Brett Cairns

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Courtland, Ontario
High School:
Holy Trinity

Has played every round for Kent State during his career (94 total) … Has emerged as one of the top players in the region.

Fall 2009 (Junior)
Competed in all five events with two top 10 finishes ... Captured co-medalist honors at the Windon Memorial for his first collegiate win ... The victory was the first fall season win by a KSU golfer since Ryan Yip won the Notre Dame Invitational in 2004 ... Fired a season-low final round 69 to complete a one-over 214 (74-71-69) performance ... Opened the year by shooting a season-low 212 (69-73-70) at the Maryland Intercollegiate to tie for fifth … Second on the team with a 72.5 scoring average ... Ranked 78th in the nation in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index Ratings

2008-09 (Sophomore)
GCAA All-Midwest Region ... First Team All-MAC ... MAC All-Tournament Team ... Was second on the team with a 73.4 strokes average ... Played in all 38 rounds for KSU for the second straight season ... Posted seven top 20 finishes, including two in the top five ... Had a 69.8 finish percentage ... Carded 12 rounds of par or better ... Finished t-18th or better in six straight events before placing t-30th at the NCAA Northeast Regional ... Posted a season low round of 68 four times, including twice at the MAC Championship ... Was runner-up at the MAC Championship with a five-under 283 (76-68-68-71) ... Had a three-under 213 (70-70-73) at the National Invitational Tournament to place tied for fifth ... Was the top KSU finisher in three events, including the Ping/Golfweek NCAA Preview which featured eight of the nation’s top 10 ranked teams.

2007-08 (Freshman)
Second Team All-MAC ... Two-time MAC Golfer of the Week ... Only KSU golfer to play in all 14 events (41 rounds) ... Averaged 74.2 per round ... Had six rounds in the 60s, tying him for the team lead ... Posted 11 rounds of par or better ... Was second on the team with a 73.23 final round average ... His 41 rounds played are tied for the ninth most at KSU since 1993-94 ... Had three top 10s, including two runner-ups, and five top 20 finishes ... Led the team with a final round 74 at the NCAA Championship (May 28-31) ... Birdied four his final nine holes to finish in a tie for 43rd at 19-over 317 (78-75-80-74) ... Tied for 10th at the MAC Championship (May 2-4) with a nine-over 297 (78-69-76-74) ... Posted the second lowest round in the tournament field with a second round 69 ... Named MAC Golfer of the Week and led KSU to a team title with a second place showing at the KSU FirstEnergy Intercollegiate (Apr. 26) with an even par 140 (71-69) ... Shot a final round five-under 67 – matching the lowest KSU round of the year – at the Boilermaker Invitational (Apr. 19-20) ... Moved up 31 spots in the final round to finish tied for 24th at one-over 217 (70-80-67) ... Shot two consecutive rounds of 73 after opening with an 82 at the Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 29-Mar. 2) ... Finished second at the UNC Greensboro Bridgestone Collegiate Championship with season-low 54-hole score of five-under 211 (72-68-71) ... One of three Golden Flashes named the MAC Golfer of the Week (Oct. 31) in the fall for his performance ... Shot under par in five of the last six rounds of the fall.

Amateur
Finished tied for third at the 2009 Investors Group Ontario Amateur and tied for sixth at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship ... Had a pair of top 10 finishes at American Junior Golf Association events in the summer of 2007 ... Qualified for the United States Junior Amateur played at the Boone Valley Golf Club in Augusta, Mo. ... Tied for 51st with an eight-over 150 (75-75) ... Also qualified for the first round of match play ... One of eight junior golfers selected to compete at the Can/Am Matches in Myrtle Beach, S.C. ... Won five of six possible points for Ontario, including a 6 & 4 victory in his singles match ... Represented Canada in the Ernie Els Invitational in March, against England and South Africa, in addition to competing in the 2006 Junior World Championships after a second-place finish at the Canadian Junior Golf Association National Championship.

Personal
Born Nov. 8, 1989 ... Son of Bryan and Linda Cairns ... Majoring in exploratory studies.