2022-23 Men's Golf Roster
Roster

Jay Kirchdorfer
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- High School:
- Saint Xavier HS
ATHLETIC HONORS
2023 Third Team All-Conference USA
2023 Conference USA Golfer of the Week (Feb. 22)
ACADEMIC HONORS
2024 AAC All-Academic Team
2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2023 Conference USA Academic Medal
2023 Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
Finished his career ranked fourth in school history in stroke average (73.63) and average vs. par (+2.03).
2023-24 (5th-Year)
One of two golfers to participate in all 11 tournaments … fourth on the team with a 74.09 stroke average … had a team-high 10 rounds of par or better … three rounds in the 60’s … two top 20 finishes … finished -12 and runner-up at the Grier Jones Shocker Invitational (10/9-10), where he set career lows for round (67), 36-hole score (135), and 54-hole score (204) … his 36-hole score of 135 tied the school record … the -12 and 54-hole score of 204 are both the second lowest in school history … tied for 12th at the Argent Financial Classic (9/10-12) … tied for 29th at the AAC Championship (4/19-21).
2022-23 (Gr.)
Third Team All-Conference USA … C-USA Men’s Golfer of the Week (Feb. 22) … one of two golfers to participate in all 11 tournaments … second on the team with a 73.16 stroke average … had a team-high 13 rounds of par or better … five rounds in the 60’s … led the squad with six top 20 finishes … fired a career-best 68 in the first round of the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational (10/3-4), where he tied for 14th-place … also set career-lows for 36-hole score (140) … had the best finish of his career, tying for second-place at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (2/20-21) … finished eight-under par at the Bayou City, the fourth-best tournament to par since 1991 … tied for 18th-place at the Clerico (10/24-25) … tied for 16th-place at the Conference USA Championship (4/24-26).
Sr. (2021-22 - Kentucky)
Saw action in seven events and played 18 rounds … Made two starts, including the NCAA Columbus Regional … Generated a 75.28 scoring average … Had five par-or-better rounds on the season … Carded a finish of 21st at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational with rounds of 72-71-71 (-2) … The score was the lowest 54-hole total of his career … At the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial he tied for 43rd, powered by a round of 71 to open the tournament … Finished in a tie for 23rd at the NCAA Regional … Produced a career-low round of 70 during the second round … Played 3-over par for the tournament … Graduated in May with a degree in management and marketing.
Jr. (2020-21 - Kentucky)
Tied for 54th at the Kiawah Invitational in his lone appearance of the season … Had rounds of 75-75-71 for a 221-total score … The 71 (-1) during the final round was a collegiate low score … Academic All-SEC selection.
So. (2019-20 - Kentucky)
Played in three events during his redshirt freshman season … Earned a career-low round of 72 during the final round of the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational … That solid round propelled him into a tie for 19th to earn his best finish of the season … His combined 219 score also marked a career best … Finished the season with a 74.43 stroke average over seven rounds … SEC Academic Honor Roll member.
Fr. (2018-19 - Kentucky)
Did not compete in any events during his freshman campaign.
Saint Xavier High School
Captain of his high school team and a member of three state high school championship teams at Saint Xavier … He is the youngest champion of the Junior Fall Cities Championship in the event’s 73 years … Had five top-10 finishes on the AJGA tour, including a fourth-place finish in the Justin Thomas AJGA event … Also the runner-up in the AJGA Junior All-Star tournament in Spring Valley … A co-founder of the Clubs Fore Kids community service project.
Years | Rounds | Strokes | Average | Low Round |
2022-23 | 32 | 2,341 | 73.16 | 68 |
2023-24 | 33 | 2,445 | 74.09 | 67 |
TOTALS | 65 | 4,786 | 73.63 | 67 |