Cole Ponich
Ht
5'
11"
Class
Junior
Hometown
Farmington, 
Utah
Last School
Davis High School
Roster Years
2019-2022


Personal

  • Son of Tom and Becky Ponich
  • Has two sisters
  • Father Tom played football at Utah State
  • Younger sister Caylyn plays golf at UVU
  • Majoring in Psychology

Before BYU

  • Prepped at Davis High School in Kaysville, Utah
  • 2020-2021 NCAA D1 All-American Scholar.
  • 2020-2021 Academic ALL-WCC
  • 2018 Rolex Junior All-American
  • 2018 6A Utah State Runner-Up
  • 2018 UJGA Player of the Year
  • 2017 Rolex Junior All-American
  • 2017 6A Utah State Champion
  • 2017 UJGA Player of the Year
  • 2017-18 6A First Team All-State
  • 2017-18 6A First Team All-Region
  • 2016 UJGA Player of the Year
  • 2015 5A Utah State Runner-Up
  • 2015-16 5A First Team All State
  • 2015-16 5A First Team All-Region
  • Shot a course-record 59 at Lakeside Golf Course in Layton, Utah

Stats

2020-21 Sophomore

Tournament Place R1 R2 R3 Total To Par
Pasadera Collegiate Invitational T29 70 75 72 217 +7
Rustic Collegiate Classic T15 78 68 72 218 +5
Arizona Intercollegiate T59 81 73 72 226 +13
Nick Watney Invitational T4 72 68 67 207 -9
Lamkin San Diego Classic T3 73 72 69 214 -2
The Goodwin T97 71 77 76 224 +14
Western Intercollegiate T48 76 70 74 220 +10
PING Cougar Classic T12 73 71 66 210 -6
WCC Championship T18 72 73 69 214 -2

2019-20 Freshman

Tournament Place R1 R2 R3 Total To Par
William H. Tucker T36 74 74 74 222 +6
Nick Watney Invitational T35 74 70 72 215 +2
Jerry Pate Intercollegiate T36 73 72 75 220 +10
Pacific Invitational T34 73 71 74 218 +2
Saint Mary's Invitational T16 70 70 71 211 -2
Southwestern Invitational T47 74 82 71 227 +11
John A. Burns T42 77 71 71 219 +3
Coronado Individual* T15* 68 79 73 220 +4
*Competed as an individual

 

BYU Career Stats

Season Events Rounds Average Low  Win Top 5 Top 10 Top 15 Top 25
2019-20 8 24 73.0 68 0 0 0 1 2
2020-21 9 27 72.22 66 0 2 2 4 5
Totals 16 48 74.54 67 0 1 1 2 4

 

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2019-2020

Fall

  • Tied for 16th at the Saint Mary's Invitational (70-70-71—211, -2). Total score was his season-low. 
  • Competed in all five of the team's fall tournaments. 

Spring

  • T15 at the Coronado Individual (68-79-73—220, +4). First-round 68 (-4) was his season-low. 
Sophmore Year 2020-2021

  • Ponich's 6-under 66 in the third round at the Cougar Classic tied Carson Lundell for the lowest single-round score of any BYU player on the 2020-21 team. 
Junior Year 2021-2022

Senior Year

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year



  • Cole Ponich takes aim

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  • BYU head coach Bruce Brockbank coaches Cole Ponich

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  • Cole Ponich at 2021 Cougar Classic

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  • Cole Ponich and Bruce Brockbank at 2021 WCC Championships. Credit Kyle Terada

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  • BYU men's golfer Cole Ponich hits a putt at Riverside Country Club.

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  • BYU men's golfer Cole Ponich hits a shot at Riverside Country Club.

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  • BYU men's golfer Cole Ponich lines up a tee shot at the Visit Stockton Invitational in Stockton, California.

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  • BYU golfer Cole Ponich hits a shot at the Saint Mary's Invitational at Poppy Hills Golf Course.

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  • BYU men's golfer David Timmins walks to his ball at the Saint Mary's Invitational at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach, California.
    M Golf | Nov, 10

    BYU finishes eighth at Saint Mary’s Invitational

  • BYU golfer Keanu Akina lines up a putt at the Saint Mary's Invitational at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach, California.
    M Golf | Nov, 10

    Cougars move into fifth at the Saint Mary's Invitational

  • BYU golfer Cole Ponich hits a shot at the Saint Mary's Invitational at Poppy Hills Golf Course.
    M Golf | Nov, 09

    Cougars in 12th at Saint Mary's Invitational

  • BYU men's golfer Cole Ponich lines up a tee shot at the Visit Stockton Invitational in Stockton, California.
    M Golf | Oct, 23

    BYU finishes fifth at Visit Stockton Invitational

  • BYU men's golfer Cole Ponich hits a shot at Riverside Country Club.
    M Golf | Oct, 22

    Cougars in third at Stockton Invitational

  • BYU men's golfer David Timmins hits a putt at the Visit Stockton Invitational in Stockton, California.
    M Golf | Oct, 21

    BYU men’s golf in second at Stockton Invitational after opening round

  • BYU men's golfer Cole Ponich hits a putt at Riverside Country Club.
    M Golf | Oct, 12

    BYU men’s golf finishes Wolf Pack classic in 12th

  • BYU men's golfer Keanu Akina hits a shot at Riverside Country Club.
    M Golf | Oct, 11

    Cougars sit in fourth place after snow delays second round

  • BYU golf coach Bruce Brockbank watches as Carson Lundell hits a golf shot.
    M Golf | Oct, 07

    Cougars prep for first trip to Wolf Pack Classic

  • BYU golfer Carson Lundell hits a shot out of a bunker at Riverside Country Club.
    M Golf | Oct, 05

    Cougars finish sixth at Paintbrush Invitational

  • BYU golfer Zac Jones hits a shot at Riverside Country Club.
    M Golf | Oct, 04

    Cougars in third after darkness delays second round

  • The BYU men's golf team celebrates their win at the William H. Tucker Invitational at UNM Championship Golf Cours in Albuquerque New Mexico.
    M Golf | Sep, 25

    BYU men's golf wins season opener at William H. Tucker

  • BYU golfer Carson Lundell watches his putt approach the hole at the William H. Tucker Invitational at the UNM Championship Course in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
    M Golf | Sep, 24

    BYU takes an early lead in season opener at Tucker Invitational

  • BYU men's golfer Keanu Akina hits a shot at Riverside Country Club.
    M Golf | Sep, 23

    BYU begins fall season at William H. Tucker Invitational

  • Kerstin Fotu playing a shot at the Utah Women's Open.
    W Golf | Aug, 23

    Fotu breaks 97-year streak at Utah Open

  • BYU Men's Golf 2021 Academic All-WCC selections Kelton Hirsch, Cole Ponich, David Timmins, Elijah Turner
    M Golf | Jun, 09

    Hirsch, three teammates receive WCC All-Academic Honors

  • Cole Ponich takes aim
    M Golf | Mar, 10

    Ponich finishes top-3 as BYU bounces back at Lamkin Classic