Jack Wall
- class Junior
- Hometown Brielle, N.J.
- High school Christian Brothers Academy
- class Junior
- Hometown Brielle, N.J.
- High school Christian Brothers Academy
Jack Wall Bio
AWARDS/HONORS
- 2022 PING All-Southeast Region
- 2020 Orlando International Amateur Champion
- 2020 Met Amateur Champion
- 2020-21 Srixon/Cleveland Golf Scholar All-American
- 2021 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 2019-20 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2021-22 (JUNIOR)
- Had the best season of his career his third year on campus with a season scoring average of 70.40 in nine events and 25 rounds played
- Shot 75 (+5) in the opening round of the 2022 SEC Championship and removed himself from competition after re-aggravating a wrist injury
- Logged three top-five finishes, four top-10s and six top-20 finishes in his nine stroke play starts
- T-21st at the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational (April 2-3) ; opened with rounds of 69 (-3) and 68 (-4) ; shot 78 (+6) in the final round for a 54-hole total of 215 (-1)
- T-18th at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (March 27-29) ; shot 213 (-3)
- Led the team with a fifth-place finish at the General Hackler Championship (March 13-14) ; closed with a final round 66 (-6) and helped the team to a runner-up finish in a strong field
- Helped lead the team to victory at the Palmetto Intercollegiate (March 7-8) ; earned runner-up medalist honors at 5-under 205 and matched a career low round with a 65 (-5) in round three
- T-10th at the Daniel Island Intercollegiate (Oct. 31-Nov. 1)
- T-3rd in a strong field at the Isleworth Collegiate (Oct. 17-19) ; shot 211 (-5) with a pair of scores in the 60s
- Went 1-3 at SEC Match Play (Oct. 10-12) ; was the team’s lone point vs. Alabama with a 4&3 win over Jones Free
- Opened the season with a T-12th finish at the J.T. Poston Invitational (Sept. 27-28) ; helped lead the team to victory with a score of 208 (-5) ; fired a career-low score of 65 (-6) in round two
2020-21 (SOPHOMORE)
- Started nine of the team’s 10 events, posting a 73.41 scoring average with seven rounds of par or better (27 rounds played)
- T-58th at the NCAA Albuquerque Regional (May 17-19); shot 225 (+9, 74-75-76)
- T-28th in stroke play at the SEC Championship (April 21-24) after posting a 6-over score of 216 (71-72-73); fell 2&1 to Alabama’s Davis Shore in the match play quarterfinals
- Had three consecutive top-25 finishes in the spring; T-15th at the LSU Invitational (Feb. 26-28 with a score of 221 (+5, 78-73-70) helping the team to a third-place finish; T-24th at the Tiger Invitational (March 15-17) with a season-best score of 214 (-2, 72-71-71); T-23rd at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (March 28-30) with a score of 216 (E, 75-72-69)
- Won the 2020 Orlando International Amateur (Dec. 28-30) by three shots after going low with a score of 199 (-15, 65-67-67)
- T-5th at the Golfweek Carolina Country Club Amateur (Nov. 1-3) in Spartanburg, S.C.; shot 221 (+5, 74-73-74)
- T-37th at the season-opening, all-SEC Blessings Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 5-7) with a score of 226 (+10, 75-78-73)
- Played in the 120th U.S. Amateur at Bandon Dunes (Aug. 10-16)
- 118th Met Amateur (July 30-Aug. 2) champion; defeated Luke Sample 4&2 in the championship match; he shot 72 (+1) at Bethpage Black in the stroke play qualifier to earn the 15 seed in the round of 16 match play bracket
- Earned a spot on the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 (FRESHMAN)
- Started all five fall tournaments in shortened season due to COVID-19 pandemic; played solid, posting an impressive score average of 71.93 with eight rounds of par or better and five scores in the 60s in 15 rounds played
- Did not compete in the team’s only two spring tournaments due to illness
- T-18th at the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic after posting a 54-hoel tally of 206 (-7); fired back-to-back 68s in the final two rounds
- Had career-best showing at the J.T. Poston Invitational (Sept. 30-Oct. 1) with his first top-10; T-7th after shooting 204 (-9); had three-straight under par rounds including a final round 65 (-6), a career low; helped the team set the new 54-hole tournament scoring record at 806 (-46)
- Made collegiate debut at the Carpet Capital Collegiate (Sept. 6-8); T-25th at 6-over (222); shot 71 (-1) in the second round for his first career round of par or better
- Earned a spot on the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll; also named 2020-21 Srixon/Cleveland Golf Scholar All-American for the first time
PRIOR TO SOUTH CAROLINA
- Became just the second New Jersey high school golfer ever to win the State Grand Slam (County Tournament, Conference Tournament, State Sectional and State Championship)
- 2018 Individual State Champion – also helped lead his squad to back-to-to back team titles
- Finished runner-up at the 2018 Met Open and the 2018 NJJGA Amateur Championship
- Won the AJGA Junior at Fiddler’s Elbow
- Also won the AJGA Golf Performance Center Junior Championship
- Competed in the 2016 U.S. Junior Amateur and also qualified for U.S. Open Sectionals
- Top ranked player in the state of New Jersey and ranked No. 62 nationally in the Golfweek/Sagarian Rankings
PERSONAL
- Son of George and Eileen Wall – has three older brothers: Augie, Ethan and Jeremy (two played college golf)
- Sport and entertainment management major
- Favorite food is pizza
- List Pine Valley Golf Club (Pine Valley, N.J.) as favorite course
CAREER STATISTICS
Year | Events | Rounds | Low 54 | Low 18 | Par/Better | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Strokes | Average |
2019-20 | 5 | 15 | 204 | 65 | 8 | – | 1 | 2 | 1,079 | 71.93 |
2020-21 | 9 | 27 | 214 | 69 | 7 | – | – | 1 | 1,982 | 73.41 |
2021-22 | 9 | 25 | 205 | 65 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1,760 | 70.40 |
Total | 23 | 67 | 204 | 65 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4,821 | 71.96 |