Paul McConnell

Height:
5-10
Weight:
140
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Garland, Texas
High School:
Garland

College?This Season (Fr.): He saw action in four tournaments in the fall, three as an individual where his scores did not count toward CU’s team total. Though he opened with an 80 in his first collegiate round in New Mexico’s Tucker Invitational on the Lobos’ tough UNM Championship Course, he bounced right back with an even-par 72 in the second round. His best finish was an 11th place effort in the weather-shortened Colorado State Invitational.

High School?A four-time All-State (6A) and first-team All-District team member. He was a two-time Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) 6A High School Champion, winning with a 70-74?144 score (even) as a sophomore in 2007 and a 68-76?144 score (even) as a junior in 2008; he placed fourth as a senior (72-76?148; +4) and tied for fifth as a freshman to give him four top 5 performances in as many tries. Playing as his school’s No. 1 man from his freshman through senior years, Bishop Lynch won the state title his sophomore and junior seasons under coach David Post. He was a scratch (0 Handicap) golf since the start of his junior year. He completed his high school/junior career as the No. 107 ranked player in the National Junior Golf Scoreboard Class of 2009 rankings and the No. 177 junior in the Golfweek/Titleist rankings.

Other?2009: He finished 17th in the Western Junior Amateur (74-70-72-77?293; +9) at the University of Texas Golf Club in Austin. He won his men’s club (Oakridge) championship, the course he grew up on. 2008: He had a pair of top five finishes on the AJGA circuit, as he was the runner-up in the Dalhousie Open (74-70-71?215; -1) and placed fourth in the New Mexico Open (69-71-74?214; 1-2); he also was 14th in the John Deere Classic, where his first round 67 was his best career round as a junior. 2007: He placed third in the TJGT Bear Creek Classic, and tied for 16th at the AJGA Dalhousie and the AJGA Fidelity Investments Junior Championship; he played minimally due to a hamstring injury. 2006: He won the Texas Junior Match Play Championship; after qualifying for the event with a 72-76?148 score and then after winning his first match 1 up, cruised to the title with three 4 and 3 decisions, including in the final, and a 7 and 5 win in the semifinals. In AJGA play, he posted two second place finishes, coming at the Colonial (5-under) and Quad Cities (5-under) competitions, and was eighth in the season championship meet. Other Years: He started playing golf when he was four, and played in his first tournament two years later. He posted several top results before he finished grade school.

Best Career Round In Competition?67 (-5; June 2008, AJGA John Deere Classic Junior Open, Glynns Creek GC, Long Grove, Iowa)

Academics?He is interested in Business as his major at Colorado, but is also interested in Economics.

Personal?He was born April 2, 1991 in Dallas, Texas. Hobbies include playing the guitar and listening to music (he lists Jacko Johnson and Led Zeppelin as his favorites). He is just the fifth player from the state of Texas to join the CU golf team, and the first since Davis Driver (El Paso) was a senior in 1972.