Kade Crossland

Height:
6-4
Weight:
190
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Buhl, Idaho
High School:
Buhl/Corban University

College—2017-18 (Sr.): He played in two tournaments for the year, owning a 76.0 stroke average for five rounds. He tied for 21st in the Colorado Mines/Writz Invitational in the spring (80-75—155); in his one fall tournament, he tied for 78th in CU’s Mark Simpson Invitational with a 77-73-75—225 (+9) scorecard.

2016-17 (Jr.): He participated in five tournaments, three in the fall and two in the spring and in all as an individual. In the fall, he had one good round in all three events, topped by 1-under par opening rounds in the Ballyneal Challenge (70-80—150, +8), where he tied for 18th and in CU’s Mark Simpson Invitational (71-83-79—233, +17). He owned a 76.9 stroke average for eight rounds in the fall portion of the season, but struggled to an 82.6 figure for five rounds in the spring.

2015-16 (Soph.): He played in one spring and four fall tournaments, four of the five as an individual, finishing with a 75.71 stroke average for 14 rounds (74.27 for the 11 in the fall). He had two top 20 finishes, tying for 18th in the Ballyneal Challenge (151, +9) and 19th in CSU’s Ram Masters Invitational (218, +8). He was one of the team’s designated scorers in CU’s own Mark Simpson Invitational, where he tied for 47th (224, +14). He joined the CU program after transferring from Corban University, where he had one of the top freshman seasons in the NAIA ranks.

At Corban University (2014-15, Fr.)—He earned NAIA third-team All-American honors, the first player from Corban (Salem, Ore.) to earn any level of All-America mention. He was ranked as the No. 100 golfer in the NAIA ranks by GolfStat, which had Corban 29th in its final team rankings. He set a school record for single-season stroke average with a 72.44 mark, bettering the previous mark by two strokes. He won four individual tournaments, another school record, as he scored par or better in 15 of 27 rounds overall (12 subpar). He shot 73-72-82—227 at the NAIA Championships in Daytona Beach, Fla., missing the cut for the final round but tying for 94th individually. His head coach at Corban was Paul Pickerell. He also lettered one year in basketball (shooting guard); in 26 games, he averaged 5.1 points and 1.4 rebounds per game, along with shooting 42.9 percent from three-point range (30-of-70).

High School—He lettered in four sports (13 total letters) and was the state’s 3A champion golfer as a freshman and senior, in addition to leading Buhl to the state title his junior and senior years (he earned Idaho’s Golfer of the Year honors on both occasions from the Twin Falls Times-News). He was also the state’s 3A player of the year in basketball as a senior, leading BHS to the state crown in averaging 21 points and seven rebounds a game (he made a 3-pointer with 26 seconds left in the title game to put Buhl ahead for good versus Homeland). He was a two-time first-team All-Conference performer in basketball (second-team as a sophomore). He also earned three letters in football (quarterback) and baseball (pitcher).

Other—2017: He finished as the seventh low amateur in the Wyoming Open (73-68-74—215). 2016: In November, he tied for 19th in the inaugural Gobbler Amateur in Tucson, Ariz., turning in a 77-72-76—225 (+12) performance at Sewailo Golf Club. 2015: He was the runner-up in the Idaho State Match Play Championships, falling in the title match after winning five to reach the final. He also finished fifth in the Idaho State Amateur (68-68-72—208; -2). 2014: He tied for 12th in the Idaho State Amateur (219, +6), with his final round 69 just one of six scores in the 60s in the 123-man field at Ridgecrest Golf Club. Just before leaving for Corban, he won his club championship – shooting 12-under par on the Clear Lake Country Club layout – thanks to an 11-stroke turnaround in the final round. He was six strokes out of the lead after 18 holes but came back with a 63 to win by five shots; that included a remarkable 27 on the front nine (10-under par on the 37-35 course configuration). 2013: He tied for 13th in the Idaho State Amateur (215, -1) at Jackpot Golf Club.

Best Career Round In Competition— 63 (-9, August 10, 2015, Clear Lake Country Club Championship)

Academics—He graduated with a degree in Sociology from CU in May 2018. He owned a 3.64 grade point average in high school.

Personal— He was born August 10, 1995 in Boise, Idaho. His hobbies include playing most sports and raising 4-H pigs (which he did for 10 years).

	Overall
Season (SA/Rk)	Rd	Strokes	Avg.	Lo	Hi
2015-16 (7)	14	1060	75.71	71	84
2016-17 (9)	13	1028	79.08	70	87
2017-18 (9)	5	380	76.00	73	80
Totals	32	2468	77.13	70	87

Spring
Rd	Strk	Avg.
3	243	81.00
5	413	82.60
2	155	77.50
10	811	81.10

Fall
Rd	Strk	Avg.
11	817	74.27
8	615	76.88
8	615	76.88
27	2047	75.81

Season	Rounds	Holes	SCIRP
2015-16	14	252	+ 66
2016-17	13	234	+100
2017-18	5	90	+ 20
Totals	32	576	+186

Eagles	Birdies	Pars	Bogeys
0	33	141	61
4	17	127	59
0	9	55	23
4	59	323	143


Season	Doubles	Triples	Other
2015-16	14	2	1
2016-17	17	8	2
2017-18	3	0	0
Totals	34	10	3

Subpar	Par/SP	Jumbo
Pct.	Pct.	Pts.	Pct.
13.1	69.0	21	1.500
9.0	63.2	39	3.000
10.0	71.1	3	0.600
10.9	67.0	63	1.969

Rounds Toward Team Scoring: 0 of 3 (0.0%; 29 played as an individual).
Stroke Count In Relation To Par (+186/+5.81): +66/+4.71 (2015-16); +100/+7.69 (2016-17); +20/+4.00 (2017-18).
Finishes—Wins: 0 Top 5: 0 Top 10: 0 Top 20: 3

Fall 2015
*Ballyneal Challenge	73-78--151	+ 9	t17th
*AFA Miranda Invitational	73-76-77--226	+ 8	t52nd
*CSU Ram Masters Invitational	71-76-71--218	+ 8	t19th
CU-Mark Simpson Invitational	74-76-74--224	+14	t47th

Spring 2016
*Wyoming Cowboy Classic	84-75-84 -- 243	+27	109th

Fall 2016
*Ballyneal Challenge	70-80 -- 150	+ 8	18th
*CSU Ram Masters Invitational	79-73-80 -- 232	+22	t87th
*CU-Mark Simpson Invitational	71-83-79 -- 233	+17	t99th