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University of Rhode Island

2022-23 Men's Golf Roster

Julie Fletcher / Atlantic 10
Brian Foley
Julie Fletcher

Brandon Gillis

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Redshirt Fifth Year
  • Hometown Nashua, N.H.
  • High School Nashua

Biography

CAREER STATISTICS
Year Events Rounds Strokes Average Low Wins Top-5 Top-15
2017-18 3 9 685 76.1 71 0 0 0
2018-19 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2019-20 5 14 1022 73.0 67 0 2 2
2020-21 3 5 371 74.2 70 0 1 2
2021-22 11 29 2091 72.1 67 1 3 5
TOTAL 22 57 4169 73.1 67 1 6 9

Career Honors & Awards

  • 2022 GCAA All-American Scholar
  • Atlantic 10 Golfer of the Week (3/25/22)
  • Atlantic 10 Golfer of the Week (10/1/21)

2021-22 (Redshirt Senior)

  • Competed in all 11 events, helping lead the Rams to three team titles and six top-3 finishes.
  • Finished the year with a 72.1 stroke average.
  • Turned in his best score (-5) at the Wildcat Fall Invitational (68-69-68=205).
  • Also finished under par at the Lagowitz Memorial (-1; t-2nd/90) and the Carpet Bagger Classic (-1; t-1st/83).
  • Carded his career-low round at the Lagowitz Memorial with a second-round 67.
  • Tied for 17th overall (+1) at the Atlantic 10 Championship.

2020-21 (Redshirt Junior)

  • Competed three of Rhody's four tournaments in the COVID-19 shortened season.
  • Finished the year with a 74.2 stroke average.
  • Carded his low round (70) at the Rolling Green Intercollegiate, his first tournament in nearly 18 months.
  • Tied for 25th (+8) among the field of 51 at the Atlantic 10 Championship.

2019-20 (Redshirt Sophomore)

  • Competed in all five of URI's fall tournaments before the spring season was canceled due to COVID-19.
  • Played in 14 rounds total with a stroke average of 73.0.
  • Top finish was a tie for third overall (-5) at the Wildcat Fall Invitational, where he opened with his low round of the year (67).
  • Also had a great performance at the Dartmouth Invitational, where he tied for fifth (-4) among the field of 75.
2018-19 (Redshirt Freshman)
  • Did not compete - transferred to Rhode Island at the begining of the second semester.
2017-18 (Freshman at Wake Forest)
  • Began his collegiate career at Wake Forest, competing in three events (nine rounds) during the 2017-18 season.
  • Turned in a 76.11 stroke average and a low-round score of 71.
  • Best finish was at the Stitch Intercollegiate, where he tied for 37th overall at 3-over (71-73-75).
High School
  • As a high school competitor, was a four-time State Championship finalist, winning two titles and losing the other two in playoffs. 
  • As a senior, he bested the field by nine shots. 
  • Carded an incredible 29 in his final nine-hole high school match.
  • Was a semifinalist in the 2018 New Hampshire Amateur. 
  • Also was a three-time New Hampshire Junior Amateur finalist (2014-16), winning in 2015. 
  • Was named NHGA Junior of the Year in both 2015 and 2016.
  • Won the prestigious Hornblower Memorial in 2016, playing in a field largely comprised of current and former college golfers. Shot a 65 in the final round to tie the course record.
  • At the national level, in three years at the Big I Championship, finished 12th, 10th, and eighth. 
  • Made the cut at the 2016 PGA Junior National Championship and was a quarterfinalist at the USGA Junior Championship.
  • In addition to sharing the course record of 65 at Plymouth Country Club, he also broke the Souhegan Woods Golf Club with a remarkable 62.
  • Chose Rhode Island for the opportunity to grow as a student, a player, and also as a person under the guidance of Coach Burke.
  • Hopes to help make the team the best in New England, to compete for and win Atlantic 10 championships.
  • Also aspires to set himself apart as a student-athlete and, in doing so, inspire his teammates to do the same.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Redshirt Freshman

    6'2"
  • 2019-20Redshirt Sophomore

    6'2"
  • 2020-21Redshirt Junior

    6'2"
  • 2021-22Redshirt Senior

    6'1"
  • 2022-23Redshirt Fifth Year

    6'1"