Jackson Spires

Height:
6-1
Weight:
165
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Fayetteville, N.C.
High School:
Terry Sanford
Major:
Economics

Career Notes
Posted a career scoring average of 73.96 in 109 career rounds ... Competed in 38 events ... Finished in the top-5 of a tournament four times and the top-10 five times.

As A Redshirt Senior (2017-18)
Individual Tournament-By-Tournament
Played in all 11 events as part of the Pirates' five-man roster ... Compiled the fourth-lowest scoring average on the team (74.06) ... Carded six rounds of par or better ... Posted two rounds of 69, first in the second round of the Sea Best Invitational and again in round three of the Stitch Intercollegiate ... Fired a 4-under-par 212 (73-70-69) at the Stitch Intercollegiate to tie for 15th ... Finished tied for sixth at the ECU Intercollegiate with a 5-over-par 221 (74-73-74).

As A Redshirt Junior (2016-17)
Individual Tournament-By-Tournament
Competed in all 12 events during the season, playing 34 rounds ... Posted the third-lowest scoring average on the team at 3-over-par 74.21 ... Recorded four rounds of par or better ... Fired the Pirates' lowest round of the year with a 7-under-par 64 during the first round of the Wolfpack Intercollegiate ... Registered his lone top-10 finish of the season, tying for fifth-place at the Wolfpack Fall Intercollegiate with a 2-under-par 211 ... Earned four additional top-20 finishes at Janney Invitational (18th), Mountaineer Intercollegiate (17th), Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate (18th) and East Carolina Intercollegiate (17th).

As A Redshirt Sophomore (2015-16)
Individual Tournament-By-Tournament
Participated in 10 events, playing 28 rounds ... Averaged 73.82 strokes per round ... Shot par or better in four rounds with a season-low 6-under 65 during the final round of the Elon Phoenix Invitational ... Completed the tournament at a season-best 5-under 208 in fourth-place ... Tied for fifth-place at 8-over 224 at the East Carolina Intercollegiate ... Shot par-216 at the NCAA Franklin Regional ... Was the team's low scorer at The Maxwell, shooting 3-over 143 over the course of 36 holes.

As A Redshirt Freshman (2014-15)
Individual Tournament-By-Tournament
Competed in five tournaments, playing a total of 14 rounds ... Recorded five rounds of par or better, including four rounds with scores in the 60s ... Registered a 73.43 strokes per round average ... Member of the Pirates' five-man roster at The American Golf Championship and NCAA Noblesville Regional ... Finished tied for third at the Donald Ross Intercollegiate at 6-under-par 134 during the 36-hole tournament ... Tied Wes Conover for the team's low score at The American Golf Championship, tying for 14th at par-216 ... Posted a top-15 at the Irish Creek Collegiate, tying for 12th at 1-over-par 214.

As A Freshman (2013-14)
Didn't participate in any events as a freshman.

High School
Four-year letterman for coach Doug Foster at Terry Sanford High School ... Led the Bulldogs to a seventh-place finish at the 2013 NCHSAA 4-A state championships ... Finished tied for third at the 2012 and `13 NCHSAA 4-A Eastern Regionals ... Tied for second at the 2013 CCNC Junior Masters Invitational ... Finished first at the 2013 Callaway World Junior Golf Qualifier at Chapel Ridge ... Captured individual medalist honors at the 2011 NCHSAA 4-A Eastern Regionals ... 2011 Mid-South 4-A Conference Player-of-the-Year ... Tied for eighth at the 2011 NCHSAA 4-A state championships ... Finished 10th in his age group at the 2011 Carolinas Junior Championships ... Earned third-place at the 2011 Dogwood State Junior Championships ... Four-time all-conference selection by NCPreps.net ... Helped the Bulldogs win four consecutive conference championships ... Served as team captain during his final three seasons.

Personal
Full name is Jackson Payne Spires ... Parents are Ken and Martha Spires ... Father played football at Newberry College ... Has two siblings: Drew and Georgia ... Academic major is economics.