David Holmes                  Class: Senior Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn. High School: West Height / Weight: 5-11 / 170

UT Superlatives

• 2009-10 Team Captain
• 2009 Ping All-America (honorable mention)
• 2009 Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar (Golf Coaches Association of America)
• 2009 Academic All-SEC
• 2008 Academic All-SEC
• 2007 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll

Senior (Fall 2009)

• Selected team captain.
• Two top-15 finishes, including a tie for sixth at the Carpet Capital Collegiate.
• Five rounds of par or better.
• Also finished sixth in an elite field of 32 at the Western Refining College All-American Golf Classic in El Paso, Texas.

Junior (2008-09)

• Capped season as Vols hottest golfer, finishing second at NCAA Northeast Regional and tying for 13th at NCAA Championships.
• Final-day 67 at NCAA Regional tied personal low round for year and left him one stroke shy of title. Only round better was 62 at Turtle Bay during sophomore campaign.
• Followed that with impressive showing at NCAA finals (70-71-73--214) to help Vols to 12th-place finish.
• Named Ping All-America honorable mention and Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar.
• Also tied for seventh at Wolf Pack Classic during fall play despite final-round 78.
• Eleven rounds of par or better.
• Ended season with 73.14 scoring average, best of his career.
• Competed in all 12 tournaments.
• Continued stellar play following season with win at Knoxville's Holston Hills Invitational, strong showings at Southwestern Amateur, Northeast Amateur and Southern Amateur (all top 11).
• Academic All-SEC.
• Qualified for Nationwide Tour's Knoxville Open.

Sophomore (2007-08)

• Made strong impression on Tennessee coaches and lineup during second collegiate season.
• Competed in nine tournaments, including all seven spring tournaments.
• Set course-record at Turtle Bay Intercollegiate with final-round, 10-under-par 62 in Kahuku, Hawaii.
• His 54-hole total of 68-74-62--204 set personal career low.
• Earned tie for 10th place, which at time was best career finish.
• Compiled six top-25 showings along with three top-10 finishes during season.
• Best outcome was at the SEC Championships, leading the Vols to a sixth-place finish by shooting 72-70-73--215.
• Also finished strong at PING/Arizona Intercollegiate, tying for 10th with 54-hole total of 210.
• Capped season with a 73.75 scoring average and 12 rounds of par-or-better in 26 overall rounds.
• Academic All-SEC.

Freshman (2006-07)

• Competed in four tournaments for Tennessee.
• Best finish of the season came at the 2007 SEC Championships where he fired a 81-79-82--242 and finished 59th.
• Finished season with a 78.30 scoring average.
• SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to Tennessee

• Runner up for the 2004 Tennessee State High School AAA Championship.
• Finished runner-up in the 2005 Tennessee State Junior.
• Garnered two top-10 finishes in 2004 AJGA events.
• Qualified for the 2005 Rolex Tournament.
• National Honor Society Inductee.