University of Tennessee Athletics
2022-23 Men's Golf Roster
Roster
Surratt, Caleb

Caleb Surratt
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Indian Trail, N.C.
- High School:
- Union Academy Charter School
Bio
Career Scorecard
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Year | Trns. | Rds. | Strokes | Avg. | Low | High | Rds. Par or Better | T10 | T25 |
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2022-23 | 11 | 33 | 2,296 | 69.58 | 63 | 81 | 27 | 7 | 8 |
2023-24 | 4 | 10 | 690 | 69.00 | 66 | 72 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
Total | 15 | 43 | 2,986 | 69.44 | 63 | 81 | 37 | 8 | 11 |
CAREER EVENTS
Sophomore (2023-24)
- Visit Knoxville Collegiate 67--WD due to illnessÂ
- SEC Fall Preview 68-67-71--206 (-7) / T-11th
- Fighting Irish Classic 69-68-66--203 (-7) / 2nd
- Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate 70-72-72--214 (-2) / T-22nd
Freshman (2022-23)
- Maui Jim Intercollegiate 64-63-65--192 (-18) / 1st
- SEC Match Play Championship 67-73-65 (-5) / T-17th
- Purdue Fall Invitational 71-81-72--224 (+8) / T-29
- Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate 68-67-73--208 (-8) / T-5th
- Puerto Rico Classic 70-71-72--213 (-3) / T-28th
- Cabo Collegiate 77-73-68--218 (+5) / T-29th
- All-American Intercollegiate 72-71-69--212 (-4) / T-6th
- Mossy Oak Collegiate 66-71-69--206 (-10) / T-6th
- Mason Rudolph Championship 68-68-70--206 (-7) / T-5th
- SEC Championship 64-68-64--196 (-14) / 1stÂ
- Auburn NCAA Regional 72-74-70--216 (E) / T-10th
HONORS
- 2023 Walker Cup Team USA Member
- 2023 PING First Team All-America
- 2023 PING All-Southeast Region
- 2023 SEC Freshman of the Year
- 2023 All-SEC First Team
- 2023 SEC All-Freshman Team
- 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup Team USA Member
- 2023 SEC Individual Champion
- SEC Freshman of the Week (4/6/23)
- SEC Golfer of the Week (10/5/22)
SOPHOMORE (2023-24)
- Signed a professional contract to join LIV Golf's Legion XIII
- Registered his third consecutive top-25 finish at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, shooting 2-under overall and tying for 22nd
- Logged a runner-up finish at the Fighting Irish Classic after firing three rounds in the 60s to shoot 7-under overall
- Tied for 11th place at the SEC Fall Preview after notching three rounds of par or better to shoot 7-under overall
FRESHMAN (2022-23)
- Became the first Vol in program history to earn First Team All-America honors.
- Finished the season with a program record stroke average of 69.58.
- Carded 27 rounds of par or better for the season—also a single-season program record.
- Concluded his freshman campaign at the NCAA Auburn Regional where he posted an even-par 54-hole score and tied for 10th place.Â
- Claimed the individual SEC Championship title after posting a 14-under three-round total. His 54-hole score tied for the second-best in SEC Championship history and was the lowest ever by a freshman.  Led the field in birdies (16), par four scoring (-9), and par five scoring (-5)
- Tied for fifth place at the Mason Rudolph Championship after firing three consecutive under par rounds to shoot 7-under overall
- Guided Tennessee to its third win of the season after registering a 10-under total score to finish tied for sixth place individually. Tallied 17 birdies throughout the tournament.Â
- Shot 4-under with three rounds of par or better to finish tied for sixth place at the All-American Intercollegiate
- Was the Vols' highest finisher at the Cabo Collegiate where he shot 5-over and tied for 29th place.Â
- Posted three rounds of par or better at the Puerto Rico Classic, finishing 3-under overall and tying for 28th.Â
- Recorded his second top-five finish at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, shooting 8-under with two under par rounds. Made a total of 16 birdies over the course of the tournament.Â
- Provided two counting rounds for Tennessee at the Purdue Fall Invitational, shooting 8-over and tying for 29th place.
- Tied for 17th place at the SEC Match Play Championship, shooting a three-round total of 5-under.Â
- Playing in his first collegiate tournament, captured the individual title at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate by three strokes, shooting 18-under. His 18-under score set the program record for best 54-hole score in relation to par.
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
- Finished runner-up at the 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur.
- Reached No. 1 amateur ranking in the world on July 20, 2022, according to Data Golf Amateur Ranking.
- At the time of his signing, ranked as the No. 2 player in the country by Junior Golf Scoreboard.
- One of six boys selected to the 2021 USA Junior Ryder Cup team in September 2021.
- 2021 Rolex Junior First Team All-American
- Prior to his arrival at Tennessee, had already captured multiple notable tournament wins—including the 2021 Junior PGA Championship, the 2021 Western Junior Championship, the 2021 Bobby Chapman Invitational and the 2021 Terra Cotta Amateur.
- Brennan Webb on Surratt's signing:Â "Caleb Surratt has certainly proven that he is one of, if not the very best player in the country with the championships he has won thus far in his career. We couldn't be more excited that Caleb was attracted to what our program had to offer him in regards to his ability to develop into an elite college golfer and beyond."
PERSONAL
- Recipient of the Robert W. & Mary L. Vaughan Athletic Scholarship Endowment.
MGolf | Brennan Webb Media Availability (9.2.25))
Tuesday, September 02
MGolf | Brennan Webb Media Availability (9.3.24)
Tuesday, September 03
MGolf | Brennan Webb Post-Round Interview - SEC Championship: Round Three (4.26.24)
Friday, April 26
MGolf | Jake Hall Post-Round Interview - SEC Championship: Round Two (4.25.24)
Thursday, April 25