Rodrigo Sanchez

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Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Santo Domingo, Dominican Repub

WHILE AT UCONN: Has competed in 11 events in his first two years, averaging 74.8 per round for 31 rounds, with six rounds of par or better, including two sub-70 rounds and a career-low round of 68… Has one Top 20 finish, a tie for 17^th in the 2017 Doc Gimmler Invitational.

SPRING 2019: Did not compete in any of the six events on UConn’s spring schedule.

FALL 2018: Competed in two events for UConn, playing the Hartford Hawks Invitational as part of the UConn lineup and the UConn Collegiate Invitational as an individual… Averaged 79.2 per round for five rounds, with a low round of 77, which he shot twice… Best finish was a tie for 42^nd at the UConn Invitational.

SPRING 2018: Competed in five events on UConn’s spring schedule, averaging 74.9 strokes per round for 14 rounds, with two rounds of par or better and a low round of 71 at the Loyola Intercollegiate… Had one Top 30 finishes with a best finish of a tie for 25^th place at the Ft. Lauderdale Intercollegiate.

FALL 2017: Played in four of the five events on UConn’s fall schedule, averaging an outstanding 72.8 per round for 12 rounds, with four rounds of par or better, two sub-70 rounds, and a low round of 68 at the Ka’anapali Classic at Maui… One Top 20 and one Top 30 finish, with a best finish of a tie for 17^th at the season-opening Doc Gimmler Invitational with a season-low tourney total of 214.

HIGH SCHOOL: Comes to UConn after graduating from the Carol Morgan School in Santo Domingo, which has no golf team, and attending the Jim MacLean Golf Academy in both Doral, Fla., and Fort Worth, Texas.

ADDITIONAL GOLF HIGHLIGHTS: Dominican Republic National Junior Champion, 2012-2015… Dominican Republic National Junior Tour Champion (8 tournaments), 2012-2015… Dominican Republic champion at Santo Domingo Country Club President’s Cup… Puerto Rican champion at 2014 Caribbean Junior Golf Championship… Florida champion at Doral-Public Junior Classic… Competed in 2015 Junior Orange Bowl Championship, Miami… Florida champion at AJGA Preseason at Innisbrook in April, 2014… Tied for fifth at AJGA Midwest JAS in Romeoville, Ill., in July 2014… Played in 11 AJGA tournaments, including the Nike Junior All-Star Invitational… Played in four Caribbean Junior Amateur Championships, representing the Dominican Republic… Played in the 2015 Caribbean Amateur Championship in Jamaica.

PERSONAL: Rodrigo Jose Sanchez… Born Dec. 1, 1998… Son of Gisela Ramos and Rodrigo Sanchez… One younger sister, Maria… Works with swing coach Jonas Fernandez, as well as Mariano Bartolome… Home course is Santo Domingo Country Club in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.