Division I PING Honorable Mention All-American - 2021-22
Sun Belt Golfer of the Year - 2021-22
First Team All-Sun Belt selection - 2020-21; 2021-22
Division I PING All-Central Region selection - 2020-21; 2021-22
Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-American Scholar - 2019-20; 2020-21; 2021-22
CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-American - 2021-22
CoSIDAÂ First Team Academic All-District At-Large Selection - 2021-22
2021-22 (Senior): Sun Belt Golfer of the Year ... PING Division I honorable mention All-American ... First team All-Sun Belt selection ... Division I PING All-Central Region selection ... Ended the season ranked 31st nationally by GolfStat, tops in the Sun Belt Conference and tied for the second-best in program history ... Competed in 10 events with a 70.97 scoring average, ranking first in program history ... 20 of his 30 rounds on the season were par-or-better with 10 rounds in the 60s ... Finished in the top-10 individually in eight of the 10 events he competed in ... Two-time Sun Belt Golfer of the Week (Oct. 28, Mar. 4) ... Member of the scorecard that won the 2022 Sun Belt Conference championship ... Finished under par in five tournaments on the year ... Won his third career event at the Little Rock Invitational (Oct. 18-19), posting a 13-under 203, tied for the third-lowest tournament total in program history ... Sun Belt Championship (Apr. 24-26) runner-up with a 3-over 219, including a 2-under 70 in round one ... Finished second at the Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate (Feb. 28 - Mar. 2) with a 13-under 203, also tied for the third-lowest tournament score in program history ... Tied for sixth at the Goodwin (Mar. 24-26) with an 8-under 202, tied for the lowest tournament total in program history, including a 5-under 65 in round one ... Finished tied for seventh at the Little Rock White Sands Bahamas Invitational (Oct. 29-31) with a 4-under 212 ... Tied for eighth at the Desert Mountain Collegiate (Mar. 5-6) with a 1-over 217, shooting a 4-under 68 in round one and helping the Trojans tie for the team title ... Tied for eighth at the Aggie Invitational (Apr. 9-10), posting a 7-over 223 ... Finished tied for 10th at the Trinity Forest Invitational (Oct. 4-5), posting a 3-under 210 ... Tied for 23rd at the NCAA Palm Beach Gardens Regional (May 16-18), shooting a 4-over 220 ... Was the top Little Rock finisher in six events on the year, finishing in the top-three in nine of his 10 events ... Second team CoSIDA Academic All-American ... Named a CoSIDA first team Academic All-District At-Large selection.
2020-21 (Junior): First team All-Sun Belt selection ... Division I PING All-Central Region selection ... Finished the regular season as the number two ranked golfer in the Sun Belt ... Competed in all 10 events for the Trojans with a team-best 72.66 scoring average, the 10th-lowest average in program history ... Recorded 12 par-or-better rounds, including five in the 60s ... Won a pair of individual tournament titles, beginning with the Individual Spring Kickoff (Feb. 8) behind a 1-under 141 and a 69 in round two ... Captured the Trinity Forest Invitational (Mar. 7-9) title with a 7-under 206, the third-lowest 54-hole score in program history ... Albers shot a 64 in round three in Dallas, tied for the lowest round score in program history ... Also shot a 64 in round two of the Little Rock Invitational (Oct. 19-20), finishing tied for 13th at 2-under 214 and helping guide the Trojans to the team title ... Tied for seventh at the season-opening Jim Rivers Intercollegiate (Sept. 13-15) with a 2-under 214 and an opening round 69 ... Tied for ninth at the Sun Belt Championship (Apr. 25-27) at Mystic Creek with an 11-over 227 ... Tied for 10th at the NCAA Stillwater Regional (May 17-18) with a 1-under 215, including a 68 in round one ... Also tied for 12th at the Scenic City Collegiate (Sept. 21-22) at 8-over 224, giving him top-20 finishes in eight of the 10 events on the year ... Finished under par in six events on the season, leading the Trojans on six different occasions ... Member of the 2021 NCAA Championship (May 28-30) team at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, the first in Trojan program history ... GCAA Srixon/Cleveland Golf Division I All-American Scholar.
2019-20 (Sophomore): Played in all seven events for the Trojans, notching a season scoring average of 74.76 ... Registered three rounds of par-or-better ... Tied for 18th at the Little Rock Invitational (Oct. 21-22) with a 4-over 220 ... Posted his low round of 70 in round one of the Trinity Forest Invitational (Sept. 22), shooting his low of 214 and tying for 33rd ... Tied for 26th at the Lone Star Invitational (Sept. 16-17) with a 9-over 225 ... Finished among the top-three Little Rock players in six events ... Had season cut short on March 12, 2020, when the NCAA canceled the spring golf season due to a global coronavirus pandemic ... GCAA Srixon/Cleveland Golf Division I All-American Scholar.
2018-19 (Freshman): Competed in six tournament for the Trojans after joining the team in January ... Posted a 72.67 scoring average, ranking fourth on the team ... 10 of his 18 rounds on the year were par-or-better, including a season-low 68 at the Seattle Redhawk Invitational (Apr. 2) ... Notched a pair of top-20 finishes, including finishing 12th in seattle with a 6-under 206 ... Tied for 16th at the Lake Charles Toyota Invitational (Mar. 18-19) with a 5-under 211 ... Finished at even-par 216 at the Old Waverly Collegiate Classic (Apr. 15-16), shooting a 3-under 69 in round two and tying for 26th ... Registered four rounds in the 60s.
Prior to Little Rock: Won German Youth Team Championship with Team HLGC Hittfeld in 2017 ... Finished second at Berlin Open Championship in 2018 ... Placed fourth at 2018 German Men's Match Play Championship ... Captured Faldo Series Germany title in 2018 ... Tied for 11th in the 2018 German Pro Event, shooting a career tournament low score of 9-under 64.
Personal: Born in Buccholz, Germany ... Son of Björn and Sonia Albers ... Plans to major in business.
ALBERS' CAREER STATISTICS
Year |
Events |
Rounds |
Strokes |
Average |
Low Rd. |
Par - |
10/20 |
2018-19 |
6 |
18 |
1,308 |
72.67 |
68 |
10 |
0/2 |
2019-20 |
7 |
21 |
1,570 |
74.76 |
70 |
3 |
0/1 |
2020-21 |
10 |
29 |
2,107 |
72.66 |
64 |
12 |
5/3 |
2021-22 |
10 |
30 |
2,129 |
70.97 |
65 |
20 |
8/0 |
2022-23 |
10 |
30 |
2,171 |
72.37 |
64 |
13 |
3/2 |
TOTALS |
43 |
128 |
9,285 |
72.54 |
64 |
54 |
16/8 |
ALBERS' CAREER BESTS
Low Round: 64 - Three times (last at Trinity Forest Invitational, Oct. 4, 2022)
Low 54-Hole Tournament: 202 - The Goodwin (Mar. 24-26, 2022)
Best Finish:Â 1st - Four times (last at Louisiana Classics, Mar. 13-14, 2023)
ALBERS' CAREER TOURNAMENT WINS
Individual Spring Kickoff - Feb. 8, 2021 - Irving, Texas - 72-69 = 141 (-1)
Trinity Forest Invitational - Mar. 7-9, 2021 - Dallas, Texas - 71-71-64 = 206 (-7)
Little Rock Invitational - Oct. 18-19, 2021 - Little Rock, Ark. - 68-68-67 = 203 (-13)
Louisiana Classics - Mar. 13-14, 2023 - Lafayette, La. - 74-69-69 = 212 (-1)