Mason Bonn

Mason Bonn

Yr. Jr.
Hometown Sherwood, Ore.
High School (Prev. School) Sherwood

2023-24 MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention
2021-22 MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention

2023-24: Posted a 75.74 scoring average while golfing 19 rounds over seven spring tournaments after missing the fall season with an injury... Finished his collegiate career with a scoring average of 75.86 that ranked 10th in modern program history... Golfed exactly 100 collegiate rounds, the last of which came on his 22nd birthday on May 19 at the National Golf Invitational... Turned in a season-low 69 (-3) in the second round of the Dorado Beach Collegiate on Feb. 26... Team captain... Earned MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention... Received Valparaiso University Presidential Academic Honors.

2022-23: Posted a season scoring average of 75.56 while golfing 34 rounds over 12 tournaments… Achieved his season-low round of 69 (-3) in the third round of the Valpo Fall Invitational… Attained a top-5 finish at t-5 of 99 at the Valpo Fall Invitational (Sept. 19-20) with a 54-hole score of 216 (E)… Earned Valparaiso University Presidential Academic Honors.

2021-22: Finished the season with a 76.28 scoring average over 25 rounds... Golfed in 10 of the team’s 13 tournaments... Carded a 213 (-3) at the Valpo Fall Invitational, finishing third in a 73-player field... Through two seasons, holds a career scoring average of 76.13 that ranks tied for eighth in modern program history... Tied for the sixth-best 18-hole score in program history with a 67 (-5) in the second round of the Valpo Fall Invitational on Sept. 20... Earned Valparaiso University Presidential Academic Honors... Received MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention.

2020-21: Golfed all 22 rounds and appeared in all eight events during his freshman season… Posted a scoring average of 75.95 including three rounds of par or better… Made a strong first impression by tying for runner-up honors in his first collegiate meet at the Lewis Flyer Intercollegiate on Sept. 28-29. He carded a 54-hole score of 220 (+4) including a 71 (-1) in the final round that stood as his season best… Matched his season best with a 71 in the opening round of The Invitation at Savannah Harbor on Feb. 20… Ranked third on the team in the MVC Championship on April 26-27 in Flossmoor, Ill… Member of MVC Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Medalist at seven high school events, including five of six league events his junior year… Earned honorable mention all-league in 2016-17 before receiving first team all-league and Player of the Year recognition in 2017-18 and 2018-19… Took medalist honors at the 2017-18 district tournament… Received first team all-state status in 2017-18… Team won the league championship in 2018-19 for the first time at the 6A level… Three-year varsity letter winner… Member of National Honor Society as a junior and senior… One of the Valedictorians for the Shorewood High School Class of 2020

Other Previous Golf Experience: Competitive low round of 66 at the 2019 Centennial Junior Championship… Shot 71-70-72 to finish fourth at the 2019 Oregon Junior Stroke Play… Shot 75-68-71 to finish seventh at the 2019 Oregon Men’s Stroke Play… Member of Team Oregon in the 2019 Junior America’s Cup and Team Oregon 2 at the 2019 Hogan Cup… Qualified for the later-canceled 2020 U.S. Four-Ball Championship with a best-ball score of 64 and 70 on his own ball.

Personal: Son of Debra and Michael Bonn… Has one sister, Audrey… Enjoys reading… Majoring in mechanical engineering... Hosts a charity golf tournament each year, the Sherwood DRIVE for MS, that has raised over $20,000 to help find a cure for multiple sclerosis… Only missed one question on the SAT, scoring a 1590… Is a big fan of the golf content company No Laying Up… Hadn’t been to the Midwest before stepping foot on Valpo’s campus.