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2023-24 Men's Golf Roster

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  • Senior
    Class
  • Kaysville, Utah
    Hometown
  • 6'5
    Height
  • Davis HS
    High School
  • Utah Tech
    Previous School
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Josh Pehrson
Josh Pehrson
Senior
Class
Kaysville, Utah
Hometown

Summary

Biography

HONORS: College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023); Academic All-Mountain West (2023, 2024); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2023, 2024); Academic All-Western Athletic Conference (2021).

2023-24 SEASON (SR): Appeared in three tournaments, playing nine rounds… Finished a season-best tied for 18th with a 3-over 219 (75-71-73) in the UC San Diego Invitational at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California… Totaled one top 20 finish and shot two rounds under par… Earned academic all-Mountain West honors and was a MW Scholar-Athlete.

2022-23 SEASON (JR): Appeared in six tournaments, playing 18 rounds… Had a stroke average of 74.39, including averaging 73.00 in the first round, 75.17 in the second round and 75.00 in the third round… Led the team in eagles (5), while ranking fifth in both pars (197) and birdies (42), and tying for the team lead in finishes under par (2)… Tied for 43rd at the Mountain West Championships as he shot a 7-over 223 (78-73-72) on the Catalina Course at the OMNI Tucson National Resort in Tucson, Arizona… Tied for second in a field of 59 with 38 pars at the MW Championships… Recorded the best finish of his career at the Southern Utah-hosted Pizza Hut-Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational as he tied for fourth with a career-best-tying 54-hole score of 6-under 210 on the par-72, 6,781-yard Sunbrook Golf Course in St. George, Utah… Signed for a career-low-tying 6-under 66 in the opening round of the Thunderbird Invite, where he ranked second in a field of 68 with 38 pars… Tied for 19th at 4-under 212 (73-70-69) at the UC San Diego Invitational on the North Course of Torrey Pines in La Jolla, California, where he tied for first in a field of 83 with two eagles… Made his Aggie debut at the Valpo Fall Invitational at the Sand Creek Country Club in Chesterton, Indiana, tying for 67th at 18-over 234… Had two rounds in the 60s, one top-five finish, one top-10 finish, two top-20 finishes and five rounds under par... Earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District, academic all-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.
 
PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Spent his first three collegiate seasons at Utah Tech (formerly Dixie State) in St. George, Utah… Averaged 72.81, which ranks fourth all-time in school history, during his sophomore season in 2021-22… Had the sixth-best scoring average in the Western Athletic Conference… Recorded his first collegiate top-10 finish by tying for seventh at 6-under 210 (66-76-68) at the BYU Ping Cougar Classic… Opened the tournament with a career-low 6-under 66, highlighted by a career-best seven birdies… Had two top-10 and four top-20 finishes during the spring portion of 2022… Had 11 par-or-better rounds… Played in six team events during the 2020-21 season and ranked fourth with a 74.35 stroke average over 17 rounds… Had five par-or-better rounds… Tied for 18th at the Oregon Duck Invitational… Participated in two tournaments as a freshman during the 2019-20 season… Best finish was at the Notre Dame de Namur Argonaut Invitational, where he tied for 42nd on the par-72 Poppy Ridge Golf Course in Livermore, California… Earned academic all-Western Athletic Conference honors following the 2021 campaign.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterwinner in golf at Davis High School in Kaysville, Utah… Earned first-team all-region and second-team all-state honors during his time as a Dart… Helped lead Davis HS to a pair of region championships, to go along with a second- and third-place finish at state… Graduated with High Honors from Davis HS.

PERSONAL: Son of Timothy and Janice Pehrson… Has two brothers and three sisters… Served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Philippines… Is in the master of business administration program at Utah State.

CAREER STATS: 
Year Tourneys Rds-Stks Lo-Hi Avg. In 60s Low 54 T10s T20s Rounds
Under Par
Finishes
Under Par
Best
Finish
Wins
2019-20 2 6-470 72-84 78.33 0 232 (+16) 0 0 0 0 T-42nd 0
2020-21 6 17-1,264 69-79 74.35 1 221 (+8) 0 1 1 0 T-18th 0
2021-22 9 26-1,893 66-77 72.81 4 210 (-6) 2 4 8 2 T-7th 0
2022-23 6 18-1,339 66-82 74.39 2 210 (-6) 1 2 5 2 T-4th 0
2023-24 3 9-687 71-82 76.33 0 225 (+12) 0 0 0 0 T-57th 0
TOTALS 26 73-5,422 66-84 74.27 7 210 (-6) 3 7 14 4 T-4th 0

Career Bests
Low Round: 66 (2x), last at Pizza Hut-Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational (2/10/23); Low 54-Hole Score: 6-under 210 (2x), last at Pizza Hut-Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational (2/12/23); Top Finish: T-4th, Pizza Hut-Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational (2/12/23).

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