Ryan Blechle

Ryan Blechle

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
O'Fallon, Mo.

High School:
DeSmet

Height:
5-11

At Saint Louis
Spring 2006 -
Finished career ranked fifth in school history with a career average of 75.97 ... played in five of the team's six events with a 76.15 average ... shot a season-best 221 in the Atlantic 10 Championships to finish 32nd ... improved steady at the Billiken Invitational, shooting 78, 76 and 74 to take 30th place ... rallied from a first-round 89 at the Branson Creek Invitational to shoot 75 and 80 on the final two rounds ... shot a team-best 75 the dual match at Evansville ... finished 21st at the Grover Page Classic with rounds of 76, 73 and 73.

Fall 2005 - Competed at all five tournaments and finished the season with a career-best 73.6 average ... opened the 49er Collegiate Classic with a team-low 71 and went on to finish 23rd ... took fourth at the Missouri Bluffs Challenge after posting a 66 in the final round, the first sub-70 score of his career ... tied his career best tournament finish by taking third at the John Dallio Memorial with rounds of 72, 71 and 72 ... was steady at the Fairway Club Invitational, shooting 72, 77 and 75 to finish 16th ... opened the season with a 15th-place finish at the Missouri Intercollegiate.

Spring 2005 - Spring 2005 - Finished second on the team with a 76.08 spring average ... closed the season with a 76 in the final round of the Conference USA Championship ... finished 14th at the Billiken Invitational after posting rounds of 71, 71 and 74 ... lost his match to Evansville's Michael Daum by one stroke.

Fall 2004 - Played in five of the team's seven tournaments ... finished 35th at Oral Roberts, shooting 74, 79 and 76 ... led the team with a 24th-place finish at Missouri, matching his career-low 71 in the second round ... picked up his first top-10 finish of the season by taking seventh in DePaul's John Dallio Memorial ... his final-round 75 was the team low and catapulted him from 19th to seventh place ... struggled with an 84 in the first round of the Kansas Invitational but rallied for rounds of 79 and 77 to finish 69th ... finished 18th overall and second on the team in the SEMO Harris Fall Classic behind steady rounds of 73, 72 and 75.

Spring 2004 - Was strongest late in the season, playing in the final three tournaments, including the Conference USA Championship ... finished tied for third in the Billiken Invitational after shooting 74 in each round ... tied for seventh at the SMS Branson Creek Invitational with a three-round total of 216, which ranks among the program's top 10 scores ... closed out that tournament with back-to-back career-low 71s.

Fall 2003 - Played in four of the team's five tournaments ... finished a season-best 26th at the SMS Highland Spring Invitational with a three-round total of 231 ... opened his college career with a season-low round of 74 at the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate.

At DeSmet - Played four seasons for coach Frank Hawkey's Spartans ... claimed the individual 2002 4A Missouri State title ... helped team to a 4A state championship in 2003.

Blechle's Career Stats
Year Tourn. Rds. Strokes Avg. Low 18
Fall 03 4 12 952 79.33 74
Spring 04 4 11 829 75.36 71
Fall 04 5 15 1,128 75.20 71
Spring 05 5 12 913 76.08 71
Fall 05 5 15 1,104 73.60 66
Spring 06 5 13 990 76.15 71
Totals 28 78 5,926 75.97 66

Blechle's Career Bests
18-hole score 66
54-hole score 209
Tournament finish (2x) 3rd
Top 10 finishes 5
11th-20th place finishes 3