Sam Lape

Weight:
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Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.
High School:
The Westminster Schools

SENIOR / 2022-23 / FURMAN:
•     Recorded a final-round 64 to finish second, the highest regional finish in Furman men's golf history, at the NCAA Salem Regional and claim the region's individual bid to the championship.
• Posted rounds of 65-72-64=201 to finish 15-under par at the NCAA Salem Regional.
•    Became the first Paladin to compete at the NCAA Championship since Kirk Satterfield finished fifth at the 2001 NCAA East Regional to advance to the finals.
•    Tied for fifth at the SoCon Championships for the second year in a row.
• Notched five top-20 finishes during his senior campaign.
•    Posted a 71.8 stroke average over 39 rounds.

JUNIOR / 2021-22 / FURMAN:
•    Played in four tournaments for the Paladins, averaging 73.3 strokes over 12 rounds of play.
•    Recorded five rounds at or under par.
•    Tied for fifth place at the Southern Conference Championship with a three round score of 71-69-70=210.
• Collected a career-best 68 in the first round of the Schenkel Invitational.

SOPHOMORE / 2020-21 / FURMAN:
•    Saw action in two tournaments for the Paladins.
•    Posted a 73.0 stroke average over six rounds
•    Finished in a tie for 11^th at the Furman Intercollegiate with a three-round total of 72-72-71=215.
•    Recorded a career-best 70 in the second round of the Irish Creek Intercollegiate.

FRESHMAN / 2019-20 / FURMAN:
•    Competed in six rounds for the Paladins, posting a 74.8 stroke average.
•    Broke into the lineup in the spring, seeing action at the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate and the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate.
• Recorded a 71, a career best, in the second round of the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate and in the opening round of the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate.
•Collected a season-best 26^th place finish at the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate.

HIGH SCHOOL / JUNIOR GOLF:
• Ranked tenth among players in Georgia and held a 71.75 stroke average as a senior
•    Helped Westminster to two state titles and won individual medalist honors as the state tournament as a junior.
•    Voted the Georgia 3A High School Player of the Year and runner-up for GSGA Player of the Year.
•    Was the runner-up in the GSGA Match Play Tournament.
•    Finished second at the SJGT Berkley Hills Junior Classic and placed third in the Georgia State Junior, eighth in the Atlanta Open, and 17th in the Georgia State Amateur as a senior.
•    Won five SJGT tournaments as a junior, scoring under par in each event.
•    Honored as the SJGT Player of the Year.