University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2021-22 Golf Roster
Hinnant, Peter
Peter Hinnant
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Winston-Salem, N.C.
- High School:
- Darlington School
Bio
• 2022 First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• 2022 First-Team All-Louisiana
• SBC Golfer of the Week (April 14, 2022)
• 2021 Second-Team All-Louisiana
• 2021 Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference
2021-22
• Team leader in scoring average (72.60).
• Capped off one of the best seasons in Ragin' Cajuns history as he posted the second-lowest, par-5 scoring average in school history while scoring average vs. par (0.60) was the third-lowest overall.
• Played in career-best 12 tournaments and 35 rounds.
• Sank a school-record 130 birdies on the season and became the second player in school history to eclipse the 400-career birdie mark.
• Seven top-20 finishes on the season.
• Recorded pair of top-5 finishes and four top-10 performances.
• Had 15 rounds of par or better with eight rounds in the 60's.
• Posted eight consecutive rounds of par or better during a four-event span and had scores count towards the team total in 34 of 35 rounds, including final 32 rounds.
• Posted a final round average of 71.73.
• Led team with five eagles on the season.
• Named SBC Golfer of the Week after fourth-place finish at Mossy Oak Collegiate (70-72-68-210).
• Recorded 10 birdies in the tournament to become the second Ragin' Cajun golfer to surpass the 400-mark in a career.
• Posted low round of 5-under 67 at Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational.
• Set career 54-hole low score at Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational at 10-under-206 (70-69-67).
• Finished fourth overall at Quail Valleyy Collegiate Invitational and Mossy Oak Collegiate.
• Was sixth overall in events at Hoakalei CC Invitational and Craft Farms Intercollegiate (73-73-68-214).
• Placed 12th overall at the Grame McDowell Invitational (74-73-68-215) and 13th at the Lone Star Invitational (74-74-75-223).
• Posted eight consecutive rounds of par or better during a four-event span in the fall (Graeme McDowell Invitational, Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational, Hoakalei CC Invitational, Mobile Bay Intercollegiate).
• Had scores count towards team total in 31 of 32 rounds, including final 29 rounds heading into SBC Championships.
2020-21
• Posted a 73.19 scoring average in 27 rounds of play.
• Named Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference.
• Lone player to play in all nine events during the 2020-21 season.
• Four top-10 finishes on the season.
• Three consecutive top-20 performances beginning with the Bayou City Collegiate Classic.
• Recorded a team-best six rounds in the 60's.
• Tied a school-record for the lowest individual round, carding an 8-under-par 64 in the second round of the Louisiana Classics.
• Posted the second-lowest individual round in the tournament's prestigious history.
• Set single-season, school-record with seven eagles.
• School-record holder with 13 career eagles.
• Tied for seventh overall at the Sun Belt Championships (77-75-74-226).
• Finished tied for seventh overall at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (68-69-74-211).
• Competed in all three events during the fall, posting a 72.67 scoring average in nine rounds of play.
• Recorded five rounds of par or better during the fall.
• Had three rounds in the 60's.
• Low round (4-under 68) was in opening round of Graeme McDowell Invitational.
• Recorded rounds of 3-under 69 at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate and Little Rock Invitational.
• Posted first collegiate top-5 finish at Jim Rivers Intercollegiate, finishing in fifth-place tie (73-71-69-213).
• Finished tied for 24th at Graeme McDowell Invitational (68-77-74-219).
2019-20
• Competed in six events during the season, playing in 18 rounds and recording a 76.56 scoring average.
• Posted a low round of 3-under par 69 in the opening round of the All-American.
• Finished tied for 26th overall at the All-American (69-75-73-217).
• Finished tied for 32nd at the UTSA/Lone Star Invitational, finishing with a 11-over 227.
• Recorded rounds of 1-over 73 at the UTSA/Lone Star Invitational, Graeme McDowell Invitational and Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate.
2018-19
• Played in 10 events during the season, recording 26 rounds of play.
• Scoring average of 73.85
• Nine rounds of par or better on the season, with three rounds in the 60s.
• Career-low round (7-under 65) in the final round at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational is the third-lowest in school history.
• Opened the David Toms Intercollegiate with a 6-under 66, tied for the sixth-lowest score in Ragin' Cajuns history.
• Carded 54-hole total of 6-under 210 (72-73-65) to finish 17th at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational.
• Placed ninth overall at David Toms Intercollegiate, finishing with a 1-over 217 (66-75-76).
• Fired a 4-under 68 in the second round at the Louisiana Classics.
2017-18 Season
• Tallied a 75.48 scoring average in 27 rounds during the season.
• Made an appearance in nine tournaments including one as an individual.
• Best finish came at the Lake Charles Invitational placing in the Top 25 in a tie for 20th at 2-over par.
• Carded four rounds of par or better during the year.
• Shot a career-best 70 at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational.
• Converted team-high three eagles.
High School
• Selected for the 2016 NC All-State team by the Carolinas Golf Association and the Tarheel Youth Golf Foundation
• Two-time winner of the Tarheel Golf Foundation Sedgefield Junior Amateur at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C.
• Reached the No. 1 ranking among North Carolina boys in Tarheel Youth Golf
• Member of the Hurricane Golf Tour, Hinnant finished No. 4 on the tour in 2016
• Posted seven Top 10 finishes including one win and four Top 5 performances in 19 National Junior Scoreboard qualifying events prior to joining the Cajuns.
Personal
• Born on July 27, 1998 in Winston-Salem.
• The son of Lori and Rick Hinnant.
• Has two older brothers, Andy and Walt.
• Oldest brother, Andy, played soccer at William & Mary.
• An aunt, Amy Privette Perko, played basketball at Wake Forest (1983-87), is third all-time in scoring (1,722 points) in school history, a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American and 2008 inductee into the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame.
• Majoring in marketing.
* - Played as an individual
• 2022 First-Team All-Louisiana
• SBC Golfer of the Week (April 14, 2022)
• 2021 Second-Team All-Louisiana
• 2021 Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference
2021-22
• Team leader in scoring average (72.60).
• Capped off one of the best seasons in Ragin' Cajuns history as he posted the second-lowest, par-5 scoring average in school history while scoring average vs. par (0.60) was the third-lowest overall.
• Played in career-best 12 tournaments and 35 rounds.
• Sank a school-record 130 birdies on the season and became the second player in school history to eclipse the 400-career birdie mark.
• Seven top-20 finishes on the season.
• Recorded pair of top-5 finishes and four top-10 performances.
• Had 15 rounds of par or better with eight rounds in the 60's.
• Posted eight consecutive rounds of par or better during a four-event span and had scores count towards the team total in 34 of 35 rounds, including final 32 rounds.
• Posted a final round average of 71.73.
• Led team with five eagles on the season.
• Named SBC Golfer of the Week after fourth-place finish at Mossy Oak Collegiate (70-72-68-210).
• Recorded 10 birdies in the tournament to become the second Ragin' Cajun golfer to surpass the 400-mark in a career.
• Posted low round of 5-under 67 at Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational.
• Set career 54-hole low score at Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational at 10-under-206 (70-69-67).
• Finished fourth overall at Quail Valleyy Collegiate Invitational and Mossy Oak Collegiate.
• Was sixth overall in events at Hoakalei CC Invitational and Craft Farms Intercollegiate (73-73-68-214).
• Placed 12th overall at the Grame McDowell Invitational (74-73-68-215) and 13th at the Lone Star Invitational (74-74-75-223).
• Posted eight consecutive rounds of par or better during a four-event span in the fall (Graeme McDowell Invitational, Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational, Hoakalei CC Invitational, Mobile Bay Intercollegiate).
• Had scores count towards team total in 31 of 32 rounds, including final 29 rounds heading into SBC Championships.
2020-21
• Posted a 73.19 scoring average in 27 rounds of play.
• Named Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference.
• Lone player to play in all nine events during the 2020-21 season.
• Four top-10 finishes on the season.
• Three consecutive top-20 performances beginning with the Bayou City Collegiate Classic.
• Recorded a team-best six rounds in the 60's.
• Tied a school-record for the lowest individual round, carding an 8-under-par 64 in the second round of the Louisiana Classics.
• Posted the second-lowest individual round in the tournament's prestigious history.
• Set single-season, school-record with seven eagles.
• School-record holder with 13 career eagles.
• Tied for seventh overall at the Sun Belt Championships (77-75-74-226).
• Finished tied for seventh overall at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic (68-69-74-211).
• Competed in all three events during the fall, posting a 72.67 scoring average in nine rounds of play.
• Recorded five rounds of par or better during the fall.
• Had three rounds in the 60's.
• Low round (4-under 68) was in opening round of Graeme McDowell Invitational.
• Recorded rounds of 3-under 69 at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate and Little Rock Invitational.
• Posted first collegiate top-5 finish at Jim Rivers Intercollegiate, finishing in fifth-place tie (73-71-69-213).
• Finished tied for 24th at Graeme McDowell Invitational (68-77-74-219).
2019-20
• Competed in six events during the season, playing in 18 rounds and recording a 76.56 scoring average.
• Posted a low round of 3-under par 69 in the opening round of the All-American.
• Finished tied for 26th overall at the All-American (69-75-73-217).
• Finished tied for 32nd at the UTSA/Lone Star Invitational, finishing with a 11-over 227.
• Recorded rounds of 1-over 73 at the UTSA/Lone Star Invitational, Graeme McDowell Invitational and Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate.
2018-19
• Played in 10 events during the season, recording 26 rounds of play.
• Scoring average of 73.85
• Nine rounds of par or better on the season, with three rounds in the 60s.
• Career-low round (7-under 65) in the final round at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational is the third-lowest in school history.
• Opened the David Toms Intercollegiate with a 6-under 66, tied for the sixth-lowest score in Ragin' Cajuns history.
• Carded 54-hole total of 6-under 210 (72-73-65) to finish 17th at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational.
• Placed ninth overall at David Toms Intercollegiate, finishing with a 1-over 217 (66-75-76).
• Fired a 4-under 68 in the second round at the Louisiana Classics.
2017-18 Season
• Tallied a 75.48 scoring average in 27 rounds during the season.
• Made an appearance in nine tournaments including one as an individual.
• Best finish came at the Lake Charles Invitational placing in the Top 25 in a tie for 20th at 2-over par.
• Carded four rounds of par or better during the year.
• Shot a career-best 70 at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational.
• Converted team-high three eagles.
High School
• Selected for the 2016 NC All-State team by the Carolinas Golf Association and the Tarheel Youth Golf Foundation
• Two-time winner of the Tarheel Golf Foundation Sedgefield Junior Amateur at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C.
• Reached the No. 1 ranking among North Carolina boys in Tarheel Youth Golf
• Member of the Hurricane Golf Tour, Hinnant finished No. 4 on the tour in 2016
• Posted seven Top 10 finishes including one win and four Top 5 performances in 19 National Junior Scoreboard qualifying events prior to joining the Cajuns.
Personal
• Born on July 27, 1998 in Winston-Salem.
• The son of Lori and Rick Hinnant.
• Has two older brothers, Andy and Walt.
• Oldest brother, Andy, played soccer at William & Mary.
• An aunt, Amy Privette Perko, played basketball at Wake Forest (1983-87), is third all-time in scoring (1,722 points) in school history, a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American and 2008 inductee into the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame.
• Majoring in marketing.
| YEAR-BY-YEAR | |||||||||||
| Year | Tournaments | Rounds | Avg. | Best 18 | Best 54 | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Best Finish | ||
| 2017-18 | 9 | 27 | 75.48 | 70 (-2) | 215 (-1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 2018-19 | 10 | 26 | 73.85 | 65 (-7) | 210 (-6) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 2019-20 | 6 | 18 | 76.56 | 69 (-3) | 217 (+1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | T26 | ||
| 2020-21 | 9 | 27 | 73.19 | 64 (-8) | 211 (-5) | 1 | 4 | 5 | T5 | ||
| 2021-22 | 11 | 32 | 72.38 | 67 (-5) | 206 (-10) | 2 | 4 | 6 | T4 | ||
| Total | 45 | 130 | 74.06 | 64 (-8) | 206 (-10) | 3 | 9 | 14 | T4 | ||
| CAREER BESTS | |||||||||||
| Low 18 | 64, Louisiana Classics (March 15-16, 2021) | ||||||||||
| Low 54 | 206, Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 17-18, 2021) | ||||||||||
| Best Ind. Finish | T4, Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 17-18, 2021); Mossy Oak Collegiate (April 11-12, 2022) | ||||||||||
| Top 5 Finishes | 3 | ||||||||||
| Top 10 Finishes | 9 | ||||||||||
| Top 20 Finishes | 14 | ||||||||||
| Rounds Par or better | 41 | ||||||||||
| Rounds in the 60s | 18 | ||||||||||
| TOURNAMENT-BY-TOURNAMENT RESULTS | |||||||||||
| 2017-18 | |||
| Place | Date | Tournament | Scores |
| T69 | Sept. 11-12 | Sam Hall Intercollegiate | 82-75-76-233 (+20) |
| T45 | Oct. 8-10 | FAMC Intercollegiate at The Grove | 78-74-79-231 (+15) |
| T55* | Oct. 29-31 | Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational | 70-72-73-215 (-1) |
| T46 | Feb. 26-27 | Louisiana Classics | 73-72-75-220 (+4) |
| 94 | March 9-10 | Border Olympics | 77-73-82-232 (+16) |
| T61 | March 19-20 | Lone Star Invitational | 77-76-77-230 (+14) |
| 20 | March 26-27 | Lake Charles Invitational | 73-72-73-218 (+2) |
| T71 | April 16-17 | Old Waverly Collegiate Championship | 80-75-80-235 (+19) |
| T34 | April 22-24 | Sun Belt Conference Championship | 78-73-73-224 (+11) |
| 2018-19 | |||
| T30 | Sept. 10-11 | Lone Star Invitational | 79-71-150 (+6) |
| 57 | Sept. 24-25 | Inverness Intercollegiate | 80-74-77-231 (+18) |
| 9 | Oct. 6-7 | David Toms Intercollegiate | 66-75-76-217 (+1) |
| T17 | Oct. 28-30 | Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational | 72-73-65-210 (-6) |
| T44 | Feb. 11-12 | Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate | 74-73-147 (+3) |
| T43 | Feb. 17-19 | The All-American | 70-80-150 (+6) |
| T49* | Feb. 25-26 | Louisiana Classics | 81-68-77-226 (+10) |
| DNF | March 11-12 | Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic | WD-76-77 |
| T45 | April 15-16 | Old Waverly Collegiate Championship | 71-77-74-222 (+6) |
| T27 | April 21-23 | Sun Belt Conference Championship | 73-70-71-214 (+1) |
| 2019-20 | |||
| T32 | Sept. 16-17 | Lone Star Invitational | 76-78-73-227 (+11) |
| T69 | Sept. 23-24 | Graeme McDowell Invitational | 73-78-79-230 (+14) |
| T64 | Oct. 6-8 | Maridoe Intercollegiate | 78-85-83-246 (+30) |
| T59 | Feb. 10-11 | Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate | 73-78-71-222 (+6) |
| T26 | Feb. 16-18 | The All-American | 69-75-73-217 (+1) |
| T82 | Feb. 24-25 | Border Olympics | 78-80-78-236 (+20) |
| 2020-21 | |||
| T5 | Sept. 13-15 | Jim Rivers Intercollegiate | 73-71-69-213 (-3) |
| T24 | Sept. 29-30 | Graeme McDowell Invitational | 68-77-74-219 (+3) |
| T44 | Oct. 19-20 | Little Rock Invitational | 69-71-82-222 (+6) |
| T29 | Feb. 22-23 | Border Olympics | 72-76-77-225 (+9) |
| T9 | March 15-16 | Louisiana Classics | 74-64-77-215 (-1) |
| T39 | March 28-30 | Craft Farms Intercollegiate | 74-73-79-226 (+10) |
| T7 | April 5-6 | Bayou City Collegiate Classic | 68-69-74-211 (-5) |
| T15 | April 12-13 | Huntsville Toyota Bearkat Invitational | 72-72-75-219 (+3) |
| T7 | April 25-28 | Sun Belt Championships | 77-75-74-226 (+10) |
| 2021-22 | |||
| T59 | Sept. 12-14, 2021 | Jim Rivers Intercollegiate | 74-68-81-223 (+7) |
| T13 | Sept. 20-21, 2021 | Lone Star Invitational | 74-74-75-223 (+7) |
| T12 | Sept. 27-28, 2021 | Graeme McDowell Invitational | 74-73-68-215 (-1) |
| T4 | Oct. 17-18, 2021 | Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational | 70-69-67-206 (-10) |
| T6 | Oct. 25-26, 2021 | Hoakalei CC Invitational | 70-71-72-213 (-3) |
| T23 | Feb. 14-15, 2022 | Mobile Bay Intercollegiate | 69-74-73-216 (E) |
| T42 | Feb. 28 - Mar. 2, 2022 | Lake Las Vegas Intercollegiate | 74-76-71-221 (+5) |
| T38 | March 14-15, 2022 | Louisiana Classics | 73-76-69-218 (+2) |
| T72 | March 21-22, 2022 | The All-American | 80-77-157 (+13) |
| T6 | March 27-29, 2022 | Craft Farms Intercollegiate | 73-73-68-214 (-2) |
| T4 | April 11-12, 2022 | Mossy Oak Collegiate | 70-72-68-210 (-6) |
* - Played as an individual
Theo Sliman Media Availability (Mar 4, 2024)
Monday, March 04
Head Coach Theo Sliman Media Availability (Mar. 6, 2023)
Monday, March 06
Ragin' Cajuns Legacy Series: The Sliman Golf Family
Wednesday, March 27
34th Annual Louisiana Classics (Day 2)
Tuesday, February 26
