Mitch Mather

Class: Freshman Hometown: Lebanon, Mo. High School: Lebanon HS

Height: 5-10 Experience: HS

Fall 2012: Played in four tournaments and compiled a 78.0 average in 12 rounds...Best finish was at the final fall tournament, the Austin Peay Intercollegiate, where he recorded 76-70-75--221 to tie for 25th overall and second on the team...Opened his collegiate career at the Fairway Club Invitational, where he shot 77-79-79--235 and tied for 42nd...Also placed 48th at the Colbert Intercollegiate with 87-89-77--253 and 42nd at UMKC after shooting 73-77-77--227.

Background: Medalist in five of his eight tournaments at Lebanon High School as a senior...Captured the Ozark Conference title, was district runner-up, sectional co-champion and went on to finish 18th at the Missouri Class 4 High School Championship...Placed 13th at the American Junior Golf Association's Preseason Junior at Brookhaven in 2011 and finished 27th at the AJGA's Bass Pro/Payne Stewart Championship in Springfield...Also was the Missouri Golf Association Heironymous Junior Series Champion and Missouri Junior Amateur runner-up in 2010...Also was a standout football player for the Yellow Jackets, kicking a game-winning field goal to put his team in the playoffs as a senior...Played quarterback, defensive back, kicker and punter.

Personal: Mitchell Lee Mather was born July 16, 1994 in Osage Beach, Mo....Son of Curtis and LeAnn Mather...Plans to major in Business.