Kylie Sharp. Kari Davidson. Charlie Hughes. Christine Babcock. Jeremy Taiwo. Kelcey Dunaway. William Chandler. And their underclassmen, too. They have taken full advantage of being a student-athlete to set foundations for life.
UW drops from third to fourth in the team standings and Chris Williams has to throw out a 72 and 6th-place individual finish after signing an incorrect scorecard at the Western Intercollegiate.
Chris Williams is sixth and the Huskies are sixth as a team after two rounds of action on Saturday at Pasatiempo Golf Course for the 67th Annual Western Intercollegiate.
Jonathan Sanders and the Huskies will be among seven Pac-12 teams playing in the 67th Western Intercollegiate, Saturday and Sunday at Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz, Calif.
Chris Williams has to settle for fourth among individuals after entering the final round tied for the lead and the Huskies ended up third among the impressive 12-team field in the Aggie Invitational.
Washington Notes
• First Husky to earn All-Pac-12 Academic honors three times, earning first team nods in 2011 and 2012 and third team accolades in 2013.
• Finalist for Byron Nelson Award as a senior in 2013.
• Played on three NCAA Championship participating teams and advanced to match play twice.
• Ended his career ninth all-time with 137 rounds played.
• Six career top-10 finishes.
• Was second team All-Pac-10 as a junior in 2011.
2012-2013 (Senior)
• Finalist for the Byron Nelson Award.
• Second-Team Pac-12 All-Academic team.
• Competed in all but one event.
• Competed in his third NCAA championship.
• Equaled career-low with a 210 (-6) total at the NCAA Regional, including career-best 65 in the second round. Season-high 14th individual result.
• Placed third among Huskies at the US Collegiate Championship.
2011-2012 (Junior)
• Named First Team Pac-12 Conference All-Academic for a second-straight season.
• Fourth on team with 73.71 scoring average and has played in all 13 team events.
• Scored under par 7 times, including three times in the 60s.
• Led UW with a 72 in the first round of the NCAA Championships. Eventually ended up +8 and tied for 54th.
• Dropped a 3&2 decision to Texas' Toni Hakula in match play.
• Season-best 68 in the 2nd round at NCAA Regionals put him 7th on leaderboard. Eventually finished 18th.
• Finished a season-high 10th at the Bandon Dunes Invitational, site of his lone career victory back in 2011, beating second-place finisher and teammate Chris Williams by six strokes.
2010-2011 (Sophomore)
• 2011 Second Team All-Pac-10, First Team Pac-10 All-Academic.
• Ranked 59th among collegiate golfers by Golfweek.com and 96th by Golfstat.com in May.
• Earned first career win at the Bandon Dunes Invitational, beating second-place finisher and teammate Chris Williams by six strokes.
• Second on team with 72.18 stroke average, which is the 10th best during a season in UW history.
• Five top-10 finishes during the season.
• Has finished first or second among Huskies in nine of 13 events.
• Career-best round of 66 in the second round of the Prestige at PGA West. Led after 36 holes, but ended up 4th.
2009-2010 (Freshman)
• Played in eight events.
• Tied teammate Nick Taylor for 19th at the NCAA West Regionals.
• Placed 18th at the Pac-10 Championships with a 4-under 280.
• Shot a career-best 67 in the fourth round at Pac-10s.
• Stroke average of 75.00 ranked fifth on the team.
• Shot a career-low 54-hole total of 216 at the Battle of the Beach.
• Finished 10th out of 120 competitors at the Waikoloa Invitational for his career-best finish.
• Was under-par in seven rounds during the season.
Junior Golf and Personal
• Helped Thomas Haney to 2009 and 2007 AAA B.C. High School Provincial Championships and a fourth-place finish in 2008 and fifth-place finish in 2006.
• Was fifth in 2009 and second in 2008 as an individual at B.C. Provincial Championships.
• Second individually at 2009 Hogan Cup, which the B.C. Team won.
• Finished 17th at 2009 Candian Junior Championship.
• Member of BC's winning 2009 Junior America's Cup team.
• Placed 10th in the stroke play portion at the 2009 U.S. Junior Amateur Championships before losing in the round of 64 in match play.
• Represented British Columbia at 2009 Junior America's Cup team event and finished fourth individually.
• 2008 accomplishments: won the AJGA in Wenatchee, fourth at B.C. Junior, 12th at B.C. Amateur, 17th at Candian Junior Championship.
• Made Principal's List at Thomas Haney Secondary School.
• Father, Kevin Hughes, is a salesman and mother, Dawne Hughes, is a microbiologist. Has an older brother, Phil.
• Also played basketball and volleyball in high school.
Career Best Finish: 1st, Bandon Dunes Chamionship, March 10-12, 2011 Career Top-10 Finishes: 6 Career Best 54-Hole Score: 210 (-6), Bandon Dunes Championship, March 10-12, 2011 & NCAA Regionals (Tallahassee), May 16-18, 2013 Career Best 18-Hole Score: 65 (-7), NCAA Regional, Golden Eagle Golf Club, Tallahassee, Fla., May 17, 2013
