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Julio Rios-Brache
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Santo Domingo, D.R.
- High School:
- The Crown Golf Academy [Arlington, Texas]
Bio
HONORS
• 2022-23 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
• 2021-22 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2024-25)
Made his season debut at All-American Intercollegiate at Golf Club of Houston... Tied for 79th with score of 243 (March 17-18)... Served as a Men’s Golf representative on the the Houston Athletics Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2023-24)
Made his season debut at All-American Intercollegiate Individual... Finished 38th with score of 242 on Member Course at Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas.
SOPHOMORE (2022-23)
Sat out as a redshirt and did not compete.
FRESHMAN (2021-22)
Made his collegiate debut at Washington County Individual... Fired a 69 in the Second Round and tied for 31st at 147 at Washington County Golf Course in Hartford, Wis... Lowered his score with each round on the way to a score of 217 to tie for fourth at Houston Classic at Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas.
HIGH SCHOOL
Member of National Honor Society... Served as secretary of school’s National Honor Society as a senior in 2020-21... Member of Honor Roll for high school career... Served as a tutor for seventh-grade math... Member of the Rica Foundation volunteers... Earned medalist honors at the Crown Golf Summer Showdown with a score of 138, thanks to a Final-Round 67... Finished third at the NIKE Junior Camps Spring Showcase with a score of 144, including a First-Round 71... Finished third at the Lone Star Classic at 142 after back-to-back 71s... Finished with a score of 141, thanks to a First-Round 70, to finish second at the Rangers Junior Open.... Tied for sixth at the Lone Star Invitational with a score of 143... Tied for sixth at the North Texas Classic with score of 142, including a First-Round 69... Finished second at the Dominican Junior Open with a score of 216 after shooting 216 in the final two rounds... Placed second at the Caribbean Amateur Junior Championships with a score of 225... Finished fifth at the Taylormade Junior Open presented by PGA TOUR Superstore with a score of 142, including a Final-Round 68... Finished seventh at the Pro Tour Championship Canita at Corales... Finished third at the LIII Dominican National Amateur FEDOGOLF... Recognized as 2018 Santo Domingo Country Club Athlete of the Year... Posted career-low round of 65 at Santo Domingo Country Club.
PERSONAL
Full name is Julio Rios-Brache... Name is pronounced Hoo-Lee-O Ree-owes Brah-Chay... Born in Santo Domingo, D.R... Son of Carmen and Alfredo Rios... Has two sisters, Maria, and Natalia... Cousin, Salman Brache, played soccer at American University... Cousin, Alejandro Brache, was captain of the Dominican U-17 National Team and a member of the U-20 squad... Majoring in management & marketing.
• 2022-23 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
• 2021-22 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
| Career Bests | ||||
| Low Round | 69 (1st) | Washington County Individual (Sept. 6, 2021) | ||
| Low 36 | 146 | Houston Classic (Feb. 7, 2022) | ||
| Low 54 | 217 | Houston Classic (Feb. 7-8, 2022) | ||
| Relative to Par | +1 | Houston Classic (Feb. 7-8, 2022) | ||
| Best Finish | t-4th | Houston Classic (Feb. 7-8, 2022) | ||
Made his season debut at All-American Intercollegiate at Golf Club of Houston... Tied for 79th with score of 243 (March 17-18)... Served as a Men’s Golf representative on the the Houston Athletics Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2023-24)
Made his season debut at All-American Intercollegiate Individual... Finished 38th with score of 242 on Member Course at Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas.
SOPHOMORE (2022-23)
Sat out as a redshirt and did not compete.
FRESHMAN (2021-22)
Made his collegiate debut at Washington County Individual... Fired a 69 in the Second Round and tied for 31st at 147 at Washington County Golf Course in Hartford, Wis... Lowered his score with each round on the way to a score of 217 to tie for fourth at Houston Classic at Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas.
HIGH SCHOOL
Member of National Honor Society... Served as secretary of school’s National Honor Society as a senior in 2020-21... Member of Honor Roll for high school career... Served as a tutor for seventh-grade math... Member of the Rica Foundation volunteers... Earned medalist honors at the Crown Golf Summer Showdown with a score of 138, thanks to a Final-Round 67... Finished third at the NIKE Junior Camps Spring Showcase with a score of 144, including a First-Round 71... Finished third at the Lone Star Classic at 142 after back-to-back 71s... Finished with a score of 141, thanks to a First-Round 70, to finish second at the Rangers Junior Open.... Tied for sixth at the Lone Star Invitational with a score of 143... Tied for sixth at the North Texas Classic with score of 142, including a First-Round 69... Finished second at the Dominican Junior Open with a score of 216 after shooting 216 in the final two rounds... Placed second at the Caribbean Amateur Junior Championships with a score of 225... Finished fifth at the Taylormade Junior Open presented by PGA TOUR Superstore with a score of 142, including a Final-Round 68... Finished seventh at the Pro Tour Championship Canita at Corales... Finished third at the LIII Dominican National Amateur FEDOGOLF... Recognized as 2018 Santo Domingo Country Club Athlete of the Year... Posted career-low round of 65 at Santo Domingo Country Club.
PERSONAL
Full name is Julio Rios-Brache... Name is pronounced Hoo-Lee-O Ree-owes Brah-Chay... Born in Santo Domingo, D.R... Son of Carmen and Alfredo Rios... Has two sisters, Maria, and Natalia... Cousin, Salman Brache, played soccer at American University... Cousin, Alejandro Brache, was captain of the Dominican U-17 National Team and a member of the U-20 squad... Majoring in management & marketing.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Low Tour | Low | Par/- | Finish Top | |||||||||
| Season | Rounds | Strokes | 54-holes | Round | Rounds | Events | 1 | 5 | 10 | W-L | W-L% | Average |
| 2021-22 | 20 | 1,532 | 217 | 69 | 4 | 8 | – | 1 | 1 | 207-336 | .381 | 76.60 |
| 2022-23 | – | – | – | – | Redshirt | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2023-24 | 3 | 242 | 242 | 78 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2-37 | .051 | 80.67 |
| 2024-25 | 3 | 243 | 243 | 76 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1-78 | .013 | 81.00 |
| 2025-26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Totals | 26 | 2,017 | 217 | 69 | 4 | 10 | – | 1 | 1 | 210-451 | .318 | 77.58 |
HIGHLIGHTS – NCAA Urbana Regional (May 14, 2025)
Friday, May 16
HIGHLIGHTS – NCAA Urbana Regional Second Round (May 13, 2025)
Tuesday, May 13
HIGHLIGHTS – NCAA Urbana Regional First Round (May 12, 2025)
Monday, May 12
HIGHLIGHTS – NCAA Urbana Regional Practice Round (May 11, 2025)
Sunday, May 11
