2016-17 (Junior)
Finished fourth on the squad with a 75.00 stroke average for the year… Participated in eight events, carrying a +3 relative to par score for the campaign… Carded 20 rounds of collegiate golf with 1,500 strokes, respectfully… Claimed a pair of top 10 finishes, as well as one top 5 performance for the season… Began the year at the Hartford Hawk Invitational with a 153 scorecard (75-78) and tied for 65th overall in the field of more than 100 competitors… Finished tied for 38th overall on the final leaderboard at the Patriot Intercollegiate with rounds of 74, 74 and 75, respectively, and a 223 final scorecard… Also finished with a 223 scorecard across three rounds at the Homewood Hilton Airport Invite (78-74-71=223), taking a ninth place finish out of 91 participants… Finished fourth place overall at the SSU Tiger Fall Invitational (72-75-77=224)… Would end up tied for 29th at the Invitational at Savannah Harbor in the beginning of the spring with a 222 scorecard (73-71-78)… Tied for 55th at the Towson Spring Invitational (77-78=155)… Participated in just two rounds as part of the Mid-Easter Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championships before withdrawing due to injury… Turned in rounds of 75 and 73 before the injury…
2015-16 (Sophomore)
Played 27 rounds in 10 tournaments during his sophomore campaign… Placed in the top 10 on three occasions, as well as a pair of top five performances… Used a 4-over relative to par score for the season… Registered a 75.44 stroke average… Accumulated 2,037 total strokes across 71 rounds of play… Began the season tied for 24th, turning in a 151 scorecard (78-73) to finish 7-over-par altogether… Picked up his first top five appearance at the SSU Tiger Fall Invitational… Recorded a 1-over 145 (72-73) to place in a tie for fourth overall… Tied his lowest round of the year with a 1-under-par 71 to begin The Legacy by Frontier Secure… Finished the tournament tied for 25th out of 73 competitors with a collective 227 scorecard (71-79-77) and 11-over for the weekend… Tied for 26th at the Gary Freeman Spring Invitational hosted by Bethune-Cookman at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, firing a 223 (72-76-75) at 7-over-par… Ended the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular at 6-over with a 222 (75-75-72) and tied for 23rd in the field… Collected a top 20 finish, ending tied for 19th, out of 83 competitors in the Towson Invitational… Finished with a 154 scorecard (73-81) and 10-over-par… Had the first of back-to-back top 10 finished at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championships, finishing eighth overall… Finished at 3-over with a 219 (72-71-76), carding one of his lowest rounds of the year with a 1-under 72 in the second round of play… Ended the year with a 224 scorecard (75-73-76) and 8-over, tying for second overall at the 30th PGA Minority College Championship, helping the Wildcats win the men’s title…
2014-15 (Freshman)
Saw action in six events as a freshman… Turned in a 78.93 stroke average in 15 rounds played on the campaign… Posted a +7 relative to par average… Collected one top five finish… Tied for 46th in his first-ever event at the Maryland Terrapin Invitational, posting a 232 total (76-75-81) and a 16-over scorecard… Finished the SSU Tiger Fall Invitational tied for 21st on the strength of a 159 scorecard (77-82) with a 15-over par… Fired his lowest round with a 1-over 73 and finishing tied for fourth in the field at the Hartford Quad… Completed the Gary Freeman Spring Invitational tied for 15th after firing a 237 (82-76-79) and a 21-over scorecard… Played his final competition at the Mission Inn Spring Spectacular and firing a 241 (84-78-79) and tying for 79th in the field…
High School/Prep
Attended The St. George’s School… Played golf under head coach Barney Puttick… Served as county captain of the U-16 Hertfordshire team… Came in second in the South-East County League Championships… Had a 73.8 stroke average for away tournaments in 2013-14… Served as the county captain of the U-18 Hertfordshire team… Also was school captain all four years in cricket… Played rugby, basketball and was on the swim team…
Personal
Son of Eamon and Claire O’Brien… Has a younger brother and older sister… Hobbies away from golf include swimming in the sea… Favorite sports memory is being selected as county captain for the U-16 and U-18 squads… Lists Arsenal as his favorite sports team… Says his favorite television show is
The Big Bang Theory… Favorite movie is
Happy Gilmore… Says his parents are the biggest influences in his life because they are always making sure he is the best he can be…
| C. O'BRIEN CAREER STATISTICS |
| SEASON |
EVENTS |
RDS |
STROKES |
AVG |
LOW |
TOP 10 |
| 2014-15 |
6 |
15 |
1,184 |
78.93 |
73 |
1 |
| 2015-16 |
10 |
27 |
2,037 |
75.44 |
71 |
3 |
| 2016-17 |
8 |
20 |
1,500 |
75.00 |
71 |
2 |
| CAREER |
24 |
62 |
4,721 |
76.15 |
71 |
6 |
| C. O'BRIEN TOURNAMENT RESULTS |
| 2016-17 TOURNAMENTS |
SCORE |
FINISH |
| Hartford Hawk Invitational |
75-78=153 |
t65th |
| Patriot Intercollegiate |
74-74-75=223 |
t38th |
| Homewood Hilton Airport Invite |
78-74-71=223 |
t9th |
| SSU Tiger Fall Invitational |
72-75-77=224 |
4th |
| Invitational at Savannah Harbor |
73-71-78=222 |
t29th |
| Gary Freeman Spring Invitational |
77-75-wd |
N/A |
| Towson Spring Invitational |
77-78=155 |
t55th |
| MEAC Championships |
75-73-wd |
N/A |
| 2015-16 TOURNAMENTS |
SCORE |
FINISH |
| Maryland Terrapin Invitational |
78-73=151 |
t24th |
| Homewood/Hilton Garden Airport Classic |
84-85-81=250 |
71st |
| SSU Tiger Fall Invitational |
72-73=145 |
t4th |
| The Legacy by Frontier Secure |
71-79-77=227 |
t25th |
| Gary Freeman Spring Invitational |
72-76-75=223 |
t26th |
| Mission Inn Spring Spectacular |
75-75-72=222 |
t23rd |
| FAU Slomin Autism Invite |
72-74-76=222 |
t55th |
| Towson Invitational |
73-81=154 |
t19th |
| MEAC Championships |
72-71-76=219 |
8th |
| PGA Minority College Championship |
75-73-76=224 |
t2nd |
| 2014-15 TOURNAMENTS |
SCORE |
FINISH |
| Maryland Terrapin Invitational |
76-75-81=232 |
t46th |
| Homewood Hilton Airport Invite |
85-83-74=242 |
t64th |
| SSU Tiger Fall Invitational |
77-82=159 |
t21st |
| Hartford Quad |
73 |
t4th |
| Gary Freeman Spring Invitational |
82-76-79=237 |
t15th |
| Mission Inn Spring Spectacular |
84-78-79=241 |
t79th |
