Oliver Farrell

Photo by: Maggie Bean

Height:
6-2
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Worcestershire, England
High School:
Pershore

AWARDS AND HONORS

2018-19 BIG EAST Player of the Year
2018-19 First Team All-BIG EAST
2018-19 PING All-Midwest Region
2018-19 BIG EAST All-Academic
BIG EAST Male Golfer of the Week in 2018-19: Sept. 27, Feb. 21, March 15, April 11
2017-18 First Team All-BIG EAST
BIG EAST Male Golfer of the Week in 2017-18: Sept. 28
2016-17 First Team All-BIG EAST
Four-time BIG EAST Male Golfer of the Week in 2016-17: Sept. 26, Oct. 12, March 24, April 19
2015-16 Second Team All-BIG EAST
BIG EAST Male Golfer of the Month: October 2015

CAREER-BESTS

Single round score: 65, 7-under-par, Northern Intercollegiate second round (9/24/17)
54-hole event score: 202 (14-under-par), Northern Intercollegiate (Sept. 24-25, 2018)
Wins: Northern Intercollegiate, co-medalist (Sept. 24-25, 2018)
Hole-in-one: Par 3, 194-yard No. 2, UT Golf Club - 2019 NCAA Austin Regional, second round (May 14, 2019)

2018-19: Became the first player in Marquette program history to earn four all-conference end-of-season honors after being named a First Team All-BIG EAST selection for the third straight year, and the fourth to earn BIG EAST Player of the Year honors... Led the BIG EAST in individual scoring average... Posted MU's best individual finish in five tournaments, and top-10 performances in seven... Team-high 11 rounds under 70... Finished seven straight tournaments under par (Windon Memorial through Thunderbird Collegiate)... Carded three subpar rounds in a third place finish at the Windon Memorial Classic (69-69-71, 216) - his 7-under-par was the third-best 54 hole score versus par of his career... Birdied four holes in a 3-under-par 69 final round, finishing sixth (77-72-69--218) at the BIG EAST Men's Golf Championship at Callawassie Island G.C., his best career BIG EAST championship score and finish... Made a tournament-best three eagles and tied for third at the Mason Rudolph Championship at Vanderbilt Legends Club, shooting 5-under-par (67-69-72--208)... Made 38 pars in 54 holes in a 2-under-par 214 (75-69-70) at the Puerto Rico Classic, finishing in a tie for 15th... Aced the 194-yard No. 2 in the second round of the NCAA Austin Regional - tied for 32nd (72-73-75--220) and made a regional-best two eagles.

2017-18: Finished eighth in the BIG EAST in scoring average (73.59) while earning his second first team all-conference honor... Earned first career medalist honors, sharing the lead with a 14-under-par 202 (66-65-71) at the Northern Intercollegiate at Rich Harvest Farms (Par 72, 7,253 yards); it was the fourth-lowest event score and third-lowest score versus par for a player in MU history; he posted a bogey-free 7-under-par second round, helping MU to a program-record 32-under-par total score in its win... Had an even par 210 (69-74-67) to finish T-10 at the Par 71 Windon Memorial, bookending the tournament with a pair of sub-70 rounds.

2016-17: First Team All-BIG EAST selection - led the conference with four Male Golfer of the Week honors... Captured three top-five finishes in 54 hole events - Northern Intercollegiate (5th), Mission Inn Spring Spectacular (T-5), Hawkeye Invitational (3rd)... Team scoring average leader and third in the BIG EAST conference... Finished 12th in the nation with eight eagle makes... One of two players to start all 13 events - had the highest finish for MU in seven of 11 54-hole events ... Shot a season-low 210 (6-under-par) in a career-best third place finish at the Hawkeye Invitational (April 15-16) at Finkbine G.C., matching a career-low with a final round 66 (6-under-par)... Set a career low by shooting a first round 66 (6-under-par) in the three-team Charleston Challenge at Kiawah Island's Osprey Point G.C. (Feb. 11)... Finished T-15 (76-80-73--229) at the BIG EAST Championship... Was T-56 at the NCAA Sammamish Region (72-78-79--229).

2015-16: Second Team All-BIG EAST selection.. Team leader in scoring average and sixth in the BIG EAST - season avergage of 73.23 was ranked fourth in a single season at MU, at the time... Recipient of team's Hard Work Award... Led Marquette players in four events during the season... Ranked 350th in scoring in Division I... Posted five eagle makes...Finished T-14 (9-over-par 225) at the 2016 BIG EAST championships, second among MU players... Named BIG EAST Golfer of the Month for October 2015 after leading Marquette with a 70.5 stroke average and three sub-par rounds in two events (Erin Hills Intercollegiate, Price's Give 'Em Five)... Led MU with back-to-back Top 10 finishes in October: he tied for eighth place at the Erin Hills Intercollegiate with a 1-under-par 215 over 54 holes (69-73-73) and was seventh at the Price's Give 'Em Five Invitational with a season-low 8-under par 208 (72-68-68)... Opened his career with second and third round scores of 70 (2-under-par) at the Windon Memorial, finishing the event 33rd.

Amateur: Concluded his amateur career ranked 23rd in England on the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) and No. 319 in the world, following the 2018-19 MU season (Week 20, 2019)... Advanced from Local Qualifying (1-under-par 71, Little Aston G.C.) to Final Qualifying for the 2016 Open Championship - had a 1-under-par 36 hole day (71-72-143)… Topped a 121-player field with a 2-under-par 70 to capture medalist honors in Regional Qualifying for the 2015 Open Championship at Little Aston Golf Course.

Junior: Captured 10 tournament titles in 2014, which included a win at the Kymin Cup, highlighted by rounds of 67-69-73-68 and also prevailed in the world-ranking event, Carr Cup, with scores of 72-71-65… Winner of two Faldo UK Championship titles… Won the 2014 Worcestershire Open title, which consists of the top 25 pros and amateurs in the country… Represented England in the Nations Cup and at the Henry Cooper Junior Masters and is a member of the Worcestershire Men's first-team, which was unbeaten while he was active… Held the Evesham Golf Club Championship for a tournament record five consecutive years and set the course record with a 6-under-par 66.

Season	Events	Rounds	Avg.	vs. Par	Low	60's	Par or better
2015-16	9	26	73.23	+1.69	68	3	10
2016-17	13	36	72.75	+1.28	66	4	15
2017-18	10	29	73.15	+2.00	65	4	8
2018-19	11	33	71.36	-0.36	67	11	19
Career (thru 17-18)	32	91	73.15	+1.63	65	11	33