University of South Alabama Athletics

2015-16: Played in 18 rounds, recording a 77.17 stroke average ... Competing as an individual at the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic, shot a 1-under-par 71 — his low 18-hole figure of the year — in the opening round before concluding the event with a season-low 224 two-day score ... Recorded a 72 on the final day of the Sun Belt Conference Fall Preview en route to a 227 54-hole total ... Contributed a 74 in the second of three rounds at the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship.

2014-15: Competed in seven tournaments, playing 20 rounds while recording a 76.20 scoring average ... Shot a 1-under-par 71 in both rounds of the Central Alabama CC Willow Point Invitational to tie for second place in a field of 69 ... Fired a 3-under-par 69 the afternoon of the opening day of the Louisiana Classics ... Recorded a 73 in the final round of the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship as well as in his Jaguar debut at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate ... Tied for 45th at LSU’s David Toms Intercollegiate ... A member of the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2013-14: Did not participate in an event ... Qualifued for the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Amateur Highlights: Carded a 1-under-par score to finish third at the Ulster Boys competition, highlighted by a 2-under-par 70 in the second of four rounds ... Qualified for the match-play segment of the West of Ireland Match Play, Irish Amateur Close, North of Ireland and South of Ireland tournaments ... Was the 10th seed in a field of 126 competitors at the West of Ireland Tournament after tying for the lead with a 74 following the first round of qualifying ... Also competed in the Irish Amateur Open and the Mullingar Scratch Trophy in May leading into his summer schedule ... His 2-under-par 70 was the best score of the week at the Darren Clarke Golf School’s Winter Training in 2012, which included 37 players ... Twice helped the DCGS to victory over the Ulster boys team; his low round for the school was a 7-under-par 65, while he also set the Ballyclare Golf Club course record with a 6-under-par 65 ... Shot an even-par 72 at the North of Ireland  in the summer of 2012, then three weeks later advanced to the quarterfinals of the South of Ireland before losing on the 19th hole in his final match ... Opened the event with a 7 and 6 victory, while his last win was a 4 and 3 decision ... That August, shot a 70 in the opening round of the Mullingar Scratch Trophy to lead the Johnny Foster Golf Academy at the tournament, while a month later his second-round 70 was the low score of the day at the Galway Golf Club Senior Scratch Cup.

Personal: Full name is Alexander David Purdy ... Born June 23, 1993, in Ballymena, Northern Ireland ... Son of David and Janis Purdy ... In his free time, enjoys fishing and football ... Favorite movie is “Step Brothers” ... Favorite team is Manchester United ... Favorite player is Tiger Woods ... Favorite musical artist is Guns N’ Roses ... Favorite foods are chicken and fruit ... Favorite subject is art ... An interdisciplinary studies major.