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2013-14 Men's Golf Roster

Chris Bockstael

  • Position Player
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Fall 2013: Did not participate in a tournament.

Summer 2013: Recorded top-60 finishes at the Alexander of Tunis and the Spring Open ... Advanced to the second round at the Ottawa match play tournament.

2012-13: Participated in four events and 11 rounds, posting a 77.64 scoring average ... Had career-best finish after placing 10th at the USA Individual Tournament, carding a 150 36-hole total after a final-round 74 ... Recorded season-low 223 total at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate to begin the year, which included a 74 in each of the final two rounds ... Finished 35th at the David Toms Intercollegiate with a 77 over the middle 18 holes of the three-round event ... Final appearance of the season came at the Memphis Intercollegiate.

2011-12: Sat out the season as a redshirt.

Summer 2011: Finished eighth on the Quebec Order of Merit to qualify for the Canadian Amateur ... Fired a second-round 69 at the Quebec Amateur, finishing the event 15th out of 120 competitors ... Placed 20th at the Duke of Kent after posting rounds of 72 and 73 ... Shot a 68 on the final day of the Alexander of Tunis —highlighted by a 31 on the back nine — to finish second in a field of 144 ... Qualified third out of 80 individuals for the Spring Open in May, going on to come in 18th place after carding a 72 in the tournament ... Also was 12th out of 63 individuals in qualifying for the U.S. Amateur Championship, posting scores of 72 and 75 to miss advancing by three strokes.

2010-11: Played in three of the team’s five fall events, competing in six tournaments and 12 rounds on the year ... Averaged 77.58 strokes per round ... Recorded a 228 54-hole total at both the Sam Hall Intercollegiate and the Mason Rudolph Invitational to open the campaign ... Had a low round of 75 over the first 18 holes for the former, while ending the latter with a career-best 1-over-par 72 ... That figure matched the lowest round of his career ... Also competed as an individual at the Memphis Intercollegiate, finishing with a 236 three-round score, and the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate to begin the spring season ... Named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Summer 2010: Won the Ottawa Junior City and District Tournament with a 146 total after recording a 72 in the final round ... Opened with a 71 at the Quebec Junior Provincials, going on to finish 26th at the event ... Placed 34th at the Quebec Amateur with a low round of 74.

2009-10: Appeared in three tournaments, averaging 77.5 shots per round ... Made his collegiate debut at the season-opening Mason Rudolph Invitational, where he tied for 58th place ... Shot a 1-over-par 72 in his first-ever round, finishing with a 6-over-par 148 total over 36 holes ... Helped the Jaguars win the team title at the Memphis Intercollegiate, firing a 2-over-par 74 in the first of three rounds as USA built a five-stroke advantage over the opening 18 holes ... Ended the event with a 241 54-hole score ... Carded a 75 in the second round of the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate, recording a 231 54-hole score.

Amateur Highlights: Finished in a tie for seventh at the Quebec Amateur the last week of July, posting even-par rounds of 72 on the second and third day for a 219 54-hole total ... Came in 13th at the Quebec Junior Championship, carding a low score of 70 in the third round ... Placed 25th at the CN Quebec Future Links ... Was second out of 140 competitors at a Quebec Junior Provincial Tour event at Owl’s Head Golf Club in June after posting a 36-hole 144 total ... Shot scores of 72 and 73 to advance to a tour event playoff in May ... Finished ninth overall and second among amateur players after carding a 71 at the Quebec Spring Open ... Represented Canada in an international match-play event, going 3-2-1 in six matches in Scotland, in the summer of 2008 ... Returned home to win the Ottawa Valley Golf Association Junior Match Play, where he shot a 72 before defeating four straight opponents ... Followed that up by winning both the final Provincial Junior Tour event in Quebec as well as the Canadian Junior Golf Association Mizuno National Championship within the next week ... He then claimed all three events he entered in September, winning the Mayor’s Cup city high school tournament — he carded a 72 to overcome a field of 190 individuals — the city’s West High School Championship and then the city’s High School Championship.

Personal: Full name is Christopher Robert Bockstael ... Born July 24, 1991, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada ... Son of Brian and Carol Bockstael ... Is the second of three boys ... Favorite golfer is Tiger Woods ... Majoring in marketing.

Historical Player Information

  • 2009Freshman

    Player
    5'11" 140 lbs
  • 2010-11Sophomore

    Player
    5'11" 155 lbs
  • 2011-12Junior

    Player
    6'1" 160 lbs
  • 2012-13Junior

    Player
    6'1" 170 lbs
  • 2013-14Senior

    Player
    6'1" 175 lbs