2023-24 Men's Golf Roster

Paul Vernon
Paul Vernon
Paul Vernon
Paul Vernon
Paul Vernon
Paul Vernon
Paul Vernon

Payne Johnson

  • Class Senior
  • Letters 2
  • Hometown Barnesville, Ohio
  • Major(s) Accounting
  • High School Barnesville

Biography

2023-24:  Won third letter as member of men’s golf team...ranked third on team with 77.62 average.
  • Tied for 61st place at 231 at Transylvania Fall Invitational Sept. 2-3.
  • Tied for 56th place with 80 at Baldwin Wallace Fall Invitational Sept. 10.
  • Tied for 57th place at 239 at Wabash Invitational Oct. 9-10.
  • Tied for 20th place at 153 at Wittenberg Fall Classic Oct. 15-16.
  • Tied for 18th place with 160 at PCT Spring Break Challenge March 11-12.
  • Led Bishops with eighth-place tie at 147 at Polar Beaver Invitational April 5-6...carded second-round 71.
  • Named NCAC Athlete of Week after the Polar Beaver Invitational.
  • Led Bishops with fourth-place tie at Wooster Nye Intercollegiate April 13-14.
  • Tied for 12th place at 155 at John Carroll Dan Caschera Classic April 21-22.
  • Tied for 28th place at 79 at Denison Spring Shootout April 28.
  • Finished 35th with 231 at North Coast Athletic Conference championship May 3-5.
  • Received Academic All-District® recognition from College Sports Communicators.
2022-23:  Won second letter as member of men’s golf team.
  • Tied for 58th place with 233 at Transylvania Fall Invitational Sept. 3-4.
  • Tied for 20th place at 76 at Trine Ken Venturi Invitational Sept. 20...helped OWU win team title, Bishops’ first tournament win since Sept. 10, 2017.
  • Tied for 27th place with 156 at Allegheny Guy & Jeanne Kuhn Invitational Sept. 25-26.
  • Tied for 59th place at 175 at NCAA Region V Preview Oct. 3-4.
  • Tied for 30th place with 160 at Wittenberg Classic Oct. 16-17.
  • Tied for 16th place with 78 at DePauw Dan Quayle Match Play Invitational March 27-28.
  • Tied for 32nd place at 125 at Wooster Nye Intercollegiate April 15-16.
  • Tied for 51st place with 89 at John Carroll Dan Caschera Intercollegiate April 17.
  • Tied for 24th place at 230 at NCAC championship April 28-30.
  • Received Academic All-District® recognition from College Sports Communicators.
2021-22:  Won first letter as member of men’s golf team...ranked fourth on team with 82.89 average.
  • Tied for 95th place with 254 at Transylvania Fall Invitational Sept. 4-5.
  • Finished in tie for 46th place with 163 at Battle at Belterra Sept. 12-13.
  • Placed 66th with 254 at Wabash Invitational Oct. 4-5.
  • Tied for 26th place with 162 at Denison Fall Invitational Oct. 12-13.
  • Finished with 164 at Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational March 18-20.
  • Shared team lead with 150 and 27th-place tie at NCAC/OAC Clash April 23-24.
  • Placed 40th with 265 at NCAC tournament April 29-May 1.
2020-21:  Member of men’s golf team...played 2 rounds, averaging 81.50 strokes per round.
  • Tied for seventh place with 82 in dual match vs. Denison April 2.
  • Tied for eighth place at 81 in dual match at Denison April 3.
High School:  Lettered 4 times in golf, thrice in basketball, and once in swimming.
  • Won conference medalist honors twice.
  • Helped golf team win sectional championship.
  • Was member of conference championship teams in golf and basketball...helped golf team win pair of conference titles.
  • Served as team captain in golf and basketball.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

  • 2021-22Sophomore

  • 2022-23Junior

  • 2023-24Senior