David Perkins '16 Recruiting Profile

East Peoria High SchoolEast Peoria, ILMen's Golf

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Club2014 River Cup

Height5'8"

Weight155lbs

Age26

Primary PositionGolfer

Dominant HandRight

18 Hole Average72.5

Handicap+1.8

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May 2014

Personal Statement

My true dream is to play collegiate golf at any level and then move to the PGA.

At the high school level, I want to win the state championship as a team and as an individual.

I believe in hard work and determination in my academics and golf. I spend many hours practicing golf to improve my performance. I gave up baseball in my sophomore year so I could give more time to improving my game. I also give of my time to helping with events which expose younger kids to the game of golf.

I believe golf creates habits that will help kids throughout their life-hard work, exercise, professionalism on and off the course, courtesy and drive to do your best.

My parents both work hard to make sure I have the tools I need for golf and academics and I would like to help them as much as I can with my college.

I love golf. It is my life!

Athletics

High School Information

Years w/ Varsity
3 years
2014 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
1st Team All-Conference, 3rd at Conference Tournament, 3rd in Regionals and 2nd in Sectionals
Team Awards
Regional Champs
2013 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
2nd Team All-Conference, 1st Team All-State, Tied record score at course-68. Placed fourth in state.
Team Awards
Regional 2nd Place
2012 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
Played variety golf as a freshman. Made it to sectionals. Missed qualifing for state by three strokes.

Club Information

Seasons of Club Experience
3 seasons
2014 2014 River Cup (Junior Golf League)
Qualified for River Cup in 2014 but also qualified for Big "I". Both events were scheduled for the same time so River Cup wanted me to compete at the national level.
2013 River Cup (Junior Golf League)
You earn points in all of the summer tournaments you play. In my age division (14-15), I finished 2nd in points. Four golfers from each team are chosen to compete against each other. It's a two day format. The first day is two man best ball, and the second day is singles match play. My team won this event this year.
2011 River Cup (Junior Golf League)
This was my first time making the river cup in the 12-13 age group. It's a two day tournament. First day is two man best ball, second is singles match play. My performance in all of my summer tournaments qualified me for this event. My team won this event this year.

Coach References

High School Head Coach
Chris Frasco
High School Assistant Coach
Matt Plummer

Events

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2015 Trusted Choice Big "I" National Championship
8/03/15 to 8/06/15
National Tournament with representation from 46 states. Approximately 160 participants.
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MAJGT
7/27/15 to 7/29/15
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River Cup
7/25/15 to 7/26/15
A team Tournament-- Tazewell County vs Peoria County. This is the 4th time I've qualified to play in this tournament, and will be representing the Tazewell County Team.
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East Peoria Amateur and City Championship
7/18/15 to 7/19/15
Ages 14 to 54.
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BIG I (Qualifier)
7/08/15 to 7/09/15
(1st Place Finish). Day 1 shot 73. Day 2 shot 71. Shot even par for the tournament. Day 1 was a real challenge with horrible weather; constant rain from start to finish with cool temperatures. I was the only player to shoot a below par round in the tournament. This was 2nd year in a row that I won this qualifier. I am now going to the National Big I 4 day tournament in Kansas.
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USGA (Junior AM Qualifier)
6/30/15 to 6/30/15
(T-17th Finish). 36 hole tournament in 1 day. 1st round shot 75. 2nd round shot 76.
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IJGA (IL Junior State AM)
6/23/15 to 6/25/15
(T-12 finish). I had a rough first day and couldn't make a putt and shot 79. Then came back strong with a 1 under 70 on day 2. Finished with a 76 to shoot 12 over for the tournament. Top 15 finish (T-12) out of >150 participants. Course played hard and it was very wet.
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AJGA- Natural Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior
6/10/15 to 6/12/15
(T-14th finish). Day 1- 73. Day 2- 70. Day 3- 70. Total score 213.
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Plantation Tour
5/23/15 to 5/25/15
(1st place finish). The first day I shot 69 with 5 birdies. Played well. The second day I struggled with my ball striking and made some bad bogeys and shot 78. Then the last day in the 25 MPH winds I pulled in a 73 to shoot a 3 day total of 220 to win by 4 strokes!
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Plantation Tour
5/02/15 to 5/03/15
(1st place finish). Didn't know the golf course that well. Shot 1 under 71 on Day 1. Had a rough second day and scored a 75. Had a 2 day total of 146. Came in 1st place- won by 14 strokes. I was the only player under par in the whole tournament.
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AJGA
4/24/15 to 4/26/15
(T- 1st place finish). The weather was not in our favor for the weekend. I kept my head down and shot two solid numbers. 73-73=146 put me in a tie for 1st. There was no playoff. My first AJGA event and I got the win!
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Plantation Tour
4/18/15 to 4/19/15
Had a two day total of 74-70=144. This placed me in a tie for 3rd. Very steady weekend.
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Prep Tour
4/12/15 to 4/12/15
(3rd place tournament finish). 2nd day of a 2 day Tournament. Shot 76.
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Prep Tour
4/11/15 to 4/11/15
(2nd place) after Day 1 of a 2 day tournament. Shot 73.
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2A State 2014
10/18/14 to 10/19/14
(28th place finish). Didn't play well. Ended up +17 for two days (28th place). Next year will be better.
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Sectionals 2014
10/13/14 to 10/13/14
(2nd place finish). Scored 71 (-1). 2nd place overall. Rough Conditions but had a good day of golf.
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Regionals 2014
10/07/14 to 10/07/14
(3rd place finish). Scored 72 (Even Par). Placed 3rd overall. My team placed first and we go on to sectionals as a team. Great day!
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Mid Illini Conference
10/02/14 to 10/02/14
(3rd place finish). Scored 73 (+1). Placed 3rd place overall. Made first team all-conference. Scored 2nd highest score for the year on all conference team.
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Pekin Invite
9/20/14 to 9/20/14
(9th place finish). Large High School Tournament. Didn't have my best day. Shot a 77 (+5). Received 9th place.
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Mattoon Invite
9/12/14 to 9/13/14
(T-2nd place finish). Very large school tournament with school from across the state. Shot 73 (+1) each day. Two day total of 146 (+2). Tied for second place.
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Gibson Woods Invite
8/30/14 to 8/30/14
(T-2nd place finish). I shot 71(E) in this high school event. I finished in a T-2nd. Leading our team to a new school record of 296.
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Coyote Creek Classic
8/23/14 to 8/23/14
(T-4 place finish). Large high school tournament. Shot 73 (+1). Tied for fourth. Tough day to play. Very rainy.
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State Preview
8/19/14 to 8/19/14
(1st place finish). This is the first tournament of the year for high school golf. I shot 71(E). Being medalist of the tournament, I lead our team to a victory by 3.
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Mens East Peoria City Tournament
8/09/14 to 8/10/14
(1st place finish). The first day of the two day event I shot 69 (-3) with one eagle, one birdie and 16 pars-bogey free. The second day I shot 75 (+3), had a rough day on the greens but came in with a 144 (E) finish and was the champion.
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Trusted Choice Big I National Golf Tournament
8/05/14 to 8/08/14
This was the first national tournament of my life. The course was at a rating of 76.3 and par was 72. The first day I shot 72(E) and was in a T-4th. The second day I shot 76(+4) and was in a T-7th. Made the cut (top 50). I ended my week with 2 very bad rounds and ended up getting 54th out of 130 golfers.
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Illinois State Classic-MAJGT
7/21/14 to 7/22/14
(3rd place finish). Shot 70 (-1) on first day. Short 79 (+8) on second day. Two day total +7. Place 3rd overall.
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The Big I Illinois State Finals
7/09/14 to 7/10/14
(1st place finish). This was the qualifier for the national Big "I" tournament. The first day I shot a 73 (+1). Tough day to play. Very windy. The second day I trailed by three shots and was tied for 2nd at the start. I fired a 70 (-2) and won the qualifier by 3 shots. Two day total of 143 (-1). I now will play the national tournament at the Pete Dye G.C. in West Virginia on August 5th-8th.
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Prep Tour
7/02/14 to 7/03/14
(1st place finish). The first day I fired a 73(+2) with two bogeys on my last 2 holes-still a good round. Trailed the lead by 3 shots after first day. Came out the second day and fired a nice 71(-1) for a two day total of 144 (+1). Won the tournament by 3 strokes. Both days were kind of windy.
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Illinois Junior State Amatuer
6/24/14 to 6/26/14
(T-20 place finish). This a 54 hole tournament with a field of 156 golfers. Top 50 and ties make it to the last 18 holes. I had a rough first two days with scores of 76 and 78. Those scores still got me in the top 50. The last day the course was played tipped out and tucked, the course rating was a 74.5. I fired a 74 to drop myself from T-43 to T-20. With a T-20 finish I will be exempt into next year's tournament. Pretty good tournament.
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Illinois Junior State Amatuer Qualifier
6/05/14 to 6/05/14
(T-1st place finish). This was a qualifier to get to the Illinois Junior State Amatuer Championship. Only 9 kids advance from this qualifier with a field of 33 players. I shot 71(E) to take a T-1 finish and advance to the championship. The cut to move on was 76 (+5). Good day of golf!
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Prep Tour
6/02/14 to 6/03/14
(1st place finish). The first day was played at Weibring GC. It is a par 71. It was pretty windy and rainy in the beginning! But it cleared off and I was able to fire a 72(+1). The second day was held at Praire Vista GC. With two bogeys on #16 and #17 it took me to a 73(+2). Not a bad score but could have been better. 2 day total of 145(+3) gave me the win.
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Prep Tour
5/24/14 to 5/25/14
(1st place finish). The first day I played Red Tail Run. I played well. I shot 73(+1). Hit 15 greens and just one of those days where I struggled to make a putt. Good score. The second day we played Hickory Point. I came out strong and fired a 70(-2). I had a two day total of 143(-1). It was a good weekend of golf.
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Prep Tour
5/10/14 to 5/10/14
(1st place finish). Started off the day with a bogey and a double bogey in my first 6 holes. Came back with a nice birdie on hole 8 to finish my first nine with a score of 38(+2). Had seven straight pars to start my back nine then made birdies on 17 and 18 to shoot a nice score of 72(E). Came back very strong after a rough start. Also, won the tournament by 2 strokes.
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Prep Tour
4/26/14 to 4/27/14
(1st place finish). The first day was held at Quail Meadows golf course. It was a 20 mph windy day. I had a rough back nine and shot 74(+2). I was in the lead by four because the course was playing tough with the wind. The second day was held at Weaver Ridge. A course in the Top 100. I fired a 71(-1) to have a 2 day total of 145 (+1). I won my age division by 8 strokes. The older division played the same tees and I would have won their age division by 4 strokes. The second day had 20 mph winds. Two tough days to play.
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Plantation Tour
4/20/14 to 4/20/14
(3rd place finish). In a field of 43 kids I came out and shot a 73 (+2) at TPC Deer Run. We played it from 6650 yards in 20 mph winds. Got 3rd on the day. It was a great field and a great round.
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2014 Prep Tour
4/13/14 to 4/13/14
(1st place finish). This was my first tournament of the year. I came out very strong with 2 birdies in my first 3 holes. With a birdie on hole 8, it lead me to shoot -3 (33) on the front nine. After a rain delay, I came out and played very consistent on the back nine. With a birdie on hole 18, I signed in with a -4(68). I won my age division by 7 strokes. I also had the low score out of all age divisions. The next lowest score was an even par (72).
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2A State Tournament 2013
10/18/13 to 10/19/13
(4th place finish). As a Sophomore I made it to the state tournament for the very first time. I came out strong the first day and shot 68 with 6 birdies and 3 bogeys. I had 22 putts. I was leading the tournament by three strokes after day 1. I struggled a little on day 2 with tougher weather conditions, and shot 80 which was my highest round of the year. With scores of 68 and 80 combined, I finished in fourth place overall and was a medalist. This was the best performance at state for any individual in the history of my high school. My first day score of 68 also tied the state record for the best individual round. By far the best experience of my golf career.
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Sectionals 2013
10/14/13 to 10/14/13
(T-3rd place finish). Top 10 individuals get out to go play in the state tournament. The course we played on was Metamora Fields. It is a link styled course and it was very windy and cold. I shot a 74, +3, to tie for 3rd and advance to the state tournament. It was a tough day to play. The low score of the day was a +1, 72.
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Peoria Junior Championship
7/17/13 to 7/17/13
(T-1st place finish). I quailified for the championship tournament, which was the final tournament of the summer. I was in first place by 4 points heading into the championship round. That day I shot 71 (-1), which was in a tie for first place. I ended up losing the scorecard playoff, which officially game me a 2nd place finish. One of my most memorable days in the summer.
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Peoria Open
6/19/13 to 6/19/13
(1st place finish). I started the day with 2 bogeys in the first 5 holes, but was able to birdie one hole and shot a 36 on the front nine. On the back nine, I birdied three holes in a row for a score of 31. My 18 hole score was 67 (-2). The course was very tight, and the weather was really challenging with temperatures around 95 degrees and high humidity. I won the tournament.

Additional Sports

Basketball
3 years
Varsity Team
As a freshman played on freshman, sophomore, and varsity. Awarded 3rd in state at the three point shooting contest as a freshman. Awarded 2nd in state at the three point shooting contest as a sophomore.
Baseball
1 year
Varsity Team
Played freshman, sophomore, and varsity levels as a freshman. Started at third base.