2025-26 Men's Golf Roster
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Graham, Connor
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Connor Graham
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Blairgowrie, Scotland
- High School:
- Blairgowrie HS
Bio
CAREER AWARDS & HONORS
- GCAA All-Freshman Team (2024-25, Fr.)
- PING All-Region Team (2024-25, Fr.)
- Big 12 All-Tournament Team (2024-25, Fr.)
- Team International Arnold Palmer Cup Selection (2024-25, Fr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2024-25, Fr.)
AMATEUR HIGHLIGHTS (SINCE BEGINNING TEXAS TECH CAREER)
- Competed at the 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club as one of nine amateurs in the major championship event (July 17-18, 2025) that was won by Scottie Scheffler.
- Qualified for the 153rd Open Championship, winning the first-hole of a playoff by sinking a birdie putt at Dundonald Links after shooting 4-under-par (71-69) over 36 holes in a final qualifying event.Â
- Emerged as the 2025 British Amateur Championship medalist for the second consecutive year; finished the 36-hole stroke play portion of the event in thrilling fashion at Royal St George's and Royal Cinque Ports with a superb 9-under-par 133, highlighted by a back-nine 31 in the second round ... was defeated by Ethan Fang, eventual champion of the event, in the Round of 32 (20th hole).
AS A FRESHMAN (2024-2025)
- Started in the team lineup in all 14 events (13 stroke play/1 match play); one of two Red Raiders to do so in the 2024-25 season
- Led Texas Tech with its lowest scoring average (71.1), compiled over 41 rounds
- Was the team leader in rounds shot even-par or better, carding 25 of 41 rounds played even-par or better
- Had a team-best 16 rounds recorded under par during the 2024-25 campaign
- Ranked second on the team for the most rounds posted in the 60s (11)
- Led Texas Tech in Top 20 finishes (7) and Top 10 finishes (2)
- Finished tied for 12th in collegiate debut, Sept. 9-10, at the Inverness Intercollegiate at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio; opened with a 2-under-par 67 on the par 69 course en route to a 1-over-par 208
- Opened the spring season, Feb. 6-8, with first career 54-hole subpar finish with a 10-under-par 206 at Mauna Lani Golf Club on the Big Island of Hawai'i ... it remained a season-low tournament score for the 2024-25 season and tied for the best 54-hole score shot by a Red Raider in the 2024-25 season
- Finished five consecutive tournaments below par to start the spring season, which included a streak of 14 of 15 rounds shot par or better in those events during the months of February and March
- Recorded a single-round season-low 6-under-66 in the second round of the Amer Ari Intercollegiate on Feb. 7
- Also shot a season-low 66 (-5) on the par 71 PGA WEST-Greg Norman Course, in the third round of The Prestige on Feb. 19
- Best finish of the season was a tie for seventh place, coming in two different tournaments over back-to-back weeks ... it started with the regular season finale, the Mountaineer Invitational (April 14-15), followed by the Big 12 Championships (April 22-24)
- Tabbed to the Big 12 All-Tournament Team thanks to a 72-hole 2-over-par 282 at Southern Hills Country Club, that was capped by a round four 2-under-par 68, which placed him in the Top 10
- Was the first Red Raider named to the Big 12 All-Tournament Team since Ludvig Åberg in 2023 and was the first Red Raider freshman to earn the distinction since Wes Artac in 2015
- Named to the PING All-Region Team, was a part of the Central team, and one of 25 players named to it
- Named to the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) All-Freshman Team; was one of five players in NCAA Division I college golf who were named to the All-Freshman Team, joined by Daniel Bennett (Texas), Wheaton Ennis (Texas A&M), Gunnlaugur Árni Sveinsson (LSU), and Clark Van Gaalen (Oklahoma).
- T-12th at Inverness Intercollegiate/67-70-71=208 (+1)
- T-32nd at OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational/69-76-69=214 (+4)
- T-46th at Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational/77-72-70=219 (+9)
- Went 3-2-0 in Big 12 Match Play Tournament
- T-28th at Amer Ari Intercollegiate/68-66-72=206 (-10)
- T-12th at The Prestige/71-71-67=209 (-4)
- T-11th at Cabo Collegiate/75-66-71=212 (-1)
- T-13th at Pauma Valley Invitational/71-69-70=210 (-3)
- T-16th at Valspar Intercollegiate Invitational/70-69-69=208 (-5)
- T-30th at Augusta Haskins Award Invitational/70-77-71=218 (+2)
- T-7th at Mountaineer Invitational/71-75-75=221 (+5)
- T-7th at Big 12 Championships/73-70-71-68=282 (+2)
- T-27th at NCAA Urbana Regional/71-73-71=215 (+2)
- T-50th at NCAA Championships/72-75-73-74=294 (+6)
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
- Won four times in 2021 and reached the semifinals of the Scottish Amateur at just 14 years old, becoming the youngest player in history to reach the last four of the historic championship at Murcar Links
- Won the 2022 R&A’s Junior Open at Monifieth Golf Links, at 15-years-old, by five strokes with a 13-under-par 203; carded three-straight rounds in the 60s (69-67-67) with zero bogeys over the final 36 holes ... it marked his first win of 2022 after finishing second in the prestigious Lytham Trophy and seventh at the St Andrews Links Trophy
- Graham, at 16-years-old, became the youngest ever Walker Cup player by participating in the 2023 tournament at St. Andrews; he was teamed up with fellow Scot and Red Raider, Calum Scott, in both foursome matches, in the 49th edition of the amateur tournament that is contested between the U.S. and Great Britain
- Won the 2023 Scottish Men's Open, at Meldrum House, Aberdeenshire, after an impressive closing round of 7-under-par 63; won with a 15-under 265 (67-67-68-63); he was crowned the youngest ever Scottish Men’s Open Champion
- Participated in the 2023 Junior Ryder Cup on Team Europe; went 2-0-2 by winning 3&2 in four-ball and winning 1-up in singles, which helped push Team Europe to an emphatic 20.5-9.5 win in Rome, Italy
- Sidelined for part of the 2024 playing season due to a stress fracture in his hand
- Finished as the top qualifier among a field of 288 participants at the 129th Amateur Championship at Ballyliffin in the summer of 2024, clearing the lead by three strokes with a 7-under-par 136 (65-71)
- Mentored by Scottish Professional and 1999 Open champion, Paul Lawrie, who appointed Connor as an ambassador for his foundation
- Presented with an honorary membership at Blairgowrie Golf Club shortly after committing to Texas Tech
- Ranked 158th in the world by the World Amateur Golf Ranking (at the time of signing his national letter of intent, Nov. 2023)
- Was ranked first in the European Golf Rankings (upon joining the Red Raiders) for the under-18 divisionÂ
PERSONAL
- Connor Graham
- Born Oct. 24
- Son of Stuart and June Graham
- Has two older brothers, Gregor and Archie
- Stuart, father, was a professional golfer starting at age 18 at Dunbar Golf Club
- Oldest bother Gregor had brief stint at Midland College for the 2021-22 season before turning pro
- Is a sport management major at Texas Tech
NCAA Championship Rd. 3 Highlights
Sunday, May 25
Greg Sands post-round interview (Rd. 3 NCAA Championships)
Sunday, May 25
NCAA Championship Rd. 1 Highlights
Friday, May 23
Postcard from Carlsbad
Thursday, May 22
