Jarrod Barsamian Season 2005-06

2008 U.S. Amateur Participant
2008 Louisiana Amateur Champion

CAREER CAPSULE
Competed in 22 tournaments for the Tigers during his four-year career from 2005-09 … Posted a 74.98 scoring average for his career in 66 competitive rounds … Was a four-year letterwinner for his career … Finished in a tie for 12th place with a 54-hole score of 1-over 217 in his only appearance at the SEC Men’s Golf Championships in 2008 … Tournament was held at Frederica Golf Club in St. Simons Island, Ga. … Also competed in the NCAA West Regional at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Wash., in 2008 … Was the Tigers’ top finisher at the regional tournament after tying for 57th place … Posted one Top 10 finish during his collegiate career when he tied for sixth place at the Squire Creek Invitational during the fall season of 2009 … Not only that, but he posted the lowest tournament score of his career at 6-under 210 in the event.

SENIOR SEASON (2008-09)
Wrapped up his collegiate career with four tournament appearances during the 2008-09 season … Posted a 74.5 scoring average in 12 competitive rounds … Earned his first career Top 10 finish in his season debut at the Squire Creek Invitational (Oct. 14) … Led the Tigers to a runner-up finish in the event after tying for sixth place in the individual standings … His 54-hole score of 6-under par 210 at the Squire Creek Invitational was a career best … Also saw action at the Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational (T67th), John Hayt Invitational (T30th) and Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (T50th) … Competed as an individual at the John Hayt Invitational … Recorded three rounds at par or better on the year … Earned his fourth varsity letter.

JUNIOR SEASON (2007-08)
One of the Tigers’ most consistent performers in 2007-08 as he showed a dramatic improvement in his game from his sophomore season … Dropped his scoring average by two strokes per round as he finished the season with an average of 74.15 to rank third on the team … Cracked the lineup in nine of LSU’s 12 tournaments during his junior season … Fired scores at par or better in 10 of his 27 competitive rounds on the year … Was the Tigers’ top finisher at the 2008 SEC Men’s Golf Championships as he finished in a tie for 12th place at 1-over 217 … Led the Tigers to an eighth-place finish at the SEC Championships … Was a catalyst in both of LSU’s seasonal best runner-up finishes at the Squire Creek Invitational (Oct. 15-16) and Bank of America Intercollegiate (April 7-8) … Earned the best tournament finish of his collegiate career by tying for 11th place at both tournaments, while firing his lowest tournament score as an LSU Tiger with matching scores of 1-under 215 at each event … Added a fourth Top 20 finish on the season after tying for 18th place at the Bridgestone Collegiate Championships (Oct. 29-30) … Fired his lowest round of the season and of his career at the Bridgestone Collegiate Championships with a 4-under 68 in the final round … Kicked off his summer schedule by winning the 89th Louisiana Golf Association Amateur Championship at Gray Plantation Golf Course in Lake Charles … Recorded a 72-hole score of 1-under 287 to win by a single stroke … Also qualified for the U.S. Amateur Championship for the first time in his career … Earned his third varsity letter.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2006-07)
Cracked the lineup in four tournaments during his sophomore season … Best finish of the season was a tie for 49th place in the Tigers’ season opener at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate on Sept. 26 … Finished the tournament with a 54-hole score of 13-over par 229, including an even-par 72 in the second round … Also competed in the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate (T52nd), the SunTrust Gator Invitational (67th) and the Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (T65th) … Finished the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate with his best tournament score of the season at 9-over 222, including a season-low 3-under 68 in the final round … Finished the season with a 76.1 scoring average in 12 competitive rounds … Earned his second varsity letter.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2005-06)
Earned valuable experience by participating in five tournaments during his freshman season … Finished the season with a 76.0 stroke average in 15 rounds … Recorded two rounds at par or better with a low score of 72 fired three times … A total of 9.5 rounds were counted toward the team’s score … Appeared in four of five tournaments during the fall season, including LSU’s victory at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate on Sept 26-27  … Best finish of the season was a tie for 38th place at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate with a three-round total of 7-over 223 … Best tournament score in relation to par was 6-over 222 at the Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Invitational in October … Earned first varsity letter.

PRIOR TO LSU
Lettered five times while playing at Episcopal High School … Led his high school team to the district and regional championships in 2002 and 2003 … Was named first-team All-First Coast in 2003 and 2004, as well as second-team All-First Coast in 2002.

PERSONAL
Full name is Jarrod Richard Barsamian … Born on Aug. 4, 1986 … Parents are Jim and Cindy Barsamian … Has one sister, Alyssa … Majoring in business … Plays right handed.