Men's Golf

AT SANTA CLARA: In his first season with the Broncos after joining the program following a very successful stint at Davidson. 

AS A FIFTH-YEAR (2022-23): Played in all four fall events and led the team with a 71.75 stroke average ... Had a pair of top-10 finishes ... Tied for sixth in his Bronco debut at the USF Intercollegiate (66-72-72--210) ... Tied for seventh at the St. Mary's Invitational (71-71-71--213) ... T-25th at the Bearcat Invitational and T41st at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational. 

DAVIDSON COLLEGE: Earned multiple accolades for both athletic and academic achievements during his four years with the program, including back-to-back first team all-conference honors in 2021 and 2022 ... Helped led the Wildcats to back-to-back conference championships and NCAA Regional berths in 2021 and 2022 ... In 2021-22, he earned his second-straight first team all-conference nod after posting a career-best 72.18 average ... Finished third at the Atlantic 10 Championship to help the Wildcats earn their second-consecutive conference title ... Also had a runner-up finish at the Forest Creek Collegiate and another top-10 turn at the River Run Collegiate ... Earned 2021 All-Atlantic 10 honors after leading the team with a 72.27 stroke average ... During that 2021 campaign, he posted 10 rounds of par or better, recorded four top-25 finishes, helped the Wildcats to the 2021 conference championship with a tie for 11th (78-68-74--220) and posted a season-best t-10th at 3-under 213 at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate ... Was also an All-Academic Atlantic 10 honoree as a senior ... Played in all seven events as a junior, finishing third on the team in stroke average (75.04) and had a season-best finish of t-15th at the Fort Lauderdale Intercollegiate ... As a freshman in 2018-19, he was named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year, competing in all 11 events and posting a 73.16 stroke average ... Had 12 rounds at par or better, including a 3-under 68 in his first collegiate round ... Had a pair of top-10 finishes including a collegiate best runner-up finish at the 2019 Pinehurst Intercollegiate (even-par 213) ... Was a four-time Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-American Scholar

HIGH SCHOOL/AMATEUR: First-team North Carolina All-State selection ... Won the 2016 AJGA Judie Oppenheimer Memorial Junior ... Finished 3rd at the 2016 AJGA Izod Junior and fourth at the 2016 AJGA PDQ Philadelphia Junior ... Played in both the 2015 and 2017 USGA Junior Championships ... Qualified for the 2022 PGA Tour Canada ... Qualified into the Quebec Open with a 7-under 65 ... Had the lowest finish by an amateur in the 2022 PGA Tour Canada season with a 19th-place finish at the Quebec Open, which qualified him for the Manitoba Open the following week ... Made the cut at the 2022 Centreport Canada Rail Park Manitoba Open ... Qualified for the CRMC Championship with a 5-under 67 ... Qualified for the 2022 US Open Sectionals via local qualifying at Duke University ... Finished seventh at the 2021 Trans-Mississippi Amateur, 17th at the South Beach International Amateur and 10th at the Orlando International Amateur. 

GET TO KNOW VIRAJ: Plans on getting his MS in finance and analytics ... Enjoys playing the electric guitar, traveling and skiing in his free time. 

*at Santa Clara only