Nick Latimer

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Brooklyn, Ohio
High School:
Brooklyn

Was the lone senior in the KSU men’s golf program in 2008-09 ... Saw his first action in the Golden Flashes line-up in the fall of 2008 ... Was a staple in the line-up during the spring season.

2008-09 (senior)
MAC All-Tournament Team ... KSU Academic Athletic Excellence Award ... Played 31 rounds in 11 events ... Averaged 74.8 per round for the year ... Lowered his scoring average by more than three strokes (3.6) in the spring, averaging 74.0 over eight events ... Had three top 20 finishes, including two top five showings ... Shot eight rounds of par or better ... Had a career low 68 in the third round of the MAC Championship ... Tied for fifth in the event with an even par 288 (75-73-68-72) ... Finished t-18 at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (72-74-81=227) ... Was one of just two KSU golfers (John Hahn) in 2008-09 to play an entire tournament under par with three straight 71s at the Towson Invitational ... Tied for second in the tournament with a three-under 213 54-hole total ... Lowered his 54-hole total in each of his first four tournaments ... Ended the year tied for 34th at the NCAA Northeast Regional shooting a 15-over, 228 (78-72-78).

2007-08 (Junior)
In his first collegiate tournament, KSU First Energy Intercollegiate (Apr. 26), tied for 28th ... Was the top Kent State individual performer ... Shot an eight-over 148 (78-70) for the event ... Made four birdies in his second round 70, giving him the second lowest final round score of the 11 Golden Flash competitors. .

2006-07 (Sophomore)
Competed in inter-squad qualifiers.

Amateur
Finished third at the Sleepy Hollow Golf Course with a 144 at the 2007 Greater Cleveland Amateur Golf Championship ... Placed 29th at the Ohio Amateur in 2006, scoring rounds of 71-76-77-73 ... Finished ninth in the Fidra College Golf Tour Player of the Year rankings (June-August, 2006) ... 18-Hole medalist at the Ohio Amateur qualifier with a round of 68 ... Played 20 tournament rounds in summer of 2006, averaging 74.4 strokes per round.

Prior to Kent State
Attended the Carolinas Golf Academy as a freshman ... Two-time All-Mac 8 First Team selection at Brooklyn High School ... Also earned all-league honorable mention as a sophomore ... Holds the school record for low 9-hole score of 30 ... Earned three letters in golf and three in basketball ... Named honorable mention All-Ohio in basketball.

Personal
Born Apr. 14, 1986 ... Son of Tina Latimer Pertkac and Daniel Latimer ... Sports management major.