Ryan Lenahan Season 2006-07

Senior (2006-07)
Ryan Lenahan eased into his senior year with appearances at all five fall tournaments, and the Michigan native looks to have his strongest season in his final showing at Nebraska. Lenahan’s fall stroke average through 13 rounds was 76.92, bringing his career stroke average down to 77.61. He posted three top-50 finishes while securing three rounds at or under 73.

“Ryan continues to make drastic improvements as he learns more about his natural tendencies as a golfer, and that has allowed him to work his way into the top of our lineup on a consistent basis,” Nebraska Head Coach Bill Spangler said. “We will continue to rely on Ryan as a consistent playmaker in the spring.”

Junior (2005-06)
Lenahan improved his season stroke average by more than a stroke as a junior to finish with a 75.03 average and earned a trip to NCAA Regionals. After securing four rounds of golf at or under par in the entire 2004-05 season, Lenahan matched that total in the 2005 fall season alone. For the second year in a row, Lenahan opened the fall season with a bang, snagging a sixth place tie at the Fairway Club Invitational. His final round at the Fairway Club also matched his career low of 69. Lenahan’s fall included four rounds at or under par and one tournament at par, as he earned one spot in the top 10 and one in the top 25. His best score of the fall season came in the final tournament, when he shot an even-par 216 (71-71-74) at the Southern Miss/Sam Hall Intercollegiate, placing second in the Husker lineup for the second time in the fall. Lenahan’s 223 (73-75-75) at the Memphis Intercollegiate Golf Classic also filled the second spot on the leaderboard for the Huskers. He finished the season with seven top-50 finishes and capped the spring season by earning a spot to the NCAA Regional in a team qualifying round, finishing in a tie for 120th.

Sophomore (2004-05)
Lenahan enjoyed a solid sophomore season, posting two top-10 and three top-25 finishes. He concluded the season with a 75.83 stroke average. He opened the fall by finishing strong in a tie for sixth place at the Fairway Club Invite and then posted a career-best fifth place at the Branson Creek Invitational in the spring, where he also posted a career-low 69. He also scored a career-low 219 at the Branson Creek Invitational. Lenahan shot five rounds at or under par and improved his season stroke average by nearly seven strokes over his performance as a freshman.

Redshirt (2003-04) 
Lenahan redshirted in his second season in the Nebraska program.

Freshman (2002-03)
Lenahan competed in two fall tournaments and finished with an 82.67 stroke average. He did not see action in the spring season.

Before Nebraska
Lenahan competed under Coach Darren Audia and was a member of the 1999, 2000 and 2002 Division Championship team at Grosse Point North.  A four-year letterman, Lenahan was fifth at the Division I finals as a senior and earned all-state honors in both 2000 and 2002. The team MVP from 2000 to 2002, Lenahan had a 72.7 18-hole average as a senior when he finished third at the state meet.

Personal
Ryan is the son of Dan and Lauren Lenahan and was born on June 2, 1984. Ryan has one sister, Erin (25). Lenahan was a National Honor Society member in high school and is a sociology major scheduled to graduate in May.