2016-17 Men's Golf Roster
Lee Hodges
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Ardmore, Tenn.
- High School:
- Ardmore
- Prev School:
- UAB
Overview
Transferred from UAB and enrolled in Alabama in August, 2016 ... is the most experience golfer on the team with 35 career tournaments (103 career rounds) played ... earned all-region honors in his first season with the Tide ... was a two-time all-conference performer at UAB and was named the 2015 Conference USA Freshman of the Year ... helped lead Blazers to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances.
Senior (2017-18)
Shot his 54-hole career low mark of 9-under par 201 (67-65-69) at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, where he finished with a season best third-place result ... played a key role in the season-opening tournament, where he finished tied for 9th overall while shooting 5-under 211 (74-67-70) as the Crimson Tide tied for first with Georgia Tech in the Carpet Capital Collegiate ... helped lead UA to its third first-place finish of the fall campaign, shooting a two-over 218 (70-70-78) in the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational.
Junior (2016-17)
Named PING All-Region ... only golfer to have played in all 12 events on the year ... had 30 of his 33 rounds count towards the team score ... closed the season ranked No. 79 nationally by the Golfweek/Sagarin Index Player Performance Rankings ... won the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate with a 10-under 206 (69-68-69) ... as a result, he was named the SEC Men's Golfer of the Week (March 8) ... boasted a team-best 13 rounds in the 60s ... second on the team with a 71.91 average and second in average against par (0.33) ... had four top-10 finishes over the final seven tournaments and scored par or better in 21 of 33 rounds ... placed third at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate where he finished with a 4-under par 206 (70-69-67) ... season-best 18-hole score of 3-under par 67 in the final round of the JPNI ... tied for third at the Mason Rudolph Championship with a season-low 205 (69-68-68) ... was tied for 8th place at the NCAA Washington Regional where he shot a 1-under 212 ... finished in a tie for 10th place at the Linger Longer Invitational with a 5-under 211 (71-68-72) ... placed in a tie for 20th at the Clemson Invitational with a 222 (81-69-72) ... won both of his rounds in match play at the SEC Championships to improve to 2-1 in match play for the year ... shot a 229 (70-75-84) at the NCAA Championships.
Sophomore at UAB (2015-16)
Named First Team All-Conference USA ... competed at the NCAA Championships finishing 152nd, shooting 220 (+10) ... helped lead team to a third-place finish at the Marana Regional to advance to the NCAA Championships ... named Conference USA Golfer of the Week after a first-place finish at the Shoal Creek Invitational (Sept. 28-29), shooting a 211 (-5) ... competed in 13 tournaments for the Blazers, finishing in the top-20 in nine events ... shot 16 rounds at or under par, including a streak of four straight ... finished the year with a 72.61 stroke average ... member of the Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Sophomore at UAB (2014-15)
Named 2015 Conference USA Freshman of the Year ... earned a spot on the All-Conference USA First Team as well as All-Freshman Team ... had a team-best four top-five finishes, including tying for third at the 2015 C-USA Championship ... earned a spot on the C-USA All-Tournament team for a third-place finish after scoring a 215 (-1) in the stroke play portion ... led UAB with five tournaments at or under par and was second with 15 rounds at or under par ... shot a career-low round of 67 and career-best 54-hole score of 203 at The Goodwin ... competed at the 2015 NCAA Championships, finishing with a 235 (+19) ... finished T-20th at the NCAA Bremerton Regional with a 214 (-2).