2020-21 Golf Roster
Etienne Papineau
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
- High School:
- Champlain St-Laurence
2019-20 (Senior)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (9-30-2019)
- Posted a pair of top-10 finishes on the season
- Set a new 54-hole program record-low with a 203 at the Old Town Club Collegiate, finishing in sixth place overall, which was his best finish of the season
- Also earned a new career-best with a 65 at the Old Town Club Collegiate
- Finished the season with a 73.41 stroke average
- Played 21 rounds in seven tournaments
- Finished in a tie for seventh place at the Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational, notching a three-round total of 75-69-72=216
- Carded a score of 78-70-72=220 at the Tavistock Collegiate Invitational to finish tied for 33rd
- Tied for 46th place at the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic with scores of 69-69-73=211
- Shot 73-75-75=223 at the Florida Gators Invitational
- Finished T-30th with a three-round total of 76-73-74=223 at the Seminole Intercollegiate
2018-19 (Junior)
- Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- WVU Golf Most Improved
- Played 33 rounds across 11 tournaments
- Was in the lineup for the Big 12 Championship and NCAA Louisville Regional
- Ranked third on the team with a scoring average of 72.09
- Had five rounds in the 60s with a low of 66
- Posted three top-10 finishes on the year
- Twice shot a 54-hole low of 211, finishing tied for 29th at the Old Town Club Collegiate and taking 15th place at the Gator Invitational
- Tied for fourth place and helped WVU take home top team honors at The Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational, shooting 72-75-68=215
- Finished T-6th with a score of 66-73-74=213 at the Seminole Intercollegiate
- Shot 71-72-71=214 at the Irish Creek Collegiate
- Finished ninth with a three-round total of 73-71-69=213 at the Rutherford Intercollegiate
- Carded a score of 73-71-72=216 to finish T-28th at the Big 12 Championship
- Shot 73-74-73=220 at the NCAA Louisville Regional
2017-18 (Sophomore)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Played 35 rounds in 12 tournaments, including the 2018 Big 12 Men’s Golf Championship
- Carried a 73.31 scoring average for 1.80 vs. par, ranking third on the team
- Registered four top-25 finishes on the year
- Posted five rounds of 69 or better, including a season-low 68
- Helped WVU win the Janney VCU Shootout with a 19th-place finish, shooting 74-71-69=214
- Individual runner-up at The Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational (Oct. 9-10) with a season-low score of 211 (69-71-71), helping West Virginia take second at the event
- Shot a career-low 68 in the first round of the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic (Nov. 1-2)
- Led WVU to a runner-up finish at the Furman Intercollegiate, taking third with a 71-69-72=212
- Also posted a top-10 finish in WVU’s runner-up showing at the Rutherford Intercollegiate, shooting 69-71-74=214
2016-17 (Freshman)
- Winner of WVU golf’s Academic Achievement award
- Played 34 rounds in 12 tournaments as a freshman
- Fifth on the team with a 75.47 stroke average
- Posted three top-10 finishes on the season
- Shot a pair of rounds in the 60s
- Carded a season-low 218 for two over par at both the Invitational at Kiawah (Sept. 12-13) and the Mountaineer Intercollegiate (Oct. 10-11)
- Finished 18th at the VCU Janney Shootout (Sept 19-20) with a score of 69-72=141
- Finished tied for 15th at the Mountaineer Intercollegiate after shooting 71-71-76
- Shot 78-76-76=230 to finish 30th in WVU’s win a the East Carolina Intercollegiate (April 3-4)
- Was second on the team in par-3 scoring
Prep
- Member of the Canadian National Team from 2014-15
- Ranked as the No. 2 amateur and junior golfer in Quebec in 2015
- Rated the No. 13 amateur in Canada
- Two-time Junior Golfer of the Year in Quebec
- 2015 Amateur Golfer of the Year in Quebec
- Took medalist honors at the Canadian Collegial National Championship, Quebec Amateur Championship, Graham Cooke Junior Invitational, Alexander of Tunis Championship and Quebec Match Play Championship
- Finished 12th with a score of 68 at the RBC Canadian Open PGA TOUR Monday Qualifier
- Posted a top-20 finish at the 2015 Canadian Junior National Championship
- Finished in the top-10 at the 2015 World Junior Championship
- Won the Quebec Junior Tour Championship in both 2013 and 2014
Personal
- Parents are Luc and Francine
- Birthday is September 13
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
- Graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration in May 2020
- Pursuing a master's degree in business administration
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
