Stallings, Tech and PGA golfer, to be inducted into TTU Sports Hall of Fame
In the history of Tennessee Tech golf, no one player has made a more dramatic and instant impact than that of Scott Stallings. A member of the Golden Eagles from 2003-07, Stallings quickly rewrote the record books on his way to putting together easily the most dominant and decorated career in program history. Stallings will be inducted in the 2017 Tennessee Tech Sports Hall of Fame class on Friday, Nov. 3 at the Clarion Inn at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available through the Hooper Eblen Center ticket office, by calling (931) 372-3940 or by visiting TTUsports.com.
By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information
In the history of Tennessee Tech golf, no one player has made a more dramatic and instant impact than that of Scott Stallings. A member of the Golden Eagles from 2003-07, Stallings quickly rewrote the record books on his way to putting together easily the most dominant and decorated career in program history.
Stallings will be inducted in the 2017 Tennessee Tech Sports Hall of Fame class on Friday, Nov. 3 at the Clarion Inn at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available through the Hooper Eblen Center ticket office, by calling (931) 372-3940 or by visiting TTUsports.com.
Tech's only two-time Ohio Valley Conference Golfer of the Year, winning the award in 2006 and 2007, Stallings became the first and only Golden Eagle ever to advance to the NCAA Tournament, earning a spot in the 2006 East Regional. There he became the first player in OVC history to qualify for the NCAA Championships, firing a 214 to finish in eighth place, the second best showing in league history.
Stallings boasted a 217 at the 2006 NCAA Championships in Sunriver, Ore., placing 30th in the nation for the best finish in OVC history. Also in 2006, Stallings put together a runner-up finish individually in the OVC Championships, leading Tech to a team runner-up finish after losing in a playoff to Eastern Kentucky.
In four seasons, Stallings earned two All-OVC First Team nods and a Second Team nod while taking home OVC All-Tournament accolades in 2005, 2006 and 2007. He was also a three-time OVC Golfer of the Week at a time the award was only presented in the spring and earned All-American honors in 2006.
Named team captain as a senior, he claimed his second straight runner-up finish at the OVC Championships in 2007 while earning his program-record 19th All-Tournament honor. Throughout his career, Stallings took home seven individual medalist honors, also the most in program history.
Although 10 years have passed since his time in the purple and gold, Stallings still owns program records for lowest round and lowest 54-hole score, boasting marks of 63 and 197 at the Murray State Invitational. He 8-under 63 is tied for the school record for lowest score in relation to par while his 16-under 197 still holds as the best mark in relation to par for 54 holes. His 197 also represents the only sub-200, 54-hole score in program history and he ranks tied for second in school history in 36-hole scoring with a 138.
Stallings still claims ownership over the top-three lowest scoring averages ever by a Tech golfer, setting the record as a sophomore in 2004-05 with a mark of 72.74. He then broke that mark in 2005-06 as a junior, averaging 71.08 and followed up with a mark of 71.29 as a senior in the 2006-07 campaign.
His 72.40 career scoring average reigns supreme in school history, standing nearly a full stroke ahead of the next highest mark.
During his four-year career, Stallings helped Tech put together the top-four lowest single-round scores in team history, all four of which still rank in the top five today. He also helped in posting the top-two lowest 36-hole marks (still stand today) and the top-four lowest 54-hole marks (all four still rank in the top five).
Participating in 46 career team events, not including his appearances in the NCAA Regional and Championships, Stallings led the Golden Eagles in 24 tournaments, easily a program record.
Since rewriting the Golden Eagle record books, Stallings has gone on to enjoy a successful career on the PGA Tour, joining the Tour in 2011. He has boasted three PGA Tour Victories, including The Greenbrier Classic (2011), the True South Classic (2012) and the Farmers Insurance Open (2014).
Throughout his professional career, he has claimed two second-place finishes, two third-place finishes, 15 top-10 finishes and 39 top-25 finishes. He has ranked as high as 31st in the FedEx Cup standings and can be easily remembered for his impressive, 27th place showing at the Masters in 2012.
He has become well known around the state of Tennessee for supporting junior golf programs. Stallings helped establish (in 2012) and hosts the Tennessee Junior Cup each year and wlll help officially launch the Kids Play Free Junior Golf Initiative Jan. 1, 2018.
Stallings graduated from Tech in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in management. He currently resides in Knoxville, Tenn. with his wife, Jennifer, and children, Finn and Millie White.
