Columbia University Athletics

CAREER
 
Enters senior season with a 73.62 career average.
 
2020-21
 
As a junior, saw action in one invitational … Placed 30^th at the Doc Gimmler Intercollegiate (April 17-18) with a 13-over-par 77-74-72-223 … Averaged 74.33 in the three rounds.
 
2019-20
 
As a sophomore, concluded the year with a 73.54 (956 strokes in 13 rounds), the team’s second-lowest scoring average, two top-10 finishes, two top-25 finishes, four par/under-par rounds with a season-low 68 … His 68 ranked tied for the team’s season-low round … Finished in seventh place with a four-over-par 71-75-74-220 at the UConn Collegiate at Greathorse (Sept. 29-Oct. 1) … Took a career-best second place at the Cornell Invitational (Sept. 14-16) after shooting a three-under-par 70-68-72-210 … Tied for 32^nd with a 10-over-par 75-73-76 at the Alex Lagowitz Memorial Invitational (Sept. 7-8).
 
2018-19
 
Second Team All-Ivy League honoree as a first-year … Became the third first-year in Columbia men’s golf history to earn All-Ivy League honors during his freshman season … Earned co-William Terminello Award as team Most Valuable Player … Led the Lions with a 73.59 stroke average (1,987 strokes in 27 rounds), par/under-par rounds (10) and top-25 finishes (four) … Finished year with 81 total birdies, which ranks as the second-highest mark in a season … Finished in a tie for seventh place at the Ivy League Championship (April 19-21) with a seven-over-par 79-71-70-220 … Led the Lions with a career-low six-under-par 66 in win at Menlo College (March 22) … His six-under-par score at Menlo College tied the school-record for lowest round vs par (Omer Salamat in 1999-2000 and Harrison Shih in 2015-16) … His 66 at Menlo College ranked tied for third among the lowest round scores in school history … Fired a pair of 69s at the Bucknell and Princeton Invitationals … Tied for 11^th at the Princeton Invitational (April 6-7) with a three-under-par 71-70-69-210 … Tied for third and led the Lions at Florida Southern (Feb. 23) with a four-over-par 72-76-148 … Tied for 14^th at the Bucknell Invitational (Oct. 8-9) after shooting a three-over-par 69-74-143.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
 
A 2018 graduate of Circle Christian High School in Winter Park, Fla., where he played three years of varsity golf for Head Coach Scott Richardson … Two-time Florida All-State selection … Named the 2017-18 Centurion Athlete of the Year, a school athletic and academic award … Named to the 2017 Transmerica Scholastic Honor Roll … Placed second individually at the 2017 Class 1A Florida state golf championship (four-under-par 67-73-140) and guided the Centurions to the state title as a senior … Finished the 2017 season with a 73.6 scoring average … Placed eighth at the 2018 Foley Performance Academy AJGA Open (78-71-70-219) … Finished in second place at the 2017 Honda High School Invitational at PGA National (72-72-144) … Finished 32^nd and made cut at the 2017 Western Junior Championship (72-70-73-71) … Finished third at the 2017 AJGA Open at Seagate (69-70) … Registered two top-10 finishes in three Florida Junior Tour events in 2017 … Guided the Centurions to a runner-up finish in the Class 1A Florida High School State championships as a freshman in 2015 … Ranked No. 86 on the AJGA Rolex Rankings in 2017-18 … Ranked No. 171 on the Junior Golf Scoreboard in 2017-18 … Ranked No. 69 on the Golfweek Sagarin Rankings in 2017-18 … Ranked No. 34 with a -1.87 scoring differential on the National High School Golf Association Ranking … Best round was a 5-under-par 69-70-139 shot at the AJGA Seagate Golf Club … Involved in volunteer activities including the Special Olympics and American Junior Golf Association … Earned first place honors in the region in the 2016-17 FICAP National Essay Competition … Earned third place in the Circle Christian Mathematics Fair after creating a quadratics model for golf shots … Earned third place in the Martin Luther King Jr. state essay competition.
 
PERSONAL
 
Born Daniel Core on June 1, 2000 in China … Son of Victor and Julie Core of Sorrento, Fla. …  Both parents attended HuaQiao University in China … Hobbies and interests include badminton and chess … Volunteered/interned at Liberty Law Firm … Has been playing golf for 10 years … Writes freelance articles … Competed at state badminton tournaments … Chose Columbia for the prestigious academic opportunities in New York City, sense of community on the campus, strong direction of the golf program, coaching staff and the outstanding facilities … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Economics.
 
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS

	No.	No.	Avg.	vs.	Natl	Low	In	Par or	Fin.		Best
Season	Tour	Rds	Score	Par	Rating	Round	60s	Better	Pct.	Wins	Finish
2018-19	11	27.0	73.59	2.33	748	66	3	10	61.1%	1	1st
2019-20	5	13.0	73.69	1.92	672	68	1	4	74.5%	0	2nd
2020-21	1	3.0	74.33	--	--	72	0	0	--	0	30th
Career	17	43.0	73.62	--	--	66	4	14	65.6%	1	1st

 
2018-19 SEASON

Tournament Name	Date	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To Par	Finish
Alex Lagowitz Memorial Invite	Sept. 8-9	71	77	75	--	223	+7	T29th
Cornell Invitational	Sept. 15-16	75	79	70	--	224	+11	T43rd
Matthews Auto Intercollegiate	Sept. 30-Oct. 1	76	74	--	--	150	+6	T37th
Bucknell Invitational	Oct. 8-9	69	74	--	--	143	+3	T14th
Invitational at Savannah Harbor	Feb. 16-17	84	79	74	--	237	+21	T88th
Florida Southern	Feb. 23	72	76	--	--	148	+4	T3rd
Grand Canyon Univ. Invite	March 15-16	72	73	72	--	217	+4	T48th
Menlo College	March 22	66	--	--	--	66	-6	1st
Princeton Invitational	April 6-7	71	70	69	--	210	-3	T11th
Columbia Invitational	April 13	76	73	--	--	149	+9	T24th
Ivy League Championship	April 19-21	79	71	70	--	220	+7	T7th

 
2019-20 SEASON

Tournament Name	Date	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To Par	Finish
Alex Lagowitz Memorial Invite	Sept. 7-8	75	73	76	--	226	+10	T32nd
Cornell Invitational	Sept. 14-16	70	68	72	--	210	-3	2nd
UConn Collegiate at Greathorse	Sept. 29-Oct. 1	71	75	74	--	220	+4	T7th
Invitational at Savannah Harbor	Feb. 15-16	72	80	72	--	226	+10	T57th
Keiser	Feb. 28	76	--	--	--	76	+4	T4th

 
2020-21 SEASON

Tournament Name	Date	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To Par	Finish
Doc Gimmler Intercollegiate	April 17-18	77	74	72	--	223	+13	T30th