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2017-18 Men's Golf Roster

Ken Badylak
Dan McDonnell, USI Athletic Communications
Dan McDonnell, USI Athletic Communications
Dan McDonnell, USI Athletic Communications
Dan McDonnell, USI Athletic Communications
Dan McDonnell, USI Athletic Communications
Dan McDonnell, USI Athletic Communications
Dan McDonnell, USI Athletic Communications
Dan McDonnell, USI Athletic Communications
Dan McDonnell, USI Athletic Communications

Preston Van Winkle

  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Santa Claus, IN
  • Highschool
    Heritage Hills
  • Major
    Sport Management

Biography

Year-by-Year Results
2014-15 I 2015-16 I 2016-17 I 2017-18

2017-18: Named All-GLVC and Academic All-GLVC...played in 11 tournaments and 25 rounds as a senior...won the UIS Spring Invitational with a two-round 145 (70-75)...earned conference honors after placing fourth at the GLVC Championships with a three-round 221 (75-76-70)...posted top 18-hole rounds of 70 at the UW-Parkside Fall Invitational, UIS Spring Invitational, and the GLVC Championships. 

2016-17: Named Academic All-GLVC...had a low round of 72 (E) twice at the Trevecca Men's Invitational and UW-Parkside Spring Invitational...led the Eagles with a 76.88 strokes per round average...had one top-five and three top-10 finishes...finished fourth at the Labor Day Intercollegiate with a 225 (+9)...was ninth at the Trevecca Men's Invitational with a 147 (+3)...placed eighth at the UW-Parkside Spring Invitational with a 147 (+3).

2015-16: Earned Academic All-GLVC honors for the second straight year after playing in all of USI's 10 tournaments and 22 rounds...finished in a tie for 29th at the GLVC Championship after shooting a 54-hole 225 (+9)...led USI with a 76.59 strokes per round average...posted three top-10 finishes, including a season-best sixth-place finish at the season-opening Labor Day Intercollegiate...had a season-low round of 70 (-2) in the third round of the the Labor Day Intercollegiate...was USI's top performer in four tournaments.

2014-15: Made a significant impact for the Screaming Eagles in his freshman year...led the team with a 76.26 strokes per round average...set a 54 hole program record with a 213 at The Buc (70-69-74), also shooting his top two rounds of the season in the tournament and recording his best finish of the year with a tie for fifth...shot +10 or better in seven tournaments...2014-15 Academic All-GLVC honoree.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Heritage Hills High School (Lincoln City, Indiana) where he earned varsity letters in golf and as a manager in basketball...was a three-time All-Conference honoree and a member of four Pocket Athletic Conference championship squads...was the PAC medalist in 2013 and 2014...was a medalist nine times during his senior season...finished his prep career by earning All-State honors for his 10th-place finish at the 2014 IHSAA Championship.

PERSONAL: Son of Ken and Sara Van Winkle.
Career Statistics
Season    Rounds Strokes Lo72 Lo54 Lo36 Lo18 LoRnd Par/- Events  Top1  Top5 Top10   Avg
2014-15        3     238    -  238    -    -    79     -      1     -     -     - 79.33
2015-16       22    1685    -  224  149    -    70     2     10     -     -     3 76.59
2016-17       24    1845    -  225  147   78    72     2     11     -     1     3 76.88
2017-18       25    1897    -  221  145    -    70     3     11     1     2     3 75.88
Totals        74    5665    -  221  145   78    70     7     33     1     3     9 76.55

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-2015Freshman

  • 2015-2016Sophomore

  • 2016-2017Junior

  • 2017-2018Senior