The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2018-19 Men's Golf Roster
Hayden, John
John Hayden
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Birmingham, Ala.
- High School:
- Briarwood Christian School
Bio
Junior Season (2017-18)
- Competed in ten events, including the Conference USA Championship
- Finished T4 (+1) at the Samford Intercollegiate (74-69-74)
- Finished T16 (-3) at the Stitch Intercollegiate (71-74-68)
- Recorded one top-five finish and three top-20 finishes
- Recorded eight rounds at or under par
- Tallied a 72.1 stroke average, second best on the team
- Competed in five events
- Finished T46 at Jerry Pate Intercollegiate (80-70-74)
- Fired season low 69 (-2) in opening round of Maui Jim Intercollegiate
- Totaled two rounds at or under par, including a 70 in the second round of the Jerry Pate in addition to his 69 at the Maui Jim
- Tallied a 76.93 stroke average
Freshman Season (2015-16)
- Competed in the NCAA Championships finishing 156, shooting 239 (+29)
- Member of the Blazer lineup that finished third at the Marana Regional to advance to the NCAA Championships
- Highest finish of the season was a T9 at the Conference USA Men’s Golf Championships
- Career low was a 69 (-1) in the first round of the SunTrust Gator Invitational (Feb. 20-21)
- Shot eight rounds at or under par
- Member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played at Briarwood Christian School in Birmingham under head coach Jim Brown
- Advanced to the state finals every year from seventh through 12th grade
- Named team captain and had the low scoring average for four years
- Won the junior club championship and was the player of the year at his club
PERSONAL
- Full name is John Kokolis Hayden
- Born May 13, 1996 in Pennsylvania
- Son of Gavin and Marianthi Hayden
- Has one sister, Christine
- Majoring in finance
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