2021-2022 Men's Golf Roster

Donald Kay

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown San Diego, CA
  • High School Patrick Henry
  • Prev School Oregon
  • Major Anthropology

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 
  • 2022 WCC All-Academic Team
  • 2021 WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2021-2022)
  • WCC All-Academic Team
  • Competed in nine of the Toreros' events (26 rounds), compiling a scoring average of 72.96
  • Carded a season-low 69 in his first round at The Goodwin (March 24-26)
  • Finished a season-best tied for 13th at the PING Cougar Classic (April 22-23) with a four-under 212 (70, 72, 70)
  • Placed tied for 26th at the WCC Championships (April 28-April 30) and tied for 39th at the NCAA Palm Beach Gardens Regional (May 16-18)
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2020-21) 
  • 2021 WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention
  • Scoring average of 73.9 in 33 over 33 rounds 
  • Best finish of fifth at La Purisima College Invite 
  • Helped Toreros return to NCAA Championships for the first time since 2011 

JUNIOR (2019-20)
  • Average score of 72.0 in 7 tournaments (20 rounds) in his first season as a Torero
    • Third-best average score on the team
  • 3 top-20 finishes
  • Best finish was T-2nd at the Hoakalei Invitational (Hoakalei CC/Eva Beach, HI)
    • Shot 9-under 207 in the 3 rounds
    • Helped the team finish T-5th in the last tournament of the fall
  • 7 rounds in the 60s
  • Best 18-hole score was a 66 in the final round of the Lamkin Invitational (San Diego CC/Chula Vista, CA)
  • Finished 3 tournaments below par, including his season-best 9-under 207 at the Hoakalei Invitational
  • T-19 at Nick Watney Invitational in September,shooting 4-under 213 (69-71-69)
  • T-19 at Bill Cullum Invitational in October, shooting 3-under 212 (69-71-69) 
PRIOR TO USD
  • Attended Oregon (2017-2019) during his freshman and sophomore seasons
SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
  • As a sophomore, he played in 10 tournaments, eight of which were part of the lineup, and posted a 73.76 scoring average in 29 rounds
  • Highest tournament finish in 2018-19 was 23rd at hte Pac-12 Championships, shooting 6-over (74-68-72-76)
  • The 68 in the second round matched his career-best
  • Shot a 5-over (73-76-72) and finished 24th at the Duck Invitational (March 25-26)
  • Played in the postseason for the second straight year, shoting a 5-over 77 in the first round of the NCAA Myrtle Beach Regional before being substituted
FRESHMAN (2017-18)
  • In his freshman campaign, he competed in 12 tournaments
  • Earned his first career top-10 finish at the Amer Ari Invitational going 9-under par for the tournament
  • Finished 67th (72-72-77-74) at the 2017-18 Pac-12 Championships
  • Shot 12-over and finished 71st in first career postseason appearance of the NCAA Stockton Regional
  • Shot 19-over (73-77-84) in the NCAA Championships
PERSONAL
  • Anthropology major
  • Ranked No. 15 on the top junior golfers in the state of California's Class of 2017
  • Had 7 top-10 finishes out of 10 tournaments played
  • Finished first at hte TTC Series at Olivia Links after shooting a 71 and 66
  • Competed in the CIF/CSGA State Championships as a sophomore.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Junior

    5'11"
  • 2020-21Redshirt Junior

    5'11"
  • 2021-22Redshirt Senior

    5'11"