USF Athletics

Episode 13: Chase Koepka

July 29, 2020

TAMPA, JULY 29, 2020 – Vice President of Athletics Michael Kelly catches up with former USF men's golf great Chase Koepka in the 13th episode of Kelly's Conversations.

Kelly's new weekly podcast series features USF standouts, coaches and administrators of the past, reliving their exciting moments in Bulls history and informing listeners on what they're up to now.
 
Episode 1: Chad Barnhardt
Episode 2: Courtney Williams
Episode 3: Chucky Atkins
Episode 4: Austin Reiter
Episode 5: Paul Griffin
Episode 6: Shane McClanahan
Episode 7: Sam Barrington
Episode 8: Kerine Black
Episode 9: Jeff Attinella
Episode 10: Michelle Collier
Episode 11: Anddrikk Frazier
Episode 12: Barbara Sparks-McGlinchy
 
 
Chase Koepka USF Feats

• Holds the program record (since 1994-95) with four career wins during his highly successful run with the Bulls from 2012-16.
• National honors: 2014 PING All-America Third Team, 2015 PING All-America Honorable Mention, 2016 PING All-America Third Team.
• Big East Player and Freshman of the Year (2013).
• Won three conference team titles with the Bulls – Big East (2013), American Athletic Conference (2015-16).
• Earned all-conference honors in each of his four seasons with USF.
• Three-time Division I All-Southeast Region selection (2014-16).
• Competed for USF in the NCAA Championship twice (2015-16). Was a part of USF's 2014-15 squad that made program history by advancing to the NCAA Championship match play quarterfinals.
• Ranks first on USF's career list with a 71.53 scoring average and 79 rounds of par or better. Also holds school records for season national scoring rating (11, 2013-14) and season par-3 scoring average (2.9445, 2013-14),
• Has a share of the program's single-season record for wins (two, 2013-14) and ranks second in USF's record books in season scoring average (70.90, 2013-14).
• Graduated from USF with a degree in marketing in spring 2016.

 
Notable Pro Feats

• Had the best round bogey-free round on the TPC Twin Cities course Sunday with an 8-under 63 at the PGA TOUR's 3M Open and tied for 26^th place at 11-under in Blaine, Minn. Tied for 14^th in the talented field with 21 total birdies after collecting eight in the final round.
• Has made the cut in five of seven starts on the PGA TOUR. Competed twice on the PGA TOUR with his brother, Brooks, in the team event at the Zurich Classic. The brothers tied for fifth in 2017.
• Currently has status on the Korn Ferry Tour, a developmental tour for the PGA TOUR. This week, he's set to play in the Pinnacle Bank Championship, which begins Thursday in Omaha, Neb.
• Competed in 73 combined events in Europe on the Challenge Tour and European Tour from 2016-19. Posted five top-10 finishes (two runner-up performances) on the Challenge Tour in 2017.

 
Other Interesting Koepka Facts

• Born on Jan. 1, 1994 in West Palm Beach, Fla., where he currently resides.
• Four-year letterman at Cardinal Newman High School who was named Palm Beach County High School Golfer of the Year as a junior and senior, and a Rolex All-American Honorable Mention as a junior.
• Koepka's older brother, Brooks, has won four majors on the PGA TOUR: U.S. Open (2017-18), PGA Championship (2018-19).
• The Koepka brothers credit their father, Bob, for getting them into golf. Bob didn't force golf on them and encouraged them to play numerous sports growing up. Chase took part in a variety of sports, like baseball and basketball in addition to golf.  

 
About USF Men's Golf
USF men's golf captured four consecutive American Athletic Conference Championship titles in wire-to-wire fashion prior to 2019 and has earned seven straight trips to NCAA Regionals. The program is led by Steve Bradley, who has been named American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year four times. Follow @USFMGolf on Twitter for the latest information concerning the program.