Travis Wadkins

Weight:
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Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Dallas, Texas
High School:
Trinity Christian Academy

2009-10 Individual Results

Spring 2010
Played in a total of 11 events and 34 rounds ... Finished the year with a 75.6 stroke average which was fourth-best on the team ... Was also fourth on the team with 24.5 of his 32 rounds counting towards the team score ... Opened the spring with rounds of 76-74-82 at the JU Invitational where he finished tied for 24th ... Posted scores of 75-77 at the Seahawk Invitational en route to finishing tied for 33rd ... Has his best finish of the season at the General Hackler Invitational, finishing tied for 22nd at rounds of 76-75-76 ... Opened The Hootie at Bulls Bay with a round of 2-under 69 and would go on to finish tied for 24th after rounds of 73-73 to close ... Carded rounds of 75-75-78 at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate and finished tied for 59th ... Opened the ACC Championships with strong rounds of 69-72 but finished with an 82 and tied for 36th at 7-over par ... Shot rounds of 77-76-76 at the NCAA Southeast Regional and finished tied for 70th.

Fall 2009
Played in all four events with his best finish coming at the season-opening Carpet Capital Collegiate, where she shot rounds of 76-73-75=224 (+8) to finish tied for 40th ... Carded rounds of 77-82-76=235 (+25) at the Olympia Fields/Illini Invitational and finished tied for 63rd ... Finished tied for 47th at the VCU Shootout following rounds of 76-74-77=227 (+11) ... Tied his season-low with a 73 in the second round of the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate ... Finished tied for 55th at the BOT ... Finished the fall with a 76.1 average and 8.5 of his 12 tournaments rounds counted towards the team score. Summer 2009
Shot a 75 in the match-play qualifier for the North & South Amateur at Pinehurst, leaving him in an 11-for-1 playoff ... He was one of two players to make birdie on the first playoff hole but would eventually fall on the third extra hole ... Played at the Eastern Amateur Championship at Elizabeth Manor Country Club, finishing 75th after rounds of 75-68-71-74 ... Participated in the 103rd Southern Amateur Championship but missed the 36-hole cut following rounds of 73-75 ... Finished tied for 14th at his US Amateur qualifier at the Texas Star Golf Club in Dallas, Texas, after shooting rounds of 73-70=143 (+1). 2008-09
Played in all eight tournaments in the spring and finished the year tied for third on the team with a 74.5 stroke average ... Had a pair of top-20 finishes ... Finished tied for 62nd at the SunTrust Gator Invite after rounds of 78-71-72 ... Picked up his only top-10 of the season at the General Hackler, finishing tied for eighth at 5-over par with rounds of 73-70-78 ... Tied his season-low with a 2-under 69 in the opening round of The Hootie Intercollegiate ... Finished tied for 15th at the Hootie after a pair of 72s ... Shot rounds of 75-81-73 to finish tied for 65th at 13-over par at the River Landing Intercollegiate ... Shot his second 69 of the year in the second round of the ACC Championship on his way to a tie for 13th at even-par ... Had a 76 in the stroke play portion of the Big 4 Challenge ... Finished tied for 50th at the NCAA Regionals after rounds of 79-75-79 ... Played in his second-straight NCAA Championships and finished tied for 120th at 16-over par with rounds of 77-77-75. Fall 2008
Played in four of the five tournaments ... Carded a pair of season-low 1-under, 70s in the first and second rounds of the VCU Shootout ... Helped the Deacons card a school-record 15-under 269 in the second round ... Finished the Shootout tied for 37th ... Shot rounds of 74-72-79 to finish 43rd at the season-ending Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate ... Finished the season with a 74.5 stroke average over 12 rounds ... Eight of his 12 rounds counted towards the team score ... Is tied for second on the team with four rounds at par or better. 2007-08
Competed in nine events... Played 27 rounds as a sophomore compared to just six as a freshman... Posted one top 20 finish, a tie for 16th at the River Landing Intercollegiate... Shot 72-75-70=217 (+1) in the event... Tied for 27th at the General Jim Hackler Invitational... Was instrumental in the 16-stroke comeback team win for the Deacs at the General Hackler Invitational as he fired a one-under 71 to lead Wake in the final round... Shot a three-under 69, his lowest round as a Demon Deacon, in the second round of the ACC Championship... Had 19 of 27 (70.4 percent) rounds counted. Fall 2007
Competed in three events... Shot 73-78-77=228 (+12) to tie for 56th in the Carpet Capital Collegiate... Enjoyed his best finish at the UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate Championship, where he shot 77-75-71=223 (+70) to tie for 40th... Shot an opening-round 78 in the VCU Shootout before retiring with a back injury. Summer 2007
Competed in three amateur events... Tied for 12th in the Eastern Amateur... Tied for 47th in the Rice Planters Amateur... Tied for 39th in the Southern Amateur. 2006-07
Participated in two tournaments as a freshman . . . Fired three consecutive rounds of 1-under 70 to finish 15th at the Belmont Intercollegiate, his first top-20 finish as a Demon Deacon. Fall, 2006
Played in the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate as an individual... Overcame a nervous rookie first round of 91 to shoot 78 in round 2 and a very solid 74 in round 3 for a 243 total. High School
Was one of the top prep golfers in the southwest at Trinity Christian High School in Dallas... Played for the Trojans under coach Mike Harville... Earned four varsity letters... Won the district and state championships as a senior... Fired a 71-72--143 (-1) at Houston's Meadowbrook Farms to win the Texas state high school championship... Twice won district title... Voted all-district and all-state in 2006... Three-time team MVP... Overcame cold and windy conditions to win the Hebron Invitational at the Tribute Golf Club... Shot 73-69-66-77--285 at the Eastern Amateur to tie for 58th... a member of the National Honor Society... Graduated Magna Cum Laude... Played for coach Mike Harville. Personal
Son of Lanny and Peni Wadkins... Lanny, and sister, Jessica, both attended Wake Forest... Post-school ambition is to play on the PGA Tour... Came to Wake Forest because of the golf, the opportunity to get a great education and to grow as an individual.