VIRGINIA TECH Golf Guide | 2018 Edition

27 FRESHMAN UNIVERSITY STUDIES NORTH WEST, SOUTH AFRICA PECANWOOD GOLF CLUB Attending Virginia Tech on The Richard G. Bailey Family Golf Scholarship 2017-18 Season –Competed in all five events during the fall, four times as a member of the starting lineup … Best finish was 33rd at the Tar Heel Invitational, including a 68 in the second round Amateur – Finished third in the stroke play portion of the 2017 South African National Amateur with rounds of 63-68 before falling in the second round of match play … Finished fifth in the 2017 Sunshine Tour (professional) event at Killarney Golf Club with rounds of 67-73 Junior Golf/High School – Five-year letter winner and team captain at Pecanwood College (high school) … 2016 Joburg Junior Open champion with rounds of 64-70 … 2015 and 2016 Woodlands Junior Masters champion … Runner-up in the 2016 Nomads Inland Championship … Won numerous other events throughout his junior career S lade has one of the most refreshing attitudes I have seen in a young player. Although only a freshman and away from his native country for the first time, he is very mature beyond his years. He played in every event in the fall and while he was a bit erratic at times, he showed a tremendous amount of promise by never letting a bad shot or poor hole get him down. A second-round 68 at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate is indicative of his potential and I expect Slade to be a very consistent performer for the Hokies. —Coach Jay Hardwick “ ” SLADE PICKERING Pickering’s Statistics Rounds Strokes Average Low Fall 2017 15 1145 76.33 68