Brandon Duff

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Goodrich, Mich.
High School:
Powers Catholic
Swing:
Right

Fifth-Year (2006-07) ... Granted fifth-year of eligibility for 2006-07 season ... NCAA granted him additional playing year following medical redshirt appeal for a shoulder injury as junior which allowed him to play in just one tournament.

Senior (2005-06) ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award ... Started all 12 tournaments, one of just two Wolverines to do so ... Ended fourth season averaging a career-best 74.97 strokes per round ... 33-of-36 rounds below 80, with three below 70 ... Had nine rounds of par or better on the season ... Shot a career-best three-under 68 in the first round of the Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 11-12) ... Has two other rounds below 70 - shot a two-under 69 in the second round of the Wolverine Intercollegiate (Sept. 24-25) and a three-under 69 in the South Alabama Spring Classic (March 12-13) ... Helped U-M to team title at Wolverine Intercollegiate with a U-M record 839 team total ... Finished as the top Wolverine in a tournament in four tournaments ... Competed in first Big Ten Championships (April 28-30), tying for 48th with a 313 total (73-80-76-84) ... Tallied a career-best 156 36-hole tournament total at the Pinehurst Intercollegiate (March 19-21) after rain cancelled final round ... Tallied a career-best one-under 215 54-hole tournament total at the Hawkeye Intercollegiate (Sept. 10-11), which helped record top collegiate finish with a tie for seventh ... Tallied a career-best 313 72-hole tournament total at the Big Ten Championships.

Junior (2004-05) ... Played in one tournament ... Missed season due to shoulder injury... Ended third season averaging 75.67 strokes per round ... Tied for 54th with a 227 total (76-78-73) at Radrick Farms Intercollegiate (Sept. 11-12), playing as individual.

Sophomore (2003-04) ... Played in nine tournaments with eight starts ... Started the season off playing as an individual at Northern Intercollegiate (Sept. 20-21), then started eight of remaining 10 events ... Led the Maize and Blue in back-to-back events - at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 13-14) and at the U-M/Arizona/Purdue tri-match (Feb. 14) ... Had a season-best single-round total of 71 in the second round of the Alister MacKenzie Invitational ... Had a season-best 54-hole tournament total of 220 (72-72-76) at the Northern Intercollegiate (Sept. 20-21) ... Had a season-best finish by tying for 19th at the Northern Intercollegiate ... Ended second season averaging 76.24 strokes per round ... Shot 23 of 25 rounds below 80 strokes.

Freshman (2002-03) ... Played in three tournaments with two starts ... Made his collegiate debut playing as an individual at the Wolverine Invitational (Oct. 5-6) ... Had first career start at the Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 23-25) ... Shot a season-best 74 in the second round of the Wolverine Invitational ... Ended first season averaging 82.11 strokes per round ... Shot two of nine rounds under 80 strokes.

Prep ... Flint Powers Catholic High School (2002) ... Four-year varsity golf letterwinner ... 2001 All-State first team ... 2001 Academic All-State ... Two-time Big Nine Conference Player of the Year (2000, '01) two-time All-Big Nine first team (2000, '01) ... 1999 All-Big Nine second team ... 2001 Michigan Division II state championship team ... 2001 Michigan State Championship individual runner-up, Division II (70-73/143) ... 1998 Michigan Division II state championship team ... 2001 regional championship team, fifth (76) as an individual ... 2000 regional championship third-place team, eighth (80) as an individual ... Four-time Big Nine championship teams (1998, '99, 2000, '01) ... 2001 Big Nine Championship medalist ... Tied Big Nine record with round of 69 ... 1999 (76) and 2000 (76) Big Nine championships medalist runner-up (76) ... Medalist at the 1999 Michigan Men's Amateur Championship qualifier ... Sixth at the championship, losing 3-and-2 in match play, qualified at the age of 16 ... Member of the Powerbilt summer tour ... 2000 Powerbilt Tour All-Tour team ... Member of the AJGA ... 2001 AJGA/Compaq Scholastic All-America nominee ... Honors student ... American Psychology Award ... Meap Merit Award.

Personal ... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and Arts ... Political Science major ... Given Name Brandon Scott Duff ... Born November 15, 1983 ... Enjoys playing all sports.