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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- Hometown:
- Maryville, Tenn.
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- High School:
- Maryville
Bio
2016-17: Second-team All-South Atlantic Conference...Earned his first career victory at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate, carding an 11-under 205...Sealed the win by holing a 60-foot putt...His final round 66 tied for the lowest round by an Eagle all season...Finished in the top 10 three other times during the season...Closed out the regular season with a 72.7 stroke average, eighth best in the SAC...Finished under par at the State Farm Intercollegiate in October, where he shared 6th place...Put up scores of even in consecutive compeitions in March, first at the UNA Spring Classic and again at the Tennessee River Rumble.
| Tournament | Date(s) | Rounds | Scores | Par | Rank | W-L |
| Saint Leo Invitational | 9/19-20/2016 | 3 | 69-72-75=216 | E | t-13th/78 | 65-12 |
| NCAA DII National Preview | 10/03-04/2016 | 3 | 75-73-73=221 | +5 | t-50th/96 | 46-49 |
| State Farm Intercollegiate | 10/10-11/2016 | 3 | 68-72-74=214 | -2 | t-6th/81 | 75-5 |
| McDonough Cup | 10/31-11/1/2016 | 3 | 75-75-76=226 | +10 | t-42nd/96 | 54-41 |
| Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate | 2/13-14/2017 | 3 | 75-73-76=224 | +11 | t-28th/83 | 55-27 |
| The Panther Invitational | 3/06-07/2017 | 3 | 72-75-77=224 | +8 | t-12th/87 | 75-11 |
| Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate | 3/19-21/2017 | 3 | 71-68-66=205 | -11 | 1st/53 | 52-0 |
| UNA Spring Classic/Preview | 3/27-28/2017 | 3 | 70-74-72=216 | E | t-10th/96 | 86-9 |
| Tennessee River Rumble | 4/4/2017 | 1 | 72 | E | t-8th/71 | 63-7 |
| 2017 SAC Tournament Championship | 4/23-25/2017 | 1.5 | 71-40=111 | +5 | t-20th/60 | 40-19 |
| 2017 NCAA South/Southeast Super Regional | 5/8-10/2017 | 3 | 75-75-70=220 | +4 | t-30th/108 | 78-29 |
| SEASON TOTALS | 29.5 | 2149 Avg. 72.8 | +1 | - | 689-209 | |
2015-16: Honorable Mention All-South Atlantic Conference... First-team All-SAC Men's Golf Championship member... Competed in every round of the year with the Carson-Newman team... Recorded a career-best finish at the SAC Men's Golf Championships with a fifth-best showing... Finished two tournaments under-par at the University of North Georgia Fall Invitational and the 2016 Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate... Shot a career-low four-under 68 during the first round of the Saint Leo Men's Inviational.
| Tournament | Date(s) | Rounds | Scores | Par | Rank | W-L |
| Kiawah Island Invitational | 09/14-15/2015 | 2 | 74-78=152 | +8 | t-47th/90 | 43-46 |
| Saint Leo Men's Invitational | 09/28-29/2015 | 3 | 68-72-77=217 | +1 | t-32nd/90 | 58-31 |
| Univ. of North Georgia Fall Invitational | 10/05-06/2015 | 3 | 72-71-72=215 | -1 | t-19th/91 | 72-18 |
| State Farm Intercollegiate | 10/12-13/2015 | 3 | 74-71-73=218 | +2 | t-17th/78 | 61-16 |
| McDonough Cup | 10/26-27/2015 | 3 | 74-72-75=221 | +5 | t-63rd/123 | 60-62 |
| 2016 Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate | 02/15-16/2016 | 3 | 70-70-72=212 | -1 | t-6th/98 | 92-5 |
| South/Southeast Region Preview | 02/29-03/01/2016 | 3 | 79-71-81=231 | +15 | t-35th/93 | 58-34 |
| Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate | 03/20-22/2016 | 3 | 76-79-73=228 | +12 | t-34th/78 | 44-33 |
| Tennessee River Rumble Intercollegiate | 04/04-04/05, 2016 | 2 | 72-83=155 | +11 | 17th/65 | 47-16 |
| 2016 South Atlantic Conference Men's Cham | 04/17-19/2016 | 3 | 73-73-73=219 | +3 | 5th/61 | 55-4 |
| NCAA DII South/Southeast Super Regional | 05/02-04/2016 | 3 | 72-78-76=226 | +10 | t-36th/108 | 72-35 |
| SEASON TOTALS | 31 | 2294 Avg. 74.0 | +2 | - | 662-300 | |
High School: Eighth-ranked player in Tennessee... Named All Blount County all four years of his high school career... Three-time District champion... Finished at the Knoxville PrepXtra Touranment and seventh-place at the TGA Boys Tennessee Junior Amauter Championship.
Personal: Son of Larry and Susan Headrick... Studies Education at C-N.
News mentions
NORMAN, Okla. - Carson-Newman freshman men's golfer Tom Forster (Oundle, England) has been named to the GCAA/Ping All-America third team.
SUGAR GROVE, Ill. - A day after earning All-Region honors from PING, freshman men's golfer Tom Forster (Oundle, England) has grabbed a spot on the GCAA All-Freshman team.
NORMAN, Okla. – Carson-Newman freshman men’s golfer Tom Forster (Oundle, England) has been named to the Golf Coaches Association of American Division II PING All-Southeast Region team.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – On the final day of the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championships South/Southeast Regional, the Carson-Newman men’s golf team moved up two spots to finish in a tie for ninth with final score of 22-over 886.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – Tom Forster (Oundle, England) moved up 11 spots into a tie for sixth while the Carson-Newman men’s golf team slipped to 11th on Tuesday at the NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships South/Southeast Regional at The Shoals Golf Club in Muscle Shoals, Ala.
FLORENCE, Ala. – No. 22 Carson-Newman went eight-over with a 298 on day one of the South/Southeast Regional Monday at The Shoals in Florence, Ala.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For the second consecutive season and third time in four years, the No. 22 Carson-Newman men’s golf team will be competing in the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championships South/Southeast Regional, which will begin on Monday at the The Shoals Golf Club in Muscle Shoals, Ala.
SALISBURY, N.C. – A chip-in by Anthony Marcinelli (Knoxville, Tenn.) on the fourth playoff hole of the South Atlantic Conference Championships propelled the Carson-Newman men’s golf team past the Coker Cobras and allowed the Eagles to capture their first conference title since 2014 on Tuesday at the Country Club of Salisbury in Salisbury, N.C.
SALISBURY, N.C. – After more than four inches of rain in the last 24 hours at the SAC Men’s Golf Championships in Salisbury, N.C. caused flooding on the Country Club of Salisbury’s back nine, the tournament committee decided on Monday to change the tournament to a 27-hole event rather than the 54 that were originally scheduled and cancel all play on Monday. The competition will be completed with nine more holes on Tuesday.
SALISBURY, N.C. – Led by the trio of Jake Headrick (Maryville, Tenn.), Anthony Marcinelli (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Dalton Reese (Warrenton, Ga.), all of whom sit in the top 10, the Carson-Newman men’s golf team owns sole possession of first place following day one of the South Atlantic Conference Championships, which took place on Sunday at the Country Club of Salisbury in Salisbury, N.C.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Tom Forster (Oundle, England) became the first Eagle in more than five years to be named South Atlantic Conference Freshman of the Year on Friday and he also garnered a spot on the All-SAC First-Team. Teammates Jake Headrick (Maryville, Tenn.) and Dalton Reese (Warrenton, Ga.) were selected for the All-SAC Second-Team.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Following a regular season that saw the Eagles pick up a victory at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate and compile the third-best stroke average in their conference, the No. 25 Carson-Newman men’s golf team will head to the Country Club of Salisbury in Salisbury, N.C. for the South Atlantic Conference Championships, which will begin on Sunday and conclude on Tuesday.
LOUDON, Tenn. – Tom Forster (Oundle, England) shot a one-under 71 to score under par for the third consecutive tournament and the Carson-Newman men’s golf team earned a second-place finish on Tuesday at the Tennessee River Rumble at the Tennessee National Golf Club in Loudon, Tenn.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – In their final tune-up prior to the South Atlantic Conference Championships, the Carson-Newman men’s golf team will make the journey to the Tennessee National Golf Club in Loudon, Tenn. for the Tennessee River Rumble, which is set for April 3rd – 4th.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – Both Tom Forster (Oundle, England) and Jake Headrick (Maryville, Tenn.) found their way into the top 10 for the second consecutive week as the Carson-Newman men’s golf team placed fourth at the University of North Alabama Spring Preview.
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. – Three Eagles have muscled their way into the top 10 and have also helped the Carson-Newman men’s golf team grab first place after round one of the University of North Alabama Spring Preview at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at the Shoals Fighting Joe Course on Monday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Less than a week after their resounding victory in the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate, the Carson-Newman men’s golf team journeys to Muscle Shoals, Ala. for the Division II Regional Preview at The Shoals Fighting Joe Course.
The Carson-Newman men’s golf team ran away from the field in the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate to capture the tournament title by a whopping 25 strokes and in doing so they also secured their first tourney victory of the season.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – With four players carding red numbers, the Carson-Newman men’s golf team matched its lowest single round score in program history with a 14-under 274 that puts them at -15 with two rounds of the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate in the books at the Sevierville Golf Club in Sevierville Tenn.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – Led by Dalton Reese’s (Warrenton, Ga.) four-under 68 that has him in first place, the Carson-Newman men’s golf team shot their second lowest round of season on Sunday as they finished day one of the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate at the Sevierville Golf Club in Sevierville, Tenn. alone at the top at -1.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – One event after competing with some of the best teams that Division II has to offer, the Carson-Newman men’s golf team will again have its mettle tested as they make the short journey to the Sevierville Golf Club in Sevierville, Tenn. for the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate, which will be held from March 19th – 21st.
MELBOURNE, Fla. – Playing in the final day of the Panther Invitational, the Carson-Newman men’s golf team put together their best round of the competition, shooting an 11-over 299 to finish in sixth place at 44-over on Tuesday at the Duran Golf Club in Melbourne, Fla.
MELBOURNE, Fla – Competing in a tournament with some of the top programs in the country, the Carson-Newman men’s golf team stands fifth at the end of two rounds in the Panther Invitational at the Duran Golf Club in Melbourne Fla.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After earning a tie for fifth place in their first tournament of the spring, the Carson-Newman men’s golf team will face possibly their stiffest test of the 2016-17 season when they travel to Melbourne, Fla. for the Panther Invitational, which will be hosted by the Florida Institute of Technology at the Duran Golf Club.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Carson-Newman men’s golf team posted a score of nine-over to rise two spots into a tie for fifth on the final day of the Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate at The Golf Club at Fleming Island in Jacksonville, Fla. on Tuesday.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Tom Forster (Oundle, England) shot a one-over 143 over 36 holes to tie for fifth, helping the Carson-Newman men’s golf team finish seventh through two rounds at the Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate at The Fleming Island Golf Club in Jacksonville, Fla.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – With the spring semester underway, the Carson-Newman men’s golf team is preparing to return to action for the first time since early November when they tee off in the Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate on Monday and Tuesday at the Fleming Island Golf Club in Jacksonville, Fla.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – Following an autumn that saw them compete in four events against some of the top squads in the country, the Carson-Newman men’s golf team has set its schedule for the spring.
ORLANDO, Fla. – The Carson-Newman men’s golf team finish their fall schedule on Wednesday, playing the final round of the McDonough Cup at Rio Pinar Country Club in Orlando, Fla., where they tied for 10th , shooting an 897 that put the at +33.
ORLANDO, Fla. - Playing in the final event on their fall schedule, the McDonough Cup at the Rio Pinar Country Club in Orlando, Fla., the Carson-Newman men’s golf team finished day one in a tie for tenth after shooting a +26 602 that places them 26 strokes off the lead.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – One more event remains for the Carson-Newman men’s golf team this fall and it takes to Orlando for the McDonough Cup at Rio Pinar Country Club hosted by Rollins College.
TAZEWELL, Tenn – On the final day of the State Farm Intercollegiate, the 21st ranked Carson-Newman men’s golf team moved up one spot on the leaderboard after shooting a plus-seven, 292 for the day, finishing the event in second place.
TAZEWELL, Tenn – On the first day at the State Farm Intercollegiate, a tournament they entered as the defending champions, the Carson-Newman men’s golf team posted the day’s third best score, finishing at three-over par through 36 holes.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – Just one week after taking the course against some of the best teams in the nation, the 21st ranked Carson-Newman men’s golf team will return to action in the State Farm Intercollegiate in Tazewell, Tenn.
ORLANDO, Fla. – The 21st ranked Carson-Newman men’s golf team played their final 18 holes at The National Preview in Orlando, Florida and scored a +9 for the day, giving them a 54-hole total of +25, placing them 13th for the tournament.
ORLANDO, Fla. – Going up against some of the top teams in the nation at The National Preview, the 21st ranked Carson-Newman men’s golf team finds itself in 12th place after two rounds of play with a score of +16.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn – With their first tournament of the season in the books, the 21st ranked Carson-Newman men’s golf team will travel to Orlando, Florida for the National Preview at ReUnion, which is being held at the ReUnion Golf Club.
TAMPA, Fla. – The Carson-Newman men’s golf team finished the first tournament on their fall 2016 schedule on Tuesday with a fifth place finish in the St. Leo Invitational in Tampa, Florida. The Eagles completed the 54-hole event with a score of 877 and placed two players in the top 10, one of only three teams to do so.
TAMPA, Fla. – Three players finished the day in the top 10 as the Carson-Newman men’s golf team ended the first two rounds tied for third at the St. Leo Men’s Invitational in Tampa, Florida on Monday.
TAMPA, Fla. – After an eventful 2015-16 campaign that saw them rise as high as 15th in the national rankings and make a trip to the South/Southeast Regional of the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships, the Carson-Newman men’s golf team is prepared to start their 2016-17 season at the St. Leo Invitational in Tampa, Florida.