2021-22 Men's Golf Roster

Wesley Hanson

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Macon, Ga.

Biography

CAREER RECORDS: Has played in 23 tournaments for 76 rounds for his career as a Blazer ... Has tallied 5,737 strokes for his career and a 75.4 stroke average ... Has 67 rounds in the 70s with a career-low round of 66 set at the Saint Leo Invitational (Feb. 22-23, 2021) in the second round...Three-time GSC All-Academic selection, Third Team Academic All-America® as selected by CoSIDA (2020) and two-time GSC Spring Men's Golf Champion Scholar-Athlete of the Year honoree.

IN 2020-21 AS A SENIOR; Played in eight tournaments for 24 rounds for a 73.71 stroke average...Fired 22 rounds in the 70s and a career-low 66 at the Saint Leo Invitational...Finished a season-best T-6th at the Gulf South Conference Championship (70,71,74) for a 215 score...Named CoSIDA Academic All-District and earned GSC Spring Men's Golf Champion Scholar-Athlete of the Year for second-straight season...Earned GSC All-Academic honors for the third-straight year and GSC Academic Honor Roll...Helped lead VSU to NCAA South/Southeast Regional for second-straight time in 2021.  

IN 2019-20 AS A JUNIOR (COVID YEAR): Played in five tournaments for 15 rounds in the COVID-19 Pandemic shortened season ... Had a 75.6 stroke average ... Fired a low-round of 71 at the Otter Invitational (Mar. 23-24) ... Had 1,134 strokes for the season with 14 rounds in the 70s for the season ... Fired a season-best 54-hole score of 221 at the Saint Leo Invitational (Feb. 24-25) finishing tied for 15th ... Named Third Team Academic All-America® as selected by CoSIDA, as he is the first Academic All-America® as selected by CoSIDA in the history of the VSU men's golf program ... He was named GSC Spring Men's Golf Champion Scholar-Athlete of the Year and earned GSC All-Academic honors.

IN 2018-19 AS A SOPHOMORE: Played in six tournaments as a sophomore last season for 16 rounds ... Had a 76.94 stroke average ... Had 12 rounds in the 70s, finishing a season-best T-17th at the UIS Island Getaway (Oct. 29-30) ... Fired a low-round of 70 at the Southeastern Collegiate (Mar. 10-12) at Kinderlou Forest Golf Club ... Tallied 1,231 strokes for the season ... Named GSC Academic All-Conference and was a member of the GSC Academic Honor Roll ... Named Google Cloud/CoSIDA Academic All-District with a 4.00 GPA in Management ... Played in his first postseason at the NCAA Regional.  

IN 2017-18 AS A FRESHMAN: Named GSC Freshman of the Year in 2018 ... Competed in seven tournaments and all of the tournaments in the spring ... Had 21 rounds for the season with 19 in the 70s ... Tallied a low-round of 73 at the Saint Leo Invitational (Feb. 26-27) ... Named GSC Freshman Golfer of the Month in February of 2018 ... Tallied 1,603 strokes for a 76.3 stroke average.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

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  • 2018-19Sophomore

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  • 2019-2020Junior

    6'1" 180 lbs
  • 2020-21Senior

    6'1" 180 lbs
  • 2021-22Graduate Student

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