Tom Forster
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- Hometown:
- Northamptonshire, England
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- Year:
- Junior
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- High School:
- Prince William School
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- Major:
- Business
Bio
2018-19: Added onto his career accolades list with a third-straight All-South Atlantic Conference first-team and PING/NCAA All-Southeast Region honors while also being named a Jack Nicklaus Award semifinalist... Started in all 10 events on the season... Led the team with a 71.5 scoring average... Landed in the top 10 of seven events with three in the top five... Won the third event of his career with a 12-under showing at the Southern Tide Classic, shooting a three-round total of 202, tying for the second-lowest 54 hole score in conference history while giving him a new career low score... He carded a team-low single round score of 67 three times on the year.
| Tournament | Date(s) | Rounds | Scores | Par | Rank | W-L |
| Coker Fall Challenge | 09/10-11/2018 | 2 | 67-69=136 | -4 | 2nd/81 | 79-1 |
| Cougar Invitational presented by Aflac | 09/24-25/2018 | 3 | 73-69-69=211 | -2 | t-12th/90 | 78-11 |
| NSU Shark Invitational | 10/08-09/2018 | 3 | 78-68-74=220 | +4 | 8th/95 | 87-7 |
| Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate | 02/11-02/2019 | 3 | 76-74-72=222 | +6 | 11th/106 | 95-10 |
| Saint Leo Invitational | 02/25-26/2019 | 3 | 68-72-72=212 | -4 | 5th/72 | 67-4 |
| Southern Tide Classic | 03/04-05/2019 | 3 | 67-68-67=202 | -12 | 1st/75 | 74-0 |
| Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate | 03/17-19/2019 | 3 | 71-71-69=211 | -5 | 7th/90 | 83-6 |
| 2019 Tennessee River Rumble Intercollegiate | 04/01-02/2019 | 2 | 75-69=144 | E | 8th/114 | 106-7 |
| 2019 SAC Men's Golf Championship | 04/14-16/2019 | 3 | 72-74-73=219 | +9 | 10th/55 | 45-9 |
| NCAA DII South/Southeast Regional | 05/09-11/2019 | 3 | 80-73-71=224 | +8 | t-23rd/108 | 85-22 |
| SEASON TOTALS | 28 | 2001 Avg. 71.5 | E | - | 799-77 |
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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 | |
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... Member of the Royal Cromer Golf Club in Cromer, England.
News mentions
NORMAN, Okla. – For a third consecutive season, Tom Forster (Northamptonshire, England) had been tabbed a Ping All-American, this time landing on the second team list, as announced by the Golf Coach Association of America on Wednesday afternoon.
NORMAN, Okla. – Tom Forster added on to his list of career accolades with a third-straight selection to the PING All-Southeast Region team, as announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America.
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. – No. 15/15 Carson-Newman played close to the NCAA National Championships qualifying line for a majority of the day but just missed the advancement mark with an eighth-place finish at the South/Southeast Regional on Saturday.
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. – A 12-shot improvement that saw three Eagles make improvements to their scores from the first to second rounds helped No. 15/15 Carson-Newman move up one spot into a tie for 11th-place on Friday at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional.
HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. – No. 15/15 Carson-Newman carded its second-highest round score of the season with a 308 to hold a share of 12th by the end of the first round at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional on Thursday at the El Campeon Golf Course.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – No. 15 Carson-Newman, the third-seeded team in the Southeast Region, continues its run of NCAA Tournament appearances with a fourth-straight appearance in the Men’s Division II South/Southeast Regional this week in Howey-In-The-Hills, Fla.
INDIANAPOLIS – For the fourth-straight season, Carson-Newman has locked in a spot in the NCAA South/Southeast Regional, this time going to the tournament as the third seed in the Southeast, as announced on Friday evening.
CAMDEN, S.C. – No. 14/15 Carson-Newman battled back to score its best round of the week with a 293 on Tuesday, garnering a fifth-place finish at the South Atlantic Conference Championship.
CAMDEN, S.C. – Despite shooting four strokes higher in the second round compared to its opening round, No. 14/15 Carson-Newman moved up two spots on the leaderboard to sixth on Monday at the South Atlantic Conference Championship.
CAMDEN, S.C. -- A bevy of bogeys plagued No. 14/15 Carson-Newman in the opening round of the South Atlantic Conference Championship, leaving it at eighth-place by the end of Sunday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For a second-straight season, No. 14/15 Carson-Newman heads to the South Atlantic Conference looking to defend its title, this time at the Camden Country Club in Camden, S.C. from April 14-16.
ROCK HILL, S.C. Three Eagles represent No. 14/15 Carson-Newman on the All-South Atlantic Conference lists, as announced by the league on Friday.
INDIANAPOLIS – With the regular season behind it, No. 14/15 Carson-Newman opens the postseason portion of the season as the second-seed in the initial NCAA Southeast Regional Ranking, as announced on Friday.
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. – Three Eagles landed in the top-10 of the field as No. 15/15 Carson-Newman cemented its best 36-hole score in five appearances at the Tennessee River Rumble with a 585 total that was good enough for a second-place finish at the Tennessee River Rumble on Tuesday.
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. – Jake Headrick shot his best round in four appearances at the Tennessee River Rumble on Monday to hold a share of the lead and help land No. 15/15 Carson-Newman in a tie for second-place through the first day at the WindRiver Golf Club.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – One final event stands between No. 15/15 Carson-Newman and postseason play as the Eagles head to Lenoir City, Tenn. to defend their team title at the Tennessee River Rumble at the WindRiver Golf Club on Monday and Tuesday.
INDIANAPOLIS – For the first time since February 2018, Carson-Newman sits at No. 15 in the nation according to the latest Golfstat poll released on Wednesday morning.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – A second-consecutive day of steady improvement resulted in No. 16/21 Carson-Newman taking a third-place finish at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate on Tuesday.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – No. 16/21 Carson-Newman shaved five shots off of its first round score for a 285 in the second round to be the lone team in third-place at one-under by the end of Monday at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. -- No. 16/21 Carson-Newman shot a two-over round on Sunday to land in a tie for third by end of the first day of the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate at the Sevierville Golf Club.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After an 11-day respite, No. 16/21 Carson-Newman gears up for a short trip west on I-40 to the Sevierville Golf Club for its fifth-consecutive appearance in the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate from Sunday until Tuesday.
INDIANAPOLIS – Carson-Newman has gained its highest Golfstat national ranking on the season with a spot at No. 16 in the latest poll released on Wednesday morning.
NORMAN, Okla. – Carson-Newman has found its way back into another national poll, now sitting at No. 21 in the latest Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll that was released by the Golf Coaches Association of America on Friday.
GREENVILLE, S.C. – A career-best 202 through 54 holes made Tom Forster the top medalist at the Southern Tide Classic while No. 19 Carson-Newman moved into a tie for second-place at three-over on Tuesday.
GREENVILLE, S.C. – A 10-stroke improvement from the first to second round matched with Tom Forster leading the team with a seven-under performance propelled No. 19 Carson-Newman to fourth-place on the leaderboard to close out Monday at the Southern Tide Classic.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For a second-straight week, No. 19 Carson-Newman gears up for two days of competition, this time heading to the Southern Tide Classic at the Green Valley Country Club in Greenville, S.C. on Monday and Tuesday.
DADE CITY, Fla. – Carson-Newman used a three-stroke improvement from the second round to third to garner a third-place finish with a +5 total of 869 at the Saint Leo Invitational on Tuesday.
DADE CITY, Fla. – A five-over first day highlighted by a four-under performance by Tom Forster (Oundle, England) landed Carson-Newman at fifth-place to open the Saint Leo Invitational on Monday at the Lake Jovita Country Club.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Looking to stay on track with another top-three finish, No. 20 Carson-Newman heads back to Florida for a third-consecutive event, taking part in the Saint Leo Invitational at the Lake Jovita Country Club in Dade City, Fla. on Monday and Tuesday.
INDIANAPOLIS – In the second lot of spring rankings from Golfstat, Carson-Newman has found its way back in the top 25 of the nation, sitting at No. 20.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Carson-Newman had the second-best outing of any team in the field in the final round at eight-over, helping it land at third place on Tuesday to conclude the Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Carson-Newman made its way to fifth on the leaderboard before the first day of play was suspended due to darkness with just a few holes left to play in the second round on Monday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – With the fall portion of the year behind it, the Carson-Newman men’s golf team opens the spring slate with a trip to St. Augustine, Fla. for the Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate on Monday and Tuesday at the St. John’s Golf Club.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Following a fall slate that was filled with ups and downs, the Carson-Newman men’s golf team looks ahead to the spring docket that coach Randy Wylie unveiled on Thursday.
INDIANAPOLIS – In the first batch of Golfstat team rankings released on Wednesday morning, the Carson-Newman men’s golf team landed at No. 21 in the nation.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – A 300 through the final round of play pushed No. 8 Carson-Newman up three spots on the leaderboard to finish in ninth place at the Shark Invitational on Tuesday.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – A stellar 10-stroke improvement in the afternoon round by Tom Forster (Oundle, England) highlighted No. 8 Carson-Newman’s first day of the Shark Invitational with the team sitting at 12th-place at PGA National’s Championship Course.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – With the first team win of the season under its belt, No. 8 Carson-Newman prepares to close out its fall slate with a trip to the Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. for the Shark Invitational.
NORMAN, Okla. – After a major win at the Cougar Invitational earlier this week, Carson-Newman has moved to No. 8 in the nation in the latest Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll as released by the Golf Coaches Association of America on Friday afternoon.
COLUMBUS, Ga. – A 10-under final round helped propel No. 16 Carson-Newman to its first win of the season at the Aflac/Cougar Invitational on Tuesday.
COLUMBUS, Ga. – A three-under performance by Jake Headrick (Maryville, Tenn.) helped No. 16 Carson-Newman to sit in second place after the first two rounds of the Aflac/Cougar Invitational on Monday at the Columbus Country Club.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Following a tie for sixth at the Coker Fall Challenge, the No. 16 Eagles now look ahead to a trip to Columbus, Ga. for Columbus State’s Aflac/Cougar Invitational this Monday and Tuesday.
CAMDEN, S.C. – Despite shooting seven shots higher on Tuesday, No. 16 Carson-Newman was able to retain its sixth-place spot from the first round, shooting a 295 on Tuesday to finish the Coker Fall Challenge with a share of sixth place.
CAMDEN, S.C. – With the edges of Hurricane Florence hitting South Carolina, the second round of the Coker was canceled on Monday as No. 16 Carson-Newman closed out the first round of the Coker Fall Challenge at sixth-place on Monday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The reigning South Atlantic Conference Champions are back in action as the No. 16 Carson-Newman men’s golf team opens up its season this week with a trip to Camden S.C. to take part in the Coker Fall Challenge on Monday and Tuesday.
NORMAN, Okla. – The Carson-Newman men’s golf team opens its season holding a share of 16th in the nation, according to the preseason poll released by the Golf Coaches Association of America on Friday afternoon.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The fall portion of the 2018-19 Carson-Newman men’s golf schedule will feature four events that will take the reigning South Atlantic Conference champions outside of the Volunteer State, as released by head coach Randy Wylie on Thursday.
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