University of Colorado Athletics
2026-27 Men's Golf Roster
Asher Whitaker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Wichita, Kan.
- High School:
- Mt. Carmel Catholic/Oklahoma
At Colorado—2026-27 (Jr.): Transferred to Colorado from the University of Oklahoma in June.
At Oklahoma—2024-25 (Fr.)/2025-26 (So.): In two seasons at Oklahoma, the 6-2, 210-pound right-hander played in eight events (24 rounds) with a 73.04 stroke average; this past season, he appeared in five meets with a 72.73 norm … He recorded six rounds in the 60’s and four top 20 finishes … His best effort was a tie for 18th in the 2025 Ka’anapali Classic by Outrigger when he posted a 9-under 204 (65-71-68) … His career collegiate best was in the same event as a freshman, a 7-under 64 in the second round when he tied for 12th (69-64-70) which was also his college debut.
High School—As a senior at Mount Carmel Catholic High School in Wichita, Kan., under coach Perry Villanueba, he was considered the top player in the state of Kansas (and the No. 14 golfer in the nation in the 2024 class) ... A four-year varsity letterman, he was a three-time, first-team All-State performer … He ended his prep career with a trifecta, winning the conference, regional (a 9-uner 63, his best career score in any competition) and the state 5A titles (3-under 141 in the latter, leading Mt. Carmel to the state championship) … He finished fourth in the state as a freshman and second as both as sophomore and junior).
Other—Only one of 12 golfers in Kansas history to win both the Kansas Junior Amateur and the Kansas Amateur. 2026: Finished second in the stroke play portion of the Kansas Amateur (62-71—133, -7), earning the No. 2 seed for the match play, where he won his first match but lost 1-up in the Round of 32 … In the Oklahoma Amateur, he shot a 6-under 65 to earn the No. 2 seed in match play; the event cuts to the low 32, where he lost 1-down in the first round … Missed the cut by three shots in the Dogwood Invitational in Atlanta (73-73-71—217, +1). 2025: He won the Kansas Stroke Play (69-70-74—213, -3) and placed 17th in the Kansas Amateur … Tied for 14th in the prestigious Trans-Mississippi Amateur with a 5-under 279 effort (69-68-73-69). 2024: Kansas Junior Amateur champion, winning by four strokes with a 16-under 64-66-70—200 card, highlighted by span in the first round where he birdied nine of 11 holes in one stretch … Finished ninth in the Dye Junior Invitational (73-73-74—220, +4) and tied for 17th in the RLC Ralph Lauren Junior Classic. 2023: Tied for eighth in the Junior PGA Championship, fashioning an 8-under 70-70-69-69—277 scorecard. 2022: As a 17-year old sophomore in high school, he won the Kansas Amateur, defeating the field made up of 64 players of all ages in winning all six matches as the 12th seed (the youngest to win in nearly a century) … An honorable mention Rolex AJGA Junior All-American, when he finished fifth at Rolex Tournament of Champions with an 8-under 280 scorecard (71-74-71-64—280). [Posted top 10 finishes in 19 counting events as a junior player.]
Best Career Round in Competition—62 (-8), first round of qualifying for the Kansas Amateur Match Play, Mission Hills (Kan.) Country Club, July 14, 2026. It tied both the tournament low and course record.
Academics—Majoring in Business (Finance) at CU, the same course of study he had at Oklahoma … A two-time SEC Honor Roll member.
Personal—He was born April 20, 2005 in Wichita, Kan. … Hobbies include fishing and working out (and solving the Rubix cube) … Father (Camden) played soccer at Navy, his mother (Heather) was a cheerleader for the Kansas Jayhawks … Has two older sisters, Emma and Clara (who played tennis at Wichita State).
At Oklahoma—2024-25 (Fr.)/2025-26 (So.): In two seasons at Oklahoma, the 6-2, 210-pound right-hander played in eight events (24 rounds) with a 73.04 stroke average; this past season, he appeared in five meets with a 72.73 norm … He recorded six rounds in the 60’s and four top 20 finishes … His best effort was a tie for 18th in the 2025 Ka’anapali Classic by Outrigger when he posted a 9-under 204 (65-71-68) … His career collegiate best was in the same event as a freshman, a 7-under 64 in the second round when he tied for 12th (69-64-70) which was also his college debut.
High School—As a senior at Mount Carmel Catholic High School in Wichita, Kan., under coach Perry Villanueba, he was considered the top player in the state of Kansas (and the No. 14 golfer in the nation in the 2024 class) ... A four-year varsity letterman, he was a three-time, first-team All-State performer … He ended his prep career with a trifecta, winning the conference, regional (a 9-uner 63, his best career score in any competition) and the state 5A titles (3-under 141 in the latter, leading Mt. Carmel to the state championship) … He finished fourth in the state as a freshman and second as both as sophomore and junior).
Other—Only one of 12 golfers in Kansas history to win both the Kansas Junior Amateur and the Kansas Amateur. 2026: Finished second in the stroke play portion of the Kansas Amateur (62-71—133, -7), earning the No. 2 seed for the match play, where he won his first match but lost 1-up in the Round of 32 … In the Oklahoma Amateur, he shot a 6-under 65 to earn the No. 2 seed in match play; the event cuts to the low 32, where he lost 1-down in the first round … Missed the cut by three shots in the Dogwood Invitational in Atlanta (73-73-71—217, +1). 2025: He won the Kansas Stroke Play (69-70-74—213, -3) and placed 17th in the Kansas Amateur … Tied for 14th in the prestigious Trans-Mississippi Amateur with a 5-under 279 effort (69-68-73-69). 2024: Kansas Junior Amateur champion, winning by four strokes with a 16-under 64-66-70—200 card, highlighted by span in the first round where he birdied nine of 11 holes in one stretch … Finished ninth in the Dye Junior Invitational (73-73-74—220, +4) and tied for 17th in the RLC Ralph Lauren Junior Classic. 2023: Tied for eighth in the Junior PGA Championship, fashioning an 8-under 70-70-69-69—277 scorecard. 2022: As a 17-year old sophomore in high school, he won the Kansas Amateur, defeating the field made up of 64 players of all ages in winning all six matches as the 12th seed (the youngest to win in nearly a century) … An honorable mention Rolex AJGA Junior All-American, when he finished fifth at Rolex Tournament of Champions with an 8-under 280 scorecard (71-74-71-64—280). [Posted top 10 finishes in 19 counting events as a junior player.]
Best Career Round in Competition—62 (-8), first round of qualifying for the Kansas Amateur Match Play, Mission Hills (Kan.) Country Club, July 14, 2026. It tied both the tournament low and course record.
Academics—Majoring in Business (Finance) at CU, the same course of study he had at Oklahoma … A two-time SEC Honor Roll member.
Personal—He was born April 20, 2005 in Wichita, Kan. … Hobbies include fishing and working out (and solving the Rubix cube) … Father (Camden) played soccer at Navy, his mother (Heather) was a cheerleader for the Kansas Jayhawks … Has two older sisters, Emma and Clara (who played tennis at Wichita State).
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