General: Contending to be a regular in NU's starting lineup ... His strength lies in his ability to shoot low numbers and make birdies ... His three-round 206 at the 2003 Alister MacKenzie ranks as one of the top 10 all-time scores in NU history ... When his confidence is high, he is tough to beat ... As he continues to improve his short game and putting, and manages his challenging rounds better he will become a top player in the Big Ten who contends for tournament wins.
2005-06: Played for the 'Cats in the Second Annual Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge, contributing a final-round 73 to help the Wildcats to victory ... Finished the Big Ten/Pac-10 in a tie for 35th with teammate Dan Doyle at 7-over 223 for 54 holes ... Traveled the next weekend for the Wildcats as well, finishing in a tie for 70th at the Coca-Cola Duke Golf Classic... Opening round 73 at the Coca-Cola Classic tied his season-best ... Ended the season with a scoring average of 75.17 ... Very consistent, with five of his six rounds played between 73 and 76.
2004-05: After a slow start to the fall season -- three of his first four rounds he shot 84, 77 and 80 -- he produced three rounds under par (69, 70 and 70) and one even-par round (71) ... Finished a season-best 14th at the Windon Memorial Classic, and his final two rounds of 69 and 70 helped the Wildcats claim their second Windon title in three years ... Placed 28th at the Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge with rounds of 70 and 83 ... His first-round 70 was the top individual score of the event's first 18 holes ... Placed 39th at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational.
2003-04: Played in three of the Wildcats' four fall tournaments ... Posted a career-best second place in the Alister MacKenzie Invitational with a 7-under 206 ... Shot under par in all three rounds of the Alister MacKenzie, including a career-best 67 in the second round ... Turned in the second lowest scoring average of the fall for Northwestern (73.00) ... Placed 40th in The Prestige at PGA West and 57th in the Windon Memorial Classic ... Finished 84th at Puerto Rico Classic.
2002-03: Competed in six of the `Cats 12 tournaments ... Posted an impressive ninth-place finish in his first collegiate event at the Rice Intercollegiate while competing as an individual (72-71-77=220) ... Finished in the top-50 at the Kepler Invitational (36th) and the NCAA Puerto Rico Classic (41st).
High School: Four-year letterwinner and team captain ... Two-time state runner-up ... Owns state's longest individual win streak ... 14 tournaments ... Four-time first-team all-region ... Two-time Zone champion and two-time runner-up ... Wendy's High School Heisman finalist ... Helped team capture state championship as a freshman ... Team won Zone championships his freshman and junior years ... U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award ... Prep Athlete of the Week and "Way to Go" Athlete of the Month ... Played in the Reno-Tahoe Open on the PGA Tour as an amateur at age 17 ... Qualified by shooting a 65 ... Missed the cut at that tournament ... Qualified for consecutive U.S. Junior Amateur Championships in 2000 and 2001 ... Posted three top-10 finishes in AJGA tournaments ... Pacific Coast Amateur participant ... Qualified for U.S. Open Sectionals at age 16 ... National Honor Society member ... Named to Honor Roll with honors diploma.
Personal: Born Bryson Travis Young on 4/5/84 ... Son of Chris and Brenda Young ... Competed against fellow teammate Dillon Dougherty, another California native ... Communication studies major.
Young's Career Statistics
Year Rounds Strokes Average Low2002-03 18 1397 77.61 712003-04 18 1380 76.67 672004-05 20 1551 77.55 692005-06 6 451 75.17 73Career 62 4779 77.08 67