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2021-22 Men's Golf Roster

Profile

  • Senior
    Class
  • Farmington, Utah
    Hometown
  • 5'11
    Height
  • Davis HS
    High School
  • North Idaho College
    Previous School
Wade Denniston/USU Athletics
Wade Denniston/USU Athletics
Wade Denniston/USU Athletics
Jesse Henderson
Jesse Henderson
Senior
Class
Farmington, Utah
Hometown

Summary

Biography

HONORS: Academic All-Mountain West (2021, 2022); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2021, 2022).

2021-22 SEASON (Senior): Competed in seven tournaments, playing 20 rounds… Ranked fifth on the team with a stroke average of 76.45, including an average of 76.71 in his first round, 75.86 in the second round and 76.83 in the third round… Ranked third on the team in eagles (2), fourth in pars (195) and fourth in birdies (46)… Tied for 48th at the Mountain West Championship, shooting a 16-over 232 (75-76-81) on the Olympic Course at Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton, Washington… Had a season-best 11 birdies at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational at the Eisenhower Golf Club (Blue Course) in USAFA, Colorado, where he placed 50th at 6-over 222… Best finish of the season was at the UC Santa Barbara Collegiate Invitational, where he shot a 3-over 147 (75-72) to tie for 17th at the Sandpiper Golf Club… Earned academic all-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.

2020-21 SEASON (Redshirt Junior): Finished the season with a stroke average of 75.80 over 15 rounds… Tied for 51st at the Mountain West Championship with a 17-over 233 (78-76-79)… Recorded his only round under par at the Southern Utah-hosted Pizza Hut-Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational with a 1-under 71 in the second round… Season-low 54-hole score was a 4-over 220 (74-74-72) at the South Dakota State-hosted Jackrabbit Invitational, tying for 18th place… The fall portion of the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic... Earned academic all-Mountain West and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.

2019-20 SEASON (Junior): Did not compete during the 2019-20 season… Season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Spent two seasons at North Idaho College, helping the Cardinals win back-to-back Northwest Athletic Conference Championships... Earned second-team all-conference honors as a junior in 2019 as he carded a 5-under-par 211 (69-72-70) at the championship tournament... Finished second on the team as a sophomore with a scoring average of 73.36... During his two years at North Idaho JC, he helped the Cardinals win six tournament titles.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner at Davis High School in Kaysville, Utah... Earned first-team all-state honors as a senior, first-team all-region honors as a junior and senior, and honorable mention all-region honors as a sophomore... Helped the Darts win their region championship and finish third at state during both his junior and senior seasons... Had a scoring average of 71.80 during his senior season and 72.50 during his varsity career... Graduated from Davis HS with high honors and perfect citizenship... Was also named Student of the Class during his junior year in chemistry.  

PERSONAL: Son of Micheal and Kelly Henderson... Has three brothers and sisters… His cousin, KC McDermott, plays in the NFL for the Jacksonville Jaguars... Majoring in environmental studies.

CAREER STATS

Year Tourneys Rds-Stks Lo-Hi Avg. In 60s Low 54 T10s T20s Rounds
Under Par
Finishes
Under Par
Best
Finish
Wins
2019-20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0
2020-21 5 15-1,137 71-83 76.11 0 220 (+4) 0 1 1 0 T-18th 0
2021-22 7 20-1,529 72-85 76.45 0 222 (+6) 0 1 0 0 T-17th 0
TOTALS 12 35-2,666 71-85 76.17 0 220 (+4) 0 2 1 0 T-17th 0

Career Bests
Low Round: 71, Southern Utah-hosted Pizza Hut-Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invitational (2/8/21); Low 54-Hole Score: 4-over 220, South Dakota State-hosted Jackrabbit Invitational (3/6/21); Top Finish: T-18th, South Dakota State-hosted Jackrabbit Invitational (3/6/21).

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