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2016-17 Men's Golf Roster

Andrew Buchanan

  • Class SR
  • Height 6-2
  • Hometown Los Altos, Calif.
  • Previous School Menlo School

Biography

2016-17 (Sr.): Competed in 10 events (30 rounds)… Shot par or better in nine rounds across 10 tournaments… Finished in the top-25 five times, including once in the top-10… Was SMU's top finisher twice... Finished the season with an average score of 73.33 and a 2.43 Vs. Par rating… Finished tied for ninth at the Clemson Invitational, where he recorded his season-low round of 68… Finished tied for 12th at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters… Tied for 20th, tied for 23rd and tied for 24th at the Marquette Invitational, American Athletic Conference Championship and Southwestern Invitational, respectively.

2016 Summer: Won the U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship (May 25) with teammate Ben Baxter at the Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y… Defeated Brandon Cigna and Ben Warnquist, 3-and-2. USGA Recap | USGA Quote Transcript
 
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2015-16 (Jr.): Competed in eight events… Finished in the top-10 two times … Posted a counting team score in 20 of 24 rounds (83.3 percent)... Carded a low round of 67 and finished in the 60s three times…Shot par or better in five rounds… Tallied two eagles and 63 birdies… Helped SMU win both team titles, finishing eighth at both the Erin Hills Invitational and The Farms Collegiate Invitational…At Erin Hills recorded a 1-under 215, while shooting a 1-over 217 at The Farms.

2014-15 (So.): Shot par or better in 10 rounds across 11 tournaments, with a season-low 66 (-4) in the second round of The Goodwin, helping lead SMU to a tie for the victory with UAB... Began the season with two straight top-10 results, tying for ninth at the season-opening GolfWeek Conference Challenge (218, +2) and tying for fourth at the Erin Hills Intercollegiate (215, -1)... Tied for fifth at the American Athletic Conference Championship (211, -5), earning all-conference honors after going below par in all three rounds... HONORS: All-American Athletic Conference.

2013-14 (Fr.): Tallied 10 rounds of par or better across 13 tournaments... Led Alabama's Robby Shelton (ranked No. 3 in the nation) through 14 holes in the match play playoff in the NCAA Championship quarterfinals... Tied for 19th at the NCAA San Antonio Regional (+2); tallied a season-low 69 (-3) in the second round... Tied for 28th at the National Invitational Tournament in Arizona (E)... Tied for 25th in
his first collegiate event at the Erin Hills Intercollegiate.

2013 Summer: Placed seventh at the Trans-Miss Championship and was a second alternate for the U.S. Amateur.

Prep: Was the 2011 Future Collegians World Tour Player of the Year and First Team All-American... Won four total FCWT tournaments... Was the West Bay Athletic League MVP in 2012 and 2013 and won the league title in 2010 and 2012... Won the 2011 Stockton AJGA tournament... Won the 2012 CCS Regionals and CCS finals... Qualified for the U.S. Open Sectionals in 2012... Was First Team All-League 2010-13... FCWT Academic All-American in 2011 and 2012.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14SO

    6'3"
  • 2014-15SO

    6'3"
  • 2015-16JR

    6'2"
  • 2016-17SR

    6'2"