SMU Athletics

Year	Rounds	Stroke Avg.	Best Finish
2017-18	33	71.82	T5th, AAC Championship
2018-19	33	71.48	1st, AAC Championship
2019-20	18	70.44	1st, Royal Oaks Intercollegiate
2020-21	24	71.46	3rd, Trinity Forest Invitational
Career	108	71.41	1st, AAC Championship
Best Round: 66; Best 54 Holes: -13 (200), 2019 AAC Championship

About Mac

• Won the Byron Nelson Award in 2021 for an outstanding academic and college golf career
• Named AAC Golfer of the Year in 2018-19
• Won the 2019 AAC Championship
• Three-time All-American
• By virtue of finishing in the top-15 of the PGA Tour U standings, earned an automatic place on the Forme Tour in 2021, then advanced to the Korn Ferry Tour in 2022

Career: Won the 2021 Byron Nelson Award for the senior with top collegiate golf career nationally, which came with an invitation to the 2022 Byron Nelson Classic … Three-time All-American … His four seasons all ranked in the top-11 of SMU's single-season list at the time he turned pro … Ranked among SMU's career top-10 in scoring average (71.41; 3rd), finish percentage (82.3%; 3rd), par-or-better rounds (65; 5th) and birdies (367; 8th) at the time he turned pro … One of 11 SMU golfers with multiple collegiate tournament victories since 1985 … Was honored as AAC Golfer of the Month or Week four times … Named CoSIDA Academic All-District twice

2020-21 (Sr.): Honorable Mention All-America selection and an AAC All-Conference pick … Finished top-15 in six of his eight events … Averaged 71.46 strokes over 24 rounds … Had 15 par-or-better rounds and six rounds in the 60s … Finished a season-best 3rd at the Trinity Forest Invitational, going -4 … Had a busy schedule outside of college golf in the spring, earning a sponsors exemption to the Valero Texas Open and filling in as an alternate to win a point at the Walker Cup, helping the US win the event … Named AAC Golfer of the Week on Mar. 17, after a -6 performance that earned him a tie for fourth at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational … Shot a season-best 67 to open the Valspar Collegiate Invitational (Mar. 15) … An AAC All-Academic Team selection and a GCAA All-America Scholar
 

Date	Tournament	Finish	Score
Jan. 25-27	Southwestern Invitational	T7th	+1 (72-71-74=217)
Feb. 15-17	The Prestige	T12th	+1 (72-69-73=214)
Mar. 7-9	Trinity Forest Invitational	3rd	-4 (71-71-67=209)
Mar. 15-16	Valspar Collegiate Invitational	T4th	-3 (67-69-71=207)
Mar. 25-27	The Goodwin	T14th	-1 (70-69-70=209)
Apr. 23-25	AAC Championship	T15th	+1 (75-73-69=217)
May 17-18	NCAA Stillwater Regional	T30th	+6 (79-71-72=222)
May 28-30	NCAA Championship	T83rd	+10 (72-73-75=220)

Summer 2020: Ranked No. 7 in inaugural PGA Tour University Rankings... Won the 114th Southern Amateur and earned an exemption to the 120th U.S. Amateur Championship... Advanced to the Round of 32 at the U.S. Amateur. 

2019-20 (Jr.): Set the SMU single-season record with a 70.44 stroke average over 18 rounds, averaging -1.06 strokes below par … Earned several post-season awards, including Second Team All-America by the GCAA, CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team and All-District, named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar and PING All-Central Region … AAC Golfer of the Week (Mar. 4) … Named SMU’s Male Student-Athlete of the Year … Won the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate (Oct. 21-22), shooting an 8-under 205 … Posted four top-five finishes in six events … All 18 of his rounds counted towards the Mustangs’ team score … Eight of his rounds were in the 60s, and 14 were par-or-better … Had more rounds in the 60s (8) than over-par (4) … Had a comparative winning percentage of 87.4%, the second-best single-season mark at SMU … Finished in the school’s top-10 for par-3 scoring (3.07, 6^th), par-4 scoring (3.98, 1^st) and par-5 scoring (4.66, T-3^rd) … Shot a season-best 67 twice … Earned his AAC Golfer of the Week honors with a 6-under 210 and tying for fourth at the Southern Highlands Collegiate (Mar. 1-3) … Was the only player to shoot under par each day at Southern Highlands … Tied for fourth at the Trinity Forest Intercollegiate (Sept. 22-24) with a 6-under 207 … Notched a solo-fourth at the Maridoe Intercollegiate (Oct. 6-8) … Tied for 11^th with a 6-under 210 at the White Sands Invitational (Nov. 1-3)

Summer 2019: Qualified for the 2019 U.S. Amateur Championship. Finished T-3 at the Trans-Miss Championship.

2018-19 (So.): Captain of the team … Competed in all 13 events … Played 36 rounds … Recorded a 71.48 scoring average … Was the top finisher for the Mustangs at six events, had five top-10 finishes on the season  … Recorded first collegiate win at the AAC Championship where he set the championship low round record as well as the three round record with a 13-under 200 … Finished in the top-15 at the NCAA Championship (T11) … Won his match 3-and-2 against Zach Bauchou of Oklahoma State in the NCAA Quarterfinals. Awards: Named PING Third Team All-American … Was named to the PING All-Region team … Earned American Athletic Conference Player of the Year … Unanimously selected to the AAC All-Conference Team … AAC Player of the Week (2/27/19) … AAC Player of the Month (September) … Named to the Arnold Palmer Cup Watch List in the Fall, Spring, and Penultimate list … Named to the Haskins Award Watch List (Oct., Nov. and March).

2018 Summer: Finished tied for third at the 109th Texas Amateur Championship. Qualified for the 2018 US Amateur Championship.

2017-18 (Fr.): Competed in 11 events, all 10 team events and the NCAA Norman Regional... Played in 33 total rounds... Scoring average of 71.82... Was 0.18 Vs. Par... Posted a low-round 67 in his first collegiate tournament... Was SMU's best finisher in six tournaments... Recorded eight top-25 finishes... Finished in the top-15 five times... Finished 6th (67-71-70-208) in his first collegiate tournament (Trinity Forest Invitational)... Closed out the fall season with a T7th finish at the Battle at Stono Ferry... Finished top-25 in six of seven (six straight) spring tournaments... Recorded a career-best finish, tied for 5th (E, 72-70-71-213), as he led the Mustangs to a second-place finish at the 2018 American Athletic Conference Championship... Earned an individual bid to the NCAA Norman Regional (Finished, T21; 70-74-72-216).

Prep: 2017 San Antonio Express-News Boys Golf Player of the Year… 2017 Texas UIL 5A Individual state co-champion, firing a final-round 68 and draining a 5-foot birdie on the 18th hole to pull even for the lead… Won the Region IV-5A and District 26-5A medalist crowns, the former by shooting a final-round 61… Posted school-record 68.6 stroke average. … 2016 Super Team selection… 2016 Texas UIL 5A State runner-up honors… 2016 Texas Legends Juniors Tour (TLJT) James A. Ragan Memorial champion… Texas Legends Juniors Tour Bluebonnet Championship with a record-setting 13-under par performance… Second place finish at the AJGA Mission Hills Desert Juniors… Second place finish at AJGA Ryan Moore at Anthem… Second place finish at the AJGA Bob Estes… Swing coach is Bryan Gathright… High School coach was Danny Hayes… Academically, was AP Scholar with Distinction honors… Earned a spot on the 2016 Transamerica Scholastic Junior All-America Team… Member of the National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, Honor Roll (All Semesters) and Young Men's Service League… Also awarded the Gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award.

Personal: Born McClure Meissner… Born February of 1999… Parents Katie and Kurt… Two siblings… Brother Mitchell plays golf at Rice… Uncle Todd Haney played for the Chicago Cubs… Finance major.

Collegiate Wins (2)  

Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory
Apr. 21-23, 2019	American Athletic Conference Championship	-13 (66-66-68=200)	6 strokes
Oct. 21-22, 2019	Royal Oaks Intercollegiate	-8 (70-67-68=205)	Tie