AT COLORADO—2020-21 (Sr.)—Finished eighth on the team in stroke average (74.63 for 16 rounds) in the shortened season that had no fall competition due to the COVID pandemic … Best round of the season was a 3-under 69 in the first round of Arizona’s National Invitation Tournament, with his second best a 2-under 70 in the meet’s final round; he tied for 63rd with a 3-over 219 due to a second round 80 … Best finish was a tie for 52nd in Wyoming’s Desert Intercollegiate (222, +6) … Was CU’s sixth man at the Pac-12 Championships, where he opened with an even-par 72 at Mayacama Golf Club in Santa Rosa, but eventually finished tied for 67th with a 19-over 307 score … Opened and closed strong (73.0 and 73.2 averages in first and final rounds), but struggled in middle rounds (77.2).
2019-20 (Jr.): Owned the fourth-best average on the team for the season (73.10), with 14 of 18 rounds counting toward the CU score (played an additional two as an individual) … He averaged 73.07 for the fall (14 rounds) and 73.17 for the spring (played six before the remainder of the year was cancelled) … Was under par in three of seven events for the season … Owned the team’s second-best opening round figure of 71.43 and the fourth-best final round number (73.71) … Top effort came in CU’s own Mark Simpson Invitational, where he recorded a 3-under 213 score, bolstered by his collegiate best round to date, a 6-under 66 in the first round; he tied for 20th overall … Top finish was a tie for 17th in the Air Force Miranda Invitational, where he posted a 1-under 215 total … Opened the spring with a similar effort (215, -1) in UHH’s Amer Ari Invitational where he tied for 49th … Tied for the team highs in most pars for a round (15) and in a tournament (39), both coming at Air Force, as well as for the second-most birdies in a round (seven in the Simpson).
2018-19 (Soph.)—He came on strong the second half of the spring, finishing third on the team in stroke average with a 73.85 figure … Scored for the team in three of the six spring meets, including the Pac-12’s … His 72.27 average for 11 individual rounds was a team-best among the six players who accounted for 71 individual rounds in the regular season … He tied for 46th at the Pac-12 Championships with a 297 score (13-over), was second among the six Buffs who competed … Playing as an individual in the Wyoming Classic, he tied for 56th (81-69-70—220), but in the process became just the third Buffalo in history to follow a round in the 80s with two subpar rounds … Scored 13 birdies in the Air Force and Utah meets, tied for the second-most on the team in a tournament for the year … Had 16 rounds where he did not score worse than a bogey … His 72.56 average for final rounds (nine) led the team … With an eagle and 88 birdies out of 486 holes, his percentage of subpar holes (18.3) was the team-best for the season … Played in four events in the fall, in two of which he was a designated scorer for the team … Owned a 73.09 for 11 rounds, fourth-best on the team … Played as an individual to open the season, tying for fifth in Air Force’s Miranda Invitational (212, -4) … Closed strong as well, placing second in the Northern Colorado Invitational with a pair of even-par 70s (140) … He struggled in CU’s Simpson meet where he was 14-over par, otherwise he was just 2-over for his other eight rounds.
2017-18 (Fr.): He owned a 74.18 average for 17 rounds, all of which he played as an individual (his score didn’t count toward CU’s team total) … He played in six events overall, four in the spring where he posted his three top finishes, led by a tie for 10th in the Southern Colorado Masters (213, or even-par) … He tied for 25th in the Arizona State Individual alongside the Thunderbird event (225, +12) and tied for 27th in Colorado Mines Writz Invitational (157, +13) … Shot a season/career-best 2-under 69 in the first round of the Southern Colorado Masters event … Had 76.1 percent of his holes played on the year at par or better (233 of 306, including 37 birdies and an eagle) … He played in two fall tournaments to open his collegiate career (both as an individual), starting with a 50th place tie in Air Force’s Miranda Invitational (220, +4) … He followed that up with a tie for 64th in CU’s own Mark Simpson Invitational (221, +5); his second round 1-under 71 tied for 20th-best in the 107-man field … He averaged 73.5 strokes in the fall, and had just one hole worse than bogey (a double) in the 108 holes he played.
High School—As a senior, when he owned a 70 stroke average, he placed third in the Colorado 4A High School championships with a 70-71—141 (3-under) effort at River Valley Ranch Golf Club, finishing one shot out of the lead ... Tied for third as a junior with a 70-72—142 (+2) scorecard at Fox Hill Golf Club in Longmont, and tied for 19th as a sophomore ... He earned first-team All-State honors as both a junior and senior and was second-team as a sophomore.
Other—2020: Tied for seventh in the Colorado Golf Association’s Fall Amateur (67-70-72—209, -1) at Common Ground CC in Aurora …Tied for 28th in the Grapevine Amateur in Napa, Calif. (Silverado North GC; 78-73-82—233, +17) … Tied for 31st in the Colorado Golf Association’s Colorado Amateur (73-74-73-72—292, +12) at CommonGround GC in Aurora. 2019: Tied for 16th in the Colorado Amateur with a 71-75-67-75—288 (+4) effort at Lakewood Country Club … Tied for 17th in the stroke play qualifying for the CGA Match Play Championship (72, +1), but lost in the first round of the match competition … Tied for 38th in the Southwestern Amateur at Desert Mountain Golf Club in Scottsdale (71-69-72-70—282, +2). 2018: Reached the round of 32 in the CGA Match Play Championship, as he qualified as the No. 23 seed out of stroke play (fired a 1-over 72) … Shot a 7-over-78 in U.S. Open Qualifying at Collindale GC (Fort Collins) … Tied for 67th in the Saguaro Amateur (77-77-70—224, +8) at Southern Dunes Golf Club (Maricopa, Ariz.); his final round 70 was the 17th best in the field to close the event. 2017: He missed the cut in the Southwestern Amateur (Desert Mountain CC, Scottsdale, Ariz.) by two strokes, having turned in a 77-69—146 scorecard (+6) … Finished third in the Colorado Junior Amateur Championship at Legacy Ridge with an even-par 69-71-76—216 performance. 2016: In summer amateur action, he helped Team Colorado to a seventh place finish (out of 18 teams) in the Junior Americas Cup, placing 16th individually with a 73-71-73—217 score in Guadalajara, Mexico … He was the 2015 Colorado Junior PGA champion, fashioning a 67-71—138 effort at Indian Tree in Arvada, winning by two shots ... Placed second in the Junior Golf Alliance of Colorado Tour Championship at Cherry Hills (69-72—141), bested only by his future CU teammate, Trevor Olkowski … Had two top 10 finishes in AJGA competitions.
Best Career Round In Competition—64 (-8, 2016 Colorado Junior Golf Event, Pelican Lakes Country Club, Windsor, Colo.).
Academics—He graduated from Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in Business (Management) in 2021 … He is a member of CU’s Student-Athletic Advisory Committee … Selected as CU’s overall male student-athlete of the month for December 2019 … He was a two-time Academic All-State honorable mention team member in high school, where he was a member of the Honor Roll all four years.
Personal—Born March 28, 1999 in Fort Collins, Colo. … His hobbies include snowboarding and spending time with friends and family … His father (Justin) and an uncle (Jeff) both played football at the University of Nebraska ... He has volunteered working with young kids at area golf camps.
|
Overall |
| Season (SA/Rk) |
Rd |
Strokes |
Avg. |
Lo |
Hi |
| 2017-18 (8) |
17 |
1261 |
74.18 |
69 |
80 |
| 2018-19 (3) |
27 |
1994 |
73.85 |
69 |
81 |
| 2019-20 (4) |
20 |
1462 |
73.10 |
66 |
79 |
| 2020-21 (8) |
16 |
1194 |
74.63 |
69 |
80 |
| Totals |
80 |
5911 |
73.89 |
66 |
81 |
| Spring |
| Rd |
Strk |
Avg. |
| 11 |
820 |
74.55 |
| 16 |
1190 |
74.38 |
| 6 |
439 |
73.17 |
| 16 |
1194 |
74.63 |
| 49 |
3643 |
74.35 |
| Fall |
| Rd |
Strk |
Avg. |
| 6 |
441 |
73.50 |
| 11 |
804 |
73.09 |
| 14 |
1023 |
73.07 |
| - |
-- |
-- |
| 31 |
2268 |
73.16 |
| Season |
Rounds |
Holes |
SCIRP |
| 2017-18 |
17 |
306 |
+43 |
| 2018-19 |
27 |
666 |
+58 |
| 2019-20 |
20 |
360 |
+32 |
| 2020-21 |
16 |
288 |
+48 |
| Totals |
80 |
1440 |
+181 |
| Eagles |
Birdies |
Pars |
Bogeys |
| 1 |
37 |
195 |
66 |
| 1 |
88 |
266 |
116 |
| 0 |
64 |
214 |
69 |
| 0 |
40 |
180 |
53 |
| 2 |
229 |
855 |
304 |
|
|
|
|
| Season |
Doubles |
Triples |
Other |
| 2017-18 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
| 2018-19 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
| 2019-20 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
| 2020-21 |
12 |
2 |
1 |
| Totals |
42 |
7 |
1 |
| Subpar |
Par/SP |
Jumbo |
| Pct. |
Pct. |
Pts. |
Pct. |
| 12.4 |
76.1 |
9 |
0.529 |
| 18.3 |
73.0 |
17 |
0.630 |
| 17.8 |
77.2 |
14 |
0.700 |
| 13.9 |
76.4 |
20 |
1.250 |
| 16.0 |
75.4 |
60 |
0.750 |
Rounds Toward Team Scoring: 34 of 47 (72.3%; 33 played as an individual)
Stroke Count In Relation To Par (+181/+2.27): +43/+2.53 (2017-18); +58/+2.15 (2018-19); +32/+1.60 (2019-20); +48/+3.00 (2020-21).
Rounds—60s: 5 Subpar: 16 Even-Par: 12
Finishes—Wins: 0 Top 5: 2 Top 10: 3 Top 20: 5
| Fall 2017 |
|
|
|
| *AFA Miranda Invitational |
74-74-72 -- 220 |
+ 4 |
t50th |
| *CU-Mark Simpson Invitational |
73-71-77 -- 221 |
+ 5 |
t64th |
| Spring 2018 |
|
|
|
| *Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate |
76-77-72 -- 225 |
+ 9 |
t83rd |
| *Colorado Mines/Writz Invitational |
80-77 -- 157 |
+13 |
t27th |
| *Southern Colorado Masters |
69-71-73 -- 213 |
E |
t10th |
| *ASU Individual Invitational |
76-74-75 -- 225 |
+12 |
t25th |
| Fall 2018 |
|
|
|
| *AFA Miranda Invitational |
71-71-70 -- 212 |
- 4 |
t5th |
| Utah's Showdown in the Rockies |
70-78-74 -- 222 |
+ 6 |
t32nd |
| CU-Mark Simpson Invitational |
73-80-77 -- 230 |
+14 |
t75th |
| *Northern Colorado Individual |
70-70 -- 140 |
E |
2nd |
| Spring 2019 |
|
|
|
| *Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate |
77-77-69 -- 223 |
+ 7 |
t41st |
| Lamkin San Diego Classic |
75-78-71 -- 224 |
+ 8 |
t45th |
| UA National Invitational Tournament |
76-75-75 -- 226 |
+10 |
t72nd |
| *Wyoming Cowboy Classic |
81-69-70 -- 220 |
+ 4 |
t56th |
| Pac-12 Championships |
75-71-74-77 -- 297 |
+13 |
t46th |
| Fall 2019 |
|
|
|
| AFA Miranda Invitational |
72-72-71 -- 215 |
- 1 |
t17th |
| Maui Jim Invitational |
71-74-74 -- 219 |
+ 9 |
t64th |
| UNM Tucker Invitational |
73-79-72 -- 224 |
+ 8 |
44th |
| CU-Mark Simpson Invitational |
66-73-74 -- 213 |
- 3 |
t20th |
| *CU-Les Fowler Invitational |
74-78 -- 152 |
+12 |
22nd |
| Spring 2020 |
|
|
|
| UHH Amer Ari Invitational |
72-70-73 -- 215 |
- 1 |
t49th |
| Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate |
72-78-74 -- 224 |
+ 8 |
t65th |
| Spring 2021 |
|
|
|
| *Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate |
75-76-71 -- 222 |
+6 |
t52nd |
| Arizona N.I.T |
69-80-70 -- 219 |
+3 |
t63rd |
| Stanford's The Goodwin |
75-74-73 -- 222 |
+12 |
t82nd |
| Wyoming Cowboy Classic |
74-74-76 -- 224 |
+8 |
t79th |
| Pac-12 Championships |
72-80-79-76 -- 307 |
+19 |
t67th |
(*—competed individually.)
