CooperMusselman

2017-18 (Senior): Earned his first collegiate victory at the Crooked Stick Invitational where he shot a 210 and finished 6-under par … Had a team-high four top-10 finishes on the year … Fired a career-low round of 67 during the second round of the Bearcat Invitational … Also had a career-low 54-hole total at the Bearcat with a 207 … Generated 21 par-or-better rounds on the season … Had a career-best finish at the SEC Championship when he tied for 16th … Tied for 19th at the NCAA Regional and shot 4-under par over the final two rounds … Capped the season with a 72.08 stroke average and seven top-20 finishes … All-SEC Academic Team honoree … 2018 SEC Community Service Team selection … Graduated in May of 2018.

2016-17 (Junior):  A PING All-Southeast Region member … Competed in all 11 events for the Wildcats … Second on the team in scoring average at 71.9 … His seven top-20 finishes and four top-10 finishes also ranked second on the team … Matched his career-low outing of 67 – also the second lowest score by any Wildcat for the season – in the third round of the Schenkel Invitational where he tied for eighth place and carded his low 54-hole season total of 211 … Tied for fifth place at the Kenny Perry Invitational (-1) and Puerto Rico Classic (-4) … Fired four sub-70 rounds … Shot 68 (-4) during the first round at NCAA Regionals … Led the way for the Wildcats in four different events … An All-SEC Academic Team member.

2015-16 (Sophomore): Started 10 tournaments for the Wildcats in his sophomore campaign … Logged four top-20 finishes and one top-10 finish … For the season, he averaged a 73.83 stroke average with 13 par-or-better rounds which ranked second on the squad … Tied for 26th, the team lead, at the NCAA Championships … His first top-20 tournament of the season came at the Crooked Stick Intercollegiate which was followed by a 14th place showing at the Intercollegiate at the Grove to help UK to a first-place team finish … He led the team on the individual leaderboard in each of the first three spring tournaments which included a tie for 10th at the Schenkel Invitational behind rounds of 68, 70 and 70 … He turned in a career-best performance at the SEC Championship where he placed in a tie for 25th overall. 

2014-15 (Redshirt Freshman): Competed in all 11 events as a redshirt freshman … Earned a 73.97 stroke average which ranked third on the squad … Logged two top 10 finishes and three in the top 20 … Posted a low round of 67 in his opening round of collegiate action at The Ocean Course … Tied for 14th and the team lead in his first career tournament with rounds of 67-73-79 … Posted nine total rounds of par or better … Shot 6-under par en route to a career-best finish of third at the Gary Koch Invitational … Logged rounds of 69-68-73 in that tournament … Was just 2-over par in his first SEC Championships en route to a tie for 27th … Carded a second-place finish at the three-team UK Bluegrass Invitational to conclude his freshman campaign … Notched rounds of 75 and 73 and just three strokes off of teammate David Snyder who won the event.

2013-14 (Freshman): Did not compete in any tournaments.

High School: A four-year letterwinner out of St. Xavier High School with fellow freshman Stephen Stallings, where his teams earned 25 titles including a state championship and two runner-up finishes… Garnered four individual titles, while setting the low round record of 63 at The Classic played at Kearney Hills Golf Links… Won over 20 junior golf tournaments and was a member of the USA Team compiling a record of 3-0-1 during the US Challenge Cup in Boston, Mass… Other accolades included the 2012 Marty Donlon award for the lowest stroke average at St. Xavier with a 71.5 average and the 2011 Brother Benjamin award for all-around excellence in athletics, academics and sportsmanship.

Personal: Born on Oct. 10 … Son of JoAnn and Chester Musselman… Father also played golf at Kentucky… Has one sister, Taylor… Major is communication … Cousin is current UK golfer, Matt Liston.

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