Caden Pinckes

Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
La Costa, Calif.
High School:
Classical Academy High School

Michigan Honors
• Academic All-Big Ten (2025)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2024)

Season: 2024-25
• Played in seven events, with three starts
   • Made collegiate debut, as an individual, at the Island Resort Intercollegiate (Sept. 1-2); tied for 56th (226)
   • Made first collegiate start at the Inverness Intercollegiate (Sept. 9-10); tied for 79th (223)
• Helped U-M to seven top-five finishes in 12 events, with four top-three finishes
   • Helped U-M in its repeat as team champions at the Virtues Intercollegiate (Sept. 28-29)
• Finished season with a 75.35 scoring average
   • Recorded three rounds at 72 or better
   • Recorded two sub-par rounds with one sub-70 round
   • Shot a career-low 68 (-4) in the second round of the Virtues Intercollegiate
• Averaged a 54-hole total of 227.00
   • Tallied a career-low 54-hole total of 216, E (71-73-72) at the Canadian Collegiate Invitational (Sept. 16-17)
   • Tallied a career-low 36-hole total of 145, +1 (77-68) at the Virtues Intercollegiate

Season: 2023-24
• Elected to redshirt the season

Prep & Junior Career
• Prepped at Classical Academy where he was a two-time All-CIF second-team selection (2022, '23)
• As a senior (2023), helped the Caiman to a runner-up finish at the CIFSDS Division II Championship, the Coastal League title, and a 12-3 dual meet record averaging 37.6 per nine holes; posted six of 15 meets under pars; tied for 13th (81-71/152) at the CIFSDS Championship
• As a junior (2022), helped the Caiman to the CIFSDS Division II title and fourth-place finish at the CIF SoCal Finals (76) and a 5-4 dual meet record averaging 36.6 per nine holes; tied for 13th (74-74/148) at the CIFSDS Championship
• As a sophomore (2021), helped the Caiman to a runner-up finish at the CIFSDS Division II Championship and tied for 48th (75-85/160) at the CIFSDS Championship
• Highlighted the 2022 summer advancing to the Sweet 16 at the U.S. Junior Amateur at Bandon Dunes; earned eight seed for match play after tying for eighth in stroke play qualifying (68-70/138, -5); match play: Round of 64: defeated No. 57 Omar Khalid Hussain (4-and-3), Round of 32: defeated No. 25 Shubham Jaglan (2-and-1) and Sweet 16: lost to No. 9 Luke Potter (7-and-5)
• Played with the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA): 2023: Sergio & Angela Garcia Foundation Junior Championship (t-10th; 77-74-75/226), PING Heather Farr Classic (t-12th; 70-71-71/212, -4), Team TaylorMade Invitational (t-38th; 72-70-74/216, E) and Junior Orange Bowl International (t-38th; 77-76-72-79/304); 2022: Memorial Junior (t-4th; 72-74-69/215, -1), PING An Bank Junior Championship (t-13th; 75-73-75/223) and Elite Invitational (t-16th; 75-72-69/216, E)
• Played with the San Diego Junior Golf Association (SDJGA): 2023: medalist runner-up at the Porzak Golf Junior (72-69/141, -3), Mike Riley Junior (8th; 73-73/146) and SDJGA Junior Championship (18th; 71-75/146); 2022: Golf Mart Junior Championship (t-13th; 68-71/139, -1)
• Played with the Future Champions Golf (FCG): posting 10 top 25 -- with six top 10 -- finishes over four years: medalist runner-up at the 2019 Valley Open, fourth at the 2018 Spring Challenge and 2018 Summer Championship, ninth at the 2018 Fall Championship, 10th at 2018 Sycuan Junior and tied for 10th at the 2020 FCG Challenge Cup
• Additional summer events: medalist runner-up at the 2022 SCPGA Toyota Tour Cup at Palm Desert (65-73/138, -4), tied for 11th at 2021 World Teen Championship (70-78-74/222), and competed in the 2021 IMG Junior World Championships (missed cut for fourth/final round)

Personal
• Hometown: La Costa, California
• Prep Schooling: Classical Academy High School
• Enrolled in U-M's School of Kinesiology
• Major: undeclared

Notables
• Father, Mike, has worked with the PGA Tour as General Manager (Media Sales) for the last decade; additionally, he played collegiate baseball at Stetson where he was a two-time All-ASUN first-team selection; and went on to play in the Cleveland Indians organization with Burlington (Rookie) and Columbus (A)

Season	Events	Starts	Rounds	Strokes	Avg.	18	36	54	72	T-5	T-10	T-20	Sub-Par	Par	MP
2023-24 (RS)	0	0	0	0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0-0-0
2024-25	7	3	20	1507	75.35	68 (-4)	145	216	-	0	0	0	2	1	0-0-0
Career	7	3	20	1507	75.35	68 (-4)	145	216	-	0	0	0	2	1	0-0-0