2024-25 Men's Golf Roster
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Grant Lester
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- First Year
- Hometown:
- Washington, D.C.
- Previous School:
- St. Albans School
- College:
- Columbia College
HONORS & AWARDS:
- 102nd Annual Varsity C Rookie of the Year (Men's Sports)
- 2024-25 NCAA Div. I PING All-Region
- 2024-25 First Team All-Ivy League
- 2024-25 Ivy League Rookie of the Year
- 2025 Ivy League All-Championship Team
- Ivy League Men's Golfer of the Month (April 2025)
2024-25:
NCAA Div. I PING All-Region Team ... First Team All-Ivy League ... Ivy League Rookie of the Year ... Selected men's sports Rookie of the Year at the Columbia Athletics 102nd Annual Varsity C Celebration ... Played in all 11 events and all 28 competition rounds ... Led the Lions with a 71.82 stroke average, just 0.67 strokes above par per round ... Earned five top-fives, eight top-10s and a total of 10 top-25 across 11 tournaments ... Finished under par in five of his 11 tournaments ... Runner-up in his collegiate debut at The Doc Gimmler (Sept. 16-17), becoming just the fifth player in program history to post a score of 134 or better in the opening 36 holes of a tournament ... Fired a season-best round of 5-under-par 66 at The Goat (Sept. 21-22) on his way to a top 10 ... Shot 4-under-par 209 to take fifth and help Columbia win the Columbia Autumn Invitational (Sept 28-29) ... Shot a season-low tournament total in relation to par of 5-under 139 to start the spring at The Savannah Intercollegiate (Feb. 15-16) and tied for eighth ... Tied for second in each of his last three tournaments, shooting 2-under 140 at the Princeton Invitational (Apr. 12-13), 2-under 142 at the Roar-EE Invitational (Apr. 19), and 2-under 138 at the 2025 Ivy League Championship (Apt. 25-27) ... Named to the Ivy League All-Championship Team for his performance ... Went on to be named Ivy League Men's Golfer of the Month for April.
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
2024-25 SEASON
HIGH SCHOOL:
Four-year varsity letterwinner in golf at St. Albans School ... Also lettered for one year in football as the starting placekicker... Two-year golf team captain ... Won the Team DC Golf Championship with St. Albans ... Took second place in the league tournament back-to-back seasons, which was the best team finish at the league tournament in school history ... DC Individual Golf Champion ... Took second place in stroke play at the USGA Junior Amateur Championship ... AJGA Rolex Scholastic All-American ... First Team All-Met golfer by the Washington Post ... Named St. Albans MVP all four years .. Personal-best rounds of 66 at the USGA Junior Am and the AJGA Junior at Princeton.
- 102nd Annual Varsity C Rookie of the Year (Men's Sports)
- 2024-25 NCAA Div. I PING All-Region
- 2024-25 First Team All-Ivy League
- 2024-25 Ivy League Rookie of the Year
- 2025 Ivy League All-Championship Team
- Ivy League Men's Golfer of the Month (April 2025)
2024-25:
NCAA Div. I PING All-Region Team ... First Team All-Ivy League ... Ivy League Rookie of the Year ... Selected men's sports Rookie of the Year at the Columbia Athletics 102nd Annual Varsity C Celebration ... Played in all 11 events and all 28 competition rounds ... Led the Lions with a 71.82 stroke average, just 0.67 strokes above par per round ... Earned five top-fives, eight top-10s and a total of 10 top-25 across 11 tournaments ... Finished under par in five of his 11 tournaments ... Runner-up in his collegiate debut at The Doc Gimmler (Sept. 16-17), becoming just the fifth player in program history to post a score of 134 or better in the opening 36 holes of a tournament ... Fired a season-best round of 5-under-par 66 at The Goat (Sept. 21-22) on his way to a top 10 ... Shot 4-under-par 209 to take fifth and help Columbia win the Columbia Autumn Invitational (Sept 28-29) ... Shot a season-low tournament total in relation to par of 5-under 139 to start the spring at The Savannah Intercollegiate (Feb. 15-16) and tied for eighth ... Tied for second in each of his last three tournaments, shooting 2-under 140 at the Princeton Invitational (Apr. 12-13), 2-under 142 at the Roar-EE Invitational (Apr. 19), and 2-under 138 at the 2025 Ivy League Championship (Apt. 25-27) ... Named to the Ivy League All-Championship Team for his performance ... Went on to be named Ivy League Men's Golfer of the Month for April.
YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
| No. | No. | Stroke | Low | In | Par or | Best | |||||
| Season | Tour | Rds | Strokes | Avg. | Round | 60s | Better | Wins | Top 10 | Top 25 | Finish |
| 2024-25 | 11 | 28 | 2,011 | 71.82 | 66 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 10 | T2 / 75 |
| Career | 11 | 28 | 2,011 | 71.82 | 66 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 10 | T2 / 75 |
2024-25 SEASON
| Tournament Name | Date | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total | To Par | Finish |
| The Doc Gimmler | Sept. 14-15 | 66 | 68 | 77 | 211 | E | T2 / 69 |
| The Goat | Sept. 21-22 | 66 | 73 | 75 | 214 | +1 | T9 / 84 |
| Columbia Autumn Invitational | Sept. 28-29 | 70 | 72 | 67 | 209 | -4 | 5 / 66 |
| Georgetown Intercollegiate | Oct. 14-15 | 79 | 76 | 71 | 226 | +13 | T29 / 60 |
| The Savannah Intercollegiate | Feb. 15-16 | 68 | 71 | CNCL | 139 | -5 | T8 / 84 |
| Daytona Beach Intercollegiate | Mar. 3-4 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 227 | +11 | T21 / 88 |
| ECU Intercollegiate | Mar. 17-18 | 68 | 75 | 77 | 220 | +4 | T13 / 100 |
| Columbia Spring Invitational | Mar. 31 | 73 | 72 | -- | 145 | +5 | T8 / 72 |
| Princeton Invitational | Apr. 12-13 | 72 | 68 | -- | 140 | -2 | T2 / 75 |
| Roar-EE Invitational | Apr. 19 | 72 | 70 | -- | 142 | -2 | T2 / 68 |
| Ivy League Championship | Apr. 25-27 | 69 | 69 | CNCL | 138 | -2 | T2 / 37 |
HIGH SCHOOL:
Four-year varsity letterwinner in golf at St. Albans School ... Also lettered for one year in football as the starting placekicker... Two-year golf team captain ... Won the Team DC Golf Championship with St. Albans ... Took second place in the league tournament back-to-back seasons, which was the best team finish at the league tournament in school history ... DC Individual Golf Champion ... Took second place in stroke play at the USGA Junior Amateur Championship ... AJGA Rolex Scholastic All-American ... First Team All-Met golfer by the Washington Post ... Named St. Albans MVP all four years .. Personal-best rounds of 66 at the USGA Junior Am and the AJGA Junior at Princeton.
Feature: MGOLF | Metropolis Intercollegiate
Thursday, September 11
Feature: MGOLF | Han Advances to U.S. Open Final Qualifying (PIX11)
Monday, June 05
Rich Mueller Interview following Doc Gimmler
Sunday, September 12
Interview With DJ Francey following Doc Gimmler
Sunday, September 12
