2025-26 Golf Roster
Ryan Leach
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Williamsburg, Va.
- High School:
- Jamestown High
Sophomore (2025-26)
- Shot Even par and tied for 17th place at the Pearl at Kalauao Invitational with rounds of 72-71-73=216
- Tied for 23rd place at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational with rounds of 71-73=144 (Even)
- Was WVU's top finisher along with Kaleb Wilson at the Cullan Brown Collegiate, tying for 14th place with rounds of 71-70=141 (-1)
- Finished in fifth place at the Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational, shooting 64-74-71=219 (-7)
- Tied for 20th place at the Gopher Invitational with round of 68-72-77=217 (+4)
- Won the Island Resort Collegiate with school records of -17 and 199 (63-65-71=199)
- Bested the previous records set by Mark Goetz, who had marks of -15 and 201
- Became the fourth two-time winner in school history
- Marked the 11th time in school history a WVU golfer won a collegiate tournament
- Helped WVU shoot a team-record -55 in capturing the Island Resort Collegiate team title
- Shot -9 in the first round, tying the school record with Mark Goetz for the lowest round in school history in relation to par
- Named WVU Athlete of the Week (Sept. 2)
Freshman (2024-25)
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Academic Achievement Award from the WVU golf team
- Competed in 26 rounds for an average of 73.15
- Had five rounds in the 60's, including the low score of 65 by a WVU golfer during the season
- Competed in six events as an individual and three events in the team lineup
- Posted WVU's low score at the National Golf Invitational, finishing ninth with rounds of 73-67-73=213 (-3)
- Was a substitute at the Big 12 Championship
- Competed as an individual at the Mountaineer Invitational and tied for 33rd place with rounds of 79-74-78=231 (+15)
- Posted rounds of 78-71=149 (+9) at The Johnnie-O at Sea Island
- Competed as an individual at the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate and posted rounds of 77-74-76=227 (+11)
- Was an individual at the Gators Invitational and tied for 38th place with rounds of 75-69-73=217 (+7)
- Competed as an individual at The Stono and shot 10-under-par (68-65-73=206) to win the event
- Became the seventh different WVU golfer to win a collegiate event
- Marks the 10th time a WVU golfer has won a collegiate tournament
- Was an individual at the White Sands Collegiate and finished tied for 22nd place (71-72-70=213, -3)
- Competed in two matches at the Big 12 Match Play Championship
- Played as an individual and tied for a runner-up finish at the Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational with rounds of 73-67-72=212 (-4)
- Competed in his first collegiate event at the Gopher Invitational and shot rounds of 77-79-78=234 (+21)
Prep
- Won the Junior Valentine Invitational after shooting rounds of 68-66 for a 10-under-par total
- Qualified for the 2023 North & South Junior Championship at Pinehurst Resort with a round of 3-under (69)
- Semifinalist in the 2022 Bobby Bowers Memorial Junior Match Play, shot 71 in stroke play qualifying
- Led Team Virginia to the 2022 Mid-Atlantic Junior Invitational Championship with the lowest individual score for Team Virginia
- Helped Team Virginia win the 2022 Capital Cup hosted by the MAPGA
- 2022 Williamsburg Country Club Men’s Champion at the age of 16
- Two-time Bay Rivers District Player of the Year (2022 & 2023)
- Two-time First Team Virginia High School All-State (2022 & 2023)
- Three-time First Team Class 4A All-Regional (2020, 2022 & 2023)
- Named First Team All-District in 2023 with a 69.0 tournament scoring average
- Led Jamestown High to the 2020 Virginia High School Class 4 State Championship, runner-up in 2021
- Two-time team captain (2022 & 2023)
- Top 30 finish as a junior in the 2022 Eastern Amateur with rounds of 72-69-70-72
- Qualified for the 2022 & 2023 Virginia Men’s Amateur
Personal
- Son of Mike and Julie Leach
- Majoring in business
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
- Birthday is January 7
- Father is retired NFL player (15 years) and current William & Mary assistant golf coach
Pearl at Kalauao Invitational Recap
Sunday, November 09
Hawaii Practice
Tuesday, November 04
Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational Recap
Friday, October 03
Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational Preview
Wednesday, September 24
