Jaron Leasure

Virginia

Junior / Amateur Golf/Personal

• Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences
• When he signed with UVA, was ranked the No. 36 golfer for the Class of 2020 by Golfweek and Junior Golf Scoreboard
• Won his second consecutive Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association individual title while competing at Montgomery Bell Academy in 2019 by shooting 12-under 132 that included the state record for a single round (-12, 62)
• Tennessee high school boys golfer of the year as a senior
• That championship included a state tournament single-round record of 10-under 62
• In 2019, won the Tennessee Junior Amateur Championship
• Represented Tennessee at Junior PGA Championship in 2019
• Played for Virginia at Junior PGA Championship in 2017
• Tennessee Junior Cup East Team MVP in 2019
• Tennessee Junior Player of the Year in 2018 and 2019
• The runner-up at the 2019 Scott Stallings Junior
• Tied for third at the 2019 Rome Junior Classic and Bubba Conlee National during the same year of AJGA competition
• In 2018, he picked up a pair of wins on the Sneds (Bryant Snedeker Foundation) Tour
• Named the 2018 Tennessee Junior Golfer of the Year
• Won the 2017 Virginia 5A High School State Championship for Kempsville High School while his family lived in Virginia Beach
  • Finished 10th in the Boys 14-15 Division of the 2017 National Chip & Putt Championship at Augusta National
• Parents are Darcy and Trip
• Has a younger brother, Jaxon