Zach Iannone

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Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Hamden, Conn.

WHILE AT UCONN: Has played in 10 events in his UConn career, eight as an individual player… Has averaged 75.3 strokes per round for 30 rounds, with six rounds of par or better, including a low round of 70 on two occasions… Has one Top 10 and Top 20 finish and a best finish of a tie for ninth in the 2017 Connecticut Cup… Named to 2016-17 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team… Finished in a tie for 20^th in the 2017 Russell C. Palmer Cup, a tie for 27^th in the 2017 Connecticut Open, and a tie for 34^th in the 2017 New England Amateur Championship.

SPRING 2018: Played in two events on UConn’s spring schedule, the Loyola Intercollegiate and the Ft. Lauderdale Intercollegiate, averaging 75.0 strokes per round, with one round of par or better, and a low round of 70… Best finish was a tied for 62^nd in the Ft. Lauderdale Intercollegiate.

FALL 2017: Played in four events on UConn’s fall schedule, averaging 74.8 per round for 12 rounds, with three rounds of par of better and a low round of 71 in the Hartford Hawks Invitational… Had a career-best finish of a tie for ninth in the 2017 Connecticut Cup.

SPRING 2017: Competed in three events, all as an individual player, averaging 75.6 per round for nine rounds with two rounds of par or better and low round of 70… Best finish was a tie for 28^th in the VGA/UConn Collegiate Invitational at Mohegan Sun Golf Club.

FALL 2016: Competed in one event on the fall schedule, the Connecticut Cup, as an individual player… Averaged 77.3 per round and finished in a tie for 52^nd place.

HIGH SCHOOL: Came to UConn after starting for four years and becoming an outstanding team leader at Notre Dame High School of West Haven under Coach Steve Kirck. Named Notre Dame 2014-15 Athlete of the Year, the school’s most prestigious athletic award, by a vote of the school’s head coaches, citing athletic achievement and contributions to his team and the athletic department as a whole. Team captain. Three-time All-Southern Connecticut Conference selection. 2015 Division II All-State pick as a senior. 2015 Division II State Tournament Co-Medalist. Runner-up in 2015 SCC Tournament, helping Notre Dame win its first conference team championship in 14 years. Also runner-up in 2013 SCC Tournament. Helped Notre Dame win its first-ever state championship in golf in 2014. New Haven Register Area MVP in 2014-15 and three-time Register All-Area Team selection. Earned medalist honors in 11 matches during 2014-15 high school season and had a stretch of five consecutive under-par rounds.

ADDITIONAL GOLF HIGHLIGHTS: Finished in tie for second place at Challenge Cup Computer Merchant Cup … Tied for fifth place at AJGA New Era Championship… Qualifier for 2015 Big I National … National qualifier for 2013 Doral Publix Junior Classic.

PERSONAL: Zachary Iannone … Born March 23, 1997 … Son of Michael and Debbie Iannone … One older sister, Lexi… Works with swing coach Sean Busca… Home course is Race Brook Country Club in Orange, Conn.