Richard Werenski Class: Sophomore Hometown: South Hadley, Mass. High School: Heritage Academy, Hilton Head, S.C. Height / Weight: 6-1 / 156 Birthdate: 12/22/1991 Experience: 1 letter

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Enrolled at Tech in January of 2010, but did not play until the fall, establishing himself as Tech's regular No. 5 player ... After an outstanding summer, was named one of the nation's top 10 freshmen to watch by Golfweek magazine.

Fall 2011: Competed in the Brickyard Collegiate on the travel team and United State Collegiate Championship as an individual ... Finished the fall with the team's second-best stroke average at 72.2 ... Shot 1-under-par in the Brickyard Collegiate with a closing 68 to place 9th and help Tech finish in 1st.

2011 Summer Highlights: Tied for 2nd at Southern Amateur in Tampa, Fla. (278, -6) and the Northern Amateur in Chesterton, Ind. (206, -9) ... 2nd at New England Amateur in East Providence, R.I. (273, -7) ... Tied for 10th at the Canadian Amateur in Winnepeg, Manitoba ... (282, -2) ...Tied for 38th at the Sunnehanna Amateur in Johnstown, Pa. (286, +6) ... Tied for 45th at the Northeast Amateur in Rumford, R.I. (282, +6).

2010-11: Grabbed the fifth spot in the Tech lineup early on and kept it, posting two top-10 finishes and one other top-20 in nine events ... Tied for fourth at the USCC with his best score of the year (4-under 212), T5 at the Yellow Jacket Classic and T20 in Puerto Rico ... Went 3-1 in the Callaway Match Play Championship ... Had a 74.06 stroke average over 32 rounds ... Ranked 139th in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index.

ACC Championship experience: T21 on his first try in 2011 (2-over 218).

NCAA Championship experience: T28 at his first NCAA regional (8-over 224) ... T102 at the NCAA Championship ... Won his match vs. Augusta State, rallying from 5 holes down to defeat Olle Bengtsson in 19 holes.

Amateur: 2011: Advanced through U.S. Open local qualifying and played in a sectional event in Summit, N.J., did not advance ... 2010: Qualified for U.S. Amateur, advanced to match play by tying for 40th in stroke play, won his first round match against Gunner Wiebe ... T4 at Players Amateur, T6 at New England Amateur, T10 at Massachusetts Amateur, T14 at Dogwood Invitational ... 2009: 8th - Terra Cotta Invitational ... T-4th - New England Amateur ... Qualified for U.S. Amateur.

Junior: Ranked 35th overall and 17th in his class in the Golfweek/Titleist rankings ... 2009 AJGA Rolex Honorable Mention Junior All-American ... Had 16 top 10 finishes in national events including three top-10's in AJGA Invitationals and back to back top-10's in the National PGA Junior Championship ... Qualified for the 2008 U.S. Junior and advanced to the second round of match play.

High School: Attended Heritage Academy in Hilton Head, S.C., but did not compete in high school golf ... Graduated with the highest GPA in his senior class.

Personal: Full name is Richard Raymond Werenski ... Goes by "Richy" ... Born December 22, 1991 ... Son of Michael and Susan Werenski on South Hadley, Mass. ... Mother played golf at Rollins College, father at American International College ... Has a younger brother, Michael ... Studies under the instruction of Hank Haney and Matt Fields of the Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy ... Enjoys fishing, snowboarding and off-roading ... Began playing golf at age 5 ... Majoring in Management.