First day of the Stanford Classic at Cypress Point
Freshman (2012-13) ... Played in all five fall tournaments, with five starts ... Made first collegiate start at the Inverness Intercollegiate (Sept. 17-18), finishing in 51st place ... Led U-M in two events ... Posted one top-five finish and one top-20 finish ... Posted a season-best fifth place finish at the Windon Memorial (Sept. 23-24) ... Averaging 73.75 strokes per round in first season ... Shot 11-of-12 rounds below 80, with nine at-or-below 75 and one sub-70 round ... Shot a season-best two-under 69 in the first round of the Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 15-16) Averaging 221.25 per 54-hole event ... Tallied a career-best 54-hole tournament total of 210 (69-70-71) at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational.
Prep ... Deep Run High School (2012) ... Four-year varsity letter winner (2008, '09, '10, '11) ... No. 1 ranked player in class of 2012 in Virginia according to the National Junior Golf Scoreboard.com ... Two-time Richmond Times Dispatch Player of the Year (2009, '10) ... Four-time Richmond Times Dispatch First Team, All Metro (2008, '09, '10, '11) ... Four-time Colonial District All-District (2008, '09, '10, '11) ... Four-time Central Region All-Region (2008, '09, '10, '11) ... Two-time Virginia High School League AAA All-State (2010, '11) ... Four-time Virginia High School League AAA All-Academic ... Three-time Deep Run High School MVP (2009, '10, '11) ... Held a four-year high school career average of 72.9 per 18 hole/36.25 per nine holes ... Averaged 69.9/35.0 in 2011, 70/36 in 2010, 74.8/36.6 in 2009 and 77.2/37.4 in 2008 ... Junior Golf: Fourth place finish in 2011 Western Junior (72-71-76-71/290) ... Finished 12th at 2011 Players Junior Championship, TPC Sawgrass (76-70-76/222) ... Three top-10 AJGA finishes in 2010 AJGA Woodward Video Junior at The Greenbrier (71-71-73/215 4th), 2010 AJGA Natural Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior (69-72-69/210, 6th) and 2010 AJGA McArthur Towel & Sports Future Legends (73-72-73/218, 10th) ... Medalist at 2010 Junior PGA Championship Qualifier at Laurel Hills (68-72/140) ... Medalist runner-up at 2010 PGA Junior Series at Penn State (73-73-70/216).
Personal ... Given Name Christopher James O'Neill ... Son of Leigh and Jim O'Neill ... Born June 21, 1993 in Reno, Nev. ... Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology ... Undecided major.
What is in O'Neill's Bag? ... Driver: Ping i15 ... Woods: Ping G10 ... Irons: Ping i57 ... Wedges: Titleist ... Putter: TaylorMade Ghost ... Ball: Pro V1x ... Glove: FootJoy ... Favorite Club: 60-degree wedge ... Favorite Course: The Dominion Club (Glen Allen, Va.) ... Best Career Round: 64 ... Superstitions: Using the same side of a coin (marker), if putting well.
