Player: Harrison Ott

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As a Fifth-Year Senior (2021-22):

• Tied for 10 at the 2021 Carmel Cup with a 3-under-par 213

• Won 2021 Wisconsin State Open


• Went 2-1 in match play at the SEC Championships


• Came in a tie for 24th at the Gators Invitational with a 4-under-par


• Tied for 31st with a 3-under 210 at the Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate


• Finished tied for 32nd at the Patriot All America Invitational


• Named the 2020 Wisconsin State Golf Association Player of the Year


• Vanderbilt Athletics March 2021 Student-Athlete of the Month


• Named to the SEC Community Service Team

As a Junior (2019-20)

• SEC Academic Honor Roll


• Won 2020 Wisconsin State Open


• U.S. Amateur Round of 16


• Tied for 28th at Southern Amateur


• 71.91 stroke average in 22 rounds


• Five top-13 finishes, including three spring top-10 showings


• Tied for seventh at Desert Mountain Intercollegiate


• 70.3 stroke average in three spring events per round


• Four rounds in 60s, no round above 73 in nine rounds

As a Sophomore (2018-19)

• SEC Academic Honor Roll


• 2019 U.S. Amateur participant


• 72.59 stroke average in 34 rounds


• Tied for 15th at Mason Rudolph Championship


• Career-low second-round 65 at SEC Championships


• Tied for 17th at Shoal Creek Invitational


• 10th at NCAA Athens Regional


• Tied for 30th at NCAA Championships

As a Freshman (2017-18)

• First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll


• Won local qualifier at Watertown Country Club (Wisconsin) with a 132 (66-66)


• Wisconsin Amateur Championship winner


• U.S. Amateur Round of 32


• 74.77 stroke average in 13 rounds


• Tied for sixth at East Lake Cup by winning 1-up over Brendan O’Reilly (Illinois) and losing 6&4 to Norman Xiong (Oregon)


• Low round (70) at Gator Invitational (first round) and Mason Rudolph Championship (final round)

• Has played competitive golf since age 12


• 2017 Washington County Invite champion


• 2016 Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Area Player of the Year


• Led Marquette High School (Wisconsin) to 2017 WIAA Division 1 state championship


• Finished senior season with scoring average of 73.38


• Named 2017 first-team all-state by Wisconsin Golf Coaches Association


• Claimed wins at the Hartford Invite and the Greater Metro Conference tournament


• Won a regional championship and finished second at the WIAA Division 1 state meet


• Finished junior season with scoring average of 73.38.


• Finished first or second in 10 of the 15 tournaments as a junior


• State tournament runner-up as a junior