Kyle Sonday
Kyle Sonday
Height: 5-9
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Cary, N.C.
High School: Green Hope



Redshirt Senior (2011-12): Competed in five tournaments, playing a total of 17 rounds … SoCon Academic Honor Roll … recipient of the Commissioner’s Medal … best tournament came at the C&F Bank Intercollegiate in Pinehurst, S.C., (March 10-11) at the Kingsmill Resort … carded best 18-hole score of the season in the opening round shooting a 71 … finished the event tied for 12th overall after firing a 5-over par 218 (71-74-73) … tied for 25th overall at the Southern Conference Championships (April 15-17) … had a 74.35 stroke average.

Redshirt Junior (2010-11): Named All-Southern Conference after posting a 72.75 stroke average … participated in six events, playing a total of 16 rounds … missed most of the fall semester, playing only in the UNCG Bridgestone Golf Collegiate … finished in the top 20 twice, including a tie for eighth at the SoCon Championship … also finished eighth at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate after shooting 1-over par 217 (73-70-74) … season-low round of 69 came during the second round of the Irish Creek Intercollegiate.

Junior (2009-10): Took a non-medical redshirt.

Sophomore (2008-09): Was fourth on the team with a 76.35 stroke average … played in seven tournaments … turned in his best finish at the Reunion Intercollegiate in Madison, Miss., leading the Spartans with a 22nd-place showing … had career-low rounds of 72 at the Mason Rudolf, the Bridgestone Golf Classic and the Reunion … had a career-low 54-hole total of 226 at the Towson Intercollegiate (74-76-76).

Freshman (2007-08): Played in three events in his freshman season … carded a season-low round of 73 in the second round of the UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate … also had his best 54-hole total there, shooting 227 … had a 79.22 stroke average.

Amateur
Tied for 11th at the 2009 North Carolina Open, sharing low-score honors by an amateur with UNCG teammate Will Almand … shot a five-under 211 in the 54-hole event … qualified for the Men’s North and South Amateur in 2006 and 2007.

High school
Four-year letterwinner for Green Hope High School in Morrisville, N.C. … four-time all-conference and all-state for the Falcons… shot his lowest tournament round at Keith Hill with a 66 … team won back-to-back state championships in 2006 and 2007.

Personal
Kyle David Sonday … born Feb. 22, 1989, in Endicott, N.Y. … son of David and Debbie Sonday … father graduated from Lehigh … has two older sisters, Ashley and Amber … majoring in hospitality and tourism management.