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2012-13 Men's Golf Roster
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Denman, Payne
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Payne Denman
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-8 / 155
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Riverwatch, TN
- High School:
- DeKalb County
Bio
Notable: Named Second Team All-SBC in 2012-13 … Named C-USA Golfer of the Week on Mar. 12, 2014 … Competed in the 2014 NCAA Regional.
2014-15 (Senior)
2014 Fall: Played in all four events and led the team in scoring average with a 73.9 … Had a low round of 71 at the Memphis Intercollegiate where he finished 16th overall.
2015 Spring: Played in all six events and was the team’s top finisher three times … Finished fourth at the Louisiana Classics with a 4-under par total of 212 (69-68-75) … Was seventh at the C-USA Championships (70-75-72) … Had nine rounds of par or better and 12 for the season … Ended year leading the team with a 73.2 stroke average and ended career with a 74.0 average.
2013-14 (Junior)
2013 Fall: Was second on the team with a 74.7 stroke average and competed in all four tournaments … Came in 11th of 69 golfers at the Rees Jones Invitational (74-73-74) … Was 19th at the Carpet Capital Collegiate … Best round was a 71 at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational.
2014 Spring: Played in all six events and was second on the team with a 73.6 stroke average … Had four top 15 finishes with a season-best third place at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate (68-72-73) … Seven of 17 rounds were even par or better.
2012-13 (Sophomore)
2012 Fall: Competed in all four events and finished second on the team with a 75.1 stroke average … Opening round 70 at Carpet Capital was his best of the fall and his best finish was 27th at Pinetree Invitational.
2013 Spring: Led team with a 74.8 stroke average in 21 rounds of play … Had three rounds of even par or better, including a career-best 68 at the BancorpSouth Intercollegiate … Was the team’s top finisher in four of seven events.
2010-11 (Freshman - Florida): Made his season debut at the John Hayt Invitational and finished 77th… Competed as an individual in the Gator Invitational and finished in a tie for 51st… Recorded a third-place finish as an individual at the Ponte Vedra Invitational.
High School: Ranked 12th in the 2010 class by the AJGA … Claimed back-to-back first place titles at the TSSAA Division A-AA State High School Championships in 2008 and 2009 as a member of the DeKalb County High School golf program … His two state titles are the only state championships DCHS has ever earned in any sport in school history … Also claimed three district and regional titles while at DeKalb … Honorable Mention AJGA All-American … Finished in first place at the 2009 AJGA Burgett H. Mooney Jr. Rome Classic … Finished in second place at the 2009 AJGA Ringgold National Qualifier … Earned a fourth-place finish in the 2009 AJGA PING Invitational.
Personal: Payne is majoring in Liberal Studies ... Born on 9/6/91 ... Son of Bud and Gina Denman.
2014-15 (Senior)
2014 Fall: Played in all four events and led the team in scoring average with a 73.9 … Had a low round of 71 at the Memphis Intercollegiate where he finished 16th overall.
2015 Spring: Played in all six events and was the team’s top finisher three times … Finished fourth at the Louisiana Classics with a 4-under par total of 212 (69-68-75) … Was seventh at the C-USA Championships (70-75-72) … Had nine rounds of par or better and 12 for the season … Ended year leading the team with a 73.2 stroke average and ended career with a 74.0 average.
2013-14 (Junior)
2013 Fall: Was second on the team with a 74.7 stroke average and competed in all four tournaments … Came in 11th of 69 golfers at the Rees Jones Invitational (74-73-74) … Was 19th at the Carpet Capital Collegiate … Best round was a 71 at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational.
2014 Spring: Played in all six events and was second on the team with a 73.6 stroke average … Had four top 15 finishes with a season-best third place at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate (68-72-73) … Seven of 17 rounds were even par or better.
2012-13 (Sophomore)
2012 Fall: Competed in all four events and finished second on the team with a 75.1 stroke average … Opening round 70 at Carpet Capital was his best of the fall and his best finish was 27th at Pinetree Invitational.
2013 Spring: Led team with a 74.8 stroke average in 21 rounds of play … Had three rounds of even par or better, including a career-best 68 at the BancorpSouth Intercollegiate … Was the team’s top finisher in four of seven events.
2010-11 (Freshman - Florida): Made his season debut at the John Hayt Invitational and finished 77th… Competed as an individual in the Gator Invitational and finished in a tie for 51st… Recorded a third-place finish as an individual at the Ponte Vedra Invitational.
High School: Ranked 12th in the 2010 class by the AJGA … Claimed back-to-back first place titles at the TSSAA Division A-AA State High School Championships in 2008 and 2009 as a member of the DeKalb County High School golf program … His two state titles are the only state championships DCHS has ever earned in any sport in school history … Also claimed three district and regional titles while at DeKalb … Honorable Mention AJGA All-American … Finished in first place at the 2009 AJGA Burgett H. Mooney Jr. Rome Classic … Finished in second place at the 2009 AJGA Ringgold National Qualifier … Earned a fourth-place finish in the 2009 AJGA PING Invitational.
Personal: Payne is majoring in Liberal Studies ... Born on 9/6/91 ... Son of Bud and Gina Denman.
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