Louis Birchall

Weight:
null
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Ingestre Park, England
High School:
Blessed William Howard Catholic High School

Season	Events	Rounds	Strokes	Avg.	Low Rd.	Top-25
Spring 2015	6	19	1,426	75.05	72	1
Fall 2014	5	14	1,054	75.28	65	2
Spring 2014	7	22	1,666	75.72	71	2
Fall 2013	2	6	459	76.50	73	0
Spring 2013	7	19	1,458	76.74	70	1
Fall 2012	4	11	849	77.18	74	1
Career	31	91	6,911	75.95	65	7

as a Junior (Spring 2015): Named Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar and Academic All-MAC ... appeared in six events, posting a 75.05 scoring average (19 rounds) ... led the Zips with a 75.15 scoring average during the entire 2014-15 campaign (33 rounds) ... carded one round of par or better, and 17 rounds of 76 or better ... earned one top-25 finish, concluding the Irish Creek Intercollegiate (April 11-12) in a tie for 23rd place.

as a Junior (Fall 2014): Closed the fall with a 75.28 scoring average over 14 rounds ... carded three rounds of par or better, including a 7-under 65 during the second round of The Firestone Invitational (Oct. 6-7) ... his round of 65 is tied for the second-lowest round in school history ... finished the fall with two top-25 performances ... just missed a victory at The Firestone Invitational, closing play in second place ... while playing in the final group, chipped in on No. 18 to briefly tie for the lead, only to have the eventual winner post birdie for the win ... his performance earned him MAC Golfer of the Week and Zips Student-Athlete of the Week ... closed the fall in a tie for 21st place at the Pinetree Intercollegiate (Oct. 21-22).

as a Sophomore (Spring 2014): Finished the 2013-14 season playing 28 rounds over nine different events ... posted a 75.89 scoring average for the year ... appeared in all seven spring tournaments ... posted his top finish at the NYX Hoosier Invitational (April 12- 13) after tying with teammate Ryan Harris for 9th and posting a season-best three-round score of 216 (+3) ... played three rounds at par or better ... finished tied for 18th at the Furman Intercollegiate Tournament (March 28- 30) ... recorded two top-25 finishes on the season ... finished the MAC Championship (May 1- 3) in 39th place.

as a Sophomore (Fall 2013): Participated in two fall tournaments, the Golfweek Program Challenge (Sept. 8- 10) and Saint Mary's Invitational (Sept. 23-24) ... finished 36th in the Golfweek Program Challenge... posted a 76.50 scoring average during the fall season after six rounds ... withdrew from the Firestone Invitational and missed the Pinetree Intercollegiate due to injury.

as a Freshman (Spring 2013): Finished the 2012-13 season fourth in the Mid-American Conference among freshmen (30th overall) in scoring average (76.90, 30 rounds) ... named MAC Golfer of the Week on Feb. 21 ... posted a scoring average of 76.74 during the spring season, including two rounds at par or better ... one top-25 finish ... closed out the season with an impressive finish at his first MAC Championship (May 3-5), posting a four-round score of 15-over 303 to finish tied for 14th place ... had three finishes inside the top 50, including tied for 44th at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate (Feb. 18-19), tied for 45th at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate (March 11-12) and a tie for 47th place at the Irish Creek Intercollegiate (April 6-7).

as a Freshman (Fall 2012): Posted a 77.18 scoring average over 11 rounds during his first semester ... finished inside the top-45 in all four events, including a career-best tie for 12th place at the Kenny Perry Invitational (Oct. 14-16) ... posted finishes of tied for 39th at The Invitational at Kiawah (Sept. 9-11), and tied for 41st at both the Wolf Run Intercollegiate (15-16) and The Firestone Invitational (Oct. 8-9).

at Blessed William Howard Catholic High School: Was a member of the England Midlands squad from 2008-10, serving as the captain of the Under-16 squad ... Named the Staffordshire Sportsman of the Year for men's golf in 2010 ... earned the Staffordshire Boys Match Play Championship in 2009 and the Staffordshire Schoolboys Championship in 2010 ... finished four the at the 2001 England Golf Union (EGU) – Midland Qualifier in 2011 and seventh in 2012 ... posted a ninth-place finish at the EGU Midlands Boys Championship in 2012 ... was captain of the Staffordshire Boys EGU Midlands County qualifier, which was the first time that Staffordshire Boys have won the prestigious trophy and reached the National finals ... finished tied 26th at the British Boys Stroke play Championship in 2011.

Personal: Born April 4, 1994, in Stafford, England ... son of Charlie and Fay Birchall ... has one sister, Natasha, who swam competitively at the national level in England ... played soccer for Staffordshire and plays guitar ... majoring in civil engineering.