JP Roller

Wildcat Fall Invitational, September 18, 2023. Final: Kansas State 1st

(Photo: Sophie Osborn/K-State Sports)

Photo by: © Sophie Osborn/K-State Sports

Weight:
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Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Jenks, Okla.
High School:
Regent Preparatory School of Oklahoma
Prev School:
Texas Tech

SENIOR (2024-25): Saw action in three events as he produced a 76.22 scoring average... Tied for 10th place at the Wildcat Invitational when he posted a season-best 54-hole score of 2-over par 218... Ended the event with consecutive rounds of 1-under par 71 over the final two rounds.

JUNIOR (2023-24): Competed in all 11 team events, including eight as a member of the scoring lineup… Recorded a 72.68 scoring average to rank third on the team… Best finish of the year was a tie for 10^th place at the Steelwood Intercollegiate at 1-under par 215… Also carded a 215 at the season-opening Wildcat Invitational to tie for 11th and the Colleton River Collegiate to tie for 34th… Led the Wildcats – along with Cooper Schultz – at the Big 12 Championship when he tied for 23^rd place with a 72-hole score of 3-over par 291… Finished third on the team in differentials (average strokes per round behind leader) at 4.71, while he was fourth in rounds of even- or under-par golf with 13.

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2022-23 AT TEXAS TECH): Made a pair of appearances during the fall, including at the season opening Frederica Cup… Fired back-to-back rounds of even-par 72 to finish inside the top-40 at Frederica… Opened with a round of 68 to finish in a tie for sixth at the Herb Wimberly… Finished fourth at The Prestige Individual, opening with 69 (-3) and closing with a 71 (-1).

SOPHOMORE (2021-22 AT TEXAS TECH): Did not appear in any events.

FRESHMAN (2020-21 AT TEXAS TECH): Competed in six stroke play events and the Big 12 Match Play Tournament in his first season, recorded a 73.71 scoring average... Finished as the runner-up at the DBU Classic where he shot 6-under 210 for his top career showing, which included a season-low round of 68… Played the final round for the Red Raiders in the NCAA Championship… Earned the 2020 Tom Cousins Awards at the East Lake Cup for his community service.

PRIOR TO K-STATE: Was the No. 2 player in the state of Oklahoma coming out of high school... Named the 2020 Oklahoma Jim Thorpe HS boys Golfer of the Year by the Oklahoma Coaches Association and Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame… Won the 2017 Cameron McCormick AJGA… Was in the top 100 junior player on the Rolex Rankings… No. 35 in the Junior Golf Scoreboard and Golfweek… Champion of the 2020 Oklahoma Golf Association State Junior… Was a player in the 2019 Rolex Tournament of Champions… 2019 AJGA National Jerry Cole Sportsmanship Award.

PERSONAL: JP Roller is the son of Maggie Roller and Bill Roller... Mother, Maggie, played golf at Tulsa and played in many U.S. Open as well as the European Tour... Father, Bill, played baseball at Northwestern... Has a sister, Jenni, is a golfer at Tulsa, and a brother, Johnmark... Majoring in Finance.

Career Stats (*Fall 2020 Through Spring 2023 at Texas Tech)
	Events	Rnds	Strokes	Avg	Low 18	Low 36	Low 54	Top 5	Top 10	Top 20	Best Finish
2020-21*	7	13	959	73.77	68	137	210	1	1	1	2nd - DBU Patriot Classic
2022-23*	5	15	1,092	72.80	68	139	211	1	2	3	T4th - The Prestige Individual
2023-24	11	31	2,253	72.68	68	141	214	-	1	2	T10th - Steelwood Inter.
2024-25	3	9	686	76.22	71	147	218	-	1	1	T10th - Wildcat Invitational
Career	26	68	4,990	73.38	68	137	210	2	5	7	2nd - DBU Patriot Classic