MINERS

Luke Ovenden
 Luke Ovenden

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Georgetown, Ontario
High School:
Georgetown District
Last College:
UNC Pembroke
Experience:
1L

01/29/2013

UTEP Men's Golf Team Takes 11th at First Spring Tournament

The Miners shot 894 at a star-studded tourney that featured two top-five teams (California and New Mexico).

10/27/2012

Idaho Wins Inaugural Price's Give `Em Five Invitational

UTEP placed two players in the top-5 of the individual standings and finished fifth as a team at its first home tournament since 1998.

10/26/2012

Utah Paces Price's Field After One Round

The second round was suspended due to darkness at 6:40 pm MST and will be finished on Saturday morning. Round three will also be played on Saturday.

09/10/2012

UTEP Men's Golf Team Lands Ninth at Season Opener

The Miners followed up their 308 team score in round one by posting back-to-back 288's to finish with a 20-over-par 884.

09/09/2012

UTEP Men's Golf Team Tied for 11th After First Day of Season-Opening Tournament

Down to four players with Luke Ovenden out due to a stomach virus, the Miners showed dramatic improvement from round one to round two.

10/27/2012

UTEP Men's Golf Miner Invitational

Photo Gallery by Chad Puerling

10/25/2011

Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate. Photos by Ivan Pierre Aguirre

Photos by Ivan Pierre Aguirre

2012-13 (SENIOR)
Played in three tournaments and compiled a 75.4 scoring average ... shot a 221 (71-76-74) at the Price's Give 'Em Five Invitational.

2011-12 (JUNIOR)
Registered a 76.1 scoring average while participating in 11 tournaments ... was UTEP's top finisher in three events - the Mark Simpson Invitational, Wolf Pack Classic and Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate ... tied for 14th place at Herb Wimberly, his top showing of the season ... became one of four Miners to card sub-70 rounds for the season when he shot a 69 in the second round of the Jim West Intercollegiate ... fired his season-best 212 at Herb Wimberly.

2010-11 (SOPHOMORE)
Achieved the third-best scoring average on the squad (76.5) while playing in 11 tournaments ... best finish was a tie for 21st place at the Wyoming Desert Classic ... fired a season-best 221 at the Lone Star Shootout ... shot his low round of 70 at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate and the William H. Tucker Invitational.

PRIOR TO UTEP
Transferred to UTEP from UNC Pembroke ... played both golf and hockey at Georgetown District High School ... four-time MVP of the boys golf team ... picked up three tournament wins throughout his prep career ... finished eighth at Canadian Juniors in 2009.

PERSONAL
Luke Gordon Ovenden was born on Sept. 12, 1990 in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada ... parents are Ron and Linda Ovenden ... has a brother, Graham, and a sister, Andrea ... Multidisciplinary Studies major.

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