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2019-20 Men's Golf Roster

Phil Inglis
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© Brian Foley for Colgate Athle
Justin Wolford
Justin Wolford
Justin Wolford
Justin Wolford
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Lindsay Mogle
Lindsay Mogle

Ryan Skae

Ryan Skae

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    200
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Old Tappan, N.J.
  • Previous Team:
    Don Bosco Prep
  • Major:
    Economics

Summary

Biography

2018-19 Statistics via Golfstat.com

Career
Stats: 33 tournaments, 88 rounds, 73.85 stroke average, low round 66, 29 rounds par or better, 233 birdies, 7 eagles.
Colgate Rankings at Graduation: (Career) 1st in Scoring Average (73.85, +2.58); T-4th in Wins (2); 1st in Rounds Par or Better (29); 6th in Rounds (88); T-9th in Counting Scores (73); 1st in Birdies (233); T-1st in Eagles (7); (Season) 4th (73.92, +2.52), 5th (73.85, +2.59) and 9th (74.91, +3.50) in Scoring Average; T-1st (9), T-1st (9), T-5th (6) and T-8th (5) in Rounds Par or Better; T-5th in Rounds (27); T-11th in Counting Scores (23); T-1st (71), 3rd (68) and T-13th (49) in Birdies; T-4th in Eagles (3);1st (71) and 3rd (68) in Birdies; (Round) 1st (66, -5) and 1st (66, -5) in Score.

Awards
2019-20 Division I Ping All-Northeast Region
2019-20 Colgate Team MVP
2019-20 Team Captain
2018-19 All-Patriot League First Team
2018-19 Colgate Team MVP
2016-17 Colgate Team MVP
2016-17 Patriot League Male Golfer of the Month (September)

2019-20 (Senior)
Stats: Five tournaments, 14 rounds ... Team scoring average leader at 72.07, +1.21 ... First Colgate Raider to shoot 66 in round and did so on two occasions ... Carded nine of top 18 Colgate rounds in history ... Team leader with 45 birdies, three eagles and six rounds par or better ... Led team in par-3 scoring, par-4 scoring and par-5 scoring.
Best Results: Colgate's first Division I Ping All-Northeast Region honoree, capping one of best careers in Raiders Golf history.... Member of senior class that posted three of top four team scoring averages in program history, including this season's 293.8 and +10.07 ... Other team accomplishments were lowest Par 3, Par 4 and Par 5 scoring averages in school history, top two 18-hole rounds in school history, top five 36-hole totals in school history, and top six 54-hole totals in school history ... On pace for season program scoring record at +1.21 to par (record +1.70) when when spring season was wiped out after coronavirus outbreak led to university's closure and international sport cancellations ...  Finished one round shy of minimum number of rounds to qualify ... Finished as clear leader in career rounds par or better (11 ahead of second place) and birdies (32 ahead of second place) ... Owns two lowest 18-hole scores (66), three lowest 36-hole totals and three lowest 54-hole totals ... Program record for par-4 scoring average at 4.10 and owns four of top seven averages for par-4 scoring ... 88 percent of rounds counted toward team score ... Career finish percentage of 69.7 ranks fourth ... Closed Cornell Invitational with final-round 66 to set program record ... Finished 17th at Cornell ... Shot second-round 66 at Ron Moore Invitational, hosted by Denver, to finish fifth ... Three top-10s this season in five tournaments played ... Opened season with seventh-place result at Alex Lagowitz Memorial Invitational, carding 74-69-75--218 ... Five of 14 rounds this season were in 60s ... Capped career in style by tying for sixth on rounds of 69 and 72 to help Raiders to come-from-behind win at Bucknell Invitational ... First team tournament victory away from home in 17 years.

2018-19 (Junior)
Stats: Tied for team lead with both 10 tournaments played and 25 rounds ... Second on team with 73.92 scoring average that is fourth-best in program history ... Tied own program record with nine rounds of par or better ... Tied for medalist honors at Patriot League Championship with 2-under 214, best Colgate score at that event in program history ... Led Raiders with 68 birdies to just miss tying own program record of 71 ... Led Raiders in par-3 scoring at 3.26 ... Counted toward team score 87.0 percent (20-of-23).
Best Results: Tied for medalist honors at Patriot League championship ... Carded 72-72-70--214 for 2 under par and lowest total in Colgate history at conference championship ... Lost bid for NCAA at-large berth in five-hole playoff ... Joined teammate Dean Naime to place two Raiders on All-Patriot League First Team for first time in program history ... One of four top-10 results as team tied for best Patriot League championship finish in two decades with third-place result at Seven Oaks Golf Club ... Helped Raiders set team program scoring average record of 296.13 and +10.74 ... Finished sixth at UConn Invite at Great Horse on rounds of 75-77-69--221 ... Competed in four full-field events in spring and finished sixth, third, 19th and first ... Sixth at Coca-Cola Lehigh Valley Invitational after carding 70-74--144 ... Third at Wildcat Spring Invitational on strength of 69-69-138 effort.

2017-18 (Sophomore)
Stats: Tied for second on team with eight tournament and 22 rounds ... Led Raiders with 74.91 scoring average for eighth-best in Colgate history ... Scoring average of +3.50 over par was seventh-best ... Five rounds par or better for fifth-best in program history, including 68 in final round of Connecticut Cup for third-best score in Colgate history ... 215 score at Connecticut Cup 10th-best in program history ... Led Raiders with 49 birdies for 10th on Colgate chart ... Led Raiders in par-3 and par-4 scoring, with averages of 3.31 and 4.20, respectively ... Also led in average putts per round at 32.95 ... Tied for team lead in sand saves at 32.1 percent.
Best Results: Tied for third at Connecticut Cup, shooting 75-72-68--215 ... Closing 68 was 4 under par to tie program record for scoring vs. par ... 68 matched third-best score in program history, bettered only by two 67s Skae shot in 2016-17 ... Opened season with tie for 13th playing as individual at Alex Lagowitz Memorial Invitational, shooting 72-76-74--222 ... Tied for 22nd at Hummingbird Intercollegiate on strength of 78-69-72--219, and then tie for 20th at Lehigh Invitational with card of 76-77-153 ... Capped season with team-best tie for 20th at Patriot League championship, shooting 72-82-76--230 ... Owns six of program's top 11 scores (two 67s, four 68s) ... Counted toward team score 89.5 percent (17-of-19).

2016-17 (First Year)
Stats: Competed in 10 tournaments, playing 27 rounds ... Led Raiders with 73.85 scoring average for third-best in Colgate history ... Scoring average of +2.59 over par also third-best ... Set program record with nine rounds par or better, including pair of 67s for best score in Colgate history ... Set single round (67), two-round (136) and three-round (207) records ... In relation to par, tied first two marks and broke 54-hole total at 6 under par ... Led Raiders and tied Colgate record with 71 birdies ... Two eagles tied for squad lead ... Five rounds in 60s for another program record ... Just missed program marks with 3.24 scoring average on par-3s and 4.17 on par-4s ... Led team with 4.95 average on par-5s ... 10.7 pars per round ... Led in greens in regulation at 71.2 percent.
Best Results: Raiders set team program scoring record of 300.79 ... Began Colgate career by finishing fifth, seventh and first in opening three tournaments ... Win came by dominating six strokes at Cornell Invitational on strength of 70-67-70--207 ... Record-setting 67 in Round 2 was 4 under to par to tie another program mark ... 207 total broke another Colgate mark, as did 6-under total ... Collegiate debut resulted in tie for fifth at Alex Lagowitz Memorial Invitational after 75-74-71--220 ... Followed that with 68-68-72--208 at Doc Gimmler to tie for seventh ... Led to Colgate's first Patriot League Player of the Month honors (September) on strength of 71.4 average through 11 rounds and four tournaments ... Three rounds in 60s and six rounds of par or better that month ... Closed fall season with seventh at Connecticut Cup and ninth at Pinetree Intercollegiate ... Closed Connecticut Cup with another 68 to shoot 74-78-68--220 ... Played Pinetree in 74-76-70--220 ... Finished 28th at Patriot League Championship, opening with another record-setting 67 and then shooting 75-79 for 221 ... Counted toward team score 85.2 percent (23-of-27).

Before Colgate
Attended Don Bosco Prep, where he was three-year team captain.
Stats: Posted nine-hole scoring average of 36.1 during senior campaign … Finished tenure at Don Bosco with career nine-hole average of 36.8.
Honors: Earned All-League, All-Area, All-County, All-North Jersey and All-State honors over course of his career … Three-time team MVP selection.
Get to Know: Member of National Honor Society, English Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Ironmen Speak Out and Don Bosco Grilling Society.

Personal
Born: Ryan James Skae in Nyack, New York.
Family: Parents are Peter and Leslie Skae … Has one sister.

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  • 2016-17First Year

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  • 2017-18Sophomore

    6'2" 180 lbs

  • 2018-19Junior

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    2019-20Senior

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