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Class
Senior
Hometown
Ogden,
Utah
Roster Years
2009-2013
Personal
- Parents are Jimmy and Cindy Blair
- Father Jimmy played golfed at BYU from 1974-77 (named HM All-American in 1974)
- Has one sister
- Majoring in Recreation Management
Before BYU
- Placed first (match play) at the 2009 Utah State Amateur
- Won titles at the Cache Valley Amateur, Salt Lake City Open (amateur) and Spanish Oaks Open (tied)
- Finished second at the Provo Open (amateur) and was third at the Utah Open (recorded the low amateur score)
- Also competed at the 2009 AJGA Cannon Cup, helping the West team to the title
- Was a four-time all-state and all-region honoree at Fremont High School
- Helped his team win the region championship three times and the state title twice
After BYU
- Turned pro in 2014 and played on the Web.com Tour
- Joined the PGA Tour in 2015
- Placed third (-19) at the 2016 Sony Open in Hawai'i
- Tied for fourth (-10) at The Barclays in 2015
- Finished in 40th place (+9) at the 2014 U.S. Open
- Finished in a four-way tie for 2nd place (-6) at the 2014 Web.com Price Cutter Charity Championship
Stats
2012-13-Senior
Tournament | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total Score | To-Par | Place |
Kikkor Golf Husky Invitational | 73 | 78 | 78 | 229 | +13 | T43/75 |
William H. Tucker Intercollegiate | 74 | 72 | 74 | 220 | +4 | T13/83 |
Jack Nicklaus Invitational | 78 | 77 | - - | 155 | +11 | T23/60 |
Alister MacKenzie Invitational | 69 | 66 | 68 | 203 | -10 | T3/79 |
SCVB Pacific Invitational | 69 | 71 | 68 | 208 | -8 | T26/60 |
Western Refining College All-American | 66 | 73 | 73 | 212 | -1 | T19/23 |
John Burns Intercollegiate | 70 | 72 | 73 | 215 | -1 | 4/85 |
North Ranch Intercollegiate | 70 | 71 | 71 | 212 | -1 | 2/69 |
Fresno State Lexus Classic | 68 | 72 | 69 | 209 | -7 | T5/104 |
Triumph at Pauma Valley | 72 | 72 | 74 | 218 | +5 | T5/52 |
2013 Desert Shootout | 66 | 68 | 64 | 198 | -15 | 1/96 |
WCC Championships | 71 | 73 | 73 | 217 | +1 | T7/40 |
PING Cougar Classic | 66 | 68 | 68 | 202 | -14 | 1/51 |
NCAA Pullman Regional | 68 | 72 | 72 | 212 | -4 | T16/75 |
2011-12-Junior
Tournament | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total Score | To-Par | Place |
William H. Tucker Intercollegiate | 69 | 70 | 70 | 209 | -7 | 1/96 |
Alister MacKenzie Invitational | 64 | 73 | 72 | 209 | -4 | 27/79 |
SCVB Pacific Invitational | 68 | 73 | 71 | 212 | -1 | T5/60 |
John H. Burns Invitational | 72 | 71 | 76 | 219 | +3 | T31/104 |
North Ranch Invitational | 71 | 75 | 71 | 217 | +7 | 6/72 |
Fresno Lexus Classic | 69 | 72 | 79 | 220 | +4 | T22/93 |
Arizona National Invitational | 65 | 69 | 71 | 205 | -11 | 2/74 |
Desert Shootout | 66 | 73 | 69 | 208 | -8 | T4/94 |
ASU Thunderbird Invitational | 66 | 71 | 71 | 208 | -5 | T5/93 |
WCC Championships | 70 | 69 | 72 | 211 | -5 | T4/40 |
PING Cougar Classic | 70 | 71 | 68 | 209 | -7 | 3/51 |
NCAA West Regional | 66 | 66 | 70 | 202 | -8 | 6/74 |
2010-11-Sophomore
Tournament | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total Score | To-Par | Place |
Husky Invitational | 75 | 76 | 68 | 219 | +3 | T21/74 |
Mark Simpson Invitational | 71 | 73 | 70 | 214 | -2 | T7/83 |
William H. Tucker Intercollegiate | 71 | 72 | 70 | 213 | -3 | 4/87 |
Pacific Invitational | 77 | 63 | 69 | 209 | -4 | T10/59 |
Arizona Intercollegiate | 78 | 71 | 68 | 217 | +4 | T9/93 |
John H. Burns Invitational | 76 | 74 | 70 | 220 | +4 | T39/94 |
USC Intercollegiate | 73 | 73 | 73 | 219 | +6 | T29/80 |
Fresno Lexus Classic | 75 | 73 | 73 | 221 | +5 | T16/100 |
Desert Shootout | 66 | 66 | 71 | 203 | -13 | 3/89 |
PING Cougar Classic | 71 | 69 | 65 | 205 | -11 | 1/95 |
MWC Championships | 69 | 72 | 73 | 214 | +1 | T13/45 |
2009-10-Freshman
Tournament | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total Score | To-Par | Place |
William H. Tucker Intercollegiate | 73 | 75 | 75 | 223 | +7 | T48/104 |
Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic | 76 | 74 | 75 | 225 | +15 | T37/84 |
Baylor Intercollegiate | 72 | 77 | 72 | 221 | +8 | T30/66 |
Pacific Invitational | 75 | 78 | 70 | 223 | +10 | T47/60 |
John H. Burns Invitational | 69 | 72 | 72 | 213 | -3 | 17/83 |
USC Intercollegiate | 73 | 76 | 75 | 224 | +11 | T60/80 |
Fresno Lexus Classic | 76 | 77 | 73 | 226 | +13 | T52/99 |
Desert Shootout | 73 | 68 | 73 | 214 | -2 | T13/101 |
ASU Thunderbird | 69 | 72 | 73 | 214 | +1 | T30/89 |
PING Cougar Classic | 74 | 70 | 71 | 215 | -1 | T13/97 |
MWC Championships | 77 | 69 | 73 | 219 | +6 | 22/45 |
NCAA Southeast Regional | 77 | 72 | 71 | 220 | +10 | T45 |
BYU Career Stats
Season | Events | Rounds | Strokes | Average | Low Rd. | Top 20 |
2009-10 | 12 | 36 | 2,637 | 73.25 | 68 | 3 |
2010-11 | 11 | 33 | 2,354 | 71.33 | 63 | 8 |
2011-12 | 12 | 36 | 2,529 | 70.25 | 64 | 9 |
2012-13 | 14 | 41 | 2,910 | 70.98 | 64 | 11 |
Total | 49 | 146 | 10,430 | 71.44 | 63 | 31 |
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2009-2010
- Competed in 12 events for the Cougars as a freshman
- Stroke average of 73.24 was third on the team
- Made his collegiate debut at the William H. Tucker Invitational, going 7-over-par to finish tied for 48th
- Tied for 37th at the Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic at 15-over-par
- Went 8-over-par at the Baylor Intercollegiate to lead BYU and tie for 30th
- Finished the fall strong with a 70 in his final round at the Pacific Invitational, bringing his total score to 10-over-par to tie for 47th
- Shot a three-under 213 and finished 17th at the John Burns invitational
- Shot a season-low 68 at the Desert Shootout where he finished tied for 13
- Shot a one-under 215 at the PING Cougar Classic for a T13th-place finish
- Placed 22nd at the MWC Championships with a low round of 69 on the second day
- Shot a third-round 71 to tie for 45th at the NCAA Southeast Regional
- Named to the 2010 Academic All-MWC Team
Sophmore Year
2010-2011
Spring:
- Named to the Division I PING All-Region West team
- Named to the All-MWC team
- Led the MWC in stroke average (71.33)
- Advanced to the NCAA Arizona Regional as an individual competitor
- Finished tied for 13th at the MWC Championships with a 214 (+1) tournament total
- Recorded five top-25 finishes including three top-10 spots
- Captured his first-career individual title by overcoming a five-shot deficit in the final round at the PING Cougar Classic where he shot a 65 (-7) and recorded an 11-under 205 (71-69-65) tournament total
- Shot back-to-back rounds of 66 en route to tying for third at the Desert Shootout
- Carded a 4-over 217 at the Arizona Intercollegiate to tie for ninth
- Finished at 5-over to tie for 16th at the Fresno Lexus Classic
- Tied for 29th and 39th at the John H. Burns Invitational and the USC Intercollegiate respectively
Fall:
- Tied a career-low round by shooting a 68 in the final round of the Husky Invitational
- Recorded two consecutive top-10 finishes by tying for seventh in the Mark Simpson Invitational and finishing fourth at the William H. Tucker Invitational
- Rallied back after shooting a first-round 77 to shoot rounds of 63 and 69 en route to tying for 10th place at the Pacific Invitational
Junior Year
2011-2012
Spring:
- Named to the Ben Hogan Award Watch List
- Recorded four top-10 finishes including three in a row
- Ranked first on the team and 10th in the nation in average score per round at 70.63
- Finished second at the Arizona National Invitational after carding rounds of 65, 69 and 71 en route to an 11-under 205
- Finished in sixth place at the NCAA West Regionals
- Named to the WCC Commissioner's Bronze Honor Roll
- Named WCC Golfer of the Month (April)
- Named to the All-West Coast Conference Golf Team
- Named to the Ping All-America Third Team by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA)
Fall:
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Recorded his second career title with a win at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate
- Shot a season low 64 in the first round of the Alister MacKenzie Invitational
- Finished in the top five in two of three fall tournaments
Senior Year
2012-2013
Fall:
- Competed in the Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic among the nation's best collegiate golfers
- Finished tied for third at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational, shooting rounds of 69, 66 and 68 to card a 10-under par 203
- Shot a 66 in the second round of the Alister MacKenzie Invitational and first round of the Western Refining College All-America Golf Classic
Spring:
- Won Coral Canyon Amateur shooting a seven-under par 137
- Finished fourth at the John Burns Intercollegiate shooting a one-under 215
- Finished second at the North Ranch Intercollegiate shooting a one-under 212
- Won the 2013 Desert Shootout by seven strokes shooting a career best 15-under 198
- Shot a season low 64 during the third round of the Desert Shootout
- Won the 2013 PING Cougar Classic shooting a 14-under 202
- Finished tied for 16th at the NCAA Pullman Regional carding a four-under 212
- Concluded the season with seven top five finishes and 11 top 20 finishes
- 70.98 season stroke average
- Won two tournament titles, his most tournament wins in one season
- WCC Men's Co-Player of the Year
- 2013 All-WCC Men's Golf Team
- Named NGCA NCAA Div 1 Third-Team All-American
- Named to WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll with Bronze Honors
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
- M Golf | Aug, 04
Zac Blair wins Ellie Mae Classic to clinch PGA Tour Card
- ImageM Golf | Sep, 28
Close to 200 fans attend Cougar Day
- ImageM Golf | Sep, 28
Close to 200 fans attend Cougar Day
- ImageM Golf | Sep, 24
BYU to host Cougar Day
- ImageM Golf | Sep, 24
BYU to host Cougar Day
- ImageFootball | Apr, 22
Van Noy wins Utah State of Sport Award
- ImageM Golf | May, 24
2012-13 Men's Golf Season Review
- ImageM Golf | May, 18
Eighth-place finish at NCAA Regional concludes Cougars' season
- ImageM Golf | May, 17
Team jumps to ninth, Blair tied for 16th
- ImageM Golf | May, 16
Blair tied for 18th, team in 11th at NCAA Pullman Regional
- ImageM Golf | May, 06
Cougars claim six-seed in NCAA Tournament
- ImageM Golf | Apr, 27
Blair wins tournament title, leads Cougars to victory
- ImageM Golf | Apr, 26
Blair leads Cougars to first place standing
- ImageM Golf | Apr, 23
2013 PING Cougar Classic Preview
- ImageM Golf | Apr, 17
Blair named WCC Co-Player of the Year, team ties for third
- ImageM Golf | Apr, 16
Parkinson tied for third, Cougars in fourth
- ImageM Golf | Apr, 15
Parkinson tied for first, Cougars in second
- ImageM Golf | Apr, 05
Blair named WCC Men’s Golfer of the Month
- ImageM Golf | Apr, 05
Blair named WCC Men’s Golfer of the Month
- ImageM Golf | Mar, 23
Blair and Cougars victorious at Desert Shootout
- ImageM Golf | Mar, 22
Blair vaults Cougars to first place after two rounds
- ImageM Golf | Mar, 21
Blair and Parkinson boost BYU to second-place standing
- ImageM Golf | Mar, 12
Keiley wins, team finishes in second
- ImageM Golf | Mar, 11
Keiley leads Cougars to second place standing
- ImageM Golf | Mar, 05
Strong team effort leads Cougars to third place finish
- ImageM Golf | Mar, 04
Blair tied for sixth, team tied for fifth
- ImageM Golf | Feb, 26
Blair and Hammer lead Cougars to second-place finish
- ImageM Golf | Feb, 25
Three Cougars in top ten, BYU in second after day one
- ImageM Golf | Feb, 22
Blair and Keiley lead Cougars to third place finish
- ImageM Golf | Feb, 21
Three Cougars in top 10, team jumps to second
- ImageM Golf | Feb, 20
Blair tied for fourth, team tied for third
- ImageM Golf | Feb, 16
BYU men’s golf travels to Hawaii
- ImageM Golf | Nov, 20
Zac Blair finishes tied for 19th
- ImageM Golf | Nov, 20
Zac Blair finishes tied for 19th
- ImageM Golf | Nov, 19
Zac Blair tied for 15th
- ImageM Golf | Nov, 19
Zac Blair tied for 15th
- ImageM Golf | Nov, 15
Zac Blair to compete among nation’s best collegiate golfers
- ImageM Golf | Nov, 15
Zac Blair to compete among nation’s best collegiate golfers
- ImageM Golf | Oct, 31
Purser wins, team finishes fifth
- ImageM Golf | Oct, 30
Team in second place, Purser and Keiley in top five
- ImageM Golf | Oct, 29
Four Cougars in top ten, BYU in third place after day one
- ImageM Golf | Oct, 09
Keiley ties for 14th, team finishes in sixth
- ImageM Golf | Oct, 08
Keiley and Tebbs in top ten, team in second place after day one
- ImageM Golf | Sep, 29
Blair ties for 13th, team ties for fourth at William H. Tucker
- ImageM Golf | Sep, 28
Blair and Purser tied for 14th, team in sixth place after day one
- ImageM Golf | Sep, 28
Blair and Purser tied for 14th, team in sixth place after day one
- ImageM Golf | Sep, 27
William H. Tucker Intercollegiate Preview
- ImageM Golf | Sep, 27
William H. Tucker Intercollegiate Preview
- ImageM Golf | Sep, 18
Purser ties for 13th, team finishes in ninth
- ImageM Golf | Sep, 17
Cougars tied in eighth place after day one