2023-24 Men's Golf Roster
Biography
Notable Awards
- GCAA All-West Region (2022-23)
- All-CCAA (2022-23)
- CCAA Championship Individual Medalist (2023)
As a Junior (2023-24)
- Played in all 30 rounds on the season
- Averaged 1-over par (73.03)
- Recorded 4 top ten finishes
- Finished in a tie for 27th at the CCAA Championships
- Lowest 18-hole score was 68, carded twice at the WWU Men's Invite and Otter Invite
- Lowest 54-hole score was 210, carded at the Otter Invitational
As a Sophomore (2022-23)
- Played in all 33 rounds on the schedule
- Averaged par (72.09) on the season
- Won the CCAA Championship Medalist with a season-best score of 10-under 206
- Lowest 18-hole score was 66 at the CCAA Championships
- Finished in a tie for 18th overall at the NCAA Championships
- Tied for 24th place at the NCAA Super Regionals
- Posted six top-10 finishes
As a Freshman (2021–22)
- Earned All-CCAA honors in 2021–22
- Appeared in 10 tournaments for the Wildcats, averaging 73.4 strokes per round
- Posted seven Top 25 individual finishes, including three Top 10 performances
- Shot 72-68-69-209 to place fourth March 14–15, 2022 at the Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout
- Notched another fourth place finish (76-70-73-219) and all-conference recognition April 11–12, 2022 at the CCAA Championships
- Led the Wildcats at the April 4–5, 2022 RJGA Palm Valley Classic, carding a 70-70-71-211 on the way to a sixth place finish
As a Freshman (2020–21)
- Did not compete due to the COVID pandemic.
As a Freshman (2019–20)
- Averaged 75.6 stokes per round in five tournament appearances, including four top 40 finishes
- Posted a 72-74-76-222 and a 21st place finish at the October 14–15 Sierra Central Wildcat Classic
- Shot low round score of 3-under par 69 February 24 at the Bay Area Invitational
Pre-Chico Highlights
- A 2019 graduate of Liberty High School in Bakersfield
- Named All-Area Boys Player of the Year in both his junior and senior seasons
- Led the Southwest Yosemite League in stroke average (71.57) in 2018–19
- Posted the lowest score among Kern County golfers at the 2019 Central Section Championships at Porterville’s River Island Country Club
- Enjoyed a 72.29 strokes per round average as a junior and shot even-par 72 at Buena Vista Golf Course to win the 2018 Central Section South Area Championship
- Three-time team MVP
- Also lettered in football and basketball.
Personal
- Born June 18, 2000, in Long Beach
- Son of Greg and Lori
- Has two younger siblings, Jaxon and Reese
- The people he most admires in the sports world is Drew Brees (“because of his success despite his height disadvantage at the quarterback position”)
- Favorite course at Chico State is World Sports and Games, taught by Dave Berman
- Chose to attend Chico State “because of the college town atmosphere and great athletic program”
- His greatest sports moment was during his freshman year of high school, when he came into a football game trailing by four points “and drove down the field to throw the game-winning touchdown to one of my best friends as time expired”
- The most interesting thing he’s ever done is spend a week in Mexico and swim with dolphins
- The most impressive thing he’s ever accomplished is “shooting 62 at my home course (Stockdale Country Club)”
- Has learned patience by playing golf: “Long 36 hole days, waiting on every shot. It wears on you if you're not mentally tough”
- Enjoys playing video games, playing basketball and spending time with friends
- Claims he can throw a football 60 yards
- At the top of his bucket list: “Play Augusta National Golf Club”
- Best advice ever received came from his dad: “Every shot counts”
- Majoring in business administration
- Plans to find a job “where I enjoy going to work every day.”
Historical Player Information
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2022-23Sophomore
6'0"
175 lbs
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2023-24Junior
6'0"
175 lbs