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2018-19 Men's Golf Roster

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George Cornwell

George Cornwell

  • Height:
    5-7
  • Weight:
    165
  • Letters:
    4
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Fair Haven, Mich.
  • High School:
    Warren De La Salle

Summary

Biography

2018-19:  Was a GLIAC All-Academic Team selection ... named GLIAC Golfer of the Week on April 17th ... played in five events and 10 rounds ... finished with one top 10 result and two top 25 finishes ... posted a stroke average of 78.2 ... had a low round of 72 at the Irish Hills Intercollegiate (Sept. 14-15) where he shot a 155 (72, 83) to tie-for-26th ... best finish was a third-place result at the A.C. Eddy Invitational (April 13), where he shot a 72 ...  carded a 224 (75, 75, 74) at the Bill Bocwitz Fall Classic (Sept. 24-25) and tied-for-12th.

2017-18:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... competed in five events and nine rounds ... posted a 76.6 stroke average and had two top 25 results ... placed 13th at the Irish Hills Intercollegiate (Sept. 15-16) with a 155 (83, 72) with the second-round 72 matching his career low ... his best 36-hole score came at the Seneca Hills Invitational (Sept. 30-Oct. 1) with a 145 (73, 73) ... carded a 154 (80, 74) at the Motor City Invitational (Oct. 15-16) and finished the season with a 78 at the Oakland CC Invitational (April 13).

2016-17:  Played in four events and seven rounds ... finished with a stroke average of 82.8 and one top 10 result ... won the Rochester College Spring Invitational (April 10) with a round of 72, which is a career low ... began the season with a 251 (85, 83, 83) at the Kyle Ryman Memorial (Oct. 1-2) ... carded an 86 at the Oakland CC Invitational (April 17) to conclude his season.

2015-16:  Played in four tournaments and seven rounds ... finished the season with a 83.8 stroke average ... started the year with a 179 (86, 93) at the Wildcat Invitational ... tied-for-20th at the Siena Heights Invitational with a round of 81 ... posted first career top-10 finish at the Motor City Invitational where he tied-for-ninth with a 160 (82, 78) ... the 160 was a 36-hole low and the round of 78 on day two was his best round of the year ... played in one spring event, the BrownGolf Intercollegiate and shot a 167 (85, 82).

2014-15:  Redshirted.

High School: A 2014 graduate of Warren De La Salle ... was a four-year letterwinner for the Pilots ... as a senior he finished 14th at the State Tournament ... second-place finish at the Catholic League Championships where he shot a 69 ... he was also an All-Catholic and All-County selection in 2014 ... he was selected to the Macomb County All-Star Team.

Personal: Full name--George P. Cornwell ... born April 29, 1996, in Fair Haven, Mich. ... son of Peter and Janis Cornwell ... has three sisters (Mary, Sarah and Lucy) ... is a Mechanical Engineering major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2017 and Winter 2019 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Winter 2017 and Fall 2018.

 
George Cornwell's Career Statistics
Year Rounds Strokes Average Low
2015-16 7 587 83.85 78
2016-17 7 576 82.28 72
2017-18 9 690 76.66 72
2018-19 10 782 78.20 72
Total 33 2635 79.84 72

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Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    5'7" 165 lbs

  • 2015-16Redshirt Freshman

    5'7" 165 lbs

  • 2016-17Redshirt Sophomore

    5'7" 165 lbs

  • 2017-18Redshirt Junior

    5'7" 165 lbs

  • 2018-19Redshirt Senior

    5'7" 165 lbs