Jonathan Hardee

Height:
6-1
Weight:
null
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Greer, S.C.
High School:
Riverside

Overview

Arrived at The University of Alabama as one of the nation's top junior players and was a contributor for the Crimson Tide in each of his first three seasons ... has the second-most playing experience on this year's team, having played in 25 career tournaments and 76 career rounds ... only Lee Hodges, who transferred from UAB prior to the 2016-17 campaign, has played in more career tournaments, while Hardee leads the team in career tournaments played at the University of Alabama ... reached the fourth round of the 2017 NCAA Championships as an individual after team did not make cut and placed 19th overall ... of his 75 career rounds played with the team, 65 have counted toward the team total (.867) ... named to the SEC All-Freshman Team despite fighting an injury throughout most of his rookie season ... a three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll ... won the 2013 AJGA Brian Harman Junior Championship and had four top-10 finishes in national tournaments his senior year of high school.

Senior (2017-18)

Matched a career-best finish when he tied for 2nd and led Alabama to the team title at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational, shooting 4-under par 212 ... helped lead the Crimson Tide to a 2nd-place finish in the Olympia Fields Illini Invitational shooting an even par 210 (69-68-73) and placed in the top-10 individually (T-9th) ... also helped secure a first-place tie with Georgia Tech in the season's opening tournament, the Carpet Capital Collegiate (T-44th, 222) ... carded a 7-over par 217 (74-72-71) to help the team claim the trophy at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate.

Junior (2016-17)

Selected to the 2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll ... sat out the fall season while recovering from an injury but ended as one of the team's most reliable performers ... finished the season ranked No. 112 nationally in the Golfweek/Sagarin performance index ... ranked third on the team with a 72.20 average and was second on the squad at 17-over par for the year (0.68 per round) ... had five top-20 finishes in in his eight tournaments played during the spring ... advanced to the fourth round of the NCAA Championships as an individual where he finished tied for 19th ... shot a season-low 67 in the third round of the Championships and finished at even-par 288 (69-75-67-77) over the four rounds, which ranks tied for the sixth-lowest 72-hole score in program history ... finished in the top-10, tying for eighth at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate with three-under 213 (71-71-71) ... shot a season-low 209 (70-70-69) at the Mason Rudolph Championship, tying for 12th place ... matched his season-low round with a 69 on the second day of the Mason Rudolph ... matched his season-low round of 69 and finished tied for 15th at the Clemson Invitational with a 220 (74-69-77) ... saw his first action of the year at the Puerto Rico Classic when he led the Tide with an even par 216 (74-71-71) to finish tied for 20th overall... tied for 27th at the Linger Longer invitational with an even-par 216 (74-69-73) ... shot a then season-low round of 69 at the Linger Longer ... matched his then season-low round with a 69 in the first round of the SEC Championships where he finished tied for 36th (69-74-73/216) in stroke play ... played his first career match play rounds at the SEC Championships winning both of his matchups.

Sophomore (2015-16)

Earned a spot on SEC Academic Honor Roll ... competed in 11 of the 12 tournaments and ranked fourth on the team in stroke average at 73.48 ... had 27 of his 33 total rounds count toward the team total for an .818 percentage ... his 2.21 average vs. par on the year ranked fourth-best on the team ... began the spring season in grand fashion when he recorded his highest career finish and first top-five showing with a second-place result at the Puerto Rico Classic ... carded a career-best 10-under par 206 (67-70-69) in Puerto Rico, which included a career-low tying round of 67 ... finished the fall season with a fourth-place result at the Warrior Makai Princeville Invitational, closing play with a 9-under par 207 (70-68-69) ... closed the year with two top-10 finishes, four top-25 showings and 10 rounds of par or better.

Freshman (2014-15)

Named SEC All-Freshman, becoming the eighth Alabama golfer over the past six years to earn honor ... despite battling through an injury which kept him out a majority of the fall and spring seasons, he proved to be a key cog in the Crimson Tide lineup during the spring campaign ... ranked fourth on the team with a 73.00 stroke average on the season but improved that number 72.00 over his final four tournaments ... competed in six events (18 rounds) on the season, including each of the team's final four spring tournaments ... improved his standing in each tournament during the spring, highlighted by an 11th-place showing at the 2015 SEC Championships in which he shot a career-low 54-hole score of 2-under par 208 ... carded a career-low round of 3-under par 67 in the opening round of the SEC Championships ... led the Crimson Tide in the NCAA Noblesville Regional with an 11th-place finish after carding an even par 216 (75-70-71) ... finished with a 1-under par 215 (71-71-73) in the Linger Longer Invitational, which was his first tournament action since recovering from an injury that sidelined him most of the season ... finished the season with six rounds of par or better.

Prep Highlights

A four-year letterwinner at Riverside High School ... ranked as a top-40 golfer in the nation according to Golfweek/Sagarin Index and the Polo Golf Rankings prior to coming to Alabama ... 2013 Rolex honorable mention All-American ... two-time runner-up at the 2013 and 2014 South Carolina AAAA Tournament ... finished fourth at the 2013 AJGA Exide Technologies Junior Open ... top-10 finisher at the 2013 Rolex Tournament of Champions (t10th) ... placed 22nd at the 2013 Junior PLAYERS Championship ... added a 14th-place finish at the 2013 PING Invitational ... took low medalist honors at the 2013 AJGA Brian Harman Junior Championship ... all-state honors in 2013 and 2014 ... finished fourth competing as an individual in the 2012 South Carolina AAAA State Tournament.