Oklahoma State University Athletics
J.C. DeLeon
April 19, 2003 | Cowboy Golf
2000-2001 (Sophomore): One of four Cowboys named to the Academic All-Big 12’s first team ... earned his second career top-10 finish at the Big 12 Championship, finishing in a tie for 10th after shooting scores of 77, 79 and 72 ... opened play at the Rolex/Golf World/Palmetto Dunes with a 67 before finishing with a three-round total of 220 ... low 54-hole total came at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational where he shot an even-par total of 216 ... closed out the season with a pair of 76s at the NCAA Championship ... finished the year with three sub-70 rounds.
1999-2000 (Freshman): Played in every event as a true freshman ... finished tied for fifth in the Taylor Made Red River Classic, helping OSU to its first team title of the season ... played a vital role in OSU’s successful quest for its ninth national title ... carded a 2-under-par 70 to save OSU six strokes and help move the Cowboys into the lead after two rounds of the NCAA Championship ... with OSU in a playoff to decide the national champion, stuck his approach five feet from the pin, made birdie and effectively sealed the victory ... the sixth true freshman in OSU history to play in a victorious NCAA Tournament, joining Britt Harrison (1976), Bob Tway (1978), Willie Wood (1980), Scott Verplank (1983) and Brian Montgomery (1987).
Amateur: Finished tied for 71st place at nine-over at the 2002 Southern Amateur with scores of 78 and 71 ... lost in the first round of play at the 2002 Oklahoma Golf Association Match Play Championship, suffering a 2 and 1 setback ... advanced to the third round of the the 2001 Oklahoma Match Play Amateur Championship ... posted a 5 and 3 win in the first round followed by a 3 and 2 triumph in the second round before falling 4 and 3 ... finished in a tie for 13th place at the 2001 Oklahoma Open with a 209 total after carding rounds of 71, 66 and 72 ... finished as the event’s top amateur by four shots ... competed in the 2001 Northern Amateur ... ranked second in the national junior rankings before beginning his college career ... AJGA First-Team All-American in 1998 and a second-team pick in 1997 ... earned honorable mention All-America honors in 1999 ... tied for 39th at the 1999 AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions, tallying a 297 total with scores of 72, 72, 77, 76 ... player representative on the AJGA Board of Directors in 1998 ... three-time Canon Cup West Team member ... led the AJGA in victories and top-10 finishes in 1998-99 ... member of the inaugural Izzo Cup team that defeated Sweden in 1997 ... also a member of the inaugural junior match team that won at Valderrama in conjunction with the 1997 Ryder Cup ... won six tournaments in 1998 and has a total of 13 top-10 finishes under his belt in the past three seasons on the AJGA circuit ... notched a top-five finish at the 1996 Todd Moore Memorial Junior with a two-over 215 after firing a final-round 69 to go along with rounds of 74 and 72 ... finished tied for 14th at the 1996 Maxfli PGA Junior Championship, posting a 23-over 311 total with scores of 76, 80, 80 and 75 ... PGA South Central Section Player of the Year; won 25 titles in the South Central section as a 16-and-under player ... four-year starter at Jenks; led the Trojans to a pair of state championships ... all-state in 1999 ... won 14 tournaments during his high school career, including four titles at the All-Conference event and three each in the Frontier Conference and regionals ... named to the all-conference team four straight years.
Personal: John Christopher DeLeon ... born March 25, 1981, in Houston, Texas ... son of John and Sally DeLeon ... pursuing a degree in advertising at Oklahoma State ... is a member of Golden Key Honor Society.
