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McDonald Announces 2022 Signing Class
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McDonald Announces 2022 Signing Class

Three more players from Palmetto State set to join Carolina next fall

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina men’s golf announced its full 2022 signing class on Friday with the addition of three players in the early signing period. Zach Adams (Charleston, S.C.), Walker Jennings (Greenville, S.C.) and Luke Sullivan (Columbia, S.C.) all signed National Letters of Intent to join the Gamecock golf family earlier this week.
 
“I am very excited to announce our 2022 recruiting class,” said head coach Bill McDonald. “All three young men are from great families and their golf games are only trending upward. This class, just like the 2021 class last year, all hail from the Palmetto State and a large part of that reason is the great job assistant coach, Ben Dietrich, does recruiting our state. Year in, and year out, the South Carolina Golf Association provides great tournament experiences for these kids to compete and develop their games. It’s also been a challenging time recruiting with the long dead period we just went through, and I’m very appreciative to these recruits and their families for remaining patient with us throughout the process.”

2022 Gamecock Men’s Golf Early Signing Class:

Zach Adams (Charleston, S.C. – First Baptist School)
• Son of Randy and Monica Adams – has an older sister, Jessica  
• Ranked No. 5 in the latest SCJGA player rankings
• 2021 SCISA AAA Individual State Champion  
• SCJGA Blade Champion  
• South Carolina Junior Match Play Champion  
• Finished T-4th in the SCGA State Amateur  
• Father played golf collegiately at Winthrop
• Plans to major in marketing  
 
McDonald on Adams:
“I noticed Zach several years ago at an in-state event and I have always been impressed with his short game. He made a commitment to the gym and getting his full swing better and that hard work really paid off this past year. Zach has recently committed to practicing more efficiently and also to tournament preparation which should really help him transition to collegiate golf.”

 
Walker Jennings (Greenville, S.C. – Christ Church Episcopal School)
• Son of Clayton and Mahaley Jennings – has a younger sister, Annie, and a pair of younger brothers, William and Heyward   
• Ranked No. 16 in the latest SCJGA player rankings
• Earned all-state, all-region and all-county honors while competing for the Christ Church Episcopal Cavaliers ; also apart of four state champion teams and a team that was victorious at the coveted Southern Cross tournament in 2021
• Won the 2021 SCJGA Grant Bennett Junior   
• Finished 7th at the 2021 Bobby Chapman and 9th the North and South Junior
• 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
• Plans to enroll in the business school with an undeclared major  
 
McDonald on Jennings:
“I really have to thank Walker for being patient with us during the dead period because I wasn’t able to watch him play. His swing coach, Daniel Seawell, is a former Gamecock golfer and he was instrumental in keeping me updated on his progress. Walker really impressed me with his golf swing mechanics and how he handles himself on the course. Walker is a big, strong kid and he has a tremendous upside.”

 
Luke Sullivan (Columbia, S.C. – A.C. Flora High School)
• Son of Mark and Fran Sullivan – has two younger brothers, James and Grant, and a younger sister, Elizabeth   
• Ranked No. 13 in the latest SCJGA player rankings
• Two-time all-region player that has been a key part of a pair of AAAA state champion teams at A.C. Flora ; earned all-state honors in 2021 after leading the Falcons in scoring average
• Won the 2021 Upper State Championship by four shots
• Helped lead the Palmetto State to victory in the SC/GA Junior Team Matches in July   
• Won the 2021 Georgia/South Carolina Cup and recorded six top-10 finishes in 2021 tournament play competing for A.C. Flora
• Runner-up medalist at the 2020 SCJGA Orange Jacket, also was runner-up at the 2021 SCGA State Junior Championship
• Won the 2019 SCJGA Jimmy Self Invitational   
• Lifelong Gamecock fan that says South Carolina has been his dream school ever since meeting Connor Shaw as an 11-year-old  
• Plans to attend the busines school
 
McDonald on Sullivan:
“I have been hearing about Luke for years. His high school coach at A.C. Flora, Robert Dargan, is a former Gamecock golfer and he’s been praising Luke’s talent for a while now. Luke is gritty and fights his tail off. He’s very talented and should really mold into form as his body gets stronger and more developed. He has impressed me with his ability to handle adversity and he’s extremely competitive.”

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