2004-05:Finished 61st at the Club Glove Intercollegiate in Somis, Calif. ... Saw action in the Chris Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational ... Played as an individual at the Couryard by Marriott Intercollegiate and tied for 33rd place at two-over ... Shot a 66 at the U.S. Open Local Qualifying Round at River Landing Country Club in Wallace, N.C., to tie for third place and qualify for the Sectional Qualifying Round for the second straight year. High School: Graduated from Kerr-Vance Academy in Henderson, N.C. ... Member of golf team since eighth grade ... Led team to state championship as a sophomore, state finals the two years prior, fourth place his junior season and third place as a senior ... Individually won the state championship as a sophomore, was the runner-up the two years prior and as a junior, before finishing third his senior season ... Five-time all-state selection ... Five-time all-conference selection and was named the conference Player of the Year three times ... Honor roll student was also a NC Scholar and a member of the National Honor Society ... Qualified for the 2004 U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier with a runner-up finish at the Wallace, N.C., local qualifying round, carding a 67 at the River Landing Golf Club ... Runner-up at the 2003 North Carolina Junior Championship ... Posted a third place finish at the 2003 Carolinas Junior ... Won the 2003 Independent Insurance Classic ... Born Sept. 2, 1985 in Fayetteville, N.C. ... Parents are Katheryn Winston and David Byrd ... Has an older sister, Sara Byrd. | |||||||||||









