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Grant Booth

  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 /
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Sydney, Australia
  • High School Mitchell HS

Biography

NEVADA
SENIOR (2017-18) – All-Mountain West selection … Selected to the Division I PING All-West Region team ... Earned a national ranking among international players for the Arnold Palmer Cup … Played in all 11 events of the season, racking up 33 rounds played … Broke the single season scoring record, which he previously owned, by finishing the year with a stroke average of 70.61 … Twice shot season and career low rounds of 64, first at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational and later at the Jackrabbit Invitational … Recorded nine top 20 finishes in 11 events, including four top fives … Earned runner-up honors in back-to-back tournaments, first at the El Macero Classic, which helped the Wolf Pack claim the team title, and next at the Mountain West Championship … Led the team with 139 birdies on the year, which was fifth most in a single season all-time … Played the year at 37-under par with 23 of his 33 rounds being played at par or better and 10 of those rounds in the 60s … Set the single season par 3, par 4 and par 5 scoring records … Finished tied for 50th at the NCAA Norman Regionals … Recorded four eagles during the year, including two at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational … Reached double digit numbers under par in three events (10-under at the Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational and National Invitational Tournament and a season-low 11-under at the Jackrabbit Invitational) … Set the career scoring record at 71.86 … Also owns the par or better career record with 64 of his 132 career rounds being par or better … His 448 career birdies is the most all-time in program history … Letter winner.

JUNIOR (2016-17) – Played in all 11 events and finished with a season scoring average of 71.64, which set the single season program record at the time … Shot a season-best round of 67 four different times … Posted career-bests in tournament score to par (12-under) and tournament finish (tied for second) at the Jackrabbit Invitational, helping the Wolf Pack to its first team title since 2009 … Finished the year just 15-over par through his 11 events … Collected 116 birdies on the year, which led the team, including a season-high 16 at the Jackrabbit Invitational … Made one eagle during the season at the Nick Watney Invitational … His 358 pars on the year ranked second on the team … In four of 11 events he finished the tournament under par … Racked up five top 15 finishes, which included three top 10s … 17 of his 33 rounds played were at par or better, including seven rounds in the 60s … His par 5 scoring of 4.63 is the lowest in program history in a single season … His par 3 scoring of 3.18 and par 4 scoring of 4.10 also led the Pack … Made an appearance in the NCAA Regionals, shooting a three-day score of 214 (74-69-71), recording a top 30 finish ... Letter winner.

SOPHOMORE (2015-16) – Competed in all 11 events during his sophomore season … Won a dual match vs. Colorado State with a round of 67 … Recorded one top five, two top 10s and three top 15 finishes … Shot a season-low round of 66 during the third round at the National Invitational Tournament where he finished under par for the event … Played 13 of his 30 rounds with scores of 72 or better … All three of his rounds at the Nick Watney Invitational were in the 60s (69, 68, 68) which allowed him to post his best to par score of the season at 8-under overall, he placed sixth at the event … Finished in a tie for 11th at the MW Championship at 3-under par … Compiled a scoring average of 72.93 for the year, second best on the team … He led the team in most subpar holes (8), par 3 scoring (3.13), par 4 scoring (4.16) and birdie conversion (27.5 percent) … Collected 94 birdies during the season … Letter winner.

FRESHMAN (2014-15) – Competed in 10 events in the fall and spring as a freshman ... Took seventh at the Mountain West Championships ... Lowest round came in the championships with a 67 ... Shot a season-low 207 at the Price's Give Em Five Invitational ... Came in 9-under par at the same event … Letter winner.

HIGH SCHOOL – Graduate of Mitchell High School in Sydney, Australia ... He was Captain of the NSW Junior State team in 2014 ... Finished in the top 16 at the Men's Australian Amateur in 2014 ... Finished in the top 16 in the Men's NSW Amateur in 2014 ... Tied for third in the Bonville Champions Trophy in 2013 ... Was the State Junior Matchplay Champion in 2013 ... Came in third in the All-Schools Championships in 2013 ... Most memorable event was representing Australia at the 2013 Callaway World Junior Championship.

PERSONAL – Born Grant Booth ... Son of Greg and Katrina Booth ... Has one younger sister, Renee Booth ... Chose Nevada over Washington State, Florida State, San Francisco, San Diego, at UT Arlington because of the location and quality academics that Nevada offers ... Business Major ... Likes to listen to music, fish and go to the beach in his spare time.

Statistics/Records
Career Low Round: 64, Jackrabbit Invitational (2018); Alister MacKenzie Invitational (2017)
Career Low Tournament Score (to par): -12, Jackrabbit Invitational (2017)
Career Best Tournament Finish: 2nd, El Macero Classic (2018); Mountain West Championship (2018)

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

  • 2015-16Sophomore

  • 2016-17Junior

    6'1"
  • 2017-18Senior

    6'1"