URI Golf Adds Grad Transfer Sean Magarian for 2024-25 Season
The University of Rhode Island golf team announced that they have added Sean Magarian as a grad transfer for the 2024-25 season.
Magarain currently plays at Assumption, where he is in the midst of his fourth and final season before graduating.
“I am really looking forward to having Sean with us. We have had some solid leadership the past few years in Jordan Brajcich, Brandon Gillis, and now Bryson Richards. Sean will be our only last-year player and will have four years of college golf experience,” said Head Coach Gregg Burke in a press release.
Magarian is the defending Northeast-10 individual champion. He helped the Greyhounds win back-to-back team titles at the NE-10 Championship in 2021 and 2022.
“The last 4 years at Assumption have been unforgettable. To my teammates, thank you for being my brothers and pushing me to become a better person on and off the course. To Coach O’Hara, thank you for everything and for believing in me. However, we still have a lot of unfinished business this year,” said Magarian in a social media post.
He added, “With that being said, I am proud to announce my commitment to the University of Rhode Island to further my academic and athletic career! To my family, thank you for the constant support each and everyday! Thank you Coach Burke and Coach Gillis for this incredible opportunity.”
Magarian will join an incoming class that includes Tyler Bruneau and Luke Stennett.
“We should have our best ‘top seven’ in decades so he will have to play well to get in the lineup, but I have a gut feeling he will do just that,” said Burke.
Magarian will have one season of eligibility with URI.
About Magarian
A two-time Northeast-10 All-Conference selection, Magarian earned first team honors in 2022 and a second team in 2023. He also is an NE-10 All-Academic Team honoree.
“He is just a grinder and the kind of player with whom we’ve been successful. He played for a great coach in John O’Hara at Assumption but wanted to test his talent against a more rigorous environment and schedule,” said Burke.
When he comes to URI, he plans to pursue a master’s degree in Business Management.
An all-around athlete, the Worcester, Mass. Magarian played golf, hockey and baseball during his high school days at West Boylston. He served as a team captain in golf and hockey. In high school, he set the West Boylston school record with 55 career wins and was the individual district champion in 2018 and 2019.
In the summer of 2022, Magarian won the Worcester County Amateur, shooting back-to-back rounds of 67 and 69 to win the title by five strokes.