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Great length and accuracy from tee to green...scoring elements coming together.
2007-08: Red-shirting this season.
AS A JUNIOR (2006-07): Posted a team-best 72.1 stroke average over 37 rounds in twelve events...earned All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention honors ... best finish was fifth at the Western Intercollegiate (67-74-68 - 209, -1)...placed eighth at the Falcon Invitational shooting 72-72-68 - 212 (-4)...finished in a tie for eighth at the John Burns Intercollegiate (69-70-71 - 210, -6)...tied for 16th at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational (71-69-73 - 213, E)...tied for 17th at the Husky Invitational (70-75-72 - 217, +1)...tied for 18th in the NCAA West Regionals (66-71-69 - 206, -10)...tied for 24th in the Duck Invitational (71-73-79 - 223, +7)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2005-2006): Played 26 rounds with a scoring average of 75.1...best spring finish came at the Thunderbird Invitational (69-69-72 - 210, -3) where he was tied for 11th...tied for 29th at the Pac-10 Championship shooting 74-75-69-76 - 294, +10)...finished the fall with a team low 72.2 stroke average over nine rounds....tied for 14th place at CordeValle Collegiate, shooting 216 (77-68-71, E)...tied for 17th at Alister MacKenzie Invitational (66-71-75 - 212, -1)...Cal's top finisher at The Prestige Invitational, tying for 28th (75-74-73 - 222, +6).
AS A FRESHMAN (2004-05): Named Honorable Mention All-Pac-10...competed in all 12 tournaments with a 73.4 scoring average...tied for seventh at the Pac-10 Championship, shooting 69-68-71-75 - 283 (-1)...had Cal's best finish at the Western Intercollegiate, tying for eighth with a score of 144 (70-74, +4)...tied for 17th at the Ashworth Invitational (72-73-72 - 217, +4)...tied for 23rd at the Hall of Fame Invitational, shooting 220 (77-69-74, +4)...fall highlights included winning his match, 3 and 2, against UCLA's John Poucher at the Collegiate Match Play Championship... tied for 19th (70-77-70 - 217, +4) at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational...tied for 28th at the Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge (74-79 - 153, +9)...finished tied for 32nd (79-70-74 - 220, +4) at the Windon Memorial Classic and tied for 36th (74-77-70 - 221, +11) at the Ping/Golfweek Preview.
AMATEUR: In 2007, won the Santa Clara County (67-67-72 - 206)...tied for fifth at the Scratch Players Championship (69-68-68-72 - 277)...finished tied for fifth at the California State Fair (68-68-71 - 207)...finished tied for eighth at the Memorial Amateur (69-74-69 - 212)...finished 29th at the Sahalee Players Championship (72-79-77-80 - 308)...qualified for Match Play in the PNGA Amateur (67-74)...in 2006, tied for seventh at the California State Fair Championship (73-68-68 - 209)...tied for 19th at the 2006 New Year's Invitational, shooting 295 (75-76-68-74, +7)...in 2005, won Napa City Championship (72-72 -144), Mountain View City Championship (74-66 - 140), Palo Alto City Championship (65-68 - 133) and Santa Clara County (67-70-68 - 205)...qualified for California Golf Association Amateur Championship shooting 73...finished tied for 14th at the California State Fair (69-69-75 - 213)...tied for 20th in Scratch Players Championship (74-72-71-77 - 294)...shot 141 in U.S. Amateur qualifying to be second alternate...in 2004, tied for sixth at the Northern California Golf Association Stroke Play Championship (72-74-72 - 218)...finished third at the U.S. Amateur qualifying, advancing to the U.S. Am at Winged Foot...shot 68 in the U.S. Open Local Qualifying to advance to U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying...finished fifth with a 71 at the California State Amateur qualifying, advancing to the State Am...advanced to the round of 16 at the NCGA Match Play Championship...tied for 22nd at the Alameda Commuters with rounds of 74, 69, 71, 70 for a 284...finished tied for 30th at the California State Fair with 75, 69, 70 - 214.
HIGH SCHOOL: A three-time all-league selection and a 2003 second team All-American at Saint Francis High School...captured the 2001, 2003 and 2004 NorCal Championships...averaged 34.5 for nine holes during the 2004 season...helped team to third-place finish at the CIF State High School Championships and was 2004 Team MVP.
PERSONAL: Full name is Michael David Jensen...majoring in interdisciplinary studies...parents are John and Terry Jensen...born Apr. 9, 1986 in Los Gatos, Calif.
Jensen's Career Stats
| Year | Rounds | Strokes | Avg | Low Round | Top Finish |
| 2004-05 | 32 | 2350 | 73.4 | 68 | T7/Pac-10 Championship |
| 2005-06 | 26 | 1954 | 75.1 | 66 | T11/ASU Thunderbird |
| 2006-07 | 37 | 2667 | 72.1 | 66 | 5/Western Intercollegiate |
| Totals | 95 | 6971 | 73.4 | 66 | 5/Western Intercollegiate |
Bear Bites
| Question | Answer |
| Actor to portray me in golf movie: | Clint Eastwood. |
| Fantasy foursome: | Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Megan Fox. |
| The best thing about the Cal Men's Golf team is: | The camaraderie on the team. |
| Most memorable Cal moment: | There isn't really one, there have been so many. |
| If I could go back and give myself advice at age 15: | Practice short game more. |
| If only one food for a year: | Burritos and Quesadillas. |
| When I'm not studying or playing golf I like to: | Watch tv. |
| I chose to play golf over other sports because: | I was too small for the more physical sports. |
| The one tournament I'd like to win the most is: | The Masters. |
| Favorite golf course I've played: | Winged Foot or Cypress Point. |
| Coach Desimone is: | A very driven person who will do anything to win. |
| My best Halloween costume was: | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. |
