Hayden Banz

2022 All-Big Sky Second Team
2021, 2024 All-Big Sky Honorable Mention

Led the team with a 72.48 stroke average over nine tournaments.
Opened the season with four-straight finishes inside the top-24.
Tied for 24th at the Falcon Invitational with rounds of 76, 69 and 72 for a 1-over par 217.
Shot 69, 71 and and 72 for a 1-under par 212 for a 24th place finish at the Dolenc Invitational.
Tied for 17th place at the Cullum Invitational with a 6-over par 222.
Opened the spring season with a tie for 20th at the Montgomerie Invitational with rounds of 71, 74 and 70 for a 1-under par 215.
Shot rounds of 69, 69 and 71 at the Cowboy Classic for a 7-under par 209 and a tie for ninth place.
Tied for 13th place at the UNC Spring Invitational with a 1-over par 145.
Shot rounds of 70, 71 and 74 at the Big Sky Conference Championships to post a 1-under par 215 and a tie for fifth place.
Over the season, recorded five top-20 finishes, including a pair of top-10's and carded 13 rounds of par or better, four of which were in the 60's.

2022-23

Went 2-1 for two points to help lead Weber State to an 11.5-4.5 win over Utah State in the WSU-USU Cup.
Tied for 28th at the Falcon Invitational with rounds of 71, 73 and 73 for a 1-over par 217.
Posted rounds of 72, 75 and 69 for a 3-over par 216 to tie for 20th at the Herb Wimberly Invitational.
Tied for 26th place at the Pat Hicks Invitational with a 5-over par 221.
Opened the Colin Montgomerie Invitational with back-to-back rounds of 1-under par 71 en route to a tie for 32nd place.
Tied for 19th place at the weather-shortened UCSB Collegiate.
Shot a total of 217 at the Big Sky Conference Championships to tie for 11th place.

2021-22

Won all three of his matches to help lead Weber State to a 12.5-3.5 win over the Aggies in the WSU-Utah State Cup.
Shot a final round 70 in the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational.
Finished in a tie for 10th place at the Derek Dolenc Invitational after shooting 70-70-75 for a 1-under-par 215.
Tied for 25th place at the Bill Cullum Invitational.
Shot rounds of 72, 70 and 75 for a 1-over par 217 at the Pat Hicks Invitational to tie for 23rd.
Tied for 28th place at the Joust at Goose Creek tournament with a total of 223.
Shot 226 to tie for 23rd place at the Colin Montgomerie Invitational for his fifth-straight top-30 finish.
Tied for eighth place overall with rounds of 73, 70 and 74 to help the Wildcats to the 2022 Big Sky Conference Championship title.

2020-21

Played in all seven events for the Wildcats and recorded a 73.61 stroke average over the team's six stroke play events.
Recorded three top-20 finishes, including one top-10 finish, and had seven rounds of par or better during the year.
Opened his collegiate career with a tie for 17th place at the Pat Hicks Invitational, in which he shot 71-70-73 for a 2-under-par 214.
Shot an opening round 1-under-par 71 en route to a tie for 46th place at the Sacramento State Invitational.
Led the team with two full points in a match play dual event against Southern Utah. Defeated Ali Hameed 1-Up in the opening round and took down the Thunderbirds' top player Jake Vincent 3 & 2 on the second day.
Shot rounds of 71 and 72 to close out the Cowboy Classic, tying for 64th place with a 5-over-par 221.
Shot a season-best 4-under-par 68 and finished the UCSB Intercollegiate at 2-under-par 214 for a season-best tie for seventh place.
Tied for 15th at the Big Sky Championships with a 9-over-par 225.

2017-18 (Utah State)

During his Prep Career

Earned first-team all-state honors in each of his four years at East High School in Salt Lake City, Utah.
During his senior season, his scoring average of 69.0 was the lowest in the state at the 4A level.
Fired a career-low round of 64 during his senior season, as well.
Helped the Leopards to a second-place finish at the state tournament during his junior season and to three Region 5 championships during his high school career.
Was named all-region in each of his four years of high school, along with earning Region 5 Tournament Medalist honors three times.
Placed second individually at the state championship as a junior and was third in both his sophomore and senior seasons.
Was the winner of the National PGA Jr. Section Qualifier.
Also a three-time Hogan Cup-Utah Team Member.
Also played basketball for East HS and was named the Region 5 Defensive Player of the Year his senior season, while averaging 13.0 points and 4.0 assists per game.
Was a three-year starter at point guard for the Leopards as he scored 668 career points and made 108 career 3-pointers.
An academic all-state recipient in both golf and basketball each of his four seasons in high school.
Was also a USU Resident Scholar, a Utah Regent Scholar and a Huntsman School of Business Scholar.