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2022-23 Men's Golf Roster
Roster
Boyd, Christian

Christian Boyd
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Charles Town, W.Va.
- High School:
- Washington HS
Bio
2021-22 (Junior)
2022 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Competed in two regular tournaments and the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate in junior season … Played in eight total rounds ... Finished with a 75.13 stroke average for the season … Had one top 20 finish … Totaled 14 birdies in the two regular tournaments … Made season debut as an individual at the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational (Sept. 13-14), finished tied for 19th, recorded nine total birdies with six in the first round (68+72+77=217) … Tallied eight birdies in the Thomas Sharkey Individual (Feb. 6-7), improved by 10 strokes in the final round (79+82+72) with an even par 72, climbed nine places on the leaderboard and tied for 23rd … Competed in the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (March 14-15), totaled five birdies in the two rounds (73+77) as one round was canceled due to weather ... Competed in nine events, 29 total rounds, so far in Herd career.
2020-21 (Sophomore)
2021 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Competed in six of the Herd’s seven events in the shortened 2020-21 season … Played 18 rounds … Finished with a season stroke average of 76.06 … Had one top 20 finish, tied for 14th at Furman Intercollegiate (March 26-28), started with a 2-over 74, then scored a season a collegiate career-best 3-under 69 in the second round, finished with a 1-over 73 … Made season debut at Sea Palms Invitational (March 4-6) and saw improvement from the second to third round (73-77-74) … Season-low three-round score of 216 at the Furman Intercollegiate … Dropped score by 14 strokes (87-73) in the second round of the Mountaineer Intercollegiate (April 12-13) … Kept improving throughout Conference USA Championships (April 26-29) eventually finishing with a 1-over 73 in the final round (78-76-73) … In Herd career so far has played in seven events.
2020 Spring (Freshman)
Made Herd debut at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate (March 6-8) playing as an individual and finished tied for 57th … Remainder of the season was canceled by the NCAA due to the outbreak of the Coronvirus COVID-19 pandemic.
Prior to Marshall: Played at West Virginia
2019 Fall (Freshman)
Made collegiate debut at the NKU Fall Collegiate Classic (Sept. 23-24) and finished tied for 22nd (71-72-79) … Competed as an individual at the Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational (Oct. 7-8) and finished tied for 31st overall, seeing a 5-stroke improvement from the first to the second round (79-74-74) … Played at the Musketeers Classic (Oct. 21-22).
High School: Attended Washington High School and graduated in 2019 playing for coach Rusty Staubs … Three of his former teammates all play collegiately at Shepherd University … Set a course and school record 63 at Locust Hill … 2017 State Champion … Achieved a scoring average of 70 per round as a senior.
Personal: Born Oct. 19, 2000 … Son of Chris and Kim Boyd … Father played golf at Marshall … Chose to transfer to Marshall because, “love coach Grobe and still wanted to represent my state, and my father played here.” … Majoring in business.
2022 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Competed in two regular tournaments and the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate in junior season … Played in eight total rounds ... Finished with a 75.13 stroke average for the season … Had one top 20 finish … Totaled 14 birdies in the two regular tournaments … Made season debut as an individual at the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational (Sept. 13-14), finished tied for 19th, recorded nine total birdies with six in the first round (68+72+77=217) … Tallied eight birdies in the Thomas Sharkey Individual (Feb. 6-7), improved by 10 strokes in the final round (79+82+72) with an even par 72, climbed nine places on the leaderboard and tied for 23rd … Competed in the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (March 14-15), totaled five birdies in the two rounds (73+77) as one round was canceled due to weather ... Competed in nine events, 29 total rounds, so far in Herd career.
2020-21 (Sophomore)
2021 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Competed in six of the Herd’s seven events in the shortened 2020-21 season … Played 18 rounds … Finished with a season stroke average of 76.06 … Had one top 20 finish, tied for 14th at Furman Intercollegiate (March 26-28), started with a 2-over 74, then scored a season a collegiate career-best 3-under 69 in the second round, finished with a 1-over 73 … Made season debut at Sea Palms Invitational (March 4-6) and saw improvement from the second to third round (73-77-74) … Season-low three-round score of 216 at the Furman Intercollegiate … Dropped score by 14 strokes (87-73) in the second round of the Mountaineer Intercollegiate (April 12-13) … Kept improving throughout Conference USA Championships (April 26-29) eventually finishing with a 1-over 73 in the final round (78-76-73) … In Herd career so far has played in seven events.
2020 Spring (Freshman)
Made Herd debut at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate (March 6-8) playing as an individual and finished tied for 57th … Remainder of the season was canceled by the NCAA due to the outbreak of the Coronvirus COVID-19 pandemic.
Prior to Marshall: Played at West Virginia
2019 Fall (Freshman)
Made collegiate debut at the NKU Fall Collegiate Classic (Sept. 23-24) and finished tied for 22nd (71-72-79) … Competed as an individual at the Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational (Oct. 7-8) and finished tied for 31st overall, seeing a 5-stroke improvement from the first to the second round (79-74-74) … Played at the Musketeers Classic (Oct. 21-22).
High School: Attended Washington High School and graduated in 2019 playing for coach Rusty Staubs … Three of his former teammates all play collegiately at Shepherd University … Set a course and school record 63 at Locust Hill … 2017 State Champion … Achieved a scoring average of 70 per round as a senior.
Personal: Born Oct. 19, 2000 … Son of Chris and Kim Boyd … Father played golf at Marshall … Chose to transfer to Marshall because, “love coach Grobe and still wanted to represent my state, and my father played here.” … Majoring in business.
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