Spencer Cross

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Sevierville, Tenn.
High School:
Sevier County High School

Career Scorecard

Year	Trns.	Rds.	Strokes	Avg.	Low	High	Rds. Par or Better	T10	T25
2017-18	5	14	1043	74.50	68	90	6	1	3
2018-19	6	18	1316	73.11	69	78	9	2	3
2019-20	6	17	1221	71.82	67	76	11	2	5
2020-21	11	33	2382	72.18	65	83	14	2	6
2021-22	10	30	2098	69.93	65	77	22	5	9
Total	38	112	8,060	71.96	65	90	62	12	26

Last Updated: through the 2021-22 season

CAREER EVENTS

Senior (2021-22)

Blessings Collegiate Invitational 71-68-70--209 (-7) / T-4th
Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate 70-69-73--212 (-4) / T-19th
Puerto Rico Classic 68-65-69--202 (-14) / T-6th
Cabo Collegiate Invitational 71-72-70--213 (E) / T-42nd
National Invitational Tournament 67-75-68--210 (-6) / T-16th
Hayt Invitational 75-76-67--218 (+2) / T-13th
Mason Rudolph Championship 66-72-69--207 (-6) / T-9th
Lewis Chitengwa Memorial 68-66-67--201 (-12) / 1st
SEC Championships 69-68-70--207 (-3) / T-5th
Bryan NCAA Regional 74-68-77--219 (+3) / T-24th

Junior (2020-21)

Blessings Collegiate Invitational 75-76-80--231 (+15) / T-55th
Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate 69-69-70--208 (-5) / T-24th
Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate 71-72-73--216 (+6) / T-44th
Gators Invitational 69-69-66--204 (-6) / T-11th
LSU Invitational 74-83-74--231 (+15) / T-65th
Tiger Invitational 70-70-72--212 (-4) / T-13th
Old Waverly Collegiate 69-68-76--213 (-3) / T-10th
CC of Birmingham Invitational 74-74-75--223 (+10) / T-43rd
SEC Championships 65-73-71--209 (-1) / 4th
Noblesville NCAA Regional 73-71-71--215 (+2) / T-18th
NCAA Championships 77-71-72--220 (+10) / T-83rd

Junior (COVID) (2019-20)

Carpet Capital Collegiate 76-74-72--222 (+6) / T-25th
Inverness Intercollegiate 76-69-71-216 (+3) / T-11th
Intercollegiate at the Grove 71-71--142 (-2) / T-4th
Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate 68-69-67--204 (-12) / 4th
Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate 74-72-73--219 (+3) / T-24th
Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic 72-75-71--218 (+2) / T-28th

Sophomore (2018-19)

Inverness Intercollegiate* 74-71-70--215 (+2) / 3rd
Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate 76-72-71--219 (+3) / T-49th
Georgia Southern Ind. Collegiate* 76-69-70--215 (-1) / T-9th
The Hayt* 74-72-77--223 (+7) / T-19th
Mason Rudolph Championship* 69-71-72--212 (-1) / T-21st
Shoal Creek Invitational 76-78-78--232 (+16) / T-69th

Freshman (2017-18)

The Jackrabbit 69-68-71--208 (-8) 10th
Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate 73-69-73--215 (-1) T-25th
East Bay Deli Classic 77-70-77--224 (+8) T-16th
Southwestern Invitational 77-90-71--238 (+22) T-66th
Yale Spring Invitational* 81-77--158 (+18) T-66th

* competed as an individual

HONORS

2022 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar
2022 All-SEC First Team
2022 SEC Community Service Team
2021 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar
2020-21 PING All-Southeast Region
2021 SEC Community Service Team
2020 All-SEC Second Team
2020 SEC Community Service Team
2020 Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar
2019-20 PING All-America Honorable Mention
2019-20 PING All-Southeast Region

SENIOR - 2021-22

Became the first Vol to be named first team All-SEC since 2018 and just the 14th Vol ever to have multiple All-SEC honors (2020 second team All-SEC).
In the final tournament of his Tennessee career, registered his 26th career top-25 finish with a team-best T-24th finish at the Bryan NCAA Regional.
For the second straight year, recorded a top-five individual finish in the stroke play portion of the SEC Championships—shooting 3-under 207 and tying for fifth place. His birdie putt on hole 18 secured the Vols' top-eight finish and spot in match play for the third straight SEC Championships.
Captured his first career tournament individual title at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial, carding three straight sub-70 rounds (68-66-67) and making 17 total birdies. Shot a three-round total of 12-under, winning the tournament by four strokes.
Recorded his 10th career top-10 finish at the Mason Rudolph Championship, shooting 6-under and finishing tied for ninth place.
Finished strong at the Hayt Invitational, tying for 13th place overall and shooting a three-round total of 2-over. Carded a 5-under during round three—tied for Tennessee's best individual rounds of the tournament.
Registered his fourth top-20 finish of the season at the National Invitational Tournament, shooting a three-round total of 6-under and tying for 16th place. Carded two sub-70 rounds—67 during round one and 68 during round three.
Carded three straight rounds in the 60s and finished with the lowest 54-hole score of his career at the Puerto Rico Classic, finishing tied for sixth place with a 14-under score.
Was Tennessee's second-highest finisher at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, shooting 4-under and finishing in 19th place. Cross shot a team-lead-tying 12 birdies for the weekend.
Posted a perfect 4-0 record at the SEC Match Play Championships during Tennessee's matches against Missouri, Georgia, Ole Miss and Florida.
In the opening tournament of the season at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational, recorded his fifth career top-five finish—shooting all three rounds under par and carding a three-round total of 7-under 209. Cross' 7-under final total was his best three-round score in relation to par since the 2019 Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate.

JUNIOR - 2020-21

Earned his degree in marketing in May.
Turned in his sixth top-25 finish of the season at the NCAA Noblesville Regional, shooting 2-over and finishing tied for 18th, helping Tennessee earn a second-place team finish and a spot in the NCAA Championships.
Registered his fourth-career top-five finish and tied his second-best finish as Vol with a fourth-place standing at the SEC Championships, shooting 1-under. Shot a career-best round of 65 during round one and was one of only four players to shoot under par for the tournament.
Tied for 43rd during Tennessee's second-place team finish at the Country Club of Birmingham Invitational, shooting 10-over.
Recorded his sixth-career top-10 finish at the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship, shooting 3-under and tying for 10th place overall.
With a tied for 13th-place result, was Tennessee's highest finisher at the Tiger Invitational, shooting 4-under 212.
Tied for 65th place at the LSU Invitational, shooting 15-over 231.
Registered his highest finish of the season and recorded his best career round at the Gators Invitational to open the spring—shooting 6-under 204 for the tournament and tying for 11th place.
Carded three counting rounds in the fall finale at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, finishing tied for 44th and shooting 6-over 216.
Recorded his 12th career top-25 finish, shooting all three rounds under par and tying for 24th at the Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate.
Tied for 55th place at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational, carding a 15-over 231.

JUNIOR (COVID) - 2019-20

Shot 2-over 218 and tied for 28th place while shooting two rounds of par or better during Tennessee's team win at the Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic.
Turned in a 219 (+3) to finish tied for 24th at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate.
Carded a 204 (-12) to finish 4th at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate.
Finished tied for 4th at the Intercollegiate at the Grove where he carded a 2-under 142.
Turned in a 216 (+3) at the Inverness Intercollegiate where he finished tied for 11th .
Carded a 222 (+6) at the Carpet Capital Collegiate Invitational where he finished tied for 25th.

SOPHOMORE - 2018-19

Finished tied for ninth at the Georgia Southern Collegiate where he carded a 1-under 215 .
Carded a 219 at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate and finished tied for 49th.
Competed as an individual at the Inverness Intercollegiate, carding a 2-over 215 for third place.

FRESHMAN - 2017-18

Named a member of the VOLeaders Academy Class of 2018-19.
Competed as an individual at the Yale Spring Invitational, carding a 18-over 158 to tie for 66th place.
Helped by a third round in which he played the course 1-under, Cross tied for 66th place at 22-over at the Southwestern Invitational. Was just one of 16 golfers in the 78-man field to card a score under par during round three.
Notched his third top-20 performance, finishing tied for 16th overall at the East Bay Deli Classic, shooting 8-over with a total of 224.
Tied for 25th overall in the second match of his career at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate, where he carded a 1-under with a total of 215.
Made Tennessee debut with a 10th-place finish at the Jackrabbit, turning in three rounds under par (69-68-71) to finish 8-under at 208.

PRIOR TO TENNESSEE

Was the 54th-ranked player in the 2017 class according to Junior Golf Scoreboard Rankings.
Won the 2015 TSSAA State Golf Championship after shooting 66 and 68 to finish 10-under for the tournament.
Won the 47th Tennessee Four-Ball Championship with fellow Vol Chase Roswall.
Tied for 14th at 1-over (289) at the 2017 Tennessee State Amateur Championship.
Winner of the 2017 Smoky Mountain Amateur by five strokes with a 5-under 138.
Tied for third at the 2017 Tennessee Junior Amateur at 1-over (213).
Played four years at Sevier County High School, captaining his team to the state final during three seasons.