Dominic Barron Holden
Dominic Barron Holden
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Kendal, England
High School: Central Arkansas / Rossall School
Major: Sport Management

Career: His 73.05 career average at Tusculum is second-lowest in program history... 10 career sub-par rounds (T8th in TU history).

2022-23 (Central Arkansas): Played one season at the Conway, Ark. school... Coached by Austin Eoff... Posted a 76.67 stroke average in his 12 rounds and qualified for four tournaments... T43rd at the Grover Page Classic with 76-70-75=221... UCA Dean's List.

2021-22 (Tusculum): Led the team with his 72.67 stroke average which is the fourth lowest in program history and the lowest ever by a Tusculum sophomore... Posted eighth rounds below par and two at even par... Playered in nine events where he logged 24 competitive rounds... Finished six times in the top-20 including five top-10 performances and three times in the top-5... Earned SAC All-Tournament honors with his sixth place finish at the SAC Championship... His 54-hole score of 209 is the third lowest in the Tusculum record book... Also shot a final round 66 at the Richard Rendleman Invitational to finish runner-up with 73-66=139 (-3)... Won his first collegiate medal at the Matt Dyas Invitational with a 54-hole score of 70-70-72=212 (-1)... SAC Golfer of the Week... T4th at the Tusculum Invitational (72-70=142)... Posted a 10th place showing at the King Invitational.

2020-21 (Tusculum): All-South Atlantic Conference honorable mention... Team MVP... Led the Pioneers with his 73.59 stroke average which is the ninth lowest in a TU single-season... Played in all six tournaments where he logged three top-20 finishes including twice in the top-10 and one top-five performance... Posted five rounds of par or lower... Shot a season-low 66 (-6) in the opening round of the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (Mar. 14)... His 66 is tied for the fourth-lowest score in program history... Finished the Nichols Intercollegiate with a 54-hole total 215 which is tied for sixth in TU history... Tied for 11th place in the D-I Tournament field... Finished third at the Tusculum Invitational with 72-73=145... Ninth at the Buccaneer Spring Classic with 79-76-72=227 which included a rare albatross 2 in the final round at the Irene Golf and Country Club... Holed out from 205 yards out on his second shot with a six-iron (Hole #5)... Carded 70-75-74=219 in his collegiate debut at the Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate where he finished 24th of 104 competitors... Also shot 72-74-73=219 at the Tennessee River Rumble... Finished 35th at the SAC Championship (75-73-78=226).

High School: Graduated from Rossall School in Lancashire, England... Coached by Stuart Hemmings (golf)... All-County (2016-2020)... Northern Federation Champions (County / Cumbria)... Schools National Champions... HMC Foursomes National Champions... Medalist at the Alexander Quinn Invitational... Team Captain... 2019 Rossall Most Improved Award.

Personal: Full name is Dominic Barron Holden... Nickname: "DBH"... Born July 16, 2002 in Kendal, England... Son of Stuart and Lucy Holden... Siblings: Edward, Daisy... Relative of professional golfer, Nick Barron... Majoring in sport management... Future plans: Something to do with golf... Hobbies: Golf, football, badminton, Call of Duty... Favorite class at Tusculum: New Testament... Favorite book: Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins; Favorite midnight snack: Pizza; Favorite movie: "The Wolf of Wall Street"; Musical artist: Zach Bryan; Favorite song: "Sweet DeAnn"; Favorite sports team: Liverpool FC; Dominic can't imagine a week without: Pizza; Favorite athlete: Scottie Pippen; Advice to kids: "Do smart work, not hard work"; Favorite color: Lime Green; Favorite food: Pizza; Most famous person Dominic has ever met: Isak Holter; What people don't know about Dominic: He can juggle; When he was a kid, Dominic tried to be like: Tiger Woods.