2016-17 Men's Golf Roster
Conor Richardson
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- West Palm Beach, Fla.
- High School:
- Cardinal Newman
- Prev School:
- University of Florida
Conor Richardson Bio and Career Results
2016-17: Played in eight tournaments during his season in Evanston ... Came on strong in the spring season, notching three top-25 finishes in his final five tournaments ... Fired off a 1-under 71 in the middle round of the NCAA Regionals at Baton Rouge ... Finished t-23rd at the Big Ten Championships after shooting par 70 in the first round and 1-over 71 in round two ... Carded a 3-under 69 in the final round of the Boilermaker Invitational ... Finished in eighth place at the Redhawk Invitational with an even 212 (71-72-69) ... Shot a 1-over 217 (74-74-69) at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate ... Went 2-1 at Big Ten Match Play, including a defeat of Penn State’s Christian Elliott 5-and-4.
At Florida: Picked up his best 54-hole score (219) at the SunTrust Gator in his redshirt junior campaign ... Lowest round (70) came at the Chris Schenkel Invitational in 2015 ... Redshirted his true freshman season ... Graduated with a degree in economics ... Three-time SEC Academic Honor Roll member.
Junior Career: Honorable Mention Rolex Junior All-American ... Winner of the 2010 AJGA Palmetto Junior Classic ... Runner-up at the TaylorMade-Adidas Golf Junior at Innisbrook ... For Cardinal Newman, recorded a sixth-place finish at the 2011 Florida State Championship ... Helped lead Cardinal Newman to 2010 State Championship while finishing in eighth-place individually ... 2010 Palm Beach Post First-Team All-Area Honoree.
Personal: Born Conor Richardson ... Son of Kevin and Debbie ... Enrolled in sports administration graduate program.
