2011-12 Men's Golf

Jim Knous

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  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Basalt, CO
  • Highschool Basalt H.S.

Biography

2011-12: Posted a team-best 71.3 stroke average through 31.5 rounds of competition... Finished second in the Golfstat.com Division II Player Rankings... Posted a 10-0 record vs. top-25 players in the country... Posted a 24-0 record against players ranked 26-50... RMAC Player of the Year... First Team All-RMAC... PING All-Central Region selection... RMAC Spring Championship All-Tournament Team... Led conference with a 71.3 stroke average at the four RMAC events... Named RMAC Athlete of the Month for April 2012... Selected as the RMAC Men's Golfer of the Week on two occasions (Sept. 29, April 12)... Named RMAC Pre-Season Golfer of the Year...A unanimous Pre-Season All-RMAC selection... Tied for first at the 2012 NCAA Division II Championships, but finished second after losing in the first playoff hole to Josh Creel of Central Oklahoma (70-67-69-206)... Captured the 2012 RMAC Spring Championship medalist honors on April 16-17 (74-71-75-220)... Finished first at the NCAA Division II West/Central Super Regional on May 7-9 (66-70-73-209)... Captured the RMAC DQ Wolf Pack Invitational on April 8-9 after winning in a playoff (67-69-70-206)... Captured medalist honors at the NSIC/RMAC Crossover on Sept. 25-26 (75-68-69-212)... Captured medalist honors at the Jack Brown Memorial Invite on Feb. 13-14 (77-74-70-221)... Tied for second at the weather-shortened Bob Writz Invitational on April 2 (72-34-106)... Placed third at the Grizzly Invitational on Sept. 6-7 (69-69-73-211)... Finished tied for fourth at the CCU Fall Invite on Oct. 9-11 (73-70-70-213)... Tied for sixth at the Peaks Classic on Sept. 12-13 (70-79-71-220)... Finished ninth at the NDNU Argonaut Invitational on March 12-13 (76-75-72-223)... Posted five wins during senior campaign... Posted nine top-five finishes... Recorded 11 top-10 finishes... Finished with 11 top-25 finishes... Earned medalist honors at the U.S. Amateur Sectional Qualifying event in August of 2011 (shot course record 63 in first round at Heritage Eagle Bend G.C.) and qualified for the U.S. Amateur in Erin, Wisconsin.

2010-11: Named to the Pre-Season All-RMAC team...Compiled a team-best 72.68 stroke average in 28 rounds played...Best 18 was 67 (twice)...Best 36 was 137...Best 54 was 207...Tied for 20th at the Peaks Classic (RMAC Event #1)...Tied for 13th at the RMAC / NSIC Crossover (RMAC Event #2)...Placed first and earned Medalist honors at the CSM Fall Invitational...Selected as the RMAC Men's Golfer of the Week on Oct. 14...Finished as the runner-up and shot a tournament-best final round of 67 at the Cactus Thaw (RMAC Event #3)...Tied for fourth at the Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational...Tied for 14th at the Mustang Intercollegiate...Tied for second at the Bob Writz Invitational...Tied for second at the DQ Wolf Pack Invitational...Tied for fourth at the RMAC Spring Championship (RMAC Event #4)...Tied for 28th at the NCAA Division II Central / West Super Regional...Named to the RMAC All-Tournament Team...A First Team All-RMAC selection...Placed second in the CGA Stroke Play in August of 2010.

2009-10: Named to the Pre-Season All-RMAC team...Compiled a team-best 75.05 stroke average in 27.5 rounds...Best 18 was 67...Best 36 was 141...Best 54 was 218...Tied for 12th at the Peaks Classic...Tied for first place, earning co-medalist honors, at the RMAC Fall Championships...Tied for 19th at the NSIC / RMAC Regional Crossover...Placed 12th at the CSM / Regis University Fall Invitational...Tied for 11th at the NMMI Bronco Invitational...Placed 13th at Hoof-Fest...Tied for third place at the WNMU Mustang Intercollegiate Invitational...Tied for 12th at the Mines Triangular...Tied for ninth at the Bob Writz Invitational...Tied for 32nd at the USAFA J.V. Invitational...Tied for ninth place at the RMAC Spring Championships...Tied for ninth place at the NCAA Division II West / Central Super Regional...Garnered First Team All-RMAC accolades...Earned the Bronze Academic Achievement Award.

2008-09: Finished with a team-best 72.81 stroke average in 31 rounds played...Best 18 was 66, best 36 was 136 and best 54 was 207 (twice)...Topped the individual leaderboard and earned medalist honors at the CSM / Regis University Fall Invitational...Selected as the RMAC Men's Golfer of the Week on Sept. 11...Tied for sixth place at the RMAC Head-to-Head #1 event...Placed second at the RMAC Head-to-Head #2 event...Tied for first place at the NSIC / RMAC Fall Invitational...Tied for fifth place at the CSM / UNK Invitational...Established a three-round, par-71 individual program-record score of 207 (-6) on two occasions (CSM / Regis Univ. Fall Invitational & RMAC Head-to-Head #2)...Finished fourth at the Jack Brown Memorial Tournament...Tied for fifth at the OPSU Spring Invitational...Tied for 16th at the Bob Writz Invitational...Tied for fourth place at the RMAC Head-to-Head #3 event...Placed 20th at the RMAC Head-to-Head #4 event...Selected as the RMAC Men's Golf Freshman of the Year...Named First Team All-RMAC...Named All-Central Region (NCAA Division II) by PING...Ranked as high as 97th in the 2008-09 Golfstat Cup...Selected to compete as the top-qualifying individual at the NCAA Division II West / Central Super Regional (tied for 17th place)...Earned the Silver Academic Achievement Award during the fall of 2008.

High School: A four-time letterwinner in golf...Garnered All-State and All-Conference recognition...Recorded a seventh-place finish at the State championships his senior year...Placed 17th at the State championships his junior season...Earned medalist honors during 14 of his 21 prep tournaments in 2006 and 2007...Registered top-five finishes in each of his other seven events...Competed on the basketball team his first three years...Earned academic awards in Spanish, English, Math and Science.

Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Sophomore

  • 2010-11Junior

  • 2011-12Senior