Brown had rounds of 72-68-67-71 to finish at 10-under par and a tie for 53rd on the leaderboard. On moving day, Brown posted his best round of the tournament which featured seven total birdies. That included a stretch where he birdied five-consecutive holes beginning at the par-four fourth.
Brown was an All-SEC Freshman Team selection after producing a 72.42 stroke average over eight events in his first collegiate season. He missed the fall slate due to a wrist injury, but appeared in every event during the spring campaign. He made seven starts for the Cats, including the SEC Championship and the NCAA Athens Regional appearance.
The Eddyville, Kentucky, native garnered four top-20 finishes. He tied for fifth at the Mason Rudolph where he tallied an opening round of 64 which is tied for the lowest 18-hole score in the Brian Craig era. His 54-hole total of 206 tied for the best mark of the season.
In his first career postseason event, he tied for ninth at the SEC Championship during stroke play. He fired rounds of 67-69-72 to help lead UK to a third-place showing in stroke play and advance to the semifinals of match play for the first time in program history. He registered 10 par-or-better rounds throughout this freshman season.
Jim Herman edged out Kelly Kraft by one stroke to take the $3.5 million purse. Herman scored a 26-under par combined score to win the event.
