Coby Welch

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Coby Welch

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Prev School:
Valor Christian HS
Major:
Business

2018-19
- Played in 12 tournaments adding up to 35 rounds played.
- Recorded a stroke average of 70.94.
- Ended the year with five top 10 and nine top 25 finishes.
- Best finish was for third place both at the Gene Miranda Invite and Ram Master Classic.
- Shot nine rounds in the 60s and 20 rounds under par.
- Shot a season best 66 twice at the Ping Cougar Classic and the Pullman Regional.
- Earned a top 10 finish at the NCAA Pullman Regional by finishing in seventh place.
- First team All-Big Sky selection.

2017-18
- Competed in all 9 tournaments as well as in the Big Sky Tournament and the NCAA Regional Tournament.
- At the Gene Miranda Falcon Invite Welch recorded his season, career, and all-time record book low of 63 finishing in 10th place overall.
- He placed in the top 25 at 5 tournaments this season and was also awarded Second-Team All Big Sky.
- In the Big Sky Championships he finished in 7th place with lows of 71,72, and 73 averaging a total of 216.
- Welch also placed in the top 20 for the Colin Montgomerie-HBU Huskies Intercollegiate Tournament. with a total score of 218.

2016-17
- Played in all 10 tournaments throughout the year as a Freshman.
- He had eight Top 50 finishes throughout the season.
- He had four Top 20 finishes.
- He recorded a season low 66 at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invite in September in which he won the tournament.
- At the Big Sky Championships he finished 2^nd place recording a 216 stroke total in three rounds for the weekend. Coby was named to the Big Sky All-Conference First Team.
- Most notably Coby was named the Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year.

High School
- Welch, a Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado graduate brings a history of success with him to UNC.
- A four-year letter winner in both golf and wrestling, Welch helped the Eagles win three-straight State golf team championships from 2013-16. He placed twice in the State tournament and earned himself a runner-up title this year.
- Welch's career low-round came at Deer Creek Golf Club in Littleton, Colorado where he shot a 62. During his senior campaign he carried a 66 stroke average.
- Was ranked Top 200 nationally and was one of three Junior Players of the Year named by the Colorado Golf Association.
- Welch was also named to the Colorado Junior Golf All-Star Team, as well as the CJGA Academic All-Star team for his hard work in the classroom.

Coby is the son of Tim and Terri Welch and has three siblings. He plans to pursue a business major here at UNC.