J.M. Butler Season 2020-21

J.M. Butler Season 2020-21

ClassFreshman
HometownLouisville, Ky.

Honors & Awards
PING Honorable Mention All-American (2024)
Second Team All-SEC (2024)
SEC Golfer of the Week (April 17, 2024)
Tiger Invitational Individual Champion (2024)
Tiger Invitational All-Tournament Team (2024)
Ben Hogan Award Watch List (2024)
U.S. Amateur Semifinalist (2023)
Golfweek Honorable Mention All-American (2023)
PING Honorable Mention All-American (2023)
PING All-Southeast Region (2023)
Second Team All-SEC (2023)
AUSPYs Student-Athlete of the Year Nominee (2021-22)
Tiger Invitational All-Tournament Team (2023)
SEC Golfer of the Week (Oct. 5, 2022)
U.S. Amateur Qualifier (2022) 
Golfweek Second Team All-American (2022)
PING Second Team All-American (2022)
PING All-Southeast Region (2022)
Second Team All-SEC (2022)
Palmer Cup Watchlist (2022)
Tiger Invitational All-Tournament Team (2022)
Ben Hogan Award Watchlist (2022)
Fred Haskins Award Finalist (2021-22)
Maui Jim Intercollegiate Individual Champion (2021)
107th Kentucky Amateur Champion (June 2021)
SEC All-Freshman Team (2021)
SEC Freshman of the Week (March 31, 2021)
SEC Freshman of the Week (March 18, 2021)
SEC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 17, 2021)
4th Sizzler Amateur Champion (June 2020)
1st Dye Junior Invitational Champion (May 2020)

Career Highlights
Low 18 : (-7) Maui Jim Intercollegiate third round (9/12/21)
Low 54: (-17) Maui Jim Intercollegiate 9/10 - 9/12/21)

2022-23 (Junior)
Averaged 70.14 strokes per round through 37 rounds of action... stroke average ranks second in school single-season history... notched a team-best eight top-20 finishes, also earned six finishes in the top 10 and two in the top 5... amassed four eagles and 144 birdies... counted 30 of 34 team rounds played... carded 26 rounds at par or better, including 15 in the 60s — the second-most ever by an Auburn golfer in a single-season... voted SEC Golfer of the Week after leading the Tigers to a second fall win at the Marquette Invitational by shooting 70-71-67--208(-2) and finishing tied for second... followed with a third-place finish at the Isleworth Collegiate behind a 68-69-71--208(-8) performance, assisting in yet another Auburn victory... pieced together three consecutive top-10 outings to begin the spring, finishing T8th at the Dorado Beach Collegiate, T6th at the Tiger Invitational and T10th at the General Hackler Championship... was rewarded for outstanding performance at Tiger Invitational with a spot on the All-Tournament team... pushed Auburn to its record-tying fifth team win at the NCAA Auburn Regional by finishing T10th via a 74-70-72--216(E) scorecard... was the Tigers' No. 2 scorer at the NCAA Championship with a T40 placement... became the 19th Tiger to join the 100 career rounds club during round three of NCAAs... named Second-Team All-SEC, becoming the 10th Auburn man to earn at least three All-Conference honors... also voted All-Southeast Region and Honorable Mention All-American. 

2021-22 (Sophomore)
Crafted one of the most prolific seasons in program history, logging top-15 finishes in nine of 11 tournaments and averaging 70.56 shots per round, the second-best mark in Auburn single-season history... scoring average also ranked 12th amongst all SEC competitors... voted Second Team All-SEC, PING All-Region, Second Team PING All-American and Golfweek Second Team All-American... was also named to the watch list for the Palmer Cup, Ben Hogan Award and Fred Haskins Award... led the team in nearly all statistical categories: rounds played (34), scoring average (70.56), rounds at par or better (23), rounds below par (19), rounds in the 60s (14), birdies made (140), top-20 finishes (9), top-10 finishes (7), top-5 finishes (5) and win differential per round (2.15)... rounds below par total also ranks tied for the third-best in a single season in Auburn history... counted 30 of 34 (.882) team rounds played... captured first individual title in fall-opener at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate, also smashing the school record for lowest 54-hole score at 66-64-63—193 (-17)... also jumped into the top-10 for 18-hole score and 36-hole score at Maui Jim... earned another top-five outing to close out the fall at the Isleworth Collegiate, shooting 70-69-73—212 (-4)... led the Auburn charge at the Nexus Collegiate, finishing tied for second to help the team secure its first win of the season... placed fourth at the General Hackler Championship, shooting 68-70-60—206 (-10) to aid the team in its second victory of the year... was the Tigers' top golfer at the SEC Championship, finishing tied for 11th at 75-64-69—208 (-2)... pushed the team to its first berth at the NCAA Championship in three seasons with a third place showing at the NCAA Norman Regional, carding a 66-69-72—207 (-9)... owns the second-best career scoring average in school history following sophomore campaign at 71.39 shots per round. 

2020-21 (Freshman)
Averaged 72.33 strokes per round, good for fifth on the team and fourth in the regular lineup... named to the SEC All-Freshman Team... voted SEC Freshman of the Week three times... logged four top-20 finishes... had 14 rounds at or below par, including 11 under par... logged six rounds in the 60s... counted 24 of 30 team rounds played (.800)... was the sole player to start in all eight regular season tournaments... set a career low 18 (66) at the Vanderbilt Legends Collegiate in the third round, finishing tied for 18th with a six under par mark (69-72-66)... fired a 209 (72-69-68) to finish one below par at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, placing tied for 19th... finished tied for 24th at four under par (69-70-67) at the Gator Invitational, logging a personal low 36 (139) and low 54 (206)... shot four under par at the Tiger Invitational (73-69-70) to finish tied for 13th... logged a near top-ten finish at Hootie at Bulls Bay Intercollegiate, placing 12th at two under par (72-71-71).

Personal
Born November 29, 2001 in Louisville, Kentucky... Parents are Sandra and Marshall Butler... Has two siblings, Sandy and Charlie... Graduate of Trinity High School... Majoring in psychology.
 

Butler's Career Stats
YearTournamentsRoundsStrokesAverageLow 18Rounds At/Below Par
2020-2110302,17072.33(-4)14
2021-2213342,39970.56(-7)23
2022-2312372,59570.14(-6)26
Career351017,16470.93(-7)63