| Height: | 6-1 |
| Weight: | 160 |
| Year: | Junior |
| Hometown: | Auckland, New Zealand |
| EXP: | TR |
| Previous School: | Western New Mexico |
WESTERN NEW MEXICO
Oscar Sachs spent two seasons (2010-11, 2011-12) at Western New
Mexico University in Silver City, N.M. ... was named to the Rocky
Mountain Athletic Conference All-Academic Team in 2011-12 ...
posted a 76.4 scoring average as a sophomore and averaged 79.2 in
20 rounds as a freshman in seven tournaments ... carded a low round
of 72 in the final round of the Cactus Thaw/RMAC #3 while playing
as an individual ... had two individual top-five finishes as well
as five top-15 finishes in his career.
SAINT KENTIGERN COLLEGE
Sachs prepped at Saint Kentigern College in Auckland, New Zealand
from 2005-09 ... lettered all four seasons and was a four-year
starter for coach Rory Moor ... was selected for the Auckland team
three consecutive years and was a member of the U-19 team that won
the New Zealand Team Championship ... also competed in three New
Zealand Amateur Championships and one Australian Amateir
Championship ... posted a career-low round of 286 (68-71-72-75) at
the 2010 Rotorua Open ... graduated in 2010 with a 3.9 grade point
average.
PERSONAL
Born October 10, 1991 in New York ... parents are Margot Francis
and Steve Sachs ... has one younger brother, Lucas ... his father
played professional baseball for the Oakland Athletics ...
favorites include the New Zealand All Blacks, European Tour player
Michael Campbell, actors Matt Damon and Cameron Diaz, the TV show
"The Big Bang Theory" and the movie "The Girl Next Door" ... says
the best advice he's ever been given is "patience" ... major is
Communication Studies.