2018-19 Men's Golf Roster
Biography
Senior (2018-19): Saw action in eight events, playing in 22 rounds of competition with a 76.91 scoring average ... Best round of the season was a evenr par 72 in the second round of the Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate ... Best finish was a tie for 30th at the Colin Montgomerie Invitational in Houston.
Junior (2017-18): Saw action in eight events, covering 22 rounds of competition, with an overall scoring average of 77.18 ... Had four rounds during the year at par or better ... Best finish was a tie for 17th at the rain-shortened ASUNÂ Championship ... Shot a 71 in the second, and final, round of that event to finish at seven-over par 149 ... Also carded 71s in the opening round of the FAU Spring Championship and the final round of the Al Geiberger Invitational ... Was named to the ASUNÂ Academic Honor roll.
Sophomore (2016-17): Saw action in five events, posting a 72.93 scoring average over 15 rounds of competition ... Earned top five finishes in each of the first two events of the year ... Tied for fifth with a nine-under par score of 207, which included a pair of 68s, in the Golfweek Program Challenge ... Followed with an career-best 66 in the opening round of the NKU Fall Classic, helping him to a fifth place finish there with a two-over par score of 215 ... Played half his rounds in the fall under par ... Opened the spring with a nine-over par 222 at the Frontier Secure Intercollegiate ... Missed the rest of the season with an injury ... Was named to the ASUN Academic Honor Roll.
Summer (2016): Competed in the West Florida Tour event at Palm Aire, posting scores of 72 and 69 to finish at three-under par ... Also played in the Florida Amateur Match Play qualifier at Bonita Bay in Naples, posting a two-under par 70 to qualify.
Freshman (2015-16): Saw action in 10 events during the season, playing 28 competitive rounds ... Finished the season with a 75.79 scoring average ... Best round was a three-under par 69 in the opening round of the SSU Tiger Invitational ... Finished second at that event with a two-round score of three-under par 141 to earn ASUN Golfer of the Week honors ... Finished at even par, tied for ninth, at the Gary Freeman BCU Spring Invitational where he posted rounds of 71, 71 and 74 ... Was named to the ASUN Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Played for his dad for five years at Community Christian School before playing for Rodney Taylor at Port Charlotte HS as a senior ... Reached the district tournament six straight years and advanced to the regional tournament four times ... In 2012, was the individual runner-up in the district tournament with a score of 73 ... Qualified for the regional tournament in 2013 and posted a 76 there ... Captured the 2014 regional and district championships, posting a score of 69 to win the latter ... Is a four-time All-County selection and twice earned the county championship (2012 & 2014) ... Was named to the All-Area team four times ... Competed at the 2012 Teen World Championship at Pinehurst in North Carolina ... Was the runner-up at the GSJGA Summer Championship at Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota with scores of 69 and 71 ... Competed in the Hurricane Collegiate Tour in 2014 against mostly college golfers, earning a top five finish ... Earned a second place finish at that same event in 2012 ... Carried a weighted GPA of 4.19 and was a member of the National Honor Society ... His father, Rusty Smith, played on a national championship team at the University of Findlay in Ohio and was on the coaching staff there for two national titles (NAIA) ... Chose to attend Stetson over Western Kentucky.
Personal: Full name is Tate Russell Smith ... Was born on August 6, 1996, in Findley, Ohio ... Is the son of Amy and Rusty Smith ...Is a Sport Business major.
Historical Player Information
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2015-16Freshman
6'0"
180 lbs
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2016-17Sophomore
6'0"
180 lbs
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2017-18Junior
6'0"
180 lbs
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2018-19Senior
6'0"
180 lbs