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2022-23 Men's Golf Roster
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Watts, Braxton
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Braxton Watts
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Farmington, Utah
- High School:
- Farmington High School
Bio
2024-25 (Senior):
- Appeared in 14 events for the Utes in his final season of eligibility
- 2025 PING NCAA Division I All-American honorable mention
- One win and three top-10 finishes in a season ties for fourth in program history
- Seven total top-10 wins in his career ties for 7th in Utah history
- 72.1 scoring average which ties for 10th in program history
- Won the NCAA Bermerton Regional to advance to the NCAA Championship shooting 12-under par
- 2nd of 95 at the Desert Mountain Collegiate going 9-under par
- 5th of 84 at the Schenkel Invitational shooting 5-under par
- In the Utah lineup for 13 tournaments, playing 41 rounds of golf
- Crafted the team's fourth-best stroke average at 72.5
- His 19 rounds at par or better tied for second on the roster and his three top 20 finishes tied him for third
- Started the spring by posting an eighth-place showing at the Burns Intercollegiate, carding a score of 4-under
- Recorded his first collegiate victory at The Goodwin in March, besting a field of 168 golfers by shooting a 5-under 205
- Tied for 20th at the Gaucho Invitational at 1-under
- Helped the Utes advance at NCAA Regionals by shooting 4-over and tying for 35th
- Earned an individual spot in the final round of the NCAA Championships by tying for 25th through three rounds, then advancing in a playoff before finishing tied for 35th
- In the lineup for Utah at all 11 tournaments.
- Posted 10 rounds of par or better, the team's second-highest total.
- Recorded three top 20 finishes.
- Tied for 10th at the John Burns Intercollegiate, carding a 10-under 206 that included consecutive 67's.
- Earned a 12th-place finish by shooting 2-over at the Bandon Dunes Championship.
- Took home 16th at the Hamptons Intercollegiate.
- Finished under par in consecutive rounds at the Pac-12 Tournament, with a second-round 69 and a third-round 68.
- Competed in nine tournaments, eight in the Utah starting five.
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable Mention
- Finished with a 73.3 season stroke average and recorded nine rounds of par or better.
- Shot a career low 68 (-4) at the Lake Las Vegas during the first round. Went on to finish in a tie for 25th shooting even par (216).
- Made collegiate debut in Utah's first tournament of the season at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate. Low round came on the second 18 posting a score of 1-over (71).
- In his second start at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate in Hawaii, finished T-20th with a final score of 215 (-1).
- Captured another top-25 finish at the Lake Las Vegas shooting even par (216).
- Really strong outing at the Bandon Dunes Invitational, using a second round 70 (-1) to propel him 41 spots up the leaderboard and finish T-21st (+6, 219).
- Secured first top-10 finish at the Oregon Duck Invitational, shooting 2-over (215) for the tournament to finish T-9th with teammate Tristan Mandur.
- Paced Utah through most of the Pac-12 Championship, finishing T-28th with a score of 292 (+8). The highest finish by a freshman in program history at the conference championship.
- Closed out his NCAA Regional debut with a 2-under (70) to shoot a tournament total 221 (+5) and help propel the Utes to the fifth-place finish and send them to the NCAA Championships for the first time since 1988.
- At the NCAA Championship, saved his best for last carding a third and final round score of 72 (+2).
- Three-time all-state and all-region selection.
- State champion as an individual in 2019, shooting 7-under with eight birdies and just one bogey.
- Won the region championship in 2019 as an individual.
- Led his team to three top-two finishes at the 5A state tournament.
- Farmington HS was a four-time region champion during his career.
- Two-time Player of the Year for the Utah Junior Golf Association.
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