| Cameron Yancey |
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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Blackstone, Va.
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 | High School: Nottoway
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 | Major: Anthropology
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At Virginia as a Junior: Played in eight of Virginia’s spring tournaments ... His top finish was at the Wofford Invitational where he tied for second with a four-under-par 212 (70-71-71) ...Virginia’s top finisher at the ACC Championship where he finished tied for 10th with a one-over-par 217 (75-70-72) ... Tied for 14th at the NCAA Regional with a seven-over-par 220 (73-74-73) ... His 70 in the second round of the ACC Championship and first round of the Wofford Invitational marked his lowest score of the spring ... Averaged 73.22 ... Finished sixth among a tough field at the Cavalier Classic with a one-under par 215 (72-71-72) just behind UVa’s top-finisher James Driscoll … averaged 74.86 for the fall season … 11 of 14 rounds counted for the team … Very consistent player who had 11 of 14 rounds between 71 and 76 in the fall.
Sophomore: A strong showing in the spring … Led the team at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate with a tie for 15th … Also led UVa at the Puerto Rico Classic with a finish tied for 24th … Turned in three top-20 performances for the spring season … Third on the team with a 74.31 average on the year … Competed in all seven spring tournaments … Shot an impressive 69-68 in back-to-back rounds at the Carpet Capital Collegiate … Had an excellent fall season as he compiled a 74.33 stroke average, and tied for second on the team … Competed in five fall tournaments … Turned in his second strong performance in a row at the Country Club of Louisiana Intercollegiate, where he had rounds of 74-77-73 … Shot a 219 (74-72-73) at the Tennessee Tournament of Champions for his best performance of the fall.
Freshman: Inserted into the starting lineup in the beginning of the fall and remained there throughout the season … Had a 74.38 average for the season, third on team … Competed in all eight spring tournaments … Was second on the team behind James Driscoll with a 74.21 spring average … Virginia’s second man at the NCAA East Regional Tournament, shooting 74-73-73 … Tied for 15th at the ACC Championships with a 2-under par 214 (72-72-70) … Had his best performance of the spring at the Golf Digest Invitational as he helped the Cavaliers to the title … Finished third, his first top-10 finish, with a 6-under par 210 (68-70-72) … His 68 in the first round is a career low ... Named to the All-Tournament team at the Golf Digest ... Competed in four fall tournaments, compiling a 74.76 average … Had two top-20 finishes in the fall, including a tie for 12th at the Country Club of Louisiana Intercollegiate … Was UVa’s low man for the first time in his career with a 219 (74-72-73) in Louisiana … Tied for 17th at the Duke Classic, shortened due to inclement weather.
Additional Amateur Highlights—1999: Tied for 12th at the Virginia State Open after firing rounds of 73-79-71-69 (292) … Had the lowest score of all competitors over the final 36 holes with a four-under par total … Shot 73-74-77-76 to finish tied for 66th in the Eastern Amateur … Reached the second round of match play at the Virginia State Amateur … Qualified for the U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach. 1998: Reached the semifinals of the Virginia State Amateur for the second year in a row ... Won medalist honors at the State Am with a 36-hole total of 140 (4 under par) ... Shot 72-71-74-71 (288) and was the low amateur in the Crown Royal Tear Drop Virginia Open. 1997: Reached the semifinals of the Virginia State Amateur ... Shot 68-75-75 and finished tied for 30th in the Cardinal Amateur ... Finished tied for 54th in the Eastern Amateur with rounds of 73-76-70-76. 1996: Was the youngest player in the field to make the cut in the AMF Signet Open ... Finished tied for 30th in the Signet with rounds of 69-73-75-76 ... Won the Virginia State Junior Championship held at Birdwood with rounds of 72-69-72 ... Became the first player in 27 years to win the junior stroke play two years in a row ... Won the State Junior Match Play and became the first player in Virginia history to hold two straight Junior Stroke Play titles and the Match Play title ... Shot 67 to win medalist honors in the State Match Play ... Set new course record at Nottaway River C.C. by shooting 32-32-64 ... Selected to Virginias-Carolinas Jr. Team … Named the USGA Junior Player of the Year for the second straight year. 1995: Finished fifth in the Scott Robertson with rounds of 80-67-68 ... Shot 69-73-75 to win the Virginia State Junior ... Won the Stonehenge Junior and the Bobby Bowers Match Play Championship ... Named VSGA Junior Player of the Year.
Yancey’s Career Stats
| Season | Tmts. | Rds. | Total | Avg. | Low | Best Finish |
| Fall 1997 | 4 | 10.5 | 785 | 74.76 | 72 | T12—CC of Louisiana |
| Spring 1998 | 8 | 24 | 1,781 | 74.21 | 68 | 3rd-- Golf Digest |
| Fall 1998 | 5 | 15 | 1,115 | 74.33 | 69 | T29—Tennessee ToC |
| Spring 1999 | 7 | 21 | 1,560 | 74.29 | 68 | T14—Carpet Capital |
| Fall 1999 | 5 | 14 | 1,048 | 74.86 | 71 | T6—Cav. Classic |
| Spring 2000 | 8 | 23 | 1,684 | 73.22 | 70 | T2nd—Wofford Inv. |
| Career | 37 | 107.5 | 7,973 | 74.16 | 68 | 3rd--Golf Digest |