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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Year:
- SO
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- Hometown:
- Phoenix, AZ
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- High School:
- Arcadia HS
Bio
2023 NJCAA Division II PING First Team All-American & All-West Region
2022 PING Second Team All-American
2022 NJCAA First Team All-American
2023
Competed in eight spring tournaments ... tied for 30th at the NJCAA Division II Championships at +13 (301) ... tied for seventh at the Region I Division II Championships at +5 (289) ... won the Mesa Thunderbird Inviational at -5 (139) ... took second at the Eastern Arizona Invite at -4 (140) ... placed fourth at the CGCC Invitational at -7 (135) ... tied for fourth at the Paradise Valley Invite at -3 (141).
2022
Played in eight tournaments for the 2022 NJCAA Division II National Champions ... finished 6th at the NJCAA DII National Championships at +6 (294) ... placed second at the Region I Championships at -3 (281) ... placed second at the Paradise Valley Classic at -7 (137) ... tied for second at the Gaucho Spring Shootout at +3 (145) ... tied for third at the Chandler-Gilbert Invite at -1 (141) ... placed fifth at the Eastern Arizona Invite at E (144) ... tied for sixth at the Mesa Thunderbird Invitational at E (108) ... tied for 11th at the Estrelle Mountain Invite at +3 (145).
Arcadia High School
Graduated in 2021.
Personal
Sone of Kelly and Ryan Klose ... has one sibling, Avery ... names Augusta National as his dream course to play and Cypress Point as his favorite course that he has played ... would select Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson and Brooks Kopeka for a foursome of golf ... names Tiger as his personal hero because he got through all of problems he had in his past.
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

SMCC's Ethan Klose Competes in Inaugural Edition of The Thunderbolt
South Mountain Community College men's golf sophomore Ethan Klose participated in the inaugural edition of The Thunderbolt, a golf...
January 4, 2023

Ethan Klose, SMCC Men's Golf Win ACCAC Fall Preview
Sophomore Ethan Klose carded a seven-under 137 to win the ACCAC Fall Preview by one stroke at Dobson Ranch Golf Course on Nov. 14-15....
November 16, 2022

Cougar Men's Golf Takes Third at Herb Wimberly Junior College Invitational
The South Mountain Community College men's golf team placed third at the Herb Wimberly Junior College Invitational on Oct. 17-18 at the University...
October 19, 2022

Second-Round 67 Sends Thompson to South Mountain Classic Title
Sophomore Daniel Thompson carded a tournament-best five-under 67 in the second round of the South Mountain Classic to win Individual Medalist...
September 21, 2022

Cougar Men's Golf Opens 2022 Fall Season at Gaucho Shootout
The South Mountain Community College men's golf team finished second at the season-opening Gaucho Shootout Sept. 7-8 at the GCU Championship Golf...
September 12, 2022