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2019 Men's Golf

Zachary Evens

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 145
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Mercer Island, Wash.
  • High School Mercer Island
  • Major Business Administration / Economics

Biography

2019-20 

  • had a 73.56 stroke average in 16 rounds which was third on the team
  • best performance came at the Royal Lakes Fall Invitational where he finished tied for ninth (69-72-141)
  • earned top-25 finishes in two other tournaments as he placed 13th at the Gordin Collegiate Classic (69-73-71-213) and 25th at the O'Briant-Jensen Memorial (76-71-147)
  • earned All-ODAC Second Team honors
  • named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) NCAA Division III Men's At-Large Academic All-District V Team
  • named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar

Spring 2019 

  • posted a 76.29 stroke average in seven rounds 
  • limited by a back injury
  • one of his best performances came at the Wynlakes Invitational where he finished tied for 19th (78-72-150) 
  • posted a season-low 70 at the Jekyll Island Intercollegiate (T62, 80-76-70-226)
  • did not compete in the fall season while studying in Australia 

Spring 2018

  • named an honorable mention All-American
  • earned PING All-South recognition
  • semifinalist for the Division III Nicklaus National Player of the Year presented by Barbasol
  • placed third on the team with a 73.50 stroke average in 26 rounds
  • had seven events in which he placed 11th or higher
  • twice won the ODAC Golfer of the Week Award  
  • garnered first-team all-conference recognition for the second straight season
  • ranked 34th in the final Golfstat.com Division III Player Ranking
  • shot under par in five of his first eight rounds of the season, which resulted in three top-four finishes
  • won his first college tournament September 25 with a one-under 215 in the Tournament Town Preview at Grandover Resort
  • his college-best 67 helped him take fourth place at the season-opening Transylvania Fall Invitational
  • placed 12th or better in seven of Guilford's nine stroke-play events

Fall 2017

  • twice named ODAC Player of the Week
  • ranked 14th in most recent Golfstat.com Division III Head-to-Head Ratings
  • finished first at the Tournament Town Preview at Grandover Resort (68-74-73-215)
  • season-low of 67 in his fourth-place finish at the Transylvania Fall Invitational in Kentucky (67-73-140)

2016-17

  • posted a 75.0 stroke average, Guilford's second-best figure, in 10 events
  • member of Guilford's NCAA runner-up team
  • finished tied for 30th at NCAAs after shooting 76-78-74-72-300 
  • recorded a season-low round of 68 at the O'Briant-Jensen Memorial 
  • had his top finish at the same tournament where he shot 68-71-139 and finished third
  • recorded four top-10 results
  • won all three matches at the Division III Match Play event held at Grandover in Greensboro
  • earned First Team All-ODAC honors
  • finished 30th at NCAA Championships, fourth among freshman players with a four-round total of 300

Personal

  • earned the 2019-20 Nereus C. English '26 Athletic Leadership Award
  • worked as an investment analyst for Heritage Wealth Advisors (Seattle, WA)
  • received Guilford's 2018 Alden Award for academic excellence
  • won Guilford's Courtney Award in 2018 and 2019 for academic excellence in management and leadership potential
  • shot three-round 201 and finished 4th in the 2017 Seattle Amateur Championship, one stroke behind leaders
  • three-time ODAC All-Academic Team member
  • eight-time member of Guilford's Student-Athlete Honor Roll
  • seven-time dean's list student
  • named KingCo. League MVP and first-team All-conference 
  • set the team-low scoring record (66)
  • shared medalist honors at 2015 2A/3A KingCo. Championships
  • son of Brad and Carina Evens

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

    5'8" 135 lbs
  • 2017Sophomore

    5'9" 140 lbs
  • 2018Junior

    5'9" 140 lbs
  • 2019Senior

    5'9" 145 lbs