Player Bio: Alex Prugh - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
April 18, 2013 | Men's Golf
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Washington and Amateur Notes
* Nine career Top-10 finishes tied for seventh most in Husky history
* A two-time All-Pac-10 selection (2nd team, 2005; 1st team, 2006)
* An Honorable mention All-American in 2004
* Named to the 2005 PING All-Pacific Region team
* Won the 2005 Pacific Coast Amateur at Bandon Dunes. His older brother, Corey, won the event in 2001
* Won the 2005 Washington State Amateur by two shots, finishing ahead of UW teammate Zach Bixler
* First alternate at 2004 U.S. Open but did not get to play at Shinnecock Hills
* Was second at the 2005 Rosauers Open Invitational
* Reached round of 32 at 2005 Western Amateur Open
* Finished 24th at 2004 Sahalee Players Championship
* Older brother, Corey, was a four-year letterwinner as UW golfer
* Majoring in economics
2005-06 (Junior)
* Named to the All-Pac-10 First Team
* Ranked the No. 31 collegiate player in the nation by Golfweek
* Leads the team with a 72.19 scoring average, a mark that would be the fifth best in Husky history, were the season to end today
* The top Husky finisher in seven of 12 varsity events this season
* Has placed in the Top-10 four times
* Recorded 12 rounds under par including eight rounds in the 60s
* Tied teammated Erik Olson for second in the field at the National Invitational, shooting 5-under 211
* Placed sixth at the rain-shortened US Intercollegiate at 2-over 142
* Shot a career best 6-under 65 in the first round at the 2006 Pac-10 Championships, where he placed 14th at 4-over 288
* Shot 4-under 212 at the West Regional, good for 32nd in the field
* Opened the season by placing second at the Gopher Invitational, equaling his best collegiate finish
* Was fifth at the 2005 Fall Preview, shooting 6-under 210 at the site of the 2006 NCAA Championship
2004-05 (Sophomore)
* Named to the PING All-Pacific Region team
* Competed at NCAAs for second straight year
* Shot 299 to place 58th overall
* Second-team All-Pac-10 selection
* Named to the Pac-10 All-Academic squad as an honorable mention selection
* Was UW's No. 2 finisher at the West Regional with a 2-over 212
* Was third on the team with a 72.86 scoring average
* Scoring average ranks seventh on UW single-season list
* Was 10th at Pac-10 Championships to help Huskies to first conference crown since 1988
* Finished second at the Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge with a 1-under 143, his best finish as a collegiate
* Reset tournament scoring best with 10-under 206 at Waikoloa Intercollegiate
* Best single-round of the season was 5-under 67 at Waikoloa
* Led UW at National Invitational with 5-under 211 to finish 12th
* Was UW's top finisher in three of four fall tournaments
* Led team with 71.82 stroke average in the fall
* Second on the team with four top-10 finishes
2003-2004 (Freshman)
* Named a PING Honorable Mention All-American
* Was 28th at NCAA Championships to help UW to a sixth-place showing
* Produced the eighth-best NCAA Championship finish in UW history
* Only Husky to play in all 13 team tournaments
* Third on the squad with a 73.70 stroke average
* Recorded his first top-10 finish at The Nelson, shooting 5-under 209
* Best single-round score was a 66 at the ASU/Thunderbird
* His 6-under performance during that round was the best score against par by a Husky
* Finished 24th at the Pac-10 Championships with 13-over 301
* Shot 10-over 226 at NCAA West Regional
Ferris High School and Junior Golf
* Four-time letterwinner at Ferris High School
* Was 4A state individual champion
* A four-time all-Greater Spokane League member
* Conference MVP as a senior
* Finished 25th at 2003 Pacific Coast Amateur and was 25th at the 2002 U.S. Junior Amateur
* Semifinalist at 2002 PNGA Men's Amateur
* Runner-up at 2002 AJGA event in Aspen
* Won the 16-17 Division of the 2001 PGA Junior Series Event #11
* 2001 PNGA Junior Boys Amateur champion.
Personal
* Older sister, Hillary, played golf at Montana State
* Father, Steve, is a golf professional at Manito Golf and Country Club
Prugh's Career Statistics
Years Rounds Strokes Avg. Low 2003-2004 40 2948 73.70 66 2004-2005 43 3133 72.86 67 2005-2006 40 2886 72.15 65 Totals 123 8967 72.90 65Career Best Finish: 2nd, Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge, Oct. 25-26, 2004; Gopher Invitational, Sept. 17-18, 2005; National Invitational, March 26-28, 2006 Career Top-10 Finishes: 9 Career Best 54-Hole Score: 206, Waikoloa Intercollegiate, Feb. 9-11, 2005 Career Best 18-Hole Score: 65, Pac-10 Championship, April 24, 2006
Alex Prugh's Tournament Results
2005-06 UW Date Tournament 1-2-3-4 Par Tot. Pl. Pl. 9/17-18 Gopher Invitational 73-72-71 E 216 2 1 9/26-28 Fall Preview 73-68-69 -6 210 5 1 10/3-4 Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge 74-76-72 +6 222 30 3 10/31-11/1 CordeValle Collegiate 72-76-74 +6 222 47 4 2/8-10 Waikoloa Invitational 68-73-69 -3 210 11 1 2/27-28 Ashworth Invitational 72-72-73 +4 217 14 1 3/10-12 Southern Highlands Col. 80-73-79 +16 232 44 3 3/26-28 National Invitational 68-73-70 -5 211 2 1 4/1-2 Augusta State Invitational 74-70-73 +1 217 19 1 4/15 U.S. Intercollegiate 76-66 +2 142 6 1 4/24-26 Pac-10 Championship 65-74-75-74 +4 288 14 3 5/18-20 NCAA West Regional 74-72-66 -4 212 32 3 5/31-6/3 NCAA Championship 67-72-74-74 -1 287 15 2
2004-05 UW Date Tournament 1-2-3-4 Par Tot. Pl. Pl. 9/27-28 Opus NW Invitational 75-71-68 -2 214 3 1 10/11-12 Alister MacKenzie Invitat. 70-71-69 -3 210 3 1 10/17-18 Duke Classic 77-78-68 +7 223 25 4 10/25-26 Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge 72-71 -1 143 2 1 11/22-23 All-American Classic 77-72-77 +13 226 29 NA 2/9-11 Waikoloa Intercollegiate 70-67-69 -10 206 21 2 2/28-3/1 Ashworth Invitational 77-76-70 +10 223 37 3 3/11-13 So. Highlands Collegiate 72-78-78 +16 228 54 3 3/21-22 Duck Invitational 73-74-75 +6 222 37 4 3/27-29 National Invitational 68-73-70 -5 211 12 1 4/16-17 U.S. Intercollegiate 75-72-75 +12 222 36 2 4/25-27 Pac-10 Championship 75-70-71-68 E 284 10 2 5/19-21 NCAA West Regional 71-70-71 +2 212 12 2 6/1-4 NCAA Championships 76-75-76-72 +19 299 58 5
2003-04 UW Date Tournament 1-2-3-4 Par Tot. Pl. Pl. 9/9-11 Topy Cup 76-74-76 +10 226 26 2 9/29-30 Husky Invitational 78-71-73 +6 222 19 3 10/24-26 The Nelson 70-67-72 -4 209 10 2 11/3-4 The Prestige 75-72-75 +6 222 33 3 2/11-13 Waikoloa Intercollegiate 73-72-72 +1 217 42 4 3/3-4 Cleveland Classic 77-71-74 +6 222 36 2 3/12-14 Southern Highlands Col. 73-74-78 +9 225 47 3 3/28-30 National Invitational 70-71-74 -1 215 12 2 4/9-10 ASU Thunderbird 66-80-69 -1 215 39 2 4/26-28 Pac-10 Champ. 77-79-72-73 +13 301 24 4 5/3 Northwest Shootout 84-76 +16 160 17 6 5/20-22 NCAA West Regional 72-73-81 +10 226 62 4 6/1-4 NCAA Championship 71-70-73-74 +8 288 28 2
