Jack Gardner

Blake Wisdom

/ Men's Golf

Photo by: Craig Chase

Photo by: Marc Hagemeier

Photo by: Patrick Shanahan/Cornell Athletics

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
San Ramon, Calif.
High School:
De La Salle

Spring 2023: Averaged 75.9 in the spring to lower his full-season average to 76.5 ... appeared in four tournaments, including the Patriot League Championship, where he finished T-26th (79-75-81) ... best round was a 4-under 68 at Torrey Pines North at the UC San Diego Invitational, tying his career best ... shot 77-68-73 in that event ... Fall 2022: Posted a 77.1 average in nine rounds ... low round was a 2-over 72 at the Macdonald Cup at Yale ... Spring 2022: Saw action in five of the team's six spring tournaments, finishing with a 76.4 spring average and a 76.5 mark for the full season ... highlight of the spring was a career-best 4-under 68 in the opening round of the Loyola Intercollegiate in Arizona ... finished 45th at the Patriot League Tournament ... Fall 2021: Played in four of the team's five fall events and posted a 76.6 average in 11 rounds ... best card was a 70 at the Bucknell Invitational ... Spring 2021: Played in all seven spring events and compiled a 75.9 average in 14 rounds ... highlight of the season came at the Carpetbagger Classic, where he shot 72-73 and was tied for the lead after 36 holes before falling in a playoff ... played the final 10 holes in 4-under, including a birdie at the last to force a playoff, but Fairleigh Dickinson's Jaime Julve prevailed on the second playoff hole ... followed with another top-10 finish (T-9th) at the Battle at Rum Pointe, shooting 70-77 to help the Bison to the team title ... 2-under 70 was his best round of the season ... made his Patriot League Championship debut later in the spring and finished 39th ... Fall 2020: No competitions due to COVID-19 ... Spring 2020: Had yet to appear in a tournament when the season was halted due to COVID-19 ... Fall 2019: Made a solid debut, averaging 74.6 in four tournaments ... shot 77-73-74 at the Alex Lagowitz Memorial in his collegiate debut, then followed with 73-73-71 in a T-14th finish at the Cornell Invitational ... even-par 71 was his low round ... Personal: Born Sept. 27, 2000 in Hinsdale, Ill. ... parents are Steve and Sween Gardner ... has two older siblings: Madison and Cameron ... father played collegiate golf at Franklin College ... four-year varsity golf letterman at De La Salle H.S. ... First Team All-East Bay Athletic League as a sophomore and junior and Second Team as a freshman ... three-time team MVP ... captained the squad as a senior ... placed third at the 2018 North Coast Section Tournament with a 2-under 70 ... NCS Scholar-Athlete all four years ... helped his team to an East Bay Athletic League title as a junior and a North Coast Section championship as a freshman ... team finished fifth in the state both years and won the Northern California title in 2017 ... posted a scoring average of 36.7 ... won the 2018 Northern California Players Championship, shooting 72-74 at Bayonet GC ... placed fifth at the 2017 Northern California Golf Association Junior Championship with rounds of 73-73-68 ... won the 2017 East Bay Junior Championship, shooting 69-71 ... majored in accounting ... member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll all four years.