2022-23 Men's Golf Roster
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Lincoln Melcher
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Burbank, Calif.
- High School:
- John Burroughs HS
Bio
2023-24
Melcher competed in one individual competition at the Husky Individual Invitational on Sept. 18-19 where he finished 47th at +8, 224 (73-72-79).
2023-24 low round score: 72, round two at the Husky Individual Invitational (Sept. 18)
2023-24 low 54-hole tournament score: 224 (73-72-79) at the Husky Individual Invitational (Sept. 18-19)
2023-24 best finish: 47th, at the Husky Individual Invitational (Sept. 18-19)
2022-23
Melcher competed in five events and 16 total rounds with a 76.7 scoring average in his freshman season at UCLA ... earned a spot in the lineup four times ... his best finish came as individual in his first collegiate event at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate where he tied for 31st at +10 (75-77-74) … lowest score of the season came in the second round of the Wolf Pack Classic where he shot an even-par 72 … tied for 36th at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational (+12; 78-74-76) … 7/13 counting rounds.
2022-23 low round score: 72, round two at the Wolf Pack Classic (Oct. 11)
2022-23 low 54-hole tournament score: 222 (74-72-73) at the Wolf Pack Classic (Oct. 10-11)
2022-23 best finish: T-31st at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate (Sept. 9-11)
John Burroughs High School/Amateur Golf
Melcher was a four-year letterman at John Burroughs High School … named the 2022 L.A. Daily News Boys Golfer of the Year … recipient of the Southern California PGA All-Southern California Team Award … won the 2021 Junior America’s Cup with the Southern California Team at Powder Horn Golf Club in Sheridan, Wy. … won two titles as a junior at the 2021 Toyota Tour Cup at Industry Hill Golf Club with a 66 in round two and at the Callaway Junior Golf Championship in August 2020, overcoming a four-stroke deficit with a 66 in the final round at the Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe … recorded three other Top 10 finishes in 2020 at the Corey Pavin Invitational (2nd, 77-67), the Toyota Tour Cup at Las Posas (T-5th, 67-72) and the 6th Annual SoCal Junio Amateur (T-6th, 70-73) … four-time winner on SCPGA Junior Golf's highly-competitive Toyota Tour, whose alumni include Patrick Cantlay, Collin Morikawa, Matt Wolff, Rickie Fowler, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.
Personal
Born Lincoln Melcher in Burbank, Calif. … parents are Steve Melcher and Amanda Biers-Melcher … has one sister, Louisa … chose to attend UCLA to bring an NCAA Championship to his home city ... greatest athletic thrill was playing Pinehurst at the U.S. Amateur … athletic inspiration is Tiger Woods … hobbies include surfing, tennis and playing the guitar … is also a professional actor and a member of the Screen Actors Guild and Television Academy … best known for playing Griff on Disney Channel’s “Bunk’d” … made his television debut on ABC’s “Scandal” at eight years old … can juggle … political science major.
Lincoln Melcher's Career Statistics
Melcher competed in one individual competition at the Husky Individual Invitational on Sept. 18-19 where he finished 47th at +8, 224 (73-72-79).
2023-24 low round score: 72, round two at the Husky Individual Invitational (Sept. 18)
2023-24 low 54-hole tournament score: 224 (73-72-79) at the Husky Individual Invitational (Sept. 18-19)
2023-24 best finish: 47th, at the Husky Individual Invitational (Sept. 18-19)
2022-23
Melcher competed in five events and 16 total rounds with a 76.7 scoring average in his freshman season at UCLA ... earned a spot in the lineup four times ... his best finish came as individual in his first collegiate event at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate where he tied for 31st at +10 (75-77-74) … lowest score of the season came in the second round of the Wolf Pack Classic where he shot an even-par 72 … tied for 36th at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational (+12; 78-74-76) … 7/13 counting rounds.
2022-23 low round score: 72, round two at the Wolf Pack Classic (Oct. 11)
2022-23 low 54-hole tournament score: 222 (74-72-73) at the Wolf Pack Classic (Oct. 10-11)
2022-23 best finish: T-31st at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate (Sept. 9-11)
John Burroughs High School/Amateur Golf
Melcher was a four-year letterman at John Burroughs High School … named the 2022 L.A. Daily News Boys Golfer of the Year … recipient of the Southern California PGA All-Southern California Team Award … won the 2021 Junior America’s Cup with the Southern California Team at Powder Horn Golf Club in Sheridan, Wy. … won two titles as a junior at the 2021 Toyota Tour Cup at Industry Hill Golf Club with a 66 in round two and at the Callaway Junior Golf Championship in August 2020, overcoming a four-stroke deficit with a 66 in the final round at the Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe … recorded three other Top 10 finishes in 2020 at the Corey Pavin Invitational (2nd, 77-67), the Toyota Tour Cup at Las Posas (T-5th, 67-72) and the 6th Annual SoCal Junio Amateur (T-6th, 70-73) … four-time winner on SCPGA Junior Golf's highly-competitive Toyota Tour, whose alumni include Patrick Cantlay, Collin Morikawa, Matt Wolff, Rickie Fowler, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.
Personal
Born Lincoln Melcher in Burbank, Calif. … parents are Steve Melcher and Amanda Biers-Melcher … has one sister, Louisa … chose to attend UCLA to bring an NCAA Championship to his home city ... greatest athletic thrill was playing Pinehurst at the U.S. Amateur … athletic inspiration is Tiger Woods … hobbies include surfing, tennis and playing the guitar … is also a professional actor and a member of the Screen Actors Guild and Television Academy … best known for playing Griff on Disney Channel’s “Bunk’d” … made his television debut on ABC’s “Scandal” at eight years old … can juggle … political science major.
Lincoln Melcher's Career Statistics
| YEAR | STARTS | ROUNDS | WINS | TOP 10 | TOP 20 | UNDER PAR | UNDER 70 | AVG | LOW | STROKES |
| 2022-23 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76.7 | 72 | 1227 |
| 2023-24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74.7 | 72 | 224 |
| TOTALS | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76.4 | 72 | 1451 |
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