Columbus State University Athletics

Career Highlights:

• First Team All-Peach Belt Conference (2010-2011)
• Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll (2010-2011)
• First Team All-Region (2009-2010)
• Second Team All-Peach Belt Conference (2009-2010)

2010-2011: Played in 12 events in his junior season…Season best three-round score of 214 (72-72-70) came at the Southeastern Collegiate (3/14-15) where he finished the tournament tied for sixth…Shot season best round of 69 at the Laker Collegiate Invitational (9/20-21)…Finished the season with one top-five finish and three top-10 performances…Had a 73.7 stroke average...Named a first team All-Peach Belt Conference member.

2009-2010: Earned First Team All-Region Honors and was Second Team Peach Belt Conference All-Conference...Recorded two top ten finishes - second at Indian Bayou Collegiate Classic (66-73), and tied for eighth at the Peach Belt Conference Championships (73-74-77).

Augusta State: Competed one season (2005-06) for Division I Augusta State and played in six events with a stroke average of 73.59...Won the Atlantic Intercollegiate as an individual with a final round 67...Finished 11th at the Hawaii Hilo Intercollegiate (68-69-73) and 14th at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate (67-70-75)...Ernie Els Junior Tour Champion Golfer of the Year in 2004...South African Under 21 Captain in 2004.

Personal:  Son of Willem & Eileen Swanepoel...One sister (Candice)...Favorite food is Sweet-n-Sour Chicken Pasta...Favorite movie is The Hangover...Favorite screen star is Megan Fox...Favorite athlete is Roger Federer...Hobbies include fishing, surfing, wake boarding, and going to the beach...Favorite historical figure is Nelson Mandela...Most memorable athletic achievement was serving as captain in South Africa's Tri Nations and test match win against the Netherlands.