2016-17 Men's Golf Roster
Roster
Butler, Alex
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Alex Butler
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- East Norriton, Pa.
- High School:
- St. Joseph's Prep
Bio
2020-21 / Fifth Year
Returned for a fifth season…one of the team’s captains for the second straight year… finished in second place overall at the Don Bebow Invitational…shot a one-over-par 143 as the Dragons won the tournament…had a top 10 finish at the Villanova Wildcat Invitational at Radnor Valley…fired a seven-over-par 223 at the CAA Championships…closed his Drexel career by making par in his final round at the tournament…had a 74.2 scoring average.
2019-20 / Senior
One of the team’s captains…led the Dragons to a victory at the 2019 Dartmouth Invitational…placed second overall with seven-under-par 135 in the two-day event…opened the tournament with a seven-under 64, which tied for the best score of the season by a Drexel player…it tied for the third best round in Drexel history to par…shot par or better six times during the shortened season, including four straight during the fall season…finished the year with a scoring average of 74, the lowest total of his career…a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient…granted another season of eligibility by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19 / Junior
A key member of the Dragons all season...participated in all but one tournament...fired a team-low two-under-par 69 in the second round of the Phoenix Invitational...shot a one-under 70 in the first round of the Redhawk Invitational at Chambers Bay...finished the season with a 75.3 average...a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
2017-18 / Sophomore
Played in every event during the fall of 2018…was a regular contributor down the stretch…placed sixth overall at the CAA Championships at Lonnie Poole Golf Club…had his best round of the year at two-under par 70 in the third round of the CAA’s…completed the 54-hole tournament in four-over par…tied for sixth overall at the City 6 Championships, won by Drexel…finished the season with a 74.6 scoring average…named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2016-17 / Freshman
Appeared in one event during his first season...competed at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate…shot a 77 in his first round and concluded the tournament with a 79 ...a CAA Commissioner's Award winner for academics.
Background
Attended nearby Saint Joseph’s Prep…named All-Catholic League all four years…his team won three District titles and appeared in three state tournaments…the Prep won the 3A State Championship in 2014 and finished third in both 2012 and 2015…a member of the 2014 Philadelphia Catholic League championship team.
Personal
Son of Deb and Grant Butler…the oldest of three children…his uncle, Chris, played in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization…majoring in finance.
Returned for a fifth season…one of the team’s captains for the second straight year… finished in second place overall at the Don Bebow Invitational…shot a one-over-par 143 as the Dragons won the tournament…had a top 10 finish at the Villanova Wildcat Invitational at Radnor Valley…fired a seven-over-par 223 at the CAA Championships…closed his Drexel career by making par in his final round at the tournament…had a 74.2 scoring average.
2019-20 / Senior
One of the team’s captains…led the Dragons to a victory at the 2019 Dartmouth Invitational…placed second overall with seven-under-par 135 in the two-day event…opened the tournament with a seven-under 64, which tied for the best score of the season by a Drexel player…it tied for the third best round in Drexel history to par…shot par or better six times during the shortened season, including four straight during the fall season…finished the year with a scoring average of 74, the lowest total of his career…a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient…granted another season of eligibility by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2018-19 / Junior
A key member of the Dragons all season...participated in all but one tournament...fired a team-low two-under-par 69 in the second round of the Phoenix Invitational...shot a one-under 70 in the first round of the Redhawk Invitational at Chambers Bay...finished the season with a 75.3 average...a CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
2017-18 / Sophomore
Played in every event during the fall of 2018…was a regular contributor down the stretch…placed sixth overall at the CAA Championships at Lonnie Poole Golf Club…had his best round of the year at two-under par 70 in the third round of the CAA’s…completed the 54-hole tournament in four-over par…tied for sixth overall at the City 6 Championships, won by Drexel…finished the season with a 74.6 scoring average…named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2016-17 / Freshman
Appeared in one event during his first season...competed at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate…shot a 77 in his first round and concluded the tournament with a 79 ...a CAA Commissioner's Award winner for academics.
Background
Attended nearby Saint Joseph’s Prep…named All-Catholic League all four years…his team won three District titles and appeared in three state tournaments…the Prep won the 3A State Championship in 2014 and finished third in both 2012 and 2015…a member of the 2014 Philadelphia Catholic League championship team.
Personal
Son of Deb and Grant Butler…the oldest of three children…his uncle, Chris, played in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization…majoring in finance.
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