Gerry Jones, Jr.
Gerry Jones, Jr.
  • Year:
    Jr
  • Hometown:
    Suffolk, VA
  • High School:
    Homeschooled

Bio

2020-21: Had a breakout campaign in his first full season with the Chargers, playing in 10 events with a 75.20 stroke average and helping Hillsdale to just its second NCAA Midwest Regional appearance in program history...posted his first ever top five finish as an individual at the Music City Invitational (Oct. 26-27), shooting a 72-69-141 to finish tied for fifth and help the Chargers take second place as a team...shot a four-under 68 in the third round of the Saint Leo Invitational to finish tied for 50th, the best 18-hole score in 2021 by any returning Charger golfer in 2022...carded a 73-77-69-219 to finish 13th at the G-MAC Championships (April 19-20)...placed 45th in his first NCAA Central/Midwest regional appearance (May 6-8), shooting a 225, the second best-score by a Charger in the event.

2019-20: Played in three events for the Chargers during the Covid-19-shortened season...shot a season-best round of 74 and posted his best finish of the season with a score of 226 (T22) at the Midwest Regional at Fox Run Golf Club (Oct. 6-8)...retains his freshman status due to the NCAA ruling on spring sports athletes affected by Covid-19 and has four years of eligibility remaining starting in 2021.

High School:  A 2019 Byron Nelson International Junior Golf Award Recipient from Suffolk, Virginia… He was a US Amateur Qualifier and a productive participant in the 2018 Optimist International Junior Golf Championship… He received the 2018 USGA-AJGA President’s Leadership Award and is a member of the Optimist International Junior Golf All-Scholastic Team.