University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics

2022-23 Golf Roster

March 12, 2024 Louisiana Classic 2024 Golf in Lafayette, LA at Oakborne Country Club. Photo by Benjamin R. Massey/Ragin Cajun Athletics
Photo by: RAGIN CAJUN ATHLETICS
Maximilian Feistmantl

Maximilian Feistmantl

  • Height:
    5-9
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Walchsee, Austria
  • High School:
    Sotogrande International School
2023-24
• Played in four events during the season, competing in 12 rounds
• Averaged 75.42 per round
• Posted low round (73) in meets at Hal Williams Intercollegiate and Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate
• Best 54-hole total (222) was at the Hal Williams Intercollegiate
• Recorded a 9-over 225 (74-75-76) at the Louisiana Classics

2022-23
• Played in three events during the season, competing in eight rounds of play
• Averaged 81.67 per round
• Made collegiate debut at the Tempest Collegiate, finishing tied for 45th at 231
• Recorded low round of 75 in the second round of the 54-hole event
• Competed in Louisiana Classics and Grand Bear Match Play in the spring

PREP/AMATEUR
• Began playing competitive golf at age 7
• Was ranked 10th among Austrian junior golfers in the latest World Amateur Golf Rankings (1518) while going through schooling in both Scotland and Spain   
• Starting at age 11, began to focus on Division I college golf in the United States and left his home country at 14 to move to the Loretto Boarding School in Scotland
• Enrolled at the Sotogrande International Boarding School in Spain for his final three years of high school, where he emphasized academically in both Economics and Business while improving his golf at the Jason Floyd Golf Academy.
• Posted four rounds in the 60's during the 2021 season and claimed a pair of events – the International Slovenian Junior Championship and the International Tyrolean Championship
• A member of the Austrian team in the Europeans Boys Team Championship which played in the first division in Denmark
• Added a second-place finish in Spain's College Golfer Series and was 11th overall and the top amateur among 89 golfers at Toro Tour Spain

PERSONAL
• Born December 16, 2003 in Munich, Germany
• The son of Susanne and Marcus Feistmantl
• Has one sister, Sophie
• His grandfather, Josef Feistmantl, was an Olympic Gold Medalist for Austria in the Luge (Men's Doubles) at the 1964 Innsbruck Games and a European (Men's Doubles) and World (Men's Singles) champion in the event
• An economics major
 
YEAR-BY-YEAR
Year Tournaments Rounds Strokes Avg. Best 18 Best 54 Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Best Finish
2022-23 3 6 490 81.67 75 (+3) 231 (+15) t45
2023-24 4 12 905 75.42 73 (+1) 222 (+9) 0 0 0 t21
Total 7 18 1395 77.50 73 (+1) 222 (+9) 0 0 0 t21
CAREER BESTS
Low 18 73 (2x), last at Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate (Feb. 26-28, 2024)
Low 54 222, at Hal Williams Intercollegiate (Feb. 11-12, 2024)
Best Ind. Finish T21, All-American Intercollegiate Individual (March 18-19, 2024)
Top 5 Finishes 0
Top 10 Finishes 0
Top 20 Finishes 0
Rounds Par or better 0
Rounds in the 60s 0
TOURNAMENT-BY-TOURNAMENT RESULTS
2022-23
Place Date Tournament Scores
T45* Oct. 9-11, 2022 Tempest Collegiate 79-75-77-231 (+15)
83* March 13-14, 2023         Louisiana Classics 86-84-89-259 (+46)
- April 11, 2023 Grand Bear Match Play 0-2-0
2023-24
Place Date Tournament Scores
T62 Feb. 11-12, 2024 Hal Williams Intercollegiate 75-74-73-222 (+9)
T107     Feb. 26-28, 2024 Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate 79-75-73-227 (+11)
T68* March 11-12, 2024 Louisiana Classics 74-75-76-225 (+9)
T21* March 18-19, 2024 The All-American Intercollegiate 76-80-75-231 (+15)

* - Played as an individual
Theo Sliman Media Availability (Mar 4, 2024)
Monday, March 04
Head Coach Theo Sliman Media Availability (Mar. 6, 2023)
Monday, March 06
Ragin' Cajuns Legacy Series: The Sliman Golf Family
Wednesday, March 27
34th Annual Louisiana Classics (Day 2)
Tuesday, February 26