| Hunter Hamrick |
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 | Class: RS Freshman
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 | Hometown: Montgomery, Ala.
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 | High School: Montgomery Academy
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 | Height / Weight: 5-9 / 145
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 | Position: Golfer
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 | Experience: HS
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QUICKLY
Hunter Hamrick enters the spring portion of the 2008-09 schedule as a key contributor in the Crimson Tide lineup ... played in all four of Alabama's tournaments during the fall of 2008 as a redshirt freshman ... posted a scoring average of 74.0 in 12 rounds of golf ... very consistent on the golf course ... one of the Tide's best ball strikers and very straight off the tee.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2008-09)
Hamrick played in all four tournaments for the Crimson Tide in the fall of 2008 ... posted a 74.0 stroke average (888 strokes over 12 rounds) ... made his collegiate debut at the Carpet Capital Collegiate ... finished tied for 11th at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate with a 1-under-par 209 ... also fired the low round of his career with 6-under-par 64 in the second round of the event.
FRESHMAN (SPRING 2008)
He graduated from high school early, earning his diploma from Montgomery Academy in December 2007 ... enrolled in school and began attending classes at Alabama in January 2008 in order to get a jump on school and golf ... redshirted during the spring of 2008.
PREP HIGHLIGHTS
Hamrick played in the 2006 U.S. Amateur ... was the youngest player in the field at the 2006 U.S. Amateur (age 16) ... played in the 2003 U.S. Junior Amateur, and at age 13, was the youngest in the field ... December 2007 graduate of Montgomery Academy ... was highlighted in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd" section in the February 11, 2008, issue because of his graduating from high school early and his accolades (five top four finishes in the Class 3A tournament dating to the 7th grade (didn't get to compete as a senior because he'd graduated), three individual titles and five team titles ...finished 2nd in stroke play at the 2007 U.S. Junior Championship ... won the 2007 Blue-Gray High School Invitational with a 2-under 142, including a Montgomery Academy record round of 65 ... won his first of three individual state high school titles as an eighth grader (won in 2005, 2006 and 2007) ... finished second in the state as a seventh grader ... owns the Montgomery Academy wins record with 1,334 (win for every golfer a player beats in a match or tournament, excluding teammates) ... sophomore stroke average was 72.3 ... freshman stroke average of 72.8 ... coached by Tim Bethea, who with Hamrick's help, won five consecutive 3A state championships.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Hamrick is the son of Bill and Gail Hamrick ... has one older brother, Hayden ... was one of the youngest student's on campus when he began classes in January of 2008 ... born January 16, 1990.
2008-2009 Freshman Year
T-49th *Carpet Capital Collegiate 76-76-72/224 (+8)
T-52nd Ping/Golfweek Preview 77-78-73/228 (+15)
T-11th Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate 70-64-75/209 (-1)
T-35th UCF-Isleworth Collegiate 73-74-80/227 (+11)
Collegiate debut: Fall 2008 Carpet Capital Collegiate
Collegiate career low round: 64 in 2nd round of JPNI, Fall 2008
HUNTER HAMRICK CAREER STATS
Collegiate Career Victories: 0
Collegiate Top 10 Career Finishes: 0