2008-09: Competed in two events for the Panthers, once as an individual. Low round of the season came with a third-round 75 at the Carpet Capital Collegiate Classic... Named to the Dean’s List.
2007-08: Competed in six events during the season...Placed 22nd at the Fairfield Spring Invitational in a field of 56...Competed in Callaway Match Play Championships, dropping two matches 3 and 1 against top-30 ranked talent as the Panthers’ number one...Named to the Dean’s List (3.5 GPA or above) for Fall academic work.
2006-07: Sat out the season as a redshirt, retaining two years of eligibility.
2005-06: Competed in six events in his second year at State...Recorded a career-best finish at the Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate, tying for 11th-place with a total of 226 (76-73-77)...Set a new personal-low with a 70 in the third-round, also marking a new third-round low score at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate...Tied for 14th-place at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate with a career-low 218 (72-76-70)...Posted a 72 in the first-round for a new career-low in that category...Tied for 51st at the Gary Koch Intercollegiate with a 229 total...Tied for 52nd at SunTrust Gator Invitational with a total of 229 (76-74-79)...Carded 233 (80-77-76) and tied for 59th at the Linger Longer Invitational.
2004-05: Made collegiate debut in season-opener at the Radrick Farms Intercollegiate...Finished 75th with a score of 236...Carded a career-low 72 in the second round to finish tied for 39th with a score of 231 at the Troy Invitational...Recorded best finish of the year at the Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate, tying for 24th-place...Fired a season-low 225 at the Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate...Carded rounds of 73, 78 and 76 for a 227 total at the Hyatt Plantation Club Intercollegiate.
Amateur: Freund was a 2003-04 International Junior Golf Tour All-American...Was also the Junior Tour All-American in 2002...Shot a career-best 67 to qualify for the U.S. Junior Amateur in 2002...Came from nine strokes down at the start of the final round to win the International Junior Golf Tour at Williamsburg, Va., on Nov. 9...Competed in the 2007 Daikin Spirit of America Championship.
Personal: Born June 19, 1986 in Smithtown, N.Y...His parents are Steven and Lisa Freund...Is the oldest of nine children...Has four brothers, Steven, Jr., Peter, Lucas and Ben...Has four sisters, Jaimie, Sarah, Christie and Faith...Was home schooled...Majoring in marketing.
2008-09
Carpet Capital Collegiate 86-77-75--238 88th/90
State Farm Laker Collegiate* 81-81-82--244 T81st/84
Tournaments: 2, Rounds: 6, Strokes: 482, Season Average: 80.33
2007-08
PING/Golfweek NCAA Preview 77-86-81--244 75th of 75
John Hayt Collegiate Invitational 80-78-82--240 77th of 81
Fairfield Spring Invitational 83 T22nd of 56
Linger Longer Invitational 73-74-81--228 T46th of 75
U.S. Collegiate Championship 81-76-82--239 74th of 78
Tournaments: 5, Rounds: 13, Strokes: 1034, Season Average: 79.54
2005-06
Shoal Creek Intercollegiate 72-76-70--218 14th of 75
Gary Koch Invitational 77-80-72--229 51st of 60
Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate 76-73-77--226 11th of 77
SunTrust Gator Invitational 76-74-79--229 52nd of 75
Hyatt Plantation Club Inter. 75-78-77--230 53rd of 59
Linger Longer Invitational 80-77-76--233 T59th of 69
Tournaments: 6, Rounds: 18, Strokes: 1365, Season Average: 75.83
2004-05
Radrick Farms Intercollegiate 84-75-77--236 75th of 78
Troy University Invitational (JV) 79-72-80--231 39th of 70
Hyatt Plantation Club Inter. 73-78-76--227 40th of 58
Conrad Rehling Spring Invit. 81-79-75--235 43rd of 69
Billy Hitchcock Intercollegiate 74-74-77--225 24th of 63
Tournaments: 5, Rounds: 15, Strokes: 1154, Season Average: 76.93
Lowest Score: 70 (2005 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate)
Best Finish: 11th (2006 Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate)
Low Tournament Score (2 Rds): N/A
Low Tournament Score (3 Rds): 218 (2005 Shoal Creek
Intercollegiate)
Best 1st Round: 72 (2005 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate)
Best 2nd Round: 72 (2004 Troy University Invitational)
Best 3rd Round: 70 (2005 Shoal Creek Intercollegiate)
1st-5th Finishes: 0
6th-10th Finishes: 0
11th-20th Finishes: 2
Total Top-20 Finishes: 2
Tournaments: 18
Rounds: 52
Strokes: 3553
Career Stroke Average: 77.59
