Player: Luke Wells

University: Rutgers University
Graduation Year: 2023
Area of Study: Communications/ Entrepreneurship
Transferred to the Banks from Butler prior to the Spring 2021 season
2x Team Captain (2021-22, 2022-23)
2022-23 Big Ten Player to Watch
3rd place finish at the 2022 Monroe Invitational
Top 10 finish at the Southeastern Amateur
2x PING All-Region Team Selection (2020-21, 2021-22)
2x Big Ten Championship starter (2021, 2022)
Started in every event as a Scarlet Knight (69 career rounds)
Fall 2022 (Senior)
• 2022-23 Big Ten Player to Watch
• Started in all five (5) events for the Scarlet Knights
• T12th place finish at the Old Town Collegiate including a bogey free 67 (-3)
• 13th place finish at the Bearcat Invitational
2022 (Junior)
• Started in all ten (10) events for the Scarlet Knights in 2021-22 (30 tournament rounds)
• 71.97 scoring average in 2021-22 season
• T22nd place finish at the Dorado Beach Collegiate
• Earned two wins at the Big Ten Match Play
• T16th place finish at the Steelwood Collegiate
• T17th place finish at the Jake Owen Quail Valley Collegiate
• T15th place finish at the Fighting Irish Classic
• T25th place finish at the Gopher Invitational
Spring 2021 (Sophomore)
• 2021 PING All-Region selection
• Finished with a 73.66 scoring average across 21 rounds and seven starts during the spring
• Produced six rounds of even or under-par golf
• 2021 Big Ten Championships starter
• Tied for 16th at the Irish Creek Intercollegiate (April 3)
• Tied for 18th with a one-under-par 215 at the Spartan Collegiate (March 9)
• Made RU debut and earned wins over Nebraska and Ohio State at 2021 Big Ten Match Play Championship
Prior to Rutgers: Spent freshman season at Butler University … produced a 73.83 scoring average during rookie season in 2019-20, the sixth-best single-season average (relative to par) over the past 20 years for the Bulldogs … competed in 18 rounds with five rounds of par or under-par golf … twice shot in the 60s … produced four Top 10 results in seven tournaments played (season cut short due to COVID-10 pandemic) … also competed in four Golfweek and GCAA amateur events this fall, earning top-15 results in all four tournaments with a 71.25 scoring average.
Prior to College: Earned All-Ohio second-team honors at Springfield High School ... lettered four years, helping his team to a sectional championship ... finished seventh at the 2017 state championships ... posted a scoring average of 35.6...his low score on 18 holes was a 68 ... academically, earned super honor roll accolades.