Evans Lewis
- class Senior
- Hometown Sumter, S.C.
- Previous School North Greenville
- High school Sumter
- class Senior
- Hometown Sumter, S.C.
- Previous School North Greenville
- High school Sumter
Evans Lewis Bio
AWARDS/HONORS
- 2021 NCAA Division II PING Third Team All-American
- 2021 NCAA Division II PING All-Southeast Region
2022-23 (FIFTH YEAR)
- One of two players on the team to start all 11 events ; was third with a 72.30 scoring average in 30 rounds played
- His 15 rounds of par or better led the team ; his three top-20 finishes were T-2nd most
- Led the Gamecocks with a T-23rd finish at SEC Match Play (Sept. 25-27) ; shot 207 (-3) with rounds of 68-70-69
- T-25th in a strong field at the Isleworth Collegiate (Oct. 23-25) with a 54-hole score of 219 (+3)
- T-24th in the spring opener at the Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 12-14) ; shot 212 (-4)
- Helped lead the team to victory at the Palmetto Intercollegiate (March 6-7) ; T-13th with a 54-hole total of 212 (+2)
- Recorded another top-20 at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (March 26-28) ; posted three red numbers for a 54-hole total of 209 (-7) ; shot 69 (-3) in both the second and third rounds
- T-58th (220, +10) at the SEC Championship (April 19-21) in his final event in Garnet & Black
2021-22 (SENIOR)
- Advanced to the NCAA Championship as individual after finishing T-5th at the NCAA Norman Regional (May 16-18) ; shot 210 (-6) with three consecutive under par rounds including a final round 69 (-3) at Jimmie Austin Golf Club ; missed the cut at the NCAA Championship (May 28-30) after shooting 228 (+18) in 54 holes at Grayhawk Golf Club
- Started all 10 stroke play events the team participated in logging a season scoring average of 72.33 ; recorded 16 rounds of par or better (third on the team) and had a pair of top-five finishes
- T-54th at the SEC Championship (April 21-23) after shooting 220 (+10) in his postseason debut
- Shot a career-best score of 205 (-11) in the team’s final regular season event at the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational (April 2-3) ; T-2nd after firing rounds of 71-69-65 with his 7-under 65 marking a career-low, 18-hole score
- T-21st at the General Hackler Championship (March 13-14) helping the team to a runner-up finish in a strong field ; shot 214 (-2) at Dunes Golf & Beach Club
- T-25th in his debut in Garnet & Black, helping the team to victory at the J.T. Poston Invitational (Sept. 27-28) ; shot 68 (-3) in the opening round, his first as a Gamecock
PRIOR TO SOUTH CAROLINA
- Played three seasons at NCAA Division II North Greenville (2018-21)
- Earned All-America and All-Region honors his final season with the Crusaders ; also helped lead the team to a pair of Conference Carolinas Championships (2018, 2021)
- Had a 71.21 scoring average his junior season in 2020-21
- Had five top-five finishes and a pair of wins while at North Greenville
PERSONAL
- Graduated with a degree in interdisciplinary studies in spring of 2023
- Played for Sumter High School
CAREER STATISTICS
Year | Events | Rounds | Low 54 | Low 18 | Par/Better | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Strokes | Average |
2021-22 | 11 | 33 | 205 | 65 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2,387 | 72.60 |
2022-23 | 11 | 30 | 2067 | 657 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2,169 | 72.30 |
Total | 22 | 63 | 205 | 65 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4,556 | 72.32 |