Andrew Thornton

Class:
Freshman
Height:
6-4
Weight:
183
Hometown:
Kinross, Scotland
High School:
Kinross High School
Major:
Mechanical Engineering

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Tied for 10th place (-2) at the 2019 Racer Invitational -- his first collegiate appearance
Placed 61st (+1) out of 119 golfers at the 2019 Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic
3rd on team with rounds (18) as a freshman
4th on team with 4 under-par rounds as a freshman
Shot 68 (-3) in round one at the 2019 Ka'anapali Classic
Competed in two tournaments as a sophomore
Competed in five tournaments as a junior

AMATEUR ACHIEVEMENTS

Top-50 ranked amateur player in Scotland, according to the World Amateur Golf Rankings... Member of the Scottish Golf Performance Academy from 2016-19... Competed for the Scotland Boys Home International team in 2018 and 2019... Posted a 72.86 scoring average as a member of the Scotland Boys Home Internationals team in 2018... Was named the Perth & Kinkross Junior Player of the Year... Won the Paul Lawrie Junior Jug in 2018... Recorded a top-25 finish in the 2019 Scottish Men's Amateur... Shot 63 (-6) in the 1st round of the 2019 Scottish Men's Amateur.

PERSONAL

Born on February 7, 2001 in Kinross, Scotland ... son of Douglas and Samantha Thornton ... father is a chartered surveyor and mother is a receptionist ... majoring in Mechanical Engineering.