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Hudson Swafford
Height:
6-2
Weight:
185
Sophomore
Previous Affiliations
Maclay School
Previous Experience
1L
Hometown
Tallahassee, Fla.
Courtesy: UGA Sports Communications
Release: 09/21/2006
2009-10 (Senior Season): • Chosen as the recipient of the Jack and Mary Dinos Endowed Scholarship. 2008-09 (Junior Season): • Named Second-Team All-America by PING and the GCAA. • Selected for the PING All-Southeast Region Team by the GCAA. • Named First-Team All-Southeastern Conference by the league’s coaches. • Selected to the Southeastern Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll. • Claimed medalist honors at the Puerto Rico Classic, leading Georgia to the team title. • Finished at 12-under 204 in Puerto Rico for the seventh-best figure in school history. • Paced the Bulldogs at the NCAA Southeast Regional, finishing sixth. • Was red hot in the fall, finishing third, fifth and first in three straight events. • Moved onto Georgia’s list for career top-10 finishes with his 12th (which is tied for 15th all-time). • Named to Golfweek’s Preseason All-America Second Team. • Named to the watch list for the 2009 Ben Hogan Award. 2007-08 (Sophomore Season): • Named Second-Team All-America by PING/GCAA and Golfweek. • Selected First-Team All-SEC. • Named to the watch list for the 2008 Jack Nicklaus Award. • Chosen for the PING All-Southeast Region Team by the GCAA. • Chosen to Golfweek.com’s “Best of the Rest” in its Top 50 Players To Watch List. • Named the recipient of the Jack and Mary Dinos Endowed Scholarship. 2006-07 (Freshman Season): • Named the SEC Freshman of the Year. • Twice earned SEC Player of the Week honors. Amateur/Junior Highlights: • Won the SJGT’s UGA-AutoTrader.com Junior Invitational in 2003, 2004 and 2005, becoming the first player to win three times. • Won the 2004 AJGA’s Mooney Rome Classic. • Won the 2004 Future Masters title. • Recorded eight top-10 AJGA finishes. • Named First-Team EASports All-American in 2005. • Named Second-Team Rolex All-American in 2004. • Won the 2006 Dogwood Invitational. • Represented the United States in the World Junior Cup in Japan in 2006. • Qualified for the 2006 U.S. Amateur. High School: • Graduated from Maclay High School. • Named Maclay’s MVP in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. • Finished as the individual runner-up at the 2003 and 2005 state championships. • Named the Big Bend Player of the Year in 2003, 2004 and 2005, and was First-Team All-Big Bend in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. Personal: • Born Sept. 9, 1987. • Son of David and Jean Swafford. • Majoring in Consumer Economics.
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