Joey Zambri

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Photo by: Owen Main

Photo by: Owen Main

Zambri USF-Howard Intercollegiate (Chris Leung)

Joey Zambri with a drive at The Goodwin.

Joey Zambri with a drive at Big West finals.

Photo by: Photo by John Fajardo

Height:
6-0
Weight:
170
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Camarillo, CA
High School:
Camarillo HS

2022-23 -- Played in nine of Cal Poly's 11 tournaments in third season as a Mustang ... compiled second-best team average of 73.9 strokes over 27 rounds with one top-20 finish and five rounds of par or better ... placed 20th in Big West Conference Championship at La Quinta with rounds of 74, 73 and 73 ... best round of season was a 69 in first round of The Goodwin at Harding Park in San Francisco ... enters junior season with 74.90 career scoring average over 69 rounds with three top-20 finishes and 12 rounds of par or better, including three rounds in the 60s.

2021-22 -- Competed in nine tournaments in second year at Cal Poly ... averaged 75.6 strokes over 26 rounds with two top-20 finishes and four rounds of par or better ... earned pair of 18th-place finishes ... posted rounds of 77, 73 and 70 at the Hoakalei CC Invitational and 78, 73 and 74 in Orange County Collegiate ... best round was a 68 in second round of Husky Invitational as well as the second round of The Goodwin ... also had three rounds of 70.

2020-21 -- Compiled 75.4 scoring average over 16 rounds with one top-25 finish ... placed 24th in Big West Conference Championship ... two rounds of par or better, carding a 70 in final round of The Prestige and a 71 in opening round of The Goodwin ... earned three-stroke victory in a local U.S. Open qualifier at La Purisima Golf Course in Lompoc with a round of 68.

USC -- Signed a National Letter of Intent to play golf for the Trojans and was enrolled for the fall semester of 2020 ... transferred to Cal Poly during the holiday break.

High School -- A 2020 graduate of Camarillo High School ... named 2019 All-Ventura County Boys Golfer of the Year by the Ventura Star after twice capturing his second straight Coastal Canyon League individual title, earning league MVP honors both seasons, and reaching the CIF State regional qualifier for the third straight year ... maintained a scoring average of 73.2 as a junior ... as a junior, trailed by four shots after nine holes but with five birdies on the back nine won the Coastal League individual championship by four strokes with a 2-over 218 ... shot a 2-under 70 to finish third at the CIF-Southern Section Northern Individual Regionals at River Ridge Golf Course’s Vineyard Course ... also shot a 74 at the CIF-Southern section Individual Finals at Goose Creek Golf Course in Jurupa Valley to reach the state regional qualifier for the third straight year ... as a sophomore, won Coastal Canyon League individual title by eight shots ... as a freshman, helped Camarillo to a CIF-Southern Section Northern Regional team championship ... co-medalist in 2019 U.S. Amateur qualifying tournament at El Caballero Country Club at 3-under 139 and played in the U.S. Amateur in August 2019 ... earned pair of top-seven finishes on the Southern California PGA Junior Tour in 2019, including a tie for fourth at the Toyota Tour Cup at Ojai Valley Inn ... compiled nine top-10 finishes in his SCPGA career.

Personal -- Son of Chris and Kim Zambri ... father was head men's golf coach for 14 seasons at USC and played for the Trojans from 1989-93 ... one brother, Wyatt and one sister, Laney ... Wyatt played football at Camarillo High School while Laney is a cheerleader ... was president of Young Life ... aspires to play professional golf ... hobbies include hanging out with friends ... visits Wisconsin every summer ... majoring in communication studies.