Player Bio: Michael Vera - UCLA Official Athletic Site

1998-99 - Averaged 78.2 in 18 rounds … Tied for 18th at the Topy Cup, his second career top 20 finish … Tied for 58th at the PING/Arizona Collegiate but played the final 36 holes in six over par …Placed 52nd at the Pac-10 Championships and tied for 74th in the TaylorMade tournament … In the summer of '99 he finished third in the Contra Costa Amateur (74-71-145) and fifth at the Redwood County tournament (70-74-144).

1997-98 - Won the '98 Contra Costa County Amateur at Boundery Oaks in the summer … Redshirted the collegiate season.

1996-97 - Played in nine events, including the conference championships … Best finish was tied for ninth at the Pavin/Pioneer Classic … Recorded three rounds of par or better … Posted a 77.1 scoring average in 28 competitive rounds.

High School - Golf and basketball player at Antioch High, where he lettered two years in basketball and four years in golf … Finished his senior year with a 36.8 nine-hole average … Earned all-league and MVP honors in golf from 1993-96 … Won the under-14 division of the Las Vegas AJGA Tournament in 1992 … Also won the 1994 North Coast Section individual title … In basketball, he averaged 15 ppg, shot 40 percent from the three-point line and earned honorable mention all-league honors as a senior … He was captain of the freshman, junior varsity and varsity teams and guided Antioch to the 1994-95 league championship.

Personal - Enjoys playing basketball in his spare time … Admires former Masters champion Fred Couples … Undeclared major.

Career Statistics

  Michael Vera
Michael Vera
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Antioch, CA

High School:
Antioch

Weight:
165

R/L:
Right-handed

Year App. Top 10 Top 20 Rds Avg. Low
1998-99 6 0 1 18 78.2 72
1996-97 9 1 1 28 77.1 72
Totals 15 1 2 46 77.6 72