2017-18 Men's Golf Roster

Ryan O'Connor

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Irvine, Calif.

Biography

2017-18 (Senior)
• Played 30 rounds and ranked second on the team with a 74.50 scoring average
• Helped the Anteaters claim the Big West team title with an 11th-place individual finish at the conference tournament (216)
• Tied for 50th at the NCAA Stockton Regional (220)
• Came in 30th at the Nick Watney Invitational and Sacramento State Invitational
• Carded a career-best 70 in the second round of the Nick Watney Invite
• Matched that 18-hole score in the third round of the NCAA Regionals

2016-17 (Junior)
• Fourth on the team with a 74.03 scoring average over 33 rounds
• Had an individual top-10 finish at the Folino Invitational (7th)
• Added top-20 showings at the Cal Poly Shootout and Sacramento State Intercollegiate
• Finished 26th at the Big West Championships
• Shot a season-low round of 71 on four occasions

2015-16 (Sophomore)
• Played in two tournaments 
• Placed 40th at The Farms Intercollegiate and 41st at the Anteater Invitational 
• Notched a season-low 75 in both outings

2014-15 (Redshirt)
• Did not compete

2013-14 (Freshman)
• Recorded a 75.41 stroke average in 29 rounds played
• Tied for 17th at the Big West Championships (77-71)
• Top finish of the year came at the Folino Invitational where he was eighth overall (222)
• Fired a season-low 71 three times

High School
• Graduated from Woodbridge High School in 2013
• Qualified for the  CIF Individual Tournament as a sophomore and senior
• Named team captain in 2013, leading the squad to its first league title since 2002
• Garnered Pacific Coast League MVP honors
• Two-time all-league selection

Tournaments
• Medalist at the SCPGA Cleveland/Srixon Championship at Tustin Ranch with a 4-under par 140
• Won the 2011 and 2013 Tustin Ranch Club Championship
• Finished first at the 2012 California Amateur Qualifier with a score of 67
• Concluded the 2012-13 Southern California Junior Tour season with two wins and eight top-ten finishes

Personal
• Majoring in business information management
• Parents are Sharon and Tom O'Connor
• Has two brothers, Chris and Scott

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

  • 2014-15Sophomore

  • 2015-16Redshirt

  • 2016-17Junior

  • 2017-18Senior

    6'1"