2024-25 Men's Golf Roster
Luke Powell
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Laguna Niguel, Calif.
- High School:
- Capistrano Valley Christian Schools
Bio
2024-25
Powell registered a 73.5 scoring average over 27 rounds and 10 tournaments โฆ was recognized as a Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll selection in 2025 โฆ had one top-20 finish and totaled four rounds under par (including two rounds in the 60s) โฆ was tied for 20th place at The Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate during the Bruinsโ fall season โฆ shot 1-under 215 (75-68-72) at The Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate โฆ recorded a season-low 68 in the second round at The Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate โฆ shot 2-over 218 (78-69-71) at The Preserve Golf Club Collegiate in Carmel, Calif., (t-24th) as the Bruins recorded their first team title of the 2024-25 season โฆ shot 1-over 71 in each of the second and third rounds of the Big Ten Championships in Baltimore (competing as a substitute on days two and three) โฆ helped UCLA win the conference title in the Bruinsโ first year as Big Ten members โฆ 18/27 counting rounds during his sophomore season at UCLA.
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2024-25 low round score: 68, round two at The Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate (Oct. 19)
2024-25 low 54-hole tournament score: 215, at The Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate (Oct. 18-20)
2024-25 best finish: t-20th, at The Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate (Oct. 18-20)
2023-24
Powell secured second-team All-Pac-12 honors โฆ was also named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and was a GCAA West All-Region honoree โฆ tabbed to the Ben Hogan Award Watch List in the early spring โฆ recorded a 71.7 scoring average over 37 rounds and 12 tournaments โฆ was the only Bruin to appear in the starting lineup for all 12 of UCLAโs events โฆ secured four top 10s and five top 20s โฆ tallied 17 rounds under par, including 12 rounds in the 60s โฆ had a stellar start to his collegiate career with three top-3 finishes in the Fall 2023 season, including his first collegiate medal at the Hamptons Intercollegiate (Oct. 2-3) โฆ averaged a team-best 69.9 strokes and was a collective 25-under in UCLAโs four fall tournaments โฆ shot -17, 199 (64-67-68) to win the Hamptons Intercollegiate which is the second lowest 54-hole score in relation to par in program history โฆ his total score of 199 is tied for the third lowest 54-hole score in program history and was the lowest by a Bruin in 11 years โฆ opened round one of the Hamptons Intercollegiate with a 8-under 64 which is tied for the seventh lowest 18-hole score in program history and tied with Patrick Cantlay, Jonathan Garrick and Steve Conway for the lowest ever by a UCLA freshman โฆ totaled 19 birdies and just two bogeys over his 54 holes at the Hamptons Intercollegiate โฆ finished third in his first collegiate tournament at the Husky Invitational where he shot -10, 206 (70-68-68) โฆ tied with Omar Morales for eight under-par rounds in the Fall 2023 season โฆ tied for third at The Cal Poly Invitational at 8-under 208 (70-66-72) to end 2023 โฆ owner of UCLAโs three lowest individual 18-hole scores in the fall (64, 66, 67) โฆ shot under par in eight of 12 rounds, including the first six to begin his collegiate career โฆ tied for ninth at the Southwestern Invitational on Jan. 29-31 with a score of -5, 208 (67-69-72) โฆ tied for 19th at the Amer Ari Invitational on Feb. 8-9 with a score of -13, 203 (68-70-65) โฆ tied for 22nd at the Pauma Valley Invitational on March 18-19, shooting E, 213 (72-69-72) โฆ placed t-59th (+24, 308) at the Pac-12 Championships and t-54th (+7, 217) at the NCAA Stanford Regional to close the season โฆ went 1-1-0 in match play competition with a 2&1 victory over USCโs Sam Lape at The Copper Cup โฆ 31/37 counting rounds.
2023-24 low round score:ย 64,ย round one at the Hamptons Intercollegiate (Oct. 2)
2023-24 low 54-hole tournament score:ย 199, at the Hamptons Intercollegiate (Oct. 2-3)
2023-24 best finish:ย 1st, at the Hamptons Intercollegiate (Oct. 2-3)
Capistrano Valley Christian Schools/Amateur Golf
Powell competed four years of varsity golf at Capistrano Valley Christian Schools under coach Bobby Nickell โฆ shot a -7, 66 to win the 2023 CIF State Championship at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach โฆ also captured the 2023 CIF Southern Section Individual Regional title at Los Serranos Golf Club in Chino Hills after shooting a -7, 67 โฆ honored as The 2023 Capistrano Dispatch Athlete of the Year for Golf โฆ named Orange County Registerโs 2023 Player of the Year โฆ selected as the 2023 Capistrano Valley Christian Schools Student-Athlete of the Year โฆ three-time All-CIF First Team selection in 2021, 2022 and 2023 โฆ two-time Mesquite Valley League MVP โฆ competed in the 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur after winning his qualifier at Vista Valley Country Club by three strokes with a -4, 67 โฆ crowned as the 2022 Southern California Junior Amateur Golf Champion at Morongo Golf Club, accounting for two of the three lowest rounds posted at the event and with a -4, 68 and -6, 66 โฆ rallied with four birdies on the six opening holes of the back nine in the final round of the 2022 AJGA Dave Stockton Junior Championship for his first AJGA victory โฆ tied for 8th at the 75th Azalea Invitational in 2023 at -6 (73-68-70) โฆ medaled at the Toyota Tour Cup (TTC) Patrick Cantlay Foundation Series Finale at the Indian Wells Golf Resort (-9; 66-69) โฆ competed in the 2022 U.S. Amateur at Ridgewood Country Club after qualifying with the third-lowest score at Mission Viejo Country Club (67-71) โฆ also competed in the 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort where he missed the cut by two strokes (+2; 74-71).
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Personal
Luke Powell was born in Laguna Hills, Calif. โฆ parents are Denise Powell and George Powell III โฆ has one older brother, George, and four older sisters, Kennedy, Nicolette, Kelly and Tiffany โฆ hobbies include hunting, scuba diving and spear fishing โฆ home course is El Niguel Country Club โฆ political science major.
Luke Powell's Career Statistics ย
Powell registered a 73.5 scoring average over 27 rounds and 10 tournaments โฆ was recognized as a Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll selection in 2025 โฆ had one top-20 finish and totaled four rounds under par (including two rounds in the 60s) โฆ was tied for 20th place at The Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate during the Bruinsโ fall season โฆ shot 1-under 215 (75-68-72) at The Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate โฆ recorded a season-low 68 in the second round at The Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate โฆ shot 2-over 218 (78-69-71) at The Preserve Golf Club Collegiate in Carmel, Calif., (t-24th) as the Bruins recorded their first team title of the 2024-25 season โฆ shot 1-over 71 in each of the second and third rounds of the Big Ten Championships in Baltimore (competing as a substitute on days two and three) โฆ helped UCLA win the conference title in the Bruinsโ first year as Big Ten members โฆ 18/27 counting rounds during his sophomore season at UCLA.
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2024-25 low round score: 68, round two at The Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate (Oct. 19)
2024-25 low 54-hole tournament score: 215, at The Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate (Oct. 18-20)
2024-25 best finish: t-20th, at The Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate (Oct. 18-20)
2023-24
Powell secured second-team All-Pac-12 honors โฆ was also named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and was a GCAA West All-Region honoree โฆ tabbed to the Ben Hogan Award Watch List in the early spring โฆ recorded a 71.7 scoring average over 37 rounds and 12 tournaments โฆ was the only Bruin to appear in the starting lineup for all 12 of UCLAโs events โฆ secured four top 10s and five top 20s โฆ tallied 17 rounds under par, including 12 rounds in the 60s โฆ had a stellar start to his collegiate career with three top-3 finishes in the Fall 2023 season, including his first collegiate medal at the Hamptons Intercollegiate (Oct. 2-3) โฆ averaged a team-best 69.9 strokes and was a collective 25-under in UCLAโs four fall tournaments โฆ shot -17, 199 (64-67-68) to win the Hamptons Intercollegiate which is the second lowest 54-hole score in relation to par in program history โฆ his total score of 199 is tied for the third lowest 54-hole score in program history and was the lowest by a Bruin in 11 years โฆ opened round one of the Hamptons Intercollegiate with a 8-under 64 which is tied for the seventh lowest 18-hole score in program history and tied with Patrick Cantlay, Jonathan Garrick and Steve Conway for the lowest ever by a UCLA freshman โฆ totaled 19 birdies and just two bogeys over his 54 holes at the Hamptons Intercollegiate โฆ finished third in his first collegiate tournament at the Husky Invitational where he shot -10, 206 (70-68-68) โฆ tied with Omar Morales for eight under-par rounds in the Fall 2023 season โฆ tied for third at The Cal Poly Invitational at 8-under 208 (70-66-72) to end 2023 โฆ owner of UCLAโs three lowest individual 18-hole scores in the fall (64, 66, 67) โฆ shot under par in eight of 12 rounds, including the first six to begin his collegiate career โฆ tied for ninth at the Southwestern Invitational on Jan. 29-31 with a score of -5, 208 (67-69-72) โฆ tied for 19th at the Amer Ari Invitational on Feb. 8-9 with a score of -13, 203 (68-70-65) โฆ tied for 22nd at the Pauma Valley Invitational on March 18-19, shooting E, 213 (72-69-72) โฆ placed t-59th (+24, 308) at the Pac-12 Championships and t-54th (+7, 217) at the NCAA Stanford Regional to close the season โฆ went 1-1-0 in match play competition with a 2&1 victory over USCโs Sam Lape at The Copper Cup โฆ 31/37 counting rounds.
2023-24 low round score:ย 64,ย round one at the Hamptons Intercollegiate (Oct. 2)
2023-24 low 54-hole tournament score:ย 199, at the Hamptons Intercollegiate (Oct. 2-3)
2023-24 best finish:ย 1st, at the Hamptons Intercollegiate (Oct. 2-3)
Capistrano Valley Christian Schools/Amateur Golf
Powell competed four years of varsity golf at Capistrano Valley Christian Schools under coach Bobby Nickell โฆ shot a -7, 66 to win the 2023 CIF State Championship at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach โฆ also captured the 2023 CIF Southern Section Individual Regional title at Los Serranos Golf Club in Chino Hills after shooting a -7, 67 โฆ honored as The 2023 Capistrano Dispatch Athlete of the Year for Golf โฆ named Orange County Registerโs 2023 Player of the Year โฆ selected as the 2023 Capistrano Valley Christian Schools Student-Athlete of the Year โฆ three-time All-CIF First Team selection in 2021, 2022 and 2023 โฆ two-time Mesquite Valley League MVP โฆ competed in the 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur after winning his qualifier at Vista Valley Country Club by three strokes with a -4, 67 โฆ crowned as the 2022 Southern California Junior Amateur Golf Champion at Morongo Golf Club, accounting for two of the three lowest rounds posted at the event and with a -4, 68 and -6, 66 โฆ rallied with four birdies on the six opening holes of the back nine in the final round of the 2022 AJGA Dave Stockton Junior Championship for his first AJGA victory โฆ tied for 8th at the 75th Azalea Invitational in 2023 at -6 (73-68-70) โฆ medaled at the Toyota Tour Cup (TTC) Patrick Cantlay Foundation Series Finale at the Indian Wells Golf Resort (-9; 66-69) โฆ competed in the 2022 U.S. Amateur at Ridgewood Country Club after qualifying with the third-lowest score at Mission Viejo Country Club (67-71) โฆ also competed in the 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort where he missed the cut by two strokes (+2; 74-71).
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Personal
Luke Powell was born in Laguna Hills, Calif. โฆ parents are Denise Powell and George Powell III โฆ has one older brother, George, and four older sisters, Kennedy, Nicolette, Kelly and Tiffany โฆ hobbies include hunting, scuba diving and spear fishing โฆ home course is El Niguel Country Club โฆ political science major.
Luke Powell's Career Statistics ย
| Season | Starts | Rounds | Strokes | Scoring Average | Low Score | Wins | Under Par | Under 70 | Top 10 | Top 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 12 | 37 | 2651 | 71.65 | 64 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024-25 | 9 | 27 | 1985 | 73.52 | 68 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 21 | 64 | 4636 | 72.44 | 64 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 6 |
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