Taisei Negishi

Class:
Junior
Weight:
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Hometown:
San Diego, Calif.
High School:
Rancho Bernardo

Michigan Career
• Academic All-Big Ten (2020)
• U-M Academic Achievement Award (2020)

Senior (2019-20)
• Played in one event as an individual
• Season was cut short as the remainder of the spring season (three events) and postseason (Big Ten & NCAA) was cancelled following the global coronavirus pandemic
• Averaged 77.67 per round, posted a season-low 76 in the first round of the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate (March 7-8)
• Tallied a season-low 54-hole total of 233 (76-80-77) at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate

Junior (2018-19)
• Played in two events, both as an individual
• Averaged 78.67 per round, posted a season-low 76, twice in the first and second rounds of the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate (March 9-10)
• Tallied a career-low 54-hole total of 230 (76-76-78) at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate

Sophomore (2017-18)
• Played in four events, all as an individual
• Averaged 80.60 per round, posting a season-low 74, twice -- first round of the Inverness Intercollegiate (Sept. 18-19) and in the final round of the TMU Invitational (Feb. 26-27)
• Tallied a career-low 36-hole total of 153 (74-79) at the Inverness Intercollegiate
• Tallied a season-low 54-hole total of 233 (76-83-74) at the TMU Invitational

Freshman (2016-17)
• Played in five tournaments, with one start
• Made his collegiate debut as an individual at the Inverness Intercollegiate (Sept. 19-20), finishing 75th (82-76-82/240)
• Made his first collegiate start at the Big Ten Match Play Championships (Feb. 10-11), going 0-1 in his only match
• Averaged 81.45 per round, posting a career-low 72 in final round of the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate (March 4-5)
• Tallied a season-low 36-hole total of 159 (80-79) at the Dayton Flyer Invitational (Oct. 17-18)
• Tallied a season-low 54-hole total of 237 (83-82-72) at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate

Prep & Junior Career
• Played at Rancho Bernardo High School under coach Richard Deem
• Rancho Bernardo Team Captain (2014, '15)
• Palomar League Golfer of the Year (2015), first team (2014, '15)
• Led Rancho Bernardo team runner-up finish at the 2014 CIF/CGA State High School Championship, tying for 13th (72); reached the state finals for the first time since 1999 after a team runner-up finish in the SoCal Regional, tying for 36th (76)
• Led Rancho Bernardo to a sixth-place team finish at the 2013 SoCal Regional and did not advance to the CIF/CGA State finals; tied for 38th (74) individually
• Listed as the No. 22 player in the class of 2016 and No. 5 in California by Golfweek
• During 2015 junior season, posted eight top-10 finishes in 14 total events, carrying a 72.68 scoring average

Personal
• Son of Misa and Satoru Negishi
• Born on December 12, 1997
• Enrolled in College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
• Economics major

Personal Notes
• Grew up in Hawai'i before moving to San Diego for high school
• Started playing golf at age 9, won the Hawai'i state championship in the 11-12 age group three years later
• Youngest player in the 2012 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championships in a field at age 14

Season	Events	Starts	Rounds	Strokes	Avg.	18	36	54	72	T-5	T-10	T-20	Sub-Par	MP
2016-17	5	1	11	896	81.45	72	159	237	-	0	0	0	0	0-1-0
2017-18	4	0	10	806	80.60	74	153	233	-	0	0	0	0	0-0-0
2018-19	2	0	6	472	78.67	76	-	230	-	0	0	0	0	0-0-0
2019-20	1	0	3	233	77.67	76	-	233	-	0	0	0	0	0-0-0
Career	12	1	30	2407	80.23	72	153	230	0	0	0	0	0	0-1-0