Summer 2009: Finished in a tie for 10th place at the Desjardins Montreal Open presented by Lexus, and event on the Canadian Professional Tour, after firing a 13-under-par 271 in the four-round event ... His 65 on the final day was the second-lowest score of the round, and he also carded a 66 over the opening 18 holes and a 69 after making the cut ... Came in 25th in a field of 144 at the Canada Amateur Championship, shooting a 72 in each of the last three rounds ... Earned entry into the field at the DMO after winning the Quebec Amateur with an 8-under-par 208, claiming the title by four strokes ... Fired a 66 in the second round and closed out the event with a 69 ... Placed second in a field of 144 at the Duke of Kent with scores of 68 and 71 ... Shot a 144 over two days to tie for third at the Alexander of Tunis ... Won five straight matches to earn the title at the Quebec Golf Association's Provincial Match Play Championship ... Shot a 66 to finish second overall and first among amateur players at the QGA Spring Open.
2008-09: Ranked fourth in the Sun Belt Conference with a 72.59 stroke average over 32 rounds, which was the seventh-lowest figure in the school's season record books dating back to the 1992-93 campaign ... Recorded five top-10 finishes and 15 rounds at even or under par ... Was the Jaguars' low scorer in seven of 10 tournaments ... Competed in the NCAA Southeast Regional after getting an at-large invitation to participate as an individual ... Finished in a tie for 33rd after posting a 1-under-par 212 over 54 holes, as he shot an even-par 71 in the first and final rounds around a 1-under-par 70 on the second day of the event ... Earned the first win of his career by claiming the Palmer's Toyota Fall Intercollegiate hosted by USA, firing an 11-under-par 205 total to clear the field by two shots ... After carding a 69 and 68 in the first two rounds, finished by shooting a 4-under-par 68 on the final day - that included making four birdies over the final nine holes to come from behind after starting the round in second place ... Shot a season-best 67 on the final day of the Sun Belt Conference Championships to end the event in third place with a 2-under-par 214 ... Earned first-team all-league honors for the performance, which also included a 2-under-par 70 on the opening day of the tournament ... Finished in a tie for second place at the rain-shortened Memphis Intercollegiate, posting scores of 74 and 70 to finish at even par ... Recorded back-to-back top-10 performances to end the fall and begin the spring season ... Closed out the fall season by tying for ninth at the UNCG Bridgestone Golf Collegiate, finishing with a 1-under-par 71 to end the event with a 218 score (2-over par) over 54 holes ... Opened the spring season by tying for ninth place at the Rio Pinar Invitational with an even-par 216 total ... Highlight of that event was a 2-under-par 70 in the second round of the opening day ... Came back from an opening-round 79 to finish in a tie for 17th place at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate in March after the Jaguars returned from spring break ... Tied for 23rd with a three-round score of 217 at the Mason Rudolph Championship, which included an even-par 71 in the second round ... Collected even-par 72s in the second and third rounds of the Squire Creek Invitational, finishing 30th with a 3-over-par 219 total.
2007-08: Competed in all 27 rounds as a sophomore and finished with a 73.67 stroke average ... Best finish was a sixth-place tie at the Sun Trust Gator Invitational with a three-under-par 207 ... Fired three under-70 rounds including a low of 67 at the Gator ... Carded a three-round total of 222 at the Sun Belt Championships ... Led the Jags with an even-par 216 at the Bank of America Intercollegiate hosted by Mississippi, tying for 13th place overall - he opened the event with rounds of 69 and 70 ... Tied for 24th at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate ... Fired an even-par 72 to open the Linger Longer Invitational ... Closed out the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate hosted by New Mexico State with rounds of 73 and 71, posting a 219 three-day total ... Tied for 17th at the USA Jaguar Intercollegiate with a one-under-par 217, as he opened the year with back-to-back rounds of 71.
2006-07: Played in all nine matches as a freshman and finished third on the team with a 73.50 stroke average ... Recorded a 6-under-par 66 in his first collegiate round at the 2006 Callis Communications Intercollegiate ... Finished in third place at the 2007 USA Spring Golf Classic, recording an 8-under-par 208 ... Turned in a 1-over-par 217 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships, finishing in ninth place.
Amateur Highlights: 2003-05 member of the Quebec Junior Golf Team ... Member of the Quebec Delegation at the 2006 Canadian Golf Amateur ... Tied for 15th at the 2006 Canadian Amateur Championship ... Had a fifth-place finish at the 2006 Quebec Provincial Order of Merit ... Came in first place at the Ottawa Citizen best amateur ... Also won the Quebec-RCGA future links and the Juvenile Provincial Championship (Quebec).
High School Highlights: Lettered in golf four years at De L'Ile High School ... 2003 regional runner-up ... Rivermead Club Champion ... Three-time conference Player of the Year.
Personal: Full name is Marc-Etienne Bussieres ... Born Aug. 21, 1986, in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada ... Son of Marc Bussieres and Ginette Girard ... Favorite movie is Gladiator ... Tiger Woods is his favorite athlete ... Favorite sports team is the Montreal Canadians ... A finance major.
