2000-01: Played in eight events, notching 22 rounds and averaging 74.41, second best among the regulars ... helped Boilermakers to a share of NCAA Central Regional Championship with a 73-stroke average (72-71-76=219), good for a 15th-place tie individually ... had his best round (70) during Big Ten Championship Tournament, where he finished in a tie for 14th place ... best finish was third place at Dr. Pepper Intercollegiate ... did not play in any fall tournaments.
1999-2000: Joined the Boilermakers in January of 2000 after graduating from high school in November ... played in six tournaments in the spring … best finishes: tied for 14th place at the Dr. Pepper Intercollegiate in Pottsboro, Tex., with a three- round score of 215 … tied for 23rd at the Pepsi Intercollegiate shooting a season-low 69 in the first round … finished the spring season with a 74.63 stroke average.
1998-99: Played in the U.S. during the summer of 1999 … American Junior Golf Association Honorable Mention All-American … AJGA Buick Junior Open Champion scoring a two-under par 142 … tied for fourth in the 1999 AJGA Ping Myrtle Beach Junior Classic shooting a second round 66.
PERSONAL: Born on June 10, 1981, in Springbok, South Africa … parents are Tony and Gina Karmis … has a younger sister, Tina … majoring in engineering.
– KARMIS YEAR-BY-YEAR AT PURDUE –
Season Rounds Strokes Average Low Round
1999-00 21 1595 75.95 69
2000-01 22 1637 74.41 70
TOTALS 43 3232 75.16 69