2022-23 Men's Golf Roster
Biography
Collegiate Career Bests
18 – 65 (-6) – Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate (3/28/23)
36 – 140 (-2) – Elon Phoenix Invitational (10/10/22)
54 – 212 (-2) – Elon Phoenix Invitational (10/10-11/22)
Senior Season (2022-23)
Played in eight events and totaled 23 rounds … Ranked third on the team in scoring average (73.39) and winning % (67.3) … Posted nine round of par or better during the season … Fired just the fourth-best round in school history and just the second 6-under 65 during the final round of the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate (3/28-29) … Ranked third in the field in par 3 scoring at 1-under and tied for the team lead with 11 birdies at the Golden Horseshoe … Finished the even in a share of seventh place behind a 1-over 214 … Started his fall season with a 15th-place showing at the Ironwood Collegiate Classic (10/3-4), shooting a 4-over 220 … Ranked third among all players in the tournament in par-4 scoring at even par at Ironwood … Shot a career-best 2-under par 211 in finishing in a share of 21st at the Elon Invitational (10/10-11) … Posted all three rounds at par or better and recorded 12 birdies at Elon … Earned a share of 26th at the Mountaineer Invitational (4/17-18) behind a 227 (+11) … Ranked seventh in the field in par-5 scoring at 2-under … Led W&M and placed inside the top 10 at the CAA Championship (4/23-25) for the second-straight year … Shot an even par 216 at the event, including a second-round 1-under 71 … Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
Junior Season (2021-22)
Tied for the team lead in rounds played with 27 and ranked second in stroke average of 75.41 … Ranked third on the team in total wins with a 379-337 record … Posted five rounds of par or better … Earned a top 10 at the CAA Championships (4/24-26) thanks to an even-par 216, tying a career-best … Became the first Tribe student-athlete to place in the top 10 at the event since 2017 … Ranked eighth among all competitors in birdies with a team-high 12 over his three rounds … Shot a 2-under 70 in the second round … Finished 22nd at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate (3/28-29) behind a 228 (+15) … Tied for 32nd at the VCU Shootout (9/13-14) shooting a career-best 216 (E) … Shot a career-best four-under 68 in the final round at VCU … Tied for 38th at the River Run Collegiate (9/20-21) shooting a 229 (+13) … Placed 24th at the Georgetown Intercollegiate (10/10-11), shooting a 4-over 217 … Fired an even-par 71 in the final round of the event … Tied for third in par-3 scoring at 3-under par at the Georgetown Intercollegiate … Finished 11th at the Howard Bison Invitational (10/17-18) … Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
Sophomore Season (2020-21)
Selected as a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar by the GCAA… Played all 15 rounds and ranked fourth on the team with a stroke average of 74.40 … Tied for 28th at the Bash at the Beach (3/15-16) shooting 224 (+8) … Shot a 216 (+6) to tie for 10th at the Golden Horseshoe (3/29-30) … Tied for 31st at the Golfweek Invitational (4/5-6) shooting a 219 (+3) … Finished in a tie for 27th at the CAA Championships (4/25-27) shooting 229 (+13) … Twice shot a season-best 3-under 69 in the final round of the Ross Collegiate (3/8-9) and the first round of the Golfweek Spring Invitational (4/5-6).
Freshman Season (2019-20)
Appeared in three rounds during his freshman season with the Tribe … Averaged a 75.00 stroke per round score … Made his collegiate debut playing as an individual in The Invitational at Savannah Harbor (2/15-16) … Shot a 225 (+9) in the event, including his best round of 73 (+1).
Prep/High School
Played four years of varsity golf at Bexley in Ohio … Two-time Ohio State Medalist in 2016 and 2018 … Helped lead his high school to the State Championship in 2015 … Named First-Team All-State twice (2016 & 2018) … Selected First-Team All-District all four years of high school … Won three consecutive Central District Player of the Year honors from 2016-18 … Tabbed the Columbus Dispatch Golfer of the Year … Averaged a 72.2 stroke per round score during his high school career … Holds every Bexley High School golf school record … In the classroom is a member of the National Honor Society … Recipient of the Mayor's Athletics and Sportsmanship Award … Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Diploma with Honors, and National Latin Exam Magna Cum Laude.
Personal
Son of Brad Binau and Ann Palmerton … Enjoys solving Rubik's Cubes, watching Netflix, exercising, and playing Frisbee in his spare time … Earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from W&M in May of 2023.
Historical Player Information
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2019-20Freshman
5'10"
155 lbs
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2020-21Sophomore
5'10"
155 lbs
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2021-22Junior
5'10"
155 lbs
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2022-23Senior
5'10"
155 lbs
