2019-20 Men's Golf Roster

Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner

Young Lee

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 148
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mount Airy, Maryland
  • Highschool Glenelg H.S.
  • Major PGA Golf Management

Biography

2019-20 (Senior): Named Captain of the men's team... played seven tournaments (17 rounds) … averaged 76.95 (+4) shots per round… posted 70 as his season low round during second round of the VSU Fall Classic on October 22, 2019… earned MEAC All-Academic, Male Scholar Athlete, and team MVP honors (for the fourth season in a row) ... Member of Hawks' Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... 

2018-19 (Junior): Named the team's MVP for the third straight season ... Hawks' Student Athlete Advisory Committee ... Named to MEAC All-Academic Team for the season ... Made MEAC Commissioners' All-Academic Team ... Played in eight tournaments (19 rounds) ... averaged an 81 (+9) for the season ... Had eight rounds under 80 with his season best 73 (+1) coming in round one of the PGA Works Championship on May 10, 2019

2017-18 (Sophomore): Named the team's Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the second straight season ... competed in nine events (21 rounds) ... averaged 80 (+8) over the season ... finished tied for fourth in PGA Minority Collegiate Championship with a score of 228 (+12) (May 11-13) ... named to the MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team.

2016-17 (Freshman): Named the Team's Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Most Improved ... competed in all nine tournaments (23 rounds) ... averaged a shade under 80 (+8) ... set a new single-season record in rounds played (23) ... had one top 10 finish ... shot nine over in his collegiate debut at the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame (Sept. 23-24) ... took ninth overall at the Virginia State Trojan Fall Classic (Oct. 24-25) ... recorded a 160 (+16) at the Florida A&M Spring Invitational (Feb. 25-26) ... shot 15 over at the PGA Minority Golf Championships (May 12-14).

High School/Club: A two-sport student-athlete in high school (track & field and golf) … In golf, he had eight top performances in the county while winning a district and state championship … In his senior year, he was selected a team captain and named Most Valuable Player … Earned Varsity All-County First Team every year in high school … In his freshman season, he guided the club to a runner-up finish at the state golf championship … Shooting two-under was his high school best … In track, he qualified for the indoor track & field 4X400 meters … Academically, he earned honor roll all four years while being named an AP scholar during his junior and senior years … In his final year, he was selected to the National Honors Society … Involved in various organizations, including Brainy Camps Association, Key Club, Gladiators on the Horizon Mentorship, and Relay for Life.

Personal: Born May 1, 1998 in Towson, Maryland … Son of Young and Kyoung Lee …Young is the only child … Major is PGA Golf Management … Pre-game routine/superstition is listening to music to set the tone … Plans to pursue a in General Management in the hopes of becoming the best General Manager in the world … Best advice/favorite saying is, “Practice only makes sense when it means something… Hobbies outside of sports are traveling the world for unique culinary cuisines… Favorite Movie is The Greatest Game Ever Played … Favorite Book is The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald … Personal best sports moment was finishing in fourth place at the 2018 PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship … Most influential person is his parents because they have instilled values in me that help me become a successful person in the classroom and on the golf course … Personal non-athletic accomplishment is receiving the award for the Professional Golf Management Student of the Year … Personal athletic goal for the season is winning more than one collegiate title … Personal athletic goal before graduating is be the best golfer that can be on the collegiate level. Young says: "I want to help the people around me to be successful because there is more to like than just receiving."

Career Personal Best: 70 (-2), VSU Fall Classic - Second Round - October 22, 2019

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

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  • 2017-18Sophomore

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  • 2018-19Junior

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    2019-20Senior

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