Prep/Amateur Career: Three time MVP of high school golf team...Won Santa Cruz County League Championships his sophomore and junior years...Was league MVP senior year...Leader of undefeated high school team during his senior year...Won the Big I State Championships in 2005 and 2006.

Personal: Conor McElyea... goal for the season is to win a tournament... chose USF for the potential of the golf program... lists Tiger Woods as the most impressive person he's ever met... Grandpa Dick McElyea played four years of golf at Stanford... would like to go to the US Open one day... favorite movies is Old School... favorite book is "Slaughter House Five"... favorite food is ribeye steak... favorite band is The Rolling Stones... enjoys ping-pong, fishing and backpacking in his spare time... parents are Steve and Staci McElyea... born in July of 1988 in San Diego, CA.