2020-21 Men's Golf Roster
Biography
Career Bio
Athletic Honors
• 2018 Virginia Golf Coaches Association Second Team
• 2017 Northern Intercollegiate co-Champion
Academic Honors
• 2019-20 GCAA All-America Scholar
• Spring 2021 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
• Spring 2020 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
• Fall 2019 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
• 2018 ACC Honor Roll
• Graduated from Virginia
2020-21
Returned for an extra season competing in all seven spring events compiling a 74.52 scoring average, third-best on the team, in 21 rounds of competition . . . Finished the regular season with seven rounds of par or better including two rounds in the 60’s . . . Opened the spring with a tie for seventh at the Raines Company Intercollegiate shooting rounds of 69-71-71 . . . Tied for 20th at the Sea Palms Invitational shooting 72-76-73 . . . Shot a final round 73 at the Linger Longer Invitational . . . Tied for 22nd at the Tar Heel Invitational shooting 74-74-71 . . . Shot a final round 71 at the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational . . . Tied for ninth at the Wofford Invitational shooting 70-76-69.
2019-20
Competed in all six events before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic . . . Compiled a 72.13 scoring average in 16 rounds of competition, the eighth-lowest single season scoring average in program history . . . Led team with eight rounds of par or better (50.0 percent) including six rounds in the 60’s . . . Shot below 70 in first five rounds in a Panther uniform . . . Tied for 21st at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate shooting 69-69-68 . . . Shot 69-69-75 to tie for seventh at the Marquette Intercollegiate at Erin Hills Golf Club . . . Tied for 17th at the GSU-hosted Autotrader Collegiate Classic with rounds of 66-76-74, the 66 setting a season-low and tying for the seventh-lowest first round score in program history . . . Shot 71-71-74 to tie for 40th at the White Sands Intercollegiate to end the fall season.
2018-19 (Virginia)
Competed in 24 rounds for the Cavaliers while compiling a 73.00 scoring average including four rounds in the 60’s and 12 rounds of par or better . . . Shot a 6-under 64 at the NCAA Stanford Regional which was the lowest round of the year for Virginia en route to a 15th place finish . . . Tied for 18th at the ACC Championship, helping Virginia to a runner-up finish . . . Tied for 29th at the Clemson Invitational.
2017-18 (Virginia)
Competed in all 12 tournaments compiling a 72.91 scoring average, fourth-best on the team . . . Tied for first at Northern Intercollegiate, shooting career best 14-under 202, including a 7-under 65 for the lowest 18-hole total of his career . . . Virginia’s top finisher at NCAA Regional, placing 12th overall . . . Posted four rounds in the 60s . . . Tied for 14th at Palmetto Intercollegiate, shooting 4-over par.
2016-17 (Virginia)
Redshirted sophomore season.
2015-16 (Virginia)
Played in 23 rounds as a freshman compiling a 75.22 scoring average including a low of 69 . . . Placed 45th at NCAA Regional with season-best score of 217 . . . Cracked the lineup for Virginia’s fall opener at the Northern Intercollegiate and placed 66th in his collegiate debut . . . Finished in third-place at the Manor Invitational . . . Ended regular season with a 27th-place showing at Wolfpack Intercollegiate that included a 1-under 70 . . . Tied for 46th at the ACC Championship.
Amateur
Won the 2018 Dogwood Invitational in Atlanta by shooting 22-under 266 for 72 holes . . . Participated in 2017 U.S. Amateur Championship . . . 2014 US Junior Amateur Participant where he tied for 60th . . . Earned 2014 Carolinas Golf Association All-State Team honors . . . Finished 12th at 2015 Carolinas Junior Championship . . . Tied for 10th at Carolinas Georgia Championship . . . Tied for 10th at 2014 Mid-Atlantic Amateur.
Prep
Played for coach Bob Plyler at Charlotte Country Day and coach Whit Morgan at Episcopal High School . . . Named the 2013 VISAA State Player of the Year . . . A four-time all-conference honoree . . . Captain of Charlotte Country Day team as a senior and captain of the Episcopal High School team as a sophomore . . . Named Alexandria City Player of the Year.
Personal
Ashton Poole was born in New York City . . . Son of Frances and Edward Poole . . . Has one younger sibling Vaughan . . . His father played football at North Carolina.
Historical Player Information
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2019-20Graduate Student
6'2"
155 lbs
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2020-21Graduate Student
6'2"
155 lbs
