The University of Akron Athletics
2012-13 Men's Golf

Cameron Simmons
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Acworth, Ga.
- High School:
- Harrison HS
Season | Events | Rounds | Strokes | Avg. | Low Rd. | Top-25 |
Spring 2012 | 7 | 18 | 1,359 | 75.50 | 69 | 2 |
Fall 2011 | 5 | 14 | 1,050 | 74.79 | 68 | 1 |
Spring 2011 | 6 | 18 | 1,339 | 74.39 | 68 | 4 |
Fall 2010 | 4 | 11 | 815 | 74.09 | 69 | 2 |
Spring 2010 | 6 | 19 | 1,454 | 76.53 | 71 | 1 |
Fall 2009 | 6 | 16 | 1,193 | 74.56 | 72 | 2 |
Career | 34 | 96 | 7,210 | 75.10 | 68 | 12 |
as a Junior (Spring 2012): Named 2012 Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association of American (GCAA) ... appeared in all seven events, recording two top-20 finishes ... finished with a 75.5 scoring average over 18 rounds ... posted the third-best scoring average (75.28) for the entire 2011-12 season ... concluded the Memphis Intercollegiate (April 9-10) tied for 18th place with a score of 11-over 227 ... recorded a score of 1-over 217 to finish in a group tied for 20th place at the UCF/Rio Pinar Intercollegiate (March 19-20) ... his round of 2-under 69 during the third round of the UCF/Rio Pinar Intercollegiate was his lowest of the spring and tied for the fifth-lowest of any round in 2011-12 for the Zips ... also posted top-40 finishes at the Boilermaker Invitational (April 21-22), Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate (March 5-6) and Mid-American Conference Championship (May 4-6).
as a Junior (Fall 2011): Started all five events in the fall, posting a 74.79 average ... carded three rounds at par or better ... tied his career-low round of 68 (-3) during the third round of the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate (Oct. 1-2) ... had one top-25 finish, including a season-best fifth-place showing (215, +2) at the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate ... carded three rounds at par or better ... finished in the top-40 twice, including a tie for 30th at the Firestone Invitational (Oct. 10-11) and a tie for 39th at the Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate (Sept. 23-25).
as a Sophomore (Spring 2011): Had an impressive spring season, resulting in a spot on the MAC All-Tournament Team after finishing tied for fifth at the MAC Championships (April 29-May 1) ... finished the spring with a scoring average of 74.39 (18 rounds) ... carded one round in the 60s and four rounds at par or better ... finished in the top-20 four times, including two top-five finishes to close the season ... helped the Zips to an upset win at the Illini Spring Classic (April 16-17) with a career-best finish of tied for third (75-71 – 146) ... posted a 294 (71-73-76-74) two weeks later at the MAC Championship ... his round of 68 during the second round of the UK Bluegrass Invitational (April 9) tied for the low round for the team ... his round of 68 helped him finished tied for 12th at the UK Bluegrass Invitational (78-68-73 – 219) ... his other top-20 finish came at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational (March 7-8), finishing in a tie for 17th place (72-72-73 – 217) ... named Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention for his work on the course and in the classroom ... combined with his fall statistics, he finished the 2010-11 season ranked in the top-100 nationally in average putts/round (95th, 30.09) and fewest three-putt holes/round (97th, 0.77).
as a Sophomore (Fall 2010): Played in four events (11 rounds) for the Zips, recording a scoring average of 74.09 ... had one round in the 60s and two rounds at par or better ... tied for the second-lowest round for Akron, carding a two-under 69 during the first round of the Hummingbird Intercollegiate (Nov. 1) ... led the Zips with a 73.50 Last Round Average and a 4.13 Par 4 Average ... had the top Greens in Regulation percentage (.616) ... closed out the season with two top-20 finishes, including a tie for 20th place at the Memphis Intercollegiate (Oct. 24-25) after posting a three-round score of 224 (76-75-73) ... closed out the campaign in a tie for sixth place at the Hummingbird Intercollegiate (Nov. 1-2) after carding a career-low round of 69 (first round) to finish with a two-round score of 1-under 141 (69-72).
as a Freshman (Spring 2010): Competed in seven tournaments ... had his best finish at The Berkeley Hills Invitational (Mar. 27-28), shooting a 74 in the one round tournament ... had the fourth-lowest average on the team at 75.58 ... started off the season with a 76th place finish at The Mobile Bay Intercollegiate (Feb. 21-23) with rounds of 78-76-79 (233) ... carded a 236 (78-79-79) at The Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational (March 8-9) to earn an 82nd place finish ... finished 74th at The Rio Pinar Invitational (March 15-16) with rounds of 76-77-79 (232) ... shot a 222 (74-73-75) to garner a 63rd place finish at The UK Bluegrass Invitational (April 10-11) ... earned a 39th-place mark at The Boilermaker Invitational (April 24-25) with rounds of 78-71-78 (227) ... finished the season at the Mid-American Conference Golf Championship (April 30-May 2) in 23rd place, carding a 304 (81-76-75-72).
as a Freshman (Fall 2009): Competed in all six tournaments ... posted the second-lowest scoring average of any freshman in the Mid-American Conference with a 74.56 ... at the season opening Maryland Intercollegiate (Sept. 13-14), led the Zips ending in a tie for 23rd place, carding rounds of 72-73-75 (220) ... posted a then career-high 20th-place finish at the Firestone Invitational (Oct. 12-13) with a 224 (73-73-78) ... posted rounds of 74-73-74 (221) at the Aldila Intercollegiate (Oct. 26-27) ... shot rounds of 73-77 (150) at the Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate (Sept. 25-27) ... tied for 47th place at the Zips' Xavier Invitational (Oct. 5-6) tournament win, carding rounds of 81-72-73 (226) ... concluded the fall season shooting a 152 (73-79) at the Hummingbird Intercollegiate (Nov. 2-3).
at Harrison High School: A two-time region winner in 2007 and 2008 ... led HHS to three seasons of 33 or more wins with each year leading to the regional championship ...finished in fourth place at the state tournament as a freshman ... in tournament play, finished in the top-10 of five events, including a first-place finish at the Columbus Country Club Classic in 2007 ... in that same year, finished tied for second at the Callaway Gardens Junior Classic ... as a junior, posted a tie for tenth at the Future Masters event, top-five at the Georgia Junior and top-10 at the state championship ... was nationally ranked, as high as #160, on the National Junior Golf Scoreboard ... academically was a three-time honor roll student, posting a 4.0 cumulative grade point average.
Personal: Born July 6, 1991 ... parents are Bill and Adrienne Simmons ... mother played tennis at Flagler College and was a three-time athletic and two-time academic NAIA All-American ... father played basketball at Flagler College ... has one sibling, Kyle (21) who played golf at the University of South Alabama ... enjoys hanging out with his friends and traveling ... can speak Spanish and French ... majoring in political science and international business ... named to the Dean's List for the 2010 Spring and Fall semesters.