Derek Bard

Virginia

2016-17 (Senior)
· Named an honorable mention All-American by PING/GCAA
· Named an honorable mention All-American by Golfweek
· Became the fourth player in program history to earn All-ACC honors for three consecutive seasons
· Ranked No. 41 in final Golfweek standings and No. 56 in final Golfstat poll
· Named to PING All-Region team
· Helped UVA to a program-best 10th-place finish at NCAAs
· Placed 43rd at NCAA Championships
· Second on the team with 71.44 stroke average
·Finished his career with 18 career top-10 finishes, which ranks fifth in UVA history
· Tied for seventh in nation with 156 birdies this season and No. 30 in scoring vs. par (-0.33)
· Won the Palmetto Intercollegiate for his third career victory
· Runner-up at Carpet Capital Collegiate in season opener
· Leads the team with 10 rounds in the 60s
· Leads the team with 22 (of 35) rounds at par or better
· UVA’s top finisher (12th) at NCAA regional site
· Shot 10-under at Capital Carpet Intercollegiate and Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate in the fall

2015-16 (Junior)
• Earned All-ACC honors for second year in a row
· A third-team pick to PING All-America squad
· Selected an honorable mention All-American by Golfweek
· Named to Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars team
· Selected to both the ACC All-Academic men’s golf team and the ACC Honor Roll
• Named to PING All-East Region team
• Named to the 10-man 2016 United States Palmer Cup team that competed in June at Formby Golf Club in Formby, England
· Named to the Virginia State Golf Coaches Association’s all-state team (first team)
· A semifinalist for the 2016 Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award
• Led the team with a 71.23 stroke average
• Finished tied for third in ACC in stroke average
• Ranked No. 21 by Golfstat and No. 41 by by Golfweek
• Ranks No. 6 on UVA all-time list with 14 career top-10 finishes
• Participated in the Masters as one of six amateurs in the field and finished at +9, 153 which was third best among amateurs
• Missed the cut at the Masters by three shots
• First UVA amateur golfer to appear at The Masters since James Driscoll in 2001. Driscoll shot 4-under in opening round, the best 18-hole score at The Masters since 1983.
• Appeared in U.S. Open at Oakmont but failed to make cut
· 23 of his 39 rounds (59%) were par or better
• Had six top-five finishes in 13 tournaments
• Won the U.S. Collegiate by shooting 6-under 210
• It marked second consecutive year he placed first at U.S. Collegiate at the Golf Club of Atlanta
• Opened the U.S. Collegiate with 6-under 66
• Finished 16th at ACC Championships (E, 216)
• Was 25th at NCAA Regional (Franklin) at -3, 213
• Placed 17th at NCAA Championships, shooting 5-over, 285
• Named to the Ben Hogan Watch List for 2016
• Named to ACC Men’s Golf All-Academic team for third time

2014-15 (Sophomore)
• Ranked No. 65 in final Golfweek standings and No. 68 by Golfstat
• Finished 69th at the NCAA Championships to help UVa to a 18th-place finish
• 24 of his 38 rounds were par or better
• Ended the fall season on high note, winning medalist honors at the U.S. Collegiate, shooting 15-under 201, the third lowest score in UVa history
• Tied career best with final round of 8-under 64
• That score tied for 2nd lowest round of the year by an ACC player
• Named Golfweek’s Player of the Week for Oct. 13-19
• Had five top-10 finishes to raise career total to eight
• Was UVa’s top finisher in four tournaments
• Finished 25th at ACC Championships at +1, 217
• Was 29th at NCAA Regional at +6, 222
• Recognized on ACC Academic Honor Roll

2013-14 (Freshman)
• Ranked No. 156 by Golfstat and No. 143 by Golfweek
• Figured as the No. 16 freshman in the final Golfstat rankings
• Combined with first-year Jimmy Stanger to give UVa the No. 10 freshman class according to Golfstat
• Fourth on the team with a 72.20 stroke average
• Had an impressive collegiate debut, finishing fourth at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate
• Has three top-10 outings and five top-20 finishes in seven tournaments this season
• Shot 8-under 64 at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate to share low-round of season honors with Denny McCarthy
• That tied as lowest round by ACC competitor in the fall
• That was just one stroke off UVa single-round scoring record
• Placed fourth at Bank of Tennessee in his collegiate debut and posted his low tourney score (-9, 207) of season
• Was UVa’s top finisher at Palmetto Intercollegiate, finishing second
• Helped UVa to record scoring performance at Jim West Intercollegiate by shooting 6-under, 210 to place ninth overall
• Was 43rd at ACC Championships and 41st at NCAA Regional
• Named to ACC Honor Roll

Amateur & Junior Golf Notes
· Competed for U.S. Team at 2016 Palmer Cup
· Participated at 2016 U.S. Open (one of 11 amateurs in the field) and U.S. Amateur Championships
· Co-medalist at 2016 New York State Am
· One of six amateurs to compete at 2016 Masters
• Reached the finals of the 2015 U.S. Amateur Championships
• Won the 2015 Sunnehanna Amateur
• Reached the round of 32 in match play at 2014 US Amateur
• Played in the 2014 Porter Cup
• Was ranked No. 35 by Junior Golf Scoreboard and No. 3 player in the state of New York when he signed with Virginia
• Was ranked No. 60 by American Junior Golf Association/Polo when he signed with Cavaliers
• Sixth at 2012 Junior PGA Championship after placing fourth at 2011 event
• Placed 18th at the USGA Junior Amateur and was eighth at the AJGA Golf Pride tournament
• Finished 16th at the Western Junior Championship, was 20th at the AJGA Polo Championship and 29th at the Junior Players Championship
• Was 20th at the 2011 AJGA Polo Championship
• Placed 15th at 2012 Western Junior
• Came in seventh at 2012 Golf Pride Junior Classic

New Hartford / Personal
• Won the 2012 New York State Public High School Athletic Association Championship
• Finished first at 2013 New York State Federation Championship
• Three-time sectional champion and five-time class champion
• Mother, Dawn, graduated from medical school at Virginia
• Mother is a pediatrician and father, David, is a business manager
• Father played college football at Hamilton (N.Y.) College
• Has a younger brother (Alec) and younger sister (Sydney)
• Also played ice hockey in high school
• Born in Charlottesville
• Father was football coach at St. Anne’s-Belfield in Charlottesville from 1990 to 1995 and led team to state title in 1992

Derek Bard’s Career Statistics

Derek Bard’s Career Bests
Career Best Tournament Finish: 1st, Palmetto Intercollegiate, March. 6-7, 2017, U.S. Collegiate, Oct. 16-18, 2015 & U.S. Collegiate, Oct. 17-19, 2014
Career Top-10 Finishes: 18
Career Best 54-Hole Score: 201, U.S. Collegiate, Oct. 17-19, 2014
Career Best 18-Hole Score: 64, U.S. Collegiate, Oct. 19, 2014 & Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate, Oct. 12, 2013

2013-14 Tournament Results

2014-15 Tournament Results

2015-16 Tournament Results

2016-17 Tournament Results