- “I chose Virginia Wesleyan because I was recruited to play golf.”
- Virginia Wesleyan was the only school considered in his college search
Career Highs
18 Holes: -2 (69) - (Shenandoah Invitational - September 19, 2016)
36 Holes: -1 (143) - (Tom Kinder Memorial - September 12-13, 2016)
54 Holes: +30 (246) - (ODAC Championship - April 23-25, 2017)
Freshman (2016-17): Appeared in nine events as a freshman… Posted four top-10 finishes, including the first three events of the fall season… Finished tied for fourth at the Tom Kinder Memorial (143, -1) and the Bay Creek Invitational (150, +6)… Tied for eighth at the Shenandoah Invitational (149, +7) and the Glenn Heath Shipbuilders Memorial (150, +6)… Registered a low round of two-under, 69 on the final day of the Shenandoah Invitational.
Before VWC: Three-time all-state and all-region selection at Rappahannock High School… Four-time all-conference honoree.
Personal: The son of Jo Anne and James Wheeler… Has two brothers, Matthew and Christopher.
Get to Know Lance
- Enjoys watching sports
- Fan of NBA player Stephen Curry
- Favorites include the movie “The Waterboy”
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "competitive and hardworking”
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "competing to push myself to get better”
- If you could spend one day with a famous person from any time period, who would it be and why? “Stephen Curry, because I love basketball but he is so amazing at golf that I would love to play a round with him”
- People might be surprised to know this about me… “I’m really lazy when it comes to doing anything other than golf”
- It’s the year 2030 and I am doing this… “winning the Masters”
