William McDonald - Men's Golf - Arkansas Razorbacks

William McDonald

R-So.* | 6-4 | Oklahoma City, Okla. | Heritage Hall HS

Redshirt Sophomore (2021-22)
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Did not see game action … Earned SEC Academic Honor Roll honors.

Sophomore (2020-21)
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Redshirted his sophomore season … Earned SEC Academic Honor Roll honors.

Freshman (2019-20)
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Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll … Played in six events, three as an individual … Had a season scoring average of 74.44 … Best outing came at the Bearcat Invitational, helping the team finish second … Tied for 16th, carding rounds of 69 in rounds one and two to shot an even-par 213 (69-69-75) … Overall, had 12 brides and 30 pars over the 54 holes at Cincinnati … ALso fired 2-under 69 in the second round of the Cabo Collegiate … In his first collegiate event, playing as an individual at the Pioneer Creek Collegiate, had even-par rounds of 71-71 on day one … Finished at 5-over with 10 birdies and 33 pars.

Prior to Arkansas
The top-ranked high school golfer from Oklahoma and ranked #12 nationally for the Class of 2019 by the National Junior Golf Scoreboard … Named 2019 first team All-City by The Oklahoman … Regular season was dominant and he rolled to a regional title … Finished third in the Class 4A state tournament, despite a second-round 69, but led his team to a third straight state title … Led his team to Oklahoma 4A state championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019 … Individually, was state runner-up in both 2017 (as a sophomore) and 2018 (as a junior) … Won the 2018 AJGA Gateway Mortgage Group Tulsa Junior Championship and placed ninth at the AJGA Trusted Choice Big I National Championship … Won the 2018 OJGT Lincoln Park Best of the West Classic as he birdied eight of the last 12 holes en route to a final round of 65 and a two-shot victory … Added runner-up finishes at the OJGT Red River Challenge and OJGT Lake Hefner Fall Shootout … Also played basketball, averaged 15.7 points per game as a senior and was named honorable mention All-State as well as third team All-City … Basketball team was state champion in 2018 and runner-up  2019.

Personal
Son of Mike and Lisa McDonald … Majoring in criminology.

McDonald’s Career by the Numbers (through 2019-20 season)
Counting Score: 2 of 6 Rounds
Wins: 0
Top 5s: 0
Top 10s: 5
Top 15s: 0
Top 20s: 1
Rounds in the 60’s: 3
Rounds of Par or Better: 4
Eagles: 0
Birdies: 48
Pars: 178
Low 18: 69 (3x)
Low 18 vs. Par: -2 (69) – three times
Low 54: 213 (E) Bearcat Invitational (Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2019)
Low 54 vs. Par: E (213 ) Bearcat Invitational (Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2019)

McDonald’s Career Numbers

YearEventsRdsStrokesAvg.WinsTop 10/20Rds in 60'sRds Par/Better
2019-206181,34074.4400/135
2020-21Redshirted
2021-22Did Not See Game Action
Totals6181,34074.4400/135