Devon Purser

Weight:
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Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Syracuse, UT
High School:
Syracuse HS

• 2016 All-Big Sky Conference Second Team

As a Senior in 2015-16:
• Played in all 12 tournaments for the Wildcats, posting six top-20 finishes with three top-10 finishes.
• Posted a team-best 73.2 stroke average.
• Finished as runner-up in the season opener with rounds of 68-68-73 for a seven-under-par 209 at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational to help WSU to a fourth place team finish.
• Received Big Sky Golfer of the Week honors for the third time in his WSU career.
• Tied for 14th at Colorado State’s Ram Masters Invitational after shooting 217, fueled by an opening round 68.
• Tied for fourth at the OGIO Utah Invitational at Jeremy Ranch CC with rounds of 67-66-72 for an eight-under-par 205.
• Earned Big Sky Golfer of the Week honors for the second time in the season and fourth in his two years at Weber State.
• Tied for 17th at the Colin Montgomerie Invitational, hosted by Houston Baptist in Spring, Tex.
• Finished in a tie for 6th at the Sacramento State Invitational after shooting an even-par 216.
• Finished 14th at the Big Sky Conference Championships at Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, Nev. after shooting rounds of 74-71-74 for a three-over-par 219.
• Earned All-Big Sky Second Team honors.

As a Junior in 2014-15:
• Tied for 13th in his Weber State debut after shooting 76-71-73 in the WSU-hosted Battle in the Tetons in Victor, Idaho.
• Tied for 3rd overall at the UNO Invitational to lead Weber State to the team title. Shot rounds of 73-74-72 for a three-over-par total of 219.
• Earned Big Sky Player of the Week honors for his performance at the UNO Invitational.
• Shot rounds of 71 and 76 to tie for 18th at the Georgetown Intercollegiate.
• Tied for 16th overall at the Sacramento State Intercollegiate with rounds of 75-75-72 for a six-over-par total of 222.
• Earned medalist honors at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic, shooting rounds of 70-69-68 for a nine-under-par 207. Defeated two opponents in a sudden death playoff after birdieing the final hole of regulation to join the tie atop the leaderboard.
• His medalist title at the Cowboy Classic was the second of his collegiate career, and earned him his second Big Sky Golfer of the Week honors of the season.
• Tied for 9th at the Big Sky Conference Championships in Angels Camp, Calif. after shooting a five-over-par total of 221.

As a Junior in 2013-14:
• Sat out the season as a redshirt following his transfer from BYU.

As a Sophomore in 2012-13 (BYU):
• Recorded his first career title with a win at the SCVB Pacific Invitational
• Shot a career low 197 (-19) at the SCVB Pacific Invitational, shooting rounds of 68, 65 and 64
• Set a new BYU men's golf 54-hole tournament low record shooting a 197 at the SCVB Pacific Invitational
• Shot a career low 64 in the third round of the SCVB Pacific Invitational
• Named Golfweek's men's collegiate player of the week after winning the SCVB Pacific Invitational
• Finished tied for 13th at the Kikkor Golf Husky Invitatiional
• Shot a 218 (+5) at the Triumph at Pauma Valley to finish tied for fifth
• Shot an even par 213 at the Desert Shootout to finish tied for 12th
• Shot an even par 216 at the PING Cougar Classic to tie for 14th place
• Finished tied for 23rd at the NCAA Pullman Regional carding a two-under 214
• Concluded the season with five top-20 tournament finishes
• 73.34 stroke average - best of career

As a Freshman in 2011-12 (BYU)
• Competed in five events
• Made his collegiate debut at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate where he shot an 8-over 224
• Shot a career low 69 in the second round of the Fresno Lexus Classic and the final round of the ASU Thunderbird Invitational
• Stroke average of 74.80 was fifth best on team
• Finished 22nd at the WCC Championships

Career Scorecard

2015-16

Tournament	Date(s)	Rounds	Scores	Par	Rank
Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational	Sep. 12-13, 2015	3	68-68-73=209	-7	2nd/88
Ram Masters Invitational	Sep. 21-22, 2015	3	68-76-73=217	+7	t-14th/88
Itani Quality Homes Collegiate	Sep. 28-29, 2015	3	69-77-75=221	+8	t-42nd/65
OGIO Utah Invitational	Oct. 5-6, 2015	3	67-66-72=205	-8	t-4th/76
Georgetown Intercollegiate	Oct. 19-20, 2015	2	79-75=154	+12	t-34th/68
Pizza Hut Pat Hicks Invitational	Feb. 8-9, 2016	2	77-72=149	+5	t-28th/68
Colin Montgomerie Invitational	Feb. 29-Mar. 1, 2016	3	70-75-74=219	+3	t-17th/80
Sacramento State Intercollegiate	Mar. 7-8, 2016	3	76-71-69=216	E	t-6th/69
Anteater Invitational	Mar. 28-29, 2016	3	78-79-78=235	+19	t-30th/63
Wyoming Cowboy Classic	Apr. 4-5, 2016	3	76-69-75=220	+4	t-45th/109
OGIO UCSB Intercollegiate	Apr. 11-12, 2016	3	72-82-72=226	+10	t-32nd/60
Big Sky Conference Championships	Apr. 29-May 1, 2016	3	74-71-74=219	+3	14th/40
SEASON TOTALS		34	2490 Avg. 73.2

2014-15

Tournament	Date(s)	Rounds	Scores	Par	Rank
Battle in the Tetons	Sept. 1-2, 2014	3	76-71-73=220	+4	t-13th/38
Falcon Invitational	Sept. 6-7, 2014	3	73-DQ-67=140	-4	88th/88
UNO Invitational	Sept. 15-16, 2014	3	73-74-72=219	+3	t-3rd/66
OGIO Utah Invitational	Oct. 6-7, 2014	3	73-74-72=219	+6	t-28th/80
Georgetown Intercollegiate	Oct. 20-21, 2015	2	71-76=147	+3	t-18th/66
Pizza Hut Pat Hicks Invitational	Feb. 9-10, 2015	2	72-75=147	+3	t-32nd/81
Sacramento State Intercollegiate	Mar. 9-10, 2015	3	75-75-72=222	+6	t-16th/100
Jackrabbit Spring Invitational	Mar. 16-17, 2015	3	72-74-70=216	E	t-26th/87
Wyoming Cowboy Classic	Apr. 6-7, 2015	3	70-69-68=207	-9	1st/100
ORU Shootout	Apr. 13-14, 2015	2	79-76=155	+11	t-25th/76
Big Sky Conference Championships	Apr. 27-29, 2015	3	73-71-77=221	+5	t-9th/40
SEASON TOTALS		29	2113 Avg. 72.9

2012-13 (BYU)

Tournament	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total Score	To-Par	Place
Kikkor Golf Husky Invitational	72	77	71	220	+4	T13/75
William H. Tucker Intercollegiate	72	74	76	222	+6	T22/83
Jack Nicklaus Invitational	81	78	- -	159	+15	T39/60
Alister MacKenzie Invitational	73	73	69	215	+2	T34/79
SCVB Pacific Invitational	68	65	64	197	-19	1/60
John Burns Intercollegiate	78	74	78	230	+14	T49/85
North Ranch Intercollegiate	83	78	78	239	+26	T61/69
Fresno State Lexus Classic	75	74	69	218	+2	T29/104
Triumph at Pauma Valley	73	72	73	218	+5	T5/52
2013 Desert Shootout	71	72	70	213	E	T12/96
WCC Championships	74	76	76	226	+10	T28/40
PING Cougar Classic	72	71	73	216	E	T14/51
NCAA Pullman Regional	72	73	69	214	-2	T23/75

2011-12 (BYU)

Tournament	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total Score	To-Par	Place
William H. Tucker Intercollegiate	74	74	76	224	+8	T31/96
SCVB Pacific Invitational	74	79	78	231	+18	T52/60
Fresno Lexus Classic	80	69	77	226	+10	T53/93
ASU Thunderbird Invitational	76	75	69	220	+7	T36/93
WCC Championships	76	73	72	221	+5	22/40
PING Cougar Classic	75	71	68	214	-2	T7/51

BYU Career Stats

Season	Events	Rounds	Strokes	Average	Low Rd.	Top 20
2011-12	6	18	1,336	74.22	68	1
2012-13	13	38	2,787	73.34	64	5
Total	19	56	4,123	73.63	64	6