Brad Hawkins
Brad Hawkins
Height: 5-10
Weight: 145
Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn.
Year: Sr.
High School: Walters State/Central HS
Major: Sport Management

2014-15PING/NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region Team... All-South Atlantic Conference first team... Led the Pioneers with his 72.26 stroke average, which was the third lowest in the Southeast Region and the 13th best in all of NCAA Division II.... Stroke average was the second lowest in program history and the lowest ever by a TC junior... Finished in the top-10 in eight of his 11 events, including medalist honors at the Tusculum Fall Classic and the Walters State Fall Classic... Finished runner-up at the State Farm Intercollegiate and the Etowah Spring Challenge... Carded eight sub-par rounds on the season, including back-to-back rounds of 68 at the Tusculum Fall Classic... Shot 136 in consecutive events at the TC Fall Classic and the State Farm Intercollegiate, tying for the second-lowest 36-hole score in school history... Tied for sixth place at the Tusculum Invitational, including a 68 in his final round... Tied for sixth place at the SAC Championship, earning him a spot on the SAC All-Tournament second team... GCAA All-America Scholar... Finished tied for seventh over the summer at the 2015 Tennessee State Amateur Championship in Knoxville.

Walters State: Two-time All-American at the Morristown, Tenn. school... 2014: Led the Senators to the NJCAA National Championship... NJCAA All-America First Team... PING All-America First Team... Finished fourth in the nation with his 72.33 stroke average, while his +0.52 score to par was second in the country.... NJCAA National All-Tournament Team... Won the Wasioto Winds Fall Kickoff Tournament by seven shots with a 54-hole score of 207 (-9)... His second round score of 65 at Wasioto Winds is tied for the fifth lowest round in the country... Won the Knox County Amateur Championship in summer of 2014 with a 68-65=133 (-11)... Finished fifth at the 2014 Tennessee State Amateur (70-71-72-72=285)... 2013: NJCAA All-America First Team... PING All-America Second Team... Won medalist honors at the Morehead State Invitational in 2013 and was also selected to the Phil Mickelson All Freshman Team while posting a 73.14 scoring average... Led the Senators to a runner-up finish at the NJCAA Division II national championship where he finished seventh individually... Was an alternate for the 2013 U.S Amateur Championship... Coached by Tusculum alum and TC Sports Hall of Fame member Bill Gardner... Named to the WSCC Academic Award in golf and was also a TCCAA Distinguished Scholar Athlete.

High School: Graduated from Central High School in Knoxville, Tenn... Coached by Tony Patterson.... Posted a 35.8 nine-hole scoring average during his senior season.

Personal: Full name is Bradley Hawkins... Born June 16, 1993 in Knoxville, Tenn... Son of Dan and Becky Hawkins... Brother - Todd; Sister - Sarah... Majoring in sport management... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Dean's List... Charles Oliver Gray Honors List... Future plans: Professional golfer; Favorite class at Tusculum: Intro to Sport Management... Favorite book: "Are You Kidding Me"; Favorite midnight snack: Bacon; Favorite musical artists: Sam Hunt; Favorite song: "House Party"; Brad can't go a week without: Golf; Most thrilling moment in sports: Winning the 2014 NJCAA National Championship at Walters State and the 2015 SAC Championship at Tusculum; Advice to kids: "Listen to those who are better"; Favorite colors: Orange and Black; Favorite foods: Anything breakfast; Favorite sports other than golf: Football; Person Brad most admires: His father; Toughest opponent Brad has ever played against: Jason Hak (former No. 1 world junior amateur); What people don't know about Brad: He hates losing more than he likes winning; When he was a kid, Brad tried to be like: Tiger Woods; When people first meet Brad, they think: He is shy.