2014-15 Men's Golf Roster
Roster
Books, Ryan

Ryan Books
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 170
- Hometown:
- Seattle, Wash.
- Prev School:
- Paradise Valley CC
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- 2016 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2015-16 | SENIOR
Saw action in nine tournaments highlighted by three top-20 finishes … posted a 74.32 scoring average … finished tied for third at the NCAA Albuquerque Regional … won the El Macero Classic while recording a season low with an even par 216 … matched his career-low round with a 69 in the second round of The Connecticut Cup where he finished tied for 13th.
2014-15 | JUNIOR
Played in four tournaments for the Horned Frogs … recorded 76.55 scoring average on the year.
2013-14 | SOPHOMORE (Washington State)
Competed in two events at Washington State... carded career-best 215 along with a low-round score of 69 en route to a career-best finish, tying for 25th at the 2014 Itani Quality Homes Collegiate ... transferred to Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix, Ariz., for the spring 2014 semester … claimed two tournaments at Paradise Valley while leading the junior college ranks nationally with a 70.75 scoring average.
2012-13 | FRESHMAN (Washington State)
Saw action in three tournaments … competed at the 2013 Pac-12 Championship as a freshman, contributing counting scores in two of the four rounds … recorded a season low of 224 while posting a 77.50 scoring average.
AMATEUR HIGHLIGHTS
Earned four varsity letters under head coach Tim Reilly at Seattle Preparatory on the men's golf team...finished tied for fourth at the AJGA Genesis Jr. Championship in San Diego, where he shot 6-under after three rounds...placed in the top 10 in the state for the Washington Junior Golf Association...individually won the Metro championship his senior year with record-135 score (67-68).
OFF THE COURSE
Ryan Books is the son of Greg and Denise Books... has a younger brother, Jason... born in Seattle, Wash.
*Washington State
- 2016 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2015-16 | SENIOR
Saw action in nine tournaments highlighted by three top-20 finishes … posted a 74.32 scoring average … finished tied for third at the NCAA Albuquerque Regional … won the El Macero Classic while recording a season low with an even par 216 … matched his career-low round with a 69 in the second round of The Connecticut Cup where he finished tied for 13th.
2014-15 | JUNIOR
Played in four tournaments for the Horned Frogs … recorded 76.55 scoring average on the year.
2013-14 | SOPHOMORE (Washington State)
Competed in two events at Washington State... carded career-best 215 along with a low-round score of 69 en route to a career-best finish, tying for 25th at the 2014 Itani Quality Homes Collegiate ... transferred to Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix, Ariz., for the spring 2014 semester … claimed two tournaments at Paradise Valley while leading the junior college ranks nationally with a 70.75 scoring average.
2012-13 | FRESHMAN (Washington State)
Saw action in three tournaments … competed at the 2013 Pac-12 Championship as a freshman, contributing counting scores in two of the four rounds … recorded a season low of 224 while posting a 77.50 scoring average.
AMATEUR HIGHLIGHTS
Earned four varsity letters under head coach Tim Reilly at Seattle Preparatory on the men's golf team...finished tied for fourth at the AJGA Genesis Jr. Championship in San Diego, where he shot 6-under after three rounds...placed in the top 10 in the state for the Washington Junior Golf Association...individually won the Metro championship his senior year with record-135 score (67-68).
OFF THE COURSE
Ryan Books is the son of Greg and Denise Books... has a younger brother, Jason... born in Seattle, Wash.
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