2011 Summer – Tied for 18th at the Iowa State Amateur Championship.
2011 Spring – Competed in four events… went 2-1 at the Big Ten Match Play… helped Iowa to a first place finish at the Hawkeye Invitational, tying for 17th individuallly with a score of 151 (+7).
2010 Fall – Competed in all five events for the Hawkeyes… posted a season low round of 70 (-2) at the Rod Myers Invitational… recorded best finish at Rod Myers Invitational, tying for 30th with a three round mark of 220 (+4).
2010 Spring – Competed in all three match-play events for the Hawkeyes… went 2-0 at Big 4 Medal Match-Play… fired a season low round of 70 at Spring Break Championship and Big Ten Championships… Tied for 13th at Big Ten Championships after firing a 293 (+9)… finished season with scoring average of 74.4.
2009 Fall – Competed in three events for the Hawkeyes… top-20 finish at Golden Gopher Invitational, firing a 54-hole total of 220… finished the fall with a scoring average of 74.7.
2009 Spring – Competed in four events for the Hawkeyes… recorded a season-low score of 72 at Spring Break Championship… second best team score at EZ-GO Schenkel Invite and Kepler Invitational… two top-50 finishes… finished season with scoring average of 75.7.
2008 Fall – Competed in three events for the Hawkeyes… tied for 22nd at Landfall Tradition… shot a season-low round of 70 at the VCU Shootout… finished the fall with a scoring average of 75.3.
High School – All-state honoree and team captain his final two seasons on the Linn-Mar High School golf team… four-time all-district and all-conference selection… three-time team MVP… earned medalist honors in the 2005 and 2007 conference tournaments… placed second and third at the 2006 and 2007 Iowa state tournament, respectively… helped his team win the conference title his freshman and sophomore seasons and runner-up finishes his junior and senior years… captured the 2008 Greater Cedar Open championship… finished first in the 2006 Callaway Elmcrest Tournament and 2007 US Junior Amateur Qualifier… placed third at the 2007 US Amateur Qualifier… also lettered in basketball… honor roll student.
Personal – Born 12/11/1989… parents are Joe and Karen George… communications major… high school coach was Steve Kahler.
Hawk-Item – Fired first and second career aces in back to back days at 107th Iowa Men[apos]s Amateur golf Championship July 2009.
Year | Rds. | Strokes | Avg. | Low |
2011-12 | 12 | 908 | 75.67 | 70 |
2010-11 | 23 | 1,750 | 76.09 | 70 |
2009-10 | 19 | 1,416 | 74.53 | 70 |
2008-09 | 21 | 1,586 | 75.52 | 70 |
Career | 75 | 5,660 | 75.47 | 70 |
What[apos]s In Your Bag?
Driver: Titleist 905
Woods: Titleist 980
Irons: 695 CB Titleist
More About George
Best Career Round: 65
Favorite Club: 60 degree wedge
Favorite Course: Whistling Straits
Favorite Golf Moment: Watching Zach Johnson win the Masters
Favorite Golfer: Zach Johnson
Favorite Food: Panchero[apos]s steak burrito
Favorite Movie: Superbad
Favorite TV Show: The Office
Favorite Sports Hero: Muhammad Ali
Hobbies: Hanging out with friends and playing basketball
Career Ambition: To be on the PGA Tour
Most Influential Person: My Parents