Daniel Hudson
CAREER HONORS
2014-15: Athletic Director’s & Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls (Fall 2014) (Spring 2015), Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team. 2015-16: Academic All-Big 12 First Team, Fall Athletic Director’s & Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls.
PERSONAL
Born in Chicago, Illinois … Has two brothers, Ryan and Jon … Majoring in family communications.
2017-18 | SENIOR
• Competed in all 12 of the team’s events
• Birdied his final three holes of the Badger Invitational, resulting in Kansas moving up a spot and finishing second in the tournament
• 54-hole total of 205 (-11) at The Jackrabbit is tied for the 10th-best 54-hole total in program history
• Shot a 67 during the first and second round at The Jackrabbit, which is the second best score on a round by a Jayhawk this season
• Notched his ninth-career top-10 finish at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate, where he tied for eighth
• Four appearances in the top-20 on the season, increasing his career total to 19
2016-17 | JUNIOR
• Competed in all 13 of the team’s events
• A reliable source for the Jayhawks, as 33 of his 40 rounds counted toward the team score
• Placed in the top-20 on seven different occasions, good for second best on the team
• Earned a top-5 finish at the Desert Intercollegiate, where his second-round 67 was his lowest round of the year
2015-16 | SOPHOMORE
• Competed in 12 events, where he led the Jayhawks with seven rounds of even par recorded on the season
• Set a new career-low at the Desert Shootout (March 18-19), scoring a 210 (-6) and completing his fourth top-20 (T18) finish of the season
• Placed fourth at the Hawkeye Invitational (April 16-17), leading the team in scoring for just the second time in his career
2014-15 | FRESHMAN
• The eight events and 24 rounds he competed in were tied for third-most on the team
• Led the Jayhawks in scoring at the Louisiana Classics Invitational (March 2-3) where he finished tied for eighth (215, -1)
• Recorded a 67 (-5) at the Louisiana Classics Invitational (March 2-3), which was his best round of the season
2014 | SUMMER
• Qualified for the U.S. Amateur at Hidden Glen Golf Club at Bentdale Farms in Cedarburg, Wisconsin
• Tied for 23rd at Trans-Miss Championship
LYONS TOWNSHIP HS
• One-year letterwinner at Lyons Township HS in LaGrange, Illinois
• Starting varsity lineup and all-conference in 2011, 2012 and 2013 seasons
• Set a nine-hole match score school record 32 (-4) at LaGrange Country Club
• Finished eighth at state in 2013
• Finished third in the DuPage County Junior Classic in 2013
• 2013 U.S. Junior Am participant
• Ranked No. 115 in the class of 2014
• Finished 16th in the Callaway Junior World Golf Championships with a four-round total of 294 (+6) at Torrey Pines