Sam Johnson
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- Hometown:
- Bettendorf, Iowa
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- Previous School(s):
- Pleasant Valley High School
Honors and Awards:
- 2023-24, NAIA third-team All-American
- 2023-24, First team all-NSAA
- NSAA Golfer of the Week (Oct. 4, Oct. 25)
2023-24 Season (Freshman): Earned third-team NAIA All-American honors as well as first-team all-NSAA honors … Lone Bruin golfer to make the individual cut at the NAIA National Championship, finishing in 29th place with a 14-over 302 … Placed third at the NSAA Championship, finishing 7-over (149) … Competed in 13 tournaments and 29.5 rounds … Posted a team-best scoring average of 73.9 … Earned four top-five and seven top 10 finishes … Shot a season-best 68 (-4) at the Flyer Intercollegiate (Oct. 2-3), tying for third with a 36-hole best of 141 (-3) … Also finished third at the TPC San Antonio (Feb. 19-20) … Notched a 54-hole best score of 214 (+1) twice at the U.C. Ferguson Classic (Aug. 28-29) and the Northwest Iowa National Invitational (Sept. 18-19) … Twice named NSAA Golfer of the Week (Oct. 4, Oct. 25).
High School: Coached by David Lawrence and Mike Nedelcoff at Pleasant Valley High School ... Two-time first-team all-conference selection ... Named the Metro Player of the Year ... Won conference championship by nine strokes ... First-team all-state selection and honorary captain ... Two-time academic all-conference honoree.
Personal: Son of Tom and Chrissy Johnson ... Born on June 8, 2005 ... Majoring in Accounting.
