Koepka captures individual title and FSU edges No. 8 Georgia Tech.
On Lolas: Will continue his development and be one of the Seminoles' top golfers during the remaining three seasons of his career in Tallahassee...helped Florida State advance to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth consecutive season as the Seminoles finished in a tie for eighth place at the NCAA Indiana Regional in 2006...also played in his first career ACC Championship tournament during his freshman season...finished in 12th place at the 2011 South American Amateur Championship...first career top 10 finish came as he finished in a tie for seventh place at the Linger Longer Invitational in leading the Seminoles to a fifth place finish in the team standings...helped Florida State to three top five team finishes and three more top 10 team finishes in his first season as a Seminole...Florida State's leading golfer in two events during his freshman season (Linger Longer Invitational and ASU Thunderbird Invitational) and counted more than 75 percent of his rounds as a freshman...best tournament of his first season came at the Linger Longer Invitational as he finished in a career best tied for seventh place with his career best tournament score of 214...finished under par for the first time in his career with a two under par score at the Linger Longer...best single round score of 68 and best 36 hole score came at the Thunderbird Invitational hosted by Arizona State University during the spring of 2011... became a member of the Seminole men's golf team in the spring of 2010 and immediately began preparing himself to be successful both on and off of the course at Florida State...came to the United States in order to gain experience on better golf course and pursue scholarship and educational opportunities... ranked third on the team as he averaged 74.15 strokes in 27 rounds during nine tournaments as a freshman...
Spring 2010: A redshirt member of the Florida State men's golf team...
Fall 2010: Earned playing time as a member of the Seminoles' starting line-up for the first time in his career at the season opening Olympia Fields Invitational and played as an individual competitor at the Brickyard Intercollegiate...finished in a tie for 50th place in the individual standings at the Brickyard Intercollegiate as he carded his best single round score of the season - a 73 in the third round of the event...averaged 75.83 strokes in six rounds during the first two tournaments of his Seminole career...
Spring 2011: Helped lead Florida State to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth consecutive season and for the first time in his career as the Seminoles finished in a tie for eighth place at the NCAA Indiana Regional Championship...Florida State's third leading golfer with a 73.67 stroke average and ranked third on the team in rounds scored a par or better (six) and rounds scored at 75 or better as he enjoyed his best season as a Seminole...in Florida State's starting line-up in six of eight events and played in one more as an individual participant to play in seven of the Seminoles' 12 events...played well in the postseason (ACC Championship and NCAA Regional Championship) with an average of 74.33 strokes in six rounds played...counted all six of his scores toward the team score in the ACC and the NCAA Regional championships...best score of his career - a four under par 68 -- came in the second round of the ASU Thunderbird Invitational...was in a tie for 12th place in the event after the first two rounds with a career best 36 hole score of 141...carded a two over par 74 and was in a tie for 27th place in the individual standings after the first round of the NCAA Indiana Regional championship...best back to back rounds of golf (70-70) came in the second and third rounds of the Linger Longer Invitational...his two round total of 140 allowed him to finish in a career best tie for seventh place in the individual standings with a career best tournament score of 214 and a career best minus two strokes vs. par tournament score...his individual finish allowed him to finish on top of the Seminoles' leaderboard for the first time in his career...he also led the Seminoles as he finished in a tie for 16th place in the individual standings as he finished in a tie for 16th place at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational ...earned four consecutive top 30 finishes at the Seminole Intercollegiate (tied for 29th), the Linger Longer Invitational (tied for seventh), the ASU Thunderbird Invitational (tied for 16th) and the ACC Championship (tied for 26th)...a total of 10 strokes over par in those four events...averaged a career low 73.67 strokes in 21 rounds during seven tournaments...
Before Florida State: Graduated from Markham College High School in 2009...competed at a high level on the American Junior Golf Association including seven tournaments in 2009 where he finished in second place at the Scott Robertson Tournament...finished in 10th place in the AJGA Junior Open...ranked 90th in the world among male amateur golfers in the world...also an avid tennis player and is the 35th ranked player in his signing class...won the Mexican Amateur Championship in 2009...finished as the runner-up at the Lima International Amateur in 2009 as he recorded a 65 in the final round of the event...carded scores of 71-69-74-65 to finish at minus nine for the event as he recorded only 29 shots in the back nine during his round of 69 to close out the event...also finished as the runner-up at the South American Junior Championship in Argentina in 2009...set the course record with 64 in the first round of the Scott Robertson Memorial Tournament in finishing as the runner-up in the event in 2009...also the runner-up at the Brazilian Amateur with scores of 73-73-69-65 in 2009...
Personal: Born Jan. 20, 1992...Joaquin is the son of Victor Lolas and Marisol Bellido....selected Florida State over Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and Cal...major is business
Lolas at Florida State
Years
Events
Rounds
Strokes
Avg.
Low
Top 10
2010-11
9
27
2,002
74.15
68
1
Totals
9
27
2,002
74.15
68
1
Fall 2010
Tournament
1-2-3
Par
Total
Finish
Olympia Fields Invitational
77-74-77
+18
228
T68
Brickyard Intercollegiate
78-76-73
+11
227
T50
Spring 2011
Tournament
1-2-3
Par
Total
Finish
Amer Ari Invitational
73-74-79
+10
226
T93
Gator Invitational
79-71-77
+17
227
T48
Seminole Intercollegiate
74-75-70
+6
219
T29
Linger Longer Invitational
74-70-70
-2
214
T7
ASU Thunderbird Invitational
73-68-74
+2
215
T16
ACC Championship
74-72-74
+4
220
T26
NCAA Indiana Regional Championships
74-76-76
+13
226
T47
Joaquin Lolas By The Numbers
Round: 68 (Arizona State Thunderbird Invitational, Spring 2011)
36 Holes: 141 (Arizona State Thunderbird Invitational, Spring 2011)
Tournament: 214 (Linger Longer Invitational, Spring 2011)
Best Finish: T7 (Linger Longer Invitational, Spring 2011)