2024-25 Men's Golf Roster

Joe Zak
Joe Zak

Sam West

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Petersfield, United Kingdom
  • High School Churchers College

Biography

2024-25 HIGHLIGHTS
  • Averaged 74.0 strokes per round
  • Recorded lowest round of 69 at ‘Put Me In Coach’ Invitational
  • Finished in top 10 at two individual events (Bill Crabtree, Boilermaker)
2023-24 HIGHLIGHTS
  • Averaged 74 strokes per round through 16 rounds
  • Posted five top-20 finishes at the Indy at Forest Hills (70-76–146), the Cardinal Indy (76-76–152), The Indy at Gibson Bay (71-77--148), the Jewell Invitational (71-71-71--213), and the Highland Meadows Intercollegiate (71-67-72--210)
  • Finished tied for ninth at the Indy at Gibson Bay
  • Finished tied for seventh at the Jewell Invitational
  • Finished tied for seventh at the Highland Meadows Intercollegiate
2022-23 HIGHLIGHTS
  • CSC Academic All-District honoree
  • Earned GCAA All-America Scholar recognition
  • Played in 30 rounds, producing an average of 74.77 strokes per round
  • Tied for fourth at Wolfpack Invitational (74-70=144)
  • Shot back-to-back sub-70 rounds at Ross Intercollegiate, finishing fifth (69-68-75=212)
  • Finished T-4th at Miami's home tri-match (68-73=141)
  • Shot par or better in every round at Wofford Invitational (70-71-71=212), tying for 19th place
  • Tied for 16th at MAC Championship (72-75-75=222)
  • Named Academic All-MAC
2021-22 HIGHLIGHTS
  • Played in each of the final seven events of the season
  • Averaged 75.66 strokes per round
  • Carded a season-low round of 71 in the final round of the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (75-75-71=221)
  • Finished with a 235 (77-81-77=235) at the MAC Championship
PRIOR TO MIAMI
  • Attended Churchers College
  • Won the South of England Boys U18 title as a junior
  • Finished 11th at West of England U18 Open Stroke Play
  • Awarded the Vardon Trophy for his achievements in 2019 by Hampshire County Golf
  • Stroke play champion in 2020 at the Hankley Common Golf Club and Liphook Golf Club
  • Played for England schools in matches against Wales in 2018
PERSONAL
  • Majoring in Business Economics

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

  • 2022-23Sophomore

  • 2023-24Junior

  • 2024-25Senior