2022-23 Men's Golf Roster

David Rauch

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 190
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Berlin, Germany
  • High School Pölchau Sportschule
  • Prev School UNLV
  • Major Leadership Studies

Biography

PREVIOUS SCHOOL: UNLV (2018-2022)

GRADUATE (2022-2023)
  • Competed in nine events for the Toreros, compiling a scoring average of 74.05 across 24 rounds
  • Finished second at the Saint Mary’s Invitational (Oct. 31-Nov. 2) with a six-under 207 (69, 67, 71)
  • Finished 75th at the NCAA Bath Regional (May 17)
  • Helped USD to wins at the Saint Mary’s Invitational, Wyoming World Matchplay Championships, and El Macero Classic
SENIOR (2021-2022) 
  • Played in eight tournaments totaling 24 rounds in 2021-22
  • Low single-round score of 2-under 69 came in the first round of the Trinity Forest Invitational
  • Lowest tournament score of 4-under 204 (69-70-70) and best finish (5th place) both came at Trinity Forest
  • Three top 40 finishes, fifth at Trinity Forest, tied for 31st at the Wolf Pack Classic and tied for 38th at the Mountain West Championship
  • Finished the season with a 74.0 scoring average, 73 birdies, three eagles and eight rounds at par or better.
JUNIOR (2020-2021)
  • Earned a second consecutive Academic All-Mountain West Team honor
  • Played in seven tournaments totaling 21 rounds
  • Lowest single-round score was 4-under 68 (1 time)
  • Lowest tournament score was 7-under 209 (69-69-71) at the Jackrabbit Invitational
  • Collected one top 10 finish, 5th at the Jackrabbit Invitational, and one top twenty finish, 14th place at Sewailo
  •  Finished the season with a 73.33 scoring average
SOPHOMORE (2019-20)
  •  Named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar and the the Academic All-Mountain West Team
  • He was recognized as a Dean's Honor List member for Spring 2020
  • He was also the recipient of the Bruce Parker Award, which goes to the Rebel golfer with the highest grade point average on the team
  • Played in eight tournaments, totaling 24 rounds
  • Was second on the team in scoring average with 73.54
  • His best finish was a tie for ninth at the Jackrabbit Invitational
  • Totaled two top-20 finishes on the season
  • Shot par or better eight times
  • His best round was a 69.
FRESHMAN (2018-19)
  • Was named to the All-MW Team on the golf course as well as the academic all-conference squad and was a MW Scholar-Athlete Award recipient
  • Made the Dean's List in fall of 2018 and spring of 2019
  • Played in 13 tournaments, totaling 39 rounds
  • His scoring average of 72.69 ranked fifth on the team
  • Recorded two top-10 finishes, tying for ninth at the John Burns Intercollegiate and The Goodwin
  • Shot par or better 15 times and was in the 60s eight times
  • Tied for 11th at the German International Amateur Championship.
HIGH SCHOOL 
  • A 2017 graduate of Sports School of the Olympic Park - Poelchau School in Berlin, Germany (same school that Falko Hanisch attended)
  • Coached by Gregor Tilch
  • His team finished second at the Europe Team Championship in 2017 
  • He tied for fifth individually
  • Tied for 11th at the 2017 Italian International Amateur and 14th at the Junior Orange Bowl
  • Tied for second at the Fairhaven Trophy in 2016
  • Tied for ninth at the French Amateur in 2017
  • Also played at the Junior Team World Cup in 2017 where he finished 20th as an individual.
PERSONAL
  • Born to Evelyn Rauch and Friedrich Roth in Husum, Germany 
  • Majored in hospitality management  at UNLV
  • Enjoys playing soccer, listening to music and going to the fitness center in his free time
  • Has a brother, Marcel, who plays golf at Little Rock.