Men's Golf

JacobSettles

  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Winchester, Ky.
  • High school George Rogers Clark
  • Major Pre-Finance

2025-26 (Sophomore): Played 11 events and made nine appearances in the starting lineup … Posted a scoring average of 72.57 over 30 rounds … Finished with 10 rounds at par-or-better … Started for the Wildcats at both the SEC Championship and the NCAA Bermuda Run Regional … Tied for 15th at the Bluegrass Collegiate Invitational … Placed T37 at the Linger Longer Invitational …Was Kentucky’s top finisher at the Watersound Invitational, tying for seventh at 5-under par …  Tied for eighth as an individual as the Turtle Point Invite, shooting 7-under … Finished T26 at the Cullan Brown Collegiate at even par …  Was the runner-up competing as an individual at the Colonel Classic where he finished 5-under par and set a career-low with a 65 (-5) in round two.

2024-25 (Freshman): Appeared in eight tournaments, seven as a starter … Averaged 74.25 strokes across 24 rounds … Carded seven rounds at par-or-better … Picked up a T20 in his first ever college start at the Cullan Brown Collegiate … Shot a season-low 69 (-3) in the first round of the Desert Mountain Collegiate where he tied for 40th … Low 54-hole total came at the Steelwood Collegiate where he shot 218 (+2) and tied for 41st … Fired an even par round of 70 in round one of the SEC Championship … Was a counting score in 79 percent of rounds as a starter … SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to UK: 2023 AJGA Memorial Jr. Champion … 2023 First-Team All State … 2023 Kentucky Junior PGA Championship champion … Two-time Mason Cup participant.

 

Settles’ Career Stats

Year Tournaments  Rounds Strokes Average Low Round
2024-25 8 24 1782 74.25 69
2025-26 11 30 2177 72.57 65
Career 19 54 3959 73.31 65
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