2024-25 | Senior Season
Awards: GCAA All-Northeast Region…Academic All-Big Ten.
Season: Competed in all 10 events while securing one top-10 finish…Led the Nittany Lions with a 72.76 stroke average…Was Penn State’s top finisher at five events, including the 2025 Big Ten Championships.
Visit Knoxville Collegiate (9/6-8): Was Penn State’s highest finisher, coming in at 40th after shooting a 5-over, 215. Canadian Collegiate Invitational (9/16-17): Tied for 23rd at 1-over, 217. Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational (9/30-10/1): Collected first top-15 finish of the season, coming in at 13th at 5-over, 221. Qubein Cup (10/14-15): Was Penn State’s highest finisher at 9-over, 222, to place 26th. Florida Gators Invitational (2/15-16): Finished tied for 48th at 9-over, 219. Colleton River Collegiate (3/2-3): Tied for 42nd after carding a 10-over, 226. The Johnnie-O at Sea Island (3/17-18): Finished tied for 72nd at 13-over, 153. Mason Rudolph Championship (4/4-5): Collected second top-15 finish of the season and was Penn State’s highest finisher, coming in at tied for 13th after shooting a 6-under, 207. Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/12-13): Earned highest finish of the season, placing sixth at 1-under, 212. Big Ten Championships (4/25-27): Tied for 32nd at 8-over, 218.
2023-24 | Junior Season
Awards: GCAA All-Northeast Region...Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.
Season: Competed in all 11 events while securing three top-10 finishes...Ranked second on the team with a 73.45 stroke average...Was Penn State’s top finisher at four events, including the Big Ten Championship.
Marquette Intercollegiate (9/3-5): Shot a 14-over, 230, to finish tied for 55th. Chicago Highlands Invitational (9/18-19): Finished tied for 69th at 11-over, 227. Rod Myers Invitational (9/24-25): Had first top-15 finish of the season, placing tied for 14th, after carding a 1-over, 217. Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (10/8-10): Collected first top-10 finish of the season after placing tied for 7th and shooting a 3-under, 213. Quail Valley Collegiate (10/15-16): Shot a 12-over, 228, and placed tied for 78th. Florida Gators Invitational (2/16-17): Placed tied for 45th at 8-over, 218. Colleton River Collegiate (3/4-5): Finished tied for 10th for second top-10 finish of the season after carding an 8-under, 208. The Johnnie-O at Sea Island (3/11-12): Tied for 26th at 1-under, 215. Seahawk Intercollegiate (3/24-25): Shot a 14-over, 230, to place tied for 51st. Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/13-14): Finished fourth after shooting an even 213. Big Ten Championship (4/26-28): Was Penn State’s highest finisher, shooting a 15-over, 225, and placing tied for 19th.
2022-23 | Sophomore Season
Awards: GCAA All-Northeast Region...Academic All Big-Ten.
Season: Competed in 10 events while securing four top-10 finishes, two top-five placements and one event title...Ranked second on the team with a 71.96 stroke average...Was Penn State’s top finisher in four events.
Rod Myers Invitational (9/9-10): Carded an 8-over, 224, to place tied for 37th. Old Town Club Collegiate (9/26-27): Finished in third place as Penn State’s top finisher after shooting a 6-under, 204. Georgetown Intercollegiate (10/10-11): Shot an 8-over, 224, to place tied for 28th. Quail Valley Intercollegiate (10/16-17): Led the Nittany Lions after finishing tied for seventh and shooting a 10-under, 206. Florida Gators Invitational (2/11-12): Was Penn State’s top finisher after placing tied for 14th and carding a 3-over, 213. Colleton River Collegiate (3/6-7): Shot a 4-under, 212, and placed tied for 30th. Sea Island Shootout (3/11): Earned event title in single-round event after shooting a 6-under, 66. The Johnnie-O at Sea Island (3/13-14): Carded a 20-over, 230, and finished 75th. Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/15-16): Tied for 10th place with an even 213. Big Ten Championships (4/28-29): Tied for 37th place after shooting 9-over, 151.
2021-22 | Freshman Season
Season: Competed in seven events and grabbed a pair of top-10 finishes...Was Penn State’s highest finisher and turned in the best finish by a freshman in the 2022 Big Ten Championships field.
Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate (9/5-6): Shot a 7-over, 223, in collegiate debut. Mountaineer Invitational (10/4-5): Finished tied for 18th at 3-over, 219. Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (10/10-12): Shot a 3-over, 219, and finished 55th while playing as an individual. General Hackler Championship (3/13-14): Carded a 15-over, 231. Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/16-17): Turned in first top-10 finish of collegiate career while finishing tied for 8th at 3-over, 216. Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (4/23-24): Shot a 5-over, 221, placing tied for 44th. Big Ten Championships (4/29-5/1): Was Penn State’s highest finisher and the top-placing freshman in the championship field at the 2022 league championships...Finished tied for ninth at 5-over, 221.
High School/Junior Career
Signed with the Nittany Lions as the top-ranked junior golfer in the state of Maryland according to the Junior Golf Scoreboard Ranking...Won 2021 Maryland State Open...Qualified for 2021 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship...Impressive list of honors and accomplishments in 2020 included his selection as a 2020 Rolex AJGA Junior All-American with six top-10 finishes in American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) events... The 2019 Washington Metropolitan Golf Association Junior Golfer of the Year, he recorded a third-place finish at the 2019 Mid-Atlantic Amateur Championship and was 10th as an individual at the Williamson Cup... A three-time team MVP and two-time all-division performer for Walter Johnson High School, Griffin was the program's first state champion, winning Maryland's Public High School 3A/4A title as a junior...Earned his high school's Scholar Athlete Award for four-straight years.