Alex Hutson
Alex Hutson
Year: Senior
Hometown: Newport, Tenn.
High School: Cocke County

2018: Graduated in December, earning his degree in three and a half years... Saw time in one tournament during his senior year, tying for 36th at the Coker Fall Challenge... Shot an even 70 in the first round of the Challenge, landing him in a tie for 10th. That round tied his second-lowest round score for his career. 

Tournament Date(s) Rounds Scores Par Rank W-L
Coker Fall Challenge 09/10-11/2018 2 70-79=149   +9   t-36th/81 45-35
SEASON TOTALS 2 149 Avg. 74.5 +5 - 45-35

2017-18: Named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar... Competed as an individual in just one of his nine events, snagging a third-place finish at the Walters State Fall Classic... The spring schedule brought three more top-20 showings... Shot a 71 twice for his lowest round score of the season at the Spring Kickoff Classic and Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate.

Tournament Date(s) Rounds Scores Par Rank W-L
Walters State Fall Classic 10/16-17/2017 2 74-73=147   +3   3rd/55 52-2
McDonough Cup 10/30-31/2017 3 78-75-73=226   +10   t-27th/102 75-26
The Kickoff Classic 02/12-13/2018 3 73-71-76=220   +7   t-32nd/92 60-31
Saint Leo Invitational 02/26-27/2018 3 72-78-81=231   +15   t-47th/72 25-46
Panther Invitational 03/04-06/2018 3 75-76-73=224   +8   t-17th/68 51-16
Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate 03/18-20/2018 3 75-71-72=218   +2   t-18th/84 66-17
Tennessee River Rumble Intercollegiate 04/03-04/2018 2 75-76=151   +7   t-11th/90 79-10
2018 SAC Men's Golf Championship 04/08-10/2018 3 76-78-75=229   +13   25th/55 30-24
NCAA DII South/Southeast Regional 05/07-09/2018 3 80-74-73=227   +14   t-75th/108 33-74
SEASON TOTALS 25 1873 Avg. 74.9 +3 - 471-246

2016-17: The first round of his season was also his best, as he opened the State Farm Intercollegiate with a two-under 70...Placed third at the Walters State Fall Classic.

Tournament Date(s) Rounds Scores Par Rank W-L
State Farm Intercollegiate 10/10-11/2016 3 70-77-76=223   +7   t-25th/81 56-24
Walters State Fall Classic 10/17-18/2016 2 75-75=150   +6   3rd/28 25-2
McDonough Cup 10/31-11/1/2016 3 84-81-81=246   +30   94th/96 2-93
SEASON TOTALS 8 619 Avg. 77.4 +5 - 83-119

2015-16: Competed in two events as a freshman... Shot a season-low one-under 71 during the first round of the State Farm Intercollegiate... Tallied a career-best finish of 16th at the State Farm event.

Tournament Date(s) Rounds Scores Par Rank W-L
Kiawah Island Invitational 09/14-15/2015 2 79-78=157   +13   t-72nd/90 18-71
State Farm Intercollegiate 10/12-13/2015 3 71-77-69=217   +1   16th/78 62-15
SEASON TOTALS 5 374 Avg. 74.8 +3 - 80-86

High School: 28th-place ranked player in the state... Served as the team captain for the Fighting Cocks... Garnered All-Conference honors during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons... Won individual District Champion shooting an even-par 72 as a senior... Won the 54-Hole Challenge at Sevierville Golf Club that has qualified him for a Tournament of Champions in Orlando, Fla. and he has also qualified for the Tennessee State Amateur... Finished second at the TaylorMade Championships Series at River Island in Golf Club in Sevierville. 

Personal: Son of Allison and Allen Hutson... Grandfather, Alex Fancher, played football at Carson-Newman.