Roy Cootes Career Statistics
CAREER: Played four seasons with a scoring average of 73.35, ranking #11 all-time at Pepperdine at the time of his graduation ... Finished tied for eighth in below-par rounds with 43 ... Played in 45 tournaments and 133 rounds ... Had nine top-10 finishes and 15 top-20 results.
PEPPERDINE 2018-19: Took part in eight tournaments and 22 rounds as a senior ... Averaged 74.36 strokes ... Best finish was a tie for 32nd at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate (73-73-73=219) ... Came in as a second-round substitute at the WCC Championships and shot 72-68 ... His 4-under 68 there was his season-best round and helped the Waves clinch the title ... Tied for 38th at the NCAA Austin Regional (72-75-75=222) ... Competed in the first two rounds at the NCAA Championships (82-81).
PEPPERDINE 2017-18: Played in 10 tournaments and 29 rounds as a junior ... Averaged 75.45 strokes ... Tied for 16th at the WCC Championships (75-72-71=218) ... Tied for 47th at the NCAA Norman Regional (75-74-74=223) ... Best of his five below-par rounds was a 4-under 66 at the Western Intercollegiate ... Went under-par twice at the season-opening Alister MacKenzie Invitational.
PEPPERDINE 2016-17: Earned
GCAA/PING All-Region and
All-WCC first team honors as a sophomore ... Ranked #99 by Golfstat and #102 by Golfweek/Sagarin ... Averaged 72.14 strokes, then-#10 on the Waves’ single-season list ... Had 20 below-par rounds, #4 on Pepperdine’s single-season list ... Led the team with six top-10 finishes ... Also had eight top-20 results ... In the lineup for all 14 tournaments and 43 rounds ... Tied for third at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate with a 7-under 206 (67-68-71) ... Tied for sixth at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational with a 10-under 203 (69-66-68) ... Tied for sixth at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational with a 7-under 209 (69-69-71) ... Tied for eighth at the Southwestern Invitational with a 3-under 213 (71-72-70) ... Tied for seventh at the WCC Championships with a 4-under 212 (71-71-70) .. Tied for seventh at the NCAA Stanford Regional with a 3-under 207 (70-70-67) ... Was 76th at the NCAA Championships (75-70-73-84=302) ... Had at least one below-par round in 11 of 14 tournaments, and was below-par in all three rounds three times ... Had nine rounds in the 60s, including a season-best 5-under 66 in the second round of the Alister MacKenzie Invitational ... Was the top-finishing Wave three times, including at the WCC Championships.
PEPPERDINE 2015-16: Had an outstanding freshman season that resulted in
All-WCC honorable mention status ... Led the team with 39 rounds played ... Averaged 72.54 strokes (then-#13 on the Waves’ single-season list and #2 on the freshman chart) ... Had three top-10 and six top-20 finishes in 13 tournaments ... Posted 15 below-par rounds, tied for ninth in school single-season history and second among freshmen ... Tied for eighth with a 10-under 203 (65-72-66) at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational ... The 10-under is the second-best score ever for a Pepperdine freshman ... Also tied for eighth at the Western Intercollegiate with a 1-under 209 (69-71-69) ... Tied for 14th at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational with a 5-under 211 (69-64-78) ... Had the Waves’ best single round of the season there (and tied for third-best all-time), an 8-under 64 in the second round ... The 8-under in Hawaii and a 6-under at the MacKenzie also rank second and tied for third on Pepperdine’s freshman 18-hole records list ... Tied for ninth at the WCC Championships with an even-par 216 (69-77-70) ... Tied for 56th at the NCAA Franklin Regional (76-74-70=220).
JUNIOR/AMATEUR GOLF: Played in the 2017 U.S. Amateur ... Made the Round of 16 at the 2016 Pacific Northwest Men’s Amateur Championship ... Tied for ninth at the 2016 Southwestern Amateur ... Tied for 15th at the 2016 SCGA Amateur Championship ... Ranked as high as 75th by Junior Golf Scoreboard … Was the Rolling Hills men’s club champion at the age of 13 … Won on the Toyota Tour Cup Series at Black Gold Golf Club in 2014 … Also posted a second-place finish at the 2014 Toyota Tour Cup Invitational Mission Hills, and came in third place at the 2013 AGJA at Diablo Grande event … Earned AJGA HP Scholastic Junior All-American honors in 2013.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Palos Verdes (Calif.) High School in 2015 … Played four years on the varsity … A three-time Daily Breeze Player of the Year and Bay League Player of the Year …Won the Bay League’s individual title in 2015 and finished in 10th place at the CIF Southern Section Individual Finals … Shot the low score of the day at the CIF-SS Central Division team championship to lead Palos Verdes to a second-place finish as a senior … Won the Ocean League title in 2013, the Knabe Cup as a sophomore and senior and had a total of seven victories … Was on the honor roll.
PERSONAL: Born in Torrance, Calif. … Son of Roy and Nancy Cootes … Has one sister, Jacqueline … His grandfather Roy also attended Pepperdine … A cousin, Ellie D’Ambra, played water polo at USC … Majoring in advertising … Chose Pepperdine because “I want to get my golf game to the next level and with the combination of coaches and location I believe I can do that.”
FAVORITES: Favorites include Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods (pro golfers), Pebble Beach (golf course), Wooden (book), Get Smart (movie), NCIS (TV show), pizza (food) and basketball (sport other than golf) … Favorite thing about golf is “it’s all on you. If you win or lose, the only person you can look to is yourself.”
