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Cole Anderson
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Camden, Maine
- High School:
- Camden Hills Regional
Career Honors:
- Finishes career ranking fifth all-time with a career average of 71.80 among four-year players.
- Finishes career with multiple rounds of 64.
- Ends his career with lowest three-round score in program history (195 at Maui Jim Intercollegiate in 2022).
- 2024 All-ACC Academic Team Selection.
- 2023-24 Preseason Haskins Award Watch List.
- 2023 Golfweek Second Team All-American.
- 2023 PING Third Team All-American.
- 2023 PING All-Region.
- 2023 All-ACC Team.
- 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup Team.
- 2023 Ben Hogan Award Watch List
- 2022 Fall Haskins Award Watch List.
- Qualified for the 2022 individual national championship.
- 2021 PING Southeast Region Team.
- Four-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member.
- CAREER STATS
Redshirt Senior Season (2023-24):
- Four Top 10 finishes in his final season as a Seminole.
- Generated 19 rounds at par or lower.
- Ended her senior year with a 71.53 stroke average.
- Placed second at the Jackson Stephens Cup during the stroke-play portion.
- Outstanding performance at the NCAA Stanford Regional, shooting 5-under (66-67-72) to tie for 10th.
- Delivered two huge match-play wins in the ACC Championships, defeating his opponents at Georgia Tech and North Carolina.
- Tied for eighth at the Seminole Intercollegiate, shooting 1-under (73-71-71).
- Picked up a big match-play win over Auburn in the National Championship, winning 1UP.
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Redshirt Junior Season (2022-23):
- Carded an average score of 70.62 in what was a career year.
- Played in all 12 tournaments and led the Seminoles with 27 rounds at par or less.
- Ranked 18th in the final Golfstat player rankings and 21st by Golfweek.
- Shot -0.59 vs. par.
- Earned a crucial 1UP Match Play win in the NCAa Quarterfinals against Illinois’ Matthis Besard.
- Tied for 29th at the NCAA Championships, shooting a 4-over 294 (73-71-70-70).
- Earned his first collegiate win, tying for first at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial at 11-under.
- Tied for 14th at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational, shooting a 4-under 209.
- Scored another Top 10 finish, placing ninth at the Seminole Intercollegiate (2-over 218).
- Tied for 10th at the Cabo Collegiate Invitational, shooting a 1-under 212.
- Carded a 2-under 214 (71-75-68) at the Watersound Invitational.
- Career-best performance at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate, finishing second at the Mirabel Golf Club.
- Twice recorded career lows in Scottsdale, producing a first-round 65 and a second-round 64.
- Finished with a 15-under (65-64-66) 195 at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate, part of a record-breaking team score of 805 (270-261-274) by the Seminoles.
- Tied for sixth at Olympia Fields, shooting a 3-under 207 (72-71-64).
- Anderson’s round of 64 at Olympia Fields tied for the lowest round of the tournament.
- Tied for eighth at the Folds of Honor Collegiate, carding a 2-under (71-72-71) 214.
- Tied for 13th in stroke play at the Jackson Stephens Cup, shooting a 3-under 213.
- Earned a 1UP win against UNC’s Peter Fountain in the Jackson Stephens Cup championship match.
- Led the Seminoles with a 69.08 stroke average and a -1.92 vs. par in the 2022 fall season.
Redshirt Sophomore Season (2021-22):
- Played in nine tournaments and carded an average score of 73.00.
- Had three finishes in the Top 20, included a third-place showing at the All-American Intercollegiate.
- Clutch performances over three post-season tournaments at the ACC Championship, the NCAA Regional and NCAA Championship.
- Went 2-1 at the Barbara Nicklaus Cup.
- Shot a 3-under par 210 (68-72-70) placing T31 at the Cabo Collegiate Invitational.
- Tied for third at the All-American Intercollegiate, shooting a 2-under 142 (76-66) in two rounds of play.
- Tied for 17th at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational at 3-over (68-74-68).
- Tied for 22nd in stroke play at the ACC Championship, shooting 2-under (71-71-72).
- Tied for 19th at the NCAA Palm Beach Regional, shooting 3-over (73-71-75).
- Tied for 40th at the NCAA Championship Final, shooting an 11-over 291 over four rounds of play.
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Redshirt Freshman Season (2020-21):
- Finished fourth on the Seminoles averaging 72.79 and +0.76 vs. par.
- Played in seven tournaments and 21 rounds, recording eight rounds at par or less.
- Tied for sixth at the Seminole Intercollegiate, shooting a 6-under 210 (71-69-70).
- Finished in the Top 15 in three of his seven tournaments played.
- Tied for 14th at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional at the Seminole Legacy Club, shooting a 4-under 212 (68-70-74).
- Tied for 15th at the Camp Creek Seminole Invitational, carding a 1-under 215 (67-73-75).
- His low round included a 67 in the first round of the Camp Creek Seminole Invitational.
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Freshman Season (2019-20):*
- Finished third on FSU in its shortened season with a 72.44 scoring average.
- Joined Jamie Li and Calvin Sierota as the only Seminoles to play in all six stroke-play tournaments in 2019-20.
- Garnered his first Top 10 finish at the Seminole Intercollegiate (1-over 217).
- Had two rounds in the 60s (first-round 66 at Maui Jim; first-round 69 in Cabo).
- Shot Even-par 216 (74-71-71) at the White Sands Intercollegiate (T40th).
- Finished 1-0-1 at the Jack Nicklaus Invitational (match play).
- Shot a 10-over 220 (66-76-78) at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate (T67th).
- Shot a 6-over 216 (71-74-71) at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invite (T27th).
*REGULAR SEASON WAS NOT FINISHED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
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Freshman Season (2019):
- Enrolled early at Florida State University, beginning in January 2019.
- Did not compete for the Seminoles in his first semester.
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Before Florida State:
- Became one of the top golfers in his home state of Maine.
- Won the 100th Maine Amateur in 2019, carding a 9-under 201.
- Led the 2019 Maine Amateur at Portland Country Club from start to finish, winning by eight strokes.
- Three-time Maine Class A high school champion at Camden Hills Regional High School.
- Four-time all-conference class A selection (2015-18).
- Maine State Match Play Invitational champion (2018).
- New England PGA junior champion (2017).
- Won the Samoset Resort Club title (2016 and 2017).
- AJGA Coca-Cola junior champion (2017 and 2018).
- New England Golf Association Junior individual champion (2016).
- Portland Press Herald High School Golfer of the Year (2015).
- Committed to Florida State University in February 2017.
- Three-year player on his high school’s varsity baseball team.
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All About Me:
- What’s a good story about you growing up? I don’t know if it’s a good story, but when I was 4-5 years old I broke the same bone in my arm on Columbus Day two years in a row.
- Explain the first job you ever had: Bagging groceries.
- How did you fall in love with golf? I fell in love with golf by playing once with my friend at 10 years old and playing ever since.
- Who are some of the professional golfers you idolize? Brooks Koepka and Tiger Woods.
- What are some obstacles you’ve had to overcome? I grew up in a town where not a lot of people played competitive sports so I have to find my own competition and inspiration a lot.
- If you could pick one person to meet, who would it be and why? Tony Robbins. He is a very inspirational person and I have always wanted to pick his brain.
- Which social media platform is your favorite and why? Twitter, because I think it has the most entertaining content.
- What is the biggest reason you chose FSU? I chose Florida State because I felt like it is the best university in the country for me to chase my dreams.
- Outside of golf, what are some of your passions in life? Baseball and Hockey.
- If you could choose a song to be introduced to coming out to the first tee, what would it be? Two-Step by Dave Matthews.
- What is one topic outside of golf that you could have a long conversation about? The Red Sox.
- Up to this point, what’s the greatest thing that’s happened in your life? Signing my letter of intent to play golf at Florida State.
- What skill or craft would you love to master someday? I would love to learn how to play the guitar.
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