The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
Walker III Named to PING Southeast All-Region Team by GCAA
4/17/2020 8:22:00 AM | Men's Golf
BIRMINGHAM – Senior William Walker III has been named to the Division I PING Southeast All-Region Team by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Walker III is one of 25 players in the Southeast to earn this prestigious honor.
Walker III put together one of the best seasons in UAB history before play was suspended due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Walker III ended the year with a stroke average of 70.3, the second lowest in school history only behind Graeme McDowell.
"This is a great honor for William. He had one of the best seasons in UAB history and should be recognized for it," head coach Mike Wilson said. "It's a great honor to be considered one of the top golfers in the Southeast Region, which is regarded as the toughest region in the country.
In six tournaments (five fall, one spring), Walker III was at or under par in all six competitions, including shooting under par in five. In 18 total rounds, he shot under par in 13 of them.
Walker III placed top 20 in five tournaments and was top 10 twice. His best finish of third place came at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate at Old Overton where he shot a -7.
The Tuscaloosa native also helped UAB achieve a national ranking of No. 25 on Oct. 16, 2019, and the Blazers finished the season as the highest ranked team in Conference USA.
For more information on the UAB men's golf team, follow @UAB_MGOLF on Twitter and Instagram.
Division I PING Southeast All-Region Team
John Augenstein, Vanderbilt
John Axelson, Florida
Garett Barber, LSU
Reid Bedell, USC-Upstate
Albin Bergstrom, USF
Ricky Castillo, Florida
Spencer Cross, Tennessee
Reid Davenport, Vanderbilt
Connor Futrell, Troy
Luke Gifford, USF
Grayson Huff, Auburn
Isaiah Jackson, Memphis
Andrew Kozan, Auburn
Jamie Li, Florida State
Rhys Nevin, Tennessee
Harrison Ott, Vanderbilt
John Pak, Florida State
Trent Phillips, Georgia
Nolan Ray, Lipscomb
Jovan Rebula, Auburn
Jackson Suber, Ole Miss
Davis Thompson, Georgia
Johnny Travale, UCF
William Walker III, UAB
Jamie Wilson, South Carolina
Walker III put together one of the best seasons in UAB history before play was suspended due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Walker III ended the year with a stroke average of 70.3, the second lowest in school history only behind Graeme McDowell.
"This is a great honor for William. He had one of the best seasons in UAB history and should be recognized for it," head coach Mike Wilson said. "It's a great honor to be considered one of the top golfers in the Southeast Region, which is regarded as the toughest region in the country.
In six tournaments (five fall, one spring), Walker III was at or under par in all six competitions, including shooting under par in five. In 18 total rounds, he shot under par in 13 of them.
Walker III placed top 20 in five tournaments and was top 10 twice. His best finish of third place came at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate at Old Overton where he shot a -7.
The Tuscaloosa native also helped UAB achieve a national ranking of No. 25 on Oct. 16, 2019, and the Blazers finished the season as the highest ranked team in Conference USA.
For more information on the UAB men's golf team, follow @UAB_MGOLF on Twitter and Instagram.
Division I PING Southeast All-Region Team
John Augenstein, Vanderbilt
John Axelson, Florida
Garett Barber, LSU
Reid Bedell, USC-Upstate
Albin Bergstrom, USF
Ricky Castillo, Florida
Spencer Cross, Tennessee
Reid Davenport, Vanderbilt
Connor Futrell, Troy
Luke Gifford, USF
Grayson Huff, Auburn
Isaiah Jackson, Memphis
Andrew Kozan, Auburn
Jamie Li, Florida State
Rhys Nevin, Tennessee
Harrison Ott, Vanderbilt
John Pak, Florida State
Trent Phillips, Georgia
Nolan Ray, Lipscomb
Jovan Rebula, Auburn
Jackson Suber, Ole Miss
Davis Thompson, Georgia
Johnny Travale, UCF
William Walker III, UAB
Jamie Wilson, South Carolina
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