2020-21 Men's Golf Roster
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Bling, Devon
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Devon Bling
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ridgecrest, Calif.
- High School:
- Sherman E. Burroughs HS
Bio
UCLA Career Highlights
- All-Pac-12 Second Team (2020-2021)
- 2-time All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (2021-2022, 2018-2019)
- GCAA/PING Third Team All-American (2019-2020)
- Golfweek Honorable Mention All-American (2019-2020)
- GCAA/PING All-West Region (2019-2020)
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2017-2018)
Record Book
Ranks fourth on UCLA's career scoring average list (71.9) ... ranks second on UCLA's career under par rounds list with 54 ... ranks second on UCLA's career sub-70 rounds list with 36 ... tied for seventh on UCLA's career top 20 finishes list with 25 ... tied for 9th on UCLA's career wins list with three ... ranks 14th on UCLA's career rounds played list with 134 ... his 71.00 scoring average as a junior (2019-2020) ranks fourth all-time for a single season by a Bruin, and his 71.26 scoring average as a sophomore (2018-2019) ranks 11th all-time for a single season ... his 13 sub-70 rounds in 2017-2018 is tied for fourth all-time for a single season by a Bruin.
2021-2022
Bling was named All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention, posting a 72.2 scoring average over five events and 15 rounds … had three top 20 finishes at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational (T-20th; +3, 219), Wolf Pack Classic (T-15th; +1, 217) and Southwestern Invitational (T-13th; -1, 215) … finished two tournaments under par at the Southwestern Invitational and Amer Ari Invitational (-5, 211) … was UCLA’s top finisher at its first two events of the season at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational and Wolf Pack Classic … recorded seven under-par rounds, including a season-low 5-under 67 in round one of the Southwestern Invitational … 14/15 counting score rounds.
2020-2021
Bling was named All-Pac-12 Second Team ... led the Bruins with a 72.2 scoring average, five Top 20 finishes, eight under-par rounds and six rounds shot in the 60s ... shot a season-best 6-under 66 to close out the Pac-12 Championship, where he tied for 28th (-1, 287) ... shot a 2-under 70 in the second round of the Pac-12 Championships ... Bling won for the third time in his collegiate career at the Lamkin San Diego Classic, where he opened with rounds of 4-under 68 and 3-under 69, finishing at 4-under 212 ... Bling placed third (-7, 209) in the tournament before that, the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate, with a 3-under 69 and finishing with a 4-under 68 .. tied for 12th at The Prestige (+1, 214) and tied for 18th at the Duck Invitational ... competed at the NCAA Regionals in Stillwater where he finished +11, 227.
Summer 2020
Bling tied for seventh in stroke play at the California Amateur Championship (-5, 139), reaching the Round of 32 in match play ... tied for fifth at the St. Mark GCAA Amateur (-9, 204) ... tied for 18th at the California State Fair Amateur (-7, 209).
2019-2020
Bling was a GCAA/PING Third Team All-American and a Golfweek Honorable Mention All-American ... also named GCAA/PING All-West Region ... led the Bruins with a 71.0 scoring average ... was a combined 12-under for the season (-6 in round ones, -2 in round twos and -4 in round threes) ... had a pair of Top 10s, five Top 20s, nine under-par rounds and five rounds in the 60s ... ended the COVID-19 shortened season with a win at the Bandon Dunes Championship, his second career victory ... won by one shot, recording a 5-under 208, including a 1-under 70 in round one and a 4-under 67 in round two ... placed third at the Southern Highlands Collegiate (-7, 209), posting bookend, 4-under 68s ... by virtue of the first- and third-place showings, was named Pac-12 Conference Golfer of the Month for March ... tied for 12th at the Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational (-8, 205), starting the tournament with a pair of 4-under 67s ... tied for 18th at the Southwestern Invitational (+2, 218), shooting a 2-under 70 in the final round ... tied for 19th at the Marquette Intercollegiate (+2, 218) ... tied for 21st at The Prestige presented by Charles Schwab (-1, 212), notching a 1-under 70 in the final round ... tied for 35th at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational, opening with a 2-under 70.
Spring/Summer 2019
Bling was one of four amateurs to make the cut at the Masters, finishing at 3-over 291, which included a 1-under 71 in round three ... made a hole-in-one at the Masters Par-3 Contest ... also played at the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, where he missed the cut ... won the California State Fair Amateur for the second year in a row (-14, 202), coming back from three shots down entering the final round to win in a playoff, becoming the first defending champion to win the tournament since 2000-2001 ... was fourth at the SCGA Amateur Championship (-5, 275) ... tied for sixth in stroke play at the California Amateur Championship (-6, 138), reaching the quarterfinals of match play ... tied for 44th in stroke play at the U.S. Amateur.
2018-2019
Bling was named All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention, ranking third on the team with a 71.3 scoring average (combined 1-under on the season) ... had three Top 10s, five Top 20s, 13 under-par rounds and eight rounds in the 60s ... tied for second at the SeattleU Redhawk Invitational (-11, 202), shooting in the 60s in all three rounds (2-under 69, 5-under 66, 4-under 67) ... was sixth at the Pac-12 Men's Golf Championship (-2, 282), posting a 4-under 67 in round three ... tied for 17th at the NCAA Pullman Regional (-6, 204), recording a 2-under 68 in round two and a 4-under 66 in the final round ... tied for 10th at the Southwestern Invitational (E, 216), opening with a 3-under 69 ... was 16th at The Prestige (+3, 216) ... shot a 5-under 66 to close the Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational (-4, 209, T-26) ... was a combined 8-under in his round threes.
Summer 2018
Bling was a runner-up at the U.S. Amateur, besting 310 fellow golfers to earn invitations to the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach and the 2019 Masters ... was tied for 36th after stroke play before recording a 5&4 victory in the first round of match play (Caleb Ramirez), a 2-up win in the second round (Shintaro Ban), a triumph in 20 holes in the third round (Noah Goodwin), a 1-up win over Davis Riley in the quarterfinals and a 1-up victory against Isaiah Salinda in the semifinals before falling to Viktor Hovland (6&5) in the 36-hole final ... Bling also won the California State Fair Amateur by two strokes (-14, 202) and was seventh at the SCGA Amateur Championship (-2, 282).
2017-2018
Bling Was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team, ranking third on the squad with a 72.5 scoring average ... had four Top 10 finishes, including a victory at the Jackrabbit Invitational ... posted a three-round total of 15-under 201 at the Jackrabbit, shooting a 5-under 67, a 3-under 69 and a 7-under 65, winning by one shot ... recorded 17 under-par rounds, with 13 in the 60s ... was a combined 11-under in his round threes ... tied for fifth at both the Southwestern Invitational (E, 216) and the El Macero Classic (+5, 221) and tied for eighth at the NCAA Bryan Regional (-5, 211) ... finished under par in five tournaments ... posted a pair of season-best, 7-under 65s in the first round of the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational and the final round of the Jackrabbit ... tied for 16th at Makai (-8, 208), tied for 17th at The Farms Invitational (+4, 220) and tied for 19th at the Pac-12 Championships (-2, 282) ... was under par in each of his last three rounds at the Pac-12s ... placed T-21 at the 3M Augusta Invitational (-1, 215).
Sherman E. Burroughs High School/Amateur Golf
Bling played four years of golf at Sherman E. Burroughs High School in Ridgecrest, Calif. ... three-time league MVP and Player of the Year ... made it to CIF Regional Tournament two times ... lowest average score in high school for three years ... shot the lowest 9-hole score in the Mojave River League (31) ... AJGA Rolex All-American Team Honorable Mention ... Polo Golf ranking #31 ... tied for third at the 2017 California State Fair Men's Amateur Championship (-13, 203) ... won AJGA Under Armour Alison Lee Championship ... played in 24 AJGA tournaments, finishing in the Top 10 15 times ... fourth in Callaway IMG Junior World Championship ... qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur two years in a row ... was the back-to-back club champion at China Lake Men's Club ... shot a course-record 59 and lowest four-day total ever at China Lake (-20).
Personal
Born Devondeep Singh Bling in Ridgecrest, Calif. ... father is Tejbir Bling ... has a younger brother, Dillon ... chose to attend UCLA because it has the best balance between academics and athletics, and that he wanted to go to UCLA since he was a little kid ... has had a passion for golf ever since he started walking, loving the sport as soon as he saw his dad hit golf balls in the garage and as soon as he touched a club ... hobbies include playing the piano and guitar, and card magic ... thing he likes the most about golf is the toughness and dedication it takes to be great ... favorites include actor Daniel Craig, singer Drake, FC Barcelona soccer and golfer Tiger Woods ... majoring in business economics.
Devon Bling's Career Statistics
- All-Pac-12 Second Team (2020-2021)
- 2-time All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (2021-2022, 2018-2019)
- GCAA/PING Third Team All-American (2019-2020)
- Golfweek Honorable Mention All-American (2019-2020)
- GCAA/PING All-West Region (2019-2020)
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2017-2018)
Record Book
Ranks fourth on UCLA's career scoring average list (71.9) ... ranks second on UCLA's career under par rounds list with 54 ... ranks second on UCLA's career sub-70 rounds list with 36 ... tied for seventh on UCLA's career top 20 finishes list with 25 ... tied for 9th on UCLA's career wins list with three ... ranks 14th on UCLA's career rounds played list with 134 ... his 71.00 scoring average as a junior (2019-2020) ranks fourth all-time for a single season by a Bruin, and his 71.26 scoring average as a sophomore (2018-2019) ranks 11th all-time for a single season ... his 13 sub-70 rounds in 2017-2018 is tied for fourth all-time for a single season by a Bruin.
2021-2022
Bling was named All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention, posting a 72.2 scoring average over five events and 15 rounds … had three top 20 finishes at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational (T-20th; +3, 219), Wolf Pack Classic (T-15th; +1, 217) and Southwestern Invitational (T-13th; -1, 215) … finished two tournaments under par at the Southwestern Invitational and Amer Ari Invitational (-5, 211) … was UCLA’s top finisher at its first two events of the season at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational and Wolf Pack Classic … recorded seven under-par rounds, including a season-low 5-under 67 in round one of the Southwestern Invitational … 14/15 counting score rounds.
2020-2021
Bling was named All-Pac-12 Second Team ... led the Bruins with a 72.2 scoring average, five Top 20 finishes, eight under-par rounds and six rounds shot in the 60s ... shot a season-best 6-under 66 to close out the Pac-12 Championship, where he tied for 28th (-1, 287) ... shot a 2-under 70 in the second round of the Pac-12 Championships ... Bling won for the third time in his collegiate career at the Lamkin San Diego Classic, where he opened with rounds of 4-under 68 and 3-under 69, finishing at 4-under 212 ... Bling placed third (-7, 209) in the tournament before that, the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate, with a 3-under 69 and finishing with a 4-under 68 .. tied for 12th at The Prestige (+1, 214) and tied for 18th at the Duck Invitational ... competed at the NCAA Regionals in Stillwater where he finished +11, 227.
Summer 2020
Bling tied for seventh in stroke play at the California Amateur Championship (-5, 139), reaching the Round of 32 in match play ... tied for fifth at the St. Mark GCAA Amateur (-9, 204) ... tied for 18th at the California State Fair Amateur (-7, 209).
2019-2020
Bling was a GCAA/PING Third Team All-American and a Golfweek Honorable Mention All-American ... also named GCAA/PING All-West Region ... led the Bruins with a 71.0 scoring average ... was a combined 12-under for the season (-6 in round ones, -2 in round twos and -4 in round threes) ... had a pair of Top 10s, five Top 20s, nine under-par rounds and five rounds in the 60s ... ended the COVID-19 shortened season with a win at the Bandon Dunes Championship, his second career victory ... won by one shot, recording a 5-under 208, including a 1-under 70 in round one and a 4-under 67 in round two ... placed third at the Southern Highlands Collegiate (-7, 209), posting bookend, 4-under 68s ... by virtue of the first- and third-place showings, was named Pac-12 Conference Golfer of the Month for March ... tied for 12th at the Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational (-8, 205), starting the tournament with a pair of 4-under 67s ... tied for 18th at the Southwestern Invitational (+2, 218), shooting a 2-under 70 in the final round ... tied for 19th at the Marquette Intercollegiate (+2, 218) ... tied for 21st at The Prestige presented by Charles Schwab (-1, 212), notching a 1-under 70 in the final round ... tied for 35th at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational, opening with a 2-under 70.
Spring/Summer 2019
Bling was one of four amateurs to make the cut at the Masters, finishing at 3-over 291, which included a 1-under 71 in round three ... made a hole-in-one at the Masters Par-3 Contest ... also played at the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, where he missed the cut ... won the California State Fair Amateur for the second year in a row (-14, 202), coming back from three shots down entering the final round to win in a playoff, becoming the first defending champion to win the tournament since 2000-2001 ... was fourth at the SCGA Amateur Championship (-5, 275) ... tied for sixth in stroke play at the California Amateur Championship (-6, 138), reaching the quarterfinals of match play ... tied for 44th in stroke play at the U.S. Amateur.
2018-2019
Bling was named All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention, ranking third on the team with a 71.3 scoring average (combined 1-under on the season) ... had three Top 10s, five Top 20s, 13 under-par rounds and eight rounds in the 60s ... tied for second at the SeattleU Redhawk Invitational (-11, 202), shooting in the 60s in all three rounds (2-under 69, 5-under 66, 4-under 67) ... was sixth at the Pac-12 Men's Golf Championship (-2, 282), posting a 4-under 67 in round three ... tied for 17th at the NCAA Pullman Regional (-6, 204), recording a 2-under 68 in round two and a 4-under 66 in the final round ... tied for 10th at the Southwestern Invitational (E, 216), opening with a 3-under 69 ... was 16th at The Prestige (+3, 216) ... shot a 5-under 66 to close the Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational (-4, 209, T-26) ... was a combined 8-under in his round threes.
Summer 2018
Bling was a runner-up at the U.S. Amateur, besting 310 fellow golfers to earn invitations to the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach and the 2019 Masters ... was tied for 36th after stroke play before recording a 5&4 victory in the first round of match play (Caleb Ramirez), a 2-up win in the second round (Shintaro Ban), a triumph in 20 holes in the third round (Noah Goodwin), a 1-up win over Davis Riley in the quarterfinals and a 1-up victory against Isaiah Salinda in the semifinals before falling to Viktor Hovland (6&5) in the 36-hole final ... Bling also won the California State Fair Amateur by two strokes (-14, 202) and was seventh at the SCGA Amateur Championship (-2, 282).
2017-2018
Bling Was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team, ranking third on the squad with a 72.5 scoring average ... had four Top 10 finishes, including a victory at the Jackrabbit Invitational ... posted a three-round total of 15-under 201 at the Jackrabbit, shooting a 5-under 67, a 3-under 69 and a 7-under 65, winning by one shot ... recorded 17 under-par rounds, with 13 in the 60s ... was a combined 11-under in his round threes ... tied for fifth at both the Southwestern Invitational (E, 216) and the El Macero Classic (+5, 221) and tied for eighth at the NCAA Bryan Regional (-5, 211) ... finished under par in five tournaments ... posted a pair of season-best, 7-under 65s in the first round of the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational and the final round of the Jackrabbit ... tied for 16th at Makai (-8, 208), tied for 17th at The Farms Invitational (+4, 220) and tied for 19th at the Pac-12 Championships (-2, 282) ... was under par in each of his last three rounds at the Pac-12s ... placed T-21 at the 3M Augusta Invitational (-1, 215).
Sherman E. Burroughs High School/Amateur Golf
Bling played four years of golf at Sherman E. Burroughs High School in Ridgecrest, Calif. ... three-time league MVP and Player of the Year ... made it to CIF Regional Tournament two times ... lowest average score in high school for three years ... shot the lowest 9-hole score in the Mojave River League (31) ... AJGA Rolex All-American Team Honorable Mention ... Polo Golf ranking #31 ... tied for third at the 2017 California State Fair Men's Amateur Championship (-13, 203) ... won AJGA Under Armour Alison Lee Championship ... played in 24 AJGA tournaments, finishing in the Top 10 15 times ... fourth in Callaway IMG Junior World Championship ... qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur two years in a row ... was the back-to-back club champion at China Lake Men's Club ... shot a course-record 59 and lowest four-day total ever at China Lake (-20).
Personal
Born Devondeep Singh Bling in Ridgecrest, Calif. ... father is Tejbir Bling ... has a younger brother, Dillon ... chose to attend UCLA because it has the best balance between academics and athletics, and that he wanted to go to UCLA since he was a little kid ... has had a passion for golf ever since he started walking, loving the sport as soon as he saw his dad hit golf balls in the garage and as soon as he touched a club ... hobbies include playing the piano and guitar, and card magic ... thing he likes the most about golf is the toughness and dedication it takes to be great ... favorites include actor Daniel Craig, singer Drake, FC Barcelona soccer and golfer Tiger Woods ... majoring in business economics.
Devon Bling's Career Statistics
| YEAR | STARTS | ROUNDS | WINS | TOP 10 | TOP 20 | UNDER PAR | UNDER 70 | AVG. | LOW |
| 2017-2018 | 14 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 72.5 | 65 |
| 2018-2019 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 71.3 | 66 |
| 2019-2020 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 71.0 | 67 |
| 2020-2021 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 72.2 | 66 |
| 2021-2022 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 72.2 | 67 |
| TOTALS | 44 | 134 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 54 | 36 | 71.9 | 65 |
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