Cole Anderson

• Added to the 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup Team
• Named to the 2023 Ben Hogan Award Watch List
• Earned a spot on the 2022 Fall Haskins Award Watch List
• Qualified for the 2022 individual national championship.
• 2021 PING Southeast Region Team.
• Two-time ACC Academic Honor Roll member (2020, 2021).

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

• Enrolled early at Florida State University, beginning in January 2019.
• Did not compete for the Seminoles in his first semester.

• 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.

• 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.