University of Colorado Athletics
2026-27 Men's Golf Roster
Ty Holbrook
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 155
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Granbury, Texas
- High School:
- Granbury
- Major:
- Business (Real Estate)
College—Career Notes: Enters his senior year with career stroke average of 72.32 for 94 rounds … He is sixth in final round scoring average (72.14), seventh in first round average (71.97), tied for seventh in tournaments at or under par (15), eighth in middle round average (72.62), tied for ninth with the most subpar tournaments (11), tied for 11th in rounds in the 60’s (18), tied for 11th in rounds of par or better (46) and tied for 13th in subpar rounds (31) … His 18 eagles are tied for the most ever at Colorado, … Owns the school record for most strokes under par on par-5 holes (62-under in 2025-26) and the fifth-longest streak for the most holes of par or better to start a tournament (25, 2025 CU-Mark Simpson Invitational).
2025-26 (Jr.): His 71.13 stroke average was third-best on the team, but the 10th-best all-time for a full season at CU … He inched up a spot from the fall when he was fourth with a 70.07 figure, which had tied the seventh-best mark for the fall portion of the season in school history … Had six top 20 finishes – second on the tea, -- three each in the fall and spring … Best finish for the season was a tie for third in Arizona’s Thunderbirds Intercollegiate in the spring (7-under 71-72-66—209) … Other top spring efforts included a tie for ninth in the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate (70-68-71—209, -7) and a tie for 17th in the NCAA Southwest Regional in Bryan, Texas (71-71-20—212, -4) … His top fall finishes came best back-to-back, both 6-under par efforts that tied for seventh in the New Mexico Tucker Invitational (68-69-73—210) and in CU’s Mark Simpson Invitational (66-70-70—210) … Had his personal best run of 29 consecutive holes of par or better (3 birdies/26 pars: last 4 in the UNM Tucker, first 25 in the Simpson), the 20th-longest such streak in school annals … His 18 birdies in the Simpson were a career-best and the second-most on the team overall … Closed the fall season with a tie for 14th in the Ka’anapali Classic by Outrigger (67-71-65—203, -10), tying the fifth-best score by a Buff in a 54-hole event on a par-71 course … His 65 (34-31) there was his collegiate career best, and was also a bogey-free venture, one of his team-best three for season (and the first three of his career (his first round in the Simpson and in Maui were his other bogey-free scorecards) … Had two rounds with 15 pars – tied for second-most on the team – in the third round of the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate and the second round of the Big 12 Championship … Top Buff in rounds counting toward team scoring with 34 of 39 (87.2 percent) … Led in rounds of par or better (26) and was second in subpar rounds (18), even-par efforts (8) and top 20 finishes (6, his four in the top 10 ties for the most)… Led the team in eagles with seven … Led the team in par-5 scoring with a record 62-under par (he recorded six eagles, 61 birdies, 60 pars, nine bogeys and one double on the 137 par-5 holes) … Owned an 81.6 percentage in subpar/par scoring (573 of 702 holes), as he was under par in seven tournaments (four in the fall).
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—2026: Finished third in the Colorado Amateur with a 7-under par effort at Sonnenalp (68-64-69-72—273); his second round 64 tied the low round in the event … Tied for 19th in the Pacific Coast Amateur at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Livermore, Calif. (65-73-71-68—277, -3) … Tied for 23rd in the British Amateur stroke play (70-70—140, -4) on the Royal Liverpool and West Lancashire courses, but lost his first match on the first extra hole to New Zealand’s Yuki Miya. 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—63 (-8, May 6, 2025, U.S. Open Qualifying, Collindale Golf Club, Fort Collins, 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
2025-26 (Jr.): His 71.13 stroke average was third-best on the team, but the 10th-best all-time for a full season at CU … He inched up a spot from the fall when he was fourth with a 70.07 figure, which had tied the seventh-best mark for the fall portion of the season in school history … Had six top 20 finishes – second on the tea, -- three each in the fall and spring … Best finish for the season was a tie for third in Arizona’s Thunderbirds Intercollegiate in the spring (7-under 71-72-66—209) … Other top spring efforts included a tie for ninth in the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate (70-68-71—209, -7) and a tie for 17th in the NCAA Southwest Regional in Bryan, Texas (71-71-20—212, -4) … His top fall finishes came best back-to-back, both 6-under par efforts that tied for seventh in the New Mexico Tucker Invitational (68-69-73—210) and in CU’s Mark Simpson Invitational (66-70-70—210) … Had his personal best run of 29 consecutive holes of par or better (3 birdies/26 pars: last 4 in the UNM Tucker, first 25 in the Simpson), the 20th-longest such streak in school annals … His 18 birdies in the Simpson were a career-best and the second-most on the team overall … Closed the fall season with a tie for 14th in the Ka’anapali Classic by Outrigger (67-71-65—203, -10), tying the fifth-best score by a Buff in a 54-hole event on a par-71 course … His 65 (34-31) there was his collegiate career best, and was also a bogey-free venture, one of his team-best three for season (and the first three of his career (his first round in the Simpson and in Maui were his other bogey-free scorecards) … Had two rounds with 15 pars – tied for second-most on the team – in the third round of the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate and the second round of the Big 12 Championship … Top Buff in rounds counting toward team scoring with 34 of 39 (87.2 percent) … Led in rounds of par or better (26) and was second in subpar rounds (18), even-par efforts (8) and top 20 finishes (6, his four in the top 10 ties for the most)… Led the team in eagles with seven … Led the team in par-5 scoring with a record 62-under par (he recorded six eagles, 61 birdies, 60 pars, nine bogeys and one double on the 137 par-5 holes) … Owned an 81.6 percentage in subpar/par scoring (573 of 702 holes), as he was under par in seven tournaments (four in the fall).
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—2026: Finished third in the Colorado Amateur with a 7-under par effort at Sonnenalp (68-64-69-72—273); his second round 64 tied the low round in the event … Tied for 19th in the Pacific Coast Amateur at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Livermore, Calif. (65-73-71-68—277, -3) … Tied for 23rd in the British Amateur stroke play (70-70—140, -4) on the Royal Liverpool and West Lancashire courses, but lost his first match on the first extra hole to New Zealand’s Yuki Miya. 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—63 (-8, May 6, 2025, U.S. Open Qualifying, Collindale Golf Club, Fort Collins, 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
Thursday, March 26
Tuesday, August 12
Tuesday, February 06
Tuesday, February 06