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Justin Burroughs

Height:
6'0"
Weight:
215
Class:
So.
Hometown:
Pensacola, Fla.
High School:
Pensacola Catholic HS

Sophomore from state of Florida who played in two tournaments as a freshman … four-time Area Golfer of the Year in Pensacola … had solid summer of 2022, he finished ninth at AJGA  Stewart Cink Championship with 207 total in August … finished 14th at Florida State Boys Junior in July … had a hole-in-one on a 330-yard par four in a district tournament in 2018 … two-time all-state selection.

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Overview: Sophomore from state of Florida who played in two tournaments as a freshman… four-time Area Golfer of the Year in Pensacola…had solid summer of 2022, he finished ninth at AJGA  Stewart Cink Championship with 207 total in August…finished 14th at Florida State Boys Junior in July… had a hole-in-one on a 330-yard par four in a district tournament in 2018….two-time all-state selection.

In 2022-23: Played in two tournaments as an individual as a freshman…had 76.33 stroke average for his six rounds…had 76.0 average in opening tournament rounds and 78.0 in final rounds…posted 3.13 stroke average on par three holes, 4.29 on par fours…had 10 birdies, but posted two eagles in just six rounds…started his career playing as an individual at Golf club of Georgia…had rounds of 72-74-71 at the Ka’anapali Classic for a four-over-par 217…

In High School:  A four-time Area Golfer of the Year in Pensacola, Fla. who was named  to the Class A  All-State team his freshman and junior years…. as leader of the Pensacola Catholic team, has finished in the top 25 of the Florida State Class A Championship each of his last three years, including sixth in 2018, seventh in 2019, fifth in 2020 and 16th in 2021….in summer of 2021 he had a pair of top 20 finishes in national AJGA Tournaments, 18th at the Arnold Palmer Junior and 19th at the AJGA Junior at Canebrake Golf Club…. has four SJGT (SE Junior Golf Tour) wins in his career…. the fall of 2020 he won the Visit Tallahassee Junior Championship thanks to a bogey free 66 in the final round, he came back  from 15th place to start the final round…he was first golfer from Pensacola to win an AJGA tournament since 1999…..it was one of three top 10s he recorded in 2020….. as sophomore in 2020 he won the Class A Region championship…. the 2020 Panhandle Golfer of the Year by USA Today, and a finalist for Florida Golfer of the Year… received significant acclaim in Florida as a high school freshman in 2018 when he made a hole-in-one on a 330-yard par four at the District Tournament….played his high school golf for  John Walker,  Chasten Reed, and Ryan Capers.

Personal:  Son of Jeff and Natalie Burroughs…his dad played golf at Huntington College…his sister, Ashley plays college golf at Spring Hill College.

Favorite Current Professional Golfer:  Tiger Woods

Favorite Professional Golfer of All-time: Jack Nicklaus

Favorite Athlete Outside of Golf:  Tim Duncan

Favorite Course I have Played:   St. Andrews (2017 with dad)

Course I Would Like to Play:    Augusta National

Favorite Golf Hole:   18th at Pinehurst #2

Toughest Course I Have Played:  The Blessings in Arkansas, played in Southern Junior in 2020

My Best Shot Ever:  Had hole in one on 330-yard par 4 in District Tournament.

My Best All-time Round:  Had bogey free 66 at AJGA  tournament at Seminole Legacy in Tallahassee, Fla to win the tournament in 2020.

The Best Part Of My Game is:  Driving distance

My Favorite Club:  Driver

The Part of the Game I Must Improve Is:  Short game

The Biggest Influence on My Golf Career Has Been:  My dad

My Dream Foursome Includes Myself And:  Dad.

Hello, I'm Justin Burroughs!