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2005 Men's Golf Roster

Michael Vitale

  • Position Player
  • Height 5-8
  • Hometown Southlake, Texas
  • Highschool Liberty Christian School

Biography


Talented senior letterman who should battle for a starting spot this season . . . Enjoyed a successful junior campaign in which he proved that he could play with the top five . . . Worked diligently on his game in the off-season and is prepared for a strong finish to his collegiate career.

Fall 2005: Finished the fall season with a stroke average of 75.4 with two top-ten finishes in four events entered . . . Posted rounds of 72-71 to tie for tenth place and help lead UCO to a first place showing at the St. Mary's Invitational . . . Fired a two-day total of 149 to place tenth at the Drury Invitational. 

2004-05:  Played in five tournaments, finishing in the top-25 each event . . .  Tied for 10th in the Crawford-Wade Invitational with a 229 total after posting rounds of 75-76-78 . . . Carded a season-best 69 during the second round of the UCO/KickingBird Classic. 

2003-04:  Saw action in three tournaments, finishing with a 75.0 average for nine rounds . . . Was 16th in the East Central Invitational and tied for 19th in the Oklahoma Intercollegiate with a 221 total.

2002-03:  Teed it up in five tournaments during the year, finishing with a 76.9 average . . . Tied for ninth in the West Texas Intercollegiate in his first-ever collegiate tournament.

High School:  Four-year star at Denton (Texas) Liberty Christian High School, leading the team to three state titles . . . Three-time All-District and All-Region pick and twice an All-Stater while winning eight tournaments as a prepster . . . Also lettered in basketball and track.

Personal:  A marketing major . . . Father (Mario) played golf at Tulsa in the 1970s . . . Lists Sergio Garcia as his favorite sports star . . . Birthdate is Sept. 26, 1982.

Career Statistics:

Season

Total Rounds

Total Shots

Avg. Score

Wins

Top 5

Top 10

Low Round

’02-03

12

923

76.9

0

0

1

70

’03-04

9

675

75.0

0

0

0

72

’04-05

15

1,123

74.8

0

0

1

69

?05-06

20

1,506

75.3

0

0

3

69

Totals

56

4,227

75.4

0

0

5

69