General Business major … One of the greatest players in OC golf history and certainly the best ever in the Heartland Conference … A seven-time tournament winner – including the 2016 Division II West-South Central Super Regional – a three-time Division II All-America selection and a four-time All-South Central Region pick … A four-time All-Heartland Conference pick and a two-time player of the year (2015 and 2016) … Likely would have been a four-time Heartland player of the year had the league not refused to present individual honors to players from schools in the NCAA membership process in 2013 and 2014 … Was OC’s first NCAA Division II All-American in any sport, having earned second-team honors in both 2013 and 2014 … A three-time National Christian College Athletic Association All-America pick, receiving that honor in each year OC was a member of that organization … Was named as the Heartland Conference player of the week nine times and as the NCCAA student-athlete of the week eight times … Earned provisional status on the Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada in March 2016 … Finished 12th overall – and was the low mid-amateur – in the prestigious Trans-Mississippi Championship in July 2015 at Flint Hills National Golf Club in Andover, Kansas, shooting 2-under for the tournament … Was the runner-up at the Oklahoma Golf Association’s Stroke Play Championship in 2015 at Chickasaw Pointe Golf Club in Kingston … Tied for 51st in the stroke-play portion of the 2015 California Amateur Championship … In the summer of 2014, qualified for the Trans-Mississippi Championship while also reaching the quarterfinals of the Oklahoma State Amateur Championship and tying for 34th during the stroke-play portion of the California Amateur Championship … During summer of 2013, reached round of 16 at California Amateur Championship, beating golfer from USC in match play … 2015-16: Played in 10 tournaments (nine starts), recording a stroke average of 72.41 over 27 rounds, ranking him 23rd in NCAA Division II in that statistical category … Named to NCAA Division II PING All-America third-team list … Named to NCAA Division II All-South Central Region honor team for fourth straight year … Named as the Heartland Conference Player of the Year for second straight year … Named to the All-Heartland Conference first-team list for the fourth straight year, one of only four players ever to accomplish that … Division II West-South Central Super Regional medalist … Named once as Heartland Conference player of the week, the ninth time in his career he received that honor … Recorded six top-10 finishes … First top-10 finish of the season came while playing as an individual in the Southern Plains Intercollegiate at Gaillardia Country Club in Oklahoma City, when he tied for fourth after shooting 73-73-70—216 (even par) … Posted five straight top-10 finishes during the spring campaign … At 2-over 218, tied for sixth in the Las Vegas Desert Classic at Paiute Golf Club, firing a 2-under 70 in the second round … In the St. Edward’s Invitational at Onion Creek Club in Austin, Texas, recorded rounds of 69, 70 and 70 to finish tied for fourth at 1-under 209 … Received Heartland Conference player-of-the-week honors after that performance … His hot streak continued the next week at the Dallas Baptist Patriot Invitational at Hackberry Creek Country Club in Irving, Texas, as he again tied for fourth, shooting 69-69-76—214 (-2) … At the Heartland Conference Championship at Apple Creek Golf Course in Horseshoe Bay, Texas, finished tied for sixth at 3-over 147 … Sizzled at the Division II West-South Central Super Regional at University Golf Course in Las Cruces, N.M., firing three consecutive under-par rounds (70-70-66) to win by three shots at 7-under 206 … Led team to second-place finish and a berth in the NCAA Division II Championship in the program’s first season of eligibility to do so … Battled illness at NCAA Division II Championship at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club in Denver, but still finished tied for 20th at 2-under 214 after rounds of 74, 70 and 70 in his final collegiate tournament … 2014-15: Played in all 11 tournaments, recording a stroke average of 72.45 over 29 rounds … Named to NCAA Division II PING All-South Central Region team for the third straight year … Named as the Heartland Conference’s player of the year and was a first-team All-Heartland pick for the third straight season … Named as an NCCAA All-American for the third straight year … Ranked second in the Heartland and 20th in Division II in stroke average … Won two tournaments to raise his career total to six and was the runner-up in three other events … Posted seven top-10 finishes in all … Was the runner-up at the NCCAA Central Region Championship at Owasso Golf and Athletic Club after shooting 70-70-67—207 (-9) to lead the Eagles to the regional team title … Was named as the Heartland Conference player of the week and NCCAA student-athlete of the week after that performance .. Shot 10-under to win the Newman Fall Invitational at Rolling Hills Country Club in Wichita, Kan., posting rounds of 69, 67 and 70 … For the second time in as many tournaments, earned both the Heartland Conference player of the week and NCCAA student-athlete of the week honors … Tied for sixth against a field of mostly Division I players in the Bill Ross Intercollegiate at Milburn Country Club in Overland Park, Kan., finishing at 5-over … At the NCCAA Championship at The Hombre Golf Club in Panama City Beach, Fla., earned NCCAA All-America honors with a fourth-place finish, shooting 74-73-75—222 (+6) … Opened the spring season with another win, taking top honors in the San Antonio Shoot-Out at TPC San Antonio … Shot a 76 on the Canyons Course in the first round, then another 76 on the AT&T Oaks Course in the second round to finish at 8-over … For the third time during the academic year, swept the Heartland Conference player of the week and NCCAA student-athlete of the week honors … Swept the Heartland and NCCAA awards again the next week after finishing second in the Las Vegas Desert Classic at Paiute Golf Club, shooting rounds of 70 and 74 to finish at even par … Posted another runner-up finish in the Dallas Baptist Patriot Classic at Hackberry Creek Country Club in Irving, Texas, shooting 70-72-70—212 (-4) … At the Heartland Conference Championship at Slick Rock Golf Course in Horseshoe Bay, Texas, shot 70-70-78—218 to finish 15th at 2-over … 2013-14: Enjoyed another successful and honor-filled campaign, earning both PING NCAA Division II All-America second-team and NCCAA All-America first-team honors for the second straight season … Posted a 72.15 stroke average over 26 rounds, tops in the Heartland Conference and seventh in NCAA Division II … Finished in the top 10 in seven of OC’s nine tournaments, winning two … Named to the Heartland’s All-Conference first-team list, but was not considered by league coaches for player-of-the-year honors despite his credentials … Still was named to the Division II All-South Central Region honor squad as well as the Division II All-America second-team list … Received the Heartland Conference player-of-the-week award and the NCCAA student-athlete-of-the-week honor once each … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List … Opened fall season with a sixth-place finish in the Newman Fall Invitational at Reflection Ridge Golf Club in Wichita, Kan., shooting 71-74 … Recorded his third career tournament win in the Western New Mexico Fall Intercollegiate at The Golf Club of Estrella in Goodyear, Ariz., shooting 71-70-68 to finish at 7-under 209, then winning a playoff … Named as the Heartland player of the week and NCCAA student-athlete of the week after that performance … Took sixth in the Bill Ross Intercollegiate at Milburn Country Club in Overland Park, Kan., in a field full of NCAA Division I players, shooting 74-71-70 (1-under) … Finished as the runner-up for the second straight year at the NCCAA Championship at The Hombre Golf Club in Panama City Beach, Fla., shooting 73-67-73 (3-under) … Opened spring season with another sixth-place finish, this in the San Antonio Shoot-Out at TPC San Antonio’s Canyons Course, firing 74-76-72 … Career win No. 4 came at the Dr. Troy Bledsoe Skyhawk Shootout at The Classic Club in Palm Desert, Calif., as he shot 72-75-73 to finish at 4-over 220 … Ended spring season with an eighth-place finish in the Dallas Baptist Classic at The Golf Club of Dallas, shooting 69-73-73 (2-over) … 2012-13: Established himself as a major presence on the collegiate golf scene, winning two tournaments and earning both NCCAA and PING Division II All-America honors, as well as making the PING Division II All-Freshman team … Posted a 71.56 stroke average over 27 rounds, fourth-best in Division II and far and away the best among Heartland Conference golfers … Finished in top 10 in eight of 10 tournaments, including four in a row to start his career … Made all-conference first-team list, but league officials refused to consider him for player-of-the-year or freshman-of-the-year honors … Despite that snub, still became the conference’s only PING Division II All-America pick, making the second-team list, and its only Division II All-Freshman team representative … Earned Heartland Conference and NCCAA player of the week honors three times apiece … Received the conference award after his first two college tournaments, a fourth-place finish at the Diet Pepsi Shocker Invitational at Wichita Country Club in Wichita, Kan., and a win in the 40th U.C. Ferguson Classic at Lincoln Park Golf Club’s West Course in Oklahoma City … Tied the U.C. Ferguson Classic record for best score in relation to par (held by former OC standout Bruno Buccolo) by finishing at 16-under-par 197 on the par-71, 6,576-yard course ... His first-round 8-under 63 was the lowest score ever posted by an OC player in tournament play … Also earned NCCAA student-athlete of the week honors after that effort … Tied for seventh in third college tournament, helping lift OC to the team title in the Texoma Classic at Chickasaw Pointe Golf Club in Kingston … Tied for second with teammate Alasdair Dalgliesh (behind yet another teammate, Vilhelm Bogstrand) at NCCAA Championship, firing a 1-over 217 at The Hombre Golf Club in Panama City Beach, Fla., to earn NCCAA All-America honors … Recorded his first tournament ace on No. 11 at The Hombre while shooting a 6-under 66 in the final round … Went 4-for-4 with top-10 finishes with his NCCAA Championship performance … Could have made it 5-for-5, but had to withdraw from the first round of the Crown Classic at Crown Colony Golf Club in Lufkin, Texas … Recovered to shoot a final-round 69 in that event … In spring season, posted four more top-10 finishes … Took medalist honors in the season-ending Winchester Classic at Winchester Country Club in Meadow Vista, Calif., besting a field that included 50 players from NCAA Division I teams by finishing at 7-under 209 … Received NCCAA student-athlete of the week honors after that tournament … Also took NCCAA and Heartland Conference weekly honors after a sixth-place finish at The Contender at TPC Four Seasons in Las Colinas, Texas … Other top-10 finishes came in the Lions Classic at Hardscrabble Country Club in Fort Smith, Ark. (tied for ninth) and the Dallas Baptist Classic at Hackberry Creek Country Club (sixth), helping OC to team wins in both tournaments … Previous school: Attended Escondido Charter High School in San Marcos, Calif., graduating in 2008 … Qualified for the California Interscholastic Federation tournament … Began college after playing as an amateur on a California pro tour … Was ranked No. 1 among amateurs on the Golden State Tour after winning eight events in 2011 and 2012, including a 5-shot victory in a Temecula Creek Inn tournament, in which he shot a 63 … Was the tour’s only amateur with a sub-par scoring average (71.4).
