Mike Ross
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- Hometown:
- Bryan, Ohio
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- Year:
- Jr
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- High School:
- Bryan
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- Major:
- Sport Management
Bio
Junior (2012-13): Played in all nine rounds over four tournaments for the Yellow Jackets and was the team's top performer in all four events ... Had three top 20 finishes on the season ... Shot a best round of 72 in the second round of the Ohio Wesleyan Invitational ... Finished first on the team with a 79.3 scoring average ... Led the Yellow Jackets with a 27.8 average finish for the year ... Had a season best finish of 17th at the Ohio Wesleyan Invitational (78-72-150) ... Finished 18th at the Hanover Invitational (77-81-158) ... Finished 19th at the HCAC Championships (83-81-77-78-319).
Sophomore (2011-12): Played in all 13 rounds and seven tournaments during breakout season … Led Defiance in four of those events … Also topped Yellow Jackets with a 79.8 scoring average and average finish of 18.1 … Carded a sub-80 score in eight rounds …Used steady play to stack up team-leading six finishes inside the top-20 … Shot a career-best 74 in second round at Hanover on April 1 and ended 13thin 36-hole tournament … Opened season with third-place showing against USC-Beaufort in Hilton Head, S.C. on March 16.
Freshman (2010-11): Started in all six events and played 11 rounds during freshman campaign … Ranked second on squad with scoring average of 82.1 … Led Jackets with a 157 (81-76) and 16th-place finish at Defiance Invitational on April 10 … Registered trio of top-20 finishes to lead DC … Member of Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference’s All-Sportsmanship Team.
Prep: Four-year letterman for Bryan High School in golf for coach John Ruffer and Mitchell Owens ... Ohio State Championships participant in junior and senior seasons ... Named most improved player in freshman and junior seasons ... Earned second team all district in sophomore and junior seasons ... Also lettered in tennis.
Personal: Michael Ross ... Born in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina ... Son of Dana and Keith Ross ... Has one sister; Michala ... Majoring in Sports Management with a minor in Business Administration.
News mentions
TERRA HAUTE, Ind. – Sunday, May 5 marked the completion of the 2013 campaign for the Defiance College men’s golf team, as it wrapped up play at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Golf Championships.
TERRA HAUTE, Ind. – The Yellow Jacket men’s golf team traveled to Rose-Hulman for the third day of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament and concluded the round with a mark of 338 on Saturday, May 4.
CINCINATTI, Ohio – The Purple and Gold men’s golf team was back on the links Sunday, April 28 and had a great bounce-back afternoon.
CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Yellow Jacket men’s golf team took part in round one of the four that make the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament on Saturday, April 27.
DELAWARE, Ohio – While many of the golf fans around the world were watching the Master’s Tournament on Sunday, April 14, junior Mike Ross was doing his best impersonation of the pro’s by shooting a 72 on the final 18 holes of the Ohio Wesleyan Invitational.
DELAWARE, Ohio – With 18 holes of play completed at the Ohio Wesleyan Invitational on Saturday, April 13, the DC men’s golf team rests in seventh place with a team score of 324.
HANOVER, Ind. – The Defiance College men’s golf team wrapped up action Sunday, April 7 at the Hanover Invitational. DC finished with a second-round team score of 352 and a total of 686 for the two-day tournament.
HANOVER, Ind. – The Defiance College men’s golf team took part in its second competition of the 2013 season on Saturday, April 6.
CINCINNATI, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s golf team competed on the links for the first time in 2013, when it battled on the first day of the Mount St. Joseph Invitational on Saturday, March 22.