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Hampden-Sydney College Tigers

2019-20 Men's Golf Roster

Sam McNamara

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 165
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Charlottesville, Va.
  • Highschool St. Anne's-Belfield School

Biography

2019-20: First-year team member … transfer student-athlete from Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky ... career collegiate average of 77.08 through 13 rounds.

2018-19: Averaged 77.08 through 13 rounds … low round of 69 at the Transylvania Fall Invitational in Lexington, Kentucky ... low 36-hole score of 142 (73-69) at the Transylvania Fall Invitational in Lexington, Kentucky ... low 54-hole score of 219 (73-69-77, T-15th of 88) at the Transylvania Fall Invitational in Lexington, Kentucky … one top-five, one top-10, two top-20 finishes among five events … two rounds of par or better.

High School: 2018 graduate of St. Anne's-Belfield School in Charlottesville … three-time Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) Player of the Year and VISAA First Team All-State (2016-18) … All-Prep League Team as a senior ... earned Susanne Williams Smith Memorial Scholarship ... also played basketball.

Personal: Son of Rob and Carrie McNamara … one sister (Madeline) … father played golf at LSU and professionally from 1987-93 ... majoring in economics and business with a minor in leadership in the public interest … favorite TV shows include The Office and Survivor ... favorite movie is Caddyshack … favorite professional sports team is the Washington Capitals … favorite sports figures include David Toms, John Peterson, Kyle Long, Joe Harris and Leonard Fournette … greatest sports moment was making a hole-in-one at The Kenridge Invitational with his grandmother and father watching … hobbies include sports broadcasting, watching LSU Football and caddying.

Why H-SC: “I believe H-SC will prepare me for the business world through a great education."