2016-17 Men's Golf Roster
Roster
Hunter Epson
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Wilson HS
PEPPERDINE 2016-17: Appeared in seven tournaments and 21 rounds as a freshman ... Averaged 75.33 strokes ... Was in the lineup four times ... Had a pair of top-20 results ... Tied for 15th place at the Southwestern Invitational (75-73-69=217) ... Was 20th at the Gopher "Individual" tournament (78-73-76=227) ... Finished with a 1-under 215 at the Bill Cullum Invitational (74-72-69), good for a tie for 21st ... His two below-par rounds were both 3-under 69s, which came in the third rounds of the Cullum and Southwestern ... Recorded a hole-in-one during the first round of the Western Intercollegiate (4/8).
JUNIOR/AMATEUR GOLF: Reached the quarterfinals of the 2017 SCGA Match Play Championship ... Runner-up at the 2015 California State Junior Amateur Championship ... Third-place finish at the 2013 AJGA at Oak Valley ... Second-place at the 2013 Toyota Tour Cup at Oak Valley ... Top 10 finish at the 2015 AJGA at Wood Ranch ... Ranked as high as 70th in the Junior Golf Scoreboard and 75th by AJGA/Polo Golf.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach, Calif., in 2016 ... Played four years on the varsity ... Four-time Long Beach
PERSONAL: Son of Joe and Sidney Epson ... Has two siblings, Ryder and Kennan ... Father played golf at UC Irvine and his brother Ryder plays at Long Beach State ... Majoring in sport administration ... Chose to attend Pepperdine because of "the location, the guys on the team and the coaches. It's the best place for me to take my game to the next level and to win a national championship."
FAVORITES: Enjoys attending sporting events and playing other sports ... Lists his sports hero as Tom Brady ... Favorites include Jim Furyk (pro golfer), Old Macdonald at Bandon Dunes (golf course), The Giver (book), Wedding Crashers (movie), Seinfeld (TV show), Jack Johnson (musical artist), pizza (food) and
