William and Mary Director of Golf
Jay Albaugh announced the addition of three men to the Tribe roster today, in advance of the 2014-15 campaign. The new golfers come from three corners of the globe, and bring very distinguished lists of accomplishment with them to Williamsburg.
Here is a brief look at each member of the class:
Bryce JohnsonOakton, Va./Flint HillBests - 67, 144, 216Prep: Was an all-conference selection all four years at Flint Hill ... Helped lead his team to the conference title each of the past three years ... Finished top-five in the league individually all three times as well ... Reached the semifinals of the 2014 Virginia Junior Match-Play Championships ... Represented Team Virginia at the 2014 Mid-Atlantic Junior Invitational ... Earned three top finishes on the junior tours in 2013 ... Placed in the top-five at the AJGA Killington Junior Championships, and sixth at the AJGA Plantation Tour Championship ... Took 13th out of more than 150 at the Optimist Junior International Golf Tournament ... Earned
cum laude honors ... Was a Peer Counselor at Flint Hill ... Volunteered for more than 80 hours as a second-grade teacher's aide, and earned honors on his final service project ... Won the Director's Award for percussion, and the Master Musician's Award.
Personal: Son of Brent and Carol Johnson ... Enjoys playing the piano, DJ'ing, and playing basketball ... Plans to major in psychology.
Alex Shattuck
Sioux Falls, S.D./Lake Mary Prep (Fla.)
Bests - 67, 141, 216Prep: Attended Lake Mary Prep in Florida ... Part of the Mike Bender Golf Academy for the past two years ... Was the 2013 South Dakota Golf Association Junior Tour Champion ... That capped off a strong summer season ... Was an alternate for both the U.S. Junior Amateur and the U.S. Amateur, placing second and third in qualifying, respectively ... Finished fourth at the South Dakota Junior Amateur ... Took 14th overall at the SDGA Men's Amateur ... Third at the IJGT Thanksgiving Day Classic ... Followed up in 2014 by taking second at the FCWT MetroWest Championships ... Shot a career-best 216 at the AJGA St. Louis Invitational ... In 2011, was medalist at the South Dakota Junior Championships ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Named to the Headmaster's List as a senior ... Class President his sophomore year ... Editor of the Yearbook.
Personal: Son of Tim and Melissa Shattuck ... Enjoys listening to music, playing basketball, and playing ping-pong ... Undecided as to his collegiate major.
Tom Simmonds
East Lothian, Scotland/Glenalmond College
Bests - 68 (-4), 144 (E), 220 (+6)Prep: Played golf at Glenalmond for six years ... Captain for his last two years, in 2011-12 and 2012-13 ... Helped Glenalmond claim the Perthshire Schools Championship in 2011 ... Was the individual runner-up in that championship event ... Won the individual medal at the St. Andrew's Boys Tournament in 2012 ... Selected to the Gullane Junior team ... Won the East Lothian Junior League in 2012, and went on to make the semifinals of the Scottish Junior Club Championships that same year ... Averaged 74.5 strokes per round his senior year ... Had an average of 76.3 as a junior, and 74.8 as a sophomore ... Also played cricket, tennis, and soccer for six years, and hockey for three years.
Personal: Son of Gordon Simmonds and Marie-Anne Birken ... Father played golf at Aberdeen University ... Enjoys traveling, playing sports, and listening to music ... Undecided as to his collegiate major.