Mark Harrell

COLLEGIATE HIGHLIGHTS

2007 U.S. Open participant, just missing the cut by one stroke and exiting in the same scoring group with the then No. 2 ranked professional golfer, Phil Mickelson
Shot 75-76/151 at the 2007 U.S. Open at Oakmont (Pa.); his caddy was Tide teammate Mark Hughes
Finished 1st in stroke play at 2007 U.S. Amateur Pub Links (69-70/139), winning by two strokes; played in 2006 U.S. Amateur Pub Links as well
Finished T-11th at 7-under at 2007 Southern Amateur (70-69-69-73/281) and T-6th (with UA teammate Matthew Swan) at 2006 Southern Amateur (3-under, 70-74-68-69/281)
Finished T-8th in stroke play at the 2007 Western Amateur; lost in the 1st round of match play
2005, 2006 and 2007 U.S. Amateur participant, making it to the 2nd round of match play in 200
Finished second in stroke play at 2006 U.S. Amateur
Has competed in every possible collegiate tournament since stepping on campus as a UA freshman in fall of 2004, making it 38 consecutive tournaments going into the 2007-08 season
Has represented Alabama in two NCAA finals, in 2005 (T-88th, 70-72-78/220, +10) and 2007 (T-42nd, 74-72-66-74/286, +6)
Finished T-9th at 2007 SEC Championships (75-70-74/219)
Finished 7th at the 2007 Porter Cup
2006 PING All-Region Team for Southeast Region
2007 Academic All-SEC (management major)
Freshman stroke average in 2005 of 73.38 in 13 tournaments; sophomore stroke average of 72.72 in 12 tournaments; junior stroke average of 73.25 in 13 tournaments for a 3-year career stroke average of 73.13 going into his senior season in 2007-08
Going into senior season, has five Top 10 career finishes and 18 career Top 25 individual finishes
Has competed in three NCAA regionals (2005, 2006, 2007) and two NCAA finals (2005 and 2007) for the Tide
Going into senior season, has finished under par in eight tournaments
Career low round going into 2006-07 is 66 shot twice, in first round of fall 2004 JPNI where he finished tied for third (-7) his freshman season (66-70-70/285) and in the third round of the 2007 NCAA team finals (74-72-66-74/286, +6, T-42nd)
Led Alabama as a freshman in 2005 with a 73.38 stroke average in 13 events
Finished T-21st at 2005 NCAA East Regional (68-72-71/211), at two under par
Won the 2006 Greystone Invitational
Going into 2007-08, Alabama has counted 100 of his 115 career rounds (87%)

PREP HIGHLIGHTS

2002 Georgia high school state (individual) champion
Team was 2002 Georgia State runner-up
Ranked among top 100 as a juniors golfer
MVP of 2002 team
Team captain, 2000-2003
Coached by Neil Graham at Jeff Davis

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Began playing golf at age 6 and competing at age 11
Career low round (since childhood) is 61
A management major at UA
Has two brothers, Matthew and Michael
Parents are Ray and Angela Harrell
Born August 27, 1985

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