Brady Cates
bcates@uwyo.edu
University of Wyoming sophomore Drew McCullough first picked up a golf club at the age of 10, and from that point, he never looked back.
McCullough fell in love with golf when he started playing competitively in the eighth grade. The opportunity to play college golf began to interest him when he was a junior in high school and that was when the recruiting process started.
“I first decided I was going to play golf in college when I was a junior in high school. The recruiting process was lone for me and the University of Wyoming was one of the only schools that was really interested in having me play for them,” McCullough said.
Swing coach Jason Aichele brought McCullough into the program two years ago as one of his first recruits under head coach Joe Jensen. Aichele’s description of the University and its golf program played a major factor in McCullough’s decision to sign with Wyoming.
“On my visit I remember how good of a relationship the coach had with his players and that was something that I was looking for. Everything about UW seemed to fit what I was looking for and that is why I chose to come here,” McCullough said.
Now in his second year on the Wyoming men’s golf team, McCullough got his start as true freshman last year and gained experience playing in many of the 2014-2015 season tournaments. McCullough ended up winning the third event of the fall season at Colorado State’s home tournament.
“My freshman year went really well. I learned a lot about how to handle myself on the course, and how to compete at a much higher level than I did in high school,” McCullough said.
The success that he found last year has translated onto the course for McCullough this year. Going into the Mountain West Conference, McCullough gained confidence and built up momentum from his performances in prior tournaments throughout the year and the culmination of the sophomore’s experience showed.
McCullough tied for sixth place with a total score of 211 (-5) for the three-day tournament and helped lead Wyoming to a sixth-place finish at the tournament with a final score of 861 (-3). McCullough shot four birdies and one eagle during the final round of the championship, coming in three under for the third day.
