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Somerville’s Aiden O’Donovan has signed a National Letter of Intent to join the University of Rhode Island Golf team next season. 

O’Donovan is currently a senior at Somerville High School in Massachusetts. 

“URI is the perfect fit for me. It is a nice, beautiful campus with a great coach who has the right intentions. He puts a strong emphasis on being a gentleman and he truly wants the best for his players. It’s school first, then everything else after,” said O’Donovan. 

O’Donovan exploded onto the golf scene several months ago, including this past April when he won the Challenge Cup at Alpine Country Club. 

“We had Aidan as a top prospect even before he exploded 18 months ago and had a great summer. He is a thinker, a grinder when he needs to be, and a winner,” said URI head coach Gregg Burke in a statement. 

O’Donovan will join the Rams in the fall of 2022. 

Honors & Accomplishments

• Tied for 11th at the 2021 Junior Honda Classic (76-75)
• Qualified for the 2021 Mass Am and made the cut at 2021 New England Am
• Was a Mass Jr Am Qualifier (71, 2nd)
• Won the 2021 Challenge Cup Championship (75-70)
• Tied for first at the 2021 Dale Smith Memorial (69-73) as well as the 2021 Gatley Cup (71-71)
• Won the 2021 Bayberry Hills Club Championship (71-71)
• Was a 2020 New England Am qualifier (74, t-3rd)
• Went 77-73-75 at the 2020 Bay State Cup
• Tied for seventh at the 2020 US Challenge Cup Amateur Invitational (76-71)
• Finished first in the 2020 US Challenge Cup Spinal Technology Match Play
• Was undefeated (18-0-2) during his sophomore year of high school golf
• Has a scoring average of 35
• Qualified for the 2020 Mass Am
• Was the 2019 Mass Jr Am Qualifier Medalist (72)