Hunter Hammett

Photo by: Ben Massey

Photo by: Ben Massey

Photo by: Brad Kemp

Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Hattiesburg, Miss.
High School:
Oak Grove
Prev School:
Mississippi State

• 2020-21 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar
• 2019-20 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar

2021-22 Season
• Posted a 76.91 scoring average in 11 rounds of play.
• Appeared in four events during the season.
• Top 54-hole finish came at Louisiana Classics (76-72-74-222).
• Posted a 229 in fall events at Jim Rivers Intercollegiate (76-76-77-229) and Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate (78-76-75-229).

2020-21 Season
• Recorded a 75.88 scoring average in eight events and 24 rounds of play.
• Posted a team-low 71.33 scoring average in six rounds of play during the fall.
• Two top-20 finishes on the season with first career top-10 performance coming at the Little Rock Invitational.
• Low round (3-under 69) and low 54-hole score (210) came at the Little Rock Invitational.
• Tied for fourth overall at the Little Rock Invitational (70-71-69-210).
• Finished tied for 20th at the Graeme McDowell Invitational at 2-over 218 (75-70-73).
• Named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar for the second consecutive year.

2019-20 (at Louisiana)
• Appeared in two events during the fall, recording six rounds on the course.
• Recorded a 74.17 scoring average.
• Named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar.
• Made his Louisiana debut at the Graeme McDowell Invitational, finishing at 8-over 224.
• Capped off his Louisiana debut with a 1-under 71 in the final round.
• Opened the Hoakalei CC Invitational with an even-par 72 before finishing at 5-over 221.

2018-19 (at Mississippi State)
• Played in three events during the season, averaging 73.89 in nine rounds of action.
• Shot a career-low round of 2-under-par 70 in the final round of the Carmel Cup at Pebble Beach Golf Links to open the 2018-19 season.
• Posted two rounds of par or better during the season.
• Posted low 54-hole score (76-74-70-220) at the Carmel Cup.
• Contributed to Mississippi State's top-5 finish at the Louisville Cardinal Challenge (73-76-72-221).

2017-18 (at Mississippi State)
• Competed in two tournaments in freshman season, both times as an individual.
• Recorded a 74.17 scoring average in six rounds of play.
• Made collegiate debut at USA Individual tournament in February, where he finished 20th (75-75-74-224).
• Tied for 16th at Old Waverly Collegiate Championship (75-74-72-221).
• Shot a season-low 72 at Old Waverly.
• Traveled with team to NCAA Regional as a substitute.
• Earned a seventh-place finish at the 2018 Mississippi PGA Trustmark Invitational (70-71-77-218)
• Finished tied for 18th overall at the Magnolia Amateur (72-71-71-214).

High School/Amateur
• Prepped at Oak Grove High School where he achieved a 4.0 grade point average.
• Won MHSAA Class 2A state championships as an eighth-grader, freshman and sophomore.
• The 2017 MHSAA Class 6A state runner-up.
• Won six of nine tournaments during his senior year.
• A four-time district individual champion (2013-15, 2017)
• Reached the Top 100 in the AJGA Rolex Rankings as a senior.
• In August 2016, won Canebrake Club Championship (68-66-71-205).
• Finished seventh at 2016 AJGA David Toms Foundation Shreveport Junior (74-72-72-218).
• Grabbed another seventh-place finish at the AJGA Killington Junior Golf Championship (72-73-70-215).
• Rounded out his junior season, placing fourth at the Junior PGA Championship Section Qualifier (69-70-139).
• Recorded a pair of top-10 finishes at the Mississippi State Open (2016, 2018) and Mississippi State Amateur (2015, 2017).

Personal
• Born on April 7, 1999.
• The son of Michael and Christy Hammett.
• Has two sisters.
• Enjoys fishing in his spare time.
• Favorite golfer is Tiger Woods.
• Majoring in Pre-Medical Studies with a concentration in Biochemistry.

YEAR-BY-YEAR
Year	Tournaments	Rounds	Avg.	Best 18	Best 54	Top 5	Top 10	Top 20	Best Finish
2017-18	2	6	74.17	72 (E)	221 (+5)	0	0	2	T16
2018-19	3	9	73.89	70 (-2)	220 (+4)	0	0	0	27
2019-20	3	9	74.33	70 (-2)	221 (+5)	0	0	0	T45
2020-21	8	24	75.88	69 (-3)	210 (-6)	1	1	2	T4
2021-22	4	11	76.91	72 (E)	222 (+6)	0	0	0	T53
Total	20	59	75.36	69 (-3)	210 (-6)	1	1	4	T4

CAREER BESTS
Low 18	69, Little Rock Invitational (Oct. 19-20, 2020)
Low 54	210, Little Rock Invitational (Oct. 19-20, 2020)
Best Ind. Finish	T4, Little Rock Invitational (Oct. 19-20, 2020)
Top 5 Finishes	1
Top 10 Finishes	1
Top 20 Finishes	4
Rounds Par or better	12
Rounds in the 60s	1
TOURNAMENT-BY-TOURNAMENT RESULTS

2017-18
Place	Date	Tournament	Scores
20*	Feb. 12-13	USA Individual	75-75-74-224 (+11)
T16*	Apr. 16-17	Old Waverly Collegiate Championship	75-74-72-221 (+5)
2018-19
38	Aug. 31-Sept. 2	Carmel Cup	76-74-70-220 (+4)
T65	Sept. 14-16	Louisville Cardinal Classic	73-76-72-221 (+8)
27*	Oct. 15-16	TVA Community Credit Union Invitational	73-71-80-224 (+8)
2019-20
T47	Sept. 23-24	Graeme McDowell Invitational	77-76-71-224 (+8)
T62	Oct. 28-30	Hoakalei CC Invitational	72-75-74-221 (+5)
T68	Feb. 10-11	Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate	70-79-75-224 (+8)
2020-21
T20	Sept. 29-30	Graeme McDowell Invitational	75-70-73-218 (+2)
T4	Oct. 19-20	Little Rock Invitational	70-71-69-210 (-6)
T77	Feb. 22-23	Border Olympics	76-82-76-234 (+18)
T65	March 15-16	Louisiana Classics	74-77-77-228 (+12)
T48	March 28-30	Craft Farms Intercollegiate	79-79-71-229 (+13)
T55	April 5-6	Bayou City Collegiate Classic	73-73-76-222 (+6)
63	April 12-13	Huntsville Toyota Bearkat Invitational	79-81-74-234 (+18)
T50	April 25-28	Sun Belt Championships	81-82-83-246 (+30)
2021-22
T94	Sept. 12-14, 2021	Jim Rivers Intercollegiate	76-76-77-229 (+13)
T68	Feb. 28 - March 2, 2022	Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate	78-76-75-229 (+13)
T53*	March 14-15, 2022	Louisiana Classics	76-72-74-222 (+6)
T95	March 21-22, 2022	The All-American	85-81-166 (+22)