Vincent Nadeau
Senior
Heritage Hall (Okla.)/Purdue
Penn Hook, Va.

Just the Facts
Full Name: Vincent William Nadeau
Birthdate: March 21, 1988
Birthplace: Quebec, Canada
Parents: Louise and Claude
Siblings: Brother, Julian
Major: Finance
High School Coach: Rod Warner

Honors and Awards
● 2008 All-CAA First Team
● 2008 Virginia Golf Coaches Association First Team All-State
● 2008 Virginia Sports Information Directors All-State
● Named Big Ten Player of the Week on March 29, 2007

While With the Rams
● Has posted two victories and four top-five finishes in two seasons with VCU.
● Led Rams with 72.66 stroke average as a sophomore.
● Shot career-low 65 during second round of the Palisades Classic (April 13, 2009).
● Won the Frank Landrey Invitational (Oct. 15-16, 2007), shooting 69-71-66—206.
● Also captured the Palisades Intercollegiate (April 14-15, 2008), where he carded 68-71-67—206.
● A year after winning the event, he placed second at the 2009 Palisades Classic (67-65-70—202) to lead the Rams to a team victory.
● Advanced to quarterfinals of VSGA Amateur Championship in summer of 2008. Shot 3-under 139 (69-70) during the stroke play portion of the event.

Prior to VCU
● Set Heritage Hall record with 69.7 scoring average as a senior.
● Played three years of golf and one season of soccer for the Chargers.
● Shot a school-record 64 as a sophomore.
● Won individual district and regional titles as a senior.
●  Placed second at Oklahoma State Championship as a senior and was named All-State.
●  Won eight of 11 tournaments as a senior.

Getting to Know Vincent Nadeau
● Was born in Quebec.
● Transferred to VCU after one season at Purdue.
● Was the runner-up for Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2007.
● Is a Dean’s List student.
● Names PGA Tour pro Scott Verplank as the best athlete he’s competed against.

VINCENT NADEAU - CAREER STATISTICS
Year
Starts
Rounds
Strokes
Average
Low Rd.
Wins
Top 5
Top 15
*2006-07
10
28
2,156
77.00
68
0
1
2
2007-08
11
33
2,397
72.66
66
2
3
6
2008-09
12
35
2,600
74.29
65
0
1
4
Fall '09
5
14
1,028
73.43
68
0
0
2
Total
38
110
8,181
74.37
65
2
5
14
* - at Purdue University

 

 

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