Cole Starnes

Height:
6-2
Year:
Junior
Hometown:
Fishers, Ind.
High School:
Hamilton Southeastern

2025-26 (Junior)
• Big Ten Preseason Players to Watch List
Closed the fall season with a t-83rd finish and a score of 216 (71-73-72; +3) at the Ka’anapali Classic… tied for 39th at the Fighting Irish Classic with a scorecard of 217 (72-73-72; +7)… played a 213 (69-71-73; -3) at the Windon Memorial Classic to tie for 21st place … finished at 222 (74-69-79; +12) to place t-62nd at the Fighting Illini Invitational … tied for eighth at the Rod Myers Invitational with a score of 212 (73-69-70; -4).

2024-25 (Sophomore)
• PING Division I All-Region
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Played 30 rounds across 10 events … compiled 13 rounds at or below par, including a season-low of 64 in the second round of the Boilermaker Invitational … posted a stroke average of 71.93, the ninth lowest in program history (minimum 20 rounds) … one of six individuals in IU history to post a scoring average under 72.00 … finished inside the top-20 in six tournaments … carded a 212 (68-70-74; +2) to tie for 12th at the Big Ten Championships … tied for fifth at the Purdue Invitational with a score of 208 (72-64-72; -5) … signed for a 229 (78-76-75; +13) at the Schenkel Invitational to tie for 68th … registered a score of 214 (69-68-77; -2) to finish t-third at the Colleton River Collegiate … posted a score of 214 (72-74-68; -2) to tie for 58th at the Palmas del Mar Collegiate … shot a 205 (66-70-69; -8) to tie for 21st at the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic Invitational … played a scorecard of 229 (73-78-78; +19) to tie for 77th at the Fighting Irish Classic … tied for 17th at the Windon Memorial Classic with a score of 215 (73-69-73; +2)… placed t-18th at the Purdue Fall Invitational with a three-round score of 217 (69-73-75; +1)… tied for 40th at the Visit Knoxville Collegiate with a three-round scorecard of 215 (72-69-74; +5)... advanced to the Match Play rounds of the 124th U.S. Amateur at the Hazeltine National Golf Club prior to the start of the season.

2023-24 (Freshman)
Played all 38 rounds across 13 events … compiled 13 rounds at or below par, including a season-low of 66 in the final round of the Windon Memorial Classic … posted a stroke average of 73.05, the third-lowest single-season mark by a freshman in program history … earned three top-20, two top-10, and two top-5 outings … finished t-50th at the NCAA West Lafayette Regional with a score of 224 (77-71-76; +8) … tied for 26th at the Big Ten Championship after shooting a 226 (72-81-73; +16) … shot a 224 (76-76-72; +11) to place t-38th and propel the Hoosiers to victory at the Robert Kepler Invitational … helped lead Indiana to a win at the Hoosier Collegiate after shooting a 215 (71-71-73; +2) to finish third… compiled a scorecard of 222 (75-74-73; +6) at the Seminole Intercollegiate to tie for 23rd … tied for 68th with a scorecard of 222 (72-76-74; +6) at the Colleton River Collegiate … placed t-48 at the Battle at Briar’s Creek after shooting a 152 (73-79; +8) … tied for 31st at the Steelwood Collegiate with a three-round scorecard reading 220 (75-73-72; +4) … tied for 36th after shooting a 215 (70-73-72; -1) at the Quail Valley Invitational … posted a t-11th finish at the Fighting Irish Classic with a score of 210 (71-69-70; E) … played a scorecard of 202 (69-67-66; -11) at the Windon Memorial Classic to earn bronze medalist honors … his 202 at Windon tied for the eighth-lowest tournament score in program history … finished t-41st at the Highlands Invitational after shooting a 219 (72-72-75; +3) … tied for 50th at the Folds of Honor Collegiate with a score of 225 (74-81-70; +12) … played a two-round scorecard of 154 (81-73; +11) at the 123rd U.S. Amateur at the Cherry Hills Country Club prior to the start of the season.

Prep/Personal
A four-time letterwinner for head coach David Young at Hamilton Southeastern … 2021 and ’22 Indiana All-State selection … youngest men’s golfer in school history to be named All-State following his sophomore season … helped HSE to a third-place finish at the 2022 ISHAA State Finals … played a scoring average of 73.69 in 2022 … placed second in the 2021 AJGA Randy Wise Junior … qualified and played in the 2022 US Amateur … 2021 Boys State Junior Champion … son of Nick and Casie Starnes … has one brother, Dane.