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2020-21 Men's Golf Roster
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Plaziak, Brad
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Brad Plaziak
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Cambridge HS
Bio
2021-22 (Graduate Student)
2021-22 Conference USA Men’s Golfer of the Week: Feb. 9, 2022
2022 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Competed in four regular tournaments and the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate in final collegiate campaign returning for fifth year after having extra year of eligibility granted after COVID season … Played 15 total rounds … Finished year with a career-best 74.53 season stroke average … Tallied 23 total birdies and one eagle … Opened year with a season-best three-round score of 218 (73+72+73) at the EKU Fall Intercollegiate (Sept. 3-4), recorded seven total birdies … Competed as an individual at Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational (Sept. 13-14) … Tied for 14th at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate (Feb. 6-7), lowered scored by nine strokes in the second round and recorded a 1-under 71, tallied seven total birdies and one eagle … Was named C-USA Men’s Golfer of the Week on Feb. 9, following Thomas Sharkey performance … Opened Loyola Intercollegiate (Feb. 20-22) with a season-best 2-under 70 in the first round, recorded 5-of-9 total birdies in the first round … Lowered score by three strokes (76+77+74) in final round at Conference USA Championships (April 25-27) to close out collegiate career … Competed in 22 events, 64 total rounds, in Marshall career … One top 20 finish.
2020-21 (Senior)
2020-21 GCAA Academic All-American
2020-21 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Competed in four of the Herd’s seven events in the shortened 2020-21 season … Played 12 rounds … Finished with a season stroke average of 77.92 … Saw steady improvement (82-78-74) through Pinehurst Intercollegiate (March 12-14) … Season-best three-round score of 229 at Irish Creek Intercollegiate (April 2-3) … Dropped score in each round (82-76-74) at Wright State Invitational (April 18-19) … Has competed in 17 total events in Herd career.
2019-20 (Junior)
2019-20 Golf Coaches Association of America Academic All-American
2019-20 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Competed in six of the seven tournaments in junior campaign … Averaged 75.83 strokes per round … Only event of the season did not play was the River Run Collegiate (Sept. 23-24) … Top finisher for Marshall twice at the Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational (Oct. 7-8) and the Loyola Intercollegiate (Feb. 22-24) … Tied for 17th at Loyola with a season-low, 1-under 71 in the first round (71-72-72) and shot a season-best 1-under 215 … Finished tied for 27th at Pinehurst Intercollegiate (March 6-8) which ended up being the final event of the season as the NCAA canceled the remainder of the season due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19 (Sophomore)
2018-19 Conference USA Academic Medalist: GPA 3.75 or better
2018-19 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Competed in four tournaments with a total of 11 rounds played … Finished with a season stroke average of 77.45 … Began the season playing as an individual at the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational (Sept. 10-11) and scored a 4-over 146 (72-74) … 1-over 72 in the first round of the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational was best score of the season for the sophomore … Also competed in the Dayton Flyer Intercollegiate (Oct. 15-16), the Georgia Southern Individual Collegiate (Feb. 3-4) and the Pinehurst Intercollegiate (March 8-10).
2017-18 (Freshman)
2017-18 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Competed in three tournaments with a total of eight rounds played … Finished with a 78.38 season stroke average … Made collegiate debut at the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational (Sept. 11-12) and finished tied for 32nd, shot a season-best 2-under 69 in the first round … Also played in the EKU Colonel Classic (Sept. 16-17) and the Hummingbird Intercollegiate (Oct. 2-3).
HIGH SCHOOL
The No. 21 ranked golfer in the state of Georgia and No. 14 in Georgia for the class of 2017, according to Junior Golf Scoreboard ... the Atlanta native was a four-year member of Cambridge High School’s varsity team, where he earned a third place finish at the 2016 Sectional 5A Tournament, was a member of the 2016 All-State 5A Golf Team, selected to the All-Tournament teams of the Georgia/South Carolina Cup Tournament and Billy Peek Invitational Tournament, a team championship win in the 2017 Regional High School Tournament, where he was the runner-up individually, a top-15 finish at the 6A State Championship and was a member of the 2017 All-State 6A Golf Team ... state-wise, Plaziak finished at ninth at the Georgia PGA Junior Tournament, was a member of the Hurricane Junior Tour and the Southeast Junior Tour and was named the Atlanta Junior Fall 2012 Player of the Year ... the newcomer also boasts a top-15 finish at the 2017 Callaway AJGA Junior Classic, top half finishes at the 2017 Junior Jones Cup Invitational and 2017 Junior Heritage Invitational, earning a spot at the 2016 Junior Amateur Qualifier playoff, an eighth place finish at the 2016 Innisbrook Christmas Classic, a finish at sixth at the 2016 Joe Cheves Invitational Tournament and a top-20 finish at the 2016 Toyota Music City AJGA ... Plaziak joins the Herd with a 3.70 GPA and was a four-year scholar athlete at Cambridge High School.
2021-22 Conference USA Men’s Golfer of the Week: Feb. 9, 2022
2022 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Competed in four regular tournaments and the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate in final collegiate campaign returning for fifth year after having extra year of eligibility granted after COVID season … Played 15 total rounds … Finished year with a career-best 74.53 season stroke average … Tallied 23 total birdies and one eagle … Opened year with a season-best three-round score of 218 (73+72+73) at the EKU Fall Intercollegiate (Sept. 3-4), recorded seven total birdies … Competed as an individual at Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational (Sept. 13-14) … Tied for 14th at the Thomas Sharkey Individual Collegiate (Feb. 6-7), lowered scored by nine strokes in the second round and recorded a 1-under 71, tallied seven total birdies and one eagle … Was named C-USA Men’s Golfer of the Week on Feb. 9, following Thomas Sharkey performance … Opened Loyola Intercollegiate (Feb. 20-22) with a season-best 2-under 70 in the first round, recorded 5-of-9 total birdies in the first round … Lowered score by three strokes (76+77+74) in final round at Conference USA Championships (April 25-27) to close out collegiate career … Competed in 22 events, 64 total rounds, in Marshall career … One top 20 finish.
2020-21 (Senior)
2020-21 GCAA Academic All-American
2020-21 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Competed in four of the Herd’s seven events in the shortened 2020-21 season … Played 12 rounds … Finished with a season stroke average of 77.92 … Saw steady improvement (82-78-74) through Pinehurst Intercollegiate (March 12-14) … Season-best three-round score of 229 at Irish Creek Intercollegiate (April 2-3) … Dropped score in each round (82-76-74) at Wright State Invitational (April 18-19) … Has competed in 17 total events in Herd career.
2019-20 (Junior)
2019-20 Golf Coaches Association of America Academic All-American
2019-20 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Competed in six of the seven tournaments in junior campaign … Averaged 75.83 strokes per round … Only event of the season did not play was the River Run Collegiate (Sept. 23-24) … Top finisher for Marshall twice at the Health Plan Mountaineer Invitational (Oct. 7-8) and the Loyola Intercollegiate (Feb. 22-24) … Tied for 17th at Loyola with a season-low, 1-under 71 in the first round (71-72-72) and shot a season-best 1-under 215 … Finished tied for 27th at Pinehurst Intercollegiate (March 6-8) which ended up being the final event of the season as the NCAA canceled the remainder of the season due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19 (Sophomore)
2018-19 Conference USA Academic Medalist: GPA 3.75 or better
2018-19 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Competed in four tournaments with a total of 11 rounds played … Finished with a season stroke average of 77.45 … Began the season playing as an individual at the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational (Sept. 10-11) and scored a 4-over 146 (72-74) … 1-over 72 in the first round of the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational was best score of the season for the sophomore … Also competed in the Dayton Flyer Intercollegiate (Oct. 15-16), the Georgia Southern Individual Collegiate (Feb. 3-4) and the Pinehurst Intercollegiate (March 8-10).
2017-18 (Freshman)
2017-18 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Competed in three tournaments with a total of eight rounds played … Finished with a 78.38 season stroke average … Made collegiate debut at the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational (Sept. 11-12) and finished tied for 32nd, shot a season-best 2-under 69 in the first round … Also played in the EKU Colonel Classic (Sept. 16-17) and the Hummingbird Intercollegiate (Oct. 2-3).
HIGH SCHOOL
The No. 21 ranked golfer in the state of Georgia and No. 14 in Georgia for the class of 2017, according to Junior Golf Scoreboard ... the Atlanta native was a four-year member of Cambridge High School’s varsity team, where he earned a third place finish at the 2016 Sectional 5A Tournament, was a member of the 2016 All-State 5A Golf Team, selected to the All-Tournament teams of the Georgia/South Carolina Cup Tournament and Billy Peek Invitational Tournament, a team championship win in the 2017 Regional High School Tournament, where he was the runner-up individually, a top-15 finish at the 6A State Championship and was a member of the 2017 All-State 6A Golf Team ... state-wise, Plaziak finished at ninth at the Georgia PGA Junior Tournament, was a member of the Hurricane Junior Tour and the Southeast Junior Tour and was named the Atlanta Junior Fall 2012 Player of the Year ... the newcomer also boasts a top-15 finish at the 2017 Callaway AJGA Junior Classic, top half finishes at the 2017 Junior Jones Cup Invitational and 2017 Junior Heritage Invitational, earning a spot at the 2016 Junior Amateur Qualifier playoff, an eighth place finish at the 2016 Innisbrook Christmas Classic, a finish at sixth at the 2016 Joe Cheves Invitational Tournament and a top-20 finish at the 2016 Toyota Music City AJGA ... Plaziak joins the Herd with a 3.70 GPA and was a four-year scholar athlete at Cambridge High School.
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