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Junior
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| Hometown:
Bangor, Maine
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| High School:
Bob Jones Academy
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| Height / Weight:
6-3 / 170
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| Birthdate:
11/28/1986
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| Experience:
SO-1L
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About Speirs
Jesse Speirs is a talented player who appeared in four tournaments his first year in Fort Worth ... Figures to be a valuable performer for the Horned Frogs in the future ... Has enjoyed an impressive amateur career on the links.
2005-06 (Freshman Year)
• Saw action for the Horned Frogs in four events as a true freshman, with two coming in the fall and two in the spring.
• Posted a 76.83 stroke average over 12 rounds of play.
• Fired a season-best round of 70 to close out the Ridges Intercollegiate, his first college tournament.
• Placed in a tie for 35th at the Ridges with a 224 (+8), his best placement of the year.
• Had his best spring finish at the Waikoloa Intercollegiate as he shared 67th place with a 223 (+10).
Amateur Highlights
• Played in the 2005 U.S. Amateur, and was TCU's top finisher, missing the match play cut by just two strokes.
• Was ranked 64th nationally according to the Junior Golf Scoreboard when he signed with TCU in November of 2004.
• Finished tied for 25th at the 2004 Rolex Tournament of Champions.
• Became the first player in 50 years to win the Maine Junior Championship three consecutive years (2002-04).
• Won the 2004 New England Junior Invitational and placed second at the Greater Bangor Open.
• Tied for 22nd at the 2004 Rolex Tournament of Champions and tied for 15th at the Western Junior.
• Named the 2002 New England Junior Boy Player of the Year and won the New England Junior Championship that same year.
• Reached the round of 16 at the 2003 U.S. Junior Championship.
• Earned a spot in the 2003 and 2004 Polo Junior Tournament.
• Reached the match play portion of the USGA's Junior Amateur.
• Played his prep golf at the Bob Jones Academy.
Personal Information
• Full name is Jesse Speirs.
• Is the son of Deborah and Donald Speirs.
• Born November 28, 1986.
• Is a pre-major.
