The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2020-21 Men's Golf Roster
William Walker III
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Tuscaloosa, Ala.
- High School:
- Northridge HS
AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2020-21 COVID YEAR):
Current stroke average of 73.8...Played in all 27 rounds for the Blazers...Two top five finishes and three top 20 finishes...Helped UAB make NCAA Nationals by finishing 31st at the NCAA Noblesville Regional...His low round of 69 came on three different occasions...Three tournaments finishing at or under par and 14 rounds of at or under par...Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2019-20):
First Team All-Conference USA...Srixon/Cleveland Golf Scholar All-American...Had the second lowest single season stroke average in school history (70.3)...Played in all six tournaments before COVID-19 cut the season short...Finished all six tournaments at or under par, including five of which were under par...Had five top 20 finishes and two top 10 finishes...Shot at or under par in 14 of 18 rounds.
AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2018-19):
First Team All-Conference USA...Srixon/Cleveland Golf Scholar All-American...Played in all 11 competitions and led the Blazers in stroke average at 72.2...Had five top 20 finishes, four top 10 finishes and won his first collegiate tournament at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate...Placed sixth at the Conference USA Championship...Carded 15 rounds at or under par...Shot a season-low 206 at the Palmetto Intercollegiate (Par 71) and a 209 at the Loyola Intercollegaite (Par 72) en route to a second place finish at both.
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2017-18):
Played in 10 tournaments and had the second lowest stroke average on the team at 72.1...Finished under par in five tournaments and had 11 rounds at or under par...Finished tied for second at the Conference USA Championship...Led the Blazers to first place during the C-USA Championship Stroke Play...Placed top 20 in four tournaments...Shot a course record 64 (-8) in the first round of the Shoal Creek Invitational...The 64 was tied for the fifth lowest round in school history.
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016-17):
Competed in 10 tournaments and had a 73.8 stroke average, the third lowest on the team...Had four top 20 finishes, including a season-best 11th place finish at the Colleton River Collegiate...Finished three tournaments under par and had eight rounds at or under par...Shot a season-low 68 (-4) at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate at Old Overton.
AS A FRESHMAN (2015-16):
Redshirt
HIGH SCHOOL:
Attended Northridge High School in Tuscaloosa, Ala...2015 6A state champion...Earned the 2015 Bradley Johnson Championship...2015 6A Sectionals Champions...Named the West Alabama Golfer of the Year 2013-15...Named the 2014 junior and men’s champion at his club
PERSONAL:
Full name is William Waldrum Walker, III...Born Dec. 20, 1996...Son of Bill and Amy Walker...Has two sisters, Bailey and Cody...Majoring in business management
