Jones Free

Career Accolades

SEC Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
GCAA All-America Scholar Honors (2024)
Closed career with 28 tournaments (82 rounds) and a 72.66 scoring average (+1.19 average vs. par)

Saw action in all 11 events of the Crimson Tide’s tournament campaign
Ended the season second on the team in stroke average (71.97), average vs. par (+0.61) and top 20 finishes (7)
Also ranked second on the squad in total rounds under par (17) and rounds in the 60s (8)
Carded a career-best round of 64 at the Fields of Honor Collegiate, helping lead the Tide to the team championship at the event
Was red hot during the spring when he earned four top 10 and six top 20 results across the Tide’s seven tournaments played
All of his top 10 results came across a five tournament stretch in the spring, placing among the top individuals at the Watersound (t2nd), Hayt (t6th), Linger Longer (9^th) and Old Waverly (t7th) tournaments
Finished tied for runner up with teammate Johnathan Griz at the Watersound Invitational with a 7-under par 209 (70-67-72)
Was the Tide’s top finisher in three of the team’s seven tournaments during the spring campaign
SEC Academic Honor Roll

Competed in 10 tournaments during the season, including three individual events
Had a career-best season, closing the season with a 72.71 stroke average and +1.42 average vs. par
Collected 11 rounds of par or better including four rounds in the 60s
Secured four top-20 finishes, including a career-best t13th finish at the Steelwood Collegiate where he competed as an individual
Carded an even par 216 (75-75-66) at that event which included a career-best round of 6-under par 66
Had matching results at the Watersound Invitational (71-75-70/216) and at the Linger Longer Invitational (69-68-79/216), both resulting in t31st place finishes
SEC Academic Honor Roll

Competed in six tournaments on the season, five of which came during the spring season
Served as the team’s alternate golfer throughout postseason play (SECs, NCAA Regional, NCAA Championships)
Finished the season with a 73.56 per round average and a +1.72 average vs. par
Had a pair of top-20 finishes, finishing in 18^th-place at the Watersound Invitational and the Linger Longer Invitational, which marked the highest individual results of his career
Carded a 3-under par 213 (73-67-73) at the Watersound Invitational and matched that with a 3-under par 213 (68-73-72) to finish t38^th at the Mossy Oak Collegiate
Twice scored in the 60s during a round, including a career-best 18-hole score of 67 in the second round of the Watersound Invitational, while also scoring par or better in five of his 18 rounds on the year
SEC Academic Honor Roll

Competed in a pair of tournaments during his freshman campaign
Made a grand entrance in his first collegiate tournament, the SEC Match play event, when he chipped-in for birdie on the 18th hole to secure a 1up victory and clinch the winning point in the Crimson Tide’s 3-2 win over Ole Miss in the final round
Also captured a win in 19 holes over Yuxin Lee of Florida to finish with a 2-2 record in the SEC Match Play event
In his lone stroke-play event as a rookie, Jones competed as an individual in the Linger Longer Invitational and finished tied for 48^th overall shooting 7-over par 223 (75-76-72)
SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll

Ranked as the No. 6 prospect in the 2017 class according to Golfweek.com, No. 8 by Junior Golf
Helped lead Morgan Academy to three consecutive state championships (2018, 2019 and 2021)
Finished at 6-under par to earn the boys low medalist honor at the 2021 state champion
A three-time all-state honoree by the Alabama Golf Association, collecting first team honors in 2019 and 2021, while earning second team recognition in 2020
Ranked as the No. 7 golfer in the state of Alabama
Collected seven tournament wins during the 2018-19 season, including capturing medalist honors at the 2019 Future Masters Championship and the AISA State High School Championship
Was the low medalist for the 2019 Alabama state championship, finishing at 2-under par in a field of 71 golfers
Captured a win at the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour's (SJGT) Wynlakes Shootout
Member of the victorious Team Alabama squad that won the 2019 Southern Junior Cup
Finished in seventh overall at the Alabama Boys State Junior and has multiple SJGT finishes