Paul Named Honorable Mention All-American
June 22, 2018 | Men's Golf
Becomes the 20th Buffalo To Earn AA Recognition
BOULDER — Yannik Paul, who set or shared in 23 records over the course of his golfing career at the University of Colorado, has been named to the honorable mention PING All-America team, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced Thursday.
Paul was CU's team leader in stroke average at 70.24, which was also good for fourth in the Pac-12 Conference and 11th in the nation, and in the process set the CU single-season record; he broke his older twin's (Jeremy) mark of 70.66 set in 2015-16. His spring average of 69.64 shattered the old best as well, and became the first school record for an average under 70 in any category. He was the team leader or tied for the lead in 21 statistical categories, perhaps the most impressive the fact that he has just six holes out of 612 worse than bogey all year (four doubles and two triples).
Paul became CU's first golfer to earn first-team All-Pac 12 recognition when honored this past season, when he became the seventh player in school history to play in four NCAA Championships, and the 25th to play in four conference championships. He was also CU's co-Male Athlete of the Year for all sports, sharing the honor with skier Ola Johansen.
"Yannik being named to the All-America team is recognition of an outstanding year," CU head coach Roy Edwards said. "It is a bi-product of all of his hard work and determination. He is now in a special group of Buff greats."
He is the 20th Buffalo to earn some kind of All-America recognition, the fourth in the 12 years that Edwards has been at the reins of the CU program. All were named honorable mention: Patrick Grady and Derek Tolan (2009) and Jeremy Paul (2016). Grady is now CU's assistant coach.
This past season, Paul also led in subpar rounds (24), rounds of par or better (26), top 20 finishes (eight), birdies (143) and in average by round for the first (70.55), middle (70.08) and final (70.09) rounds. He tied for second in the Pac-12 Championships, as his 68-69-68-67—272 (-12) effort was four back of medalist Justin Suh of USC. He also placed 12th at the NCAA West Regional in Stockton (71-69-72—212, -4). His top finish was his first major win, as he was co-medalist in ASU's Thunderbird (67-66-69—202, -11), just the sixth time at CU a player scored three rounds in the 60s in the same event (and then went out the next time at Pac-12s and did it four straight).
He set the school mark of 10 straight subpar rounds, breaking the mark of eight he had set earlier in the spring. The last seven of those rounds were in the 60s, tying that school mark. Also set the school single-season record with nine tournaments under par (he held the old mark of seven with his brother Jeremy), with the last five of those in a row, also a school best. His 16 rounds in the 60s were the second-most in a single-season in school history.
Paul's career average of 72.11 is second only to Jeremy's figure of 71.72 in CU history. He posted subpar cumulative scores in 22 of 47 tournaments (tied for the most), with 24 top 20 finishes (sixth most at CU), 13 top 10 efforts (tied for eighth) and eight top 5 (sixth). He had 73 rounds of par or better (one shy of the school best, 74 by his brother), 63 career subpar rounds (second to his brother's 66), 37 of those in the 60s (also second to Jeremy's 40). Paul finished his career with 11 rounds of par or better, the first 10 of which were subpar, both of which were also records.
Paul was CU's team leader in stroke average at 70.24, which was also good for fourth in the Pac-12 Conference and 11th in the nation, and in the process set the CU single-season record; he broke his older twin's (Jeremy) mark of 70.66 set in 2015-16. His spring average of 69.64 shattered the old best as well, and became the first school record for an average under 70 in any category. He was the team leader or tied for the lead in 21 statistical categories, perhaps the most impressive the fact that he has just six holes out of 612 worse than bogey all year (four doubles and two triples).
Paul became CU's first golfer to earn first-team All-Pac 12 recognition when honored this past season, when he became the seventh player in school history to play in four NCAA Championships, and the 25th to play in four conference championships. He was also CU's co-Male Athlete of the Year for all sports, sharing the honor with skier Ola Johansen.
"Yannik being named to the All-America team is recognition of an outstanding year," CU head coach Roy Edwards said. "It is a bi-product of all of his hard work and determination. He is now in a special group of Buff greats."
He is the 20th Buffalo to earn some kind of All-America recognition, the fourth in the 12 years that Edwards has been at the reins of the CU program. All were named honorable mention: Patrick Grady and Derek Tolan (2009) and Jeremy Paul (2016). Grady is now CU's assistant coach.
This past season, Paul also led in subpar rounds (24), rounds of par or better (26), top 20 finishes (eight), birdies (143) and in average by round for the first (70.55), middle (70.08) and final (70.09) rounds. He tied for second in the Pac-12 Championships, as his 68-69-68-67—272 (-12) effort was four back of medalist Justin Suh of USC. He also placed 12th at the NCAA West Regional in Stockton (71-69-72—212, -4). His top finish was his first major win, as he was co-medalist in ASU's Thunderbird (67-66-69—202, -11), just the sixth time at CU a player scored three rounds in the 60s in the same event (and then went out the next time at Pac-12s and did it four straight).
He set the school mark of 10 straight subpar rounds, breaking the mark of eight he had set earlier in the spring. The last seven of those rounds were in the 60s, tying that school mark. Also set the school single-season record with nine tournaments under par (he held the old mark of seven with his brother Jeremy), with the last five of those in a row, also a school best. His 16 rounds in the 60s were the second-most in a single-season in school history.
Paul's career average of 72.11 is second only to Jeremy's figure of 71.72 in CU history. He posted subpar cumulative scores in 22 of 47 tournaments (tied for the most), with 24 top 20 finishes (sixth most at CU), 13 top 10 efforts (tied for eighth) and eight top 5 (sixth). He had 73 rounds of par or better (one shy of the school best, 74 by his brother), 63 career subpar rounds (second to his brother's 66), 37 of those in the 60s (also second to Jeremy's 40). Paul finished his career with 11 rounds of par or better, the first 10 of which were subpar, both of which were also records.
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