2022-23 Men's Golf Roster
Biography
Senior (2022-23):
Played in 32 rounds across all 11 tournaments, posting an average round score of 75.1 … Had his best finish, tied-sixth, at the Oregon State Invitational in Corvallis, Oregon, at Trysting Tree Golf Club Oct. 10-11, shooting even-par (72-71-70) … Shot a season-best round score of 70 twice, his other to end his collegiate career at the WAC Championship, part of a +2 (75-73-70) tournament outing for tied-39th.
Westminster College:
Played four seasons at the NCAA Division II level in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference … Had his best season there in 2021-22, playing in six tournaments, averaging a gross round score of 73.5, an average +1.9 score to par across 17 rounds … Over a three-tournament stretch in the middle of the year, turned in tournament scores of +2, +2 and -1, shooting between 70-74 in all nine rounds … His best finish among those three tournaments was at the Fall Hardrocker Invite in Rapid City, South Dakota, finishing tied-second … Across 69 rounds of tournament play in his four seasons, had a career average score of 74.8, the fourth best average in program history … At 20 career rounds of par or better, led the program in the category, peaking at the RMAC Men's Championship in 2018-19, where he turned in scores of 68-68 his first two rounds, tied for the best 36-hole score ever at Westminster … Had the second best 54-hole score ever with a -5 (208) in the same tournament, placing tied-fifth … Earned three RMAC Men's Golfer of the Week awards.
Grand County High School:
Won the 3A State High School Golf Championship as an individual his senior year … Helped Grand County win three straight state team championships over his final three years … Was an All-State player all four years and served as the team captain his last three seasons … Also played four years of varsity basketball and baseball at Grand County, named an All-Star on the diamond his junior and senior campaigns.
Personal:
Is a 2018 graduate of Grand County High School in Moab, Utah … Was All-Academic his final three years in high school … Collegiately, achieved RMAC All-Academic status and was on the Dean's List all four years … Full name is Masen Shane Ward … Hometown is Moab, Utah … Son of Shane and Katherine … Has three brothers, Brayden, Kody and Kash … Is the first in his family to go to college and play a collegiate sport … Pursuing his MBA … Born Dec. 27.
