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AT NEVADA Fall 2009: Nationally ranked 14th for score average of 70.74...led the team in stroke average...appeared in all five fall tournaments...shot at/under par 12 out of 15 rounds...tied his own career low of six-under 66 to match the sixth lowest round in Nevada history...had 10 top 20 finishes...tied for seventh at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational at three-under 213 (71-71-71)...at Giustina Memorial Classic carded six-under 66 in round to finish tied for eighth at three-under 213 (66-71-76)...led team at the Wolf Pack Classic at seven-under 209 (69-70-70) and tied for fourth...repeated a seven under-206 at the par-71 Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate to tie for fourth...Finished fall season tied for ninth at Saint Mary's Invitational at three-over 216 (75-68-76).
2008-09:Earned first-team All-WAC honors...was also an Academic All-WAC honoree...appeared in 11 tournaments...was third on the team with a 73.36 stroke average...tied for second on the squad with four top 20 finishes (three in the top 10)...his best finish came at the Wolf Pack Classic where he shot a total of five-under par 211 and finished sixth...also tied for sixth at the Arizona Intercollegiate at two-under 211...carded a season-low 67 at that tournament...tied for ninth at the Herb Wimberly Classic...turned in 12 rounds at par or under par on the year, including six rounds in the 60s.
2007-08: Earned Academic All-WAC honors...made appearances in eight tournaments...turned in three top 20 finishes on the year...averaged 75.09 strokes per round...tied for ninth place at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate for his best showing of the year...carded a season-low, three-under 68 in the final round and finished at three-under 210 in that tournament...also finished in a tie for 20th at the WAC Championship...carded five rounds at or under par on the season.
2006-07: Made appearances in nine tournaments...averaged 74.33 strokes per round...carded five rounds in the 60s...finished in second place at the Falcon Invitational in his Wolf Pack debut...turned in a three-round total of nine-under 207 at the event, carding a career-low, six-under 66 in the second round...his 66 tied for the fourth-lowest round in school history...tied for seventh at the Thunderbird Invitational with two-round total of five-under 139 (69-70)...also finished in a tie for 13th at the Fresno State Lexus Golf Classic.
2005-06: Redshirted in his first year at Nevada.
HIGH SCHOOL Local product who graduated from Reno High School in 2005... lettered in golf...captained his golf team his junior and senior years.
PERSONAL Majoring in business management...son of David and Cindy Becher of Reno...has a brother, Chris (20), and a sister, Veronica (17)...born in January of 1987 in Reno...lists qualifying for the Wolf Pack team as his most exciting sports experience...enjoys outdoors sports...describes himself as an outdoors guy who loves to fish and hunt when not playing golf...also enjoys playing pool.
| Becher's Career Statistics |
| Year |
Appearances |
Rounds |
Strokes |
Average |
Low Round |
Low Tournament |
Rounds At/ Under Par |
Top 20 Finishes |
| 2006-07 |
9 |
24 |
1784 |
74.33 |
66 |
207 |
8 |
3 |
| 2007-08 |
8 |
22 |
1652 |
75.09 |
68 |
210 |
5 |
3 |
| 2008-09 |
11 |
33 |
2421 |
73.36 |
67 |
211 |
12 |
4 |
| Fall 2009 |
5 |
15 |
1057 |
70.74 |
66 |
206 |
12 |
5 |
| Totals |
33 |
94 |
6914 |
73.55 |
66 |
206 |
37 |
15 |
Best finish: 2nd at 2006 Falcon Invitational (-9, 207) Low Round: 66 (-6) at 2006 Falcon Invitational, 2009 Giustina Memorial Classic Low Tournament Total: 206 (-7) at 2009 Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate
Becher at the WAC Championships 2008 - Tied for 20th (82-76-75=233, +17) 2009 - Tied for 29th (76-80-76=232, +16)
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