Ryan Downes - Men's Golf - Vanderbilt University Athletics

Ryan Downes

Class Sophomore
Hometown Longmeadow, Mass.
High School Longmeadow
Major Undeclared
Bio

Vanderbilt Career

  • SEC Freshman of the Week (April 9, 2025)
  • First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll (’25)

Vanderbilt Career

  • Career scoring average of 71.82
  • His 10-under 61 in Round 1 at the Mason Rudolph Champ. tied for the lowest 18-hole score at Vandy
  • 18-Hole Low Score: 61, 2025 Mason Rudolph Championship, Round 1
  • 18-Hole Low Par: 10-under 61, 2025 Mason Rudolph Championship, Round 1
  • 54-Hole Low Score: 204, 2025 Mason Rudolph Championship
  • 54-Hole Low Par: 9-under 204, 2025 Mason Rudolph Championship
  • Best Finish: T-5th, 2024 Turtle Point Invitational

As a Freshman (2024-25)

  • SEC Freshman of the Week – April 9
  • Ranked No. 116 in the CLIPPD Rankings
  • 71.82 scoring average in 34 rounds
  • Carded under par in nine rounds
  • Posted three top-10 finishes
  • Featured in the lineup eight tournaments
  • Score counted in 21 rounds
  • His 10-under 61 in Round 1 at the Mason Rudolph Champ. tied for the lowest 18-hole score at Vandy
  • Made his Vanderbilt debut at the 2024 Inverness Intercollegiate
  • Qualified for the 124th U.S. Amateur Championship in August
  • Played at the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship
  • Finished fifth at the Massachusetts Amateur Championship, tying with teammate John Broderick
  • The second-highest finishing amateur at the 2024 Massachusetts Open after carding 3-over 213 to tie for 12th
  • 18-Hole Low Score: 61, 2025 Mason Rudolph Championship, Round 1
  • 18-Hole Low Par: 10-under 61, 2025 Mason Rudolph Championship, Round 1
  • 54-Hole Low Score: 204, 2025 Mason Rudolph Championship
  • 54-Hole Low Par: 9-under 204, 2025 Mason Rudolph Championship
  • Best Finish: T-5th, 2024 Turtle Point Invitational

The Downes File

  • Golfweek lists him as the ninth-best golfer in the 2024 class
  • Top-ranked high school prospect in Massachusetts
  • Named the Massachusetts Junior Player of the Year in 2022 and 2023
  • Won the 2023 AJGA Justin Thomas Junior Champion after carding 10-under 206
  • Captured the 2023 Massachusetts Amateur Championship
  • Two-time Francis Ouimet Memorial Champion, winning the event in 2022 and 2023
  • Attended Longmeadow High School in Longmeadow, Massachusetts