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2025-26 Men's Golf Roster

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Francis Catalano

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Camarillo, Calif.
  • High School Oaks Christian
  • Major Management Science
  • College Muir

Biography

ACADEMIC AWARDS
• Two-time Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll (2025, 2023)
• Two-time Big West Spring Academic All-Conference Team (2025, 2024)
• GCAA All-America Scholar (2025)
ATHLETIC AWARDS
• UCSDTritons.com Athlete of the Week (4/25/22)
EXTRA CREDIT
• Tritons Athletes' Council Community Service Chair (2023-24)
• Triton Athletes’ Council team representative (2022-23)
AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR IN 2025-26
Pearl at Kalauao: +3, 29th of 108 (71-77-71--219)
Pacific Invitational: +2, 34th of 96 (73-70-75--218)
Falcon Invitational: +1, 35th of 115 (76-71-70--217)
Ram Masters: +5, 22nd of 91 (74-71-70--215)
AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2024-25
Big West Championship: +11, 52nd of 72 (75-75-77--227)
El Macero Classic: E, 6th of 90 (68-72-76--216)
Redhawk Invitational: +8, 42nd of 100 (74-73-74--221)
UC San Diego Invitational: +8,14th of 111 (77-77-70--224)
Lamkin Inivtational: +4, 58th of 96 (74-75-71--220)
White Sands Collegiate: +3, 43rd of 74 (75-70-74--219)
Visit Stockton Invitational: +8, 73rd of 92 (69-76-76--221)
Falcon Invitational: +8, 51st of 110 (80-73-71--224)
Palouse Collegiate: -7, 15th of 90 (71-68-67--206)
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2023-24
Fighting Illini Spring Collegiate: +19, 46th of 69 (74-82-76--232)
El Macero Classic: +18, 74th of 104 (80-78-76--234)
Redhawk Invitational: E, 15th of 106 (70-74-69--213)
UC San Diego Invitational: +11, 67th of 107 (80-77-70--227)
Orange County Collegiate: +12, 48th of 64 (78-75-69--222)
Kapolei Invitational: -6, 44th of 114 (70-74-66--210)
Bill Cullum Invitational: +16, 58th of 84 (81-76-75--232)
Macdonald Cup: +5, 5th of 72 (69-73-73--215)
Falcon Invitational: +5, 47th of 120 (77-73-71--221)
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2022-23
Redshirted the season.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2021-22
El Macero Classic: -6, 3rd of 84 (71-72-67--210)
UC Santa Barbara Collegiate: +3, 17th of 84 (78-69--147)
Redhawk Invitational: +8, 86th of 120 (79--79)
UC San Diego Invitational: -2, 8th of 89 (68-72-74--214)
Lamkin Classic: -1, 28th of 95 (69-76-70--215)
The Joust: +14, 51st of 87 (74-77-76--227)
Orange County Collegiate Classic: +13, 29th of 63 (75-78-76--229)
Hoakalei Invitational: +16, 64th of 79 (77-75-80--232)
Bill Cullum Invitational: +13, 33rd of 79 (77-79-73--229)
Nick Watney Invitational: +9, 36th of 84 (79-72-71--222)
Ram Masters Invitational: +33, 69th of 89 (82-84-77--243)
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2021 graduate of Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, Calif. ... As a Senior: Marmonte League individual champion and MVP ... Lions qualified for CIF Southern Section Division I Championships ... Oaks Christian won Marmonte League championship ... As a Junior: No season due to COVID-19 ... As a Sophomore: Ventura County Star All-County First Team ... All-Marmonte League First Team ... Lions won Marmonte League title ... Low score of the season was a 67 ... As a Freshman: Oaks Christian won Marmonte League title ... Played in state championship.
OTHER COMPETITION
In July of 2021 in Ojai, Calif., qualified for the U.S. Amateur ... Also qualified for the 2021 U.S. Open sectionals ... Since 2015, has posted nine top-10 finishes on the PGA of Southern California Junior Tour, including a win in November of 2020 and a tie for third in July of 2020.
PERSONAL
Born: Sept. 1 in Los Angeles
Major: Management Science with minors in Finance and Biology
College: Muir
Future plans: Play professional golf
Most memorable moment in golf: Winning the 2024 SCGA Match Play Championship while his sister caddied for him
Most memorable UC San Diego moment: Winning the 2025 El Macero Classic at UC Davis as a team
Favorite athlete: Scottie Scheffler
Favorite movie: The Pink Panther
Favorite music: Most everything
Favorite food: Homemade ravioli
Hobbies: Gardening
CAREER STATISTICS
Season Stroke
Average
Low
Round
Par or
Better Rounds
Wins Top 5 Top 10 Events Rounds Strokes
2025-26 72.4 70 6 0 0 0 4 12 869
2024-25 73.3 67 10 0 0 1 9 27 1978
2023-24 74.3 66 8 0 1 1 9 27 2006
2021-22 74.9 67 9 0 1 2 11 30 2247
Career 74.0 66 33 0 2 4 33 96 7100

YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS
2023-24
• 2021-22

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    5'10" 0 lbs
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    5'10" 0 lbs
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    5'10" 0 lbs
  • 2024-25Junior

    5'10" 155 lbs
  • 2025-26Redshirt Senior

    5'10" 155 lbs

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