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2017-18 Men's Golf Roster

Connor Jones

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Shelby, Mich.
  • Highschool Eisenhower

Biography

2017-18 Highlights
Was named the Horizon League Golfer of the Week on Apr. 18 for his performance at the Rutherford Intercollegiate
• Appeared in eight tournaments for Oakland
• Shot a hole-in-one on hole 12 at the NKU Fall Classic (Sept. 24-25)
• Shot a season low 212 (-1) at the Rutherford Intercollegiate (Apr. 14-15), placing fifth
• Placed tied for 15th at the Horizon League Tournament shooting 230 (+17)

2016-17 Highlights
• Shot 26 rounds for the Golden Grizzlies
• Moves to 16th in program history in career stroke average (76.31)
• Carded a 69 (-2) at the NKU Fall Classic, second best score on the season for the Golden Grizzlies
• Finished a season-best tied for eighth at the NKU Fall Classic (Sept. 25-26)
• Shot a three-round score of 217 (+4), a season best, at the NKU Fall Classic 


2015-16 Highlights
• Played in eight events totaling 22 rounds
• Shot a career-best 54-hole score of 218 (+2) finishing tied for 14th at CSU Invitational (Oct. 5-6)
• Posted a career-low 36-hole score of 149 (+7) after posting an even-par 71 in second round of the Hoosier Invitational (April 3)
• Shot a two-day score of 152 (+10) to finish tied for 16th place at the Dayton Flyer Invitational (Oct. 19-20) • Carded a career-best 70 (-2) in first round as a member of the Golden Grizzlies at the CSU invitational

Spartanburg Methodist College
• Helped the Pioneers to an NJCAA Division I top 20 ranking throughout the spring season

High School
• Four-time All-MAC RED Division selection
• Earned Conference MVP honors after winning four tournaments during senior year
• Regional medalist and led team to state finals in 2014
• Three-time qualifier for the Michigan Junior Amateur Championship including finishing runner-up in stroke play in 2014
• Three-time qualifier for the Michigan Amateur and was medalist at his local qualifier in 2015

Personal
• Father played at Youngstown State from 1979-81, earned All-America honors during his senior year and was inducted into YSU's Hall of Fame in 1991 • His grandfather played at Ohio State from 1954-56, won the NCAA individual championship in his final season and was named to the Ohio State and Ohio Golf Hall of Fame.

Career Statistics
Low Tournaments
Low Par/- Finish Top
Season Rounds Strokes 54-holes 36-holes Round Rounds Events  1  5 10 W-L Average
2015-16 22 1665 218 149 70 3 8 - - - 375-259 75.68
2016-17 26 1998 217 148 69 2 9 - - 1 381-322 76.85
2017-18 21 1576 212 - 66 5 7 - 1 1 289-210 75.05
Totals 69 5239 212 148 66 10 24 - 1 2 1045-791 75.93

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Sophomore

    6'1"
  • 2016-17Junior

    6'1"
  • 2017-18Senior

    6'1"