EvanCox
- class Senior
- Hometown Ashland, Ky.
- Previous School Virginia Wesleyan
- Major History
- High school Paul G. Blazer
2016-17 (Junior): Competed in five events, including making the starting lineup at the Bearcat Invitational and Kenny Perry Invitational … Fired his season-low 18-hole score of 70 twice … Low 54-hole total of 220 came in his final event of the season, the Gary Koch Invitational, where he competed as an individual … Tied for 18th place at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate following rounds of 76 and 70 … Held a 75.4 stroke average.
Virginia Wesleyan: Claimed the 2016 NCAA Division III Tournament … First national champion in program history after he birdied the eighth hole in a playoff at Midvale Country Club … Named First-Team All-American, Old Dominion Athletic Conference Golfer of the Year, and All-ODAC First Team … Led the team with a 72.4 scoring average … In 10 events, he had four wins, which included a nine-stroke win margin at the ODAC Championship and a career-best round of 64 during his run at the Tom Kinder Memorial Tournament … Compiled seven top-five finishes and eight top-10 finishes … He finished in the top 25 in every tournament of his sophomore season … In his first collegiate season, he was named the ODAC Rookie of the Year and an All-ODAC Second team member … Led the Marlins in scoring average and nabbed three top-10 finishes, one of which came at the ODAC Championships.
High School: Named to the 2012 Kentucky All-State Golf Team and to the All-Region 12 Golf Team … Region 12 Player of the Year Runner-Up while he competed in three Kentucky State Golf Championships at Paul G. Blazer High School … Course record-holder at Bellefonte Country Club with a score of 60 … Won the Tom Kinder Memorial at Lakeview Golf Club with scores of 64-73 … Also played baseball … A member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club and the Future Buisness Leaders of America.
Personal: Son of Vonda and Brent Cox … Born on Feb. 21 … Major is history.
Cox’s Career Stats
Year | Tournaments | Rounds | Strokes | Average | Low Round |
2016-17 | 5 | 14 | 1,056 | 75.43 | 70 |
2017-18 | 5 | 15 | 1,111 | 74.07 | 68 |
Career | 10 | 29 | 2,167 | 74.72 | 68 |