Player: Dylan Wu
Hometown:
Medford, Oregon
University: Northwestern University
Area of Study: Economics
Expected Graduation: 2018
Soldier Honored: Christopher A. Bartkiewicz
University: Northwestern University
Area of Study: Economics
Expected Graduation: 2018
Soldier Honored: Christopher A. Bartkiewicz
- Northwestern's top golfer as a freshman, led the team in scoring average and picked up his first collegiate win in just his fourth-career event
- Qualified as an alternate to compete in the NCAA New Haven Regional (May 14-16), finding out he had a berth on a Monday before teeing off in the first round on that Thursday
- Proceeded to shoot 68-70-69 for a fifth-place 3-under 207, falling just one shot shy of a playoff for NCAA National Championships qualification
- Full season stroke average was a team-best 72.21 with 13 rounds at par or better and nine in the 60s
- Showed incredible final round prowess in the fall, shooting under par in all four of his final rounds of the fall portion of the schedule for a combined 8-under in final rounds
- Finished birdie-birdie among a strong field at the Gifford Collegiate (Nov. 3-5) to earn a one-stroke victory at the event via a 9-under 204, a total that tied for fourth-best 54-hole tournament score in program history
- Shot in the 60s for all three rounds at the Gifford, opening with a 2-under 69, then carding a 3-under 68 and closing with a 4-under 67
- Closed the season-opening Windon Memorial Classic (Sept. 21-22) with a 1-under 69
- Had a seventh-place finish at the Erin Hills Intercollegiate (Oct. 5-7) following a final-round 2-under 70
- Opened the Kepler Intercollegiate (April 11-12) with an even-par 70 en route to a top-20 finish
- Had a 4-under 68 in the second round of The Boilermaker (April 18-19) where he would eventually place 12th overall, helping NU to a third-place team finish
Honored Soldier: Army Specialist Christopher A. Bartkiewicz