University of Rhode Island

Career Honors and Highlights

• Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (4/7/2025

2024-25 (Junior)

• Named the Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for the week of April 7
• Tied for 39th out of 66 golfers at the 2025 Atlantic 10 Championship (4/22-4/24)
• Tied for 44th out of 69 players at the Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/21-4/22)
• Tied for second out of 42 and won the team title-clinching match to help the Rams win the Dragon Match Play Invitational (4/7-4/8)
• Tied for 68th out of 86 at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate (3/24-3/25)
• Tied for 11th out of 100 at the World Golf Village Collegiate (2/24-2/25)
• Placed second out of 72 to lead Rhode Island to the team title at the Metropolitan Intercollegiate (10/28-10/29)
• Won both his matches at the Ledgemont Match Play to help Rhode Island win the team title (10/26)
• Tied for 20th out of 68 golfers at the Nassau Intercollegiate (10/21-10/22)
• Tied for ninth out of 79 golfers to help Rhode Island win the team titled at the UConn Invitational at GreatHorse  (9/29-10/1)
• Tied for eighth out of 90 golfers to help Rhode Island win the team title at the Ryan T. Lee Memorial Collegiate (9/21-9/22)

2023-24 (Sophomore)

• Played in nine events, averaging a 75.7 per round
• Tied for 51st out of 54 golfers at the Atlantic 10 Championship (4/26-4/28)
• Tied for fifth out of 78 golfers at the Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/13-4/14)
• Tied for 41st out of 78 golfers at the Carpetbagger Classic (3/16-3/17)
• Placed 97th out of 110 golfers at the Surf Club Invitational (3/11-3/12)
• Placed 27thth out of 57 golfers at the Nassau Intercollegiate (3/29-3/31)
• Tied for 24th out of 54 golfers at the Sacred Heart Fall Classic (10/15-10/16)
• Tied for 12th out of 78 golfers at the UConn Invitational at Greathorse (10/1-10/3)
• Tied for 19th out of 72 golfers at the Macdonald Cup (9/23-9/24)
• Tied for 31st out of 78 golfers at the Temple Invitational (9/16-9/17)

High School

• Was a member of the golf, hockey (left wing) and baseball (shortstop) teams at Somerville High School.
• Served as team captain for Somerville's golf and hockey teams.
• Won league championships with all three teams (golf: 2019, 2020, 2021 / hockey: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 / baseball: 2022).
• Was his hockey team's Rookie of the Year in 2017-18 and league MVP in 2021-22.
• Won the Bayberry Hills Club Championship in both 2021 (71-71) and 2022 (71-66).
• Went 72-75-69 to finish seventh at the 2022 New England Junior Amateur.
• Tied for 11th at the 2021 Junior Honda Classic (76-75).
• Qualified for the 2021 Mass Am and made the cut at 2021 New England Am.
• Was a Mass Jr Am Qualifier (71, 2nd).
• Won the 2021 Challenge Cup Championship (75-70).
• Tied for first at the 2021 Dale Smith Memorial (69-73) as well as the 2021 Gatley Cup (71-71).
• Was a 2020 New England Am qualifier (74, t-3rd).
• Went 77-73-75 at the 2020 Bay State Cup.
• Tied for seventh at the 2020 US Challenge Cup Amateur Invitational (76-71).
• Finished first in the 2020 US Challenge Cup Spinal Technology Match Play.
• Was undefeated (18-0-2) during his sophomore year of high school golf.
• Has a scoring average of 35.
• Qualified for the 2020 Mass Am.
• Was the 2019 Mass Jr Am Qualifier Medalist (72).
• Helped out with his local tee-ball, Learn to Skate and Learn to Play Hockey programs.

Personal

• Born September 19, 2003.
• Son of Denise and Brian O'Donovan.
• Has a younger sister, Addison, and two older brothers, Seamus (football/Endicott) and Devin (baseball/Austin Peay).
• Favorite athlete is Kevin Kisner.
• Favorite teams are the Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics and Patriots.
• Enjoys baseball and hockey.
• Chose to attend URI over Georgetown.
• Chose Rhode Island because of Coach Burke and the guys on the team.