Lawrence_Jr_at_Stillwater_Regional

Mark Lawrence Jr. Season 2019-20

ClassRedshirt Senior
HometownRichmond, Va.

2021 Season: Team-best 72.07 scoring average ... Only Tech golfer to compete in all eight team events ... Totaled five top-20 showings, including a season-best, tie for third at the Oldfield Invitational (-6) ... Finished in the red in three tournaments, counting a season-best, 7-under 209 at the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational to tie for sixth ... Team-best 14 rounds of par-or-better ... Advanced to Stillwater Regional where he tied for 43rd at 11-over 227.

2019-20 season: Led the Hokies in scoring average in this shortened season ... Posted a career-best 65 in the opening round of the VCU Invitational in the fall, including a a school-best 29 on the back nine ... Finished ninth at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate, with three sub-par rounds ... Tied for second at the UNCG/Grandover Collegiate, his best finish of the fall ... Opened the Spring 202 slate tying for 15th place at the Dorado Beach Collegiate.

2018-19 Season: Redshirted the 2018-19 season … Will return to action in Fall 2019 as a redshirt senior.

Summer 2019: Played in the 2019 US Amateur at Pinehurst ... Played in the 117th Western Amateur ... Finished second at the 2019 Delta Dental State Open of Virginia ... Advanced to match play of the VSGA State Amateur ... Medalist at the 2019 US Open local qualifier in Glen Allen, Va.

2017-18 Season: Entered Fall 2018 first in career scoring at Virginia Tech with a 71.49 average … Competed in four events in the fall, finishing 17th or better in every event … Finished 5th at the Gopher Invitational and 12th at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate … Led the team in scoring with a 71.42 average, including nine of 12 rounds at par-or-better ... Finished seventh at the General Hackler Championship, beginning a four match stretch of top 12 finishes (11th at Furman, 6th at Augusta and 8th at Stitch ... Competed in the NCAA Raleigh Regional, the second consecutive season competing as an NCAA individual ... Named All-State by both VaSID and state coaches ... Named All-East Region by GCAA ... Named All-ACC. 

2016-17 Season: Received an individual bid to the NCAA West Lafayette Regional, finishing 12th … Was a member of the starting lineup for every event … First on the team in scoring with a 71.53 average and led the team in “Crunch Time” scoring with a 71.64 final round average … Posted 20 of 32 rounds at par-or-better … Finished fourth at the General Hackler Championship … Fifth at the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational and Furman Intercollegiate

Collegiate Awards/Honors: 2017 and 2018 Division I All-East Region Team … 2017, 2018 and 2021 VaSID All-State First Team … Team’s Co-Most Valuable Player for the 2016-17 season.

Amateur: Named 2020 VSGA Men's Golfer of the Year ... Won the 2020 VSGA State Amateur at River Bend Club in Great Falls ... First person in 35 years to win both State Open and State Amateur in the same year, joining Vinny Giles, Tom McKnight and Steve Smith ... Won the 2020 Delta Dental State Open of Virginia at Ballyhack GC in Roanoke ... Opening round 63 tied Ballyhack competitive course record (second consecutive year Lawrence shot a 63 at the State Open) ... Joins World Golf Hall of Famer Lannie Wadkins as only person to win Virginia State Open, Virginia State Amateur and Virginia Junior Championship ...Lawrence (200) shattered the previous low score of 204, set by Fielding Brewbaker and current PGA Tour member Lanto Griffin ... Medalist at local qualifying for 2019 U.S. Open ... Tied for fourth at 2018 State Open of Virginia ... Medalist at 2018 VSGA State Amateur ... Competed in 2018 US Amateur at Pebble Beach ... 2017 Virginia State Amateur champion and was named VSGA Men’s Golfer of the Year … Advanced to the semi finals in the 2017 US Amateur at Riviera Country Club after finishing sixth in stroke play qualifying … Finished fourth in the 2017 Virginia State Open … Tied for first at the 2016 Virginia State Open, losing in a playoff … Semi finalist at the 2016 Virginia State Amateur … Runner-up at the 2016 Valentine Invitational … Finished third at the 2016 The Signature at The Federal Club … Runner-up at the 2015 Virginia State Amateur Championship

Junior Golf/High School: VSGA Junior Golfer of the Year for 2013, 2014 and 2015 … 2015 VSGA Junior Stroke Play Champion … 2013, 2014 and 2015 VSGA Junior Match Play champion, joining former Virginia Tech golfer Mikey Moyers as the only players to win the title three consecutive years … 2011, 2013 and 2014 VHSL Individual State Champion … Led Mills E. Godwin High School to the VHSL team title in 2012 and 2014 … 2011, 2013 and 2014 All-Metro Player of the Year … Four-year All-District, All-Region and All-State … 2015 Mills E. Godwin Athlete of the Year … Represented Virginia in the 2012, 2013 and 2015 Virginia/Carolinas junior team matches … Received the 2014 Student Athlete Achievement Award presented by the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame … Won the 2013 Mid-Atlantic Amateur Championship ... Four-year letter winner at Mills E. Godwin High School