Michael Makris

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Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Mishawaka, Ind.
High School:
Marian

Finished with a career stroke average of 75.73 … helped Ball State to consecutive runner-up finishes at the MAC Championships in 2017 and 2018 … won the 2017 Indiana Amateur Championship and earned low amateur honors (tied for third overall) at the 2017 Indiana Open Championship the summer before his senior season.

2017-18 (Sr.): Played every event as part of the BSU lineup … managed a stroke average of 75.58 … carded six rounds of par or better … recorded four top-20 finishes, including ties for 14th at the Crooked Stick Invitational, ODU/OBX Intercollegiate and Pinehurst Intercollegiate … tied for 18th at the MAC Championships … fired his career-best 54-hole total of 211 (-2) at the ODU/OBX … managed a season-best round of 70 three times.

2016-17 (Jr.): Competed in all 12 events and 33 stroke play rounds with a scoring average of 74.15 … provided a counting score in 32 of those rounds (97 percent), the highest percentage of anyone on the team … recorded a pair of top-10 finishes, with his best being a tie for seventh at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate to help Ball State to the team championship … carded three rounds in the 60’s for the season with a low score of 69 … his season-best 54-hole score of 215 came at the Earl Yestingsmeier Memorial Invitational … placed ninth at that event … managed an overall head-to-head record of 480-369-36.

2015-16 (So.): Competed in nine of Ball State’s 13 team events … managed a stroke average of 76.65 … had his best finish of the season with a tie for 26th at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate (March 11-13) … posted a season-best score of 70 in round one of the Badger Invitational (Sept. 27) … had his best 54-hole total with a 223 at the Firestone Invitational (Oct. 5-6).

2014-15 (Fr.): Played in eight stroke play events with a scoring average of 77.26 … had his best finish with a tie for 14th at the Fighting Irish Golf Classic … recorded a career-low round of 68 on the final day of the Fighting Irish Golf Classic to help the Cardinals to a second-place finish … had his best 54-hole total of the season at that event with a 221 … was part of the Ball State lineup for the season-ending MAC Championships … posted a 1-1-0 record at the Earl Yestingsmeier Match Play.

HIGH SCHOOL: A two-time all-state selection ... finished seventh at the state championships as a junior and fourth as a senior ... individual sectional medalist and regional runner-up in 2013 ... managed three top-5 sectional finishes and three top-5 regional results in his career ... won the 2013 U.S. Amateur Qualifier at Michigan State's Forest Akers Golf Course, earning a spot in the U.S. Amateur Championship at Brookline Country Club in Massachusetts.