Overview: Walked on to the team in late fall ... Transferred from Grand Valley State .. Did not play golf at GVSU ... Carded the lowest-ever score at the league championship and garnered all-tournament honors, shooting 211 (-2) to finish T-4th.
2012-13 HIGHLIGHTS
▪ Won his first-ever title at the UD Fall Invitational (Oct. 22-23) with an overall score of 140 (-2)
▪ Tallied a stroke average of 75.62, 19th in The Summit League
▪ Named The Summit League Golfer of the Week on March 27
▪ Tied the single-season school record with 29 rounds played, playing in all 10 events
▪ His round of 67 (-4) was a personal-best in Round 1 of UD Fall Invite
▪ Posted six top-20 finishes on the season
▪ Carded a tie for 15th-place finish at The Summit League Championship (230/+14)
2012 SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS
▪Advanced to match play at the 101st Michigan Amateur with scores of 71-78 at Oakland Hills North Course (June 18-19)
2012 HIGHLIGHTS
▪Joined the team in the spring
▪Competed in 5 of 6 events
▪Earned Summit League all-tournament honors
▪Carded a career-best 68 (-3) in Round 1 of the league championship
▪Finished T4 at The Summit League Championship with a career-best 211 (-2)
▪That ranks as the lowest-ever score in program history at the conference championship
▪Tallied three rounds of par or better and posted a stroke average of 75.73
HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS
▪Two-year letterwinner in golf under coach Bob Beach
▪Helped team win the Division 3 State Championship in 2006
▪Won the District championship during his senior year
▪Earned all-state honors his final season
▪Captured the ManCour Cup championship in 2008
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
▪ Two-time Academic All-Summit League selection
TOP ATHLETIC ACCOMPLISHMENT
▪Shooting a 68 in Round 1 of Summit League Championship in 2012, eventually finishing T4
PERSONAL
Full Name: Nicholas John Cunningham
Birthdate: April 14, 1990
Parents: John and Diane Cunningham
Sister: LeAnn (24)
Collegiate Tournament Results
| T31/56 |
Folino Invitational (+16) |
82-76-74 - 232 |
| T70/81 |
Jackrabbit Invitational (+17) |
88-75-70 - 233 |
| T33/56 |
Carter Plantation Intercollegiate (+18) |
82-73-79 - 234 |
| T61/84 |
NYX Hoosier Invitational(+13) |
73-75-78 - 226 |
| T4/50 |
Summit League Championship(-2) |
68-72-71 - 211 |
| 10/63 |
John Piper Intercollegiate (+6) |
76-74-72 - 222 |
| T13/68 |
Cleveland State Invitational (+9) |
73-78-74 - 225 |
| T31/81 |
John Dallio Memorial (+17) |
76-81-76 - 233 |
| 1/98 |
UD Fall Invitational (-2) |
67-73 - 140 |
| T45/49 |
Folino Invitational (+25) |
82-76-83 -241 |
| T14/81 |
Jackrabbit Invitational (+3) |
69-73-74 - 216 |
| T16/66 |
Carter Plantation Intercollegiate (+5) |
71-75-75 - 221 |
| T73/90 |
NYX Hoosier Invitational (+19) |
78-77-77 - 232 |
| T31/71 |
Detroit Titans Invitational (+17) |
74-80-79 - 233 |
| T15/45 |
The Summit League Championship (+14) |
77-76-77 - 230 |
Career Statistics
| Season |
Rounds |
T10 |
T20 |
Win-Loss |
Strokes |
Avg. |
Lo |
Par/ |
60s |
| 2012 |
15 |
1 |
1 |
130-194 |
1,136 |
75.73 |
68 |
3 |
1 |
| 2012-13 |
29 |
2 |
6 |
463-239 |
2,193 |
75.62 |
67 |
4 |
2 |
| Total |
44 |
3 |
7 |
593-433 |
3,329 |
75.66 |
67 |
7 |
3 |
Low round: 67, UD Fall Invitational, 1st round (-4), 2012
Low tournament score: 211, Summit League Championship (-2), 2012
Best finish: 1, UD Fall Invitational (-2), 2012