Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU:  4-year returning letterman....Taking advantage of extra year granted by the NCAA because of the covid pandemic....Southland Conference All-Conference Team (second team) 2022-23....Team MVP for 2022-23....Enters 2022-23 with a 74.03 career stroke average (in 33 career events)....Southland Conference All-Conference Team (first team) 2021-22....Team MVP 2021-22....Played in all 10 tournaments in 2021-22....Led the squad with a 73.10 stroke average....Shared team high with 12 rounds of par or better (low round of 69)....Two Top-10 finishes....T-5th at 2022 ECU Intercollegiate (69-72-75=216)....Placed T-17th at 2021 SC Amateur Championship with 2-over 290 score....Played in all eight events during covid-shortened 2020-21 campaign....Second-lowest stroke average on team (72.83)... Shot career-low (-4) 68 at 2021 Raines Company Intercollegiate....Tied for 3rd at 2021 Wofford Invitational (72-69-70=211 ; -5)....Team-best 11 rounds of par or better (out of 23 total rounds)....Produced a 415-178 mark playing against the field....Played in 4 of 7 events during the shortened 2019-20 season....Two par or better rounds, including a low round of 70....Best finish was T-41 at 2019 Intercollegiate at The Grove....Team 2018-19 MVP....Lone team member to play in all 11 tournaments in 2018-19....Team-best 75.10 stroke average....Only the second time in 12 seasons a freshmen has led the Patriots in scoring....Low round of 68 (at 2018 Camden Collegiate Invitational) among seven rounds of par of better....Four Top-25 finishes....Season-best showing of T-9th at 2018 Camden Collegiate Invitational....Inked during 2017 early signing period....Excited to have him here at Francis Marion....One of the top players in the state of South Carolina....Will be a great fit for the FMU team....Will be part of a young and explosive squad in 2018-19....Helps FMU get bigger and stronger so as to match what the modern golf game requires.....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2022 (spring).

PERSONAL:

• Born Grant Thomas Sellers in Florence, SC
• Graduate of McBee High School, where he played for coaches Barry Brown and Pat Cook
• The 2017 Class A individual state champion after shooting the lowest score in school history 70-69=139
• Helped lead the Panthers to the 2017 Class A team title.
• Two-time All-State selection
• 2017 Class A Player of the Year
• 3-time region Player of the Year
• 4-time region individual champion
• Winner of the 2017 Creed Junior Invitational
• won the 2017 Farm Bureau Insurance Classic 3-Point Contest
• Also lettered in basketball 
• Nickname is TB

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Professional golfer
• How you got your nickname: Former FMU golfer Jacob Morris gave it to me
• Favorite Superhero: Superman
• Favorite Athlete: Tiger Woods
• Favorite Movie or TV Show: Forrest Gump
• Favorite Food: Mexican
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Myrtle Beach, SC
• Favorite Musical Artist: Eminem
• Favorite Thing About FMU: Small campus
• Favorite Off-Field/court Activity: Play golf
• Goals for Upcoming Season: Win
• Why you first chose your sport: My dad got me into it
• Biggest mental challenge in your sport: To not think about how you are hitting the ball or worrying about your swing
• Interesting Notes: Won a 3-point basketball shooting contest in high school (2017 Farm Bureau Insurance Classic 3-point champion); I have no big toenails. 
• Brush With Greatness: Played golf with Jim Cantore and Tajh Boyd; Met famous golfer Lee Elder

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