2018-19 Golf Roster
Max Sear
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Unionville, Ontario, Canada
- High School:
- Bill Crothers Secondary
Career Statistics
| Season | Events | Rounds | Strokes | Average | Low Round | Par/- Rounds | Top Finishes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 10 | 20 | |||||||
| 2015-16 | 13 | 35 | 617 | 73.63 | 67 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016-17 | 12 | 34 | 810 | 74.09 | 66 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 25 | 35 | 1427 | 21.0 | 183 | 390 | .469 | 19 | 56 |
2017-18 (Junior)
- Named WVU golf’s Player of the Year for the third consecutive season
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Registered five top-10 finishes in tournament play
- Led the Mountaineers with a scoring average of 73.03 for 1.51 vs. par.
- Finished the season with five rounds in the 60s, including a career-tying low of 66
- Helped WVU win the Janney VCU Shootout with a 10th-place finish, shooting 73-66-72=211
- Added another 10th-place finish at The Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational (Oct. 9-10), helping West Virginia finish as the team runner up
- Was second with a 73 in WVU’s head-to-head match with Penn State
- Helped the Mountaineers take the team title at the Martin Downs Collegiate, claiming third place with a three-round score of 70-68-72=210
- Registered another top-10 finish at the Furman Intercollegiate, taking sixth with a score of 71-70-72=213 to help the Mountaineers finish second in the team standings
- Shot a season-best 67-70-72=209 to finish as the individual runner-up at the Rutherford Intercollegiate (April 16), leading WVU to a second-place team finish
2016-17 (Sophomore)
- WVU golf’s Player of the Year
- Second on the team with a scoring average of 74.09 and 2.41 vs. par
- Played 34 rounds in 12 tournaments as a sophomore
- Tied the school record with a 66 at the VCU Janney Shootout (Sept. 19-20)
- Registered five top-20 finishes on the year
- Led WVU to a win at the East Carolina Intercollegiate (April 3-4)
- Finished tied for first after 54 holes at ECU, falling on the second hole of the playoff
- Tied for seventh at VCU with a score of 71-66-137
- Shot a three-round low of 76-67-73=216 at the Invitational at the Ocean Couse (Sept. 12-13)
- Finished tied for 11th at Penn State’s Rutherford Intercollegiate (April 15-16) with a score of 216 for six over
2015-16 (Freshman)
- Named WVU golf’s Player of the Year
- Played in 35 rounds, competing in all 13 tournaments
- Led WVU with a 73.63 scoring average
- Boasted six top-20 finishes on the season, including three top-10 finishes
- Carded a season-low round of 67 at the Rutherford Intercollegiate (April 16-17), taking fourth place
- Registered four rounds of 69 or better
- Was the runner-up at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate (Oct. 6-7) with a score of 68-71=139
- Posted a top-10 finish (T-10th) at the Mountaineer Intercollegiate (Oct. 20-21)
- Finished 13th at the Seminole Intercollegiate (March 11-12) with a score of 72-73-69=214
- Narrowly missed all-conference honors with a 12th place finish at the Big 12 Championship (April 29-May 1)
- Shot 79-74-71-69=293 to lead WVU at Big 12s
High School
- Top-ranked golfer in Ontario in the class of 2015; ranked fourth overall in Canada
- Ranked No. 199 in the world for the class of 2015
- Member of the Ontario Provincial Team
- Two-time high school Provincial Champion
- Won the All-Ontario Secondary School Championship, the Team Ontario Cup and the U.S. Amateur Junior Qualifier in 2014
- Posted top-five showings at the Ontario Junior Boys’ Match Play Championship and the Williamson Cup
- Qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur, Canadian Men’s Amateur, and Canadian Junior Boys’ Championship
- In 2013 won the Ontario Junior Championship Qualifier, AJGA Greenhills Qualifier, and All-Ontario Secondary School Championship
- Runner-up at Ontario Junior Boys’ Match Play Championship
Personal
- Parents are Doug and Kris Sear
- Sister, Kelsey, plays golf at Ball State
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