Michael Smith

2007 Academic All-American

2007 All Louisiana

2007 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List

2005 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List

2006 Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll

2006-07 Junior Season

All-Louisiana selection
Helped Louisiana-Lafayette to the Sun Belt Conference Championship
Made the match-winning birdie on the first playoff hole at the SBC Tournament to secure the victory for the Cajuns
Finished the year with a 73.9 stroke average
Played in a team-high 36 rounds
Cajuns’ top finisher in six events
Four top-five finishes
Placed second at the Hal Sutton Intercollegiate
Tied for fifth at the North Texas/Mean Green Classic, the Battle on the Bend and the Arkansas State Indian Classic
Team high 10 sub-par rounds, accounting for nearly a third of all the Cajuns’ sub-par rounds
Low round of 68 at Border Olympics and Hal Sutton Intercollegiate
Team low 54-hole total at 212 (-4) twice ? at Mean Green and Indian Classics.
Opened the season with three consecutive rounds under par at the Mean Green Classic

2005-06 Sophomore Season

Led the Ragin’ Cajuns in nearly every statistical category
Led the Cajuns with a 74.3 stroke average
Finished the year with nine sub-par rounds, more than any other Cajuns golfer and nearly half of UL’s total sub-par rounds (20)
Tied for the team lead with 36 rounds played
Had six top-25 finishes on the year, including four top-10 finishes
Finished in the top-10 at the Louisiana Tech/Squire Creek Intercollegiate (T-10th), Battle on the Bend (5th), Guadalajara Intercollegiate (6th), and the Hal Sutton Intercollegiate (T-7th)
Carded a low round of 69 at both the Battle on the Bend and the Guadalajara Intercollegiate
Shot 13 rounds of par or better
Had the Cajuns lowest 36-hole total on the year when he shot a 140 (-2) at the Battle on the Bend
Also carded the Cajuns lowest 54-hole total on the year, 215 (-1) at the Louisiana Tech/Squire Creek Intercollegiate and the Battle on the Bend

2004-05 Freshman Season

Appeared in 11 tournaments as a Ragin’ Cajuns freshman
Recorded the lowest three rounds on the team
Carded four sub-par rounds on the season
Finished tied for fifth at the Raising Cane Invitational carding rounds of 72-71-67 to finish two-under par
Finished tied for 14th at the LSU Spring Invitational carding rounds of 75-77-69 for a five-over-par 221
Carded rounds of 78-77-71 for a 10-over-par 226 to finish tied for 19th at the Tulane Invitational

High School

Was a three-year letterman at St. Thomas More High School for head coach Benny Hopson
Was a three-time All-State and All-District 5-4A selection
Helped lead the Cougars to three Parish Championships, two regional titles and two Class 4A State Championships
Won the 2004 Southern Junior Amateur Championship
Was honorable mention 2004 National Amateur of the Month (June)
High School team never lost a golf match during his three years on the squad