Huddy wrapped up his Cal career on a high note when he finished 17th at the Pac-12 Championships in his final collegiate event to conclude a campaign in which he played in a career-high seven events and earned the team's prestigious Ed Arnold Coaches Award. During five seasons at Cal that included a redshirt campaign in his second campaign with the program in 2013-14, Huddy played in a total of 20 events and 60 rounds while compiling a 73.73 stroke average. He had six career top-20 showings highlighted by a hot stretch as a 2014-15 sophomore at the beginning of the fall of 2014 with back-to-back career-high-tying tied for 12th place finishes at the Gopher Invitational and Windon Memorial. Huddy was also accomplished in the classroom, earning second-team Pac-12 All-Academic honors in each of his final two seasons as a 2015-16 junior and 2016-17 senior. In addition, he was honored for registering the top GPA on Cal's team at the school's Student-Athlete Academic Honors Luncheon during both his sophomore and junior campaign, while he was Cal's nominee for Pac-12 Men's Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2016-17. Huddy has also played some notable amateur golf, including two appearances at the U.S. Amateur.
Cal Coaches On Walker Huddy
"Walker persevered throughout his time at Cal and always found a way to overcome challenges. He worked hard not only for himself but for his teammates. He was a great person to coach and I can assure that whatever his next endeavor, he'll find a way to be successful."
After Cal
• Plans to continue playing an amateur schedule during the summer of 2017
Cal Career (Fall 2012 – Spring 2017)
• Stats – 20 stroke-play events, 60 rounds, 4424 strokes, 73.73 stroke average
• Top Finish – T12th, twice (Gopher Invitational, Fall 2014; Windon Memorial, Fall 2014)
• Low 54-Hole Score – 207, -6 (Alister MacKenzie Invitational, Fall 2015)
• Low Round – 67 (Alister MacKenzie Invitational, Third Round, Fall 2015)
• Pac-12 Championships – 1
T17th, Spring 2017
• Had six career top-20 finishes
• Shot par or better in 15 of his 60 rounds, was under par on 12 occasions and in the 60's six times
• Shot at least one round of par or better in 11 of 20 events, at least one round under par in eight events and at least one round in the 60's six times
• Two-time second-team Pac-12 All-Academic selection in each of his final two seasons as a 2015-16 junior and 2016-17 senior
• Also earned Cal's honor for the top GPA on the team at the Student-Athlete Academic Honors Luncheon for two consecutive as a 2014-15 sophomore and a junior
2016-17 (Senior)
• Final Rankings – No. 742
• Stats – 7 stroke-play events, 21 rounds, 1566 strokes, 74.80 stroke average
• Top Finish – T17th (Pac-12 Championships, Spring 2017)
• Low 54-Hole Score – 217, +7 (Pac-12 Championships, Spring 2017)
• Low Round – 68 (Gopher Invitational, Second Round, Fall 2016)
• Final Golfweek/Sagarin Rating – 74.15
• Final Golfweek/Sagarin Schedule Rank – 72.70 (123)
• Final Golfweek/Sagarin Records – vs. Top 25 (1-32-1), vs. Top 50 (2-59-1), vs. Top 100 (8-100-3), vs. Overall (211-358-17)
• Honored with Cal's prestigious Ed Arnold Coaches Award
• Earned second-team Pac-12 All-Academic honors for the second consecutive season
• Cal's nominee for Pac-12 Men's Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• Played under par and par or better in three of his 21 rounds, while he was in the 60's once
T17. Pac-12 Championships (72-74-71 – 217, +7)
T19. Gopher Invitational (76-68-74 – 218, +5)
T32. John A. Burns Intercollegiate (79-70-69 – 218, +2)
T67. Alister MacKenzie Invitational (73-70-76 – 219, +6)
77. Maui Jim Invitational (72-79-74 – 225, +12)
79. Querencia Cabo Collegiate (85-78-79 – 242, +29)
^T79. Western Intercollegiate (77-76-74 – 227, +17)
^played as individual
2015-16 (Junior)
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Final Rankings – No. 454 Golfweek/Sagarin
• Stats – 6 stroke-play events, 18 rounds, 1325 strokes, 73.61 stroke average
• Top Finish – T14th (Alister MacKenzie Invitational, Fall 2015)
• Low 54-Hole Score – 207, -6 (Alister MacKenzie Invitational, Fall 2015)
• Low Round – 67 (Alister MacKenzie Invitational, Third Round, Fall 2015)
• Final Golfweek/Sagarin Rating – 73.22
• Final Golfweek/Sagarin Schedule Rank – 73.39 (240)
• Final Golfweek/Sagarin Records – vs. Top 25 (1-21-0), vs. Top 50 (1-37-0), vs. Top 100 (5-58-0), vs. Overall (231-235-12)
• Second-team Pac-12 All-Academic choice for the first of two consecutive seasons
• Earned the team's Ben Furth Award for academic and athletic excellence
• Recognized with Cal's honor for the top GPA on the team at the Student-Athlete Academic Honors Luncheon for the second consecutive season
• Shot par or better in seven of his 18 rounds, under-par on five occasions and in the 60’s twice
• Had at least one round of par or better in five of his six events, at least one round under par three times and at least one round in the 60's twice
T14. Arizona Intercollegiate (72-71-74 – 217, +4)
T19. Alister MacKenzie Invitational (70-70-67 – 207, -6)
T37. Inverness Intercollegiate (71-79-78 – 228, +15)
T51. Nick Watney Invitational (68-76-74 – 218, +5)
T59. Tavistock Collegiate Invitational (70-81-80 – 231, +15)
^T62. Western Intercollegiate (73-72-79 – 224, +14)
^played as individual
2014-15 (Sophomore)
• Stats – 4 stroke-play events, 12 rounds, 865 strokes, 72.08 stroke average
• Final Rankings – No. 13 Golfweek/Sagarin*
• Top Finish – T12th, twice (Gopher Invitational, Fall 2014; Windon Memorial, Fall 2014)
• Low 54-Hole Score – 211, +1 (Windon Memorial, Fall 2014)
• Low Round – 69, twice (Windon Memorial, Third Round, Fall 2014; Alister MacKenzie Invitational, Second Round, Fall 2014)
• Final Golfweek/Sagarin Rating – 72.31
• Final Golfweek/Sagarin Schedule Rank – 73.64 (94*)
• Final Golfweek/Sagarin Records – vs. Top 25 (0-6-0), vs. Top 50 (1-9-1), vs. Top 100 (5-17-2), vs. Overall (196-94-12)
• Earned Cal's honor for top GPA on the team at the Student-Athlete Academic Honors Luncheon for the first of two consecutive seasons
• Tied for fourth on team with his four events and 12 rounds of play, while his stroke-play average was fifth
• Shot par or better in three of 12 rounds, under par twice and in the 60's twice
*Golfweek/Sagarin rankings with an asterisk for secondary list of players without enough rounds to qualify for primary rankings
T12. Gopher Invitational (76-71-73 – 220, +7)
T12. Windon Memorial (71-71-69 – 211, +1)
T35. Alister MacKenzie Invitational (70-69-79 – 218, +5)
T39. Itani Quality Homes Collegiate (71-72-73 – 216, +6)
2013-14 (Sophomore)
• Redshirted to focus on gaining admission into Cal’s prestigious Haas School of Business and work on his golf game
• Did not play
2012-13 (Freshman)
• Final Rankings – *No. 11 Golfweek/Sagarin
• Stats – 3 stroke-play events, 9 rounds, 668 strokes, 74.22 stroke average
• Top Finish – T29th, twice (Gopher Invitational, Fall 2012; Western Intercollegiate, Spring 2013)
• Final Golfweek/Sagarin Rating – 72.45
• Final Golfweek/Sagarin Schedule Rank – 72.68 (10*)
• Final Golfweek/Sagarin Records – vs. Top 25 (0-28-0), vs. Top 50 (5-40-1), vs. Top 100 (8-61-2), vs. Overall (111-108-8)
*Golfweek/Sagarin rankings with an asterisk for secondary list of players without enough rounds to qualify for primary rankings
• Played himself into the lineup at beginning of his collegiate career after an excellent 2012 summer of amateur golf that carried over into his rookie collegiate campaign
T29. Gopher Invitational (76-78-75 – 229, +13)
T29. Western Intercollegiate (72-75-71 – 218, +8)
T54. PING/Golfweek Preview (76-72-73 – 221, +11)
Amateur Highlights
2017
• AmateurGolf.com Player-Of-The-Year Points Race
T8. Silicon Valley Amateur (72-73 – 145)
2016
• Final AmateurGolf.com Player-Of-The-Year Points Race – No. 70 California, No. 352 US, No. 754 World
8. Silicon Valley Amateur (68-77 – 145)
T8. Christmas Classic (71-74 – 145)
Final 32. NCGA Amateur Match Play
Cut. California Amateur (74-75 – 149)
Cut. Trans-Mississippi Championship (77-79 – 156)
2015
• Final AmateurGolf.com Player-Of-The-Year Points Race – No. 89 California, No. 444 US, No. 974 World
Quarterfinals. NCGA Amateur Match Play Championship
T10/DNQ. U.S. Amateur Sectional Qualifying (71-70 – 141, -3) ... Santa Rosa Golf & Country Club, Santa Rosa, Calif.
T21. California State Fair Amateur (73-68-73 – 214, -2)
T27. Pacific Coast Amateur (73-72-74-72 – 291)
T41. Sahalee Players Championship (73-76-74-78 – 301, +13)
T73/Cut. Monroe Invitational (75-74-79 – 228, +18)
T80/Cut. Trans-Mississippi Championship (74-72 – 146)
2014
• Final AmateurGolf.com Player-Of-The-Year Points Race – No. 35 California, No. 172 US, No. 408 World
2/Qualifier. U.S. Amateur Qualifier (67-68 – 135) ... Castlewood Country Club, Pleasanton, Calif.
5. Contra Costa Amateur (73-72 – 145)
T9. California State Fair Amateur (73-66-69 – 208)
T15. Trans-Mississippi Championship (69-73 – 142) ... tournament shortened to 36 holes due to inclement weather
Final 16. San Francisco City Championship
T25. Pacific Coast Amateur (69-68-71-72 – 280)
T40. Monroe Invitational (69-69-72-74 – 284)
T95. U.S. Amateur (73-74 – 147)
T104. California Amateur (76-79 – 155)
T134. Southwestern Amateur (84-75 – 159)
2013
• Final AmateurGolf.com Player-Of-The-Year Points Race – No. 159 California, No. 624 US, No. 1324 World
5. Contra Costa Amateur (73-72 – 145)
T6. Monterey City Amateur (74-69-70 – 213)
T9. Los Angeles City Golf Championship (74-67-71 – 212)
T30. Southwestern Amateur (71-77-73-71 – 292)
T40. California State Fair Amateur (74-69-70 – 213)
2012
• Final AmateurGolf.com Player-Of-The-Year Points Race – No. 64 California, No. 471 US, No. 1038 World
• Second in the long drive contest at the Big I National Championship at 307 yards
2/Qualifier. U.S. Amateur Qualifying (74-70 – 144) ... North Ranch Country Club, Westlake Village, Calif.
2. Big “I” National Championship (73-71-71-66 – 281)
T2. Rancho Santa Margarita Amateur (72-69 – 141)
T3. Palm Spring Desert Amateur (72-70-71 – 213)
T4. Pasadena City Championship (68-75-71-70 – 284)
7. AJGA ClubCorp Mission Hills Desert Junior (72-75-68 – 215)
T8. California State Fair Amateur (71-71-66 – 208)
10. Palm Springs City Championship (74-70 – 144)
T14. Silicon Valley Amateur (73-74 – 147)
T68. U.S. Amateur (72-72 – 144)
T112. California Amateur (77-75 – 152)
2011
• Member of AJGA HP Scholastic Honor Roll for second consecutive year
• Ranked as high as No. 108 nationally by Golfweek and No. 112 in the AJGA Polo Golf rankings
2. Los Angeles City Junior Championship (67-70-73 – 210)
3. AJGA Aspen Junior Classic (77-73-69 – 219)
3. AJGA at Diablo Grande (76-69 – 145)
5. Toyota Tour Cup Championship at Silver Rock (69-72-74 – 215)
2010
• Member of AJGA HP Scholastic Honor Roll for the first of two consecutive years
2. SCPGA Desert Open (70-69 – 139)
2/Qualifier. U.S. Junior Amateur Qualifier (70-69 – 139) ... Spring Valley Lake Country Club, Victorville, Calif.
2009-12 (Calabasas HS)
• Spent the last three years of his prep career at Calabasas High School after attending Notre Dame High School as a 2008-09 freshman
• Spent the 2011-12 academic year practicing at The Palms Golf Club while taking his prep classes online
• Won the Marmonte League title (72-68-67-72 – 279) as a 2010 sophomore and was named the conference MVP as his team went on to a CIF Southern Section title
• Finished second in the Marmonte League Tournament (67-78-72-66 – 283) during his 2011 junior campaign
• Completed his prep career with a 72.9 scoring average
Other
• Full name is Walker Amelon Huddy
• Born August 28, 1993, in Los Angeles, Calif.
• Parents are Robert and Deborah Huddy
• Older brother is Addison Huddy
• Graduated from Cal in May of 2017 with a bachelor's degree in business administration from the prestigious Haas School of Business
Last Updated
June 9, 2017
