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  Mike Cavanagh

Mike Cavanagh

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Perham, MN

High School:
Hibbing

Highly rated player out of Minnesota... Made an immediate impact on the program in his first season and continued to improve with competition in the second season... Improved scoring average from 75.7 to 74.1 his sophomore season, but dipped slightly to 75.3 his third season... Has great potential to shoot below par golf... Works hard at practice and has a good attitude... Competitive athlete.... Owns the third-best career stroke average in Mason history, averaging 74.98 strokes in 77 rounds of golf. Fall 2005: Averaged 75.2 strokes in three tournaments... 2004-05: Named to Second Team All-CAA... Participated in nine of ten tournaments during the season... Was second on the team with 75.3 stroke average... Led the team in scoring in six tournaments... Placed a career-best 2nd at the Sea Trail Intercollegiate (9/24-26), one stroke off the lead (69-70-139)... The 139 total at Sea Trail was the third-best score in Mason history for a 36-hole event... Placed in the Top 20 in six tournaments, including four in the fall... Led the Patriots in scoring (72.5) during the fall campaign... Earned Dean's List, CAA Commissioner and AD Honor Roll for spring semester.2003-04: Played in 10 of 11 tournaments... Ranked second on team in scoring average with 74.1 strokes per round... Stroke average in the spring was almost two strokes better than the fall, averaging 73.4 strokes in 16 rounds compared to 75.2 strokes in 10 rounds in the spring... Finished in the Top 20 in six tournaments, with a career-best 3rd place finish at the Drew Upton Memorial, shooting (71-71-72) 214... Finished in the Top 15 in four of the last six tournaments... Recorded a career-tying 69 in the final tournament of the season at the Rutherford Intercollegiate (69-70-76) 215, good for 12th place... Placed 17th in the CAA Tournament carding a (73-75-76) 224 on the par 72, 7,032 yard Nansemond River Golf Club... Recorded his best two-round tournament at the Princeton Invitational, carding a (76-71) 147, which tied him for 13th individually... 2002-03: Appeared in seven of 10 tournaments... Ranked third on the roster in scoring average at 75.7... Shot 220 (74-71-75) at the James Madison Invitational... Finished seventh at The McLaughlin after carding a 72-69=141... Led the Patriots at the River Landing Intercollegiate (76-73-75=224), finishing tied for 21st... Averaged 73.1 strokes per round in the fall... Shot 158 at the CSU Kick Off Tournament... Posted 164 at the Liberty/JAE Intercollegiate... Fired 231 (81-77-73) at the CAA Championships, placing 35th... Recorded 77-71-76=224 at the Rutherford Intercollegiate... Recorded a 77.7 spring stroke average... Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the fall. Prep: Member of the Hibbing HS 2002 state championship team.... Was the 2002 HS state runner-up in individual competition... Twice garnered regional medalist honors... Also lettered three years in basketball... Selected all-conference in basketball... National Honor Society Member... Personal: Parents are Charlie Cavanagh and Mary Johnson... Has two siblings, Jay and Jen... Jay played collegiate sports at South Florida... Jen played at Montana... Born April 3, 1984... Chose George Mason over North Dakota and Jackson State... Majoring in business.

	                                  - Finishes -
Year	Trns.	Rnds	Stks	Avg.	1-5	6-10	11-20	Tot	BRnd	    BTot	BFinish
02-03	7/10	18	1362	75.7	--	1	--	1	69	(141) 220 	7th, The McLaughlin
03-04	10/11	26	1927	74.1	1	1	4	6	69	(147) 214 	3rd, Drew Upton Mem.
04-05	9/10	24	1808	75.3	1	-	6	7	69	(139) 215	2nd, Sea Trail Inter.
Fall 05	3/5	9	677	75.2	-	-	-	-	70	(-)219	T27, Frank Laundry Fall
Total	29/36	77	5774	74.9	2	2	10	14	69	(139) 214	2nd, Sea Trail

 

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