University of Toledo Athletics

Highlights
Team co-captain for last two years ... Two-time Academic All-MAC (2016-17, 2015-16) ... Member of UT’s Dean’s List last two semesters ... Posted Top 10 finish on six occasions (three times in 2016-17, twice in 2015-16, once in 2014-15) ... Shot par or better on 25 occasions (four times in 2017, seven in 2016-17, eight in 2015-16, six in 2014-15).

As a Senior (Fall 2017)
One of two Rockets to compete in all five tournaments … Ranked third on team with 74.0 stroke average … Tied for first on team with four par or better rounds ... Top finish was 23^rd-place tie at Crooked Stick Invitational (Oct. 16-17) with five-over par 221 (76-70-75) … Tied for 25^th place at Fighting Irish Classic (Oct. 8-9) with four-over par 214 (74-72-68) … Two-under par 68 at Notre Dame was best round of the fall … Tied for 43^rd place with four-over par 146 (74-72) at rain-shortened Inverness Intercollegiate (Sept. 18-19).

As a Junior (2016-17)
Academic All-MAC ... Co-captain .... Competed in all 11 tournaments … Ranked second on team with collegiate-low 74.6 stroke average … Shot par or better on squad-best seven occasions …  Rockets’ top finisher in three events – Turning Stone – Tiger Intercollegiate (Sept. 4-5), Macdonald Cup (Oct. 1-2) and Mountaineer Intercollegiate (Oct. 10-11) … Posted team-high three Top 10 finishes … Top performance was third-place finish with collegiate-best six-under par 204 (66-67-71) at Macdonald event … Carded best two rounds over career with four-under par 66 and three-under par 67 at Macdonald event ... Tied for sixth place at one-under par 215 (73-70-72) at season-opening Turning Stone to post fourth collegiate Top 10 finish … Totaled team-high 10 birdies at Turning Stone … Tied for ninth place at even-par 216 (71-72-73) at Mountaineer... Tied for 23rd spot at four-over par 217 (73-72-72) at Hoosier Invitational (April 1-2). 

As a Sophomore (2015-16)
Academic All-MAC ... Competed in 12 tournaments … Ranked 24th in MAC and second on team with 75.1 stroke average … Shot par or better on eight occasions, second-highest total on squad … Rockets’ top finisher at Crooked Stick Intercollegiate (Oct. 12-13) ... Tied for eighth place at four-over par 220 (77-72-71) at Crooked Stick event ... Posted one-under par 71 during final round of Crooked Stick event to record second Top 10 finish of season (Oct. 12) ... Tied for 15th place with 14-over par 298 (75-76-75-72) at MAC Championships (April 28-30) ... Carded one-over par 72 during final round of conference event ... Tied for 38th place with seven-over par 223 (73-77-73) at Boilermaker Invitational (April 16-17) ... Recorded scores of one-over par 73 during first and third rounds at Boilermaker event ... Fired one-over par 73 during opening round at rain-shortened Hoosier Collegiate at Otter Creek (April 9) ... Carded two-under par 70 during first round at Mission Inn Spring Spectacular (March 12) ... Won team-tying best two of three matches at Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play event (Feb. 8-9) ... Finished in fourth place at two-under par 140 (70-70) at season-opening Notre Dame Kickoff Challenge (Aug. 30) ... Carded season-tying best one-under par 70 during both rounds of Notre Dame event to help Rockets capture team title ... Fired one-under par 71 during final round at Northern Intercollegiate (Sept. 13). 

As a Freshman (2014-15)
Competed in 10 tournaments … Finished 22nd in MAC and third on team with 75.2 stroke average … Named MAC co-Golfer of the Week after tying for third place at one-under par 141 (71-70) at Georgetown Intercollegiate (Oct. 20-21) ... Rockets’ top finisher at Inverness Intercollegiate (Sept. 22-23) ... Fired season-best one-under par 70 during final round of Georgetown event to help Rockets secure team title for second time in last three seasons (Oct. 21) … Tied for 19th place with nine-over par 297 (73-73-80-71) at MAC Championships (May 1-3) ... Carded one-under par 71 during final round of MAC Championships ... Finished in 35th place with six-over par 222 (72-74-76) at Boilermaker Invitational (April 18-19) ... Tied for 34th place with six-over par 219 (73-71-75) at Talis Park Challenge (March 15-16) ... Posted even-par 71 during second round at Talis Park Challenge (March 15) ... Won both matches at fourth-annual Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play event against Miami and Dayton to help Toledo claim share of championship (Feb. 9-10) ... Tied for 20th place at team-best 13-over par 226 (77-73-76) at Inverness event ... Tied for 32nd place at eight-over par 224 (72-75-77) at Memphis Intercollegiate in collegiate debut (Sept. 15-16) ... Posted even-par 72 during opening round of Memphis event (Sept. 15). 

Prep & Amateur
A 2013 graduate of Larne Grammar School … Established course record eight-under par 62 at Cairndhu Golf Club in Northern Ireland in 2014 … Also fired course record five-under par 66 at Esker Hills Course in 2014 … Finished third at 2014 Leinster Youth, missing playoffs by two strokes ... Qualified through to ‘Final 16’ for 2014 Irish Amateur ... Recorded 72.7 stroke average during 2012-13 year ... Lost in four-hole playoff in 2013 Leinster Boys Championship ... Represented home country at 2013 Henry Cooper European Young Masters ... Won pre-qualifier for 2013 West of Ireland Championship and qualified as one of ‘Final 64’ participants ... Helped home country defeat Scotland, 8-6, in 2013 intra-squad competition ... Qualified for match play at 2013 North of Ireland Championship held at Royal Portrush by shooting even-par 142 (70-72) ... Placed 10th at Ulster Boys 2013 Championship with rounds of 73-70-75-75 … Finished second at 2012 Connaght Boys Championship .... Tied for third at 2012 Ulster Boys Championship ... Placed fifth at 2013 Ulster Championships (Under-21) ... Finished 16th at 2012 Irish Close Amateur with scores of 74-75-74-73. 

Personal
Born Stephen Roy Watts … Parents are Stephen and Elizabeth Watts … Has two sisters, Margaret and Annie ... Interests include playing soccer and rugby … Majoring in finance.

Watts' Career Scorecard