Chance Rinkol

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Blue Valley
High School:
Overland Park, Kan.
Previous School:
Iowa

2025-26 Sophomore (Iowa): Competed in nine tournaments across the 2025-26 season, including four tournaments during the spring. Posted his highest finish of the spring at the Hawkeye Invitational, placing 28th with a 54-hole score of 223. Recorded a 75.0 season stroke average and earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition as Iowa’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree. A letterwinner.

2024-25 Freshman (Iowa): Started in nine tournaments, including six during the spring season. Tied for 13th at the Hawkeye Invitational with a one-over-par 217, highlighted by a career-best four-under-par 68 in the second round. Led the field in total pars with 38 and ranked second in par-3 scoring with a 3.08 average at the Hawkeye Invitational. Recorded a 74.7 stroke average and tallied six rounds at par or better. Earned Iowa’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award and was a letterwinner.

High School: Won the 2021 Kansas 6A Individual State Championship as a freshman and helped lead his team to back-to-back state championships in 2021 and 2022. Recorded a 70.8 scoring average in 2023, improving his stroke average by four strokes from the previous season. Ranked No. 46 in the Rolex Class of 2024 rankings. Won the 2023 AJGA Joplin Junior Championship by two strokes at nine-under par and also captured the 2023 Midwest PGA Junior Championship. Received the PGA Midwest Junior Golfer Student-Athlete Award.