2015-16 Men's Golf Roster

Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin
Steve McLaughlin

William Betts

William Betts

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Leechburg, PA
  • Highschool:
    Thousand Island Secondary
  • Major:
    Economics & Finance

Summary

Biography

CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS:
  • Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar (2015, 2016)
  • BIG SKY ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM (2015, 2016)
  • AMERICA SKY ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM (2013, 2014)
  • BIG SKY ALL-CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION (2015)
  • New England Division I Golf All-New England Team (2015, 2016)
  • Posted the second-lowest career stroke average in program history (74.55) while ranking second in career rounds played (120.0)

EVENT-BY-EVENT STATS
2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16
 
SENIOR YEAR (2015-16)
Named a Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar ... played in all 12 tournaments, combining for 33 rounds … the 33 rounds are tied for the second-most in a single season in program history … ranked second on the team with a 74.18 stroke average … posted six top-25 finishes, including a trio of top-10 performances … shot par or better in 10 rounds … paced the Hawks in the season-opener at the Missouri Turning Stone Invitational (Sept. 6-7) with a 1-under 215 (73-72-70) for seventh place … also led the team at the Hartford Hawks Invitational (Sept. 21-22), where he tied for fourth after carding a 5-under 211 (71-66-74) … fired a career-best 66 in the second round of the Hartford Hawks Invitational … helped the Hawks to a third place finish at the Big Sky Championship, where he tied for fourth place among the individual rankings (Apr. 29-May 1) … shot below par in each of the three rounds of the Big Sky Championship (71-71-67), turning in a career-best 54-hole mark of 7-under 209 in the process … named to the Big Sky All-Academic Team.
 
JUNIOR YEAR (2014-15)
A Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar … named to the New England Division I Golf All-New England Team … earned Big Sky All-Conference Honorable Mention accolades … played 30 rounds in 12 tournaments … posted the team’s second-lowest stroke average (73.90) … earned six top-15 finishes, including a first-place finish at the Til Duty is Done Collegiate Invite (Apr. 11-12) … at that tournament, shot a 6-under 138, a career-best two-round score (68-70), to earn Big Sky Golfer of the Week honors on Apr. 15 … opened play at the Til Duty is Done Collegiate Invite with his lowest round of the season, firing a 4-under 68 … carded a 54-hole score of 5-over 218 (74-69-75) at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate (Oct. 19-21) to help the Hawks to a runner-up finish … placed eighth at both the Temple Invitational (Oct. 11-12) and The Connecticut Cup (Oct. 12-13) to help Hartford to runner-up finishes at both tournaments … turned-in a 5-over 215, a season-low 54-hole score (73-72-70), at the Yale Spring Invitational (Apr. 18-19) … tied for 11th place to lead all Hawks at the Big Sky Championship (Apr. 27-29), helping the team to a fifth-place finish with a three-round score of 6-over 222 (76-77-69) … named to the Big Sky All-Academic Team.
 
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2013-14)
Played 31 rounds over the course of 12 tournaments as a sophomore … finished with a stroke average of 74.16, the second-lowest of the team … earned seven top-15 finishes, including three that ranked among the top-five individuals  … earned his first top-five result as a collegian with a 2-over 218 (71-75-72) at the Hartford Hawks Invitational (Sept. 23-24) to finish fifth overall … helped the Hawks to second-place at the Hartford Hawks Invitational … helped the Hawks to a win at the Temple Invitational (Oct. 12-13) with a 36-hole score of 8-over 148 … led the Hawks to a third-place team result at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate (Oct. 20-22) with a 2-under 211 (70-69-72), a season-low 54-hole score … carded a season-low round of 67 to open the spring in a dual match against Florida Atlantic (Feb. 25) … turned in a season-low 36-hole score of 3-under 141 (69-72) to finish third at the New England Division I Championship (Apr. 12-13), while helping Hartford to the team title … finished 10th overall at the America Sky Championship (Apr. 25-27) to earn Second-Team All-Tournament distinction and help the Hawks to a third-place team finish … named to the America Sky All-Academic Team … opened up his summer play by winning the Hornblower Memorial in Plymouth, Mass. … advanced to match play at the US Junior Amateur at the Atlanta Athletic Club after qualifying for the Junior Am at the Stonewall Golf Club in Pennsylvania.
 
FRESHMAN YEAR (2012-13)
Named to the America Sky All-Academic Team … played 28 rounds over 11 tournaments during his freshman campaign … had a 76.07 stroke average … posted a 36-hole score of 7-over 147 (74-73), his lowest score of the season, to help the Hawks to a second-place finish at the MacDonald Cup at The Course at Yale (Sept.29-30) … earned his first career top-20 finish at the Florida Atlantic Spring Break Championship, finishing tied for 17th overall (Mar. 29-31) … posted a season-low 54-hole card of 6-over 219 at FAU, shooting rounds of 73, 74 and 72 to help the Hawks to a tie for second place … tied for 18th at the New England Division I Championship (Apr. 13-14), totaling a two-round score of 10-over 154 (75-79) … fired a season-low round of 71 during the second round of the 2013 America Sky Men’s Golf Conference Championship at the Dominion Country Club in San Antonio, Texas (Apr. 29-May 1), where he finished tied for 33rd (80-71-77=228).
 
BEFORE HARTFORD
Played golf, hockey and baseball at Thousand Islands Secondary School … earned top-20 finishes in AJGA events at River Creek Golf Club (T13th), White Tail Country Club (T17th) and the Kahkwa Club (T14th) … two-time Longue Vue Club Champion … medalist in two Western Pennsylvania Amateur Qualifiers … Ontario scholar in senior year of high school … earned honor roll or high-honor roll distinction in every semester during high school.

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