Player Bio: Zach Bixler - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
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Washington & Amateur Notes
• Four-year Husky letterwinner
• 2006 PING All-America honorable mention
• 2005 All-Pac-10 honorable mention
• Equaled NCAA and UW 18-hole records shooting 11-under 60 in the second round of the 2007 Alister Mackenzie Invitational
• Was a freshman on the 2005 UW squad that earned a school-best third place finish at the NCAA Championships
• Also helped the Huskies to top-10 NCAA Championship finishes in 2006 (ninth) and 2008 (seventh)
• NCAA individual finishes include 20th place in 2006 (even-par 288), tied for 23rd in 2008 (15-over 303) and 54th in 2005 (18-over 298)
• Finished UW career ranked fourth on Husky all-time list for rounds played (151)
• Had six top-10 finishes in his career
• Co-Pac-10 Golfer of the Month for October/November, 2007
• Was a runner-up in two tournaments - the 2006 Northwest Collegiate Classic and the 2007 Husky Invitational
• 2006 Washington State Men's Amateur Champion
• 2005 Washington State Men's Amateur runner-up
• Finished 13th at 2006 Pacific Coast Amateur and tied for 15th with former UW teammate Alex Prugh at 2006 Sahalee Players Championship
• Placed 18th at 2005 Sahalee Players Championship
2007-08 (Senior)
• Named Co-Pac-10 Player of the Month for October/November
• Played in all 14 tournaments, placing as team leader in five events and notching three Top-10 finishes
• Second on team with a 73.69 stroke average
• Carded three rounds in the 60's and seven under par
• Equaled NCAA and Washington 18-hole records shooting 11-under 60 in the second round of the 2007 Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 8)
• Became the sixth player in NCAA history and second Husky to shoot 60 in four years after Brock Mackenzie did so in 2003
• Squad's No. 2 finisher at the NCAA Championships, tying for 23rd (15-over 303)
• UW's No. 2 finisher at the NCAA West Regional, tying for 25th (4-over 220); shot a 1-under 71 in the final round
• Recorded season-low 54-hole score of 7-under 206 at the MacKenzie Invite, tying for eighth place
• Tallied runner-up finish at the Husky Invitational, carding a 2-under 142
• Tied for eighth at the Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge (5-over 221)
• Tied for 23rd at PING Arizona Intercollegiate (4-over 217)
• Tied for 25th at the U.S Intercollegiate (7-over 217)
2006-07 (Junior)
• Played in 12 events, finishing fifth on the team with a 73.58 stroke average
• Shot seven rounds under-par and carded three rounds in the 60s
• Matched career-best finish with a runner-up performance at the Northwest Collegiate Classic (4-under 212)
• Shot a season-low 3-under 67 at the Hawaii-Hilo Intercollegiate
• Season-low 54-hole score came at the Hawaii-Hilo Intercollegiate, shooting 4-under 206, which ranked third best on the team
• Placed 55th at the Pac-10 Championships (16-over 304) and tied for 62nd at the NCAA West Regional (3-under 213)
• Team's second-place finisher at the Pac-10/Big Ten Challenge (13-over 226) and U.S. Intercollegiate (7-over 217)
2005-2006 (Sophomore)
• PING All-America honorable mention selection
• Shot a career-best and 2006 team-best 12-under 204 at the West Regional, good for third place in the field
• Finished 20th at the NCAA Championship at even-par 288
• Placed 17th at the Pac-10 Championships, shooting 6-over 290
• Shot in the 60s in six of his last 11 rounds, including all three rounds at the West Regional (69-68-67)
• Played in 11 events, posting a stroke average of 73.66
• Shot even-par 216 at the Duck Invitational, good for 15th place in the field
• Shot six rounds under par, all in the 60s
• Was 21st at the Western Washington Invitational after shooting 4-over 220
• Placed 46th at the Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge
• Was UW's top finisher at the CordeValle Collegiate, where he finished 34th overall at 6-over 220
2004-2005 (Freshman)
• Honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection
• One of two freshmen on the Huskies' NCAA roster, helping UW to a third-place finish
• Was 54th at the NCAAs, shooting 18-over 298
• Posted a 1-under 69 during the final round of the NCAAs
• Finished 97th at NCAA West Regional at 16-over 226
• Played in 12 of 13 tournaments during the season
• Fourth on team with 73.38 stroke average
• Finished fourth at Duck Invitational to help UW to first-place finish
• Posted a 6-under 66 in first round at Waikoloa to help UW set new first-round scoring record
• Shot 9-under 207 at Waikoloa to assist UW to 54-hole scoring record
• His 207 was third best tourney score of the season
• UW's top finisher at the National Invitational where he finished 12th overall at 5-under 211
• Finished four tournaments under par
• Carded a hole-in-one on the par-3, 145-yard eighth hole at Duke
• Tied for third on the team with seven rounds in the 60s and eight rounds under par
• Shot 69 in first collegiate tournament, The Vandal Classic
Richland High School/Junior Golf and Personal
• Won State 4A championship as a senior, leading Richland to second straight team title
• Placed third at 4A state championships as a junior
• Reached the round of 32 at the 2004 Pacific Northwest Amateur
• Was 37th at the WSGA Men's Amateur
• Big Nine Conference and Tri-City Herald All-Area MVP as a junior and senior
• Reached the second round of the 2003 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship
• Won the 16-17 division of the Washington State Junior Golf Association in 2003 and was the Tri-City Junior champion in 2002
• Led Richland to state 4A basketball tournament as a guard
• Member of the Meadow Spring Country Club
ZACH BIXLER'S CAREER STATISTICS
| YEAR | ROUNDS | STROKES | AVG | LOW | |
| 2004-05 | 37 | 2715 | 73.38 | 66 | |
| 2005-06 | 35 | 2578 | 73.66 | 67 | |
| 2006-07 | 36 | 2649 | 73.58 | 67 | |
| 2007-08 | 43 | 3169 | 73.69 | 60 | |
| CAREER | 151 | 1,111 | 73.58 | 60 |
Career Best Finish: 2, Northwest Collegiate Classic, Oct. 2-3, 2006; Husky Invitational, Oct. 1-2, 2007
Career Top-10 Finishes: 6
Career Best 54-Hole Score: 204, NCAA West Regional, May 18-20, 2006
Career Best 18-Hole Score: 60, Alister MacKenzie Invitational, Oct. 8, 2007*
*-ties NCAA and Washington single-round record
