BOULDER — University of Colorado men’s golf coach Roy Edwards announced Wednesday that he has signed Parker Paxton of Riverton, Wyo., to a national letter-of-intent to join the Buffalo program starting in the 2024-25 season.
Paxton, a dual sports star in golf and basketball at Riverton High School who plays out of Riverton Country Club. He is a four-time high school state champion and has numerous top five finishes in amateur play, along with being a two-time qualifier for the U.S. Junior Amateur and qualified for and played in the U.S. Amateur this past August at Cherry Hills Country Club in Denver, one of the youngest participants in the 312-man field.
“Coach Edwards and coach (Derek) Tolan are the perfect coaching duo,” Paxton said. “They showed unmatched realness during the recruiting process and I hit it off with both of them immediately. They have my full trust, and I have to include my man (strength coach Steve) Englehart as well.”
“On my visit, the facilities blew me away,” he continued. “They have every resource I need to reach my potential as a golfer and athlete. From the golf facilities itself, the weight room to the nutrition program, an athlete at CU gets treated phenomenally and has everything they need to be successful, and then some.”
Paxton committed to the Buffaloes after the first day of the Wyoming high school championship his junior year (Sept. 16, 2022). Edwards was there in person that day and committed to him after he shot an opening round 6-under par 65. Tolan was there on day two and he told him separately after he finished with a 72 and a 19-stroke victory; since, he couldn’t wait for signing day over a year later to arrive to officially join the program.
If there was any doubt that Paxton had a future in golf, just look back to 2020 when as a 14-year old, he tied for fourth in the Wyoming State Amateur (67-70-73—210, -6). He led by one stroke after the first day and finished just three off the lead; the three players ahead of him and the one he tied were all college golfers, including one recent graduate.
He would be undefeated that fall as a freshman, and would eventually win 21 of 22 high school events. His stroke average improved annually, from 69.4 his freshman season, to 68.1 (sophomore), to 67.5 (junior) and to 65.4 (senior). His best career round in competition is…
Paxton, a dual sports star in golf and basketball at Riverton High School who plays out of Riverton Country Club. He is a four-time high school state champion and has numerous top five finishes in amateur play, along with being a two-time qualifier for the U.S. Junior Amateur and qualified for and played in the U.S. Amateur this past August at Cherry Hills Country Club in Denver, one of the youngest participants in the 312-man field.
“Coach Edwards and coach (Derek) Tolan are the perfect coaching duo,” Paxton said. “They showed unmatched realness during the recruiting process and I hit it off with both of them immediately. They have my full trust, and I have to include my man (strength coach Steve) Englehart as well.”
“On my visit, the facilities blew me away,” he continued. “They have every resource I need to reach my potential as a golfer and athlete. From the golf facilities itself, the weight room to the nutrition program, an athlete at CU gets treated phenomenally and has everything they need to be successful, and then some.”
Paxton committed to the Buffaloes after the first day of the Wyoming high school championship his junior year (Sept. 16, 2022). Edwards was there in person that day and committed to him after he shot an opening round 6-under par 65. Tolan was there on day two and he told him separately after he finished with a 72 and a 19-stroke victory; since, he couldn’t wait for signing day over a year later to arrive to officially join the program.
If there was any doubt that Paxton had a future in golf, just look back to 2020 when as a 14-year old, he tied for fourth in the Wyoming State Amateur (67-70-73—210, -6). He led by one stroke after the first day and finished just three off the lead; the three players ahead of him and the one he tied were all college golfers, including one recent graduate.
He would be undefeated that fall as a freshman, and would eventually win 21 of 22 high school events. His stroke average improved annually, from 69.4 his freshman season, to 68.1 (sophomore), to 67.5 (junior) and to 65.4 (senior). His best career round in competition is…
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