Birth Date: | Dec. 6, 1988 |
Height: | 5-10 |
Year: | Senior |
Hometown: | Whitleyville, Tenn. |
High School: | Jackson County |
Major: | Business |
TEE TALK: Tyler is a top performer for the Golden Eagles who is constantly striving to better his game...capable of shooting very low scores...his overall abiliites will keep him close to the top of the leaderboard and will help lead the team in every tournament...one of the top junior players in the region during his high school career...always does what is asked of him...shows great leadership and is one of the most experienced players within this group of guys.
AT TECH:
In 2011-12: Tyler played in four of Tech's five fall
tournaments, totaling 11 rounds of golf...carded two top 10
finishes, tying for third out of 74 golfers with a 67-73-69=209 at
the Murray State Invitational and finishing fourth out of 80
competitors with a 71-68-75=214 at the Skyhawk Classic, both in
October...shot a career-low round of 67 in the first round of the
Murray State Invitational...tied for the best average on the team
at 72.5, improving on his 2010-11 average by more than a
stroke.
In 2010-11: Competing in nine tournaments, Tyler scored a low round of 68 for the season, which was also his career-best, which was carded at the Grover Page Classic on March 14th in the first round...best finish was 2nd place at the Grover Page Classic, where he shot 68-73-71=212 to finish four-under par..season total of 24 rounds in tourney play..averaged 73.8 for the year.
In 2009-10: Redshirted to rehab an
injury.
In 2008-09: Tyler qualified for six tournaments, and posted an average of 76.4 strokes over his 17 rounds of competition...shot two sub par rounds on the year...low round of 70 came at the Murray State Invitational where he shot 73-74-70--217 and finished 21st...best finish was a tie for 20th and came at the Grub Mart-Young Oil Intercollegiate with a score total of 148 over two rounds
In 2007-08: As a true freshman, Tyler played in
six of Tech's nine tournaments, and posted a stroke average of
76.7...had three Top 20 finishes...low round of 73 came in the
second round of the Murray State Invitational in October...tied for
15th place in his first college action, the Showdown in the Valley,
where he shot 77-78-74--229...tied for 17th with a 223 total, his
low score for 54-hole event, at the Murray State
Invitational...placed in a tie for 15th at the Pizza Hut
Invitational in February.
HIGH SCHOOL: A two-sport standout at Jackson
County High School, Tyler was the starting point guard on the
basketball team and played No. 1 position on the golf team for four
years...played his high school golf three seasons for coach Lakelan
Barham and one year for coach Gary Flynn...co-captain of the
basketball team...school record for lowest average of 35.0 strokes
in his senior year...also career record with 36.2 stoke
average...helped JCHS team win district and region titles as a
junior before a seventh place finish at TSSAA state tourney...led
Blue Devils to region championship as a senior and fourth place in
state tournament...three-time all-state selection, receiving
first-team honors twice and second-team once...three-time all-Mid
State...won the 2005 Tennessean Metro Parks Schooldays
Tournament...four-time team MVP...played in state tournament all
four years, finishing 29th as a freshman, fifth as a sophomore, and
third in final two seasons.
PERSONAL: The son of Kelly and Karen Cassetty of
Whitleyville, Tenn...born December 6, 1988 in Cookeville...full
name is Tyler Samson Cassetty...majoring in business.