Ty Holbrook

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Height:
6-0
Weight:
155
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Granbury, Texas
High School:
Granbury
Major:
Business (Real Estate)

Career Statistics

College—2024-25 (Soph.): He truly enjoyed a breakout season, as evidenced by his leading CU in three events: tying for second in The Prestige Individual (216, E); tying for 12th in Stanford’s The Goodwin (209, -1) and tying for ninth in ASU’s Thunderbird Collegiate (206, -7) ... Backing that up was a meteoric rise in his WAGR ranking: at the end of the fall season was 4,549; it zoomed up to as high as No. 359 in mid-May ... Tied for 43rd in the NCAA Northwest Regional (222, +6) ... Owned a 72.62 stroke average for 34 rounds (71.75 fall, 73.09 spring, the latter rising only after he struggled in the NCAA Finals where he tied for 148th with a 24-over 240) … Tied for the team lead with eight eagles ... Had a healthy subpar hole percentage of 20.4 (125 of 612, with just four holes worse than double bogey) … Had 18 of 25 rounds count toward team scoring, with his other nine played as an individual … Saw action in four fall tournaments, including two as a designated scorer including the season opener in Washington State’s Palouse Collegiate (he actually earned the No. 1 position on the team for the event by leading the Buffs in six qualifying rounds: 15-under for 108 holes) … He tied for 48th at WSU but posted a respectable 1-over 213 total … He owned a 71.75 stroke average for 12 fall rounds, seventh-best on the team … His best effort of the fall – and of his career at the time – was a tie for fifth in CU’s Simpson Invitational, where he finished with a 10-under 206 score, buoyed by a final round 66, his collegiate best and the third-best score in the final round (and tied the fifth overall in the meet); he was 2-over through four holes in the final round, and after scoring two pars, went on a “birdie rampage” with eight over his final 12 holes (the eight birdies tied for the second-most by a Buff in an event for the full season) … Played Colorado National’s tough par-4’s at 7-under, tied for second-best in the field … Also tied for 19th in Arizona State’s Papago Individual (223, +10) … In addition, he played in the Big 12 Match Play Championship, posting a 1-2-1 record (besting Baylor’s Jonas Appel, 2-up, and halved with Texas Tech’s Calum Scott).

2023-24 (Fr.): Played in 21 rounds as a true freshman, averaging 74.04 strokes per round, the 14th-best by a freshman in program history … The first 17 rounds of his career he played as an individual; he played as a designated scorer for the first time in the Pac-12 championship. He tied for 59th in the event with a 74-78-79-77—308 effort (+24); his first two rounds counted toward the team total … He had qualified for the final travel spot for the Pac-12’s by improving in practice and by finishing second in last week’s Southern Colorado Masters (71-68-70—209, -4) played mostly in very windy conditions ... Next best effort after the SC Masters was a tie for fifth in the Battle at the Dance (in Windsor), where he turned in a 72-71—143 (-1) effort ... After he took a “gap” year between high school and enrolling at CU in August, he saw his first collegiate action: he played in three fall tournaments, all as an individual … His best fall effort was in his first college event, as he tied for 29th in CSU’s Ram Masters Invitational: he had a 7-over 217 which included a final round 69, his best round of the fall season ... For the year, he had just 18 holes (out of 378) worse than bogey.

High School—As a junior, he tied for third in the 2021 Texas 5A state championship, carding a 72-71—143 (1-under) in a test of patience; the tournament was delayed four days due to weather … He had advanced out of regionals after placing third, and had finished second in the district meet, leading Granbury to a second place finish … He earned first-team All-State honors as a junior, and was first-team All-Region and All-District both as a junior and freshman (averaging 71.4 and 72.3 strokes per rounds, respectively, those years; he averaged 70.2 as a senior and 73.1 as a sophomore) … GHS finished third in the state his freshman year in 2019.

Other—2025: Claimed medalist honors with an 8-under 63 in the first round of U.S. Open Qualifying at Collindale Golf Club in Fort Collins (shot 73-74--147 in the final qualifier and did not advance) ... Shot a 5-under 67 in an attempt to qualify for the Korn Ferry Tour Event at TPC Colorado (The Ascendant presented by Blue), but missed making the event by one stroke … Tied for 71st in the Trans-Miss Championship (72-72—144; +2), missing the cut by three strokes on Indiana University’s Pfau Course … Missed the cut in the Pacific Coast Amateur at Eugene Country Club (71-78-80—229, +16). 2024: Tied for third in the CGA Amateur with a 69-72-71-67—279 (-9) scorecard, with the 67 the second-best score in the final round (and just one of two in the 60s) on AFA’s Eisenhower Blue course … Tied for sixth in the second stage of U.S. Amateur Qualifying in Dallas (3-under 67), but missed advancing into match play by four shots after a 70-76—146 (+4) effort in Chaska, Minn. … Tied for 12th in the Colorado Open qualifier No. 1 (3-under 68); was the second alternate but eventually earned a spot in the field. He missed the cut, turning in a 74-76—150 (+8) effort … Shot a 2-over 74 in one of the more competitive U.S. Open Local Qualifiers in Carrolton, Texas; he was two strokes shy of advancing … Tied for seventh in the Sacramento Memorial Amateur (71-73-68—212, -4) … Tied for 35th in the Sonoran Amateur (73-70-68—211, +1). 2023: Shot 70-73—143 (+1) in U.S. Amateur qualifying at Collindale GC in Fort Collins, tying for 15th but missed advancing … Tied for fifth in the Gobbler Amateur (70-74-74—218, +2). 2022: Tied for 10th in the Gobbler Amateur (75-69-78—222, +6). 2021: Tied for first in the AJGA Hale Irwin Colorado Junior with a 73-72-69--2014 (-2) effort … He tied for fourth in the Bluebonnet Bowl Championship with a 9-under 69-66—135 score … He also tied for eighth in the Texas Junior Golf Tour Championship in February (75-73—148, +4; only one player was under par).

Best Career Round In Competition—66 (-6: May 2, 2021, Bluebonnet Championship second round, Brownwood (Texas) CC); Oct. 2, 2024, CU-Simpson Invitational third round, Colorado National GC, Erie, Colo.)

Academics—He is majoring in Business (Real Estate) at Colorado.

Personal—He was born December 10, 2003 in Fort Worth, Texas …. Hobbies include hunting and fishing along with playing ping pong and cornhole … An older brother, Jake, played college golf at the University of Oklahoma and has since turned professional … He is just the sixth player ever on the CU roster from the state of Texas (the first since 2010) … Granbury is located about 25 miles southwest of Fort Worth … He took a now common “gap” year between high school and enrolling in college, competing in amateur events