Player: Isaac Layne
University: US Air Force Academy
Graduation Year: 2023
Area of Study: Management
Soldier Honored: Karl W. Richter
JUNIOR | 2021-22: Team MVP .. Played in 30 rounds and was third on the team with a 77.40 season stroke average … his 69 in the second round of the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate tied as the best round by any Falcon during the season … season best 218 (+5) came at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate to place 14th.
SOPHOMORE | 2020-21: Played in all 18 rounds and six tournaments … season stroke average of 76.61 was third best on the team … season best round of 71 came at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic … best 54-hole score of 220 came at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic … shot 73 or better six times … was the top Falcon golfer at the Lamkin Classic, the Wyoming Cowboy Classic and the BYU Cougar Ping Classic … competed in the Mountain West Championships and shot 241.
FRESHMAN | 2019-2020: Played 11 rounds in four tournaments … played in the season-opening Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational and shot a 220 (+4) … placed 37th of 104 golfers … shot a collegiate career best 67 in the opening round, tied as the second best round by any Falcon during the season … also competed in the UNC Individual Invitational, CSU Ram Masters and the Lamkin Grips Classic in San Diego.
BEFORE AIR FORCE: Lettered four years in golf … first-team all-region and second-team all-state as a junior … first-team all-region and first-team all-state as a senior … on the honor roll.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 3 … major is management … son of Kaylon and Michelle Layne … has two brothers … long-term goal is to work in the acquisitions/contracting career field … favorite athlete to follow on social media is Phil Mickelson … best advice he received is “embrace the suck” … greatest individual moment in sports is seeing all his years of hard work pay off when he was accepted to the Academy, knowing he had a spot to be on the D1 golf team … favorite sport other than golf is basketball … biggest influences on his sports career are his parents … started playing golf at the age of three … hobby is fishing … favorite professional golfer is Tiger Woods.