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2022-23 Men's Golf Roster

Payne Johnson

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Shreveport, La.
  • High School C.E. Byrd HS
  • Prev School Texas State
  • Twitter TPJohnson_
  • Instagram payne_johnson

Biography

CAREER HONORS
C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medalist (2022, 2023)
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2022, 2023)


JUNIOR (2022-23)
• Saw action in two events, one in the fall and one in the spring.
• Registered a stroke average of 77.00 over six rounds, totaling 15 birdies.
• Shot a season-low 73 (+1) in third round of season-opening home event Jim Rivers Intercollegiate (9/13).

SOPHOMORE (2021-22)

• Competed in three events.
• Recorded a stroke average of 76.56 over the course of nine rounds.
• Shot a season-low 72 in the second round of the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate (9/13).

FRESHMAN (2020-21)

• Did not compete in the 2020-21 season.

TEXAS STATE (2020)
• Started collegiate career at Texas State before making the switch to Louisiana Tech.

HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduated from C. E. Byrd High School in 2020.
• Was a four-year starter on the golf team.
• Helped lead Byrd to back-to-back Louisiana Class 5A state championships in 2018 and 2019 where he also finished in the top five individually.
• Had three top-10 American Junior Golf Association finishes.
• Was named the Allstate Sugar Bowl Tommy Moore Memorial Champion in 2019.
 
PERSONAL: Full name is Thomas Payne Johnson... Son of Anna and Mike Johnson... Born Oct. 12, 2001 in Shreveport, La.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

  • 2021-22Sophomore

  • 2022-23Junior