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2019-20 Men's Golf Roster

John Byrne
Nick Beaton
John Byrne
Reann Huber
Tod Fierner

Tony Gil

  • Ht./Wt. 5-10 /
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Vaughan, Ontario
  • Previous School Houston

Biography

NEVADA
SENIOR (2019-20 - Season shorted due to COVID-19) –
Played in all seven events during his senior season and notched a scoring average of 72.10, which ranked third on the team and is tied for 10th in a single season in program history … Recorded a season-low finish of a tie for fourth at the Wolf Pack Shootout … Collected one top five finish and three top 15s on the year … Totaled 59 birdies, including a season-high 13 at the Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational, had one eagle and added a team-high 192 pars … Played the year at 5-over par … Had 12 of his 19 rounds at par or better, including a season-low round of 68 twice … Finished the Husky Invitational at 3-under par, a season-low tournament score to par … Posted final scores under par at four of the seven events … Letter winner ... Academic All-Mountain West selection.

JUNIOR (2018-19) – Academic All-Mountain West selection … Competed in eight of Nevada’s 11 events during his first year with the program … Compiled a scoring average of 73.95 … Recorded his best finish of the year, a tie for seventh, at the Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational where he finished at 6-under par and shot a career-low round of 66 … Shot 10 of his 24 rounds played at par or better … Played the year at 61-over par … Collected 60 birdies, three eagles and 256 pars … Posted a season-best 14 birdies at the Mountain West Championship … Letter winner.

PRIOR TO NEVADA – A transfer from the University of Houston where he played two seasons … During those two years, Gil compiled a stroke average of 74.13 in nine events … Best finish while at Houston was a top five at the Colin Montgomerie Invitational in February of 2017 where he finished at 3-under par and shot a career-low round of 69.

HIGH SCHOOL – Member of the Canadian National Team from 2013-16 … 2016 Ontario Scholar... Captured title at Terra Cotta Invitational with a 4-foot birdie on final hole at Naples National Golf Club ... Won CN Future Links Pacific Championship title after posting 16-under 200 ... Earned medalist honors at the CJGA Western Junior Championship on Northview Golf & Country Club's Ridge Course where he fired three straight rounds in the 60s to finish at 14-under … Helped lead his team to a fourth place finish at the Southern Cross Invitational ... Finished fourth individually at the Junior Orange Bowl … Played for Team Canada as a member of Golf Canada's Development Squad ... Captured titles at the CJGA International Junior Challenge and the GAO Investors Group Junior Spring Classic ... Finished second at the 2014 Canadian Junior Boys Championship, including a round of 63 ... Was a member of the Golf Association of Ontario's Under-17 Provincial Squad … Tied for 13th at the 2013 Ontario Amateur Championship ... Earned a fifth place showing at the 2013 Ontario Junior Boys Championship ... Placed sixth at the prestigious South American Amateur Championship ... Won the title at CorseMax/Philadelphia Runner Junior Championship.

PERSONAL – Full name is Taekkun Gil but goes by the nickname Tony... Born in Seoul, South Korea... Son of Jeonghee and Joohwan Gil.

Statistics/Records
Season Low Round: 68, Husky Invitational; Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational
Season Low Tournament Score (to par): -3, Husky Invitational
Season Best Tournament Finish: T4th, Wolf Pack Shootout

Career Low Round: 66, Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational (2018)
Career Low Tournament Score (to par): -6, Visit Stockton Pacific Invitational (2018)
Career Best Tournament Finish: T4th, Wolf Pack Shootout (2019)

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Junior

    5'10"
  • 2019-20Senior

    5'10"