Austin Zimmerman Season 2011-12

Honors & Awards

• Academic All-Big Ten (2012)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011, 2012; Spring 2012, 2013*)
• Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll (2008, 2010)
• Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll (2009, 2010, 2011)
• PGA Junior Series event title (2007)

*indicates 4.0 GPA semester

Senior (2011-12)
Austin Zimmerman appeared in the Husker lineup for two tournaments and earned an 80.83 stroke average during his senior season. At the season-opening Fairway Club Invitational, Zimmerman tied for 39th, shooting 237 over three rounds. The following week he finished 69th at the Kansas Invitational, where he posted a 248.

Zimmerman earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2012, as well as a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll for his work in the classroom during both semesters.

Junior (2010-11)
Zimmerman compiled a 75.11 stroke average after playing in three tournaments for the Huskers during his junior season. Zimmerman matched his career-low round of 71 twice during the season, including the season-opening Creighton Dual. He played in two additional events during the fall season, which resulted in a tie for 45th at the Fairway Club Invitational and a 36th-place finish at the D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate.

In the spring, Zimmerman set career bests at the Jackrabbit Invitational for 54-hole score (219) and finish (T-30th). Zimmerman was named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll during both the fall and spring semesters.

Sophomore (2009-10)
Zimmerman competed in one tournament for the Huskers as an individual. He posted 225 at the Fairway Club Invitational to begin the season, tying for 42nd in the process. Zimmerman ended his sophomore campaign with a 75.00 stroke average. He earned a spot on the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll after the spring semester.

Freshman (2008-09)
Zimmerman gained valuable experience in his first year at Nebraska. He competed in 15 rounds, recording a 78.27 stroke average. He competed in his first tournament as a Husker at the season-opening Fairway Club Invitational at ArborLinks Golf Course, where he shot a 162. He posted a season-best round of 72 at the Louisiana Tech/Squire Creek Invitational a month later, and matched it at the Desert Shootout in the spring.

At the three-team Husker Shootout at ArborLinks, Zimmerman tied for sixth place with a 148, showing much improvement on his 162 total at the course at the start of his freshman season.

Zimmerman was named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll in both the fall and spring semesters.

Before Nebraska
Zimmerman helped lead Lincoln Southwest to state championships in 2007 and 2008. In 2008, he finished fourth individually and was named the honorary captain for the Lincoln Journal Star All-City team.

A four-year varsity letterwinner, Zimmerman tied for eighth at the 2007 state tournament. Along with former Huskers Mike Coatman and Brett Sundberg, Zimmerman helped the Silverhawks capture the school's first state championship. For his efforts, Zimmerman was named to the Lincoln Journal Star All-City team.

On the amateur circuit, Zimmerman competed on the PGA Junior Series in the summer of 2007, where he earned a win at the Elmcrest Country Club tournament in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Zimmerman also competed at the Westfield Junior PGA Tournament.

Zimmerman also excelled in the classroom, earning a spot on the honor roll all four years of high school with a 4.0 grade-point average.

Personal
Austin is the son of Chuck and Kathy Zimmerman and has two brothers, Derek and Tyler. Austin was born on Aug. 31, 1989. An accounting major, Zimmerman earned his bachelor's degree from Nebraska in May of 2013.  Zimmerman earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2012. He earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2011-12 and 2012-13. He was also a five-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Career Bests
Low Round - 71 (twice)
Low 54-Hole Score - 219 (Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/15/11)
Best Tournament Finish - T-30th (Jackrabbit Invitational, 3/15/11)
Rounds Under Par - 1

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