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2015-16 Golf Roster

David Berkun

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Getzville, N.Y.
  • High School Williamsville North

Biography

Notes
• Earned a berth into the 92nd annual New York State Men's Amateur in July 2014.

Spring 2015
• Played in two spring events.
• Was named to the 2015 MAAC All-Academic Team.

Fall 2014
• Played in all five of the team's fall events.
• Set a new career-low for a 36-hole event with a score of 148 at the Leo Keenan Invitational.

Spring 2014
• Played in all four of the team's spring events.
• Finished 20th (first among Canisius golfers) at the 2014 MAAC Golf Championships in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
• Tied for 23rd in the field at the St. Francis Red Flash Invitational.
• Finished his rookie season with a scoring average of 79.2.

Fall 2013
• Played in five events during the fall season as a freshman for Canisius.
• Placed 13th overall at the 2013 Little Three Championships.
• Tied for 14th at the Leo Keenan Invitational with his 36-hole score of 149.
• Posted a season-low score of 70 in the first round of the Leo Keenan event.

Before Canisius
• Competed on the varsity golf team for four years at Williamsville North.
• Earned all-state status after finishing tied for 10th at the 2013 New York State boy's golf championship.
• Posted a 36-hole score of 154 in that event, which was held at Cornell's Robert Trent Jones Course.
• Helped lead the 2012-13 Williamsville North team to an undefeated season and an ECIC North Large School championship.
• Was awarded with the Section VI Sportsmanship Award in the spring of 2013.
• Served as a team captain for the Spartans in his senior campaign.
• Won the 2013 club championship at Westwood Country Club in Williamsville, N.Y.
• Won two varsity letters as a member of Williamsville North's boy's basketball team.
• Averaged 12 points per game and hit a total of 46 3-point field goals in 2012-13, while shooting 41 percent from 3-point range.
• Earned First Team All-ECIC honors after his senior season on the hardwood.  
 

Personal
• David is the son of Douglas and Caryn Berkun.
• Has a sister, Rachel and a brother, Michael.
• Majoring in finance at the College.
• Born April 14, 1995, in Buffalo.
• One of two left-handed players on the Canisius roster.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    6'1"
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    6'1"
  • 2015-16Junior

    6'1"