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Red-shirted in 2006-07 after failing to qualify for the traveling squad ... Qualified last summer for the U.S. Amateur, but did not advance from stroke play.
Fall 2007: Played for Tech in two fall events, one as an individual.
Amateur: 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 ... Born May 8, 1987 in Wilson, N.C. ... Son of John and Julie Griffin ... Majoring in Management.
Collegiate Tournament Results
| 2007-08 | ||
| T49# | Brickyard Collegiate (+10) | 78-76-72 - 226 |
| T40 | Isleworth-UCF Collegiate (+6) | 73-74-75 - 232 |
| na | Callaway Golf Collegiate Match Play | 0-3 |
| Career Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Trn | T10 | T20 | Rnds/Cnt | Strk | Avg. | Lo | Hi | Par | 60s |
| 2007-08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #6/3 | 448 | 74.67 | 72 | 78 | 1 | 0 |
Low round: 72, Brickyard Collegiate (E), 3rd round), 2007
Low tournament score: 222, Isleworth-UCF Collegiate (+6), 2007
Best finish: T40, Isleworth-UCF Collegiate, 2007
