Max Watson

/ Men's Golf

Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography

Max Watson

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Ashland, Ohio
High School:
Ashland

EMU: Has played in 26 rounds, recording an average of 75.31…2021-22: Played 15 rounds for an average of 75.40…Shot a 221 (71-75-75) at the Colleton River Collegiate…2020-21: Played in four events, recording an average of 75.18...Tied for 15th at the Boilermaker Individual with a three-over 219 (71-74-74)...Shot a 221 (75-70-76) at the GCU Invitational as well as a 234 (79-80-75) at the Craft Farms Intercollegiate...Came on as a substitution after the first round to post rounds of 79 and 74...HIGH SCHOOL: An All-Ohio Selection, was listed No. 546 on the national Golfweek ranking and No. 704 on the National AJGA/Rolex ranking...Had an 18-hole scoring average of 72.6 and holds his high school's all-time single round scoring record of 66...Selected the Richland Source 2018 Player of the Year...Was a two-time Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Division I State Championship qualifier and was also the Ohio Cardinal Conference Tournament medalist and Player of the Year...Named a four-time All-OCC selection...Selected MVP three times and was captain of his high school golf team...Capped off his senior season by winning sectionals, placing second at districts and finishing ninth at the state tournament on the Scarlet at Ohio State University...Was his high school's vice president, National Honor Society Member and an EMU Presidential Scholarship candidate...On the junior golf circuit, placed first at the GolfWeek Junior at Kent State with a 136 (65-71), while also finishing as the first alternate at the US Junior Qualifier (70-70=140)...Finished fifth at the US Junior Qualifier (73), 18th at the AJGA Memorial at Ohio State (76-77-72), and 21st at the AJGA Junior Forest Lake (72-74-72)...PERSONAL: Full name: Max Jacob Watson...Son of Max and Amy Watson...Has two sisters, Leah and Anna...Business major.

2019-20 Freshman Season
Did not play in the fall

2020-21 Redshirt Freshman Season
GCU Invitational    75-70-76=221 (t-42nd)
Craft Farms Intercollegiate   79-80-75=234 (t-65th)
Boilermaker Individual    71-74-74=219 (t-15th)
MAC Championship   0-79-74=153 (36th)

2021-22 Sophomore Season
Badger Invitational 80-70-75=225 (t-52nd)
Purdue Fall Invitational 80-77-75=232 (67th)
Wolfpack Intercollegiate 77-75-77=229 (t-77th)
Wexford Intercollegiate 71-79-74=224 (t-45th)
Colleton River Collegiate 71-75-75=221 (t-44th)