Kansas State University Athletics
2022-23 Men's Golf Roster
Mason, Nicklaus
Nicklaus Mason
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Shawnee, Kan.
- High School:
- Mill Valley
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2024-25 PING All-Central Region
• 2024-25 Haskins Award watch list
CAREER: Finished his career by ranking third in school history in victories (2), fourth scoring average (72.30), tied for seventh in tournaments played (44), tied for ninth in rounds (128) and tied for 10th in top-five finishes (6)... Left K-State holding three of the program's top 25 rounds and 54-hole scores.
SENIOR (2024-25): Earned PING All-Central Region honors in addition to being on the watch list for the Haskins Award... Competed in all 12 events, producing a 71.88 scoring average with two top-five, four top-10 and six top-20 finishes... Also led the team in differentials (3.70) and total rounds of even or under par (18), while he ranked second in percentage of rounds counted toward the team score (88.24%) and number of rounds in the 60s (9)... Had two victories on the year, his first coming at the Wildcat Invitational when he turned in a score of 11-under par 205 before posting a score of 17-under par 199 during the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational... His performance at the Steelwood tied for the third-best 54-hole score in school history, while his second-round total of 64 during that event tied for the third-lowest round in school history... Fired an opening-round total of 65 in the Wildcat Invitational to tie for ninth in school history... Posted 54-hole scores of 205 at both the Wildcat Invitational and Hal Williams Collegiate to tie for 16th in program history... Had top-10 finishes at the Hal Williams Collegiate (T6) and The Prestige (T10), while he finished 13th at the Colleton River Collegiate and tied for 15th at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational... Went 3-2 during the Big 12 Match Play Tournament.
JUNIOR (2023-24): A member of the scoring lineup for all 11 events, posting a 71.77 scoring average to rank 10th in school history… Helped K-State win the season-opening Wildcat Invitational when he tied for eighth place at 3-under par 213… Produced a season-best round of 6-under par 66 during the second round of the Wildcat Invitational, which tied for 25th in school history… It was the first of six events to open the season with a 54-hole score of even par or better… Tied for 11th place at 6-under par at The Prestige and came back with a 7-under par 209 to tie for 13th at the Colleton River Collegiate… Produced another top-15 finish when he tied for 15th place at 3-under par during the Mossy Oak Collegiate… Finished second on the team in differentials (average strokes per round behind leader) at 3.81, rounds of even- or under-par golf at 19 and percentage of rounds counted toward the team score at 93.55%.
SOPHOMORE (2022-23): Competed in all 12 events, putting together a 72.03 stroke average… Tallied three top-five/10 finishes and four top-20 showings… Tied for fourth on the team with 16 rounds even or under par… Best finish of the season was a tie for second place at the Colleton River Collegiate when he carded a 10-under par 206… His performance at the Colleton River was highlighted by a 7-under par 65 in the first round, tied for the seventh-lowest round in school history… Also finished third at the Wildcat Invitational with an 8-under par 208, while he tied for third at the Oregon State Invitational at 2-under par 211… Helped K-State set the school record with a 281.47 team stroke average… Also helped the Wildcats win four events and earn seven top-five finishes to tie for second in school history in each category.
FRESHMAN (2021-22): Saw action in 10 events, tallying a 73.69 stroke average... Captured four top-20 finishes... Carded 11 even/under par rounds... High performance came at The Indy where he finished in fifth place... Posted a career low 54-hole score of 2-under par 214 at both the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate and the Mossy Oak Invitational… Finished tied for 12th at the Wildcat Invitational firing a 3-under par 69 final round to help K-State to a 2nd place finish... Led the Wildcats at the Big 12 Championship, finishing tied for 25th place... Shot a 4-over 220 at the NCAA Norman Regional to finish tied for 32nd place.
PRIOR TO K-STATE: Three-time all-state selection at Mill Valley High School... Named the Kansas Junior Player of the Year in 2018... 2019 Class 5A State runner-up... Claimed the 2021 Class 5A State Championship carding five-under 139 at Sand Creek Station in Newton, Kan... Captured championships at the Konza Prairie Amateur in 2019 and 2020.
• 2024-25 PING All-Central Region
• 2024-25 Haskins Award watch list
CAREER: Finished his career by ranking third in school history in victories (2), fourth scoring average (72.30), tied for seventh in tournaments played (44), tied for ninth in rounds (128) and tied for 10th in top-five finishes (6)... Left K-State holding three of the program's top 25 rounds and 54-hole scores.
SENIOR (2024-25): Earned PING All-Central Region honors in addition to being on the watch list for the Haskins Award... Competed in all 12 events, producing a 71.88 scoring average with two top-five, four top-10 and six top-20 finishes... Also led the team in differentials (3.70) and total rounds of even or under par (18), while he ranked second in percentage of rounds counted toward the team score (88.24%) and number of rounds in the 60s (9)... Had two victories on the year, his first coming at the Wildcat Invitational when he turned in a score of 11-under par 205 before posting a score of 17-under par 199 during the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational... His performance at the Steelwood tied for the third-best 54-hole score in school history, while his second-round total of 64 during that event tied for the third-lowest round in school history... Fired an opening-round total of 65 in the Wildcat Invitational to tie for ninth in school history... Posted 54-hole scores of 205 at both the Wildcat Invitational and Hal Williams Collegiate to tie for 16th in program history... Had top-10 finishes at the Hal Williams Collegiate (T6) and The Prestige (T10), while he finished 13th at the Colleton River Collegiate and tied for 15th at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational... Went 3-2 during the Big 12 Match Play Tournament.
JUNIOR (2023-24): A member of the scoring lineup for all 11 events, posting a 71.77 scoring average to rank 10th in school history… Helped K-State win the season-opening Wildcat Invitational when he tied for eighth place at 3-under par 213… Produced a season-best round of 6-under par 66 during the second round of the Wildcat Invitational, which tied for 25th in school history… It was the first of six events to open the season with a 54-hole score of even par or better… Tied for 11th place at 6-under par at The Prestige and came back with a 7-under par 209 to tie for 13th at the Colleton River Collegiate… Produced another top-15 finish when he tied for 15th place at 3-under par during the Mossy Oak Collegiate… Finished second on the team in differentials (average strokes per round behind leader) at 3.81, rounds of even- or under-par golf at 19 and percentage of rounds counted toward the team score at 93.55%.
SOPHOMORE (2022-23): Competed in all 12 events, putting together a 72.03 stroke average… Tallied three top-five/10 finishes and four top-20 showings… Tied for fourth on the team with 16 rounds even or under par… Best finish of the season was a tie for second place at the Colleton River Collegiate when he carded a 10-under par 206… His performance at the Colleton River was highlighted by a 7-under par 65 in the first round, tied for the seventh-lowest round in school history… Also finished third at the Wildcat Invitational with an 8-under par 208, while he tied for third at the Oregon State Invitational at 2-under par 211… Helped K-State set the school record with a 281.47 team stroke average… Also helped the Wildcats win four events and earn seven top-five finishes to tie for second in school history in each category.
FRESHMAN (2021-22): Saw action in 10 events, tallying a 73.69 stroke average... Captured four top-20 finishes... Carded 11 even/under par rounds... High performance came at The Indy where he finished in fifth place... Posted a career low 54-hole score of 2-under par 214 at both the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate and the Mossy Oak Invitational… Finished tied for 12th at the Wildcat Invitational firing a 3-under par 69 final round to help K-State to a 2nd place finish... Led the Wildcats at the Big 12 Championship, finishing tied for 25th place... Shot a 4-over 220 at the NCAA Norman Regional to finish tied for 32nd place.
PRIOR TO K-STATE: Three-time all-state selection at Mill Valley High School... Named the Kansas Junior Player of the Year in 2018... 2019 Class 5A State runner-up... Claimed the 2021 Class 5A State Championship carding five-under 139 at Sand Creek Station in Newton, Kan... Captured championships at the Konza Prairie Amateur in 2019 and 2020.
| Career Stats | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Events | Rounds | Strokes | Avg | Low 18 | Low 36 | Low 54 | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Best Finish | |
| 2021-22 | 10 | 29 | 2,137 | 73.69 | 69 | 141 | 214 | 1 | 2 | 4 | T5th- The Indy |
| 2022-23 | 11 | 34 | 2,449 | 72.03 | 65 | 133 | 206 | 3 | 3 | 4 | T2nd - Colleton River Collegiate |
| 2023-24 | 11 | 31 | 2,225 | 71.77 | 66 | 138 | 207 | - | 1 | 5 | 8th - Wildcat Invitational |
| 2024-25 | 12 | 34 | 2,444 | 71.88 | 64 | 130 | 199 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1st - Wildcat/Steelwood |
| Career | 44 | 128 | 9,255 | 72.30 | 64 | 130 | 199 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 1st - Wildcat/Steelwood |
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