Ball State University Athletics
2016-17 Men's Golf Roster
Nick Cortez
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Hoover, Ala.
- Prev School:
- Southern Miss
- High School:
- Evangel Christian
Joined Ball State before the 2016-17 season as a transfer from Southern Miss ... left the program following the season.
2016-17 (So.): Did not see action.
AT SOUTHERN MISS: Competed in four events during his freshman season of 2015-16 ... managed a stroke average of 77.75 ... had his best finish with a tie for 28th at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate ... following the season, he played in some of the Southeast’s most prestigious events, including the Southeastern Amateur, the Greystone Invitational, the Magnolia Amateur and the Cotton States Invitational ... made it through the first stage of qualifying for the PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship in July 2016.
HIGH SCHOOL: Rated as highly as No.1 in his state and No. 52 nationally in the high school class of 2015 ... won more than 90 tournaments during his junior golf career and had five top-25 finishes in American Junior Golf Association events ... won the AAJGT Vanderbilt Legends Club Championship in 2014 ... finished third that year at the Future Masters, fourth at the Golfweek Junior Tour Championship and fifth at the Golfweek International Junior Invitational.
