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  Nuno Henriques

Nuno Henriques

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Funchal, Portugal

High School:
The Pendleton School (Bradenton, Fla.)

Height / Weight:
5-10 / 165

As a Redshirt Junior (2009-10)
• Tied for 25th at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational in Windermere, Fla.
• Earned Conference USA Player of the Week Honors at the Prestige at PGA WEST in La Quinta, Calif. tied for 14th, 218 (+2).
• At the Adam's Cup of Newport in Newport, R.I., tied for 27th (225, +9)
• Tied for seventh at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate in Zionsville Ind., recording a 214 (+1)

As a Junior (2008-09)
• Redshirted

As a Sophomore (2007-08)
• Participated in seven events
• Tied for 37th at the UK Bluegrass Invitational in Lexington, Ky., participated in the event as an individual and posted a 233 (+20).
• Competed as an individual at the Rio Pinar Invitational in Orlando and tied for 62nd
• As an individual At the John Hayt Collegiate Invitational in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., tied for 25th (223, +7)
• competing at the UNCG Bridgestone Collegiate Championship in Greensboro, N.C., tied for 43rd
• Tied for 41st at the Prestige at PGA WEST in Palm Springs, Calif., and posted an even-par 72 in the second round
• Tied for 36th at the Olympia Fields Illini Invitational in Olympia Fields, Ill.

As a Freshman (2006-07)
• Selected to the All-Conference USA Freshman Team
• Played in eight events as a rookie
• Recorded a 74.7 stroke average
• Had two top-20 finishes
• Was the Knights' top finisher at the NCAA East Regional in Alpharetta, Ga., tying for 28th at the event (five-over 221)
• At the C-USA Championship in Texarkana, Ark., tied for 28th
• Tied for 28th at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate in Awendaw, S.C., at even-par 213, opened the tournament with a four-under 67
• Placed 10th at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate in Zionsville, Ind.
• Made his collegiate debut in the fall at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate in Birmingham, Ala., tied for 46th
• In October, tied for 16th out of 208 golfers at the World Amateur Team Championships, competing for Portugal in South Africa

Prior to UCF
• Trained at the IMG Academy and graduated from the Pendleton School in Bradenton, Fla., in 2005
• Was a two-time winner on the Future Collegians World Tour and earned third-team All-America honors from the organization
• Picked up a victory at an American Junior Golf Association preseason event
• Registered three top-10 finishes on the AJGA circuit and finished second at the Southern Junior
• Was a member of the Portuguese national amateur team

Personal
• Born in Funchal, Portugal
• Son of Norberto and Isabel Henriques
• Majoring in business