The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2023-24 Men's Golf Roster
Roster
Nathan Petronzio
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Bee Cave, Texas
- High School:
- Lake Travis
- Major:
- Earned BS in Applied Physiology and Sport Management from SMU in Spring 2023; currently in Sport Management graduate program
As a Senior in 2023-24
Earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Year honors along with PING All-Central Region team accolades … claimed a spot on the 10-person All-Big 12 Team … competed in 12 of UT’s 14 events on the season and ranked second on the team in scoring average (71.66) … tallied four top-10 and seven top-25 individual finishes … nineteen (19) of his 32 rounds were par or better, including eight rounds in the 60s … recorded a season-best runner-up finish at the NCAA Austin Regional (May 13-15), placing one shot behind Christiaan Maas with an 8-under 205 (67-69-69) … earned Big 12 All-Tournament Team honors with his tie for eighth at the Big 12 Championship (April 22-24) at 4-under 284 (70-75-70-69) … fired a 7-under 65 in the Monday qualifier for the CJ Cup Byron Nelson (April 29) at Tierra Verde GC (Arlington, Texas) to tie for sixth (only four players earned qualifying spots) … turned around the following day (April 30) and posted a 6-under 66 to tie for first in the U.S. Open Local Qualifier at Firewheel Golf Park (Garland, Texas) and earn a spot in the Final Qualifying stage (set for May 20 at the Dallas Athletic Club) … tied for ninth at the Western Intercollegiate (April 15-17) at even-par 210 (67-71-72) … tied for 20th at the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational (April 6-7) with an even-par 216 (74-71-71) … tied for 19th at the Johnnie-O Intercollegiate (Mar. 11-12) with a 2-under 214 (71-74-69) … recorded a tie for ninth at the Southern Highlands Collegiate (Feb. 25-27) with a 2-under 214 (71-69-74) … posted a 4-1 individual record during the Big 12 Match Play Tournament (Oct. 9-11) … enrolled at Texas prior to the fall 2023 semester in the Sport Management graduate program.
Before Texas
Spent his previous three seasons at SMU … earned his BS in Applied Physiology and Sport Management from SMU in Spring 2023 and is currently in the Sport Management graduate program at Texas … two-time All-American Athletic Conference (AAC) selection as a sophomore (2022) and junior (2023) … won two individual titles (Wake Forest Invitational and the Trinity Forest Invitational), led the team in scoring average (70.91) and competed as an individual at the NCAA Regional in 2023 … recorded four top-10 individual finishes and shot par or better in 22 of his 33 stroke-play rounds as a junior … won the AAC individual title as a sophomore in 2022 … posted a team-best 72.27 scoring average and shot par or better in 14 of his 33 rounds, including eight rounds in the 60s, as a sophomore … named the 2021 AAC Freshman of the Year … recorded a 73.24 scoring average and shot par or better in 10 of his 24 stroke-play rounds … attended Lake Travis High School (Lake Travis, Texas) and posted the lowest career scoring average (70.4) in school history … earned a runner-up finish at the 2020 Byron Nelson Junior … tied for third at the AJGA Sergio Garcia and participated in the U.S. Amateur in 2019.
