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Jack Persons
Jack Persons

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
San Francisco, CA

High School:
St. Ignatius Prep

Height:
5-11

Major:
Pre- arts and sciences



05/02/2013

Second Annual Georgey Awards Honors Best in GW Athletics

The Top Student-Athletes, Teams and Moments for 2012-13 Recognized at Annual Awards Show

04/28/2013

Hickey's Top 10 Finish Paces GW Golf at 2013 Atlantic 10 Championship

Freshman Ties for Seventh With 2-Under 214 Total, Colonials Finish Sixth

04/27/2013

GW Golf Shoots Season-Low Round on Day 2 of Atlantic 10 Championship

Colonials Card 1-Under 287 Behind Season-Best Scores from Hickey and Piela

04/26/2013

Hickey Paces GW Golf on Day 1 of Atlantic 10 Championship

Freshman Hickey Equals Season-Low With Opening 1-Over 73

04/24/2013

Reigning Champ GW Golf to Compete in A-10 Championship This Weekend

Colonials Aim for Repeat Performance at Heron Bay Golf Club in South Florida

03/21/2012

2012 GW Golf Intercollegiate Invitational

2012 GW Golf Intercollegiate Invitational At Bear Trap Dunes Golf Club in Bethany Beach, DE

2011-12: Finished his rookie campaign with a 76.0 stroke average through 11 tournaments and 29 rounds of play...Helped GW to its first-ever Atlantic 10 Championship with a two-round score of even-par 144 to tie with teammate Brandon Rukin for an 11th-place finish...Named A-10 Rookie of the Week on three occasions (Oct. 26, April 12, April 25) and A-10 Performer of the Week once (Oct. 26) ...Set new school 36- and 54-hole scoring records (138 and 207) en route to a fourth-place finish at the Old Dominion/Outerbanks Collegiate...His nine-under par 207 was a season- and team-best.

Junior, High School & Amateur Golf: Recipient of the 2011 Wildcat Award (Senior Leadership Award) and helped lead St. Ignatius College Prep to the 2010 West Catholic Athletic League Championship title...Placed third individually at WCAL Championship with an even-par 70...37.1 average senior year...Also played for The Olympic Club Junior Team from 2007-11 and won the Bay Cities League Championship in 2010...Best tournament finishes came at the 2010 Fairfield Junior where he won the event and he was a finalist at the 2011 San Francisco City Championship, the oldest consecutively played competition in the world...Lowest competitive score was a 67 at Paradise Valley G.C. in August, 2010 and his lowest non-competitive round was a 65 at the Olympic Club's Ocean Course in May, 2011.

Personal: Born January 10, 1993 in San Francisco, California...Full name is Jack Halsted Persons...Son of Thomas and Susan Persons...Has one younger sister, Nicole... Favorite course played is Spyglass Hill in Pebble Beach, CA...Hobbies include skiing and playing basketball and Frisbee golf...Aspires toward a career in professional golf and/or journalism...Plans to major in political science.

CAREER STATISTICS
Year Events Rounds Strokes Stroke Avg. Low Rd. Low 36-Hole Score Low 54-Hole Score Top 10 Finishes
2011-12 11 29 2204 76.0 68 151 207 2
TOTAL 11 29 2204 76.0 68 151 207 2

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