Colorado University Athletics
2005-06 Men's Golf Roster
Kenny Coakley
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lakewood, Colo.
- High School:
- Green Mountain/Oregon State
College?This Year (Sr.): Playing in all four fall tournaments, he was third on the team in stroke average for the fall (76.6; his average, like the rest of the team, was inflated due to a combination of tough courses and tough weather conditions). He opened the fall with three top 35 finishes, highlighted by a 23rd place finish at the New Mexico Tucker Invitational, where he recorded one of two subpar rounds for the fall (both 1-under 71s). He had 28 birdies for the fall, fourth most on the team, and hit 67.3 percent of his fairways.
2004-05 (Jr.): He played in 10 of CU’s 11 fall tournaments, finishing third in stroke average (75.5). His best spring effort came in CU’s own Stevinson Ranch Invitational, where he tied for 17th (223, +7). His best spring round was a 4-under 68 in the first round of the Taylor Made/Waikoloa Intercollegiate on the “Big Island” (Hawai’i), where he finished with a 1-over 217 for 54 holes; his other subpar round was a first round 71 (-1) in the weather-shortened Courtyard By Marriott Intercollegiate. In the fall (four meets), he was second on the team in stroke average (75.0) with 11 of his 12 rounds counting toward team scoring. He had two top 20 finishes, tying for 12th in Stanford’s “The Nelson” (211, +4) and for 14th at the Notre Dame Invitational/Central Regional Preview (221, +11). His best score was a final round 69 at the UNM Tucker Invitational, the best final 18 hole score posted by any Buff for the fall.
2003-04 (Soph.): Eligible after transferring to CU from Oregon State, he had an immediate impact as he ended the fall second on the team in stroke average (73.11); he was fourth overall for the entire year (74.06), and was second in subpar rounds (8) and rounds in the 60s (5). He opened the spring strong as well, tying for 18th in the PING-Arizona Intercollegiate (212, -1) and for 22nd at the John Burns Intercollegiate (212, -4); in fact, he flirted with school records when he posted three straight rounds in the 60s and four straight subpar rounds. But he struggled a bit the next four meets, scoring a pair of 222s and 229s, though he did tie for 29th at CU’s Stevinson Ranch Invitational and a second round 68 was key in CU’s win at the Western Intercollegiate. He bounced back to lead Colorado at the Big 12 Championships, as he recorded three straight 74s for a 222 total to tie for 16th place. At the NCAA Central Regional, he tied for 101st (239, +23), as the Buffaloes struggled as an entire team. He played in three of the four fall tournaments, with a pair of top 20 finishes: he tied for 18th at Stanford’s “The Nelson” (212, -1), and tied for 20th at The Prestige At PGA West (219, +3). His 71.67 first-round stroke average was a team best, which included his low round of the fall (69) in The Nelson.
At Oregon State?2002-03 (Fr.): In lettering, he finished third on the team in stroke average as a true freshman, as he posted a 74.02 average for 34 rounds. He played in 11 of OSU’s 12 tournaments (all but the NCAA West Regional), with five top 30 efforts including his best, an eighth-place tie, in the Rocky Mountain Invitational (74-69-74?217). He averaged 74.63 in the first round, but owned second and final round averages of 73.36, the latter being the second best on the team. He had three rounds in the 60s, nine subpar efforts with three even-par rounds.
High School?He earned all-state honors from the Rocky Mountain News as a junior, when he was also the Jefferson County MVP as he placed fourth in the state meet (74-74?148, +6; Hillcrest Golf Club in Durango). As a senior, he was fifth in he state when he recorded a 71-69?140 (-4; Patty Jewett Golf Course in Colorado Springs). He lettered four times for coach Roger Martenson at Green Mountain, owing a stroke average of 70 as a senior (down fro 74 as a freshman), and claiming the league championship three times during his prep career.
Other?2005: A member of the Colorado Cup Team. He placed 13th in the Colorado State Stroke Play Championship, as he turned in a 71-72-71-71?285 (+1) performance at Glenmoor Country Club in Englewood. Played with teammate Jim Grady to take second in the CGA Two-Man championship with a 65-72?137 score; they were tied for the first day lead with the same duo that eventually won, Derek Tolan (another Buff) and Michael Baird. Tied for seventh with his father (Bill) in the CGA Father/Son Championship at Fox Acres Country Club (74-72?146). In the Scratch Players Championship near Monterey, Calif., he had an impressive 12th place finish after being tied for third entering the final round (71-72-71-77?291, +3). He tied for 32nd overall (and for the ninth low amateur) in the Colorado Open at Green Valley Ranch (69-72-76-69?286, -2). 2004: Thanks to a 30-foot eagle putt on the third playoff hole, he defeated Denver’s Charlie Soule to claim low amateur honors at the Colorado Open, the sixth Buff in history to accomplish the feat; his 71-70-73-72?286 scorecard tied him for 18th overall in the field. He tied for 21st in the Colorado State Stroke Play Championship at Lakewood Country Club (293, +5), and tied for 22nd in the Southwestern Amateur at Albuquerque (74-70-74-76?294). He was one of three players to shoot a qualifying-round best 67 in the local U.S. Open Qualifying, enabling him to advance to the sectional level. He went on to tie for 13th in sectional qualifying at Columbine Country Club (74-71?145, +1). He tied for sixth in state match play qualifying (70) at Riverdale Dunes Golf Club and advanced into the final round of 16. 2003: He tied for 16th in the CGA State Publinks, with a 76-70-68?214 effort at Fox Hollow Golf Course. He placed 33rd in the Colorado Stroke Play Championship, turning in a 76-74-76-80?306 effort at Carbondale’s River Valley Ranch G.C. 2002: He won the CJGA Tournament of Champions with a 4-under par 140 score, and also placed high in to AJGA meets, placing second in Aspen (213, -3) and fourth in Albuquerque (214, -2). He was also 18th in the Scratch Players Championships with a 215 total. 2001: He was the Colorado Golf Association’s Junior Player of the Year in the state.
Best Career Round In Competition?65 (2002, Colorado High School Regional, Legacy Ridge G.C., Westminster)
Academics?He is majoring in economics at Colorado. He earned second-team Academic All-Big 12 honors as a junior, and was a member of the President’s Honor Roll in high school (when he owned a 3.4 grade point average).
Personal?Born April 26, 1984 in Billings, Mont. Hobbies include playing most sports. Father (Bill) played golf collegiately at Loras College. He is a member of CU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
Statistics Overall Spring Fall
Season Rd Strokes Avg. Lo Hi Rd Strk Avg. Rd Strk Avg.
2002-03 (Oregon State) 34 2517 74.02 68 82 19 1418 74.63 15 1099 73.27
2003-04 36 2666 74.06 68 82 27 2008 74.37 9 658 73.11
2004-05 28 2115 75.00 68 84 16 1215 75.94 12 900 75.00
2005-06 12 919 76.58 71 85 --- ------ ---.--- 12 919 76.58
Totals 110 8217 74.70 68 85 62 4641 74.85 48 3576 74.50
At Colorado 76 5700 75.00 68 85 43 3223 74.95 33 2477 75.06
Rounds Toward Team Scoring: 92 of 107 (86.0%; At Colorado: 64 of 76, 84.2%).
Stroke Count In Relation To Par (+353/+3.21): +86/+2.53 (2002-03); +95/+2.64 (2003-04); +117/+4.18 (2004-05); +55/+4.58 (2005-06).
Finishes?Wins: 0 Top 5: 0 Top 10: 1 Top 20: 8
Fall 2002 (At Oregon State)
UNM Tucker Invitational 71-79-77?227 + 11 t57th
Pacific Invitational 74-71-71?216 E t28th
DU Rocky Mountain Invitational 74-69-74?217 + 1 t8th
UC Alister MacKenzie Invitational 77-71-74?222 + 9 t49th
Stanford’s The Nelson 71-74-72?217 + 4 t28th
Spring 2003 (At Oregon State)
Hawaii TaylorMade 81-68-75?224 + 10 t89th
USC Cleveland Golf Classic 73-73-72?218 + 23 t30th
Oregon Duck Invitational 71-82-72?225 + 9 t50th
Western Intercollegiate 79-73-73?225 + 15 t44th
ASU Sun Devil-Thunderbird Invit 71-69-70?210 - 6 t24th
Pacific-10 Championships 79-78-77-82?316 + 28 55th
Fall 2003
UNM Tucker Invitational 76-74-77?227 + 11 t57th
Stanford’s “The Nelson” 69-73-70?212 - 1 t18th
The Prestige At PGA West 70-74-75?219 + 3 t20th
Spring 2004
PING-Arizona Intercollegiate......... 75-68-69?212 - 1 t18th
John Burns Intercollegiate............ 69-70-73?212 - 4 t22nd
Louisiana Classics........................ 76-73-80?229 +13 t56th
Western Intercollegiate.................. 75-68-79?222 +12 t41st
CU-Stevinson Ranch Invitational... 74-73-75?222 + 6 t29th
Purdue Boilermaker Invitational...... 74-76-79?229 +13 t60th
Big 12 Championships................... 74-74-74?222 +12 t16th
Perry Maxwell Intercollegiate........ 71-76-74?221 +11 t56th
NCAA Central Regional................. 81-76-82?239 +23 t101st
Fall 2004
Notre Dame Invitational................. 74-73-74?221 +11 t14th
UNM Tucker Invitational................ 74-78-69?221 + 5 t33rd
Stanford’s “The Nelson”............... 71-70-70?211 + 4 t12th
The Prestige At PGA West........... 80-84-83?247 +31 71st
Spring 2005
PING-Arizona Intercollegiate......... 83-73-71?227 +14 t61st
Taylor Made/Waikoloa Inter. ......... 68-72-77?217 + 1 t90th
Louisiana Classics........................ 75-82?157 +13 t65th
CU-Stevinson Ranch Invitational... 73-74-76?223 + 7 t17th
Courtyard by Marriott Inter. .......... 71-82?153 + 9 t67th
Big 12 Championships................... 80-81-77?238 +22 t49th
Fall 2005
UNM Tucker Invitational.................. 71-73-74?218 + 2 t23rd
Pepperdine C. G. Intercollegiate..... 77-78-76?231 +15 t34th
The Prestige At PGA West............. 76-76-71?223 + 7 t32nd
Tunica National Intercollegiate........ 84-85-78?247 +31 t70th
