2024-25 Men's Golf Roster
Biography
CAREER OVERVIEW | Career Statistics
Low Round: 71 (Second Round, Spring Individual Tournament by Winstar – 4/9/24)
Best Finish: 14 (Spring Individual Tournament by WinStar – 4/11/23)
Best 54-Hole Score: 224 (Spring Individual Tournament by WinStar – 4/9/24)
AWARDS
2021-22 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List
AS A JUNIOR (2023-24)
Competed in five tournaments – two as part of the team lineup and three as an individual … average score of 77.3 over 13 rounds … best finish was a 20th-place showing at the Spring Individual Tournament hosted by WinStar (Apr. 8-9) with a 224 total (79-71-74) … low round was a 71 (-1) in the second round of the Spring Individual Tournament … his score was used in the team total three out of four possible rounds.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2022-23) | Tournament-By-Tournament Results
Competed in four tournaments – two as part of the team lineup in the fall and two as an individual in the spring … average score of 79.1 over 12 rounds … best finish was a 14th-place showing at the Spring Individual Tournament hosted by WinStar (Apr. 11-12) with a 230 total (78-75-77) … low round was a 73 (+1) in the opening round of the ECU Intercollegiate (Mar. 20) where he competed as an individual … his score was used in the team total twice out of six possible rounds … rolled in 24 birdies.
AS A FRESHMAN (2021-22) | Tournament-By-Tournament Results
Competed in three tournaments … scoring average of 77.11 over nine rounds … first collegiate appearance was as an individual at the Texas Intercollegiate (Sept. 13-14), posting rounds of 76-75-74 … made his team lineup debut at the Big Texan Invitational (Mar. 21-22); registered scores of 79-78-81 which were all used in the team total … competed as an individual at Dallas Baptist’s Patriot Classic (Apr. 4-5), signing for rounds of 73-75-83 … rolled in 20 birdies and made one eagle.
HIGH SCHOOL
For the abbreviated/altered 2020-21 Texas Junior Golf Tour (TJGT) season, posted a very respectable 72.62 scoring average in seven events ... personal-best tournament score of -10 ... best round in tournament play was a 65 ... posted three top-15 finishes – including a runner-up showing – in fall 2020-spring 2021 TJGT events ... the 2nd-place position came in November at the North Texas Showcase at Bear Creek as he finished just one shot behind the tournament winner thanks to one of only two even-par final rounds in the entire field.
PERSONAL
Born on Aug. 30, 2002 ... son of Bridgit and Steve ... intends to major in business ... grew up outside of Seattle in Redmond, Wash. ... moved to the Gulf Coast of Florida to attend IMG Academy for his sophomore year of high school ... spent his junior and senior years living in The Colony and attending Yorktown Education in Plano ... coached by one of the most respected names in the business in Cameron McCormick, who is perhaps best known for coaching three-time major champion Jordan Spieth since he was 12 ... McCormick also coaches UTA teammate Kyle Cox – which is how Griessel originally formed a relationship and connection with he and the Mavericks.
