Daniel "Owen" Hutchison '13 Recruiting Profile

My name is Daniel Owen Hutchison, and I am 5’ 9” tall and weigh in at 145 pounds. I am a 17 year old senior at Pioneer High School, San Jose, California. I have been on the varsity team since I was a freshman, and I have been the number one player each year that I have played. Last year, I led the golf team to CCS (Central Coast Section) finals for the first time in the school’s history. As an individual, I have also made it to CCS for the past three years in a row, and I also had the lowest scoring average as a freshman in the Mt. Hamilton League. My practice regiment is currently working on my flexibility, core strength and short game. I have had a swing coach for about four years and we have worked hard at improving my game, especially my swing plane. I have been a very active junior player in Northern California (JGANC and NCGA) for the last four years, and I continue to gain experience and learn each time I compete. In 2012, I was placed top 10 in 9 tournaments (eighteen holes) out of 23 that I played. I have great determination and leadership on and off the golf course. I have proven these traits to my current varsity high school team colleagues, and the junior leadership group that I am apart of at Santa Teresa GC in San Jose. My school work is also very important to me, and I currently carry a 3.5 GPA. I continuously balance my golf and academic priorities to ensure I can be very successful later on in life. My immediate goal is to be academically successful and play golf at a college level within an ambitious golf program.