Braden Thornberry

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Olive Branch, Miss.
High School:
DeSoto Central
Experience:
3L

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2018 McCormack Medal Winner
• 2017 NCAA Champion
• 2017 Fred Haskins Award Winner
• 2018 McCormack Medal Winner
• First Team All-SEC (2017-18)
• First Team All-SEC (2016-17)
• Ben Hogan Award Finalist (2017-18)
• 2017 All-Nicklaus Team
• PING Second Team All-American (2017-18)
• PING Southeast All-Region (2017-18)
• PING First Team All-American (2016-17)
• PING Southeast All-Region (2016-17)
• Rolex Jr. All-American (2015-16)

CAREER: First all-time at Ole Miss in tournament victories with 11 ... 2017 NCAA Champion.

2018-19 (SENIOR): Led the Rebels in all five fall tournaments, recording a 72.21 stroke average ... Started the fall with three consecutive top-10 performances, finishing t-7th at the Ocean Course Invitational, t-4th at the Shoal Creek Invitational, and t-5th at Erin Hills ... Shot a fall-best 68 in the final round of the Marquette Intercollegiate ... Earned McCormack Medal in August, given to the world's highest ranked amateur after the U.S. Amateur ... Named to Haskins Award Watch List in September.

SUMMER 2018: Qualified for the U.S. Open before tying for 26th at the PGA Tour’s FedEx St. Jude Classic later that week … Missed the cut by one stroke at the U.S. Open … Helped Team USA capture the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup in France ... Made round of 64 at U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach.

2017-18 (JUNIOR): Spent the majority of the season as the No. 1 ranked amateur in the world by the World Amateur Golf Ranking and Golfweek/AmaeturGolf.com … Played in two professional tournaments during the collegiate season, tying for 61st at the PGA Tour’s RSM Classic that included a second round 64 and placing 22nd at the Web.com Tour’s North Mississippi Classic in Oxford … Became the first Ben Hogan Award finalist in school history … Selected as a finalist for the Fred Haskins Award for the second consecutive season … Semifinalist for the Jack Nicklaus Award … Earned PING All-America Second Team honors, becoming the third two-time All-American in Ole Miss history … Collected first team All-SEC and PING Southeast All-Region accolades … Was the only golfer to earn two SEC Golfer of the Week honors throughout the season … Played in 13 tournaments, posting a 70.28 stroke average that ranked 15th nationally … Ended the season ranked top 20 nationally in the following categories: versus par (9th at -1.49), par 3 scoring (9th-3.01), birdies (12th-155) and scoring average (15th-70.28) … Collected four victories throughout the season to increase his career total to a school-record 11 … Posted 10 top-20 finishes, nine top-10 finishes and eight top-five finishes … Led the Rebels to another NCAA Regional appearance before qualifying for the NCAA Championships to defend his title as national champion … Cruised to a five-shot victory by finishing -12 (71-67-66--204) at the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship and earning SEC Golfer of the Week honors … Used three rounds in the 60s (68-69-66) to fire a season-low 203 and capture medalist honors at the Hootie at Bulls Bay, while also leading the Rebels to the team title and a school record 269 (-19) in the final round … Won two of the first three tournaments of the fall, including the season-opening Shoal Creek Intercollegiate (71-66-70—207) … Repeated as champion of the FAMC Intercollegiate at The Grove with a 54-hole total of 209 (73-66-70) … Began the spring with a runner-up finish at the All-American Intercollegiate (69-69-65—203) … Placed fourth at the NCAA Bryan Regional (69-68-70—207) to qualify for the NCAA Championships … Earned a spot on the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.

SUMMER 2017: Made his PGA Tour debut at the FedEx St. Jude Classic and placed fourth, the highest amateur finisher at the FedEx St. Jude since 1965 and has the best amateur finish on the PGA Tour in 2017 ... Also competed in the PGA Tour's Greenbrier Classic as the winner to the Fred Haskins Award ... Won the prestigious Sunnehanna Amateur with a four-round total of 13 under (68-69-65-65--267) ... Qualified for the U.S. Amateur and defeated world No. 1 Joaquin Niemann ... Became the first Rebel to play in the Walker Cup, representing the United States.

2016-17 (SOPHOMORE): Captured the NCAA Arnold Palmer Individual National Championship with a 72-hole total of 11 under (66-71-69-71--277), becoming the first Rebel golfer to win a national title ... Earned the Fred Haskins Award, given to the most outstanding men's collegiate golfer, to become the first Ole Miss golfer to win the award ... Led the nation in stroke average at 69.57, the lowest single-season stroke average in school history, and collected five individual wins throughout the season ... Set single-season school records for rounds in the 60's (23), rounds under par (31), lowest three-round score (198), top-five finishes (10) and top-10 finishes (11) ... Named to the 2017 All-Nicklaus Team and earned PING First Team All-American honors by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA)... First Team All-SEC and PING Southeast All-Region team ... Competed in all 14 tournaments ... In the spring, placed in the top five in each of the final six tournaments of the season ... Claimed medalist honors at the Ryman Hospitality Intercollegiate with a 54-hole total of 199 (65-69-65) ... Placed runner-up at the Hootie at Bulls Bay before tallying a pair of third-place finishes at the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship and SEC Championship ... Named Amateur of the Month (October) by the Southern Golf Association ... Earned medalist honors at the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic, where he set the school record for lowest tournament score at 68-64-66—198 ... His second-round score of 8-under 64 and tournament score of 198 set the tournament record for lowest tournament score and lowest round of 18 score … Earned co-medalist honors at the Franklin American Mortgage Company Intercollegiate at the Grove with a score of 71-69-71-211 to help Ole Miss earn their first tournament win … Won at the Warrior Princeville Makai Intercollegiate with a score of 71-65-67—203 to help Ole Miss earn their third victory … Finished T4th at The Invitational at the Ocean Course as the Rebels finished second as a team.

2015-16 (FRESHMAN): Competed in all 11 tournaments ... Led the Rebels with a 72.24 stroke average ... Was the Rebels' top finisher in six tournaments ... Posted six finishes inside the top-20 ... Earned his first career title at the FAU Slomin Autism Invite with a career-low score of 205 ... Earned Medalist Honors at the Old Waverly Invitational with a score of 209 ... Fired a career-low round score of 67 in the second round of the Erin Hills Intercollegiate ... Picked up his first top-20 finish at the Shoal Creek Invitational with a score of 220 to finish T20 ... Earned his first top-10 at the Erin Hills Intercollegiate, with a score of 72-67-76--215 to finish T8 ... Named First-Team Rolex Junior All-American by the Junior Golf Association ... Tied for fourth place at the Seminole Intercollegiate with a score of 72-67-72--211 ... Finished tied for 18th at the Querencia Cabo Collegiate with a score of 72-69-74--215

HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked No. 12 in the country for the 2015 class …Finished junior golf career ranked No. 6 in the world … Three-time Rolex All-American (2013-15) ... Two-time Gary Gilchrist Junior All-Star Team member (2012-13) ... Four-time AJGA Champion ... Two-time Bubba Conlee Champion (2013 and 2015) ... Future Masters Champion (2011) ... Holds five course records ... Two-time Mississippi 6A Individual State Champion (2014-15) ... Mississippi State Junior Amateur Champion (2012) ... Five-time United States Junior Golf Tour Player of the Year ... 2015 U.S. Amateur Qualifier ... Represented the East Team in the AJGAs prestigious Wyndham Cup Event.

PERSONAL: Son of Les and Veronica Thornberry ... Full name is William Braden Thornberry ... Born April 11, 1997 ... Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts.

THORNBERRY BY THE NUMBERS

YEAR	ROUNDS	AVERAGE
2018-19 (Senior)	14	72.21
2017-18 (Junior)	39	70.28
2016-17 (Sophomore)	42	69.57
2015-16 (Freshman)	33	72.24

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Low 18 (Single Round)	64 (AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic, 2016-17)
Low 54 (Tournament)	198 (AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic, 2016-17)
Best Individual Finish	1st (11X, MR at Old Waverly Collegiate Championship, 2017-18)
1st Place Finishes	11
Top Five Finishes	22
Top 10 Finishes	27
Top 20 Finishes	31