Jordan Irwin
4/25/2007 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
April 25, 2007
2006-07 SEASON
Fall: Played in all four tournaments for the Cougars...named Conference USA Golfer of the Week on September 13 after he recorded his best finish in the Fall season at the Cobb/Ferrell Mean Green Classic when he won the tournament with an eight-under par score of 208...was the runner-up at the Kansas Invitational with a score of five-under par...finished in 12th place at the Pepperdine Club Glove Intercollegiate. Spring: Tied for the individual championship at the North Texas Classic with a two-under-par score of 214 after shooting three-under-par in each of the final two rounds...tied for second place at the Administaff Augusta State Invitational with a six-under-par score of 210...best round of the season came at the Border Olympics and Administaff Augusta State Invitational when he fired a six-under-par score of 66 in the second round of each tournament...finished in 16th place at the Border Olympics after shooting one-under throughout the three rounds...Tied for 38th after shooting a three-over par score of 75 in the final round of the Courtyard by Marriott Intercollegiate Tournament.
• 2006 Palmetto Intercollegiate Individual Champion
• C-USA Golfer of the Week (March 15, 2006)
2005-06 SEASON
Made his season debut at the Cobb/Ferrell Mean Green Classic... Fired a career-low 67 in the first round and followed that with back-to-back 71s to tie for fifth place at the Del Walker Intercollegiate... Earned a sixth-place finish at UH's own All-American Intercollegiate after firing a 2-under-par 214 throughout the tournament... Remained steady throughout the Palmetto Intercollegiate on the way to medallist honors with a score of 1-under-par 212... It was the second straight year that he won the individual championship at the Palmetto Intercollegiate... Was the only golfer to shoot under par for the entire tournament... Was Houston's top player at the NCAA West Regional with a 29th-place finish.. Was the only Cougar to shoot three straight subpar rounds.
• 2005 Palmetto Intercollegiate Individual Champion
• 2005 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2004-05 SEASON
Made his collegiate debut at the Cobb/Ferrell Mean Green Classic... Improved his score with each round and fired a 1-under-par 71 during the final holes... Tied for 19th at that event... Improved his score with each round at the Louisiana Tech/Squire Creek Intercollegiate Invitational... Won medalist honors at the Palmetto Intercollegiate... Was the only golfer to finish under par at that event and shot a career-best 69 in the second round... Finished in a tie for 10th at the First Tee/UALR Collegiate Classic... Led the Cougars at the Conference USA Championship with a 19th-place finish after shooting a 3-over-par 219
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered at The Master's Academy... Was team captain of the men's volleyball team... Represented Canada at the 2000 Junior World Cup in Scotland... Placed 18th during the 2001 Alberta Junior Championship... Finished 17th at the 2002 Alberta Junior Championship and was seventh in the Junior Men's Team Trials... Earned 10th-place finishes at the 2002 Alberta Amateur Championship and the 2002 Canadian Junior Championship... Placed second at the 2002 Alberta Junior Masters after shooting a 68 in the first round... Qualified for the Canadian Amateur Championships for three consecutive seasons (2002-04)... Finished seventh at the 2003 Alberta Junior Championship and placed fifth at the 2003 Alberta Men's Team Trials... Fired a closing round of 70 at that tournament... Was a semifinalst at the International Junior Masters in New York... Finished ninth at the 2004 Alberta Amateur Championship.
PERSONAL
Tied for seventh place at the 2006 Alberta Open after shooting a three-under par 69 and a four-under par 68 in the first two rounds... was the runner-up at the Alberta Match Play Championship... Tied for 21st place at the 2006 Telus Open on the Canadian Tour... Was a qualifier for the 2006 U.S. Amateur... Born on June 26, 1985, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada... Son of Greg and Linda Irwin... Major is Kinesiology and Sports Administration... Also recruited by Nevada.