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2008-09 Men's Golf Roster

Robby McNiff

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Muskegon, Mich.
  • Highschool Mona Shores

Biography

2008-09: Was top individual finisher in three tournaments ... Held team[apos]s top scoring average at 75.09 ... Shot season-best one-over par scores of 71 in the first and second rounds of the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate (10/12), finishing in a tie for 17th place with a seven-over par total of 217 (71-71-75) ... Tallied a 10th-place finish (+3) at the Spartan Classic (9/14) with a score of 74 ... Shot a qualifying round score of 61 to break the Sharf Course record of 62 set by PGA Tour superstar Ernie Els ... Top spring season finish came at the BSU Cardinal Collegiate, posting a final score of 10-over-par 154 (77-77), finishing in a tie for 27th place.

2008: Transferred from Belmont University in the spring ... Played in all seven tournaments and eight events for the Golden Grizzlies in the spring ... Ranked second on the team with a scoring average of 77.88 ... Tallied a tie for 35th place finish at The Summit League Tournament (4/20-22) with an overall score of 18-over par 234 (78-81-75) ... Carded a 77 in a dual match versus Lipscomb (2/22) ... Low round of the spring came in final tournament at the First Energy Intercollegiate (4/26) with an opening 18-hole score of 72, finishing 37th with a 10-over par score of 150 ... Posted one top 20 finish for Oakland, posting scores of 76 and 81 at the Butler Spring Invitational (3/24-25) to finish at 13-over par and in 15th place ... Named Academic All-Summit League.

At Belmont University (2007): Played in one tournament, finishing in 64th place at the Belmont Fall Shootout after firing a 242 (89-74-79).

High School: Four-year letterwinner under coach Tom Wilson ... Team captain as a senior ... Helped lead team to Div. I state championship in 2005, finishing in second place as an individual with scores of 68-73 (141) ... Four-time all-area and all-conference ... Garnered all-state honors in final three seasons and honorable mention honors in freshman season ... Tabbed All-State Super Team as a junior ... Finished seventh at the state championships as a sophomore with scores of 74-77 (151).

Personal: Born Robert Martin McNiff III on Feb. 16, 1989, in Atlanta, Ga. ... Parents are Tom and Jane Witt ... Father, Bob McNiff, played professional golf and collegiate golf at Eastern Michigan ... Great Uncle, Bill Wolski, played professional football for the Atlanta Falcons (1966) and collegiate football at Notre Dame (1963-65) ... Enjoys fishing, hunting, playing basketball, hockey, and anything that involves being outdoors ... Plans to major in business administration.

Collegiate Tournament Results

2007-08
NA Lipscomb Dual Meet (+5) 77
T63 Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate (+24) 80-76-84 - 240
T15 Butler Spring Invitational (+13) 76-81 - 157
T44 Aldila Intercollegiate (+15) 76-79-76 - 231
T30 Beu/Mussatto Invitational (+14) 74-84-77 - 235
T35 The Summit League Championship (+18) 78-81-75 - 234
T37 First Energy Intercollegiate (+15) 72-78 - 150

2008-09
T28 John Piper Intercollegiate (+28) 78-73-77 - 228
T10 Spartan Classic (+3) 74
T60 Wolverine Intercollegiate (+10) 76-74-73 - 223
T35 Cleveland State Invitational (+12) 76-77-75 - 228
T17 D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate (+7) 71-71-75 - 217
T36 F&M Bank APSU Intercollegiate (+7) 76-74-73 - 223
T27 BSU Cardinal Collegiate (+10) 77-77 - 154
T30 Titan Invitational (+13) 78-76-76 - 230

Career Statistics

Year Trn T10 T20 Rnds/Cnt Strk Avg. Lo Par/ 60s
2007-08 9 0 0 22/17 1723 78.31 73 0 0
2008-09 8 1 2 21/20 1577 75.09 71 0 0
Total 17 1 2 43/37 3300 76.74 71 0 0

Low round: 71 (twice), D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate, 1st round and 2nd round (+1)
Low tournament score: 217, D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate (+7), 2008
Best finish: T10, Spartan Classic, 2008

Historical Player Information

  • 2007-08Freshman

    5'9"
  • 2008-09Sophomore

    5'9"