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Zac Blair

Height: 5-7
Weight: 125
Class: Junior
Roster Years: 2009-2012
Hometown: Ogden, UT


Personal

  • Parents are James and Cindy Blair
  • Father James golfed at BYU from 1974-77

Before BYU

  • Placed first (match play) at the 2009 Utah State Amateur while also winning titles at the Cache Valley Amateur, Salt Lake City Open (amateur) and Spanish Oaks Open (tied)
  • Finished second at the Provo Open (amateur) and was third at the Utah Open, recording the low amateur score
  • Also competed at the 2009 AJGA Cannon Cup, helping his team take the title
  • Was a four-time all-state and all-region honoree at Fremont High School
  • Helped his team win the region championship three times and the state tournament twice

Stats

2011-12-Junior
William H. Tucker Intercollegiate    69-70-70--209    (-7)    1/96
Alister MacKenzie Invitational       64-73-72--209    (-4)    27/79
SCVB Pacific Invitational            68-73-71--212    (-1)    T5/60
John H. Burns Invitational           72-71-76--219    (+3)    T31/104
North Ranch Invitational             71-75-72--217    (+7)    6/72
Fresno Lexus Classic                 69-72-79--220    (+4)    T22/93
Arizona National Invitational        65-69-71--205    (-11)   2/74   
Desert Shootout                      66-73-69--208    (-8)    T4/94
ASU Thunderbird Invitational         66-71-71--208    (-5)    T5/93
WCC Championships                    70-69-72--211    (-5)    T4/40

2010-11-Sophomore
Husky Invitational                   75-76-68--219    (+3)    T21/74
Mark Simpson Invitational            71-73-70--214    (-2)    T7/83
William H. Tucker Intercollegiate    71-72-70--213    (-3)    4/87
Pacific Invitational                 77-63-69--209    (-4)    T10/59
Arizona Intercollegiate              78-71-68--217    (+4)    T9/93
John H. Burns Invitational           76-74-70--220    (+4)    T39/94
USC Intercollegiate                  73-73-73--219    (+6)    T29/80
Fresno Lexus Classic                 75-73-73--221    (+5)    T16/100
Desert Shootout                      66-66-71--203    (-13)   3/89
PING Cougar Classic                  71-69-65--205    (-11)   1/95
MWC Championships                    69-72-73--214    (+1)    T13/45

 2009-10-Freshman  
William H. Tucker Intercollegiate    73-75-75--223    (+7)    T48/104
Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic      76-74-75--225    (+15)   T37/84 
Baylor Intercollegiate               72-77-72--221    (+8)    T30/66 
Pacific Invitational                 75-78-70--223    (+10)   T47/60 
John Burns Invitational              69-72-72--213    (-3)    17/83 
USC Intercollegiate                  73-76-75--224    (+11)   T60/80 
Fresno Lexus Classic                 76-77-73--226    (+13)   T52/99 
Desert Shootout                      73-68-73--214    (-2)    T13/101 
ASU Thunderbird                      69-72-73--214    (+1)    T30/89 
PING Cougar Classic                  74-70-71--215    (-1)    T13/97 
MWC Championships                    77-69-73--219    (+6)    22/45 
NCAA Southeast Regional              77-72-71--220    (+10)   T45
BYU Career Stats
Season     Events   Rnds.   Strokes   Avg.     Lw Rd.   Top 20
09-10        12      36      2,637   73.25      68        3  
10-11        11      33      2,354   71.33      63        8
11-12        10      30      2,118   70.60      64        7  
Total        33      99      7,109   71.80      63       18

2009-2010 | Freshman Year

  • Competed in 12 events for the Cougars as a freshman
  • Stroke average of 73.24 was third on the team
  • Made his collegiate debut at the William H. Tucker Invitational, going 7-over-par to finish tied for 48th
  • Tied for 37th at the Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Classic at 15-over-par
  • Went 8-over-par at the Baylor Intercollegiate to lead BYU and tie for 30th
  • Finished the fall strong with a 70 in his final round at the Pacific Invitational, bringing his total score to 10-over-par to tie for 47th
  • Shot a three-under 213 and finished 17th at the John Burns invitational
  • Shot a season-low 68 at the Desert Shootout where he finished tied for 13
  • Shot a one-under 215 at the PING Cougar Classic for a T13th-place finish
  • Placed 22nd at the MWC Championships with a low round of 69 on the second day
  • Shot a third-round 71 to tie for 45th at the NCAA Southeast Regional
  • Named to the 2010 Academic All-MWC Team

2010-2011 | Sophomore Year

Spring:

  • Named to the Division I PING All-Region West team
  • Named to the All-MWC team
  • Led the MWC in stroke average (71.33)
  • Advanced to the NCAA Arizona Regional as an individual competitor
  • Finished tied for 13th at the MWC Championships with a 214 (+1) tournament total
  • Recorded five top-25 finishes including three top-10 spots
  • Captured his first-career individual title by overcoming a five-shot deficit in the final round at the PING Cougar Classic where he shot a 65 (-7) and recorded an 11-under 205 (71-69-65) tournament total
  • Shot back-to-back rounds of 66 en route to tying for third at the Desert Shootout
  • Carded a 4-over 217 at the Arizona Intercollegiate to tie for ninth
  • Finished at 5-over to tie for 16th at the Fresno Lexus Classic
  • Tied for 29th and 39th at the John H. Burns Invitational and the USC Intercollegiate respectively

Fall:

  • Tied a career-low round by shooting a 68 in the final round of the Husky Invitational
  • Recorded two consecutive top-10 finishes by tying for seventh in the Mark Simpson Invitational and finishing fourth at the William H. Tucker Invitational
  • Rallied back after shooting a first-round 77 to shoot rounds of 63 and 69 en route to tying for 10th place at the Pacific Invitational

2011-2012 | Junior Year

Spring:

  • Named to the Ben Hogan Award Watch List
  • Recorded four top-10 finishes including three in a row
  • Ranked first on the team and 10th in the nation in average score per round at 70.63
  • Finished second at the Arizona National Invitational after carding rounds of 65, 69 and 71 en route to an 11-under 205
Fall:
  • Recorded his second career title with a win at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate
  • Shot a season low 64 in the first round of the Alister MacKenzie Invitational
  • Finished in the top five in two of three fall tournaments

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