AT SAN JOSÉ STATE: In his fourth season with the Spartans... Nine top-10 individual finishes as a Spartan... Bests are a pair of second-places - 2019 Bandon Dunes Championship and the 2017 Alister MacKenzie Invitational...
2018-19: Team captain… All-Mountain West selection… Enjoying one of the best scoring seasons by a San Jose State player in the last 25 years… Ranked #148 by GolfStat heading into the Austin Regional… Team leader in stroke average at 71.40… 14 of 32 rounds under par… Five top-10 finishes… Second (72-71-70=213) at the Bandon Dunes Championship (3/12/19) was his best finish in the regular season… Was the only player in the Bandon Dunes field to match or better par in all three rounds… Led the team with 14 rounds of under-par golf… Career best eight-under par 64 in the first round of the Visit Stockton Invitational (10/25)… His 129 birdies in the regular season is #3 on the San Jose State single season list... Score counted 29 out of 32 rounds played.
2017-18: Team leader in stroke average at 72.18… ranked #231 by GolfStat… Three top-five finishes … Season-best 2nd place finish at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational (10/10/17) with a 14-under par 199 (65-65-69)… Became the third player in San Jose State history to post a 54-hole tournament score under 200… Tied for fourth at the Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational (10/28/17) and tied for fifth at the GolfWeek Challenge (9/19/17)… Score counted 29 times out of 33 rounds played.
2016-17: Averaged team best 72.86 strokes per round over 10 tournaments... Second highest rounds played on the team with 30… Led the team in rounds played under par with nine... best finish of the season was a tie for ninth at Bandon Dunes Championship (3/12-14)… Shot season low five-under in round two at Amer Ari Intercollegiate (2/2-4). Made four eagles on the season, sharing team lead with Matthew Murray…Top-10 in men’s golf history season scoring average per round with 72.86 strokes per round behind PGA Tour Professional Mark Hubbard’s 2008-09 season (72.57 strokes).
2015-16: Averaged a team best 73.63 strokes per round (minimum 15 rounds)... Played and started in nine out of 10 tournaments… Shot a season low six-under 65 round at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational (10/12-13), the lowest score in relation to par in a Spartan debut since the 1993-94 season… Best finish was a 14th place tie at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational… Tied for team best nine rounds of par or lower… 73.63 stroke per round average is the best freshman average since the 2012-13 season… Shot the lowest score for the Spartans in three of the six spring tournaments (Amer Ari Intercollegiate 2/4-6, National Invitational Tournament 2/28-3/1 and 70th Western Intercollegiate 4/11-13).
HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Monte Vista High School in Danville, Calif. ... Three-time letter winner for golf (Coach Brook Rogers)... participated in soccer for four years (Coach Matt Zahner)... named 2015 East Bay Athletic League MVP in golf... named to the 2015 All-East Bay Athletic League team in golf.
MORE ON KEVIN: A business administration major with a concentration in marketing... Aspires to become a professional golfer after college... Enjoys driving and playing soccer in his free time... Born in Redwood City, Calif., and now calls Danville, Calif., his hometown.
CAREER TOURNAMENTS 2018-19 GolfWeek Conference Challenge 72-70=142 T-13th Husky Invitational 76-75-74=225 T-23rd Alister MacKenzie Invitational 67-73-66=206 T-10th Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational 64-71-72=207 T-7th Amer Ari Invitational 70-72-76=218 T-58th Southwestern Intercollegiate 69-75-69=213 T-4th Bandon Dunes Championship 72-71-70=213 2nd Oregon Duck Invitational 72-72-72=216 T-5th The Goodwin 75-71-76=222 T-70th 73rd Western Intercollegiate 69-66-77=212 T-17th Mountain West Championship 73-66-72=211 T-19thTOTALS 32 rounds 2,285 strokes 71.40 avg.
2017-18 | ||
GolfWeek Conference Challenge | 72-71-68=211 | T-5th |
Alister MacKenzie Invitational | 65-65-69=199 | T-2th |
Price’s Give Em Five Invitational | 76-71-75=222 | T-37th |
Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational | 69-70-68=207 | T-4th |
Amer Ari Invitational | 69-72-74=215 | T-41st |
Southwestern Intercollegiate | 72-80-78=230 | T-43rd |
Bandon Dunes Championship | 68-73-73=214 | T-22nd |
29th Oregon Duck Invitational | 74-73-74=221 | T-24th |
49th The Goodwin | 73-73-72=217 | T-47th |
72nd Western Intercollegiate | 73-68-72=213 | T-31st |
Mountain West Championship | 74-81-78=233 | T-47th |
TOTALS 33 rounds | 2,382 strokes | 72.18 avg. |
2016-17 | ||
Golfweek Conference Challenge | 71-74-75=220 | T-26th |
Alister MacKenzie Invitational | 75-69-75=219 | T-67th |
Price’s Give ‘Em Five Invitational | 77-69-75=221 | T-39th |
Amer Ari Invitational | 72-67-74=213 | T-33rd |
National Invitational Tournament | 76-70-69=215 | T-25th |
Bandon Dunes Championship | 70-68-74=212 | T-9th |
Oregon Duck Invitational | 74-76-72=222 | T-37th |
The Goodwin | 80-77-72=229 | T-100th |
71st Western Intercollegiate | 70-77-71=218 | T-35th |
Mountain West Championship | 73-70-74=217 | T-22nd |
TOTALS 30 rounds | 2,186 strokes | 72.86 avg. |
2015-16 | ||
Alister MacKenzie Invitational | 65-72-68=205 | T-14th |
Price’s Give ‘Em Five Invitational | 73-71-73=217 | T-39th |
The Gifford Collegiate | 83-80-80=244 | 81st |
Amer Ari Intercollegiate | 72-67-75=214 | T-30th |
National Invitational Tournament | 74-67-73=214 | T-16th |
Bandon Dunes Championship | 84-73-78=235 | T-58th |
The Goodwin | 75-70-74=219 | T-63rd |
70th Western Intercollegiate | 73-73-73=219 | T-42nd |
Mountain West Championship | 78-72-72=222 | T-36th |
TOTALS 27 rounds | 1,988 strokes | 73.63 avg. |
CAREER TOTALS 122 rounds | 8,851 strokes | 72.55 avg. |