2011 BYU Hall of Fame

Andy Miller, son of former BYU All-American and NBC golf analyst Johnny Miller, made a name for himself after a decorated BYU and professional golf career.

As a member of the BYU men's golf team from 1996-00, Miller helped the Cougars reach as high as a No. 5 national ranking. A four-time All-American, Miller earned a variety of accolades during his time at BYU, including WAC Freshman of the Year. As a freshman, Miller won the WAC championship and the Fresno/Lexus Classic.

He played his way to two runner-up finishes in the 1997 and 1999 Western Amateur. His senior year, Miller tied for first at the Savane All-American tournament and helped BYU to seven tournament victories, which was more tournament wins than any other team in the country that year. The Cougars nearly pulled off their eighth team victory at the 2000 NCAA West Regional where BYU finished just shots behind champion Arizona. The second-place finish was BYU’s highest regional finish ever.

Miller set another record when he won the 2000 Cougar Classic after shooting a tournament record final round 63, a record that still stands. In 2000, he became the first Cougar to be named a member of the U.S. Palmer Cup team by the Golf Association of America.

Miller’s professional career took off shortly thereafter, when he played in the 2000 Air Canada Championship. In 2002, Miller won the State Farm Open, his most notable tournament win, and tied for 60th at the U.S. Open (Bethpage Black), where he had a hole-in-one in the final round. Miller earned his PGA Tour card in 2003, but in January 2004 he shocked the golf world when he announced he would participate in a different type of tour—a church mission to Mexico—at the age of 25.  It is believed to be the first time in Tour history that a player has left the game for religious reasons.

The time Miller spent in Tampico, Mexico, spreading the gospel changed the lens through which he saw the world. Miller often recalls the many lives he encountered and the streets he wandered in Mexico.

Following his church mission, Miller married the love of his life, Audrey—an act he considers his single greatest accomplishment. The happy couple has two children, Belen Audrey and Rothko Andrew.  

Since his professional golf career came to an end, Miller focused his attention on education. In 2006, he returned to BYU to complete his bachelor’s degree in geography. He completed his thesis for a master of architecture degree at Boston Architectural College in May 2012.

• Played in all 13 of the Cougars’ tournaments
• Recorded eight top-20 finishes and five top-10
• Medalist at the Fresno/Lexus Classic
• Won the WAC Championship with a three-round total of 208 that included a first-round score of 68
• Shot a season-low of 67 at the Nike/Northwest Classic
• Named WAC Freshman of the Year
• Second Team All-WAC
• Third Team GCAA All-America

• Played in all 14 Cougar events
• Finished in the top-20 nine times and the top-10 five times
• Medalist at the Nike/Northwest Classic with a score of 210
• Placed ninth in the NCAA Regionals with a score of 215
• Finished third at the Wolf Park Classic with a score of 217
• Named Second Team All-American, All-WAC
• Team’s lowest stroke average was 71.9
• Hit a season low of 66
• Finished fourth at the All-American Tournament
• Finished 2nd at the Cal State Amateur in Monterey, California
• Played in the U.S. Amateur at Oak Hill CC in Rochester, N.Y.
• Won two in stroke play matches to advance to the third round

• Recorded eight top-20 finishes
• Tied for eight at the NCAA Championships
• Second-team All-American
• Runner-up in 1999 Western Amateur
• Finished second in the Fresno Lexus tourney
• Ranked 24th in the Mastercard Collegiate Golf Rankings

• Tied for first at Savane All-American tournament with Georgia Tech’s Matt Kucher, but lost tiebreaker
• Placed second in Fresno Lexus Classic after shooting 67-71-67-205
• Placed third in the Ping putting contest
• Ranked no. 15 in Golfstat Cup