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Slade Pickering Season 2018-19

SophomoreClass
North West, South AfricaHometown

2019-20 season: Participated in the Virginia Tech Athletics leadership development trip to Colorado Springs in August ... Tied for eighth at the VCU Invitational in the fall ... Tied for 15th at the UNCG/Grandover Collegiate to wrap-up the Fall 2019 season.

2018-19 season: Competed in nine events ... Best finish of the fall was 9th at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate … Finished 11th at the Furman Intercollegiate in the spring … Second in team scoring with a 73.08 average and second on the team in "Crunch Time" scoring.

2017-18 Season: Competed in 10 events as a freshman, nine times as a member of the starting lineup … Best finish of the fall was 33rd at the Tar Heel Invitational, including a 68 in the second round ... Best finish of the season was 28th at Furman.

Amateur: Winner of the 2018 IGT Professional Challenge ... Had two other top five finishes on IGT Tour in 2018 ... Finished third in the stroke play portion of the 2017 South African National Amateur with rounds of 63-68 before falling in the second round of match play … Finished fifth in the 2017 Sunshine Tour (professional) event at Killarney Golf Club with rounds of 67-73

Junior Golf/High School: Five-year letter winner and team captain at Pecanwood College (high school) … 2016 Joburg Junior Open champion with rounds of 64-70 … 2015 and 2016 Woodlands Junior Masters champion … Runner-up in the 2016 Nomads Inland Championship … Won numerous other events throughout his junior career