Oklahoma State University Athletics
Ryan Posey
August 30, 2006 | Cowboy Golf
2004-2005 (Sophomore): Competed in 12 events for the Cowboys ... posted a stroke average of 73.46 while carding five rounds in the 60s ... was named a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection ... was also named an All-Central Region selection ... tied for fourth place at the Waikoloa Intercollegiate after posting rounds of 65, 66 and 68 for a 17-under total of 199 ... also finished under par at the Jerry Pate Intercollegiate where he turned in a 3-under total of 210 ... earned his first top-20 finish of the spring season at the Texas A&M Invitational where he tied for 18th place with a 6-over total of 222.
2003-2004 (Redshirt Freshman): Posey redshirted during his first season at Oklahoma State.
2002-2003 (Freshman): Lettered for coach Dwaine Knight at Nevada-Las Vegas as a freshman ... played in two tournaments for the Rebels, posting a stroke average of 75.17 ... tied for 70th at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate with rounds of 74-75-82 ... also competed in the Toyota Men's Collegiate Championship, tying for 34th with rounds of 74, 73 and 73.
Amateur: Qualified for the 2006 U.S. Open after posting rounds of 65 and 71 at Houston's Lakeside Country Club ... carded rounds of 84 and 78 at Winged Foot Golf Club to miss the cut and tie for 152nd place ... for the second consecutive year, he reached the championship match at the North and South Amateur during the summer of 2005 ... tied for second during stroke play with a 137 total after firing rounds of 66 and 71 ... defeated Noah Goldman (4 and 2), Jamie Miller (7 and 6), Peter Campbell (4 and 3), Webb Simpson (2 and 1) and Kyle Reifers (1-up) before falling to Sean Moore in 37 holes during the final match ... tied for 12th at the Sunnehanna Amateur with a 280 total ... tied for 30th at the Monroe Invitational at 7-over 287 ... also carded a 7-over total of 283 at the Northeast Amateur Invitational to tie for 51st ... competed in the U.S. Public Links Championship where he lost, 1-up, to Korey Mahoney ... carded rounds of 68 and 67 to take medalist honors by five strokes at the 2004 North and South Amateur ... defeated Shaun Goodwin (19 holes), teammate Zack Robinson (4 and 3), Andy Bare (2 and 1), Justin Bersch (2 and 1) and Kyle Reifers (21 holes) before falling, 3 and 2, to Martin Ureta in the championship match ... tied for 11th at the Pacific Coast Amateur after carding a 72-hole total of 284 ... tied for fifth at the Southern Amateur with a 3-under 285 total ... aced the 16th hole during the final round to record his first career hole-in-one ... carded rounds of 80 and 76 to miss the cut at the U.S. Amateur ... claimed medalist honors at the 2003 U.S. Amateur qualifier, carding rounds of 68 and 72 ... missed the cut for the match play portion of the U.S. Amateur after carding rounds of 82 and 76 ... won the 2003 State Farm CPT - Willow Brook Collegiate Open with a 2-under, 211 total ... also posted top 10s in 2003 at the Rice Planters Amateur Championship (T9th) and the Southwestern Amateur (T6th) ... was a four-year letterwinner at Highland Park High School ... was a two-time all-district, all-region and all-state selection ... served as team captain during his senior season ... led the squad to Texas 4A state championships in 2001 and 2002 ... was ranked as high as No. 5 at the national level ... fired rounds of 67 and 70 to tie for third at the 2001 AJGA Polo Junior Golf Classic ... tied for eighth at the 2001 U.S. Junior Amateur with a two-round stroke play total of 139 before falling in the second round of match play ... tied for first at the 2001 AJGA Texace San Antonio Shootout with a 213 total before losing in a one-hole playoff ... tied for second at the 2002 AJGA TaylorMade-adidas Golf Junior with rounds of 69 and 73 ... finished fourth at the 2000 PGA Junior Championship with a 72-hole total of 294 ... finished second at the IJGT Texas Junior Shootout in 2001 with a 147 total before winning the FCWT Cowboy Classic in his next outing with scores of 76, 71 and 71 ... also posted top 10s in 2001 at the Hudson Junior Invitational (T9th) and the AJGA Southwestern Junior Classic (T10th) ... in 2000, finished second at the Coca-Cola Lone Star Junior Memorial before recording wins at the Leonard Jones Junior Invitational, North Texas Section PGA Junior and the Houston Golf Association Junior Fall Open ... posted three top-10s during his junior season at Highland Park ... tied for fourth at the UIL 4A District Championship and tied for second at the UIL 4A Regional Championship before finishing 15th at the state championship.
Personal: Born December 7, 1983 in Arlington, Texas ... son of Shelly and Tim Posey ... majoring in political science at Oklahoma State ... also considered Texas, TCU and Georgia Tech.
