Gonzalo Leal Montero

Spring 2022 — Competed in all 11 events, averaging 73.3 strokes through 30 rounds… .967 percentage of rounds counted toward team score was the best for Iowa on the season… ranked second on the team with 12 rounds at or below par… twice tied for sixth at the Marquette Invitational, shooting 208 (-8), and at the Hawkeye Invitational, shooting 214 (-2)… placed inside the the top-25 on five occasions… eligible to return for the 2022-23 season… letterwinner.

Fall 2021 — Competed in all four fall events, averaging 72.7 strokes over 12 rounds… scored a career low 18-hole round of 65 and matched a career low 54-hole round of 208 at the Marquette Invitational… tied for sixth place at the Marquette Invitational, matching low Hawkeye finish on the fall… shot four rounds at or below par.

Spring 2021 — Competed in all seven tournaments, averaging 73.8 strokes in 21 rounds… ranked third on the squad with nine rounds at or below par… posted two top-10 finishes, finishing eighth at the Kiawah Invitational and fourth at the Hawkeye Invitational… twice posted a 209, tying for the eighth-lowest 54-hole score in program history (Kiawah Invitational; Hawkeye Invitational)… posted a 2-2-0 record at Big Ten March Play, helping Iowa to a runners-up finish… letterwinner.

Spring 2020 — Second Team All-Big Ten honoree… competed in all three tournaments… led team in rounds at or below par (4) and recorded an 18-hole stroke average of 71.8… season finished 2-1-1 at the Big Ten Match Play Championships… tied for 13th at the Puerto Rico Classic with a three-round total of 212 (-4)… his third round 68 at the Puerto Rico Classic tied the seventh lowest 18-hole score in program history… his 12 birdies tied for the fourth highest total in the field at the Colleton River Collegiate… tied for 21st place a 54-hole total of 219 (+3) at the Colleton River Collegiate… canceled by Big Ten Conference and NCAA on March 12, due to concerns of coronavirus (COVID-19)… letterwinner.

Fall 2019 — Competed in all four events… tied for eighth at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate with a career-best 54-hole total of 208 (-5) to record the low-Hawkeye score of the fall and tie for the seventh-lowest three-round total in school history… fired a third-round 66 in the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to post the low-Hawkeye 18-hole score of the season and tie for the sixth-lowest in school history… only Hawkeye to shoot three straight rounds below par… second on the team in 18-hole stroke average (71.9) and tied for the second-most rounds at or below par (6)… All-Big Ten Preseason Honoree… competed unattached for Spain at the 2019 International Amateuer Golf Championship (Nov. 7-10).

Spring 2019 — Competed in every competition… tied a career-best 18-hole score of 67 at the Puerto Rico Classic… recorded the best individual finish for Iowa at the Puerto Rico Classic, tying for 15th with a three-round total of 214 (-2)… tied for 11th at the Big Ten Championships with a score of 220 (+10) for Iowa’s best individual finish… tied for 18th at NCAA Regionals with a 43-hole total of 216 (+3)… posted a 215 (+2) at the Hawkeye Invitational to tie for 34th… he tied for 47th at the Colleton River Collegiate after posting a 225 (+9)… recorded six rounds at or below par and the third lowest stroke average, 72.67… letterwinner.

Fall 2018 — Competed in all five events…made his Hawkeye debut at the Gopher Invitational, finishing tied for 18th with a three-round score of 216 (+3)… posted a career best finish, tying fifth at the Golfweek Conference Challenge with a two-round score of 140 (-4)… carded five rounds at or below par and posted a 67 (-5) twice… had a the second lowest stroke average with a 71.5… fired a 67 (-5) twice for his lowest 18-hole score.

High School — Placed second in U-18 Spanish International Championship in 2017… placed ninth in Spanish Amateur Individual Championship in 2017… silver medalist at 2017 European Boy’s Championship in 2017… led high school team to second place finish at Spanish Absolute Interstates Championship in 2017… led high school team to second place finish at U-16 Spanish Interstates Championship in 2016… placed second in U-16 Spanish Individual Championship in 2014… won U-14 Spanish Individual Championship in 2014… career best round of 66 at Evian Championship Juniors Cup in 2014… member of Real Club de Golf de Seville coached by José Carlos Gutiérrez.