2012-13 Men's Golf Roster
Roster
Chris Williams
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Moscow, Idaho
- High School:
- Moscow High School
Williams Features • Chris Williams Interview (UW Athletics: Sept. 23, 2012) • Williams Wins Western Amateur (Spokeman Review: Sept. 5, 2012) • Chris Williams on a Roll (Golf News: July 1, 2012) • Williams Wins 86th Washington State Amateur (Golf Today NW: June 29, 2012) • Williams Washington Amateur Interview (PNGS: June 15, 2012) • Williams Could Be UW's Best (News Tribune: May 15, 2012) • UW's Williams Strikes Gold at U.S. Open Qualifier (Kitsap Sun: June 6, 2011) • Golf In America Interview (Golf Channel)
Washington Notes
• One of UW's most decorated players all-time, winning the 2012 Mark H. McCormack Award for the world's No. 1 ranked amateur, earning the Phil Mickelson Freshman of the Year in 2010 and first team All-American status in 2011 & 2012.
• Became the school's all-time wins leader, earning his 5th victory at the Bandon Dunes Championship on March 18, 2012. Has extended his record to 6 wins.
• Moved up to No. 1 on the World Amateur Golf Rankings on July 22-26 and Aug. 8-current (Sept. 18).
• Won the 2012 Western Amateur championship - both stoke play and match play.
• Finished 7th in stroke play at the U.S. Am and advanced all the way to the quarterfinals of match play.
• Will represent the USA at the World Amateur Championships in Turkey.
• Enters 2012-13 with 21 top-10 finishes, 3rd most in UW history.
• 2012 stroke average of 70.61 is the second lowest in UW single-season history.
• Represented USA at the 2011 Walker Cup where he went 1-1 in foursome action while teamed with UCLA's Patrick Cantlay and 1-0 in singles matches.
• Qualified for the 2011 U.S. Open at Congressional after winning his sectional at Gold Mountain. Missed the cut by two strokes.
• Member of the 2011 and 2012 Palmer Cup team USA, just the second Husky to make the team. Went 3-1 in 2012, 2-0-2 in 2011 matches.
• Won two of three events that make up the 2011 Western Swing. Won the Sahalee Amateur Players Championship by one stroke after firing 1-under 287 and won the Pacific Coast Amateur with 11-under 277.
• Is the first Husky to ever win Pac-10 Freshman of the Year (2010).
• Recipient of 2010 Phil Mickelson Award, honoring the nation's top freshman collegiate golfer.
2012-13 (Senior)
•Two top-10 finishes.
•T2nd at the Kikkor Golf Husky Invitational with Trevor Simsby.
•T2nd a week later at the Ping/Golfweek Preview.
•Has four rounds in the 60s and six rounds under par.
2011-12 (Junior)
• Ben Hogan Award semifinalist.
• First Team All-Pac-12, First Team All-American by both PING and Golfweek, named to the All-Nicklaus team.
• Tied for or was the Huskies top finisher in 10-of-12 stroke play tournaments.
• Eight top-10 finishes.
• Opened the season by winning the rain-shortened Kikkor Golf Husky Invitational on Sept. 27, his fourth career victory to tie for UW career wins.
• Shot 3-under 210 at the Gifford Intercollegiate to end up 4th.
• Tied for 3rd at the San Diego Intercollegiate.
• Earned career victory No. 5, taking home a six stroke win at the Bandon Dunes Invitational on March 18. Ended up shooting 9-under 204 for the tournament.
• Was named Pac-12 Men's Golfer of the Month for March.
• Just the second Husky to win a NCAA Regional, taking home his sixth career victory at the Norman region. Eagled the final hole to overcome a one-hole deficit.
• UW's top finisher in stroke play at the NCAA Championships, finishing tied for 21st at +3.
• Trailed Julio Vegas 2&1 in match play.
2010-11 (Sophomore)
• 2011 1st Team All-Pac-10, 2011 Palmer Cup Team, 2010 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, 2010 2nd Team All-Pac-10, 2010 Phil Mickelson Award winner (NCAA's top freshman).
• Finished first or second among Huskies in 18 of 22 team tournaments during his career.
• Won Oregon Duck Invitational, the third victory of his career (tied for 2nd most in UW history).
• Scoring average of 71.16 is the fifth best in UW history.
• Named Pac-10's Golfer of the Month for March after notching a win and second-place finish.
2009-10 (Freshman)
• The first Husky to ever win Pac-10 Freshman of the Year honors, sharing it with USC's T.J. Vopel
• Tied the Olympic Course at Gold Mountain record with a 7-under 65 in the final round of the NCAA West Regional
• Stroke average of 71.14 ties Brock MacKenzie for 3rd all-time in a single season
• Only freshman in UW history to win twice during the season
• Best round of 8-under 63 in the Pac-10 Championships equals the best-ever third-round score in a tournament by a Husky
• Shot ten rounds in the 60s and has a total of 13 rounds under par
• Second overall at the NCAA West Regional with a 6-under 210, including his first-ever hole-in-one on a 205-yard hole
• Tied for ninth at the NCAA Championships
Junior Golf and Personal:
• Four-time Idaho High School 4A state champion and four-time North Idaho Golfer of the Year.
• Earned as high as ninth in Junior Golf Scoreboard rankings.
• 2007 Washington Junior Golf Association (WJGA) State Champion, Player of the Year and Junior Golfer of the Year.
• Third at 2008 Junior Worlds, 27th at 2007 Junior World and 27th at 2007 Junior America's Cup.
• 2008 San Diego Junior Am Champion.
• Graduated from Moscow High School and helped team to 2009 state championship. Team was second in 2008 and fourth in 2007.
• Claims the record at eight courses.
• 4.0 GPA Honor Roll for 2008-09 school year.
• Parents are Linda and Varnel Williams. Has two older brothers, Pete and Jeff, and an older sister, Julie.
• Pete was a professional golfer from 2006-2008 and Jeff played hockey for University of Idaho.
CHRIS WILLIAMS' CAREER STATISTICS
| YEAR | ROUNDS | STROKES | AVG | LOW |
| 2009-10 | 31 | 2204 | 71.10 | 63 |
| 2010-11 | 43 | 3060 | 71.16 | 67 |
| 2011-12 | 38 | 2683 | 70.61 | 66 |
| CAREER | 112 | 7947 | 70.96 | 63 |
Career Best Finish: 1st, (6 times) Battle at the Beach, Feb. 14-16, 2010; ASU Thunderbird Invitational, April 2-3, 2010; Duck Invite, March 21-22, 2011; Kikkor Golf Husky Invitational, Sept. 27, 2011; Bandon Dunes Invitational, March 16-18, 2012; NCAA Southwest Regional, May 17-19, 2012.
Career Top-10 Finishes: 20
Career Best 54-Hole Score: 204 (-9), (twice) Bandon Dunes Invitational, March 16-18, 2012
Career Best 18-Hole Score: 63, third round of Pac-10 Championships, April 27, 2010
2012-13 RESULTS BY TOURNAMENT
| Date | Score | Tournament | Overall Place | Place On Team |
| Sept. 17-18 | 69-71-75-215 (-1) | Kikkor Golf Husky Invitational | T2nd of 75 | T2nd of 5 |
| Sept. 23-25 | 69-72-69-210 (-6) | Ping/Golfweek Preview | T2nd of 75 | T1st of 5 |
| Oct. 19-21 | 75-78-75-228 (+12) | US Collegiate Championship | T60th of 79 | 4th of 5 |
2011-12 RESULTS BY TOURNAMENT
| Date | Score | Tournament | Overall Place | Place On Team |
| Sept. 27 | 69 (-3) | Kikkor Golf Husky Invitational | 1st of 45 | 1st of 5 |
| Oct. 9-11 | 75-69-67-211 (-5) | Prestige at PGA West | T17th of 84 | T2nd of 5 |
| Oct. 23-25 | 72-72-70-214 (-2) | U.S. Intercollegiate | T10th of 74 | 2nd of 5 |
| Oct. 31-Nov. 2 | 70-70-70-210 (-3) | Gifford Intercollegiate | 4th of 72 | 1st of 6 |
| Feb. 1-3 | 68-71-72-211 (-5) | University of Hawaii Invit. | T13th of 115 | T1st of 5 |
| Feb. 13-14 | 70-72-74-216 (E) | San Diego Intercollegiate | T3rd of 84 | T1st of 5 |
| Mar. 16-18 | 71-67-66-204 (-9) | Bandon Dunes Championship | 1st of 85 | 1st of 5 |
| Mar. 30-April 1 | 68-77-68-213 (+3) | Stanford U.S. Collegiate | T12th of 90 | 1st of 5 |
| April 6-7 | 71-71-67-209 (-4) | ASU Thunderbird | T8th of 93 | 1st of 5 |
| April 27-29 | 72-70-71-70-283 (-5) | Pac-12 Championships | T9th of 72 | 1st of 6 |
| May 17-19 | 73-68-68-209 (-7) | NCAA Southwest Regional | 1st of 75 | 1st of 5 |
| May 29-31 | 75-71-70-216 (+3) | NCAA Championships | T21st of 156 | 1st of 5 |
2010-11 RESULTS BY TOURNAMENT
| Date | Score | Tournament | Overall Place | Place On Team |
| Sept. 20-21 | 74-70-68-212 (-4) | Kikkor Golf Husky Invitational | T4th of 75 | 1st of 5 |
| Oct. 10-12 | 72-71-71-214 (-2) | Prestige at PGA West | T6th of 81 | 2nd of 5 |
| Oct. 24-26 | 75-73-74-222 (+6) | U.S. Collegiate Championship | T31st of 78 | 1st of 5 |
| Nov. 8-10 | 76-71-70-217 (+4) | Gifford Collegiate Championship | T11th of 74 | 2nd of 6 |
| Nov. 22-23 | 69-69-71-209 (-4) | Western Refining All-American Classic | T12th of 31 | Individual |
| Feb. 2-4 | 69-70-70-209 (-7) | Amer Ari Invitational | T10th of 114 | 1st of 5 |
| Feb. 13-15 | 68-71-75-214 (+5) | Battle at the Beach | T14th of 82 | 3rd of 6 |
| Feb. 28-Mar. 1 | 70-72-72-214 (+1) | USC Collegiate Invitational | T8th of 80 | 1st of 5 |
| March 10-12 | 70-72-74-216 (E) | Bandon Dunes Championship | 2nd of 86 | 2nd of 5 |
| March 21-22 | 67-71-69-207 (-9) | Oregon Duck Invitational | 1st of 88 | 1st of 5 |
| April 2-3 | 71-79-67-217 (+1) | Insperity Augusta St. Invitational | T18th of 93 | 1st of 5 |
| April 16-17 | 68-76-72-216 (+6) | Western Intercollegiate | T19th of 92 | 1st of 6 |
| April 29-May 1 | 71-70-71-69-281 (+1) | Pac-10 Championships | T6th of 60 | 1st of 6 |
| May 19-21 | 71-72-69-212 (-1) | NCAA Regionals | T16th of 73 | T2nd of 5 |
2009-2010 RESULTS BY TOURNAMENT
| Date | Score | Tournament | Overall Place | Place On Team |
| Sept. 14-15 | 74-75-66-215 (-1) | Palouse Collegiate | 7th of 78 | 1st of 7 |
| Sept. 27-28 | 79-75-76-230 (+14) | PING/Golfweek Invitational | T50th of 75 | 4th of 5 |
| Oct. 11-13 | 78-75-68-221 (+5) | The Prestige at PGA West | T26th of 80 | Indv. |
| Feb. 14-16 | 69-65-71-205 (-8) | Battle at the Beach | T1st of 86 | 1st of 6 |
| March 8-9 | 73-70-75-218 (+5) | Fresno Lexus Classic | T21st of 99 | 3rd of 6 |
| April 2-3 | 72-69-64-205 (-8) | ASU Thunderbird Invitational | T1st of 89 | 1st of 5 |
| April 11-13 | 72-71-70-213 (+3) | U.S. Intercollegiate | T24th of 107 | T3rd of 5 |
| April 26-28 | 71-68-63-73-275 (-9) | Pac-10 Championship | T8th of 60 | T2nd of 6 |
| May 20-22 | 73-72-65-210 (-6) | NCAA West Regional | T2nd of 75 | 2nd of 5 |
| June 1-3 | 72-71-69-212 | NCAA Championship | T9th of 154 | 1st of 5 |
