2024-25 Men's Golf Roster
McDermott, Dylan
Dylan McDermott
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- 145
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Granite Bay, Calif.
- High School:
- Granite Bay
- Major:
- Business (Marketing)
Bio
College—Career Notes: Final ranking in the PGA University program was 39th (out of 168) … Set 22 school records (15 outright, seven tied) and finished in the top 5 in 24 select circle categories ... He owned the second-best all-time career mark in stroke average with a 71.05, mark, trailing only Justin Biwer (70.95); both bested the previous record holder (Daniel O’Loughlin, 71.68) ... In 47 career tournaments, he was under par in 27 and even in one other; he was just six over par or less in seven of the others ... The 27 finishes in the red were the second-most ever at CU, as were the 28 tournaments at or under ... Of his 146 career rounds, 118 were 73’s or lower (and just two in the 80s; his first 53 were all 79 or lower) ... Had 37 career 54-hole events with scores of 220 or lower, second-most at Colorado ... Set CU’s top season stroke average (70.12 in 2022-23) and set the best fall mark at the time the same year (69.67), which he bested as senior (he owns two of the top three fall records and two of the top five spring marks) ... His 16 top 10 finishes tied for fifth all-time at CU, where he was second in birdies (514) and pars (1,640) and tied for third in eagles (8) ... Led the team (or tied for it) in a record 36 statistical categories as a sophomore in 2022-23 ... His 50 rounds in the 60s are the most-ever at CU, with his 69 subpar rounds, 92 rounds of par or better and his 23 even-par rounds all second; the 92 rounds of par or better are 17th in NCAA history ... Had 132 of 146 rounds count toward team scoring (91.0%, 10th-best in school annals; one round was played as an individual) ... Owns the three longest streaks of par or better rounds in school history: 15 last fall, 13 during his sophomore year and 12 as a junior ... Had just 57 holes worse than bogey in his career (out of 2,628 holes, with a career percentage of 82.5 of holes of par or better) ... Between his freshman and sophomore seasons, recorded the 12th-best stroke improvement from one year to the next (-2.40, from 72.52 to 70.12) ... In those 47 career tournaments, he was under par on the par-5 holes in 43 of them ... He became the first Buffalo to advance to match play portion of the U.S. Amateur twice, doing so in 2023 and 2024 ... Just the third Buff to finish under par in the same event four times, accomplishing the rare feat in CU’s own Simpson Invitational.
2024-25 (Sr.): Was one of six finalists for CU’s Male Athlete of the Year ... Owned the second-best average on the team – and fourth in the Big 12 – with a 70.30 mark for 40 rounds (71.20 for the spring, also second on the team); the figure was also the 23rd-best in the NCAA ... His 29 rounds of par or better were second in the conference (as were his 10 top 20 finishes), with his 16 scores in the 60’s tying for third … Averages across the board were consistent: owned a first round average of 70.54, for the middle rounds a 70.20 and for the final rounds a 70.33 ... Tied for 33rd in the Northwest Regional (220, +4) after tying for 17th in the Big 12’s (288, +8) ... He didn’t make the individual cut in the NCAA Finals, as he tied for 77th (224, +8) … Enjoyed a terrific fall, with his 68.80 stroke average the second-best ever at CU for a fall campaign (behind teammate Justin Biwer’s 68.47) ... All 15 of his fall rounds were of par or better, which broke his own record of 13 in a row set during his sophomore year; the streak came to an end by one stroke in the spring’s first event, but has 28 of 37 of par or better at present ... In addition, he has been under par in nine of 12 tournaments (a combined 60-under par), and has finished in the top 18 on 10 occasions. with his best efforts a pair of third place finishes in New Mexico’s Tucker Intercollegiate (211, -5) and the Ka’anapali Classic Collegiate (198, -15) ... In the Hawai’i meet, he shot in the 60’s all three rounds (67-67-64), the 16th time in school history a player did that in a 54-hole meet; he was the first (and only) to do it three times ... The 198 also set the school record for low gross score in any tournament regardless of par, as did his 15-under effort, with his nine birdies in the final round the team-best for the fall as were his 20 birdies overall in the event ... He tied for 14th in CU’s Simpson Invitational (210, -6), marking his fourth time finishing in red numbers in the meet, just the fourth time in CU history a player was under par in the same event four times ... Was a team best 33-under par on the par-5 holes in the fall ... Of his 37 rounds, all but four are between 63 and 73, which include tying the school record with an 8-under 63 in the second round of Washington State’s Palouse Collegiate (an eight-birdie round), followed by a 7-under 64 to close out the fall in Hawai’i ... His subpar percentage for the fall season was an astounding 26.3 (five eagles, 66 birdies in 270 holes), with his par/subpar percentage of 87.0 as he had just 35 holes worse than par; overall, the final numbers for the year were still impressive, 21.7 and 84.2 percentages, respectively.
2023-24 (Jr.): Appeared in all 11 stroke play tournaments as a designated scorer, with 32 of his 34 rounds counting toward CU’s team score (finished under par four times); in six of those, he just had one hole worse than bogey in each ... Finished second on the team with a 71.94 stroke average, with the third-best marks in both the fall (71.27) and spring (72.47) … Led the team in even-par rounds (7) and in jumbo percentage (.559; just 33 total strokes worse than bogey) … Was second in birdies (117), pars (368), subpar hole percentage (19.6) and par/subpar hole percentage (79.6), while tying for second in rounds of par or better (18) … Had a 3-0 record in match play, helping CU win the Wyoming Desert Match Play (won or tied 36 of 45 holes) … Owned the team’s best final round average (71.09), tied for second in the middle round (72.33) and was third in opening round numbers (72.36) … Tied for 29th in the final Pac-12 Championship (298, +14; only two of the 72 players finished under par) … Best season finish came in the fall, a tie for sixth in CU’s Mark Simpson Invitational (211, -5); he had two runs of 17 straight holes of par or better within the event …. His next best two were also in the fall, tying for 18th in New Mexico’s Tucker Intercollegiate (214, -2) and a tie for 20th in the Fallen Oaks Collegiate (219, +3) … Played in all five fall tournaments (finishing under par in the first three) … Also opened the fall with a 5-under performance (208), when he tied for 25th in the Mirabel Maui Jim Intercollegiate … Had one round in the 60’s in each fall tournament, with fall bests of 4-under 67s in the Maui Jim (second round) and Ka’anapali Classic (final round) … On the year, he had just 14 holes worse than bogey out of 612.
2022-23 (Soph.): He arguably had the most impressive sophomore season, and one of the best overall, in school history … Earned first-team PING All-West Region and first-team All-Pac-12 honors from the league coaches (just CU’s second first-teamer since joining the conference in 2011-12) ... CU’s co-Male Athlete of the Year (with Filip Forejtek, NCAA giant slalom champion) ... GolfStat ranked him as the No. 43 player in the nation (; he’s 6-3 against eight players he’s faced ranked higher than him ... His 70.12 stroke average for the season was best on the team, fourth-best in the Pac-12 and 17th nationally … Finished second in the Pac-12 Championship, two strokes back of Stanford’s Michael Thorbjornsen (3rd in the WAGR), with his 66-66-67-68—267 (13-under par) just the third time at CU for player to record all four rounds in the 60s (the 199 54-hole total set a school record) ... Tied for 48th in the NCAA Championship Finals (71-72-72-72—287, +7), the only Buff to make the third round cut when the team did not advance … The team’s stroke average leader with a 70.12 mark, which was third in the Pac-12, 24th in the nation and CU’s all-time best (topping 70.24 by Yannik Paul in 2017-18) ... He concluded his spectacular sophomore year finishing as the leader in a school record 36 statistical categories (*—indicates one of 10 school records): rounds (41), *stroke average (70.12), stroke count in relation to par (minus-37), spring average (70.48), *fall average (69.67), team top finisher (9), wins (1), top five finishes (5), top 10 finishes (8), top 20 finishes (9), rounds in the 60s (20), subpar rounds (25), low 36-hole score (132), *low 54-hole score (199), eagles (4), birdies (149), pars (475), subpar hole percentage (20.7), par or better hole percentage (85.1), jumbo percentage (.244), consecutive holes of par or better (30), bogey-free rounds (1), fewest holes worse than par, tournament (4), *rounds with fewest holes worse than bogey (35), first round average (70.46), middle round average (70.40), final round average (69.46), par-4 scoring (1-over), par-5 scoring (57-under), *most consecutive rounds under par (10), *most consecutive rounds of par or better (13), *most tournaments under par (10), *most consecutive tournaments under par (7), *most tournaments of par or better (11), *most consecutive tournaments of par or better (7) and wins/winning percentage (1,064, .830) … He had another run of 12 straight rounds of par or better late in the spring, giving him the two longest streaks ever at CU … Also had runs of 26, 20 and 19 holes, respectively, of par or better in addition to his team-best 30 … He opened the year with his first collegiate win, a record-setting performance in Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish Invitational: he recorded a 10-under par, 69-66-65—200 scorecard, setting a CU record for the lowest gross score in a tournament, whether it was a par-70, par-71 or par-72 configuration; he captured medalist honors after defeating North Carolina’s David Ford on the third playoff hole. He led the 84-man field in birdies (17); he had 32 pars and just five holes worse than par (four bogeys and a triple) … Next best finishes were his runner-up efforts at the Pac-12s and in Wyoming’s Desert Intercollegiate (211, -5) and fourth in BYU’s PING-Cougar Classic (207, -9), the latter pair earning him Pac-12 Golfer of the Week honors ... He was sub-220 (actually 216 or better) in 10 of 11 tournaments ... Had 37 of 40 rounds with the team count toward CU’s total (all 18 in the fall) … Also started the spring strong by going 3-0 in Wyoming’s World Match Play Championship.
2021-22 (Fr.): He enjoyed a tremendous freshman season, as evidenced by him earning the No. 2 slot for the Pac-12 Championships; with fellow true frosh Justin Biwer at No. 1, the pair became school history with two true freshmen in the top two spots at the league meet … Owned a 72.52 stroke average (31 rounds), which was second on the team and third-best by a freshman in school history; if it wasn’t for Biwer who set the mark at 70.91, he threatened the frosh mark of 72.51 by Jeremy Paul in 2013-14 (he missed the second best number by what amounted to one stroke) ...That figure also was the sixth-best by a freshman in the Pac-12 for the year (and 35th overall) ... Also had the second-best opening round average by a Buff (71.9) ... Recorded a 71.33 stroke average for his first collegiate fall semester, second-best on the team and the 11th-best in program history and second-best by a freshman (behind Biwer’s 70.07) ... In his first collegiate event, he tied for eighth in Air Force’s Miranda Invitational (77-66-69—212, -4); between the first and third rounds, he had 33 consecutive holes of par or better (nine birdies, 24 pars) … The 66 was the sixth-ever by a CU frosh at the time (third at 6-under) ... The finish also tied with two others for the second-best by a freshman who led the team in CU’s first meet of a season, behind only Rick Cramer’s third place effort in the same event in 1978 … Best effort for the season came in Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish Classic, where he was third with a 7-under 203 total; he opened with his college best gross score of 65 and closed with a 66. The 203 was the second-best score in CU history for a 54-hole tourney on a par-70 course, bested only by Beau Schoolcraft's 9-under 201 in the 2011 Wyoming Cowboy Classic … Tied for 50th at the Pac-12 meet with a 13-over 297; after a rough first two rounds, he shot 72-71 over the last 36 holes tied for the 12th lowest score (143). His 43 pars led the Buffs … He was under par in four events (all in the fall), finishing 1-under overall for 15 rounds, 12 of which counted toward the team score. He only had four holes out of 270 worse than bogey (all doubles) ... Cooled off a bit in the spring (73.63 average), but that was largely traced to five rounds between 77 and 79 ... Recorded a 1-1-1 mark in the Wyoming Match Play event … Overall, had just 20 holes worse than bogey out of 558 and was 35-over par for the season, 10 of those traced back to just two holes ... Shot par or better on 80.3 percent of his holes overall (another second-best CU number) … Led the team in pars with 347 and was second in birdies with 100 ... He was the youngest player on the Buff roster (didn’t turn 19 until after the season).
High School—He lettered four times at Granite Bay High School, playing the team's No. 1 position for his sophomore through senior years, earning his team's Most Valuable Player honor three times … Owned the best stroke average in the league by over two strokes as a senior … Finished 11th at the state meet as a sophomore (event not held due to COVID his last two years).
Other—2024: He earned an exemption into the U.S. Amateur in Chaska, Minn., where he was seeded 44th after finishing in a massive tie for 32nd in the stroke play portion (67-74—141, -1); in the match play, he drew the world’s No. 1 ranked amateur – Luke Clanton, and battled admirably before falling, 4&3 … Tied for 33rd in the North South Amateur stroke pay qualifier at Pinehurst (70-73—143, +2), missing match play by one stroke … Placed 42nd in the Northeast Amateur Invitational in Providence, R.I. (Wannamoisett CC, 71-68-70-69—278, +2) … Missed advancing in the Southern Amateur in Lexington, Ky., by one stroke (73-65—138, -2); his second round 65 was the fourth best score for the round in the 156-man field … Tied for 46th in the Patriot All-America (72-69-71—212, +2) … Tied for 55th (out of 156) in the Western Amateur with a 69-73—142 (E) effort, missing the cut by one stroke. 2023: Claimed medalist honors in U.S. Amateur Qualifying with a 71-64—135 (-7) performance at Granite Bay Golf Club, once his home course … Tied for 26th in the U.S. Amateur stroke play (72-69—141, -2), but was eliminated in the first round of match play by Auburn’s Jackson Koivun, 1 up … Advanced to U.S. Open sectional qualifying, tying for second at The Broadlands in nearby in nearby Broomfield (67, -5); tied for 22nd in the sectional tourney in Tacoma (74-75—149, +7; the 12th low amateur) ... Tied for 11th in the Northeast Amateur in Rhode Island (65-71-70-69—275, -1) … Tied for 14th in the Southern Amateur (69-70-72—211, -5) … Tied for 47th in the Sunnehanna (Pa.) Amateur (70-69-68-74—281, +1) … Placed 13th in the.......... Genesis Invitational Collegiate Showcase at Riviera Country Club (75, +4); played with two CU alums and PGA Tour pro Troy Merritt. 2022:
Qualified for the U.S. Amateur by finishing second in qualifying at Rancho Murietta (Calif.) CC with a 68-71—139 (-5) effort, one stroke off the lead; in the event at Paramus, N.J., he tied for 151st (74-78—152, +11) ... Tied for 20th in the Trans-Mississippi (68-68-70-70—276, -4) at Denver Country Club, five back of the lead … Tied for 38th in the Saguaro Amateur (73-73-71—217, +1). 2021: Won the Grapevine Amateur (Saguaro Amateur Series) with a 2-under 214 performance (68-75-71) at Silverado Golf Club in Napa, Calif. … Earned a third place tie in defending his title in the Memorial Amateur Championship at Ancil Hoffman GC in Carmichael, Calif. (69-68-72—209, -7). 2020: He became the youngest champion in the history of the Memorial Amateur when as a 17-year old he carded a 66-68-72—206 (-10) score, winning by two strokes in the process … Finished sixth in the inaugural Rocky Mountain Amateur at Colorado National Golf Club (68-68-71—207, -9) … Placed ninth in the AJGA Dana Incorporated Open in Sylvania, Ohio (65-72-75—212, -4); the 65 was the low round of the event (by two strokes) …Tied for 15th in the Silicon Valley Amateur at Morgan Hill, Calif. (73-72—145, +1). 2019: He won the 2018-19 Player of the Year honor for the Junior Tour of Northern California, as he had several top finishes in Sacramento-based events, including back-to-back third place finishes in the Sacramento City Men's Championship.
Best Career Round in Competition—63 (-8; Sept. 10, 2024, Washington State Palouse Collegiate at Palouse Ridge Golf Club); 64 (-7; July 2023, U.S. Amateur Qualifier second round, Granite Bay Golf Club; Nov. 4, 2024, third round, Ka’anapali Classic Collegiate at Lahaina, Maui); 65 (-7, July 2020, AJGA Dana Incorporated Open, Sylvania Country Club, Sylvania, Ohio.
Academics—He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business (Marketing) in May 2025 … He was named to the Big 12’s Conference’s Spring Honor Roll as a senior (’25).
Personal—He was born June 10, 2003 in Roseville, Calif. … His hobbies include fishing … Signed with the Buffs despite not being able to make an official visit the campus due to the COVID-19 pandemic; he had previously played in the Rocky Mountain Amateur on CU’s home course in Erie (Colorado National) and took time out to walk around the campus … Father (Jim) worked in Denver for a year and told him about CU and Boulder as well … He also played with CU’s 1996 U.S. Open champion Steve Jones for three rounds in the 2018 Pure Insurance First Tee Championship … One of the rare left-handed players in Colorado golf history.
2024-25 (Sr.): Was one of six finalists for CU’s Male Athlete of the Year ... Owned the second-best average on the team – and fourth in the Big 12 – with a 70.30 mark for 40 rounds (71.20 for the spring, also second on the team); the figure was also the 23rd-best in the NCAA ... His 29 rounds of par or better were second in the conference (as were his 10 top 20 finishes), with his 16 scores in the 60’s tying for third … Averages across the board were consistent: owned a first round average of 70.54, for the middle rounds a 70.20 and for the final rounds a 70.33 ... Tied for 33rd in the Northwest Regional (220, +4) after tying for 17th in the Big 12’s (288, +8) ... He didn’t make the individual cut in the NCAA Finals, as he tied for 77th (224, +8) … Enjoyed a terrific fall, with his 68.80 stroke average the second-best ever at CU for a fall campaign (behind teammate Justin Biwer’s 68.47) ... All 15 of his fall rounds were of par or better, which broke his own record of 13 in a row set during his sophomore year; the streak came to an end by one stroke in the spring’s first event, but has 28 of 37 of par or better at present ... In addition, he has been under par in nine of 12 tournaments (a combined 60-under par), and has finished in the top 18 on 10 occasions. with his best efforts a pair of third place finishes in New Mexico’s Tucker Intercollegiate (211, -5) and the Ka’anapali Classic Collegiate (198, -15) ... In the Hawai’i meet, he shot in the 60’s all three rounds (67-67-64), the 16th time in school history a player did that in a 54-hole meet; he was the first (and only) to do it three times ... The 198 also set the school record for low gross score in any tournament regardless of par, as did his 15-under effort, with his nine birdies in the final round the team-best for the fall as were his 20 birdies overall in the event ... He tied for 14th in CU’s Simpson Invitational (210, -6), marking his fourth time finishing in red numbers in the meet, just the fourth time in CU history a player was under par in the same event four times ... Was a team best 33-under par on the par-5 holes in the fall ... Of his 37 rounds, all but four are between 63 and 73, which include tying the school record with an 8-under 63 in the second round of Washington State’s Palouse Collegiate (an eight-birdie round), followed by a 7-under 64 to close out the fall in Hawai’i ... His subpar percentage for the fall season was an astounding 26.3 (five eagles, 66 birdies in 270 holes), with his par/subpar percentage of 87.0 as he had just 35 holes worse than par; overall, the final numbers for the year were still impressive, 21.7 and 84.2 percentages, respectively.
2023-24 (Jr.): Appeared in all 11 stroke play tournaments as a designated scorer, with 32 of his 34 rounds counting toward CU’s team score (finished under par four times); in six of those, he just had one hole worse than bogey in each ... Finished second on the team with a 71.94 stroke average, with the third-best marks in both the fall (71.27) and spring (72.47) … Led the team in even-par rounds (7) and in jumbo percentage (.559; just 33 total strokes worse than bogey) … Was second in birdies (117), pars (368), subpar hole percentage (19.6) and par/subpar hole percentage (79.6), while tying for second in rounds of par or better (18) … Had a 3-0 record in match play, helping CU win the Wyoming Desert Match Play (won or tied 36 of 45 holes) … Owned the team’s best final round average (71.09), tied for second in the middle round (72.33) and was third in opening round numbers (72.36) … Tied for 29th in the final Pac-12 Championship (298, +14; only two of the 72 players finished under par) … Best season finish came in the fall, a tie for sixth in CU’s Mark Simpson Invitational (211, -5); he had two runs of 17 straight holes of par or better within the event …. His next best two were also in the fall, tying for 18th in New Mexico’s Tucker Intercollegiate (214, -2) and a tie for 20th in the Fallen Oaks Collegiate (219, +3) … Played in all five fall tournaments (finishing under par in the first three) … Also opened the fall with a 5-under performance (208), when he tied for 25th in the Mirabel Maui Jim Intercollegiate … Had one round in the 60’s in each fall tournament, with fall bests of 4-under 67s in the Maui Jim (second round) and Ka’anapali Classic (final round) … On the year, he had just 14 holes worse than bogey out of 612.
2022-23 (Soph.): He arguably had the most impressive sophomore season, and one of the best overall, in school history … Earned first-team PING All-West Region and first-team All-Pac-12 honors from the league coaches (just CU’s second first-teamer since joining the conference in 2011-12) ... CU’s co-Male Athlete of the Year (with Filip Forejtek, NCAA giant slalom champion) ... GolfStat ranked him as the No. 43 player in the nation (; he’s 6-3 against eight players he’s faced ranked higher than him ... His 70.12 stroke average for the season was best on the team, fourth-best in the Pac-12 and 17th nationally … Finished second in the Pac-12 Championship, two strokes back of Stanford’s Michael Thorbjornsen (3rd in the WAGR), with his 66-66-67-68—267 (13-under par) just the third time at CU for player to record all four rounds in the 60s (the 199 54-hole total set a school record) ... Tied for 48th in the NCAA Championship Finals (71-72-72-72—287, +7), the only Buff to make the third round cut when the team did not advance … The team’s stroke average leader with a 70.12 mark, which was third in the Pac-12, 24th in the nation and CU’s all-time best (topping 70.24 by Yannik Paul in 2017-18) ... He concluded his spectacular sophomore year finishing as the leader in a school record 36 statistical categories (*—indicates one of 10 school records): rounds (41), *stroke average (70.12), stroke count in relation to par (minus-37), spring average (70.48), *fall average (69.67), team top finisher (9), wins (1), top five finishes (5), top 10 finishes (8), top 20 finishes (9), rounds in the 60s (20), subpar rounds (25), low 36-hole score (132), *low 54-hole score (199), eagles (4), birdies (149), pars (475), subpar hole percentage (20.7), par or better hole percentage (85.1), jumbo percentage (.244), consecutive holes of par or better (30), bogey-free rounds (1), fewest holes worse than par, tournament (4), *rounds with fewest holes worse than bogey (35), first round average (70.46), middle round average (70.40), final round average (69.46), par-4 scoring (1-over), par-5 scoring (57-under), *most consecutive rounds under par (10), *most consecutive rounds of par or better (13), *most tournaments under par (10), *most consecutive tournaments under par (7), *most tournaments of par or better (11), *most consecutive tournaments of par or better (7) and wins/winning percentage (1,064, .830) … He had another run of 12 straight rounds of par or better late in the spring, giving him the two longest streaks ever at CU … Also had runs of 26, 20 and 19 holes, respectively, of par or better in addition to his team-best 30 … He opened the year with his first collegiate win, a record-setting performance in Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish Invitational: he recorded a 10-under par, 69-66-65—200 scorecard, setting a CU record for the lowest gross score in a tournament, whether it was a par-70, par-71 or par-72 configuration; he captured medalist honors after defeating North Carolina’s David Ford on the third playoff hole. He led the 84-man field in birdies (17); he had 32 pars and just five holes worse than par (four bogeys and a triple) … Next best finishes were his runner-up efforts at the Pac-12s and in Wyoming’s Desert Intercollegiate (211, -5) and fourth in BYU’s PING-Cougar Classic (207, -9), the latter pair earning him Pac-12 Golfer of the Week honors ... He was sub-220 (actually 216 or better) in 10 of 11 tournaments ... Had 37 of 40 rounds with the team count toward CU’s total (all 18 in the fall) … Also started the spring strong by going 3-0 in Wyoming’s World Match Play Championship.
2021-22 (Fr.): He enjoyed a tremendous freshman season, as evidenced by him earning the No. 2 slot for the Pac-12 Championships; with fellow true frosh Justin Biwer at No. 1, the pair became school history with two true freshmen in the top two spots at the league meet … Owned a 72.52 stroke average (31 rounds), which was second on the team and third-best by a freshman in school history; if it wasn’t for Biwer who set the mark at 70.91, he threatened the frosh mark of 72.51 by Jeremy Paul in 2013-14 (he missed the second best number by what amounted to one stroke) ...That figure also was the sixth-best by a freshman in the Pac-12 for the year (and 35th overall) ... Also had the second-best opening round average by a Buff (71.9) ... Recorded a 71.33 stroke average for his first collegiate fall semester, second-best on the team and the 11th-best in program history and second-best by a freshman (behind Biwer’s 70.07) ... In his first collegiate event, he tied for eighth in Air Force’s Miranda Invitational (77-66-69—212, -4); between the first and third rounds, he had 33 consecutive holes of par or better (nine birdies, 24 pars) … The 66 was the sixth-ever by a CU frosh at the time (third at 6-under) ... The finish also tied with two others for the second-best by a freshman who led the team in CU’s first meet of a season, behind only Rick Cramer’s third place effort in the same event in 1978 … Best effort for the season came in Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish Classic, where he was third with a 7-under 203 total; he opened with his college best gross score of 65 and closed with a 66. The 203 was the second-best score in CU history for a 54-hole tourney on a par-70 course, bested only by Beau Schoolcraft's 9-under 201 in the 2011 Wyoming Cowboy Classic … Tied for 50th at the Pac-12 meet with a 13-over 297; after a rough first two rounds, he shot 72-71 over the last 36 holes tied for the 12th lowest score (143). His 43 pars led the Buffs … He was under par in four events (all in the fall), finishing 1-under overall for 15 rounds, 12 of which counted toward the team score. He only had four holes out of 270 worse than bogey (all doubles) ... Cooled off a bit in the spring (73.63 average), but that was largely traced to five rounds between 77 and 79 ... Recorded a 1-1-1 mark in the Wyoming Match Play event … Overall, had just 20 holes worse than bogey out of 558 and was 35-over par for the season, 10 of those traced back to just two holes ... Shot par or better on 80.3 percent of his holes overall (another second-best CU number) … Led the team in pars with 347 and was second in birdies with 100 ... He was the youngest player on the Buff roster (didn’t turn 19 until after the season).
High School—He lettered four times at Granite Bay High School, playing the team's No. 1 position for his sophomore through senior years, earning his team's Most Valuable Player honor three times … Owned the best stroke average in the league by over two strokes as a senior … Finished 11th at the state meet as a sophomore (event not held due to COVID his last two years).
Other—2024: He earned an exemption into the U.S. Amateur in Chaska, Minn., where he was seeded 44th after finishing in a massive tie for 32nd in the stroke play portion (67-74—141, -1); in the match play, he drew the world’s No. 1 ranked amateur – Luke Clanton, and battled admirably before falling, 4&3 … Tied for 33rd in the North South Amateur stroke pay qualifier at Pinehurst (70-73—143, +2), missing match play by one stroke … Placed 42nd in the Northeast Amateur Invitational in Providence, R.I. (Wannamoisett CC, 71-68-70-69—278, +2) … Missed advancing in the Southern Amateur in Lexington, Ky., by one stroke (73-65—138, -2); his second round 65 was the fourth best score for the round in the 156-man field … Tied for 46th in the Patriot All-America (72-69-71—212, +2) … Tied for 55th (out of 156) in the Western Amateur with a 69-73—142 (E) effort, missing the cut by one stroke. 2023: Claimed medalist honors in U.S. Amateur Qualifying with a 71-64—135 (-7) performance at Granite Bay Golf Club, once his home course … Tied for 26th in the U.S. Amateur stroke play (72-69—141, -2), but was eliminated in the first round of match play by Auburn’s Jackson Koivun, 1 up … Advanced to U.S. Open sectional qualifying, tying for second at The Broadlands in nearby in nearby Broomfield (67, -5); tied for 22nd in the sectional tourney in Tacoma (74-75—149, +7; the 12th low amateur) ... Tied for 11th in the Northeast Amateur in Rhode Island (65-71-70-69—275, -1) … Tied for 14th in the Southern Amateur (69-70-72—211, -5) … Tied for 47th in the Sunnehanna (Pa.) Amateur (70-69-68-74—281, +1) … Placed 13th in the.......... Genesis Invitational Collegiate Showcase at Riviera Country Club (75, +4); played with two CU alums and PGA Tour pro Troy Merritt. 2022:
Qualified for the U.S. Amateur by finishing second in qualifying at Rancho Murietta (Calif.) CC with a 68-71—139 (-5) effort, one stroke off the lead; in the event at Paramus, N.J., he tied for 151st (74-78—152, +11) ... Tied for 20th in the Trans-Mississippi (68-68-70-70—276, -4) at Denver Country Club, five back of the lead … Tied for 38th in the Saguaro Amateur (73-73-71—217, +1). 2021: Won the Grapevine Amateur (Saguaro Amateur Series) with a 2-under 214 performance (68-75-71) at Silverado Golf Club in Napa, Calif. … Earned a third place tie in defending his title in the Memorial Amateur Championship at Ancil Hoffman GC in Carmichael, Calif. (69-68-72—209, -7). 2020: He became the youngest champion in the history of the Memorial Amateur when as a 17-year old he carded a 66-68-72—206 (-10) score, winning by two strokes in the process … Finished sixth in the inaugural Rocky Mountain Amateur at Colorado National Golf Club (68-68-71—207, -9) … Placed ninth in the AJGA Dana Incorporated Open in Sylvania, Ohio (65-72-75—212, -4); the 65 was the low round of the event (by two strokes) …Tied for 15th in the Silicon Valley Amateur at Morgan Hill, Calif. (73-72—145, +1). 2019: He won the 2018-19 Player of the Year honor for the Junior Tour of Northern California, as he had several top finishes in Sacramento-based events, including back-to-back third place finishes in the Sacramento City Men's Championship.
Best Career Round in Competition—63 (-8; Sept. 10, 2024, Washington State Palouse Collegiate at Palouse Ridge Golf Club); 64 (-7; July 2023, U.S. Amateur Qualifier second round, Granite Bay Golf Club; Nov. 4, 2024, third round, Ka’anapali Classic Collegiate at Lahaina, Maui); 65 (-7, July 2020, AJGA Dana Incorporated Open, Sylvania Country Club, Sylvania, Ohio.
Academics—He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business (Marketing) in May 2025 … He was named to the Big 12’s Conference’s Spring Honor Roll as a senior (’25).
Personal—He was born June 10, 2003 in Roseville, Calif. … His hobbies include fishing … Signed with the Buffs despite not being able to make an official visit the campus due to the COVID-19 pandemic; he had previously played in the Rocky Mountain Amateur on CU’s home course in Erie (Colorado National) and took time out to walk around the campus … Father (Jim) worked in Denver for a year and told him about CU and Boulder as well … He also played with CU’s 1996 U.S. Open champion Steve Jones for three rounds in the 2018 Pure Insurance First Tee Championship … One of the rare left-handed players in Colorado golf history.
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