Fernando Figueroa
Fernando Figueroa

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
San Salvador, El Salvador

High School:
Bradenton Academy, Bradenton, Fla.

Height / Weight:
5-11 / 151

Birthdate:
11/07/1983

General Info: Should contend for a spot in the starting lineup ... named to the ACC Honor Roll in 2004-05 ... academic team captain for the 2004-05 season ... majoring in interpersonal communications.

Fall `05: Competed in the Adams Cup of Newport and the VCU/Mattaponi Springs Shootout as a starter and tied for 40th and 53rd, respectively.

2004-05: Played in four of Carolina's five fall tournaments ... shot a pair of 77s as an individual in The Courtyard by Marriott Intercollegiate, his only event of the spring ... low finish on the season was a tie for 15th place at the Franklin Street Partners Invitational.

2003-04: Played in three of the Tar Heels' four fall events...low finish was a tie for 44th place at the Franklin Street Partners Invitational...played in two of Carolina's spring events, one as an individual...winner of the team's Mike McLeod award for overall contribution.

2002-03: Played in five tournaments in the spring, one as an individual...low finish was a tie for 40th place at the Seminole Intercollegiate...tied for 42nd place at the Birkdale Collegiate Classic...played in one B-team tournament in the fall, finishing in third place at the Greensboro College Invitational...he fired a 141 total, one shot behind the winner.

Amateur: Competed in the 2004 World Amateur Championship at Rio Mar in Puerto Rico and helped San Salvador make its first cut in the history of the event ... Fired a hole-in-one at the 2002 World Amateur Team Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...1999 and 2000 Central American Junior Champion...1999 and 2001 El Salvador National Junior Champion, runner-up in `97 and third in `98...member of 1998, 2000 and 2002 El Salvador National Team...1999 Guatemala National Junior Champion...finished fourth in 2001 AJGA Golfweek Top 100 Tournament...posted top-10 finishes in 2001 Scott Robertson Memorial Tournament and 2001 AJGA Shell World Golf Village Championship.

Prep: Four-year golf letterman at American School of El Salvador...also played soccer his freshman and sophomore years...president of group that promotes moral and ethical values among teenagers in El Salvador.