John Augenstein Season 2019-20

Class Senior

Hometown Owensboro, Ky.

High School Owensboro Catholic

Major Sociology

Bio

Student-Athlete Features
VUCommodores.com — A Masters Moment Awaits Augenstein
Golf Channel — Vandy’s John Augenstein ready for Masters debut
The Hustler — Augenstein ready for his Masters Moment

As a Fifth-Year Senior (2020-21)

As a Senior (2019-20)

2020 GCAA All-America Scholar
2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 SEC Player of the Year
2020 All-SEC first team
2020 Haskins Award finalist
2020 GCAA All-America first team
17th at 2020 Southern Amateur
Seventh in stroke play at 2020 U.S. Amateur
2019 GCAA All-America Scholar
2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 GCAA All-America third team
2019 All-SEC first team
2019 U.S. Amateur runner-up
19 rounds in seven events
69.95 stroke average (seven rounds in the 60’s)
Second-lowest career scoring average in program history (70.97)
SEC Golfer of the Week (March 11)
Individual tournament victory at Desert Mountain Intercollegiate (tied program-low with first-round 63, including seven straight birdies)
Two top-five finishes at the Nike Golf Collegiate (second) and Crooked Stick Collegiate (third)
Tied for seventh at Tavistock Collegiate Invitational

As a Junior (2018-19)

70.79 stroke average (12th in program history)
GCAA All-America Scholar
GCAA All-America third team
All-SEC first team
Two top-five finishes, five top-10 finishes
Eight rounds in the 60’s (season-best 66 in second round of Tavistock Collegiate Invitational)
Tied for third at Mason Rudolph Championship
Fourth at the Tavistock Collegiate
Tied for ninth at SEC Championships
Ninth at NCAA Athens Regional Championships
PGA Tour’s RBC Heritage participant (earned exemption after winning Players Amateur)
Led United States to 2019 Walker Cup win in Hoylake, England (clinched match for United States at Royal Liverpool with 4&3 win over Thomas Plumb; one of only four American players to play in all four of the matches; 2-1-1 record)

As a Sophomore (2017-18)

2018 GCAA All-America honorable mention
2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018 All-SEC second team
2018 Western Amateur quarterfinalist
2018 Players Amateur winner
2017 GCAA Freshman All-America
2017 GCAA All-America honorable mention
2017 SEC Freshman of the Year
2017 SEC All-Freshman Team
2017 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
71.14 strokes average
Nine rounds in 60’s (program-tying and season-best 63 in second round of Carmel Cup)
3-0 in match play (2-0 at East Lake Cup, 1-0 at SEC Championships)
GCAA All-America honorable mention
All-SEC second team
Won Mason Rudolph Championship (7-under 206)
SEC Player of the Week (April 19)
Top-five finishes at East Lake Cup (tied for second) and Gator Invitational (tied for fourth)
Tied for sixth at Carmel Cup
Tied for eighth at Rod Myers Invitational
Tied for 10th at SEC Championships
Tied for ninth at NCAA Championships

As a Freshman (2016-17)

71.56 stroke average
Seven rounds in the 60’s
Low round came in first round of Nike Golf Collegiate (66)
All-American honorable mention
GCAA Freshman All-America
SEC Freshman of the Year
SEC All-Freshman
Clinched SEC title after winning deciding matches in semifinals (vs. Florida) and finals (vs. Texas A&M)
Four top-10 finishes (including fifth-place at Nike Golf Collegiate)
Tied for 13th at NCAA College Grove Regional Championships

The Augenstein File