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Senior
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| Hometown:
County Monagahn, Ireland
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| High School:
Patrician
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| Last College:
Ulster University
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| Height / Weight:
5-11 / 155
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As a Senior (2009-10)
• Competed in all 12 events and registered a 74.6 stroke average
• Had 10 rounds of par or better and posted three top-10 finishes
• At the NCAA Regionals in Santee, Calif., tied for 28th (224, +8)
• Tied for eighth with a 2-under 142 at the Golden Ocala Invitational in Ocala, Fla.
• At the Conference USA Championship in Sorrento, Fla., tied for sixth as the Knights won their second-straight title
• Concluded the tournament at 216 (E)
• Finished fifth at the Rio Pinar Invitational in Orlando at 2-under 214, helping UCF claim the title
• Tied for 36th with a 12-over 222 at the SunTrust Gator Invitational in Gainesville, Fla.
• Tied for 33rd at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational in Windermere, Fla.
• Competed in the Prestige at PGA WEST in La Quinta, Calif.
• Tied for 24th at the Adam's Cup of Newport in Newport, R.I., recording a 224 (+8)
• Competed in the Wolf Run Intercollegiate in Zionsville, Ind.
As a Junior (2008-09)
• Named the Conference USA Newcomer of the Year
• Earned a spot on the All-C-USA First Team at the NCAA Championship in Toledo, Ohio, tied for 79th
• Tied for 27th (211, -2) as the Knights claimed the title at the NCAA Regional in Sorrento, Fla., carded a 4-under 67 in the second round
• Earned medalist honors as UCF won the Conference USA Championship in Sorrento, Fla... finished the event at 11-under 205, carded a 2-under 69 in the opening round, and followed that performance with a pair of 3-under 68s
• Tied for 27th at the UK Bluegrass Invitational in Lexington, Ky.
• Carded a 213 (-3) at the Adminstaff ASU Invitational in Augusta, Ga., and tied for 26th
• Tied for 22nd at the Hootie at Bulls Bay in Awendaw, S.C., opened the event with a 1-under 70
• Helped UCF to the Rio Pinar Invitational title in Orlando, tying for 11th at 217 (+1)
• Tied for first at the SunTrust Gator Invitational in Gainesville at 205 (-5), opened the event with a 2-under 68 and also posted a 3-under 67 in the final round
• Earned Conference USA Golfer of the Week honors after the performance in Gainesville
• Helped the Knights claim the team title at The Hummingbird Intercollegiate in Sapphire, N.C., tied for fourth (140, -2) at the two-round event and carded a four-under 67 in the second round
• Participated in the Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational in Windermere, Fla.
• Tied for 11th at The Prestige at PGA WEST in La Quinta, Calif., finished the event at 220 (+4), carded a one-under 71 in the second and third rounds
• Made UCF debut at the Olympia Fields Illini Invitational in Olympia Fields, Ill.
Prior to UCF
• Led Ireland to the 2007 European Team Championship title in Scotland
• Qualified fourth in the stroke-play portion of the British Amateur in 2007
• Recorded a second-place finish at the 2007 East of Ireland
• Represented Ireland in the 2007 Carey Cup against the Metropolitan Golf Association of New York
• Won the 2006 South of Ireland Championship
• Was a member of the Irish Eisenhower Cup Team in 2006
• Finished second at 2006 Irish Close Championship
• A member of the Great Britain and Ireland U18 Team in 2006
Personal
• Born in Dublin, Ireland
• Son of Mary and Peter Ward
• Earned his undergraduate degree in business studies from Ulster University
• Plans to pursue his master's in business administration at UCF
