2013-14 Men's Golf Roster
Cory Gaylord
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn.
HONORS (Academic & Athletic)
Named to inaugural American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team following the 2013-14 academic year ... C-USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2011-13).
R-SENIOR (2014-15)
Played all 11 tournaments the Tigers competed in during the 2014-15 season ... Had a 73.72 strokes per round average through 32 rounds of golf. Spring 2015: Opened the spring with a three-round, one-over par 217 at the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate to finish tied for ninth individually ... Helped lead the Tigers to a sixth-place team finish at the tournament in Mobile, Ala. ... Memphis' best spring performance was a second-place finish at The UALR First Tee Classic ... Â Carded a three-round 219, three-over par, at the UALR First Tee Classic to finish in a tie for 21st ... Closed out career with a tie for 37th at the American Athletic Conference Championship. Fall 2014:Â Began final fall campaing with a four-over, 220 three-round score at the Memphis Intercollegiate to tie for 16th individaully ... Helped the Tigers to a second-place team finish at Colonial Country Club ... Posted under-par tournament scores for the last three events of the fall season ... Â Tied for seventh at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate hosted by Graeme McDowelll with a three-round 215 ... Carded a one-under par 215 at Shoal Creek ... Began the UAB-hosted tournament with a season-low 69 ... At the weather-shortened Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate, tied for 20th with a one-under 143 ... Closed out the fall with a tie for eighth at the Bridgestone Golf Collegiate, carding a three-round 215 (-1).
R-JUNIOR (2013-14)
Spring 2014: Competed in eight tournaments ... Had a 72.1 stroke average ... Finished with the lowest score on the team in six-of-eight spring tournaments ... Finished in the top ten on four separate occasions ... Carded his career-best finish at the Memphis Intercollegiate (third) with scores of 70-70-78--218 (+2) ... Fired three rounds under 70, including matching a career-best 67 at the Western Intercollegiate. FALL 2013: Competed four times, with all rounds counting toward the teams score ... Placed 16th at the Bridgestone Golf Classic after firing rounds of 74 and 71 ... Turned in a top-20 performance at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate, helping Memphis claim the team title by six strokes.
R-SOPHOMORE (2012-13)
Spring 2013: Competed in eight tournaments for Memphis ... Had a 74.9 scoring average on the season ... Had his best finish come at the Memphis Intercollegiate where he tied for 19th with scores of 77, 79 and 72 for a 228 (+12) ... Tied for 23rd at the NCAA West Regional with a 2-under-par 214 (67-76-71), his best score of the season ... Had his low round of the season come in the first round of the regional with a 67. Fall 2012: Competed three times for the Tigers during the fall season, once as an individual ... Helped the team defeat three top-40 programs at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate with scores of 73-74-71 to tie for 23rd with a 218 (+2) ... Totaled 228 (+12) at the Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate and the Wolfpack Intercollegiate.
R-FRESHMAN (2011-12)
Spring 2012: Competed in two events as an individual, first turning in a 26th-place showing at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate Individual Tournament ... Posted scores of 78-86-81 to finish tied for 63rd while playing as an individual in the Memphis Intercollegiate. Fall 2011: Finished the fall with a scoring average of 73.3 and a low round of 68 ... Made a strong collegiate debut at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate while competing as an individual ... Posted rounds of 68-69-68 to finish third in the event ... His 54-hole score of 205 ties for the third lowest in program history ... Helped Memphis to a fifth-place finish at the Mason Rudolph Championship with scores of 72-76-69 and a 28th-place individual showing ... Posted a tournament-total of 238 in the Wolfpack Intercollegiate as the Tigers claimed the team title.
FRESHMAN (2010-11)
Redshirted
PRIOR TO MEMPHIS
Prep:Â A four-year team captain for coaches Kevin Gaylord and Steve Bell at Houston High School ... A four-time all-region selection and a two-time state champion during his prep career ... Shot a career-low 71-67 at the 2007 Tennessee State Championships ... A multi-sport athlete at Houston High, where he also earned two letters on the soccer team ... Led the Mustangs to a 2008 soccer state runner-up finish.
PERSONAL
Son of Kevin and Rika Gaylord ... Born in Memphis, Tenn. ... Was a member of many academic clubs while in high school, including the National Honor Society, the BETA club and TEAMS Engineering.
