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As a Graduate Student (2023-24)
Posted 74.5 stroke average...Shot par or better in seven rounds...Opened season by shooting under par in first three tournaments..Tied for 19th place at VCU Shootout with five-under par 211 (70-72-69)...Tied for 18th place at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate with one-under par 215 (75-68-72)...Tied for 26th place at Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational at three-under par 213 (72-73-68)...Shot season-low  four-under par 68 on two occasions.

As a Senior (2022-23)
Received Academic All-MAC Team honors for a third time...Ranked third on team with career-low 73.7 stroke average...Shot par or better in 13 rounds...Earned MAC Golfer of Week honors after tying for second place at Island Resort Intercollegiate with career-low nine-under par 207 (68-69-70)...Tied for 23rd place at Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational at seven-under par 209 (70-71-68)...Tied career low with five-under par 67 at Seahawk Intercollegiate...Tied for 31st place at MAC Championships with 228 (76-74-78).

As a Junior (2021-22)
Named to Academic All-MAC Team for second time…Posted career-best 74.0 stroke average in eight tournaments…Registered top finish by tying for 16th place at Husky Individual Invitational with season-low one-under par 215 (70-71-74)…Carded career-best two-under par 67 at Linger Longer Invitational…Tied for 23rd place at Mobile Bay Intercollegiate with 216 (73-68-75)…Tied for 28th place at Mid-American Conference Championship with 230 (74-72-73).

As a Sophomore (2020-21)
Competed in all eight tournaments…Named to Academic All-MAC Team...Posted 75.5 stroke average… Tied for second on team with four rounds of par or under…Notched best finish by tying for 14th place at Mobile Bay Intercollegiate with season-low four-under par 212 (70-71-71)…Carded season-best two-under par 70 at Mobile Bay event…Tied for 17th place at MAC Championships with 236 (81-74-81)…Tied for 25th place at Furman Intercollegiate with 219 (74-72-73).

As a Freshman (2019-20)
Competed in one tournament…Registered 78.7 stroke average…Carded 236 (76-81-79) to finish tied for 79^th place at Inverness Intercollegiate.

High School & Amateur
Ranked No. 123 in South Africa’s amateur rankings and in Top 10 of Southern Cape's Amateur Order of Merit…Finished runner-up at 2018 Junior Interprovincial Championship…Participated in SANLAM SA Amateur Championship...2017 Southern Cape Junior Open champion including career-low round of 65 to finish with 136 total...Placed second at 2017 NOMADS Coastal National Order of Merit with 76-71 totals...Finished sixth at Dimension Data Junior Open with 73-70-72 totals.
 
Personal
Full name is Nicolaas Jacobus Botha…Parents are Nico and Roné Botha…Has one brother, Barend (21), who is a senior on the Rocket men's golf team…Achieved top business studies mark in South Africa and has been consistently top 10 student…Graduated with degree in accounting in May 2023.

Botha's Career Scorecard

Year	Rounds	Strokes	Average	Low 18	Low 54
2019-20	3	236	78.7	76	236
2020-21	24	1813	75.5	70	212
2021-22	24	1776	74.0	67	215
2022-23	33	2433	73.7	67	207
2023-24	23	1713	74.5	68	211
Totals	107	7971	74.5	67	207