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2021-22 Men's Golf Roster

Anthony Occhiuto

Anthony Occhiuto

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Guelph, Ont.
  • High School:
    St. James

Summary

Biography

Career Highlights
  • 2x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2021, 2022)
  • 2x Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021)
  • Horizon League Freshman Of The Year (2019)
  • Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021)

2021-22
  • Was second on the team with a 74.67 average in 12 rounds out on the links
  • 11 of his 12 rounds were in the 70's or 60's
  • Had three top-20 finishes in five events
  • Was 11th with a 216 (75-69-72) at the Derek Dolenc Invitational, firing a 3-under 69 in the second round
  • Shared 12th with a 220 (74-72-74) at the Valpo Fall Invite
  • Recorded a career 36-hole best of 143 for 12th at the Tom Tontimonia Invitational 
  • Ended his Titan career with a 75.16 average, tied for seventh in school history, in 55 rounds of golf with eight top-20 finishes, two top-10 efforts and one win

2020-21
  • Played in one tournament shooting a 171 (93-78) for 55th at the Benbow Invitational

2019-20
  • Started all six tournaments and led the team with a 74.00 average, the 10th best in school history, in 17 rounds
  • Led the team twice and was in the top three in four events, posting three top-20 finishes and his first collegiate win
  • Posted scores in the 70's or 60's in 14 of his 17 rounds, including five-straight rounds in the 60's at one point
  • Won the NKU Collegiate Classic with a school-record 204 (68-69-67), breaking the 205 mark by Kyler Murphy at the 2005 Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational, and finished the event with a career-best 4-under 67, tied for 10th in the school record book
  • He had a bogey-free first round and knocked in 15 birdies, 33 pars and just six bogeys in his 54 holes
  • Led the team and tied for 13th at the Cleveland State Invitational with a 215 (67-75-73) as he registered a 4-under 67 in the first round
  • Tied for 12th at the Bucknell Fall Invitational with a 144 (72-72) with a pair of 2-over 72's
  • Shared 37th at the Crusader Collegiate totaling a 228 (77-83-68) as he ended that with a 4-under 68 on the final 18

2018-19
  • Named the Horizon League Freshman of the Year
  • First on the Titans with a 75.38 average, the first freshman to lead the squad in average since 2011-12, while his average was the best by a rookie since 2013-14
  • Played in eight of the Titans' 10 events on the year - starting seven of them - and quickly assumed a spot in the starting line-up
  • Led the team in four tournaments and was second in another two events registering two overall top-20 performances and one top-10 finish
  • Recorded scores in the 70's in 18 of his 24 rounds, including three rounds at par or better, tied for the team lead
  • In his collegiate debut, he led the team and tied for 19th at Valparaiso's Crusader Collegiate with a 224 (70-79-75)
  • In his first start, he shared runner-up accolades at the NKU Fall Collegiate Classic with a 213 (74-71-68), the best 54-hole total by a Titan freshman since 2000, while his 3-under 68 in the final round was the best round by a Detroit Mercy rookie since 2012
  • Posted a 222 (76-72-74) and tied for 21st at the Cleveland State Invitational
  • Led the team and tied for 38th with a 223 (75-73-75) at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate
  • Was the third Titan in at the Horizon League Championships tying for 29th overall with a 236 (80-76-80)

Personal
  • A four-year varsity letter-winner who has been named team MVP three times
  • Won a district championship twice and advanced to the regional championship in all four seasons
  • A member of Team Ontario in 2017 and also finished third in the Ontario Spring Classic and sixth in the CN Future Links Ontario in 2016
  • Claimed eighth in the Ontario Junior Boys Championship in 2017
  • His father played varsity hockey for Wilfred Laurier University and grandfather played second division soccer in Italy
  • A Marketing major
 
Year Rounds Strokes Average Top 10/20
2018-19 24 1,809 75.3 1/2
2019-20 17 1,258 74.0 1/3
2020-21 2 171 85.5 0/0
2021-22 12 896 74.6 0/3
Career 55 4,134 75.16 2/8


Career Low 18: 67 at 2019 NKU Collegiate Classic (3rd)
Career Low 36: 143 at 2021 Tom Tontomina Invitational (71, 72)
Career Low 54: 204 at 2019 NKU Fall Collegiate Classic (68, 68, 67) * school record

Career Tournament Finishes
2021-22

Sept. 5-6 - Island Resort Intercollegiate (Sage Run GC, Harris, MI) - 232 (78, 75, 79) - T48th
Sept. 20-21 - Valpo Fall Invite (Sand Creek CC, Chesterton, IND.) - 220 (74, 72, 74) - T12th
Sept. 27-28 - Derek Dolenc Invitational (Gateway GC, Madison, IL) - 216 (75, 69, 72) - T11th
Oct. 4-5 - Tom Tontimonia Invitational (Lakewood CC, Westlake, OH) - 143 (71, 72) - 12th
Feb. 28-Mar. 1 - Orlando Invite (Mission Inn Resort, Howey-In-The-Hills, FL) - 85 (DQ, DQ, 85) - n/a

2020-21
Mar. 8-9 - Benbow Invitational (Jacksonville Beach GC, Jacksonville, FL) - 171 (93, 78) - 55th

2019-20
Sept. 1-2 - Island Resort Intercollegiate (Sage Run GC, Harris, MI) - 227 (75, 77, 75) - T48th
Sept. 16-17 - Crusader Collegiate (Sand Creek CC, Chesterton, IN) - 228 (77, 83, 68) - T37th
Sept. 23-24 - NKU Collegiate Classic (Lassing Pointe GC, Union, KY) - 204 (68, 68, 67) - 1st
Oct. 7-8 - Cleveland State Invitational (Lakewood CC, Westlake, OH) - 215 (67, 75, 73) - T13th
Oct. 13-14 - Bucknell Fall Invitational (Bucknell GC, Lewisburg, PA) - 144 (72, 72) - T12th
Mar. 9-10 - Orlando Invitational (Mission Inn Resort, Howey-In-The-Hills, FL) - 240 (83-82-75) - T41st

2018-19
Sept. 17-18 - Crusader Collegiate (Sand Creek CC, Chesterton, IN) - 224 (70, 79, 75) - T19th (I) 
Sept. 23-24 - NKU Fall Collegiate Classic (Elks Run GC, Batavia, OH) - 213 (74, 71, 68) - T2nd
Oct. 8-9 - Cleveland State Invitational (Barrington CC, Aurora, OH) - 222 (76, 72, 74) - T21st
Oct. 15-16 - Titans Motown Collegiate (Prestwick Village GC, Highland, MI) - 236 (80, 80, 76) - T36th
Mar. 8-9 - Jackrabbit Invitational (Boulder Creek GC, Boulder City, NV) - 235 (80, 80, 75) - T63rd
Mar. 17-19 - Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (Sevierville GC, Sevierville, TN) - 223 (75, 73, 75) - T38th
Apr. 8-9 - Big Blue Intercollegiate (Hermitage GC, Old Hickory, TN) - 220 (73, 75, 72) - T37th
Apr. 21-23 - Horizon League Championship (Mission Inn Resort, Howey-In-The-Hills, FL) - 236 (80, 76, 80) - T29th

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