SMU Athletics

Career: Posted the best 54-hole score relative to par in school history (-16) and twice tied the fifth-best single-round score in program history (64) … Averaged 74.09 strokes in 96 rounds … Posted 23 rounds of at least even par … Had a 50.9% comparative winning percentage, winning one tournament and posting three top-10 finishes

2019-20 (Sr.): Set an SMU 54-hole record with a 16-under 200 at The Prestige Individual Tournament (Feb. 17-19), winning the event by two strokes … Tied the fifth-best single-round score in SMU history twice, shooting 64 in each of the first two rounds at The Prestige Individual Tournament … Averaged 72.67 strokes over 18 rounds … Turned in nine scorecards of even par or better, half of his total rounds … Turned in a 1-under 212 at the Trinity Forest Invitational (Sept. 22-24), tying for 23^rd … Had an even-par 216 at the White Sands Invitational (Nov. 1-3) … Posted two top-25 finishes and five top-40 finishes... Named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar.

2019 Summer: Won West Texas Amateur Championship. Finished T-19 in the Texas Amateur Championship. Named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-American Scholar. 

2018-19 (Jr.):  Competed in all 11 events including the NCAA Championship where the team advanced to the Quarterfinals for match play … Played 33 rounds including rounds of match play against Nevada and Army in the Bush Cup … Logged a 74.67 scoring average … Was a counting score in the Mustang’s win at the Ocean Course Invitational and the Maridoe Intercollegiate … Carded a season low round of 69 at the Maridoe for his best season at 5th overall … Was the top finisher for the team at the Bandon Dunes Championship with a share of 6th place … Tied for 19th at the AAC Championship … Finished with a share of 52nd at the NCAA Athens Regional … Placed 77th in stroke play at the NCAA Championship.

2018 Summer: Finished seventh at the 2018 Sizzler Amateur... Shot the low-round of 67 (-5) in the third round.

2017-18 (So.): Competed in nine events... Played 27 rounds... Recorded a 73.48 average score... Was 1.93 Vs. Par... Tallied a low-round of 69 at The Goodwin... Posted four top-25 finishes, including two in the top 15... Recorded a career-best finish of tied for 12th at the Southwestern Intercollegiate (+3, 72-76-71-219)... Logged a T15 (-2, 69-72-70) finish at The Goodwin... Posted back-to-back T24 finishes to finish the season (Clemson Invitational, AAC Championship).

2016-17 (Fr.): Competed in six events (18 rounds), once as an individual… Tallied an average score of 75.39 and a Vs. Par rating of 4.56… Shot par or better in one event… Was SMU’s top finisher in one event… Finished tied for 33rd at The Maxwell.

Prep: Coming to SMU from Grapevine Faith Christian School where he played under Coach Tray Middlebrookes… Eight top-25 finishes in 2015, highlighted by a second place finish and a season low round of 65 at the Lanny Wadkins Junior Championship... Voted 2015 and 2016 All District as well as first-team all-state...In 2014, finished top-25 seven times, four of which were good for top-10 placings...Won the 2014 Regional Championship.

Personal: Son of Jeff and Jill Markham with two younger siblings ... applied physiology and sport management major.