Buech named October WAC Golfer of the Month

STEPHENVILLE, Texas – Tarleton State Men's Golf sophomore Luis Buech has been named WAC Golfer of the Month for October, the conference announced Wednesday.

Buech, a transfer from the University of New Mexico, was the Texans' top finisher on the player leaderboard in the last two fall tournaments. He capped off the fall campaign with a career-best 6-under-par performance at the FAU Invitational to tie for third overall on the player leaderboard. He also helped lead the Texans to their first-ever Division I team title at the FAU Invitational.

Prior to helping the Texans make team history, Buech accomplished individual history at the Oregon State Invitational. The sophomore from Germany obtained the program's first hole-in-one in the Division I era in competition. The historic shot came in the third round on the 5th hole on a Par 3 that ranged 148 yards.

Buech, a three-time Global Junior Golf Tour champion, had a stroke average of 73.22 in three events in his lone season at the University of New Mexico.

Prior to coming to the United States, Buech had a successful junior career in Germany. He was the runner-up at the U18 German Championship in 2023. The Löwenrot Gymnasium product was also ranked 670 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings in 2022. He won the Atlantic Youth Trophy in 2022 and 2024 and was the Portuguese Intercollegiate Open winner in 2022.

Competing for Golf Club St. Leon-Rot, Buech helped his team to back-to-back national championships in 2023 and 2024. After winning the men's amateur conference championship, Buech and Golf Club St. Leon-Rot advanced to the national championship and won it all in back-to-back seasons. He was also a Boys U18 National Champion in 2023.

Tarleton State begins the spring portion of its season in the Lone Star State, competing at the Bentwater Intercollegiate in Montgomery, Texas, Feb. 9-10.

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Players Mentioned

Luis Buech: Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Luis Buech
: Sophomore