, 2012 and 2013
• Won two district titles and regional medalist as a senior
• Mother is named Teri and father is James
• Has an older sister (Cheryl) and brother (Derick) and younger sister (Theresa)
• Born in Tampa, Fla.

Jimmy Stanger’s Career Statistics

Jimmy Stanger’s Career Bests
Career Best Tournament Finish: 1st, ACC Championships, April 21-22, 2017, t1st, Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, Oct. 21-23, 2016 & General Hackler Championship, March 12-13, 2016
Career Top-10 Finishes: 15
Career Best 54-Hole Score: 206, Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate, Oct. 14-16, 2016
Career Best 18-Hole Score: 62, John Burns Intercollegiate, Feb. 15-17, 2017

2013-14 Tournament Results

2014-15 Tournament Results

2015-16 Tournament Results

^Results thru first three rounds before cut

2016-17 Tournament Results