Alex Hutson
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- Hometown:
- Newport, Tenn.
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- Year:
- Junior
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- High School:
- Cocke County
Bio
2017-18: 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 |
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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 |
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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.
News mentions
CONOVER, N.C. – For the first time in head coach Randy Wylie’s tenure, Carson-Newman will be represented in the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf National Championship as Tom Forster (Oundle, England) advances while the rest of the No. 20 Eagles land in a tie for ninth-place at the 2018 NCAA Division II Men’s South/Southeast Regional at the Rock Barn Country Club on Wednesday.
CONOVER, N.C. – A seven-stroke improvement helped the No. 20 Eagles move to seventh-place through the second day of the 2018 NCAA Division II Men’s South/Southeast Regional at the Rock Barn Country Club on Tuesday.
CONOVER, N.C. – A standout day from Tom Forster (Oundle, England) helped the sophomore to close out Monday in a tie for first while the No. 20 Eagles sit at in tie for eighth-place through the first round of the 2018 NCAA Division II Men’s South/Southeast Regional at the Rock Barn Country Club.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For the third-straight season and the fourth time in five years, the No. 20 Carson-Newman men’s golf team prepares to make an appearance in the NCAA Division II Men’s Golf South/Southeast Regional beginning Monday at the Rock Barn Country Club in Conover, N.C.
ANDERSON, S.C. – An outstanding 68 score that put Tom Forster (Oundle, England) at five-under in the tournament helped him secure the individual title while the No. 20 Eagles notched their second-straight South Atlantic Conference Championship title on Tuesday.
ANDERSON, S.C. – An eight-stroke improvement through the second round of play helped push the No. 20 Eagles into the top spot on the leaderboard on Monday at the South Atlantic Conference Championship
ANDERSON, S.C. – With just one man in the red by the end of Sunday, the No. 20 Eagles were able to land at third on the leaderboard through the first round of the South Atlantic Conference Championship at the Cobb's Glen Country Club.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Fresh off of a win at the Tennessee River Rumble to close out the regular season, No. 20 Carson-Newman, the reigning South Atlantic Conference champions, looks to keep momentum and confidence on its side heading to the Cobbs Glen Country Club in Anderson, S.C. for the three day event hosted by Anderson University from Sunday to Tuesday.
LOUDON, Tenn. – A 20-shot turnaround from the first to second round helped Carson-Newman to garner their first tournament win of the season in its regular season finale at the Tennessee River Rumble on Wednesday at the Tennessee National Golf Club.
LOUDON, Tenn. – Despite a front-nine showing that saw two Eagles shoot under par, the second half of the course brought struggles as No. 18 Carson-Newman sits in a tie for ninth-place after the first day of the Tennessee River Rumble on Tuesday at the Tennessee National Golf Club.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After the team’s sixth-consecutive top-five finish with a second-place showing at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate, the No. 18 Eagles prepare to close out the 2017-18 regular season at the Tennessee River Rumble on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Tennessee National Golf Club in Loudon, Tenn.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – Tom Forster (Oundle, England) carded a final round score of 67 to push him to a 203 total en route to becoming the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate champion with Carson-Newman garnering a second-place team finish on Tuesday.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – A 19-shot turnaround propelled the Carson-Newman men’s golf team up for spots on the leaderboard as the Eagles moved into a tie for second-place at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate on Monday at the Sevierville Golf Club.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. – A six-over score of 294 landed defending champion Carson-Newman at a tie for sixth-place on the leaderboard after the first round of the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate at the Sevierville Golf Club on Sunday afternoon.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – On the heels of its fifth-consecutive top-five finish, No. 25 Carson-Newman prepares to defend its 2017 title at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate, hosted by Tennessee Tech, just 25 miles away at the Sevierville Golf Club from March 18-20.
MELBOURNE, Fla. – With a final round team score of 289, No. 20 Carson-Newman made a 19-shot improvement from the second to third round as the Eagles notched a fourth-place finish on Tuesday at the Panther Invitational in Melbourne, Fla.
MELBOURNE, Fla. -- No. 20 Carson-Newman struggled to find itself under par on Monday as the Eagles moved down two spots on the leaderboard to sixth-place through the second day of competition at the Panther Invitational at the Duran Golf Club.
MELBOURNE, Fla. -- Despite difficulties found in the back-nine of the course at the Duran Golf Club, No. 20 Carson-Newman concluded the first day of the Panther Invitational with a fourth-place spot on the leaderboard, shooting a team total score of 296.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Just a few days following a 5th-place finish at the Saint Leo Invitational, the Carson-Newman men’s golf team, ranked 20th in the nation by Golfstat, turns its attention to a third-straight trip to the Sunshine State this spring, this time participating in the Panther Invitational from Sunday until Monday at the Duran Golf Club in Melbourne, Fla.
DADE CITY, Fla. – Through the second day of competition, No. 18 Carson-Newman shot seven-over to close out their time at the Saint Leo Invitational with a fifth-place, falling one spot from the conclusion of Monday.
DADE CITY, Fla. – A strong first round that saw the Carson-Newman men's golf team, Golfstat's 18th-ranked team, sitting at eight-under par was followed by a tough second round that ended with the Eagles dropping from second-place to a tie for fourth through the first day of the Saint Leo Invitational.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Coming off the heels of a top-5 finish at the Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate nearly two weeks ago, the Carson-Newman men’s golf team makes a trip back to Florida, this time heading to the Lake Jovita Country Club in Dade City for the Saint Leo Invitational.
FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. – A second round improvement to start the day helped the Eagles move up the leaderboard as No. 15 Carson-Newman tied for a fourth-place finish on Tuesday at the 2018 Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate to open its spring slate.
FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. – Due to darkness falling over the links at the Golf Club at Fleming Island, the second round of the 2018 Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate was suspended, halting No. 15 Carson-Newman at eighth-place on the leaderboard.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Following a fall that saw three top-10 finishes, two in the top-5 with a third-place finish at the McDonough Cup to close out the fall, the 15th-ranked Eagles open up their spring slate with a trip to Orange Park, Fla. for the 2018 Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate, hosted by Lincoln Memorial, on Monday and Tuesday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman has moved up one spot since last week’s ranking, moving into the 15th spot nationally as released by Golfstat Wednesday morning.
ORLANDO, Fla. – Despite finishing at eighth-place after day one, the Eagles made a major turnaround for a third-place finish with Jake Headrick winning the tournament at the McDonough Cup on Tuesday.
ORLANDO, Fla. – After finishing the first round at a tie for fifth, the 16th-ranked Eagles ended the first day of the McDonough Cup at eighth on the leaderboard with a team score of 604 at the Rio Pinar Country Club.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Following a fourth-place finish at the North Georgia Invitational at the beginning of October, the No. 16 Eagles look to improve even more as they close out their fall schedule with a trip to the Rio Pinar Golf Club in Orlando, Fla. for the McDonough Cup.
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