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2021-22 Men's Golf Roster

Brendan O'Rourke

Brendan O'Rourke

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Troy, Mich.
  • High School:
    Brother Rice

Summary

Biography

Career Highlights
  • 4x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
  • 3x Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021)
  • 2x Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021)

2021-22
  • Saw action in two events and had an 83.2 average
  • Started the year tying for 73rd as an individual at the Island Resort Intercollegiate with a 252 (86-83-83)
  • Shared 69th at the Wright State Invitational with a 164 (85-79)
  • Ended his career with a 78.26 average in 42 rounds of golf 

2020-21
  • Saw action in one event tying for 60th at the Big Blue Intercollegiate with a 243 (85-81-77) 

2019-20
  • Saw action in three events and posted a 78.56 average in nine rounds
  • Tied for 59th at the Cleveland State Invitational with a season-best 230 (78-73-79), which included his season-low 2-over 73 in the second round

2018-19
  • Played in nine of Detroit Mercy's 10 events and was in the starting line-up on eight occasions
  • Was fourth on the team with a 76.84 average and finished second on the team in three tournaments and third in another two
  • Shot scores in the 70's in 17 of his 25 rounds with three a par or better, tied for the team lead
  • Made his collegiate debut and was 46th overall with a 233 (77-80-76) at the Crusader Collegiate 
  • Ended 11th overall at the NKU Fall Collegiate Classic with a season-best 220 (72-80-68) as he shot a 3-under 68 to finish the tournament
  • Tied for 20th with a 230 (77-75-78) at the Titans Motown Collegiate
  • Posted a 221 (77-70-74) for a share of 41st at the Big Blue Intercollegiate, where he registered a 1-under 70 in the second round

Personal
  • Earned four varsity letters in high school and was selected the Sportsmanship Award winner in 2017
  • A team captain, he was tabbed All-State Honorable Mention and All-Catholic as a junior and senior and All-Oakland County as a sophomore and senior
  • Won the regionals as a senior with a 68
  • Claimed second with a 1-under at the Bedford Valley Open and 11th at the Michigan High School finals in 2017
  • In junior golf, he finished second overall at the Golfweek Junior Tour Championship held at Kentucky firing a 2-under, placed third at the Junior PGA and posted top-10 finishes at the Michigan Junior Amateur and the GAM Junior Invitational
  • A member of the National Honor Society
  • Both his mom and dad graduated from the University
  • A Pre-Dental major
 
Year Rounds Strokes Average Top 10/20
2018-19 25 1,921 76.8 0/2
2019-20 9 707 78.5 0/0
2020-21 3 243 81.0 0/0
2021-22 5 416 83.2 0/0
Career 42 3,287 78.26 0/2


Career Low 18: 68 at 2018 NKU Fall Collegiate Classic (3rd)
Career Low 36: 159 at 2019 Butler Spring Invite (80, 79)
Career Low 54: 220 at 2018 NKU Fall Collegiate Classic (72, 80, 68)

Career Tournament Finishes
2021-22

Sept. 5-6 - Island Resort Intercollegiate (Sage Run GC, Harris, MI) - 252 (86, 83, 83) - T73rd (I)
Apr. 18 - Wright State Invitational (Heatherwoode GC, Springboro, OH) - 164 (85, 79) - T69th

2020-21
Apr. 12-13 - Big Blue Intercollegiate (Hermitage GC, Old Hickory, TN) - 243 (85, 81, 77) - T60th

2019-20
Sept. 1-2 - Island Resort Intercollegiate (Sage Run GC, Harris, MI) - 240 (79, 81, 80) - T70th
Sept. 16-17 - Crusader Collegiate (Sand Creek CC, Chesterton, IN) -  237 (80, 82, 75) - T77th 
Oct. 7-8 - Cleveland State Invitational (Lakewood CC, Westlake, OH) - 230 (78, 73, 79) - T59th

2018-19
Sept. 17-18 - Crusader Collegiate (Sand Creek CC, Chesterton, IN) - 233 (77, 80, 76) - 46th
Sept. 23-24 - NKU Fall Collegiate Classic (Elks Run GC, Batavia, OH) - 220 (72, 80, 68) - T11th
Oct. 8-9 - Cleveland State Invitational (Barrington CC, Aurora, OH) - 224 (78, 76, 70) - T34th
Oct. 15-16 - Titans Motown Collegiate (Prestwick Village GC, Highland, MI) - 230 (77, 75, 78) - T20th
Mar. 8-9 - Jackrabbit Invitational (Boulder Creek GC, Boulder City, NV) - 241 (80, 84, 77) - T76th
Mar. 17-19 - Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (Sevierville GC, Sevierville, TN) - 226 (75, 76, 75) - 52nd
Apr. 1-2 - Butler Spring Invitational (Highland GC, Indianapolis, IN - 159 (80, 79) - T53rd
Apr. 8-9 - Big Blue Intercollegiate (Hermitage GC, Old Hickory, TN) - 221 (77, 70, 74) - T41st
Apr. 21-23 - Horizon League Championship (Mission Inn Resort, Howey-In-The-Hills, FL) - 167 (86, dnc, 81) - n/a








   

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