Dane Burkhart was at the center of the USC Aiken golf dynasty that won three straight national championships at USC Aiken from 2004 to 2006.  From Aiken, S.C., he was the 2003 PBC Freshman of the Year and named the co-Player of the Year in 2005.  A three-time All-Conference selection and three-time All-American, he helped the Pacers to three straight NCAA Southeast Regional titles and three Peach Belt Conference championships.

Burkhart never finished lower than seventh in any of the four Peach Belt Championships he played.  He won the 2005 PBC Individual Medalist honor with rounds of 68-70-67=205 which, at the time of his induction, remains the lowest 54-hole score in PBC tournament history.

He set a school record with a 71.74 stroke average in 2004-05 which is sixth on the PBC’s All-Time list.  He won six total tournaments in his career, also tied for sixth in the PBC record book.

In addition to his All-America and conference honors, he won the Jack Nicklaus award in 2005 given to the DII National Player of the Year.  He also won the Arnold Palmer award given to the medalist at the DII National Championships, which he won with scores of 71-68-68-72=279 (-5).  He finished as the runner-up in the National Championship the following year.

Burkhart, who graduated with a degree in Business Administration in 2006, was also selected to play on team USA against Japan in Stanford in 2005.

Dane Burkhart at the 2006 NCAA National Championships

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