2012-13 Men's Golf
Roster
Mckenzie Oref
- Height:
- 5-6
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Easley, S.C.
2011-12: Saw action in three tournaments for the Spartans, all during the fall semester…Competed in the Invitational at the Ocean Course (Oct. 16-17) and shot all three rounds 78 or below…A member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
2010-11: Played in four tournaments for the Spartans...Saw action in three fall events and one spring outing... Posted on top 20 effort...Finished tied for sixth with a 75.5 stroke average...Tied the single-round school record with a 66 in the first round of the Sea Trail Intercollegiate (Sept. 26)...Owns the single-round school record for most shots under par at 6-under for the opening round at Sea Trail...Finished 16th in the tournament for his top effort of the season...Posted a 73 at Sea Trail and again in the second round of the Coca-Cola Wofford Invitational (April 12)…A member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
2009-10: Saw action in four tournaments as a freshman...Played all of his tournaments in the fall... Posted four straight rounds in the 70''s from his final round of the season-opening Rutgers Invitational through the entire tournament at the Springhill Suites Intercollegiate...Finished tied for 36th at Rutgers and tied for 38th at the Springhill Suites Intercollegiate for his top finishes of the year...Had a stroke average of 76.6...Shot a 70 in the second round of the Springhill Suites Intercollegiate for his low round of the season…A member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
High School: A member of the Easley High School team since the eighth grade...Helped Easley to four-straight appearances in the 4A state tournament...Follows in the footsteps of current Spartan standout Michael Lawrence in coming to Upstate from Easley...Finished with a 234 total and in 18th place in the 2008 4A state tournament...Helped Easley to a seventh-place finish in the championships...Easley finished third in the state tournament in 2007, second in 2006 and won the state title in 2005...A Region I-4A All-Region selection as a junior...The medalist at the 2007 Patriot High School Invitational played at the Seabrook Island Golf Club...Finished 13th at the T.W. Memorial hosted by Dorman...Carried a 37.6 stroke average in 2008...Qualified for the U.S. Junior Nationals at Shoal Creek (Ala.) with a 75-73=148 total at Daniel Island...Finished fourth in his qualifier...Finished tied for fourth at the 2008 SCJGA Upstate Junior Championship at Smithfields Country Club...Tied for sixth at the 2008 Junior Rice Planters...Finished tied for 13th at the 2008 SCJGA Players Championship after posting rounds of 76 and 75.
Personal: Born on Feb. 16, 1991 in Easley, S.C... Son of Richard and Angie Oref... A Business Administration (Accounting) major... His dad, Richard, played junior college football...His grandfather played football at Washington and Lee and in the Gator Bowl in 1956.
Hobbies & Favorites: Likes sports, hanging out with friends, camping and hiking... Likes to eat wings... Favorite movie is "Reservoir Dogs"... Likes to watch "River Monsters" on TV... Will Ferrell is his favorite actor…Likes to listen to John Mayer... Favorite season is Fall... Favorite book is "The Giving Tree"... Usain Bolt is his favorite sports figure... Tiger Woods was his hero growing up... Admires David Feherty the most... Dream job is to be Wiz Khalifa''s accountant.
