Brandon Christianson's Page
Valencia (Santa Clarita) CA
Course Records
5/12/03 Soule Park (Par 72), Ojai, CA 62 - 10 under par
Eleven birdies (holes #1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18)!
I was playing in the CIF Team Divisional tournament. Brendan Carr (Oak Christian), Philip Molina (St. Paul), and Chris Satterlee (Bishop Diego) were in my group. Ryan Keith was playing in the next group. My score was also witnessed by Erica and Adam Leary. I got to 11 under par, but on my last hole (hole #7), I had a bogey.
11/27/99 Chica (Par 27) - Vista Valencia, CA 20 - 7 under par
Birdies on holes 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9!
Made all 9 greens and shot a 20 with just 11 putts with my Ping Isoforce Anzer 2 putter from the Mike Lynn Memorial Tournament. My score was witnessed by my group: Joey Kroagman, Andy Chaffee, Chris Kawada and the next group: Eric Ashbrook, Joe Greiner, Lane Boyer, and Michael Cornelius.
Won 2005 Simi Hills Championship
(71 +66 = 137, 5 under par)
Won 2005 Oxnard City Championship
(73 +69 = 142, 2 under par)
2005 Long Beach Open - Tied for Low Amateur
(71+65+75+71=282, 5 under par)
2005 Results
Won 2004 Costa Mesa City Champion
2004 - Costa Mesa City Champion
65 (5 under par) + 69 (3 under) = 134 (8 under)
(Mesa Linda & Los Lagos courses)
Won 1999 Glendale City Men's Championships
Won the 1999 Glendale City Championship Scholl Canyon Golf Course (at age 13).
(56 - 4 under par)
U.S. Amateur - Winged Foot (New York)
2004 Qualified for USGA U.S. Amateur at the TPC course in Valencia
68 (4 under) + 76=144(even)
2001 Jr World Torrey Pines
2001 - Top 8
Mark Baldwin (7th), Henry Liaw (5th), Joshua Wooding (6th), Prom Meesawat (tie 2nd)
Anthony Kim (1st), James Renner (tie 2nd), Jessie Mudd (4th), Brandon Christianson (tie 8th)
Junior World Golf Championships
2002 - Made the cut for the 7th consecutive year
Finished tied for 35th place out of field of 209.
2002 Junior World Golf Championship Results
2001 - 8th Place Tie, 1 under par
My 2001 scores were: 70 +72+74+71 =287
(Just one shot off of Tiger Wood's 1991 winning score of 286)
(Exempt for 2002)
2001, Qualified at Woodley Lakes, 7 under par, 65
Kit, Henry, Brandon, Fumio (2001)
2000 - 25th Place Tie
79+73+75 = 227 (Par 71x3= 213)
1999 - 18th Place Tie
79+74+71= 224 (Par 71x3=213)
1998 - 2nd Place
52+53+53=158 (Par 57x3=171)
My 13 under par, 158 score beat all of the prior year champions.
Henry Liaw, Brandon Christianson,
Fumio Matsumoto, Kittinan Thabungkan (1998)
1997 - 14th Place, Even
55+57+59=171 (Par 57x3=171)
1996 - 2nd Place Tie
54+51+56= 161 (Par 54x3=162)
Won a trip to the Japan Cup
Japan Cup World Junior Golf Championships
1996 Japan Cup 71-74- 67 = 212, 1st Place.
Picture: Henry Liaw (2nd), Brandon Christianson (1st), Kittinan Thabungkan (3rd).
Henry Liaw, Brandon, Kittinan Thabungkan in Nagoya Japan for Japan Cup. Trip was given to top 3 finisher's each year from the USA Junior Worlds event for the player and a guest.
Team Events
2002 Hogan Cup - won 3rd place overall individual, led SCPGA team,
SCPGA team placed 2nd
(72+74=146)
2001 Junior America's Cup, led SCPGA team, 18th place overall individual
(75 + 74 + 74 = 223)
SCPGA
2002 SCPGA Knollwood Junior Championship - 1st Place
67 (5 under par)
Tour Cup
2001 Toyota Tour Cup Series - Torrey Pines - 1st Place
( 67+72=137) 5 under par
USGA Junior Amateur
Qualified (Fresno - Copper River Country Club (75+72=147) for the
2000 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at Pumpkin Ridge (Portland, Oregon).
Youngest to qualify of the 156 boys who qualified.
Optimist International Junior Golf Championships
Wittnauer Optimist International Junior Golf Championships (Florida) scores:
1997 Optimist International, 1st Place.
1 over par (70+74+73=217)
Brandon & Neno at Rolex in AZ.
It was 115 degress when this shot was taken, but they were having fun.
AJGAs
2003 AJGA - Marshallia Ranch (CA) - Tie for 12th
(71+77+72 = 220)
Overall 2003 AJGA scoring average = 73.3
2002 AJGA - Morgan Run - Tie for 3rd Place
5 under par (69+69+70 = 208)
2002 AJGA - Needham San Jose (Almaden) - Tie for 11th Place
2 under par (71+74+69 = 214)
2002 AJGA - ClubCorp Mission Hills - Tie for 12th Place
Even (74+72+70=216)
Other 2002 AJGAs: Thunderbird (Az), Marshallia Ranch (CA), Rolex (Az)
Overall 2002 AJGA scoring average = 73.2
2001 AJGA - La Purisima - First Round Leader 69 (3 under par)
AJGA - La Purisima - tied for 4th place overall
1 over par (69 +76+72=215)
2001 AJGA - ClubCorp Mission Hills - Tied for 31st
(75+70+76=221)
2000 AJGA Compaq-Angel Park - First Round Leader 69 (2 under par)
AJGA Compaq-Tied for 6th place overall
Even (69+73= 142)
Toyota Golf Skills Challenge
Won 1998 Toyota Golf Skills Challenge National Tour Stop, Los Angeles, Fullerton Golf Course, with a score of 15. 1st place overall 1,515 golfers - all divisions (at age 12).
1998 Finals - Ojai, 5th Place overall. Best events: Mid Iron Tee Shot - 2nd Place, 3'10" Short Iron - 2nd Place, 5' 7" Trouble Shot - 3rd Place, 12'4" Chip Shot - 4th Place, 2'9"
Won 1999 Toyota Golf Skills Challenge National Tour Stop, Vista Valencia Golf Course with a record score of 10. 1st place
overall 706 golfers - all divisions.
1999 Finals - TPC Myrtle Beach - 7th Place Overall.
UCLA Bruins Golf
UCLA Bruins - Men's Golf
UCLA - BC Profile
3rd place SCU Invitational
Silver Creek Valley CC 10/26/04
Gold Rush (UCLA) PGA Southern Cal GC,
Calimesa, CA 9/17/0466 - 6 under par
Christianson tie for ninth at State Fair Amateur (6 under par), Christianson & Im win putting contest �
Christianson Takes 36-Hole Lead at State Amateur
Bruin Blue Team Wins at Monarch Bay (Christianson 4th)
Blue Team Wins Braveheart Classic by 19 Strokes� (Christianson 7th)
UCLA Blue Team Wins Again (Christianson 7th)
UCLA Blue Team Captures Pala Mesa Invitational (Christianson 6th)
UCLA Blue Team Ties for Second at Cullum Intercollegiate (Christianson 17th)
High School Golf 2002 Foothill League MVP
League Average 69.8 ( 1.2 under par on a par 71 scale)
2003 Foothill League MVP
League Average 71.5(on a par 71 scale)
League/CIF Average 70 (1 under par on a par 71 scale)
2004
4/27/04 - Harding League Match 65 (7 under par)
Coach Swisher with Kathy and Brandon UCLA signing day.
Coach Rusty Swisher and Kathy while at Valencia High School for official signing day when Brandon chose UCLA as his school of choice. (photo by pops)
Jerry MaGuire movie 1996
I throw a putter at my coach in the opening scene of Tom Cruise's movie "Jerry Maguire" I looked on YouTube and only video of it is it Spanish so enjoy. The putting was filmed July 5th at Brookside golf club next to the Rose Bowl.
Mini Putting Game
11/20/03 - 18 (all aces)