Jess Shirley
senior / 5-9
Newnan, GA / Newnan H.S.

2003 Fall: Played in all four tournaments, tied for 15th at Cougar Invitational with rounds of 78, 78 and 73.

2002-03: Had third lowest scoring average on team at 76.7 ... Shot a five-under 67 at Richard Rendleman Invitational, the third lowest score in school history. Tied for first in the event and his 1-under par 143 for the 36-hole event ranked among the top five in Clayton State history for a 36-hole event ... Starter on team that placed sixth at the NCAA Division II Southeast Regionals ... Tied for 22nd at Southeast Regional, second best score on team ... Tied for 26th at PBC Tournament with rounds of 74 and 76 ... Shot 76 and 1-over par 73 at Bill Hill Intercollegiate, tying for 16th. 

2001-02: Had the team's fourth lowest scoring average of 78.9 in nine events ... Tied for 20th with a two-round of score of 153 (80-73) in the Pfeiffer Intercollegiate. Shot his lowest round of the season of 1-over par 73 in a trio of tournaments (Dog Fight @ the Challenge, Pfeiffer Intercollegiate, Rollins Intercollegiate).

2000-01: Placed 20th in the Bill Hill Intercollegiate ... Played in all 10 events and had a season best round of 76 at Bay Medical Intercollegiate on the par-72 Hombre Course.

Pre-CCSU: Three-year letterwinner and team captain at Newnan High School. Low medalist on junior and senior squads that finished a combined 19-9. Honor graduate. 

Personal: Born Jessie Cecil Shirley II on December 6, 1980 in Griffin, GA ... Son of Jake and Jane Shirley... Majoring in business management.