- 2018 Tennessee Match Play Winner.
CAREER
- Set school records for 36 (-12, 132) and 54-hole (-21, 195) scores in capturing his first collegiate win at the 2018 Memphis Intercollegiate.
- Three rounds of 65 or lower in 2018-19 is one more than any former Moc had in a career…10 career cards in the 60s ranks 10th all-time.
- Ninth in career scoring average (73.95).
2020-21
- Played in eight tournaments with six starts…11 of 16 cards counted…75.23 stroke average, 75.06 in starts.
- Runner-up to A.J. Lintunen at the J.T. Poston Invite…5-under 208 there was season best along with twin cards of 69 (-2).
- Three eagles ranking third on the squad with 0.19 per 18.
- 40 birdies…high of five in round two at Pinnacle Bank Intercollegiate…his nine for the event there was a season high.
- 164 pars…15 to open the Poston Invite was 18-hole high with a 54-hole best of 39 there.
- Dean's List and A.D.'s Honor Roll...4.0 spring semester.
2019-20
- Started all six team appearances with seven total tournaments…counted in 13 of 18 team rounds…74.60 stroke average over 20 rounds.
- One top 10 tying for sixth at the TVA Credit Union Invite playing as an individual…shot even-par 144 for his 36 holes…low 54-hole total was 211 (-2) at the Alister Mackenzie Invite.
- 4 par or better cards with one in the 60s…4-under 67 at the Mackenzie was low.
- 64 birdies…high of six turned in three times including twice at East Bay Deli Classic where he recorded a season-high 15 for the event.
- 193 pars…single-round high of 12 done four times…tourney-best 33 turned in three times.
- Douglas Sherman Golf Scholarship.
2018-19
- Douglas Sherman Golf Scholarship.
- All-Southern Conference.
- Started all 11 events with a team-low 71.97 stroke average…fourth-lowest in school history…counted in 30 of 33 team rounds.
- Played 5-over par for the year just missing only the fourth par or better campaign in school history behind Stephan Jaeger (-22, 2012), Jonathan Hodge (-9, 2008) and Jaeger again (-1, 2011).
- Set a program record with three 65 or better 18s…only two Mocs recorded more than one in a
career (Chris Robb ’14 and Tripp Harris ’10 two each).
- Obliterated the school record for 54-hole scoring with a 21-under 195 winning the Memphis Intercollegiate, his first collegiate victory…previous mark was Jaeger’s 13-under 203 winning the 2012 NCAA Bowling Green Regionals.
- One win, three top 5 and five top 10s…top 20 in seven of his 11 events.
- 20 par or better cards with 10 in the 60s…4th-most par or better 18s and tied for second-best tallies in the 60s with Derek Rende (2008)…six par or better finishes.
- Played 36 under over nine rounds in the fall including his win at Memphis…six of his rounds in the 60s came in that stretch including a career-best 63 and two 64s…followed win at Memphis tying for second at the Hummingbird Intercollegiate (-8, 205)…other top 5 five came at the SoCon Championships tying for fourth.
- Led team in par 4 (4.07) and 5 (4.71) scoring along with most eagles (0.18/rd), birdies (3.85) and par or better play (80.0%).
- Six eagles ties for second-most in …high of two in the final round of the UNCG Martin Downs Collegiate to start the spring with three total at the event.
- 127 birdies…four more 16 times or nearly half his rounds…high of eight in the final 18 at Memphis including five over the last nine holes shooting 29 to lead the team to a 2-stroke victory while he won by 13…19 total at Memphis was tournament best…10 or more in seven of 11 starts…12 or more five times.
- 342 pars…high of 14 turned in three times (Carpet Capital Rd2/Memphis Rd2/UNCG Martin Downs Rd2)…tournament-best 37 at the Carpet Capital Collegiate.
- 80.0 percent par or better play on his 594 holes…played par or better on 52 of 54 holes at Memphis with just two bogeys (96.3%)…three unblemished cards…8-under 64 in the final round of the Autotrader Collegiate included eight birdies and 10 pars…five birdies and 13 pars in an opening 66 (-5) at the Hummingbird Intercollegiate…first came in his worst scoring round in the win at Memphis as his 68 was formed by four birdies and 14 pars over the second 18.
2017-18
- Recorded 13 rounds playing in five events with one start…counted in two of three team rounds.
- Best score came in his start at the Linger Longer Invitational shooting 225…also site of his best 36-hole score of 147 and one of two best 18s with a 73 in round two…also tallied 73 in second round of East Bay Deli Classic.
- Tie for 15th at the Bridgestone Stroke Play was best finish…tied for 21st at the Bojangles Tennessee Intercollegiate.
- Top Moc on par 3s with 3.06 average (+3).
- 29 birdies with a high of six in the second round of the Ryman Hospitality Intercollegiate…11 for the tournament was best number for the year.
- 111 pars…13 in the second and third rounds at Linger Longer was top 18 number…37 total there was tourney high.
2016-17
- Red-shirted.
BAYLOR
- Helped Baylor to 2015 TSSAA Division II-AA State Championship playing for Gary Partrick…was runner-up in the event at -3 (72-69)…Red Raiders’ Player of the Year in 2015.
- 2015 City Prep Champion.
- Winner of the 2013 Black Creek Junior Classic.
- Runner-up in 2014 AJGA Under Armour/Scott Stallings Championship…other top 10s include fourth at the 2013 SJGT Tournament of Champions and eighth at the 2014 AJGA Preseason Junior at Pine Island.
- Also competed in baseball.
- First Baylor School signee since All-American Stephan Jaeger in 2008.
PERSONAL
- Born February 25 in Sacramento, Calif.
- Son of Henrik and Tamara Simonsen.
- Father Henrik is the Director of Golf at the Honors Course.
- Majoring in Sports Management.
CAREER STATS
| Year |
Rounds |
Strokes |
Avg |
Counters |
60s |
Par/Better |
Wins |
Top 5s |
Top 10s |
| 2017-18 |
13 |
986 |
75.85 |
2/3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2018-19 |
33 |
2375 |
71.97 |
30/33 |
10 |
20 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
| 2019-20 |
20 |
1492 |
74.60 |
13/18 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 2020-21 |
22 |
1655 |
75.23 |
11/16 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Totals |
88 |
6508 |
73.95 |
56/70 |
13 |
29 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
CAREER BESTS
Finish: 1, 2018 Memphis Intercollegiate
Totals:
54-Hole: 195 (-21), 2018 Memphis Intercollegiate
36-Hole: 132 (-12), 2018 Memphis Intercollegiate
18-Hole: 63 (-9), 2018 Memphis Intercollegiate
Rounds:
1st: 64 (-8), 2018 Memphis Intercollegiate
2nd: 68 (-4), 2018 Memphis Intercollegiate & 2019 SoCon Championships
3rd: 63 (-9), 2018 Memphis Intercollegiate
School record italicized
