Cortland Lowe Class: Senior Hometown: Augusta, GA High School: Augusta Prep Height / Weight: 6-0 / 170 Birthdate: 08/06/1979 Experience: 3VL

A talented young player who has shown dramatic improvement during his time at WFU...a good team leader...considered the squad's most athletic golfer...has improved his strength after hard work in the weightroom...hitting it longer and more solid than ever...possesses one of the best swings on the team...someone who will be counted on heavily this spring.

Fall 2002
Came back to WFU after a busy but successful summer, including seventh-place finishes in the Dogwood Invitational and the Southern Amateur...was a semifinalist at the North-South Amateur...made an appearance in the U.S Amateur after placing third in the qualifier...competed in all five team events in the fall...finished the season with a 74.6 stroke average...posted two top 20 finishes...was WFU's top player at The Preview, placing 13th at six-over par...placed 15th at The International Collegiate...had a season-low 70 at the Jerry Pate...counted 75 percent of his rounds toward team totals.

2001-02
Competed in six events, including two (The Ridges and The Intercollegiate) as an individual...compiled a 74.8 stroke average...lowered his stroke average by 1.2 strokes per round from the fall to spring seasons...best finish was 30th at the Carpet Capital Collegiate...best tournament score was a one-over 217, placing 35th at the Augusta State Invitational in his hometown...recorded a season-low round of 72 three different times...21 percent of his rounds were equal or under par...counted 59 percent of his rounds toward team totals...owned a average differential of 17.2 strokes off the leader.

2000-01
Competed in 11 events for the Deacons and posted the team's third-best stroke average of 73.3...was nationally ranked for part of the season, reaching as high as 72nd...was WFU's top finisher at the Carpet Capital Collegiate, finishing sixth in his home state...also posted a 20th-place finish at the Duke Classic...led the squad at the Cleveland Golf Collegiate, finishing a career-best fifth with a one-over 143...recorded two other top-20 finishes in the spring, placing 17th at The Intercollegiate with a one-over 217 and 18th at the ACC Championships with a 219...competed in his first NCAA Championship, carding a team-low 69 in the final round...counted 82 percent of his rounds towards team totals, third-best on the team...recorded 12 rounds even or under par and broke 70 three times.

1999-2000
Tied for the team's third-lowest in stroke average on the year (75.0)...competed in six events, four in the fall and two in the spring...recorded his best finish on the toughest course of the season, placing 24th at the Carpet Capital Classic...shot an impressive 218 in just his second collegiate appearance, tying as WFU's top finisher...shot a then career-low 69 in the final round of that event...one of three Deacons to break 70 in the fall...placed 42nd in his collegiate debut at the Cavalier Classic...counted nearly 12 of his 17 rounds towards team totals for a 68.6 percentage.

1998-99
Did not compete for the Deacons while taking a redshirt year.

Before WFU
A three-sport athlete at Augusta Prep who competed in golf, basketball, and soccer...the two-time Georgia State high school golf champion (1997,'98)...earned all-region accolades in golf all four years of high school...was an all-state golfer three times (1996-98)...Augusta Prep's four-time MVP in both golf and basketball...helped lead Augusta Prep to the state basketball championship in 1997-98...a three-time all-region and two-time all-state basketball player...an outstanding student who received a National Army Reserve Scholarship and a Hope Scholarship...in the summer of 1998, competed in the Tom Kite Chrysler, Ping Junior, Western Junior, Rolex Junior, and U.S. Amateur Qualifying tournaments...tied for second at the 1997 Taylor Made PineIsle Junior Classic, losing in a one-hole playoff.

Personal
Born August 6, 1979 in Augusta, Ga....the son of Debra Lowe and Cortland Lowe, Jr. of Augusta...has one brother, Jonathan (19)...majoring in Sociology...has appeared on the WFU Dean's List...named to the ACC Honor Roll in 2001-02...a highly-recruited junior player out of the golf hotbed of Augusta.

Lowe ... Up Close
Nickname: C Lowe

Favorite place on campus: the golf center

Word that describes me on the golf course: smooth

Words that describe me off the golf course: real smooth

Most embarrassing moment on the course: hitting a chili-dipper

If I were head coach for a day, I would: play golf or "swing my fan"

If I could go to any concert, I'd select: Usher

First memory of playing golf: finishing second to Charles Howell III in an AJGA event

When I played golf as a kid, I'd pretend to be: Fred Couples or Ty Webb

The teammate who inspires me the most: Doug Manchester, because he gives great talks and incredible advice

Best part of being a student-athlete: the girls, so I hear

Worst part of being a student-athlete: not having time to meet the girls

My dream job: to play professional golf or work with Brooke Burke on "Wild On"

Funniest incident on a road trip: watching Chris Yoder's recruiting tape, "and there really are snowflakes falling while I'm chipping and putting"

First thought when meeting Coach Haas: he's young

If I were U.S. Ryder Cup captain, my lineup would include: Tiger would play everyone

My craziest ambition: buy Wendy's, Inc.

Lowe's Career Scorecard

				Avg.	Avg.	Best	Best	Top	Top	Best	Rds.	Rds.
Year	Events	Rds.	Strokes	18	54	18	54	10	20	Fin.	=/- Par	Ctd. 
1999-00	6	17	1,275	75.0	222.6	69	218	-	-	24th	1	68.6%
2000-01	11	33	2,419	73.3	220.1	67	214	2	5	5th	12	81.8%
2001-02	6	17	1,271	74.8	224.2	72(3)	217	-	-	30th	3	59.1%
Fall '02	5	14	1,044	74.6	224.8	70	220	-	2	13th	4	75.0%
Totals	28	81	6,009	74.2	222.3	67	214	2	7	5th	20	72.3%