Derek Tolan (born October 21, 1985) is a professional golfer and graduate from the University of Colorado Boulder.
[1] In 2003, Tolan was the 5A state champ, carding a pair of 69s playing for ThunderRidge Highschool in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
ThunderRidge won the team championship on the first playoff hole over Cherry Creek High School.
In 2004, he tied for fourth as a senior in the Colorado state 5A high school championship, five strokes behind teammate Ryan Husted's winning score as ThunderRidge won a third straight team title.
30 man by Golfweek and became the 10th player in school history to win two career tournaments, claiming both in the fall semester, and in doing so set a school record for the lowest stroke average (71.00) for the fall in CU annals.