Indiana University Athletics
Recruiting Spotlight: Seth Brandon
12/13/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana men's golf head coach Mike Mayer announced that Drew Allenspach (Sugar Land, Texas), Seth Brandon (Dalton, Ga.), Jorge Campillo (Caceres, Spain) and Brandon Pike (LaFontaine, Ind.) have signed letters-of-intent to attend Indiana University beginning in the fall semester of 2005.
In the coming weeks, we will spotlight each IU signee individually. After featuring Drew Allenspach last week, the second Hoosier in the spotlight is Seth Brandon.
Brandon hails from Dalton, Ga., but attends The Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn., where he has been a boarding student since his sophomore season. In 2003, he won the individual state title at the Tennessee State High School Championship. He set an all-time scoring record, shooting a 12-under-par 130 (63-67) and on the first day of the Championship, his 8-under-par 63 tied the course record at the Nicklaus Bear Trace Course in Winchester, Tenn.
In 2004, he finished second individually at the State Championship, helping his team win the title by two shots. He is currently ranked in the Top 100 Junior Players in the nation in the Golfweek rankings and is ranked 81st in the National Junior Golf Scoreboard rankings for the class of 2005.
The 2003 Chattanooga Times-Free Press Player of the Year led The Baylor School to the team title in 2003 at the prestigious McDonalds Tournament of Champions in Kingsport, Tenn. He won the individual title and shot a 4-under 140 (72-68) at the event.
Brandon, a second team selection on the FCWT 2003-04 All-American Team, earned medalist honors at the 2003 Golden Horseshoe Junior Championship with 219 (72-76-71). He also finished second at the Sea Island Junior Classic and netted a third top 10 following a ninth-place at the Tanglewood Junior Championship.
Additionally, Brandon was named to the Georgia team and competed against South Carolina in the Georgia-South Carolina Cup Match Play event at Sea Pines Country Club in Hilton Head, S.C., where he posted a 1-1 record.
"Seth is a little different recruit for us coming from the state of Georgia. [Assistant] Coach [Josh] Brewer did a tremendous job recruiting Seth. He has the look, plays like and has the confidence of a winner. He is a hard-nosed, tough young man who is coming here to win. I think with Seth in this program, we will win."
