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William McDonald Season 2023-24

YearRedshirt Senior
HometownOklahoma City, Okla.
Previous SchoolArkansas
Year Rds. Strokes Avg. Low Rd. Low Finish, Event
2019-20 (UA) 18 1,340 74.44 69 T16th, Bearcat Invitational
2022-23 34 2,446 71.94 68 T10th, AAC Championships
2023-24 26 1,918 73.77 69 T9th, Bearcat Invitational
Totals 78 5,704 73.13 68

2024-25 (RS Senior): Appeared in nine events with a 73 stroke average... Carded a career-low 66 in the second round of the EKU Colonel Shootout tying for 10th... Finished tied for eighth at the Colleton River finishing two above par with a 218 total... Placed t-41st at the 2025 Big 12 Championship.

2023-24 (RS Junior): Academic All-Big 12 ... Appeared in nine events with a 73.77 stroke average ... Enjoyed his career-high with a ninth-place finish at the Bearcat Invitational in the fall, his second-career top-10 spot ... Carded a season-low 69 in the second round there as well ... Followed that 2-under performance with a 1-under at the fall finale Quail Valley.

2022-23 (RS Sophomore): Appeared in all 12 events, boasting a 71.94 stroke average ... Finished spring with 5-under 211 at Quail Valley, then finished 16th and 13th to open spring at Dorado Beach and Colleton River, both 7-unders ... Top finish came at AAC Championships (tied for 10th at 2-over 212) ... Carded even-72 in finale of NCAA Regionals.

2021-22 (Arkansas): Did not see action.

2020-21 (Arkansas): Redshirted his sophomore season … Earned SEC Academic Honor Roll honors.

2019-20 (Arkansas): Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll … Played in six events, three as an individual … Had a season scoring average of 74.44 … Best outing came at the Bearcat Invitational, helping the team finish second … Tied for 16th, carding rounds of 69 in rounds one and two to shot an even-par 213 (69-69-75) … Overall, had 12 brides and 30 pars over the 54 holes at Cincinnati … ALso fired 2-under 69 in the second round of the Cabo Collegiate … In his first collegiate event, playing as an individual at the Pioneer Creek Collegiate, had even-par rounds of 71-71 on day one … Finished at 5-over with 10 birdies and 33 pars.

Prior to Arkansas: The top-ranked high school golfer from Oklahoma and ranked #12 nationally for the Class of 2019 by the National Junior Golf Scoreboard … Named 2019 first team All-City by The Oklahoman … Regular season was dominant and he rolled to a regional title … Finished third in the Class 4A state tournament, despite a second-round 69, but led his team to a third straight state title … Led his team to Oklahoma 4A state championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019 … Individually, was state runner-up in both 2017 (as a sophomore) and 2018 (as a junior) … Won the 2018 AJGA Gateway Mortgage Group Tulsa Junior Championship and placed ninth at the AJGA Trusted Choice Big I National Championship … Won the 2018 OJGT Lincoln Park Best of the West Classic as he birdied eight of the last 12 holes en route to a final round of 65 and a two-shot victory … Added runner-up finishes at the OJGT Red River Challenge and OJGT Lake Hefner Fall Shootout … Also played basketball, averaged 15.7 points per game as a senior and was named honorable mention All-State as well as third team All-City … Basketball team was state champion in 2018 and runner-up  2019.

Personal: Son of Mike and Lisa McDonald … Majoring in criminology.

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Redshirt Senior
2024-25

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Redshirt Junior
2022-23