Commodores to play in 33rd annual Schenkel Invitational in Statesboro, Ga.
Honors
• 2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll
Junior (2011-12) Played in two tournaments and six rounds in 2011-12...Finished in 12 at the Carmel Cup and in a tie for 64h at the Mason Rudolph Championship...Low round of the year came in the final round of the Mason Rudolph, when he shot a 73.
Sophomore (2010-11) Played in five tournaments and 14 rounds...Posted a stroke average of 76.1...top finish came at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate, when he placed in a tie for 15th out of 84 golfers with a total of 220 (73-73-74)...Named to the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll for his work in the classroom.
Freshman (2009-10) Played in two events and five rounds for the Commodores, and had a stroke average of 77.60...Played in the Mason Rudolph and the Gordin-Myers...Low round of the year came in the first round of the Mason Rudolph when he shot a 67.
Amateur Earned runner-up honors in the Tennessee State Junior twice... Also finished in second place two times at The Wally Invitational... Numerous top-5's in FCWT (Future Collegians World Tour) events... Finished tied for th sixth at the Cliffs, one of severals AJGA (American Junior Golf Association) top-10's to his credit... Made the cut at the Tennessee State Amateur at the Honors Course in Chattanooga, site of the 2010 NCAA National Championship.
High School Four-year varsity starter for coach King Oehmig's Baylor Raiders... Helped lead squad to four consecutive state championships... Lew Oehmig Award recipient as a junior for a team-low scoring average of 69.3 strokes... Finished second in the state as a senior after coming in fifth as a junior... Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal Ryan Joseph Thornton... Born March 31, 1990 in Chattanooga, Tenn.... Son of Eileen and John Thornton... Middle of five children has a younger brother (Sam), a younger sister (Katie), an older brother (Johnny) and an older sister (Dori)... Ryan's older brother played tennis at the University of Tennessee... Plans to major in human and organizational development at Vanderbilt's Peabody College.
