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  Kyle Thomas

Kyle Thomas

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.

High School:
Park Tudor

2006-07: Started his career at Butler leading the Bulldogs with the lowest average of the team, 76.4 for twenty-four rounds...shot a low round of 71 at the Butler Fall Invitational...finished 13th in the Horizon League Men's Championship...had two Top Ten finishes...placed 4th at the UD Spring Invitational and tied for 7th at the Cleveland State Invitational.

High School: Four year varsity letter winner and three years MVP in high school...led Park Tudor to Sectional title senior season medaling with a round of 68...earned medalist honors in the inaugural conference tournament as a senior, leading Park Tudor to the conference title...advanced to State finals in sophomore and senior seasons...All-County junior and senior years and All-Conference senior year...holds Park Tudor record for low eighteen hole round with a 67.

Medalist at Future Collegiate World Tour (FCWT) Purdue Invitational and 3rd team FCWT All-American in 2004/2005 season. FCWT All-American honorable mention in 2005/2006 season with four top-ten finishes (2nd at Purdue, 5th at Notre Dame, 6th at TPC Sawgrass and 8th at Far Oaks)...picked up three top-five finishes in the fall 2004 Plantations Junior Golf Tour events (1st at Notre Dame, 2nd at Kearney Hills and 5th at University Club - Wildcat Course at the University of Kentucky)...won Independent Insurance Indiana State Qualifier in 2005 with a round of 70 and advanced to the "Big I" national tournament...qualified for and played in the Optimist International tournament at PGA National three years...ranked No. 1 by Golfweek for the Indiana class of 2006 in May 2006...qualified for and competed in the Indiana Open and Indiana State Amateur in 2006.

Personal: Son of Robert and Patti Thomas of Fishers, Indiana.... one brother, Tyler....majoring in business.