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Helgans completed his collegiate career as a 2016-17 senior by making his lone appearance as a player on the golf course during his four seasons of involvement with the program (three as a player) as an individual at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational in the fall of 2016. Helgans joined the program in 2013-14 in his second year as a student at Cal and was an undergraduate student assistant coach during the 2015-16 campaign before returning to the roster as a 2016-17 senior.
Coach Comments/Notes
"Alex is a very hard worker and a real grinder. He never settles and always strives to get better. He is what coaches dream of in terms of desire and work ethic."
Cal Career (Fall 2013 – Spring 2017)
• Stats – 1 stroke-play event, 3 rounds, 221 strokes, 73.67 stroke average
• Top Finish – T71st (Alister MacKenzie Invitational, Fall 2016)
• Low 54-Hole Score – 221, +8 (Alister MacKenzie Invitational, Fall 2016)
• Low Round – 72 (Alister MacKenzie Invitational, Fall 2016)
• Honored with team awards in each of his first two seasons with the program as Co-Most Improved Player as a 2013-14 freshman and the prestigious Ed Arnold Coaches Award recipient as a 2014-15 sophomore
• Did not play
2016-17 (Senior)
• Final Rankings – No. 314*
• Stats – 1 stroke-play event, 3 rounds, 221 strokes, 73.67 stroke average
• Top Finish – T71st (Alister MacKenzie Invitational, Fall 2016)
• Low 54-Hole Score – 221, +8 (Alister MacKenzie Invitational, Fall 2016)
• Low Round – 72 (Alister MacKenzie Invitational, Second Round, Fall 2016)
• Final Golfweek/Sagarin Rating – 76.06
• Final Golfweek/Sagarin Schedule Rank – 73.02 (66*)
• Final Golfweek/Sagarin Records – vs. Top 25 (0-2-0), vs. Top 50 (0-3-0), vs. Top 100 (0-6-0), vs. Overall (6-70-1)
*Golfweek/Sagarin rankings with an asterisk for secondary list of players without enough rounds to qualify for primary rankings
• Made his collegiate debut in his fourth season of involvement with the program (third as a player) when he participated as an individual at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational
• Returned to the roster after spending the 2015-16 as an undergraduate student assistant coach
^T71. Alister MacKenzie Invitational (76-72-73 – 221, +8)
^played as individual
2015-16 (Junior)
• Served for one season as an undergraduate student assistant coach
2014-15 (Sophomore)
• Earned Cal's prestigious Ed Arnold Coaches Award
• Did not play
2013-14 (Freshman)
• Named the team's Co-Most Improved Player
• Did not play
2012-13 (Freshman)
• A student at Cal but not a member of the men’s golf program
Amateur Highlights
2017
• AmateurGolf.com Player-Of-The-Year Points Race
2016
16. Christmas Classic (75-73 – 148)
Cut. California State Fair Amateur (76-81 – 157)
DNQ. NCGA Amateur Match-Play Qualifying (80) ... Spyglass Hill Golf Course, Pebble Beach, Calif.
2014
10. Diablo Valley Amateur (73-73 – 146)
T21. Christmas Classic (78-73 – 151)
T49/DNQ. U.S. Amateur Sectional Qualifier (77-75 – 152) … Santa Rosa Country Club, Santa Rosa, Calif.
T89/Cut. Pacific Northwest Amateur (77-73 – 150)
T98. Oglethorpe Invitational (77-72 – 149)
T130. California State Fair Amateur (76-75 – 151)
Cut. California Amateur Qualifying (72)
2013
4. Bay Regional Championship (76-76 – 152)
T33. Contra Costa Amateur (81-76 – 157)
2011
2. Poppy Ridge NCJGT (75)
2008-12 (San Ramon Valley HS)
• Named his team’s Most Improved Player during his 2012 senior campaign for a squad that finished third in the North Coast Section
• Earned NCS All-Academic honors with a 4.0 GPA as a senior
• Diverse list of interests and awards as a prep include his school’s Renaissance Award and Speech and Debate Student of the Month, while he was also a member of the stock trading club and vice president of his class as a senior
Other
• Full name is Charles Alexander Helgans
• Born January 29, 1994, in San Ramon, Calif.
• Parents are Kim Helgans and the late Ted Helgans
• Father was a key member of the Cal Golf Committee
• Sister, Ashley Helgans, is a graduate of Cal
• Brother, Ryan Helgans, attends San Ramon Valley High School and will be a freshman on the 2017-18 Cal men's golf team
• Also played two seasons of amateur rugby with the Danville Oaks
• Graduated from Cal in May of 2017 with a bachelor's degree in business administration from the prestigious Haas School of Business
Last Updated
June 9, 2017
