2011-12 Men's Golf

Kevin Miller
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Dover, Ohio
- High School:
- Sugarcreek Garaway
What's in The Bag? |
Driver: PING G15 9° |
Fairway wood: PING G15 3-wood 15.5° Titleist 909H 19° Hybrid |
Irons: Titlest AP2 4-PW |
Wedges: Titleist Vokey 52°, 56°, 60° |
Putter: Nike Method OO2 |
Ball: Titleist Pro V1X |
Kevin Off the Course |
Nickname: Millard Fillmore |
Dream Foursome: Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and My Dad |
Favorite TV show(s): Sports Center |
Favorite music artist: The Fray, Linkin Park |
Favorite food: Mashed Potatoes |
Favorite movie quote: Anything from a comedy movie |
Favorite activity away from the golf course: Hanging out with friends |
Funniest player on the team: Associate Head Coach Rob Wakeling |
Talent outside ofgolf: |
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I chose Kent Statebecause: |
The best thing about Coach Page: He will do anything he can for you |
2011-12 Junior Season
• Has played in 5 events on the season averaging 73.2strokes per round
• Has finished top 20 at the NCAA East Regional each of thepast two seasons
• Advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2011 U.S. AmateurPublic Links Championship
• Chipped in for birdie on No. 18 to give Kent State a shareof the 2010 Regional title and tie himself for 4th.
• Claimed 2010 Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Yearhonors
• First Team All-MAC
• Academic All-MAC
• KSU Academic Athletic ExcellenceAward
• Had four top 10 finishes in his last seven events of theyear
• Has a 73.77 stroke average in his 19 rounds played thisspring
• Averaging 74.79 strokes per round on the year
• Rated No. 206 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings
• Was Kent State’s top finisher at the NCAAChampionship tying for 38th with a 223 (81-69-73)
• Tied for 19th at the NCAA East Regional with a 222(74-71-77)
• Finished third at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (Apr.23-24) with a two-under 211 (71-70-70)
2009-10 Freshman Season
• MAC Freshman of theYear
• Competed in 11 events laying 34 total rounds
• Had a 74.4 scoring average for the year, including 73.3during the spring season
• One of only three players on the team to play in allnine spring events
• Had a career best T-4th finish at the NCAA East Regionalwith a three-under 206 (67-68-71)
• His 206 is the second lowest individual NCAA regionalscore in school history (Jon Mills; 202, 2000)
• The last guy on the course for KSU, he chipped-in forbirdie on No. 18 to move KSU into a tie for the East Regionaltitle.
Amateur
• Took home an eight-stroke victory at the 2010 PortageCounty Amateur
• Won the 2008 Northern Ohio PGA Sectional Qualifier bynine shots with a 142 (73-69) and finished second at the OhioJunior Public Links.
Prior to Kent State
• A three-time First Team All-Ohio selection, he led GarawayHigh School to state championships in 2007 & 2008
• One of just 11 players ever to win back-to-backindividual medalist honors at the Ohio high school state tournamentwhen he accomplished the feat as a junior and a senior
• Improved his scoring average to 70.8 as a seniorafter averaging 71.2 as a junior and 72.5 as a sophomore
• Won six of the eight tournaments he entered as asenior.
Personal
• Born Feb. 21, 1991
• Son to Roy and Viola Miller
• Has a younger sister (Megan)
• Majoring in business management
• Is the second incoming freshman (John Hahn - 2007) to beawarded the Ben and Candace Curtis Scholarship
• A member of the student council and the National HonorSociety in high school.
Career Stats
LowTour | Low | Par/- | FinishTop | ||||||||
Season | Rounds | Strokes | 54-holes | Round | Rounds | Events | 5 | 10 | 20 | W-L% | Average |
2009-10 | 34 | 2528 | 206 | 67 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .539 | 74.4 |
2010-11 | 34 | 2543 | 211 | 69 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .655 | 74.8 |
Totals | 68 | 5071 | 206 | 67 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 9 | .595 | 74.6 |