JP Cave

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Career Accolades

Earned his first collegiate victory by claiming medalist honors with a career-best 15-under 201 (67-66-68) at the MartinFed Invite at Turtle Point where he competed as an individual in the event
Competed in all four tournaments during the fall season, making three starts
Finished the fall tied for the most rounds carded in the 60s (5), while maintaining an average of 72.45 strokes per round and a +1.09 average vs. par
Earned a 31^st place finish at the Steelwood Collegiate with a 4-over par 220 (75-76-69)

SEC Academic Honor Roll
Competed in nine tournaments on the year, including seven of the eight spring events
Ranked fifth on the team in scoring average (72.89) and average vs. par (+1.71)
Closed the year with 13 rounds of par or better, three rounds in the 60s and three tournaments in which he recorded par or better scores in all three rounds
Had a sixth-place finish at the Linger Longer Invitational where he finished with a 3-under par 213 (72-69-72), all season-best numbers
Finished below par in three tournaments on the year for the first time in a season in his career, including a 2-under par 214 (72-70-72) at the NCAA Norman Regional (t28^th)
Claimed a 3up win at SEC Match Play hosted by Jerry Pate and now owns a 5-4-0 record in his match play career
Carded a 2-under par 208 (70-71-67) to finished t31^st in the stroke play portion of the same tournament

One of only three players on the team to have started all nine team events played on the season
Finished the year ranking fourth on the team in stroke average (73.04), average vs. par (+1.88) and rounds of par or better (8)
Shot a round in the 60s on eight occasions on the year which was third-best on the squad
Ranked second on the team with six rounds in the 60s and a pair of top-20 finishes, while his eight rounds of par or better was good for fourth-best on the team, including a career-low round of 66
His four top-25 finishes on the season ranked third best
Had a career-best showing at the OFCC/Fighting Illlini Invitational where he finished tied for second overall – his first career top-five finish at Alabama – with a career-best 54-hole total of 2-under par 208 (75-66-67)
After opening the OFCC with a 75, he responded with a career-low 66 along with a final round 67 to combine to shoot 7-under par for the final 36 holes
Also carded a round of 2-under par 214 (74-71-69) at the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational in the spring
Finished with a 1-over par 217 (79-69-69) which included back-to-back sub-70 rounds to finish in a tie for 23^rd overall
Led the Tide in match player, going 4-1 in five head-to-head contests this year

Made an instant impact during his rookie campaign, competing in eight of the team's 10 tournaments on the year
Maintained a 74.52 per round stroke average and +2.61 average vs. par on the year
Ranked fourth on the team with eight rounds of par or better and two rounds in the 60s
Had 20 of his 23 total rounds played count toward the team score (.870)
Led UA as the top finisher at the 2021 SEC Championships and was the second-best finisher on the team at the 2021 NCAA Championships
Had a season-best showing at the Gators Invitational where he carded career-best numbers for 18- (68), 36- (140) and 54- (208) hole scores
His 2-under par total at The Gator also was a season-best versus par mark
Had first career top-20 result when he tied for 12^th overall at the 2021 SEC Championships, carding a three-day score of 3-over par 213 (70-72-71)
Finished at even par 216 (71-75-70) at the Tiger Invitational to place 30^th overall
Closed play at the Ole Waverly Collegiate with a 4-over par 220 (73-69-78) including a second round score of 3-under par 69

A three-time all-state honoree by the Alabama Golf Association (AGA), earning 2017 first team all-state, 2018 third-team and the 2019 second-team honors
Has earned The AHSAA 4A boys individual state champion in back-to-back seasons, claiming the 4A medalist honor in 2018 as a sophomore and the 5A honor in 2019 as a junior
Recorded a runner-up finish at the AGA Boys State Junior Championship and a fifth-place finish at the Southern Junior Championship
Helped lead UMS Wright to four consecutive state championships heading into the 2019-20 season
Ranked as the No. 10 boys golfer in the state of Alabama
Finished third at the AJGA Arnold Palmer Junior Invitational
Collected a fifth-place finish at AJGA Jim Bell Memorial Junior
Has played in nine AJGA events since June of 2018 and recorded seven top-25 finishes
2019 UMS Wright team captain and was named the team's most valuable player

Birthday is April 11, 2001
Son of Joy and Vince Cave
Has an older brother, Vincent, and sister, Lauren, both of which attended Alabama
Majoring in consumer sciences