Mackenzie Hughes

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Dundas, Ontario
High School:
Highland Secondary

Made his Kent State debut last season earning the 2009 MAC Freshman of the Year Award ... Has emerged as one of the top 100 players in the nation this fall.

Fall 2009 (Sophomore)
Was second on the team with a 72.3 scoring average … Earned two top five and had four top 15 finishes in five events … His .838 finish percentage was the best on the team ... Capped off the final tournament of the fall with a five-under 208 (68-66-74) at the David Toms Intercollegiate place fifth ... His second round 66 was just the second 66 (John Hahn, 2009 MAC Championship, 3rd round) in the past three years for Kent State ... Tied for fifth at the Windon Memorial with a four-over 217 (73-71-73) ... Ranked 58th in the nation in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index Ratings.

2008-09 (Freshman)
MAC Freshman of the Year ... Second Team All-MAC ... MAC All-Tournament Team ... Played in all 13 events as a true freshman ... Averaged 75.1 per round on the year ... Had a 74.1 per round average in the eight spring events ... Played his best golf towards the end of the season, with 11 of his 12 rounds of par or better in the last eight events (24 rounds) ... He finished third at the MAC Championship and had four top 20 finishes ... Shot a two-under at the MAC Championship (72-71-69-74=286) ... Had a season best 54-hole score of 212 (73-69-70) at the Administaff ASU Invitational to tied for 18th overall ... Was runner-up at the Towson Invitational with a three-under 213 (73-70-70) ... Shot a one-over 143 (72-71) at the Maryland Intercollegiate to finish tied for 17th in his first collegiate event ... Was also the top KSU performer at the tournament.

Amateur
Wrapped up his 2009 summer with by tying for third at the Canadian Men’s Amateur Championship ... Also had two runner-up finishes at the Canadian Junior and the Ontario Junior ... Tied for seventh at the Ontario Men’s Amateur ... Finished fourth on the 2009 CN Future Links Boys National Orders of Merit ... One of just eight players in Canada named to the Under-22 Canadian National Team ... Named to the team when he was only 16 years old ... Tied for 17th at the 2008 CN Future Links Ontario Championship ... Was fifth at the 2007 Ontario Men’s Amateur Championship ... Took fourth in the East Aurora International Junior Master’s in Buffalo, N.Y. ... Claimed four other top-10 finishes including the Ontario Junior Tournament of Champions (fourth), the U.S. Junior Qualifier (fourth), the Ping Eastern Canadian Junior (fourth) and the Ontario Junior (seventh).

Prior to Kent State
Was a three-time team MVP award winner in high school ... Also lettered in volleyball and badminton ... Was a leadership mentor and a member of the Math Enrichment organization.

Personal
Born Nov. 23, 1990 ... Son to Jeff and Sandra ... Youngest of three children he has an two sisters (Alex and Jessica) ... Majoring in business administration ... Earned the highest grade point average in the 2008-09 academic year.