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2022-23 Men's Golf Roster
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Heckel Jr., John
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John Heckel Jr.
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Weight:
- null
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, Nev.
- High School:
- Palo Verde
Bio
• 2024-25 Team Captain
• 2025 Patriot League Player of the Year
• 2025 PING All-Region Team
• Haskins Award Watch List
• Palmer Cup Candidate
• 2025 All-Patriot League Second Team
• 2024 All-Patriot League Second Team
• 2024 GCAA All-America Scholar
• 2023 All-Patriot League First Team
• 2023 GCAA All-America Scholar
• 2022 Patriot League Rookie of the Year
• 2022 All-Patriot League Second Team
Senior Year:
Spring 2025: Named to the Haskins Award Watch List for the top college golfer in the nation ... Palmer Cup candidate ... voted Patriot League Player of the Year ... named All-Patriot League Second Team ... finished seventh at the Patriot League Championship at 1-over par in the three rounds ... posted a 3-under 67 on day one of the championship ... become Army's seventh golfer to earn Patriot League Player of the Year honors and first since Peter Kim in 2017 ... joined Kim as the only two Black Knight golfers to be named Patriot League Rookie and Player of the Year during their careers.
Fall 2024: Won two individual titles and a Star win over Navy during the fall ... named Patriot League Player of the Week after leading Golf to the 2025 CIC Cup by winning the individual title ... helped the Black Knights win the cup by 13 strokes over Navy ... shot 13-under par in the two rounds at Scottsdale National Golf Club ... won the individual title at the Ryan T. Lee Memorial Tournament at Shuttle Meadow Country Club ... earned the win on the fourth playoff hole and was 6-under for the tournament ... led Army to another Star victory with wins in his foursome and singles matches ... was dominant in both his matches by winning 7&6 in four-ball and then 8&6 in singles play.
Junior Year:
Spring 2024: Named All-Patriot League Second Team ... played in all six spring tournaments for the Black Knights ... finished 10th at the Patriot League Championship at Saucon Valley Country Club ... shot 7-over for the tournament ... ended up 22nd at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational at 7-over ... finished 36th at the Schenkel Invitational at 1-under par after three rounds ... combined to go 2-under on the last two days to finish under par ... had a 73.5 scoring average for the season.
Fall 2023: Played in all three stroke tournaments as well as at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup ... Led Army to victory in the Star Match against Navy with a singles victory and earned the Star by winning the first playoff hole after the Black Knights came from behind to win ... Finished 33rd at the Folds of Honor Collegiate at American Dunes at 7-over for the tournament ... finished third at the Ryan T. Lee Memorial Collegiate, shooting 5-under through two rounds, including a 5-under 66 in Round 2 ... against some of the top talent around the nation in the Jackson T. Stephens Cup, finished in 19th with back-to-back under par rounds to finished at 5-under par.
Sophomore Year:
Spring 2023: Named to the All-Patriot League First Team ... Helped Army capture the CIC Cup at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club ... fired a final round even par 72 to finish.
Fall 2022: Swept his matches in the Army-Navy Star Match in Army's victory ... finished 15th at the Nassau Invitational with an opening round 70.
Freshman Year:
Spring 2022: Named Patriot League Rookie of the Year and member of the All-Patriot League Second Team after finishing sixth at the Patriot League Championship in the Lehigh Valley ... shot 5-over for the tournament and shot an even par 72 on the final day ... played in five tournaments in the spring ... finished 20th at the Shark Invitational.
Fall 2021: Finished sixth at the UConn Invitational thanks to an opening round 68 ... helped Army to the Bucknell Invitational title with a ninth-place finish and fired a final round 68 to close it out ... won his singles match in the Army-Navy Star Match at Navy and teamed up with Marshall Daniel to win their doubles match on day one.
Prior to West Point: Played golf at Palo Verde High School.
Personal: Enjoys snowboarding and fly-fishing ... has a brother and a sister ... big college football fan and the first person in family to attend West Point.
• 2025 Patriot League Player of the Year
• 2025 PING All-Region Team
• Haskins Award Watch List
• Palmer Cup Candidate
• 2025 All-Patriot League Second Team
• 2024 All-Patriot League Second Team
• 2024 GCAA All-America Scholar
• 2023 All-Patriot League First Team
• 2023 GCAA All-America Scholar
• 2022 Patriot League Rookie of the Year
• 2022 All-Patriot League Second Team
Senior Year:
Spring 2025: Named to the Haskins Award Watch List for the top college golfer in the nation ... Palmer Cup candidate ... voted Patriot League Player of the Year ... named All-Patriot League Second Team ... finished seventh at the Patriot League Championship at 1-over par in the three rounds ... posted a 3-under 67 on day one of the championship ... become Army's seventh golfer to earn Patriot League Player of the Year honors and first since Peter Kim in 2017 ... joined Kim as the only two Black Knight golfers to be named Patriot League Rookie and Player of the Year during their careers.
Fall 2024: Won two individual titles and a Star win over Navy during the fall ... named Patriot League Player of the Week after leading Golf to the 2025 CIC Cup by winning the individual title ... helped the Black Knights win the cup by 13 strokes over Navy ... shot 13-under par in the two rounds at Scottsdale National Golf Club ... won the individual title at the Ryan T. Lee Memorial Tournament at Shuttle Meadow Country Club ... earned the win on the fourth playoff hole and was 6-under for the tournament ... led Army to another Star victory with wins in his foursome and singles matches ... was dominant in both his matches by winning 7&6 in four-ball and then 8&6 in singles play.
Junior Year:
Spring 2024: Named All-Patriot League Second Team ... played in all six spring tournaments for the Black Knights ... finished 10th at the Patriot League Championship at Saucon Valley Country Club ... shot 7-over for the tournament ... ended up 22nd at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational at 7-over ... finished 36th at the Schenkel Invitational at 1-under par after three rounds ... combined to go 2-under on the last two days to finish under par ... had a 73.5 scoring average for the season.
Fall 2023: Played in all three stroke tournaments as well as at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup ... Led Army to victory in the Star Match against Navy with a singles victory and earned the Star by winning the first playoff hole after the Black Knights came from behind to win ... Finished 33rd at the Folds of Honor Collegiate at American Dunes at 7-over for the tournament ... finished third at the Ryan T. Lee Memorial Collegiate, shooting 5-under through two rounds, including a 5-under 66 in Round 2 ... against some of the top talent around the nation in the Jackson T. Stephens Cup, finished in 19th with back-to-back under par rounds to finished at 5-under par.
Sophomore Year:
Spring 2023: Named to the All-Patriot League First Team ... Helped Army capture the CIC Cup at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club ... fired a final round even par 72 to finish.
Fall 2022: Swept his matches in the Army-Navy Star Match in Army's victory ... finished 15th at the Nassau Invitational with an opening round 70.
Freshman Year:
Spring 2022: Named Patriot League Rookie of the Year and member of the All-Patriot League Second Team after finishing sixth at the Patriot League Championship in the Lehigh Valley ... shot 5-over for the tournament and shot an even par 72 on the final day ... played in five tournaments in the spring ... finished 20th at the Shark Invitational.
Fall 2021: Finished sixth at the UConn Invitational thanks to an opening round 68 ... helped Army to the Bucknell Invitational title with a ninth-place finish and fired a final round 68 to close it out ... won his singles match in the Army-Navy Star Match at Navy and teamed up with Marshall Daniel to win their doubles match on day one.
Prior to West Point: Played golf at Palo Verde High School.
Personal: Enjoys snowboarding and fly-fishing ... has a brother and a sister ... big college football fan and the first person in family to attend West Point.
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