Colorado State University Athletics
2024-25 Men's Golf Roster
Bleier, Christoph
Christoph Bleier
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Linz, Austria
- High School:
- Borg Linz
Bio
Awards and Honors
• All-Mountain West (2023, 2025)
• Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2021-22)
• Academic All-Mountain West (2022)
• GCAA Ping All-District (2022-23)
• Mountain West Golfer of the Month (Sept. 2021)
• Academic All-American (GCAA- 2023, 2024)
At Colorado State
Senior (2024-25)
• Appeared in 11 events, leading the team with a 71.18 average
• Finished first at The Duck Invitational at Eugene CC with a 64-71-68--203 (-10) card
• Added another top five finish at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitationational
• Helped the team win the first three tournaments of the year - Ram Masters Inviational, Gene Miranda Falcon Inviational and Mark Simpson Colorado Inviational
• Signed two cards with 10-under par for a season best
• Returned to the NCAA Regionals for the fourth time playing at the Bremerton Regional, finishing sixth and one spot off the top none-advancing individual
Junior (2023-24)
• Competed in all 13 events, finishing with a second-best 71.89 average
• Tied for first at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational carding a 13-under par with a season-best 65 in the first round
• Added another top five finish in the season opener at the Ram Masters Invite with a three-under 207 to tie for fourth
• Had five tournaments finishing at or under par
• Played in the West Lafayette Regional, finishing tied for 27th
Sophomore (2022-23)
• Picked up the program’s first medalist honor at an NCAA Regional shooting a 7-under, 209 at the Auburn Regional
• Matched the program record for lowest round twice shooting a 63. First during the final round of both the Ram Masters Invitational and Mountain West Championship
• Tied for first at the Mountain West Championship, falling in a playoff for the individual title
• Posted a 71.17 stroke average, to rank eighth in the program’s record book
• Had seven top 10 finishes to lead the team
• Helped CSU win their first three tournaments of the season, tying for the longest team win streak in program history
• Won the Austrian International Amateur Championship
Freshman (2021-22)
• Played in all but one event during his first collegiate season
• Averaged 73.42 strokes per round with 14 rounds of par or better and two in the 60s
• Finished inside the top 10 twice and five times in the top 20
• Tied for sixth in his first career tournament at the Ram Masters Invitational
• Finished tied for ninth at the Mountain West Championship with a 4-under, 212
• Helped CSU pick up a pair of team wins at the Ram Masters Invitational and the Paintbrush Invitational
• Was the team’s top finisher at the NCAA Bryan Regional, tying for 19th
• Represented Austria in the World Amateur Team Championship
Personal/Amateur
• At the time of his signing, he was the highest-ranked signee ever in program history at No. 122 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR)
• Member of Austria’s men’s national team
• Won the 2021 Austrian International Amateur Championship
• Runner-up at the 2021 Polish Men’s Open Amateur Championship to earn a spot in the Austrian Open and Euram Bank
• Named the Upper Austrians Athlete of the Year in 2018
• Two-time Austrian Junior Champion (2017, 2018)
• Participated in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Argentina
• Placed second at the 2019 Austrian International Amateur
• Earned a top 25 finish at the 2020 European Amateur Championship
• All-Mountain West (2023, 2025)
• Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2021-22)
• Academic All-Mountain West (2022)
• GCAA Ping All-District (2022-23)
• Mountain West Golfer of the Month (Sept. 2021)
• Academic All-American (GCAA- 2023, 2024)
At Colorado State
Senior (2024-25)
• Appeared in 11 events, leading the team with a 71.18 average
• Finished first at The Duck Invitational at Eugene CC with a 64-71-68--203 (-10) card
• Added another top five finish at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitationational
• Helped the team win the first three tournaments of the year - Ram Masters Inviational, Gene Miranda Falcon Inviational and Mark Simpson Colorado Inviational
• Signed two cards with 10-under par for a season best
• Returned to the NCAA Regionals for the fourth time playing at the Bremerton Regional, finishing sixth and one spot off the top none-advancing individual
Junior (2023-24)
• Competed in all 13 events, finishing with a second-best 71.89 average
• Tied for first at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational carding a 13-under par with a season-best 65 in the first round
• Added another top five finish in the season opener at the Ram Masters Invite with a three-under 207 to tie for fourth
• Had five tournaments finishing at or under par
• Played in the West Lafayette Regional, finishing tied for 27th
Sophomore (2022-23)
• Picked up the program’s first medalist honor at an NCAA Regional shooting a 7-under, 209 at the Auburn Regional
• Matched the program record for lowest round twice shooting a 63. First during the final round of both the Ram Masters Invitational and Mountain West Championship
• Tied for first at the Mountain West Championship, falling in a playoff for the individual title
• Posted a 71.17 stroke average, to rank eighth in the program’s record book
• Had seven top 10 finishes to lead the team
• Helped CSU win their first three tournaments of the season, tying for the longest team win streak in program history
• Won the Austrian International Amateur Championship
Freshman (2021-22)
• Played in all but one event during his first collegiate season
• Averaged 73.42 strokes per round with 14 rounds of par or better and two in the 60s
• Finished inside the top 10 twice and five times in the top 20
• Tied for sixth in his first career tournament at the Ram Masters Invitational
• Finished tied for ninth at the Mountain West Championship with a 4-under, 212
• Helped CSU pick up a pair of team wins at the Ram Masters Invitational and the Paintbrush Invitational
• Was the team’s top finisher at the NCAA Bryan Regional, tying for 19th
• Represented Austria in the World Amateur Team Championship
Personal/Amateur
• At the time of his signing, he was the highest-ranked signee ever in program history at No. 122 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR)
• Member of Austria’s men’s national team
• Won the 2021 Austrian International Amateur Championship
• Runner-up at the 2021 Polish Men’s Open Amateur Championship to earn a spot in the Austrian Open and Euram Bank
• Named the Upper Austrians Athlete of the Year in 2018
• Two-time Austrian Junior Champion (2017, 2018)
• Participated in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Argentina
• Placed second at the 2019 Austrian International Amateur
• Earned a top 25 finish at the 2020 European Amateur Championship
Colorado State Golf (M): Jack Kennedy Fall Press Conference
Wednesday, August 06
Colorado State Golf (M): 2021 Paintbrush Recap
Friday, October 08
Colorado State Golf (M): 2021 Ram Masters Recap
Tuesday, September 21
Colorado State Golf (M): AJ Ott Prepares for NCAA Championship
Thursday, May 27
