Tide wins third title in team history while Justin Thomas garners individual honors
OUTLOOK
Scott Strohmeyer has seen valuable starts in the Alabama lineup during his career ... has made 15-career starts and played 42 rounds of golf in the crimson and white ... redshirted during his true freshman season at the Capstone and was a fixture in the Alabama lineup in 2009-10 while also seeing duty as a sophomore in 2010-11 ... coaches believe the long-hitting junior can be an outstanding golfer ... played in 11 of the Crimson Tide's tournaments in 2010-11 ... has a career-stroke average of 74.90 ... has shot four rounds in the 60s and six rounds under par in his career ... very long and straight off the tee ... did not start playing golf until he was 15 years old.
2010-11 (SOPHOMORE):
Strohmeyer made three starts for the Crimson Tide while also playing in the Samford Intercollegiate with a team of Alabama reserves ... averaged 74.54 strokes per round with one round under par -- a 71 in the Carpet Capital Collegiate where he shot 7-over- 223 in the season's opening event ... tied for 51st at the Olympia Fields Fighting Illini Invitational with rounds of 76, 76 and 71 to finish at 13-over 223 ... returned to the UA lineup to help the Crimson Tide win the prestigious Isleworth Collegiate Invitational ... fired rounds of 73, 76 and 77 to post a tie for 26th, his top finish of the season ... posted a tie for 18th at the Samford Intercollegiate with a two-round total of 148 (+4) after rounds of 73 and 75.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2009-10)
He played in all 31 rounds - 11 tournaments - for the Crimson Tide in 2009-10 ... recorded 2,326 strokes for a 75.03 scoring average ... fired five rounds under par and four in the 60s ... his top finish came in the rain-shortened Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate where he fired a career-best 69 to post a tie for 11th place ... his low 54-hole score was a 2-over-par 212 at the NCAA East Regional at the Yale Course in New Haven, Conn. ... posted a 25th-place showing at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational, posting a 10-over-par 226 ... opened his Alabama career with a tie for 33rd position at the Carpet Capital Collegiate, shooting rounds of 72, 74 and 76 for a 226 ... finished 63rd at the Ping/Golfweek Invitational ... opened the spring schedule with a 69 in the first round of the Puerto Rico Classic where he finished tied for 62nd at 10-over-par ... also shot a 10-over 226 at the John Hyat Collegiate invitational with rounds of 74, 75 and 77 ... after an 83 in round one, Strohmeyer turned in the best back-to-back rounds of his young career with a 4-under-par 68 in the second round of the Linger Longer Invitational and a 69 (-3) in the final round to finish tied for 15th at 4-over-par 220 ... the 54-hole total of 220 was a career best, as was his second-round 68 ... carded an 11-over-par 227 at the Administaff Augusta State Invitational with rounds of 73 and 71 sandwiched around an 83 in round two ... carded 78, 75 and 74 to fire a 17-over-par 227 at the SEC Championship and finished tied for 53rd.
REDSHIRT (2008-09)
Strohmeyer redshirted during his first season at the University of Alabama.
PREP HIGHLIGHTS
He helped Auburn High win two Class 6A State Championships his sophomore and junior seasons ... transferred to Auburn High from Lee-Scott Prep following his freshman year ... coached by Duke Smith at Auburn High ... finished second individually at the 2007 Alabama State High School Championships ... 2006 participant in the World Scholar-Athlete Games ... low round is a 65 .... also played baseball, basketball, soccer and football in high school ... played on the 2003 Babe Ruth World Series champion team in baseball and, after playing so much baseball, took up golf as a break and soon quit baseball for golf ... also instructed by Hank Johnson.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Scott is the son of Mark and Teri Strohmeyer ... fired a career low round of 62 in practice and 66 in tournament play going into his freshman season at Alabama ... majoring in kinesiology major ... a National Honor Society member in high school ... has a younger brother, Will, and a younger sister, Sara.
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