2021-22 Men's Golf Roster

Hunter Eichhorn
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Carney, Mich.
- High School:
- Carney-Nadeau
AWARDS AND HONORS
Career Listing - Final Season
- 2021-22 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
- 2019-20 PING All-America Honorable Mention
- Five-time PING All-Midwest Region (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
- Four-time All-BIG EAST First Team (2017-18, 2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22)
- Three-time BIG EAST Player of the Year (2017-18, 2020-21, 2021-22)
- 2018 and 2021 BIG EAST Conference Medalist
- Three-time All-BIG EAST Championship Team (2018, 2021, 2022)
- Four NCAA Regional Appearances (2018 Bryan (individual), 2019 Austin, 2021 Kingston Springs (individual), 2022 Columbus (individual))
- 2017-18 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
- BIG EAST Male Golfer of the Week (10/26/17, 3/29/18, 9/13/18, 9/12/19, 10/11/19, 11/15/19, 4/1/21, 9/29/21, 2/16/22, 4/13/22, 4/20/22)
- Two-time GCAA All-American Scholar (2020-21, 2021-22)
- Two-time BIG EAST Sport Excellence Award (men's golf) (2020-21,2021-22)
- Fred Haskins Award Watch List (10/31/19)
- PGA Tour U - Top 15 Watch List (2020)
- Competed in four Patriot All-America Invitationals
- 118th Wisconsin State Amateur Champion (2019)
- 120th Wisconsin State Amateur Runner-Up (2021)
- Ralph H. Metcalfe, Sr. Outstanding Senior Athlete Award (2021-22)
- Marquette SAAC Record-Breaking Performance Award (2021-22)
- MU's all-time leader in scoring average (71.38), strokes vs. par (-0.21), counting scores (total and pct.) and rounds of par-or-better (90)
CAREER-BESTS
- Single round score: 61, 11-under-par, Puerto Rico Classic, third round (2/15/22) - both MU records
- 54-hole event score: 203 (13-under-par), Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 13-15. 2022)
- Wins (6): 2017 Price's Give 'Em Five Invitational (Oct. 20-22, 2017), 2018 BIG EAST Men's Golf Championship (April 29-May 1, 2018), 2019 Windon Memorial Classic (Sept. 16-17, 2019), 2019 Marquette Intercollegiate at Erin Hills (Oct. 6-8, 2019), 2021 BIG EAST Men's Golf Championship (April 26-28, 2021), 2022 Wildcat Spring Invitational (April 18-19, 2022).
2021-22 (GS): 2021-22 BIG EAST Men's Golfer of the Year ... All-BIG EAST First Team ... All-BIG EAST Championship Team after placing fifth at the 2022 BIG EAST tournament at Callaway Garden's Mountain View Course on April 25-27 in Pine Mountain, Georgia ... Shot a 4-under 212 (72-69-71) in the BIG EAST Championships ... Posted a Marquette-record 11-under 61 in the final round of the Puerto Rico Classic on Feb. 15, 2022 at Grand Reserve Golf Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico ... That mark was also an event record ... His 203 strokes and 13-under-par mark in Puerto Rico are both personal bests ... Became the only MU golfer selected to compete in four NCAA regional events ... Finished in a tie for 53rd at the NCAA Columbus Regional with a 9-over 222 (74-77-71) ... Finished as MU's No. 1 golfer in final nine of 11 events as a grad student ... Recorded seven top-10 finishes and five top-five finishes ... Finished inside the top-10 during the spring season in all but one event ...Earned four BIG EAST Male Golfer of the Week honors during the season, including three such honors during the spring season ... Posted par-or-better in 26 of 35 rounds (highest percentage in MU history) ... Only MU golfer to ever record a counting score in 100 percent of team rounds played in a single season ... Was only the second MU golfer to post a one stroke below par scoring average for a full season before posting a 9-over at the NCAA Regional ... Posted a 70.38 stroke per round scoring average (-0.74 vs. par).
2020-21 (R-Jr.): PING Division I All-Midwest Region ... 2020-21 BIG EAST Men's Golfer of the Year ... All-BIG EAST First Team ... BIG EAST Championship co-medalist ... All-BIG EAST Championship Team ... NCAA Kingston Springs Regional at-large selection ... Posted five rounds in the 60s and 13 of par-or-better ... Notched the three lowest rounds of the year for the Golden Eagles with 4-under 68s in the first round of the BIG EAST Championship and the second rounds at both the Hawkeye Invitational and the Hootie at Bulls Bay ... Recorded three top-five individual finishes with all three 54-hole scores of at least 6-under par or better ... Marquette's top finisher at the final five team events of the year after a finish in the No. 2 spot at The Prestige (+5, 69-74-75--218) to open the year at the PGA West - Norman Course in La Quinta, Calif. on Feb. 15-17 ... Tied for fifth at the Hootie at Bulls Bay in Awendaw, South Carolina on March 28-30 with a 6-under 210 (70-68-72) ... Placed third at the Hawkeye Invitational in Iowa City, Iowa on April 17-18 at Finkbine Golf Course with an 8-under 208 for his lowest 54-hole score of the year (70-68-70) ... Earned co-medalist honors at the 2021 BIG EAST Championship with a 7-under 209 (68-71-70), before losing a playoff to Butler's Michael Cascino at Streamsong Resort Blue ... Earned an at-large selection to the NCAA Kingston Springs Regional at the Golf Club of Tennessee ... Tied for 44th at the NCAA regional with a 7-over 220 (76-74-70) on May 17-19.
2019-20 (Jr. - COVID): PING Division I All-American ... PING Division I All-Midwest Region ... Named to the PGA Tour U - Top-15 Watch List ... Named to the final fall watch list for the Fred Haskins Award, honoring the outstanding player in college golf, on Oct. 31 ... Won a pair of events and was MU's top golfer at five of seven events as a junior ... Fired an even-par 213 at the season-opening Gopher Invitational (Sept. 8-9) to tie for eighth place and earn BIG EAST Male Golfer of the Week on Sept. 12 ... Claimed his third tournament win on Sept. 16-17 at the Windon Memorial Classic at Conway Farms with a 6-under 207 ... Flirted with the tournament record of 205 in the Windon Memorial after shooting a 6-under 65 (with eight birdies) and 5-under 66 (bogey-free) in his first two rounds on Sept. 16 ... Placed 17th at the Trinity Forest Invitational on Sept. 22-24 in Dallas at 2-under 211 (73-73-65) after closing with a final round 65 (6-under par), posting seven birdies and one bogey ... Won the Marquette Intercollegiate at Erin Hills on Oct. 6-8 with a 7-under 209 (70-67-72) for his third tournament victory, becoming the second MU golfer to claim medalist honors at the home event ... Helped Marquette tie for third place at the Crooked Stick Invitational (Oct. 14-15) with a sixth-place finish at 1-under par 215 (69-71-75) ... Tied for 14th at the Hoakalei Country Club Invitational after shooting a 4-under 212 (72-68-72) ... Ranked 35th in Golfstat following the conclusion of MU's fall schedule at the Hoakalei CC Invitational.
2018-19 (So.): All-BIG EAST First Team ... PING Division I All-Midwest Region .. Finished second in individual scoring average in the BIG EAST behind teammate Oliver Farrell... Shot a season-low 67 twice - 5-under-par in the final round of the Marquette Intercollegiate at Erin Hills and 4-under-par in the first round of the Thunderbird Collegiate... Opened the season with an 8-under-par 208 (71-69-68) in a T-3 finish at the Badger Invitational at University Ridge G.C.... Finished T-14 at the 2019 BIG EAST Men's Golf Championship - made a pair of eagles (No. 3, No. 6) on the front nine during the tournament's final round at Callawassie Island G.C. to help Marquette shoot 7-under-par in the finale and win by 24 strokes... Tied for third at the ASU Thunderbird Collegiate at Papago G.C. with a 6-under-par 207 (67-72-68) - the 13-team tournament consisted of all top-100 programs, No. 1 Oklahoma State and No. 2 Texas, 20-top 100 players - Eichhorn finished better than 17 top-100 players.... Carded par-or-lower scores in a stretch of 14 of 15 rounds from Sept. 24 through April 6... Participated in the Patriot All-America Invitational December 29-31, finishing T-33 (77-70-71--218)... Led MU by finishing in a tie for 18th at the NCAA Austin Regional, shooting a 3-over-par 216 (73-72-71) - the lowest regional 54-hole score in program history.
2017-18 (Fr.): Won the 2018 BIG EAST Championship at Callawassie Island G.C. with a 2-under-par 214 (69-73-72), leading the tournament from wire-to-wire, to earn the league's automatic individual NCAA tournament bid... Made par or better in 44 of 54 holes at the championship, including a field-best 13 birdies... First player to be named BIG EAST Player and Freshman of the Year since USF's Chase Koepka in 2013... Earned First Team All-BIG EAST honors and finished second in the league in scoring average... All-BIG EAST Championship Team ... Ranked No. 158 in the final 2017-18 Golfstat NCAA Rankings, MU's highest-ranked player since 2009... Claimed his first collegiate career win with a career-best 9-under-par (67-72-65--204) performance at the Par 71, 7,267-yard Price's Give 'Em Five Invitational at Butterfield Trail G.C. in El Paso, Texas; he finished the event with a bogey-free 6-under-par final round to jump five spots up the leaderboard and win by a stroke - earned BIG EAST Male Golfer of the Week honors (Oct. 26) for the win... Made eight birdies to shoot a career-low 7-under-par (65) in the second round of the Northern Intercollegiate at Rich Harvest Farms on the way to a 9-under-par 207 and a third place finish (71-65-71) in just his second career start; his tournament helped MU to a school-record 32-under-par finish and a team victory... Had a streak of five straight sub-par rounds from the final round of the season-opening Badger Invitational (Sept. 12) through the first round of the Marquette Intercollegiate at Erin Hills on Oct. 1 (71-71-65-71-71--11-under-par)... Claimed his second BIG EAST Male Golfer of the Week award (March 29) following a 5-under-par 211 at the Lake Charles Invitational to tie for fourth - he played the entire tournament under par and made 14 birdies in 54 holes... Finished tied for 25th (74-71-74--219, 3-over-par) in NCAA debut at the Bryan Regional (May 14-16), including a 1-under-par 71 in the second round that included one of the 10 eagles made in the regional at Traditions Club (Par 5 No. 8, 584 yards).
Eichhorn's NCAA Regional Finishes:
2022 (Columbus): T53 (+9, 74-77-71–222)
2021 (Kingston Springs): T44 (+7, 76-74-70–220)
2019 (Austin): T18 (+3, 73-72-71–216)
2018 (Bryan): T25 (+3, 74-71-74–218)
Amateur/Junior: Jumped from No. 228 in 2017-18 to No. 101 among U.S. players in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) at the conclusion of the 2018-19 MU season, and No. 241 in the world (Week 20, 2019)... Finished as runner-up at the 120th Wisconsin State Amateur Championship in July of 2021 with a 4-over-par 285 (72-76-71-66) at Westmoor Country Club in Brookfield ... Won the 118th Wisconsin State Amateur Championship in July of 2019 with a 7-under-par 281 (73-65-69-74) at the Golf Courses of Lawsonia (Links Course) in Green Lake ... Finished tied for fourth at the 117th Wisconsin State Amateur Championship in July of 2018 with a 4-under-par 284 (69-68-69-78) - had the lead through 54 holes at Minoqua C.C... Tied for third (Alternate position) with Austin Kendziorski at the 2018 WSGA US Amateur Qualifier at Mascoutin C.C. with a 36-hole 145 (1-over-par)... Finished T-10 at the 116th Wisconsin State Amateur Championship in 2017... Shot a 1-under-par 36-hole 139 in US Amateur Open Qualifying at Watertown CC in July of 2017, three strokes off the qualifying pace... Named 2016 Wisconsin PGA Junior Player of the Year after winning or finishing as runner-up in 21 of 27 events entered... Qualified for the first round of match play at the 69th U.S. Junior Amateur in July of 2016 after shooting a 1-under-par 143 at the Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tennessee... Finished second at the 2016 Wisconsin State Junior Championships... Set a Wisconsin Junior PGA record with a 62 in 2015 at Royal Scot G.C. in New Franken.
High School: Attended Carney-Nadeau HS in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, which has an enrollment of only 90 students, K-12... Ranked third with a 3.86 GPA in his graduating class of 17... Is the only player in Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) history to win four boys golf individual state championships (UP Division 3 Championship)... Posted a scoring average of 68 in his senior season... Scored 1,068 career points for the Carney-Nadeau varsity basketball team and finished his career with 244 made 3-pointers, eighth most in MHSAA history... Averaged 23.1 points per game as a senior... Also participated in cross country.
Season | Events | Rounds | Avg. | vs. Par | Low Rd. (54 Hole) | 60's | Par or better |
2017-18 | 11 | 32 | 71.88 | +0.25 | 65 (204) | 7 | 17 |
2018-19 | 11 | 33 | 71.58 | -0.36 | 67 (207) | 7 | 20 |
2019-20 | 7 | 21 | 70.81 | -0.76 | 65 (207) | 6 | 14 |
2020-21 | 7 | 21 | 72.00 | +0.43 | 68 (208) | 5 | 13 |
2021-22 | 12 | 35 | 70.71 | -0.74 | 61 (203)* | 12 | 26 |
Career | 48 | 142* | 71.38* | -0.21* | 61 (203)* | 37 | 90* |