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2014-15 Men's Golf

Erik Meyer

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Clarks Summit, Pa.
  • Highschool Abington Heights

Biography

  • Four-year letterman.
  • Played in 38 events in his career with an average of 76.55 over 49 rounds.
  • Tied what is believed to be a school record for the lowest individual round with a 5-under-par 67 against Baptist Bible on Sept. 5, 2012, at Scranton Municipal Golf Course.
  • Has broken 80 on 37 occasions and 70 twice.

Senior Year (2014-15)

  • Match-by-Match Statistics
  • Played in 10 events, averaging 77.36 strokes over 14 rounds.
  • Broke 80 in 11 of the 14 rounds he played.
  • Shot a season-low 1-under-par 70 in a tri-match against Wilkes and Marywood on Sept. 11 at Glenmaura National Golf Club.
  • Finished tied for 10th at the Empire 8 Conference championships to earn second-team honors. Shot opening rounds of 76-78 on Sept. 20-21 at Yahnundasis Golf Club in New Harftord, N.Y. Had rounds of 84-78 over the final two rounds on April 18-19 at Hershey Country Club in Hershey, Pa.

Junior Year (2013-14)

  • Played a total of 16 rounds in 13 events, posting an average of 75.31, lowest on the team.
  • Broke 80 in 14 of his 16 rounds.
  • Opened the season with an even-par 72 to help Scranton win the Utical Fall Invitational on Sept. 1, 2013, at Skenandoa Golf Club in Canton, N.Y.
  • Shot a five-over-par 76 to help the Royals defeat Baptist Bible College on Sept. 4, 2013, at Stone Hedge Golf Course in Tunkhannock, Pa.
  • Shot a season-low one-under-par 70 at Glenmaura National Golf Club in victories over Marywood and Baptist Bible College on Sept. 9, 2013.
  • Shot a four-over-par 75 to help the Royals win the first Anthracite Golf Championships on Sept. 16, 2013, at Glenmaura National Golf Club in Moosic, Pa.
  • Opened the Empire 8 Conference championships with rounds of 74-78 at Yahnundasis Golf Club in New Hartford, N.Y. on Sept. 21-22, 2013.
  • Carded a three-over-par 75 as the Royals defeated Marywood, 297-303, on Sept. 27, 2013, at Scranton Municipal Golf Course in Mt. Cobb, Pa.
  • Shot five-over-par 76 as the Royals defeated King's and Baptist Bible College, and lost to Marywood, on April 10, 2014, at Glenmaura National Golf Club.
  • Finished third with rounds of 80-74 in the Glenmaura National Collegiate Invitational on April 18-19, 2014, at Glenmaura National Golf Club in Moosic, Pa.
  • Finished in a tie for second and helped Scranton finish second in the team standings by shooting 74-78 in the final two rounds of the Empire 8 Conference championships at the Hershey Country Club East Course on April 18-19, 2014, in Hershey, Pa.
  • Finished the season with a three-over-par 74 in wins over Baptist Bible College and Marywood on April 21, 2014, at Glenmaura National Golf Club in Moosic, Pa.

Sophomore Year (2012-13)

  • Led the Royals in strokes per round average (77.41).
  • Recorded 11 sub-80 rounds and broke 70 twice.
  • Earned first-team all-Empire 8 Conference honors by finishing in a tie for fifth place with a 72-hole total of 314 to help Scranton to a second-place team finish, its highest finish since joining the conference in the sport of men's golf only in 2010.
  • Fired a 69 in the opening round of the Empire 8 championships and followed it up with a 75 to take a three-stroke lead in teh battle for the individual crown after 36 holes, which were contested at the Yahnundasis Golf Club in New Hartford, N.Y. on Sept. 15-16.
  • Broke what is believed to be the school record for the lowest round ever posted by a Royal with a five-under par 67 against Baptist Bible College on Sept. 5 at Scranton Municipal Golf Course in Mount Cobb. The previous low round is believed to be held by Scranton Wall of Fame inductee Len Coleman, who fired a 68 in the first round of the Middle Atlantic Conference championships at Hidden Valley Country Club in 1972.
  • After an opening round 86, fired a two-over-par 74 to help the Royals overcome a nine-shot deficit to defeat McDaniel College in a two-hole playoff to win their third straight Glenmaura National Collegiate Invitational team title on April 15.
  • Opened the season with a 73 to help the Royals repeat as Utica Fall Invitational champions on September 2 at the Skenondoa Golf Club in Canton, N.Y.; he finished just one stroke behind teammate Charles Hudacek, who repeated as individual champion.

Freshman Year (Spring 2012)

  • Joined the Royals for the spring semester and competed in two events.
  • Shot a team-low 72 as the Royals swept a tri-match against King's (304-357) and Wilkes (304-355) on April 10 at Huntsville Golf Club in Dallas, Pa.
  • Shot 75 in a season-ending 302-322 win over Marywood on April 25 at Scranton Municipal Golf Course in Mount Cobb.

Career Statistics

Year Rounds  
Strokes  
Avg.  
Low Round
2011-12 
214773.572, vs. Wilkes/King's, Huntsville G.C., Dallas, Pa., April 10, 2012
2012-1317131677.4167, vs. Baptist Bible, Scranton Municipal, Sept. 5, 2012
2013-1416120575.3170, vs. Marywood/BBC, Glenmaura National G.C., Sept. 9, 2013
2014-1514108377.3670, vs. Wilkes/Marywood, Glenmaura National G.C., Sept. 11, 2014
Totals49375176.55
67, vs. Baptist Bible, Sept. 5, 2012, Scranton Municipal


Awards & Honors

  • Empire 8 Conference 1st-Team Selection (2013, 2014)
  • Empire 8 Conference 2nd-Team Selection (2015)
  • Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week (Sept. 10, 2012; Sept. 17, 2012, Sept. 15, 2014)
  • Empire 8 Conference Sportsman of the Year Team (2015)

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Sophomore

  • 2013-14Junior

  • 2014-15Senior

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