Rob Simmons

Height:
5-11
Weight:
170
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Walterboro, S.C.
High School:
Walterboro

General Info: Should contend for one of the top spots in the lineup.

Fall '00: Played in all five of Carolina fall tournaments...posted one top 25 finish, a tie for 24th place at the Duke Golf Classic.

1999-00: Played in four of Carolina’s fall tournaments...posted one top-15 finish - a tie for 11th place in the fall finale, the Golf World/Palmetto Dunes Collegiate... played in all seven of the Heels’ spring tournaments...posted two top-25 finishes...tied for 18th place at the San Juan Shoot-Out and tied for 24th at The Intercollegiate at MacGregor Downs.

1998-99: Played in two tournaments in the fall...tied for 14th place at the Duke Golf Classic and tied for 34th place at the Keswick Club Cavalier Classic...also played in the Rolex National Intercollegiate Match Play Team Championships ...concluded the fall with a 72.67 stroke average...a starter during the entire spring campaign... posted three top 15 finishes ...was the low Tar Heel tying for third place in the Carpet Capital Classic...tied for 12th place at the ACC Championship... tied for 13th place at the UNC Charlotte Birkdale Classic.

1997-98: Played in the final tournament of the fall campaign, the Mauna Kea Resort Invitational where he tied for 34th place...also played in two B-team tourneys...tied for 21st at the First National South...participated in two spring tournaments, competing as an individual in both...tied for 29th place at the Birkdale Collegiate Classic and tied for 27th at the BellSouth Intercollegiate.

Amateur: 2000 U.S. Amateur Qualifier...finished in fourth place at the 2000 South Carolina Amateur...1998 South Carolina Match Play Amateur runner up ... 1996 Rolex All-America... champion of ‘96 Greater Greensboro AJGA Junior...carded five top five finishes in five AJGA events...’95 SCGA Junior Champion... won ‘95 Hardaway Invitational in Columbus, Ga. ...’94 CGA South Carolina Champion...Carolinas Junior Champion in 1994.

Prep: Winner of 4A conference titles in 1993, 1995-97... four-time S.C. all-state selection, 1994-97...five-time all-conference selection, 1993-97.

Coach Inman on Rob: "Rob is our most experienced player and a solid ball striker with a scoring mentality...his work as a mentor to UNC freshmen athletes and an understanding of having fun while making good, positive decisions, make his potential accomplishments limitless."

Facts on Simmons:

Date of Birth: May 27, 1979
Biggest Sports Thrill: Playing in the 2000 U.S. Amateur Championship
Career Competitive Round: 65, Golf World/ Palmetto Dunes, Hilton Head Island., S.C.
Favorite Course: Ocean Forest, Sea Island, Ga.
Favorite Golfer: Payne Stewart
Why I chose UNC: The tremendous combination of academics and athletics, which has produced the best university in the country

	T	RDS	RDS CT	PCT	STK	AVER	LO
1997-98	5^	13*	4	57.1	978	75.23	70
1998-99	10	30	23	76.7	2241	74.70	70

1999-00	11	33	29	87.9	2453	74.33	65
Fall ‘00	5	14	12	85.7	1049	74.93	68
Total	31	90	68	75.6	6721	74.68	65