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GolfMDVIP proudly supports two Division I college golfers. Follow their seasons here, along with their teams’ news and official results.

Photo: UNT Athletics / meangreensports.com

Our Athletes

Mitchell Maier

North Texas Mean Green Men’s Golf

School: University of North Texas
Class: Sophomore (2nd year)
Hometown: Richmond, Texas
Division: NCAA Division I · American Conference

2026 American Freshman of the YearAll-ConferenceT3 Argent Financial Classic

Mitchell Maier is a sophomore on the North Texas men’s golf team from Richmond, Texas, and a graduate of George Ranch High School.

Full golf résumé →Official UNT roster bio

Photo: UWF Athletics / goargos.com

Our Athletes

Melanie Maier

West Florida Argonauts Women’s Golf

School: University of West Florida
Class: Junior
Hometown: Richmond, Texas
Division: NCAA Division I · ASUN Conference (first D-I season)

2× NCAA Championships2× All-MIAA First TeamMIAA Most Valuable Golfer

Melanie Maier is a junior on the West Florida women’s golf team from Richmond, Texas, and a graduate of George Ranch High School. She joined UWF in 2026 from Saint Mary’s College (Notre Dame, Ind.), where she played two NCAA Division III seasons and studied nursing.

✅ Final results: The Judson (T34) · Next: Samford, Nov 1–2 Full golf résumé →Official UWF roster bio

Photo: Victory Medical

Team physician

Dr. Nathan Pekar, MD

Family medicine · Victory Medical, Austin, Texas

Dr. Pekar is the Maier family’s doctor and the team physician for Mitchell and Melanie, helping them optimize their health and wellness on and off the course. A family physician since 2001 and board certified in family medicine, he has practiced at Victory Medical in Austin since 2009. He earned his M.D. at UT Southwestern Medical School and completed his family medicine residency at Saint Louis University.

A big college football fan, he calls himself an “AgHorn”: a Texas A&M Aggie who has become a Longhorn while living in Austin. He was also one of GolfDoc’s first golf buddies back in middle school. The two played Cedar Crest Golf Course in south Dallas, the A.W. Tillinghast course where Walter Hagen won the 1927 PGA Championship, his fourth straight PGA title. During that championship a teenage Byron Nelson, following Hagen from the gallery, famously lent him his cap to shade his eyes for a shot.

Sources: Victory Medical · Privia Health · Doximity · Texas Golf Hall of Fame: Cedar Crest · 1927 PGA Championship · ESPN: Byron Nelson & Hagen’s cap

Victory Medical bio

Results and honors come from official school, conference, AJGA, Clippd and WAGR sources, which are linked on each athlete’s page. Roster headshots are courtesy of UNT Athletics and UWF Athletics.

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