2025-26 Golf Roster
Ryan Leach
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Williamsburg, Va.
- High School:
- Jamestown High
Sophomore (2025-26)
- 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
Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational Recap
Friday, October 03
Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational Preview
Wednesday, September 24
Nothing Else Matters, The 2025-26 Golf Season is Here!
Friday, August 29
2024-25 Senior Tribute
Tuesday, May 20
