Patrick Welch

Weight:
null
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Aliso Viejo, Calif.
High School:
Classical HS

Year	Events	Rounds	Rds in 60s	Average	Low Score	Best Finish
2018-19	9	27	8	70.93	67	T6
2019-20	5	15	4	71.00	66	T4
2020-21	11	30	6	72.73	67	1
2021-22	12	34	10	71.21	62	1
2022-23	12	37	14	70.78	64	3rd
Career	49	137	42	71.34	62	1 (2x)

PERSONAL RECORDS AT OKLAHOMA
Lowest 18-hole score: 62 (-10*); 2022 Puerto Rico Classic (R1)
Lowest 54-hole score: 202 (3x); MR: 2022 Frederica Cup
Best finish: 1st (2x); 2020 East Lake Cup, 2022 Southern Highlands Collegiate
*School record round vs. par

CAREER
Four-time All-America honoree (second in OU history) … Two-time All-Big 12 selection … Three-time Big 12 All-Tournament honoree … Finished No. 5 in the 2023 PGA Tour U ranking … Career scoring average of 71.34 (0.02) was third-lowest in OU history … 92 career par-or-better rounds are program record … 515 career birdies were second all-time for a Sooner … 14 eagles as a Sooner are fourth most in Oklahoma history … 26 top-20s, 16 top-10s, eight top-fives and two wins … Made three professional starts in college.

2022-23 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
PING All-America honorable mention … PING All-Central Region selection … All-Big 12 selection … Big 12 All-Tournament Team … Closed season ranked No. 5 in the PGA TOUR U rankings, earning status on the Korn Ferry Tour … Played in all 12 events for the Sooners, totaling 37 rounds … Posted a scoring average of 70.78 (-0.79) … 14 rounds in the 60s led the team … Notched eight top-20 finishes, six top-10s and three top-five placements … Went 4-1 in matches … Opened season by tying career-best 54-hole score (202, -14) to finish T7 at the Frederica Cup … Posted back-to-back top-10 finishes at the Puerto Rico Classic (T8) and Southern Highlands Collegiate (T9) … Tallied trio to top-five finishes near end of year at The Goodwin (T5), the Boilermaker Invitational (3^rd) and Big 12 Championship (4^th).

2021-22 (SENIOR)
PING All-America honorable mention ... PING All-Central Region selection ... 2022 Big 12 All-Tournament team ... Posted a win, two top fives and eight top-20 finishes ... Won Southern Highlands Collegiate ... Signed for school record 10-under 62 in opening round of Puerto Rico Classic ... Big 12 Golfer of the Month in March ... Scoring average of 71.21 (-0.29) was 11th lowest in program history ... Was inserted back into the lineup in the spring and collected seven top 20s in eight tournaments, including T5 at NCAA Norman Regional ... 23 rounds of par or better were seventh most in OU history.

2020-21 (JUNIOR)
PING All-America honorable mention ... PING All-Central Region selection ... All-Big 12 selection ... Closed season ranked 61st by Golfstat and 33rd by Golfweek ... Carded 71.69 average over 30 rounds at 11 events ... Won the East Lake Cup by firing a 67 ... Added another top-five finish to open the spring by finishing T4 at the Seminole Intercollegiate ... Six top-20 finishes ... Ben Hogan Award semifinalist ... All-Big 12 Academic Second Team member.

2019-20 (SOPHOMORE)
Competed in five events in the shortened season ... Ended season with a scoring average of 71.00 (-0.40) ... Two finishes inside the top 20 ... Then career-best finish of T4 at the Puerto Rico Classic where he fired a career-low 66 in round two.

2018-19 (FRESHMAN)
PING All-America honorable mention ... PING All-Central Region selection ... Named to All-Big 12 Tournament Team ... Finished T11 at the NCAA Championships by carding a 291 (-3) ... Competed in nine events for the Sooners, eight as part of the Oklahoma lineup ... Five top-20 finishes, including a pair of top-10 finishes ... Scoring average of 70.93 (-0.52) marked the lowest scoring average for a freshman in program history.

MISCELLANEOUS
Parents: Marty and Grace Welch … Siblings: Emma, Jack and Lucie ... Home Course: Agawam Hunt Golf Club ... Has recorded two holes-in-one.