2017-18 Men's Golf Roster

(Ben Solomon/American Athletic Conference)
(Ben Solomon/American Athletic Conference)
(Ben Solomon/American Athletic Conference)
(Ben Solomon/American Athletic Conference)

Claudio Correa

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Santiago, Chile

Biography

SPRING 2018: American Athletic Conference Player of the Year (unanimous selection)... Unanimous all-conference selection... Captured conference individual title with a three-shot victory at The American tournament (April 24)... Grabbed a share of the new USF season record of 23 rounds of par or better... Posted a season scoring average of 71.14, which ranks second in the program record books... Led the team with six top-10 finishes and 11 top-25 performances after tying for 14th place at the NCAA Kissimmee Regional... Posted three runner-up finishes, including two in the spring... One of four Bulls to compete in all 36 rounds this season... Graduated with a degree in business management. 

FALL 2017: Competed in all four tournaments and finished third on the team with a 72.6 scoring average and three top-25 finishes... Ranked third on the team with six rounds of par or better, including a 68-69-66 performance that placed him second at the Quail Valley Collegiate (Oct. 23-24)...Tied for first on the team with two top-10 performances, including a tie for sixth at the Marquette Intercollegiate at Erin Hills (Oct. 3)... Named American Athletic Conference Men's Golf Player of the Month on Nov. 1 after his second-place finish at the Quail Valley Collegiate.

2016-17: Finished the season ranking fourth on the team with a 73.2 scoring average and 11 rounds of par of better... Tied for second on the team with two top-10 performances... Tied for 20th at the American Athletic Conference Championship to help the Bulls capture their third consecutive league title... Tied for fourth at the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship to help the Bulls win their first title of the season (4/4/17)... Tied for second on the team with a 72.7 scoring average in the fall... Tied for ninth place at the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic at 4-under (68-69-75)... Represented Chile in the World Team Amateur in the fall.

2015-16: PING All-Southeast Region team member... Unanimous American All-Conference team selection... Placed fourth individually at 4-under and helped USF defend its title at the American Athletic Conference Championship... Helped the Bulls make consecutive trips to the NCAA Championships for the first time... Led the Bulls with a 30th-place, 4-over finish at the NCAA Championships...Ranked third on the team with a 72.2 season scoring average... Finished the season with four top-10 finishes in the final five events... Carded a career-low 7-under 64 in the second round of the Wolfpack Spring Collegiate... Earned individual co-champion status at the Jackrabbit, carding a 7-under 209... Posted a 72.8 scoring average in the fall with a low round of 5-under 67 at The Jackrabbit.

2014-15: PING All-America honorable mention... PING All-Region selection... American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year... American All-Conference team member... Appeared in all 37 rounds for USF as a freshman, averaging 71.7 strokes per round to earn the American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year award, as well as all-conference honors and PING All-Region honors ... Shot par or better 20 times, including three rounds during the NCAA Championships stroke play, and logged six top-10 finishes on the year... Finished sixth in the individual NCAA Championship, leading USF into match play with a best-ever top eight finish as a team ... Won the Gator Invite, carding a 54-hole total of 205 (-5), and finished in the top 10 six different times...Posted a 10-stroke victory in the 2015 Mexican Amateur Championship at the Yucatan Country Club in Merida, Mexico, shooting a 5-under par, 283 ... Earned an automatic exemption into the 2015 U.S. Amateur Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club in Illinois...Shot a low round of 65 on the year.

Personal: Born Nov. 26, 1995 in Mexico City, Mexico ... Son of Claudio Correa and Jennifer Black ... Has one brother, Pablo, and two sisters, Maria and Constanza... Graduated with a degree in business management in spring 2018.

Year

Rounds

Strokes

Avg

Low Rd

Par or Better

Best 54

Top 25

Top 10

Best Finish

2014-15

37

2,654

71.7

65

20

205 (-5)

9

6

1

2015-16

39

2,818

72.2

64

14

209 (-7)

7

6

1

2016-17

31

2,271

73.2

65

11

212 (-4)

3

2

T4

2017-18          36    2,561 71.1    65     23    203 (-13)    11     6     1

TOTALS

143

10,304

72.0

64

68

203 (-13)

30

20

1

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    6'1"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    6'1"
  • 2016-17Junior

    6'1"
  • 2017-18Senior