2022-23 Men's Golf Roster
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Nick Sutton
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Matthews, N.C.
- High School:
- Porter Ridge
Bio
HONORS
· 2021-22 Battle at Black Creek Medalist
· 2021-22 All-Ohio Valley Conference Team
· 2021-22 Ohio Valley Conference All-Tournament Team
· 2021-22 Battle at Black Creek All-Tournament Team
· 2021-22 The Grover Page Classic All-Tournament Team
· 2020-21 Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate All-Tournament Team
· 2021-22 OVC Golfer of the Week (Oct. 27, 2021)
· 2021-22 OVC Golfer of the Week (Oct. 6, 2021)
· 2021-22 OVC Golfer of the Week (Sept. 15, 2021)
• 2023-24 Spring Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
· 2021-22 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-American Scholar
· 2020-21 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-American Scholar
SUPER SENIOR (2023-24)
Competed in three tournaments... Made his season debut as individual at Border OIympics at Laredo Country Club in Laredo, Texas... Tied for 71st with score of 224.
SENIOR (2022-23)
Made his Houston debut as indivdiual vs. Sam Houston in the Bluejack National Shootout at Bluejack National in Montgomery, Texas... Tied for sixth with score of 4-under 140, thanks to a First-Round 69... Fired a 67 in Second Round of the Houston Classic and led three Houston individuals with ninth-place finish at Golf Club of Houston. Summer: Qualified for the U.S. Amateur Championship with a score of 4-under 138 at Vinoy Golf Club in St. Petersburg, Fla... Fired a 67 in the Final Round, thanks to six birdies.
PRE-HOUSTON
Junior (2021-22 at Tennessee Tech): Competed in nine tournaments and led the Golden Eagles with a 71.88 scoring average, three Top-Five finishes and five Top-10 showings... Tied for team lead with 11 rounds of par or better... Was Tennessee Tech’s leading competitor in four of his nine tournaments, including three of his first four... Lowered his score with each round including 68-66 in the final two rounds of the Golfweek Fall Challenge to tie for ninth with a score of 8-under 208 at True Blue Golf Club in Myrtle Beach, S.C., in the first tournament of his collegiate career... Finished second with a score of 8-under 208, thanks to consecutive 68s in the last two rounds, at Jackson Country Club in Jackson, Tenn... Captured medalist honors at the Battle at Black Creek with a score of 12-under 204 at Black Creek Golf Club in Chattanooga, Tenn... Was the fourth-lowest score in Tennessee Tech history... Posted a season-low 66 in the Second Round and fired a 67 in the Final Round... Tied for seventh with a score of 5-under 139 at Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate on the River Course at Sevierville Golf Club in Sevierville, Tenn... Led Tennessee Tech and finished fourth at the Ohio Valley Championships with a score 220 at Dalhousie Country Club in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sophomore (2020-21 at Tennessee Tech): Took home the team’s Bobby Nichols Award for Leadership... Competed in five spring tournaments, completing 15 rounds... Finished the year with a 75.80 scoring average... Produced a season-best 212 with a pair of 72s and a season-low round of 68 at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate... Garnered his first career All-Tournament nod at that event. Freshman (2019-20 at Tennessee Tech): Finished rookie season with a 75.06 scoring average... Participated in all five fall tournaments, totaling 14 rounds... Made his collegiate debut with at the EKU Intercollegiate, shooting a season-low 68 in the Second Round. Tied for 21st with a score of 217 at the SIUE Derek Dolenc Invitational... Wrapped up the fall with a scoring average of 75.71... Took part in the team’s only event of the spring before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic... Tied for 24th at the Bash at the Beach with a score of 216, including a 70 in the First Round... First recipient of the newly created Coach’s Award.
HIGH SCHOOL / JUNIOR CAREER
Four-year letterman for Head Coach David Scholl at Porter Ridge High School in Indian Trail, N.C... Led his team to a conference title... Was named All-Conference each of his four seasons on the team... Earned back-to-back Conference Player of the Year accolades and was also the Conference Rookie of the Year... Was the Union County champion.
PERSONAL
Full name is Nicklaus Palmer Sutton... Born in Charlotte, N.C... Son of Tiffanie and Jason Sutton... Father, Jason, is a Golf Magazine Top 100 instructor in America... Received his bachelor's degree in integrated studies in May 2024.
CAREER STATISTICS
· 2021-22 Battle at Black Creek Medalist
· 2021-22 All-Ohio Valley Conference Team
· 2021-22 Ohio Valley Conference All-Tournament Team
· 2021-22 Battle at Black Creek All-Tournament Team
· 2021-22 The Grover Page Classic All-Tournament Team
· 2020-21 Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate All-Tournament Team
· 2021-22 OVC Golfer of the Week (Oct. 27, 2021)
· 2021-22 OVC Golfer of the Week (Oct. 6, 2021)
· 2021-22 OVC Golfer of the Week (Sept. 15, 2021)
• 2023-24 Spring Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
· 2021-22 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-American Scholar
· 2020-21 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-American Scholar
| Career Bests | ||||
| Low Round | 66 (2nd) | Battle at Black Creek (Oct. 25, 2021) | ||
| Low 36 | 137 | Battle at Black Creek (Oct. 25, 2021) | ||
| Low 54 | 204 | Battle at Black Creek (Oct. 25-26, 2021) | ||
| Relative to Par | -12 | Battle at Black Creek (Oct. 25-26, 2021) | ||
| Best Finish | 1st | Battle at Black Creek (Oct. 25-26, 2021) | ||
Competed in three tournaments... Made his season debut as individual at Border OIympics at Laredo Country Club in Laredo, Texas... Tied for 71st with score of 224.
SENIOR (2022-23)
Made his Houston debut as indivdiual vs. Sam Houston in the Bluejack National Shootout at Bluejack National in Montgomery, Texas... Tied for sixth with score of 4-under 140, thanks to a First-Round 69... Fired a 67 in Second Round of the Houston Classic and led three Houston individuals with ninth-place finish at Golf Club of Houston. Summer: Qualified for the U.S. Amateur Championship with a score of 4-under 138 at Vinoy Golf Club in St. Petersburg, Fla... Fired a 67 in the Final Round, thanks to six birdies.
PRE-HOUSTON
Junior (2021-22 at Tennessee Tech): Competed in nine tournaments and led the Golden Eagles with a 71.88 scoring average, three Top-Five finishes and five Top-10 showings... Tied for team lead with 11 rounds of par or better... Was Tennessee Tech’s leading competitor in four of his nine tournaments, including three of his first four... Lowered his score with each round including 68-66 in the final two rounds of the Golfweek Fall Challenge to tie for ninth with a score of 8-under 208 at True Blue Golf Club in Myrtle Beach, S.C., in the first tournament of his collegiate career... Finished second with a score of 8-under 208, thanks to consecutive 68s in the last two rounds, at Jackson Country Club in Jackson, Tenn... Captured medalist honors at the Battle at Black Creek with a score of 12-under 204 at Black Creek Golf Club in Chattanooga, Tenn... Was the fourth-lowest score in Tennessee Tech history... Posted a season-low 66 in the Second Round and fired a 67 in the Final Round... Tied for seventh with a score of 5-under 139 at Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate on the River Course at Sevierville Golf Club in Sevierville, Tenn... Led Tennessee Tech and finished fourth at the Ohio Valley Championships with a score 220 at Dalhousie Country Club in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Sophomore (2020-21 at Tennessee Tech): Took home the team’s Bobby Nichols Award for Leadership... Competed in five spring tournaments, completing 15 rounds... Finished the year with a 75.80 scoring average... Produced a season-best 212 with a pair of 72s and a season-low round of 68 at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate... Garnered his first career All-Tournament nod at that event. Freshman (2019-20 at Tennessee Tech): Finished rookie season with a 75.06 scoring average... Participated in all five fall tournaments, totaling 14 rounds... Made his collegiate debut with at the EKU Intercollegiate, shooting a season-low 68 in the Second Round. Tied for 21st with a score of 217 at the SIUE Derek Dolenc Invitational... Wrapped up the fall with a scoring average of 75.71... Took part in the team’s only event of the spring before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic... Tied for 24th at the Bash at the Beach with a score of 216, including a 70 in the First Round... First recipient of the newly created Coach’s Award.
HIGH SCHOOL / JUNIOR CAREER
Four-year letterman for Head Coach David Scholl at Porter Ridge High School in Indian Trail, N.C... Led his team to a conference title... Was named All-Conference each of his four seasons on the team... Earned back-to-back Conference Player of the Year accolades and was also the Conference Rookie of the Year... Was the Union County champion.
PERSONAL
Full name is Nicklaus Palmer Sutton... Born in Charlotte, N.C... Son of Tiffanie and Jason Sutton... Father, Jason, is a Golf Magazine Top 100 instructor in America... Received his bachelor's degree in integrated studies in May 2024.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Low Tour | Low | Par/- | Finish Top | |||||||||
| Season | Rounds | Strokes | 54-holes | Round | Rounds | Events | 1 | 5 | 10 | W-L | W-L% | Average |
| 2019-20 (at TTU) | 17 | 1,276 | 216 | 68 | 7 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 75.06 |
| 2020-21 (at TTU) | 15 | 1,137 | 212 | 68 | 4 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 75.80 |
| 2021-22 (at TTU) | 24 | 1,725 | 204 | 66 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | – | – | 71.88 |
| 2022-23 | 14 | 1,019 | 215 | 67 | 6 | 5 | – | – | 1 | 224-95 | .702 | 72.79 |
| 2023-24 | 9 | 672 | 219 | 70 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | 90-178 | .336 | 74.67 |
| Houston Totals | 23 | 1,691 | 215 | 69 | 8 | 8 | – | – | 2 | 314-273 | .535 | 73.52 |
| TTU Totals | 56 | 4,138 | 204 | 66 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 5 | – | – | 73.89 |
| Totals | 79 | 5,829 | 204 | 66 | 31 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 314-273 | .535 | 73.78 |
HIGHLIGHTS – NCAA Urbana Regional (May 14, 2025)
Friday, May 16
HIGHLIGHTS – NCAA Urbana Regional Second Round (May 13, 2025)
Tuesday, May 13
HIGHLIGHTS – NCAA Urbana Regional First Round (May 12, 2025)
Monday, May 12
HIGHLIGHTS – NCAA Urbana Regional Practice Round (May 11, 2025)
Sunday, May 11
