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2018-19 Men's Golf Roster

Peyton Wilhoit
Peyton
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Peyton Wilhoit
Peyton Wilhoit
Peyton Wilhoit
Peyton Wilhoit
Peyton Wilhoit
Peyton
Peyton Wilhoit

Peyton Wilhoit

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    215
  • Hometown:
    Searcy, Ar.
  • High School:
    Searcy

Career Highlights

  • First player in school history to earn All-Conference honors all four years (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
  • A 10-time winner of the MVC Golfer of the Week award
  • Appeared in three NCAA Regionals (2016 and 2019 team, 2018 individual)
  • His 12th place finish at the 2019 NCAA Regional was the best postseason performance in school history
  • Set the school record for single-season stroke average (71.65) in 2019
  • Became the first player at SIU to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Regionals (2018) since 1972
  • Named 2018 Division I PING All-Region.
  • The 2018 MVC Golfer of the Year
  • Won tournament titles at the 2017 Kennesaw State Intercollegiate and 2018 William & Mary Intercollegiate.
  • Finished the 2018 season ranked No. 186 in the nation — the top ranked player in the MVC
  • 2018, 2019 First-Team MVC Scholar-Athlete Team
  • 2017 MVC Scholar-Athlete Team honorable mention
  • Accounting major

Career Stats At SIU

Low Tournaments
Low Par/- Finish Top
Season Rounds Strokes 54-holes 36-holes Round Rounds Events  1  5 10 Average
2015-16 35 2649 218 150 68 6 12 - 1 1 75.7
2016-17 33 2452 211 - 68 10 11 - - 1 74.3
2017-18 33 2391 208 137 66 17 12 2 5 6 72.5
2018-19 37 2651 208 141 66 25 13 - 2 4 71.6
Totals 138 10143 208 137 66 58 48 2 8 12 73.5

All-Time Tournament Results 

Tournament Date(s) Rounds Scores Par Rank
D.A. Weibring Invitational 9/13-14/2015 3 72-75-76=223   +10   t-17th/96
Golfweek Conference Challenge 9/25-27/2015 3 72-76-72=220   +4   t-38th/75
LSU David Toms Intercollegiate 10/10-11/15 3 78-80-76=234   +18   t-50th/75
Kennesaw State Pinetree Intercollegiate 10/19-20/15 3 78-71-74=223   +7   t-18th/68
Arizona Intercollegiate 1/29-30/16 3 83-87-84=254   +41   84th/84
Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate 2/19-21/2016 3 76-74-79=229   +13   t-71st/116
UT-Martin Grover Page Classic 3/13-15/2016 3 72-77-74=223   +7   t-35th/73
Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate 3/20-22/2016 3 76-78-73=227   +11   t-27th/78
Ohio State Robert Kepler Intercollegiate 4/9-10/2016 2 73-77=150   +8   t-28th/84
Purdue Boilermaker Invitational 4/16-17/2016 3 75-72-74=221   +5   t-31st/81
MVC Championships 4/25-26/2016 3 68-73-77=218   +8   5th/45
NCAA Regional 5/16-18/2016 3 80-74-73=227   +11   t-50th/75
SEASON TOTALS 35 2649 Avg. 75.7 +4 -
Murray State Invitational 9/12-13/2016 3 72-71-68=211   -2   t-11th/63
Golfweek Conference Challenge 9/30-2/2016 3 74-69-71=214   -2   t-8th/60
LSU Intercollegiate 10/8-9/2016 3 79-74-76=229   +13   t-31st/78
Kennesaw State Intercollegiate 10/24-25/2016 3 68-76-78=222   +6   t-13th/67
Arizona Intercollegiate 1/23-24/2017 3 82-81-74=237   +24   t-72nd/90
Louisiana Classics 2/27-28/2017 3 75-80-75=230   +14   t-51st/84
Seminole Intercollegiate 3/10-12/2017 3 71-71-71=213   -3   t-22nd/81
Vanderbilt Mason Rudolph Championship 3/31-4/2/2017 3 72-73-73=218   +5   t-40th/78
Gary Koch Invitational 4/10-11/2017 3 71-77-76=224   +8   t-49th/81
Boilermaker Invitational 4/15-16/2017 3 75-76-72=223   +7   t-30th/84
MVC Championships 4/24-25/2017 3 79-78-74=231   +15   t-18th/45
SEASON TOTALS 33 2452 Avg. 74.3 +3 -
Wolf Run Intercollegiate 9/8-10/2017 3 76-80-75=231   +18   t-41st/90
Golfweek Conference 9/17-19/2017 3 77-75-71=223   +7   t-36th/75
David Toms Intercollegiate 10/6-8/2017 2 72-70=142   -2   t-5th/72
Pinetree Intercollegiate 10/23-24/2017 2 66-71=137   -7   1st/61
Desert Intercollegiate 2/16-18/2018 3 66-70-74=210   -6   t-10th/135
Seminole Intercollegiate 2/24-25/2018 3 73-68-74=215   -1   t-15th/75
South Florida Invitational 3/12-13/2018 3 70-73-76=219   +3   t-3rd/66
Kingsmill Intercollegiate 3/25-27/2018 3 74-68-66=208   -2   1st/127
Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate 4/2-3/2018 3 67-70-72=209   -7   3rd/74
Boilermaker Invitational 4/14-15/2018 2 72-73=145   +1   t-12th/93
MVC Championships 4/23-24/2018 3 82-79-71=232   +16   t-21st/45
NCAA Regionals 5/14-16/2018 3 74-70-76=220   +4   
SEASON TOTALS 33 2391 Avg. 72.5 +1 -
Fuzzy Zoeller Invitational 9/8-9/2018 3 68-75-70=213   -3   t-12th/70
Golfweek Conference Challenge 9/15-18/2018 2 71-70=141   -3   t-9th/84
Windon Memorial Classic 9/23-24/2018 3 74-77-72=223   +7   t-43rd/92
Fighting Irish Classic 10/7-8/2018 3 71-70-70=211   -2   t-26th/84
Ka'anapali Collegiate Classic 11/2-4/2018 3 70-71-70=211   -2   t-42nd/116
Gator Invitational 2/16-17/2019 3 74-70-78=222   +12   t-60th/86
Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate 2/22-24/2019 3 79-72-75=226   +10   t-62nd/1119
USF Invitational 3/11-12/2019 3 73-69-73=215   -1   t-6th/84
FAU Spring Championship 3/29-31/2019 3 72-70-66=208   -8   t-5th/78
Tiger Invitational 4/8-9/2019 3 71-73-69=213   -3   t-26th/78
Boilermaker Invitational 4/13-14/2019 2 73-71=144   E   t-22nd/84
MVC Championship 4/22-23/2019 3 71-72-70=213   -3   3rd/45
NCAA Louisville Regional 5/13-15/2019 3 72-69-70=211   -2   t-12th/70
SEASON TOTALS 37 2651 Avg. 71.6 E -

Searcy High School
Three-time State Champion at Searcy High School... 6A Arkansas State High School Individual Champion... Three-time member of the Arkansas All-State team.

Amateur Achievements
Arkansas State Golf Association Junior Player of the Year in 2013
Arkansas State Golf Association Junior Match Play Champion in 2013
2014 AJGA Huntsville Junior 3rd place

Worth Knowing
Son of Kevin and Sarah Wilhoit...Born Feb. 7, 1997 in Greeneville, Tenn....Majoring in accounting...Growing up, he fell in love with golf by hitting golf balls out into a field behind his house.

Q&A with Peyton
Favorite course: Prairie Dunes in Hutchinson, Kansas
Favorite club: Driver
Favorite athlete: Tiger Woods
Favorite sports team: Miami Dolphins
Favorite TV show: The Office
Favorite sports movie: Caddyshack
Favorite book: The Unstoppable Golfer by Bob Rotella
Favorite restaurant: Buffalo Wild Wings
Favorite band: Alan Jackson or George Strait
Favorite App: Twitter
Longest drive: 380
My dream foursome: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jordan Spieth and me
What I've learned from Coach Fetcho: How to play golf the smart way
Cartoon character that best describes me: Garfield
Best thing I cook in the kitchen: Scrambled eggs
Something most people don't know about me: Played golf ever since I could walk
One thing I've always dreamed about doing: Playing Augusta National

What's in the Bag?
Driver: Callaway Big Bertha Alpha 816 Double Black Diamond 9* 
Wood: Titleist 915 Fd 15*
Hybrid: Titleist 816 H1 19*
Irons: Taylormade PSI 4-PW
Wedges: Taylormade Tour Preferred 50,54,58
Putter: Ping Ketsch
Ball: Titleist Pro V1X