2016-17 Men's Golf Roster
Parker Derby
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-10
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ga.
- High School:
- Georgia
Career Honors
- 2017 Colonial Athletic Association Men's Golf Individual Champion.
- 2017 All-CAA First Team selection.
- 2016 All-CAA Second Team selection.
- Two-Time CAA All-Tournament Team selection (2016 and 2017).
- Two-Time CAA Men's Golfer of the Week selection.
2016-17: (Stroke Average: 72.94, Low Round=66)
- Started in all 11 tournaments of the season including the CAA Championship and NCAA Austin Regional.
- Claimed individual medalist honors leading wire-to-wire at the CAA Championship (-8) with rounds of 66, 70 and 72.
- Became the sixth all-time golfer in program history to win a conference individual title next to William Rainey (2016), John Jonas (2015), Josh Lorenzetti (2013), Bruce McDonald (2003) and Daniel Brunson (2002)..
- Honored on the All-CAA First Team and CAA All-Tournament Team.
- Earned CAA Men's Golfer of the Week honors on Sept. 28.
- Shot a season-low 68 in the final round of the SunTrust Gator Invitational.
- Shot a first-round 69 at the Schenkel Invitational.
- Tied for 7th (+1) at the 2016 Bearcat Invitational with a second-round 69.
- Tied for 11th (-1) at the Southwestern Invitational with a final-round 69.
- Tied for 15th (-1) at The Invitational at The Ocean Course with a second-round 70.
2015-16: (Scoring Average: 73.32, Low Round=66)
- Named to the 2016 All-CAA Second Team selection.
- Selected as CAA Men's Golfer of the Week on March. 23.
- Tied for 4th (+4) including a first-round 70 at the Colleton River Collegiate.
- Tied for 5th (+1) at the CAA Championship earning a spot on the CAA All-Tournament Team.
- Tied for 7th (-9) including a career-low round of 66 in the first round of The Schenkel Invitational.
- Tied for 11th (+6) in his CofC debut at The Invitational at The Ocean Course.
- Tied for 14th (+5) at The Intercollegiate at The Grove.
- Tied for 16th (-1) firing a career-low 67 in the second round of the Kiawah Classic by Aramark.
- Tied for 37th (+5) at the SunTrust Gator Invitational.
- Started and tied for 56th at the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional.
Prior to CofC:
- Played his freshman and sophomore seasons at the University of Georgia.
- Graduated from Brookstone School in 2013.
- Helped the Cougars win four Class A state titles in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013
- Earned medalist honors at the 2012 state tournament and was named State Player of the Year.
- Two-time all-state selection in 2011 and 2012.
- Three-time all-district and All-Bi-City in 2010, 2011 and 2012.
- Named Rolex First Team All-American in 2011 and earned honorable mention status in 2012.
- Won the 2011 Bobby Chapman Invitational and was the runner-up in the Polo Invitational, the Frederica Open and the Bubba Conlee Invitational.
- Participated in eight AJGA invitationals.
- Competed in the 2012 Junior Open Championship in England.
- Won the 2010 Sea Island Junior Classic.
Personal:
- Son of Larry and Melissa Derby.
- Arts management major at College of Charleston.
- Qualified for the 2016 U.S. Amateur Championship at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township, Mich.
Charleston Softball Post Game Press Conference vs. Georgia
Saturday, May 16
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Wednesday, May 13
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Wednesday, May 06
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