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2025-26 Men's Golf Roster

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Josh Pethel

Josh Pethel

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Hudson, OH
  • Highschool:
    Mercersburg Academy

Summary

Biography

At UR 2024-25: Appeared in four events, all during the spring season, as a junior...Averaged 77.11 strokes per round, with only one of his nine rounds being above 80...Shot three straight 76's to finish T-95th at the Jekyll Island Invitational...Ended T-57th at the Farmingdale Spring Invite with a 152 total (77-75) over the two rounds...Fired back-to-back 78's to finish 30th at the UR Fred Kravetz Invitational...Member of the UAA and Liberty League All-Academic Team for the spring.

At UR 2023-24: Competed in seven events (6 stroke play) during first season with Rochester, firing a 76.43 scoring average over 14 total rounds...Earned GCAA All-Region II accolades following the season, one of a school-record six honorees...Had two top-10 results, coming at the St. John Fisher Invitational (T-8th, 73-80-76=229) and UR Fred Kravetz Invitational (8th, 76)...Member of the UAA Championship All-Tournament Team for his performance in UR's two match play events during the fall, which included a 3&1 win during the semifinals against Carnegie Mellon...Finished 20th of 90 golfers at the Hampden Sydney Tiger Invitational in March, which included a season-best round of 69 (3-under) on the final day.

At Denison 2022-23: Named NCAC Newcomer of the Year after terrific season in which he averaged 75.1 strokes per round across 18.5 round (8 events)...1st Team All-NCAC honors...Led team in scoring average...Had three top-5 results and six top-20 finishes...Ranked t-5th (74-70-78) at the NCAC Championships...Finished t-3rd at the Tiger Invitational (73) and was t-5th at the DIII Region V Preview (77-78)...Dean's List.

HS: Attended Mercersburg Academy...Earned five letters for the golf team and also participated in baseball and ice hockey with the Blue Storm...Golf MVP as a senior...Earned Most Improved honors in ice hockey and golf...Male Athlete of the Year and Suburban League 1st Team honors as a senior...Career-low round of 67 (-6)...School record score of 69 at Mercersburg Academy...Tournament record and event win at Swing Against Cancer Invitational (69)...1st in IPSL and 2nd at PAISAA tournaments during senior season...Volunteer with Licking County Humane Society...Volunteer Assistant Coach with PGA Jr. League...Marshall Society.

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