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Andy Mao Season 2021-22

Wt176 lbs
Ht6-0
HometownJohns Creek, Ga.
Last SchoolJohns Creek HS
YearJunior

 

  • Southeastern Amateur champion – 2022

General:  Top player on the top high school team in the state of Georgia, won the individual state title while his high school team captured the team crown as a senior … Right-handed player ranked No. 10 nationally in the Golfweek/Sagarin boys junior rankings at the time of his enrollment at Tech … Played in 11 collegiate events during his Tech career and compiled a 73.50 stroke average across 30 rounds of stroke play … Took up golf at age 7 when his father took him and his sister to the range … Older sister Janet completed four years in the golf program at Northwestern in 2019 … Enjoys playing the piano, basketball and soccer … Chose Tech for its combination of top golf program, high-level education and proximity to home … Received his bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering form Tech in May, 2023 … Made the Dean’s List multiple times, including both semesters in 2022-23, and Faculty Honors once … Currently working toward a master’s degree in analytics

2023-24:  Tournament Results

Played two fall events with good results … Put forth a solid effort, tying for 25th place at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational (215, -1) … Went 2-0-1 in match play at the Cypress Point Classic

2023 Amateur Results:  Tied for 15th place at the Azalea Invitational (282, -2) … Tied for 19th at the Georgia Amateur Championship (289, +5) … Unable to defend his 2022 title at the Southeastern Amateur, tying for 57th

2022-23: Tournament Results

Qualified for Tech’s final fall event after missing out in the first three … Tied for 30th place at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate with an even-par score of 216, helping Tech to a runner-up finish … Participated in Tech’s spring match play event, dropping his match against Ohio State’s Tyler Groomes

2022 Amateur Highlights:  Won the Southeastern Invitational by two shots with a 14-under-par total of 196 … Runner-up at the Rice Planters Amateur, finishing 54 holes at 205 (-11), but lost on the first hole of a sudden death playoff to teammate Aidan Kramer … Tied for 11th place at the Patriot All-America Invitational (209, -4), closing with a 6-under-par 65 … Tied for 18th place at the Monroe Invitational (282, +2) and 54th at the Southern Amateur (283, -1) … Tied for sixth place and was the second alternate at the U.S. Amateur qualifier in Johns Creek, Ga. (70-70, -4).

2021-22: Tournament Results

Played once this spring, tying for 65th at The Goodwin (213, +3) … Tied for 63rd at the Windon Memorial Classic and 43rd at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate in the fall … Has a stroke average of 72.22 over nine rounds.

2021 Amateur Highlights: Finished solo third at the GCAA Summer Amateur Series event in Loudon, Tenn. (210, -6) … Finished 20th at the Rice Planters Amateur (214, -2) … Tied for 36th at the Georgia Amateur Championship (290, +6) … Tied for 29th at the Southeastern Amateur in Columbus, Ga. (211, +1).

2020-21: Tournament Results

Traveled to two events during the spring … Made the starting lineup for the season-opening Camp Creek Invitational and finished 43rd … Tied for 37th at the Amer Ari Intercollegiate in Hawai’i.

2020 Amateur Highlights:  Played twice, tying for 32nd at the Georgia Amateur Championship in Johns Creek, Ga, and tied for 70th at the Southeastern Amateur in Columbus, Ga. … In the fall, he finished fifth at the Carolina Trace GCAA Amateur (214, -2) and tied for 13th at the Forest Hills GCAA Amateur in Augusta, Ga. (215, -1).

2019-20: Tournament Results

Played twice in the fall, making the Tech lineup for the Carpet Capital Collegiate, where he tied for 18th place (220, +4) to help Tech win … Competed as an individual in the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational, tying for 74th place (235, +19).

2018 Amateur Highlights:  Won the U.S. Open local qualifier at Whitewater Creek … Finished 10th at the Georgia Amateur Championship (291, +3) … Third (-19) at the Junior PGA Championship.

Junior Golf:  Named a second-team Rolex Junior All-American by the American Junior Golf Association … Runner-up finish in the Callaway Golf – Ollie Schniederjans Junior Classic in April, 2019 … Earned top-7 finishes at the Western Junior Championship and the Boys Junior PGA Championship  … 11th at the Foley Performance Academy at EaglesDream Junior Championship in January, 2019 … Six top-10 finishes in 2018, including runner-up at the Amino VITAL Junior Championship … Four top-10 finishes in 2017, including runner-up at the Callaway Golf Junior Classic and the Peachtree Junior Open.

High School:  Four-year all-state golfer at state powerhouse Johns Creek High School … Named the Metro Atlanta and State Player of the Year by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a senior … Won the individual state championship as a senior, shooting rounds of 64-68 (-12) to win by nine strokes and help his Johns Creek team to a 26-stroke victory … Also helped the Gladiators win the state title as a junior, sophomore and freshman … Shot a school-record 65 and won the Area 3 championship by seven shots in 2019, the fourth straight year he had won the area tournament … Helped Johns Creek win area title three times (2016, 2017, 2019) … Scored a hole-in-one in a high school match as a sophomore (Country Club of the South, No. 4, par 3).

Career Statistics

Low Tour
Low Par/- Finish Top
Season Rounds Strokes 54-holes Round Rounds Events  1  5 10 W-L W-L% Average
2019-20 6 455 220 71 2 2 67-90 .427 75.83
2020-21 9 669 220 70 3 3 117-111 .513 74.33
2021-22 9 650 213 68 4 3 135-168 .446 72.22
2022-23 3 216 216 72 3 1 45-29 .608 72.00
2023-24 3 215 215 71 3 1 50-24 .676 71.67
Totals 30 2205 213 68 15 10 414-422 .495 73.50
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2023-24

6-0 / 176 lbs
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2022-23

6-0 / 176 lbs
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2020-21

6-0 / 176 lbs
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2019-20

6-0 / 176 lbs