Kyle Scott Hometown: Johannesburg, South Africa High School: Edenglen Last College: West Florida Height / Weight: 6-2 / 180 Birthdate: 07/10/1986 Experience: 2 letter Graduated: 2011

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Transfer from Division II West Florida in Pensacola, where he earned All-America honors twice, who became an All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer and one of the nation's top 10 Division I golfers by the time he graduated in May, 2011 ... Played two years for the Argonauts following a red-shirt year in 2006-07 ... Earned a regular spot in Tech's lineup in 2009-10 and played in every event but one for two years.

2010-11: Solid No. 3 player for the Yellow Jackets all year long who earned All-ACC honors and became Tech's highest ranked player entering the NCAA Championship ... Ranked 8th in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index and No. 10 in the Golfstat Cup rankings ... 2nd on the the team and 4th in the ACC in stroke average at 71.63 in 32 rounds, more than a stroke and a half better than his 2009-10 norm ... Six top-10 finishes in 10 events and one other in the top 20 ... Finished 2nd in three straight events (the Yellow Jacket Classic, ACC Championship, NCAA East Regional) before the NCAA Championship ... Also 3rd at Puerto Rico, T4 at the USCC and T5 at the Brickyard ... 22 rounds of par or better out of 32 total ... Had a 743-129 head-to-head record overall, 105-77-13 against players in the nation's top 100.

2009-10: Played in every event for the Yellow Jackets until back spasms sidelined him for the Wolfpack Intercollegiate ... Withdrew during the final round of the Linger Longer with that injury, but returned to play in the ACC Championship (T12, 2-under 214) ... Also played well at the NCAA Southeast Regional (T30) ... T72 at the NCAA Championship included a second-round 68 ... Won his quarterfinal match against Taylor Floyd of Augusta State ... Posted three top 10 finishes - Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate (T10), UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate (9th) and Mauna Lani Invitational (T6) ... Finished the spring ranked No. 166 in the Golfweek/Sagarin ratings (out of 1582) ... Had a 73.37 stroke average through 30 rounds of play, fourth on the team ... Spring average was 74.05 ... Ranked 18th nationally in greens in regulation ... Shot a 68 to advance in a U.S. Open Local Qualifier May 10 in Peachtree City, Ga.

2008-09: Named to the Division II Ping All-America second team and the PING All-South Region Team ... Was his second All-America selection, becoming the ninth UWF golfer to earn two or more All-America honors ... Led the team with a 71.56 stroke average over 40 rounds, including nine total rounds in the 60s ... Best finish of the season was a second-place mark at the Bobcat Invitational, including a season low 66 in the tournament's second round.

2007-08: Named to the Division II Ping All-America first team and the PING All-South Region Team ... NCAA Division II All-Freshman team and All-South Region team honoree ... Ranked No. 28 in the Golfstat Cup and averaged 71.53 strokes over 32 rounds (seven in the 60s) ... Tied for third at the Division II National Championship and helped the Argos to the team title ... Won the NCAA division II South Regional and two regular season events, the Emerald Coast Collegiate (10-under-par) and the McLaughlin (also 10-under).

ACC Championship experience: T12 on his first try in 2010 (2-under 214), 2nd in 2011 (7-under 209) ... 70.50 average in six rounds.

NCAA Championship experience: T29 at a senior, T72 as a junior at the NCAA Championship, helping Tech advance to match play both years ... Went 1-1 in NCAA match play ... T30 and T2 in his NCAA regional appearances ... 72.58 stroke average in 12 NCAA DI rounds ... T3 at the Division II National Championship and helped West Florida to the team title in 2008.

Amateur: 2011: Advanced through U.S. Open local qualifying and tied for 22nd in a sectional at Hawks Ridge Golf Club ... 2010: T12 at Southeastern Amateur, T26 at Dogwood Invitational, T36 at Players Amateur ... 2009: Advanced to match play at the U.S. Amateur Public Links, lost in first round ... Ranked No. 40 in the 2007 South African Golf Association player rankings, No. 39 in the 2006 South Africa Golf Digest amateur rankings ... Became the first player in the history of the Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club to win both its Clulb and Winter Club championships ... Represented Central Gauteng at the 2006 South African U23 Interprovincial ... Named South Africa Golf Digest's "Best New Amateur" in 2005.

High School: Attended Edenglen High School, which did not field a golf team.

Junior Golf: Won four South African Junior Golf Foundation tournaments during 2003-04 and finished sixth on the 2004 Junior Order or Merit.

Personal: Full name is Kyle Ross Scott ... Born July 10, 1986 in Germiston, South Africa ... Son of Graham and Fiona Scott, who now live in Edenglen, Johannesburg ... Has an older brother, Justin ... Began playing golf at age 17 ... Baseball was his sport of choice before that, and competed for South Africa in junior baseball ... Enjoys music, swimming, exercise and movies ... Majored in Accounting at West Florida, and received his bachelor's degree in Management at Tech.

Collegiate Tournament Results

Career low round: 67 (-5), Mason Rudolph Collegiate, 1st round, 2009
Career low tournament score: 208 (-8), Puerto Rico Classic, 2011
Career best finish: 2, Yellow Jacket Classic, 2011; ACC Championship, 2011; NCAA East Regional, 2011

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