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Guilford College Quakers

2006 Men's Golf

Joseph Poplin

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 160
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Eden, N.C.
  • High School Morehead
  • Major Sport Management

Biography

Career: In four seasons, Poplin had a 75.66career stroke average in 101 rounds, the 11th-lowest in Guilfordhistory... had 18 career top-10 finishes... is Guilford's 14thtwo-time All-America golfer... 2006-07: EarnedPING First Team All-America and Old Dominion Athletic Conference(ODAC) Player of the Year honors... played in all 11 events for theQuakers... posted a league-leading 73.00 stroke average in 26rounds, the second-lowest figure in Guilford's history... wasDivision III's top-ranked golfer according to the May 22 GolfstatCup rankings... stands first nationally among Golfstat's DivisionIII par-4 scoring (4.02), fourth in subpar strokes per round (3.23)and ninth in par-5 scoring (4.78)... set the school record for 18holes (62), 36 holes (133) and tied Guilford's best 54-hole score(207) at the Camp Lejeune Invitational... had three runner-upfinishes among eight top-eight efforts... recorded Guilford's lowscore in four of 10 tournaments... placed second in the ODACChampionships only after teammate Colin Clark '07birdied the final five holes to finish first...2005-06: Second Team PING All-America... FirstTeam All-ODAC... had six top-10 results, including a sharedthird-place finish at the Emory Invitational... shot a career-lowand school-record tying 66 in the first round of the Camp LejeuneIntercollegiate... 2004-05: Played most of theyear in the number-four or five position... had three top-10finishes… placed third at the Tom O’BriantMemorial… recorded the Quakers' seventh-lowest strokeaverage… 2003-04: Posted the team’ssixth-lowest stroke average… earned all-tournament honors byfinishing fourth at the ODAC Championships…Personal: Was one of three recipients ofGuilford's 2006-07 English Athletic Leadership Award, the school'shighest athletic honor... two-time member of Guilford’sStudent-Athlete Honor Roll… won the 2005 Bryan AmateurTournament... lettered four years for coach and former Guilfordgolfer Jamie Gilley '96 at Morehead H.S…four-time all-conference honoree… National Honor Societymember… son of Randy and Debbie Poplin.

Historical Player Information

  • 2003Freshman

    6'0" 150 lbs
  • 2004Sophomore

    6'0" 150 lbs
  • 2005Junior

    6'0" 160 lbs
  • 2006Senior

    6'0" 160 lbs