David Oraee

Height:
5-11
Weight:
165
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Greeley, Colo.
High School:
Greeley West

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Career Notes: He was a participant for six CU wins in major tournaments; the most previous to him doing so was four by Bobby Kalinowski (1991-94).? He played 150 rounds, fourth-most in school history, with his career stroke average of 73.57 also the fourth-best.? His 39 subpar rounds set a school record (old mark was 35 by Kane Webber), and his 49 rounds of par or better in his career were second in CU.? He played in every major tournament that CU has scheduled during his career (49 total) plus the NCAA Championship Finals individually as a senior for 50 overall.? He went 1,563 holes between recording a triple bogey (or worse) between his sophomore and senior seasons.? In fact in his career (2,700 holes), he had just eight holes worse than double bogey (.0029 percent).? At the 2015 CUSPY’s (CU Sports Performers of the Year), he was a finalist for CU’s Male Career Athletic Achievement Award.

2014-15 (Sr.)?He had 72.50 stroke average for the season, third-best on the team; his 72.62 for the spring was also third best (he had the top mark ? 71.82 ? prior to his NCAA appearance).? He led the team in top five finishes (3), bogey-free rounds (4) and double-bogey free rounds (22), and was second in top 10 (4) and top 20 (5) efforts, and tied for the team lead in rounds in the 60s (9) and was second in rounds of par or better (17) and third in subpar rounds (13).? He had 97.1 percent of his rounds (34 of 35) count toward team scoring. He finished second in the NCAA Central/Ball State Regional (209, -7), qualifying for the NCAA Championship Finals as the lone individual out of the region as the Buffs finished sixth (missing as a team by eight strokes).? He tied for 126th in the NCAA meet at Concession Golf Club (Fla.), opening strong with a 1-under 71 before closing out with an 85-78 for an 18-over 234 total.? He was on a redemption mission as he previously had finished 61st at the Pac-12 Championships (301, +21).? He had a 72.35 stroke average for the fall season, second-best on the team (and the 11th-best for a fall season at CU), as he broke into the win column for the first time in his career by claiming medalist honors in CU’s own Mark Simpson Invitational.?? He opened with a collegiate career-best 8-under 64 and followed it with a 67 for a 13-under 131 score ? the lowest 36-hole effort in school history ? en route to a five-stroke win. ?His other top five finish of the year came in Wyoming’s Cowboy Classic, where he tied for fourth (208, -8), with his other top 10 effort in the season opener, a tie for seventh in the Air Force Invitational (212, -2).? He led the team in the coaches “jumbo” stat, which is a formula to measure large numbers or lack thereof (he had just 15 holes worse than bogey?all doubles), and he scored par or better on 79.7 percent of his holes.

2013-14 (Jr.)?He finished third on the team in stroke average, both overall (73.22) and for the spring (72.77); he was CU’s top performer three times, including at the Pac-12 Championships where he tied for 12th (293, +5).? That followed his career best collegiate finish, a tie for second in Wyoming’s Desert Intercollegiate (205, -5), which included his best single round, a 4-under 66 in the first round.? He was second on the team with 79.0 percent of his holes played (666) scored at par or better, and he was one of 49 players in the nation who did not post a score worse than double bogey; he led the team in the fewest holes worse than bogey (18, all doubles).? He tied for the team lead in rounds counting toward team scoring (91.9 percent, or 34 of 37), ?He played in all five fall events with his 73.87 stroke average fourth on the team; all five of his 54-hole scores fell between 219 and 225 with 14 of his 15 rounds falling between 70 and 76.? His best result was a tie for eighth in CU’s Mark Simpson Invitational (219, +3), the exact same score tying him for 30th in UTEP’s Give ‘Em Five invite; he tied for 20th in the UNM Tucker Invitational when he finished with a 224 (+8).? At the NCAA Southeast Regional, he started out fairly strong and was poised for a top 20 finish until he struggled in the final round, eventually finishing in a tie for 39th (74-73-79?226, +10).? For the year, he ranked 21st in “ham-and-egg,” 22nd in greens-in-regulation (70.2 percent), 87th in par-4 scoring (4.08) and 93rd in pars per round (11.43).

2012-13 (Soph.): He played in all 13 major tournaments and finished fourth on the team in stroke average at 74.10, as he was more consistent in the fall than the spring.? He did have his best major tournament finish after the break, when he tied for sixth in the Bandon Dunes Championship (-1, 215); his 72-73-70 scorecard helped the Buffaloes win the tournament and become the first team to do so with an under par team score.? After an opening round 75, he bounced back with rounds of 69 and 67 for a 211 (+1) to tie for 22nd at the Stanford U.S. Intercollegiate.? He tied for 42nd at the Pac-12 Championship (299, +19) and tied for 39th at the NCAA Central/Fayetteville Regional (229, +13).? In the fall, he posted the first three top 10 finishes of his career, topped by a third place effort right out of the chute in the Ballyneal Challenge (72-73?145, +3).? He tied for seventh in both Simpson Invitational (210, -6) and the New Mexico Tucker Invitational (217, +1), two meets that were held three days apart.? He was also tied for seventh after two rounds of the fall finale, the Alister Mackenzie Invitational, after carding his back-to-back best rounds in college (67, 69) before tying for 26th after a final round 78 (214, +1).? His 72.76 stroke average for the fall was third best on the team, bolstered by 53 birdies, second-most on the Buffs and tied for 31st in the country.? Nationally for the season, he was 20th in greens-in-regulation (69.5 percent, which included a 68.4 percent number on par-3 holes, which was 15th in the NCAA), 47th in “Ham-‘N-Egg” (11/2) and 59th in fairways hit (71.3 percent).? A model of consistency, he tied for the team low in holes worse than double bogey with just three (out of 738).

2011-12 (Fr.): As a true freshman, he played in all 11 regular season tournaments (the 34 rounds being the seventh most played by a freshman at CU), with his 74.50 stroke average the fourth freshman best in school history.? He led the team in eagles (5), with 79 birdies and 365 pars, meaning he shot par or better on 73.4 percent of his holes.? He recorded a 74-70-76-73?293 (+5) scorecard in the Pac-12 Championships, tying him for 27th overall and for sixth among the 20-plus freshmen competing; it was CU’s second best score in the event and his best effort of the spring.? The 293 was the best 72-hole score ever recorded by a CU freshman in any tournament and tied for the fourth best by a golfer in any class for a conference championship.? For a true frosh playing under pressure in his first collegiate championship, he had a solid tournament with 11 birdies and 46 pars, the 57 holes of par or better the second most by a Buff, with just 14 bogeys and one double to round out his effort.? He also had a solid effort in the Oregon Duck Invitational, tying for 38th (225, +9) and at the Bandon Dunes Championship, where he tied for 44th (226, +13).? In the first round of the Alister Mackenzie Invitational to close the fall, he shot a 4-under 67, tying the school record for the low gross score by a freshman previously set by three others ? and then matched it again in the spring with a 3-under 67 in the first round of the Wyoming Cowboy Classic in Scottsdale.? He played in all four tournaments (one as an individual) and in the State of Colorado Cup.? After an auspicious start with an 81 in CU’s Mark Simpson Invitational, he came back with five straight par rounds or better, eventually tying for 47th in the Simpson (81-70-72?223, +7); he then had a strong performance in the Air Force-Miranda Invitational, as his 71-71-72?214 scorecard tied him for 12th.? He was 1-1 in the Colorado Cup, winning his single match (4 and 3 versus Steve Sorenson), but lost the four ball match (2 and 1).? In the final fall tournament, he recorded his collegiate best round of 67 in the Alister Mackenzie in Fairfax, Calif., eventually tying for 52nd.

High School?As a senior, he was both the All-Colorado and the 5A Front Range Player of the Year, when he owned a 70.0 stroke average.? He won the Colorado 5A high school individual title at Aurora’s Valley Country Club, with his 70-72?142 (-2) scorecard good for a one-shot win; he was the only player under par in the first round and was 3-over at the turn in the second before blistering the back nine with a 33 score to clinch the win.? He was the first four-year All-State selection from Weld County, the Class 4A Northern Region Player of the Year twice, and Greeley West’s first 5A state champion in any sport.? In lettering four times at Greeley West, his stroke average was 71.72 as a freshman (with a low round 65 that included a hole-in-one) and then 71 or lower the next three years.? A four-year letterman in golf for coach Larry Brinz, he captained the team his sophomore through senior seasons.? He also lettered twice in basketball.?

Other?2015: He reached the round of 16 at the U.S. Amateur: he finished second in qualifying (67-67?134, -6) and was thus the No. 2 seed; he lost his third match 3 and 2 to Paul Dunne, who a month earlier led the British Open after three rounds.? He was the low amateur in the Colorado Open, with his 68-70-72-71?281 (-7) scorecard tying him for 21st overall. ?2014: He won the Colorado Golf Association Stroke Play Championship at Lakewood Country Club with a 68-68-68-64?268 performance (-12), becoming the sixth Buff to win both the state’s stroke and match play titles.? He reached the semifinals of the CGA’s Match Play Championship in his defense of his 2013 title; he won four matches but lost 3 and 2 in the semis.? In the Colorado Open, he was the eighth low amateur and tied for 46th overall (70-74-74-71?289, +5).? He tied for 64th in the inaugural Saguaro Amateur, held in Arizona over winter break (78-75-73?226).? A member of the Colorado Cup team (he went 1-0-1 in his matches), helping the amateurs beat the pros, 10-8.? 2013:? He became the 15th Buffalo to win the CGA Match Play Championship, cruising to the title with a 6 & 5 verdict over CSU’s Parker Edens; he was dominant the entire week in winning six matches, leading after 80 of 113 holes (tied after another 24), and winning 46 holes outright and matching his partner another 44 times.? He tied for 27th in the CGA State Stroke Play at Pinehurst CC (73-71-75-76?295).? He tied for 39th and was the seventh low amateur in the Colorado Open (71-72-71-70?284, E).? He tied for 44th in the Southwestern Amateur, turning in a 74-75-74-75?298 scorecard (+18) on the par-70 Desert Mountain Course in Scottsdale, Ariz.? 2012: He was the co-medalist in the stroke play qualifying for the CGA’s Match Play (69, -3) and became the No. 2 seed, though lost in the second round.? He tied for 15th in the CGA Stroke Play Championship at Fort Collins Country Club (76-67-77-70?290, +10).? He finished fourth in U.S. Open Local Qualifying (38-32?70) at Collindale Golf Club in Fort Collins, advancing to Sectionals, where he tied for 44th (78-74?152, +8) at Lakeside Country Club in Houston.? He tied for eighth in the Colorado Golf Association’s Public Links Championship at Highland Meadows GC (206, -7). ?In CU’s Casotti Classic, a legitimate play-your-own ball event for media and guests, he shot the lowest score in the 18 years of the tournament, an 8-under 64 (32-32) at Pelican Lakes Golf Club in Windsor. ?2011: Reached the round of 32 in his first CGA Match Play Championship (at Bear Creek GC).? 2010: He won the AJGA (American Junior Golf Association) Aspen Golf Classic with a 74-69-69?212 (-4) score.? 2009: He set the national record for the largest margin of victory in an AJGA event when he won by 18 strokes in the AJGA Junior All-Star in Aspen (he posted a 66-64-70?200 scorecard, the 8-under 64 being a tournament record; the old mark had been 15 strokes.? He tied for second in the U.S. Junior Amateur Qualifier at Boomerang Links in Greeley (69-70?139).? Other Years: He was a six-time CJGA All-Star and a two-time Junior America’s Cup team member.?????????

Best Career Round In Competition?64 (-7; June 2009, AJGA Junior All-Star, Aspen Golf Club, Aspen, Colo.; -6, Colorado State Stroke Play Championships, August 10, 2014; -8, Sept. 29, 2014, CU-Mark Simpson Invitational, Colorado National Golf Club, Erie, Colo.).

Academics?He graduated from Colorado in December 2015 with his degree in Integrated Physiology.? A High Honor Roll member his freshman through senior years in high school, earning an academic letter all four years, with his high school grade point average a 4.2 (on a 4.0 scale).??

Personal?He was born June 23, 1993 in Greeley, Colo.? His hobbies include playing basketball and video games, with his likes in music ranging from Lil’ Wayne to John Mayer. He was the recipient of the Denver Post Youth Excellence in Sports Award for the month of June 2009.

	Overall					Spring			Fall
Season (SA/Rk)	Rd	Strokes	Avg.	Lo	Hi	Rd	Strk	Avg	Rd	Strk	Avg.
2011-12 (6)	34	2533	74.50	67	85	22	1652	75.09	12	881	73.42
2012-13 (4)	41	3038	74.10	67	83	24	1801	75.04	17	1237	72.76
2013-14 (3)	37	2709	73.22	66	80	22	1601	72.77	15	1108	73.87
2014-15 (3)	38	2755	72.50	64	85	21	1525	72.62	17	1230	72.35
Totals	150	1035	73.57	64	85	107	7870	73.55	61	4456	73.03

Season	Rounds	Holes	SCIRP	Eagles	Birdies	Pars	Bogeys
2011-12	34	612	+103	5	79	365	136
2012-13	41	738	+112	2	106	435	172
2013-14	37	666	+ 54	1	102	423	122
2014-15	38	684	+45	4	114	421	124
Totals	150	2700	+314	12	402	1644	553

				Subpar	Par/SP	Jumbo
Season	Doubles	Triples	Other	Pct	Pct	Pts	Pct
2011-12	23	4	0	13.7	73.4	31	0.912
2012-13	20	2	1	14.6	73.6	27	0.659
2013-14	18	0	0	15.5	79.0	18	0.486
2014-15	20	1	0	17.3	78.2	22	0.579
Totals	81	7	1	15.3	76.2	98	0.653

Rounds Toward Team Scoring: 125 of 142 (88.0%; 8 played as an individual).
Stroke Count In Relation To Par (+314/+2.09): +103/+3.03 (2011-12); +112/+2.73 (2012-13); +54/+1.46 (2013-14); +45/+1.18 (2014-15).
Finishes?Wins: 1? Top 5: 4? Top 10: 11? Top 20: 15

Fall 2011
CU-Simpson Invitational	81-70-72--223	+ 7	t47th
AFA Miranda Invitational	71-71-72--214	- 2	t12th
*UNM Tucker Invitational	76-76-75--227	+11	t41st
Alister Mackenzie Invitational	67-76-74--217	+4	t52nd

Spring 2012
Hawai'i-Hilo Ari Invitational	72-79-76--227	+11	t93rd
Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate	73-74-76--223	+ 7	t59th
Bandon Dunes Championship	75-75-76--226	+13	t44th
Oregon Duck Invitational	75-76-74--225	+ 9	t38th
U.S. Intercollegiate	85-78-76--239	+29	t88th
Wyoming Cowboy Classic	67-79-73--219	+ 9	t83rd
Pac-12 Championship	74-70-76-73--293	+ 5	t27th

Fall 2012
*Ballyneal Challenge	72-73--145	+ 3	3rd
AFA Miranda Invitational	81-73-75--229	+13	t63rd
CU-Simpson Invitational	73-68-69--210	- 6	t7th
UNM Tucker Invitational	69-73-75--217	+ 1	t7th
Pac-12 Fall Preview	76-75-71--222	+ 6	t36th
Alister Mackenzie Invitational	67-69-78--214	+ 1	t26th

Spring 2013
Hawai'i-Hilo Ari Invitational	73-75-78--226	+10	95th
The Prestige at PGA West	73-78-78--229	+16	t69th
Bandon Dunes Championship	72-73-70--215	- 1	t6th
UCI Anteater Invitational	83-78-78--239	+23	t52nd
Stanford U.S. Intercollegiate	75-69-67--211	+ 1	t22nd
Wyoming Cowboy Classic	77-76--153	+13	t72nd
Pac-12 Championship	75-72-75-77--299	+19	t42nd
NCAA Central Regional	71-80-78--229	+13	t39th

Fall 2013
AFA Miranda Invitational	76-75-70--221	+ 5	t37th
CU-Simpson Invitational	75-73-71--219	+ 3	t8th
UNM Tucker Invitational	73-75-76--224	+ 8	t20th
Alister Mackenzie Invitational	75-79-71--225	+ 9	t64th
UTEP Give ‘Em Five Invitational	72-70-77--219	+ 3	t30th

Spring 2014
Hawai'i-Hilo Amer Ari Invitational	75-69-70--214	- 2	t53rd
Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate	68-71-73--212	- 4	t10th
Bandon Dunes Championship	80-75-72--227	+14	t47th
Oregon Duck Invitational	75-78-71--224	+ 8	t25th
Wyoming Cowboy Classic	66-71-68--205	- 5	t2nd
Pac-12 Championship	72-74-74-73--293	+ 5	t12th
NCAA Southeast Regional	74-73-79--226	+10	t39th

Fall 2014
AFA Miranda Invitational	73-67-72--212	- 2	t7th
Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invit.	78-75-75--228	+?18	t42nd?
UNM Tucker Invitational	73-80-74--227	+ 11	t41st
CU-Mark Simpson Invitational	64-67--131	-?13	1st
Alister Mackenzie Invitational	68-74-72--214	+? 1	t20th
UCLA Gifford Intercollegiate	76-70-72--218	+??5	t28th

Spring 2015
Hawai’i-Hilo Amer Ari Invitational	72-67-72 -- 211	- 5	t32nd
Bandon Dunes Championship	74-76 -- 150	+ 6	t50th
Stanford’s “The Goodwin”	65-75-72 -- 212	+ 2	t39th
Wyoming Cowboy Classic	68-68-72 -- 208	- 8	t4th
Pac-12 Championship	77-75-75-74 -- 301	+21	61st
NCAA Central Regional	68-70-71 -- 209	-? 7	2nd
*NCAA Championship Finals	71-85-78 -- 234	+18	t126th