Rodi Vlasveld

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Photo by: Joe Murphy

2018-19 University of Memphis Men's Golf Team

Ht./Wt.:
5-8 / 150
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Haarlem, Netherlands
NIL:
Gemeentelijk Instituut

Recent Academic Honors
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2017, Spring 2018; Dean's List Fall 2017, Spring 2018

2019-20 (Senior/Fall season)
Ended his college career with an outstanding fall season. . . . Vlasveld posted three Top-10 finishes and averaged 70.9 strokes per round, second on the team to Isaiah Jackson's 69.7. . . . Had three rounds in the 60s. . . . He tied his career-best round with 67s at the Graeme McDowell Invitational and the Quail Valley Collegiate.

2018-19 (Junior)
Participated in four fall events and the opening tournament of the spring. . . . Posted a top-20 finish in the first event tournament of the season, the Memphis Intercollegiate at Colonial Country Club. . . . He shot 72-74-72 for 2-over 218 at the Memphis Intercollegiate, his best result of the season to help the Tigers to a second-place finish. . . . Fired a season-low 71 in the second round of the Quail Valley Collegiate in mid-October. He finished the tournament at 3-over 219 to help the Tigers place fourth at 4-under 860. . . . Named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

2017-18 (Sophomore)
Played in every tournament during the fall, finishing in the top-20 twice … Tied for 16^th at the Shoal Creek Invitational after recording a 217. . . . Finished sixth at the Kiawah Classic at 2-over par. . . . In the spring, Vlasveld missed the opening event (Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate) with an illness, but returned to participate in each of the remaining tournaments. . . . At The Cleveland Palmetto, he finished 12th, a lofty position aided by rounds of 70 and 68 to open the event. His 2-under 68 was the lowest round by the Tigers, who finished sixth. . . . At the Old Waverly Intercollegiate, Vlasveld closed with a 4-under 68 to help the Tigers climb four spots and finish ninth. Memphis made the biggest jump of any team on the final day. . . . At the AAC Championshipis at Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Fla., he shot 3-under 68 -- the best round in the field on the final day -- to lead the UofM's closing charge that led to a fourth-place finish.

Prior to Memphis
Vlasveld comes to Memphis and will be eligible for the 2017-18 season ... He is a graduate of Gemeentelijk Instituut in Brasschaat, Belgium, and he competed independently of his school ... He keeps a streak alive of players from The Netherlands on a Tiger squad, as he comes in as 2015-16 All-American Lars van Meijel opened his professional career ... Introduced to golf from his father, he took lessons at the Royal Antwerp Golf Course, before moving onto the Jason Floyd Golf Academy in Spain ... He trained during the evening hours while taking his high school classes during the day ... His self-described most memorable golf moment came in 2015 during the interclub match play, where his squad needed a win to remain in its division, and had a 1-1 score after the morning foursome. With the team score at 3-3 in the final round, he rebounded from being a stroke down after the 15th hole, and pulling through for an individual and team win on the 18th hole.