University of South Alabama Athletics

Summer 2022: Named a Srixon/Cleveland All-America Scholar.

2021-22: Shot a team-leading 6-under-par 66 during the second round of the Jags' season opener at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate and helped the team to a ninth-place finish ... Carded his lowest tournament score, a 1-under-par 212, and finished 10th individually at the Coral Creek Club Invitational ... Held a 73.37 stroke average in three top-20 finishes and one top-10 finish. 

Summer 2021: Shot 72 or lower in each of the final three rounds of the Alabama State Amateur Championship on the way to a 72-hole 289 total ... Carded scores of even-par 71 in both the second and third rounds of the competition ... Tied for 20th place individually at the Magnolia Amateur with a 141 two-round total after posting scores of 70 and 71 ... Made the cut at the Spirit of America Championship, recording a low 18-hole total of 71 in the third round.

2020-21: One of two individuals on the team to compete at all eight tournaments ... Finished with a 74.21 stroke average over 24 rounds, shooting at or below par eight times ... Recorded a pair of top-20 results while counting toward the team’s score in every round ... Posted the best finish of his career with a tie for 11th at the Jim Rivers Intercollegiate, closing with scores of 72 and 3-under-par 69 for a 1-under-par 215 total that was his low three-round score of the year ... Shot a 1-under-par 71 in both the first and last rounds of the Craft Farms Intercollegiate, coming in a tie for 19th place in the individual standings with a 220 54-hole score ... Had 217 total over three rounds at both the Little Rock Invitational to close the fall and Mobile Bay Intercollegiate in the first event of the spring, matching a career-low after firing a 4-under-par 68 — in the second round at the former and on the final day at the later — at both tournaments ... Opened the Tiger Intercollegiate hosted by Auburn with scores of 3-under-par 69 and 72 on the way to a 220 total ... Made the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.

2019-20: Competed in six of the team’s seven tournaments during the year ... Had a 74.94 scoring average over 18 rounds, shooting par or better on five occasions ... Tied for 13th individually at the season-opening Lone Star Invitational, highlighted by a 1-under-par 71 in the second of three rounds, to help South to the team title at the event ... Recorded season-best 18- (2-under-par 70) and 54-hole (1-under-par 215) scores at the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate to begin the spring semester ... Posted a 1-under-par 71 on the final day of the Tiger Invitational hosted by Auburn in his final round of the season ... Carded an even-par 72 in the second of three rounds at Florida State’s Seminole Intercollegiate ... Named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2018-19: The only newcomer to play in all 10 events ... Had a 73.20 scoring average in his first season at the collegiate level, ranking second on the team with 13 scores at or below par ... Ended up among the top 25 in the Sun Belt Conference in score vs. par ... Recorded career-low 18- and 54-hole totals at the Sun Belt Championship, firing a 3-under-par 68 on each of the last two days of play for a 3-under-par 210 three-day score to tie for 15th place in the individual standings ... Shot par or better in all three rounds of the Fighting Irish Classic hosted by Notre Dame, highlighted by a 2-under-par 69 in the second round to finish play with a 2-under-par 211 score ... Had first career top-20 finish in the final event of the regular season, carding scores of 2-under-par 70 in each of the first two rounds at the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship en route to a 2-under-par 214 total that tied for 17th in the individual standings ... Also shot an even-par 72 on the final two days of Auburn’s Tiger Invitational to post another top-30 finish ... Closed the Shoal Creek Invitational with back-to-back rounds of 1-under-par 71 ... Fired a 1-under-par 71 in the second round of the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate and closed the Linger Longer Invitational with an even-par 72 as well ... Scored the first point for the Jags in a 3-2 win over Louisiana in the semifinals of the Jerry Weeks Match Play after defeating Jack Tolson 4 & 3 ... Made the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Amateur Highlights: Among the top five in the 2018 recruiting class in the state ... After making the cut at the Alabama State Amateur Championship, broke par with scores of 71 and 70 over the final two rounds to end up in a tie for 16th place with a 289 72-hole total ... Recorded top-10 results at seven of eight junior tournaments he competed in during the 2017 season highlighted by a win at the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour TPC Sawgrass Junior Classic in August ... Broke par in the first of two rounds to finish fourth in fields of 75 and 64 players, respectively, at the SJGT’s Ol’ Colony and Glen Arven Junior Classics before closing the year with a third-place result at the SJGT Tournament of Champions ... After opening the campaign by placing among the top 10 in two SJGT tournaments — including ending up sixth out of 75 competitors at the Jaguars’ home course, Magnolia Grove — carded scores of 71 and 72 in the first and last rounds of the Press Thornton Future Masters ... Ended up ninth at the Alabama Boys State Junior Championship with a 208 54-hole score that included a season-best 68 in the opening round ... Was a member of the National Honor Society at Hope Christian High School.

Personal: Full name is Jordan Wade Plunkett ... Born Jan. 5, 2000, in Birmingham, Ala. ... Son of Terry Plunkett ... Was also recruited by Louisville ... Favorite movie is “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” ... Favorite book is “The Scarlet Letter” ... Favorite sports team is the Seattle Seahawks ... Favorite athletes are Ray Lewis, Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler ... Favorite musical artists are George Strait, Kane Brown and Luke Bryan ... Favorite foods are pizza, wings and homemade vanilla ice cream ... Favorite subjects are math and science ... Enjoys fishing, hunting and working out in his spare time ... Is majoring in economics and finance.