Danny Walker
Virginia
2016-17 (Junior)
· Ranked fourth on the team with 72.77 stroke average
· Finished 51st at NCAA (+8, 296)
· Helped UVA to a program-best 10th-place finish at NCAAs
· Runner-up at Palmetto Intercollegiate, his best collegiate finish
· Has 10 top-10 career finishes
· Opened spring by shooting 10-under at John Burns Intercollegiate
· One of UVA’s top two finishers in four of 11 events he played
· In December, won the South Beach International Amateur
2015-16 (Sophomore)
· Named to the Virginia State Golf Coaches Association’s all-state team (second team)
• Fourth on the team with 72.76 stroke average
• Ranked 25th in ACC in stroke average
• Had top-10 finishes in five of 12 tournaments
• Top finish this year was fourth at Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate which matched his best finish as a collegiate player
• His 5-under 211 was low tourney round for the year
• Shot par or below in 16 of 29 rounds during the year
• Placed 46th at ACC Championships
• Finished as UVA’s No. 2 scorer at NCAA Regiona (Franklin) at -4, 212
• Competing at NCAA Championships for first time in his career
• Finished first or second for UVA in six of 13 tournaments
• Named to ACC Men’s Golf All-Academic team for first time
2014-15 (Freshman)
• Played in nine tournaments during his freshman campaign
• Was UVa’s top finisher at Palmetto Invitational finishing fourth overall at -6, 204
• That event featured his low finish, round and 54-hole total for the season
• Placed 25th at U.S. Collegiate in highly-talented field, posting his low round (70) and tourney score (+1, 217) of the fall
• In regular season finale, had a ninth-place showing at Yale Invitational where he was UVa’s No. 2 scorer
• Recognized on ACC Academic Honor Roll
Amateur & Junior Golf Notes
• A Rolex honorable-mention All-American in 2012
• Ranked as the No. 61 junior by the AJGA and the No. 49 player by Golfweek for the class of 2014 when he signed with UVa
• Placed second at the 2012 Western Junior and was named a Rolex Junior All-American that season
• Finished sixth at TaylorMade-adidas Golf Junior at Innisbrook
• Was 21st at FootJoy Invitational
• Placed 38th at Polo Golf Junior Classic
• Was 44th at Thunderbird International Junior
Chantilly High School & Personal
• Helped Lakewood Ranch High School team to three consecutive state titles in Florida, winning the 2A crown in 2011 and 2012 and the 3A in 2013
• Won the Florida High School state 2A individual title as a freshman
• Named the Florida Dairy Farmers golfers of the year as a freshman
• Born in Bradenton, Fla.
• Parents are Tessa and James
• Has an older sister, Amanda, and a younger sister, Sophie
• Had a great uncle who attended Virginia
Danny Walker’s Career Statistics
YEAR | ROUNDS | STROKES | AVG | LOW |
2014-2015 | 26 | 1905 | 73.27 | 64 |
2015-2016 | 38 | 2765 | 72.76 | 66 |
2016-2017 | 39 | 2838 | 72.77 | 66 |
CAREER | 103 | 7508 | 72.89 | 64 |
Danny Walker’s Career Bests
Career Best Tournament Finish: 2nd, Palmetto Intercollegiate, March 6-7, 2017
Career Top-10 Finishes: 10
Career Best 54-Hole Score: 204, Palmetto Invite, March 9-10, 2015
Career Best 18-Hole Score: 64, Palmetto Invite, March 9, 2015
2014-15 Tournament Results
Date | Tournament | Score | Par | Total | Overall Place | UVa Place |
Sept. 5-7 | Northern Intercollegiate | 80-74-74 | +12 | 228 | 30 | 5 |
Oct. 10-11 | Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate* | 70-72 | -2 | 142 | 12 | na |
Oct. 17-19 | U.S. Collegiate | 72-75-70 | =1 | 217 | 25 | 3 |
Feb. 18-20 | John Burns Intercollegiate | 71-78-76 | +9 | 225 | 43 | 4 |
March 9-10 | Palmetto Invitational | 70-64-70 | -6 | 204 | 4 | 1 |
March 13-15 | Seminole Intercollegiate | 79-76-70 | +9 | 225 | 67 | 4 |
March 29-31 | Hootie @Bulls Bay | 81-73-68 | +6 | 222 | 50 | 4 |
April 18-19 | Yale Invitational | 72-71-69 | +2 | 212 | 9 | 2 |
April 24-26 | ACC Championships | 83-72-75 | +14 | 230 | 52 | 5 |
2015-16 Tournament Results
Date | Tournament | Score | Par | Total | Overall Place | UVa Place |
Sept. 12-13 | Northern Intercollegiate | 70-72-76 | +2 | 218 | 6 | 1 |
Sept. 25-26 | DICK’s Challenge Cup | 70-71-71 | -1 | 212 | 9 | 2 |
Oct. 9-11 | Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate | 71-70-70 | -5 | 211 | 4 | 1 |
Oct. 16-18 | U.S. Collegiate | 73-74-80 | +11 | 227 | 65 | 4 |
Nov. 1-3 | Kiawah Classic | 73-72 | +1 | 145 | 23 | 3 |
Feb. 19-21 | John Burns Intercol. | 74-70-70 | -2 | 214 | 7 | 1 |
March 7-8 | Palmetto Invite | 71-75-66 | +2 | 212 | 12 | 3 |
March 12-13 | Hackler Championship | 70-71-72 | -3 | 213 | 9 | 2 |
March 20-22 | Linger Longer Invit. | 76-75-72 | +7 | 223 | 41 | 4 |
April 16-17 | Wolfpack Intercollegiate | 74-73-78 | +12 | 225 | 44 | 5 |
April 22-24 | ACC Championships | 75-75-77 | +11 | 227 | 46 | 4 |
May 16-18 | NCAA Regional | 72-68-72 | -4 | 212 | 22 | 2 |
May 27-30 | NCAA Championships^ | 72-75-79 | +16 | 226 | 132 | 5 |
^Results thru first three rounds before cut
* Competed in tournament as a non-scoring individual
2015-16 Tournament Results
Date | Tournament | Score | Par | Total | Overall Place | UVa Place |
Sept. 9-11 | Carpet Capital Intercol. | 69-78-73 | +4 | 220 | 42 | 5 |
Sept. 19-20 | Inverness Intercol. | 70-68-75 | E | 213 | 10 | na |
Oct. 14-16 | Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate | 74-71-71 | E | 216 | 28 | 5 |
Oct. 21-23 | GCG Collegiate | 74-72-67 | -3 | 213 | 12 | 2 |
Feb. 15-17 | John Burns Intercol. | 69-71-66 | -10 | 206 | 3 | 1 |
March 6-7 | Palmetto Intercollegiate | 67-69-71 | -3 | 207 | 2 | 2 |
March 11 | Hackler Championship | 74-80 | +10 | 154 | 67 | 4 |
March 19-21 | Linger Longer Invit. | 73-72-67 | -4 | 212 | 15 | 2 |
March 26-28 | Hootie @ Bulls Bay | 76-78-74 | +12 | 228 | 75 | 5 |
April 11-12 | Gary Koch Invite | 76-75-75 | +10 | 226 | 54 | 5 |
April 21-22 | ACC Championships | 79-72-73 | +8 | 224 | 32 | 3 |
May 15-17 | NCAA Regional | 79-72-73 | +8 | 224 | 32 | 4 |
May 26-29 | NCAA Championships | 71-75-72-78 | +8 | 296 | 51 | 4 |