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Wilson returned to the course for Cal when he played in a pair of events in the fall of 2016 after not participating during the 2015-16 season. Wilson saw his most action at Cal in the spring of 2015 when he played in eight of his 10 career events and showed tremendous potential with a pair of top-20 finishes including a team-best tied for 11th-place showing at the prestigious Southern Highland Collegiate Masters against one of the top fields in college golf.
Coach Comments/Notes
• Extremely competitive golfer who likes to play against the best
• Has adjusted nicely to the American version of golf
• Enjoys being a part of the program and receiving the full Cal experience
• Broke into the lineup and played in all eight of the team's events in the spring of 2015
• Has had moments where he has played extremely well but working on his consistency
• Has a great sense of humor
Cal Career (Fall 2013 – Fall 2016)
• Stats – 10 stroke-play events, 30 rounds, 2232 strokes, 74.40 stroke average
• Top Finish – T11th (Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters, Spring 2015)
• Cal's Top Finisher – 1 (Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters, Spring 2015)
• Low 54-Hole Score – 208, -5 (Alister MacKenzie Invitational, Fall 2016)
• Low Round – 67 (Alister MacKenzie Invitational, Third Round, Fall 2016)
• NCAA Regionals – 1 (T39th, NCAA Lubbock Regional, Spring 2015)
• Pac-12 Championships – 1 (WD, Spring 2015)
• Has finished in the top 20 in three of his 10 career events
• Has shot par or better in eight of his 30 rounds, has been under par on seven occasions and has had four rounds in the 60's
• Has shot at least one round of par or better in five of 10 events, at least one round under par five times and at least one round in the 60's on three occasions
Fall 2016 (Sophomore)
Stats – 2 stroke-play events, 6 rounds, 454 strokes, 75.67 stroke average
Top Finish – T18th (Alister MacKenzie Invitational, Fall 2016)
Low 54-Hole Score – 208, -5 (Alister MacKenzie Invitational, Fall 2016)
Low Round – 67 (Alister MacKenzie Invitational, Third Round, Fall 2016)
• Shot par or better, under par and in the 60's during two of his six rounds
• Shot at least one round of par or better, under par and in the 60’s in one of the two events he participated in
T18. Alister MacKenzie Invitational (72-69-67 – 208, -5)
75. Tavistock Collegiate Invitational (81-82-83 – 246, +30)
2015-16
• Did Not Play
2014-15 (Sophomore)
• Stats – 8 stroke-play events, 24 rounds, 1778 strokes, 73.15 stroke average
• Final Rankings/Ratings/Records – No. 203 Golfweek/Sagarin
• Top Finish – T11th (Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters, Spring 2015)
• Cal's Top Finisher – 1 (Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters, Spring 2015)
• Low 54-Hole Score – 213, -3 (Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters, Spring 2015)
• Low Round – 69 (National Invitational Tournament Third Round, Spring 2015)
• Golfweek Rating – 71.87
• Golfweek Schedule Rank – 72.86 (120)
• Golfweek Records – vs. Top 25 (5-19-3), vs. Top 50 (14-37-6), vs. Top 100 (34-75-9), vs. Overall (345-198-29)
• Earned Cal's Most Improved Player honors as he was awarded by the team for the second straight season following Newcomer of the Year recognition during his redshirt campaign as a 2013-14 true freshman
• Had an impressive and consistent performance at the prestigious Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters with three straight rounds of one-under par 71 that helped him lead the Golden Bears and tie for 11th place competing against one of the top fields in college golf
• Played in all eight of the team's spring events
• Shot even par or better in six of his 24 rounds, under par in five and in the 60's twice
• Shot at least one round of par or better in four of his eight events, at least one round under par three times and at least one round in the 60’s twice
T11. Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters (71-71-71 – 213, -3)
T17. National Invitational Tournament (74-75-69 – 218, +2)
T26. Western Intercollegiate (72-72-73 – 217, +7)
T27. Arizona Intercollegiate (75-72-71 – 218, +5)
T37. John A. Burns Intercollegiate (77-74-73 – 224, +8)
T39. NCAA Lubbock Regional (68-75-73 – 216, +3)
T48. Aggie Invitational (82-77-76 – 235, +19)
WD. Pac-12 Championships (81-WD-79-77 – 237, WD)
2013-14 (Freshman)
• Redshirted
• Named the team’s Newcomer of the Year despite not playing
Amateur Highlights
2016
3. Contra Costa County Amateur (70-39 – 109) ... event shortened to 27 holes
T5. Monterey City Amateur (70-76-72 – 218)
Cut. NCGA Amateur Match Play Championship Qualifying (78) ... Del Monte Golf Course, Monterey, CA
2015
• Final AmateurGolf.com Rankings – No. 573 World
T14. Scottish Open Amateur (74-72-71-70 – 287) ... tied for best final round
T18. Swiss International Amateur (73-69-75-79 – 296)
Cut/T52. California State Fair Amateur (75-76 – 151)
Cut/T65. French Men's Amateur Stroke Play Championship (77-76 – 153, +11)
Cut/T81. St. Andrews Links Trophy (74, +2)
Cut/T89. British Amateur Championship (71-74 – 145, +3)
2014
• Final AmateurGolf.com Rankings – No. 1205 World
Final 16. North of Ireland Championship
T16. Alameda Commuters (73-73-69-71 – 286)
T20. California State Fair Amateur (67-70-75 – 212)
Final 128. South of Ireland Amateur
2013
• A member of Scotland’s 12-player Under-18 boys squad
4. Irish Boys Amateur Open (72-68-75-71 – 286)
7. Contra Costa Amateur (75-72 – 147)
Final 64. British Boys Championship
2011
• High scorer (five of six points) for Scotland in an event against Wales, Holland and Ireland
• Selected to play against England in an international match
1. St Andrews Boys … won five matches with final two on Old Course
Second Round. Scottish Boys Championship
2007-13 (Loretto School)
• Attended the boarding school from 12 years of age until enrolling at Cal
Other
• Full name is Alexander Patrick Wilson
• Born January 25, 1995, in Dublin, Ireland
• Majoring in economics
• Parents are Neil and Sandra Wilson
• Has three older siblings – brother Fredrick, and sisters Amber and Vogue Wilson
• Performed in a musical group at the 2014 Oski’s with former Cal men's golf teammate Clayton Madey
Getting To Know Alexander
• I would describe myself as a person as ... extremely competitive
• What people don’t know about me is ... I can speak Spanish at a high level
• The reason I love golf is ... not having to depend on anyone else to do a job
• My favorite pre-match ritual is ... to listen to songs
• The Cal teammate I have admired most is ... Keelan Kilpatrick
• The favorite golf course I have played is ... Loch Lomond or Peachtree
• The reasons I chose Cal are ... unbelievable academics and the golf program is world class as the results show
• Since coming to Cal I have learned ... taking stats is hugely beneficial to my game
• What sets Cal golf apart from other collegiate golf programs is ... the organization that the coaches have as their competitive thirst is like ours
• My favorite golf movie is ... Happy Gilmore
• I would like to be remembered at Cal for ... being an awesome student-athlete
• The best advice I've ever received is ... stay positive
• My best advice to youngsters would be ... don’t be content with average
• The Cal golf team will be fun to follow this year because ... we are going to win the NCAA Championship
• The thing I most loved about sports is ... seeing how people react under pressure
Last Updated
March 7, 2017
