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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Year:
- SO
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- Hometown:
- Chandler, AZ
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- High School:
- Perry HS
Bio
2021 NJCAA Second Team All-America
2021 NJCAA Ping/GCAA First Team All-American & All-West Region
2021 All-ACCAC Second Team
2021 Region I Division II Team
2020 NJCAA Ping/GCAA Second Team All-American
2021
Played in eight tournaments during the 2021 spring season ... tied for 15th at NJCAA Division II National Championships with a 10-over, 298 for the four rounds ... won the season-opening Mesa Thunderbird Invitational with a nine-under, 135 for the two rounds ... won the South Mountain Classic with an 11-under, 131 for the two rounds ... tied for second at the Scottsdale CC Invitational with a two-under, 142 over the two rounds ... finished third at the Gaucho AZ Showdown with a two-under, 142 for the two rounds ... tied for second at the Pima CC Invitational with a one-under, 143 for the two rounds ... tied for seventh at the Paradise Valley Invitational with a two-over, 146 for the two rounds ... tied for eighth at the NJCAA Region I Division II Tournament with an 11-over, 291 for the four rounds.
2019-20
Earned Second Team NJCAA Ping Division II All-America Honors ... claimed individual medalist honors at the Mesa CC Men’s Invitational ... entered the second day tied for fourth, and then proceeded to birdie the first hole and three more on the front nine ... on the back nine, he eagled the par-5 13th hole, birdied 14 and 16 and overcame a bogey on 17 to win the event ... placed sixth at Chandler-Gilbert Invitational ... tied for eighth at Eastern Arizona Invitational ... received NJCAA Ping All-West Region honors ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic Third Team Student-Athlete honors ... member of Golf Coaches Association of America Academic National Champions.
Perry High School
Earned all-region honors all four years of competition ... received all-state honors as a senior ... named to all-region academic team all four years ... graduated in 2019.
Personal
Son of Jennifer and Scott Macpherson ... has one sister, Kate ... his dream course to play is Augusta National and his favorite course that he has played is Brandon Dunes ... would choose Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer to complete a dream foursome ... lists Justin Thomas as his favorite golfer and The Masters as his favorite major ... his favorite golf tradition is playing Brandon Dunes golf course ... names Tiger Woods as his personal hero because he persevered through so many issues and completed the greatest comeback in sports history.
News Mentions
2021 Men's Golf Year-in-Review
The South Mountain Community College men's golf team had another stellar season in 2021, winning seven tournaments as a team and posting the...
June 21, 2021
Five Cougars Collect NJCAA Division II All-America Honors
Five members of the South Mountain Community College men's golf team earned 2021 NJCAA Division II All-America honors, led by a First Team award...
June 15, 2021
Cecil Belisle Wins NJCAA Division II National Championship Individual Medalist Honors
Freshman Cecil Belisle finished at six-under, 282 to win Individual Medalist honors at the NJCAA Division II National Championships May 18-21 at...
May 24, 2021
SMCC Men's Golf Set to Defend NJCAA Division II National Championship
The South Mountain Community College men's golf team will travel to the 2021 NJCAA Division II National Championships May 18-21 at Swan Lake...
May 14, 2021
All-Conference and All-Region Honors Pour in for SMCC Men's Golf
The South Mountain Community College men's golf team collected multiple All-ACCAC and NJCAA All-Region I Division II honors as its heads to the...
May 4, 2021
Cougars Capture Regional Championship; Belisle Claims Individual Medalist Honors
The South Mountain Community College men's golf team won the NJCAA Region I Division II Championship at Gold Canyon Golf Course in Gold Canyon,...
May 3, 2021
Hedman, SMCC Men's Golf Win Paradise Valley Invitational
Sophomore Nick Hedman captured individual medalist honors with a three-under, 141 and the South Mountain Community College men's golf team won the...
April 21, 2021
MacPherson Claims Individual Medalist as SMCC Wins South Mountain Classic
The South Mountain Community College men's golf team won the South Mountain Classic April 12-13 at The Legacy Golf Resort with a 10-under 558, and...
April 14, 2021
Hedman Wins Individual Medalist as SMCC Men's Golf Wins Pima CC Invitational
Sophomore Nick Hedman fired a four-under, 140 over the two rounds of the Pima CC Invitational Mar. 29-30 at Randolph Golf Course in Tucson to...
March 31, 2021
SMCC Men's Golf Claims Gaucho AZ Showdown; Acikalin Wins Playoff to Earn Individual Medalist
The South Mountain Community College men's golf team fired a two-under 574 over the two rounds to win the Gaucho AZ Showdown hosted by Glendale...
March 18, 2021
Belisle, SMCC Men's Golf Win Scottsdale CC Invitational
The South Mountain Community College men's golf team fired a -12 (564) to win the Scottsdale CC Invitational Mar. 1-2 at Hillcrest Golf Club....
March 3, 2021
SMCC Men's Golf Wins Season-Opening Mesa CC Invitational
The South Mountain Community College men's golf team won the Mesa Community College Invitational, held Feb. 15-16 at Dobson Golf Course. Sophomore...
February 17, 2021
SMCC Men’s Golf Continues Stellar Performances During Summer
The South Mountain Community College men’s golf team recorded some outstanding performances at the 2020 Arizona Open and the 2020 Arizona...
August 10, 2020
South Mountain Community College Men’s Golf Named Academic National Champions
The Golf Coaches Association of America named the South Mountain Community College men’s golf team Academic National Champions, the...
July 27, 2020
Four SMCC Men’s Golfers Receive NJCAA Ping Division II All-America Honors
Gabriel Salvanera, Johnathan Walters, Ryan Macpherson and Matthew Halvorson added to their hardware collection when they received...
April 21, 2020
Four Men’s Golfers Earn All-Region Honors
South Mountain Community College men’s golf student-athletes Johnathan Walters, Mathew Halvorson, Ryan Macpherson and Gabriel...
April 14, 2020
Development of Student-Athletes Steers Puetz, SMCC Men’s Golf
Arizona is a golf paradise, an oasis of fairways and sand traps dotting nearly every part of the state. The temperature permits year-round...
April 6, 2020
Men’s Golf Wins Eastern Arizona Invitational
The South Mountain Community College men’s golf team won the Eastern Arizona Men’s Invitational Mar. 9-10 at the Mount Graham Golf...
March 16, 2020
Macpherson Earns Individual Medalist Honors as SMCC Men’s Golf Wins Third-Straight Event
The South Mountain Community College men’s golf team won its third-straight tournament, capturing the Mesa Men’s Invitational with a...
February 25, 2020
Men’s Golf Claims Scottsdale Invitational Title
The South Mountain Community College men’s golf team fired a 4-under 284 in the second round to capture the Scottsdale Men’s Invitatio...
February 5, 2020