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Tyran Snyders
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Paarl, South Africa
- High School:
- Paarl Boys High School
- Prev School:
- Memphis
Bio
CAREER AWARDS & HONORS
• Played in all 14 events for the Red Raiders including both the NCAA Regionals and Championships
• Tallied three top-10 finishes including a seventh place finish at Inverness, helping the Red Raiders defend their Inverness title.
• Used back-to-back rounds of 70 to closeout a top-30 finish at the loaded Frederica Cup
• Shot 72-72-70 to finish seventh at Inverness
• Used a final round 67 to close out a top-20 (19) finish at Ben Hogan
• Won his first four matches at the Big 12 Match play event, helping the Red Raiders to the championship match against OU
• Ended the Big 12 Match Play at 4-1 overall
• Opened the spring with back-to-back top-20 finishes including a ninth-place finish at the Valspar
• Fired a season-best 64 (-7) in the second round of the Valspar Collegiate (Mar. 27-28)
• Recorded another top-20 finish at the Thunderbird Collegiate where he opened with a round of 69 (-2)
• Placed 19th at the 2023 Big 12 Championships
• Participated in his first NCAA Championships firing an opening round 68.
2021-2022 SEASON (SOPHOMORE/MEMPHIS)
• Named to the All-American Athletic Conference (AAC) Team
• Played in all nine tournaments for the Tigers
• Totaled seven top-20 finishes, three top-10's and two top-fives on the season
• Tied for a season-best third place at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (76-68-65) with a score of 209 (-7)
• Tied for fourth at the Quail Valley/Jake Owen Collegiate (68-72-66) with a season-low total of 206 (-10)
• Tied for seventh at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate (69-71-72) with a score of 212 (-4)
• Tied for 11th overall at the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational (74-70-73) with a total of 217 (+4)
• Tied for 12th at the Coral Creek Club Invitational (72-72-70) with a score of 213 (E)
• Tied for 16th at the AAC Championship (74-72-69) with total of 215 (-1)
• Tied for 19th at the Mason Rudolph Championship (74-71-66) with a score of 211 (-2)
• Tied for 23rd at the Colleton River Collegiate (75-70-70) with a total of 215 (-1)
• Tied for 59th at the Mossy Oak Collegiate (73-71-78) with a score of 222 (+6)
2020-2021 SEASON (FRESHMAN/MEMPHIS)
• Played in four of five events on the Tigers' covid-shortened schedule
• Earned one top-10 and one top-20 finish in Memphis' spring season
• Finished seventh at the Linger Longer Invitational with a score of 211 (-5), including a season-best 68 (-4) in the second round
• Tied for 33rd at the Schenkel Invitational with a score of 223 (+7)
• Finished in a tie for 42nd at the Spartan Collegiate with a total of 220 (+4)
• Tied for 51st at the Hoosier College Invite with a score of 237 (+24)
PRIOR TO MEMPHIS/PERSONAL
• In July of 2019, Snyders posted a three-shot victory over Timothy Magcalayo in the 41st Boys Junior North & South Championship at Pinehurst, N.C. Snyders
• Fired a bogey-free 4-under 68 during the final round to earn the title
• In his home country, he won twice on the Premier Amateur Tour in 2018, earning titles at the Steenberg Open in May and the Erinvale Open in August
• Had rounds of 71 and 67 for a 36-hole total of 6-under 138 to win the Erinvale Open.
- 2x PING All-Region Team (2023, Jr./2024, Sr.)
- All-Big 12 Team (2024, Sr.)
- 2x All-AAC Team (2021, Fr./2022, So.-@Memphis)
- Academic All-Big 12 (2024, Sr.)
- GCAA All-America Scholar (2024, Sr.)
- 2x AAC All-Academic Team (2021, Fr./2022, So.-@Memphis)
- Arnold Palmer Cup International Team member (2023)
- Started in team's lineup in all 14 events (13 stroke play/1 match play)
- Tied for team's second-lowest stroke play scoring average (71.8) over 40Â rounds
- Went 3-2 in Big 12 Match Play winning 1UP, 3&1 and 2&1
- Was Tech Tech's 54-hole low individual at five tournaments
- Broke into PGA TOUR U's Top 25 on Feb. 7 after a T-3 finish at the Southwestern Invitational
- Owned second-most rounds carded in the 60's on the team (12)
- Carded a season-low 6-under-par 65 at The Prestige (Norman Course at PGA WEST)
- The sub-70 round was a bogey-free day that included four birdies and an eagle
- Recorded 21 rounds par or better and 17 rounds below parÂ
- Contributed to team score counting 33 of 40Â stroke play rounds played
- Had seven Top 20 finishes and four Top 10 finishes
- Registered a career-best finish, tied for second, at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate - being one of three Top 5 finishes
- Recorded a career-best 54-hole score of 11-under-par 205 at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate
- To kickoff spring season, has a steak of 12 consecutive rounds carded par or better - that run included all three Top 5 finishes
- Tallied four eagles, including two at The Prestige
- Tied for 14th at Sahalee Players Championship/78-67-75=220 (+4)
- Tied for 2nd at William H. Tucker Intercollegiate/67-68-71=206 (-10)
- Tied for 63rd at Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational/74-71-76=221 (+11)
- Won three of five matches of the Big 12 Match Play Tournament
- Tied for 3rd at Southwestern Invitational/66-68-69=203 (-10)
- Tied for 33rd at Amer Ari Intercollegiate/66-71-68=205 (-11)
- Tied for 4th at The Prestige/65-71-68=204 (-9)
- Tied for 7th at Cabo Collegiate/71-68-70=209 (-4)
- Tied for 29th at All-American Intercollegiate/79-70-73=222 (+6)
- Tied for 15th at Valspar Collegiate Invitational/72-72-68=212 (-1)
- 96th at Thunderbird Collegiate/77-75-77=229 (+16)
- Tied for 18th at Big 12 Championships/73-74-71-72=290 (+2)
- Tied for 29th at Baton Rouge Regional/76-73-72=221 (+5)
- Tied for 113th at NCAA Championships (position after first 54 holes/Tech missed cut for fourth rd.)/82-76-73=231 (+15)
• Played in all 14 events for the Red Raiders including both the NCAA Regionals and Championships
• Tallied three top-10 finishes including a seventh place finish at Inverness, helping the Red Raiders defend their Inverness title.
• Used back-to-back rounds of 70 to closeout a top-30 finish at the loaded Frederica Cup
• Shot 72-72-70 to finish seventh at Inverness
• Used a final round 67 to close out a top-20 (19) finish at Ben Hogan
• Won his first four matches at the Big 12 Match play event, helping the Red Raiders to the championship match against OU
• Ended the Big 12 Match Play at 4-1 overall
• Opened the spring with back-to-back top-20 finishes including a ninth-place finish at the Valspar
• Fired a season-best 64 (-7) in the second round of the Valspar Collegiate (Mar. 27-28)
• Recorded another top-20 finish at the Thunderbird Collegiate where he opened with a round of 69 (-2)
• Placed 19th at the 2023 Big 12 Championships
• Participated in his first NCAA Championships firing an opening round 68.
2021-2022 SEASON (SOPHOMORE/MEMPHIS)
• Named to the All-American Athletic Conference (AAC) Team
• Played in all nine tournaments for the Tigers
• Totaled seven top-20 finishes, three top-10's and two top-fives on the season
• Tied for a season-best third place at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (76-68-65) with a score of 209 (-7)
• Tied for fourth at the Quail Valley/Jake Owen Collegiate (68-72-66) with a season-low total of 206 (-10)
• Tied for seventh at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate (69-71-72) with a score of 212 (-4)
• Tied for 11th overall at the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational (74-70-73) with a total of 217 (+4)
• Tied for 12th at the Coral Creek Club Invitational (72-72-70) with a score of 213 (E)
• Tied for 16th at the AAC Championship (74-72-69) with total of 215 (-1)
• Tied for 19th at the Mason Rudolph Championship (74-71-66) with a score of 211 (-2)
• Tied for 23rd at the Colleton River Collegiate (75-70-70) with a total of 215 (-1)
• Tied for 59th at the Mossy Oak Collegiate (73-71-78) with a score of 222 (+6)
2020-2021 SEASON (FRESHMAN/MEMPHIS)
• Played in four of five events on the Tigers' covid-shortened schedule
• Earned one top-10 and one top-20 finish in Memphis' spring season
• Finished seventh at the Linger Longer Invitational with a score of 211 (-5), including a season-best 68 (-4) in the second round
• Tied for 33rd at the Schenkel Invitational with a score of 223 (+7)
• Finished in a tie for 42nd at the Spartan Collegiate with a total of 220 (+4)
• Tied for 51st at the Hoosier College Invite with a score of 237 (+24)
PRIOR TO MEMPHIS/PERSONAL
• In July of 2019, Snyders posted a three-shot victory over Timothy Magcalayo in the 41st Boys Junior North & South Championship at Pinehurst, N.C. Snyders
• Fired a bogey-free 4-under 68 during the final round to earn the title
• In his home country, he won twice on the Premier Amateur Tour in 2018, earning titles at the Steenberg Open in May and the Erinvale Open in August
• Had rounds of 71 and 67 for a 36-hole total of 6-under 138 to win the Erinvale Open.
NCAA Championship Rd. 3 Highlights
Sunday, May 25
Greg Sands post-round interview (Rd. 3 NCAA Championships)
Sunday, May 25
NCAA Championship Rd. 1 Highlights
Friday, May 23
Postcard from Carlsbad
Thursday, May 22