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Wisconsin.Golf — Good to his last stroke, Brookfield’s Harrison Ott leads one Vanderbilt rally before his college career ends in semifinal loss to Texas
As a Fifth-Year Senior (2021-22):
- PING All-Region Southeast
- Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Srixon/Cleveland Golf NCAA Division I All-America Scholar
- Tied for 10 at the 2021 Carmel Cup with a 3-under-par 213
- Finished in a tie for 11th at the Palm Beach Regional with an even-par 216
As a Senior (2020-21)
- Won 2021 Wisconsin State Open
- Went 2-1 in match play at the SEC Championships
- Came in a tie for 24th at the Gators Invitational with a 4-under-par
- Tied for 31st with a 3-under 210 at the Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate
- Finished tied for 32nd at the Patriot All America Invitational
- Named the 2020 Wisconsin State Golf Association Player of the Year
- Vanderbilt Athletics March 2021 Student-Athlete of the Month
- Named to the SEC Community Service Team
As a Junior (2019-20)
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Won 2020 Wisconsin State Open
- U.S. Amateur Round of 16
- Tied for 28th at Southern Amateur
- 71.91 stroke average in 22 rounds
- Five top-13 finishes, including three spring top-10 showings
- Tied for seventh at Desert Mountain Intercollegiate
- 70.3 stroke average in three spring events per round
- Four rounds in 60s, no round above 73 in nine rounds
As a Sophomore (2018-19)
- SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2019 U.S. Amateur participant
- 72.59 stroke average in 34 rounds
- Tied for 15th at Mason Rudolph Championship
- Career-low second-round 65 at SEC Championships
- Tied for 17th at Shoal Creek Invitational
- 10th at NCAA Athens Regional
- Tied for 30th at NCAA Championships
As a Freshman (2017-18)
- First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
- Won local qualifier at Watertown Country Club (Wisconsin) with a 132 (66-66)
- Wisconsin Amateur Championship winner
- U.S. Amateur Round of 32
- 74.77 stroke average in 13 rounds
- Tied for sixth at East Lake Cup by winning 1-up over Brendan O’Reilly (Illinois) and losing 6&4 to Norman Xiong (Oregon)
- Low round (70) at Gator Invitational (first round) and Mason Rudolph Championship (final round)
The Ott File
- Has played competitive golf since age 12
- 2017 Washington County Invite champion
- 2016 Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Area Player of the Year
- Led Marquette High School (Wisconsin) to 2017 WIAA Division 1 state championship
- Finished senior season with scoring average of 73.38
- Named 2017 first-team all-state by Wisconsin Golf Coaches Association
- Claimed wins at the Hartford Invite and the Greater Metro Conference tournament
- Won a regional championship and finished second at the WIAA Division 1 state meet
- Finished junior season with scoring average of 73.38.
- Finished first or second in 10 of the 15 tournaments as a junior
- State tournament runner-up as a junior