Owen Bright
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- Height:
- 5-7
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- Hometown:
- Roanoke, Va.
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- Year:
- So.
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- Previous School:
- Emory & Henry College
Bio
Spring 2024 (Freshman – Emory & Henry): Bright took part in one of Emory & Henry's four spring events, finishing two rounds of play… delivered a season-best 74 in the opening round of the Fincastle/Glenrochie Challenge (Mar. 2-3)… posted a 152 for the two-hole event, tying for sixth overall… concluded the year with a 79.80 scoring average.
Fall 2023 (Freshman – Emory & Henry): Bright competed in one of the team's four fall tournaments, finishing three rounds of action… made his collegiate debut with a 247 at the Barton Intercollegiate (Oct. 16-17)… ended the fall with a scoring average of 82.33.
High School: Bright was a two-sport athlete at Cave Spring High School in Roanoke, Va., earning four letters in golf for head coach Andy Henritzie and one letter in tennis for head coach Mark Hough… was a two-year team captain in golf and one-time captain in tennis… collected All-State First Team honors as a senior… earned a pair of All-Region First Team honors and three All-District First Team accolades during his career… named District Player of the Year as a freshman after two tournament victories… captured two more tournament wins during his high school career.
Personal: Son of Michele and Marvin Bright… born in Roanoke, Va. on October 5, 2004… full name is Owen Thomas Bright.
Academic: Majoring in finance… named to the SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll in 2023-24.
News mentions
OLD HICKORY, Tenn. – Four members of the Tennessee Tech men's golf team completed the third and final round of action at the TSU Big Blue Intercollegiate on Tuesday, competing as individuals at President's Reserve at The Hermitage Golf Course in Old Hickory, Tenn.
OLD HICKORY, Tenn. – A group of four Tennessee Tech men's golfers represented the purple and gold as individuals on day one of the TSU Big Blue Intercollegiate on Monday, completing the first two rounds of play at President's Reserve at The Hermitage Golf Course in Old Hickory, Tenn.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Four members of the Tennessee Tech men's golf team will head to Old Hickory, Tenn. for the TSU Big Blue Intercollegiate, competing as individuals at President's Reserve at The Hermitage Golf Course on Monday and Tuesday.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team heads north to Bloomington, Ind. for two days of action at the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational on Saturday and Sunday at Pfau Golf Course. Due to excessive rain, the event has been delayed, with hopes of an afternoon start.
SEMMES, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf wrapped up action at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate on Tuesday, making its last trip around the Falls Course at RTJ at Magnolia Grove in Semmes, Ala.
SEMMES, Ala. – Following a delay of more than six hours due to inclement weather, the Tennessee Tech men's golf team completed 14 holes of the second round of competition of the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate on Tuesday before play was suspended for darkness. The remainder of the second round, as well as the third and final round, will take place Wednesday at the Falls Course at RTJ at Magnolia Grove.
SEMMES, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team completed the opening round of the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate on Sunday afternoon, circling the links of the Falls Course at RTJ at Magnolia Grove.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's golf team continues its spring slate with three days of action at the Falls Course at RTJ at Magnolia Grove in Semmes, Ala, competing at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate presented by Hampton by Hilton: Providence Park from Sunday through Tuesday.