2017-18
- Started four of six appearance with 18 total rounds…counted in eight of 12 team cards.
- 74.78 stroke average…fourth on the team…four par or better rounds with two in the 60s.
- Low 18 was 68 playing as an individual at the Wolfpack Fall Invite tied his career-low number…144 there was best 36, while 217 (+1) at the Autotrader Collegiate was top total.
- Tied for seventh at Autotrader for lone top 10 of the year.
- Two eagles ranked third in average per 18 (0.22).
- 39 birdies…high of five in round one of the Wolfpack event and then again in second rounds at Autotrader and East Bay Deli Classic…10 was tournament best coming at Wolfpack and East Bay.
- Team leader in pars per round (11.33)…204 total…turned in single-round best 14 three times in the first and final cards at the Autotrader and second at Ryman Hospitality Intercollegiate…39 overall at Autotrader marked a career tournament high.
- Third on the team playing par or better on 75.6 percent of his holes…second fewest bogeys per 18 (3.61).
- Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
- SoCon Honor Roll.
2016-17
- Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar.
- Six starts in 11 total appearances…counted in 14 of 17 team rounds.
- 74.97 stroke average…73.77 over his final 22 rounds…seven par or better cards with two in the 60s.
- Best finish was runner-up at Georgia Southern Individual…tied for the team lead (Etienne Brault and Wes Gosselin) with three top 10s…all three came in consecutive events: Trevecca Men’s Invite (T7), Georgia Southern and Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate (T9).
- Low round of 68 was first recorded in second round of GSU event…matched it in the second 18 in Mobile.
- Best 36-hole result was 6-under 138 at Georgia Southern…low in a team start was 1 under (143) in Mobile and at the Southern Intercollegiate.
- Top 54-hole tally was 212 (-4) at Georgia Southern…followed with 2-under 214 in the team’s spring opener in Mobile.
- 72 birdies…high of six in second rounds in Mobile and at Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate…10 cards with four or more…tourney high of 11 in Mobile…two eagles.
- 245 pars…15 in final round in Mobile tied for team’s best 18-hole total…34 in Mobile is most over 54 holes.
- Fourth on the squad in par 5 scoring (4.83) at 17 under.
- Academic All-SoCon.
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE
- 2015 NJCAA Division II All-American first team…second team in 2016.
- 17 top 10s with nine top 5s in 25 starts for the Bulldogs.
- Two-year scoring average of 73.63...73.14 as a sophomore…74.06 during freshman year.
- Runner-up twice at the 2015 NJCAA National Championships and 2015 MACJC Conference Championships.
- 19 par or better rounds with seven in the 60s.
JUNIOR CAREER
- Played at Northpoint Christian High School in Southaven, Miss.
- Won the 2012 USJGT at Germantown.
- Other top 5s at 2013 AJGA Junior at Southwind (T2), 2013 USJGT Tour Championship, 2013 USJGT at Tunica (T2), 2013 U.S. Junior Qualifier (T3) and 2013 TSSAA Division II-A (4th).
PERSONAL
- Born February 18 in Germantown, Tenn.
- Son of Alan and Dolores Hickam…one younger sister, Carla.
- Dean’s List student at Mississippi Gulf Coast.
- Majoring in Business Management.
CAREER STATS
| Year |
Rounds |
Strokes |
Avg |
Counters |
60s |
Par/Better |
Wins |
Top 5s |
Top 10s |
| 2016-17 |
31 |
2324 |
74.97 |
14/17 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| 2017-18 |
18 |
1346 |
74.78 |
8/12 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Totals |
49 |
3670 |
74.90 |
22/29 |
4 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
CAREER BESTS
Finish: 2, 2017 Georgia Southern Individual
Totals:
54-Hole: 212 (-4), 2017 Georgia Southern Individual
36-Hole: 138 (-6), 2017 Georgia Southern Individual
18-Hole: 68 (-4), 2017 Georgia Southern Individual, Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate & 2017 Wolfpack Fall Invite
Rounds:
1st: 68 (-4), 2017 Wolfpack Fall Invite
2nd: 68 (-4), 2017 Georgia Southern Individual & Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate
3rd: 70 (-2), 2017 Carpet Capital Collegiate
