Tom Forster
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- Weight:
- 168
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- Hometown:
- Oundle, England
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- Prince William School
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- Major:
- Business
Bio
2017-18: Named back-to-back All-South Atlantic Conference first-team selection... Played in all 11 events the Eagles took part in during the season... Landed in the top-10 in six events with a pair of victories... First career tournament win came at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate... His 203 at the Intercollegiate marked the second-lowest 54-hole score in SAC history... Third round score of 65 at the Intercollegiate marked the lowest round by a C-N player in the season... Top medalist at the SAC Championship at five-under thanks to a 68 in the final round... Tie for 15th at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional made him the first C-N golfer to advance to the national final this decade... Lauded a GCAA/Ping All-Southeast Region team member and All-America Honorable Mention.
| Tournament | Date(s) | Rounds | Scores | Par | Rank | W-L |
| Cougar Invitational presented by Aflac | 09/25-26/2017 | 3 | 72-73-74=219 | +6 | t-37th/90 | 53-36 |
| Fourth Annual UNG Fall Invitational | 10/02-03/2017 | 3 | 69-75-67=211 | -5 | 5th/76 | 71-4 |
| McDonough Cup | 10/30-31/2017 | 3 | 77-75-69=221 | +5 | t-9th/102 | 93-8 |
| The Kickoff Classic | 02/12-13/2018 | 3 | 72-69-72=213 | E | t-4th/92 | 88-3 |
| Saint Leo Invitational | 02/26-27/2018 | 3 | 68-77-73=218 | +2 | t-18th/72 | 54-17 |
| Panther Invitational | 03/04-06/2018 | 3 | 70-76-73=219 | +3 | 10th/68 | 58-9 |
| Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate | 03/18-20/2018 | 3 | 71-65-67=203 | -13 | 1st/84 | 83-0 |
| Tennessee River Rumble Intercollegiate | 04/03-04/2018 | 2 | 82-73=155 | +11 | t-32nd/90 | 58-31 |
| 2018 SAC Men's Golf Championship | 04/08-10/2018 | 3 | 71-72-68=211 | -5 | 1st/55 | 54-0 |
| NCAA DII South/Southeast Regional | 05/07-09/2018 | 3 | 67-70-77=214 | +1 | t-15th/108 | 93-14 |
| NCAA Division II Championship | 05/21-25/2018 | 3 | 77-75-72=224 | +8 | t-63rd/108 | 45-62 |
| SEASON TOTALS | 32 | 2308 Avg. 72.1 | E | - | 750-184 |
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2016-17: South Atlantic Conference Freshman of the Year and first-team selection...Crafted the fifth-best stroke average in the conference at 72.3...Ended the year on a streak of five consecutive top 10 finishes with six total to his credit for the season...Scored under par in five tournaments...Finished second at nine-under, two shots behind teammate Jake Headrick at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate...His second round 66 in Sevierville tied for the lowest 18 hole score by an Eagle during the year...Was two-under at the end of the 2017 NCAA South/Southeast Super Regional, the Eagles highest finisher...Only placed outside the top 20 twice in 11 competitions... Named to the GCAA/Ping All-America third-team, one of only two All-Americans in program history.
| Tournament | Date(s) | Rounds | Scores | Par | Rank | W-L |
| Saint Leo Invitational | 9/19-20/2016 | 3 | 69-70-74=213 | -3 | 7th/78 | 71-6 |
| NCAA DII National Preview | 10/03-04/2016 | 3 | 74-70-73=217 | +1 | t-24th/96 | 72-23 |
| State Farm Intercollegiate | 10/10-11/2016 | 3 | 76-75-73=224 | +8 | t-27th/81 | 54-26 |
| McDonough Cup | 10/31-11/1/2016 | 3 | 74-76-70=220 | +4 | t-18th/96 | 78-17 |
| Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate | 2/13-14/2017 | 3 | 72-71-74=217 | +4 | t-11th/83 | 72-10 |
| The Panther Invitational | 3/06-07/2017 | 3 | 76-74-74=224 | +8 | t-12th/87 | 75-11 |
| Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate | 3/19-21/2017 | 3 | 73-66-68=207 | -9 | 2nd/53 | 51-1 |
| UNA Spring Classic/Preview | 3/27-28/2017 | 3 | 69-74-72=215 | -1 | t-8th/96 | 88-7 |
| Tennessee River Rumble | 4/4/2017 | 1 | 71 | -1 | t-5th/71 | 66-4 |
| 2017 SAC Tournament Championship | 4/23-25/2017 | 1.5 | 72-35=107 | +1 | t-5th/60 | 55-4 |
| 2017 NCAA South/Southeast Super Regional | 5/8-10/2017 | 3 | 72-69-73=214 | -2 | t-8th/108 | 100-7 |
| SEASON TOTALS | 29.5 | 2129 Avg. 72.2 | E | - | 782-116 |
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High School: Participated in the ICT golf tour in 2014-15 and 2015-16...Qualified 5th for national finals in 2014-15 and 2015-16...Qualified 3rd for BSG national finals in 2014-15...Qualified 2nd for BSG in 2015-16...Qualified for the national finals in 2014-15 season...Named sports man of the year in high school in 2013-14...Played soccer in high school as well and was team captain.
Personal: Son of Chris Forster...Born May 21st, 1998...Majoring in Business.
News mentions
ABERDEEN, Scotland – A late oppositional resurgence in the back nine brought Tom Forster’s (Oundle, England) time at the 123rd Amateur Championship to an end on Thursday morning.
ABERDEEN, Scotland – After back-to-back match play rounds that saw Tom Forster (Oundle, England) battle back from slight deficits, the Carson-Newman golfer held on Wednesday to move forward to the next round at the 123rd Amateur Championship.
ABERDEEN, Scotland – Despite falling 43 spots down the leaderboard on Tuesday, Tom Forster (Oundle, England) was still able to qualify for match play at the 123rd Amateur Championship at six-over par.
NORMAN, Okla. – For a second consecutive year, Tom Forster (Oundle, England) has landed on the Golf Coaches Association of America/Ping All-America list, this time as an honorable mention.
ABERDEEN, Scotland – Through the first qualifying round at the 123rd Amateur Championship, Carson-Newman Tom Forster (Oundle, England) sits in a tie for 22nd with a 72 on Monday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Following a tie for 14th at the St. Andrews Links Trophy last week, Carson-Newman men’s golfer Tom Forster (Oundle, England) gears up for another top-tier amateur event at the 123rd Amateur Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland.
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – Moving up 20 spots in the final day, Carson-Newman men’s golfer Tom Forster (Oundle, England) concluded his time in the St. Andrews Links Trophy with a share of 14th-place finish on Sunday.
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – Through the first 36 holes of the St. Andrews Links Trophy, Carson-Newman men’s golfer Tom Forster (Oundle, England) sits in a tie for 34th at the end of Saturday, qualifying him to take part in Sunday’s final 36 holes of play.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. -- An even 72 highlighted the final round for Tom Forster (Oundle, England) as he closed out his time in the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championships Finals on Wednesday tied at 63rd.
STILLWATER, Okla. – For the second straight year, Carson-Newman men’s golfer Tom Forster (Oundle, England) has landed on the Golf Coaches Association of America’s Division II PING All-Southeast Region team.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – Despite making a two-stroke improvement in Tuesday’s second round, Tom Forster (Oundle, England) moved down one spot into a tie for 70th, now sitting at +8 through 36 holes at the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championships Finals.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. -- A tough outing in the back nine pushed Tom Forster (Oundle, England) to a tie for 69th at five-over after the first day of the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championships Finals on Monday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After finishing in a tie for 15th South/Southeast Regional, Tom Forster (Oundle, England) prepares to compete as an individual in this week’s NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championships Finals at The Shoals Golf Club in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, taking place May 21-25.
CONOVER, N.C. – For the first time in head coach Randy Wylie’s tenure, Carson-Newman will be represented in the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf National Championship as Tom Forster (Oundle, England) advances while the rest of the No. 20 Eagles land in a tie for ninth-place at the 2018 NCAA Division II Men’s South/Southeast Regional at the Rock Barn Country Club on Wednesday.
CONOVER, N.C. – A seven-stroke improvement helped the No. 20 Eagles move to seventh-place through the second day of the 2018 NCAA Division II Men’s South/Southeast Regional at the Rock Barn Country Club on Tuesday.
CONOVER, N.C. – A standout day from Tom Forster (Oundle, England) helped the sophomore to close out Monday in a tie for first while the No. 20 Eagles sit at in tie for eighth-place through the first round of the 2018 NCAA Division II Men’s South/Southeast Regional at the Rock Barn Country Club.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For the third-straight season and the fourth time in five years, the No. 20 Carson-Newman men’s golf team prepares to make an appearance in the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf South/Southeast Regional beginning Monday at the Rock Barn Country Club in Conover, N.C.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For the first time since April 4, the Carson-Newman men’s golf team has moved back into the top-20 of Division II teams in the nation as announced by Golfstat on Wednesday.
INDIANAPOLIS – Carson-Newman made a one spot drop down in the latest edition of the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Rankings as released on Friday morning.
INDIANAPOLIS – Following back-to-back tournament victories, the No. 22 Carson-Newman men’s golf team finds itself at fourth in the second installment of the NCAA Division II Southeast regional rankings.
ANDERSON, S.C. – An outstanding 68 score that put Tom Forster (Oundle, England) at five-under in the tournament helped him secure the individual title while the No. 20 Eagles notched their second-straight South Atlantic Conference Championship title on Tuesday.
ANDERSON, S.C. – An eight-stroke improvement through the second round of play helped push the No. 20 Eagles into the top spot on the leaderboard on Monday at the South Atlantic Conference Championship
ANDERSON, S.C. – With just one man in the red by the end of Sunday, the No. 20 Eagles were able to land at third on the leaderboard through the first round of the South Atlantic Conference Championship at the Cobb's Glen Country Club.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Fresh off of a win at the Tennessee River Rumble to close out the regular season, No. 20 Carson-Newman, the reigning South Atlantic Conference champions, looks to keep momentum and confidence on its side heading to the Cobbs Glen Country Club in Anderson, S.C. for the three day event hosted by Anderson University from Sunday to Tuesday.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – For the second consecutive year, Tom Forster (Oundle, England) and Jake Headrick (Maryville, Tenn.) have received All-South Atlantic Conference accolades, as announced by the league office on Friday.
LOUDON, Tenn. – A 20-shot turnaround from the first to second round helped Carson-Newman to garner their first tournament win of the season in its regular season finale at the Tennessee River Rumble on Wednesday at the Tennessee National Golf Club.
LOUDON, Tenn. – Despite a front-nine showing that saw two Eagles shoot under par, the second half of the course brought struggles as No. 18 Carson-Newman sits in a tie for ninth-place after the first day of the Tennessee River Rumble on Tuesday at the Tennessee National Golf Club.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After the team’s sixth-consecutive top-five finish with a second-place showing at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate, the No. 18 Eagles prepare to close out the 2017-18 regular season at the Tennessee River Rumble on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Tennessee National Golf Club in Loudon, Tenn.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman men’s golf team has once again moved up the Golfstat rankings, now sitting at 19th in the nation as announced by Golfstat on Tuesday.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – Tom Forster (Oundle, England) carded a final round score of 67 to push him to a 203 total en route to becoming the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate champion with Carson-Newman garnering a second-place team finish on Tuesday.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – A 19-shot turnaround propelled the Carson-Newman men’s golf team up for spots on the leaderboard as the Eagles moved into a tie for second-place at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate on Monday at the Sevierville Golf Club.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – A six-over score of 294 landed defending champion Carson-Newman at a tie for sixth-place on the leaderboard after the first round of the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate at the Sevierville Golf Club on Sunday afternoon.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – On the heels of its fifth-consecutive top-five finish, No. 25 Carson-Newman prepares to defend its 2017 title at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate, hosted by Tennessee Tech, just 25 miles away at the Sevierville Golf Club from March 18-20.
MELBOURNE, Fla. – With a final round team score of 289, No. 20 Carson-Newman made a 19-shot improvement from the second to third round as the Eagles notched a fourth-place finish on Tuesday at the Panther Invitational in Melbourne, Fla.
MELBOURNE, Fla. -- No. 20 Carson-Newman struggled to find itself under par on Monday as the Eagles moved down two spots on the leaderboard to sixth-place through the second day of competition at the Panther Invitational at the Duran Golf Club.
MELBOURNE, Fla. -- Despite difficulties found in the back-nine of the course at the Duran Golf Club, No. 20 Carson-Newman concluded the first day of the Panther Invitational with a fourth-place spot on the leaderboard, shooting a team total score of 296.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Just a few days following a 5th-place finish at the Saint Leo Invitational, the Carson-Newman men’s golf team, ranked 20th in the nation by Golfstat, turns its attention to a third-straight trip to the Sunshine State this spring, this time participating in the Panther Invitational from Sunday until Monday at the Duran Golf Club in Melbourne, Fla.
DADE CITY, Fla. – Through the second day of competition, No. 18 Carson-Newman shot seven-over to close out their time at the Saint Leo Invitational with a fifth-place, falling one spot from the conclusion of Monday.
DADE CITY, Fla. – A strong first round that saw the Carson-Newman men's golf team, Golfstat's 18th-ranked team, sitting at eight-under par was followed by a tough second round that ended with the Eagles dropping from second-place to a tie for fourth through the first day of the Saint Leo Invitational.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Coming off the heels of a top-5 finish at the Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate nearly two weeks ago, the Carson-Newman men’s golf team makes a trip back to Florida, this time heading to the Lake Jovita Country Club in Dade City for the Saint Leo Invitational.
FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. – A second round improvement to start the day helped the Eagles move up the leaderboard as No. 15 Carson-Newman tied for a fourth-place finish on Tuesday at the 2018 Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate to open its spring slate.
FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. – Due to darkness falling over the links at the Golf Club at Fleming Island, the second round of the 2018 Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate was suspended, halting No. 15 Carson-Newman at eighth-place on the leaderboard.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Following a fall that saw three top-10 finishes, two in the top-5 with a third-place finish at the McDonough Cup to close out the fall, the 15th-ranked Eagles open up their spring slate with a trip to Orange Park, Fla. for the 2018 Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate, hosted by Lincoln Memorial, on Monday and Tuesday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Coming off of a third place finish at the McDonough Cup and closing out the fall as Golfstat's No. 15 team in the nation, Carson-Newman men's golf team now prepares for a six-event spring slate.
ORLANDO, Fla. – Despite finishing at eighth-place after day one, the Eagles made a major turnaround for a third-place finish with Jake Headrick winning the tournament at the McDonough Cup on Tuesday.
ORLANDO, Fla. – After finishing the first round at a tie for fifth, the 16th-ranked Eagles ended the first day of the McDonough Cup at eighth on the leaderboard with a team score of 604 at the Rio Pinar Country Club.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Following a fourth-place finish at the North Georgia Invitational at the beginning of October, the No. 16 Eagles look to improve even more as they close out their fall schedule with a trip to the Rio Pinar Golf Club in Orlando, Fla. for the McDonough Cup.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The men’s golf team has been ranked 20th in the nation in the latest Golfstat ranking released on Wednesday morning.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. ? Coming off of a successful 2016-17 season that included a No. 22 national ranking and outings at the South Atlantic Conference and NCAA Regional Tournaments, the reigning SAC Tournament champions are gearing up to start to the season with a trip to the Cougar Invitational presented by Aflac in Columbus, Ga. on Monday and Tuesday.
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