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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Year:
- SO
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- Hometown:
- Mesa, AZ
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- High School:
- Higley HS
Bio
2023 NJCAA Division II First Team All-American
2023 NJCAA Division II PING First Team All-American & All-West Region
2023 ACCAC First Team
2023 NJCAA All-Region I Division II
2021 NJCAA Division II Honorable Mention All-American
2021 NJCAA Ping/GCAA Honorable Mention All-American & All-West Region
2021 ACCAC First Team
2021 NJCAA All-Region I Division II
2023
Competed in eight spring tournaments ... finished second at the NJCAA Division II National Championships at -5 (283) ... won the Region I Division II Championships at -10 (274) ... won the Estrella Mountain Invite at -9 (133) ... won the Paradise Valley Invite at -7 (137) ... finished fourth at the Pima CC Invitational ... tied for fourth at the Mesa Thunderbird Invitational ... placed sixth at the CGCC Inviational.
2022
Played in two spring tournaments at UTEP ... tied for 44th at +5 at the John Buns Intercollege in Lihue Kaua'i, Hawai'i ... tied for 115th at +12 at the Seattle U Redhawk Invitational.
2021
Played in eight spring tournaments in his first season at SMCC ... tied for 22nd at the NJCAA Division II National Championships, carding a 12-over, 300 for the four rounds ... tied for fourth with a two-under, 140 at the South Mountain Classic ... tied for third at three-under, 141 at season-opening Mesa Thunderbird Invitational ... tied for fifth at Scottsdale CC Invitational with a one-under, 143 ... tied for 12th at Gaucho AZ Showdown with a seven-over, 151 ... tied for second at Pima CC Invitational with a one-under, 143 ... tied for 17th at the Paradise Valley Invitational with a seven-over, 151 for the two rounds.
Higley High School
Named school's MVP as a junior ... member of state champions as a senior ... graduated in 2020.
Personal
Son of Tracy Baker and Chris Vilkauskas ... has one brother, Miles ... names Augusta National as his dream course to play and the Southhampton Golf Club as his favorite course that he has played ... would choose Tiger Woods, Justin Thomas and Arnold Palmer to complete a dream foursome ... lists Woods as his favorite golfer and The Masters as his favorite major ... his favorite golf tradition is playing with his dad, who is also his personal hero because he taught him so much about golf and life, how to handle situations and how to learn from his mistakes.
News Mentions
SMCC Men's Golf Named GCAA Academic National Champions, 3 Earn GCAA All-America Scholar Honors
Sophomores Zachary Erskine, Ethan Klose and Damon Vilkauskas of the South Mountain Community College men's golf team...
August 9, 2023
SMCC Men's Golf Announces Four-Year Transfers
Sophomores Ethan Klose (New Mexico State), Zachary Erskine (Utah Valley University) and Damon Vilkauskas (University...
July 24, 2023
SMCC Men's Golf Places Fourth at NJCAA Division II National Championships
The South Mountain Community College men's golf team finished fourth at the NJCAA Division II Golf Championships May 23-26 at Swan Lake Resort in...
May 30, 2023
SMCC Men's Golf Set to Defend Division II National Championship
The South Mountain Community College men's golf team will travel to Swan Lake Resort in Plymouth, Ind., to compete in the NJCAA Division II...
May 18, 2023
SMCC Men's Golf, Damon Vilkauskas Win NJCAA Region I Division II Titles
The South Mountain Community College men's golf team won the NJCAA Region I Division II Tournament from April 27-30 at Corte Bella Golf Course in...
May 1, 2023
Damon Vilkauskas Captures Third-Straight Individual Medalist Honors at Estrella Mountain Invite
The South Mountain Community College men's golf team won the Estrella Mountain Invite at -15 (553) on April 15-16 at Tres Rios Golf Course in...
April 17, 2023
SMCC Men's Golf, Vilkauskas Capture Eastern Arizona Invite Titles
The South Mountain Community College men's golf team won the Eastern Arizona Invite at -9 (567) Mount Graham Golf Course on April 3-4 in Thatcher,...
April 5, 2023
Damon Vilkauskas, SMCC Men's Golf Win Paradise Valley Invite
Sophomore Damon Vilkauskas won individual medalist honors with a final score of -7 (137) at the Paradise Valley Invite Mar. 13-14 at...
March 20, 2023
SMCC Men's Golf Wins Pima CC Invitational
The South Mountain CC men's golf team finished at -5 (571) to win the Pima CC invitational on Feb. 27-28 at Randolph North Golf Course in Tucson,...
March 1, 2023
Ethan Klose, SMCC Men's Golf Win Mesa Thunderbird Invitational
Sophomore Ethan Klose won the Mesa Thunderbird Invitational by four strokes at five-under, 139 to help lead the South Mountain Community College...
February 16, 2023
SMCC Wins CGCC Coyote Classic, Erskine Ties for First
The South Mountain Community College men's golf team won the CGCC Coyote Classic on Jan. 30-31 at Las Colinas Golf Course in Queen Creek, Ariz....
February 1, 2023