2018-19 Men's Golf Roster

South Florida
South Florida

Ryoto Furuya

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Alpharetta, Ga.
  • Prev School University of Iowa
  • High School International Connections Academy

Biography

Furuya joined the Bulls in 2018-19 after spending his first two collegiate seasons at the University of Iowa.

28999FALL 2019: Posted a 73.89 scoring average through nine rounds... Set a fall season best with a 3-under 68 in the opening round of the Intercollegiate at Innisbrook (Oct. 28), his fourth round of par or better of the fall, before finishing in a tie for 20th place on Oct. 29.

SPRING 2019: Member of American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team... Tied for second on the team with 17 rounds of par or better throughout the season... Ranked third on the squad in season scoring average (72.2) and top-10 finishes (3)... Tied for third on the team with six top-25 performances... Best finish of the spring was a tie for sixth at the USF Invitational (March 12)... Collected his sixth top-25 finish of the season by tying for 20th place at the Stitch Intercollegiate (April 13)... Was one of four Bulls to compete in all 32 rounds in 2018-19.

FALL 2018: Member of USF Athletics Fall 2018 Academic Honor Roll... Led the team with 10 rounds of par or better and four top-25 finishes in addition to ranking second on the squad with a 70.9 scoring average.. Also tied for the team lead with two top-10 performances while competing in all four tournaments (12 rounds)... Named The American's golf player of the month for September...Started his USF career with a pair of top-five outings, tying for fifth at the Louisville Cardinal Challenge at 6-under (69-68-70, 207), and tying for fourth at the Windon Memorial Classic at 5-under (70-70-71, 211)... Tied for 21st at the Intercollegiate at The Grove (72-69-77, 218)... Finished the fall by tying for 25th place at the Quail Valley Intercollegiate with a 1-under score (67-68-80, 215).

SPRING 2018: Tied for a career-best 11th at Hawkeye Invitational with a 36-hole score of 148 (+4). 

FALL 2017: Competed in every tournament... averaged 73.67 strokes per 18 holes... posted five rounds at or below par... finished a career-best tied for 12th at Golfweek Conference Challenge with season-best 54-hole score of 214 (-2)... recorded a career-low 18-hole score of 69 in Iowa’s first tournament at the Gopher Invitational.

SPRING 2017: Competed in four tournaments for Iowa… averaged 75.80 strokes per round… fired a low of 73 twice throughout the spring… finished tied for 59th at the Schenkel Invitational, cardinga 227 (+11)... carded a 223 (+7) at the Hawkeye Invitational finishing tied for 43rd...  letterwinner.

FALL 2016: Competed in three tournaments... averaging 75.56 strokes per round, posting one round at or below par during the first round of the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time Saddlebrook Golfer of the Year... Florida State champion freshman year of high school... won IJGT tournament of champions during sophomore year, finished runner-up junior and senior years... FJ Invitational top 30 two consecutive years... Junior PGA and PING Invitational top 30... lowest tournament round of 65 at HJGT Big-I qualifier in Falcons Fire... Originally from Guam and moved to the United States when he was 12 years old.

 
                                                                USF CAREER STATS

Year

Rounds

Strokes

Avg

Low Rd

Par or Better

Best 54

Top 25

Top 10

Best Finish

   2018-19        32      2,312   72.2       66       17  207 (-6)       6      3       T4

TOTALS

32

     2,312

72.2

66

17

207 (-6)

6

3

T4