Walker Jennings
- class Junior
- Hometown Greenville, S.C.
- High school Christ Church Episcopal School
- class Junior
- Hometown Greenville, S.C.
- High school Christ Church Episcopal School
Walker Jennings Bio
AWARDS/HONORS
- SEC Academic Honor Roll (2024)
- SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2022-23)
2023-24 (SOPHOMORE)
- Saw action in one event, making his lineup debut at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 2-3) ; shot 155 (+11) and finished T-43rd in the shortened event due to weather
2022-23 (FRESHMAN)
- Played in a trio of tournaments as an individual in the spring
- Shot 75 (+5) to finish T-13th at The Camden One Day (April 10)
- T-55th at the General Hackler Championship (March 13-14) with a 6-over score of 222
- Made his Gamecock debut at the Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 12-14) ; shot 229 (+13) and finished T-70th
PRIOR TO SOUTH CAROLINA
- Ranked seventh in the final SCJGA rankings for the 2022 class
- Played at Christ Church Episcopal (Greenville, S.C.) ; all-state, all-region and all-county selection for the Cavaliers, helping them to four state titles
- Helped lead Christ Church to victory at the coveted 2021 Southern Cross tournament
- 2022 SCHSL Region 1 Champion and 2022 SCHSL AA Individual State Champion helping team to a state title as well ; shot 67-68 in the state finals winning by six shots over his brother and teammate, William
- Took 1st at The Players Championship (SCJGA) in November of 2021, winning in a playoff
- Finished T-7th at the 27th Bobby Chapman Junior Invite (SCJGA)
- Won the 2021 SCJGA Grant Bennett Junior at Florence Country Club
- Took ninth at the North and South Junior
PERSONAL
- Son of Clayton and Mahaley Jennings – has a younger sister, Annie, and a pair of younger brothers, William and Heyward
- Sister Annie played tennis at South Carolina for a season and now plays at Washington and Lee
- Brother William plays golf at Alabama and was a Rolex All-American coming out of high school
- Comes from athletic family as both his parents played tennis at Furman ; has an aunt that played tennis at Florida and an uncle that played football at Wofford
- Finance major
CAREER STATISTICS
Year | Events | Rounds | Low 54 | Low 18 | Par/Better | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Strokes | Average |
2022-23 | 3 | 7 | 222 | 72 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 526 | 75.14 |
2023-24 | 1 | 2 | 222 | 72 | 1 | – | – | – | 155 | 77.50 |
Total | 4 | 9 | 222 | 72 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 681 | 75.67 |
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