CAREER
Concluded his career with a 75.06 average.
2020-21
As a senior, competed in one invitational … Finished in fifth place at the Doc Gimmler Intercollegiate with a two-under-par 70-73-65-208 … His 65 marked the final round’s second-lowest score, and a career-low round … The 65 also ranked as the fourth-lowest in school history vs. par at under-4.
2019-20
As a junior, recorded a 75.57 stroke average (757 strokes in 10 rounds), registered one top-10 finish, one top-25 finish, and one par/under-par round … Season-low was a 71 shot during the first round of the Cornell Invitational … Placed 28
th at the UConn Collegiate at Greathorse (Sept. 29-Oct. 1) with a 12-over-par 75-77-76-228 … Led Lions, took sixth place, his highest individual finish in an invitational with a one-over-par 70-72-72-214 at the Cornell Invitational (Sept. 14-16).
2018-19
Concluded sophomore season with a 75.00 stroke average (1,650 strokes in 22 rounds) … Registered five par/under-par rounds and four top-25 finishes on the year … Shot a career-low and team season-low 66 during the third round of the Ivy League Championship … Finished in 15
th place at the Ivy League Championship (April 19-21) after shooting an 81-75-66-222 … Tied for 14
th place at the Columbia Invitational (April 13) with a seven-over-par 69-78-147 … Placed 18
th at the Princeton Invitational (April 6-7) with a one-over-par 68-73-73-214 … Tied for second place with a two-over-par 74 vs. Menlo College (March 22) … Tied for 14
th place at the Bucknell Invitational (Oct. 8-9) with a three-over-par 72-71-143.
2017-18
Qualified as the second alternate for the United States Open after he placed seventh nationally at the 2018 Carolinas Golf Association U.S. Open Championship Qualifying Competition at Belfair Plantation West Course in May … Earned the William Terminello Award (team Most Valuable Player award) after he led the Lions with a 75.60 stroke average (1,739 strokes in 23 rounds) during his first collegiate season at Columbia … Carded two under-par/par rounds on the year and led the Lions in four invitationals during his first year as Lion … Individual low round was a 71 two times … Led the Lions with a 75.07 stroke average (1,051 strokes in 14 rounds) during the spring 2018 season … Finished a team-best 27th at the 2018 Ivy League Championships (April 20-22) with a 24-over-par 79-78-77-234 … Led the Lions in four of five spring invitationals … Led the Lions at the Grand Canyon Invitational (March 16-17) after shooting a five-over-par 73-73-72-218 to place 26
th … Led the Lions at the Seahawk Intercollegiate (March 25-26) after shooting a 15-over-par 78-77-76-231 … Led the Lions and placed 30
th overall after shooting a five-over-par 71-76-147 at the Princeton Invitational (April 6-7).
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2017 graduate of Heritage Academy in Hilton Head, S.C. … Heritage did not have a golf team … Competed for the Indian National Golf Team in 2013 and 2014 … Concluded junior year of high school with a 73.2 scoring average … Top score in a tournament was a six-under-par (70.68) at the 2016 IJGT Junior World Qualifier, held at Hilton Head Lakes … Advanced to the round of 32 at the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship … Placed eighth in the 2016 AJGA E-Z-Go Vaughn Taylor Championship … Tied for 21
st at the 2016 AJGA Davis Love Junior … Registered a 26
th place finish at the Foley Performance Centre Eagles Dream Junior … Finished in 30
th place at the 2016 Sea Pines Junior Heritage … Tied for 46
th place at the 2016 Jones Cup Junior Invitational … Placed eighth at the 2016 Junior PGA Sectional Qualifier Reunion Resort … Finished in fourth place at the 2015-16 IJGT Order of Merit … Finished in second place at the 2016 IJGT Junior World Qualifier at Hilton Head Lakes … Placed third at the 2016 IJGT Georgia Open at Savannah Harbor … Finished fourth in the 2015 IJGT Invitational at Harbour Town … Took fifth place at the IJGT Thanksgiving Day Classic … Won the 2016 HJGT Bluffton Shootout … Placed second at the 2016 HJGT Hilton Head Shootout … Also has competed in table tennis, soccer and cricket … Earned Scholar Athlete of the Year Award as a junior … Involved in a variety of community service activities including the North America Section Golf Special Olympics and on the PGA Tour at the 2016 RBC Heritage … Served as sports editor of his student newspaper.
PERSONAL
Born Arjun Puri on March 27, 1999 in New Delhi, India … Son of Umang and Mona Puri … Hobbies and interests include guitar, keyboard and working out … Person in history he’d most like to meet: Bobby Jones … Chose Columbia because of its competitive NCAA Division I golf program, the coaching staff, top-notch facilities and presence in New York City … Chose Columbia over Yale, UNLV and Arizona … 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 |
| 2017-18 |
8 |
23.0 |
75.60 |
4.61 |
1317 |
71 |
0 |
2 |
46.0% |
0 |
26th |
| 2018-19 |
9 |
22.0 |
75.00 |
3.77 |
1235 |
66 |
3 |
5 |
45.6% |
0 |
2nd |
| 2019-20 |
4 |
10.0 |
75.70 |
4.00 |
1300 |
70 |
0 |
1 |
54.3% |
0 |
6th |
| 2020-21 |
1 |
3.0 |
69.33 |
-- |
-- |
65 |
1 |
2 |
-- |
0 |
5th |
| Career |
22 |
58.0 |
75.06 |
4.16 |
-- |
65 |
4 |
10 |
47.4% |
0 |
T2nd |
TOURNAMENT BY TOURNAMENT STATISTICS
2017-18 SEASON
| Tournament Name |
Date |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
To Par |
Finish |
| Cornell Invitational |
Sept. 16-17 |
78 |
73 |
73 |
-- |
224 |
+11 |
T48th |
| Patriot Intercollegiate |
Sept. 25-26 |
77 |
78 |
79 |
-- |
234 |
+18 |
T66th |
| Camden Collegiate |
Oct. 22-23 |
76 |
75 |
79 |
-- |
230 |
+20 |
T74th |
| Grand Canyon Invitational |
March 16-17 |
73 |
73 |
72 |
-- |
218 |
+5 |
T26th |
| Seahawk Intercollegiate |
March 25-26 |
78 |
77 |
76 |
-- |
231 |
+15 |
T46th |
| Princeton Invitational |
April 6-7 |
71 |
76 |
-- |
-- |
147 |
+5 |
T30th |
| PSU Rutherford Intercollegiate |
April 14-15 |
72 |
71 |
78 |
-- |
221 |
+8 |
T27th |
| Ivy League Championship |
April 20-22 |
79 |
78 |
77 |
-- |
234 |
+24 |
T27th |
2018-19 SEASON
| Tournament Name |
Date |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
To Par |
Finish |
| Alex Lagowitz Memorial Invite |
Sept. 8-9 |
79 |
84 |
72 |
-- |
235 |
+19 |
T79th |
| Bucknell Invitational |
Oct. 8-9 |
72 |
71 |
-- |
-- |
143 |
+3 |
T14th |
| Invitational at Savannah Harbor |
Feb. 16-17 |
72 |
79 |
78 |
-- |
229 |
+13 |
T71st |
| Florida Southern |
Feb. 23 |
79 |
78 |
-- |
-- |
157 |
+13 |
T14th |
| Grand Canyon Univ. Invite |
March 15-16 |
75 |
75 |
79 |
-- |
229 |
+16 |
T101st |
| Menlo College |
March 22 |
74 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
74 |
+2 |
T2nd |
| Princeton Invitational |
April 6-7 |
68 |
73 |
73 |
-- |
214 |
+1 |
T18th |
| Columbia Invitational |
April 13 |
69 |
78 |
-- |
-- |
147 |
+7 |
T14th |
| Ivy League Championship |
April 19-21 |
81 |
75 |
66 |
-- |
222 |
+9 |
T15th |
2019-20 SEASON
| Tournament Name |
Date |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
To Par |
Finish |
| Alex Lagowitz Memorial |
Sept. 7-8 |
81 |
76 |
79 |
-- |
236 |
+20 |
88th |
| Cornell Invitational |
Sept. 14-16 |
70 |
72 |
72 |
-- |
214 |
+1 |
6th |
| UConn Collegiate at Greathorse |
Sept. 29-Oct. 1 |
75 |
77 |
76 |
-- |
228 |
+12 |
T28th |
| Keiser |
Feb. 28 |
79 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
79 |
+7 |
T11th |
2020-21 SEASON
| Tournament Name |
Date |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
To Par |
Finish |
| Doc Gimmler Intercollegiate |
April 17-18 |
70 |
73 |
68 |
-- |
208 |
-2 |
5th |
