McMahon Named All-America Scholar
07/22/2015 | Men's Golf
NORMAN, Okla. – Former University of Arizona men's golf standout Alex McMahon collected one more collegiate honor on Wednesday, earning Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar honors in an announcement by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).
To be eligible for All-America Scholar recognition on the Division I level, an individual must be a junior or senior academically, compete in at least three full years at the collegiate level, participate in 50 percent of his team's rounds in the corresponding season, post a stroke average under 76.00 and maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 or better.
A business economics major with a 3.91 GPA, McMahon was named the Pac-12 Men's Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year in June and selected for the Pac-12 All-Academic first team in May. The Oro Valley, Ariz., native was named to the Capital One Men's At-Large Academic All-District 8 team in May.
McMahon played in 45 tournaments over the course of his collegiate career, recording a 74.11 career stroke average, five top-10 finishes and 37 rounds at par or better. He ranked second on the team with a 73.68 stroke average in 2015, firing nine rounds at or below par.
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