Alabama Welcomes Transfer David Morgan to the Men’s Golf Program
6/18/2020 2:46:00 PM | Men's Golf
Morgan comes to Tuscaloosa after playing at Virginia during the 2018-19 campaign and the 2019 fall season
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – David Morgan, a two-year standout at the University of Virginia, has transferred to Alabama and will be immediately eligible to tee it up for the Crimson Tide beginning in the 2020 fall season, head coach Jay Seawell has announced.
Morgan comes to the Capstone after spending the previous two seasons at the University of Virginia where he played in 14 of 18 total events in the three semesters in which he competed for the Cavaliers, including 10 of the 11 events during his freshman season in 2018-19. That year, he maintained a 72.57 per round stroke average which ranked third on the team. That average included a 10-under par 206 to lead the Cavaliers at the 2019 ACC Championships.
Prior to his time in Charlottesville, Va., Morgan was a standout prep performer at Seacrest Country Day where he was a five-time first team All-Collier County and a two-time Naples Daily News Athlete of the Year (2017 and 2018).
"I'm excited to have David part of our program," Seawell said. "He proved while he was at Virginia that he has the ability to help us immediately. He is an excellent student also and he will be a great addition to our university and program."
David Morgan | Naples, Fla. | Virginia/Seacrest Country Day HS
Virginia (2018-20)
- Played in 14 of the 18 tournaments during his Virginia career
- Competed in 10 of 11 as a freshman and four of the seven during the 2020 fall season before the remainder of the schedule was cancelled due to the pandemic
- Holds a career average of 73.07
- Has recorded 18 rounds of par or better, scored in the 60s on seven different occasions and owns a pair of top-10 finishes across his 42 career rounds played
- Finished his freshman year ranked third on the team with a 72.57 stroke average
- Was team's top finisher at the 2019 ACC Championships, placing fourth overall at -10, 206, which tied for team's best tourney score against par during the season
- Led UVA with an eighth-place finish at Linger Longer Invitational
- Shot career low -7, 65 at Linger Longer
- Finished 34th overall at Carpet Capital Collegiate
- Competed in four events as a sophomore
- Collected a season-low round of 2-under 69 at the Trinity Forest Invitational
- Had four rounds of below par score across the four events he competed in during his shortened sophomore season
Prep Highlights
- Ranked 27th in the Class of 2018 by Golfweek and 40th by Junior Golf Scoreboard
- 2018 USGA US Open Local medalist
- Advanced to match play at 2017 USGA U.S. Junior Amateur
- Placed fourth at 2018 Florida State Amateur
- Reached semifinals of 2018 Florida State Amateur Match Play
- Finished fourth at 2018 Florida Azalea
- Was runner-up at 2017 Kenridge Invitational
- Wrapped up at fifth in the 2017 St. Augustine Amateur
- Five-time first team All-Collier County at Seacrest Country Day
- Placed seventh at 2017 FHSAA State Finals Class 1-A
- 2017 and 2018 Naples Daily News Athlete of the Year
- 2017 FHSAA District Medalist
- Was fifth at 2016 FHSAA State Finals Class 1-A
- The 2016 FHSAA Regional Medalist
- Was a six-time team MVP at Seacrest
- Recipient of 2018 and 2017 Congressional Recognition Award for USGA events
Personal
- Son of David and Toni Morgan
- Father, David, was his high school coach
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