2022-23 (Senior):
Competed in four tournaments as a senior … SSAC All-Academic … Finished tied for 11th, his best of the season, at the WCU Gulf Shores Invitational in October with a two-round score of 155 (+11) … Carded his best round of the season, a 76 (+4) at the Wolf Pack Spring Invitational … Went 1-2 at the Faulkner Eagle Match Play Invitational.
2021-22 (Junior):
Played in one tournament this season… SSAC All-Academic Team… Placed 101th in the stacked field at the TPC Memphis Shootout (269, +53) in October.
2020-21 (Sophomore):
Participated in seven of the eight tournaments this season… SSAC Scholar-Athlete Team... SSAC All-Academic... Started the season with a second-place finish at the RedHawk Fall Invitational in October, carding a 70 and a 72 to finish with a tournament score of 142 (-2)... Placed 12th at the Ram Fall Invite with rounds of 83 and 79 (+18, 162).
2019-20 (Freshman):
Participated in all six tournaments his freshman year… The only Loyola freshman to play in every tournament this year… Shot his best score of the year (+9) twice, placing tied for 35th both times at the Martin Methodist RedHawk Invitational and in October and the Carey Collegiate Classic in March… Recorded his best finish at the SCAD Atlanta Fall Invitational in September with a 26th finish (+13, 226)... Carded +16 and a +17 at the MGCCC Fall Invite and the Coastal Georgia Winter Invite, respectively... Shot a +27 at the Invite at Innisbrook in October.
Pre-Loyola:
Golfed for head coach Chris Granger at NSU University School ... Spent seven years on varsity golf team ... Was a five-time team MVP ... Named to the first-team all-Broward County team as a junior and senior ... Had a 35.8 scoring average during his senior year ... Won the Caribbean Junior Open ... Placed in the top 10 on five different occasions on the Florida Junior Tour ... Was a National Honor Society member ... Volunteer at Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Personal:
Majoring in international business ... Son of Reuven and Maria Porges ... Born on April 6, 2001 .. Favorite food is steak ... Least favorite food is pine nuts ... Favorite book is "Hamlet" ... Favorite movie is "Talladega Nights" ... The most influential person in his life is his golf coach Chris Granger ... He enjoys fishing and working out ... His favorite athlete is Brooks Keopka ... One thing about him that would surprise people is that he is Israeli and Cuban ... His favorite place to eat in New Orleans is Commander's Palace.
