Connor Nolan '17 Recruiting Profile
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July 2016Personal Statement
I graduated with honors from Centennial High School in June 2016 and have decided to take a gap year to work full-time on my game independently and with a Top 100 instructor, while continuing to play in tournaments. I am looking to join a Division I program beginning in Fall 2017.
I have been competing in high school golf, SCPGA Junior Tour, Toyota Tour Cup, AJGA, SCGA and USGA.
I qualified to play in the 2016 U.S. Junior Amateur at The Honors Club, July 18-23, in Ooltewah, Tennessee. In the 36-hole, one-day qualifier, I shot 75 in the first round and 67 in the second round for a total score of 142 and tied for 3rd.
I have been playing well so far this year, taking medalist at the Lions Invitational with a score of 70, and a second and third place finish in other high school preseason invitationals. I was medalist in all except one league match this high school season, and now hold my school's record for lowest average in it's 27-year history, and second lowest average in Big VIII League history.
On June 9, I finished tied 5th at the AJGA Ryan Moore Championship at Anthem Country Club in Henderson, NV, and earned exempt status for AJGA for the remainder of the year.
I finished 22nd in a competitive field at the AJGA Under Armour / Hunter Mahan Championship, Stonebriar Country Club, Frisco, TX in mid-April. I had a 3rd Place finish at Toyota Tour Cup Carlton Oaks in March.
I played in the US Open local qualifier at Classic Club in Palm Springs, on May 16th, and finished as 2nd alternate, shooting even par on a difficult course in extreme wind.
September 10-11, 2016, T3 at The Corey Pavin Invitational (70-74-68), Indian Wells Golf Resort, Indian Wells
Upcoming:
October 7-9, 2016, AJGA Golf Performance Center Junior Championship, Redding Country Club, Redding, CT.
RECENT EVENTS
August 27-28, 2016, Toyota Tour Cup at Andalusia Country Club, La Quinta, CA, 76/73.
August 13-14, 2016, Toyota Tour Cup at Oak Valley Golf Club, Beaumont, CA, 11th place with scores of 73/73.
August 8-9, 2016, AJGA Callaway Golf Junior Championship, Vista Valley Country Club, Vista, CA, 29th place with scores of 76-74-76=226.
July 18-23, 2016, 69th Annual United States Junior Amateur, The Honors Club, Ooltewah, TN, scored 76/81.
July 25, 2016, U.S. Amateur Qualifier, Oak Valley Golf Club, Beaumont,CA, scored 72/76.
June 25-26, 2016, Toyota Tour Cup at Bear Creek, Murrieta, CA, 11th place with scores of 77/78.
May 16, 2016, U.S. Open Local Qualifier at Classic Club, Palm Springs, CA, finished 7th at even par 72, 2nd alternate for sectional qualifier.
April 22-24, 2016, AJGA Under Armour/Hunter Mahan Championship at Stonebriar Country Cub, Frisco, TX, shot 77-73=150.
March 19-20, 2016, Toyota Tour Cup at La Costa, Carlsbad, CA, finished 23rd, shot 74-76-75=225 in the two-day, 54-hole event.
March 8, 2016, First Place with a score of 70, Lions Invitational at Cross Creek, Temecula, CA.
March 5-6, 2016, Third Place with scores of 74-73=147, Toyota Tour Cup at Carlton Oaks, Santee, CA.
March 3, 2016, Third Place in the OCHS Knight Invitational at El Prado Golf Course, Chino Hills, CA, in a field of 22 teams and 132 players.
February 29, 2016, Second Place in the Riverside Cup at Canyon Crest in Riverside, CA, shooting even par 72. The field included 16 area high school varsity teams and 96 players.
February 20-21, 2016, Toyota Tour Cup at Oak Valley Golf Club, Beaumont, CA. Scored 80-78, still bothered by ankle injury the previous week.
February 13-14, 2016, Toyota Tour Cup at Industry Hills Golf Club, Industry Hills, CA. (withdrew after day 1 due to ankle ligament injury)
I scored 75 on February 11, 2016, at the Northern Trust LA Open Pre-Qualifier, Goose Creek Golf Club, Mira Loma, CA.
I shot 75-73=148 to finish Top 25 (23rd) at the AJGA Winn Grips / Butch Harmon Senior Showcase (Boys) at Angel Park Golf Club in Las Vegas, NV on December 4-6, 2015.
I finished 10th with a two-day score of 147 at Toyota Tour Cup at Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, Ojai, CA, on November 21 and 22.
I finished 26th in a competitive Toyota Tour Cup field at the Morongo Golf Club in Beaumont, CA, on November 14-15.
I finished 19th in the Toyota Tour Cup College Showcase at Sycuan Resort in El Cajon, CA, on November 7-8.
In late-October, I finished 21st in a very competitive field at the 2015 Corey Pavin Invitational with scores of 73-72-70.
Here are my recent stats from Trackman:
- Average Ball Speed: 174
- Launch Angle: 11
- Spin Rate: 2600
- Attack Angle: +1
- Path: inside 1 degree
My GHIN number is 1971276.
I am a member of the Nike Junior Advisory Staff.
I am hoping to play golf at a highly-ranked Division I school, in a very competitive program, to reach my goals of earning a degree in either education or business / political science while continuing to build on my golf skills for post-graduate play. I am dedicated to this game and will take all opportunities seriously.
In addition to the video on the NCSA site, please take a look at this link to a commercial I was in for Matrix Shafts. http://t.co/JYX1dGqeEo I am in the black shirt / black hat at the beginning of the video, and then in the white shirt / white hat.
There are additional swing videos on my member profile at AJGA.org.
Thank you for taking the time to view my profile.
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 4 years
- 2016 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- Captain, Vardon Trophy MVP
- 2015 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- Captain, Vardon Trophy MVP
- 2014 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- Captain, Vardon Trophy MVP
- 2013 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- Rookie of the Year
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 4 seasons
- 2015 Centennial High School Golf Club
- President
- 2015 Southern California PGA Junior Tour
- Finished second in the Summer Series 2015 after 9 events with three wins and eight events at Top 6 or better, winner of PING Summer Series points race with two First Place wins and one Sixth Place finish.
- 2015 Toyota Tour Cup
- Earned exempt status for remainder of 2015 and all of 2016
- 2014 Centennial High School Golf Club
- Vice President
Coach References
- Private Coach
- Trevor Gliwski, Director of Player Development, David Leadbetter Golf Academy
- High School Head Coach
- Diane Hill, Centennial High School Boys' Golf Coach
- Private Coach
- Chris Nolan
Events
- Camp/Event
- Corey Pavin Invitational
- 9/10/16 to 9/11/16
- Finished T3 (One shot from playoff) with (70, 74, 68) in 54 Hole WAGR Event with 36 Holes on Saturday, 18 on Sunday in 110 degree heat. 16 players withdrew and only 4 players finished under par from the field.
- Camp/Event
- US Junior Amateur
- 7/18/16 to 7/23/16
- Competed in a field of 156 qualifying players from with thousand qualifiers.
- Camp/Event
- Oak Valley Cup
- 7/05/16 to 7/06/16
- The Oak Valley Cup began in 2008 and is annually contested between a team of 16 players representing Team Southern California and a team of 16 players representing Team Chinese. The matches take place over 2 days and 54 holes in a true Ryder Cup format. Team Chinese is represented by 8 Boys and 8 Girls from ages 12-18 selected through qualifying and by application to the Chinese American Golf Foundation (CAGF). Team Southern California is represented by 8 Boys and 8 Girls ages 12-18 selected through the SCPGA Junior Tour Travel Team application. All members of Team Southern California are active members of the SCPGA Junior Tour. Team Chinese has the edge on Team Southern California by claiming victory 5 times in the 7 year history of the Oak Valley Cup Matches. Our 2016 team won 16-8. My partner and I won both matches (Alternate and Bestball) on day one. On day 2 I won the anchor match 5 and 4.
- Camp/Event
- Toyota Tour Cup at Bear Creek
- 6/25/16 to 6/26/16
- T11
- Camp/Event
- Junior PGA Section Championship
- 6/20/16 to 6/21/16
- 8th Place with 70-76
- Camp/Event
- IMG Junior World Qualifier
- 6/15/16 to 6/15/16
- T20 with 72. Field of 111. Missed Junior World by 3 shots.
- Camp/Event
- US Junior Amateur Qualifier
- 6/14/16 to 6/14/16
- Qualified for US Junior Amateur. Low round of tournament with 67
- Camp/Event
- AJGA Ryan Moore
- 6/06/16 to 6/09/16
- T5 to secure fully exempt status with a three day total of 218
- Camp/Event
- US Open Qualifier
- 5/16/16 to 5/16/16
- Shot even par to become an alternate into the Sectional Qualifier, missing a playoff by 1 stroke.
- Camp/Event
- Lions Invitational
- 3/08/16 to 3/08/16
- First place with a score of 70. Twelve teams, 72 players including Norman Xiong, ranked 14th nationally on JGS.
- Camp/Event
- Toyota Tour Cup at Carlton Oaks
- 3/05/16 to 3/06/16
- Took 3rd Place with scores of 74-73=147. Missed the playoff for first place by one shot. Horrible weather conditions on Sunday including a rain delay.
- Camp/Event
- OCHS Knights Invitational
- 3/03/16 to 3/03/16
- Third Place in a field of 22 teams and 132 players
- Camp/Event
- Riverside Cup
- 2/29/16 to 2/29/16
- Tied for second place, scored even par 72. First tournament of the 2016 high school season.
- Camp/Event
- Toyota Tour Cup
- 11/21/15 to 11/22/15
- Tied for 10th with a two-day score of 147
- Camp/Event
- Toyota Tour Cup Series at Morongo Golf Club
- 11/14/15 to 11/15/15
- Finished 26th out of 90 players
- Camp/Event
- Toyota Tour Cup College Showcase
- 11/07/15 to 11/08/15
- Finished in 19th place with scores of 76-74
- Camp/Event
- Corey Pavin Invitational
- 10/24/15 to 10/25/15
- Scored 73-72-70 to finish 21st
- Camp/Event
- Toyota Tour Cup Series at Olivas Links
- 10/03/15 to 10/04/15
- Scored 74-73 for 21st place
- Camp/Event
- Bridgestone Summer Tournament of Champions
- 8/22/15 to 8/23/15
- 5TH Place
- Camp/Event
- SCPGA Alhambra Summer Championship #2
- 8/09/15 to 8/09/15
- 4TH Place
- Camp/Event
- SCPGA Recreation Park Summer Championship #2
- 8/08/15 to 8/08/15
- 3RD Place
- Camp/Event
- SCPGA Lakewood Summer Championship #2
- 8/07/15 to 8/07/15
- 1ST Place
- Camp/Event
- PING 2-Day Series at River Ridge
- 7/27/15 to 7/28/15
- 1ST Place
- Camp/Event
- PING 2-Day Series at Strawberry Farms
- 7/20/15 to 7/21/15
- 1ST Place
- Camp/Event
- PING 2-Day Series at Oak Creek
- 6/23/15 to 6/24/15
- 6TH Place
- Camp/Event
- SCPGA Rancho San Joaquin Spring Classic
- 5/09/15 to 5/09/15
- 3RD Place
Statistics
Academics
Grades
Test Scores
High School Information
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes. Honors Pre-CalculusAre you in AP/IB classes?
Yes. I received the AP Scholar Award for my achievements on Advanced Placement exams. In Junior year, I scored 3 on all three exams that I took: AP Psychology, AP Environmental Science and AP Language Arts. In Sophomore year, I scored a 3 on the AP World History exam. As a senior, I am taking AP Literature and AP Government.Registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
YesAwards and Activities
- AwardsEnrolled in IB (International Baccalaureate) for two years as a Freshman and Sophomore, Earned the AP Scholar Award for scores of 3 or better on all four AP exams taken so far.
- ActivitiesSelected for ASB (Associated Student Body) in 12th Grade, Centennial H.S. "Dawg Pound" student club, Served on the Centennial H.S. Junior Council in 2014-15 and am currently on the Senior Council, Nominated for Homecoming Court in 10th and 12th Grades, Community Service hours for IB requirement in 9th and 10th grades, Junior Statesmen of America member in 11th and 12th grades, Co-Founder and Executive Board Member of The Roots, Environmental Science Club at Centennial H.S.
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