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Ray, Ethan
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Ethan Ray
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Collierville, Tenn.
- Previous School:
- Collierville HS
- High School:
- Collierville HS
Bio
2024-25: Took part in 26 total rounds spread out over nine events, posting a 74.8 stroke average…Secured 61 birdies and an eagle on the season…Produced seven countable scores in 12 opportunities in the Skyhawk scoring lineup…Shot par or better on six different occasions, including a season-best 69 in Round 2 of the Grover Page Classic (Sept. 17) and again in Round 2 at The Buddy (Oct. 14)…Placed in the top-20 in a pair of events with his best collegiate tournament finish coming at the aforementioned Grover Page Classic, placing 11th out of 99 participants with a 140 (-4) on Sept. 16-17…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall semester.
2023-24: Played in 11 total events, notching a 74.8 scoring average over 29 rounds of stroke play…Additionally added two head-to-head victories in match play, defeating his counterparts from Ohio Valley Conference rivals Tennessee State and Lindenwood at the Carpenter/Chaney Classic on April 1-2…Secured 83 birdies and four eagles...Earned a countable score in 21 out of 26 chances as a member of UT Martin’s scoring lineup…Had eight rounds of par or better, including a career-best 65 in the Sept. 25 opening round of the SIUE Dolenc Invitational – briefly the best score in the 12-year history of the tournament until teammate Dax Isbell broke the record the following day…Was named a Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters…Was named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2022-23: Enjoyed a breakout redshirt sophomore campaign, ranking 14th in the OVC in scoring average (74.1)…Was also the team’s best performer in match play, tallying three victories over counterparts from Western Kentucky (Oct. 24), Eastern Illinois (Feb. 10) and Tennessee Tech (Feb. 11)…Led the squad at the Wildcat Invitational (219, +3) on Sept. 12-13 and at the Mountaineer Invitational (227, +11) on April 17-18…Took part in eight total events, generating 43 birdies in stroke play…Accounted for 17 countable scores in 19 chances as a part of the Skyhawk lineup…Topped the team with seven rounds of par or better scores, including a season-best 69 during Round 2 of the aforementioned Wildcat Invitational…Also secured his best finish at the Wildcat Invitational, placing 18th in the stacked field of 80 competitors…Received OVC Golfer of the Week accolades on April 20…Was named a Golf Coaches Association of America All-America Scholar…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters…Was named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2021-22: Took part in two tournaments as a redshirt freshman, accounting for a 78.5 stroke average…Sank 12 birdies over six rounds, representing UT Martin as an individual at the Grover Page Classic (Oct. 4-5) and the Battle at Black Creek (Oct. 25-26)…Season-best score of 75 came during the second round of the Grover Page Classic on Oct. 4…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2020-21: Redshirted…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
BEFORE UTM: Earned first team all-state accolades under head coach Michael Kent at Collierville High School...Was voted Male Golfer of the Year by the Daily Memphian and finished the 2018 season ranked 197th overall and 42nd for the Class of 2020 in the GolfWeek/Sagarin Junior rankings...Illustrious junior career included multiple wins on all four regional tours in the mid-South (Sneds, Hurricane, USJGT and GolfWeek Junior)...Played in the World Juniors at Torrey Pines at age 12 and also played in the Optimist International at PGA National at age 10...Placed in the top-10 at prestigious AJGA events like the David Toms Invitational (second) and the Jim Bell Memorial at Bay Hill in Orlando, Fla. (10th)...Qualified for the TSSAA state tournament all four years as an individual with his best finish coming in 2017 (fourth, 72-68)...Tallied seven wins and five runner-up finishes out of the team's 12 tournaments during his senior season...Placed fourth at the 2017 TSSAA state championship as a sophomore (72-68) – becoming the only non-senior finisher in the top-10.
PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 20, 2001...Son of Randall Ray and Naomi Shaner...Graduated from UT Martin with a degree in accounting in May 2024 and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in business administration.
2023-24: Played in 11 total events, notching a 74.8 scoring average over 29 rounds of stroke play…Additionally added two head-to-head victories in match play, defeating his counterparts from Ohio Valley Conference rivals Tennessee State and Lindenwood at the Carpenter/Chaney Classic on April 1-2…Secured 83 birdies and four eagles...Earned a countable score in 21 out of 26 chances as a member of UT Martin’s scoring lineup…Had eight rounds of par or better, including a career-best 65 in the Sept. 25 opening round of the SIUE Dolenc Invitational – briefly the best score in the 12-year history of the tournament until teammate Dax Isbell broke the record the following day…Was named a Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters…Was named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2022-23: Enjoyed a breakout redshirt sophomore campaign, ranking 14th in the OVC in scoring average (74.1)…Was also the team’s best performer in match play, tallying three victories over counterparts from Western Kentucky (Oct. 24), Eastern Illinois (Feb. 10) and Tennessee Tech (Feb. 11)…Led the squad at the Wildcat Invitational (219, +3) on Sept. 12-13 and at the Mountaineer Invitational (227, +11) on April 17-18…Took part in eight total events, generating 43 birdies in stroke play…Accounted for 17 countable scores in 19 chances as a part of the Skyhawk lineup…Topped the team with seven rounds of par or better scores, including a season-best 69 during Round 2 of the aforementioned Wildcat Invitational…Also secured his best finish at the Wildcat Invitational, placing 18th in the stacked field of 80 competitors…Received OVC Golfer of the Week accolades on April 20…Was named a Golf Coaches Association of America All-America Scholar…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters…Was named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2021-22: Took part in two tournaments as a redshirt freshman, accounting for a 78.5 stroke average…Sank 12 birdies over six rounds, representing UT Martin as an individual at the Grover Page Classic (Oct. 4-5) and the Battle at Black Creek (Oct. 25-26)…Season-best score of 75 came during the second round of the Grover Page Classic on Oct. 4…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2020-21: Redshirted…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters.
BEFORE UTM: Earned first team all-state accolades under head coach Michael Kent at Collierville High School...Was voted Male Golfer of the Year by the Daily Memphian and finished the 2018 season ranked 197th overall and 42nd for the Class of 2020 in the GolfWeek/Sagarin Junior rankings...Illustrious junior career included multiple wins on all four regional tours in the mid-South (Sneds, Hurricane, USJGT and GolfWeek Junior)...Played in the World Juniors at Torrey Pines at age 12 and also played in the Optimist International at PGA National at age 10...Placed in the top-10 at prestigious AJGA events like the David Toms Invitational (second) and the Jim Bell Memorial at Bay Hill in Orlando, Fla. (10th)...Qualified for the TSSAA state tournament all four years as an individual with his best finish coming in 2017 (fourth, 72-68)...Tallied seven wins and five runner-up finishes out of the team's 12 tournaments during his senior season...Placed fourth at the 2017 TSSAA state championship as a sophomore (72-68) – becoming the only non-senior finisher in the top-10.
PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 20, 2001...Son of Randall Ray and Naomi Shaner...Graduated from UT Martin with a degree in accounting in May 2024 and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in business administration.
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