Jacob Joiner

Career Notes: Consensus top 50 player in his class and top 100 in all classes … No. 39 nationally in the class of 2014 and No. 73 among all classes in the Junior Golf Scoreboard … Also No. 39 in the class of 2014 in the Golfweek junior rankings and No. 81 overall … Played in 23 career events, winning the 2015 Carpet Capital Collegiate.

2017-18: Tournament Results

Perhaps Tech’s most consistent performer in the last three fall events, which include a pair of top-10 finishes in the Franklin American Mortgage Collegiate (T-3) and the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate (T-7) … Has been in the lineup three times this spring, most recently with a T-12 finish at the Irish Creek Intercollegiate … Ranked No. 76 in the nation according to Golfstat, No. 184 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Index, and has a 72.89 stroke average, lowest among the Jackets top six players … Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Hello, my name is … Jacob Joiner, senior from Leesburg, Ga. https://t.co/RVWuKg7BE5

— Georgia Tech Golf (@GTGolf) March 22, 2018

2017 Summer Highlights: Qualified for the U.S. Amateur by winning medalist honors in Decatur, Ala. (72-69–139), second time he won a qualifier (2014) … Tied for 14th at Cardinal Amateur, tied for 27th at Palmetto Amateur.

2016-17: Tournament Results

Cracked the rotation for only two events (both as an individual), tying for 67th at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate and 34th at the Seminoles Collegiate … Posted a 73.67 stroke average.

2016 Summer Highlights: Played well in local (T-1) and sectional (T-11) qualifiers for the U.S. Open … Best finish otherwise was a T-28 at the Dogwood Invitational.

2015-16 Tournament Results

Captured medalist honors at the Carpet Capital Collegiate, his sixth collegiate tournament, by one stroke over a pair of Clemson players … Opened with a 6-under-par 66, closing with rounds of 74-72 … Had five other top-20 finishes – T-15 at the United States Collegiate Championship, T-12 at the Kiawah Classic, T-11 at the Puerto Rico Classic, T-12 at the Princeton Invitational and T-17 at the NCAA Tucson Regional … Started in 10 of Tech’s 11 events … Ranked No. 3 on Tech’s team in stroke average (73.68 over 28 rounds) and No. 2 in winning percentage (65.6).

2014-15 Tournament Results

Started five times overall, twice in the spring with a best finish of T27 at the Puerto Rico Classic … Three fall starts produced a T53 at the Carpet Capital Collegiate, a T25 at the U.S. Collegiate Championship and a T17 at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational (first career top-20 finish) … Scored progressively better each round, finishing with a 65 at the Makai Invitational for a 209 total … 72.93 stroke average over 15 rounds.

2014 Summer Highlights: Co-medalist at the U.S. Amateur qualifier in Orlando, Fla. (-5) … Shot 77-78 in stroke play at the U.S. Amateur and did not advance … T11 at the Southeastern Amateur in Columbus, Ga. (-4) and T10 at the Georgia State Amateur in Macon, Ga.

Junior Golf: Second-team Rolex Junior All-American in 2012 … Earned three top-10 finishes in junior events in 2013, including a victory at the Press Thornton Junior Masters, an event current Yellow Jackets Ollie Schniederjans and Michael Hines also won … Posted five top-10 finishes in 2012 events, including a fourth-place finish at the PING Invitational and a tie for fifth at the Harvey Penick Junior.

Personal: Full name is Jacob Micheal Joiner … Son of Michael and Christie Joiner … Born Dec. 28, 1995 in Jacksonville, N.C. … Two younger brothers, Tyler and David … Began playing golf seriously about age 10, and has one hole-in-one … Completed high school studies with nearly a 4.0 GPA … Graduated in May, 2018, with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.