2020-21 Men's Golf Roster
Biography
Summer 2020: ASUN Honor Roll ... Finished tied for second, behind only teammate Chris Williard, at the Jacksonville Area Golf Association Match Play Qualifier at the Palencia Club ... Finished two shots behind his teammate with an even par 72 to qualify for the JAGA Match Play Championship ... Entered the Match Play championship as the No. 4 seed, but fell in his first match to Jeff Gordon 4 and 3.
Prior to Stetson: Spent four seasons as a member of the men’s golf program at Kent State University … Made his collegiate debut in the 2016 Cleveland State Invitational, posting rounds of 79-73-70 for a six over par 222 to tie for 28th place … Also played in the Texas A&M Aggie Invitational as a freshman … Posted a 36-hole total of 157 in that event … Played in Cleveland State Invitational as a sophomore, posting scores of 77-74-76 for a 227 to tie for 20th … Played in one event as a junior, earning a tie for 13th at Cleveland State’s Tom Tontimonia Invitational with a 72-72-76 for a seven over par 220 … Played in two events during his senior season, posting round of 79-82-72 at the Pioneer Creek Collegiate to finish tied for 58th and posting rounds of 79-75-81 at the Mea Lanakila Individual Tournament at Desert Forest Golf Club in Arizona, finishing tied for 29th with a 235 … Received his undergraduate degree in Business Management.
High School: Was the top-ranked junior golfer in Ohio coming out of Pickerinton North HS … Posted five top 25 finishes in AJGA events including a tie for seventh at the 2014 Memorial Junior … Shares the school record for lowest 18-hole score with a five-under par … Recorded a scoring average of 73.1 as a senior ... Some of his biggest accomplishments include fourth place at Hudson Junior Invitational and seventh at 2015 Ohio Junior with scores of 72 and 77 … Was an honor roll student.
Personal: Full name is Nicholas Lee Montes … Was born on February 9, 1998, in Pickerington, Ohio … Is the son of Tom and Christy Montes … Has two sisters, Megan and Ashleigh … His father played college golf at West Liberty University and his cousin, Zach Montes, played basketball at Northwestern Ohio … Working toward his MBA.
