2006-07 Men's Golf Roster

Derek Oakey

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown LaGrange, Ga.
  • High School LaGrange

Biography

2005-06: Participated in eight events...Finished 27th in the Panthers season-opener at the TOPY Cup in Japan...Fired scores of 76, 78 and 71 for a 225 total...Set a new third-round personal-best score of 71 at the TOPY Cup...Placed 38th at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate with a 223 (71-76-76)...Tied for 29th at SunTrust Gator Invitational with a 222 (71-76-75)...Tied for 26th at Hyatt Plantation Club Intercollegiate with a 218 (76-72-70)...His tournament score of 218 set a new career-low and his third round 70 also set a new career-low...Tied for 70th at Morris Williams Intercollegiate with a 229 (71-73-85)...Tied for 45th at U.S. Collegiate Championship with a 228 (76-76-76)...Set a new-best finish record at CAA Championships tied for 17th with a 230 (77-78-75)....Tied for 44th at NCAA East Regional with a 223 (74-74-75)...Finished season with a 74.91 stroke average...Named to GCAA/Clevland Golf all-America Scholar for Division...Tied for sixth at Dogwood Invitational with a 279 (68-69-68-73)...Finished in the top 30 at the 2006 Georgia Amateur Championship finishing with a 288 (72-72-69-75)...Earned the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award...Earned A.D. Honor Roll for Fall and Spring.

2004-05: Competed in four tournaments...Set a new career-low three-round tournament score of 221 (72-76-73) at the Sun Trust Gator Invitational...Posted his top finish of the season at the Gator Invitational with a 27th-place showing...Finished 37th at the Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate with a score of 230 (75-76-79).

2003-04: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

2002-03: Competed in six tournaments during his freshman year at Georgia State...Shot a personal-best 223 at the A-Sun Conference Championships, placing 19th to help the team finish second overall...Shot a career-low 71 in the second round of the Mason Rudolph Championship...Finished the season with a 76.25 stroke average.

Prep: Named Team MVP during 1999 at LaGrange High School...Recipient of the team's Coach's Award in 2001...Was the 2001 and 2002 high school regional medalist.

Amateur: Finished 21st in 2004 at the Georgia State Amateur Championship, after qualifying medalist by shooting a 68...Won the 2002 Emerald Bay Classic...Captured the 2001 SJGT Tour Championship, 2001 Bent Brook Junior Classic and the 2001 Bull Creek Classic.

Personal: Born on October 21, 1983...Son of David and Laura Oakey...Has a younger brother, Stephen...Majoring in risk management.

Career Highlights
Lowest Score: 70 (2006 Hyatt Plantation Club Intercollegiate)
Best Finish: 17th (2006 CAA Championships)
Low Tournament Score (2 Rds): N/A
Low Tournament Score (3 Rds): 218 (2006 Hyatt Plantation Club Intercollegiate)
Best 1st Round: 71 (2005 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate, 2006 SunTrust Gator Invitational & Morris Williams Intercollegiate)
Best 2nd Round: 71 (2002 Mason Rudolph Championship)
Best 3rd Round: 70 (2006 Hyatt Plantation Club Intercollegiate)
1st-5th Finishes: 0
6th-10th Finishes: 0
11th-20th Finishes: 2
Total Top-20 Finishes: 2
Tournaments: 18
Rounds:
53
Strokes:
4031
Career Stroke Average: 76.05

2005-06
TOPY Cup 76-78-71 225 27th of 59
Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 71-76-76 223 38th of 75
SunTrust Gator Invitational 71-76-75 222 29th of 75
Hyatt Plantation Club Inter. 76-72-70 218 26th of 59
Morris Williams Inter. 71-73-85 229 70th of 94
U.S. Collegiate Champ. 76-76-76 228 45th of 69
CAA Championships 77-78-75 230 17th of 55
NCAA East Regional 74-74-75 223 44th of 141
Tournaments: 8; Rounds: 24; Stokes: 1798; Season Stroke Average: 74.91

2004-05
Troy University Invit. (JV) 76-76-76 228 30th of 70
Sun Trust Gator Invitational 72-76-73 221 27th of 77
Hyatt Plantation Club Inter. 78-74-81 233 49th of 58
Billy Hitchcock Inter. 75-76-79 230 37th of 63
Tournaments: 4; Rounds: 12; Strokes: 912; Season Average: 76.00

2002-03
Mason Rudolph Champ. 76-71-77 224 55th of 66
Tennessee Tournament 80-75-78 233 72nd of 77
Billy Hitchcock Inter. 77-78-74 229 44th of 66
Atlantic Sun Championships 72-77-74 223 19th of 60
Auburn Multi-Match 83-83 166 32nd of 32
Atlanta Intercollegiate 75-78-75 228 50th of 66
Tournaments: 6; Rounds: 17; Strokes: 1303; Season Average: 76.64