Riley Andrews

Height:
6-0
Weight:
175
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Highlands Ranch, Colo.
High School:
ThunderRidge

College?This Season (Fr.): Did not see any tournament competition in the fall, but participated in all nine qualifying rounds.

2006-07 (Fr.): Redshirted as a true freshman, but competed in all tournament qualifying rounds.

High School?He was the 2004 5A state high school champion, shooting a final round 66 to win by six strokes with a 139 total at The Pinery Country Club southeast of Denver; it was one of just two final round scores in the 60s. Andrews was the runner-up in the 2005 state meet at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club (72-75?147). He was the 5A regional champion and posted 13 other victories as a junior when counting high school and junior meets. He earned both first-team all-state and all-conference honors his junior and senior seasons. As a sophomore, he tied for ninth in the state high school meet, thus giving him three top 10 finishes in the state championships, one of only a handful to ever accomplish that feat, as he was a member of three ThunderRidge state champion teams. He lettered four times under coach Jim McCord.

Other?2007: Finished 10th in the Colorado Golf Association Colorado Cup point standings (213.42 points for nine events). Qualified for the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship, finishing third in local qualifying at Mira Vista Golf Course (Aurora) with a 69-69?138 scoreboard (-4); he did not advance to the match play portion, as he shot an 80-76?156 (+12) in the qualifying at Cantigny Golf Club in Wheaton, Ill. He finished second in the fourth and final Colorado Open Qualifier, shooting a 3-under 68 at Legacy Ridge in Westminster. Finished third in the Colorado West Amateur at Bookcliff Country Club in Grand Junction (-9; 68-69-70?207), four shots behind the winner, former Buff Steve Irwin. He tied for fourth in the CGA Western Chapter Championship (1-under 143) at The Links at Cobble Creek in Montrose. He tied for fifth in the CGA Public Links Championships, recording a 68-72-67?207 (-6) at Highland Meadows GC in Windsor. Teamed with former Buff Ryan Anderson to finish tied for second in the CGA Two-Man Championships (lost by three strokes to CU’s Grady brothers). He tied for 15th in the CGA Stroke Play Championship, turning in a 75-75-73-71?294 (+6) effort at Murphy Greek Golf Course in Aurora. 2006: He reached the quarterfinals of the CGA Junior Match Play Championships (Bear Creek GC), as he just missed advancing into the semifinals (losing his match on the first playoff hole). He tied for 24th in the Colorado Golf Association’s Public Links Championship (76-71-73?220) at Hyland Hills in Westminster. 2005: He was the 2005 CJGA junior stroke play champion.