Robert McRae
6/24/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
As a senior (2009-10): Was a First Team All-WCC selection...led the team with a 72.7 stroke average...played in all 11 events with 33 rounds played...finished in the top-20 in 8-of-11 events, the top-10 six times and the top-5 twice...finished tied for 6th at the WCC Championships with a 222 (+6) performance at Hiddenbrooke Golf Club...shot 1-under (215) at the COG Mizzou Intercollegiate to finish tied for 7th...had a 14th place finish at the Callaway Invitational following rounds of 74-74-71 to shoot 3-over par...opened the spring season with a 7th place finish at the Anteater Invitational...opened the Anteater Invite with a 68 (-3)...during the fall season, he posted four rounds in the 60s, including three rounds of 66...shot 208 (-5) with rounds of 71-66-71 at the Pacific Invitational to finish 7th overall...shot rounds of 66-66-70 at the Del Walker Intercollegiate to finish 4th with a score of 202 (-8)...his 54-hole score of 202 at the Virginia Country Club for the Del Walker Inter. marked a career-low tournament score...helped the Gaels capture the team title at the Firestone Invitational when he finished 3rd overall with a 54-hole score of 214 (-2)...the 3rd place finish at the Firestone Invite was his low finish of the season.
As a junior (2008-09): Earned Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar honors...named to the West Coast Conference All-Academic Team...was one of two players to compete in all 12 events, and played a total of 35 rounds during his junior season...posted a team-best 73.9 stroke average...finished the year with top-20 finishes in five events, with three top-10s and one top-5...carded 12 rounds of par or better, and shot in the 60s five times ...finished tied for 10th at the San Francisco Intercollegiate to open the year when he shot 216 (+3)...his low round of the year came in the second round of the Saint Mary's Invitational at Poppy Hills Golf Course when he shot a 5-under par 66...finished the Saint Mary's Invite tied for ninth with a 54-hole total of 214 (+1)...matched his season-low round when he shot 66 in the final round of the Baylor Invitational to finish tied for 14th...shot a season tournament best 214 (-2) at the Turtle Bay Intercollegiate following rounds of 71-74-69 at the Turtle Bay Resort...posted a stroke average of 72.1 during five tournaments in the fall season...his top-5 finish came at the Mardi Gras Invitational when he finished second overall with a 54-hole score of 215 (-1) following rounds of 73-70-72...shot 69 twice during the spring season, once in the second round of Colorado-Stevinson Ranch Invite and again in the first round of the WCC Championships.
As a sophomore (2007-08): Named to the West Coast Conference All-Academic Team...Competed in all 13 events and 39 rounds and had a stroke average of 74.4...played on the school's second NCAA Tournament team, and helped SMC advance to the NCAA Golf Championships for the first time in school history...had a stroke average of 78.3 at the 2008 West Regional at Gold Mountain GC...shot a career-low and tied the school record for a 54-hole score of 205 (-8) at the Alister Mackenzie Invitational where he finished tied for fourth overall... posted a career-low of 65 in the opening round of the Alister Mackenzie Invite, tying for the lowest round by a SMC golfer this year...had 10 rounds where he shot even par or better and carded five rounds in the 60s...had a stroke average of 71.0 in five tournaments during the fall season...leads the team with three eagles on the year...has four top-20 finishes.
As a freshman (2006-07): Played in all 33 rounds as a freshman...was a First Team All-WCC selection following his fourth place finish at the WCC Championships...shot 220 (+4) at the WCC Championships with rounds of 73-73-74...finished the year with a Saint Mary's freshman record stroke average of 74.0...had two top-10 finishes and four top-20 finishes...best finish came at the WCC Championships, and other top-10 came at the USF Triumph at Pauma Valley when he finished seventh with a 2-over par score of 215...only round in the 60s with a 69 in the opening round of the USF Triumph...his stroke average of 74.0 topped his brother Michael's freshman record stroke average of 74.16 in 2005...posted a 15th place finish at the 2006 Northwest Collegiate Classic with a score of 221 (+5)...finished tied for 20th at the Anteater Invitational.
High School: Comes to Saint Mary's from Salt Lake City, UT...graduated from Waterford High School where he lettered in golf...was named USGA Player of the Year in 2005...won the CBA Branch Award in 2005...won the Utah State Junior Am Championships in 2004.
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