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2020-21 Men's Golf Roster

Matthew Martin
Dave Winder
Dave Winder

Cooper Collins

  • Hometown Lexington, Ky.
  • Class Fifth Year
  • High School Lexington Catholic

Biography

AS A FIFTH YEAR (2020-21)
Competed in 20 rounds and seven events on the season ... Third on the team in stroke average with 74.40 ... Fired three sub-70 rounds, including a season-low 68 at the Any Given Tuesday Intercollegiate ... Notched a top-five finish and season-best fourth place finish at the Gulf Coast Collegiate ... Also, shot a season-best even par at the Gulf Coast Collegiate (69-75-144).

AS A SENIOR (2019-20)
Named All-OVC ... Named OVC Co-Golfer of the Week on 10/23 ... Competed in 18 rounds and six events in a shortened season ... Led the team with a stroke average of 71.22 ... Fired four sub-70 rounds, including a season-low 65 at the Elon Phoenix Invitational ... Won the Musketeer Classic with a three-day score of four-under par (67-71-71-209) ... Notched three top-10 finishes on top of that, including his season-best six-under par at the Elon Phoenix Invitational (73-65-69-207) ... Concluded play under par in three events.

AS A JUNIOR (2018-19)
Named All-OVC â€Ĥ Named OVC Golfer of the Week on 10/3 â€Ĥ Named OVC Golfer of the Month for October â€Ĥ Competed in 25 rounds and nine events on the season â€Ĥ Led the team in stroke average at 72.68 â€Ĥ Fired five sub-70 rounds, including a season-low 66 at the Hummingbird Intercollegiate â€Ĥ Notched four top-10 finishes on the season, including a season-best fourth place finish at the Murray State Invitational â€Ĥ Concluded play under par in four events on the season, including a season-best six-under par at the Hummingbird Intercollegiate (71-70-66-207).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2017-18)
Named to the All-OVC Team and was awarded OVC Golfer of the Week on Nov. 1 â€Ĥ Played in 34 rounds and all 12 tournaments â€Ĥ Low round (67) came at Legacy Intercollegiate â€Ĥ Season-best finish 209 (71-70-68) was at the EKU Raising Cane’s Intercollegiate â€Ĥ Best finish tied for first at the MTSU Intercollegiate. 

AS A FRESHMAN (2016-17)
Played in all 29 rounds and 10 tournaments â€Ĥ Had two top ten and three top ten finishes ... Posted a 74.3 stroke average, which ranked 18th in the OVC â€Ĥ Low round (68) came in third round of Frontier Secure Intercollegiate ... Shot season-best five-under (72-69-70-211) in first tournament of his collegiate career, Golfweek Program Challenge  ... Finished season-best tied for fouth at Gary Freeman BCU Spring Invitational where he shot five-over (73-72-76-221) and OVC Championship where he shot even-par (71-71-74-216).

PRIOR TO MSU
Was named First Team All-Region as a junior and senior at Lexington Catholic ... qualified for the KHSAA State Tournament as a junior and a senior, finishing in the top 20 as a senior ... Two top ten finishes in the Kentucky Junior Amateur ... Tied for 16th at the Natural Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior, hosted by JB Holmes ... Shot 70 or better in three out of six AJGA tournament rounds this summer ... Won the Daniel Boone Invitational at Frankfort Country Club after recording a par on the second playoff hole to seal the victory ... Shot a tournament-best 69 in the opening round and followed that with a 74 and a 72 to finish the tournament at one-under par.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

  • 2017-18Sophomore

  • 2018-19Junior

  • 2019-20Senior

  • 2020-21Fifth Year