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Will Dickson

Will Dickson - Men's Golf - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Experience 3 VL
Height 6-3
Weight 225
Hometown Providence, R.I.
Last School Moses Brown HS
Major Business Administration
Year Senior (Graduated 2021)
Will Dickson - Men's Golf - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

 

General: The No. 2 junior player in the state of Rhode Island, ranked No. 72 nationally in the class of 2017 by the Junior Golf Scoreboard … Committed to Tech early in the recruiting process … Played very little during first three years in the program but became a regular member of the lineup as a senior … Prior to summer of 2016, spent time working at a caddie camp to network and work on his game … Physically ready for college golf according to Coach Bruce Heppler, but redshirted in 2017-18 … Has an older brother and an older sister who played college golf at Methodist University … Began playing golf at age 3 … Enjoys swimming and caddying … Graduated May 8 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

2020-21:  Tournament Results

Had three top-20 finishes to his credit in the spring after seeing action in just two events over his first three years at Tech … Tied for 41st at the ACC Championship, and was fifth on the team in stroke average (73.85 over 20 rounds) … Played first two rounds (73-77) of the NCAA Tallahassee Regional but was replaced by Bartley Forrester for the final round … Began to show promise last fall by finishing 13th or higher in all four amateur events he played, including a fourth-place effort in the Orlando International Amateur in December … Was Tech’s top finisher in both January events (15th at Camp Creek Invitational, 11th at Southwestern Invitational), and tied for 15th in a strong field at the Calusa Cup … Golfstat ranking was 319, Golfweek/Sagarin 318.

2020 Amateur Highlights: Enjoyed a strong fall playing regional amateur events, including a fourth-place finish (203, -11) in late December at the Orlando International Amateur … Also posted a tie for second place at the Forest Hills GCAA Amateur in Augusta, Ga., the week before the Masters (shot 10-under-par 206, finishing one shot off the lead) … Tied for 13th place at the Carolina Trace GCAA Amateur (219, +3) … Tied for 10th place at the Golf Club of Georgia Amateur Invitational, closing with a 64 for an 11-under-par 205 total.

2019-20:  Played in the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational in the fall, tying for 77th place.

2018-19:  Saw his first collegiate action at Tech’s home event, the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational, struggling to a 74th-place finish.

 

Junior Golf: A qualifier for the U.S. Amateur in August and the U.S. Junior Amateur in July of 2016 … Advanced to the Round of 16 in the 2014 U.S. Junior Amateur, losing to eventual champion Will Zalatoris … Also finished seventh at the 2016 Junior Orange Bowl International Championship … Won the 2012 Rhode Island Junior Amateur at age 13.

High School: Attended Moses Brown High School in Providence, where he won four consecutive state high school championships in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, becoming the first Rhode Island golfer to accomplish that feat … Led Moses Brown to three state team titles (2014, 2015, 2016) under coach Ransom Griffin … Earned all-state honors by the Providence Journal all four years of high school … Also swam freestyle and backstroke events for three seasons on the Moses Brown HS team.

Career Statistics

Low Tour
LowPar/-Finish Top
SeasonRounds54-holesRoundRoundsEvents 1 510W-LW-L%Average
2018-1932628611-73 .01487.33
2019-2032387811-76 .01379.33
2020-21202157067202-163 .55373.85
Totals262157069204-312 .39576.04

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