On Knight: Earned four varsity letters and helped the Seminoles win the 2008 ACC Championship - the first ACC championship in school history in the sport of golf...finished in a tie for 42nd place in the 2008 ACC Championship as the Seminoles defeated Duke to win the team title...played in one NCAA Championship final, three NCAA regional championships and three ACC Championship during his career...helped he Seminoles to three tournament titles during his career: the spring 2008 Seminole Intercollegiate, spring 2008 ACC Championship and the spring 2009 Florida State Spring Break Invitational...helped the Seminoles into the national rankings in each of his four seasons...the Seminoles were ranked as high as No. 3 in the nation during his senior season...Florida State's third highest finisher in the three most important events of the year as a freshman in 2006-07 - the ACC Championship, the NCAA East Regional and the NCAA Championship finals...best season came during his junior year as he averaged a career-low 73.64 rounds in eight tournaments...career-low single round score of 67 came during the third round of the 2007 NCAA Championship finals...best three-round score of his career (215) came at the Fall 2009 Brickyard Collegiate Championship and at the Spring 2009 Gator Invitational...best three-round score vs. par (+2) has come twice in the same event -- in the Florida State hosted Seminole Intercollegiate during the spring of 2008 and the spring of 2009...best 36-hole score of his career (140) came in the Gary Koch Intercollegiate in the fall of 2009...averaged 74.66 strokes in 83 rounds during 28 tournaments during the first two years of his career... Fall 2006: Earned his way into the Seminoles' starting line-up in three of the teams four events during his inaugural collegiate season...helped led Florida State to three top-10 team finishes including a third place standing at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate and a fourth place spot in the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic...finished in a season-best tie for 37th position at the Shoal Creek event to rank third among his Florida State teammates...finished with his best event of the fall season - a two-under par score of 70 - in the second round of the event...his score of 70 was the fourth best single round score of the season for the Seminoles...counted six of his nine scores toward the team score during the season....averaged 76.89 strokes in nine rounds during three tournaments. Spring 2007: Played in a career-high and team-high tying eight events - every event of the season for the Seminoles...one of Florida State's most consistent golfers who finished the season ranked third on the team in stroke average, third with 18 rounds scored at 75 or better, tied for third with nine rounds at par or better and tied for third for the lowest single round score of the season - 67 in the third round of the NCAA Championship...earned two top 25 finishes - tied for 23rd at the Seminole Intercollegiate and tied for 25th at the ACC Championship...carded a two-under par 70 in the final round and finished in a tie for 25th place in the individual standings of his first ACC Championship...played his best round of golf during the final round with five birdies and only three bogies...played the final 36 holes of the event at three-under par and finished with a 219 total - the second best of his Seminole career...played well and finished his play in the NCAA East Regional with a one-over par 73 in the third round...was very consistent over each day of the event as he averaged 74.00 strokes per round and did not finish with a score above 75...below par for his first 14 holes of the third round and finished at one-over par to earn his best single round score of the event...ranked second on the team with 11 birdies over the 54-hole tournament...finished in a tie for 49th place after firing a four-over par 74 in the final round of the NCAA Championship...finished with a 288 total to rank as the Seminoles' third leading golfer in the championship...led the Seminoles in the third round with a career-low 67 to help the team make the top 15 and allow them to play on the final day of the event...was only in double figures over par once in eight events during the season...counted 19.5 of his 25 single round scores (.780 percent) toward the team score...averaged a career-low 73.84 strokes in 25 rounds during eight tournaments. Fall 2007: A member of the team but did not compete in any events Spring 2008: Played in all seven events as he helped the Seminoles win the first ever ACC Championship in school history and helped the Seminoles earn the No. 3 seed in the NCAA West Regional Championship...carded five rounds at even par or better with his season-low score of 71 coming three times...carded scores of 71 in the third round of the Seminole Intercollegiate and the first and third rounds of the U.S. Collegiate Championship...ranked fifth on the team with eight rounds at 75 or better...most important round of the season came in the third round of the ACC Championship as she carded an even par 72...even though his score was not counted in the Seminoles' total it allowed his teammates to play without pressure in rallying from a deficit to win the event after more than a two hour rain delay...he was playing in his second career ACC Tournament...earned the best finish of his career (tied for 13th place) at the U.S. Collegiate Championship as he earned scores of 71 in the first and third rounds of the event...carded a 71 in the first round and was in a tie for fifth place in the individual standings after the first 18 holes of play...he then rallied back from a tie for 19th place after two rounds to finish in a tie for 13th place with a one-under par score of 71 in the final round...best tournament score of his sophomore season came at the Florida State hosted Seminole Intercollegiate as he finished in a tie for 14th place with a two-over par score of 218...his score was only one stroke behind his career-best 217 tournament score at the spring 2007 Hootie at Bulls Bay Invitational...was at or under par in both the first (72) and third rounds (71) of the event in earning his first top 15 finish of his career...his plus two over par score in the Seminole Intercollegiate is the best score vs. par of the first two years of his career...a member of the Seminoles' starting lineup in the NCAA West Regional Championship for the second straight season he had represented Florida State in the NCAA Championship tournament...his finishes in the Seminole Intercollegiate (tied for 14th place) and the U.S. Collegiate Championship (tied for 13th place) marked the first two top-15 finishes of his career...earned back-to-back top 50 finishes at the River Landing Intercollegiate (tied for 45th place) and at the ACC Championship (tied for 42nd place)...averaged 75.38 strokes in 21 rounds during seven tournaments... Fall 2008: Played in one of the Seminoles three events and played the best event of his collegiate career...carded scores of 77-69-69 and finished in a career best tied for third place in the individual standings...led the Seminoles on the leader board for the second time in his career...scores of 69 in the second and third rounds marked the first time in his career that he had carded consecutive rounds in the 60's...also finished with his career-best tournament score of 215...after carding a 77 in the first round he was in a tie for 57th place in the individual standings...he moved into a tie for 21st place with a 69 in the second round (an improvement of 36 places) and finished in a tie for 3rd place with a 69 in the third round...marked the first of two times in the first three years of his career that he has carded a 69 in the final round of a tournament...averaged 71.67 strokes in three rounds during one tournament... Spring 2009: Helped lead the Seminoles to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in his career as he played in all eight of the Seminoles' events during the season...also played in his third career ACC Championship...helped the Seminoles earn six top-10 team finishes including the championship of the Florida State Spring Break Invitational...tied his career-low for a tournament score (215) in helping the Seminoles to the fourth place finish in the team standings at the Gator Invitational...closed with a one-under par 69 in the final round to finish in a tie for 26th place...finished a minus two strokes under par and in a tie for 10th place in leading the Seminoles to the team championship of the Florida State Spring break Invitational...tied his career best score for 36 holes with 70-72 scores for a total of 142...was the second top-10 finish of his career...finished in a tie for 13th place with scores of 75-71-72 and a three round total of 218 (the third best tournament score of his career) at the Florida State hosted Seminole Intercollegiate...his scores of 75-71 in the first two rounds had him in a tie for 15th place in the individual standings heading into the final round...moved up to earn his second consecutive to-15 finish in the Seminole Intercollegiate...he finished in a tie for 14th place in the Seminole Intercollegiate in 2008...had a cumulative total of even par in five rounds during the Seminole Intercollegiate and the Florida State Spring Break Invitational...was two over in the Seminole Intercollegiate and two under in the Florida State Spring Break...played well in leading the Seminoles to a tie for seventh place team finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional...was even par (71) in the first round and was in a tie for 30th place in the individual standings after the first 18 holes...closed the event with identical scores of 74...averaged 74.18 strokes in 22 rounds during eight tournaments... Fall 2009: Played in one event and helped the Seminoles to the team title at the Gary Koch Intercollegiate...finished as the third highest ranking Seminole with a tied for 30th place finish in the individual standings in the event...carded back to back scores of 70 in the first and second rounds as was in a tie for 18th place in the individual standings heading into the third round...he 36-hole total of 140 marked the best of his career...finished the tournament in a tie for 30th place to mark one of the 10 best individual finishes of his career...averaged 72.00 strokes in three rounds during one tournament... Spring 2010: A member of the Seminoles' starting line-up at the University of Hawaii hosted Mauna Lani Invitational...finished the event with a four over par score of 76 in his final round to help the Seminoles earn a top 10 team finish to open the spring season...averaged 80.00 strokes in three rounds during one event... Before Florida State: Graduated from Wesley Chapel High School in 2006...won the Class 2A championship in the State of Florida...named the 2004 Player of the Year in the State of Florida by the Coaches' Association and the Dairy Farmers...also named the 2004 Florida Junior Tour Player of the Year...earned four varsity letters and was named the Most Valuable Player in each of his four varsity seasons at Wesley Chapel (2003, 04, 05, 06)...also the first player in the history of the Suncoast Conference to earn Golfer of the Year three times during his prep career (2004, 05, 06)...has earned three top-five finishes while playing tournaments sponsored by the American Junior Golf Association...named the High School Player of the Year for Pasco County by the Tampa Tribune and St. Petersburg Times in 2004, 05 and 06...earned the honor of being named the 2004 Male Golfer of the Year in the Greater Tampa Junior Golf Association, also, in 2004 and 2005...also a track standout in high school...earned All-Suncoast Conference honors in 2006 and was a regional qualifier in 2006 in the 400 meter run...helped the Wildcat track and field team to the regional championship meet as a member of the 4X400 relay team...earned seven varsity letters in high school - four in golf, two in track and one in cross country...as a baseball player, he led the Forest Hill Pony league in home runs and doubles while batting .420 during the summer of 2002... Personal: Born: Dec. 5, 1987...Cameron of the son of Tinna and Larry Knight...a recipient of a Florida Bright Futures Academic Scholarship...Selected Florida State over Arizona, Virginia and UCF...when he is not on the golf course, he enjoys fishing...is a fan of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Tampa Bay Lightning...earned his bachelor's degree in social science on May 1, 2010... |
|
||||||||||||||||