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Senior
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| Hometown:
Edmond, Okla.
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| High School:
Edmond North HS
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| Last College:
Vanderbilt
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| Height:
5-10
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Year
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Events
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Rounds
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Rounds in 60s
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Average
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Low Round
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Best Finish
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2009-10
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4
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12
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0
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77.00
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70
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T8th
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2010-11
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6
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16
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2
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76.06
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66
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2nd
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2011-12
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4
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10
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1
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75.80
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69
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T35th
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OU Career
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14
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38
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3
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76.29
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66
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2nd
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PERSONAL RECORDS AT OKLAHOMA
Lowest 18-hole score: 66, UTSA/Oak Hills Invitational (spring 2011)
Lowest 54-hole score: 209, UTSA/Oak Hills Invitational (spring 2012)
Top-10 finishes: 3, last: second place at UTSA/Oak Hills Invitational (fall 2010)
Top-20 finishes: 4, last: tied for 20th place at UCO/Kickingbird Classic (spring 2011)
Best finish: Second place at UTSA/Oak Hills Invitational (fall 2010)
AS A SENIOR (2011-12):
Saw action in two team and two individual events ... Averaged 75.80 strokes in his 10 rounds ... Tied for 35th at the Oklahoma Christian Intercollegiate with a three-round 224 (+11) ... Fired a 13-over 229 at the Puerto Rico Classic in February for a 61st-place finish ... Tied for 54th at the Linger Longer Invitational in March with a three-round 230 (+14).
AS A JUNIOR (2010-11):
Participated in five spring team events as well as the La Cantera Individual Classic in February ... Finished in second place among 95 golfers at Oak Hills Invitational in February ... Shot a team-best 209 (-4) as an individual at Oak Hills Invitational (fired career-best 5-under 66 in second round for tournament's second best 18-hole score) ... Tied for 35th at Puerto Rico Classic in February with three-round 219 (+3) ... Tied for eighth place at La Cantera Individual Classic ... Tied for 37th at NCAA East Regional with a three-round score of 227 (+11) ... Finished in 153rd at NCAA Championship with a three-round 260 (+44).
AS A SOPHOMORE (AT OKLAHOMA - SPRING 2010)
Competed in four spring events for the Sooners ... Carded a season-low 70 in the final round of the Bulldog Classic en route to a season-best eighth-place finish ... Also competed at the UTSA Oak Hills Invitational, Puerto Rico Classic and the Linger Longer Invitational ... Recorded a stroke average of 77.00 in 12 outings.
AS A SOPHOMORE (AT VANDERBILT - FALL 2009):
Appeared in all four fall events for Vanderbilt in 2009 ... Carded a stroke average of 75.3 in 10 rounds ... Posted a season-low 72 during the first round of the Hummingbird Intercollegiate in his last tournament at Vanderbilt.
AS A REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (AT VANDERBILT - 2008-09):
Used a medical redshirt season to rehab a knee injury.
AS A FRESHMAN (AT VANDERBILT - 2007-08):
Competed in four events for the Commodores ... Ended the season with a 76.60 stroke average ... Posted a career-low 72 in the final round of the John Hayt Collegiate to lead Vanderbilt.
IN HIGH SCHOOL:
Helped lead Edmond North to three-straight Class 6A State titles before signing with the Commodores ... Placed third in the individual standings at the state championship as a senior, earning all-state honors in the process ... Member of the Huskies' squad that holds the state record for 18-hole play (21-under) and 36-hole play (29-under) at the state championship ... Klaus and his Edmond North teammates went on to win the 2006 McDonald's High School National Championship.
THE FINAL WORD:
The son of Frank and Kim Klaus ... Climbed as high as No. 63 in the junior golf rankings after posting four-straight top-10 finishes in AJGA events ... Placed fourth at the 2006 AJGA Ping Phoenix Junior Championship and 20th in the Western Junior Amateur ... Notched a pair of sixth-place finishes on the Future Collegians World Tour (FCWT) at the Whistling Straits Junior Golf Classic and the ASU Junior Golf Classic ... Also an accomplished ice hockey player ... Majored in human and organizational development at Vanderbilt.
