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Rory McDonald-O'Brien
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Shrewsbury, England
- High School:
- Shrewsbury School
- Prev School:
- South Carolina Aiken
Statistics & Rankings: Scoreboard/Clippd (NCAA) | World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR)
Awards & Honors:
2023-24 All-Peach Belt Conference Second Team
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Tournament Runner-Up
2024-25 Mid-American Conference Tournament Runner-Up
2025-26 Mid-American Conference All-Tournament Team
2024-25 Mid-American Conference All-Tournament Team
2023-24 Peach Belt Conference All-Tournament Team
2025-26 NCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-American Scholar
2024-25 NCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-American Scholar
In the EMU Record Book:
#9 Single Round Score: 65 (2025 MAC Championships – April 28, 2025)
#25 Season Stroke Average: 73.3 (2024-25)
#6 Career Stroke Average: 73.73
EMU: Two-time runner-up at the MAC Championships for Eastern Michigan after taking second at the 2025 and 2026 events… His finishes at the conference tournament made him the only player in program history to finish in the top three in back-to-back MAC events… Ranked sixth all-time on the program’s career stroke average list at 73.73, making him one of only nine Eastern players to break 74.0 (minimum 50 career rounds played)… 2025-26: Capped his career by finishing second at the 2026 MAC Championships (May 3-5), marking the second consecutive year he finished as the runner-up… Became the first player in program history to earn a top three showing in back-to-back MAC events… Shot 218 at the conference event to post the third-lowest score in a 54-hole MAC event in program history… Fired a season-best 4-under 212 to open the year at the Whirlwind Collegiate Invitational (Sept. 8-9) as he shot par or better in all three rounds… Shot a season-best 67 in the second round of the Hal Williams Collegiate (Feb. 16-17)… Earned GCAA NCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar honors… 2024-25: Finished second on the team with a 73.3 season average, the 21st-lowest in program history… Capped his first season with the Eagles by taking second place at the MAC Championships (April 27-29) as he shot 5-under 211 (69-68-77)… He became only the eighth Eagle to finish in the top three at a conference tournament and the first since Kyle Rhodes tied for second in 2016… His score stands as the lowest 54-hole score at a MAC event, surpassing the 216 recorded by Cam Kellett in 2023… The 65 shot in the second round at the MAC event tied for the eighth-lowest round in program history and is the lowest in MAC Championship history for an EMU player, surpassing the 66 Brett White recorded in 2016… Was the top EMU finisher in five events, adding leading performances at the Gator Invitational (Feb. 15-16), Lake Las Vegas Invitational (Feb. 24-26), Bell Bank ‘Pay It Forward’ Intercollegiate (March 24-25), and The Stitch Intercollegiate (April 11-12) before his MAC showing… Earned 2024-25 GCAA NCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar accolades… Competed in a pair of events of the summer, finishing T44th at the Scottish Men’s Open Championship and T34th at the R&A The Amateur Championship.
USCA: Registered three top-10 finishes during his two seasons in Aiken, including a victory at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate... Averaged 72.9 strokes per 18 across 62 career rounds with the Pacers... 2023-24: Second Team All-Peach Belt Conference selection… PBC All-Tournament team selection... Shot one-under par, 215, to finish 21st at the Bearcat Fall Invitational… Finished three-over par, 219, to take 34th at the UNG Mizuno Intercollegiate... Tied for third after shooting seven-under par, 206, at the Cateechee Fall Invitational… Posted an eight-over par, 221, for 50th place at the Furman Intercollegiate... Tied for 22nd after shooting seven-over par, 223, at the Wexford Intercollegiate… Tied for 19th after shooting two-over par, 212, at the Spring Bulldog Clash… Won the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate after shooting three-under par, 267… Tied for 11th at the Bobcat Invitational after shooting five-over par, 215… Tied for 56th after shooting 11-over par, 227, at the Tennessee River Rumble… Finished 26th after going nine-over par, 219, at the Wofford Invitational... Tied for 16th at the PBC Championship after shooting two-over par, 218… Tied for 76th after shooting 11-over par, 227, at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional... 2022-23: Finished 66th after shooting 18-over par, 234, at the Bearcat Fall Invitational... Took 31st after shooting 14-over par, 224, at the Camden Collegiate... Shot 10-over par, 223, for 41st place at the Irish Creek Invitational... Finished 23rd after shooting five-over par, 215, at the Spring Bulldog Clash... Was 37th after shooting 11-over par, 221, at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate... Tied for 15th after posting a three-over par, 143, at the Bobcat Invitational... Tied for 37th after shooting four-over par, 217, at the Wofford Invitational... Tied for seventh at the PBC Championship after shooting one-over par, 217... Shot five-over par, 218, to tie for 49th at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Shrewsbury School.
PERSONAL: Full Name: Rory McDonald-O’Brien... Son of Andrew O’Brien and Alison McDonald... Has a younger sister, Isla, who plays at Arizona State... Business management major.
Awards & Honors:
2023-24 All-Peach Belt Conference Second Team
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Tournament Runner-Up
2024-25 Mid-American Conference Tournament Runner-Up
2025-26 Mid-American Conference All-Tournament Team
2024-25 Mid-American Conference All-Tournament Team
2023-24 Peach Belt Conference All-Tournament Team
2025-26 NCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-American Scholar
2024-25 NCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-American Scholar
In the EMU Record Book:
#9 Single Round Score: 65 (2025 MAC Championships – April 28, 2025)
#25 Season Stroke Average: 73.3 (2024-25)
#6 Career Stroke Average: 73.73
EMU: Two-time runner-up at the MAC Championships for Eastern Michigan after taking second at the 2025 and 2026 events… His finishes at the conference tournament made him the only player in program history to finish in the top three in back-to-back MAC events… Ranked sixth all-time on the program’s career stroke average list at 73.73, making him one of only nine Eastern players to break 74.0 (minimum 50 career rounds played)… 2025-26: Capped his career by finishing second at the 2026 MAC Championships (May 3-5), marking the second consecutive year he finished as the runner-up… Became the first player in program history to earn a top three showing in back-to-back MAC events… Shot 218 at the conference event to post the third-lowest score in a 54-hole MAC event in program history… Fired a season-best 4-under 212 to open the year at the Whirlwind Collegiate Invitational (Sept. 8-9) as he shot par or better in all three rounds… Shot a season-best 67 in the second round of the Hal Williams Collegiate (Feb. 16-17)… Earned GCAA NCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar honors… 2024-25: Finished second on the team with a 73.3 season average, the 21st-lowest in program history… Capped his first season with the Eagles by taking second place at the MAC Championships (April 27-29) as he shot 5-under 211 (69-68-77)… He became only the eighth Eagle to finish in the top three at a conference tournament and the first since Kyle Rhodes tied for second in 2016… His score stands as the lowest 54-hole score at a MAC event, surpassing the 216 recorded by Cam Kellett in 2023… The 65 shot in the second round at the MAC event tied for the eighth-lowest round in program history and is the lowest in MAC Championship history for an EMU player, surpassing the 66 Brett White recorded in 2016… Was the top EMU finisher in five events, adding leading performances at the Gator Invitational (Feb. 15-16), Lake Las Vegas Invitational (Feb. 24-26), Bell Bank ‘Pay It Forward’ Intercollegiate (March 24-25), and The Stitch Intercollegiate (April 11-12) before his MAC showing… Earned 2024-25 GCAA NCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar accolades… Competed in a pair of events of the summer, finishing T44th at the Scottish Men’s Open Championship and T34th at the R&A The Amateur Championship.
USCA: Registered three top-10 finishes during his two seasons in Aiken, including a victory at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate... Averaged 72.9 strokes per 18 across 62 career rounds with the Pacers... 2023-24: Second Team All-Peach Belt Conference selection… PBC All-Tournament team selection... Shot one-under par, 215, to finish 21st at the Bearcat Fall Invitational… Finished three-over par, 219, to take 34th at the UNG Mizuno Intercollegiate... Tied for third after shooting seven-under par, 206, at the Cateechee Fall Invitational… Posted an eight-over par, 221, for 50th place at the Furman Intercollegiate... Tied for 22nd after shooting seven-over par, 223, at the Wexford Intercollegiate… Tied for 19th after shooting two-over par, 212, at the Spring Bulldog Clash… Won the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate after shooting three-under par, 267… Tied for 11th at the Bobcat Invitational after shooting five-over par, 215… Tied for 56th after shooting 11-over par, 227, at the Tennessee River Rumble… Finished 26th after going nine-over par, 219, at the Wofford Invitational... Tied for 16th at the PBC Championship after shooting two-over par, 218… Tied for 76th after shooting 11-over par, 227, at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional... 2022-23: Finished 66th after shooting 18-over par, 234, at the Bearcat Fall Invitational... Took 31st after shooting 14-over par, 224, at the Camden Collegiate... Shot 10-over par, 223, for 41st place at the Irish Creek Invitational... Finished 23rd after shooting five-over par, 215, at the Spring Bulldog Clash... Was 37th after shooting 11-over par, 221, at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate... Tied for 15th after posting a three-over par, 143, at the Bobcat Invitational... Tied for 37th after shooting four-over par, 217, at the Wofford Invitational... Tied for seventh at the PBC Championship after shooting one-over par, 217... Shot five-over par, 218, to tie for 49th at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Shrewsbury School.
PERSONAL: Full Name: Rory McDonald-O’Brien... Son of Andrew O’Brien and Alison McDonald... Has a younger sister, Isla, who plays at Arizona State... Business management major.
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