Arizona State men’s golfer Max Rottluff has been named a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
Rottluff is one of 206 Division I student-athletes to receive the honor. In order to qualify for Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar status an individual must be a junior or senior academically, compete in at least three full years at the collegiate level, participate in 50-percent of his team’s competitive rounds, have a stroke-average under 76.0 in Division I, 78.0 in Division II, 77.0 in NAIA and 79.0 in Division III, and maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.2. The student-athlete must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at his college or university.
Rottluff truly exemplifies what it means to be an exceptional student-athlete. Currently the Sun Devil swinger from Dusseldorf, Germany carries a 3.49 cumulative GPA in business marketing and is on pace to earn his degree in May of 2015. Preceding this most recent honor, Rottluff earned Pac-12 All-Academic second-team status for a second consecutive season.
The rising senior had a standout 2014-15 campaign for the Sun Devils, which culminated in him earning GCAA First Team All-American honors. Ranked the No. 21 Amateur in the World, and the 4th best collegiate player in the nation according to Golffstat, Rottluff notched nine top-10 finishes, including individual titles at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational and the Arizona Intercollegiate. His 69.81 scoring average ranked second on the squad.
Rottluff and fellow Sun Devil standout Jon Rahm (World Amateur No. 1) are set compete at the upcoming U.S. Amateur Championship held at Olympia Fields Country Club in Chicago, Illinois. Rottluff and Rahm will have the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of three former Sun Devil U.S. Amateur Champions including Jeff Quinney (2000), Phil Mickelson (1990), and Billy Mayfair (1987). Other notable past winners include Bobby Jones (5x Winner), Tiger Woods (3x Winner), and Jack Nicklaus (2x Winner). The Championship consists of two days of stroke play, followed by knockout competition held at match play to decide the winner of the leading 64 competitors. For the first time the tournament will be held at Olympia Fields Country Club which has been the host of four major championships, twice serving as a U.S. Open venue. FOX Sports 1 will kick of coverage of the Championship on Wednesday, August 19th from 3:00-6:00 PM EDT. Coverage will remain on FOX Sports 1 through Friday, with the Semifinals Match on Saturday, August 22nd and Finals Match on Sunday, August 23rd on FOX.