On Beers: Earned four varsity letters and earned his bachelor's degree in sport management during his athletic and academic career at Florida State...career-low single-round score of 68 came in the third round of the Cleveland Golf Intercollegiate during the spring of 2002 and was the second lowest score of the entire year for the Seminoles... carded six single-round scores of 71 or better during his Seminole career...earned his career-best tournament score with a 218 at the Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate during the spring of 2004 ... also earned his best career finish of tied for 15th and his best tournament score vs. par (+2) at the Hitchcock...earned two top-25 finishes - one at the Hitchcock and one at the spring 2004 ACC Championship...transfer student-athlete from Mississippi State who the SEC school and was a member of the golf team during the fall 2000 and spring 2001 seasons...finished his career with a 75.56 stroke average in 63.5 rounds during 22 career events...played in 21 tournaments during his Seminole career and earned a 75.47 average in 62 rounds. Fall 2000: Participated in one tournament, the G. Gunby Jordan Intercollegiate ... totaled 119 for the rain-shortened 27-hole event ... carded a five-over par 77 in his first collegiate round and a 42 in nine holes during the second round ... finished in a tie for 53rd place in the event ... helped the Bulldogs to a tie for third-place finish. Spring 2001: A member of the Mississippi State varsity but did not participate in any tournaments. Fall 2001: Finished the season ranked third among the Seminoles' starting five with a 74.75 stroke average ... competed in four of Florida State's five tournaments including the first two of the season ... best career finish (tied for 27th), best career score vs. par (+ 3) and career-low tying tournament score came in his first career tournament - the Kiawah Island Intercollegiate ... three scores at or under 75 including a one-under par 71 in round two of the tournament and finished as the second highest ranking Seminole in the final individual standings ... continued his strong early season play with two scores at or under 75, including a 72 in the second round at the Mason Rudolph Collegiate Championship ... finished second among his Seminole teammates at the Country Club of Louisiana Intercollegiate ... averaged 74.75 strokes in 12 rounds in four tournaments during his first semester at Florida State. Spring 2002: A Seminole starter who participated in all seven events (single season career high) including his first ACC Championship during the season ... carded three of the Seminoles' six lowest scores this season ... a 70 in the second round of the Gator Invitational and a 70 in the first round of the Cleveland Golf Intercollegiate to lead Florida State ... finished among Florida State's top two individual finishers in two of the Seminoles' seven tournaments ... career-best single round score of 68 came at the Cleveland Golf Intercollegiate ... played well in his first ACC Championship as he finished in a tie for 36th place with a three-round score of 223 ... his 223 score is tied for the third-best tournament score of his career ... top two events scores vs. par during the spring came at the Cleveland Golf Intercollegiate (+6) and the ACC Championship (+7) ... averaged 75.71 strokes in 21 rounds during seven tournaments. Fall 2002: Played in four of five events as a member of the Seminoles' starting lineup ... tied for first on the team in events played (four), second with three rounds of par scores or better, second on the team with seven single round scores of 75 or better and ranked sixth on the team with a career-best 74.64 stroke average ... shaved more than one full stroke from his spring 2002 average (75.71) to his fall 2002 average (74.64) ... finished in 30th place at the Windon Memorial and in a tie for 28th at the Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Collegiate in back-to-back tournaments ... best career score vs. par (+1) came in the Gary Koch as he finished the two-round event with a one-over par score of 145 ... he averaged 72.50 strokes in two rounds and carded his lowest career 36-hole score of 145 ... best rounds of the season came with scores of 71 in the first round of the Gary Koch and the third round of the Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions ... marked the fourth and fifth career times he has carded single round scores of 71 or better ... season-best score of 223 at the Coca-Cola tournament ... averaged a career-best 74.64 strokes in 11 rounds during four tournaments. Spring 2003: A member of the team but did not compete in any events. Fall 2003: Played in one tournament - the Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Intercollegiate - and finished in a tie for 60th place in the individual standings ... helped lead the team to a ninth place finish in the team standings ... averaged 76.67 strokes in three rounds during one tournament. Spring 2004: Worked his way back into the Seminoles' starting lineup and played in each of the final five tournaments of the season ... played the best golf of his career in the final two events of the spring as he finished a total of five strokes above par and earned two top 25 finishes at the Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate and the ACC Championship ... averaged 218.5 and 2.5 strokes over par as he carded three of six rounds with scores of par or better and finished his highest round during the span with a three-over par 75 ... shot a one-under par 71 in the third round of the Hitchcock to mark the sixth time during his career he had carded a single-round score of 71 or better ... his 218 total for the 54 holes marked the best tournament score of his career ... his individual finish of tied for 15th at the Hitchcock is the best of his career ... his individual finish at the Hitchcock helped the Seminoles finish in sixth place in the team standings - the best team finish of the season ... consecutive top-25 finishes at the Hitchcock and the ACC Championship for the first time in his career ... his 219 tournament at the ACC Championship is tied for the second best 54-hole score of his career ... was the second ACC Championship appearance of his career and he finished with his best tournament score (219) and best finish (tied for 25) in the conference tournament ... carded 219 three times during his career ... averaged 76.07 strokes in 15 rounds during five tournaments. Fall 2004: A member of the team but did not compete in any events. Spring 2005: A member of the team but did not compete in any events. Before Florida State: Graduated from Mercy Cross High School in 2000 ... attended Mississippi State University during the 2000-01 academic year ... ranked 20th in the Golfweek/Titleist Amateur Boys Rankings as a senior in high school ... the ranking is based on performance in national tournaments ... earned 11 top 10 finishes while competing on the American Junior Golf Association circuit ... first-place finishes came at the 1999 Exxon BFI Future Tour Championship and the 1999 Optimist Tournament for the Alabama/Mississippi district ... earned second-place finishes in both of those tournaments in 2000 ... averaged 73.27 strokes per round in six junior national tournaments played in 2000 ... earned four varsity letters as a prep standout ... a three-time all-state honoree ... led his team to the state championship and finished second in the state tournament as a senior ... medal awarded as a sophomore, junior and senior ... averaged 72.80 strokes per round during his senior season ... graduated with honors from Mercy Cross and was a Wendy's High School Heisman Nominee for scholarship, athletics and citizenship ... earned academic honors as a sophomore, junior and senior ... a member of Who's Who Among High School Students as a junior and senior ... a member of the National Honor Society in grades 10, 11 and 12 ... won a United States Mathematics Award ... high school coach was Jimmie Tucker. Personal: Born Oct. 1, 1981 ... Alan is the son of Diane and Col. Dennis Beers ... father is a logistics commander in the Air Force ... has lived in seven states (Missouri, California, Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Virginia and Mississippi) because of his father's military career ... Georgia is currently his parents' state of residence ... learned how to golf on military golf courses ... earned athletic department honor roll accolades during his freshman season at Mississippi State ... active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... volunteer for the Mississippi Special Olympics state games ... majoring in sport management ... sister, Jackie, member of the Georgia Bulldogs and played in the 2003 and 2004 NCAA Championships against the Seminole women's team. Beers at Mississippi State (2000-01) at Florida State (2001-2005) Years Events Rounds Strokes Avg. Low Top 10 2000-01 1 1.5 119 79.33 77 -- 2001-02 11 33 2,487 75.36 68 -- 2002-03 4 11 821 74.64 71 -- 2003-04 6 18 1,371 76.17 71 -- Totals 22 63.5 4,798 75.56 68 -- |
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