Leif Olson

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Position:
Player
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Class:
Senior
High School:
St. Stephen's Episcopal

2001-02: Played in all 13 tournaments, compiling a team-leading stroke average of 72.9 ... led the Blue Devils with eight top-20 finishes and 19 rounds of even par or better ... top showing was a tied for fifth place outing at The Intercollegiate (69-71-68=208) ... finished sixth at the Seminole Intercollegiate (67-71-76=214) ... in the season-opening event - finished tied for 13th place (74-71-71=216) with back-to-back rounds of 71 at the Badger Invitational ... regrouped following an opening round of 78 to finish tied for 19th at the Red River Classic thanks to scores of 67 and 68 for the final two rounds ... was Duke's top finisher at the ACC Championships (72-73-70=215) ... had 94.9 percent (37-of-39) of his rounds count toward the Duke team score ... eight top-20 finishes came at the Badger Invitational (T13th), Red River Classic (T19th), The Nelson (T19th), Mercedes-Benz Championship (T15th), Seminole Intercollegiate (6th), Schenkel/E-Z-Go Invitational (T12th), The Intercollegiate (T5th) and ACC Championships (T17th).

2000-01: Finished the year with a stroke average of 73.3 - good for second best on the team behind Matt Krauss' mark of 72.8 ... qualified for the NCAA Championships by winning a playoff over Lee Williams of Auburn and Brandt Snedaker of Vanderbilt on the second hole at the NCAA East Regional in Williamsburg, Va. ... on the second hole of play, posted an eagle by holing out from 160 yards ... for the regional, fired a three-round score of 69-70-71=210 (-6) to finish in a tie for 10th place ... the three-day total of 210 marked his best three-round score of the year ... became just the 12th individual to represent Duke at the NCAA Championships in the post-match play era ... failed to make the cut at the NCAA Championships following rounds of 76-73=149 ... top finish of the year was a second place showing at The Nelson in Palo Alto, Calif. ... helped Duke to the team championship by shooting a three-round total of 68-71-72 (-2) ... had top-15 finishes at the Duke Golf Classic (T6th), The Nelson (2nd), Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship (T15th), Seminole Intercollegiate (T12th) and NCAA East Regional (T10th).

1999-00: Earned a spot in the lineup for all 12 tournaments as a freshman ... compiled a 74.1 stroke average ... best finish was a tie for fifth place at the Matlock Invitational with rounds of 71-72-73= 216 (E) ... recorded a season-low 18-hole score of 68 at the Intercollegiate at MacGregor Downs... had a season-best 54 holes of 214 (71-69-74) at the Puerto Rico Classic ... had eight sub-par rounds and four rounds of even-par ... had two top-10 finishes and five top-20 finishes.

Prep: The No. 1 golfer all four years at St. Stephen's Episcopal ... also served as team captain all four seasons ... a three-time Rolex All-America (1996-98) ... member of the Canon Cup in 1997 and '98 ... member of the 1997 U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team ... qualified for the U.S. Amateur in 1999 ... the Colorado Junior Stroke Play champion in 1995 ... won the Colorado Match Play championship in 1996 ... captured the 1996 AJGA Ashworth championship ... won the 1997 AJGA Aspen Royal Grip championship.

Personal: Son of Mary and Robert Olson ... father, Robert, played football at Northwestern ... born July 17, 1981.