2024-25 Men's Golf Roster
Anand, Akshay
Akshay Anand
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Redmond, Wash.
- High School:
- Redmond
- Major:
- Data Science
Bio
2024-25: Appeared in 15 rounds with an average of 74.33 strokes … Opened the season with 13th place at the Sahalee Players Championship, firing a three-under-par 69 in his second round to post a 217 (72-69-76) … Fired a 229 at the Fighting Illini Invitational (73-80-76) … Took a share of eighth place at the St Andrews Links Collegiate with a 143 (72-71) … Fired an even-par 72 at the historic Old Course to best his opponent by four strokes at the St Andrews Collegiate match play … Rounded out the fall slate with 53rd place at the Clerico with a 226 (74-75-77).
2023-24: Appeared in seven events as a sophomore, playing in 21 rounds ... Posted a 74.14 stroke average ... Totaled eight rounds at par or better ... Opened his season at the Minnesota Golf Classic (Sept. 10-11), firing a two-under-par 214 (70-73-71) to share 14th ... Bookended his stay in the individual section of The Prestige at PGA West (Feb. 19-21) with rounds in the 60s as he dazzled en route to a six-under 210 (69-74-67) to earn a runner-up finish ... Shot back-to-back rounds of 70 at the Wake Forest Invitational (March 4-5) ... Impressed at the Duck Invitational (March 25-26), turning in a 217 (74-73-70) that saw him tie for 20th ... Carded an opening-round 71 at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial (April 8-9).
2022-23: Competed in nine rounds during his first year in Evanston, all as an individual ... Held a 76.78 stroke average ... Turned in 54-hole season low (76-73-73=222; T-54th) at the Windon Memorial Classic (Sept. 26-27) ... Top 18-hole showing of the year came at the Fighting Illini Spring Collegiate (April 22-23), where he carded a final-round even-par 71.
High School: Winner of the 2019 WJGA state championship… Competed in the 2021 US Amateur at Oakmont… First Team All KingCo Conference as a senior…All KingCo as a freshman and sophomore… Four varsity letters at Redmond High… Has competed with future Wildcat Ethan Tseng since he was nine…Anticipated major is Economics…. Son of Anand Swaminathan and Anuradha Anand.
2023-24: Appeared in seven events as a sophomore, playing in 21 rounds ... Posted a 74.14 stroke average ... Totaled eight rounds at par or better ... Opened his season at the Minnesota Golf Classic (Sept. 10-11), firing a two-under-par 214 (70-73-71) to share 14th ... Bookended his stay in the individual section of The Prestige at PGA West (Feb. 19-21) with rounds in the 60s as he dazzled en route to a six-under 210 (69-74-67) to earn a runner-up finish ... Shot back-to-back rounds of 70 at the Wake Forest Invitational (March 4-5) ... Impressed at the Duck Invitational (March 25-26), turning in a 217 (74-73-70) that saw him tie for 20th ... Carded an opening-round 71 at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial (April 8-9).
2022-23: Competed in nine rounds during his first year in Evanston, all as an individual ... Held a 76.78 stroke average ... Turned in 54-hole season low (76-73-73=222; T-54th) at the Windon Memorial Classic (Sept. 26-27) ... Top 18-hole showing of the year came at the Fighting Illini Spring Collegiate (April 22-23), where he carded a final-round even-par 71.
High School: Winner of the 2019 WJGA state championship… Competed in the 2021 US Amateur at Oakmont… First Team All KingCo Conference as a senior…All KingCo as a freshman and sophomore… Four varsity letters at Redmond High… Has competed with future Wildcat Ethan Tseng since he was nine…Anticipated major is Economics…. Son of Anand Swaminathan and Anuradha Anand.
| Season | Events | Rounds | Strokes | Avg. | Low Round | Par or Better | Rounds in 60s | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 25 |
| 2022-23 | 3 | 9 | 691 | 76.78 | 71 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023-24 | 7 | 21 | 1,557 | 74.14 | 67 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024-25 | 6 | 15 | 1,115 | 74.33 | 69 | 3 | 1 | -- | 1 | 2 |
| Career | 16 | 45 | 3,363 | 74.73 | 67 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
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