Jake Mynatt

Jake Mynatt
Jake Mynatt
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    250
  • Hometown:
    Knoxville, Tenn.
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Carter High School
Bio
  • 2021 All-SAC Honorable Mention
  • 2019 All-SAC Honorable Mention

2020-21: Started in all five events, leading the team in the top-spot for one of those... Shot a 72.5 scoring clip in 16 rounds... Collected three top 20 finishes, all in the top three... Won the WindRiver Invitational with a one-under 71 playing as an individual with the B-team... Fired the lowest round of his career with a 67 in the first round of the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate, where he finished second with a career-low 54-hole score of 205, matching the second-lowest 54-hole score of an Eagle at the event in program history.

Tournament Date(s) Rounds Scores Par Rank
Hurricane Invitational 2/22-23/2021 3 73-75-81=229   +13   t-53rd/85
Wind River Invitational 3/1/2021 1 71   -1   1st/34
Bearcat Classic 3/8-9/2021 3 78-73-74=225   +9   t-52nd/111
Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate 3/14-16/2021 3 67-70-68=205   -11   2nd/77
2021 Tennessee River Rumble 03/29-03/30, 2021 3 74-72-71=217   +1   23rd/98
SAC Championship 4/19-20/2021 3 69-71-73=213   -3   t-3rd/63
SEASON TOTALS 16 1160 Avg. 72.5 +1 -

 

2019-20: Started in all seven events the Eagles played in throughout the season... Posted a 74.2 scoring average in 21 rounds... His lone top 20 finish of the season came at the North Georgia Fall Invitational where he tied for 18th with a three-under 213... Matched a career-low single-round score of 69 at UNG.

Tournament Date(s) Rounds Scores Par Rank
Cougar Invitational Presented by Aflac 09/23-24/2019 3 71-75-75=221   +8   t-51st/90
UNG Fall Invitational 9/30-10/1/2019 3 73-71-69=213   -3   t-18th/82
Queens Invitational 10/21-22/2019 3 75-75-70=220   +7   t-51st/104
South Region Preview 10/27-28/2019 3 74-76-78=228   +12   t-36th/78
2020 Spring Kick-Off Intercollegiate 02/10-11/2020 3 76-78-73=227   +11   22nd/104
Hurricane Invitational 02/24-25/2020 3 73-74-76=223   +7   t-44th/90
Panther Invitational 03/01-03/2020 3 72-74-81=227   +11   t-23rd/74
SEASON TOTALS 21 1559 Avg. 74.2 +3 -

2018-19: All-SAC Honorable Mention... Started in all 10 of C-N's events during his freshman campaign... Average a 74.1 through 28 rounds... His best finish came on a two-under performance at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate where he placed 10th... Carded a season-best single round score of 69 in the third round of the Cougar Invitational.

Tournament Date(s) Rounds Scores Par Rank W-L
Coker Fall Challenge 09/10-11/2018 2 76-73=149   +9   t-36th/81 45-35
Cougar Invitational presented by Aflac 09/24-25/2018 3 71-74-69=214   +1   t-24th/90 66-23
NSU Shark Invitational 10/08-09/2018 3 83-75-75=233   +17   t-39th/95 56-38
Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate 02/11-02/2019 3 72-79-75=226   +10   18th/106 88-17
Saint Leo Invitational 02/25-26/2019 3 77-74-74=225   +9   t-34th/72 38-33
Southern Tide Classic 03/04-05/2019 3 76-71-70=217   +3   t-18th/75 57-17
Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate 03/17-19/2019 3 70-71-73=214   -2   10th/90 80-9
2019 Tennessee River Rumble Intercollegiate 04/01-02/2019 2 74-75=149   +5   26th/114 88-25
2019 SAC Men's Golf Championship 04/14-16/2019 3 72-77-74=223   +13   21st/55 34-20
NCAA DII South/Southeast Regional 05/09-11/2019 3 76-73-77=226   +10   t-34th/108 74-33
SEASON TOTALS 28 2076 Avg. 74.1 +3 - 626-250

High School: Qualified for the state golf tournament in his final three years at Carer High School... Was elected All-State in 2016 and named a nominee for the Prep-Xtra Player of the Year award... Named Regional Champion in 2017... Part of a Hornet squad that won three district titles.

Personal: Son of David and Kelly Mynatt... Father was a walk-on basketball player at the University of Tennessee... Plans to study business management.

News mentions
No. 21/22 Eagles finish fourth at SAC Championship
No. 21/22 Eagles finish fourth at SAC Championship

TAZEWELL, Tenn. – Jackson Tyler’s career-best 5-under round highlighted a 2-over day for No. 21/22 Carson-Newman, landing it a fourth-place finish at the South Atlantic Conference Championship at the Woodlake Golf Club on Tuesday.

3-under opening day places No. 21/22 C-N in fourth at SAC Championship
3-under opening day places No. 21/22 C-N in fourth at SAC Championship

TAZEWELL, Tenn. – A 6-under opening round helped No. 21/22 Carson-Newman to head into the clubhouse at 3-under, good enough for fourth after the first day of the South Atlantic Conference Championship at the Woodlake Golf Club.

No. 21/22 Eagles trek to Tazewell for SAC Championship
No. 21/22 Eagles trek to Tazewell for SAC Championship

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Three weeks after it wrapped up its regular-season schedule, No. 21/22 Carson-Newman heads to the Woodlake Golf Club on Monday and Tuesday for the South Atlantic Conference Championship.

Hodge, Mynatt and Collins tabbed All-SAC golfers
Hodge, Mynatt and Collins tabbed All-SAC golfers

ROCK HILL, S.C. – For the seventh time in program history, Carson-Newman has landed three Eagles on the All-South Atlantic Conference lists with Alex Hodge receiving second-team accolades while Jake Mynatt and Will Collins garnering honorable mentions, as announced by the league office on Friday morning.

Season-best round gives No. 22/23 C-N share of fourth at Tennessee River Rumble
Season-best round gives No. 22/23 C-N share of fourth at Tennessee River Rumble

LENOIR CITY, Tenn. – A 281 in the final round gave No. 22/23 Carson-Newman the lowest score it has ever posted at the Tennessee River Rumble, helping it jump up seven spots on Tuesday for a share of fourth to close out the regular season at the WindRiver Golf Club.

No. 22/23 C-N sitting 11th at Tennessee River Rumble
No. 22/23 C-N sitting 11th at Tennessee River Rumble

LENOIR CITY, Tenn. – No. 22/23 Carson-Newman made a 15-shot improvement from the first to second round but ended the first day of the Tennessee River Rumble in 11th at the WindRiver Golf Club.

Regular-season finale sends No. 22/23 Eagles to Tennessee River Rumble
Regular-season finale sends No. 22/23 Eagles to Tennessee River Rumble

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The final regular-season event before the South Atlantic Conference Championship keeps No. 22/23 Carson-Newman in East Tennessee for a second-straight event as it heads to the Tennessee River Rumble at the WindRiver Golf Club on Monday and Tuesday in Lenoir City.

Mynatt captures runner-up, career-low at Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate
Mynatt captures runner-up, career-low at Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – Jake Mynatt (Knoxville, Tenn.) closed out the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate with a career-low 205 that was good enough for second-place while Carson-Newman finished in fourth at the Sevierville Golf Club. 

Collins, Mynatt stay under par through day two of Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate
Collins, Mynatt stay under par through day two of Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – Jake Mynatt (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Will Collins (Knoxville, Tenn.) were in the red for a second-straight round on Monday as Carson-Newman moved down two spots to fourth at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate at 4-under.

Mynatt third, C-N second after day one at Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate
Mynatt third, C-N second after day one at Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – After spending most of Sunday at the top of the leaderboard, Carson-Newman sits in second-place at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate, led by a career-low round of 67 for Jake Mynatt (Knoxville, Tenn.) at the Sevierville Golf Club’s River Course.

C-N chasing continued success at Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate
C-N chasing continued success at Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Days after a seventh-place finish at the Bearcat Classic, Carson-Newman turns its attention to an event that has come with four-consecutive top-five finishes as it heads to the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate at the Sevierville Golf Club’s River Course.

No. 25 Eagles claw back for seventh-place at Bearcat Classic
No. 25 Eagles claw back for seventh-place at Bearcat Classic

GREENWOOD, S.C. – Back-to-back rounds of 292 pushed No. 25 Carson-Newman three spots up the leaderboard on Tuesday for a seventh-place finish at 14-over at the Bearcat Classic in Greenwood, S.C.

Opening day of Bearcat Classic called due to darkness
Opening day of Bearcat Classic called due to darkness

GREENWOOD, S.C. – With darkness falling upon the Greenwood Country Club by Monday evening, the first day of the Bearcat Classic was cut short with No. 25 Carson-Newman sitting in a tie for 10th.

Bearcat Classic opens back-to-back weeks of action
Bearcat Classic opens back-to-back weeks of action

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After a week away from competition, No. 25 Carson-Newman kicks off back-to-back weeks of tournament play with a trip to Greenwood, S.C. for the Lander Bearcat Classic at the Greenwood Country Club on Monday and Tuesday.

C-N takes fifth at Hurricane Invitational
C-N takes fifth at Hurricane Invitational

ALBANY, Ga. – Carson-Newman turned in its highest score of the week in Tuesday’s final round to close out the Hurricane Invitational in fifth-place at the Doublegate Country Club.

Hodge paces Eagles through first day of Hurricane Invitational
Hodge paces Eagles through first day of Hurricane Invitational

ALBANY, Ga. – Alex Hodge (Knoxville, Tenn.) used a 4-under day that was good enough for a share of second-place helped Carson-Newman into a tie for fourth through the first two rounds of the Hurricane Invitational on Monday.

Eagles light the candle on 2021 season at Hurricane Invitational
Eagles light the candle on 2021 season at Hurricane Invitational

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. -- With an extended offseason in the rearview mirror due to the global pandemic, Carson-Newman lifts the lid on the 2021 season at the Hurricane Invitational on Monday and Tuesday at the Doublegate Country Club in Albany, Ga.

Mynatt, Hodge wrap up successful weeks of individual play
Mynatt, Hodge wrap up successful weeks of individual play

CHAPEL HILL, Tenn. – The past month has proven to bring solid play for a pair of Carson-Newman men’s golfers with Jake Mynatt (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Alex Hodge (Knoxville, Tenn.) both picking up wins in local events.

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