Wes Gates

Photo by: BGSU Photography

Weight:
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Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Novi, Michigan
High School:
Northville

2012-13: Earned Second-Team All-MAC after averaging 73.81 through 32 rounds ...won three tournaments, the most in a single season in the history of BGSU men's golf ... won the John Piper (66-69-71), Cardinal Intercollegiate (70-67-72) and Mount St. Mary's Spring Invitational (67-71-75) ... finished third at the Marshall Invitational (73-69-65) ... his 65 ranks as the second-lowest round in BGSU history.

2011-12: Competed in all 32 rounds as a junior and has now played 101 out of 101 possible in his BGSU career ... tied a career-low with a 69 at Boilermaker Invite where he tied for 15th with 222 (69-77-76) ... had career-best finish (4th) at John Piper Intercollegiate with a 220 (75-73-72), his third straight top-ten at the event and fifth career top-ten ... tied for 13th with 227 (78-75-74) at Kepler Intercollegiate ... shot 226 (77-72-77) and tied for 15th) in Triumph at Pauma Valley event ... shot 237 (77-79-81) at MAC Championships.

2010-11: Played in all 33 rounds during the season, posting a 74.03 average to rank third on the team ... earned second top-ten finish in as many years at John Piper Intercollegiate, placing sixth with a 36-hole score of 146 (76-70) ... tied for tenth at Tiger Intercollegiate, carding 225 (77-77-71) ... tied for 15th with total of 220 at Bearcat Invite ... posted season-best 18-hole (69) and 54-hole (213) scores at APSU Intercollegiate for 28th place ... earned a top-ten and three top-20 finishes during the spring ... placed seventh at the Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational with a 218 (74-71-73) and now has four career top-tens ... tied for 18th at UK Bluegrass Invitational and 20th at Boilermaker Invitational ... finished 30th at MAC Championships after shooting 311 (79-80-74-78).

2009-10: Averaged 76.53, while participating in all 36 rounds ... finished 10th at the John Piper Intercollegiate with a score of 218 (71-75-72) ... finished 16th at the Earl Yestingsmeier Intercollegiate with a 219 (74-71-74) ... finished 16th at the UD Invitational (77-74) ... finished 29th at the MAC Championships with a 72-hole score of 308 (80-78-71-79) ... his 71 was a career-low.

High School: Was the sixth ranked golfer in the state of Michigan among 2009 graduates, according to the junior golf scoreboard (www.njgs.com) ... that same website ranks the 2009 graduate as the 168th player in the country among his classmates ... finished ninth at the AJGA Randy Wise Junior Open, also played hockey at Northville High School, where he was named to the Michigan Dream Team ... Gates' father, Jon, played golf at Eastern Michigan, is the head golf pro at the Detroit Golf Club.

Gates' Career Scorecard
Year                  Rounds    Strokes Average   Low
2009-10        36    2,755    76.53   71
2010-11       33    2,443    74.03 69
2011-12         32    2,440    76.25   69
2012-13         32    2,362    73.81   65
Career         133 10,000    75.19 65

GATES’ Round-By-Round
2009-10
Date          Tournament                            Scores (Finish)
09/14-15      John Piper Intercollegiate            71-75-72 -- 218 (T-10th)
09/21-22      Earl Yestingsmeier Intercollegiate   74-71-74 -- 219 (T-16th)
10/05-06      Xavier Invitational                   74-77-76 -- 227 (50th)
10/12-13      Bearcat Invitational               74-79-81 -- 234 (T-54th)
10/19-20      Dayton Flyer Invitational             77-74 -- 151 (T-16th)
11/01-02      Renaissance Invitational              76-75-76 -- 227 (T-54th)
03/08-10      Palmas Del Mar Intercollegiate        76-77-79 -- 232 (T-45th)
03/27-28      BSU Cardinal Classic                  87-81-72 -- 240 (T-65th)
04/05-06      Diet Pepsi Shocker Classic            79-75-74 -- 228 (T-26th)
04/10-11      UK Bluegrass Invitational             75-76-75 -- 226 (T-87th)
04/24-25      Rutherford Intercollegiate            81-80-84 -- 245 (71st)
04/30-05/02   MAC Championships                     80-78-71-79 -- 308 (T-29th)

2010-11
Date          Tournament                            Score (Finish)
09/05-06      Turning Point Intercollegiate         77-77-71 -- 225 (T-10th)
09/13-14      Marshall Invitational                 70-71-78 -- 219 (T-62nd)
09/20-21      UL Cardinal Intercollegiate           71-74-75 -- 220 (T-32nd)
09/27-28      John Piper Intercollegiate            76-70 -- 146 (T-6th)
10/11-12      UC Bearcat Invitational               74-74-72 -- 220 (T-15th)
10/18-19      APSU Intercollegiate                  73-71-69 -- 213 (T-28th)
02/21-22      Rice Intercollegiate                  74-73-75 -- 222 (T-41st)
03/05-12      BGSU Spring Trip                      1-0 vs. Ball State (match play)
04/09-10      UK Bluegrass Invitational             72-70-79 -- 221 (T-18th)
04/16-17      Earl Yestingsmeier Invitational       74-71-73 -- 218 (7th)
04/23-24.   Boilermaker Invitational              78-74-76 -- 228 (T-20th)
04/29-05/01   MAC Championships                     79-80-74-78 -- 311 (T-30th)

2011-12
Date          Tournament                            Scores (Finish)
09/04-05      Turning Stone Intercollegiate         72-73-81 -- 226 (T-30th)
09/10-11      Northern Intercollegiate.             73-82-74 -- 229 (T-39th)
09/19-20      John Piper Intercollegiate            75-73-72 -- 220 (T-4th)
09/26-27      Cardinal Intercollegiate              77-76 -- 153 (T-54th)
10/10-11      Bearcat Invitational                  77-78-80 -- 235 (T-68th)
02/13-14      MAC Match Play                        W vs Akron; L vs EMU, Ohio (1-2)
03/12-13      Triumph at Pauma Valley.              77-72-77 -- 226 (T-15th)
03/26-27      UALR-First Tee Collegiate Classic   77-76-81 -- 234 (T-48th)
04/07-08      Rutherford Intercollegiate            75-81-75 -- 231 (T-21st)
04/14-15      Kepler Intercollegiate.               78-75-74 -- 227 (T-13th)
04/21-22      Boilermaker Invitational              69-77-76 -- 222 (T-15th)
05/04-06      MAC Championships                     77-79-81 -- 237 (41st)

2012-13
Date        Tournament                              Scores (Finish)
09/10-11   Marshall Invitational                   73-69-65--207 (T-3rd)
09/17-18   John Piper Invitational                 66-69-71--206 (1st)
09/24-25   Cardinal Intercollegiate                70-67-72--209 (1st)
10/08-09   Firestone Invitational                  75-76--151 (T-45th)
10/22-23   UD Invitational                         78-76--154 (T-47th)
02/11-12   MAC Match Play                          2-0-1 Match Play Record
003/04-05   Samford Intercollegiate                 75-76-78--229 (T-45th)
03/11-12   Triumph at Pauma Valley                 78-75-77--230 (T-20th)
03/24-26   C & F Bank Intercollegiate              78 (T-105th)
04/12       Detroit Golf Club Classic               77-68--145 (11th)
04/15-16   Mount St. Mary’s Spring Invitational   67-71-75--213 (1st)
04/20-21   Rutherford Intercollegiate              78-75-73--226 (T-22nd)
05/03-05   MAC Championships                       81-75-79-79--314 (T-29th)