UW drops from third to fourth in the team standings and Chris Williams has to throw out a 72 and 6th-place individual finish after signing an incorrect scorecard at the Western Intercollegiate.
Chris Williams is sixth and the Huskies are sixth as a team after two rounds of action on Saturday at Pasatiempo Golf Course for the 67th Annual Western Intercollegiate.
Jonathan Sanders and the Huskies will be among seven Pac-12 teams playing in the 67th Western Intercollegiate, Saturday and Sunday at Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz, Calif.
Chris Williams has to settle for fourth among individuals after entering the final round tied for the lead and the Huskies ended up third among the impressive 12-team field in the Aggie Invitational.
Washington Notes
• One of UW's most decorated players all-time, winning the 2012 Mark H. McCormack Award for the world's No. 1 ranked amateur, earning the Phil Mickelson Freshman of the Year in 2010 and first team All-American status in 2011 & 2012.
• Became the school's all-time wins leader, earning his 5th victory at the Bandon Dunes Championship on March 18, 2012. Has extended his record to 6 wins.
• Moved up to No. 1 on the World Amateur Golf Rankings on July 22-26 and Aug. 8-current (Sept. 18).
• Won the 2012 Western Amateur championship - both stoke play and match play.
• Finished 7th in stroke play at the U.S. Am and advanced all the way to the quarterfinals of match play.
• Will represent the USA at the World Amateur Championships in Turkey.
• Enters 2012-13 with 21 top-10 finishes, 3rd most in UW history.
• 2012 stroke average of 70.61 is the second lowest in UW single-season history.
• Represented USA at the 2011 Walker Cup where he went 1-1 in foursome action while teamed with UCLA's Patrick Cantlay and 1-0 in singles matches.
• Qualified for the 2011 U.S. Open at Congressional after winning his sectional at Gold Mountain. Missed the cut by two strokes.
• Member of the 2011 and 2012 Palmer Cup team USA, just the second Husky to make the team. Went 3-1 in 2012, 2-0-2 in 2011 matches.
• Won two of three events that make up the 2011 Western Swing. Won the Sahalee Amateur Players Championship by one stroke after firing 1-under 287 and won the Pacific Coast Amateur with 11-under 277.
• Is the first Husky to ever win Pac-10 Freshman of the Year (2010).
• Recipient of 2010 Phil Mickelson Award, honoring the nation's top freshman collegiate golfer.
2012-13 (Senior)
•Two top-10 finishes.
•T2nd at the Kikkor Golf Husky Invitational with Trevor Simsby.
•T2nd a week later at the Ping/Golfweek Preview.
•Has four rounds in the 60s and six rounds under par.
2011-12 (Junior)
• Ben Hogan Award semifinalist.
• First Team All-Pac-12, First Team All-American by both PING and Golfweek, named to the All-Nicklaus team.
• Tied for or was the Huskies top finisher in 10-of-12 stroke play tournaments.
• Eight top-10 finishes.
• Opened the season by winning the rain-shortened Kikkor Golf Husky Invitational on Sept. 27, his fourth career victory to tie for UW career wins.
• Shot 3-under 210 at the Gifford Intercollegiate to end up 4th.
• Tied for 3rd at the San Diego Intercollegiate.
• Earned career victory No. 5, taking home a six stroke win at the Bandon Dunes Invitational on March 18. Ended up shooting 9-under 204 for the tournament.
• Was named Pac-12 Men's Golfer of the Month for March.
• Just the second Husky to win a NCAA Regional, taking home his sixth career victory at the Norman region. Eagled the final hole to overcome a one-hole deficit.
• UW's top finisher in stroke play at the NCAA Championships, finishing tied for 21st at +3.
• Trailed Julio Vegas 2&1 in match play.
2010-11 (Sophomore)
• 2011 1st Team All-Pac-10, 2011 Palmer Cup Team, 2010 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, 2010 2nd Team All-Pac-10, 2010 Phil Mickelson Award winner (NCAA's top freshman).
• Finished first or second among Huskies in 18 of 22 team tournaments during his career.
• Won Oregon Duck Invitational, the third victory of his career (tied for 2nd most in UW history).
• Scoring average of 71.16 is the fifth best in UW history.
• Named Pac-10's Golfer of the Month for March after notching a win and second-place finish.
2009-10 (Freshman)
• The first Husky to ever win Pac-10 Freshman of the Year honors, sharing it with USC's T.J. Vopel
• Tied the Olympic Course at Gold Mountain record with a 7-under 65 in the final round of the NCAA West Regional
• Stroke average of 71.14 ties Brock MacKenzie for 3rd all-time in a single season
• Only freshman in UW history to win twice during the season
• Best round of 8-under 63 in the Pac-10 Championships equals the best-ever third-round score in a tournament by a Husky
• Shot ten rounds in the 60s and has a total of 13 rounds under par
• Second overall at the NCAA West Regional with a 6-under 210, including his first-ever hole-in-one on a 205-yard hole
• Tied for ninth at the NCAA Championships
Junior Golf and Personal:
• Four-time Idaho High School 4A state champion and four-time North Idaho Golfer of the Year.
• Earned as high as ninth in Junior Golf Scoreboard rankings.
• 2007 Washington Junior Golf Association (WJGA) State Champion, Player of the Year and Junior Golfer of the Year.
• Third at 2008 Junior Worlds, 27th at 2007 Junior World and 27th at 2007 Junior America's Cup.
• 2008 San Diego Junior Am Champion.
• Graduated from Moscow High School and helped team to 2009 state championship. Team was second in 2008 and fourth in 2007.
• Claims the record at eight courses.
• 4.0 GPA Honor Roll for 2008-09 school year.
• Parents are Linda and Varnel Williams. Has two older brothers, Pete and Jeff, and an older sister, Julie.
• Pete was a professional golfer from 2006-2008 and Jeff played hockey for University of Idaho.
CHRIS WILLIAMS' CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR
ROUNDS
STROKES
AVG
LOW
2009-10
31
2204
71.10
63
2010-11
43
3060
71.16
67
2011-12
38
2683
70.61
66
CAREER
112
7947
70.96
63
Career Best Finish: 1st, (6 times) Battle at the Beach, Feb. 14-16, 2010; ASU Thunderbird Invitational, April 2-3, 2010; Duck Invite, March 21-22, 2011; Kikkor Golf Husky Invitational, Sept. 27, 2011; Bandon Dunes Invitational, March 16-18, 2012; NCAA Southwest Regional, May 17-19, 2012. Career Top-10 Finishes: 20 Career Best 54-Hole Score: 204 (-9), (twice) Bandon Dunes Invitational, March 16-18, 2012 Career Best 18-Hole Score: 63, third round of Pac-10 Championships, April 27, 2010
