Doug Letson
	Class: Junior Hometown: Tampa, FL High School: H.B. Plant High School Height: 5-9 Birthdate: 10/16/1990 Experience: 2 VL

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On Letson: Will work himself back into Florida State's starting line-up and back to the stellar form he displayed as a freshman when he helped the Seminoles to a third place finish in the NCAA Championship in 2010...Florida State's third place finish in the NCAA Championship final marked the first time the Seminoles had finished in the top 10 in the national tournament since 1995...has played in 15 career events including the 2010 ACC Championship...helped Florida State to a fifth place team finish at the 2010 ACC Championship...played in 10 events as a freshman, including two team championships and his first career ACC Championship tournament...helped the Seminoles earn a top 10 national finish, a second place finish at the NCAA Central Regional Championship and a fifth place finish in the ACC Championship...played in a career high 10 events as a Freshman and was one of only six players on the team to play in at least 10 events during the season...was one of only two freshmen on the team to play in at least 10 events during the season...his career-low score of 68 in the second round of the 2010 ACC Championship was tied for the tenth lowest score by a Seminole player during the 2009-10 season...best 36 hole score (141) and best tournament score of 214 came as he played as an individual at the Florida State hosted Seminole Intercollegiate in the spring of 2010...totaled two top 10 finishes as a freshman with a career best tied for fifth place finish at the Seminole Intercollegiate in the spring of 2010 and tie for ninth place finish in the first event of his career - the Inaugural GolfWeek Challenge in the fall of 2009... has a great feel for the game... his ever increasing demeanor allows him to manage his game well...a smart player whose shot game abilities allow him to be successful on many different types of courses...is a very good putter...was the runner-up finisher at the Florida State Boy's Junior Championship and the runner-up for the Florida Junior Tour Player of the Year award in 2008...averages 75.11 strokes in 43 rounds during 15 tournaments entering his junior season...

Fall 2009: Played in four events and helped the Seminoles to a team victory in his first career event - the inaugural GolfWeek Challenge...earned his first career top 10 finish (tied for ninth) as he finished with scores of 72-73-70 for a spectacular collegiate debut with a one under par score of 215...carded a two under par 70 in his third career round, was one under par for the tournament and finished in the top 10 in his first career round and he displayed his awesome potential for incredible success during his collegiate career...was the Seminoles' third leading finisher and one of three Florida State golfers to finish in the top 10 of the individual standings...Florida State's fourth leading finisher with a one over par score of 217 in helping the Seminoles to the team championship at the Gary Koch Invitational - his third career event...scores of 72-73-72 led him to a tied for 32nd place finish in the high powered fall event...moved up nine spots in the individual standings with his even par score of 72 in the final round of the event...scored eight of his first nine rounds at 73 or better and was averaging 72.56 strokes in his first three career tournaments...tied for third on the team with five rounds at par or better and tied for second on the team with eight rounds scored at 75 or better...one of only three Seminoles and the only freshman to play in all four events during the fall season....was a total of 16 strokes over par in the first four events of his career...averaged a career-low 73.36 strokes in 11 rounds during four events.

Spring 2010: Helped Florida State reach the NCAA Championship finals for the first time since 1995...played in six events including his first career ACC Championship tournament...earned his first career top five finish with a tied for fifth placing in the Florida State hosted Seminole Intercollegiate...was the third highest finishing Seminole in the field as he played as an individual in the event...scores of 70 and 71 in the first and second rounds rank as his best career 36 hole score and was in second place in the individual standings after two rounds of play...finished in a tie for fifth place with a third round score of 73...Florida State won the team championship in the event...earned a top 25 finish in his first career ACC Championship in helping the Seminoles to a fifth place finish in the event...carded his career best single round score of 68 in the second round of the event and was in a tie for 22nd place in the individual standings heading into the final round...Florida State's third highest finishing player in the event...his three round tournament score of 218 was the third best of his first season as a Seminole while his plus two strokes over par score was his fifth best of his inaugural collegiate season...closed out his season with a tied for 11th place finish in the 36-hole Golden Ocala Invitational...carded scores of 70 and 73 to finish with the second under par score (minus one, 143) of his career...was a total of one stroke over par in his final two events of the season...averaged 75.41 strokes in 17 rounds during his events...

Fall 2010: One of four Seminoles to play as a member of the starting line-up in all four fall events...helped the Seminoles to two top five - third place at the Brickyard Intercollegiate and fifth place at the Gary Koch Invitational - and a ninth place finish at the US Collegiate Championships...best individual performance came at the Brickyard as he carded a season low three round score of 220 and finished in a tie for 31st place...best single round score of the season came as an even par 70 in the second round of the Olympia Fields Invitational...best back-to-back rounds of 70 and 73 (143) came in the second and third rounds at Olympia Fields...a one under par score of 71 came in the second round of the Brickyard Intercollegiate...averaged 76.00 strokes in 12 rounds during four tournaments...

Spring 2011: Played in one event - the Florida State hosted Seminole Intercollegiate...his best round of the tournament came as a 73 in the third round of the event...improved his score in each of his final two round...averaged 76.33 strokes in three rounds during one tournament...

Before Florida State: Graduated from H.B. Plant High School in 2009...a three-time all-area first team selection by the Tampa Tribune...named the Most Valuable Player on the varsity team as a freshman, sophomore, junior and senior...the individual medalist at the Class 2A District 10 tournament as a senior after finishing as the runner-up as both a sophomore and a junior...posted four consecutive top-10 regional finishes during his prep career...finished in a tie for 12th place at the state championship tournament as a junior...led the Panthers to a pair of appearances in the state championship tournament...earned All-Hillsborough County First Team honors as a senior...averaged 36.0 strokes per round during his senior season...enjoyed a stellar junior golf career...won the Florida Junior Tour's inaugural major event at the Harmony Preserve Golf Club in 2008...shot a one-under par 215 to win the event...won the 208 FJTY event at Lemon Bay and the Sam Parks Invitational as a junior...a second place finish came at the Gasparilla Invitational at the Palma Ceia Golf and Country Club...earned 13 top 10 Florida Junior Tour finishes.

Personal: Born Oct. 16, 1990...Doug is the son of Peggy and Doug Letson...a member of the National Honor Society and is attending Florida State on a Bright Futures Scholarship...earned a 5.16 grade point average during his high school academic career...named one of the Super Six student-athletes by the St. Petersburg Times prior to his senior season...named to the 2011 ACC Academic Honor Roll...enjoys all water sports including fishing, wakeboarding and surfing...selected Florida State over UCF and USF...majoring in biological sciences.

Letson at Florida State

Fall 2009

Spring 2010

Fall 2010

Spring 2011

Doug Letson By The Numbers

• Round: 68 (ACC Championship, Spring 2010)
• 36 Holes: 141 (Seminole Intercollegiate, Spring 2010)
• Tournament: 214 (Seminole Intercollegiate, Spring 2010)
• Best Finish: T5 (Seminole Intercollegiate, Spring 2010)

2011-12 Season

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2010-11 Season

2010-11 Season In Review 

2011 Almanac 

General Information

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