Philip Juel-Berg

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Vedbaek, Denmark
High School:
HHX Knord Lyngby

College—Career: He became the 23rd Buffalo to play in four conference championships, the second in the Pac-12 (joining David Oraee). He played in all 51 major tournaments that CU has competed in his career, owning a 73.37 career stroke average that ranked fourth all-time at CU. He set the school record for the most rounds of par or better at the time of his graduation: 62 of his 148 career rounds scored either under (38) or at (26) par; the 148 rounds overall were the fourth-most in school history (124 counted toward CU’s team total, or 84.9 percent).

2015-16 (Sr.): He finished with the nation’s 198th-best stroke average (72.37), which was second best on the team and 13th in the Pac-12; he had owned a sub-71 average most of th year until a late four-round rough patch (77.8 scoring) jumped his average up a full stroke. He owned a 70.82 for 17 fall rounds that would have set an all-time school record, besting the 71.0 by Derek Tolan in the 2008 fall season, except teammate Jeremy Paul topped him (70.65). He had 34 of his 38 rounds count for team scoring (the only four came in the aforementioned rough patch). He tied for 38th in the Pac-12 meet with a 72-77-70-77—296 (+12) performance. His one career win came in September, when he recorded a 69-67-68—204 (-12) to claim medalist honors at the Air Force Invitational; that effort followed a final round 66 in the Ballyneal Challenge which at the time set the school mark for most consecutive rounds in the 60s at the time (four; Jeremy Paul topped it a month later). He recorded two top 10 finishes in the spring, tying for third in Wyoming’s Desert Intercollegiate (212, -4) and a ninth-place effort in Stanford’s Goodwin (209, -1); in the latter, he had two eagles on his way to a second round 68, the first Buff with two eagles in the same round in over a decade. He owned the second-best middle round average on the team (72.4), with a 71.9 mark the third-best for the final round (averaged 72.8 in opening rounds), while placing second on the team in birdies (127) with the second-best subpar hole percentage (19.0). He had two of CU’s three bogey-free (or worse) rounds for the season. He was named the recipient of the team’s “Mr. Buffalo Award” at the close of the regular season.

2014-15 (Jr.): He played in all 12 tournaments, finishing fourth on the team in stroke average with a 74.21 figure; his spring average of 73.07 was also fourth, but his fall-to-spring improvement of 2.26 strokes was one of the highest in recent memory. In the spring, he finished between 33rd and 39th in four of six meets, topped by a tie for 33rd at the weather-shortened Bandon Dunes Championship (148, +8). He tied for 34th in the Pac-12 Championships (290, +10) and finished in a 39th-place tie at the NCAA Central Regional (225, +9), though he opened strong with a 1-under 71. He had to withdraw from the first two rounds of Stanford’s Goodwin due to a flu-like illness, but toughed it out and shot a 75 in the last round. In six fall meets, he averaged 75.29, uncharacteristically high for him, but largely inflated due to four rounds in the 80s (he had just five his freshman and sophomore years combined). On the other hand, he never scored higher than a double bogey on any hole, he owned the third-best middle round average for the Buffs (72.20) and tied for the team high with two eagles. His best fall finishes were a pair of ties for 29th place, at the Air Force Falcon Invitational (219, +3) and in CU’s own Mark Simpson Invitational (147, +3).

2013-14 (Soph.): He played in all 12 tournaments, and finished second on the team in stroke average, both overall (73.00) and for the spring (72.67), thus no “sophomore slump” for him. He tied for the team lead in par or better rounds (19, 12 subpar, seven even), with 33 of his 36 rounds counting toward CU’s team score and 23 of those rounds scored between 69 and 73.. He had four top 20 finishes, including a career best fourth in CU’s Mark Simpson Invitational, which was also his first top five finish in a major tournament (he had an even par scorecard 73-71-72—216). He matched that score at the Alister Mackenzie invite, tying for 27th, and then closed the fall with his first under-par effort in a major tourney, finishing 3-under par (72-69-72—213) for a 13th place tie at the UTEP Give ‘Em Five Invitational. He then opened the spring with two more subpar efforts (both 212, -4) in the Amer Ari Invitational and the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate (where he tied for 10th). At the Pac-12 Championships, he had to withdraw after the first round with flu-like symptoms; but he rallied to go out again in the afternoon and gut things out to shoot a 4-over 76, and then bounced back to finish with two even par rounds (72s) to help the Buffs finish fourth. He tied for 34th at the NCAA Southeast Regional at Auburn, turning in a 77-71-76—224 (+8) effort. For the year, he ranked eighth nationally in greens-in-regulation (72.4 percent), 42nd in sand saves (45.7 percent), 57th in par-5 scoring (4.68), 77th in fairways hit (69.2 percent).

2012-13 (Fr.): He enjoyed one of the most outstanding seasons by a true freshman in CU history. He played in all 14 tournaments, his 41 rounds tying for the most by a freshman ever at Colorado, while his stroke average of 73.95 was the third best ever by a frosh (his 74.25 average in the spring ranked as the third best and his 73.53 fall average the fifth best). He led the team in even-par rounds with 11, and tied for the team lead in even-par or better rounds with 18 (he was fourth with seven subpar efforts). He had three top 10 finishes and four top 20 finishes on the year, which saw 33 of 39 rounds count toward team scoring (tying for second; two rounds were played as an individual). He was steady in his round-by-round averages, as he was third on the team in first round scoring (73.71), third in the middle round scoring (74.08) and fourth in the final round (74.07). Nationally, he tied for 21st in rounds played (41, the third freshman), 32nd in eagles (5, the 10th frosh), 35th in fairways hit (74.0 percent, the fifth freshman) and 37th in greens-in-regulation (68.0; sixth of all frosh ... he hit 65.5 percent of par-3 greens, 26th nationally). His 738 holes played broke down into five eagles, 110 birdies, 435 pars, 158 bogeys, 25 doubles, three triples, one quadruple and one quintuple. He became the eighth freshman in school history to post the best team score in a conference championship with a 70-70-77-75—292 scorecard (12-over par) in the Pac-12 Championships; that tied him for 24th and matched the best score by a Buffalo in a 72-hole league title meet. He led the entire field with 50 pars, while also posting five birdies and 17 bogeys. Of the 16 freshmen in the field (including three redshirts), Juel-Berg finished fifth. He was CU’s second best performer at the NCAA Central Regional in Fayetteville, tying for 30th with a 73-77-76—226 score (+10), and was the top Buff in the UCI Anteater (72-78-73—223, +7), tying for 10th. His top finish of the spring was a ninth-place tie at the Bandon Dunes Championship (73-72-71—216, E), helping the Buffaloes to the team win. He competed in all six fall tournaments, opening with an outstanding debut in the Ballyneal Challenge, where he finished second with a 70-69—139 (3-under) scorecard. The second round 69, the only one in the 60s, was quite a feat since the average score was a 77 and it was the first time he ever played the course. Other top performances included tying for 14th in the Air Force Invitational (217, +1) and for 27th in CU’s Mark Simpson Invitational (216, E). The last signee of the 2012 recruiting class (signing in July), he came to CU after amassing an impressive European amateur resume.

High School—There are no high school sports per se in Denmark, as students compete on club teams in their preferred sports. He was a member of the Sollerod Golf Club, competing against other area club teams for three weeks out of the year, with the rest of the year set aside for individual competition.

Other—2015: He won the Danish International Amateur Championship (DIAC), carding a 68-72-73-73—286 (-2), and was on the Denmark team that finished second in the European Team Championships (lost the title match to Scotland). 2012: He finished third in the Maage Trophy in Holbaek, Denmark (72-66-65—203, or 7-under); fifth in the Denmark Match Play National Championship; and sixth in the Team Rudersdal Open (70-70-72—212). 2011: He was fourth in the Maage Trophy (68-69-71—209) and placed eighth in the Danish International Amateur Championship (76-77-73-74—300). 2010: he was third in the Denmark Match Play and ninth in two major events: the Sir Henry Cooper (one of the largest under-18 European tournaments), where was two-under par with a 72-70-74-70—286 (-2) and in the Saab/Belgium International, where his final round 5-under 67 was the lowest in the field and propelled him to the top 10 finish with a 4-over 292 score.

Best Career Round In Competition—65 (-5: 2012 Maage Trophy, Holbaek GC, Holbaek, Denmark; -7: 2011 Kroghens Match, Sollerod, Denmark)

Academics—He graduated with a degree in Economics from Colorado in May 2016. As a junior and senior, he was named a Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) All-America Scholar. He earned first-team Pac-12 All-Academic Team honors as a senior, after being named second-team as a junior and honorable mention as a sophomore.

Personal—He was born February 18, 1992 in Copenhagen. His hobbies include most sports, particularly soccer; he played throughout primary school (equivalent to elementary school in America) and until he was 15. He also enjoys listening to music and action movies in general. Vedbaek is a suburb of Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, the nation’s largest city which is located on the eastern shore of the island of Zealand, separated from Sweden by the strait of Oresund. When he enrolled at Colorado, it was just the second time he had ever come to America; the first was on a family vacation when he was a child.

	Overall					Spring			Fall
Season (SA/Rk)	Rd	Strokes	Avg.	Lo	Hi	Rd	Strk	Avg.	Rd	Strk	Avg.
2012-13 (3)	41	3032	73.95	68	80	24	1782	74.25	17	1250	73.53
2013-14 (2)	36	2628	73.00	68	80	21	1526	72.67	15	1102	73.47
2014-15 (4)	33	2449	74.21	69	83	16	1169	73.07	17	1280	75.29
2015-16 (2)	38	2750	72.37	66	82	21	1546	73.62	17	1204	70.82
Totals	148	10859	73.37	66	83	82	6023	73.45	66	4836	73.28

Season	Rounds	Holes	SCIRP	Eagles	Birdies	Pars	Bogeys
2012-13	41	738	+106	5	110	435	158
2013-14	36	648	+ 45	3	113	393	116
2014-15	33	594	+ 95	2	92	333	143
2015-16	38	684	+ 42	3	127	408	121
Totals	148	2664	+288	13	442	1569	538

				Subpar	Par/SP	Jumbo
Season	Doubles	Triples	Other	Pct	Pct	Pts	Pct
2012-13	25	3	2	15.6	74.5	38	0.927
2013-14	21	2	0	17.9	78.5	25	0.694
2014-15	24	0	0	15.8	71.9	24	0.727
2015-16	22	2	1	19.0	78.7	29	0.763
Totals	92	7	3	17.1	76.0	116	0.784

Rounds Toward Team Scoring: 124 of 146 (84.9%; 2 played as an individual).
Stroke Count In Relation To Par (+288/+1.95): +106/+2.59 (2012-13); +45/+1.25 (2013-14); +95/+2.88 (2014-15); +42/+1.11 (2015-16).
Finishes—Wins: 1 Top 5: 4 Top 10: 10 Top 20: 13

Fall 2012
*Ballyneal Challenge	70-69-139	-3	2nd
AFA Miranda Invitational	72-69-76-217	+1	t14th
CU-Simpson Invitational	75-71-70-216	E	t27th
UNM Tucker Invitational	79-77-74-230	+14	t53rd
Pac-12 Fall Preview	72-78-80-230	+14	t54th
Alister Mackenzie Invitational	74-71-73-218	+5	t48th

Spring 2013
Hawai'i-Hilo Ari Invitational	79-72-82--233	+17	t108th
The Prestige at PGA West	76-77-76--229	+16	t69th
Bandon Dunes Championship	73-72-71--216	E	t9th
UCI Anteater Invitational	72-78-73--223	+ 7	t10th
Stanford U.S. Intercollegiate	68-74-72--214	+ 4	t34th
Wyoming Cowboy Classic	79-70--149	+ 9	t40th
Pac-12 Championship	70-70-77-75--292	+12	t24th
NCAA Central Regional	73-77-76--226	+10	t30th

Fall 2013
AFA Miranda Invitational	80-70-73--223	+ 7	t45th
CU-Simpson Invitational	73-71-72--216	E	4th
UNM Tucker Invitational	80-74-80--234	+ 18	t61st
Alister Mackenzie Invitational	69-76-71--216	E	t27th
UTEP Give ‘Em Five Invitational	72-69-72--213	- 3	t13th

Spring 2014
Hawai'i-Hilo Amer Ari Invitational	70-74-68--212	- 4	t42nd
Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate	70-71-71--212	- 4	t10th
Bandon Dunes Championship	72-73-77--222	+ 9	t27th
Oregon Duck Invitational	73-78-78--229	+13	t51st
Wyoming Cowboy Classic	68-69-70--207	- 3	t8th
Pac-12 Championship	WD-76-72-72--NC	+ X	t71st
NCAA Southeast Regional	77-71-76--224	+ 8	t34th

Fall 2014
AFA Miranda Invitational	74-69-76--219	+ 3	t29th
Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invit.	75-76-82--233	+23	t59th
UNM Tucker Invitational	80-74-83--237	+21	t80th
CU-Mark Simpson Invitational	71-76--147	+ 3	t29th
Alister Mackenzie Invitational	74-71-75--220	+ 9	t44th
UCLA Gifford Intercollegiate	72-71-81--224	+ 11	t56th

Spring 2015
Hawai’i-Hilo Amer Ari Invitational	75-71-69 -- 215	- 1	t53rd
Bandon Dunes Championship	70-78 -- 148	+ 8	t33rd
Stanford’s “The Goodwin”	WD-WD-75 -- NC	+ 5	t130th
Wyoming Cowboy Classic	69-75-72 -- 216	E	t38th
Pac-12 Championship	74-73-73-70 -- 290	+10	t34th
NCAA Central Regional	71-78-76 -- 225	+ 9	t39th

Fall 2015
Ballyneal Challenge	70-66 -- 136	- 6	2nd
AFA Miranda Invitational	69-67-68 -- 204	-12	1st
UNM Tucker Invitational	74-74-75 -- 223	+ 7	t34th
CU-Mark Simpson Invitational	72-71-70 -- 213	+ 3	t11th
Alister Mackenzie Invitational	71-75-68 -- 214	+ 1	t44th
UCLA Gifford Collegiate	69-70-75 -- 214	+ 1	t8th
Spring 2016
UHH Amer Ari Invitational	75-73-72—220	+ 4	t68th
Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate	72-69-71—212	- 4	t3rd
Stanford’s “The Goodwin”	70-68-71—209	- 1	9th
Wyoming Cowboy Classic	76-75-78—229	+13	t91st
The Maxwell	82-72—154	+14	t57th
Pac-12 Championships	72-77-70-77—296	+12	t38th
NCAA Southeast Regional	74-80-72—226	+10	t46th