John-Tyler Griffin Hometown: Wilson, N.C. High School: Fike Height / Weight: 6-0 / 160 Birthdate: 05/08/1987 Experience: 4 letters Graduated: 2011

Photo Gallery

Two-time All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection who played his way into the lineup for post-season as a sophomore by playing solid golf on some of the more difficult courses the Jackets played ... Played as a counting member of Tech's travel team in 38 of 39 events, from the 2008 Southern Highlands Collegiate through the end of his senior year ... Career stroke average of 72.94 over 122 rounds ranks 12th in Tech history ... Had 15 career top-10 finishes in 42 events ... Graduated in May, 2011 with his bachelor's degree in Management ... Red-shirted in 2006-07 after failing to qualify for the travel squad.

2010-11: All-ACC selection who finished the spring ranked No. 11 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index, No. 16 in the Golfstat Cup ... Led the team and ranked second in the ACC with a 71.54 stroke average for 35 rounds ... Average average was a half-stroke better than his junior year mark ... Had seven top-10 finishes and four others in the top 20 ... Best finishes - T2 at the Western Refining College All-American and 3rd at the ACC Championship ... Finished T7 at the USCC, T8 in Puerto Rico ... Had a 788-114 record against all opposition, 55-41-7 against players ranked in the top 50 nationally ... Had 22 rounds of par or better, nine under 70.

2009-10: Honorable mention All-American by the GCAA, third-team by Golfweek ...Ranked No. 28 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index, No. 38 in the Golfstat Cup ... All-ACC selection who led team and ranked third in the ACC with a 71.94 stroke average for 31 rounds ... Stroke average was nearly 2.5 strokes per round better than his sophomore mark, and his last-round average was more than two shots better ... Had six top-10 finishes and one other in the top 20 ... Best was a T2 at the Brickyard Collegiate, has a T3 at the NCAA Southeast Regional and three other T4's ... Had a 832-172-45 heat-to-head record against Division I opposition, 106-79-16 against players ranked in the top 100 nationally ... Ranked fourth nationally in birdie conversion, 16th in subpar strokes per round, 38th in par-5 scoring average (4.65) and 38th in putting par ... Last-round average of 71.50 ranked 55th nationally ... Had 20 rounds of par or better, 10 under 70, both of which led the team.

2008-09: Posted two top-10 finishes as a sophomore, a tie for third at the Brickyard Collegiate and a tie for fourth at the United States Collegiate ... Had team's second-best stroke average at 74.00, including a 74.42 norm in 21 spring rounds ... Eight rounds of par or better in the spring ... Ranked No. 118 in most recent Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index ... Had a 536-369-40 head-to-head record against the 22nd-most difficult opposition.

2007-08: Played six events total, including the ACC Championship and the NCAA regional ... Averaged 75.35 strokes in 20 rounds ... Tied for 40th at the Isleworth-UCF Collegiate, tied for 33rd at the United States Collegiate ... Counted for the team in 12 of 17 team rounds ... Closed well, pacing Tech on the final day of the NCAA Central Regional with a 74 ... Averaged 73.57 in final rounds.

ACC Championship experience: T43 in 2008, T27 in 2009, T23 in 2010 and 3rd in 2011 ... Has averaged 72.58 in 12 rounds.

NCAA Championship experience: Finished T4, T11 and T17 in his last three regionals, best NCAA Finals finish was T17 in 2011 ... 72.95 stroke average in 21 regional and Finals rounds ... Went 1-1 in NCAA match play.

Amateur: 2011: Finished second in the Azalea Invitational amateur event in Charleston in March ... T7 (7-under 137) in the U.S. Open sectional qualifier at Hawks Ridge Golf Club ... 2010: Medalist at U.S. Amateur Public Links, T5 at Dogwood Invitational, 23rd at Northeast Amateur, T24 at Sunnehanna Amateur ... 2009: Qualified for U.S. Amateur by winning sectional at Vienna, Va. ... T-3rd at Players Amateur (3-under 285) ... 2008: T12 at Dogwood Amateur, closing with 65-67 ... T17 at the Players Amateur (6-under-par) ... 2007: Qualified for the U.S. Amateur, but did not advance from stroke play ... 2005: Missed the cut at the 2005 U.S. Amateur at Merion ... Reached the quarterfinals of match play as the 2005 Carolinas Amateur ... 2004: Lost in the first round of match play at the 2004 U.S. Amateur at Winged Foot.

High School: Four-year all-state player at Fike High School, where he helped the school win region championships in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 ... Won the North Carolina AAA state title in 2004, as well as region titles in 2003, 2004 and 2005 ... Also lettered one year as a guard in basketball.

Junior Golf: Ranked No. 41 by the Junior Golf Scoreboard ... Third at the 2005 Sea Island Junior Golf Classic, seventh at the 2005 AJGA Golf Pride Junior Classic ... 13th at the 2005 MCI Junior Heritage.

Personal: Full name is John Tyler Griffin, goes by "J.T." ... Born May 8, 1987 in Wilson, N.C. ... Son of John and Julie Griffin ... Graduated in May, 2011 with his bachelor's degree in Management.

Collegiate Tournament Results

Low round: 65 (-6), Western Refining College All-American, 2010
Low tournament score: 204 (-9), Western Refining College All-American, 2010
Best finish: T2, Brickyard Collegiate, 2009; Western Refining College All-American, 2010

BACK TO Men's Golf

Printer-friendly format	Email this article