Chesson Hadley Class: Junior Hometown: Raleigh, N.C. High School: North Raleigh Christian Academy Height / Weight: 6-3 / 153 Birthdate: 07/05/1987 Experience: 2 letters

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Lanky player who hits it long off the tee ... Came out of nowhere to post a strong spring resume after not playing a single fall event as a freshman, and finished his sophomore campaign as the 9th-ranked collegiate player ... Has earned All-America recognition each year at Tech ... Has eight top-10 finishes and one victory in 18 events and a stroke average of 71.51 in 55 career rounds ... Stood at No. 40 at the end of the summer in the Golfweek/Scratch Players World Amateur rankings.

2007-08: First-team All-American by Golfweek magazine and second-team by the Golf Coaches Association of America ... Made the All-Atlantic Coast Conference team ... Named to the United States team for the 2008 Palmer Cup Matches, where he earned two points for the U.S. ... A semifinalist for the Ben Hogan Award, and was on the watch list for the Jack Nicklaus Award ... Tech's top player, led the ACC in stroke average (71.09) with five top-10 finishes and 10 in the top 20 ... Won the Carpet Capital Collegiate to begin the fall and extended his streak of top-10 finishes in team events to eight tournaments before finishing 12th at the Southern Highlands Collegiate in the spring ... Spent time ranked as the No. 1 player in the nation by Golfweek/Sagarin, finished at No. 9 (No. 8 in the Golfstat Cup) ... Compiled a 595-97-16 head-to-head record against the nation's 10th-toughest opposition according to the Sagarin ratings ... A perfect 29-for-29 in rounds counted for the team ... Had 21 rounds of par or better out of 32, and was Tech's only player under par collectively for the year (minus-23) ... Paced Tech in the NCAA Central Regional (T-12), and did so five times in nine team, stroke-play events.

2006-07: Honorable mention All-America choice following his tie for fourth at the NCAA Championship, four shots out of the lead ... Developed into a solid No. 3 player in Tech's lineup in spring ... Top 10 finishes in his last three starts (9th at ACC Championship, 7th at NCAA East Regional, T4 at the NCAA Championship) ... Jumped 65 spots to No. 51 in the final Golfweek/Sagarin rankings following his remarkable performance in the three post-season events ... Appeared in every spring tournament, averaging 72.09 strokes over 23 rounds, 12 at par or better, five in the 60s ... Made his collegiate debut at the UH-Hilo Invitational, tying for 18th place with a 5-under-par score of 205, 10 shots off the lead. High School: Three-time all-state performer in North Carolina (2004, 2005, 2006) ... Five-year letterwinner at North Raleigh Christian Academy ... Won the North Carolina Independent 3A Championship in 2004 and 2006 ... Twice earned TRIAD Conference player of the year honors (2004, 2006) and earned all-conference honors four times ... Won every conference match as a senior ... Class president and member of the National Honor Society ... Voted most comedic.

Amateur: 2008: Won both of his singles matches, but lost his four-ball and foursomes match in the Palmer Cup in Glasgow, Scotland (U.S. lost to Europe) ... Finished seventh at the Players Amateur (10-under-par) ... 2007: Advanced to the third round of match play at the North and South Amateur in Pinehurst, N.C. (T-8 in stroke play) ... T-6 at the Dogwood Invitational ... T-17 at the Northeast Amateur ... T-26 at the Players Amateur.

Junior Golf: Second-team Rolex Junior All-American and second-team FCWT All-American in 2005, honorable mention in 2006 ... First-team EA Sports All-American in 2006 ... Highest Golfweek/Titleist junior ranking was No. 18, was No. 22 in September when he enrolled at Tech ... Qualified for 2006 AJGA Canon Cup but was too old to play when event occurred ... Victories at the 2004 FCWT Blue Devil Junior Classic, 2005 AJGA Hargray Junior Classic, 2005 Golf Pride Junior Classic, 2005 Palmetto High School Golf Championship ... Posted top-10 finishes at six other junior events.

Personal: Full name is Chesson Tyler Hadley ... Born July 5, 1987 in Raleigh ... Son of Russell and Edna Ruth Hadley ... Plays golf right-handed but is a lefty in most other endeavors ... Enjoys water skiing ... Is a junior deacon in his church, and has volunteered at the local food bank ... Majoring in Management.

Collegiate Tournament Results

Career low round: 65, Carpet Capital Collegiate (-7), 3rd round, 2007
Career low tournament score: 203, UH-Hilo Invitational (-7), 2008
Career best finish: 1, Carpet Capital Collegiate, 2007