Colorado State University Athletics
Cannon Named GCAA All-America Scholar
7/28/2017 1:29:00 PM | Men's Golf
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Colorado State men's golfer Blake Cannon was recognized as a 2017 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced. Cannon earned his degree this past May and has started his professional golf career.
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Cannon is the 21st overall in CSU history to earn the award, marking the fourth consecutive year with at least one earning the award under head coach Christian Newton. Cannon joined 261 other Division I golfers across the country in earning the prestigious honor.
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This past season, he ranked second during the regular schedule in scoring for the Rams at 72.00 strokes per round in 11 tournaments and 33 rounds played. Cannon had two individual tournament titles along with two other top-10 finishes on the year with 20 rounds of par or better and a team-high 97.5 percent (32.17 of 33) of rounds played counted for the team total while leading CSU in three events. He shot a team season-low 6-under 64 in the third round of the Ram Masters Invitational, propelling him to the tournament title. During the tournament, he had three under-par rounds to win the home event with a 7-under 203 and lead CSU to the team victory. Cannon then followed it up with a win in the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate with three-rounds under par a 6-under 210, making him one of just seven Rams in program history with multiple wins in a season and nine players to have two or more tournament victories in a season. Following the year, he on a playoff in a local qualifier for the U.S. Open following his senior season.
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To be eligible for Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar status an individual must be a junior or senior academically, compete in at least three full years at the collegiate level, participate in 50-percent of his team's competitive rounds, have a stroke-average under 76.0 in Division I, 78.0 in Division II, 78.0 in NAIA and 79.0 in Division III, and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at his college or university.
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Cannon is the 21st overall in CSU history to earn the award, marking the fourth consecutive year with at least one earning the award under head coach Christian Newton. Cannon joined 261 other Division I golfers across the country in earning the prestigious honor.
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This past season, he ranked second during the regular schedule in scoring for the Rams at 72.00 strokes per round in 11 tournaments and 33 rounds played. Cannon had two individual tournament titles along with two other top-10 finishes on the year with 20 rounds of par or better and a team-high 97.5 percent (32.17 of 33) of rounds played counted for the team total while leading CSU in three events. He shot a team season-low 6-under 64 in the third round of the Ram Masters Invitational, propelling him to the tournament title. During the tournament, he had three under-par rounds to win the home event with a 7-under 203 and lead CSU to the team victory. Cannon then followed it up with a win in the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate with three-rounds under par a 6-under 210, making him one of just seven Rams in program history with multiple wins in a season and nine players to have two or more tournament victories in a season. Following the year, he on a playoff in a local qualifier for the U.S. Open following his senior season.
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To be eligible for Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar status an individual must be a junior or senior academically, compete in at least three full years at the collegiate level, participate in 50-percent of his team's competitive rounds, have a stroke-average under 76.0 in Division I, 78.0 in Division II, 78.0 in NAIA and 79.0 in Division III, and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at his college or university.
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