2016-17 Men's Golf Roster
Roster
Sam Weatherhead
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Grand Rapids, Mich.
- High School:
- Grand Rapids West Catholic
SENIOR (2016-17): Earned Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) All-Midwest Region honors ... Missed much of the season with a hand injury ... Played in five events in the fall ... Finished second at the Gopher Invitational and tied for fifth at the Quail Valley Intercollegiate ... Had a season-low 66 at the Quail Valley Intercollegiate and the Bearcat Invitational.
JUNIOR (2015-16): One of three Spartans to compete in all 12 events … Finishing with three top five, one top ten and two top 20s … One win on the year at the Fossum Memorial posting a 202 (68-65-69) … Best scoring averages of all returning players at 73.35 … Finished with eight rounds of 70 or lower on the season … Was the highest placing Spartan in five events … One of five Spartans who participated in the NCAA Regionals where he was the best finishing Spartan placing T-30th.
SOPHOMORE (2014-15): One of four Spartans to compete in all 12 events ... Posted a team-high scoring average of 73.56 ... Had one top-five finish, along with one top-10 and four top-20 finishers ... Was the top Spartan finisher in five tournaments, including tying for first at the Colleton River collegiate with a 214 (71-72-71) ... Finished tied for 16th at the Yale Spring Invitational with a three-round score of 216 (70-73-73) ... Was part of the Spartan lineup at the Big Ten Championship, tying teammate Charlie Netzel for 23rd with a 298 (74-71-75-78) ... Ended the season with a season low of 69 two times at the Inverness Intercollegiate and the Rod Myers Invitational.
FRESHMAN (2013-14): Played in the first five events of the season before suffering a season-ending injury ... Was fourth on the team with a 75.53 scoring average ... Tied for third on the team with 2.3 birdies per round ... Had three sub-par rounds ... Tied for 27th in his collegiate debut at the Gopher Invitational, shooting a 220 (76-75-69); his final round 69 was a season low ... Had his best finish and score of the season at the Wolverine Intercollegiate, tying for 19th with a score of 217 (75-73-69).
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner for his father, Andy at Grand Rapids West Catholic ... Named Michigan's Mr. Golf as a junior ... Two-time Division III state champion (2012, 2013); runner-up as a sophomore, losing in a playoff ... Four-time all-state and all-conference selection ... Also was a three-year letterwinner in bowling at Grand Rapids West Catholic.
PERSONAL: Son of Andy and Cathy Weatherhead ... His dad played tennis and golf at Aquinas College ... Majoring in hospitality business ... His brother, Troy was an All-American quarterback at Hillsdale College.
| Year | Rounds | Strokes | Average | Low 18 | Low 36 | Low 54 | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-20 |
| 2013-14 | 15 | 1133 | 75.53 | 69 | 142 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014-15 | 33 | 2134 | 73.59 | 69 | 143 | 214 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015-16 | 33 | 2424 | 73.35 | 65 | 133 | 202 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016-17 | 15 | 1054 | 70.26 | 66 | 136 | 208 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 96 | 6745 | 73.31 | 65 | 133 | 202 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
