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Christian Banke Season 2017-18

Height5-10
ClassFreshman
HometownDanville, Calif.

Updated after 2020 spring season

Honors
*2019-20 All-Mountain West 

Career Collegiate Low 18: 
67 (twice)
Career Collegiate Low 54: 208 (April 27-28, 2019)

Mountain West Championships
2019:
 T-8th (68-71-69--208)

2019-20 (As A Junior)
Was the only Aztec to have his score count in every team event in the season, posting a 1.000 count percentage (20/20) ... Ranked third on the team in stroke average (70.80), rounds in the 60s (4) and rounds below par (11), while tying for first in even-par rounds (3) ... Amazingly, over 20 rounds on the season only had six that were over par with a worst round of 2-over.
    Fall: Played in all five of the team's events in the fall ... Had the third-best scoring average in the fall at 70.71, while tying for the most rounds played (14) ... In 14 rounds, only four were over par ... Tied for 19th at even-par 144 over the rain-shortened Husky Invitational ... Had his best showing of the season (fall or spring) in the next tournament, tying for fourth of 92 competitors at the William H. Tucker Invitational with a 6-under 210 ... Included in the 210 was an opening round 5-under 67, tying for the best round of his collegiate career ... Also was 29th at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational at 3-under 210 with three straight 70s ... Tied for 12th at the Bill Cullum Invitational at 5-under 211 ... Finished the fall portion of the schedule in a tie for 37th at the Saint Mary's Invitational (+2).
     Spring: Played in both team tournaments in the spring before the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cut the season short ... Tied for 21st at The Prestige at 1-under 212 ... Finished the campaign with a T12 at the Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic (-2).
 
2018-19 (As A Sophomore)
Played in 11 tournaments, including three individually in his sophomore season … Scoring average was 72.55 in 33 rounds, the most rounds for anyone on the team … Best finish of the year was a tie for seventh at The Farms Invitational, where he shot 2-over 218 … Second behind Puwit Anupansuebsai with rounds in the 60s (4) … Was the Aztecs’ top finisher at the National Invitational Tournament (March 18-19), Duck Invitational (March 25-26) and Western Intercollegiate (April 15-27), and tied for the top finish with Anupansuebsai at the Mountain West Championship (April 26-28), the last four tournaments of the season.

2017-18 Season (As A Freshman)
Joined the Aztecs at the semester break ... Competed in four tournaments during the spring schedule, posting a 75.64 scoring average in 11 rounds played ... Recorded three rounds at or below par.
     Spring:  Enjoyed an auspicious debut for the Scarlet and Black as an individual competitor at the Arizona Medalist, tying for sixth after shooting a 4-over 220, highlighted by a season-best 67 in the final round (Jan. 29-30) ... Earned his first collegiate start at The Prestige at PGA West, where he was the team’s No. 1 finisher ... Carded a 5-over 147 (71-76) in the wind-shortened event to tie for 33rd (Feb. 15-17) ... Also cracked the SDSU starting five at the Southwestern Invitational, where he tied for 61st with a 19-over 235 (Feb. 26-27) ... Participated as an unattached golfer in his final appearance of the year at the team’s own Lamkin San Diego Classic, tying for 85th with a 14-over 230 (March 12-13).
 
Personal
Majoring in sociology at San Diego State.

BANKE'S SDSU SCORECARD

Spring 2020 The Prestige at PGA West...........69-71-72--212 (T-21st)Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic.....72-73-69--214 (T-12th)Fall 2019 Husky Invitational....................73-71--144 (T-19th)William H. Tucker Invitational......67-72-71--210 (T-4th)Alister MacKenzie Invitational.....70-70-70--210 (T-29th)Bill Cullum Invitational...........68-74-69--211 (T-12th)Saint Mary's Invitational..........72-72-71--215 (T-37th)Spring 2019 The Farms Invitational^.............74-68-76--218 (T-7th)The Prestige at PGA West...........78-76-70--224 (T-47th)Southwest Invitational.............76-70-77--223 (T-32nd)Lamkin San Diego Classic^..........71-73-73--217 (T-16th)Arizona NIT........................70-72-70—-212 (T-23rd)Duck Invitational..................73-74-73—-220 (T-16th)Western Intercollegiate............71-71-70--212 (T-17th)Mountain West Championship...........68-71-69—208 (T-8th) Fall 2018Gopher Invitational................75-69-76--223 (T-52nd) William H. Tucker Intercollegiate..73-76-76--222 (T-43rd)Alister MacKenzie Invitational^....73-70-72--215 (T-43rd)Spring 2018Arizona Medalist^...................74-79-67--220 (T-6th)The Prestige at PGA West..............71-76--147 (T-33rd)Southwestern Invitational..........74-82-79--235 (T-61st)Lamkin San Diego Classic^..........71-78-81--230 (T-85th)^ - Competed as an individual
Christian_Banke

Sophomore
2018-19

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Junior
2019-20

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