Nick Sherwood

Height:
6-0
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Albany, Ore.
High School:
West Albany HS

Career Statistics Through 2012-13 Season

CAREER: Played in 40 tournaments in his four-year career … Played 123 career rounds, the seventh most in Oregon State history … Had a career scoring average of 73.24 … Best score was a 6-under 66 as a junior in the third round of The Prestige at PGA West to equal the fourth-lowest round in school history … Best finish was a tie for fifth place as a senior at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate … Best three-round score was a 7-under 206 as a sophomore at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational … Had four top-10 finishes and shot 29 sub-par rounds … Competed in the 112^th U.S. Open Championship at the Lake Course at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, Calif. … Honored as an Oregon State Everyday Champion in April 2012.

SENIOR (2012-13): Played in all 13 tournaments … Had a scoring average of 72.68, the third best on the team … Finished in a career-best tie for fifth at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate (-1,215) … Finished tied for eighth at the Pac-12 Preview (-5, 211) … Best score was a 4-under 67 in the second round of the Alister MacKenzie Invitational … Shot a 4-under 68 in the second round of the Mark Simpson Invitational … Shot 14 sub-par rounds … Finished tied for 39^th at the Pac-12 Championship (+18, 298) … Finished tied for 29^th at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional (E, 216).

JUNIOR (2011-12): Was the only player to compete in all 12 tournaments … Had a scoring average of 73.68 … Shot a career-best 6-under 66 in the final round of The Prestige at PGA West, to equal the fourth-lowest round in Oregon State history … Posted second career top-10 finish after a season-best 7-under 209 at The Prestige at PGA West for a tie for 10^th place … Shot eight under-par rounds … Had top-20 finishes at Bandon Dunes Championship (t12) and Oregon Duck Invitational (t19) … Defeated Steve Lim of USC 2 up in the Del Walker Match Play Championship in Long Beach, Calif. … Finished in a tie for 47^th at the Pac-12 Championship (+13, 301) … Finished tied for 27^th at the NCAA Stanford Regional (+1, 211) … Honored as an Oregon State Everyday Champion in April 2012.

SOPHOMORE (2010-11): Played in all 11 tournaments … Had a scoring average of 72.76, the second best on the team … Best finish was a tie for sixth at the Bandon Dunes Championship for first career top-10 college finish … Best round was a 4-under 66 at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic … Had seven under-par rounds … Shot a 7-under 206 at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational for a tie for 11^th … Finished tied for 25^th at the Pac-10 Championships (+8, 288) … Finished tied for 25^th at the NCAA Arizona Regional (+1, 214).

FRESHMAN (2009-10): Played in five tournaments … Had a scoring average of 74.80 … First collegiate tournament was Saint Mary’s College Invitational where he finished tied for 28^th (+9, 225) … Lowest round was an even-par 72 in the second round at the Saint Mary’s College Invitational … Finished tied for 139^th at the NCAA Championships (+15, 231) … Finished with an 8-over 221 at the Battle at the Beach.

JUNIOR/AMATEUR GOLF: Shot an 18-over 78-80--158 at the 112^th U.S. Open Championship at the Lake Course at The Olympic Club in San Francisco, Calif., and missed the cut … Defeated Daniel Miernicki of Oregon on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff at a U.S. Open sectional qualifier in Creswell, Ore., in June 2012 to advance to the 112^th U.S. Open Championship … Won medalist honors with a 6-under 66 at a U.S. Open local qualifier in Vancouver, Wash., in May 2012 to advance to sectionals for the third consecutive year … Won low amateur title at the Turtle Bay Hawaii State Open in Kahuku, Hawaii in December 2011 … Advanced to the round of 32 at the 2011 Pacific Northwest Men’s Amateur Championship … Won medalist honors at the 2011 Oregon Amateur stroke play qualifying.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from West Albany High School in 2009 … Earned four letters in golf for the Bulldogs … Won two 5A state championships … Won medalist honors at the 2008 and 2009 5A state championships … Was a member of the National Honor Society … Member of the honor roll.

PERSONAL: Born in Corvallis, Ore. … Son of Bill and Lynn Sherwood … Father starred for the Oregon State basketball team from 1987-88 … Mother also attended Oregon State … Has two brothers, Chad and Nate … Favorite athlete is Tiger Woods … Biggest athletic thrill to date is “winning back-to-back state high school golf championships” … Chose Oregon State because “of the coaches and location.”