Personal
Born November 1983 ... best competitive round of 64 (par 72) at Oakridge C.C. and Spanish Oaks G.C. ... majoring in Russian ... enjoys baseball and basketball ... served an LDS mission to the Baltic States (Russian speaking) ... recruited by Weber State and Southern Utah.
Before BYU
Lettered in golf (four years) and baseball at Dixie High School ... named to the 2002 Utah All-State Team ... earned 12 low-medalist titles ... was region low medalist in 2001-02 ... won the 2001 Weber Junior Tournament ... won the 2001 Tournament of Champions at Thanksgiving Point ... won the 2002 St. George Junior Tournament in 2002 ... finished second at the John Drupping Tournament in 2001 ... won the Bloomington Amateur in 2002 ... was the St. George City Match Play Champion in 2002 ... won the Hill Amateur at Hill Air Force Base in 2005.
Stats
2008-2009-Senior William H. Tucker Intercollegiate 77-74-75--226 (+10) T37/90 Husky Invitational 76-80-73--229 (+13) T50/66 Baylor Intercollegiate 79-76-73--228 (+15) T42/66 Pacific Invitational 70-73-75--218 (+5) T23/60 PING Arizona Intercollegiate 75-73-73--221 (+8) T27/92 John A. Burns Intercollegiate 68-74-73--215 (-1) 33/94 USC Intercollegiate 70-72-74--216 (+3) 17/79 Fresno Lexus Classic 71-74-72--217 (+1) 9/104 Morris Williams Intercollegiate 79-75-74--228 (+15) T29/95 ASU Thunderbird 71-75-76--222 (+9) T67/96 PING Cougar Classic 73-70-71--214 (-2) T14/78 MWC Championships 72-77-72--221 (+8) T34/45 2007-08-Junior Tucker Invitational 76-71-75--222 (+6) 26/90 Husky Invitational 74-80--154 (+10) 39/69 Jerry Pate Intercollegiate 68-70-72--210 (-3) 20/60 Pacific Invitational 69-77-73--219 (+3) 52/70 PING Arizona Inercollegiate 69-74-76--219 (+6) 31/87 John H. Burns Invitational 75-79-70--224 (+8) 91/103 USC Intercollegiate 76-77-76--229 (+16) 34/80 U.S. Intercollegiate 86-78-74--238 (+22) 73/78 Fresno St. Lexus Golf Classic 71-74-72--217 (+1) T38/104 Morris Williams 82-79-75--236 (+23) T67/78 PING Cougar Classic 72-70-75--217 (+1) T22/78 MWC Championships 71-76-75--222 (+9) T32/45 2006-07-Sophomore William H. Tucker Intercollegiate 69-77-77--223 (+7) T29/108 Ping/ Golfweek Preview 82-80-74--236 (+26) 75/75 Jerry Pate National Collegiate 77-68-74--219 (+6) T49/60 John H. Burns Invitational 72-76-73--221 (+5) T71/123 USC Intercollegiate 67-72-73--212 (-1) T7/84 Morris Williams 78-74--152 (+8) T63/78 PING Cougar Classic 67-76-68--211 (-5) T6/100 2005-06-Freshman PING Preview 77-77-76--230 (+14) T64/90 Jerry Pate Collegiate* 73-74-77--224 (+8) T84/92 John Burns Invitational* 77-69-71--217 (+1) T69/106 PING Cougar Classic* 71-72-72--215 (-1) T34/84 * - competed individually BYU Career Stats Season Events Rnds. Strokes Avg. Lw Rd. Top 20 05-06 4 12 886 73.0 69 0 06-07 7 20 1,474 73.7 67 2 07-08 12 35 2,607 74.48 68 1 08-09 12 36 2,883 73.92 68 3 Total 35 103 7,850 73.78 67 6
Played in five tournaments as a true freshman ... best tournament as a freshman was a 1-under-par performance at the PING Cougar Classic where he finished tied for 34th place.
Competed in seven out of 13 events on the season for the Cougars ... finished in seventh place at the USC Collegiate Invitational going 67-72-73--212 ... finished in sixth place at the PING Cougar Classic while competing as an individual ... scored a season-best 67 in the first round of the PING Cougar Classic and the USC Collegiate Invitational ... finished his first season at BYU with a 73.7 stroke average and two top 10 finishes ... won the Public Links qualifier 65-70--135 to qualify for U.S. Public Links.
Competed in all 12 of BYU's events on the season ... had the top finish (20th place) at the Jerry Pate Intercollegiate, going 68-70-72--210 ... scored a season-best 68 in the first round of the Jerry Pate Intercollegiate ... led the Cougars at the PING Arizona Intercollegiate, finishing tied for 31st place at 6-over-par ... finished the season with a 74.82 stroke average ... Summer 2008: first place at the Bloomington Amateur ... the lowest amateur at the Spanish Oaks Open, the Provo Open and the Utah Open ... tied for 30th at the Pacific Coast Am in Victoria, B.C. ... named the Utah Golf Association Co-Player of the Year in November 2008.
Competed in 12 events on the year ... third-best stroke average on team (73.92) ... three Top-20 finishes ... academic all-conference ... scored a round low of 70 in the first round of the Pacific Invitational en route to a 23rd-place finish ... had the best finish for the Cougars in the PING Arizona Intercollegiate, coming in 27th place at 8-over-par ... shot a season round low of 68 in the opening round of the John A. Burns Invitational ... finished 17th at the USC Intercollegiate by hitting 3-over-par, then followed with a ninth-place 1-over-par finish at the Fresno Lexus Classic ... shot an even-par 71 in the first round of the ASU Thunderbird ... tied for 14th place at the PING Cougar Classic at 2-under-par after scoring a 2-under 70 in the second round ... competed well at the MWC Championships.