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Colby Lindsay

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Abbotsford, B.C.

High School:
Rick Hansen Secondary School

2006-07 (Senior): Led UTEP with a 73.1 stroke average ... tied for 10th place at the BYU Cougar Classic, carding a season-best 212 (69-71-72) ... garnered four top-20 finishes on the year ... tied for 18th place at the Gene Miranda Invitational (77-69-70-216) ... also tied for 18th place at the Fresno State Lexus Classic (75-72-72-219) ... tied for 17th place at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic, where he also logged his season-best 212 (68-75-69) ... three of his four sub-70 rounds came during the spring portion of the schedule ... named to the Conference USA Men's Golf All-Academic Team ... also appointed to the Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll and received a Conference USA Academic Medal.

2005-06 (Junior): Earned Academic All-American honors ... second on the squad with a 72.9 stroke average ... landed in the top 20 at four tournaments, and tied for seventh place at the Fresno Lexus Classic ... broke 70 five times on the season, including shooting a 66 in the first round of the Wolf Pack Classic ... tied his career-low score by achieving a 210 at the Taylor Made Barona Cup ... played in all 12 tournaments.

2004-05 (Sophomore): The only Miner to play in every tournament (12 total) ... had a 74.6 stroke average ... finished in the top 10 at one tournament (Wyoming Cowboy Classic-tied for eighth) and in the top 20 at two competitions ... registered a personal best 210 (71-72-67) at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic ... tied for 13th place at the Fresno Lexus Classic, shooting a 212 (70-70-72) ... tied for 43rd place at the WAC Championships.

2003-04 (Freshman): Registered a 75.1 stroke average while playing in six tournaments ... best score was 222 (71-72-79) at the Wolf Pack Classic.

Prior to UTEP: Took second at the British Columbia Junior Championships and ninth at the British Columbia Amateur Championships in 2002 ... finished 18th at Canadian Juniors and won the U.S. Junior Amateur Qualifier in Portland, Ore. ... graduated in the top 10 percent of his class at Rick Hansen Secondary School.

Personal: John Colby Lindsay was born on Aug. 22, 1984 in Langley, British Columbia ... parents are John Sr. and Arlene Lindsay ... biology major.

 
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