Austin Griffith
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Barberton
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- High School:
- Barberton
ACADEMIC MAJOR: Finance
BW ATHLETICS INFORMATION: Austin Griffith is playing his third season of men's golf at Baldwin Wallace University in 2015-2016. He hopes to earn his third varsity letter.
GENERAL GOLF INFORMATION: As a freshman in 2013-2014, Austin played his first season of golf and earned his first varsity letter. He competed in six total tournaments and 9.5 rounds and averaged 83.05 stroke per round, including a career-low 72 on the first day of the 2013 Fall Ohio Athletic Conference Invitational. In the spring of 2014, BW won its first-ever OAC Tournament title and finished 36th of 41 schools at the 2014 NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament at the Granover Resort & Golf Club in Greensboro, North Carolina.
As a sophomore in 2014-2015, Austin played his second season of golf and earned his second letter. He played in seven tournaments and 11 rounds and averaged 87.18 strokes per round with a best of 81 at the John Carroll University Spring Invitational. BW finished seventh at the 2015 OAC Tournament.
As a junior in 2015-2016, Austin is playing his third season of golf and hopes to earn his third letter.
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HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION: Austin Griffith grew up in Barberton, Ohio and graduated from Barberton. He played four years of golf and tennis and earned varsity letters in each sport.
As a senior in 2012, he earned Akron's Best Male Golfer.