BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — LSU senior men’s golfer John Humphries was named to the 2003 All-Southeastern Conference First Team, it was announced by the league office on Monday.
Humphries, a native of Woodworth, La., was named to the All-SEC team for the second time in his career and became the first LSU golfer to make the first team since Alan Morgan in 2001. Humphries was a member of the second team as a sophomore in 2001.
Florida’s Buddy Alexander was named 2003 SEC Coach of the Year after leading the Gators to the 2003 SEC title, their 13th all-time. Vanderbilt’s Brandt Snedeker was named 2003 SEC Player of the Year and Georgia’s Kevin Kisner was honored as SEC Freshman of the Year.
Humphries was joined on the first team by Florida’s Brett Stegmaier, Georgia’s Kevin Kisner, Florida’s James Vargas, Tennessee’s David Skinns, Vanderbilt’s Brandt Snedeker, South Carolina’s Eirik Johansen, and Andrew Dahl of Arkansas.
“I am very happy for John to receive this honor,” said LSU head coach Greg Jones. “He really deserved to make first team and it is nice for him to get it in his final season, because he has meant so much to our team and program for four years.”
Humphries led LSU with a 72.3 stroke average, 20 rounds under par, six top-10 finishes, and nine top-20 finishes. He was tied with Skinns and Auburn’s Tyler McKeever for the third-most top-10 finishes in the conference. Humphries also won his first-career tournament this season, shooting a 5-under par 211 at the LSU Spring Invitational on March 2 for his initial victory.
ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM
Brett Stegmaier, Florida
Brandt Snedeker, Vanderbilt
Kevin Kisner, Georgia
James Vargas, Florida
David Skinns, Tennessee
Eirik Johansen, South Carolina
Andrew Dahl, Arkansas
John Humphries, LSU
ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM
David Denham, Georgia
Lars Brovold, Alabama
Camilo Villegas, Florida
Lee Williams, Auburn
Jay Mundy, Auburn
Tyler McKeever, Auburn
Ian Parnaby, Tennessee
John Holmes, Kentucky
SEC Coach of the Year: Buddy Alexander, Florida
SEC Player of the Year: Brandt Snedeker, Vanderbilt
SEC Freshman of the Year: Kevin Kisner, Georgia