Michael Childress

Photo by: Tim Cowie/Tim Cowie Photography

Photo by: Tim Cowie/Tim Cowie Photography

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Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Salisbury, N.C.
High School:
Cannon School

Career Accomplishments
- Ended his career with a stroke average of 74.18, tied for seventh lowest in program history
- Four career top-10 finishes, 10 career top-20 finishes
- Four-time selection to the Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars Team, the first four-time honoree in program history

Fifth Year (2022-23)
- Second on the team with a 73.92 scoring average over nine events
- Four rounds under par were tied for third most on the team
- Forced to withdraw from the Atlantic 10 Championship minutes before the start of the final round due to illness ... Shot 78 (+6) and 76 (+4) in his first two rounds
- Tied for 18th at Wexford Intercollegiate, shooting 72-74-75/221 (+5)
- Tied for 33rd at Yale's MacDonald Cup after shooting 219 (+9)
- Shot a 71 (-1) in 2nd round at VCU Shootout, helping UR to a team score of 277 (-11), the fifth-best single-round score in program history ... Finished tied for 37th at 214 (-2)
- CSC Academic All-District selection
- Named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar, becoming the first four-time All-America Scholar in program history

Senior (2021-22)
- Ended the season tied for seventh on Richmond's career scoring list with a stroke average of 74.27
- One of four Spiders to play in every event ... Ranked second on team in scoring at a career-best 73.77 strokes per round
- Led Richmond with four top-20 finishes
- Tied for 17th at Atlantic 10 Championship, shooting 75-72-70/217 (+1) ... 72 (E) in Round 2 and 70 (-2) in Round 3 were tied for lowest round by a Spider ... Played the par 3s in 2-under par, tied for best in the field
- Shot 75-77-81/233 (+20) at Rutherford Intercollegiate and tied for 73rd
- Recorded a hole-in-one on the 166-yard 13th hole at Spring Creek Golf Club in the Black & Blue Cup vs VCU ... Hit an 8-iron
- Tied for 77th at Irish Creek Collegiate with a score of 224 (+11)
- Shot 74-77-72/223 (+7) to tie for 37th at Seahawk Intercollegiate
- Tied for 6th at Forest Creek Collegiate with a 145 (+1) ... Second top-10 tournament finish of the season and fourth of his career
- Sandwich a round of 78 (+6) between rounds of 70 (-2) at Ross Collegiate Classic, tying for 13th at 218 (+2)
- Shot 71 (-1) to help Richmond to a win in its match vs Columbia
- Posted a scoring average of 73.50 in the fall, second-lowest on the Spiders ... Dropped his career scoring average to 74.35, the seventh-lowest in program history among those to compete in at least 16 events ...
- Competed as an individual at the Grandover Collegiate ... Shot 73-75-75/223 (+7) and finished tied for 43rd
- Tied for 41st in field of 87 at Georgia State Invitational ... Shot 73-73-74/220 (+4)
- Shot 78-76-75/229 (+13) at the River Run Collegiate ... Tied for 38th
- Shot 69-68-73/210 (-6) at the season-opening VCU Shootout to help Richmond to its first tournament win since the 2017 Atlantic 10 Championship ... 210 (-6) matched the ninth-lowest 54-hole score in program history ... Tied for 7th, recorded his third career top-10 finish and matched the lowest tournament finish of his career ... Shot 137 (-7) over first two rounds, matching the seventh-lowest 36-hole score in program history ... 69 (-3) in Round 1 contributed to team score of 276 (-12), tied for the second-lowest round in program history
- Named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar, becoming the first three-time All-America Scholar in program history

Junior (2020-21)
- One of three Spiders to participate in every event, posting a stroke average of 74.69 and carding three rounds under par
- Tied for 35th at Atlantic 10 Championship after shooting 230 (+14) ... Rebounded from rounds of 77 and 79 to shoot a 2-over 74 in Round 3
- Defeated VCU's Mikkel Antonsen 6&5 at Black & Blue Cup ... Only Spider to win a full point at the event
- Shot 230 (+17) to tie for 72nd at the Irish Creek Collegiate
- Tied for 29th at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate, shooting 222 (+12)
- Shot 71 (-1) in Richmond's home match vs Longwood, winning his head-to-head match to help UR to an 8.5 to 0.5 win ... 71 was tied for 2nd among the 18 golfers in the event
- In his first event in 13 months, tied for 7th at the Ross Collegiate Classic, shooting 218 (+2) ... Best finish among all Spiders ... His second career top-10 finish ... Shot under par in Rounds 2 (71) and 3 (70)
- Named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar, becoming one of eight golfers in program history to be named an All-America Scholar multiple times

Sophomore (2019-20)
- Led the team with a 74.00 stroke average, nearly a full shot improvement from his freshman season (74.91)
- 5 rounds under par were tied for second-most on the team
- Tied for 47th at the Mobile Sports Authority Collegiate with a 218 (+2)
- Led Spiders with a score of 218 (+2) at the Steelwood Collegiate ... Finished tied for 16th for his fourth career top-20 result ... Shot 69 (-3) in the first round and was in second place in the 75-man field after 18 holes
- Finished tied for 52nd at the Autotrader Collegiate Classic, shooting 224 (+8) ... Shot 70 (-2) in the third round as Richmond recorded a team score of 280 (-8), tied for the seventh-best 18-hole team score in program history
- Recorded his first career top-10 finish at the Hamptons Intercollegiate ... Shot 80-74-73/227 (+11) in windy conditions to tie for seventh in the field of 54
- Tied for 55th at the River Run Collegiate with a score of 230 (+14)
- Placed 28th at VCU Invitational with a score of 215 (-1) ... Shot 71 (-1) in second round to contribute to team score of 276 (-12), tied for the second-lowest single round team score in program history
- Named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar along with teammate Michael Baker

Freshman (2018-19)
- Appeared in all eight events, recording a pair of top-20 finishes and a stroke average of 74.91
- Shot even-par 72 in final round of Atlantic 10 Championship to finish 46th
- Tied for 13th at Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate with a 36-hole score of 141 (-3)
- Shot his first two career rounds under par at the Autotrader Collegiate, firing a 70 (-2) in the second round and a 68 (-4) in the third round ... Finished the tournament tied for 19th at 213 (-3), his first career top-20 finish and his first career tournament under par
- Made his collegiate debut at the season-opening River Run Collegiate, finishing tied for 56th in the field of 80 at 233 (+17)
- Won the Freshman GPA Award at the 2019 SPIDYs as the freshman male student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA

High School
- Lettered four years in varsity golf ... High school teammates with current teammate Michael Baker
- Three-time All-Conference selection
- First Team NCISAA 2016
- NCISAA Team State Champions 2015, 2016 … Conference Champions 2014, 2015, 2016
- CGA First-Team All-State 2016 … Finished the year ranked as the third best play in North Carolina by TYGA Rankings …
- 2016 U.S. Junior qualifier … 2017 B.I.G. I. qualifier … 2018 U.S. Amateur Four Ball qualifier
- Top 10 back-to-back year in North-South Junior 2016-17
- Helped raise over $12,000 for Rowan Helping Ministries
- Worked with Nicklaus Children's Healthcare Foundation through the Leadership Links Program
- National Honor Society, National English Honor Society