Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar	2020-21, 2021-22
BIG EAST All-Academic Team	2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22
Athletic Director's Honor Roll	Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022

 

CAREER STATS
Year	Tourn./Rds.	Strokes	Average	Low 18	Low 54	Par of Lower	1-10	11-20
2019-20	6/17	1257	73.94	70 (-2)	219 (+3)	4	0	1
2020-21	8/16	1214	75.88	69 (-3)	219 (+3)	2	2	3
2021-22	10/26	1,935	74.42	70 (-1)	218 (+8)	1	2	2
TOTAL	24/59	4,406	74.75	69 (-3)	218 (+8)	7	4	6

Career: One of the team’s top performers in his three seasons competing at Villanova … Owns a career 74.75 stroke average in 59 rounds played over 24 starts … Has four top-10 and six top-20 finishes, including a runner-up showing at the Rolling Green Intercollegiate in 2020-21 … Best career round is a 69 (-3) and his low 54-hole score is 218 (+8) which he recorded during the 2021-22 season at the Doc Gimmler Invitational … Two-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and a four-time selection to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
 
2021-22: In his senior season, competed in 10 tournaments and 26 rounds played … Had a 74.42 stroke average, third lowest on the team … Had a low round of 70 twice, at the Doc Gimmler Invitational and the OBX/ODU Intercollegiate … Tied for 18^th at the Wildcat Fall Invitational after shooting +12 (222) … Best finish and score to par came at the City 6 Invitational, tying for third place and shooting even (71) … The Columbia Spring Invitational saw the senior shoot his lowest 36 hole score of 142, with back to back round of 71 (+2, T-5^th) … At the Wildcat Spring Invitational, shot +7 and tied for 20^th after two rounds … In the BIG EAST Championship, carded a +6 (222) and tied for 26^th.

2020-21: Played his best golf of the season at the BIG EAST Championships where he led the Wildcats with a tie for a 10^th place finish … One of five golfers on the team who played in all eight tournaments and 16 rounds that Villanova competed in … Finished fourth on the team with a 75.88 stroke average and an average round of +4.44 relative to par … In his eight starts record two top-10 and two top-20 finishes … Tied for the team lead with two rounds in the 60’s during the year … His low round of the season was a 69 (-3) in the first round of the BIG EAST Championship, while his 54-hole score of 219 (+3) at the tournament was also a season low … Counted 14 of his 16 rounds (87.5%) towards the team score and finished first or second in the Wildcats lineup three times … His best individual finish came at the Rolling Green Intercollegiate in nearby Springfield, Pa. where he carded a round of 69 (-1) to finish as the runner-up by a single stroke … Tied for an 11^th place finish and was third in the Villanova lineup at the LuLu Spring Invite with a score of 76 (+5) … Also tied for 11^th at the Temple Spring Invite where he carded a 77 (+7) … Opened the season at the Invitational at Savannah Harbor where he posted a 54-hole score of 240 (+24) … Shot a 74 (+2) in the first round of the Donald Ross Collegiate Classic and wound up with a tournament total of 238 (+22) … Opened the Wildcat Invitational with a round of 71 (+1) and eventually tied for a 22^nd place finish with a 36-hole score of 146 (+6) … Tied for 18^th place at the ABARTA Coca-Cola Collegiate Invitational with rounds of 75-74 (149, +5).
 
2019-20: Made an immediate impact in his first season on the Villanova roster … Led the team with a 73.94 stroke average and carded a team-high four rounds at or below par … Played in six tournaments and 17 rounds on the year and had all 17 of his scores count towards the team total in tournament play … Top finisher in the Wildcats lineup four times in his six starts, including in each of the first two fall tournaments and both of the team’s spring tournaments before the season was halted in mid-March … Notched his best finish of the year at the season-opening Alex Lagowitz Memorial, where he shot 75-70-77 (222, +6) on the par-72 course at Colgate … Followed up that performance by carding rounds of 76-72-73 (221, +5) at the VCU Invitational … Tied for a 21^st place finish and was third in the Villanova lineup at the team’s fall home tournament … Shot 73-74-74 (221, +8) over three rounds of the Wildcat Invitational at White Manor CC … Played one of his best tournaments at the Fort Lauderdale Intercollegiate in early March, where he led the team with a tie for 30^th place overall and posted scores of 71-73-75 (219, +3) … His tournament total was his lowest 54-hole score of the year. 
 
Loyola Blakefield High School: Earned three varsity letters in golf … As a senior in 2017-18 was a first team MIAA-A All-Conference performer … Member of the 2017-18 MIAA-A Conference stroke play championship team … Placed sixth individually and shot a tournament-low 69 in the second round … Also played volleyball, basketball and soccer during his scholastic career.
 
Personal: Born 4/8/2000 … Younger of two children and the only son of Steve and Tricia Peck … Has an older sister, Morgan … Interests include business analytics and accounting … Chose to attend Villanova for its elite academic reputation … Double major in Finance and International Business with a minor in Business Analytics in the Villanova School of Business.