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Junior
Hometown
Farmington,
Utah
Last School
Davis High School
Roster Years
2019-2022
Personal
- Son of Tom and Becky Ponich
- Has two sisters
- Father Tom played football at Utah State
- Younger sister Caylyn plays golf at UVU
- Majoring in Psychology
Before BYU
- Prepped at Davis High School in Kaysville, Utah
- 2020-2021 NCAA D1 All-American Scholar.
- 2020-2021 Academic ALL-WCC
- 2018 Rolex Junior All-American
- 2018 6A Utah State Runner-Up
- 2018 UJGA Player of the Year
- 2017 Rolex Junior All-American
- 2017 6A Utah State Champion
- 2017 UJGA Player of the Year
- 2017-18 6A First Team All-State
- 2017-18 6A First Team All-Region
- 2016 UJGA Player of the Year
- 2015 5A Utah State Runner-Up
- 2015-16 5A First Team All State
- 2015-16 5A First Team All-Region
- Shot a course-record 59 at Lakeside Golf Course in Layton, Utah
Stats
2020-21 Sophomore
Tournament | Place | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total | To Par |
Pasadera Collegiate Invitational | T29 | 70 | 75 | 72 | 217 | +7 |
Rustic Collegiate Classic | T15 | 78 | 68 | 72 | 218 | +5 |
Arizona Intercollegiate | T59 | 81 | 73 | 72 | 226 | +13 |
Nick Watney Invitational | T4 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 207 | -9 |
Lamkin San Diego Classic | T3 | 73 | 72 | 69 | 214 | -2 |
The Goodwin | T97 | 71 | 77 | 76 | 224 | +14 |
Western Intercollegiate | T48 | 76 | 70 | 74 | 220 | +10 |
PING Cougar Classic | T12 | 73 | 71 | 66 | 210 | -6 |
WCC Championship | T18 | 72 | 73 | 69 | 214 | -2 |
2019-20 Freshman
Tournament | Place | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total | To Par |
William H. Tucker | T36 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 222 | +6 |
Nick Watney Invitational | T35 | 74 | 70 | 72 | 215 | +2 |
Jerry Pate Intercollegiate | T36 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 220 | +10 |
Pacific Invitational | T34 | 73 | 71 | 74 | 218 | +2 |
Saint Mary's Invitational | T16 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 211 | -2 |
Southwestern Invitational | T47 | 74 | 82 | 71 | 227 | +11 |
John A. Burns | T42 | 77 | 71 | 71 | 219 | +3 |
Coronado Individual* | T15* | 68 | 79 | 73 | 220 | +4 |
*Competed as an individual
BYU Career Stats
Season | Events | Rounds | Average | Low | Win | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 15 | Top 25 |
2019-20 | 8 | 24 | 73.0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2020-21 | 9 | 27 | 72.22 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Totals | 16 | 48 | 74.54 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2019-2020
Fall
- Tied for 16th at the Saint Mary's Invitational (70-70-71—211, -2). Total score was his season-low.
- Competed in all five of the team's fall tournaments.
Spring
- T15 at the Coronado Individual (68-79-73—220, +4). First-round 68 (-4) was his season-low.
Sophmore Year
2020-2021
- Ponich's 6-under 66 in the third round at the Cougar Classic tied Carson Lundell for the lowest single-round score of any BYU player on the 2020-21 team.
Junior Year
2021-2022
Senior Year
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
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M Golf | Nov, 10
BYU finishes eighth at Saint Mary’s Invitational
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ImageM Golf | Nov, 10
Cougars move into fifth at the Saint Mary's Invitational
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ImageM Golf | Nov, 09
Cougars in 12th at Saint Mary's Invitational
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ImageM Golf | Oct, 23
BYU finishes fifth at Visit Stockton Invitational
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ImageM Golf | Oct, 22
Cougars in third at Stockton Invitational
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ImageM Golf | Oct, 12
BYU men’s golf finishes Wolf Pack classic in 12th
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ImageM Golf | Oct, 11
Cougars sit in fourth place after snow delays second round
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ImageM Golf | Oct, 07
Cougars prep for first trip to Wolf Pack Classic
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ImageM Golf | Oct, 05
Cougars finish sixth at Paintbrush Invitational
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ImageM Golf | Oct, 04
Cougars in third after darkness delays second round
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ImageM Golf | Sep, 25
BYU men's golf wins season opener at William H. Tucker
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ImageM Golf | Sep, 24
BYU takes an early lead in season opener at Tucker Invitational
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ImageM Golf | Sep, 23
BYU begins fall season at William H. Tucker Invitational
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ImageW Golf | Aug, 23
Fotu breaks 97-year streak at Utah Open
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ImageM Golf | Jun, 09
Hirsch, three teammates receive WCC All-Academic Honors
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ImageM Golf | Mar, 10
Ponich finishes top-3 as BYU bounces back at Lamkin Classic