--- Brad Hawkins has signed a national letter of intent to
attend Tusculum College and play golf for the Pioneers announced TC
men's coach Bob Dibble.
Hawkins, a native of Knoxville, Tenn. will join the Tusculum team
next fall after completing his second season at Walters State
College in Morristown, Tenn. Hawkins has put together an impressive
resume at Walters State, where he is coached by Tusculum alum and
TC Sports Hall of Fame member Bill Gardner. He was a consensus
All-American his freshman season, earning NJCAA All-America first
team honors and was a PING All-America second team selection. He
won medalist honors at the Morehead State Invitational in 2013 and
was also selected to the Phil Mickelson All Freshman Team while
posting a 73.14 scoring average. He led the Senators to a runner-up
finish at the NJCAA Division II national championship where he
finished seventh individually.
"Brad Hawkins is an outstanding young man who is coming in as an
NJCAA All-American," said Dibble. "He will be an immediate impact
player for our golf team and we are looking forward to having him
with us at Tusculum."
Earlier this fall, he won the Wasioto Winds Fall Kickoff Tournament
by seven shots with a 54-hole score of 207 (-9). His second round
score of 65 at Wasioto Winds is tied for the fifth lowest round in
the country this fall. His 70.33 stroke average is currently fourth
in the nation (NJCAA). Hawkins is listed numerous times in the
Golfstat NJCAA national rankings, including third in par four
scoring (3.97), third in subpar strokes per round (4.56) and tied
for 14th in birdies (35).
Hawkins is a honors student at Walters State where he earned the
WSCC Academic Award in golf and was also a TCCAA Distinguished
Scholar Athlete.
He played his prep career at Central High School where he was
coached by Tony Patterson. This past summer, Hawkins was an
alternate for the U.S. Amateur Championship.
Tusculum College, located in Greeneville, Tenn., is affiliated with
the Presbyterian Church, USA and is a NCAA Division II member of
the South Atlantic Conference.
Tusculum, the oldest college in the State of Tennessee, sponsors 15
intercollegiate sports. Tusculum, the 28th oldest college in the
nation, is a liberal arts institution committed to providing a
liberal arts education in a Judeo-Christian and civic arts
environment, with pathways for career preparation, personal
development and civic engagement. Approximately twenty-one hundred
students are enrolled on the main campus in Greeneville and three
off-site locations in East Tennessee. The academic programs for
both traditional-aged students and working adults served through
the Graduate and Professional Studies program are delivered using
focused calendars whereby students enroll in one course at a
time.