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University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

2022-23 Men's Golf

Artie Walker
Artie Walker
Artie Walker

Leonardo Bono

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rivera, Switzerland
  • Prev School Liceo Cantonale di Locarno

Biography

2022-23: Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar ... Named to PBC Team of Academic Distinction ... Finished 20th after shooting three-over par, 219, at the Bearcat Fall Invitational … Tied for 90th after shooting 15-over par, 231, at the UNG Mizuno Intercollegiate … Shot six-over par, 219, for 27th at the Irish Creek Invitational … Finished 32nd after shooting six-over par, 219, at the Furman Intercollegiate … Placed second at the Wexford Intercollegiate, shooting two-under par, 214 … Finished 23rd after shooting five-over par, 215, at the Spring Bulldog Clash … Was 19th after shooting six-over par, 216, at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate … Placed fifth after posting a one-under par, 139, at the Bobcat Invitational … Finished ninth after shooting two-over par, 218, at the PBC Championship … Shot nine-over par, 222, to finish 72nd at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional.                                                            

2021-22: Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar ... PBC all-academic team honoree ... Tied for ninth after shooting seven-under par, 209, at the Kiawah Island Invitational … Took 19th after shooting four-over par, 214, at the Camden Collegiate … Tied for 22nd after shooting three-under par, 210, at the Queens Invitational … Tied for 46th after shooting 11-over par, 227, at the Southern Tide Invitational ... Tied for seventh after shooting an even-par, 216, at the Wexford Intercollegiate … Tied for 10th after shooting two-over par, 212, at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate … Tied for 16th after shooting four-over par, 214, at the Bobcat Invitational … Finished 63rd after shooting 14-over par, 230, at the Tennessee River Rumble … Tied for 32nd, finishing 12-over par, 225, at the PBC Championship.        

2020-21: PING all-region honoree ... Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar ... First-team all-conference honoree … PBC all-academic team selection ... Tied for 34th after shooting nine-over par, 225, at the Pinnacle Bank Intercollegiate … Tied for 14th after shooting one-over par, 211, helping the Pacers take third at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate … Tied for sixth after shooting even-par, 270, tying for sixth at the Bobcat Invitational … Tied for 72nd at the Furman Intercollegiate after shooting 14-over par, 227 … Finished 14th after shooting one-under par, 215, at the Argonaut Invitational … Shot three-over par, 219, to finish 11th at the PBC Championship … Carded a nine-over par, 225, tying for 53rd at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional. 

2019-20: Second-team all-conference selection ... Played in six events, totaling 13 rounds … Second on the team with a 72.2 stroke average … Had one top-five finish and three top-10 efforts … Placed third with an eight-under par, 136, at the Kiawah Island Invitational … Tied for sixth after shooting two-under par, 214, helping the team win the Firestone Invitational … Finished sixth after shooting four-under par, 209 at the Queens Invitational … Took 53rd at the Newberry Invitational after shooting 12-over par, 156 … Placed 46th with a 14-over par, 224, at the Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate.     

High School: Attended Liceo Cantonale di Locarno … Posted seven top 10 finishes in his last 10 tournaments … Took fifth at the Memorial Olivier Barras … Notched a seventh-place finish at the Champion at the Suisse Romande … Placed fourt at the Targa d’Oro and at the Citta di Milano Trofeo Gianni Albertini … Represented Switzerland at the European Boys Team Championship twice.

Personal: Leonardo Bono was born August 6, 1998 in Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland … Son of Babrizio Bono and Monica Camponovo … Majoring in neuroscience.
 
Year Rounds Strokes Average Top-10 Finishes Best Finish
2019-20 13 939 72.2 3 3rd
2020-21 21 1532 73.0 1 6th
2021-22 30 2181 72.7 3 7th
2022-23 29 2112 72.8 3 t-2nd
Totals 93 6764 72.7 10 t-2nd

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    5'9"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    5'9"
  • 2021-22Junior

    5'9"
  • 2022-23Senior

    5'9"