Josh Ryan

2023-24 (So.):

Season stroke average: 70.75
Fall stroke average: 70.00
Spring stroke average: 71.13
Played 24 of 36 rounds at par or better (66.7 percent)
100.0 percent of his rounds were counting scores for the team (36-of-36)
Led the Flames during the season with 149 birdies
Also posted a pair of eagles
Led the Flames in scoring average
2024 Conference USA Men’s Golfer of the Year
2024 Conference USA All-Conference first team selection
PING All-Region East Team honoree
Posted nine top-25 finished in 12 team events
Finished in fifth place at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational with an 11-under par 205 (71-65-69)
Finished tied for fourth place at the Ka’anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational with a 12-under par 201 (65-65-71)
Posted a fifth-place finish at the Gator Invitational with a 6-under par 204 (68-69-67)
Finished tied for seventh place with a 5-under par 211 (68-72-71) at the Mossy Oak Collegiate
Led the Flames to the Conference USA Men’s Golf Championship and finished in second in the 54-hole stroke play event with a 6-under par 210 (71-69-70)
Secured Liberty’s first-ever CUSA Men’s Golf Championship title by defeating UTEP’s Dylan Teeter on the fifth playoff hole
Finished tied for 52^nd place at the NCAA Stanford Regional with a 6-over par 216 (72-72-72)

2022-23 (Fr.):

Season Stroke Average: 71.51 (ranks second on the team)
Sub-70 Rounds in 2022-23: 11
Rounds at Par or Better: 17-of-39 (43.6 percent)
Top 20 Finishes: 5 out of 13 events
ASUN Men’s Golf Freshman of the Year
ASUN Men’s Golf All-Freshman selection
ASUN Men’s Golf All-Conference first team
VaSID Second-Team all-state
Tied for fifth at the VCU Shootout as an individual with an 11-under par 205 (65-70-70)
Tied for seventh place at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational with a 10-under par 206 as an individual
Fourth place at the Ka'anapali Classic Collegiate with a 12-under par 201 (65-68-68)
Tied for 24^th place at the Gator Invitational with a 6-over par 216 (67-76-73)
Tied for 10^th place at the General Hackler Championship with a 5-under par 211 (71-66-74)
Tied for 12^th place at the Schenkel Invitational with a 1-under par 215 (73-74-68)
Tied for 35^th place during his first trip to the NCAA postseason with a 3-over par 216 at the NCAA Bath Regional

Prep/Amateur:

Graduated from Commonwealth Charter Academy in Harrisburg, Pa.
Three-time first-team all-conference and all-league honoree
2018 IJGT Philadelphia at Hershey Country Club champion
2018 IJGT Fall Classic at Hershey Country Club champion
Set a course record with an 8-under par 62 at the Jeffersonville Golf Club as a sophomore
2020 Norristown Times Herald Player of the Year
2020 PA Golf Association R. Jay Sigel State Amateur Match Play Championship
2020 PIAA Class AAA – District I champion
2021 and 2022 Golf Association of Philadelphia Junior Boys champion
2021 and 2022 Golf Associate of Philadelphia Player of the Year
Finished his senior year with a 72.0 scoring average
2022 AJGA Princeton Open champion

Personal:

Birthday is on August 14
Son of Michelle and Kevin Ryan
Father, Kevin, played college tennis at Colorado and played professionally after college
Brother, Caleb, plays college golf at Methodist University
Finance major

Getting to Know Josh Ryan:

What is your favorite club in your bag, and why?
- “Favorite club would be my 61. I love being creative around the greens, and chipping in is always fun.”
What is your pet peeve?
- Loud Chewing
If you had to choose a teammate to be your caddy for a day, who would it be and why?
- “I would have Ike Joy caddy for me. He is very calm on the golf course but is very focused on what he can do to help. We can also talk about anything on the course.”
Favorite pre-round song?
- Wonderin’ bout the Wind by Morgan Wallen
Interesting fact:
- “I don’t like bananas”