Scott Stevens
- class Senior
- Hometown Chattanooga, Tenn.
- High school Chattanooga Christian
- class Senior
- Hometown Chattanooga, Tenn.
- High school Chattanooga Christian
Scott Stevens Bio
AWARDS/HONORS
- 2019 PING Third Team All-American
- 2018-19 Golfweek Third Team All-American
- 2019 PING All-Southeast Region
- 2019 First Team All-SEC
- 2018-19 Srixon/Cleveland Golf Scholar All-American
- 2019 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 2017-18 Srixon/Cleveland Golf Scholar All-American
- 2018 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 2017 PING All-Southeast Region
- 2017 Second Team All-SEC
- 2017 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 2015-16 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2018-19 (SENIOR)
- Finished an illustrious four seasons at South Carolina with the lowest career scoring average in program history (71.57) after not missing a start his entire career; his 20 career top-10s T-3rd most all-time and his eight top-fives T-7th most all-time
- Played in all 13 events as a senior and led the team in scoring average (70.59), rounds of par or better (26), top-five finishes (3), top-10 finishes (5) and top-20 finishes (10) en route to his first All-America honors; also was named First Team All-SEC and PING All-Southeast Region
- His scoring average of 70.59 was the third-lowest for a single season all-time
- Led the team with 26 rounds of par or better in 37 outings
- T-3rd at the NCAA Pullman Regional (May 13-15) after matching a career-best 54-hole score of 198 (-12); shot 67-65-65 en route to helping the Gamecocks back to the NCAA Championship with a top-five team finish
- T-52nd in the stroke play portion of the SEC Championship (April 24-28); defeated Trace Crowe, 2-up, in the SEC Match Play Quarterfinals vs. No. 16 Auburn
- Finished second at the Southern Intercollegiate (April 15), helping the team to its third win of the spring
- T-14th after shooting 212 (-4) at the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational (April 6-7), shot 70 (-2) in the final round as the team finished second and nearly came back to win the tournament
- T-16th at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (March 24-26), helping the team to its second win of the spring; shot 69 (-3) in the final round
- T-14th in a loaded field at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational (March 17-19), helping the team finish third; carded a 54-hole total of 208 (-5) at Floridian National Golf Club
- Tied for runner-up medalist honors at the Palmetto Intercollegiate (March 11-12), shooting 206 (-4) with three rounds in the 60s; helped team to its first win of the spring in which it set the program 54-hole scoring record at 813 (-27)
- Had four top-20s in the fall, paced by a T-6th finish at the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic (Nov. 2-4); shot 203 (-10) with a career-best 64 (-7) in the opening round, T-4th lowest score in program history
- Went 1-0-1 at the Jack Nicklaus Invitational (Oct. 8-9) with a 4&3 win over Stanford’s Isaiah Salinda and an AS match vs. Georgia Tech’s Luke Schniederjans in the semifinals
- Named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf Scholar All-American and to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2017-18 (JUNIOR)
- One of two players to play in all 12 events, leading the team with a 71.44 scoring average, 10 rounds in the 60s and 24 rounds of par or better in 36 outings
- His scoring average ranked as the seventh best single-season stroke average all-time and the fourth-lowest scoring average by a junior in program history
- Led the team with two top-five finishes and tied for the team lead with seven top-20s
- Score counted in the lineup in 34 of his 36 rounds played (94.44 percent)
- Had a strong outing in final event of the season after finishing T-11th at the NCAA Bryan Regional (May 14-16) thanks to a 54-hole total of 214 (-2), carded a bogey free 4-under 68 in the final round
- T-30th at the SEC Championship (April 25-29)
- T-3rd to lead the team at The Jackrabbit (Oct. 1-3), shot a lights out 205 (-11)
- Earned runner-up medalist honors at the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic (Nov. 3-5) to help the Gamecocks to a second-place finish at the event — carded an 11-under 202, T-7th lowest 18-hole score in program history
- T-10th at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (March 25-27) after posting a 4-under 212
- T-17th in the team’s final regular season event, the 3M Augusta Invitational (March 31-April 1)
- T-4th at the 2017 South Beach International Amateur in December
2016-17 (SOPHOMORE)
- One of two players on roster to play in all 12 events — logged the lowest 18-hole scoring average in program history for a sophomore at 71.26, surpassing PGA standout and former All-SEC pick Wesley Bryan (72.12, 2009-10)
- His scoring average ranked 42nd in the nation and was the fifth lowest all-time at Carolina
- Earned PING All-Southeast Region and Second Team All-SEC honors
- Had three top-five finishes and tied for the team lead with six top-10s
- T-54th at the NCAA West Lafayette Regional (May 15-17) and T-23rd in the stroke play portion of the SEC Championship (April 21-24) propelling the team into the first ever SEC Match Play
- Defeated Florida’s Gordon Neale in the SEC Match Play Quarterfinals 2&1 (April 23)
- Led the team in the fall with a 69.58 scoring average, highlighted by a runner-up medalist finish at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate (Sept. 23-25)
- Shot 65-66-67 (198, -15) at the Maui Jim, which was the third lowest 54-hole score in program history
- Had back-to-back T-6th finishes to end the fall at the Camden Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 22-23) and the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic (Nov. 4-6)
- Continued strong play as he T-2nd at the spring opener, the All-American Intercollegiate (Feb. 17-19) — carded a 66 and 67 in the final two rounds to jump up the leaderboard
- Bounced back from his only finish outside the top-25 in the spring with a T-2nd (212, -1) showing at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational (March 19-21)
- T-17th (215, -1) to propel the team to victory at the Hootie At Bulls Bay Intercollegiate, the third consecutive title for the Gamecocks at the event
- T-10th at the Irish Creek Intercollegiate (April 8-9) with a score of 211 (-2)
- Score counted in the lineup in 30 of 35 possible rounds (85.7 percent)
- Led Carolina in par 4 scoring average (4.03) and ranked second on the squad with 18 rounds of par or better, including nine rounds in the 60s
- Played in the 2017 U.S. Amateur at Riviera Country Club after tying for medalist honors at U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying at Benvenue Country Club in Rocky Mount, N.C.
- Also played in the 2017 Sunnehanna Amateur and the 2016 South Beach International Amateur
- Selected to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2015-16 (FRESHMAN)
- Appeared in all 13 tournaments as a freshman
- Finished the season with a 72.85 scoring average, the third-best freshman average in Gamecock history
- Placed T-71st at the NCAA Championship, with his final-round 68 (-2) helping the Gamecocks qualify for the match play part of the event
- Won his match play pairing, 4&3, over Dylan Meyer of Illinois, becoming the first Gamecock in history to win a match play contest at the NCAA Championship
- Posted five top-10 finishes in his rookie season, including four top-10’s in the spring
- Tied for 30th at the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional, shooting a score of 221 (+5)
- Carded a 70 (-2) in the final round of the Tuscaloosa Regional to help the Gamecocks qualify for the NCAA Championship
- Tied for sixth at the Palmetto Intercollegiate, shooting a score of 209 (-1) as Carolina won the tournament
- Followed that by finishing T-9th with a score of 213 (-3) at the General Hackler Championship, which the Gamecocks won
- Tied for 10th against a very difficult field at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational, posting a three-round total of 215 (+2)
- Notched a fourth consecutive top-10 when he tied for sixth at the Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate, with his score of 214 (-2) helping the Gamecocks record another tournament victory
- Opened his career with a pair of top-20 finishes at the Carpet Capital Collegiate and the Shoal Creek Invitational
- Earned his first top-10 with a T-10th at the Camden Collegiate Invitational
- Low round of the fall was a 65 in the second round of the Camden Collegiate, a mark that helped the Gamecocks set a school record at 265
PRIOR TO SOUTH CAROLINA
- Three-time first-team Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps selection
- Finished tied for third at the 2012 and 2013 TSSAA Class A-AA State Championship
- Served as team captain as a junior and senior
- 2013 Tennessee Junior Amateur Player of the Year
- Ranked No. 54 overall nationally by Junior Golf Scoreboard
- Ranked No. 35 in the Class of 2015 by Junior Golf Scoreboard
- Ranked No. 2 overall in Tennessee by Junior Golf Scoreboard
- Ranked No. 1 in Tennessee in the Class of 2015 by Junior Golf Scoreboard
- Ranked as high as No. 51 in the Polo Golf Rankings
- Has recorded two top-five finishes and six top-10 finishes in AJGA events
- Honor Student
PERSONAL
- Parents are David and Tricia Stevens
- Has one sister, Catherine
- Chose South Carolina because of the success of the golf program and reputation of the business school
CAREER STATISTICS
Year | Events | Rounds | Low 54 | Low 18 | Par/Better | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Strokes | Average |
2015-16 | 13 | 40 | 209 | 65 | 16 | — | 5 | 7 | 2,914 | 72.85 |
2016-17 | 12 | 35 | 198 | 65 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2,494 | 71.26 |
2017-18 | 12 | 36 | 202 | 65 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2,572 | 71.44 |
2018-19 | 13 | 37 | 198 | 64 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2,612 | 70.59 |
Total | 50 | 148 | 198 | 64 | 84 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 10,592 | 71.57 |