Lewis, Hall Earn Second Team All-SEC Selections as Murphy Garners SEC All-Freshman Team Honors

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southeastern Conference announced its postseason awards Friday morning with redshirt seniors Bryce Lewis and Jake Hall earning Second Team All-SEC honors as Bruce Murphy garnered SEC All-Freshman Team honors.

For the third consecutive year in a row and fourth time under head coach Brennan Webb, two Tennessee golfers have earned All-SEC honors. Additionally, this marks back-to-back seasons with SEC All-Freshman team selections.

Bryce Lewis | Redshirt Senior | Hendersonville, Tenn. | Second Team All-SEC

Named Second Team All-SEC for three consecutive seasons, Lewis is now the fourth Vol in program history to be a three-time All-SEC selection. The Hendersonville, Tennessee, native currently holds a 70.04 season stroke average with four top-10 finishes, with his most recent being a sixth-place finish at the SEC Championships.

Jake Hall | Redshirt Senior | Knoxville, Tenn. | Second Team All-SEC

Hall has been a consistent force for the Vols this season and holds a season stroke average of 69.93 along with three top-10 finishes, including a tied for seventh finish at the SEC Championships. Hall’s highest finish of the season came at the Cabo Collegiate where he tied for fourth place in a field with 18 of the top 50 amateurs in the world.

Bruce Murphy | Redshirt Freshman | Atlanta, Ga. | SEC All-Freshman Team

Murphy has provided a spark for the Vols during the spring. In February, he earned individual medalist honors at the Wolfpack Individual Invitational after shooting 11-under overall, which then went to earn him SEC Golfer of the Week Honors. Additionally, Murphy notched a sixth-place finish at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial in April. His performance at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial guided him to an SEC Freshman of the Week performance.

Next Up:

Lewis, Hall, Murphy and the Vols begin NCAA Regional competition on Monday in Austin, Texas, at the University of Texas Golf Club. Tennessee will play an 18-hole round each day from Monday through Wednesday. The top five teams from each of the six NCAA Regionals will advance to the NCAA Championships, which are set to be contested from May 24-29 at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California.