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2016-17 Men's Golf Roster

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James Anstiss

James Anstiss

  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-0 /
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Queenstown, New Zealand
  • High School:
    Wakatipu HS

Summary

Biography

Career Honors:
- 2016-17 All-Louisiana (Second Team)
- 2017 Southland Conference Spring Commissioners Honor Roll
- 2016-17 All-Southland Conference (Second Team)
- 2016 Southland Conference Spring Commissioners Honor Roll
- 2015-16 All-Louisiana (Second Team)
- 2015-16 Southland Conference All-Academic
- 2015-16 All-Southland Conference (First Team)
- 2015 Southland Conference Spring Commissioners Honor Roll
- 2014-15 Louisiana Newcomer of the Year
- 2014-15 All-Louisiana (Second Team)
- 2014-15 Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year
- 2014-15 All-Southland Conference (Third Team)

 
2016-17: Had a 74.17 stroke average over 30 rounds in being named second-team All-Southland Conference and All-Louisiana ... Recorded five top 20s, including three top 10s … Had 11 rounds at par or better with two rounds in the 60s, including a 67 … Tied for fourth on the Lions’ career list with nine eagles … Also ranked ninth in scoring average versus par (1.98) and 10th in finish percentage (67.5 percent) … His 4.7607 par 5 average in 2016-17 ranked 12th while his three eagles tied for 12th all-time … . Tied for 14th at the Southland Championships at 16-over 232 … Held first-round lead with a 2-under 70 … Came in sixth at even-par 144 at the Tiger Classic … Tied for third after the first round with a 2-under 70 ... Tied for fourth at 4-under 140 at the Jim West Intercollegiate ... Led after the first round with a 3-under 69 ... Shot a final-round even-par 72 to join 11 others in a tie for 59th at 4-over 148 at the Old Waverly Intercollegiate … Also had an even-par 72 final round to finish in a tie for 43rd at 2-over 218 at the UTSA/Lone Star Invitational … Received honorable mention Southland Conference Player of the Month recognition for February … Tied for 39th at 12-over 228 at Louisiana Classics … Finished in a five-way tie for second at 7-under 209 at the All-American Intercollegiate against a field that included four teams ranked in the top 40 ... Tied his best career finish and recorded the best overall score by a Lion in 2016-17 … Second round 5-under 67 tied for fourth best score of the tournament and was the best by a Southeastern player this season … Bogey-free round included his seventh career eagle and three birdies … Finished the tournament with 40 pars and nine birdies … Tied for best average on the par 4s with a 3.83 … Had a 75.50 stroke average in four tournaments in the fall … Earned honorable mention Southland Conference Golfer of the Month honors for October … Climbed five spots in the final round into a five-way tie for 37th at 22-over 238 at the ULM Duck Commander Intercollegiate … Had five birdies on his way to shooting a final-round 1-over 73 to climb nine spots into a three-way tie for 13th at 7-over 223 at the LSU David Toms Intercollegiate ... Was in a three-way tie for 42nd at 9-over 225 at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate … Finished in a six-way tie for 53rd at the season-opening Sam Hall Intercollegiate with a 7-over 220.

2015-16: Was selected to the All-Louisiana second team for the second straight season… Made first-team All-Southland Conference after recording a team-best 73.76 stroke average over 29 rounds … Also led the team in par 3 scoring (3.16) and pars per round (10.90) while tying for par 4 scoring (4.19) … Finished in the top 10 twice and in the top 20 seven times … Tied for second at the Southland Conference Championships at even-par 216, finishing seven strokes behind McNeese State’s Martin Eriksson ... Was the highest finish by a Lion at the Southland Championships since Rhys West won in 2013 ... Was tied for the lead following a first-round 68 … Finished in a five-way tie for 17th at 5-over 221 at Old Waverly Collegiate Championship… Finished 12th at 8-over 152 at LSU Tiger Classic… Tied for 41st at 13-over 229 at the UTSA Lone Star Intercollegiate… Tied for 78th with an 18-over 78 at the Auburn Tiger Invitational … Tied for fifth with a 3-under 213 to lead the Lions to a fourth-place finish at the Louisiana Classics ... Opened with rounds of 70 and 69 before closing with a 74 ... Finished in a six-way tie for 14th at 7-over 220 at the spring-opening UTSA/Oak Hills Intercollegiate ... Led team in the fall with a 72.67 stroke average over nine rounds … Was top Lion finisher at Windon Memorial, tying for 17th at even-par 213 (73-70-70) … Opened the Fall by tying for 18th at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate with a 1-over 214 (74-71-69) … Shot an 11-over 227 (78-76-73) to tie for 24th at David Toms Intercollegiate.
 
2014-15: Transferred in prior to the spring semester and immediately cracked the top five for the Lions … Had a 73.3 stroke average over 21 rounds … First player in school history to earn Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year honors … Was fifth Lion to pick up Louisiana Newcomer of the Year recognition … Named second team All-Louisiana and third team All-Southland Conference … Carded three straight 1-over 72s to tie for 39th at NCAA Lubbock Regional with a 3-over 216 … Tied for 28th at Southland Conference Championships with a 20-over 236 (76-80-80) … Shot a final round 66 on the way for a tie for 10th place at the Bayou City Collegiate in his SLU debut … Followed that up with a tie for 12th at the Louisiana Classics with a 218 (73-72-73) … Tied a tournament record with a 64 in the opening round of the Lone Star Invitational … Low round of the season by a Lion fueled Southeastern to a tournament record 272 (-16) at the Lone Star Invitational.
 
Prior to Southeastern: Named the Sports Performer of the Year as a senior at Wakatipu High School ... Represented the Otago golf team as a finalist at the 2014 New Zealand Interprovincial.

Personal: Captured the 2016 Louisiana Golf Association Amateur with a 9-under-par 279 at Carter Plantation… Became the first 72-hole wire-wire champion since at least 2004 when the LGA began to utilize online scoring… Was the third straight Lion to win the title, following Grady Brame Jr. (2014-15)… Born in Christchurch, New Zealand ... The oldest of Craig and Julie Anstiss' four children ... Three siblings are Hanna, Logan and Troy ... Enjoys weightlifting and movies ... A finance major who earned Southland Conference All-Academic honors in spring 2016.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Sophomore

    6'0" 180 lbs
  • 2015-16Junior

    6'0" 180 lbs
  • 2016-17Senior

    6'0" 0 lbs