Wilson Furr

Photo by: Cy Cyr/Golf Channel

Career Accolades

Three-time SEC Academic Honor Roll (2018, 2019, 2020)
PING All-Region (2019, 2020)
U.S. Amateur Stroke Play Medalist (2020)
Carded a second-round score of 62 at the 2020 U.S. Amateur which set the Bandon Trails competitive course record and was the second-best single round score in a U.S. Amateur and United States Golf Association (USGA) history
Mississippi State Amateur Champion (2018)

Qualified for the 120th U.S. Amateur Championship, which marked his fourth U.S. Amateur appearance
Became the second Crimson Tide men's golfer to capture U.S. Amateur medalist honors in program history, finishing stroke play with a 36-hole score of 11-under par 132 (70-62)
Had a historic day during the second round of championship, recording 11 birdies to finish with a 9-under par 62
Not only did the second-round performance seal the stroke play title, but it also set the Bandon Trails competitive course record and marked the second-best single round score in a U.S. Amateur and United States Golf Association (USGA) history
Earned the No. 1 seed entering match play where he reached the round of 32 before falling in 19 holes to Vanderbilt’s Harrison Ott

SEC Academic Honor Roll
Named to the PING All-Region team for a second straight season
Team Captain
Played in all six events before the season was cancelled due to the Covid-10 pandemic
Led team with a 72.33 strokes per round average and six rounds of par or better
Had three top-25 finishes on the season to lead the team
Season-best finish when he tied for 13th overall at the Puerto Rico Classic with a 54-hole total of 4-under par 212 (70-68-74)
Also had a season-best 18-hole score of 4-under 68 in the second round
Tied for 15th at the Carpet Capital Collegiate with a 219 (72-71-76)
Carded a final round of 1-under 69 to finish in 22nd overall at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate with a 2-over par 212 (72-71-69)
Finished at 4-over par 214 (73-70-74) at the Cabo Collegiate which was the final event of the spring season
Finished with a 1-1 record at the prestigious Bush Cup vs. Army

Qualified for the 2019 U.S. Amateur Championship, while also recording three top-five results in three other tournaments
Tied for third overall at the 113th Southern Amateur Championship, finishing with a 9-under par 275 (67-71-68-69)
Carded a 7-under par 277 (70-70-70-67) at the Mississippi State Amateur Championship to finish third overall
Placed second at the U.S. Am Qualifier where he carded a 36-hole total of 9-under par 135 (66-69) to earn one of two automatic bids

SEC Academic Honor Roll
Named to the PING All-Region team
Only person on the roster to play in all 12 events on the season
Led the team in stroke average (72.35) and average vs. par (+1.06)
Ended the year with a team-leading six top-20 finishes while his three top-10 results was tied for best on the squad
Claimed his first individual medalist honor when he claimed the individual title at the Shoal Creek Intercollegiate
Carded a season-low of 7-under par 209 (72-68-69) to earn the two-stroke victory at Shoal Creek
Had 16 rounds of par or better and 10 rounds in the 60s, both of which were team best marks
Other top-10 results came with a sixth-place finish at the John Hayt Collegiate Championships and a 10^th-place total at the U.S. Collegiate Championships, where he carded a 4-under par 212 (75-69-68) – his second-lowest 54-hole total of the season
Undefeated in match play at the East Lake Cup, defeated Oklahoma State’s Austin Eckroat 2up and Auburn’s Jovan Rebula 3-and-2
Tied for 10^th and finished with a 4-under par 212 (75-69-68) at the U.S. Collegiate Championships
Carded two rounds in the 60s when he tied for 15^th at the Puerto Rico Classic shooting a 2-under par 214 (77-68-69)
Helped lead the Crimson Tide to a tournament championship when he tied for 14^th at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate and finished with a 2-over par 212 (69-72-71)
Finished the Carpet Capital Collegiate tied for 16^th overall shooting an even par for the tournament (216, 71-68-77)

Named to 2017-18 First-Year SEC Honor Roll
Played in nine events throughout the year
Tied for third at the NCAA Stockton Regional shooting a career-best 9-under par with a score of 207 (73-64-70)
Tied for 10^th at the SEC Championship shooting even par for the tournament (210, 73-63-74)
Tied for seventh at the Mason Rudolph Championship, which was his first top-10 finish of his career as he finished with a total of 215 (70-73-72)
One of Alabama’s two individual competitors in the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational
Finished that event tied for 47^th overall with a three-round total of 16-over par 232 (75-79-78).

Ranked as the No. 6 prospect in the 2017 class according to Golfweek.com, No. 8 by Junior Golf Scoreboard and No. 15 by the Polo AJGA rankings
One of six players named to the boys United States Junior Ryder Cup team in the summer of 2016
Paired alongside current teammate Davis Shore during play at the Junior Ryder Cup where they won their foursome match against the Europeans
In 2015, he became the youngest winner in the 100-year history of the Mississippi State Amateur, doing so at the age of 16 when he captured the crown by eight strokes with a 72-hole total of 14-under par 274, just two strokes off the tournament record
Was named second-team Rolex Junior All-American in 2015 after being named honorable mention Rolex Junior All-American in 2014
As a junior, he finished in the top-10 six times including a second-place finish at the 2015 Junior PGA Championship
Also was named to the East Team for the Wyndham Cup.