2016-17 Men's Golf Roster
Biography
Mechanical Engineering major … Established himself as one of the top players in the Heartland Conference, earning two major honors during his freshman season … One of top junior golfers in his native Bolivia … 2016-17: Played in four tournaments (four starts), recording a stroke average of 74.33 over 12 rounds … Named as the Heartland Conference player of the week once, after the Eagles’ season opener, the Missouri Southern Fall Invitational at Shangri-La Golf Club in Monkey Island … Opened that tournament with a career-best 6-under 66, then followed that with rounds of 74 and 72 to finish a career-best second at 4-under … Tied for 19th in the Midwestern State Invitational at Wichita Falls Country Club in Wichita Falls, Texas, shooting 73-76-76—225 (+12) … Left team after fall semester … 2015-16: Played in 12 tournaments (11 starts), recording a stroke average of 75.00 over 32 rounds … Named to the NCAA Division II PING All-South Central Region honor team … Named as the Heartland Conference Freshman of the Year … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s President’s list (fall semester) … Posted seven top-20 and two top-10 finishes … First top-20 finish came in collegiate debut, the Ryan Palmer Foundation Invitational at Tascosa Country Club in Amarillo, Texas, in which he tied for 16th at 6-over 222 … Shot an even-par 72 in second round … Placed 15th playing as an individual at the Southern Plains Intercollegiate at Gaillardia Country Club in Oklahoma City, closing with an even-par 72 to finish at 8-over 224 … Tied for 12th (at 18-over) at windy Gaillardia Country Club in the Broncho Invitational, helping the Eagles to a one-shot win in the team race … Closed with a 4-under 66 in the St. Edward’s Invitational at Onion Creek Club in Austin, Texas, to tie for 15th at 7-over 217 … Shot 74-72-73—219 (+3) to tie for 19th in Dallas Baptist Patriot Classic at Hackberry Creek Country Club in Irving, Texas … Best individual finish of season was a tie for sixth in the Heartland Conference Championship at Apple Rock Golf Course in Horseshoe Bay, Texas … Fired a 1-under 71 in the first round and a 76 in the final round to close at 3-over 147 … Tied for eighth in the NCAA Division II West-South Central Super Regional at University Golf Course in Las Cruces, N.M., helping the Eagles to a second-place team finish … Shot 71-70-71—212 (-1), recording a tournament-high 15 birdies as well as an eagle, which came in the final round … Opened the NCAA Division II Championship with a 4-under 68 at Green Valley Ranch Golf Course in Denver in abysmal conditions – 39 degrees and rain as he teed off … Closed that tournament with rounds of 73 and 75 to finish at 1-over 217, in a tie for 38th individually … Previous school: Attended Universal High School … Won Bolivia’s national golf Carnival in February 2013 … Qualified to play in the Latin America Amateur Championship in January 2015 … Placed second in the Columbian Junior International Elite tournament on the Global Junior Golf Tour in May 2015 … Shot his first under-par round at age 12.
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