University of Tennessee Athletics
2017-18 Men's Golf Roster
Roster
Scalise, Lorenzo

Lorenzo Scalise
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Milan, Italy
Bio
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Career Scorecard
Career Scorecard
Year | Trns. | Rds. | Strokes | Avg. | Low | High | Par or Better | T10 | T25 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014-15 | 11 | 32 | 2320 | 72.50 | 67 | 81 | 14 | 1 | 4 |
2015-16 | 11 | 33 | 2422 | 73.39 | 65 | 79 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
2016-17 | 10 | 30 | 2165 | 72.17 | 67 | 85 | 19 | 3 | 6 |
2017-18 | 11 | 32 | 2251 | 70.34 | 67 | 75 | 25 | 8 | 9 |
Total | 43 | 127 | 9158 | 72.11 | 65 | 85 | 66 | 13 | 26 |
Last Updated: June 29, 2018
CAREER EVENTS
SENIOR (2017-18)
- Carpet Capital Collegiate 68-68-75--211 (-5) T-9th
- The Jackrabbit 71-71-71--213 (-3) T-28th
- East Bay Deli Classic 73-72-72--217 (+1) T-4th
- Sea Best Invitational 67-70-68--205 (-5) 4th
- University of Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate 69-70-74--213 (-3) T-18th
- Southwestern Invitational 67-72-70--209 (-7) 2nd
- John Hayt Invitational 68-68-75--211 (-5) 5th
- 3M Augusta Invitational 69-69-68--206 (-10) 2nd
- Yale Spring Invitational 68-70--138 (-2) T-1st
- SEC Championship 67-72-68--207 (-3) T-3rd
- NCAA Columbus Regional 73-71-77--221 (+8) T-28th
JUNIOR (2016-17)
- Carpet Capital Collegiate 72-77-69--218 (+2) T-30th
- The Jackrabbit 69-73-74--216 (E) T-14th
- Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate 68-67-71--206 (-10) T-5th
- East Bay Deli Classic 75-85-71--231 (+15) T-69th
- Sea Best Invitational 72-70-70--212 (+2) T-8th
- John Hayt Collegiate Invitational 76-72-75--223 (+7) T-32nd
- Desert Mountain Intercollegiate 79-72-71--222 (+6) T-34th
- Kingsmill Intercollegiate 75-69-68--212 (+2) T-6th
- 3M Augusta Invitational 71-71-71--213 (-3) T-19th
- SEC Championship 75-70-67--212 (+2) T-18th
SOPHOMORE (2015-16)
- Carpet Capital Collegiate 78-71-78--227 (+11) T-34th
- DICK's Collegiate Challenge Cup 73-79-76--228 (+15) T-50th
- Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate 78-65-70--213 (-3) T-12th
- Gifford Intercollegiate 74-70-72--216 (+3) T-12th
- Sea Best Invitational 72-74-71--217 (+7) T-23rd
- John Hayt Invitational 78-75-71--224 (+8) T-30th
- Desert Mountain Intercollegiate 67-75-73--215 (-1) T-16th
- Kingsmill Intercollegiate 69-75-72--216 (+6) T-15th
- 3M Augusta Invitational 73-75-78--226 (+10) T-57th
- SEC Championship 72-71-74--217 (+7) T-13th
- NCAA Stillwater Regional 72-79-72--223 (+7) T-10th
FRESHMAN (2014-15)
- Carpet Capital Collegiate 81-71-74--226 (+10) T-60th
- Windon Memorial 70-74-74--218 (+8) T-36th
- Primland Collegiate Invitational 871-72-70--213 (-3) T-24th
- Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate 77-72--149 (+5) T-56th
- Quail Valley Intercollegiate 73-74-68--215 (-1) T-20th
- Colleton River Collegiate 74-74-75--223 (+7) T-17th
- Jackrabbit Invitational 67-68-69--204 (-12) 5th
- Valspar Collegiate Invitational 71-73-72--216 (+3) T-27th
- 3M Augusta Invitational 73-70-71--214 (-2) T-25th
- SEC Championship 70-74-68--212 (+2) T-27th
AMATEUR EXPERIENCE
2017- Italian Open (PGA European Tour): Finished 58th of 132 entrants, earning low amateur honors after firing a 5-under-par 279 (69-69-69-72). Birdied 10 holes and turned in an Eagle on the par-5, 503-yard 14th in the fourth round.
- Italian Open (PGA European Tour): Missed the cut by 1 shot after a score of 2 under par (70-72). Had the privilege to play the first two rounds with multiple Ryder Cup player for Team Europe Peter Hanson.
- Frassanelle Open (Alps Tour): Finished T-4th at his first professional tournament as an amateur with a score of 5 under par.
- Italian Open by Damiani (PGA European Tour): Finished T-11th as an amateur with the scores of 71-66-69-66 for a total of 16 under par only 3 shots from the playoff. With that finish, broke the historical record of the best performance of an amateur previously held by Francesco Molinari who finished T-13th. Molinari and Scalise played together in the third round of the event in front of their home crowd.
2017-18: SENIOR
- GolfWeek Second-Team All-American
- GCAA PING Second-Team All-American
- PING All-Southeast Region Team
- All-SEC First Team
- Jack Nicklaus Award Semifinalist
- Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Chancellor’s Honors recipient for Extraordinary Academic Achievement
- Chancellor’s Honors recipient of a Scholar Athlete Award
- Named to the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup International Team, and played July 6-8 at the Evian Resort Golf Club in Évian-les-Bains, France
- Named SEC Men's Golfer of the Week (4/4/18)
- Set school season records for lowest stroke average (70.34) and most rounds at par or better (25)
- Finished his college days second in stroke average (72.11) and rounds of par or better (66) on UT's career lists.
- Was third in counting rounds in a career (118)
- Wound up seventh for most overall rounds in a career (127)
- Led the Vols in the NCAA Columbus Regional, finishing 8-over and tied for 28th place
- Gave Tennessee its best score at the SEC Championship for the fourth year in a row, tying for third-place while shooting 3-under 207
- Recorded his first-career win at the Yale Spring Invitational, shooting a 2-under 138 to lead the Vols in their second team win of the season
- Navigated his way to a second-place finish at the 3M Augusta Invitational, shooting 10-under 206 to achieve his third straight top-five finish
- Registered a fourth top-five finish of the season at the John Hayt Invitational, finishing 5-under 211 and placing fifth overall
- Claimed his fifth career top-five finish at the Southwestern Invitational with a second-place result, carding all three rounds under par to finish at 7-under par (67-72-70--209)
- Carded two rounds under par (69-70-74--213) at the University of Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate, finishing 3-under and tying for 18th place
- Registered his second straight top-five finish, coming in fourth at the Sea Best Invitational while tying for his best score of the season at 205 (-5)
- Notched a top-5 finish at the East Bay Deli Classic, tying for fourth place with a total of 217 (+1)
- Produced three straight rounds of 1-under par (71-71-71) to tie for 28th place and finish 3-under overall (213) at The Jackrabbit
- Opened the season tying for ninth at the Carpet Capital Collegiate with a 54-hole total of 211 (-5), fueled by identical scores of 68 on the first two days
2016-17: JUNIOR
- Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Tied for 18th at SEC Championship at 2-over 212, including a season-low 3-under 67 in the third round on April 22
- Carded 3-under 213 with three-straight rounds of 1-under 71 to tie for 19th at 3M Augusta Invitational on April 2
- Tied for sixth at 2-over 212, shooting a 69 in the second round and 68 in the third, and helped lead the Vols to a team win at the Kingsmill Intercollegiate on March 21
- Tied for eighth at 2-over 212 in the Sea Best Invitational from Feb. 6-7 at TPC Sawgrass
- Carded three rounds under par (4-under 68 in the first round, 5-under 67 in the second, 1-under 71 in the third) and tied for fifth place at 10-under in the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate from Oct. 14-16 at Blackthorn Club at the Ridges
- Shot a 3-under 69 in the opening round and finished tied for 14th at even par in The Jackrabbit from Sept. 25-27 at Prairie Club
- Carded a 3-under 69 in the third round of the Carpet Capital Collegiate on Sept. 11 at The Farm Golf Club
2015-16: SOPHOMORE
- Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Placed a team-best T-10th at his first appearance at NCAA Regionals.
- Placed a team-best T-13th after shooting a 7-over 217 at the SEC Championship
- Finished in a tie for 15th after shooting a 216 and an opening round of 69 at the Kingsmill Intercollegiate
- Carded his second-best round of his season with a 67 in the first round, leading to a 1-under overall score that placed him in a tie for 16th at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate
- Finished the final round of the John Hayt Invitational below par with a 1-under 71, wrapping up the tournament in a tie for 30th
- Shot one round under par in his second consecutive tournament en route to an overall 3-over performance and his second Top-20 finish of the season at the Gifford Collegiate
- Carded a career-low for an individual round after shooting a 7-under 65 in the second round of the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate, leading to a 3-under finish and a tie for 12th which was his second-best career finish
- Finished T-34 in the Carpet Capital Collegiate after shooting a 227 over three days
2014-15: FRESHMAN
- Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- Started 11 of the team's 12 tournaments as a true freshman
- Had 31 of 32 rounds count for a team-high 96.88 percent
- Posted a 5th place finish at the Jackrabbit Invitational with the score of 12 under par
- Placed a team-best T-27th at his first SEC Championship
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
- No. 431 ranked amateur in the world
- No. 28 ranked amateur in Europe
- Took fourth in the Carris Trophy Event in Great Britain (2013)
- Won second for the Italian International Amateur Stroke Play (2013)
- Crowned runner up for the Franco Bevione Trophy Italian Stroke Play (2013)
- Took twelfth at the Doral-Publix Junior Classic (2013)
- Helped Italy capture the Stroke Play portion of the 2013 European Boys Team Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland
PERSONAL
- Native of Milan, Italy
- Born on July 18, 1995
- Member of the Italian National Team since May 2013 and represented Italy in three European Team Championships.
- Majoring in plant sciences
- Recipient of the Kent Withers Jr. Golf Scholarship Endowment
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Tuesday, September 02
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Tuesday, September 03
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Friday, April 26
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Thursday, April 25