2016-17 Men's Golf Roster
Biography
2017: Participated in the Saguaro Amateur and finished tied for 24th with rounds of 73, 72 and 73.
FALL 2016: Finished fourth at the Central Region Preview with a two round total of 1-under par 143 which included a round of 69 . . . Played 14 round with six round be even or under par.
SUMMER 2016: Climbed the leaderboard on Saturday to finalize T12 place at the Oglethorpe Invitational in Savannah, Ga. with scores of 75,71,66 - 212 . . . Climbed the leaderboard on Saturday to finalize T12 place at the Oglethorpe Invitational in Savannah, Ga. with scores of 75,71,66 - 212 . . . Placed T50 in the competitive field at the 60th Eastern Amateur in Portsmouth, Va. rounds of  71,71,73,70 - 285          Â
COLLEGE: Attended one year at Memphis but did not play.
SUMMER 2015: Won the Wedgewood/Northcreek Invtiational by four shots over the field, carding a two-round 138 ... Finsihed 15th with a four-round 294 at the 2015 State Amateur Championship played at the Country Club of Jackson ... The 2015 tournament was considered the toughest field at the Mississippi State AM . . . Posted a twelfth-place finish at the Orlando International Amateur with a three-round score of 74-72-70 - 216.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Orginally competed at Northwest Community College where he received a medical redshirt ... Placed fourth at the Athens Collegiate played at the University of Georgia's home course ... Finished second at the Lexington Collegiate ... Junior college coach was Guy Purdy.
PREP: Member of back-to-back Class 4A state championships at Lewisburg High School in 2012 and 2013 ... The two-time, team MVP was named to the Class 4A all-state team as a senior ... Named a BankPlus Player of the Week for entire county during both sophomore and junior seasons ... High school coach was Adam Tipton ... Finsihed third in MJGA event played in Greenwood, Miss., in 2012 ... In 2010, finished third at the Memphis Summer Championship ... Orginally attended Magolia Heights High School where he finished fourth one tournament during freshman season . . . Claimed first USJGT tournament title with a two-round 140 (73-67) at Willowbrook in Manchester, Tenn. in July, 2012 ... Won the tournament by three strokes ... Finished second at the Oxford Country Club Invitational in 2013 ... In second year playing golf in 2009, had four, top-10 finishes ... Finished second at the MS/LA Junior Championship in 2010.
PERSONAL: Son of William and Carol Darby ... Born Dec. 19, 1994 in Oxford, Miss. ... Has two younger sisters, Harley and Avery.
