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2016-17 Men's Golf

Caleb Martin

Caleb Martin

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Charlottesville, Va.
  • Highschool:
    Albemarle

Summary

Biography

- "I made VWC my No. 1 choice because of Coach (Bryan) Hearn. He is the reason I am going to VWC. I feel he will give me every opportunity to succeed"
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Randolph-Macon College and Bridgewater College

Career Highs
18 Holes: -3 (69) – (TaylorMade adidas Intercollegiate – March 7, 2016)
36 Holes: +1 (145) – (TaylorMade adidas Intercollegiate – March 7, 2016)
54 Holes: +9 (223) – (Marine Intercollegiate – April 1-3, 2016)

2016-17 ODAC All-Academic Team
2016 All-ODAC Third Team
2014 All-ODAC Third Team
ODAC Player of the Week (Sept. 2-8, 2013) 

Senior (2016-17): Appeared in four events as a senior… Finished seventh at the Marlin Invitational after shooting a two-round 154 (+10)… Registered his lowest round of the season at Camp Lejeune with a two-over, 74.

Junior (2015-16): Participated in nine events as a junior for the Marlins… Finished in sixth out of a 75-man field at the Shenandoah Fall Invite in September… Posted a best of 69 in the second round of the TaylorMade-adidas Intercollegiate in early March.

Sophomore (2014-15): Averaged +9 on the season, the second-best mark on the team… Shot +10 for the tournament at the Glenn Heath Shipbuilders Memorial and followed it up with another +10 finish at the ODAC Championship to finish tied for 18th position.

First-Year (2013-14)Competed in eight events as a first-year… Shot a +6 (148) in his first collegiate event at the Transylvania Fall Classic… Shot in the single digits over par on two other occasions as a first-year Marlin.

Before VWC: Helped Albemarle to an 18-1 record as a senior… Averaged 78 as a senior… Averaged 73.5 in the First Citizens Junior Golf Tour… First team all-district honoree as a senior and second team as a sophomore.

Personal: Son of Laurie and Timothy Martin… Has two sisters, Nikki, a student at the University of Virginia, Kristen and a brother, Paul.

Get to Know Caleb

- Enjoys listening to country, rap and folk and spending vacation time Cocoa Beach, Florida
- Favorites include the movie "42"
- A fan of golfer Phil Mickelson, football's Washington Redskins, baseball's Baltimore Orioles and actress Blake Lively

  • Self-description in 10 words or less: "a big teddy bear of love and happiness"
  • My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "meeting new friends"
  • The part of my game I've improved the most is: "chipping"
  • My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to win multiple ODAC (Old Dominion Athletic Conference) championships and a national championship"
  • If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be:"Willie Nelson. He was my father's hero from the time he picked up a guitar and I have listened to him since I was five. Willie Nelson seems like a guy you could talk to for a whole day and he would still have more than a thousand stories to tell"
  • The most important advice I've received is: "you can't let anyone down unless you give up" -- Tim Martin, my father

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Junior

    6'3" 200 lbs
  • 2016-17Senior

    6'3" 200 lbs